N-CSR 1 d553414dncsr.htm WASATCH FUNDS TRUST Wasatch Funds 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: 811-04920

 

 

WASATCH FUNDS TRUST

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

505 Wakara Way, 3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)   Copy to:

Eric S. Bergeson

Wasatch Advisors, LP

505 Wakara Way, 3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

 

Eric F. Fess, Esq.

Chapman & Cutler LLP

320 S. Canal Street

Chicago, IL 60606

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 533-0777

Date of fiscal year end:  September 30

Date of reporting period:  September 30, 2023


Item 1. Report to Shareholders.

 

(a)

A copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) is filed herewith.


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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

2023 Annual Report

 

     

Fund

Name

 

Investor

Class

  

Institutional

Class

Wasatch Core Growth Fund   WGROX    WIGRX
Wasatch Emerging India Fund   WAINX    WIINX
Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund   WAESX    WIESX
Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund   WAEMX    WIEMX
Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund   WAFMX    WIFMX
Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund   WAGOX    WIGOX
Wasatch Global Select Fund   WAGSX    WGGSX
Wasatch Global Value Fund   FMIEX    WILCX
Wasatch Greater China Fund   WAGCX    WGGCX
Wasatch International Growth Fund   WAIGX    WIIGX
     

Fund

Name

 

Investor

Class

  

Institutional

Class

Wasatch International Opportunities Fund   WAIOX    WIIOX
Wasatch International Select Fund   WAISX    WGISX
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund   WALSX    WGLSX
Wasatch Micro Cap Fund   WMICX    WGICX
Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund   WAMVX    WGMVX
Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund   WAAEX    WIAEX
Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund   WMCVX    WICVX
Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund   WAMCX    WGMCX
Wasatch U.S. Select Fund   WAUSX    WGUSX
Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund   WHOSX   

 

 


Wasatch Funds

Salt Lake City, Utah

wasatchglobal.com

800.551.1700


Table of Contents    

 

Letter to Shareholders

     2  

Wasatch Core Growth Fund® Management Discussion

     4  

Portfolio Summary

     5  

Wasatch Emerging India Fund® Management Discussion

     6  

Portfolio Summary

     7  

Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund® Management Discussion

     8  

Portfolio Summary

     9  

Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund® Management Discussion

     10  

Portfolio Summary

     11  

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund® Management Discussion

     12  

Portfolio Summary

     13  

Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund® Management Discussion

     14  

Portfolio Summary

     15  

Wasatch Global Select Fund® Management Discussion

     16  

Portfolio Summary .

     17  

Wasatch Global Value Fund® Management Discussion

     18  

Portfolio Summary

     19  

Wasatch Greater China Fund® Management Discussion

     20  

Portfolio Summary

     21  

Wasatch International Growth Fund® Management Discussion

     22  

Portfolio Summary

     23  

Wasatch International Opportunities Fund® Management Discussion

     24  

Portfolio Summary

     25  

Wasatch International Select Fund® Management Discussion

     26  

Portfolio Summary

     27  

Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund Management Discussion

     28  

Portfolio Summary

     29  

Wasatch Micro Cap Fund® Management Discussion

     30  

Portfolio Summary

     31  

Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund® Management Discussion

     32  

Portfolio Summary

     33  

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund® Management Discussion

     34  

Portfolio Summary

     35  

Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund® Management Discussion

     36  

Portfolio Summary

     37  

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund® Management Discussion

     38  

Portfolio Summary

     39  

Wasatch U.S. Select Fund Management Discussion

     40  

Portfolio Summary

     41  

Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund® Management Discussion

     42  

Portfolio Summary

     43  

Management Discussions — Definitions of Financial Terms and Index Descriptions

     44  

Operating Expenses

     47  

Schedule of Investments

     50  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     86  

Statements of Operations

     92  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     98  

Statement of Cash Flows

     106  

Financial Highlights

     108  

Notes to Financial Highlights

     116  

Notes to Financial Statements

     117  

Supplemental Information

     148  

Management of the Trust

     148  

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Record

     151  

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Disclosure on Form N-PORT

     151  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     151  

Service Providers

     152  

Contact Wasatch

     152  

This material must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Wasatch Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

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Letter to Shareholders — The “Growthier” Side of Value Has Been Back in Favor

   

 

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Jim Larkins

Lead Portfolio Manager

Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund

  

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Austin Bone

Portfolio Manager

Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund

  

DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS:

 

The third quarter of 2023 was negative for stocks as investors fretted over persistent inflation, higher-for-longer interest rates, the threat of a recession and infighting among government bureaucrats. Still, the year-to-date period has been positive for U.S. small-caps as measured by the Russell 2000® Index. To set the stage for our outlook, it’s helpful to consider market movements in both 2022 and 2023.

Broadly speaking, stocks were down significantly during 2022. Micro- and small-caps fell even more than large-caps. And growth-oriented names performed worse than value names. The main reasons for the declines were spiking inflation and interest rates. Growth stocks were hit especially hard due to their priciness and the greater impact of higher interest rates on growth companies’ cash flows, which are typically weighted further into the future.

In general, the Wasatch funds underperformed their benchmarks during 2022 mainly because the funds have greater growth orientations. Our Small Cap Value and Micro Cap Value funds also underperformed because they tend to invest on the “growthier” side of value.

Year-to-date through September 30, 2023, however, several Wasatch funds — including the Small Cap Value and Micro Cap Value funds — have outperformed their benchmarks. This isn’t surprising because the economy has been strong, and growth and the “growthier” side of value have been back in favor.

MICRO- AND SMALL-CAPS MAY SEE A ROTATION TO THEIR ADVANTAGE

Given the significant declines in 2022 and the comparatively tepid rebounds in 2023, micro- and small-caps are still a long way from recouping their losses. On the other hand, the large-cap indexes — which include stocks linked to artificial intelligence (AI) — are reasonably close to their all-time highs.

Thousands of micro- and small-caps have continued to underperform in 2023 and large-cap indexes have been disproportionately powered by AI beneficiaries — a condition described as a narrowing of market breadth. In thinking about the narrowness of breadth, we consider the Wall Street aphorism that says, in order for an upward move to be sustainable, the generals must lead and the troops must follow. In today’s narrow market environment, the generals have mainly been AI beneficiaries and the troops have included thousands of micro- and small-cap stocks.

Clearly, the troops haven’t followed the generals thus far in 2023. So, according to the aphorism, we don’t yet know whether or not we’re in the midst of a sustainable upward move. But our point here isn’t that we should invest based on Wall Street aphorisms. Market conditions change too quickly, and aphorisms don’t make for an effective investment approach. Instead, we think the aphorism helps describe what investors should be prepared for psychologically. If investors are prepared, we believe they’ll be better able to ignore short-term volatility and stick to a long-term approach.

With the preceding discussion as context, we think there are two main scenarios for the market. Both scenarios, in our view, are likely to favor micro- and small-caps — at least on a relative basis. That said, at Wasatch we try to build portfolios for all seasons rather than for a specific economic environment.

In the first scenario, the economy could pull off a “Goldilocks” soft landing (or could experience only a minor recession). If this scenario plays out, we think the micro- and small-cap troops will have a greater probability of catching up to the AI generals — which may take a breather.

In the second scenario, the economy could undergo a deeper recession. If this scenario occurs, we think the AI generals and other expensive large-caps will be particularly vulnerable to sharp declines. Meanwhile, we believe micro- and small-caps will hold up relatively well because they haven’t already risen too much since 2022’s market rout.

Although we don’t specialize in macro forecasts, our outlook is closer to the first scenario. A hard landing seems unlikely in the next few quarters. But a modest-growth, muddle-through environment is plausible based on signals from the Federal Reserve and what we’re hearing from the management teams of our companies.

THE WASATCH SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

The Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund began on December 17, 1997 and has a long-tenured investment team. As mentioned, this is a “value” fund but our orientation is on the “growthier” side of value. Although our orientation was detrimental in 2022, it’s been advantageous in 2023. Overall, we’re very pleased with the Fund’s performance, company characteristics, diversification and risk profile.

We’ve managed the Fund with the same investment philosophy for decades, but we’re always on the lookout for ways to make incremental improvements to our process. Over the past several years, sector and factor exposures (e.g., growth versus value and interest-rate sensitivity) have intensified in influencing market trends. During this period, members of our team have developed proprietary quantitative and qualitative decision-support tools that help us better understand these exposures — and consider the potential effects on portfolios.

 

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    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

In no way do the decision-support tools change our long-term focus or replace our bottom-up fundamental analysis of individual companies. Like the initial screening process Wasatch has used since the 1970s, the tools simply complement our analysis and help us manage risk through customized portfolio diversification. Our goal is to properly balance portfolios so that our stock picking “alpha” drives performance more than sector and factor overweights and underweights.

Earlier this year, housing, consumer and non-bank financial exposures were significant contributors to Fund performance. Using the decision-support tools in conjunction with fundamental analysis, we recently reduced these exposures somewhat — which we think improved the Fund’s risk profile. At the other end of the spectrum, regional banks generally haven’t done well in 2023 and could be underpriced. The decision-support tools have prompted us to do more stock-specific research on regional banks that could be added to the Fund.

Today, the Small Cap Value Fund’s portfolio consists of companies exhibiting some of the highest-quality characteristics (e.g., returns on capital) we’ve seen in years. Additionally, almost all of the companies have low debt levels. We think these characteristics, among others, position the Fund relatively well for most economic environments.

We like to say that Wasatch Small Cap Value is a “value” fund in a growth shop. We put the word in quotes because we have a non-traditional approach to “value.” In fact, we believe the strong quality- and growth-oriented research capabilities Wasatch has developed since the firm’s founding in 1975 provide us with significant advantages over many traditional value managers.

The small-cap research team at Wasatch seeks to identify the highest-quality growth companies throughout the U.S. We’re members of this team. So when prices falter due to the volatility inherent in small companies, we’re prepared to purchase these same stocks as value names, often ahead of other portfolio managers.

ANOTHER “VALUE” FUND IN THE WASATCH GROWTH SHOP

The Small Cap Value Fund isn’t the only “value” fund in the Wasatch growth shop. The Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund has existed for over 20 years, starting on July 28, 2003. What’s more, Lead Portfolio Manager Brian Bythrow has helmed the Fund continuously for the entire period since its inception.

Associate Portfolio Manager Thomas Bradley has worked with Brian for over nine years. Prior to becoming the Fund’s Associate Portfolio Manager, Thomas was a Senior Research Analyst on Wasatch’s U.S. micro/small cap team.

As micro-caps, most of the companies in the Fund aren’t household names and are often overlooked by analysts at major brokerage firms. Brian and Thomas specialize in this less-trafficked area of the market. Under their direction, the Micro Cap Value Fund invests in 70 to 90 companies — primarily with market capitalizations below $1.5 billion at the time of purchase. Up to 30% of the Fund may be invested in international (non-U.S.) holdings.

Ideally, Brian and Thomas buy companies that are well-priced and that will see an acceleration in revenue and earnings growth. If Wasatch latches onto something really special, we think that with time brokerage analysts will discover it. Moreover, as investors at large become more interested in the companies the Fund owns, demand for these stocks increases and price/earnings (P/E) multiples will often expand — providing another source of returns.

With sincere thanks for your continuing investment and for your trust,

Jim Larkins and Austin Bone

Information in this report regarding market or economic trends, or the factors influencing historical or future performance, reflects the opinions of management as of the date of this report. These statements should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and there is no guarantee that the market forecasts discussed will be realized.

Wasatch Advisors LP, doing business as Wasatch Global Investors, is the investment advisor to Wasatch Funds.

Wasatch Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (ADI). ADI is not affiliated with Wasatch Global Investors

Definitions of financial terms and index descriptions and disclosures begin on page 44.

 

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Wasatch Core Growth Fund (WGROX / WIGRX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Core Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by JB Taylor, Paul Lambert and Mike Valentine.

 

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JB Taylor

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Paul Lambert Portfolio Manager

 

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Mike Valentine

Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Core Growth Fund — Investor Class gained 21.51% while the benchmark Russell 2000® Growth Index increased 9.59% and the Russell 2000 Index rose 8.93%.

In a welcome reversal from being hit hard amid calendar year 2022’s rising inflation and interest rates, growth-oriented stocks rose for the first half of calendar year 2023 as investors became hopeful that the Federal Reserve (Fed) was nearing the end of its interest-rate hiking cycle. Our companies posted strong operating results in 2022 and entered 2023 with their stocks trading at some of the most attractive valuations we’d seen in several years.

Toward the end of the 12-month reporting period, the economy stayed strong and the unemployment rate remained low. Wages, energy prices and overall inflation continued to be elevated. In response, the Fed announced that it would likely keep rates higher for longer. Stocks broadly declined on concerns over the effects of higher interest rates and a potential recession.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Among sectors, our stock selections in health care and consumer discretionary contributed most to Fund performance relative to the benchmark during the 12-month period. Conversely, our lack of exposure to the energy sector and our selections in real estate were disadvantageous.

The strongest contributor to Fund performance during the 12-month period was Altra Industrial Motion Corp. The company manufactures motion-control and power transmission products for industrial applications. Altra’s share price rocketed early in the period after the company agreed to be acquired by a larger competitor at a substantial premium to the then-current stock price. We subsequently sold our position.

Another strong position in the Fund was Saia, Inc. This U.S. trucking company creates efficiencies by combining goods from multiple shippers that alone would comprise “less than a full truckload.” Although trucking activity in the U.S. has been slowing, this situation is clearly understood by investors

and is largely factored into stock prices. Regarding Saia in particular, we think the company will continue to gain market share because it offers specialized logistics capabilities, value-added services, an expanded network-coverage area and increasingly attractive pricing.

Paylocity was the largest detractor from Fund performance during the period. The company saw its stock price pressured despite strong fundamentals in the underlying business. Paylocity provides cloud-based payroll and human-resources software targeted at smaller firms. Although Paylocity’s earnings release from early in the period contained an abundance of positive takeaways, the Fed’s focus on the red-hot U.S. labor market as a source of inflationary pressures may have spooked some investors. Because a portion of Paylocity’s pricing structure is tied to employee headcounts at customer firms, revenues are vulnerable to potential upticks in layoffs and attrition.

Silk Road Medical, Inc. was another large detractor for the 12-month period. The company provides medical devices used in its minimally invasive procedure (called Transcarotid Artery Revascularization, or TCAR) to treat blockages in the carotid artery. Silk Road’s stock price fell sharply after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed coverage decision placing traditional carotid stenting at the same reimbursement level as TCAR, a move some investors feared could hurt Silk Road’s revenues. Although CMS has leveled the playing field on reimbursements, we think that over time the competitive landscape may be shaped more by outcomes than by reimbursements.

OUTLOOK

We think most of our growth companies and their stocks have already adjusted to an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates. But recession fears have reemerged, and more specific concerns have grown regarding government infighting, global tensions and consumers’ well-being. A potential warning sign has been the increasing rate of theft at warehouses and retailers.

The managers at most of the consumer-centric companies we own have told us that underlying business conditions have been reasonably strong. But the managers have also said that they have some concerns about what lies ahead.

For our part, we don’t invest based on fears or predictions surrounding those fears. We buy high-quality companies with headroom for growth, significant returns on capital, healthy cash flows and low debt levels. We think these companies can weather a variety of economic scenarios. Moreover, we stay diversified with respect to sectors and factors like economic cyclicality and interest-rate sensitivity.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Core Growth Fund (WGROX / WIGRX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Core Growth (WGROX) — Investor

      21.51%          7.13%          10.48%

Core Growth (WIGRX) — Institutional

      21.64%          7.27%          10.61%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

      9.59%          1.55%          6.72%

Russell 2000® Index

      8.93%          2.40%          6.65%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Core Growth Fund are Investor Class: 1.19% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.06%, Net: 1.05%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    3.9%  

RBC Bearings, Inc.

    3.6%  

Kadant, Inc.

    3.3%  

Guidewire Software, Inc.

    3.1%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    3.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

ICON PLC

    2.9%  

Balchem Corp.

    2.8%  

Five Below, Inc.

    2.8%  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    2.8%  

Trex Co., Inc.

    2.8%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 53 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Emerging India Fund (WAINX / WIINX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Emerging India Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ajay Krishnan.

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Emerging India Fund — Investor Class gained 5.23% but underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI India Investable Market Index (IMI), which gained 13.07%.

India’s appeal as an alternative to China continued to encourage foreign

inflows into Indian stocks. After pulling a record $17 billion from India’s equity market in 2022, global investors reversed that exodus in 2023, purchasing a net $17.2 billion of shares through September 1. With growth slowing in Europe, the U.S. and parts of Asia, India’s economy has outpaced developed-market economies and stood out from its emerging-market peers.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

As oceans of money flowed into Indian equities from abroad, the Index benefited more than the Fund did. The financials sector was the Fund’s biggest source of underperformance relative to the benchmark as our stocks lagged those in the Index. Conversely, information-technology (IT) was a bright spot in the Fund. Our IT holdings outperformed their benchmark counterparts and overweight positioning in the sector was a plus.

Trent Ltd. was the top contributor to Fund performance for the year as the company delivered strong revenue growth. Trent operates a leading chain of retail stores specializing in fashion apparel, cosmetics, perfumes and toiletries. Management cited growing relevance for the company’s offerings, resilience in its business model and the attractiveness of its differentiated platform. Trent has continued to execute its expansion strategy, opening a significant number of new stores over the course of the year.

Persistent Systems Ltd. was also a strong contributor. The company provides outsourced software development to clients across a range of industries. Uncertainty in the global economic outlook had caused Persistent’s revenue growth to slow as customers pushed out spending and took longer to make decisions and sign contracts. The company’s share price moved significantly higher as the situation improved. Persistent stands to benefit from its strategic partnerships with hyperscaler cloud providers, which include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and Google Cloud. Persistent is launching a suite of Google Cloud-powered solutions designed to help clients identify and implement opportunities to integrate generative AI (artificial intelligence) technologies into their businesses.

Aavas Financiers Ltd. was the largest detractor from Fund performance for the 12-month period. Aavas specializes in housing loans for low- and middle-income borrowers. Reports that founder, managing director and former CEO Sushil Agarwal had trimmed his ownership stake in the company impacted shares of Aavas in April. Although the move, which was part of a leadership transition, was unexpected and rattled investors, the stock has since recovered much of its lost ground. Fundamentals of the business remain quite solid in our view, and our research suggests the new managing director is highly qualified.

Another detractor was Avenue Supermarts Ltd. The company operates a chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets offering food, kitchenware, garments, footwear, toys, games, bath linens, electronics and other household items. Avenue’s stock was affected by a slowdown in earnings growth, which management attributed to lower sales contributions from apparel and general merchandise, which typically carry higher profit margins than food.

OUTLOOK

Over the past year or so, India’s industrialization has emerged as a potentially significant long-term theme in the Fund. In June, President Joe Biden hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the United States. The agenda included several deals in semiconductors and defense intended to improve military and economic ties between the two nations. India’s nascent foray into semiconductors is part of a broader push to establish a robust manufacturing sector capable of driving the country’s next stage of growth and development.

When investing in industrials, we pay close attention to the capacity utilization rate. Capacity utilization measures the current output of a business as a percentage of its potential output. As growth-oriented investors, we generally want to own companies whose capacity utilization is rising. A falling utilization rate may indicate weakening demand. A utilization rate that’s too high and rising too rapidly could force a business into a capital-spending cycle that compresses profit margins and reduces returns on capital. In a worst-case scenario, a company might have to raise more capital to build a costly new facility that may take many years to utilize fully. A better situation would be a business that can add capacity in a modular fashion, as needed.

The wave of industrialization sweeping across India has caused us to broaden our investment approach. While we continue to seek high-quality companies with strong cash flows and high returns on equity, we’re paying increased attention to firms with more room for fundamental improvement. Because these firms typically trade at less-expensive valuations than the highest-quality companies and stand to benefit more from broad-based improvement in India’s economy, we believe a wider approach to India is both justified and desirable.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Emerging India Fund (WAINX / WIINX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Emerging India (WAINX) — Investor

      5.23%          11.10%          14.77%

Emerging India (WIINX) — Institutional

      5.34%          11.26%          14.91%

MSCI India IMI Index

      13.07%          10.83%          10.75%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Emerging India Fund are Investor Class: 1.51% / Institutional Class: 1.38%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as unstable currencies, highly volatile securities markets and political and social instability, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    9.4%  

Elgi Equipments Ltd.

    7.6%  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    7.1%  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.

    7.0%  

Trent Ltd.

    6.2%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    5.5%  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    5.1%  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.

    4.7%  

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.

    4.1%  

Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd.

    4.0%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 31 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund (WAESX / WIESX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ajay Krishnan, Neal Dihora and Scott Thomas.

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

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Neal Dihora, CFA

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Scott Thomas, CFA Associate Portfolio
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OVERVIEW

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund — Investor Class gained 10.42%. The Fund underperformed the 11.70% gain of the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

Emerging-market stocks performed reasonably well over the past 12 months despite fears that a prolonged period of high global interest rates would dampen growth prospects in the developing world. The state of China’s economy figured prominently in the minds of investors as the country’s lackluster recovery from zero-Covid lockdowns and trouble in the property market elicited calls for government stimulus. China was one of the Index’s weaker-performing markets. Although the Fund’s Chinese holdings underperformed their benchmark counterparts, our significantly underweight position offset much of the effect of stock selection.

India’s appeal as an alternative to China continued to encourage foreign inflows into Indian stocks. After pulling a record $17 billion from India’s equity market in 2022, global investors reversed course this year, purchasing a net $17.2 billion of shares through September 1, 2023. With growth slowing in Europe, the U.S. and parts of Asia, India’s economy has outpaced developed-market economies and stood out from its emerging-market peers. In what was a somewhat more speculative investment environment, our focus on what we believe are high-quality businesses gained less traction, and our Indian stocks underperformed their benchmark counterparts.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Taiwan was a significant detractor from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. The underperformance was driven largely by holdings tied to exports of semiconductor chips. For example, the Fund’s largest individual detractor was Silergy Corp. The company manufactures integrated-circuit chips used in a wide array of electronic devices. Silergy’s shares have struggled in recent quarters amid competitive pressures and a weak demand environment, which we believe is cyclical and temporary. Lower expectations for the automotive segment of the business may also have dampened enthusiasm

for the stock. Even so, Silergy’s value proposition and long-term prospects remain attractive in our view.

Another weak stock in the Fund was Sea Ltd., ADR. Based in Singapore, the company provides e-commerce, digital entertainment and financial services in Southeast Asia. Factors weighing on this holding included lackluster revenue growth tied to weak consumer sentiment throughout much of the region. Investors have also been concerned about how the company will balance growth with profitability going forward. Although we’re closely monitoring a new competitive threat, we believe Sea’s focus on earnings and core markets continues to support a positive long-term outlook.

MercadoLibre, Inc., a provider of e-commerce platforms and payment solutions in Latin America, was the top contributor to Fund performance for the year. MercadoLibre benefited from strong revenue growth helped by robust increases in total payment volume and gross merchandise volume.

Another strong performer was NU Holdings Ltd., the holding company for Nubank, one of the largest financial-technology (fintech) banks in Latin America. Investors seemingly took note as NU management cited the bank’s strong capital position, excess liquidity, efficient operations and ability to scale its platform by leveraging sustainable cost advantages. Moreover, increased market penetration in Brazil has been a key driver of growth for NU Holdings as it expands its product portfolios and international footprint.

OUTLOOK

The growing rivalry between China and the U.S. appears to be working to India’s advantage. Growing exports of electronics from India have been partially attributable to mobile phones produced in India as part of a broader China Plus One strategy adopted by manufacturers seeking to diversify their supply chains. For example, Apple now makes almost 7% of its iPhones in India, up sharply from around 1% in 2021.

India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has also contributed to the recent surge in industrial expansion. Through the PLI and other priorities within the Make in India initiative, the Modi government seeks to boost manufacturing to 25% of GDP from around 14% currently.

For the most part, companies owned in the Fund have been meeting our expectations and continue to be on track for double-digit revenue and earnings growth. With the economic and geopolitical backdrops in heightened states of flux, however, we’ve become more attuned to short-term developments. These include incremental data points in the U.S., Europe and other developed markets that may significantly impact emerging economies. Rather than overreact, we seek to evaluate company news within its proper long-term context. Our goal in doing so is to determine whether short-term developments will likely impair a company’s outlook.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund (WAESX / WIESX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Emerging Markets Select (WAESX) — Investor

      10.42%          7.30%          4.51%

Emerging Markets Select (WIESX) — Institutional

      10.61%          7.52%          4.75%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

      11.70%          0.55%          2.07%

MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Growth Index

      15.23%          1.55%          3.13%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund are Investor Class: 1.32% / Institutional Class: 1.14%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

    8.2%  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    8.1%  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A

    6.6%  

Globant SA

    6.4%  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    6.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    4.9%  

Lasertec Corp.

    4.3%  

WEG SA

    4.2%  

Raia Drogasil SA

    4.0%  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.

    3.9%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 36 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (WAEMX / WIEMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ajay Krishnan, Dan Chace, Scott Thomas, Kevin Unger and Anh Hoang.

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Kevin Unger, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

  

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Dan Chace, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Anh Hoang, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Scott Thomas, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund — Investor Class gained 12.39% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2023. Over the same period, the benchmark MSCI

Emerging Markets Small Cap Index gained 23.06%.

Stocks generally did well in India, the most heavily weighted country in both the Index and the Fund. Record inflows from domestic retail clients forced some Indian small-cap stock funds to turn away new investors — a sign that speculative, indiscriminate buying had made reasonably valued small companies difficult to find in India. In that environment, our focus on what we believe are high-quality businesses gained less traction, and our Indian stocks underperformed.

Taiwan was also a source of underperformance relative to the benchmark. Soft overseas demand for semiconductor chips had sent Taiwan’s export-driven economy into recession during the first quarter of calendar year 2023. Beginning in May, however, enthusiasm about artificial intelligence (AI) reached a fever pitch, causing shares of technology-hardware manufacturers linked to AI microprocessors to surge. Although our group of Taiwanese stocks delivered a double-digit gain, they didn’t keep pace with the benchmark’s Taiwan component.

China’s economic rebound from zero-Covid lockdowns disappointed investors, intensifying calls for additional stimulus measures. Recent data pointed to a cooling economy, raising concerns about softening domestic demand, falling exports and the possibility for deflation. Because China was one of the worst-performing emerging markets in the Index over the past 12 months, the Fund benefited from underweight positioning relative to the benchmark.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Mexico contributed the most to the Fund’s relative performance helped by stock selection and overweight positioning. The top individual contributor to Fund performance for the

year was Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV. Often referred to as “OMA,” the company operates international airports in the northern and central regions of Mexico under contracts with the government. Pent-up demand for travel has raised passenger counts and boosted revenues at the company’s airports.

ASPEED Technology, Inc. was also a significant contributor. ASPEED is a fabless designer of integrated circuits, specializing in areas that include server management and audio-visual extensions. Enthusiasm about AI helped push ASPEED’s stock price higher. Investors reckoned that the massive data-processing requirements of AI’s large language models may lead to increased demand for the company’s chips.

Aavas Financiers Ltd. was the Fund’s largest detractor. Aavas specializes in housing loans for low- and middle-income borrowers. Reports that founder, managing director and former CEO Sushil Agarwal had trimmed his ownership stake in Aavas impacted its share price in April. The move, which was part of a leadership transition, was unexpected and rattled investors. Fundamentals of the business remain quite solid in our view, and our research suggests the new managing director is highly qualified.

Pet Center Comercio e Participacoes SA also detracted and was sold on deteriorating fundamentals. The company sells food, medicines, toys, beds and other products for pets in Brazil through its digital platform and retail stores. Increasing competition from online sellers is impacting Pet Center’s revenues and margins. With no immediate improvement in sight, we decided to move on.

OUTLOOK

The wave of industrialization sweeping across India has caused us to broaden our investment approach. While we continue to seek high-quality companies with strong cash flows and high returns on equity, we’re paying increased attention to firms with more room for fundamental improvement. Because these firms typically trade at less-expensive valuations than the highest-quality companies and stand to benefit more from broad-based improvement in India’s economy, we believe a wider approach to India is both justified and desirable.

Changes underway in Saudi Arabia have caught our attention as well. The world’s largest exporter of petroleum, Saudi Arabia is benefiting as crude oil fetches higher prices on world markets. More important, the Saudi government is taking steps to diversify the economy away from the oil industry, which currently accounts for about 45% of GDP. Facilitated by other key initiatives designed to improve the investment environment and make the kingdom a more desirable place to live and work, Saudi Arabia may be on the cusp of a major long-term transformation. We’ve initiated positions in two Saudi companies in the Fund.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (WAEMX / WIEMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Emerging Markets Small Cap (WAEMX) — Investor

      12.39%          6.37%          3.80%

Emerging Markets Small Cap (WIEMX) — Institutional

      12.66%          6.57%          3.93%

MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index

      23.06%          6.45%          4.57%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

      11.70%          0.55%          2.07%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund are Investor Class: 1.91% / Institutional Class: 1.78%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.

    6.6%  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    5.8%  

Globant SA

    5.7%  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    4.7%  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    4.2%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

LEENO Industrial, Inc.

    3.9%  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    3.6%  

Trent Ltd.

    3.6%  

Aavas Financiers Ltd.

    3.2%  

Raia Drogasil SA

    3.1%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 53 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX / WIFMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Scott Thomas.

 

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Scott Thomas, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

During 2022, rising interest rates and inflation sapped investor enthusiasm for growth-oriented stocks. However, as it appeared that many central banks were near the end of their rate-hiking cycles, investors began to reward the strong operating results of many of our companies, leading to significant

gains for many stocks in the portfolio.

In this environment, the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund — Investor Class gained 16.73% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, outperforming the benchmark MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index, which returned 13.60%.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

MercadoLibre, Inc. was the Fund’s top individual contributor to performance for the year. The U.S.-traded company, which is headquartered in Uruguay, operates an online e-commerce, payments, and credit system in 18 Latin American countries. MercadoLibre has experienced considerable growth this year, and strong operating results have pushed the stock higher. We believe MercadoLibre has a long runway for growth as digital payments and e-commerce shopping keep gaining traction in Latin America.

Mexico’s Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV was another top performer. The auto insurer is rebounding from a difficult period when mobility trends and accident frequency returned to pre-pandemic levels while inflation simultaneously increased the cost of spare parts for vehicle repairs. As the company and industry peers raise prices and inflation settles down, we think profitability should recover on the back of improving underwriting results and the company’s investment portfolio benefiting from higher interest rates. Looking ahead, we continue to like the company’s long-term growth potential and stability as the market leader in an underpenetrated Mexican insurance market.

Vietnamese information-technology (IT) provider FPT Corp. also contributed. In September, FPT reported eight-month results that included solid revenue and earnings growth. In addition, FPT has outpaced rivals in penetrating the important Japanese market. The company also benefits from a twofold labor advantage: wages for software engineers are lower in Vietnam than in China or India; and FTP has forward-looking recruitment, training and talent-development programs that attract top talent within the country.

Mobile World Investment Corp. was the largest detractor from Fund performance. Mobile World is a Vietnamese

retailer of digital devices and consumer electronics. More recently, the company began building out a grocery and pharmacy business. We sold the stock because we believe the potential for slowing electronic sales could be a headwind for the company. Further, we believe some of Mobile World’s core businesses have reached market saturation. In addition, management is having trouble finding the right expansion strategy for the grocery format, and has been changing the format strategy every few quarters.

Another large detractor was Dlocal Ltd. Based in Uruguay, the company offers payment solutions world-wide. Dlocal’s stock price fell sharply in November after an investment-research firm published a short-sale report containing scathing allegations. The company subsequently issued a targeted rebuttal and announced a share-buyback plan. We sold the stock to pursue other ideas that represented better opportunities.

Wilcon Depot, Inc., the leading operator of home-improvement stores in the Philippines, also detracted. Wilcon’s earnings growth decelerated recently due to persistent inflation, which increases costs for the company and reduces demand for large home improvement projects. However, we still like the company. Wilcon enjoys a scale advantage relative to smaller, independent home-improvement stores. This has given Wilcon more bargaining power with suppliers, allowing it to offer a wider selection of goods at better prices.

OUTLOOK

While an economic slowdown in developed markets would be an undeniable headwind for frontier and emerging-market countries, we believe their economies, and more specifically the companies in which we invest, are well-positioned to weather tougher macroeconomic conditions. Many frontier- and small emerging-market economies are ahead of the developed world in addressing inflation and are further along in their respective rate cycles.

Separately, the firms in which we invest tend to have strong balance sheets, and many have a history of generating high levels of return on invested capital. Such traits should help them withstand an economic slowdown, in our view. Further, many of these businesses are tied to secular trends that we believe could push forward even if the economic environment deteriorates.

Given the confidence we have in our holdings, the Fund’s positioning hasn’t changed much. The two most heavily weighted sectors in the Fund are IT and financials, where we own many businesses driven by financial technology (fintech). We believe our holdings in both sectors are enabling a digital transformation that will benefit businesses and consumers across frontier and small emerging markets.

While we continue to look for new investment opportunities, we feel constructive about the growth potential of our Fund as it stands today.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX / WIFMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Frontier Emerging Small Countries (WAFMX) — Investor

      16.73%          2.80%          -0.07%

Frontier Emerging Small Countries (WIFMX) — Institutional

      17.34%          3.02%          0.12%

MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index

      13.60%          -1.09%          -0.03%

MSCI Frontier Markets Index

      6.48%          1.63%          2.25%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 2.29%, Net: 2.19% / Institutional Class — Gross: 2.08%, Net: 1.99%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Expenses include direct expenses paid to the Advisor as well as indirect expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in other investment companies (each an “Acquired Fund”), before any expense reimbursements by the Advisor. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in frontier and emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

FPT Corp.

    10.8%  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    9.2%  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

    8.2%  

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

    6.4%  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    6.4%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A

    6.3%  

Globant SA

    4.5%  

WEG SA

    3.9%  

Raia Drogasil SA

    3.8%  

DCVFMVN Diamond ETF

    3.7%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 37 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund (WAGOX / WIGOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by JB Taylor, Ajay Krishnan, Ken Applegate and Paul Lambert.

 

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JB Taylor

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Ken Applegate, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Ajay Krishnan, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Paul Lambert

Portfolio Manager

 

OVERVIEW

 

Global equities rallied for much of the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, driven in part by signs that inflation may have peaked in some economies. This gave investors hope that central banks may be near the end of their interest-rate hiking cycles. Strong economic data, particularly in

the U.S., also helped drive stocks higher. While equities ended the period with gains, markets turned lower in the third quarter of 2023 after the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) indicated it may leave interest rates higher for longer than originally anticipated.

During this period, The Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class gained 12.76% but underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI AC (All Country) World Small Cap Index, which was up 15.24%

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Silk Road Medical, Inc. was the largest detractor from Fund performance for the 12-month period. The U.S. company provides medical devices used in its minimally invasive procedure (called Transcarotid Artery Revascularization, or TCAR) to treat blockages in the carotid artery. Silk Road’s stock price fell sharply after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed coverage decision placing traditional carotid stenting at the same reimbursement level as TCAR, a move some investors feared could hurt Silk Road’s revenues. Although CMS has leveled the playing field on reimbursements, we think that over time the competitive landscape may be shaped more by outcomes than by reimbursements.

Another large detractor was Aavas Financiers Ltd. An Indian non-bank financial company, Aavas specializes in housing loans for low- and middle-income borrowers. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the stock was down after management announced plans to sustain elevated investment spending on technology to support the company’s future growth. Later in the period, reports that the firm’s founder, managing director and former CEO Sushil Agarwal had trimmed his ownership stake in the company further weighed on the

stock. We continue to like Aavas. Fundamentals of the business remain solid in our view.

Saia, Inc. was the top contributor to performance. The U.S. transport company creates efficiencies by combining goods from multiple shippers that alone would fill “less than a full truckload.” News that a competing trucking company was shutting down operations and filing for bankruptcy boosted the stock as investors foresaw possible increased demand for Saia’s services. Over the long term, we think Saia’s specialized logistics capabilities will continue to be in especially high demand.

Another top contributor was BayCurrent Consulting Inc., a Japan-based business-management and information-technology (IT) consultant. Positive operating results, including solid revenue growth, drove the stock higher during the period. Demand for digital-transformation projects, a key area of focus for BayCurrent, continues to be strong. Japan’s digitalization progress lags that of many countries. The pandemic and work-from-home environment underscored its need to catch up. As Japanese enterprises undertake large-scale digitalization projects, we believe domestic IT consultants such as BayCurrent have a strong home-country advantage relative to global competitors.

OUTLOOK

While uncertainty remains about how long the Fed will keep rates high, we believe we’re near the top of the interest-rate cycle. As such, we don’t expect a large valuation reset for growth stocks. Instead, we think investors’ attention may turn to companies that can thrive in a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment. It will be a difficult landscape for many businesses.

In the past year, the cost of capital for businesses has increased substantially. Companies that relied on inexpensive debt to fund growth initiatives may have to pare back those plans now. Meanwhile, as central banks leave interest rates high, the risk of a global recession increases. That would be a headwind to corporate earnings for almost any company, but particularly those with cyclical business models.

We believe an environment of slower growth and rising capital costs should favor the types of high-quality growth companies Wasatch seeks. Our investment process focuses on firms with strong balance sheets, low levels of debt and a steady history of earnings growth and cash flow generation. We think these self-funded businesses can continue to carry out their growth plans during difficult periods that may force their competitors to retrench.

In a higher-for-longer rate regime that creates operating headwinds for many businesses, we expect the market to reward the stocks of companies that can grow through that cycle. And we feel very good about our companies’ ability to do that.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund (WAGOX / WIGOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Global Opportunities (WAGOX) — Investor

         12.76%          6.02%          7.92%

Global Opportunities (WIGOX) — Institutional

         12.94%          6.17%          8.05%

MSCI AC World Small Cap Index

         15.24%          3.53%          6.16%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund are Investor Class: 1.50% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.38%, Net: 1.35%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small and micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.

    4.6%  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    3.7%  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    3.6%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    3.5%  

Globant SA

    3.4%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

RBC Bearings, Inc.

    3.2%  

Five Below, Inc.

    2.8%  

Saia, Inc.

    2.8%  

Trex Co., Inc.

    2.5%  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

    2.4%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 62 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Global Select Fund (WAGSX / WGGSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Global Select Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ken Applegate, Paul Lambert, Linda Lasater and Mike Valentine.

 

 

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Ken Applegate, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Linda Lasater, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

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Paul Lambert

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Mike Valentine

Portfolio Manager

 

OVERVIEW

 

Global equities rallied for much of the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, driven in part by signs that inflation may have peaked in some economies. This gave investors hope that central banks may be near the end of their interest-rate hiking cycles. Strong economic data, particularly in

the U.S., also helped drive stocks higher. While equities ended the period with gains, markets turned lower in the third quarter of 2023 after the Federal Reserve indicated it may leave interest rates higher for longer than originally anticipated.

During this period, the Wasatch Global Select Fund —Investor Class gained 17.80% but underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI AC (All Country) World Index, which was up 20.80%.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. was the largest detractor from Fund performance during the 12-month period. The Japan-based company provides credit-card transaction services for e-commerce firms. GMO’s stock was down after its management team suggested that as the company becomes a more strategic payment partner to larger companies, its growth rate could become more volatile from period to period — though we believe it should still achieve its mid-term target of a 25% earnings growth rate. We were less concerned about the guidance. As GMO expands its value proposition and works on bigger projects, we’re not surprised to see its growth follow a less linear path. We also believe that as the company grows larger, it wouldn’t be surprising if the company adjusts its long-term profit growth target to a 20% compound annual growth rate, or slightly higher. That growth is still impressive in our view.

Silergy Corp. was another large detractor. Silergy manufactures integrated-circuit chips used in a wide array of electronic devices. The company’s shares have struggled in 2023

amid competitive pressures and a weak demand environment, which we believe is cyclical and temporary. Lower expectations for the automotive segment of the business may also have dampened enthusiasm for the stock. Even so, Silergy’s value proposition and long-term prospects remain attractive in our view.

The largest contributor to Fund performance was Copart, Inc., a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet and finance companies. Solid operating results continued to drive the stock higher during the period. Copart is one of the largest holdings in the portfolio, and we continue to like the value proposition of its marketplace for automobile buyers and sellers.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. was another top contributor. The company creates efficiencies by combining goods from multiple shippers that alone would fill “less than a full truckload.” News that a competing trucking company was shutting down operations and filing for bankruptcy was a catalyst for the stock as investors foresaw possible increased demand for Old Dominion’s services. Over the long term, we think Old Dominion’s logistics capabilities will continue to be in high demand.

OUTLOOK

While uncertainty remains about how long the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep rates high, we believe we’re near the top of the interest-rate cycle. As such, we don’t expect a large valuation reset for growth stocks. Instead, we think investors’ attention may turn to companies that can thrive in a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment. It will be a difficult landscape for many businesses.

In the past year, the cost of capital for businesses has increased substantially. Companies that had relied on inexpensive debt to fund growth initiatives may have to pare back those plans now. Meanwhile, as central banks leave interest rates high, the risk of a global recession increases. That would be a headwind to corporate earnings for almost any company, but particularly those with cyclical business models.

We believe an environment of slower growth and rising capital costs should favor the types of high-quality growth companies that Wasatch seeks — firms with strong balance sheets, low levels of debt and a steady history of earnings growth and cash flow generation. In a higher-for-longer rate regime that creates operating headwinds for many businesses, we expect the market to reward the stocks of companies that can grow through that cycle. And we feel very good about our companies’ ability to do that.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Global Select Fund (WAGSX / WGGSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      Since Inception
10/1/2019

Global Select (WAGSX) — Investor

      17.80%          3.83%

Global Select (WGGSX) — Institutional

      18.25%          4.24%

MSCI AC World Index

      20.80%          7.77%

MSCI AC World Mid Cap Growth Index

      17.15%          5.26%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Global Select Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 2.35%, Net: 1.35% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.53%, Net: 0.95%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging and frontier markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    5.3%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    5.1%  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    4.9%  

Copart, Inc.

    4.6%  

ICON PLC

    4.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    3.9%  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    3.9%  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    3.8%  

Pool Corp.

    3.7%  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    3.6%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 35 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Global Value Fund (FMIEX / WILCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Global Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by David Powers.

 

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OVERVIEW

 

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Global Value Fund — Investor Class gained 16.16%, while the benchmark MSCI AC (All Country) World Value Index rose 16.98%.

Global equities finished the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022 in

positive territory. Market gains were concentrated in October and November when signs of peaking inflation and less hawkish commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve raised hopes that the central bank would end its interest-rate hiking cycle in early 2023. Also supporting sentiment, the Chinese government began to ease the zero-Covid policy that had weighed on global economic growth for much of 2022.

Market sentiment remained generally optimistic in the first half of calendar year 2023. But stocks world-wide headed lower in the third quarter of 2023 as rising oil prices added to increasing investor concerns that global central banks would keep interest rates “higher for longer” in order to tamp down inflation. In addition, softening economic data in the U.S. and Europe, along with continued instability in China’s overleveraged property sector, raised the prospect of slowing global growth.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Among sectors, consumer discretionary and communication services detracted most significantly from Fund performance on an absolute basis and relative to the benchmark. Contributions to relative performance were led by positioning within financials and energy, where our holdings outperformed their benchmark counterparts.

TotalEnergies SE was a top contributor to Fund performance for the period. The French energy company benefited from the sharp rise in global crude-oil prices, as well as from strength in European natural-gas prices. In addition, the company’s results benefited from historically wide refining margins, given capacity constraints in the wake of the Ukraine conflict. Finally, the company’s annual Investor Day presentation was well-received, featuring plans for additional share buybacks and dividend increases.

Dutch multinational bank ING Groep NV, ADR was another leading contributor during the period. Sentiment with respect to banks benefited from higher net interest margins with the rise in interest rates. In addition, ING’s earnings in the fourth quarter of 2022 surprised to the upside, while credit guidance and loss provisions remained in line with or better than expectations despite concerns that high inflation and interest rates were taking a toll on consumers. ING

also implemented a major share buyback program in 2022 on top of paying a special dividend.

The largest detractor from Fund performance for the 12-month period was South Korean casino operator Kangwon Land, Inc. The company operates Korea’s only casino that’s open to the country’s citizens. Results were negatively impacted by a slower-than-expected recovery from Covid-19, which weighed on casino traffic. An exacerbating factor in the company’s weakness stemmed from many high-rolling, VIP Korean gamblers becoming accustomed to frequenting Macau, a special administrative region of China referred to as “The Las Vegas of Asia.” In addition, Kangwon’s results were squeezed on the expense side as the company invested in facility upgrades designed to expand capacity and improve customer experience. We chose to exit our position.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Inc. was another laggard in the 12-month period. In the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022, the market was caught off guard by guidance with respect to Meta’s capital expenditures. Meta had been investing heavily in product development related to virtual reality, losing billions of dollars on a quarterly basis on an initiative not expected to become profitable for some years out. This was despite a deteriorating backdrop in a slowing economy with respect to digital-advertising spending, the company’s main source of revenue. Management had previously signaled that it was prepared to curtail investment in its Reality Labs segment in 2023, pending an improved operating environment for Meta’s core platform, but later reversed course. We exited the position.

OUTLOOK

We’ve been skeptical of the “soft landing” narrative that has prevailed recently. As such, we continue to view a recession at some point in 2024 as more likely than not as the economy digests the impact of the increases in borrowing costs already implemented by central banks. Given this outlook, we’ve adopted an increasingly defensive stance, moving into less-expensive areas of the market that feature more stable earnings and higher dividends. This stance worked against us to some degree in recent months as the rise in Treasury yields weighed on high-dividend, bond-surrogate sectors such as utilities and real estate, but we believe it leaves us well-positioned for what we think will be an inevitable economic slowing.

As always, regardless of the short-term direction of the markets, we’ll continue to adhere to our discipline in selecting stocks in response to a shifting macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Global Value Fund (FMIEX / WILCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Global Value (FMIEX) — Investor

         16.16%          5.88%          7.17%

Global Value (WILCX) — Institutional

         16.23%          6.02%          7.31%

MSCI AC World Value Index

         16.98%          3.97%          5.27%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Global Value Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 1.20%, Net: 1.10% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.14%, Net: 0.95%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investments in value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. Investing in foreign securities entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Loss of principal is a risk of investing.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

TotalEnergies SE

    5.3%  

Johnson & Johnson

    4.8%  

Novartis AG

    4.5%  

Duke Energy Corp.

    4.2%  

Exelon Corp.

    4.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

KT&G Corp.

    4.0%  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    3.5%  

Union Pacific Corp.

    3.5%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    3.3%  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3.2%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 36 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Greater China Fund (WAGCX / WGGCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Greater China Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Dan Chace, Allison He, Pedro Huerta, Kai Pan and Kevin Unger.

 

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Kai Pan, PhD

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Allison He, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

 

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Kevin Unger, CFA

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Pedro Huerta, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

 

 

OVERVIEW

The Wasatch Greater China Fund — Investor Class was down -13.75% during the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, while the benchmark MSCI China Index gained 5.24%.

Chinese equities were volatile during the period. Stocks in China rallied in late 2022 and early 2023, fueled by the government’s decision to lift pandemic-related social restrictions. However, soft economic data, rising geopolitical tensions and concern about China’s real-estate sector created negative investor sentiment toward the country and weighed on Chinese equities later in the period.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Among sectors, the Fund’s overweight to consumer staples, stock selection in information technology and underweight to communication services detracted most from performance relative to the benchmark for the 12-month period.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd. was the largest detractor from Fund performance for the period. The company produces soy sauce, oyster sauce and other condiments. Weaker earnings results weighed on the stock late in 2022, but we continue to like the company. Inventory in some of Haitian’s distribution channels has built up, but we expect revenue to pick up as that headwind eases. Over the long term, we expect the company to do well amid consolidation of the condiment market and China’s growing consumer preference for premium condiment brands.

Silergy Corp. was another large detractor. Silergy manufactures integrated-circuit chips used in a wide array of electronic devices. The company’s shares struggled in 2023 amid competitive pressures and a weak demand environment, which we believe is cyclical and temporary. Lower expectations for the automotive segment of Silergy’s

business may also have dampened enthusiasm for the stock. Even so, the company’s value proposition and long-term prospects remain attractive in our view.

The largest contributor to Fund performance for the period was Airtac International Group. Headquartered in Taiwan, the company manufactures pneumatic actuators for industrial automation systems. The stock rose in 2023 as China continued its reopening from the pandemic, and investors anticipated a significant uptick in factory production and increased demand for Airtac’s actuators and their replacement products. While reopening benefited Airtac in 2023, we believe there are opportunities for longer-term growth as Chinese businesses increasingly depend on factory automation to improve efficiency and replace an aging workforce.

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. was another top contributor. The company develops and manufactures a range of industrial automation products for different industries. Inovance’s most recent operating results were strong in our view, and we believe they were particularly impressive given weakness in China’s manufacturing sector. Like Airtac, we believe Inovance is poised for long-term growth tied to increased automation in China. We believe that Inovance, as China’s leading automation company, also benefits from import substitution, which has helped the company consistently gain market share over the past two decades. Further, we like Inovance’s expansion into several promising end markets, including robotics. Put together, we believe these factors hold the potential for sustainable annual revenue growth in excess of 20% for the next several years.

OUTLOOK

China’s economy is facing headwinds. The country is experiencing a real-estate downturn, simmering geopolitical tensions and weaker-than-expected consumer spending coming out of the pandemic lockdown, to name a few.

But these challenges may not be as bad as doomsday headlines suggest. We don’t believe indebtedness among property developers will set off a financial crisis, and we think the government has enough liquidity to address problems and prevent a significant level of financial contagion.

Regarding consumer spending, a stalled property market has made consumers more cautious about purchases, but consumers haven’t stopped spending altogether. When we visited China in 2023, we saw a lot of “consumption downgrading.” Consumers have pared back spending on luxury items and more expensive restaurants — but they’re still going out.

Meanwhile, geopolitical outcomes are tough to predict. While geopolitics are a concern, in some ways the decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies helps make a case for investing in China over the long term. As China and the West become less integrated, we believe two separate spheres of innovation could develop. And we believe long-term global investors could benefit from having exposure to both those spheres.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Greater China Fund (WAGCX / WGGCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      Since Inception
11/30/2020

Greater China (WAGCX) — Investor

      -13.75%          -20.84%

Greater China (WGGCX) — Institutional

      -13.56%          -20.87%

MSCI China Index

      5.24%          -17.39%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Greater China Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 3.56%, Net: 1.62% / Institutional Class — Gross: 2.61%, Net: 1.36%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as unstable currencies, highly volatile securities markets and political and social instability, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in the Greater China Region that could affect the value of your investment. The Fund may invest in securities through the China Stock Connect programs, which subject the Fund to unique accessibility risks affecting the Fund’s ability to efficiently execute its strategy. These risks are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

H World Group Ltd.

    5.9%  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    5.5%  

Airtac International Group

    5.3%  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5.1%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    5.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.

    4.4%  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    4.0%  

Silergy Corp.

    4.0%  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    3.9%  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    3.7%  
 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, there were 33 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch International Growth Fund (WAIGX / WIIGX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch International Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ken Applegate, Linda Lasater and Derrick Tzau.

 

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Ken Applegate, CFA

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Linda Lasater, CFA

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Derrick Tzau, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

International equities rallied for much of the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, driven in part by signs that inflation may have peaked in some economies. This raised hopes that central banks may be near the end of their interest-rate hiking cycles. Strong economic data in select countries also helped drive stocks higher. While equities ended the period with gains, markets turned lower in the third quarter of 2023 after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may leave interest rates higher for longer than originally anticipated.

In this environment, the Wasatch International Growth Fund — Investor Class gained 7.84% during the period but underperformed the benchmark MSCI AC (All Country) World ex USA Small Cap Index, which rose 19.01%.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

For the 12-month period, the Fund’s holdings in the information-technology (IT) and health-care sectors underperformed those in the benchmark and detracted from relative performance. On a geographic basis, the Fund’s holdings in Japan and Italy detracted most from relative results. However, the Fund’s overweight position in Mexico and stock selection in Australia contributed to relative performance.

The largest detractor from Fund performance during the year was Pet Center Comercio e Participacoes SA. The Brazil-based company sells food, medicines, toys, beds and other pet products through its digital platform and retail stores. Increasing competition from online sellers has impacted Pet Center’s revenues and margins. With no immediate improvement in sight, we decided to move on and sold the stock.

Another large detractor was Endava PLC, a British IT-services company. Cyclical concerns weighed on the company’s stock after Endava lowered its guidance, anticipating a temporary slowdown in global IT spending. We viewed the stock-price decline as an attractive buying opportunity, and we added to our position. While revenue growth could be slower in the next few quarters, we believe Endava is tied to powerful long-term secular growth trends. The firm specializes in digital-transformation consulting, agile software

development and various automation solutions. Digital transformation will continue to be a business imperative for most firms over the next several years, and we think Endava will play a critical role in helping many companies pivot their operations.

The top contributor to Fund performance for the 12-month period was Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, a Mexico-based international airport operator known as “OMA.” The company, which has government contracts to run 13 airports in northern and central Mexico, has benefited from a rebound in travel as the post-pandemic environment unleashed pent-up demand. Early in 2023, OMA reported earnings that included an 11.8% increase in net income and a 20.7% jump in passenger traffic compared with the prior-year quarter. Traffic has now surpassed pre-pandemic levels, the company said.

Canadian bank EQB, Inc. was another top contributor during the period. Strong earnings results propelled the stock higher during the second quarter of 2023. We spent time with management in Canada this year and continue to like the business. The conservatively managed alternative lender targets its lending and services in niche market segments where Canada’s six largest banks don’t typically compete. EQB’s market leadership position in these specialized markets has allowed it to grow a profitable business in a relatively low-risk fashion. The company’s focus on digital and online banking has also been disruptive, allowing it to quickly grow deposits and customers.

OUTLOOK

With central banks indicating they will likely keep interest rates higher for longer than they anticipated heading into the year, the macroeconomic outlook has turned murkier. At a minimum, the operating environment for businesses could become more challenging.

Already, rising interest rates have increased businesses’ cost of capital considerably. And in an inflationary environment, other cost pressures remain elevated. An economic downturn would be another headwind for corporate earnings.

While this sounds negative, we feel positive about the companies we hold going into a potentially challenging environment. At Wasatch, our focus is on high-quality companies.

The key characteristics we seek in companies include strong balance sheets, high levels of return on invested capital (ROIC) and a long history of free cash flow growth.

We believe these traits will enable our companies to withstand a tough operating environment better than many of their competitors. In fact, in prior downturns, we’ve seen our businesses go on the offensive when their competitors are back on their heels. So while we’re uncertain about what higher interest rates will mean for the economy, we feel good about the companies we own in an uncertain environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch International Growth Fund (WAIGX / WIIGX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

International Growth (WAIGX) — Investor

         7.84%          -2.77%          2.11%

International Growth (WIIGX) — Institutional

         7.92%          -2.67%          2.19%

MSCI AC World ex USA Small Cap Index

         19.01%          2.58%          4.35%

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index

         17.32%          1.28%          4.13%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch International Growth Fund are Investor Class: 1.44% / Institutional Class: 1.33%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in frontier and emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    3.5%  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc.

    3.3%  

Diploma PLC

    3.2%  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.

    3.0%  

JMDC, Inc.

    3.0%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

EQB, Inc.

    2.9%  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    2.7%  

CAE, Inc.

    2.6%  

CyberArk Software Ltd.

    2.5%  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    2.5%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 68 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch International Opportunities Fund (WAIOX / WIIOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch International Opportunities Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Linda Lasater, Dan Chace and Allison He.

 

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Linda Lasater, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Dan Chace, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Allison He, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2023, the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund — Investor Class gained 8.37%, trailing the benchmark MSCI AC (All Country) World ex USA Small Cap Index, which was up 19.01%.

International equities rallied for much of the 12-month period, driven in part by signs that inflation may have peaked in some economies. This raised hopes that central banks may be near the end of their interest-rate hiking cycles. Strong economic data in select countries also drove stocks higher. While equities ended the period with gains, markets turned lower in the third quarter of 2023 after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may leave interest rates higher for longer than originally anticipated.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

The largest detractor from Fund performance during the 12-month period was Kin & Carta PLC, a trans-Atlantic, digital-transformation consultancy. Disappointing earnings results for the first half of the company’s fiscal year weighed on the stock. Management cited worsening economic conditions as a reason for the slowdown in revenue. We like the company’s exposure to digital transformation, which is a theme in our portfolio as digital transformation is a key priority for businesses around the world. But Kin & Carta lacks the scale and diversity of some of its competitors, so it was disproportionately hurt by some large project delays and postponements. Going forward, we’ll continue to monitor how Kin & Carta can manage this period and continue to grow scale.

Another large detractor was Aavas Financiers Ltd. An Indian non-bank financial company, Aavas specializes in housing loans for low- and middle-income borrowers. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the stock was down after management announced plans to sustain elevated investment spending on technology to support the company’s future growth. Later in the period, reports that the firm’s founder, managing director and former CEO Sushil Agarwal had trimmed his ownership stake in the company further weighed on the stock. We

continue to like Aavas. Fundamentals of the business remain solid in our view.

Pro Medicus Ltd. was the largest contributor to Fund performance during the period. The Australia-based medical-imaging specialist reported strong operating results for its 2023 financial year. An announcement that Pro Medicus’ subsidiary, Visage Imaging, had signed a 10-year contract to provide enterprise-wide image distribution at one of the largest not-for-profit health-care systems in the U.S. also drove the stock higher. Pro Medicus is one of the largest holdings in our portfolio, and our thesis on the stock is unchanged. The company offers new technology that makes it easier for hospital professionals to archive digital images and retrieve them more quickly than prior technologies. The company has already won contracts for its digital imaging and storage solutions with some of the world’s preeminent hospitals and clinics, and we believe more hospital systems will follow.

Another top contributor was Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, a Mexico-based international airport operator known as “OMA.” The company, which has government contracts to run 13 airports in northern and central Mexico, has benefited from a rebound in travel as the post-pandemic environment unleashed pent-up demand. Early in 2023, OMA reported earnings that included an 11.8% increase in net income and a 20.7% jump in passenger traffic compared with the prior-year quarter. Traffic has now surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

OUTLOOK

With central banks indicating they will likely keep interest rates higher for longer than they anticipated heading into the year, the macroeconomic outlook has turned murkier. At a minimum, the operating environment for businesses could become more challenging.

Already, rising interest rates have increased businesses’ cost of capital considerably. And in an inflationary environment, other cost pressures remain elevated. An economic downturn would be another headwind for corporate earnings.

While this sounds negative, we feel positive about the companies we hold going into a potentially challenging environment. At Wasatch, our focus is on high-quality companies.

The key characteristics we seek in companies include strong balance sheets, high levels of return on invested capital (ROIC) and a long history of free cash flow growth.

We believe these traits enable our companies to withstand a tough operating environment better than many of their competitors. In fact, in prior downturns, we’ve seen our businesses go on the offensive when their competitors are back on their heels. So while we’re uncertain about what higher interest rates will mean for the economy, we feel good about the companies we own in an uncertain environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch International Opportunities Fund (WAIOX / WIIOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

International Opportunities (WAIOX) — Investor

         8.37%          -1.31%          4.19%

International Opportunities (WIIOX) — Institutional

         8.24%          -1.30%          4.31%

MSCI AC World ex USA Small Cap Index

         19.01%          2.58%          4.35%

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index

         17.32%          1.28%          4.13%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch International Opportunities Fund are Investor Class: 1.96% / Institutional Class: 1.91%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in frontier and emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3.1%  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    3.1%  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    3.0%  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    2.9%  

JTC PLC

    2.9%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    2.7%  

SIGMAXYZ Holdings, Inc.

    2.4%  

Atoss Software AG

    2.3%  

Nexus AG

    2.3%  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    2.3%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 80 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch International Select Fund (WAISX / WGISX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch International Select Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ken Applegate, Linda Lasater and Derrick Tzau.

 

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Ken Applegate, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Linda Lasater, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Derrick Tzau, CFA Associate Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

International equities rallied for much of the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, driven in part by signs that inflation may have peaked in some economies. This gave investors hope that central banks may be near the end of their interest-rate hiking cycles. Strong economic data in select countries also played a role in driving stocks higher. While equities ended the period with gains, markets turned lower in the third quarter of 2023 after the Federal Reserve indicated it may leave interest rates higher for longer than originally anticipated.

In this environment, the Wasatch International Select Fund — Investor Class gained 15.17% but underperformed the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index, which was up 25.65%.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Adyen NV was the largest detractor from Fund performance during the 12-month period. The Dutch payments processor allows businesses to facilitate e-commerce, mobile and point-of-sale payments from customers. Adyen’s stock price plunged after its first-half earnings for 2023 fell below consensus estimates. Sales growth was slower than expected, and hiring costs hurt profit margins during the period. While the results were disappointing, we continue to like the company. The continued hiring is largely the result of planned product development and expansion to new customer bases, and we believe these investments should improve growth in 2024 and beyond. Going forward, we believe Adyen plays an important role in addressing businesses’ need to streamline payments that come from multiple channels.

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. was another detractor. The Japan-based company provides credit-card transaction services for e-commerce firms. GMO’s stock was down after its management team suggested that as the company becomes a more strategic payment partner to larger companies, its growth rate could become more volatile from period to period, though we believe it should still achieve its mid-term target of a 25% earnings growth rate. We were less concerned about the guidance. As GMO expands its value proposition and works on bigger projects, we’re not surprised to see its growth follow a less linear path. We also believe that as

the company grows larger, it wouldn’t be surprising if the company adjusts its long-term profit growth target to a 20% compound annual growth rate — or slightly higher. That growth is still impressive, in our view.

The most significant contributor to the Fund’s performance during the period was BayCurrent Consulting, Inc., a Japan-based business-management and information-technology (IT) consultant. Positive operating results, including solid revenue growth, drove the stock higher during the period. Demand for digital-transformation projects, a key area of focus for BayCurrent, continues to be strong. Japan is behind many countries when it comes to digitalization. The pandemic and work-from-home environment underscored its need to catch up. As Japanese enterprises undertake large-scale digitalization projects, we believe domestic IT consultants such as BayCurrent have a strong home-country advantage relative to global competitors.

Another top contributor was Hermes International. The French luxury-design house specializes in handbags, leather goods, jewelry, clothing and lifestyle accessories, including its globally famous and highly coveted Birkin bags. Strong sales results for the fourth quarter of 2022 propelled the stock, as did investor expectations that luxury-goods spending will increase as more consumers travel internationally and shop. We continue to think Hermes’ management team has managed its brands well, helping the company command a relatively high degree of pricing power.

OUTLOOK

With central banks indicating they will likely keep interest rates higher for longer than they anticipated, the macroeconomic outlook has turned murkier. But at minimum, we expect the operating environment for businesses in the coming quarters to be challenging.

Already, rising interest rates have increased businesses’ cost of capital considerably. And in an inflationary environment, other cost pressures remain elevated. An economic downturn would be another headwind for corporate earnings.

While this sounds negative, we feel positive about the companies we hold going into a potentially challenging environment. At Wasatch, our focus is on high-quality companies. The key characteristics we seek in companies include strong balance sheets, high levels of return on invested capital (ROIC) and a long history of steady free cash flow growth.

We believe these high-quality traits enable our companies to withstand a tough operating environment better than many of their competitors. In fact, in prior downturns, we’ve seen our businesses go on the offensive when their competitors are back on their heels.

So, while we’re uncertain about what higher interest rates will mean for the global economy, we feel good about the companies we own in an uncertain environment.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch International Select Fund (WAISX / WGISX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      Since Inception
10/1/2019

International Select (WAISX) — Investor

         15.17 %          0.62 %

International Select (WGISX) — Institutional

         15.76 %          1.06 %

MSCI EAFE Index

         25.65 %          4.41 %

MSCI EAFE Mid Cap Growth Index

         18.73 %          1.06 %

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch International Select Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 3.34%, Net: 1.30% / Institutional Class — Gross: 2.37%, Net: 0.90%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in foreign securities, especially in frontier and emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Scout24 SE

    5.5%  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    5.2%  

CAE, Inc.

    5.1%  

FirstService Corp.

    4.8%  

Assa Abloy AB

    4.6%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc.

    4.6%  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4.5%  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    4.4%  

Hermes International SCA

    4.3%  

Dassault Systemes SE

    4.2%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 26 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

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Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund (WALSX / WGLSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Mick Rasmussen.

 

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Mick Rasmussen, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

    

  

OVERVIEW

 

The Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund — Investor Class gained 27.87% for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023. Over the same period, the benchmark Russell 2500TM Index gained 11.28%. Both our long and short positions contributed to the Fund’s positive return and outperformance of its benchmark for the year.

 

Higher-for-longer interest rates, surging Treasury-bond yields, inflation and worries about a possible recession meant the past year was a volatile period for the market. Generally speaking, the Fund seeks less long exposure and less short exposure when the market is especially erratic. This is because erratic movements tend to increase the Fund’s risk sensitivities.

We want to remind shareholders that the Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund takes a directional approach, meaning we’re always biased toward greater long exposure than short exposure. As of September 30, the Fund’s long exposure was about 112% and its short exposure was approximately -33%. We primarily hold small- and mid-cap companies, with our longs typically being somewhat bigger in market capitalization than our shorts.

On the long side, the Fund’s annual return was helped by holdings in several industry groups including consumer services, software & services, and consumer discretionary distribution & retail. At the other end of the spectrum, the Fund was hurt by holdings in pharmaceuticals biotechnology & life sciences, and commercial & professional services.

Among shorts, the Fund was aided by positions in health care equipment & services, capital goods, and media & entertainment. Conversely, the Fund was hurt by positions in technology hardware & equipment and financial services.

LONG POSITIONS DURING THE YEAR

The 11 largest contributors to Fund performance for the year came from the long side of the portfolio. NeoGames SA was the top contributor. The company provides technology and services to state lotteries and other lottery operators. NeoGames offers a full-service solution that includes all the elements required to conduct lottery games via instant tickets, personal computers, smartphones and other devices. The management team has continually impressed us as it has effectively capitalized on the trend of more and more states starting to offer lotteries. In May, NeoGames agreed to an acquisition offer. The stock has been up substantially since then. We’ve reduced the size of our position since the announcement.

The largest detractor among our long positions was Silvergate Capital Corp., which we sold due to deteriorating

fundamentals. Silvergate is the holding company for a bank that was largely focused on providing services to the cryptocurrency industry. The bank ran into trouble when depositors started to leave en masse. We exited our position when plummeting deposits came to light. The bank is ceasing operations and winding down.

SHORT POSITIONS DURING THE YEAR

Turning to short positions, contributors were those stocks that declined in price. Our shorting of Xometry, Inc. contributed significantly to the Fund’s return. The company runs an online marketplace that allows customers to purchase custom-manufactured parts in the aerospace, health-care and automotive segments. Xometry’s financials look unattractive to us, and we don’t have a great deal of confidence in management.

Among shorts, detractors were those stocks that rose in price. A large detractor from Fund performance was Yext, Inc. The company provides digital-media technology services including advertising, business listings on search sites and real-time reputation management. We had sold the stock short because there had been some negative momentum in the company’s operations. But sales and earnings recently showed improvement and sent the share price higher.

OUTLOOK

For much of the past year, investors focused on the interest-rate outlook and how it might affect different industry groups. Now that the Federal Reserve appears to be nearing the end of its hiking cycle, we’ve noticed a shift in market dynamics. Investors have become more discerning regarding how individual companies might weather a higher-for-longer rate environment. As fundamental stock pickers, we view this as a positive development for the Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund.

If interest rates do in fact stay elevated, we believe quality companies with robust business models, strong cash flows and healthy balance sheets will be rewarded. Such companies are owned on the long side of the Fund’s portfolio. They should experience a tailwind, as low leverage and self-financed growth are especially important amid higher interest rates. We’re also encouraged by the fact that valuations are much more reasonable than they were before the market correction experienced in 2022.

Of course, the current environment isn’t without risks. While most investors seem to agree that interest-rate hikes are nearly complete, there’s a good deal of uncertainty about whether the economy will tip into a recession. For our part, we think this economic scenario is plausible and maybe even likely. In preparation for continued uncertainty, the Fund is structured for a variety of environments.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund (WALSX / WGLSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      Since Inception
10/1/2021

Long/Short Alpha (WALSX) — Investor

      27.87 %          7.29 %

Long/Short Alpha (WGLSX) — Institutional

      28.14 %          7.52 %

Russell 2500 Index

      11.28 %          -6.31 %

FTSE U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

      4.71 %          2.65 %

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 3.14%, Net: 2.41% / Institutional Class — Gross: 3.10%, Net: 2.20%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Equity investing involves risks, including potential loss of the principal amount invested. Short selling incurs significant unique risks, including potentially unlimited downside risk, high short-sale related expenses, and unavailability of securities to sell short, among others, all of which could negatively impact the performance of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund may not be able to borrow the securities it intends to sell short.

The Fund’s investments in long and short equity positions expose it to changes in the value of securities, which exceed the value of the Fund’s assets. Investment in the Fund will involve market risks associated with different types of investment decisions than those made for a typical “long only” fund. The Fund relies on quantitative models which entail unique risks, including the risk that a model may be limited or incorrect. These risks are described in more detail in the prospectus.

Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 LONG EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    4.1%  

RBC Bearings, Inc.

    3.7%  

Kadant, Inc.

    3.5%  

Pool Corp.

    3.3%  

Paylocity Holding Corp.

    3.2%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    3.1%  

Globant SA

    2.9%  

Innospec, Inc.

    2.9%  

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

    2.9%  

ICF International, Inc.

    2.8%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 58 long and 56 short holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT††

 

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Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX / WGICX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Micro Cap Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Ken Korngiebel and Natalie Pesqué.

 

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Ken Komgiebel, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

  

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Natalie Pesqué, CFA

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund — Investor Class gained 6.12% and outperformed the benchmark

Russell Microcap® Growth Index, which declined -3.10%.

The stocks of U.S. micro-cap growth companies moved higher during the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022, carried by optimism about the future of inflation and interest rates. Market sentiment during the first half of 2023 was also generally positive. Investors were seemingly optimistic that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) was nearing the completion of its tightening cycle and that an economic “soft landing” was possible.

Later, micro-cap equities struggled during the third quarter of calendar year 2023 as hawkish comments from the Fed dashed hopes for an early pivot toward lower interest rates. Labor strikes and the potential impact of a government shutdown added to jitters in financial markets. Selloffs in the stock and bond markets deepened in September after the Fed signaled a more aggressive future path for interest rates than investors had been expecting.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

The top contributor to Fund performance for the 12-month period was UFP Technologies, Inc. UFP is a manufacturing-outsourcing company for the health-care, industrials and consumer-facing sectors. Investors began to take notice of the company’s ability to capitalize on the secular growth of the broader medical market, including robotic surgery. UFP also benefited from an improving business mix following its expansion into new markets. In addition, the company raised its outlook at its June 2023 investor meeting, which added further fuel to the stock’s rally.

Another strong contributor was Dream Finders Homes, Inc. The company designs, builds and sells single-family homes and apartments. Dream Finder’s stock fell significantly in 2022’s small-cap bear market, pressured by the rapid rise in interest rates. But in mid-2023, with housing still underdeveloped and investors anticipating the end of interest-rate hikes, the stock rebounded. We like that Dream Finders operates in markets with significant headroom due to long-term needs for affordable homes. We also like the company’s asset-light approach, which we think limits the company’s upside potential but — perhaps more importantly — lowers its risk profile. Finally, we’re impressed with how Dream Finders leverages

its overhead through large-scale construction projects in concentrated regions.

Silk Road Medical, Inc. was the largest detractor from Fund performance for the 12-month period. The company provides medical devices used in its minimally invasive procedure (called Transcarotid Artery Revascularization, or TCAR) to treat blockages in the carotid artery. Silk Road’s stock price fell sharply after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed coverage decision placing traditional carotid stenting at the same reimbursement level as TCAR, a move some investors feared could hurt Silk Road’s revenues. Although CMS has leveled the playing field on reimbursements, we think that over time the competitive landscape may be shaped more by outcomes than by reimbursements.

Another significant detractor for the period was Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. The company provides Fortune 1000 businesses and other firms with a range of technology services — including consulting, software design, internet business development, cloud computing and legacy replatforming. Grid’s substantial operations in Ukraine at the outbreak of hostilities there — as well as a temporary slowdown in the global trend toward digitalization — weighed on the company’s stock price. In recent months, however, an upturn in investor sentiment toward digitalization boosted shares of Grid and other IT service providers. From a fundamental standpoint, management’s ability to navigate inevitable challenges and thrive in the digitalization space has impressed us, and the company’s long-term growth prospects remain attractive in our view.

OUTLOOK

After a strong summer in 2023, more recent figures from Bank of America show that consumer spending has slowed since Labor Day, especially in discretionary categories. Meanwhile, credit-card losses and delinquencies are climbing. Auto-loan delinquencies and Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings are also on the rise. The upcoming end of the student-loan moratorium could add additional cost pressure for many households.

Because consumption accounts for about 70% of U.S. GDP, it makes sense to consider how the mood of consumers may affect the broader economy. And recent data on that front have been mixed.

However, our investment approach doesn’t rely on macro forecasts. In this environment, we’re vigilant about the quality of our companies, and we’ve allocated a larger portion of the Fund to holdings with stable growth. We believe our focus on seeking high-quality micro-caps with strong underlying fundamentals will benefit the Fund through this period of macro uncertainty.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX / WGICX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Micro Cap (WMICX) — Investor

      6.12%          4.82%          9.93%

Micro Cap (WGICX) — Institutional

      6.12%          4.83%          9.93%

Russell Microcap® Growth Index

      -3.10%          -2.81%          3.12%

Russell Microcap® Index

      -1.35%          0.23%          5.25%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund are Investor Class: 1.66% / Institutional Class: 1.59%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A

    3.3%  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

    3.1%  

Kadant, Inc.

    3.0%  

Addus HomeCare Corp.

    2.9%  

Transcat, Inc.

    2.9%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

XPEL, Inc.

    2.6%  

ICF International, Inc.

    2.5%  

Agilysys, Inc.

    2.4%  

DMC Global, Inc.

    2.4%  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

    2.4%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 79 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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**

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund (WAMVX / WGMVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Brian Bythrow and Thomas Bradley.

 

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Brian Bythrow, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Thomas Bradley

Associate Portfolio Manager

 

OVERVIEW

 

Near the end of calendar year 2022, investors were optimistic about the prospect of moderating inflation and the end of U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

While some of this optimism continued into calendar year 2023, the first quarter of the year was volatile. Micro-caps sold off in February due to jitters regarding overheated economic activity, stubbornly elevated inflation and persistently rising interest rates. In March, volatility continued when several regional banks in the U.S. failed. But by the end of 2023’s first quarter, micro-caps had made up some lost ground.

Toward mid-2023, decelerating inflation and the possibility that the U.S. would sidestep a recession kept market sentiment largely positive. But stocks eventually declined on the weight of persistent inflation, higher-for-longer interest rates, government rancor and reemerging fears of a recession.

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund — Investor Class gained 6.45%, outperforming the -1.35% loss in the benchmark Russell Microcap® Index.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. was the Fund’s top contributor for the 12-month period. The company had historically focused on municipal and state contracts for highway paving and bridge, water, sewer and light-rail developments. More recently, Sterling has specialized in site preparation for large data centers and manufacturing facilities. Before the third quarter of 2023, we thought the stock was very inexpensive. Then, the company reported robust earnings growth and the stock’s price/earnings multiple also expanded.

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. was also a strong contributor for the period. The company provides a broad range of real-estate, energy, infrastructure and environmental-management services. We expect that the less cyclical nature of government spending will continue to benefit businesses like Bowman that are involved in public infrastructure projects. In fact, the company was selected as the prime design consultant for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s Allegheny Tunnel Transportation Improvement Project. Because we view Bowman’s stock as underpriced in the context of the company’s strong fundamentals and peer valuations, we’re optimistic about the prospect for continued positive performance.

Among the largest detractors from Fund performance for the period was AgileThought, Inc., which provides end-to-end digital transformation services to Fortune 1000 customers in diverse industries. The company’s services include consulting, data management and automation, custom software development and cloud computing. The stock was down due to investors’ nervousness about the company’s projected failure to meet a debt payment, inability to raise capital on reasonable terms, and lowered sales and earnings guidance. In hindsight, we were correct about the attractiveness of AgileThought’s business model. Still, we should have been more concerned about the company’s debt level — a factor that usually puts us on high alert. Although we try to avoid making excuses, we do offer reasons for our mistakes. In the case of AgileThought, the reason was that we simply underestimated the potential for a banking crisis to close off access to capital. We ultimately exited the position.

Another significant detractor was Bioventus, Inc. The medical-device company offers diagnostic systems and equipment to facilitate bone healing and osteoarthritis pain treatments. Late in 2022, the company’s earnings disappointed investors. Moreover, because Bioventus carries significant debt and operates in a highly competitive environment, we expected that the company’s financial outlook would be unlikely to improve in a reasonable timeframe and that its next round of financing would be dilutive to existing shareholders. As such, we chose to exit our position.

OUTLOOK

We don’t expect the U.S. economy to experience a deep recession in the coming year. But a moderate recession or a slow-growth, muddle-through environment seems like a plausible alternative to the “Goldilocks” soft landing that many pundits predict.

We think our high-quality, cash-generating companies position the Fund well for most economic scenarios. In fact, we believe the overall quality of our holdings has never been better. Additionally, we think our international names give us added diversification in terms of valuations, political conditions and economic cycles.

Going forward, we believe initiatives such as the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act should continue to provide a bit of a tailwind for some of our more defensive companies like Sterling Infrastructure, which is discussed above. In addition, we’re reducing the number of positions we hold. In a difficult investing environment, we want to own fewer companies that depend on potentially cash-strapped consumers, and we want to have greater position sizes in companies benefiting from favorable business dynamics.

We think the quality and reasonable prices of our holdings should work to the Fund’s advantage over the longer term regardless of what happens in the short term.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund (WAMVX / WGMVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Micro Cap Value (WAMVX) — Investor

         6.45%          6.15%          9.65%

Micro Cap Value (WGMVX) — Institutional

         6.41%          6.27%          9.71%

Russell Microcap® Index

         -1.35%          0.23%          5.25%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund are Investor Class: 1.70% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.63%, Net: 1.60%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investments in value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Skyline Champion Corp.

    3.3%  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2.4%  

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A

    2.3%  

ICF International, Inc.

    2.1%  

Instem PLC

    1.9%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

    1.9%  

JDC Group AG

    1.8%  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

    1.8%  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A

    1.7%  

HCI Group, Inc.

    1.6%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 83 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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**

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also

includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX / WIAEX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by JB Taylor, Ken Korngiebel and Ryan Snow.

 

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JB Taylor

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Ken Korngiebel, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

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Ryan Snow

Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class gained 10.62% while the benchmark Russell 2000® Growth Index increased 9.59% and the Russell 2000 Index rose 8.93%.

Early in the period, stocks were down mostly based on rising inflation and interest rates. The stocks of growth-oriented and small-cap companies were hit especially hard. Starting in January, investors became hopeful about the possibility of an economic “soft landing.” Later, stocks broadly declined as investors grew concerned about the prospect of continued higher interest rates and a potential recession.

We think most of our growth-oriented companies and their stocks have already adjusted to an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates. So we’re optimistic that the Fund has the potential to hold up well in down markets — which is a characteristic we often view as even more important than outperforming in up markets.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Among sectors, our stock selections in consumer discretionary, financials and consumer staples contributed most to Fund performance relative to the benchmark during the 12-month period. Conversely, our selections in information technology and energy — along with our underweight to the latter sector — were disadvantageous.

Among the Fund’s top contributors for the 12-month period was Medpace Holdings, Inc. Medpace is a contract research organization supplying clinical development services to small biotech businesses. The stock had been down partially due to concerns that Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse could hinder some Medpace customers from funding research programs. At the time, we believed that short-term risks had increased but that the company’s underlying fundamentals supported attractive long-term growth. Additionally, since Medpace generates large amounts of cash, we thought the company could enhance shareholder value by repurchasing stock. Our optimism and patience were later rewarded as the company’s operating performance exceeded expectations.

Another strong position in the Fund was landscaper supplier SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. Early in the period, the stock suffered greatly amid fears of rising interest rates and a real-estate downturn. Later, however, the stock gained when SiteOne had better-than-expected operating performance. With SiteOne improving its competitive position as a one-stop shop for landscaping needs, some locations aren’t just treading water — they’re growing.

Silk Road Medical, Inc. was the Fund’s largest detractor for the 12-month period. The company provides medical devices used in its minimally invasive procedure (called Transcarotid Artery Revascularization, or TCAR) to treat blockages in the carotid artery. Silk Road’s stock price fell sharply after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed coverage decision placing traditional carotid stenting at the same reimbursement level as TCAR, a move some investors feared could hurt Silk Road’s revenues. Although CMS has leveled the playing field on reimbursements, we think that over time the competitive landscape may be shaped more by outcomes than by reimbursements.

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., which specializes in the treatment and cure of single-gene disorders, was another significant detractor. The company’s stock declined after two of its big-name partners announced they weren’t planning to renew existing collaborations. The news raised additional funding questions for Sangamo, which had announced earlier that it would complete its trial targeting sickle-cell disease but wouldn’t invest further in the program.

OUTLOOK

As mentioned above, we think most of our growth companies and their stocks have already adjusted to an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates. But recession fears have reemerged, and more specific concerns have grown regarding government infighting, global tensions and consumers’ well-being. A potential warning sign has been the increasing rate of theft at warehouses and retailers.

Although many investors are concerned that a deep recession is on the horizon, we think they should also be psychologically prepared for a different outcome: It’s possible that previous interest-rate hikes have yet to be felt throughout the economy. As a result, the Federal Reserve could respond to slower economic growth and act counter to its previous rhetoric by skipping further rate hikes, and perhaps by cutting rates in the not-too-distant future. If this is the outcome, we could see a resilient stock market based on steady consumer demand and reasonable valuations among small-caps — especially relative to large-caps.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX / WIAEX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Small Cap Growth (WAAEX) — Investor

      10.62%          4.22%          7.98%

Small Cap Growth (WIAEX) — Institutional

      10.71%          4.33%          8.09%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

      9.59%          1.55%          6.72%

Russell 2000® Index

      8.93%          2.40%          6.65%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund are Investor Class: 1.15% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.06%, Net: 1.05%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 2/1/2016 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

RBC Bearings, Inc.

    4.2%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    4.1%  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    3.8%  

Nova Ltd.

    3.6%  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

    3.4%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

BellRing Brands, Inc.

    3.3%  

CyberArk Software Ltd.

    3.3%  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

    3.3%  

Globant SA

    3.0%  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    3.0%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 56 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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**

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund (WMCVX / WICVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Jim Larkins and Austin Bone.

 

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Jim Larkins

Lead Portfolio Manager

  

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Austin Bone

Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class gained 24.90% and outperformed the

benchmark Russell 2000® Value Index, which rose 7.84%.

Shifting interest-rate expectations fueled high volatility for U.S. equities in the last three months of 2022, continuing a trend that was in place throughout the calendar year. Small-cap value stocks performed reasonably well in this shifting environment. Despite some ongoing volatility during the first half of calendar year 2023, equities performed well on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve was nearing the end of its long series of interest-rate hikes and that the economy would experience a soft landing.

Later, stocks lost ground in August and September as investors grew increasingly concerned about persistent inflation and slowing economic growth. Despite the difficult macro environment, the Fund finished the 12-month period much stronger than the benchmark.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

We began to shift toward the higher end of the quality spectrum in 2022 as the market backdrop became less supportive, and we continued this process throughout 2023. At the end of September, in fact, the Fund was near the highest level of quality in its history. Along this same line, the average debt of our portfolio companies was on the low end of its historical range. These characteristics held the Fund in good stead during a time of rising interest rates and concerns about the economic outlook.

The strongest contributor to Fund performance during the 12-month period was Altra Industrial Motion Corp. The company manufactures motion-control and power-transmission products for industrial applications. Altra’s share price rocketed early in the period after the company agreed to be acquired by a larger competitor at a substantial premium to the then-current stock price. We subsequently sold our position.

Another top contributor for the period was Medpace Holdings, Inc. The company is a contract research organization supplying clinical development services to small biotech businesses. The stock had been down partially due to concerns that Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse could hinder some Medpace customers from funding research programs. At the

time, we believed that short-term risks had increased but that the company’s underlying fundamentals supported attractive long-term growth. Additionally, since Medpace generates large amounts of cash, we thought the company could enhance shareholder value by repurchasing stock.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. was the most significant detractor from Fund performance during the period. The stock was down amid lingering investor concern about the banking industry that began when several U.S. regional banks failed in March 2023. We continue to have a favorable long-term view of ServisFirst’s ability to drive profitable growth given our positive take on the company’s management team and exposure to fast-growing areas in the southeastern United States.

Another large detractor was National Storage Affiliates Trust. High mortgage rates have led to fewer people moving, which in turn has depressed demand for storage. We think the stock has been overly punished, and we’ve been encouraged by the combination of insider buying, share buybacks and fundamentals that appear set to bottom.

OUTLOOK

Throughout the period, we’ve continued rotating positions in the portfolio to capture value opportunities as they’ve presented themselves. In the down market of 2022, we added a number of Fallen Angels (our term for faster-growing companies that have hit a bump in the road and dropped into value territory). Many of these stocks have since rebounded to more appropriate valuation levels, prompting us to reduce or eliminate the positions. We’ve used the proceeds of these sales to establish new investments in companies that have underperformed, particularly within the industrials sector. We believe this opportunistic approach of harvesting returns from ideas we no longer find attractive and rotating those assets into good companies that have fallen into value territory has played a key role in our longer-term outperformance.

More broadly speaking, we’ve made no changes to our approach of emphasizing balance and quality. Given the heightened uncertainty and the potential for the economy to enter a challenging period, we don’t think it makes sense to take on elevated risk or make large “bets” on any single area of the market. Similarly, we think these conditions call for a continued focus on holding the most fundamentally sound companies in our universe and avoiding those that may be less equipped for economic challenges. We believe this approach helps build the type of “all-weather” portfolio that can outperform if headline risk remains elevated, while still participating in market upside.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund (WMCVX / WICVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

           1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Small Cap Value (WMCVX) — Investor

                   24.90%          5.51%          8.86%

Small Cap Value (WICVX) — Institutional

                   25.07%          5.64%          8.98%

Russell 2000® Value Index

                   7.84%          2.59%          6.19%

Russell 2000® Index

                   8.93%          2.40%          6.65%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund are Investor Class: 1.16% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.06%, Net: 1.05%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investments in value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Kadant, Inc.

    3.7%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    3.5%  

Innospec, Inc.

    3.1%  

Fabrinet

    2.9%  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

    2.8%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    2.6%  

Bank OZK

    2.4%  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    2.4%  

Skyline Champion Corp.

    2.4%  

Valvoline, Inc.

    2.2%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 64 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX / WGMCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by John Malooly.

 

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John Malooly, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

  

OVERVIEW

 

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund — Investor Class rose 0.95% but underperformed the benchmark Russell 2000® Growth Index, which gained 9.59%.

Equities struggled in calendar year 2022 as the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed)

and other central banks around the world hiked interest rates in an effort to tamp down rising inflation. The first six months of calendar year 2023 were volatile but largely positive in the face of uncertainty about interest rates and U.S. economy. Growth stocks outperformed as the pause in rate hikes gave investors hope that the Fed was nearing the end of its tightening cycle.

In the third quarter of calendar year 2023, bond yields — after having moved sideways since October 2022 — resumed an upward climb that had previously roiled financial markets. As bond yields and Fed policy rates moved higher, borrowing became more expensive — making it harder for consumers to spend and for businesses to expand.

Selloffs in the stock and bond markets deepened in September 2023 after the Fed signaled a more aggressive path for monetary policy than investors had expected. Small-cap growth stocks were hit hard as skittish investors fled to safer alternatives.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Health care was the worst-performing sector of the Fund for the 12-month period, on an absolute basis and relative to the benchmark. Although health care is often thought of as a defensive area that could hold its own when other parts of the market do poorly, the small-cap health-care sector includes many firms with products and services that are either still in development or still gaining acceptance by practitioners. We believe the health-care companies owned in the Fund have the potential to create significant value by serving unmet medical needs and offering innovative, cost-reducing solutions.

The Fund’s largest detractor from performance for the 12-month period was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The company provides medical devices used in its minimally invasive procedure (called Transcarotid Artery Revascularization, or TCAR) to treat blockages in the carotid artery. Silk Road’s stock price fell sharply after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed coverage decision placing traditional carotid stenting at the same reimbursement level as TCAR, a move some investors feared could hurt Silk Road’s revenues. Although CMS has leveled the playing field on reimbursements, we think that over time the competitive landscape may be shaped more by outcomes than by reimbursements.

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., which specializes in the treatment and cure of single-gene disorders, was another significant detractor. The company’s stock declined after two of its big-name partners announced they weren’t planning to renew existing collaborations. The news raised additional funding questions for Sangamo, which had announced earlier that it would complete its trial targeting sickle-cell disease but wouldn’t invest further in the program.

Exact Sciences Corp. was the largest contributor to Fund performance for the period. The company makes Cologuard, a stool-based test for colorectal cancer. Shares of Exact Sciences rose after the company reported a significant rise in quarterly revenue versus the year-ago period. Investors also cheered as management raised its full-year revenue guidance and announced its expectation to generate positive free cash flow in 2023, a year sooner than previously projected. Positive top-line results from a study for next-generation Cologuard 2.0 position Exact Sciences to remain at the forefront of non-invasive cancer detection.

Another top contributor to Fund performance was Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. A multi-channel specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, Floor & Decor has become a “category killer” among the big-box home centers. Because the company cuts out middlemen and buys in large quantities, it can offer its customers a wider selection of flooring at lower prices than most of its competitors. Floor & Decor’s expanding retail footprint, strong cash flows and solid balance sheet provide the company with what we consider a built-in engine for self-funded growth.

OUTLOOK

We don’t try to predict interest rates, recessions or fluctuations in demand for goods and services. Instead, we seek companies whose innovations can create their own demand and gain market share within their categories. We look for strong business models with recurring revenue streams and management teams that have demonstrated strong execution. If the U.S. economy does slip into a recession, we believe our companies are reasonably positioned to hold their own and continue to grow.

To the extent that rate increases are behind us, we expect small-cap equity returns going forward to be determined more by revenue and earnings growth — and less by the effects of interest rates on P/E multiples. In the meantime, we continue to look for companies with strong fundamentals and favorable long-term prospects. We believe businesses that grow at attractive rates over time will ultimately be rewarded by the market.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX / WGMCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

Ultra Growth (WAMCX) — Investor

      0.95%          4.22%          10.58%

Ultra Growth (WGMCX) — Institutional

      1.13%          4.32%          10.63%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

      9.59%          1.55%          6.72%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund are Investor Class: 1.18% / Institutional Class — Gross: 1.06%, Net: 1.05%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Performance for the Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class prior to 1/31/2020 uses the actual expenses of the Fund’s Investor Class without any adjustments. For any such period of time, the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class would have been substantially similar to, yet higher than, the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class, because the shares of both classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes bear different expenses.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Freshpet, Inc.

    3.6%  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

    3.3%  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A

    3.2%  

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

    3.1%  

Paylocity Holding Corp.

    3.1%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

CyberArk Software Ltd.

    2.8%  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    2.8%  

Nova Ltd.

    2.8%  

Balchem Corp.

    2.7%  

Globant SA

    2.6%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 69 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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**

Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch U.S. Select Fund (WAUSX / WGUSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch U.S. Select Fund is managed by a team of Wasatch portfolio managers led by Mike Valentine, Paul Lambert, Austin Bone and Mick Rasmussen.

 

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Mike Valentine

Portfolio Manager

 

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Austin Bone

Portfolio Manager

 

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Paul Lambert

Portfolio Manager

 

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Mick Rasmussen

Portfolio Manager

 

OVERVIEW

 

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Wasatch U.S. Select Fund — Investor Class gained 23.92% but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Growth Index, which was up 26.63%.

Early in the period, stocks were down mostly based on rising inflation and interest rates.

The stocks of growth-oriented and small-cap companies were hit especially hard. Starting in January, investors became hopeful about the possibility of an economic “soft landing.” Later, stocks broadly declined as investors grew concerned about the prospect of continued higher interest rates and a potential recession.

We think most of our growth-oriented companies and their stocks have already adjusted to an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates. So we’re optimistic that the Fund has the potential to hold up well in down markets — which is a characteristic we often view as even more important than outperforming in up markets.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

Paylocity Holding Corp. was the largest detractor from Fund performance during the period. The company saw its stock price pressured despite strong fundamentals in the underlying business. Paylocity provides cloud-based payroll and human-resources software targeted at smaller firms. Although Paylocity’s earnings release from early in the period contained an abundance of positive takeaways, the Federal Reserve’s focus on the red-hot U.S. labor market as a source of inflationary pressures may have spooked some investors. Because a portion of Paylocity’s pricing structure is tied to employee headcounts at customer firms, revenues are vulnerable to potential upticks in layoffs and attrition.

Fox Factory Holding Corp. was another detractor. The company produces high-performance shock absorbers and suspension components for mountain bikes, offroad vehicles and trucks. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the company performed exceptionally well as people bought bikes for enjoyment. As bike production eventually exceeded demand,

however, inventories grew too large. Going forward, with dealers offering discounted prices and gradually paring inventories, we think Fox Factory’s sales of bike shocks could decline some. Concern about that decline and fears of a recession weighed on the stock.

While we acknowledge these challenges, we think the market has already accounted for them. And we note that Fox Factory is still regarded as the leading maker of high-performance bike shocks, which puts it in a strong competitive position for the long term. Moreover, Fox Factory has maintained healthy dealer relationships, and its products for trucks and other powered vehicles aren’t facing the same inventory challenges as the bike products.

The largest contributor to Fund performance during the period was Copart, Inc., a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet and finance companies. Solid operating results continued to drive the stock higher during the period. Copart is one of the largest holdings in the Fund and our research team has followed the company for years. We continue to like the value proposition of its marketplace for automobile buyers and sellers and believe Copart is poised for considerable earnings growth.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. was another top contributor. The company creates efficiencies by combining goods from multiple shippers that alone would fill “less than a full truckload.” News that a competing trucking company was shutting down operations and filing for bankruptcy boosted the stock as investors foresaw possible increased demand for Old Dominion’s services. Over the long term, we think Old Dominion’s logistics capabilities will continue to be in high demand.

OUTLOOK

As mentioned above, we think most of our growth companies and their stocks have already adjusted to an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates. But recession fears have reemerged, and other concerns have grown regarding government infighting, global tensions and consumers’ well-being. A potential warning sign has been the increasing rate of theft at warehouses and retailers.

Although many investors are concerned that a deep recession is on the horizon, we think they should also be psychologically prepared for a different outcome: It’s possible that previous interest-rate hikes have yet to be felt throughout the economy. As a result, the Federal Reserve could respond to slower economic growth and act counter to its previous rhetoric by skipping further rate hikes and perhaps by cutting rates in the not-too-distant future. If this is the outcome, we could see a resilient stock market based on steady consumer demand and reasonable valuations among small-caps — especially relative to large-caps.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch U.S. Select Fund (WAUSX / WGUSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      Since Inception
6/13/2022

Wasatch U.S. Select Fund (WAUSX) — Investor

         23.92 %          15.59 %

Wasatch U.S. Select Fund (WGUSX) — Institutional

         24.25 %          15.74 %

Russell 3000® Growth Index

         26.63 %          19.15 %

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

         17.47 %          14.51 %

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch U.S. Select Fund are Investor Class — Gross: 11.81%, Net: 1.01% / Institutional Class — Gross: 10.54%, Net: 0.86%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investing in small cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities, especially in emerging markets, entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Being non-diversified, the Fund can invest a larger portion of its assets in the stocks of a limited number of companies than a diversified fund. Non-diversification increases the risk of loss to the Fund if the values of these securities decline.

TOP 10 EQUITY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   % of Net Assets  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    4.5%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    4.4%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    4.3%  

AMETEK, Inc.

    4.2%  

Copart, Inc.

    4.1%  
Company   % of Net Assets  

HealthEquity, Inc.

    4.1%  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    3.7%  

Balchem Corp.

    3.4%  

Valvoline, Inc.

    3.4%  

RBC Bearings, Inc.

    3.2%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 35 holdings in the Fund. Foreign currency contracts, written options and repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN**

 

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Excludes securities sold short and options written, if any.

 

Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT††

 

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††Inception: June 13, 2022. Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (WHOSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Management Discussion

 

The Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund is sub-advised by Hoisington Investment Management Company (HIMCo).

 

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Van Hoisington

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

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Van R. Hoisington, Jr.

Portfolio Manager

 

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David Hoisington

Portfolio Manager

OVERVIEW

The Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund, which is invested in long-dated U.S. Treasury securities, fell -12.82% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2023. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index returned 0.64% for the same period. Thirty-year Treasury bond yields closed at 4.77% at the end of September 2023, up from 3.759% at the end of September 2022.

The 12-month percent change of the consumer-price index (CPI) fell about 5.40% from its peak in June 2022 to August 2023. Faster decreases have occurred since 1953, but all of the declines were during and immediately after recessions. Based on historical experience, inflation fell further during recessions. In the eight recessions since 1958, the average low rate of increase in the CPI was 1.3%. Treasury bond yields and inflation (a fundamental determinant of yields over time) diverged sharply in the past year, suggesting that the value in bonds has increased substantially.

DETAILS OF THE YEAR

The long history of business cycles illustrates that inflations lead recessions. Inflations don’t just happen, they are caused. A varying mix of idiosyncratic elements is always at play from cycle to cycle, but one abiding constant is monetary excess. This, in turn, must be reversed in order to address the drop in the standard of living and the increase of unaffordability that are essential to consumer well-being. Accordingly, a more complete description of these aggregate fluctuations is that monetary accelerations precede inflations, which require monetary decelerations that inevitably lead to recessions.

The process of monetary reversal to the 2020–22 inflation is presently at an advanced stage, suggesting a repeat of the standard business-cycle process. The quick spread of inflation in this cycle was abetted by massive fiscal stimulation, unprecedentedly coordinated with central bank operations — with the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) financing the budget deficit outside the normal channels outlined in the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

As a result of the Fed’s engineered reduction in permanent reserves of the depository institutions since early 2022, other

deposit liabilities (ODL), in real terms, have fallen over the latest 12-, 24- and 36-month intervals. Combined with inflation, the bank balance sheet contracted unprecedentedly. Also, the real federal-funds rate in September rose to the highest level since 2007. This type of central bank policy has repeatedly led into recessions.

The peak in the financial cycle occurred in the fourth quarter of 2021, right in the middle of the typical five- to nine-quarter lag typical of monetary policy post-World War II. Monetary conditions have steadily tightened through the end of the third quarter. Historically, these more restrictive conditions will expose, through bankruptcy and liquidation, those who took excessive risk during the monetary largess of 2020 until early 2022. Such developments point the economy in the direction of an economic downturn and lower inflation.

In past cycles, cost pressures — including increases in oil, other commodities and wages — all rose but the Fed still won the battle against inflation. Cost pressures in a severely constrained monetary environment serve to reduce economic activity. Oil, for example, is a highly price-inelastic good. Thus, when its price rises, consumers and businesses are forced to reduce discretionary spending. When wages and other costs move higher, businesses are unable to fully pass along the higher costs and corporate profits fall, resulting in weaker economic activity. The concept of a wage-price spiral is flawed. What actually occurs is a money, price and wage spiral. For these costs to result in higher inflation, the Fed would have to undertake a further round of monetary largess when inflation is still above the Fed’s official target, which FOMC members affirmed again they would not do at their last meeting.

OUTLOOK

In the past three quarters, real GDI declined at a 0.6% annual rate while real GDP increased at a 2.3% pace. Over the past three quarters, the average of real GDP and GDI was just 0.8%. Given the extent to which these data are revised, this is not significantly different than zero. However, monetary and fiscal restraint intensified during this span, suggesting that the revisions are more likely to take the results lower rather than higher. In addition, the global economy has continued to deteriorate. In the 12 months ended July 2023, the volume of world trade declined 3.2%, a contraction normally associated with recessions. The erosion of this very high multiplier sector indicates that the foreign sector will add to the downward force of the financial cycle. This environment should be favorable for lower U.S. Treasury bond yields.

Thank you for the opportunity to manage your assets.

Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

 

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Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (WHOSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Summary

 

TOTAL RETURNS

 

       1 Year      5 Years      10 Years

U.S. Treasury

         -12.82 %          -3.99 %          0.34 %

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

         0.64 %          0.10 %          1.13 %

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data available, please visit wasatchglobal.com. The Advisor may absorb certain Fund expenses, without which total returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the January 31, 2023 prospectus, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund are 0.67%. The expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report may be different. Net expenses are based on Fund expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements. See the prospectus for additional information regarding Fund expenses.

Wasatch will deduct a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. Performance data do not reflect the deduction of fees, including sales charges, or the taxes you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fees and taxes, if reflected, would reduce the performance quoted. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Investments in fixed income funds are subject to the same interest rate, inflation, credit and other risks associated with the underlying bonds. Return of principal is not guaranteed.

TOP U.S. TREASURY HOLDINGS*

 

Company   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%

    5/15/2050       25.6%  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%

    8/15/2050       22.0%  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%

    11/15/2051       16.0%  
Company   Maturity
Date
    % of Net
Assets
 

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.250%

    8/15/2046       14.7%  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%

    8/15/2048       14.0%  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.500%

    2/15/2045       6.3%  
 

 

*

As of September 30, 2023, there were 6 holdings in the Fund. Repurchase agreements, if any, are not included in the number of holdings. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations by the Funds or their Advisor. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

INVESTMENTS & CASH

 

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Also includes Other Assets & Liabilities.

 

GROWTH OF A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph above does not reflect the deduction of fees, sales charges, or taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Wasatch does not charge any sales fees.

 

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Wasatch Funds Management Discussions    

 

DEFINITIONS OF FINANCIAL TERMS

 

Alpha is a risk-adjusted measure of the so-called “excess return” on an investment. It is a common measure of assessing an active manager’s performance as it is the return in excess of a benchmark index or “risk-free” investment. The difference between the fair and actually expected rates of return on a stock is called the stock’s alpha.

CFA® stands for Chartered Financial Analyst and is a trademark owned by the CFA Institute.

The “cloud” is the internet. Cloud-computing is a model for delivering information-technology services in which resources are retrieved from the internet through web-based tools and applications rather than from a direct connection to a server.

The consumer-price index (CPI), also called the cost-of-living index, is an inflationary indicator that measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of products and services, including housing, electricity, food and transportation. The headline CPI includes volatile food and energy prices, while the core CPI excludes food and energy.

Cost of capital is the return required to make a company’s expenditures on a project, such as building a new manufacturing facility, worthwhile. Another description of cost of capital is the cost of funds used for financing a business. From an investment perspective, it is the return expected by those who provide capital for the business, such as stock or bondholders or entities that issue loans to the company.

Diversification is a strategy that mixes a variety of investments within a portfolio in an attempt to reduce risk. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses.

Earnings growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was legislation that created the central banking system (the Federal Reserve) and laid the foundation of the modern U.S. financial system. Its objectives included prevention of financial panics with the ready availability of cash from a money reserve, an expanding-contracting money supply to match the state of the economy and a new currency — the Federal Reserve Note.

Free cash flow is a measure of a company’s financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company generates after spending the money required to maintain or expand its asset base.

Gross domestic income (GDI) is the sum of income earned while producing goods and services within a nation’s borders. GDI is a statistic used by the Federal Reserve Bank to gauge economic activity based on income.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a basic measure of a country’s economic performance and is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year.

Net interest margin (NIM) is a measure of a financial firm’s profitability. NIM compares the net interest income a financial firm generates from credit products like loans and

mortgages with the interest it pays holders of savings accounts and certificates of deposit.

Other deposit liabilities (ODL) equal M2 minus currency in circulation and money market mutual fund shares.

The price/earnings (P/E) ratio, also known as the P/E multiple, is the price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

The real federal-funds rate is the federal-funds rate (the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans) adjusted for inflation.

Return on capital is a measure of how effectively a company uses the money, owned or borrowed, that has been invested in its operations.

Return on equity (ROE) measures a company’s efficiency in generating profits from shareholders’ equity.

Return on invested capital (ROIC) assesses a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments.

Sales growth is the increase in sales over a specified period of time, not necessarily one year.

Valuation is the process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

INDEX DESCRIPTIONS AND DISCLOSURES

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage [ARM] pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) (agency and non-agency).

The FTSE U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index measures monthly return equivalents of yield averages not marked to market. The 3-Month Treasury Bill indexes consist of the last three 3-month Treasury bill issues.

The MSCI AC (All Country) World Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 23 developed-market and 24 emerging-market countries.

The MSCI AC (All Country) World ex USA Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in countries throughout the world representing developed and emerging markets, excluding securities of U.S. issuers. This index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization securities.

The MSCI AC (All Country) World Mid Cap Growth Index is an unmanaged index capturing mid-cap securities exhibiting growth style characteristics across developed and emerging countries.

The MSCI AC (All Country) World Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in countries throughout the world representing developed and emerging markets. This index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization securities.

 

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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS AND DISCLOSURES (continued)

 

The MSCI AC (All Country) World Value Index captures large- and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 developed-market countries and 24 emerging-market countries.

The MSCI China Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across China A shares, H shares, B shares, Red chips, P chips and foreign listings (e.g. ADRs). The index covers about 85% of this China equity universe. Currently, the index includes large-cap A and mid-cap A shares represented at 20% of their free float adjusted market capitalization.

The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index and includes reinvestment of all dividends of issuers located in 21 developed-market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of mid-cap and large-cap securities.

The MSCI EAFE Mid Cap Growth Index is an unmanaged index capturing mid-cap securities exhibiting growth style characteristics across developed markets around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 24 emerging-market countries.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Growth Index measures the equity market performance of mid-cap securities exhibiting growth style characteristics in emerging-market countries.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index captures small-cap representation across 24 emerging-market countries.

The MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets and MSCI Frontier Markets indexes are free float adjusted market capitalization indexes designed to measure equity market performance in the global frontier and emerging markets.

The MSCI India Investable Market Index (IMI) covers all investable large-, mid- and small-cap securities across India, targeting approximately 99% of the Indian market’s free float adjusted market capitalization.

The MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of small-capitalization securities in developed markets, excluding the United States.

Pertaining to the use of MSCI information. Source: MSCI. The MSCI information may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used as a basis for or a component of any financial instruments or products or indices. None of the MSCI information is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. Historical data and analysis should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance analysis, forecast or prediction. The MSCI information is provided on an “as is” basis and the user of this information assumes the entire risk

of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties or originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages. (www.msci.com)

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged total-return index of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by total market capitalization. The Russell 2000 is widely used in the industry to measure the performance of small-company stocks.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2500 Index is a market-cap weighted index that includes the smallest 2,500 small- and mid-cap stocks covered in the broad-based Russell 3000 of U.S.-based listed equities.

The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is constructed to provide a barometer of the broad growth market.

The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged total return index of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index along with the next smallest 1,000 companies, based on a ranking of all U.S. equities by market capitalization.

The Russell Microcap Growth Index is an unmanaged total return index measuring the performance of the micro-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Pertaining to the use of Russell information. The Wasatch Funds have been developed solely by Wasatch Global Investors. The Funds are not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies. All rights in the Russell Indexes used in these materials vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Index. Russell ® is a trademark of the relevant LSE Group company and is used by any other LSE Group company under license. TMX® is a trademark of TSX, Inc. and used by the LSE Group under license. The Indexes are calculated by or on behalf of FTSE International Limited or

 

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Wasatch Funds Management Discussions   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

INDEX DESCRIPTIONS AND DISCLOSURES (continued)

 

its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of the Wasatch Funds or the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put by Wasatch Global Investors.

You cannot invest directly in these or any indexes.

 

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Wasatch Funds   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Operating Expenses (Unaudited)

 

     Account Value    Expenses Paid
During Period*
   Annualized Expense
Ratio*
Fund/Class and Return    Beginning of Period
April 1, 2023
   End of Period
September 30, 2023

Core Growth Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,046.00      $ 5.90        1.15%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.30      $ 5.82        1.15%

Core Growth Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,046.60      $ 5.44        1.06%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.75      $ 5.37        1.06%

Emerging India Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,156.90      $ 7.79        1.44%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.85      $ 7.28        1.44%

Emerging India Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,156.70      $ 7.14        1.32%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.45      $ 6.68        1.32%

Emerging Markets Select Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 960.90      $ 6.54        1.33%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.40      $ 6.73        1.33%

Emerging Markets Select Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 961.80      $ 5.51        1.12%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.45      $ 5.67        1.12%

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00      $ 9.73        1.94%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.34      $ 9.80        1.94%

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,003.70      $ 8.64        1.72%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.44      $ 8.69        1.72%

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,036.20      $ 11.08        2.17%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.19      $ 10.96        2.17%

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.60      $ 10.05        1.97%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.19      $ 9.95        1.97%

Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.80      $ 7.36        1.46%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.75      $ 7.39        1.46%

Global Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.70      $ 6.86        1.36%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.88        1.36%

Global Select Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 995.20      $ 6.80        1.36%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.88        1.36%

Global Select Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 998.10      $ 4.81        0.96%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.26      $ 4.86        0.96%

Global Value Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 989.20      $ 5.54        1.11%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.50      $ 5.62        1.11%

Global Value Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 989.90      $ 4.84        0.97%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.21      $ 4.91        0.97%

Greater China Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 753.50      $ 6.68        1.52%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.69        1.52%

Greater China Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 753.90      $ 5.54        1.26%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.75      $ 6.38        1.26%

 

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Wasatch Funds    

Operating Expenses (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Account Value    Expenses Paid
During Period*
   Annualized Expense
Ratio*
Fund/Class and Return    Beginning of Period
April 1, 2023
   End of Period
September 30, 2023

International Growth Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 922.30      $ 6.26        1.30%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.55      $ 6.58        1.30%

International Growth Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 922.60      $ 5.78        1.20%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.05      $ 6.07        1.20%

International Opportunities Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 947.70      $ 9.23        1.89%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.59      $ 9.55        1.89%

International Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 945.20      $ 9.17        1.88%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.64      $ 9.50        1.88%

International Select Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 947.30      $ 6.59        1.35%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.30      $ 6.83        1.35%

International Select Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 949.00      $ 4.59        0.94%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.36      $ 4.76        0.94%

Long/Short Alpha Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,072.80      $ 14.50        2.79%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,011.08      $ 14.07        2.79%

Long/Short Alpha Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,074.40      $ 13.10        2.52%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.43      $ 12.71        2.52%

Micro Cap Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 980.60      $ 8.04        1.62%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.95      $ 8.19        1.62%

Micro Cap Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 980.60      $ 7.84        1.58%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.15      $ 7.99        1.58%

Micro Cap Value Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 961.20      $ 8.41        1.71%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.50      $ 8.64        1.71%

Micro Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 961.40      $ 7.92        1.61%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.00      $ 8.14        1.61%

Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,006.50      $ 5.68        1.13%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.40      $ 5.72        1.13%

Small Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,006.70      $ 5.38        1.07%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.70      $ 5.42        1.07%

Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,072.80      $ 6.13        1.18%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.15      $ 5.97        1.18%

Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,073.20      $ 5.72        1.10%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.55      $ 5.57        1.10%

Ultra Growth Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 932.50      $ 5.86        1.21%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.00      $ 6.12        1.21%

Ultra Growth Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 933.40      $ 5.19        1.07%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.70      $ 5.42        1.07%

 

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Wasatch Funds   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Operating Expenses (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Account Value    Expenses Paid
During Period*
   Annualized Expense
Ratio*
Fund/Class and Return    Beginning of Period
April 1, 2023
   End of Period
September 30, 2023

U.S. Select Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.60      $ 5.18        1.02%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.95      $ 5.17        1.02%

U.S. Select Fund — Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.40      $ 4.42        0.87%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.71      $ 4.41        0.87%

U.S. Treasury Fund — Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00      $ 837.50      $ 3.22        0.70%

Hypothetical (5% before expenses)

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.56      $ 3.55        0.70%

*Expenses are equal to a fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the full fiscal year (183/365).

 

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Wasatch Core Growth Fund (WGROX / WIGRX)    

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 99.0%

 

      Application Software 9.5%       
  4,273,981     Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc., Class A*    $ 82,658,792  
  707,199     Five9, Inc.*      45,472,896  
  1,099,397     Guidewire Software, Inc.*      98,945,730  
  1,808,374     PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., Class A*      40,977,755  
  1,141,930     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      36,850,081  
    

 

 

 
     304,905,254  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 4.6%
      
  905,630     Cohen & Steers, Inc.      56,773,945  
  995,319     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      90,016,650  
    

 

 

 
     146,790,595  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 3.6%       
  621,489     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      61,577,130  
  721,613     XPEL, Inc.*      55,643,579  
    

 

 

 
     117,220,709  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 2.4%       
  2,407,481     Valvoline, Inc.      77,617,187  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 1.5%       
  632,166     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      48,790,572  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 4.2%       
  259,501     CSW Industrials, Inc.      45,474,955  
  1,446,669     Trex Co., Inc.*      89,158,211  
    

 

 

 
     134,633,166  
    

 

 

 
      Cargo Ground Transportation 2.1%       
  165,304     Saia, Inc.*      65,898,440  
    

 

 

 
      Distributors 2.6%       
  236,505     Pool Corp.      84,219,430  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 2.3%
      
  508,501     Novanta, Inc.*      72,939,383  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Manufacturing
Services 2.0%
      
  383,246     Fabrinet*      63,856,449  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 3.9%       
  155,841     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      33,293,871  
  307,713     Morningstar, Inc.      72,078,693  
  2,891,061     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      21,162,567  
    

 

 

 
     126,535,131  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.5%       
  171,039     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      33,940,979  
  917,887     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*      13,759,126  
    

 

 

 
     47,700,105  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 3.0%       
  1,041,205     Ensign Group, Inc.      96,759,181  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Health Care Supplies 1.2%       
  2,148,522     Neogen Corp.*    $ 39,833,598  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 0.9%       
  1,882,100     Certara, Inc.*      27,365,734  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 1.4%       
  506,935     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      45,877,618  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 0.9%       
  223,257     Installed Building Products, Inc.      27,882,567  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 2.0%
      
  357,876     Paylocity Holding Corp.*      65,026,069  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 8.2%
      
  780,931     Helios Technologies, Inc.      43,326,052  
  465,844     Kadant, Inc.      105,071,114  
  492,837     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      115,387,927  
    

 

 

 
     263,785,093  
    

 

 

 
      Insurance Brokers 1.1%       
  482,454     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A*      35,957,297  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.9%       
  1,383,245     Moelis & Co., Class A      62,425,847  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 2.8%       
  448,760     Globant SA*      88,787,166  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 1.7%       
  1,111,818     YETI Holdings, Inc.*      53,611,864  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.8%       
  383,540     ICON PLC*      94,446,725  
  247,268     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      59,871,001  
    

 

 

 
     154,317,726  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 3.9%       
  1,738,623     HealthEquity, Inc.*      127,006,410  
    

 

 

 
      Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers 1.2%       
  1,599,374     TriMas Corp.      39,600,500  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.8%       
  555,639     Five Below, Inc.*      89,402,315  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 1.0%       
  483,515     Freshpet, Inc.*      31,853,968  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 2.3%       
  1,815,877     BellRing Brands, Inc.*      74,868,609  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.9%       
  576,170     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      30,012,695  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.3%       
  1,979,632     Bank OZK      73,384,958  
    

 

 

 
      Self-Storage REITs 2.0%       
  2,073,230     National Storage Affiliates Trust      65,804,320  
    

 

 

 
 

 

50


Wasatch Core Growth Fund (WGROX / WIGRX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 1.5%
      
  440,886     Nova Ltd.*    $ 49,573,222  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 1.5%       
  103,574     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      47,851,188  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Consumer
Services 0.7%
      
  3,941,226     Mister Car Wash, Inc.*      21,716,155  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 5.1%       
  717,897     Balchem Corp.      89,047,944  
  741,234     Innospec, Inc.      75,754,115  
    

 

 

 
     164,802,059  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 2.2%       
  426,016     CyberArk Software Ltd.*      69,768,640  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.5%
      
  849,504     Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*      47,037,036  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,416,739,625)
     3,185,418,256  
    

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.0%   
      Insurance Brokers 0.0%       
  540,000     Hagerty, Inc.,
expiring 12/2/2026* *** §§
     982,800  
    

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $1,859,173)
     982,800  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $2,418,598,798) 99.0%
     3,186,401,056  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 1.0%      32,550,036  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 3,218,951,092  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

§§The aggregate value of illiquid holdings at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $982,800 and represented 0.03% of net assets.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Core Growth Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Ireland

      3.0

Israel

      3.7

United States

      93.3
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

51


Wasatch Emerging India Fund (WAINX / WIINX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 97.5%   
      Apparel Retail 6.2%       
  1,336,758     Trent Ltd.    $ 33,411,685  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods 1.5%
      
  17,825     Page Industries Ltd.      8,350,803  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 1.4%       
  207,348     Tube Investments of India Ltd.      7,441,020  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 2.2%
      
  561,862     Aavas Financiers Ltd.*      11,746,977  
    

 

 

 
      Commodity Chemicals 4.6%       
  2,573,488     Berger Paints India Ltd.      17,604,499  
  149,327     Supreme Industries Ltd.      7,411,392  
    

 

 

 
     25,015,891  
    

 

 

 
      Construction Machinery & Heavy
Transportation Equipment 0.9%
      
  590,794     Action Construction Equipment Ltd.      4,883,976  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 13.5%       
  538,025     Bajaj Finance Ltd.      50,465,943  
  1,511,701     Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.      22,112,170  
    

 

 

 
     72,578,113  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 10.2%       
  2,099,929     HDFC Bank Ltd.      38,512,485  
  780,288     Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.      16,261,202  
    

 

 

 
     54,773,687  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Chemicals 0.8%       
  150,276     Pidilite Industries Ltd.      4,407,532  
    

 

 

 
      Food Retail 3.5%       
  421,249     Avenue Supermarts Ltd.*      18,606,199  
    

 

 

 
      Footwear 0.2%       
  351,318     Campus Activewear Ltd.*      1,221,387  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 2.0%       
  1,575,624     Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.      10,763,098  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 8.7%       
  830,544     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      25,198,921  
  3,590,652     Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd.      21,585,098  
    

 

 

 
     46,784,019  
    

 

 

 
      Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.5%       
  282,108     Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd.      2,620,373  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 8.9%
      
  6,659,561     Elgi Equipments Ltd.      40,849,173  
  306,402     GMM Pfaudler Ltd.      6,860,256  
    

 

 

 
     47,709,429  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Interactive Media & Services 2.3%       
  247,995     Info Edge India Ltd.    $ 12,400,223  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 8.7%       
  313,780     LTIMindtree Ltd.      19,605,366  
  395,454     Persistent Systems Ltd.      27,480,996  
    

 

 

 
     47,086,362  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 5.5%       
  655,012     Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.      29,630,378  
    

 

 

 
      Metal, Glass & Plastic
Containers 0.5%
      
  254,644     Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.      2,801,661  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 0.9%       
  311,655     ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.      4,902,380  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 7.0%       
  4,411,685     AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.      37,757,154  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 3.3%       
  322,935     L&T Technology Services Ltd.      17,723,346  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 3.2%       
  454,471     Asian Paints Ltd.      17,273,711  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 1.0%       
  63,917     Tata Elxsi Ltd.      5,546,546  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $336,471,485)
     525,435,950  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $336,471,485) 97.5%§
     525,435,950  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 2.5%      13,605,579  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 539,041,529  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 91.33%.

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Emerging India Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

India

      100.0
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

52


Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund (WAESX / WIESX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 99.1%   
      Airport Services 3.5%       
  950,940     Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
SAB de CV, Class B
   $ 15,629,738  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel Retail 1.6%       
  283,041     Trent Ltd.      7,074,487  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods 1.4%
      
  13,790     Page Industries Ltd.      6,460,453  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 9.6%       
  29,188     MercadoLibre, Inc.*      37,006,881  
  418,907     momo.com, Inc.      6,544,063  
    

 

 

 
     43,550,944  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 9.3%       
  389,495     Bajaj Finance Ltd.      36,534,050  
  369,022     Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.      5,397,812  
    

 

 

 
     41,931,862  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 12.6%       
  1,491,443     HDFC Bank Ltd.      27,352,913  
  4,115,691     NU Holdings Ltd., Class A*      29,838,760  
    

 

 

 
     57,191,673  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Chemicals 1.0%       
  147,625     Pidilite Industries Ltd.      4,329,779  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 4.0%       
  3,332,363     Raia Drogasil SA      18,310,743  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 9.1%
      
  447,765     Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      22,051,049  
  2,626,402     WEG SA      18,951,289  
    

 

 

 
     41,002,338  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 0.8%       
  554,684     Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.      3,789,050  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 1.9%       
  284,287     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      8,625,342  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 0.8%       
  884,500     H World Group Ltd.*      3,478,261  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 2.8%
      
  371,691     Airtac International Group      11,292,957  
  130,222     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.      1,257,109  
    

 

 

 
     12,550,066  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Home Entertainment 2.5%       
  253,991     Sea Ltd., ADR*      11,162,904  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Interactive Media & Services 1.9%       
  220,000     Tencent Holdings Ltd.    $ 8,528,065  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 6.4%       
  147,076     Globant SA*      29,098,987  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.3%       
  226,220     Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.      10,233,376  
  330,138     Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A      3,017,002  
  1,040,813     Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*      6,049,057  
    

 

 

 
     19,299,435  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 1.0%       
  593,544     Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV      4,459,882  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 3.9%       
  2,085,937     AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.      17,852,373  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 1.6%       
  501,500     Meituan, Class B*      7,259,809  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 4.3%
      
  123,900     Lasertec Corp.      19,267,986  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 8.2%       
  126,894     ASPEED Technology, Inc.      10,930,951  
  83,518     LEENO Industrial, Inc.      9,503,951  
  1,325,836     Silergy Corp.      12,567,375  
  1,192,542     Sino Wealth Electronic Ltd., Class A      4,110,738  
    

 

 

 
     37,113,015  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Finance 2.8%       
  2,250,008     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.      12,634,326  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 2.3%       
  280,175     Asian Paints Ltd.      10,649,001  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 0.2%       
  10,520     Tata Elxsi Ltd.      912,897  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.3%
      
  317,077     Dlocal Ltd.*      6,078,366  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $505,581,950)
     448,241,782  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $505,581,950) 99.1%§
     448,241,782  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.9%      4,041,660  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 452,283,442  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 61.40%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   
 

 

53


Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund (WAESX / WIESX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Brazil

      15.0

China

      7.2

Hong Kong

      0.3

India

      31.1

Japan

      4.3

Mexico

      4.5

Singapore

      2.5

South Korea

      2.1

Taiwan

      17.0

United States

      14.7

Uruguay

      1.3
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

54


Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (WAEMX / WIEMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 104.0%   
      Airport Services 4.2%       
  1,295,125     Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
SAB de CV
   $ 14,055,943  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel Retail 3.6%       
  489,492     Trent Ltd.      12,234,640  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 1.4%       
  138,832     Text SA      4,612,085  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 0.5%
      
  8,982,454     VEF AB*      1,789,563  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 1.6%       
  345,960     momo.com, Inc.      5,404,503  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 3.2%
      
  509,672     Aavas Financiers Ltd.*      10,655,828  
    

 

 

 
      Commodity Chemicals 1.4%       
  681,024     Berger Paints India Ltd.      4,658,692  
    

 

 

 
      Communications Equipment 2.4%       
  535,000     Accton Technology Corp.      8,208,063  
    

 

 

 
      Construction Machinery & Heavy
Transportation Equipment 1.0%
      
  415,522     Action Construction Equipment Ltd.      3,435,038  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 1.2%       
  6,941,588     Ngern Tid Lor PCL      3,965,260  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 1.4%       
  7,016,200     Frontken Corp. Bhd.      4,693,143  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 5.1%       
  509,646     Clicks Group Ltd.      6,962,167  
  1,864,668     Raia Drogasil SA      10,246,020  
    

 

 

 
     17,208,187  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 5.8%
      
  395,863     Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      19,495,036  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Components 1.4%       
  461,000     Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.      4,621,043  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 2.9%
      
  761,616     Chroma ATE, Inc.      6,531,432  
  6,886     Honeywell Automation India Ltd.      3,298,879  
    

 

 

 
     9,830,311  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Electronic Manufacturing
Services 2.3%
      
  45,272     Fabrinet*    $ 7,543,221  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 0.7%       
  13,532,100     Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT      2,364,068  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 2.9%       
  316,551     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      9,604,240  
    

 

 

 
      Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.7%       
  252,002     Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd.      2,340,732  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 1.9%       
  16,151,297     Wilcon Depot, Inc.      6,280,552  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 1.6%       
  1,394,570     H World Group Ltd.*      5,484,091  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 0.5%
      
  4,067     Benefit Systems SA      1,643,129  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 4.1%
      
  167,500     Airtac International Group      5,089,094  
  1,427,311     Elgi Equipments Ltd.      8,755,002  
    

 

 

 
     13,844,096  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 3.3%       
  3,416,426     Baltic Classifieds Group PLC      8,128,343  
  57,878     Info Edge India Ltd.      2,894,011  
    

 

 

 
     11,022,354  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 12.0%       
  455,800     FPT Corp.      1,737,588  
  95,972     Globant SA*      18,988,060  
  61,798     LTIMindtree Ltd.      3,861,216  
  225,765     Persistent Systems Ltd.      15,688,923  
    

 

 

 
     40,275,787  
    

 

 

 
      Life & Health Insurance 2.0%       
  942,684     Discovery Ltd.*      6,828,998  
    

 

 

 
      Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers 0.5%       
  164,244     Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.      1,807,056  
    

 

 

 
      Movies & Entertainment 0.5%       
  20,537     JYP Entertainment Corp.      1,705,324  
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Line Insurance 0.4%       
  40,679     Co. for Cooperative Insurance      1,366,650  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 1.7%       
  148,351     Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Co.      5,542,571  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 0.7%       
  9,612,700     Cisarua Mountain Dairy PT TBK      2,469,260  
    

 

 

 
 

 

55


Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (WAEMX / WIEMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Personal Care Products 1.4%       
  331,107     Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd., Class A    $ 4,615,612  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 3.6%       
  1,612,284     Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV      12,114,680  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 8.1%       
  2,572,278     AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.      22,014,694  
  718,662     Regional SAB de CV      5,161,666  
    

 

 

 
     27,176,360  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting
Services 3.8%
      
  21,696,900     CTOS Digital Bhd.      6,464,842  
  115,874     L&T Technology Services Ltd.      6,359,407  
    

 

 

 
     12,824,249  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 2.4%
      
  399,000     Materials Analysis Technology, Inc.      3,269,027  
  68,491     Tokai Carbon Korea Co. Ltd.      4,792,887  
    

 

 

 
     8,061,914  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 9.2%       
  77,651     ASPEED Technology, Inc.      6,689,042  
  116,276     LEENO Industrial, Inc.      13,231,656  
  926,572     Silergy Corp.      8,782,819  
  585,464     Sino Wealth Electronic Ltd., Class A      2,018,116  
    

 

 

 
     30,721,633  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Finance 1.3%       
  770,100     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.      4,324,293  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.3%
      
  227,674     Dlocal Ltd.*      4,364,511  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $249,101,336)
     349,192,716  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $249,101,336) 104.0%§
     349,192,716  
  Liabilities less Other Assets (4.0%)      (13,335,726
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 335,856,990  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 70.25%.

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Brazil

      2.9

China

      3.5

India

      30.8

Indonesia

      1.4

Malaysia

      3.2

Mexico

      9.0

Philippines

      1.8

Poland

      1.8

Saudi Arabia

      2.0

South Africa

      3.9

South Korea

      5.7

Sweden

      0.5

Taiwan

      20.7

Thailand

      1.1

United Kingdom

      2.3

United States

      7.6

Uruguay

      1.3

Vietnam

      0.5
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

56


Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX / WIFMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 101.6%   
      Airport Services 3.3%       
  60,300     Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
SAB de CV
   $ 654,434  
  31,600     Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
SAB de CV, Class B
     519,380  
    

 

 

 
     1,173,814  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 0.9%       
  9,910     Text SA      329,216  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 4.2%
      
  1,197,100     DCVFMVN Diamond ETF      1,305,947  
  891,292     VEF AB*      177,571  
    

 

 

 
     1,483,518  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 8.2%       
  2,265     MercadoLibre, Inc.*      2,871,748  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 13.8%       
  34,176     Bajaj Finance Ltd.      3,205,658  
  80,474     Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.      1,177,121  
  756,978     Ngern Tid Lor PCL      432,410  
    

 

 

 
     4,815,189  
    

 

 

 
      Distillers & Vintners 1.0%       
  129,290     Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.      356,498  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 17.0%       
  1,090,600     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT      621,353  
  619,589     Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC*      2,226,057  
  3,317     Credicorp Ltd.      424,476  
  306,515     NU Holdings Ltd., Class A*      2,222,234  
  12,350     TBC Bank Group PLC      449,787  
    

 

 

 
     5,943,907  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 1.1%       
  566,600     Frontken Corp. Bhd.      378,999  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 5.6%       
  18,958     Clicks Group Ltd.      258,981  
  12,500     Corporativo Fragua SAB de CV      351,449  
  243,048     Raia Drogasil SA      1,335,506  
    

 

 

 
     1,945,936  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 3.9%
      
  188,600     WEG SA      1,360,878  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Manufacturing Services 2.3%       
  4,784     Fabrinet*      797,110  
    

 

 

 
      Food Retail 0.5%       
  2,142     Dino Polska SA*      173,596  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Health Care Facilities 0.8%       
  1,404     Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.    $ 88,235  
  1,009,000     Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT      176,273  
    

 

 

 
     264,508  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 1.9%       
  1,692,800     Wilcon Depot, Inc.      658,258  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 0.9%
      
  806     Benefit Systems SA      325,636  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Home Entertainment 1.2%       
  9,813     Sea Ltd., ADR*      431,281  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 1.9%       
  275,953     Baltic Classifieds Group PLC      656,546  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 15.3%       
  995,366     FPT Corp.      3,794,507  
  7,960     Globant SA*      1,574,886  
    

 

 

 
     5,369,393  
    

 

 

 
      Life & Health Insurance 2.1%       
  100,127     Discovery Ltd.*      725,341  
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Line Insurance 1.1%       
  11,417     Co. for Cooperative Insurance      383,565  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3.0%       
  27,827     Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Co.      1,039,650  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 6.4%       
  299,222     Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV      2,248,350  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.0%       
  98,900     Regional SAB de CV      710,332  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 1.8%       
  2,133,100     CTOS Digital Bhd.      635,582  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 1.4%       
  52,000     Silergy Corp.      492,899  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $30,325,725)
     35,571,750  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $30,325,725) 101.6%§
     35,571,750  
  Liabilities less Other Assets (1.6%)      (564,111
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 35,007,639  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 44.69%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Fund.

 

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   
 

 

57


Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX / WIFMX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Brazil

      13.8

India

      12.3

Indonesia

      2.2

Malaysia

      2.9

Mexico

      12.6

Peru

      1.2

Philippines

      2.9

Poland

      2.3

Saudi Arabia

      4.3

Singapore

      1.2

South Africa

      2.8

Sweden

      0.5

Taiwan

      1.4

Thailand

      1.2

United Kingdom

      3.1

United States

      14.7

Vietnam

      20.6
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

58


Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund (WAGOX / WIGOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 97.6%   
      Apparel Retail 1.2%       
  26,647     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*    $ 2,163,470  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 6.0%       
  32,895     Five9, Inc.*      2,115,148  
  40,462     Guidewire Software, Inc.*      3,641,580  
  58,727     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      1,895,120  
  118,400     Rakus Co. Ltd.      1,624,383  
  196,311     Technology One Ltd.      1,946,767  
    

 

 

 
     11,222,998  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 2.6%
      
  40,968     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      3,705,146  
  116,507     Netwealth Group Ltd.      1,123,540  
    

 

 

 
     4,828,686  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 2.5%       
  28,175     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      2,791,579  
  23,800     XPEL, Inc.*      1,835,218  
    

 

 

 
     4,626,797  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 1.3%       
  75,916     Valvoline, Inc.      2,447,532  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 0.2%       
  127,976     C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*      238,035  
  125,288     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      75,148  
    

 

 

 
     313,183  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 1.8%       
  44,361     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      3,423,782  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 2.5%       
  75,393     Trex Co., Inc.*      4,646,471  
    

 

 

 
      Cargo Ground Transportation 2.8%       
  13,257     Saia, Inc.*      5,284,903  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 1.3%
      
  113,741     Aavas Financiers Ltd.*      2,378,009  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Real Estate Activities 0.5%       
  109,261     Patrizia SE      865,853  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 1.3%       
  59,200     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.      2,351,517  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 2.3%
      
  86,896     Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      4,279,361  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 0.8%       
  203,086     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      1,486,590  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Health Care Equipment 2.5%       
  10,779     DiaSorin SpA    $ 981,563  
  11,887     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      2,358,856  
  90,431     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*      1,355,561  
    

 

 

 
     4,695,980  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 4.0%       
  69,453     Ensign Group, Inc.      6,454,267  
  141,184     Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.      964,429  
    

 

 

 
     7,418,696  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 1.4%       
  86,276     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      2,617,636  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 1.0%       
  105,738     Neogen Corp.*      1,960,383  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 1.7%       
  85,450     JMDC, Inc.      3,099,659  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 1.5%       
  31,794     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      2,877,357  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 0.8%       
  14,671     LGI Homes, Inc.*      1,459,618  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 2.8%
      
  14,535     Paylocity Holding Corp.*      2,641,010  
  148,148     SMS Co. Ltd.      2,517,620  
    

 

 

 
     5,158,630  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 4.1%
      
  32,878     Helios Technologies, Inc.      1,824,071  
  25,296     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      5,922,553  
    

 

 

 
     7,746,624  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 8.4%       
  48,604     Endava PLC, ADR*      2,787,439  
  32,509     Globant SA*      6,431,906  
  32,276     LTIMindtree Ltd.      2,016,645  
  64,182     Persistent Systems Ltd.      4,460,153  
    

 

 

 
     15,696,143  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 1.6%       
  61,855     YETI Holdings, Inc.*      2,982,648  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.4%       
  18,719     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      4,532,431  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 3.7%       
  95,315     HealthEquity, Inc.*      6,962,761  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.8%       
  32,673     Five Below, Inc.*      5,257,086  
    

 

 

 
 

 

59


Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund (WAGOX / WIGOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Packaged Foods & Meats 1.6%       
  46,740     Freshpet, Inc.*    $ 3,079,231  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 1.4%       
  63,200     BellRing Brands, Inc.*      2,605,736  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 1.3%       
  146,161     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      143,238  
  43,973     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      2,290,553  
    

 

 

 
     2,433,791  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 6.8%       
  999,455     AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.      8,553,779  
  109,874     Bank OZK      4,073,029  
    

 

 

 
     12,626,808  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 4.9%       
  201,170     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.      6,703,552  
  45,808     L&T Technology Services Ltd.      2,514,038  
    

 

 

 
     9,217,590  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 1.8%
      
  29,361     Nova Ltd.*      3,301,351  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 5.0%       
  20,400     ASPEED Technology, Inc.      1,757,305  
  28,052     Melexis NV      2,414,285  
  6,626     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      3,061,212  
  230,000     Silergy Corp.      2,180,131  
    

 

 

 
     9,412,933  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 2.2%       
  33,807     Balchem Corp.      4,193,420  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 3.0%       
  21,615     CyberArk Software Ltd.*      3,539,889  
  23,561     Tata Elxsi Ltd.      2,044,560  
    

 

 

 
     5,584,449  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 2.6%
      
  70,119     Diploma PLC      2,559,875  
  214,200     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.      2,283,627  
    

 

 

 
     4,843,502  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.2%
      
  41,000     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      2,237,107  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $148,322,442)
     182,320,722  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $148,322,442) 97.6%§
     182,320,722  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 2.4%      4,449,209  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 186,769,931  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 34.52%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

  See Notes to Financial Statements.   

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      1.7

Belgium

      1.3

Germany

      0.5

India

      14.0

Israel

      3.8

Italy

      0.5

Japan

      11.4

Taiwan

      4.5

United Kingdom

      2.9

United States

      59.4
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

60


Wasatch Global Select Fund (WAGSX / WGGSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 100.2%

 

      Application Software 16.8%       
  9,377     Dassault Systemes SE    $ 348,284  
  6,980     Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*      512,303  
  3,270     Five9, Inc.*      210,261  
  675     HubSpot, Inc.*      332,438  
  1,593     Roper Technologies, Inc.      771,458  
  3,667     Xero Ltd.*      263,723  
    

 

 

 
         2,438,467  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 3.4%       
  386     MercadoLibre, Inc.*      489,402  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 5.5%       
  19,076     Assa Abloy AB, Class B      414,494  
  6,156     Trex Co., Inc.*      379,394  
    

 

 

 
       793,888  
    

 

 

 
      Cargo Ground Transportation 3.9%       
  1,370     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      560,522  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 4.9%       
  7,546     Bajaj Finance Ltd.      707,803  
    

 

 

 
      Distributors 3.7%       
  1,514     Pool Corp.      539,135  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 3.6%       
  28,522     HDFC Bank Ltd.      523,091  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 4.6%       
  15,532     Copart, Inc.*      669,274  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 3.0%       
  10,800     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.      428,993  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components & Equipment 2.2%       
  43,500     WEG SA      313,882  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Components 5.1%       
  8,726     Amphenol Corp., Class A      732,897  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 5.8%       
  1,668     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      356,351  
  2,078     Morningstar, Inc.      486,751  
    

 

 

 
       843,102  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.8%       
  2,794     DiaSorin SpA      254,429  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 1.7%       
  2,316     Coloplast AS, Class B      245,072  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 2.0%       
  8,200     JMDC, Inc.      297,451  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 3.2%       
  7,727     Amadeus IT Group SA      466,731  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 3.0%
      
  1,882     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      440,633  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      IT Consulting & Other Services 2.4%       
  1,755     Globant SA*    $ 347,227  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.0%       
  2,356     ICON PLC*      580,165  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 3.8%       
  7,626     HealthEquity, Inc.*      557,079  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 3.0%       
  2,734     Five Below, Inc.*      439,901  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 3.9%       
  17,180     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.      572,486  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 1.8%
      
  1,700     Lasertec Corp.      264,371  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 3.5%       
  734     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      339,108  
  17,419     Silergy Corp.      165,112  
    

 

 

 
       504,220  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Finance 1.5%       
  39,882     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.      223,947  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 2.1%
      
  3,036     Block, Inc.*      134,373  
  3,138     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      171,221  
    

 

 

 
       305,594  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $14,201,628)
     14,539,762  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $14,201,628) 100.2%§
     14,539,762  
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.2%)      (27,426
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 14,512,336  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 36.85%.

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

61


Wasatch Global Select Fund (WAGSX / WGGSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Global Select Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      1.8

Brazil

      2.2

Canada

      3.5

Denmark

      1.7

France

      2.4

India

      8.5

Ireland

      4.0

Italy

      1.7

Japan

      11.9

Spain

      3.2

Sweden

      2.8

Taiwan

      2.7

United States

      53.6
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

62


Wasatch Global Value Fund (FMIEX / WILCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 97.0%

 

      Aerospace & Defense 2.0%       
  240,000     BAE Systems PLC    $ 2,916,442  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 2.1%       
  40,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,997,600  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 11.7%       
  63,000     Citigroup, Inc.      2,591,190  
  211,000     ING Groep NV, ADR      2,780,980  
  29,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4,205,580  
  46,000     Toronto-Dominion Bank      2,771,345  
  219,000     United Overseas Bank Ltd.      4,561,354  
    

 

 

 
         16,910,449  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Metals & Mining 2.2%       
  112,000     BHP Group Ltd.      3,146,170  
    

 

 

 
      Electric Utilities 10.3%       
  68,000     Duke Energy Corp.      6,001,680  
  53,500     Eversource Energy      3,111,025  
  152,000     Exelon Corp.      5,744,080  
    

 

 

 
       14,856,785  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 0.6%
      
  4,000     Eaton Corp. PLC      853,120  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Manufacturing
Services 2.2%
      
  975,000     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.      3,142,654  
    

 

 

 
      Food Retail 5.0%       
  144,000     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      4,340,115  
  73,000     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.      2,857,963  
    

 

 

 
       7,198,078  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial REITs 2.2%       
  1,900,000     Mapletree Industrial Trust      3,136,464  
    

 

 

 
      Integrated Oil & Gas 8.2%       
  123,000     Suncor Energy, Inc.      4,229,951  
  117,000     TotalEnergies SE      7,692,670  
    

 

 

 
       11,922,621  
    

 

 

 
      Integrated Telecommunication
Services 6.5%
      
  216,000     AT&T, Inc.      3,244,320  
  12,000,000     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT      2,908,881  
  100,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.      3,241,000  
    

 

 

 
       9,394,201  
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Line Insurance 2.2%       
  107,000     AXA SA      3,174,568  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Drilling 2.2%       
  62,000     Noble Corp. PLC      3,140,300  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 2.5%       
  106,000     Kraft Heinz Co.      3,565,840  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 2.3%       
  164,000     Kenvue, Inc.      3,293,120  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Pharmaceuticals 17.5%       
  82,500     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    $ 4,788,300  
  44,655     Johnson & Johnson      6,955,016  
  63,000     Novartis AG      6,434,104  
  70,000     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.      2,485,356  
  137,000     Pfizer, Inc.      4,544,290  
    

 

 

 
       25,207,066  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 2.9%       
  74,000     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      4,171,380  
    

 

 

 
      Rail Transportation 3.4%       
  24,500     Union Pacific Corp.      4,988,935  
    

 

 

 
      Reinsurance 3.5%       
  13,000     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      5,062,883  
    

 

 

 
      Retail REITs 2.1%       
  173,000     Kimco Realty Corp.      3,043,070  
    

 

 

 
      Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals 1.4%
      
  40,000     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.      2,022,164  
    

 

 

 
      Tobacco 4.0%       
  91,000     KT&G Corp.      5,811,459  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $126,564,184)
     139,955,369  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $126,564,184) 97.0%§
     139,955,369  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 3.0%      4,284,372  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 144,239,741  
    

 

 

 
 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 41.38%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Global Value Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      2.2

Canada

      5.0

France

      7.8

Germany

      3.6

Indonesia

      2.1

Japan

      3.8

Netherlands

      5.1

Singapore

      5.5

South Korea

      5.6

Switzerland

      4.6

Taiwan

      2.2

United Kingdom

      2.1

United States

      50.4
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

63


Wasatch Greater China Fund (WAGCX / WGGCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 97.3%

 

      Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 1.7%       
  7,300     Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.    $ 69,420  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 2.3%       
  29,064     Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A      93,094  
    

 

 

 
      Construction Materials 1.1%       
  11,800     Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Class A      43,412  
    

 

 

 
      Distillers & Vintners 7.9%       
  900     Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A      223,211  
  4,500     Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A      96,970  
    

 

 

 
          320,181  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Banks 1.2%       
  11,500     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H      47,743  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 3.7%       
  31,598     Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A      152,191  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components & Equipment 3.5%       
  5,040     Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A      140,781  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Components 4.6%       
  23,300     Shenzhen H&T Intelligent Control Co. Ltd., Class A      45,638  
  14,000     Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.      140,335  
    

 

 

 
       185,973  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 3.7%       
  4,100     Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A      152,348  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 5.9%       
  60,800     H World Group Ltd.*      239,094  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 14.4%
      
  7,100     Airtac International Group      215,717  
  22,763     Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A      208,012  
  16,778     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.      161,968  
    

 

 

 
       585,697  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 4.9%       
  5,200     Tencent Holdings Ltd.      201,572  
    

 

 

 
      Life & Health Insurance 5.7%       
  14,100     AIA Group Ltd.      114,029  
  21,000     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H      119,104  
    

 

 

 
       233,133  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 7.5%       
  13,800     Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A      126,113  
  30,687     Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*      178,348  
    

 

 

 
       304,461  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 1.4%       
  3,900     China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A      57,097  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Packaged Foods & Meats 2.6%       
  11,587     Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A    $ 60,691  
  12,500     Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A      45,599  
    

 

 

 
       106,290  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 3.6%       
  8,037     Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd., Class A      112,035  
  2,782     Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A      35,678  
    

 

 

 
       147,713  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.4%       
  26,500     Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A      97,993  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 3.7%       
  10,300     Meituan, Class B*      149,105  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 8.3%       
  1,814     3peak, Inc., Class A      45,343  
  17,000     Silergy Corp.      161,140  
  38,256     Sino Wealth Electronic Ltd., Class A      131,870  
    

 

 

 
       338,353  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Finance 3.9%       
  28,078     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.      157,665  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 3.3%       
  34,700     Hangzhou Dptech Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A      72,039  
  5,000     Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A*      63,973  
    

 

 

 
       136,012  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $6,368,355)
     3,959,328  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $6,368,355) 97.3%§
     3,959,328  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 2.7%      110,603  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 4,069,931  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 97.28%.

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Greater China Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

China

      76.0

Hong Kong

      7.0

Taiwan

      17.0
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

64


Wasatch International Growth Fund (WAIGX / WIIGX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 99.6%

 

      Aerospace & Defense 2.6%       
  509,081     CAE, Inc.*    $ 11,885,116  
    

 

 

 
      Airport Services 1.8%       
  772,560     Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
SAB de CV
     8,384,564  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods 1.5%
      
  455,978     Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.*      6,687,342  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 8.6%       
  202,909     Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*      14,892,692  
  265,519     Fortnox AB      1,413,346  
  66,775     Kinaxis, Inc.*      7,530,716  
  469,000     Rakus Co. Ltd.      6,434,421  
  1,072,565     Systena Corp.      1,927,784  
  698,531     Technology One Ltd.      6,927,156  
    

 

 

 
         39,126,115  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 2.1%
      
  997,791     Netwealth Group Ltd.      9,622,243  
    

 

 

 
      Brewers 1.4%       
  81,124     Royal Unibrew AS      6,265,240  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 1.3%       
  340,481     B&M European Value Retail SA      2,428,593  
  273,400     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.      3,536,366  
    

 

 

 
       5,964,959  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 2.1%
      
  128,090     Aavas Financiers Ltd.*      2,678,007  
  1,782,034     OSB Group PLC      7,070,459  
    

 

 

 
       9,748,466  
    

 

 

 
      Commodity Chemicals 0.6%       
  374,317     Berger Paints India Ltd.      2,560,598  
    

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering 1.8%       
  1,926,016     Johns Lyng Group Ltd.      8,040,740  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Real Estate Activities 1.2%       
  702,606     Patrizia SE      5,567,895  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 1.3%       
  400,680     Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.      5,869,036  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 4.4%       
  263,921     Clicks Group Ltd.      3,605,369  
  1,045,732     Raia Drogasil SA      5,746,112  
  270,400     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.      10,740,713  
    

 

 

 
       20,092,194  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 2.5%
      
  226,969     Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      11,177,525  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 2.2%
      
  433,048     Halma PLC    $ 10,202,923  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.6%       
  77,469     DiaSorin SpA      7,054,526  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 0.6%       
  411,573     Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.      2,811,458  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 1.2%       
  179,732     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      5,453,116  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 0.6%       
  212,928     Menicon Co. Ltd.      2,737,114  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 3.8%       
  373,327     JMDC, Inc.      13,542,263  
  70,099     Pro Medicus Ltd.      3,740,495  
    

 

 

 
       17,282,758  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 4.4%
      
  718,732     SMS Co. Ltd.      12,214,099  
  185,000     TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.      4,020,661  
  79,500     Visional, Inc.*      3,999,639  
    

 

 

 
         20,234,399  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 3.8%
      
  149,000     Airtac International Group      4,527,015  
  978,599     Elgi Equipments Ltd.      6,002,642  
  117,156     Stabilus SE      6,545,845  
    

 

 

 
       17,075,502  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 3.9%       
  128,100     Kakaku.com, Inc.      1,297,219  
  814,441     Rightmove PLC      5,557,985  
  155,277     Scout24 SE      10,766,677  
    

 

 

 
       17,621,881  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.0%       
  1,307,150     AJ Bell PLC      4,376,278  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 8.3%       
  161,192     Endava PLC, ADR*      9,244,361  
  40,164     Globant SA*      7,946,447  
  46,459     Persistent Systems Ltd.      3,228,541  
  109,818     Reply SpA      10,304,450  
  391,460     Softcat PLC      6,968,481  
    

 

 

 
       37,692,280  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.8%       
  34,182     Gerresheimer AG      3,581,631  
    

 

 

 
      Movies & Entertainment 2.1%       
  168,213     CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA      9,548,366  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 1.0%       
  459,371     JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.      4,585,245  
    

 

 

 
 

 

65


Wasatch International Growth Fund (WAIGX / WIIGX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Property & Casualty Insurance 3.5%       
  195,017     Definity Financial Corp.    $ 5,384,235  
  1,400,805     Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV      10,525,630  
    

 

 

 
       15,909,865  
    

 

 

 
      Publishing 0.6%       
  271,161     Future PLC      2,928,698  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 5.9%       
  1,591,284     AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.      13,618,913  
  235,573     EQB, Inc.      13,077,272  
    

 

 

 
       26,696,185  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 3.5%       
  473,300     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.      15,771,691  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 0.3%
      
  21,852     Tokai Carbon Korea Co. Ltd.      1,529,167  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 4.9%       
  30,500     ASPEED Technology, Inc.      2,627,343  
  65,207     LEENO Industrial, Inc.      7,420,247  
  104,431     Melexis NV      8,987,817  
  350,768     Silergy Corp.      3,324,870  
    

 

 

 
       22,360,277  
    

 

 

 
      Soft Drinks & Non-Alcoholic
Beverages 0.4%
      
  134,752     Fevertree Drinks PLC      1,972,931  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 1.3%       
  681,658     Hexpol AB      6,039,871  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 2.5%       
  68,608     CyberArk Software Ltd.*      11,235,932  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 6.7%
      
  402,292     Diploma PLC      14,686,706  
  713,068     Howden Joinery Group PLC      6,380,202  
  22,281     IMCD NV      2,817,092  
  603,348     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.      6,432,407  
    

 

 

 
       30,316,407  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.5%
      
  126,900     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      6,924,119  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $366,801,912)
     452,934,653  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $366,801,912) 99.6%§
     452,934,653  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.4%      1,720,066  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 454,654,719  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 71.05%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch International Growth Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      6.3

Belgium

      2.0

Brazil

      1.3

Canada

      13.1

Denmark

      1.4

Germany

      7.9

India

      8.0

Israel

      2.5

Italy

      3.8

Japan

      22.1

Mexico

      4.2

Netherlands

      0.6

South Africa

      0.8

South Korea

      2.0

Sweden

      1.6

Taiwan

      4.8

United Kingdom

      15.9

United States

      1.7
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

66


Wasatch International Opportunities Fund (WAIOX / WIIOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 99.5%

 

      Advertising 1.9%       
  576,324     YouGov PLC    $ 5,273,797  
    

 

 

 
      Air Freight & Logistics 1.5%       
  295,819     AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings, Inc.      4,208,060  
    

 

 

 
      Alternative Carriers 1.4%       
  360,307     Chief Telecom, Inc.      3,950,178  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 14.4%       
  31,304     Atoss Software AG      6,468,470  
  1,266,170     Bytes Technology Group PLC      7,705,731  
  21,458     Esker SA      2,830,649  
  974,041     Fortnox AB      5,184,779  
  251,400     m-up Holdings, Inc.      2,151,408  
  52,144     Mensch und Maschine Software SE      2,530,433  
  268,532     Rakus Co. Ltd.      3,684,111  
  815,664     Systena Corp.      1,466,041  
  140,567     Text SA      4,669,723  
  83,896     Vitec Software Group AB, Class B      3,934,860  
    

 

 

 
       40,626,205  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 3.4%
      
  926,131     JTC PLC      8,189,563  
  7,278,148     VEF AB*      1,450,016  
    

 

 

 
       9,639,579  
    

 

 

 
      Brewers 0.8%       
  28,296     Royal Unibrew AS      2,185,312  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 3.7%
      
  251,970     Aavas Financiers Ltd.*      5,267,994  
  807,508     Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Ltd.      5,280,889  
    

 

 

 
         10,548,883  
    

 

 

 
      Commodity Chemicals 2.6%       
  524,042     Berger Paints India Ltd.      3,584,826  
  74,867     Supreme Industries Ltd.      3,715,796  
    

 

 

 
       7,300,622  
    

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering 3.1%       
  2,070,675     Johns Lyng Group Ltd.      8,644,664  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 2.7%       
  101,612     Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA      2,680,361  
  465,350     Premium Group Co. Ltd.      4,954,499  
    

 

 

 
       7,634,860  
    

 

 

 
      Data Processing & Outsourced
Services 0.4%
      
  441,200     Infomart Corp.      1,183,110  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 6.0%       
  590,400     Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.      8,647,995  
  2,695,562     Johnson Service Group PLC      4,451,100  
  914,837     Prestige International, Inc.      3,780,534  
    

 

 

 
       16,879,629  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 4.4%
      
  976,836     DiscoverIE Group PLC    $ 8,080,659  
  87,631     Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      4,315,557  
    

 

 

 
       12,396,216  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 1.2%
      
  150,594     Nayax Ltd.*      3,487,789  
    

 

 

 
      Food Retail 1.9%       
  46,785     Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.      2,675,088  
  2,429,800     Sheng Siong Group Ltd.      2,700,243  
    

 

 

 
       5,375,331  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 3.5%       
  137,489     Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.      4,171,452  
  933,763     Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Ltd.      5,613,289  
    

 

 

 
       9,784,741  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 5.4%       
  119,506     Nexus AG      6,509,439  
  160,158     Pro Medicus Ltd.      8,546,059  
    

 

 

 
       15,055,498  
    

 

 

 
      Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.6%       
  168,769     Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd.      1,567,618  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 0.2%       
  28,500     Temairazu, Inc.      480,323  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 1.8%
      
  5,667     Benefit Systems SA      2,289,553  
  161,662     SMS Co. Ltd.      2,747,277  
    

 

 

 
       5,036,830  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 2.2%
      
  649,661     Elgi Equipments Ltd.      3,984,965  
  100,380     GMM Pfaudler Ltd.      2,247,480  
    

 

 

 
       6,232,445  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 4.1%       
  2,186,913     Baltic Classifieds Group PLC      5,203,092  
  351,424     Hemnet Group AB      6,204,694  
    

 

 

 
         11,407,786  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.7%       
  447,492     AJ Bell PLC      1,498,183  
  144,300     Strike Co. Ltd.      3,228,988  
    

 

 

 
       4,727,171  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 6.4%       
  12,962     Adesso SE      1,400,842  
  38,589     Aubay      1,579,257  
  297,102     Avant Group Corp.      2,583,441  
  98,289     Base Co. Ltd.      2,829,929  
  156,653     Cigniti Technologies Ltd.      1,473,842  
  95,223     Digital Value SpA      5,058,789  
  1,947,576     Kin & Carta PLC*      1,969,901  
  16,181     Nagarro SE*      1,167,293  
    

 

 

 
       18,063,294  
    

 

 

 
 

 

67


Wasatch International Opportunities Fund (WAIOX / WIIOX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.2%       
  137,800     Ergomed PLC*    $ 2,259,314  
  172,824     Tarsons Products Ltd.*      1,092,911  
    

 

 

 
       3,352,225  
    

 

 

 
      Metal, Glass & Plastic
Containers 0.9%
      
  218,979     Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.      2,409,265  
    

 

 

 
      Movies & Entertainment 0.2%       
  46,880     NexTone, Inc.*      541,433  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 0.8%       
  120,091     Musti Group Oyj*      2,280,716  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 0.4%       
  728,879     Cloetta AB, Class B      1,217,648  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 1.2%       
  431,912     Sarantis SA      3,356,297  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.8%       
  237,983     JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.      2,375,444  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 2.3%       
  855,098     Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV      6,425,195  
    

 

 

 
      Publishing 1.2%       
  318,454     Future PLC      3,439,491  
    

 

 

 
      Real Estate Services 0.6%       
  29,544     AZOOM Co. Ltd.      1,616,663  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.2%       
  109,911     EQB, Inc.      6,101,446  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 6.2%       
  8,037,618     CTOS Digital Bhd.      2,394,901  
  82,015     Funai Soken Holdings, Inc.      1,430,956  
  140,837     Management Solutions Co. Ltd.      2,640,255  
  287,214     NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.      2,103,029  
  635,800     SIGMAXYZ Holdings, Inc.      6,681,887  
  369,247     Talenom Oyj      2,131,510  
    

 

 

 
         17,382,538  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 0.0%       
  630,045     Patisserie Holdings PLC* *** §§      7,687  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 2.2%
      
  549,059     Materials Analysis Technology, Inc.      4,498,467  
  25,875     Tokai Carbon Korea Co. Ltd.      1,810,690  
    

 

 

 
       6,309,157  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 2.9%       
  44,772     Elmos Semiconductor SE      3,011,737  
  45,212     LEENO Industrial, Inc.      5,144,911  
    

 

 

 
       8,156,648  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Systems Software 0.3%       
  39,655     TECSYS, Inc.    $ 817,478  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 0.8%
      
  421,431     Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC      2,247,001  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $245,832,122)
     279,726,273  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $245,832,122) 99.5%§
     279,726,273  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 0.5%      1,541,992  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 281,268,265  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 69.86%.

 

§§The aggregate value of illiquid holdings at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $7,687 and represented 0.00% of net assets.

 

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch International Opportunities Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      6.1

Canada

      2.5

Denmark

      0.8

Finland

      1.6

France

      1.6

Germany

      7.5

Greece

      1.2

India

      12.5

Israel

      2.2

Italy

      2.8

Japan

      20.5

Malaysia

      0.8

Mexico

      2.3

Poland

      2.5

Singapore

      1.0

South Korea

      3.2

Sweden

      6.4

Taiwan

      4.6

United Kingdom

      19.9
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

68


Wasatch International Select Fund (WAISX / WGISX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 98.6%

 

      Aerospace & Defense 5.1%       
  8,703     CAE, Inc.*    $ 203,182  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods 4.3%       
  94     Hermes International SCA      171,346  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 12.4%       
  4,502     Dassault Systemes SE      167,215  
  2,526     Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*      185,398  
  2,021     Xero Ltd.*      145,346  
    

 

 

 
          497,959  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody Banks 3.5%       
  125     Partners Group Holding AG      140,324  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 4.1%       
  2,381     Dollarama, Inc.      164,045  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 6.5%       
  8,485     Assa Abloy AB, Class B      184,367  
  1,015     Kingspan Group PLC      75,804  
    

 

 

 
       260,171  
    

 

 

 
      Drug Retail 4.5%       
  4,500     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.      178,747  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment & Instruments 3.8%       
  6,387     Halma PLC      150,482  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 2.5%       
  1,088     DiaSorin SpA      99,076  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 3.1%       
  1,181     Coloplast AS, Class B      124,970  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 3.6%       
  4,001     JMDC, Inc.      145,135  
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 4.4%       
  2,928     Amadeus IT Group SA      176,859  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 3.2%
      
  202     Rational AG      127,806  
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 9.5%       
  1,612     REA Group Ltd.      159,205  
  3,180     Scout24 SE      220,497  
    

 

 

 
       379,702  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 7.5%       
  2,351     Endava PLC, ADR*      134,830  
  1,100     Obic Co. Ltd.      166,672  
    

 

 

 
       301,502  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.9%       
  637     ICON PLC*      156,861  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Real Estate Services 4.8%       
  1,328     FirstService Corp.    $ 193,160  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 5.2%       
  6,300     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.      209,934  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors 2.4%       
  9,200     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.      98,083  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 4.3%
      
  93     Adyen NV*      68,953  
  1,900     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      103,671  
    

 

 

 
       172,624  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $3,998,692)
     3,951,968  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $3,998,692) 98.6%§
     3,951,968  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 1.4%      54,376  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 4,006,344  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation model as a percent of net assets was 72.75%.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch International Select Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      7.7

Canada

      18.9

Denmark

      3.2

France

      8.6

Germany

      8.8

Ireland

      5.9

Italy

      2.5

Japan

      22.8

Netherlands

      1.7

Spain

      4.5

Sweden

      4.7

Switzerland

      3.5

United Kingdom

      7.2
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

69


Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund (WALSX / WGLSX)    

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 111.7%

 

      Apparel Retail 1.3%       
  19,106     Shoe Carnival, Inc.    $ 459,117  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 11.5%       
  10,311     Five9, Inc.*      662,997  
  9,788     Guidewire Software, Inc.* ††      880,920  
  1,585     HubSpot, Inc.* ††      780,613  
  1,974     Roper Technologies, Inc.††      955,969  
  3,237     Workday, Inc., Class A* ††      695,469  
    

 

 

 
          3,975,968  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 2.7%
      
  10,152     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A††      918,147  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 1.8%       
  19,230     Valvoline, Inc.      619,975  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 1.9%       
  43,855     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      64,905  
  69,480     C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*      129,233  
  4,409     Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.* ††      61,285  
  20,031     Nkarta, Inc.*      27,843  
  14,331     Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      112,642  
  179,325     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      107,559  
  13,315     Viking Therapeutics, Inc.* ††      147,397  
    

 

 

 
       650,864  
    

 

 

 
      Broadcasting 1.8%       
  41,892     TEGNA, Inc.††      610,366  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 1.5%       
  8,404     Trex Co., Inc.* ††      517,939  
    

 

 

 
      Casinos & Gaming 0.8%       
  9,992     NeoGames SA*      269,784  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 1.5%       
  63,216     EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      521,532  
    

 

 

 
      Data Processing & Outsourced
Services 2.4%
      
  10,182     Concentrix Corp.††      815,680  
    

 

 

 
      Distributors 3.3%       
  3,157     Pool Corp.††      1,124,208  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 1.9%
      
  9,443     Cognex Corp.††      400,761  
  1,820     Novanta, Inc.* ††      261,061  
    

 

 

 
       661,822  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Manufacturing Services 2.3%       
  4,695     Fabrinet*      782,281  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 4.8%       
  4,229     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.††      903,484  
  3,172     Morningstar, Inc.††      743,009  
    

 

 

 
       1,646,493  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Health Care Equipment 4.1%       
  4,908     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.* ††    $ 973,943  
  28,938     Silk Road Medical, Inc.* ††      433,781  
    

 

 

 
          1,407,724  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 3.1%       
  11,451     Ensign Group, Inc.††      1,064,141  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 3.6%       
  7,569     Addus HomeCare Corp.* ††      644,803  
  53,058     Pennant Group, Inc.*      590,536  
    

 

 

 
       1,235,339  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 2.1%       
  4,546     UFP Technologies, Inc.* ††      733,952  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 2.2%       
  8,386     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A* ††      758,933  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 2.5%       
  13,582     Skyline Champion Corp.* ††      865,445  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 3.2%
      
  6,081     Paylocity Holding Corp.* ††      1,104,918  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 7.2%
      
  5,346     Kadant, Inc.††      1,205,790  
  5,430     RBC Bearings, Inc.* ††      1,271,326  
    

 

 

 
       2,477,116  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.6%       
  12,361     Moelis & Co., Class A††      557,852  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 4.4%       
  4,978     Globant SA* ††      984,897  
  44,367     Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*      540,390  
    

 

 

 
       1,525,287  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 3.4%       
  16,469     Vista Outdoor, Inc.*      545,453  
  12,771     YETI Holdings, Inc.* ††      615,818  
    

 

 

 
       1,161,271  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.8%       
  3,950     Medpace Holdings, Inc.* ††      956,414  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 4.0%       
  19,144     HealthEquity, Inc.* ††      1,398,469  
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Sector Holdings 1.0%       
  18,607     Cannae Holdings, Inc.* ††      346,834  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.0%       
  13,767     Cactus, Inc., Class A††      691,241  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 2.2%       
  32,716     Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A††      749,524  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.4%       
  5,180     Five Below, Inc.* ††      833,462  
    

 

 

 
 

 

70


Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund (WALSX / WGLSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Packaged Foods & Meats 1.4%       
  7,559     Freshpet, Inc.* ††    $ 497,987  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 3.3%       
  143,726     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      140,852  
  19,093     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* ††      994,554  
    

 

 

 
          1,135,406  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 1.7%       
  10,625     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.††      598,931  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.4%       
  22,068     Bank OZK††      818,061  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 2.8%       
  8,066     ICF International, Inc.††      974,453  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 2.4%       
  1,811     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.††      836,682  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 2.9%       
  9,860     Innospec, Inc.††      1,007,692  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors 2.2%       
  7,744     Transcat, Inc.* ††      758,680  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.3%
      
  10,159     Block, Inc.* ††      449,637  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $38,487,647)
     38,519,627  
    

 

 

 
  COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (32.4%)

 

      Aerospace & Defense 0.7%       
  (15,295   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*      (246,861
    

 

 

 
      Alternative Carriers 0.7%       
  (170,886   Globalstar, Inc.*      (223,861
    

 

 

 
      Aluminum 0.6%       
  (29,376   Century Aluminum Co.*      (211,213
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 2.6%       
  (11,248   Alteryx, Inc., Class A*      (423,937
  (18,610   Domo, Inc., Class B*      (182,564
  (4,951   Nutanix, Inc., Class A*      (172,691
  (20,371   Yext, Inc.*      (128,948
    

 

 

 
       (908,140
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 0.6%
      
  (2,129   Ares Management Corp., Class A      (219,010
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 0.4%       
  (833   Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*      (140,852
    

 

 

 
      Broadcasting 0.6%       
  (61,630   iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*      (194,751
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Building Products 0.5%       
  (11,690   JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*    $ (156,178
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 0.7%
      
  (19,905   TFS Financial Corp.      (235,277
    

 

 

 
      Commercial Printing 0.4%       
  (7,447   Deluxe Corp.      (140,674
    

 

 

 
      Commodity Chemicals 0.3%       
  (17,574   PureCycle Technologies, Inc.*      (98,590
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 1.2%
      
  (16,216   Plug Power, Inc.*      (123,242
  (28,710   Stem, Inc.*      (121,730
  (13,114   Sunrun, Inc.*      (164,712
    

 

 

 
       (409,684
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 0.7%
      
  (85,305   SmartRent, Inc.*      (222,646
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 2.4%       
  (8,402   Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*      (108,974
  (16,926   Nevro Corp.*      (325,318
  (27,365   Pulmonx Corp.*      (282,680
  (35,442   Sight Sciences, Inc.*      (119,440
    

 

 

 
       (836,412
    

 

 

 
      Health Care REITs 0.7%       
  (3,019   Welltower, Inc.      (247,316
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 0.6%       
  (181,668   American Well Corp., Class A*      (212,551
    

 

 

 
      Heavy Electrical Equipment 0.6%       
  (14,899   Bloom Energy Corp., Class A*      (197,561
    

 

 

 
      Hotel & Resort REITs 0.4%       
  (11,702   Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      (144,169
    

 

 

 
      Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 0.8%       
  (1,287   Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A      (136,525
  (19,749   Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*      (142,193
    

 

 

 
       (278,718
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 1.0%
      
  (5,114   Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      (346,985
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Home Entertainment 0.8%       
  (9,823   ROBLOX Corp., Class A*      (284,474
    

 

 

 
      Interactive Media & Services 0.6%       
  (99,158   Angi, Inc.*      (196,333
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.6%       
  (219   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      (242,667
  (2,772   Revvity, Inc.      (306,861
    

 

 

 
            (549,528
    

 

 

 
 

 

71


Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund (WALSX / WGLSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Mortgage REITs 1.0%       
  (25,448   Chimera Investment Corp.    $ (138,946
  (23,412   Rithm Capital Corp.      (217,497
    

 

 

 
       (356,443
    

 

 

 
      Movies & Entertainment 0.8%       
  (13,807   Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A      (274,759
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Family Residential REITs 0.5%       
  (13,719   Elme Communities      (187,127
    

 

 

 
      Multi-Utilities 0.3%       
  (3,188   CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      (85,598
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.3%       
  (2,651   Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*      (95,277
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 0.7%       
  (42,121   Leslie’s, Inc.*      (238,405
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 0.2%       
  (646   J M Smucker Co.      (79,400
    

 

 

 
      Passenger Airlines 0.7%       
  (21,325   Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      (134,987
  (16,688   Joby Aviation, Inc.*      (107,638
    

 

 

 
           (242,625
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 0.7%       
  (22,725   Coty, Inc., Class A*      (249,293
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.6%       
  (21,731   Viatris, Inc.      (214,268
    

 

 

 
      Real Estate Development 0.7%       
  (3,323   Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.*      (246,334
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 0.7%       
  (15,303   CVB Financial Corp.      (253,571
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 0.8%       
  (27,834   Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.      (278,062
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 0.9%       
  (27,411   Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A*      (322,079
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 0.9%       
  (28,494   SkyWater Technology, Inc.*      (171,534
  (3,717   Wolfspeed, Inc.*      (141,618
    

 

 

 
       (313,152
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Telecom Tower REITs 0.8%       
  (1,406   SBA Communications Corp.    $ (281,439
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors 1.1%       
  (6,196   FTAI Aviation Ltd.      (220,268
  (8,505   Xometry, Inc., Class A*      (144,415
    

 

 

 
       (364,683
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 0.6%
      
  (9,751   Affirm Holdings, Inc.*      (207,404
    

 

 

 
      Water Utilities 0.6%       
  (4,084   California Water Service Group      (193,214
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments Sold Short
(proceeds $14,247,432)(32.4%)
     (11,184,917
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments, Net of Investments Sold Short
(cost $24,240,215) 79.3%
     27,334,710  
    

 

 

 
  Other Assets less Liabilities 20.7%      7,139,561  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 34,474,271  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

††All or a portion of this security has been designated as collateral for short sales.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund’s investments, excluding securities sold short were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Israel

      0.7

United States

      99.3
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

72


Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX / WGICX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 95.5%

 

      Advertising 0.8%       
  256,928     Thryv Holdings, Inc.*    $ 4,822,539  
    

 

 

 
      Aerospace & Defense 0.9%       
  124,023     Ducommun, Inc.*      5,396,241  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel Retail 2.1%       
  148,263     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      12,037,473  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 8.1%       
  210,175     Agilysys, Inc.*      13,905,178  
  717,416     Applied Digital Corp.*      4,476,676  
  466,987     CS Disco, Inc.*      3,100,794  
  586,589     Enfusion, Inc., Class A*      5,261,703  
  229,874     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      7,418,034  
  118,543     Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*      5,912,925  
  858,875     Weave Communications, Inc.*      6,999,831  
    

 

 

 
       47,075,141  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 1.3%
      
  968,689     GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A      7,517,027  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 3.9%       
  105,301     Patrick Industries, Inc.      7,903,893  
  193,420     XPEL, Inc.*      14,914,616  
    

 

 

 
     22,818,509  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 2.7%       
  803,916     Allovir, Inc.*      1,728,419  
  340,062     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      503,292  
  511,415     BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.*      3,196,344  
  609,978     BriaPro Therapeutics Corp.* ***      24,399  
  83,578     Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,724,214  
  140,110     Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,255,386  
  118,822     Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,651,626  
  368,325     MacroGenics, Inc.*      1,716,394  
  276,809     Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,175,719  
  1,180,362     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      707,981  
  100,595     Viking Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,113,587  
    

 

 

 
     15,797,361  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 3.4%       
  55,256     CSW Industrials, Inc.      9,683,062  
  955,159     Janus International Group, Inc.*      10,220,201  
    

 

 

 
     19,903,263  
    

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering 3.2%       
  520,267     Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*      19,020,962  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 1.5%       
  1,044,587     EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      8,617,843  
    

 

 

 
      Data Processing & Outsourced
Services 0.9%
      
  484,888     TaskUS, Inc., Class A*      5,033,137  
    

 

 

 
      Distillers & Vintners 0.1%       
  843,723     Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.*      480,078  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 1.6%
      
  306,623     Allient, Inc.    $ 9,480,783  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 3.4%
      
  287,582     Napco Security Technologies, Inc.      6,398,699  
  494,256     nLight, Inc.*      5,140,262  
  68,740     OSI Systems, Inc.*      8,114,070  
    

 

 

 
     19,653,031  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 1.0%       
  821,455     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      6,013,051  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.9%       
  373,285     Paragon 28, Inc.*      4,684,727  
  416,526     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*      6,243,724  
    

 

 

 
       10,928,451  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 5.2%       
  197,022     Addus HomeCare Corp.*      16,784,304  
  309,055     Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      5,219,939  
  763,917     Pennant Group, Inc.*      8,502,396  
    

 

 

 
     30,506,639  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 3.1%       
  197,005     OrthoPediatrics Corp.*      6,304,160  
  75,161     UFP Technologies, Inc.*      12,134,743  
    

 

 

 
     18,438,903  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 1.4%       
  191,027     Simulations Plus, Inc.      7,965,826  
    

 

 

 
      Home Furnishings 0.5%       
  1,636,593     Purple Innovation, Inc.      2,798,574  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 1.2%       
  309,073     Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A*      6,870,693  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 1.8%
      
  510,014     Asure Software, Inc.*      4,824,732  
  497,674     DLH Holdings Corp.*      5,807,856  
    

 

 

 
     10,632,588  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 6.9%
      
  170,764     Helios Technologies, Inc.      9,473,987  
  77,524     Kadant, Inc.      17,485,538  
  368,678     Kornit Digital Ltd.*      6,971,701  
  4,363,506     Markforged Holding Corp.*      6,327,084  
    

 

 

 
     40,258,310  
    

 

 

 
      Insurance Brokers 1.9%       
  151,381     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A*      11,282,426  
    

 

 

 
      Internet Services &
Infrastructure 1.3%
      
  774,572     BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1*      7,645,026  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 2.3%       
  1,083,810     Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*      13,200,806  
    

 

 

 
 

 

73


Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX / WGICX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Leisure Facilities 1.4%       
  523,749     Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A*    $ 8,118,110  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 1.1%       
  282,720     MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.*      6,282,038  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.3%       
  524,247     Inotiv, Inc.*      1,614,681  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 2.4%       
  573,987     DMC Global, Inc.*        14,045,462  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 1.5%       
  134,232     Freshpet, Inc.*      8,843,204  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.7%       
  72,301     Arvinas, Inc.*      1,419,992  
  1,495,196     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,465,292  
  7,810,171     PharmaCielo Ltd.*      1,150,034  
    

 

 

 
     4,035,318  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 3.1%       
  391,029     Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.      17,866,115  
    

 

 

 
      Research & Consulting Services 2.5%       
  120,054     ICF International, Inc.      14,503,724  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 2.4%       
  223,147     Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      7,939,570  
  89,725     Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A*      5,932,617  
    

 

 

 
     13,872,187  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 5.8%
      
  106,402     Nova Ltd.*      11,963,841  
  254,935     PDF Solutions, Inc.*      8,259,894  
  492,942     Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      13,856,599  
    

 

 

 
     34,080,334  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 2.8%       
  141,460     Impinj, Inc.*      7,784,544  
  76,073     SiTime Corp.*      8,691,340  
    

 

 

 
     16,475,884  
    

 

 

 
      Soft Drinks & Non-Alcoholic
Beverages 1.1%
      
  257,075     Vita Coco Co., Inc.*      6,694,233  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 2.9%       
  68,101     CyberArk Software Ltd.*      11,152,901  
  127,550     Rapid7, Inc.*      5,839,239  
    

 

 

 
     16,992,140  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 2.9%
      
  175,285     Transcat, Inc.*      17,172,671  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 2.2%
      
  1,499,417     Cantaloupe, Inc.*      9,371,356  
  892,711     Payfare, Inc.*      3,555,727  
    

 

 

 
     12,927,083  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $533,639,549)
     557,717,865  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.4%

 

      Textiles 1.4%  
  339,559     Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.* *** †    $ 8,292,031  
    

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $10,000,013)
     8,292,031  
    

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.1%

 

      Pharmaceuticals 0.1%       
  1,202,790     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026* *** †      192,446  
  45,000     IM Cannabis Corp., expiring 5/7/2026* *** †       
    

 

 

 
     192,446  
    

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $1,230,197)
     192,446  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $544,869,759) 97.0%
     566,202,342  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 3.0%      17,752,642  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 583,954,984  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 9). The aggregate value of securities purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $8,508,876 and represented 1.46% of net assets.

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Micro Cap Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Canada

      1.4

Israel

      5.3

United States

      93.3
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

74


Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund (WAMVX / WGMVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 96.2%

 

      Aerospace & Defense 0.9%       
  59,266     Ducommun, Inc.*    $ 2,578,664  
    

 

 

 
      Agricultural Products & Services 0.2%       
  63,383     Winfarm SAS*      536,093  
    

 

 

 
      Air Freight & Logistics 1.0%       
  495,000     Radiant Logistics, Inc.*      2,796,750  
    

 

 

 
      Apparel Retail 0.9%       
  103,000     Shoe Carnival, Inc.      2,475,090  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 3.7%       
  144,000     Fund Technologies PLC*      2,564,493  
  197,942     Red Violet, Inc.*      3,960,819  
  459,000     Weave Communications, Inc.*      3,740,850  
    

 

 

 
       10,266,162  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 0.8%
      
  637,021     Fiducian Group Ltd.      2,319,000  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 0.9%       
  33,000     Patrick Industries, Inc.      2,476,980  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 0.7%       
  439,000     CarParts.com, Inc.*      1,808,680  
    

 

 

 
      Casinos & Gaming 0.8%       
  518,000     Full House Resorts, Inc.*      2,211,860  
    

 

 

 
      Commercial & Residential Mortgage
Finance 1.0%
      
  407,262     Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Ltd.      2,663,386  
    

 

 

 
      Communications Equipment 3.6%       
  136,614     Digi International, Inc.*      3,688,578  
  349,500     Harmonic, Inc.*      3,365,685  
  687,000     Lantronix, Inc.*      3,057,150  
    

 

 

 
     10,111,413  
    

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering 5.4%       
  128,000     Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.*      3,587,840  
  175,000     Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*      6,398,000  
  66,739     Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*      4,903,982  
    

 

 

 
     14,889,822  
    

 

 

 
      Consumer Finance 1.7%       
  554,614     EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      4,575,565  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Metals & Mining 0.8%       
  773,000     Foran Mining Corp.*      2,111,415  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Real Estate Activities 1.2%       
  137,000     RMR Group, Inc., Class A      3,359,240  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Diversified Support Services 1.2%       
  2,026,000     Johnson Service Group PLC    $ 3,345,473  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components &
Equipment 1.0%
      
  87,000     Allient, Inc.      2,690,040  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment &
Instruments 1.5%
      
  336,966     Luna Innovations, Inc.*      1,974,621  
  100,653     Napco Security Technologies, Inc.      2,239,529  
    

 

 

 
     4,214,150  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Manufacturing
Services 1.3%
      
  127,691     Kimball Electronics, Inc.*      3,496,180  
    

 

 

 
      Environmental & Facilities
Services 1.0%
      
  274,000     Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A      2,734,520  
    

 

 

 
      Food Distributors 1.1%       
  144,317     Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*      3,056,634  
    

 

 

 
      Food Retail 1.4%       
  136,000     Halows Co. Ltd.      3,823,271  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.3%       
  482,557     Biomerica, Inc.*      414,082  
  108,000     Inmode Ltd.*      3,289,680  
    

 

 

 
     3,703,762  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 6.5%       
  48,000     Addus HomeCare Corp.*      4,089,120  
  130,600     Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      3,237,574  
  390,700     InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*      3,766,348  
  282,000     Pennant Group, Inc.*      3,138,660  
  541,000     Viemed Healthcare, Inc.*      3,640,930  
    

 

 

 
       17,872,632  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 1.0%       
  89,000     OrthoPediatrics Corp.*      2,848,000  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 3.1%       
  528,000     Instem PLC*      5,363,071  
  61,155     Nexus AG      3,331,086  
    

 

 

 
     8,694,157  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 3.3%       
  144,000     Skyline Champion Corp.*      9,175,681  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 3.8%
      
  182,000     Graham Corp.*      3,021,200  
  34,000     John Bean Technologies Corp.      3,574,760  
  15,000     Kadant, Inc.      3,383,250  
  36,000     Kornit Digital Ltd.*      680,760  
    

 

 

 
     10,659,970  
    

 

 

 
 

 

75


Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund (WAMVX / WGMVX)    

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Integrated Telecommunication
Services 0.8%
      
  167,332     Ooma, Inc.*    $ 2,176,989  
    

 

 

 
      Internet Services &
Infrastructure 1.4%
      
  387,000     BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1*          3,819,690  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking & Brokerage 1.8%       
  268,000     JDC Group AG*      4,901,834  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 1.5%       
  350,200     Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*      4,265,436  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.7%       
  254,000     Ergomed PLC*      4,164,482  
  162,234     Inotiv, Inc.*      499,681  
    

 

 

 
     4,664,163  
    

 

 

 
      Mortgage REITs 0.6%       
  146,000     AFC Gamma, Inc.      1,714,040  
    

 

 

 
      Movies & Entertainment 0.4%       
  758,300     Thunderbird Entertainment Group, Inc.*      1,194,745  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production 1.2%
      
  201,000     HighPeak Energy, Inc.      3,392,880  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 3.6%       
  366,000     Hilton Food Group PLC      3,190,886  
  1,707,000     LT Foods Ltd.      3,410,495  
  779,000     Mama’s Creations, Inc.*      3,404,230  
    

 

 

 
     10,005,611  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 2.2%       
  566,000     Biote Corp., Class A*      2,897,920  
  213,685     Harrow, Inc.*      3,070,653  
    

 

 

 
     5,968,573  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 3.7%       
  82,000     HCI Group, Inc.      4,451,780  
  339,000     Kingsway Financial Services, Inc.*      2,559,450  
  120,033     Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.*      3,284,103  
    

 

 

 
     10,295,333  
    

 

 

 
      Publishing 1.0%       
  74,000     Scholastic Corp.      2,822,360  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 5.8%       
  108,000     Axos Financial, Inc.*      4,088,880  
  144,000     California BanCorp*      2,894,400  
  143,000     Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.      6,533,670  
  136,000     First Western Financial, Inc.*      2,468,400  
    

 

 

 
     15,985,350  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Research & Consulting Services 3.0%       
  49,000     ICF International, Inc.    $ 5,919,690  
  2,129,000     Knights Group Holdings PLC      2,436,542  
    

 

 

 
     8,356,232  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 1.1%       
  252,000     GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.*      2,933,280  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 1.9%
      
  187,445     Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      5,269,079  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 2.8%       
  68,000     Impinj, Inc.*      3,742,040  
  35,163     SiTime Corp.*      4,017,373  
    

 

 

 
     7,759,413  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Finance 1.0%       
  95,000     A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.      2,786,350  
    

 

 

 
      Steel 1.2%       
  70,000     Haynes International, Inc.      3,256,400  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 1.5%       
  92,600     Rapid7, Inc.*      4,239,228  
    

 

 

 
      Technology Distributors 0.0%       
  2,572     Climb Global Solutions, Inc.      110,622  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 5.1%
      
  142,948     ADENTRA, Inc.      3,228,894  
  111,000     Global Industrial Co.      3,718,500  
  162,000     Karat Packaging, Inc.      3,735,720  
  284,800     NOW, Inc.*      3,380,576  
    

 

 

 
       14,063,690  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 0.9%
      
  118,000     i3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*      2,494,520  
    

 

 

 
      Water Utilities 0.9%       
  84,000     Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.      2,388,960  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $221,573,785)
     266,359,368  
    

 

 

 
  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MEMBERSHIP INTEREST 0.0%

 

      Pharmaceuticals 0.0%       
  50,528     Regenacy Pharmaceuticals LLC* *** †      505  
    

 

 

 
  Total Limited Liability Company Membership Interest
(cost $30,001)
     505  
    

 

 

 
 

 

76


Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund (WAMVX / WGMVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
  WARRANTS 0.0%

 

      Trading Companies & Distributors 0.0%       
  1,447     Greenlane Holdings, Inc., expiring 2/24/2026* *** †    $  
    

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $396,902)
      
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $222,000,688) 96.2%§
     266,359,873  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 3.8%      10,633,491  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 276,993,364  
    

 

 

 
     

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using
unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities
Act of 1933 (see Note 9). The aggregate value of securities purchased in a private placement
transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 at September 30, 2023
amounted to approximately $505 and represented 0.00% of net assets.

 

‡‡Affiliated company (see Note 8).

 

§The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic valuation
model as a percent of net assets was 9.44%.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 
      See Notes to Financial Statements.  

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Australia

      0.9

Canada

      2.4

France

      0.2

Germany

      3.1

India

      1.3

Israel

      1.5

Japan

      1.4

United Kingdom

      8.9

United States

      80.3
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

77


Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX / WIAEX)    

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 97.1%

 

      Apparel Retail 2.4%       
  628,294     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*    $ 51,011,190  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 6.7%       
  1,825,627     Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc., Class A*      35,307,626  
  534,205     Five9, Inc.*      34,349,382  
  1,054,766     nCino, Inc.*      33,541,559  
  768,815     Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*      38,348,492  
    

 

 

 
     141,547,059  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 2.7%
      
  1,808,043     StepStone Group, Inc., Class A      57,097,998  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 5.4%       
  615,201     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      60,954,115  
  670,618     XPEL, Inc.*      51,711,354  
    

 

 

 
     112,665,469  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 0.9%       
  2,375,642     Allovir, Inc.*      5,107,631  
  1,573,492     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      2,328,768  
  101,738     Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,414,158  
  415,441     Nkarta, Inc.*      577,463  
  898,101     Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      7,059,074  
  2,685,382     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,610,692  
    

 

 

 
     18,097,786  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 3.9%       
  651,845     Global-e Online Ltd.*      25,904,320  
  721,051     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      55,650,716  
    

 

 

 
     81,555,036  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 3.6%       
  608,614     AAON, Inc.      34,611,878  
  1,373,067     AZEK Co., Inc.*      40,835,013  
    

 

 

 
          75,446,891  
    

 

 

 
      Distillers & Vintners 0.1%       
  3,047,336     Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.*      1,733,934  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 0.7%       
  2,029,469     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      14,855,713  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 3.8%       
  438,784     Axonics, Inc.*      24,624,558  
  212,562     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      42,180,804  
  902,174     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*      13,523,588  
    

 

 

 
     80,328,950  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 4.1%       
  933,823     Ensign Group, Inc.      86,780,171  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 0.7%       
  824,664     Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      13,928,575  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 2.1%       
  2,321,311     Neogen Corp.*      43,037,106  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Home Improvement Retail 2.3%       
  540,117     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*    $ 48,880,588  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 2.0%       
  420,489     LGI Homes, Inc.*      41,834,451  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 2.9%
      
  340,384     Paylocity Holding Corp.*      61,847,773  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 7.0%
      
  793,052     Helios Technologies, Inc.      43,998,525  
  821,290     Kornit Digital Ltd.*      15,530,594  
  372,165     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      87,134,991  
    

 

 

 
     146,664,110  
    

 

 

 
      Insurance Brokers 2.0%       
  554,516     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A*      41,328,077  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 4.8%       
  313,027     Globant SA*      61,932,392  
  3,257,401     Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*      39,675,144  
    

 

 

 
     101,607,536  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 2.8%       
  1,217,048     YETI Holdings, Inc.*      58,686,055  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.3%       
  286,434     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      69,354,264  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 3.8%       
  1,084,172     HealthEquity, Inc.*      79,198,765  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.5%       
  325,686     Five Below, Inc.*      52,402,877  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 1.1%       
  357,818     Freshpet, Inc.*      23,573,050  
    

 

 

 
      Personal Care Products 3.3%       
  1,693,405     BellRing Brands, Inc.*      69,819,088  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 1.7%       
  1,654,642     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,621,549  
  671,903     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      34,999,427  
    

 

 

 
          36,620,976  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 3.0%       
  942,039     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      63,154,295  
    

 

 

 
      Restaurants 1.0%       
  350,362     Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*      20,345,521  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 3.6%
      
  675,412     Nova Ltd.*      75,943,325  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 1.3%       
  234,069     SiTime Corp.*      26,742,383  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Consumer Services 0.8%       
  2,956,334     Mister Car Wash, Inc.*      16,289,400  
    

 

 

 
 

 

78


Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX / WIAEX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Systems Software 6.1%       
  419,747     CyberArk Software Ltd.*    $ 68,741,966  
  1,262,072     JFrog Ltd.*      32,006,146  
  576,089     Rapid7, Inc.*      26,373,355  
    

 

 

 
     127,121,467  
    

 

 

 
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 4.7%
      
  440,862     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*      72,058,894  
  271,312     Transcat, Inc.*      26,580,437  
    

 

 

 
     98,639,331  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,702,986,462)
     2,038,139,210  
    

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.2%

 

      Systems Software 0.5%       
  1,114,610     DataStax, Inc., Series E Pfd.* *** †      8,994,903  
    

 

 

 
      Textiles 0.7%       
  611,205     Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.* *** † ‡‡      14,925,626  
    

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $25,999,989)
     23,920,529  
    

 

 

 
  WARRANTS 0.0%   
      Pharmaceuticals 0.0%       
  2,908,006     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026* *** †      465,281  
    

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $1,411,160)
     465,281  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,730,397,611) 98.3%
     2,062,525,020  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 1.7%      36,490,452  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 2,099,015,472  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 9). The aggregate value of securities purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $24,385,810 and represented 1.16% of net assets.

 

‡‡Affiliated company (see Note 8).

 

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Israel

      9.0

United States

      91.0
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

79


Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund (WMCVX / WICVX)    

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
  COMMON STOCKS 97.9%

 

      Application Software 2.6%       
  170,939     Five9, Inc.*    $ 10,991,378  
  240,158     Guidewire Software, Inc.*      21,614,220  
    

 

 

 
          32,605,598  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 4.1%
      
  689,214     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      25,790,388  
  274,982     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      24,869,372  
    

 

 

 
     50,659,760  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 2.7%       
  239,268     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      23,706,673  
  122,898     Patrick Industries, Inc.      9,224,724  
    

 

 

 
     32,931,397  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 2.2%       
  853,779     Valvoline, Inc.      27,525,835  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 1.2%       
  1,322,255     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      1,956,938  
  839,820     C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,562,065  
  484,250     Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,338,880  
  39,527     Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*      549,425  
  543,742     Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,273,812  
  151,412     Viking Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,676,131  
    

 

 

 
     14,357,251  
    

 

 

 
      Broadcasting 1.4%       
  124,162     Nexstar Media Group, Inc.      17,801,106  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 2.0%       
  318,349     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      24,570,176  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 2.4%       
  1,134,260     Janus International Group, Inc.*      12,136,582  
  171,727     UFP Industries, Inc.      17,584,845  
    

 

 

 
     29,721,427  
    

 

 

 
      Cargo Ground Transportation 1.7%       
  51,088     Saia, Inc.*      20,366,231  
    

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering 1.5%       
  510,943     Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*      18,680,076  
    

 

 

 
      Construction Machinery & Heavy
Transportation Equipment 3.3%
      
  434,073     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      25,636,351  
  733,247     Wabash National Corp.      15,486,177  
    

 

 

 
     41,122,528  
    

 

 

 
      Data Processing & Outsourced
Services 1.8%
      
  269,754     Concentrix Corp.      21,609,993  
    

 

 

 
      Education Services 2.8%       
  290,456     Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      33,948,497  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Components 1.5%       
  764,988     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      18,910,503  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
      Electronic Manufacturing
Services 2.9%
      
  212,564     Fabrinet*    $ 35,417,414  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 0.7%       
  1,116,702     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      8,174,259  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 3.5%       
  460,218     Ensign Group, Inc.      42,768,059  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 1.1%       
  532,984     Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      13,212,673  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 2.5%       
  622,303     Neogen Corp.*      11,537,498  
  116,630     UFP Technologies, Inc.*      18,829,913  
    

 

 

 
     30,367,411  
    

 

 

 
      Home Furnishings 0.8%       
  466,130     Lovesac Co.*      9,285,310  
    

 

 

 
      Homebuilding 4.7%       
  201,629     Century Communities, Inc.      13,464,784  
  153,428     LGI Homes, Inc.*      15,264,552  
  462,557     Skyline Champion Corp.*      29,474,132  
    

 

 

 
          58,203,468  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 6.3%
      
  160,538     Albany International Corp., Class A      13,851,219  
  310,351     Helios Technologies, Inc.      17,218,273  
  204,525     Kadant, Inc.      46,130,614  
    

 

 

 
     77,200,106  
    

 

 

 
      Investment Banking &
Brokerage 2.0%
      
  559,642     Moelis & Co., Class A      25,256,643  
    

 

 

 
      Leisure Products 3.1%       
  396,327     Vista Outdoor, Inc.*      13,126,350  
  523,319     YETI Holdings, Inc.*      25,234,442  
    

 

 

 
     38,360,792  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.5%       
  77,116     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      18,672,097  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 2.4%       
  410,500     HealthEquity, Inc.*      29,987,025  
    

 

 

 
      Mortgage REITs 1.5%       
  1,233,535     Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.      18,725,061  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Equipment &
Services 1.8%
      
  454,057     Cactus, Inc., Class A      22,798,202  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production 4.5%
      
  1,399,990     Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      32,073,771  
  387,735     Matador Resources Co.      23,062,478  
    

 

 

 
     55,136,249  
    

 

 

 
 

 

80


Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund (WMCVX / WICVX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
      Other Specialty Retail 1.1%       
  196,149     Signet Jewelers Ltd.    $ 14,085,460  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.9%       
  203,608     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      10,605,941  
    

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance 1.7%       
  378,309     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      21,325,278  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 10.2%       
  530,217     Axos Financial, Inc.*      20,074,015  
  809,956     Bank OZK      30,025,069  
  456,478     FB Financial Corp.      12,945,716  
  371,136     Hancock Whitney Corp.      13,728,321  
  394,067     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      26,418,252  
  430,898     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      22,479,949  
    

 

 

 
     125,671,322  
    

 

 

 
      Self-Storage REITs 2.0%       
  794,301     National Storage Affiliates Trust      25,211,114  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
3.8%
      
  205,753     Nova Ltd.*      23,134,867  
  864,479     Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      24,300,505  
    

 

 

 
     47,435,372  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 0.9%       
  93,786     SiTime Corp.*      10,715,051  
    

 

 

 
      Specialized Consumer Services 0.7%       
  1,679,602     Mister Car Wash, Inc.*      9,254,607  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 3.1%       
  371,456     Innospec, Inc.      37,962,803  
    

 

 

 
      Steel 1.3%       
  318,102     Commercial Metals Co.      15,717,420  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
      Trading Companies &
Distributors 0.4%
      
  117,510     Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A    $ 4,797,933  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.3%
      
  206,611     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      16,400,781  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $971,882,970)
     1,207,558,229  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $971,882,970) 97.9%
     1,207,558,229  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 2.1%      25,467,123  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 1,233,025,352  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Israel

      1.9

United States

      98.1
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

81


Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX / WGMCX)    

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 98.9%

 

      Application Software 9.0%       
  445,303     Five9, Inc.*    $ 28,632,983  
  59,973     HubSpot, Inc.*      29,536,702  
  203,084     nCino, Inc.*      6,458,071  
  681,702     Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      21,998,524  
  384,803     Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*      19,193,974  
    

 

 

 
        105,820,254  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts &
Equipment 1.5%
      
  175,123     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      17,351,187  
    

 

 

 
      Biotechnology 6.2%       
  1,826,476     Allovir, Inc.*      3,926,923  
  3,222,951     Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      4,769,968  
  466,747     BioAtla, Inc.*      793,470  
  3,007,842     C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*      5,594,586  
  226,049     Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,663,391  
  680,788     Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.*      6,099,861  
  260,830     Exact Sciences Corp.*      17,793,823  
  814,036     Exagen, Inc.*      1,994,388  
  196,016     Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,724,622  
  987,112     MacroGenics, Inc.*      4,599,942  
  1,120,901     Nkarta, Inc.*      1,558,052  
  867,303     Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      6,817,002  
  10,172,716     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      6,101,595  
  530,460     Viking Therapeutics, Inc.*      5,872,192  
    

 

 

 
     73,309,815  
    

 

 

 
      Broadline Retail 1.6%       
  241,913     Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      18,670,845  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 2.5%       
  472,429     Trex Co., Inc.*      29,115,799  
    

 

 

 
      Distillers & Vintners 0.1%       
  2,930,621     Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.*      1,667,523  
    

 

 

 
      Distributors 1.7%       
  55,219     Pool Corp.      19,663,486  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 2.8%       
  82,213     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      17,563,985  
  2,091,522     Open Lending Corp., Class A*      15,309,941  
    

 

 

 
     32,873,926  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 8.0%       
  488,627     Artivion, Inc.*      7,407,585  
  533,927     AtriCure, Inc.*      23,386,003  
  196,325     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      38,958,733  
  769,525     Paragon 28, Inc.*      9,657,539  
  1,009,595     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*      15,133,829  
    

 

 

 
     94,543,689  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Services 1.6%       
  1,095,093     Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      18,496,121  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Supplies 0.8%       
  5,582,875     Cerus Corp.*      9,044,258  
    

 

 

 
      Home Improvement Retail 3.2%       
  419,965     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      38,006,832  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Homebuilding 2.9%       
  126,114     LGI Homes, Inc.*    $ 12,547,082  
  341,415     Skyline Champion Corp.*      21,754,964  
    

 

 

 
     34,302,046  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 3.1%
      
  199,196     Paylocity Holding Corp.*      36,193,913  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 2.3%
      
  536,729     Kornit Digital Ltd.*      10,149,545  
  74,185     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      17,368,934  
    

 

 

 
     27,518,479  
    

 

 

 
      Insurance Brokers 1.4%       
  220,157     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A*      16,408,301  
    

 

 

 
      Internet Services &
Infrastructure 2.0%
      
  2,370,565     BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1*      23,397,477  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 3.4%       
  160,103     Endava PLC, ADR*      9,181,907  
  154,982     Globant SA*      30,663,189  
    

 

 

 
          39,845,096  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 2.8%       
  452,124     HealthEquity, Inc.*      33,027,658  
    

 

 

 
      Metal, Glass & Plastic
Containers 1.1%
      
  540,590     TriMas Corp.      13,385,008  
    

 

 

 
      Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production 3.0%
      
  1,025,483     Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      23,493,816  
  200,634     Matador Resources Co.      11,933,710  
    

 

 

 
     35,427,526  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.5%       
  187,037     Five Below, Inc.*      30,094,253  
    

 

 

 
      Packaged Foods & Meats 3.6%       
  645,155     Freshpet, Inc.*      42,502,811  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 3.7%       
  128,656     Arvinas, Inc.*      2,526,804  
  4,681,699     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,588,065  
  698,258     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      36,372,259  
    

 

 

 
     43,487,128  
    

 

 

 
      Regional Banks 2.4%       
  766,066     Bank OZK      28,398,067  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductor Materials &
Equipment 7.1%
      
  505,216     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      24,568,654  
  289,578     Nova Ltd.*      32,560,151  
  842,948     PDF Solutions, Inc.*      27,311,515  
    

 

 

 
     84,440,320  
    

 

 

 
 

 

82


Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX / WGMCX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Shares           Value  
              
      Semiconductors 6.6%       
  223,852     Impinj, Inc.*    $ 12,318,575  
  58,713     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      27,125,406  
  262,160     Power Integrations, Inc.      20,005,430  
  160,869     SiTime Corp.*      18,379,283  
    

 

 

 
     77,828,694  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 2.7%       
  257,378     Balchem Corp.      31,925,167  
    

 

 

 
      Systems Software 6.3%       
  203,796     CyberArk Software Ltd.*      33,375,671  
  709,071     JFrog Ltd.*      17,982,041  
  143,696     Monday.com Ltd.*      22,879,277  
    

 

 

 
     74,236,989  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 3.0%
      
  227,909     Block, Inc.*      10,087,253  
  455,571     Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*      25,224,966  
    

 

 

 
     35,312,219  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,184,147,372)
     1,166,294,887  
    

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS 1.1%

 

      Textiles 1.1%       
  509,338     Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.* *** † ‡‡      12,438,034  
    

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $15,000,004)
     12,438,034  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
  WARRANTS 0.1%

 

      Insurance Brokers 0.1%       
  450,000     Hagerty, Inc., expiring 12/2/2026* *** §§    $ 819,000  
    

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals 0.0%       
  2,161,987     Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026* *** †      345,918  
    

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(cost $2,624,153)
     1,164,918  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $1,201,771,529) 100.1%
     1,179,897,839  
  Liabilities less Other Assets (0.1%)      (1,280,611
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 1,178,617,228  
    

 

 

 
 

*Non-income producing.

 

***Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees using unobservable inputs as described in Note 12, as applicable.

 

†Security purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (see Note 9). The aggregate value of securities purchased in a private placement transaction or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $12,783,952 and represented 1.08% of net assets.

 

‡‡Affiliated company (see Note 8).

 

§§The aggregate value of illiquid holdings at September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $819,000 and represented 0.07% of net assets.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Israel

      8.4

United Kingdom

      0.8

United States

      90.8
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

83


Wasatch U.S. Select Fund (WAUSX / WGUSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares           Value  
              
  COMMON STOCKS 98.2%   
      Aerospace & Defense 3.7%       
  3,524     HEICO Corp., Class A    $ 455,371  
    

 

 

 
      Application Software 19.5%       
  1,298     ANSYS, Inc.*      386,220  
  2,660     Five9, Inc.*      171,038  
  3,643     Guidewire Software, Inc.*      327,870  
  395     HubSpot, Inc.*      194,538  
  1,151     Roper Technologies, Inc.      557,406  
  1,019     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      393,477  
  1,859     Workday, Inc., Class A*      399,406  
    

 

 

 
       2,429,955  
    

 

 

 
      Asset Management & Custody
Banks 3.2%
      
  4,415     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      399,293  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Parts & Equipment 2.2%       
  2,768     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      274,253  
    

 

 

 
      Automotive Retail 3.4%       
  13,221     Valvoline, Inc.      426,245  
    

 

 

 
      Building Products 2.6%       
  5,285     Trex Co., Inc.*      325,715  
    

 

 

 
      Cargo Ground Transportation 3.2%       
  962     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      393,593  
    

 

 

 
      Distributors 2.9%       
  1,029     Pool Corp.      366,427  
    

 

 

 
      Diversified Support Services 4.1%       
  11,858     Copart, Inc.*      510,961  
    

 

 

 
      Electrical Components & Equipment 4.2%       
  3,557     AMETEK, Inc.      525,582  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Components 4.4%       
  6,491     Amphenol Corp., Class A      545,179  
    

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment & Instruments 4.0%       
  5,898     Cognex Corp.      250,311  
  1,763     Novanta, Inc.*      252,885  
    

 

 

 
     503,196  
    

 

 

 
      Financial Exchanges & Data 4.8%       
  1,165     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      248,891  
  1,469     Morningstar, Inc.      344,098  
    

 

 

 
     592,989  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment 1.8%       
  1,151     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      228,404  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Facilities 4.3%       
  5,766     Ensign Group, Inc.      535,834  
    

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology 2.4%       
  1,489     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      302,937  
    

 

 

 
Shares           Value  
              
      Home Improvement Retail 2.0%       
  2,695     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*    $ 243,898  
    

 

 

 
      Human Resource & Employment
Services 2.2%
      
  1,516     Paylocity Holding Corp.*      275,457  
    

 

 

 
      Industrial Machinery & Supplies &
Components 3.2%
      
  1,713     RBC Bearings, Inc.*      401,065  
    

 

 

 
      IT Consulting & Other Services 1.9%       
  1,226     Globant SA*      242,564  
    

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.9%       
  1,532     ICON PLC*      377,255  
  967     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      234,140  
    

 

 

 
     611,395  
    

 

 

 
      Managed Health Care 4.1%       
  7,065     HealthEquity, Inc.*      516,098  
    

 

 

 
      Other Specialty Retail 2.7%       
  2,067     Five Below, Inc.*      332,580  
    

 

 

 
      Semiconductors 1.8%       
  487     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      224,994  
    

 

 

 
      Specialty Chemicals 3.4%       
  3,454     Balchem Corp.      428,434  
    

 

 

 
      Transaction & Payment Processing
Services 1.3%
      
  3,531     Block, Inc.*      156,282  
    

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(cost $11,327,575)
     12,248,701  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $11,327,575) 98.2%
     12,248,701  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 1.8%      220,459  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 12,469,160  
    

 

 

 
  *Non-income producing.

 

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

At September 30, 2023, Wasatch U.S. Select Fund’s investments were in the following countries (unaudited):

 

Country   %

Ireland

      3.1

United States

      96.9
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

84


Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (WHOSX)   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schedule of Investments

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
              
      U.S. GOVERNMENT
OBLIGATIONS 98.6%
 
$ 129,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.25%, 5/15/50    $ 60,740,860  
  107,300,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%, 8/15/50      52,279,410  
  68,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%, 11/15/51      37,843,594  
  54,900,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.25%, 8/15/46      34,769,285  
  22,150,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.50%, 2/15/45      15,028,256  
  45,530,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.00%, 8/15/48      33,231,564  
    

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government
Obligations
(cost $359,945,905)
     233,892,969  
    

 

 

 
  Total Investments
(cost $359,945,905) 98.6%
     233,892,969  
  Other Assets less Liabilities 1.4%      3,293,522  
    

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%    $ 237,186,491  
    

 

 

 
  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

85


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

      Core
Growth
Fund
  

Emerging

India
Fund

  

Emerging

Markets

Select
Fund

     

Assets:

              

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 2,418,598,798      $ 336,471,485      $ 505,581,950
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 2,418,598,798      $ 336,471,485      $ 505,581,950
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 3,186,401,056      $ 525,435,950      $ 448,241,782
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       3,186,401,056        525,435,950        448,241,782

Cash

       36,013,778        29,066,771        5,079,145

Foreign currency on deposit (cost of $0, $4,857, $1, $164,870, $95,265, $529, $1,315 and $88,995, respectively)

              4,857        1

Receivable for investment securities sold

       32,622,775              

Capital shares receivable

       2,062,523        295,983        261,469

Interest and dividends receivable

       680,035        322,245        360,566

Receivable from Investment Advisor

                    

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       97,779        29,489        25,583
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       3,257,877,946        555,155,295        453,968,546
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for securities purchased

       31,578,697              

Capital shares payable

       3,905,265        394,840        141,979

Dividends payable to shareholders

                    

Payable to Advisor

       2,820,758        551,166        375,460

Accrued fund administration fees

       69,247        8,937        8,146

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       552,887        170,807        117,426

Foreign capital gains taxes payable

              14,988,016        1,042,093

Line of credit payable

                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       38,926,854        16,113,766        1,685,104
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

              

Net Assets

     $ 3,218,951,092      $ 539,041,529      $ 452,283,442
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital stock

     $ 432,905      $ 907,256      $ 300,318

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       2,510,546,685        351,909,837        566,688,458

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

       707,971,502        186,224,436        (114,705,334 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 3,218,951,092      $ 539,041,529      $ 452,283,442
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Investor Class

       1,593,801,276        254,154,541        59,458,259

Institutional Class

       1,625,149,816        284,886,988        392,825,183

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of
shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

              

Investor Class

       21,638,021        43,090,530        4,036,832

Institutional Class

       21,652,462        47,635,065        25,994,918

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

              

Investor Class

     $ 73.66      $ 5.90      $ 14.73
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

     $ 75.06      $ 5.98      $ 15.11
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

86


    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Emerging

Markets
Small Cap
Fund

 

Frontier

Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

  Global
Opportunities
Fund
 

Global

Select
Fund

 

Global

Value
Fund

         
                 
                 
  $ 249,101,336     $ 30,325,725     $ 148,322,442     $ 14,201,628     $ 126,564,184
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 249,101,336     $ 30,325,725     $ 148,322,442     $ 14,201,628     $ 126,564,184
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 349,192,716     $ 35,571,750     $ 182,320,722     $ 14,539,762     $ 139,955,369
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    349,192,716       35,571,750       182,320,722       14,539,762       139,955,369
    6,351,751       56,458       6,057,619       240       3,905,163
    164,920       95,297       527       1,316       90,060
                355,157             728,147
    131,836       120       6,205             87,405
    182,945       11,910       130,541       12,347       394,365
                      6,174      
    31,941       11,923       13,192       24,841       17,519
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    356,056,109       35,747,458       188,883,963       14,584,680       145,178,028
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    265,669       89,169       986,681             460,847
    16,179,645       4,436       89,223             181,423
                            26,377
    517,769       58,696       200,263             122,449
    5,856             2,378             2,483
    140,489       66,584       70,742       30,204       144,708
    3,089,691       520,934       764,745       31,983      
                      10,157      
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    20,199,119       739,819       2,114,032       72,344       938,287
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 335,856,990     $ 35,007,639     $ 186,769,931     $ 14,512,336     $ 144,239,741
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 1,238,631     $ 122,307     $ 497,025     $ 13,991     $ 169,360
    242,200,963       133,868,032       155,782,512       15,992,886       290,835,066
    92,417,396       (98,982,700 )       30,490,394       (1,494,541 )       (146,764,685 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 335,856,990     $ 35,007,639     $ 186,769,931     $ 14,512,336     $ 144,239,741
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    131,822,708       30,980,405       117,595,886       4,619,933       112,591,219
    204,034,282       4,027,234       69,174,045       9,892,403       31,648,522
                 
                 
    49,011,218       10,845,967       31,421,501       450,233       13,214,388
    74,851,891       1,384,732       18,280,959       948,871       3,721,628
                 
  $ 2.69     $ 2.86     $ 3.74     $ 10.26     $ 8.52
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 2.73     $ 2.91     $ 3.78     $ 10.43     $ 8.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

87


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

      Greater
China
Fund
   International
Growth
Fund
   International
Opportunities
Fund
     

Assets:

              

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 6,368,355      $ 366,801,912      $ 245,832,122

Affiliated issuers1

                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 6,368,355      $ 366,801,912      $ 245,832,122
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 3,959,328      $ 452,934,653      $ 279,726,273

Affiliated issuers1

                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       3,959,328        452,934,653        279,726,273

Cash

       103,994        1,493,823        2,584,263

Foreign currency on deposit (cost of $3,788, $132,602, $147,724, $33, $0, $5, $64,929, and $0, respectively)

       3,784        132,126        147,499

Receivable for investment securities sold

              4,643,951        52

Capital shares receivable

       600        647,782        123,936

Interest and dividends receivable

       5,331        1,057,456        540,728

Receivable from Investment Advisor

       14,378              

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       10,840        29,772        18,676
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       4,098,255        460,939,563        283,141,427
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $0, $0, $0, $0, $14,247,432, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)

                    

Payable for securities purchased

              2,459,459       

Capital shares payable

              1,805,322        153,506

Dividends payable to shareholders

                    

Payable to Advisor

              486,099        414,955

Accrued fund administration fees

              9,345        4,479

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       28,324        147,332        132,599

Foreign capital gains taxes payable

              1,377,287        1,167,623

Line of credit payable

                    

Dividends payable on securities sold short

                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       28,324        6,284,844        1,873,162
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

              

Net Assets

     $ 4,069,931      $ 454,654,719      $ 281,268,265
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

              

Capital stock

     $ 8,390      $ 209,541      $ 1,021,674

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       10,632,240        377,286,717        289,695,966

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

       (6,570,699 )        77,158,461        (9,449,375 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 4,069,931      $ 454,654,719      $ 281,268,265
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

              

Investor Class

       1,754,651        231,089,464        54,963,547

Institutional Class

       2,315,280        223,565,255        226,304,718

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of
shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

              

Investor Class

       361,044        10,699,133        20,236,549

Institutional Class

       477,993        10,254,933        81,930,834

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

              

Investor Class

     $ 4.86      $ 21.60      $ 2.72
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

     $ 4.84      $ 21.80      $ 2.76
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

See Note 8 for information on affiliated issuers.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

88


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International
Select
Fund
 

Long/Short
Alpha

Fund

 

Micro

Cap
Fund

 

Micro Cap

Value
Fund

 

Small Cap

Growth
Fund

         
                 
                 
  $ 3,998,692     $ 38,487,647     $ 544,869,759     $ 218,713,502     $ 1,681,924,264
                      3,287,186       48,473,347
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 3,998,692     $ 38,487,647     $ 544,869,759     $ 222,000,688     $ 1,730,397,611
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 3,951,968     $ 38,519,627     $ 566,202,342     $ 263,426,593     $ 2,045,865,460
                      2,933,280       16,659,560
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    3,951,968       38,519,627       566,202,342       266,359,873       2,062,525,020
    11       7,854,132       18,450,894       10,844,679       27,806,585
                 
    32             4       64,940      
    91,951             253,145       632,776       10,339,582
          250       418,366       127,812       1,780,647
    11,087       18,180       17,806       112,794       53,695
    11,939                        
    24,675       24,130       29,206       73,595       70,490
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4,091,663       46,416,319       585,371,763       278,216,469       2,102,576,019
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
 

 

      11,184,917                  
          676,787       150,876       606,100      
    5,858       4,612       334,726       149,489       1,257,243
                           
          16,059       754,359       358,136       1,919,901
          694       15,206       6,574       50,974
    26,090       44,321       161,612       102,806       332,429
                           
    53,371                        
          14,658                  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    85,319       11,942,048       1,416,779       1,223,105       3,560,547
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 4,006,344     $ 34,474,271     $ 583,954,984     $ 276,993,364     $ 2,099,015,472
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
  $ 3,882     $ 29,907     $ 962,053     $ 932,337     $ 642,993
    5,079,512       31,871,086       718,626,015       279,616,794       2,048,009,551
    (1,077,050 )       2,573,278       (135,633,084 )       (3,555,767 )       50,362,928
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 4,006,344     $ 34,474,271     $ 583,954,984     $ 276,993,364     $ 2,099,015,472
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    2,480,574       22,895,437       509,106,450       234,553,279       837,158,455
    1,525,770       11,578,834       74,848,534       42,440,085       1,261,857,017
                 
                 
    241,898       1,988,951       83,881,850       79,031,638       25,924,511
    146,274       1,001,711       12,323,474       14,202,075       38,374,739
                 
  $ 10.25     $ 11.51     $ 6.07     $ 2.97     $ 32.29
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 10.43     $ 11.56     $ 6.07     $ 2.99     $ 32.88
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

89


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

     

Small Cap

Value
Fund

   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
     

Assets:

              

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 971,882,970      $ 1,112,846,415      $ 11,327,575

Affiliated issuers1

              88,925,114       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 971,882,970      $ 1,201,771,529      $ 11,327,575
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments, at market value

 

Unaffiliated issuers

     $ 1,207,558,229      $ 1,155,763,624      $ 12,248,701

Affiliated issuers1

              24,134,215       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       1,207,558,229        1,179,897,839        12,248,701

Cash

       21,319,567        1,274,990        214,193

Receivable for investment securities sold

       5,301,771        2,814,594       

Capital shares receivable

       1,718,005        364,010       

Interest and dividends receivable

       483,576        154,704        4,146

Receivable from Investment Advisor

                     16,829

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       45,807        48,367        18,532
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,236,426,955        1,184,554,504        12,502,401
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for securities purchased

       1,425,850        2,991,917       

Capital shares payable

       568,406        1,540,276        36

Dividends payable to shareholders

                    

Payable to Advisor

       1,130,064        1,029,926       

Accrued fund administration fees

       34,173        33,615        237

Accrued expenses and other liabilities2

       243,110        341,542        32,968
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       3,401,603        5,937,276        33,241
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

              

Net Assets

     $ 1,233,025,352      $ 1,178,617,228      $ 12,469,160
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital stock

     $ 1,340,836      $ 443,645      $ 10,317

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

       965,881,890        1,334,834,159        11,780,106

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

       265,802,626        (156,660,576 )        678,737
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,233,025,352      $ 1,178,617,228      $ 12,469,160
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Investor Class

       537,439,297        800,490,325        4,351,566

Institutional Class

       695,586,055        378,126,903        8,117,594

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of
shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

              

Investor Class

       58,803,157        30,163,487        360,380

Institutional Class

       75,280,403        14,201,017        671,328

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

              

Investor Class

     $ 9.14      $ 26.54      $ 12.07
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

     $ 9.24      $ 26.63      $ 12.09
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

See Note 8 for information on affiliated issuers.

 

2 

All material liabilities have been disclosed in accordance with Article 6-04(x) of Regulation S-X. For presentation purposes, the accrued expenses and other liabilities for the U.S. Select Fund have been consolidated and consist of audit fees, printing expenses, borrowing fees, transfer agent fees, director’s fees and accounting expenses.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

90


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U.S.
Treasury
Fund
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
         
                 
                 
  $ 359,945,905                
                   
 

 

 

                 
  $ 359,945,905                
 

 

 

                 
                 
  $ 233,892,969                
                   
 

 

 

                 
    233,892,969                
    3,684,346                
                   
    215,969                
    1,682,026                
                   
    24,842                
 

 

 

                 
    239,500,152                
 

 

 

                 
                 
                   
    2,000,748                
    116,831                
    103,442                
    7,511                
    85,129                
 

 

 

                 
    2,313,661                
 

 

 

                 
                 
  $ 237,186,491                
 

 

 

                 
                 
  $ 223,075                
    441,770,912                
    (204,807,496 )                
 

 

 

                 
  $ 237,186,491                
 

 

 

                 
                 
    237,186,491                
                   
                 
                 
    22,307,467                
                   
                 
  $ 10.63                
 

 

 

                 
  $                
 

 

 

                 

 

91


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Operations

 

      Core
Growth
Fund
  

Emerging

India
Fund

  

Emerging

Markets

Select
Fund

     

Investment Income:

 

Interest

     $ 1,367,979      $ 810,561      $ 570,960

Dividends1

              

Unaffiliated issuers

       17,834,757        2,023,676        4,015,966
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       19,202,736        2,834,237        4,586,926
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

       29,924,950        6,136,081        4,294,082

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       1,708,987        310,628        111,833

Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class

       45,058        26,715        7,713

Fund administration fees

                     17,281

Fund accounting fees

       317,389        22,868        36,911

Reports to shareholders — Investor Class

       226,476        38,507        15,067

Reports to shareholders — Institutional Class

       148,894        12,372        55,059

Custody fees

       13,242        162,678        105,245

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       67,090        27,937        29,758

Federal and state registration fees — Institutional Class

       75,921        25,482        110,884

Legal fees

       90,346        30,201        25,230

Trustees’ fees

       359,987        64,920        49,700

Interest

       139,622        13,814        10,169

Audit fees

       45,397        45,397        45,397

Other expenses

       268,147        89,986        79,912
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       33,431,506        7,007,586        4,994,241

Reimbursement of expenses by Advisor

                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       33,431,506        7,007,586        4,994,241
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (14,228,770 )        (4,173,349 )        (407,315 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

 

Investments sold

       (37,492,694 )        24,787,332        (12,671,858 )

Foreign currency transactions

       24        (670,584 )        (142,605 )

Foreign capital gains taxes

       9,052        (6,827,918 )        (105,848 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (37,483,618 )        17,288,830        (12,920,311 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

              

Investments

       599,301,263        6,596,902        48,769,045

Foreign currency translations

       1,028        (4,054 )        1,829

Deferred foreign capital gains taxes

              1,685,438        (1,042,093 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

       599,302,291        8,278,286        47,728,781
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

       561,818,673        25,567,116        34,808,470
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 547,589,903      $ 21,393,767      $ 34,401,155
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

Net of $0, $567,493, $564,103, $771,020, $46,424, $103,243, $8,461 and $457,825 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

92


    YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Emerging

Markets
Small Cap
Fund

 

Frontier

Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

  Global
Opportunities
Fund
 

Global

Select
Fund

 

Global

Value
Fund

         
                 
  $ 284,301     $ 22,346     $ 73,162     $ 4,137     $ 251,447
                 
    4,290,886       418,172       966,130       107,538       5,408,834
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4,575,187       440,518       1,039,292       111,675       5,660,281
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    6,014,482       585,185       2,268,505       121,907       1,300,066
    245,284       71,530       157,201       20,249       171,704
    3,450       2,899       3,296       7,344       3,180
                           
    9,274       8,975       17,375       11,657       19,506
    26,455       18,036       17,650       14,046       28,772
    20,672       5,234       11,990       3,031       7,330
    31,025       26,731       7,024       3,932       15,098
    31,180       16,452       23,004       16,139       17,862
    48,949       16,021       20,201       16,689       16,820
    22,757       2,365       11,072       860       8,919
    47,346       4,724       22,145       1,754       17,411
    71,609       2,429       11,856       621       3,512
    45,397       45,396       45,397       45,396       45,396
    119,053       27,230       45,828       22,300       31,890
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    6,736,933       833,207       2,662,544       285,925       1,687,466
          (74,937 )       (24,184 )       (130,967 )       (125,427 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    6,736,933       758,270       2,638,360       154,958       1,562,039
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (2,161,746 )       (317,752 )       (1,599,068 )       (43,283 )       4,098,242
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (1,227,866 )       (2,362,972 )       (704,376 )       (237,515 )       1,272,667
    (392,399 )       (20,407 )       (30,767 )       (2,383 )       (18,870 )
    (2,826,345 )       (20,960 )       (125,556 )            
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (4,446,610 )       (2,404,339 )       (860,699 )       (239,898 )       1,253,797
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    49,898,091       8,216,689       22,900,878       2,517,426       13,361,410
    15,404       39       3,330       264       14,384
    1,158,697       (11,714 )       (177,080 )       (15,350 )      
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    51,072,192       8,205,014       22,727,128       2,502,340       13,375,794
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    46,625,582       5,800,675       21,866,429       2,262,442       14,629,591
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 44,463,836     $ 5,482,923     $ 20,267,361     $ 2,219,159     $ 18,727,833
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

93


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Operations (continued)

 

     

Greater

China
Fund

   International
Growth
Fund
   International
Opportunities
Fund
     

Investment Income:

 

Interest

     $ 2,927      $ 308,035      $ 406,980

Dividends1

              

Unaffiliated issuers

       59,678        7,784,279        4,750,738
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       62,605        8,092,314        5,157,718
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

       53,552        6,895,216        6,354,504

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       27,109        332,572        81,654

Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class

       3,661        6,151        232,562

Fund administration fees

       955              

Fund accounting fees

       14,603        3,000        3,000

Reports to shareholders — Investor Class

       16,097        28,037        6,278

Reports to shareholders — Institutional Class

       3,382        14,367        64,130

Custody fees

       5,009              

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       15,645        25,278        17,794

Federal and state registration fees — Institutional Class

       15,754        23,948        28,577

Legal fees

       545        3,671        24,365

Trustees’ fees

       688        70,102        51,970

Dividends on securities sold short

                    

Interest

       984        854        49,028

Audit fees

       45,396        4,260        45,396

Other expenses

       13,132        21,258        48,951
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       216,512        7,428,714        7,008,209

Reimbursement of expenses by Advisor

       (142,052 )              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       74,460        7,428,714        7,008,209
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (11,855 )        663,600        (1,850,491 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

 

Investments sold

       (856,177 )        9,975,278        (1,995,695 )

Investments in affiliates

                    

Foreign currency transactions

       (10,063 )        (28,402 )        (337,871 )

Short positions

                    

Foreign capital gains taxes

              (973,705 )        (577,861 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (866,240 )        8,973,171        (2,911,427 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

 

Investments

       22,180        44,251,098        42,981,305

Investments in affiliates

                    

Foreign currency translations

       45        67,365        17,952

Short positions

                    

Deferred foreign capital gains taxes

              1,087,988        634,372
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

       22,225        45,406,451        43,633,629
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

       (844,015 )        54,379,622        40,722,202
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ (855,870 )      $ 55,043,222      $ 38,871,711
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

Net of $4,604, $844,283, $577,228, $7,794, $0, $0, $33,341 and $0 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

94


    YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

International
Select
Fund
 

Long/Short
Alpha

Fund

 

Micro

Cap
Fund

 

Micro Cap

Value
Fund

 

Small Cap

Growth
Fund

         
                 
  $ 6,349     $ 206,687     $ 408,991     $ 309,285     $ 1,014,182
                 
    41,885       184,186       872,762       2,442,591       3,535,712
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    48,234       390,873       1,281,753       2,751,876       4,549,894
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    42,285       340,830       9,430,557       4,522,158       21,280,647
    22,260       32,115       550,395       323,934       914,461
    4,417       9,380       2,722       3,042       27,577
    787       2,035                  
    12,214       12,160       81,744       39,526       236,654
    14,709       9,510       52,635       33,563       61,232
    2,394       10,279       6,369       5,187       197,022
    2,921       5,301       4,143       32,702       8,758
    16,163       19,760       30,347       32,954       58,122
    16,204       20,780       22,159       21,204       83,180
    334       1,603       16,726       19,209       18,312
    702       3,217       81,032       39,697       265,989
          127,024                  
    2,110       112,887       21,450       7,140       42,486
    45,397       45,397       45,397       45,397       45,397
    5,859       7,573       50,428       47,947       233,295
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    188,756       759,851       10,396,104       5,173,660       23,473,132
    (127,196 )       (73,014 )             (19,774 )       (55,580 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    61,560       686,837       10,396,104       5,153,886       23,417,552
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (13,326 )       (295,964 )       (9,114,351 )       (2,402,010 )       (18,867,658 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (374,602 )       (515,353 )       (56,166,527 )       (28,259,984 )       (224,581,475 )
                            (21,327,040 )
    1,999             (2,151 )       (5,490 )      
          423,719                  
                           
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (372,603 )       (91,634 )       (56,168,678 )       (28,265,474 )       (245,908,515 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    1,212,107       6,176,966       93,042,266       50,323,579       403,786,901
                9,814,260       (353,906 )       70,493,994
    392             116       642      
          536,143                  
                           
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1,212,499       6,713,109       102,856,642       49,970,315       474,280,895
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    839,896       6,621,475       46,687,964       21,704,841       228,372,380
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 826,570     $ 6,325,511     $ 37,573,613     $ 19,302,831     $ 209,504,722
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

95


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Operations (continued)

 

      Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
     

Investment Income:

 

Interest

     $ 690,819      $ 242,052      $ 5,728

Dividends1

              

Unaffiliated issuers

       12,897,076        3,392,810        37,796
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       13,587,895        3,634,862        43,524
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

       13,272,874        13,618,273        66,994

Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class

       586,829        1,510,263        21,804

Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class

       6,390        4,900        7,230

Fund administration fees

                     1,207

Fund accounting fees

       139,122        215,944        11,860

Reports to shareholders — Investor Class

       122,373        131,405        14,109

Reports to shareholders — Institutional Class

       46,806        69,129        2,841

Custody fees

       7,254        14,994        6,009

Federal and state registration fees — Investor Class

       40,096        48,787        22,827

Federal and state registration fees — Institutional Class

       37,381        29,053        23,192

Legal fees

       83,265        84,203        42,660

Trustees’ fees

       172,448        176,640        853

Interest

       138,696        39,238        1,401

Audit fees

       45,397        45,397        45,397

Other expenses

       188,404        156,194        9,029
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before reimbursement

       14,887,335        16,144,420        277,413

Reimbursement of expenses by Advisor

       (2,238 )        (82,717 )        (195,725 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       14,885,097        16,061,703        81,688
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (1,297,202 )        (12,426,841 )        (38,164 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss):

 

Investments sold

       41,102,032        (94,168,634 )        (209,723 )

Investments in affiliates

              (219,740 )       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       41,102,032        (94,388,374 )        (209,723 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

 

Investments

       240,858,243        137,405,396        1,484,893

Investments in affiliates

              (7,889,960 )       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

       240,858,243        129,515,436        1,484,893
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

       281,960,275        35,127,062        1,275,170
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 280,663,073      $ 22,700,221      $ 1,237,006
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

Net of $0, $0, $0 and $0 in foreign withholding taxes, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

96


    YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

U.S.
Treasury
Fund
 
 
  $ 9,535,356
 
   
 

 

 

 
    9,535,356
 

 

 

 
 
    1,415,763
    288,925
   
   
    63,121
    36,915
   
    1,220
    38,179
   
    17,989
    36,396
    6,666
    45,397
    30,347
 

 

 

 
    1,980,918
   
 

 

 

 
    1,980,918
 

 

 

 
    7,554,438
 

 

 

 
 
    (10,525,742 )
   
 

 

 

 
    (10,525,742 )
 

 

 

 
 
    (31,741,954 )
   
 

 

 

 
    (31,741,954 )
 

 

 

 
    (42,267,696 )
 

 

 

 
  $ (34,713,258 )
 

 

 

 

 

97


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Core Growth
Fund
   Emerging India
Fund
      Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
   Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
       

Operations:

                   

Net investment loss

     $ (14,228,770 )      $ (18,490,609 )      $ (4,173,349 )      $ (6,490,534 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations and foreign capital gains taxes

       (37,483,618 )        31,668,868        17,288,830        3,645,528

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred foreign capital gains taxes

       599,302,291        (1,245,547,699 )        8,278,286        (102,601,153 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       547,589,903        (1,232,369,440 )        21,393,767        (105,446,159 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings

 

Investor Class

       (10,015,380 )        (326,601,199 )        (2,530,535 )        (11,748,479 )

Institutional Class

       (8,797,567 )        (284,274,389 )        (3,141,875 )        (15,680,233 )

Capital share transactions:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       205,760,122        248,203,167        70,967,363        95,937,161

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       9,663,297        313,193,819        2,518,483        11,693,871

Shares redeemed

       (254,416,109 )        (404,340,602 )        (55,755,585 )        (81,140,243 )

Redemption fees

       31,821        85,040        58,675        156,749
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (38,960,869 )        157,141,424        17,788,936        26,647,538
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       478,434,862        459,051,536        63,515,860        103,481,526

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       8,404,896        261,121,349        2,783,843        14,141,713

Shares redeemed

       (389,845,088 )        (441,359,771 )        (102,365,815 )        (86,825,415 )

Redemption fees

       17,880        34,409        4,896        4,276
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       97,012,550        278,847,523        (36,061,216 )        30,802,100
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       586,828,637        (1,407,256,081 )        (2,550,923 )        (75,425,233 )

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

       2,632,122,455        4,039,378,536        541,592,452        617,017,685
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 3,218,951,092      $ 2,632,122,455      $ 539,041,529      $ 541,592,452
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       2,896,074        3,067,009        12,661,811        14,380,076

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       146,814        3,484,190        454,600        1,745,354

Shares redeemed

       (3,629,021 )        (5,082,081 )        (10,197,681 )        (13,153,521 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (586,133 )        1,469,118        2,918,730        2,971,909
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       6,582,658        5,572,521        11,006,780        15,727,057

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       125,409        2,857,846        496,229        2,085,798

Shares redeemed

       (5,586,198 )        (5,462,162 )        (18,528,379 )        (14,125,635 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,121,869        2,968,205        (7,025,370 )        3,687,220
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

98


    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Emerging Markets Select
Fund
  Emerging Markets Small Cap
Fund
  Frontier Emerging Small Countries
Fund
Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
           
                     
  $ (407,315 )     $ (1,850,351 )     $ (2,161,746 )     $ (3,683,664 )     $ (317,752 )     $ (585,297 )
 

 

(12,920,311

)

      (44,531,178 )       (4,446,610 )       11,618,896       (2,404,339 )       (4,778,617 )
 

 

47,728,781

      (162,164,202 )       51,072,192       (264,732,578 )       8,205,014       (26,870,663 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

34,401,155

      (208,545,731 )       44,463,836       (256,797,346 )       5,482,923       (32,234,577 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
          (578,279 )       (4,637,409 )       (20,036,368 )             (365,738 )
          (1,049,729 )       (6,561,216 )       (19,590,549 )             (154,376 )
                     
                     
    27,199,931       103,497,531       12,204,101       105,275,533       2,419,428       8,123,117
 

 

      577,642       4,508,533       18,833,390             328,775
    (25,526,941 )       (99,601,938 )       (50,862,341 )       (160,261,548 )       (6,268,489 )       (7,070,629 )
    14,784       146,604       1,919       55,766       763       5,510
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1,687,774       4,619,839       (34,147,788 )       (36,096,859 )       (3,848,298 )       1,386,773
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    177,284,054       493,239,547       44,585,663       181,799,296       524,186       5,067,490
 

 

      703,049       6,409,243       18,882,311             151,926
    (104,582,899 )       (209,153,428 )       (92,152,531 )       (133,630,699 )       (7,698,689 )       (3,101,280 )
    9,515       22,278       189       8,861             680
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    72,710,670       284,811,446       (41,157,436 )       67,059,769       (7,174,503 )       2,118,816
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    108,799,599       79,257,546       (42,040,013 )       (265,461,353 )       (5,539,878 )       (29,249,102 )
                     
    343,483,843       264,226,297       377,897,003       643,358,356       40,547,517       69,796,619
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 452,283,442     $ 343,483,843     $ 335,856,990     $ 377,897,003     $ 35,007,639     $ 40,547,517
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
                     
    1,822,227       5,017,233       4,593,516       27,825,702       887,606       2,500,260
 

 

      27,069       1,747,493       4,673,298             82,815
    (1,725,509 )       (5,279,941 )       (19,331,821 )       (46,719,791 )       (2,363,897 )       (2,143,065 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    96,718       (235,639 )       (12,990,812 )       (14,220,791 )       (1,476,291 )       440,010
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    11,715,079       25,805,080       16,640,314       50,113,813       182,614       1,341,838
 

 

      32,205       2,455,649       4,628,017             37,887
    (7,015,055 )       (11,943,908 )       (34,198,393 )       (39,909,264 )       (3,003,418 )       (1,098,403 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    4,700,024       13,893,377       (15,102,430 )       14,832,566       (2,820,804 )       281,322
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

99


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Global Opportunities
Fund
   Global Select
Fund
      Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
   Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
       

Operations:

                   

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (1,599,068 )      $ (2,165,481 )      $ (43,283 )      $ (80,784 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations and foreign capital gains taxes

       (860,699 )        2,277,633        (239,898 )        (1,103,900 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred foreign capital gains taxes

       22,727,128        (103,364,198 )        2,502,340        (6,431,292 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       20,267,361        (103,252,046 )        2,219,159        (7,615,976 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings

 

Investor Class

       (2,469,318 )        (14,804,572 )               (813,040 )

Institutional Class

       (1,256,428 )        (5,997,363 )               (1,403,979 )

Capital share transactions:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       15,177,039        38,979,429        742,409        701,016

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       2,451,806        14,715,236               813,040

Shares redeemed

       (17,931,633 )        (43,287,302 )        (657,559 )        (1,370,547 )

Redemption fees

       16,218        28,823        44        553
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (286,570 )        10,436,186        84,894        144,062
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       16,220,644        42,443,771        1,442,045        1,995,085

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       1,232,291        5,863,776               1,403,979

Shares redeemed

       (9,258,774 )        (28,092,909 )        (1,941,141 )        (443,486 )

Redemption fees

       7,159        9,216               1,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       8,201,320        20,223,854        (499,096 )        2,957,442
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       24,456,365        (93,393,941 )        1,804,957        (6,731,491 )

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

       162,313,566        255,707,507        12,707,379        19,438,870
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 186,769,931      $ 162,313,566      $ 14,512,336      $ 12,707,379
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       3,976,976        7,436,719        71,179        55,182

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       681,057        2,829,853               60,003

Shares redeemed

       (4,819,099 )        (9,804,570 )        (66,153 )        (115,462 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (161,066 )        462,002        5,026        (277 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       4,268,507        8,859,854        135,077        156,998

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

       338,542        1,119,041               102,780

Shares redeemed

       (2,481,754 )        (6,435,070 )        (187,359 )        (35,444 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,125,295        3,543,825        (52,282 )        224,334
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

100


    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Global Value
Fund
  Greater China
Fund
  International Growth
Fund
Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
           
                     
  $ 4,098,242     $ 3,409,192     $ (11,855 )     $ (41,487 )     $ 663,600     $ (793,184 )
 

 

1,253,797

      9,848,363       (866,240 )       (2,177,886 )       8,973,171       9,194,155
 

 

13,375,794

      (24,676,596 )       22,225       (1,896,553 )       45,406,451       (522,144,840 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

18,727,833

      (11,419,041 )       (855,870 )       (4,115,926 )       55,043,222       (513,743,869 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (10,067,943 )       (6,647,351 )       (141,340 )                   (51,916,282 )
    (1,984,214 )       (588,496 )       (182,828 )                   (63,352,795 )
                     
                     
    14,508,523       12,745,551       2,706,778       2,125,309       21,529,056       36,385,889
 

 

9,793,517

      6,472,405       136,465                   47,744,025
    (21,196,441 )       (20,117,303 )       (2,569,096 )       (2,306,356 )       (94,366,997 )       (101,922,857 )
    1,465       4,373       735       12,309       4,094       6,797
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    3,107,064       (894,974 )       274,882       (168,738 )       (72,833,847 )       (17,786,146 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    27,828,434       14,594,609       221,271       3,202,467       50,417,754       85,055,620
 

 

1,981,574

      586,805       182,828                   58,809,032
    (13,918,802 )       (4,195,399 )       (244,872 )       (4,677,922 )       (177,515,926 )       (176,000,636 )
          941             1,913       288       36
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    15,891,206       10,986,956       159,227       (1,473,542 )       (127,097,884 )       (32,135,948 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    25,673,946       (8,562,906 )       (745,929 )       (5,758,206 )       (144,888,509 )       (678,935,040 )
                     
    118,565,795       127,128,701       4,815,860       10,574,066       599,543,228       1,278,478,268
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 144,239,741     $ 118,565,795     $ 4,069,931     $ 4,815,860     $ 454,654,719     $ 599,543,228
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
                     
    1,623,915       1,348,226       385,915       230,759       941,753       1,279,011
 

 

1,121,963

      705,208       21,457                   1,409,210
    (2,402,888 )       (2,164,178 )       (401,094 )       (261,868 )       (4,199,293 )       (3,659,382 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    342,990       (110,744 )       6,278       (31,109 )       (3,257,540 )       (971,161 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    3,119,622       1,554,788       36,679       332,766       2,174,266       3,020,035
 

 

227,804

      65,481       28,929                   1,723,594
    (1,576,669 )       (445,783 )       (39,340 )       (571,578 )       (7,760,428 )       (6,816,735 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1,770,757       1,174,486       26,268       (238,812 )       (5,586,162 )       (2,073,106 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

101


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     International Opportunities
Fund
   International Select
Fund
      Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
   Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
       

Operations:

                   

Net investment loss

     $ (1,850,491 )      $ (5,978,343 )      $ (13,326 )      $ (35,905 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations and foreign capital gains taxes

       (2,911,427 )        (23,853,442 )        (372,603 )        (566,918 )

Net realized gain on short positions

                           

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred foreign capital gains taxes

       43,633,629        (330,844,989 )        1,212,499        (3,012,107 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       38,871,711        (360,676,774 )        826,570        (3,614,930 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings

 

Investor Class

              (16,548,898 )              

Institutional Class

              (79,947,261 )              

Capital share transactions:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       3,030,199        5,319,580        567,929        750,357

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              15,590,314              

Shares redeemed

       (18,226,908 )        (21,059,497 )        (1,002,772 )        (1,279,134 )

Redemption fees

       278        1,397        66        3,030
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (15,196,431 )        (148,206 )        (434,777 )        (525,747 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       101,667,560        267,454,540        234,204        172,693

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              54,694,120              

Shares redeemed

       (262,755,106 )        (261,107,430 )        (1,920,874 )        (239,743 )

Redemption fees

       1,755        1,997              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (161,085,791 )        61,043,227        (1,686,670 )        (67,050 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (137,410,511 )        (396,277,912 )        (1,294,877 )        (4,207,727 )

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

       418,678,776        814,956,688        5,301,221        9,508,948
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 281,268,265      $ 418,678,776      $ 4,006,344      $ 5,301,221
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

 

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       1,082,959        1,512,692        53,173        62,125

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              3,600,534              

Shares redeemed

       (6,444,150 )        (5,994,663 )        (93,757 )        (98,010 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (5,361,191 )        (881,437 )        (40,584 )        (35,885 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       35,611,451        76,495,700        21,420        13,285

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              12,430,482              

Shares redeemed

       (92,719,054 )        (76,677,983 )        (184,467 )        (18,239 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (57,107,603 )        12,248,199        (163,047 )        (4,954 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

Fund inception date was October 1, 2021.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

102


    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Long/Short Alpha
Fund
  Micro Cap
Fund
  Micro Cap Value
Fund
Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 20221
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
           
                     
  $ (295,964 )     $ (337,969 )     $ (9,114,351 )     $ (14,765,182 )     $ (2,402,010 )     $ (4,330,858 )
 

 

(515,353

)

      (2,660,151 )       (56,168,678 )       (86,728,624 )       (28,265,474 )       (14,266,891 )
    423,719       2,809,512                        
 

 

6,713,109

      (3,618,614 )       102,856,642       (363,166,568 )       49,970,315       (129,242,061 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

6,325,511

      (3,807,222 )       37,573,613       (464,660,374 )       19,302,831       (147,839,810 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    (8,767 )                   (257,919,727 )             (73,081,163 )
    (15,251 )                   (41,304,544 )             (12,549,879 )
                     
                     
    13,168,964       10,437,484       33,463,338       83,326,504       22,857,756       82,141,646
 

 

8,767

                  243,675,646             71,677,406
    (1,261,633 )       (1,076,313 )       (116,465,408 )       (261,308,270 )       (54,114,071 )       (91,551,333 )
    1,573       3,329       14,068       33,892       10,095       36,520
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    11,917,671       9,364,500       (82,988,002 )       65,727,772       (31,246,220 )       62,304,239
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    2,056,609       19,173,989       27,199,923       67,953,958       7,176,101       29,173,118
 

 

15,251

                  39,473,070             12,450,069
    (7,783,134 )       (2,766,684 )       (32,492,270 )       (128,240,524 )       (10,481,824 )       (21,836,415 )
    112       1,686       10,699       11,080       28       5,345
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (5,711,162 )       16,408,991       (5,281,648 )       (20,802,416 )       (3,305,695 )       19,792,117
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    12,508,002       21,966,269       (50,696,037 )       (718,959,289 )       (15,249,084 )       (151,374,496 )
                     
    21,966,269             634,651,021       1,353,610,310       292,242,448       443,616,944
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 34,474,271     $ 21,966,269     $ 583,954,984     $ 634,651,021     $ 276,993,364     $ 292,242,448
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
                     
    1,197,021       1,015,942       5,437,121       10,095,488       7,480,974       20,799,592
 

 

853

                  27,690,414             17,964,263
    (117,061 )       (107,804 )       (19,188,011 )       (32,162,553 )       (17,802,001 )       (25,266,275 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1,080,813       908,138       (13,750,890 )       5,623,349       (10,321,027 )       13,497,580
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    195,782       1,806,617       4,428,333       7,928,370       2,319,222       7,138,745
 

 

1,479

                  4,490,679             3,104,755
    (721,914 )       (280,253 )       (5,498,652 )       (14,843,245 )       (3,424,390 )       (5,938,809 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (524,653 )       1,526,364       (1,070,319 )       (2,424,196 )       (1,105,168 )       4,304,691
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

103


Wasatch Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Small Cap Growth
Fund
   Small Cap Value
Fund
      Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
   Year Ended
September 30, 2023
   Year Ended
September 30, 2022
       

Operations:

                   

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (18,867,658 )      $ (27,936,551 )      $ (1,297,202 )      $ 1,462,850

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations and foreign capital gains taxes

       (245,908,515 )        16,878,405        41,102,032        43,619,406

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and deferred foreign capital gains taxes

       474,280,895        (1,488,390,413 )        240,858,243        (450,637,702 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       209,504,722        (1,499,448,559 )        280,663,073        (405,555,446 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings

                   

Investor Class

              (298,275,007 )        (14,251,795 )        (63,940,106 )

Institutional Class

              (324,759,466 )        (16,822,096 )        (65,113,713 )

Capital share transactions:

                   

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       79,618,700        170,077,569        116,447,228        143,290,709

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              287,667,859        13,955,521        62,945,104

Shares redeemed

       (178,994,414 )        (365,759,690 )        (282,576,107 )        (220,687,194 )

Redemption fees

       18,999        58,888        13,475        22,718
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       (99,356,715 )        92,044,626        (152,159,883 )        (14,428,663 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       286,077,811        491,403,328        190,194,138        264,173,350

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              302,906,157        16,171,156        63,842,825

Shares redeemed

       (284,170,719 )        (419,314,392 )        (304,139,627 )        (235,173,800 )

Redemption fees

       26,249        38,065        2,402        4,480
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

       1,933,341        375,033,158        (97,771,931 )        92,846,855
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       112,081,348        (1,655,405,248 )        (342,632 )        (456,191,073 )

Net assets:

                   

Beginning of period

       1,986,934,124        3,642,339,372        1,233,367,984        1,689,559,057
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 2,099,015,472      $ 1,986,934,124      $ 1,233,025,352      $ 1,233,367,984
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions — shares:

                   

Investor Class

                   

Shares sold

       2,525,103        4,006,813        13,547,910        15,186,572

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              6,173,130        1,703,971        6,281,947

Shares redeemed

       (5,649,071 )        (9,055,389 )        (32,584,605 )        (23,985,547 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (3,123,968 )        1,124,554        (17,332,724 )        (2,517,028 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

                   

Shares sold

       8,823,826        12,084,062        21,364,303        27,501,939

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends

              6,395,822        1,955,400        6,314,820

Shares redeemed

       (8,796,106 )        (10,126,348 )        (35,737,259 )        (24,955,438 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       27,720        8,353,536        (12,417,556 )        8,861,321
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1 

Fund inception date was June 13, 2022.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

104


    SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Ultra Growth
Fund
  U.S. Select
Fund
  U.S. Treasury
Fund
Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 20221
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
           
                     
  $ (12,426,841 )     $ (20,763,778 )     $ (38,164 )     $ (5,676 )     $ 7,554,438     $ 6,738,135
 

 

(94,388,374

)

      3,391,857       (209,723 )       648       (10,525,742 )       (61,233,193 )
 

 

129,515,436

      (1,105,267,854 )       1,484,893       (563,767 )       (31,741,954 )       (76,105,948 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

22,700,221

      (1,122,639,775 )       1,237,006       (568,795 )       (34,713,258 )       (130,601,006 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
          (229,039,647 )                   (7,520,379 )       (6,840,922 )
    (556,115 )       (76,370,747 )                        
                     
                     
    140,857,739       253,924,593       3,363,172       2,035,197       104,573,763       156,984,468
 

 

      218,714,597                   7,116,523       6,430,282
    (343,414,222 )       (686,348,727 )       (1,123,085 )       (60,314 )       (119,870,843 )       (201,642,801 )
    70,675       82,520       214       1,206       77,856       244,125
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (202,485,808 )       (213,627,017 )       2,240,301       1,976,089       (8,102,701 )       (37,983,926 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    119,499,535       231,569,168       5,630,616       3,960,693            
 

 

542,074

      74,406,337                        
    (134,959,357 )       (263,423,838 )       (1,984,494 )       (22,839 )            
    3,547       6,041       583                  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (14,914,201 )       42,557,708       3,646,705       3,937,854            
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (195,255,903 )       (1,599,119,478 )       7,124,012       5,345,148       (50,336,338 )       (175,425,854 )
                     
    1,373,873,131       2,972,992,609       5,345,148             287,522,829       462,948,683
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 1,178,617,228     $ 1,373,873,131     $ 12,469,160     $ 5,345,148     $ 237,186,491     $ 287,522,829
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
                     
    4,960,624       6,764,579       281,732       187,794       8,465,746       9,747,128
 

 

      5,346,238                   581,305       424,698
    (12,258,146 )       (18,891,335 )       (104,083 )       (5,063 )       (9,678,169 )       (12,805,705 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (7,297,522 )       (6,780,518 )       177,649       182,731       (631,118 )       (2,633,879 )
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                     
    4,213,786       6,254,360       476,235       368,377            
 

 

19,784

      1,815,231                        
    (4,783,978 )       (7,374,887 )       (171,254 )       (2,030 )            
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (550,408 )       694,704       304,981       366,347            
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

105


Wasatch Funds    

Statement of Cash Flows

 

     Long/Short
Alpha Fund
      Year Ended
September 30, 2023
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 6,325,511

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    

Long-term investments purchased

       (32,595,029 )

Long-term investments sold

       24,635,348

Short-term investments purchased

       (68,066,328 )

Short-term investments sold

       68,066,421

Purchases to cover securities sold short

       (8,333,258 )

Securities sold short

       13,146,540

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

       (6,623 )

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

       6,132

Increase in investment securities purchased payable

       676,787

Increase in dividend payable on securities sold short

       14,494

Decrease in accrued fund administration fees

       (2,418 )

Increase in payable to Advisor

       12,488

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

       (6,623 )

Net realized loss from unaffiliated investments

       515,446

Net realized gain from securities sold short

       (423,719 )

Net realized gain from short-term investments

       (93 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on unaffiliated investments

       (6,176,966 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short

       (536,143 )
    

 

 

 

Net cash from operating activities

       (2,748,033 )
    

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

       15,233,328

Payment on shares redeemed

       (9,040,155 )

Redemption fees

       1,685
    

 

 

 

Net cash from financing activities

       6,194,858
    

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

       3,446,825

Cash at beginning of year

       4,407,307
    

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

     $ 7,854,132
    

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

    

Dividend on securities sold short during the year

     $ 127,024

Interest expense paid during the year

       112,887

 

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107


Wasatch Funds    

Financial Highlights

 

        Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
          Less Distributions    
     Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Redemption
Fees
(See Note 2)
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Distributions
Core Growth Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 61.04       (0.39 )       13.47       13.08       4              (0.46 )       (0.46 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 104.75       (0.48 )       (27.40 )       (27.88 )       4              (15.83 )       (15.83 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 77.61       (0.63 )       34.37       33.74       4              (6.60 )       (6.60 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 73.17       (0.32 )       12.47       12.15       4              (7.71 )       (7.71 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 81.04       (0.42 )       (1.40 )       (1.82 )       0.01             (6.06 )       (6.06 )
Core Growth Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 62.13       (0.28 )       13.67       13.39       4              (0.46 )       (0.46 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 106.20       (0.41 )       (27.83 )       (28.24 )       4              (15.83 )       (15.83 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 78.53       (0.50 )       34.77       34.27       4              (6.60 )       (6.60 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 73.86       (0.29 )       12.67       12.38       4              (7.71 )       (7.71 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 81.62       (0.26 )       (1.44 )       (1.70 )       4              (6.06 )       (6.06 )
Emerging India Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.67       (0.04 )       0.33       0.29       4              (0.06 )       (0.06 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 6.95       (0.06 )       (0.92 )       (0.98 )       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 4.22       (0.05 )       2.78       2.73       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 4.25       (0.06 )       0.04       (0.02 )       4              (0.01 )       (0.01 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 3.95       (0.05 )       0.62       0.57       4              (0.27 )       (0.27 )
Emerging India Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.74       (0.05 )       0.35       0.30       4              (0.06 )       (0.06 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 7.03       (0.06 )       (0.93 )       (0.99 )       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 4.26       (0.05 )       2.82       2.77       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 4.28       (0.02 )       0.01       (0.01 )       4              (0.01 )       (0.01 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 3.97       (0.01 )       0.59       0.58       4              (0.27 )       (0.27 )
Emerging Markets Select Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 13.34       (0.04 )       1.43       1.39       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 22.49       (0.17 )       (8.93 )       (9.10 )       0.04             (0.09 )       (0.09 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 14.40       0.11       7.97       8.08       0.01                  
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 11.32       (0.04 )       3.12       3.08       4                   
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 10.40       (0.13 )       1.05       0.92       4                   
Emerging Markets Select Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 13.66             1.45       1.45       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 23.01       (0.04 )       (9.22 )       (9.26 )       4              (0.09 )       (0.09 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 14.71       (0.03 )       8.33       8.30       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 11.53       (0.05 )       3.23       3.18       4                   
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 10.56       (0.01 )       0.98       0.97       4                   
Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.47       (0.05 )       0.35       0.30       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 4.23       (0.05 )       (1.46 )       (1.51 )       4        (0.01 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.02       (0.03 )       1.49       1.46       4              (0.25 )       (0.25 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 2.64       (0.04 )       0.58       0.54       4              (0.16 )       (0.16 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 2.78       (0.05 )       0.21       0.16       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.50       (0.02 )       0.33       0.31       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 4.27       (0.02 )       (1.49 )       (1.51 )       4        (0.01 )       (0.25 )       (0.26 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.04       (0.03 )       1.51       1.48       4              (0.25 )       (0.25 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 2.65       (0.02 )       0.57       0.55       4              (0.16 )       (0.16 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 2.79       (0.02 )       0.18       0.16       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.45       (0.05 )       0.46       0.41       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 4.40       (0.03 )       (1.89 )       (1.92 )       4        (0.03 )             (0.03 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.02       (0.07 )       1.45       1.38       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 2.74       (0.07 )       0.35       0.28       4                   
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 2.51       4        0.23       0.23       4                   

See Notes to Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

108


    (for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                
Ratios to Average Net Assets
    Supplemental Data  
Net Asset
Value
End of
Period
    Total Return (%)1     Expenses
Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Expenses
Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Net of Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Before Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000s)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate1 3
 
             
$ 73.66       21.51       1.17 5 8      1.17 5 8      (0.53     (0.53   $ 1,593,801       33%  
$ 61.04       (31.47     1.19 5 8      1.19 5 8      (0.59     (0.59   $ 1,356,653       29%  
$ 104.75       44.82       1.17 5      1.17 5      (0.65     (0.65   $ 2,174,178       35%  
$ 77.61       17.41       1.19 5      1.19 5      (0.48     (0.48   $ 1,595,920       38%  
$ 73.17       (0.37     1.19 5      1.19 5      (0.59     (0.59   $ 1,435,994       31%  
             
$ 75.06       21.64       1.06 5 8      1.06 5 8      (0.42     (0.42   $ 1,625,150       33%  
$ 62.13       (31.37     1.05 5 8      1.06 5 8      (0.46     (0.46   $ 1,275,470       29%  
$ 106.20       44.98       1.05 5      1.05 5      (0.54     (0.55   $ 1,865,201       35%  
$ 78.53       17.58       1.05 5      1.08 5      (0.45     (0.48   $ 1,134,229       38%  
$ 73.86       (0.22     1.05 5      1.09 5      (0.45     (0.48   $ 849,787       31%  
             
$ 5.90       5.23       1.50 5 8      1.50 5 8      (0.92     (0.92   $ 254,155       26%  
$ 5.67       (14.79     1.51 5 8      1.51 5 8      (1.13     (1.13   $ 227,767       25%  
$ 6.95       64.69       1.52 5      1.52 5      (1.15     (1.15   $ 258,617       21%  
$ 4.22       (0.38     1.64 6      1.64 6      (0.89     (0.89   $ 136,415       44%  
$ 4.25       15.06       1.68 6      1.68 6      (0.99     (0.99   $ 187,625       21%  
             
$ 5.98       5.34       1.36 5 8      1.36 5 8      (0.79     (0.79   $ 284,887       26%  
$ 5.74       (14.77     1.38 5 8      1.38 5 8      (1.01     (1.01   $ 313,825       25%  
$ 7.03       65.02       1.37 5      1.37 5      (0.97     (0.97   $ 358,401       21%  
$ 4.26       (0.15     1.45 6      1.45 6      (0.69     (0.69   $ 145,981       44%  
$ 4.28       15.23       1.49 6      1.49 6      (0.75     (0.75   $ 92,214       21%  
             
$ 14.73       10.42       1.36 5 8      1.36 5 8      (0.31     (0.31   $ 59,458       14%  
$ 13.34       (40.42     1.32 5 8      1.32 5 8      (0.73     (0.73   $ 52,571       31%  
$ 22.49       56.18       1.37 5      1.37 5      (0.55     (0.55   $ 93,932       20%  
$ 14.40       27.21       1.51 6      1.80 6      (0.69     (0.99   $ 14,984       35%  
$ 11.32       8.85 5      1.51 6      1.97 6      (0.51     (0.97   $ 9,771       14%  
             
$ 15.11       10.61       1.13 5 8      1.13 5 8      (0.06     (0.06   $ 392,825       14%  
$ 13.66       (40.40     1.14 5 8      1.14 5 8      (0.40     (0.40   $ 290,912       31%  
$ 23.01       56.42       1.18 5      1.18 5      (0.44     (0.44   $ 170,294       20%  
$ 14.71       27.58       1.21 6      1.41 6      (0.40     (0.59   $ 43,682       35%  
$ 11.53       9.19       1.21 6      1.43 6      (0.14     (0.36   $ 34,375       14%  
             
$ 2.69       12.39       1.96 6 7      1.96 6 7      (0.72     (0.72   $ 131,823       21%  
$ 2.47       (37.93     1.91 6 7      1.91 6 7      (0.74     (0.74   $ 153,161       36%  
$ 4.23       50.23       1.88 5      1.88 5      (1.07     (1.07   $ 322,350       22%  
$ 3.02       21.12       1.95 6      1.95 6      (1.02     (1.02   $ 197,524       20%  
$ 2.64       7.29       1.97 6      1.99 6      (0.83     (0.84   $ 191,405       16%  
             
$ 2.73       12.66       1.78 6 7      1.78 6 7      (0.51     (0.51   $ 204,034       21%  
$ 2.50       (37.75     1.78 6 7      1.78 6 7      (0.58     (0.58   $ 224,736       36%  
$ 4.27       50.53       1.76 5      1.76 5      (0.94     (0.94   $ 321,008       22%  
$ 3.04       21.41       1.81 6      1.81 6      (0.88     (0.88   $ 176,548       20%  
$ 2.65       7.25       1.82 6      1.85 6      (0.73     (0.76   $ 174,050       16%  
             
$ 2.86       16.73       2.16 6 7      2.31 6 7      (0.91     (1.05   $ 30,980       29%  
$ 2.45       (43.89     2.15 5 8      2.29 5 8      (1.13     (1.26   $ 30,132       44%  
$ 4.40       45.70       2.12 5      2.12 5      (1.33     (1.33   $ 52,307       39%  
$ 3.02       10.22       2.15 5      2.38 5      (1.12     (1.34   $ 39,899       33%  
$ 2.74       9.16       2.20 6      2.30 6      0.78       0.69     $ 43,789       63%  

 

109


Wasatch Funds    

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

        Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
          Less Distributions    
     Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Redemption
Fees
(See Note 2)
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Distributions
Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.48       (0.19 )       0.62       0.43                        
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 4.46       (0.03 )       (1.91 )       (1.94 )       4        (0.04 )             (0.04 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.05       (0.04 )       1.45       1.41       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 2.76       (0.08 )       0.37       0.29       4                   
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 2.53       0.03       0.20       0.23       4                   
Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 3.39       (0.04 )       0.47       0.43       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.83       (0.04 )       (1.96 )       (2.00 )       4        (0.01 )       (0.43 )       (0.44 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.92       (0.04 )       2.05       2.01       4              (0.10 )       (0.10 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 3.46       (0.05 )       0.81       0.76       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 4.09       (0.03 )       (0.06 )       (0.09 )       4              (0.54 )       (0.54 )
Global Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 3.42       (0.02 )       0.46       0.44       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.88       (0.03 )       (1.99 )       (2.02 )       4        (0.01 )       (0.43 )       (0.44 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.94       (0.05 )       2.09       2.04       4              (0.10 )       (0.10 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 3.48       (0.03 )       0.79       0.76       4              (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 4.10       (0.03 )       (0.05 )       (0.08 )                   (0.54 )       (0.54 )
Global Select Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 8.71       (0.06 )       1.61       1.55       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 15.83       (0.10 )       (5.24 )       (5.34 )       4              (1.78 )       (1.78 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 12.60       (0.12 )       3.36       3.24       0.01             (0.02 )       (0.02 )
Year ended 9/30/2010     $ 10.00       (0.06 )       2.65       2.59       0.01                  
Global Select Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 8.82       (0.02 )       1.63       1.61                        
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 15.94       (0.05 )       (5.29 )       (5.34 )       4              (1.78 )       (1.78 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 12.64       (0.07 )       3.39       3.32       4              (0.02 )       (0.02 )
Year ended 9/30/2010     $ 10.00       (0.04 )       2.68       2.64       4                   
Global Value Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 8.00       0.25       1.05       1.30       4        (0.24 )       (0.54 )       (0.78 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 9.24       0.23       (0.96 )       (0.73 )       4        (0.23 )       (0.28 )       (0.51 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 6.56       0.18       2.65       2.83       4        (0.15 )             (0.15 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 7.74       0.16       (1.09 )12       (0.93 )       4        (0.21 )       (0.04 )       (0.25 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 9.29       0.19       (0.42 )       (0.23 )       4        (0.19 )       (1.13 )       (1.32 )
Global Value Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 7.99       0.25       1.05       1.30             (0.25 )       (0.54 )       (0.79 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 9.23       0.25       (0.97 )       (0.72 )       4        (0.24 )       (0.28 )       (0.52 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 6.56       0.19       2.63       2.82       0.01       (0.16 )             (0.16 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 7.73       0.16       (1.07 )12       (0.91 )       4        (0.22 )       (0.04 )       (0.26 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 9.28       0.19       (0.41 )       (0.22 )       4        (0.20 )       (1.13 )       (1.33 )
Greater China Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.98       (0.04 )       (0.69 )       (0.73 )       4        (0.39 )             (0.39 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 9.83       (0.05 )       (3.83 )9       (3.88 )       0.03                  
Period ended 9/30/2113     $ 10.00       (0.05 )       (0.17 )       (0.22 )       0.05                  
Greater China Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.96       4        (0.71 )       (0.71 )             (0.41 )             (0.41 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 9.82       (0.07 )       (3.79 )9       (3.86 )       4                   
Period ended 9/30/2113     $ 10.00       (0.03 )       (0.15 )       (0.18 )       4                   
International Growth Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 20.03       (0.03 )       1.60       1.57       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 38.79       (0.07 )       (15.16 )       (15.23 )       4              (3.53 )       (3.53 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 34.07       (0.17 )       8.68       8.51       4              (3.79 )       (3.79 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 28.23       (0.20 )       6.82       6.62       4              (0.78 )       (0.78 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 36.95       (0.08 )       (4.26 )       (4.34 )       4              (4.38 )       (4.38 )

See Notes to Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

110


    (for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                
Ratios to Average Net Assets
    Supplemental Data  
Net Asset
Value
End of
Period
    Total Return (%)1     Expenses
Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Expenses
Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Net of Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Before Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000s)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate1 3
 
             
$ 2.91       17.34       1.96 6 7      2.61 6 7      (0.83     (1.47   $ 4,027       29%  
$ 2.48       (43.89     1.95 5 8      2.08 5 8      (0.88     (1.00   $ 10,416       44%  
$ 4.46       46.23       1.95 5      2.08 5      (1.13     (1.26   $ 17,490       39%  
$ 3.05       10.51       1.96 5      2.18 5      (0.98     (1.20   $ 10,560       33%  
$ 2.76       9.09       2.00 6      2.15 6      1.04       0.90     $ 16,456       63%  
             
$ 3.74       12.76       1.50 6 7      1.50 6 7      (0.93     (0.93   $ 117,596       30%  
$ 3.39       (36.97     1.50 5 8      1.50 5 8      (1.00     (1.00   $ 107,048       33%  
$ 5.83       51.70       1.46 5      1.46 5      (1.08     (1.08   $ 181,563       22%  
$ 3.92       23.20       1.53 5      1.53 5      (1.03     (1.03   $ 100,698       20%  
$ 3.46       0.82       1.56 5      1.56 5      (0.95     (0.95   $ 103,710       24%  
             
$ 3.78       12.94       1.36 6 7      1.40 6 7      (0.79     (0.83   $ 69,174       30%  
$ 3.42       (36.94     1.35 5 8      1.38 5 8      (0.85     (0.87   $ 55,266       33%  
$ 5.88       52.21       1.35 5      1.40 5      (0.96     (1.01   $ 74,144       22%  
$ 3.94       23.09       1.35 5      1.48 5      (0.83     (0.96   $ 38,795       20%  
$ 3.48       1.09       1.35 5      1.57 5      (0.74     (0.95   $ 19,060       24%  
             
$ 10.26       17.80       1.36 5 8      2.57 5 8      (0.58     (1.79   $ 4,620       24%  
$ 8.71       (37.76     1.35 5 8      2.35 5 8      (0.77     (1.77   $ 3,879       30%  
$ 15.83       25.84       1.35 5      2.17 5      (0.86     (1.68   $ 7,054       58%  
$ 12.60       26.00       1.36 6      4.70 6      (0.81     (4.16   $ 4,306       35%  
             
$ 10.43       18.25       0.96 5 8      1.74 5 8      (0.18     (0.96   $ 9,892       24%  
$ 8.82       (37.47     0.95 5 8      1.53 5 8      (0.35     (0.93   $ 8,828       30%  
$ 15.94       26.31       0.95 5      1.56 5      (0.46     (1.07   $ 12,385       58%  
$ 12.64       26.40       0.96 6      2.79 6      (0.42     (2.25   $ 9,065       35%  
             
$ 8.52       16.16       1.11 5 8      1.18 5 8      2.80       2.73     $ 112,591       43%  
$ 8.00       (8.55     1.10 5 8      1.20 5 8      2.46       2.36     $ 102,983       47%  
$ 9.24       43.20       1.10 5      1.18 5      1.97       1.89     $ 119,966       41%  
$ 6.56       (12.18 )12      1.10 5      1.30 5      2.04       1.84     $ 96,323       76%  
$ 7.74       (0.40     1.10 5      1.19 5      2.30       2.22     $ 146,704       49%  
             
$ 8.50       16.23       0.96 5 8      1.12 5 8      3.00       2.84     $ 31,649       43%  
$ 7.99       (8.42     0.95 5 8      1.14 5 8      2.89       2.71     $ 15,583       47%  
$ 9.23       43.26       0.99 5      1.43 5      2.04       1.60     $ 7,163       41%  
$ 6.56       (11.93 )12      0.95 5      1.38 5      2.21       1.78     $ 6,449       76%  
$ 7.73       (0.25     0.97 5      1.23 5      2.44       2.19     $ 7,978       49%  
             
$ 4.86       (13.75     1.53 6 7      4.77 6 7      (0.41     (3.65   $ 1,755       57%  
$ 5.98       (39.17 )16      1.62 6 7 18      3.56 6 7 18      (0.56     (2.50   $ 2,122       109%  
$ 9.83       (1.70     1.51 6      3.76 6      (0.60     (2.85   $ 3,795       43%  
             
$ 4.84       (13.56     1.27 6 7      3.39 6 7      (0.06     (2.18   $ 2,315       57%  
$ 5.96       (39.31 )16      1.36 6 7 18      2.61 6 7 18      (0.47     (1.72   $ 2,694       109%  
$ 9.82       (1.80     1.26 6      3.09 6      (0.34     (2.17   $ 6,779       43%  
             
$ 21.60       7.84       1.41 5 8      1.41 5 8      0.08       0.08     $ 231,089       31%  
$ 20.03       (42.98     1.44 5 8      1.44 5 8      (0.14     (0.14   $ 279,608       20%  
$ 38.79       26.59       1.41 5      1.41 5      (0.47     (0.47   $ 579,102       25%  
$ 34.07       23.73       1.47 5      1.47 5      (0.50     (0.50   $ 497,104       45%  
$ 28.23       (9.76     1.46 5      1.46 5      (0.25     (0.25   $ 543,990       40%  

 

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Wasatch Funds    

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

        Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
          Less Distributions    
     Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Redemption
Fees
(See Note 2)
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Distributions
International Growth Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 20.20       0.08       1.52       1.60       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 39.04       (0.02 )       (15.29 )       (15.31 )       4              (3.53 )       (3.53 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 34.24       (0.13 )       8.72       8.59       4              (3.79 )       (3.79 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 28.33       (0.12 )       6.81       6.69       4              (0.78 )       (0.78 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 37.03       (0.04 )       (4.28 )       (4.32 )       4              (4.38 )       (4.38 )
International Opportunities Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.51       (0.06 )       0.27       0.21       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.26       (0.05 )       (2.06 )       (2.11 )       4              (0.64 )       (0.64 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 4.64       (0.07 )       0.79       0.72       4              (0.10 )       (0.10 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 3.54       (0.09 )       1.28       1.19                   (0.09 )       (0.09 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 3.58       (0.09 )       0.13       0.04       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
International Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.55       (0.02 )       0.23       0.21       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.33       (0.03 )       (2.11 )       (2.14 )       4              (0.64 )       (0.64 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 4.71       (0.05 )       0.77       0.72       4              (0.10 )       (0.10 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 3.58       (0.04 )       1.26       1.22                   (0.09 )       (0.09 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 3.62       (0.02 )       0.06       0.04       4              (0.08 )       (0.08 )
International Select Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 8.90       (0.07 )       1.42       1.35       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 14.96       (0.10 )       (5.97 )       (6.07 )       0.01                  
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 12.61       (0.07 )       2.41       2.34       0.01                  
Year ended 9/30/2010     $ 10.00       (0.04 )       2.64       2.60       0.01                  
International Select Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 9.01       0.03       1.39       1.42                        
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 15.10       (0.04 )       (6.05 )       (6.09 )                        
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 12.69       4        2.41       2.41                        
Year ended 9/30/2010     $ 10.00       (0.02 )       2.68       2.66       0.03                  
Long/Short Alpha Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 9.01       (0.08 )       2.59       2.51       4              (0.01 )       (0.01 )
Year ended 9/30/2214     $ 10.00       (0.16 )       (0.83 )       (0.99 )       4                   
Long/Short Alpha Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 9.03       (0.12 )       2.66       2.54       4              (0.01 )       (0.01 )
Year ended 9/30/2214     $ 10.00       (0.13 )       (0.84 )       (0.97 )       4                   
Micro Cap Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.72       (0.11 )       0.46       0.35       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 12.55       (0.13 )       (3.80 )       (3.93 )       4              (2.90 )       (2.90 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 9.56       (0.19 )       3.85       3.66       4              (0.67 )       (0.67 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 7.45       (0.10 )       3.08       2.98                   (0.87 )       (0.87 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 9.86       (0.08 )       (0.55 )       (0.63 )       4              (1.78 )       (1.78 )
Micro Cap Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 5.72       (0.09 )       0.44       0.35       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 12.55       (0.13 )       (3.80 )       (3.93 )       4              (2.90 )       (2.90 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 9.55       (0.19 )       3.86       3.67       4              (0.67 )       (0.67 )
Period ended 9/30/2011     $ 7.74       (0.05 )       1.86       1.81                        
Micro Cap Value Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.79       (0.03 )       0.21       0.18       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.10       (0.04 )       (1.33 )       (1.37 )       4              (0.94 )       (0.94 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.65       (0.04 )       2.02       1.98       4              (0.53 )       (0.53 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 3.21       (0.04 )       0.78       0.74                   (0.30 )       (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 3.83       (0.03 )       (0.20 )       (0.23 )       4        (0.02 )       (0.37 )       (0.39 )
Micro Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 2.81       (0.02 )       0.20       0.18       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 5.12       (0.04 )       (1.33 )       (1.37 )       4              (0.94 )       (0.94 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 3.66       (0.05 )       2.04       1.99       4              (0.53 )       (0.53 )
Period ended 9/30/2011     $ 3.26       (0.01 )       0.41       0.40                        

See Notes to Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

112


    (for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                
Ratios to Average Net Assets
    Supplemental Data  
Net Asset
Value
End of
Period
    Total Return (%)1     Expenses
Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Expenses
Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Net of Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Before Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000s)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate1 3
 
             
$ 21.80       7.92       1.29 5 8      1.29 5 8      0.16       0.16     $ 223,565       31%  
$ 20.20       (42.90     1.33 5 8      1.33 5 8      (0.03     (0.03   $ 319,936       20%  
$ 39.04       26.70       1.32 5      1.32 5      (0.38     (0.38   $ 699,377       25%  
$ 34.24       23.89       1.35 5      1.36 5      (0.38     (0.38   $ 569,068       45%  
$ 28.33       (9.67     1.35 5      1.35 5      (0.13     (0.13   $ 595,341       40%  
             
$ 2.72       8.37       1.97 6 7      1.97 6 7      (0.52     (0.52   $ 54,964       20%  
$ 2.51       (45.24     1.96 5 8      1.96 5 8      (1.05     (1.05   $ 64,198       39%  
$ 5.26       15.68       1.91 5      1.91 5      (1.14     (1.14   $ 139,189       35%  
$ 4.64       34.24       2.02 6      2.02 6      (1.20     (1.20   $ 129,071       35%  
$ 3.54       1.61       2.09 6      2.09 6      (1.04     (1.04   $ 132,503       46%  
             
$ 2.76       8.24       1.92 6 7      1.92 6 7      (0.51     (0.51   $ 226,305       20%  
$ 2.55       (45.21     1.91 5 8      1.91 5 8      (0.97     (0.97   $ 354,481       39%  
$ 5.33       15.44       1.89 5      1.89 5      (1.10     (1.10   $ 675,768       35%  
$ 4.71       34.71       1.93 5      1.93 5      (1.06     (1.06   $ 544,914       35%  
$ 3.58       1.59       1.96 6      1.96 6      (0.81     (0.81   $ 376,578       46%  
             
$ 10.25       15.17       1.35 6 7      3.88 6 7      (0.41     (2.95   $ 2,481       22%  
$ 8.90       (40.51     1.30 5 8      3.34 5 8      (0.72     (2.76   $ 2,514       27%  
$ 14.96       18.64       1.30 5      3.09 5      (0.68     (2.46   $ 4,763       35%  
$ 12.61       26.10       1.30 5      6.96 5      (0.55     (6.20   $ 2,861       36%  
             
$ 10.43       15.76       0.94 6 7      3.19 6 7      (0.05     (2.30   $ 1,526       22%  
$ 9.01       (40.33     0.90 5 8      2.37 5 8      (0.30     (1.76   $ 2,788       27%  
$ 15.10       18.99       0.90 5      3.03 5      (0.27     (2.40   $ 4,746       35%  
$ 12.69       26.90       0.90 6      7.68 6      (0.19     (6.96   $ 2,069       36%  
             
$ 11.51       27.87       2.67 6 7 17      2.85 6 7 17      (1.16     (1.34   $ 22,895       75%  
$ 9.01       (9.90     2.41 6 7 17      3.14 6 7 17      (1.62     (2.35   $ 8,184       55%  
             
$ 11.56       28.14       2.34 6 7 17      2.71 6 7 17      (0.99     (1.37   $ 11,579       75%  
$ 9.03       (9.70     2.20 6 7 17      3.10 6 7 17      (1.47     (2.37   $ 13,782       55%  
             
$ 6.07       6.12       1.66 5 8      1.66 5 8      (1.46     (1.46   $ 509,106       57%  
$ 5.72       (39.42     1.66 5 8      1.66 5 8      (1.54     (1.54   $ 558,093       59%  
$ 12.55       38.81       1.63 5      1.63 5      (1.52     (1.52   $ 1,155,133       63%  
$ 9.56       43.47       1.66 5      1.66 5      (1.48     (1.48   $ 746,749       75%  
$ 7.45       (1.15     1.66 5      1.66 5      (1.31     (1.31   $ 473,505       67%  
             
$ 6.07       6.12       1.59 5 8      1.59 5 8      (1.39     (1.39   $ 74,849       57%  
$ 5.72       (39.40     1.59 5 8      1.59 5 8      (1.47     (1.47   $ 76,558       59%  
$ 12.55       38.96       1.56 5      1.56 5      (1.45     (1.45   $ 198,477       63%  
$ 9.55       23.39       1.60 5      1.62 5      (1.43     (1.45   $ 59,124       75%  
             
$ 2.97       6.45       1.73 5 8      1.73 5 8      (0.82     (0.82   $ 234,553       59%  
$ 2.79       (32.47     1.70 5 8      1.70 5 8      (1.13     (1.13   $ 249,290       50%  
$ 5.10       58.11       1.66 5      1.66 5      (1.15     (1.15   $ 387,236       82%  
$ 3.65       24.17       1.74 5      1.74 5      (1.01     (1.01   $ 222,963       63%  
$ 3.21       (4.50     1.74 5      1.74 5      (0.90     (0.90   $ 249,523       66%  
             
$ 2.99       6.41       1.61 5 8      1.65 5 8      (0.69     (0.74   $ 42,440       59%  
$ 2.81       (32.31     1.60 5 8      1.63 5 8      (1.03     (1.06   $ 42,952       50%  
$ 5.12       58.25       1.60 5      1.61 5      (1.10     (1.10   $ 56,381       82%  
$ 3.66       12.27       1.60 5      1.84 5      (0.99     (1.23   $ 25,317       63%  

 

113


Wasatch Funds    

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

        Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations
          Less Distributions    
     Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Redemption
Fees
(See Note 2)
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Distributions
Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 29.19       (0.38 )       3.48       3.10       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 62.46       (0.46 )       (21.99 )       (22.45 )       4              (10.82 )       (10.82 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 46.64       (0.57 )       19.94       19.37       4              (3.55 )       (3.55 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 40.23       (0.32 )       12.52       12.20                   (5.79 )       (5.79 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 55.30       (0.28 )       (2.33 )       (2.61 )       4              (12.46 )       (12.46 )
Small Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 29.70       (0.28 )       3.46       3.18       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 63.29       (0.42 )       (22.35 )       (22.77 )       4              (10.82 )       (10.82 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 47.18       (0.51 )       20.17       19.66       4              (3.55 )       (3.55 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 40.60       (0.28 )       12.65       12.37                   (5.79 )       (5.79 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 55.61       (0.24 )       (2.31 )       (2.55 )       4              (12.46 )       (12.46 )
Small Cap Value Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 7.49       (0.02 )       1.86       1.84       4              (0.19 )       (0.19 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 10.68       4        (2.38 )       (2.38 )       4        4        (0.81 )       (0.81 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 6.99       (0.02 )       3.71       3.69       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 7.61       0.01       (0.54 )       (0.53 )             (0.04 )       (0.05 )       (0.09 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 8.53       0.03       (0.36 )       (0.33 )       4              (0.59 )       (0.59 )
Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 7.56             1.87       1.87       4              (0.19 )       (0.19 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 10.78       0.01       (2.41 )       (2.40 )       4        (0.01 )       (0.81 )       (0.82 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 7.05       4        3.73       3.73       4                   
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 7.67       0.03       (0.55 )       (0.52 )             (0.05 )       (0.05 )       (0.10 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 8.58       0.03       (0.35 )       (0.32 )       4              (0.59 )       (0.59 )
Ultra Growth Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 26.29       (0.38 )       0.63       0.25       4                   
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 50.98       (0.43 )       (18.93 )       (19.36 )       4              (5.33 )       (5.33 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 39.56       (0.48 )       13.30       12.82       0.01             (1.41 )       (1.41 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 25.30       (0.17 )       14.98       14.81       0.01             (0.56 )       (0.56 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 27.68       (0.18 )       (0.60 )       (0.78 )       0.01             (1.61 )       (1.61 )
Ultra Growth Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 26.37       (0.23 )       0.53       0.30       4        (0.04 )             (0.04 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 51.05       (0.34 )       (19.01 )       (19.35 )       4              (5.33 )       (5.33 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 39.58       (0.41 )       13.28       12.87       0.01             (1.41 )       (1.41 )
Period ended 9/30/2011     $ 29.39       (0.09 )       10.28       10.19       4                   
U.S. Select Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 9.74       (0.03 )       2.36       2.33       4                   
Year ended 9/30/2215     $ 10.00       (0.01 )       (0.26 )       (0.27 )       0.01                  
U.S. Select Fund — Institutional Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 9.73       (0.03 )       2.39       2.36       4                   
Year ended 9/30/2215     $ 10.00       (0.01 )       (0.26 )       (0.27 )                        
U.S. Treasury Fund — Investor Class                                
Year ended 9/30/23     $ 12.53       0.34       (1.91 )       (1.57 )       4        (0.33 )             (0.33 )
Year ended 9/30/22     $ 18.10       0.28       (5.57 )       (5.29 )       0.01       (0.29 )             (0.29 )
Year ended 9/30/21     $ 22.42       0.25       (3.00 )       (2.75 )       0.01       (0.24 )       (1.34 )       (1.58 )
Year ended 9/30/20     $ 19.26       0.30       3.13       3.43       0.03       (0.30 )             (0.30 )
Year ended 9/30/19     $ 15.26       0.34       3.99       4.33       0.01       (0.34 )             (0.34 )

See Notes to Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    (for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                
Ratios to Average Net Assets
    Supplemental Data  
Net Asset
Value
End of
Period
    Total Return (%)1     Expenses
Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Expenses
Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Net of Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Before Waivers and
Reimbursements (%)2
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000s)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate1 3
 
             
$ 32.29       10.62       1.15 5 8      1.15 5 8      (0.94     (0.94   $ 837,158       27%  
$ 29.19       (42.42     1.15 5 8      1.15 5 8      (1.05     (1.05   $ 848,033       32%  
$ 62.46       42.49       1.12 5      1.12 5      (1.00     (1.00   $ 1,744,187       40%  
$ 46.64       33.26       1.16 5      1.16 5      (0.89     (0.89   $ 1,247,871       37%  
$ 40.23       1.67 5      1.17 6      1.17 6      (0.80     (0.80   $ 978,825       26%  
             
$ 32.88       10.71       1.06 5 8      1.07 5 8      (0.85     (0.85   $ 1,261,857       27%  
$ 29.70       (42.35     1.05 5 8      1.06 5 8      (0.94     (0.95   $ 1,138,901       32%  
$ 63.29       42.62       1.05 5      1.06 5      (0.92     (0.93   $ 1,898,152       40%  
$ 47.18       33.39       1.05 5      1.08 5      (0.78     (0.81   $ 1,233,331       37%  
$ 40.60       1.80       1.06 6      1.09 6      (0.68     (0.72   $ 712,833       26%  
             
$ 9.14       24.90       1.18 6 7      1.18 6 7      (0.15     (0.15   $ 537,439       61%  
$ 7.49       (24.18     1.16 5 8      1.16 5 8      0.04       0.04     $ 570,201       61%  
$ 10.68       52.79       1.16 5      1.16 5      (0.16     (0.16   $ 840,022       50%  
$ 6.99       (7.13     1.21 5      1.21 5      0.22       0.22     $ 525,957       58%  
$ 7.61       (2.69     1.20 5      1.20 5      0.51       0.51     $ 454,451       25%  
             
$ 9.24       25.07       1.07 6 7      1.07 6 7      (0.06     (0.06   $ 695,586       61%  
$ 7.56       (24.15     1.05 5 8      1.06 5 8      0.14       0.14     $ 663,167       61%  
$ 10.78       52.91       1.05 5      1.06 5      (0.05     (0.06   $ 849,537       50%  
$ 7.05       (6.94     1.05 5      1.08 5      0.38       0.34     $ 472,331       58%  
$ 7.67       (2.55     1.05 5      1.09 5      0.70       0.66     $ 368,498       25%  
             
$ 26.54       0.95       1.23 5 8      1.23 5 8      (0.96     (0.96   $ 800,490       25%  
$ 26.29       (41.70     1.18 5 8      1.18 5 8      (1.00     (1.00   $ 984,853       34%  
$ 50.98       32.78       1.16 5      1.16 5      (0.96     (0.96   $ 2,255,327       35%  
$ 39.56       59.54       1.19 5      1.19 5      (0.95     (0.95   $ 1,733,280       37%  
$ 25.30       (1.35     1.24 5      1.24 5      (0.93     (0.93   $ 623,154       17%  
             
$ 26.63       1.13       1.06 5 8      1.08 5 8      (0.79     (0.81   $ 378,127       25%  
$ 26.37       (41.62     1.05 5 8      1.06 5 8      (0.87     (0.88   $ 389,020       34%  
$ 51.05       32.89       1.05 5      1.06 5      (0.86     (0.87   $ 717,666       35%  
$ 39.58       34.67       1.05 5      1.07 5      (0.97     (0.98   $ 348,388       37%  
             
$ 12.07       23.92       1.02 6 7      4.56 6 7      (0.53     (4.07   $ 4,352       31%  
$ 9.74       (2.60     1.01 6 7      11.81 6 7      (0.59     (11.39   $ 1,779       4%  
             
$ 12.09       24.25       0.87 6 7      2.46 6 7      (0.38     (1.98   $ 8,118       31%  
$ 9.73       (2.70     0.86 6 7      10.54 6 7      (0.43     (10.11   $ 3,566       4%  
             
$ 10.63       (12.82     0.70 5 8      0.70 5 8      2.67       2.67     $ 237,186       13%  
$ 12.53       (29.44     0.67 5 8      0.67 5 8      1.70       1.70     $ 287,523       47%  
$ 18.10       (12.74     0.66 5      0.66 5      1.30       1.30     $ 462,949       50%  
$ 22.42       18.06       0.66 5      0.66 5      1.41       1.41     $ 545,586       13%  
$ 19.26       28.73       0.69 5      0.69 5      2.05       2.05     $ 379,644       29%  

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights

 

  1

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

  2

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

  3

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

 

  4

Represents amounts less than $0.005 per share.

 

  5

Includes interest expenses of less than 0.005%.

 

  6

Includes interest expenses of more than 0.005%.

 

  7

Includes extraordinary expenses greater than or equal to 0.01% (see Note 7 in “Notes to Financial Statements”).

 

  8

Includes extraordinary expenses of less than 0.01% (see Note 7 in “Notes to Financial Statements”).

 

  9

The Advisor reimbursed the Greater China Fund $258,290 for losses from a trade error. The reimbursement reduced the Net Realized and Unrealized Losses on Investments by $0.24 per share.

 

10 

Fund inception date was October 1, 2019.

 

11 

Institutional Class inception date was January 31, 2020.

 

12 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments per share reflects a large, non-recurring receivable for security litigation which amounted to $0.07 and $0.07 per share for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively. Excluding this non-recurring receivable, Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments would have been $(1.16) and $(1.14) per share for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively. Excluding this non-recurring receivable, Total Return would have been (13.11)% and (13.00)% for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

 

13 

Fund inception date was November 30, 2020.

 

14 

Fund inception date was October 1, 2021.

 

15 

Fund inception date was June 13, 2022.

 

16 

The Advisor reimbursed the Greater China Fund $258,290 for losses from a trade error. The reimbursement increased the total return by 3.54%.

 

17 

Includes interest expense and dividend payments for securities sold short. The ratios excluding such expenses are listed below:

     Expenses Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements(%)2
   Expenses Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements(%)2
   

Long/Short Alpha Fund — Investor Class

           

Year ended 9/30/23

       1.76        1.93  

Year ended 9/30/22

       1.75        2.48  

Long/Short Alpha Fund — Institutional Class

           

Year ended 9/30/23

       1.50        1.87  

Year ended 9/30/22

       1.50        2.40  

 

18 

Includes interest expense and extraordinary expenses. The ratios excluding such expenses are listed below:

     Expenses Net of
Waivers and
Reimbursements(%)2
   Expenses Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements(%)2
   

Greater China Fund — Investor Class

           

Year ended 9/30/22

       1.51        3.46  

Greater China Fund — Institutional Class

           

Year ended 9/30/22

       1.26        2.51  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. ORGANIZATION

Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and consists of 20 series or funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Core Growth Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, Global Select Fund, Global Value Fund, International Growth Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Ultra Growth Fund and Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (“U.S. Treasury Fund”) (sub-advised) are each classified as a diversified fund. The Emerging India Fund, Emerging Markets Select Fund, Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, Greater China Fund, International Select Fund, Long/Short Alpha Fund and U.S. Select Fund are each classified as a non-diversified fund. Each Fund maintains its own investment objective(s). The investment objective(s) adopted by each Fund are included in each Fund’s summary description in the Funds’ Statutory Prospectus and each Fund’s Summary Prospectus.

On November 9, 2011, the Trust redesignated the shares of the Funds into Investor Class shares effective January 31, 2012, and authorized and designated a new Institutional Class of shares in the Funds. Currently 19 funds offer Institutional Class shares: Core Growth Fund, Global Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, which commenced operations on January 31, 2012; Emerging Markets Select Fund, which commenced operations on December 13, 2012; Emerging India Fund, Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Growth Fund, International Opportunities Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund, which commenced operations on February 1, 2016; Global Select Fund and International Select Fund, which commenced operations on October 1, 2019; Micro Cap Fund, Micro Cap Value Fund and Ultra Growth Fund, which commenced operations on January 31, 2020; Greater China Fund, which commenced operations on November 30, 2020; Long/Short Alpha Fund, which commenced operations on October 1, 2021; and U.S. Select Fund, which commenced operations on June 13, 2022. Each class of shares for each Fund has identical rights and privileges except with respect to purchase minimums, distribution and service charges, shareholder services, voting rights on matters affecting a single class of shares, and the exchange and conversion features. The Funds have entered into an investment advisory agreement with Wasatch Advisors LP, d/b/a Wasatch Global Investors, as investment advisor (the “Advisor” or “Wasatch”).

The Core Growth, Emerging India, Emerging Markets Select, Emerging Markets Small Cap, Frontier Emerging Small Countries, Global Opportunities, Global Select, Global Value, Greater China, International Growth, Inter

national Opportunities, International Select, Long/Short

Alpha, Micro Cap, Micro Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Small Cap Value, Ultra Growth and U.S. Select Funds are referred to herein as the “Equity Funds.”

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant policies related to investments of the Funds held at September 30, 2023. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The Funds are investment companies and accordingly they follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.

Valuation of Securities — All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 12.

Foreign Currency Translations — Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates each business day (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Purchases and sales of investments and dividend income are translated into U.S. dollars using the current prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized and unrealized gains or losses on securities is reflected as a component of such gains or losses. Transactions in foreign denominated assets may involve greater risks than domestic transactions.

Investment in Securities and Related Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded after the ex-dividend date based on when the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Bond discount and premiums are amortized using the interest method. To the extent dividends received include return of capital or capital gain distributions, such distributions are recorded as a reduction to cost of the related security or as a realized gain or loss.

For financial reporting purposes, estimates on all real estate investment trust (REIT) rates are based on prior year average rates made public by the REITs. To obtain these rates Wasatch utilizes a service through Wall Street Concepts, which gathers and disseminates the information. Prior to filing tax returns, REIT rates are trued up for actual rates. The differences between the actual versus the trued-up rates are captured in the next fiscal year’s financial reporting process.

Expenses — The Funds contract for various services on a collective basis. Most expenses are directly attributable to

 

 

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each Fund and therefore are charged accordingly. Expenses not directly attributable to one or more Funds are allocated among applicable Funds on an equitable and consistent basis considering such things as the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Funds.

Use of Management Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported changes in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Guarantees and Indemnifications — In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, however, the risk of loss is expected to be remote.

Redemption Fees — The Funds deduct a fee of 2.00% from redemption proceeds on shares of the Funds held 60 days or less. Redemption fees retained by the Funds are credited to additional paid-in capital.

Other — Income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are generally allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as certain shareholder servicing fees.

3. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Repurchase Agreements — The Funds may engage in repurchase transactions. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase and the fund to resell the obligation at an agreed upon price and time. The market value of the collateral must be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including interest. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred.

Short Sales — The Equity Funds (the Long/Short Alpha Fund in particular) may enter into short sales whereby a fund sells a security it generally does not own (the security is borrowed), in anticipation of a decline in the security’s price. The initial amount of a short sale is recorded as a liability which is marked-to-market daily. Fluctuations in the value of the short liability are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. If a Fund shorts a security when also holding a long position in the security (a “short against the box”), as the security’s price declines, the short position increases in value, offsetting the long position’s decrease in

value. The opposite effect occurs if the security’s price rises. A Fund realizes a gain or loss upon closing of the short sale (returning the security to the counterparty by way of purchase or delivery of a long position owned). Possible losses from short sales may be unlimited, whereas losses from security purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested. The Funds are liable to the lender for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends are an expense of the Funds. The Funds designate collateral consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of short positions.

Participation Notes — Certain Funds may invest in Participation Notes (P-Notes). P-Notes are promissory notes designed to offer a return linked to the performance of a particular underlying equity security or market. P-Notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and allow a fund to gain exposure to common stocks in markets in which the fund is currently not approved to directly invest, or in markets that prohibit direct investment by foreign purchasers. While the holder of a P-Note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer any dividends or other distributions paid on the underlying securities, the holder is not entitled to the same rights as an owner of the underlying securities, such as voting rights. Income received from P-Notes is recorded as dividend income in the Statements of Operations. P-Notes are considered general unsecured contractual obligations of the bank or broker-dealer. Risks associated with P-Notes include the possible failure of a counterparty (i.e., the issuing bank or broker-dealer) to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement, inability to transfer or liquidate the notes, potential delays or an inability to redeem the notes before maturity under certain market conditions, and limited legal recourse against the issuer of the underlying common stock.

4. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Foreign Currency Contracts — The Funds may enter into foreign currency contracts to settle planned purchases or sales of securities or to protect against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency involved in an underlying transaction. Foreign currency contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. Foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by a fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a foreign currency contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or

 

 

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loss reflected in the Schedule of Investments. In addition, a fund could be exposed to credit risk if a counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably. In connection with these contracts, the Funds may segregate cash and/or

securities in a sufficient amount as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts. None of the Funds entered into foreign currency contracts transactions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

 

5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

The cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding U.S. government and short-term securities, for the year ended September 30, 2023 are summarized below:

 

     Core
Growth
Fund
   Emerging
India
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Select
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
Fund
   Frontier
Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

Purchases

    $ 1,001,290,698      $ 126,308,270      $ 139,281,218      $ 74,525,827      $ 10,248,031

Sales

      996,559,790        169,422,388        59,064,907        157,736,937        19,760,832
     Global
Opportunities
Fund
   Global
Select
Fund
   Global
Value
Fund
  

Greater

China

Fund

   International
Growth
Fund

Purchases

    $ 53,850,229      $ 3,379,952      $ 68,752,505      $ 3,033,692      $ 170,156,454

Sales

      57,139,338        3,836,966        59,571,272        3,024,349        362,980,659
     International
Opportunities
Fund
   International
Select
Fund
  

Long/Short

Alpha

Fund

   Micro
Cap
Fund
   Micro Cap
Value
Fund

Purchases

    $ 69,451,421      $ 1,126,278      $ 32,620,030      $ 351,858,416      $ 171,750,688

Sales

      221,767,387        3,200,172        24,635,348        462,357,892        200,479,210
     Small Cap
Growth
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
                   

Purchases

    $ 573,469,126      $ 803,130,567      $ 341,384,454      $ 8,435,020     

Sales

      727,519,653        1,096,770,569        562,943,938        2,786,413     

Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities in the U.S. Treasury Fund were $35,611,413 and $44,465,645, respectively.

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is the Funds’ policy to qualify as regulated investment companies and distribute substantially all of their taxable income to shareholders. The Funds’ tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of September 30, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Core
Growth
Fund
   Emerging
India
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Select
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
Fund
   Frontier
Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

Cost

    $ 2,435,148,782      $ 343,317,822      $ 512,527,583      $ 249,253,978      $ 30,652,799
   

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

    $ 983,942,577      $ 190,738,339      $ 38,639,404      $ 127,635,458      $ 8,758,901

Gross (depreciation)

      (232,690,303 )        (8,620,211 )        (102,925,205 )        (27,696,720 )        (3,839,950 )
   

 

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation)

    $ 751,252,274      $ 182,118,128      $ (64,285,801 )      $ 99,938,738      $ 4,918,951
   

 

 

 

 

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     Global
Opportunities
Fund
  

Global

Select
Fund

   Global
Value
Fund
  

Greater

China

Fund

   International
Growth
Fund

Cost

    $ 148,869,333      $ 14,381,883      $ 127,649,776      $ 6,453,113      $ 373,396,928
   

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

    $ 49,554,717      $ 2,366,587      $ 19,142,604      $ 37,434      $ 119,951,487

Gross (depreciation)

      (16,103,328 )        (2,208,708 )        (6,837,011 )        (2,531,219 )        (40,413,762 )
   

 

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation)

    $ 33,451,389      $ 157,879      $ 12,305,593      $ (2,493,785 )      $ 79,537,725
   

 

 

 
    

International

Opportunities

Fund

  

International

Select
Fund

  

Long/Short

Alpha

Fund

   Micro
Cap
Fund
   Micro Cap
Value
Fund

Cost

    $ 248,928,276      $ 4,020,404      $ 38,704,697      $ 571,634,331      $ 224,564,254
   

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

    $ 79,250,987      $ 470,767      $ 3,274,240      $ 110,279,439      $ 61,184,408

Gross (depreciation)

      (48,452,990 )        (539,203 )        (3,459,310 )        (115,711,428 )        (19,388,778 )
   

 

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation)

    $ 30,797,997      $ (68,436 )      $ (185,070 )      $ (5,431,989 )      $ 41,795,630
   

 

 

 
     Small Cap
Growth
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
   U.S.
Treasury
Fund

Cost

    $ 1,737,067,336      $ 982,685,764      $ 1,210,390,717      $ 11,491,612      $ 360,237,483
   

 

 

 

Gross appreciation

    $ 649,812,165      $ 299,920,100      $ 307,863,189      $ 1,232,719      $

Gross (depreciation)

      (324,354,481 )        (75,047,635 )        (338,356,067 )        (475,630 )        (126,344,514 )
   

 

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation)

    $ 325,457,684      $ 224,872,465      $ (30,492,878 )      $ 757,089      $ (126,344,514 )
   

 

 

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and other temporary tax adjustments.

The components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Core
Growth
Fund
   Emerging
India
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Select
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
Fund
   Frontier
Emerging
Small Countries
Fund
   Global
Opportunities
Fund

Undistributed capital gains

    $      $ 24,135,461      $      $      $      $
   

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

             24,135,461                            

Accumulated capital and other losses

      (43,280,772 )        (4,998,944 )        (49,348,674 )        (4,429,060 )        (103,679,322 )        (2,194,759 )

Other undistributed ordinary losses

             (15,536 )        (26,299 )               (17,612 )        (117 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      751,252,274        167,103,455        (65,330,361 )        96,846,456        4,714,234        32,685,270
   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (accumulated losses)

    $ 707,971,502      $ 186,224,436      $ (114,705,334 )      $ 92,417,396      $ (98,982,700 )      $ 30,490,394
   

 

 

 

 

    

Global

Select
Fund

   Global
Value
Fund
  

Greater

China
Fund

   International
Growth
Fund
   International
Opportunities
Fund
  

International

Select
Fund

Undistributed ordinary income

    $      $ 379,739      $ 10,156      $      $      $
   

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

             379,739        10,156                     

Accumulated capital and other losses

      (1,620,015 )        (159,427,297 )        (4,087,061 )        (960,145 )        (39,061,328 )        (1,008,515 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      125,474        12,282,873        (2,493,794 )        78,118,606        29,611,953        (68,535 )
   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (accumulated losses)

    $ (1,494,541 )      $ (146,764,685 )      $ (6,570,699 )      $ 77,158,461      $ (9,449,375 )      $ (1,077,050 )
   

 

 

 

 

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Long/Short

Alpha

Fund

  

Micro

Cap

Fund

  

Micro Cap

Value

Fund

   Small Cap
Growth
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund

Undistributed capital gains

    $      $      $      $      $ 41,093,945      $
   

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

                                  41,093,945       

Accumulated capital and other losses

      (304,167 )        (130,201,094 )        (45,350,334 )        (275,094,759 )        (163,784 )        (126,167,699 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      2,877,445        (5,431,990 )        41,794,567        325,457,687        224,872,465        (30,492,877 )
   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (accumulated losses)

    $ 2,573,278      $ (135,633,084 )      $ (3,555,767 )      $ 50,362,928      $ 265,802,626      $ (156,660,576 )
   

 

 

 
     U.S.
Select
Fund
   U.S.
Treasury
Fund
                   

Undistributed ordinary income

    $      $ 170,269                    
   

 

 

                     

Accumulated earnings

             170,269                    

Accumulated capital and other losses

      (78,351 )        (78,516,420 )                    

Other undistributed ordinary losses

             (116,831 )                    

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      757,088        (126,344,514 )                    
   

 

 

                     

Total (accumulated losses)

    $ 678,737      $ (204,807,496 )                    
   

 

 

                     

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from ordinary income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. The Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends-paid deduction (tax equalization).

Differences between income and/or capital gains as determined on a book basis and a tax basis are primarily due to passive foreign investment company shares, foreign capital gains taxes, foreign currency transactions, corporate actions, wash sales and investments in REITs. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

The Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. The losses that are carried forward retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

Capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

    Non-expiring
Fund   Short Term    Long Term

Core Growth Fund

    $ 32,334,969      $

Emerging Markets Select Fund

      45,411,144        3,923,721

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

      1,490,760       

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

      96,160,025        7,354,242

Global Opportunities Fund

      917,211       

Global Select Fund

      1,458,136        123,160

Global Value Fund*

      23,782,581        135,644,716

Greater China Fund

      2,780,306        1,306,755

International Growth Fund

      960,145       

International Opportunities Fund

      37,354,855       

International Select Fund

      501,571        501,829

Long/Short Alpha Fund

             87,209

Micro Cap Fund

      123,569,394       

Micro Cap Value Fund

      39,391,606        4,160,249

Small Cap Growth Fund

      149,544,835        111,547,750

Ultra Growth Fund

      116,902,186       

U.S. Select Fund

      45,685       

U.S. Treasury Fund

      20,196,523        58,319,897

 

*

The Fund’s capital loss carryforward is subject to an annual limitation under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations.

 

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During the tax year ended September 30, 2023, the Funds used capital loss carryforwards in the following amounts:

 

Fund   Amount Used

Global Value Fund

    $ 875,460

Under current tax law, Post-October Capital Losses and Late-Year Ordinary Losses may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Funds have elected to defer losses as follows:

 

Fund   Post-October
Capital Losses
   Late-Year
Ordinary Losses

Core Growth Fund

    $         —      $ (10,945,803 )

Emerging India Fund

             (4,998,944 )

Emerging Markets Select Fund

             (13,809 )

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

             (2,938,300 )

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

             (165,055 )

Global Opportunities Fund

             (1,277,548 )

Global Select Fund

             (38,719 )

International Opportunities Fund

             (1,706,473 )

International Select Fund

             (5,115 )

Long/Short Alpha Fund

             (216,958 )

Micro Cap Fund

             (6,631,700 )

Micro Cap Value Fund

             (1,798,479 )

Small Cap Growth Fund

             (14,002,174 )

Small Cap Value Fund

             (163,784 )

Ultra Growth Fund

             (9,265,513 )

U.S. Select Fund

             (32,666 )

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2023 was as follows:

 

2023   Core
Growth
Fund
   Emerging
India
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Select
Fund
  

Emerging

Markets
Small Cap
Fund

   Frontier
Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $      $      $      $

Capital Gains

      18,812,947        5,672,410               11,198,625       
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 18,812,947      $ 5,672,410      $      $ 11,198,625      $
   

 

 

 
2023   Global
Opportunities
Fund
   Global
Select
Fund
   Global
Value
Fund
   Greater
China
Fund
   International
Growth
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $      $ 4,022,313      $ 324,168      $

Capital Gains

      3,725,746               8,029,844              
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 3,725,746      $      $ 12,052,157      $ 324,168      $
   

 

 

 
2023   International
Opportunities
Fund
   International
Select
Fund
  

Long/Short

Alpha

Fund

   Micro
Cap
Fund
   Micro Cap
Value
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $      $ 24,018      $      $

Capital Gains

                                 
   

 

 

 

Total

    $      $      $ 24,018      $      $
   

 

 

 
2023   Small Cap
Growth
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
   U.S.
Treasury
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $      $ 556,115      $      $ 7,520,379

Capital Gains

             31,073,891                     
   

 

 

 

Total

    $      $ 31,073,891      $ 556,115      $      $ 7,520,379
   

 

 

 

 

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The tax character of distribution paid during the year ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

 

2022   Core
Growth
Fund
   Emerging
India
Fund
   Emerging
Markets
Select
Fund
  

Emerging

Markets
Small Cap
Fund

   Frontier
Emerging
Small Countries
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $ 54,338,675      $      $      $ 1,341,382      $ 520,114

Capital Gains

      556,536,913        27,428,712        1,628,008        38,285,535       
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 610,875,588      $ 27,428,712      $ 1,628,008      $ 39,626,917      $ 520,114
   

 

 

 
2022   Global
Opportunities
Fund
   Global
Select
Fund
   Global
Value
Fund
   Greater
China
Fund
   International
Growth
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $ 589,852      $ 6,296,926      $      $

Capital Gains

      20,801,935        1,627,167        938,921               115,269,077
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 20,801,935      $ 2,217,019      $ 7,235,847      $      $ 115,269,077
   

 

 

 
2022   International
Opportunities
Fund
   International
Select
Fund
  

Long/Short

Alpha

Fund

   Micro
Cap
Fund
   Micro Cap
Value
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $      $      $      $ 103,250,262      $ 25,989,892

Capital Gains

      96,496,159                      195,974,009        59,641,150
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 96,496,159      $      $      $ 299,224,271      $ 85,631,042
   

 

 

 
2022   Small Cap
Growth
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Fund
   Ultra
Growth
Fund
   U.S.
Select
Fund
   U.S.
Treasury
Fund

Ordinary Income

    $ 16,453,548      $ 6,291,559      $ 96,277,696      $      $ 6,840,922

Capital Gains

      606,580,925        122,762,260        209,132,698              
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 623,034,473      $ 129,053,819      $ 305,410,394      $      $ 6,840,922
   

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid may differ from that shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to short-term gains being treated as ordinary income for tax purposes.

EU Reclaims — Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Several Wasatch Funds have filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (“EU”) countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income in the Statements of Operations and any related receivable, if any, is reflected as interest and dividends receivable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When uncertainty exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these EU reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements. For U.S. income tax purposes, EU reclaims received by the Funds, if any, reduce the amounts of foreign taxes Fund shareholders can use as tax credits in their individual income tax returns.

In the event that EU reclaims received by the Funds during the fiscal year exceed foreign withholding taxes paid, and the Funds had previously passed foreign tax credits on to their shareholders, the Funds may enter into a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order to pay the associated tax liability on behalf of the Funds’ shareholders.

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Investment Advisory Fees, Expense Limitations — As the Funds’ investment advisor, the Advisor receives a monthly fee calculated on average daily net assets. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse the Investor Class shares and the Institutional Class shares of certain Funds should a Fund’s operating expenses exceed a specified annual limitation through at least January 31, 2024. If operating expenses are less than the specified expense limit for the Fund, the Advisor shall be entitled to recoup the fees waived or reduced to the extent that the operating expenses and the amounts reimbursed do not exceed such expense limit for the Fund, under the period of the agreement (currently through January 31, 2024). A Fund may only make a repayment to

 

 

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the Advisor for the amount reimbursed if such repayment does not cause the Fund’s expense ratio, after the repayment is taken into account, to exceed both (i) the expense cap in place at the time such amounts were waived; and (ii) the Fund’s current expense cap. All amounts not recovered at the end of the period expire on January 31, 2024. Shareholder expenses will increase if the Advisor does not renew the contractual expense cap after its expiration date. Ordinary operating expenses exclude any interest, dividend

expense on short sales/interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment-related costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business in excess of such limitations. Investment advisory fees and fees waived, if any, for the year ended September 30, 2023 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. Investment advisory fee and expense limitation annual rates are shown below.

 
Fund    Advisory
Fee
   Expense
Limitation
Investor Class
   Expense
Limitation
Institutional Class
   Contractual Expense
Limitation/
Reimbursement
Recoverable
Expiration Date
   Reimbursement
Recoverable

Core Growth Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.05%        1/31/2024      $

Emerging India Fund

       1.25%        1.75%        1.50%        1/31/2024       

Emerging Markets Select Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.20%        1/31/2024       

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

       1.65%        1.95%        1.80%        1/31/2024       

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

       1.65%        2.15%        1.95%        1/31/2024        74,937

Global Opportunities Fund

       1.25%        1.75%        1.35%        1/31/2024        24,184

Global Select Fund

       0.85%        1.35%        0.95%        1/31/2024        130,967

Global Value Fund

       0.90%        1.10%        0.95%        1/31/2024        125,427

Greater China Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.25%        1/31/2024        142,052

International Growth Fund

       1.25%        1.75%        1.35%        1/31/2024       

International Opportunities Fund

       1.75%        2.25%        1.95%        1/31/2024       

International Select Fund

       0.80%        1.30%        0.90%        1/31/2024        127,196

Long/Short Alpha Fund

       1.25%        1.75%        1.50%        1/31/2024        73,014

Micro Cap Fund

       1.50%        1.95%        1.60%        1/31/2024       

Micro Cap Value Fund

       1.50%        1.95%        1.60%        1/31/2024        19,774

Small Cap Growth Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.05%        1/31/2024        55,580

Small Cap Value Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.05%        1/31/2024        2,238

Ultra Growth Fund

       1.00%        1.50%        1.05%        1/31/2024        82,717

U.S. Select Fund

       0.75%        1.00%        0.85%        1/31/2024        195,725

U.S. Treasury Fund

       0.50%        0.75%        N/A           1/31/2024       

Affiliated Trades — Certain Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain related affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in the procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Funds from or to another fund (or funds) that is, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, each transaction is effected at the current market price, as that term is defined under the procedures. The Funds did not execute any trades pursuant to Rule 17a-7 for the year ended September 30, 2023.

Compensation — Beginning in the calendar year of 2022, and unchanged in the calendar year 2023, the Funds’ method of compensating Trustees was to pay each Independent Trustee a retainer of $150,000 per year for services rendered and a fee of $30,000 for each regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting, including the executive session held with respect to the investment advisory contract renewal process for the Funds, whether attended in person or telephonically (including any committee meeting

attended) (collectively, the “Base Compensation”). Trustees received an additional $12,000 for in-person attendance of any special Board meeting or committee meeting (or any combination thereof), and $6,000 for telephonic attendance of any special Board meeting or committee meeting (or any combination thereof). In addition, the Chair of the Board received an additional 25% of the Base Compensation and the Chair of a Committee received an additional 15% of the Base Compensation. Accordingly, to implement this additional compensation for services as a Chair, the Chair of the Board received an additional fee of $75,000 a year as Chair. The Chair of the Audit Committee and the Chair of the Nominating Committee each received an additional $45,000 per year as Chair.

Payments by Advisor — During 2022, the Advisor reimbursed the Greater China Fund $258,290 for losses from a trade error. The impact of the payment is reflected in the Total Return and Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments sections in the Financial Highlights.

Payments by Sub-Advisor — Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement entered into between the Advisor and Hoisington Investment Management Company (“HIMCo”), the Sub-Advisor for the U.S. Treasury Fund, (“HIMCo

 

 

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Sub-Advisory Agreement”), and subject to the supervision of the Advisor, HIMCo directs the investment of the U.S. Treasury Fund’s assets and is responsible for the continuing management of the Fund’s assets, including the placement of orders to purchase or sell securities on behalf of the Fund. The HIMCo Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor shall pay HIMCo a monthly management fee computed at the annual rate of 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets as long as and whenever the Fund has net assets less than $20 million and one-half (1/2) of the monthly fee the Advisor receives from the Fund under the Advisory and Service Contract as long as and whenever the Fund has net assets of $20 million or more. The Advisor retains the remainder of the advisory fee paid under the Advisory and Service Contract. The Sub-Advisor may reimburse the Advisor for certain expenses.

Transfer Agent Intermediary Fees Reimbursed to the Advisor — Each Fund paid fees to, and reimbursed certain out-of-pocket expenses of, the Funds’ transfer agent during the period. In addition, the Advisor and the Funds’ distributor have entered into selling dealer agreements and service agreements with certain financial services companies, broker-dealers, banks, advisors, retirement service providers or other authorized agents or organizations (each an “Intermediary”— together, “Intermediaries”) to

accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders on the Funds’ behalf. For Investor Class shares of the Funds, some Intermediaries do not charge investors a direct transaction fee but instead charge a fee for accounting and shareholder services that the agent provided to Fund shareholders on the Funds’ behalf. Those services typically included recordkeeping, transaction processing for shareholders’ accounts, communication of tax information, income distribution and other services. Generally, the fee was either a per account charge based on the number of accounts to which the Intermediary provided such services, or was a percentage (as of September 30, 2023 up to 0.40% annually) of the average value of the Funds’ Investor Class shares held in such accounts. The Advisor paid the Intermediary fees and the Funds reimbursed the Advisor for the portion of such fees, which are intended to compensate the Intermediary for provision of services of the type that would be provided by the Funds’ transfer agent or other service providers if the shares were registered on the books of the Funds’ transfer agent. Institutional Class shares of the Funds do not reimburse the Advisor for payments to Intermediaries. The Funds’ reimbursement of expenses incurred for services provided by Intermediaries are included in “Shareholder servicing fees — Investor Class” in the Statements of Operations.

 

10% Shareholders — As of September 30, 2023, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which individually amounted to more than 10% of the total shares outstanding of each Fund as detailed below:

 

Fund   Number of
Accounts
   Percent of Shares
Outstanding

Core Growth Fund

      2        49.84 %

Emerging India Fund

      3        68.75 %

Emerging Markets Select Fund

      4        81.74 %

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

      2        67.92 %

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

      3        65.93 %

Global Opportunities Fund

      2        64.91 %

Global Select Fund

      4        78.51 %

Global Value Fund

      2        75.51 %

Greater China Fund

      4        79.34 %

International Growth Fund

      2        44.46 %

International Opportunities Fund

      2        40.70 %

International Select Fund

      3        74.35 %

Long/Short Alpha Fund

      3        93.95 %

Micro Cap Fund

      2        44.45 %

Micro Cap Value Fund

      2        58.87 %

Small Cap Growth Fund

      3        64.13 %

Small Cap Value Fund

      3        58.54 %

Ultra Growth Fund

      2        63.45 %

U.S. Select Fund

      2        70.14 %

U.S. Treasury Fund

      4        65.22 %

 

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Affiliated Interests — As of September 30, 2023, the Advisor and its affiliates, and the retirement plans of the Advisor and its affiliates, held shares of the Funds, which may be redeemed at any time as detailed below:

 

Fund   Number of
Accounts*
   Percent of Shares
Outstanding

Core Growth Fund

      25        2.81 %

Emerging India Fund

      33        5.31 %

Emerging Markets Select Fund

      26        3.04 %

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

      19        2.88 %

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

      15        2.43 %

Global Opportunities Fund

      18        5.73 %

Global Select Fund

      21        66.77 %

Global Value Fund

      13        3.73 %

Greater China Fund

      15        63.28 %

International Growth Fund

      18        0.67 %

International Opportunities Fund

      17        1.97 %

International Select Fund

      13        60.48 %

Long/Short Alpha Fund

      17        47.71 %

Micro Cap Fund

      19        2.00 %

Micro Cap Value Fund

      20        2.34 %

Small Cap Growth Fund

      23        1.60 %

Small Cap Value Fund

      18        1.57 %

Ultra Growth Fund

      22        1.65 %

U.S. Select Fund

      14        48.07 %

U.S. Treasury Fund

      12        1.08 %

 

*

Multiple accounts with the same beneficial owner are treated as one account.

8. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

If a Fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of a company, the company is deemed to be an affiliate as defined by the 1940 Act. The following Funds conducted transactions during the year ended September 30, 2023 with an “affiliated company” as so defined:

 

    

Value,

Beginning

Of the

Year

 

Purchases

At Cost

 

Proceeds

From Sales

 

Value, End

Of the

Year

 

Dividends
Credited to
Income for the

Year ended
9/30/2023

 

Gain (Loss)
Realized on
Sale of Shares
For the

Year ended
9/30/2023

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
For the

Year ended
9/30/2023

Micro Cap Fund

                           

Common Stock

                           

PharmaCielo Ltd.*

    $ 2,546,853     $     $ 28,982     $ 1,150,034     $     —     $ (289,416 )     $ (1,078,421 )
   

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

                           

Common Stock

                           

Gen Restaurant Group, Inc.

    $     $ 3,287,186     $     $ 2,933,280     $     —     $     $ (353,906 )
   

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                           

Common Stock

                           

Pennant Group, Inc.*

    $ 20,382,041     $     $ 20,817,841     $     $     $ (15,036,554 )     $ 15,472,354

TaskUS, Inc., Class A*

      23,923,988       3,174,795       19,361,247                   (50,578,425 )       42,840,889

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. — PIPE Shares

      15,235,000             3,199,600       1,733,934             (21,327,040 )       11,025,574

Preferred Stock

                           

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

      13,770,449                   14,925,626           —             1,155,177
   

 

 

 
    $ 73,311,478     $ 3,174,795     $ 43,378,688     $ 16,659,560     $     —     $ (86,942,019 )     $ 70,493,994
   

 

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

                           

Common Stock

                           

C4 Therapeutics, Inc.

    $ 10,656,944     $ 4,037,041     $ 94,629     $ 5,594,586     $     —     $ (28,114 )     $ (8,976,656 )

Conformis, Inc.*

      2,631,685             1,202,907                   (13,249,337 )       11,820,559

Exagen, Inc.*

      2,625,714             417,714       1,994,388             (2,480,581 )       2,266,969

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

      24,303,868       5,114,607       245,487       6,101,595             (191,626 )       (22,879,767 )

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. — PIPE Shares*

      11,654,883             1,580,896       1,667,523             (11,188,284 )       2,781,820

Preferred Stock

                           

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

      11,475,385                   12,438,034                   962,649
   

 

 

 
    $ 63,348,479     $ 9,151,648     $ 3,541,633     $ 27,796,126     $     —     $ (27,137,942 )     $ (14,024,426 )
   

 

 

 

 

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     Share Activity   

Dividends
Credited to
Income for the

Year ended
9/30/2023

  

Gain (Loss)
Realized on
Sale of Shares
For the

Year ended
9/30/2023

  

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
For the

Year ended
9/30/2023

      Balance
9/30/2022
   Purchases/
Additions
   Sales/
Reductions
   Balance
9/30/2023

Micro Cap Fund

                                  

Common Stock

                                  

PharmaCielo Ltd.*

       7,995,671               185,500        7,810,171      $   —      $ (289,416 )      $ (1,078,421 )
    

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

                                  

Common Stock

                                  

Gen Restaurant Group, Inc.

              252,000               252,000      $      $      $ (353,906 )
    

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                                  

Common Stock

                                  

Pennant Group, Inc.*

       1,957,929               1,957,929             $      $ (15,036,554 )      $ 15,472,354

TaskUS, Inc., Class A*

       1,485,962        220,546        1,706,508                      (50,578,425 )        42,840,889

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. — PIPE Shares

       5,500,000               2,452,664        3,047,336               (21,327,040 )        11,025,574

Preferred Stock

                                  

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

       611,205                      611,205                      1,155,177
    

 

 

 
       9,555,096        220,546        6,117,101        3,658,541      $      $ (86,942,019 )      $ 70,493,994
    

 

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

                                  

Common Stock

                                  

C4 Therapeutics, Inc.

       1,215,159        1,805,590        12,907        3,007,842      $      $ (28,114 )      $ (8,976,656 )

Conformis, Inc.*

       13,764,042               13,764,042                      (13,249,337 )        11,820,559

Exagen, Inc.*

       968,898               154,862        814,036               (2,480,581 )        2,266,969

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

       4,959,973        5,265,425        52,682        10,172,716               (191,626 )        (22,879,767 )

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. — PIPE Shares*

       4,207,539               1,276,918        2,930,621               (11,188,284 )        2,781,820

Preferred Stock

                                  

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

       509,338                      509,338                      962,649
    

 

 

 
       25,624,949        7,071,015        15,261,411        17,434,553      $      $ (27,137,942 )      $ (14,024,426 )
    

 

 

 

 

*

This security was deemed to no longer meet the criteria of an affiliated company at the reporting date. For financial statement purposes, the total amount of the gain (loss) realized on sale of shares and the total change in unrealized appreciation for the period ended September 30, 2023 is included in the Statements of Operations even though the security was not deemed an affiliated company as of the end of the year.

9. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

The Funds may own investments that were purchased through private placement transactions or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and cannot be sold without prior registration under the Securities Act or may be limited due to certain restrictions. These securities are generally deemed to be illiquid and are valued at fair value as determined by a designated Pricing Committee of the Advisor (“Pricing Committee”), comprised of personnel of the Advisor, with oversight by the Board of Trustees and in accordance with Board-approved Pricing Policies and Procedures. If and when such securities are registered, the costs of registering such securities are paid by the issuer. At September 30, 2023, the Funds held the following restricted securities:

 

     

Security

Type

   Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Fair
Value
  

Value as a Percent

Of Net Assets

Micro Cap Fund

                      

BriaPro Therapeutics Corp.

   Common Stocks        9/5/2023      $ 29      $ 24,399        0.00 %

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

   Preferred Stock        3/16/2022        10,000,013        8,292,031        1.42 %

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026

   Warrants        12/3/2021        613,226        192,446        0.03 %

IM Cannabis Corp., expiring 5/7/2026

   Warrants        5/5/2021        616,971        0        0.00 %
                  
             $ 11,230,239      $ 8,508,876        1.45 %

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

                      

Regenacy Pharmaceuticals LLC

   LLC Membership Interest        2/3/2011      $ 30,001      $ 505        0.00 %

Greenlane Holdings, Inc., expiring 2/24/2026

   Warrants        2/22/2021        396,902        0        0.00 %
                  
             $ 426,903      $ 505        0.00 %

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                      

DataStax, Inc., Series E Pfd.

   Preferred Stock        8/12/2014      $ 8,000,002      $ 8,994,903        0.43 %

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

   Preferred Stock        3/16/2022        17,999,987        14,925,626        0.71 %

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026

   Warrants        12/3/2021        1,411,160        465,281        0.02 %
                  
             $ 27,411,149      $ 24,385,810        1.16 %

 

 

 

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Security

Type

   Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Fair
Value
  

Value as a Percent

Of Net Assets

Ultra Growth Fund

                      

Johnnie-O Holdings, Inc., Series A Pfd.

   Preferred Stock        3/16/2022      $ 15,000,004      $ 12,438,034        1.06 %

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 9/22/2026

   Warrants        12/3/2021        1,074,843        345,918        0.03 %
                  
             $ 16,074,847      $ 12,783,952        1.09 %

 

 

10. LINE OF CREDIT

Effective May 10, 2023, the Trust and each Fund renewed and amended agreements for two open lines of credit totaling $300,000,000, one of which is $100,000,000 committed, and the other of which is $200,000,000 uncommitted, with State Street Bank and Trust Company (together, the “Line”) that mature on May 10, 2024. The agreements, as amended, had no change in the committed, uncommitted and total amounts available on the Line. The Funds incur commitment fees on the undrawn portion of the committed part of the Line, and interest expense to the extent of amounts drawn (borrowed) under the entire Line. Interest is based on the overnight federal-funds rate in effect on the date of borrowing, plus a margin. Commitment fees are pro-rated among the Funds based upon relative average net assets. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by that Fund.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the following Funds had borrowings:

 

Funds Utilizing the Line of Credit   Average Daily
Borrowings
   Number of
Days
Outstanding
   Interest
Expense
   Weighted
Average
Annualized
Interest Rate
   Balance at
9/30/2023

Core Growth Fund

    $ 14,630,105        28      $ 53,028        4.66 %      $

Emerging India Fund

      1,254,443        12        2,600        6.22 %       

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

      3,220,157        99        44,274        5.00 %       

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

      602,421        11        910        4.94 %       

Global Opportunities Fund

      653,537        56        5,317        5.23 %       

Global Select Fund

      84,269        21        262        5.34 %        10,157

Greater China Fund

      249,152        16        651        5.88 %       

International Growth Fund

      3,812,778        41        21,322        4.91 %       

International Opportunities Fund

      7,778,087        24        31,899        6.15 %       

International Select Fund

      515,053        19        1,608        5.91 %        53,371

Micro Cap Fund

      2,923,831        14        5,823        5.12 %       

Micro Cap Value Fund

      112,178        1        17        5.58 %       

Small Cap Growth Fund

      6,938,874        14        13,611        5.04 %       

Small Cap Value Fund

      45,663,536        13        102,508        6.22 %       

Ultra Growth Fund

      2,160,753        22        7,392        5.60 %       

U.S. Select Fund

      310,144        14        627        5.20 %       

U.S. Treasury Fund

      286,581        1        44        5.58 %       

11. PRINCIPAL RISKS

Market Risk — Market risk is the risk that a particular security, or shares of a Fund in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic, political, regulatory or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. Shares of a Fund could decline in value or underperform other investments due to short-term market movements or any longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant negative impact on a Fund and its investments. Such events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors and industries

more significantly than others. Such events could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio securities or other instruments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of a Fund’s shares and result in increased market volatility.

Additional Market Disruption Risk — In late February 2022, Russia launched a large scale military attack on Ukraine. The invasion significantly amplified already existing geopolitical tensions among Russia, Ukraine, Europe, NATO and the West, including the U.S. In response to the military action by Russia, various countries, including the U.S., the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and the EU, issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia. Such sanctions included, among other things, a prohibition on

 

 

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doing business with certain Russian companies, large financial institutions, officials and oligarchs; a commitment by certain countries and the EU to remove selected Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (“SWIFT”), the electronic banking network that connects banks globally; and restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank from undermining the impact of the sanctions. Additional sanctions may be imposed in the future. Such sanctions (and any future sanctions) and other actions against Russia may adversely impact, among other things, the Russian economy and various sectors of the economy, including but not limited to, financials, energy, metals and mining, engineering and defense and defense-related materials sectors; may result in a decline in the value and liquidity of Russian securities; may result in boycotts, tariffs, and purchasing and financing restrictions on Russia’s government, companies and certain individuals; may weaken the value of the ruble; downgrade Russia’s credit rating; may freeze Russian securities and/or funds invested in prohibited assets and may impair the ability to trade in Russian securities and/or other assets; and may have other adverse consequences on the Russian government, economy, companies and region. Further, several large corporations and U.S. states have divested interests and curtailed business dealings with certain Russian businesses. Countermeasures or retaliatory actions by Russia may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities.

The ramifications of the hostilities and sanctions, however, may not be limited to Russia and Russian companies but may spill over to and negatively impact other regional and global economic markets of the world (including Europe and the United States); companies in other countries (particularly those that have done business with Russia) and various sectors, industries and markets relating to securities and commodities globally, such as oil and natural gas. Accordingly, the actions discussed above and the potential for a wider conflict could increase financial market volatility, cause severe negative effects on regional and global economic markets, industries, and companies and have a negative effect on a Fund’s investments and performance beyond any direct or indirect exposure to Russian issuers or those of adjoining geographic regions. In addition, Russia may take retaliatory actions and other countermeasures, including cyberattacks and espionage against other countries and companies in the world, which may negatively impact such countries and the companies in which the Funds invest. Accordingly, there may be heightened risk of cyberattacks which result in, among other things, disruptions in the functioning and operations of industries or companies around the world, including in the United States and Europe.

The extent and duration of the military action or future escalation of such hostilities, the extent and impact of

existing and any future sanctions, market disruptions and volatility, and the result of any diplomatic negotiations cannot be predicted. These and any related events could have a significant negative impact on the Funds’ performance and the value of an investment in the Funds, particularly with respect to Russian exposure.

Shareholder Concentration Risk — A significant portion of the net assets of several Wasatch Funds are owned by a group of investors advised by a common investment advisor or have a significant portion of net assets in relatively few related accounts. In the event of significant redemption activity by these shareholders, these Funds could experience a loss when selling portfolio securities to meet such redemption requests. The Funds could be forced to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. Fund expenses may increase, and performance may be materially affected.

Global Pandemic Risk — The value of a Fund’s investments may be impacted by global health crises or other events. For example, an outbreak of the respiratory disease designated as Covid-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of Covid-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions; significant disruptions to business operations across many industries, to supply chains and to customer activity; and event cancellations and restrictions; service cancellations, reductions and other changes; significant challenges in health-care service preparation and delivery; quarantines, and general concern and uncertainty that have negatively affected the economic environment. These impacts also have caused significant market volatility and disruption, which may continue over extended periods. The ultimate impact of Covid-19 or other health emergencies on the domestic and global economies is impossible to predict accurately. Less developed countries and their health-care systems may be more vulnerable to these impacts. The impact of this Covid-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession and may adversely impact the value of an investment in a Fund.

Region Risk — The Funds, except the U.S. Treasury Fund, invest in equity and fixed-income securities of non-U.S. issuers. Because certain foreign markets are illiquid, market prices may not necessarily represent realizable value. Although the Funds maintain diversified investment portfolios, political or economic developments within a particular country or region may have an adverse effect on the ability of domiciled issuers to meet their obligations. These risks are exaggerated for securities of issuers tied economically to emerging- and frontier-market countries. Additionally, political or economic developments may have an

 

 

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adverse effect on the liquidity and volatility of portfolio securities and currency holdings.

Indian Market and India Region Risk — The Emerging India Fund, the Emerging Markets Select Fund, the Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, the Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund, the Global Opportunities Fund, the Global Select Fund, the International Growth Fund, and the International Opportunities Fund may invest a significant amount of their assets in the securities of companies tied economically to India (the “India region”). Companies in the India region with economic ties to India may be located in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The securities markets in the India region are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States and the securities markets in the India region are comparatively underdeveloped. Financial intermediaries may not perform as well as their counterparts in the United States or in other countries with more developed securities markets. In some cases, physical delivery of securities in small lots has been required and shortages of vault capacity and trained personnel has existed among qualified custodial banks in the India region. A Fund may be unable to sell securities when the registration process is incomplete and may experience delays in receiving dividends. If a market’s trading volume is limited by operational difficulties, the ability of a Fund to invest may be impaired. A Fund’s ability to buy or sell India region securities may be impaired if the Fund’s ability to transact is denied, delayed, suspended or not renewed by local regulators. In previous years, exchange-listed companies in the information-technology sector and related industries (such as software) have grown so as to represent a significant portion of the total capitalization of the Indian market. The value of these companies will generally fluctuate in response to technological and regulatory developments. In addition, governmental actions, including economic and tax reforms, can have a significant effect on economic conditions in the India region, which could adversely affect the value and liquidity of investments. The government in India has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence over many aspects of the economy. Government actions, bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent economic reform within the Indian government have had a significant effect on its economy and could adversely affect market conditions, economic growth and the profitability of private enterprises in India. Further, any actions or other factors that may impede the flow of foreign capital to India may also inhibit its growth. Although the governments of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have begun to institute economic reform policies, there can be no assurance that they will continue to pursue such policies or, if they do, that such policies will succeed. In addition, large portions of many Indian companies remain in the hands of their founders (including members of their families) and

the corporate governance of such family-owned companies may be weaker and less transparent. Religious, cultural and military disputes persist in India, and between India and Pakistan (as well as sectarian groups within each country). The longstanding border dispute with Pakistan remains unresolved. In recent years, terrorists believed to be based in Pakistan struck Mumbai (India’s financial capital), further damaging relations between the two countries. If the Indian government is unable to control the violence and disruption associated with these tensions (including both domestic and external sources of terrorism), the result may be military conflict, which could destabilize the economy of India. Both India and Pakistan have tested nuclear arms, and the threat of deployment of such weapons could hinder development of the Indian economy, and escalating tensions could impact the broader region, including China.

Liquidity Risk — The trading market for a particular security may be less liquid than it appears and market prices may not represent realizable value. This may be likely when a Fund has a proportionately large investment in securities with small market capitalizations or securities in foreign markets that trade infrequently. Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on a Fund’s ability to sell such securities quickly at the currently marked price if necessary to meet redemptions.

Greater China Region Risk — The Greater China Fund is subject to additional risks associated with its investments in the Greater China Region. The Greater China Region includes The People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”), Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The other Equity Funds may also invest in countries in the Asia region, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and therefore may also be subject to the risks of investing in such countries. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political or social instability. China is an emerging market and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Chinese governmental actions can have a significant effect on economic conditions in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan or on a particular issuer or industry, which could adversely affect the value and liquidity of investments. The Chinese government exercises significant control over China’s economy through, among other things, its industrial policies, monetary policies, management of currency exchange rates, and management of the payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations. Changes in these policies may adversely impact industries and companies in China. Although over the years the Chinese government has been reforming economic and market practices, the Chinese government could, at any time, alter or discontinue such economic reform programs adversely affecting industries and companies in China.

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The Chinese economy has grown rapidly in recent years and there is no assurance that this growth rate will be maintained. China’s economy may experience a significant slowdown, an economic recession or periods of substantial inflation which may have a negative effect on its securities market. China’s economy, particularly its export-oriented industries, may be adversely impacted by the developments in the economies and governmental actions of their principal trading partners, including the United States, such as a reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, a downturn in the economies of China’s key trading partners, and the imposition of trading, restrictions, tariffs or other protectionist trade policies.

The United States and China have been engaged in an ongoing trade war with one another, which has led to trade frictions between their economies and negative repercussions for global markets and other nations closely affiliated with those countries. The current political climate has intensified concerns about the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, as each country has imposed tariffs on the other country’s products. These actions may significantly reduce international trade, substantially reduce the price of goods, cause an oversupply of certain manufactured goods and trigger the possible failure of individual companies and/or large segments of China’s export industry which could have a negative impact on a Fund’s performance. In addition, there is a risk that further capital controls and/or sanctions may be imposed, which could include the prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets and may also include retaliatory action such as the seizure of assets. Further, any perceived actions by China to assist Russia in evading sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine invasion may result in new or expanded sanctions against China. Any of these actions could severely impair a Fund’s ability to purchase, sell, transfer, receive, deliver or otherwise obtain exposure to Chinese securities and assets, including the ability to transfer the Fund’s assets and income back into the United States, and could negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such assets or otherwise adversely affect a Fund’s operations, causing the Fund to decline in value. Events such as these and their consequences are difficult to predict, and it is unclear whether further tariffs or escalating actions may be imposed in the future.

In addition, on June 3, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order which, in general terms, prohibits U.S. persons from purchasing or selling publicly traded securities or derivatives of such securities in certain companies with ties to China’s military and related materials sector or surveillance technology industry as listed in the order or as determined by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter, “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies” or “CMICs”). The list of CMICs is subject to change from time

to time, which could prevent a Fund from acquiring securities previously deemed suitable investments or result in a forced sale of securities in the portfolio at an inopportune time or price which may result in losses to the Fund. Such government prohibitions may affect the value of the securities held in the portfolio directly or indirectly as well as negatively impact the market for other China-based issuers resulting in reduced liquidity and price declines. The government prohibition also could lead to the inability to transact in the securities of other companies within the Greater China Region as a result of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Congress also passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which could cause the securities of foreign issuers (including Chinese issuers) to be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges if those companies do not permit U.S. oversight of the auditing of their financial information. To the extent a Fund invests in securities of Chinese companies listed in the U.S., delisting could decrease the Fund‘s ability to transact in such securities and could significantly impact their liquidity and market price. In addition, the Fund would have to seek other markets in which to transact in such securities which would also increase the Fund’s costs. It is difficult to predict the consequences of these actions or whether further tariffs and actions will be taken.

Further, China’s domestically oriented industries may be particularly sensitive and adversely affected by changes in government policy and investment cycles as China’s consumer class continues to grow. China has historically managed its currency in a tight range relative to the U.S. dollar but this may be subject to greater uncertainty as Chinese authorities may change the policies that determine the exchange rate mechanism. In addition, the Chinese government may actively attempt to influence the operation of Chinese markets through, among other things, currency controls, direct investments, limitations on specific types of transactions (such as short selling), limitations or prohibitions on investors (including foreign institutional investors) with regard to selling holdings in Chinese companies, limitations or prohibitions on foreign ownership in certain industries or the repatriation of assets by foreign investors under certain circumstances or similar actions.

Certain securities issued by companies located or operating in China, such as China A-Shares described in the following pages, are subject to trading restrictions, quota limitations, and less market liquidity. Chinese authorities may intervene in the Chinese securities markets and halt or suspend trading of securities for short or even longer periods of time. The Chinese securities markets have experienced considerable volatility, and have been subject to relatively frequent and excessive trading halts and suspensions which, among other things, contribute to uncertainty in the markets, reduce the liquidity of securities subject to a

 

 

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trading halt or suspension and lead to greater market execution and valuation risks. Such actions could adversely impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective(s), and to trade China shares during such periods and could result in the Fund’s limiting or suspending shareholder redemption privileges as permitted in accordance with applicable law. The Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiencies, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, lack of publicly available information and/or political or social instability. Under current rules of the PRC, there is a limit as to how many shares a single foreign investor is permitted to hold in a PRC-listed company and a limit as to the maximum combined holdings of all foreign investors in a PRC-listed company. As a result, a Fund may have to sell securities at an inopportune time or price, may not be able to execute its investment strategy, and its performance may be hindered.

Additional risks of loss from investing in China include currency fluctuations, interest rate fluctuations, less liquidity, higher rates of inflation, expropriation (the confiscation of assets and property), confiscatory taxation, nationalization, imposition of tariffs, limitations on repatriation of currency, exchange control regulations (including currency blockage), trading halts, and differing legal, accounting, auditing, financial and reporting standards. Financial reporting by Chinese companies does not have as much regulatory oversight as in the United States. Frequent intervention by the Chinese government, limits on credible corporate governance standards, limited transparency of market and accounting information, and limited oversight of accounting firms increase the risk of insider dealing, market manipulation, improper accounting and accounting fraud and other corporate misconduct. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies.

Internal social unrest or confrontations with neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, strained international relations and security concerns such as terrorism, may also adversely impact China’s economy, disrupting its economic growth and adversely affecting a Fund’s investments. Any spread of an infectious illness, public health threats or similar issues could reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closures, travel restrictions or quarantines, and generally also have a significant impact on the economies of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (the Greater China Region), which in turn could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments. Actual and threatened responses to such activity and strained international relations, including purchasing restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or Chinese companies, may

impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers of securities in which a Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in the Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and a Fund’s investments. Further, China’s strained relationships with certain ethnic groups in China, including Tibetans and Uighurs, have been marked with protests and violence and may adversely affect the Chinese economy.

Risks of Investing in Chinese Securities. The Greater China Fund intends to invest in the securities of Chinese companies through various securities markets and investment vehicles, including China A-Shares through the Stock Connect Programs—the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, China H-Shares and China B-Shares, shares listed on U.S. exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) traded on a stock exchange (as described below)—and investing in these markets and vehicles is therefore considered a principal risk of the Fund. Other Equity Funds may also invest in Asian countries, including China. Such Equity Funds may also invest in Chinese securities, including China A-Shares, and incur Chinese securities risk.

China A-Shares are the stock shares of mainland China- based companies that trade on the two Chinese stock exchanges, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). Prices on these exchanges are quoted in renminbi. The Stock Connect Programs (mentioned above) are securities trading and clearing links programs with an aim to achieve mutual stock market access between mainland China and Hong Kong. The Stock Connect Programs were developed by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, the SSE (in the case of the Shanghai Connect) or the SZSE (in the case of the Shenzhen Connect), and the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (CSDC). Investing in China A-Shares is subject to trading, clearance, settlement and other procedures which could pose risks to a Fund, including illiquidity risk, currency risk, legal and regulatory risk, execution risk, operational risk, tax risk and credit risk. China A-Shares markets have a higher propensity for trading suspensions than many other global equity markets. As a result of differing legal standards, a Fund also faces the risk of being unable to enforce its rights with respect to its China A-Shares holdings. Trading through the Stock Connect Programs is currently subject to a daily quota, which limits the maximum net purchases under the Stock Connect Programs each day and, as such, buy orders for China A-Shares would be rejected once the daily quota is exceeded (although a Fund will be permitted to sell China A-Shares regardless of the daily quota). The daily quota may restrict a Fund’s ability to invest in China A-Shares through Stock Connect Programs on a timely basis and

 

 

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could affect the Fund’s ability to effectively pursue its investment strategy. Further, the Stock Connect Programs, which rely on the connectivity of the Shanghai or Shenzhen markets with the Hong Kong market, are subject to operational risk, regulations that are relatively untested and are subject to change, and extended market closures for holidays or otherwise. During an extended market closure, a Fund’s ability to trade in China A-Shares will be impacted which may affect the Fund’s performance.

Trading suspensions in certain stocks and extended market closures could lead to greater market execution risk, valuation risks, liquidity risks and costs for a Fund. The Stock Connect Programs will only operate on days when both the Chinese and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. Accordingly, an investment in China A-Shares though the Stock Connect Programs may subject a Fund to the risk of price fluctuations on days when the Chinese markets are open, but the Stock Connect Programs are not trading. Further, if one or both of the Chinese markets and the Hong Kong market are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Fund may not be able to acquire or dispose of China A-Shares in a timely manner.

The Stock Connect Programs do not have an extensive operating history and there is no certainty as to how current regulations or new regulations that may be adopted will be applied or interpreted in connection with the operations, legal enforcement and cross-border trades under the Stock Connect Programs. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Stock Connect Programs will be continued. A Fund may be adversely affected as a result of such changes. Further, different fees, costs and taxes are imposed on foreign investors acquiring China A-Shares through the Stock Connect Programs. These fees, costs and taxes may be higher than those imposed on other Chinese securities providing similar investment exposure.

In addition to the China A-Shares, a Fund may also invest in other classes of shares, including B-Shares and H-Shares. B-Shares are allocated to both international and domestic investors and are denominated in U.S. dollars on the SSE and Hong Kong dollars on the SZSE. The B-Shares market is generally smaller and less liquid and has a smaller issuer base than the China A-Shares market. H-Shares are issued by companies incorporated in the PRC that derive substantial revenues from or allocate substantial assets in the PRC of issuers that also issue China A-Shares. H-Shares may trade at significant discounts or premiums to their China A-Shares counterparts. These classes of shares are subject to the political and economic policies of China.

An Equity Fund may also invest its assets in securities of VIEs. In China, direct ownership of companies in certain sectors by foreign individuals and entities (including U.S.

persons and entities such as the Funds) is prohibited. In order to facilitate foreign investment in these businesses, many Chinese companies have created VIEs to facilitate indirect foreign ownership. In such an arrangement, a China-based operating company typically establishes an offshore shell company in another jurisdiction such as the Cayman Islands. That shell company enters into service and other contracts with the China-based operating company, then issues shares on a stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Foreign investors hold stock in the VIE shell company rather than directly in the China-based operating company. The VIE arrangement allows U.S. investors to obtain economic exposure to the China-based company indirectly through the contractual VIE structure rather than directly through the formal equity ownership structure.

VIEs are a common industry practice and well known to officials and regulators in China. However, VIEs are not formally recognized under Chinese law. Recently, the government of China provided new guidance to and placed restrictions on China-based companies raising capital offshore, including through VIE structures. Investors face uncertainty about future actions by the government of China that could significantly affect an operating company’s financial performance and the enforceability of the VIE shell company’s contractual arrangements. It is uncertain whether Chinese officials or regulators will withdraw their implicit acceptance of the VIE structure, or whether any new laws, rules or regulations relating to these structures will be adopted or, if adopted, what impact they would have on the interests of foreign shareholders. Under extreme circumstances, China might prohibit the existence of VIEs, or limit a VIE’s ability to pass through economic and governance rights to foreign individuals and entities. If the Chinese government takes action affecting VIEs, the market value of a Fund’s associated portfolio holdings would likely suffer significant, detrimental, and possibly permanent effects, which could result in substantial investment losses.

In addition, Chinese companies, including Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries. As a result, information about Chinese securities and VIEs in which a Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. As with other Chinese companies with securities listed on U.S. exchanges, U.S.-listed VIEs and ADRs may be delisted if they do not meet U.S. accounting standards and auditor oversight requirements. Delisting would significantly decrease the liquidity and value of the securities, decrease the ability of a Fund to transact in such securities and may increase the costs of a Fund if it is required to seek other markets in which to transact in such securities. There also may be significant obstacles to obtaining infor-

 

 

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mation necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies, and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Japan Risk — The Global Opportunities Fund, the Global Select Fund, the International Growth Fund, the International Opportunities Fund, and the International Select Fund invest a significant amount of their assets in securities of companies economically tied to Japan. The Japanese economy has only recently emerged from a prolonged economic downturn. The Japanese economy may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability, which could have a negative impact on Japanese securities. Since the year 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has remained relatively low compared to other advanced economies, and it may remain low in the future. The economy is characterized by an aging demographic, declining population, large government debt and highly regulated labor market. Economic growth is dependent on domestic consumption, deregulation and consistent government policy. International trade, particularly with the U.S., also impacts growth and, adverse economic conditions in the U.S. or other such trade partners may affect Japan. Japan also has a growing economic relationship with China and other Southeast Asian countries, and thus Japan’s economy may also be affected by economic, political or social instability in those countries (whether resulting from local or global events as well as from any deterioration in its relationships with neighboring countries). In addition, Japan is subject to the risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and tsunamis which could negatively affect a Fund.

Europe and U.K. Risk — The Global Opportunities Fund, the Global Select Fund, the Global Value Fund, the International Fund , the International Opportunities Fund, the International Select Fund, and the Micro Cap Value Fund may invest a significant portion of their assets in securities issued by companies in developed markets, including European countries and the U.K.

Many countries in Europe are member states of the EU and will be significantly affected by the fiscal and monetary controls of the EU. Changes in regulations on trade, decreasing imports or exports, changes in the exchange rate of the euro and recessions or defaults or threats of defaults among European countries may have a significant adverse effect on the economies of other European countries. The European financial markets have experienced significant volatility, and several European countries have been adversely affected by unemployment, budget deficits and economic downturns.

Responses to financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not produce the desired results, may result in social unrest, may limit future growth and

economic recovery or may have other unintended consequences. Defaults or restructurings by governments and other entities of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world.

Successionist movements as well as governmental or other response to such movements, may also create instability and uncertainty in the region. In addition, the national politics of countries in the EU have been unpredictable and subject to influence by disruptive political groups and ideologies. The governments in EU countries may be subject to change, and such countries may experience social and political unrest. Unanticipated or sudden political or social development may result in sudden and significant investment losses. The occurrence of terrorist incidents throughout Europe or war in the region could also impact financial markets. The impact of these events is not clear but could be significant and far-reaching and could adversely affect the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments. Any of these effects could adversely affect any of the companies to which a Fund has exposure and any other assets in which a Fund invests.

Efforts by the member countries of the EU to continue to unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for similarities in movements of European markets and reduce the potential investment benefits of diversification within the region. Further, while many countries in western Europe are considered to have developed markets, many eastern European countries are less developed, and investments in eastern European countries, even if denominated in euros, may involve special risks associated with investments in emerging markets. As the economies of countries in Europe are in different stages of development, the policies adopted by the EU may not address the needs of all European countries.

In addition, one or more countries may abandon the euro and/or withdraw from the EU creating continuing uncertainty in the currency and financial markets generally. In this regard, on January 31, 2020, the U.K. formally withdrew from the EU (commonly referred to as “Brexit”). Following a transition period, the U.K. and EU entered a trade agreement formally effective on May 1, 2021, but certain post-EU arrangements remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. While new trade deals may boost economic growth, such growth may not be able to offset the increased costs of trade with the EU that resulted from the U.K.’s loss of its membership in the EU single market. There is significant market uncertainty regarding Brexit’s ramifications. The range and potential implications of possible political, regulatory, economic, and market outcomes for the U.K., EU, and elsewhere cannot be fully known.

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rate volatility, deterioration in economic activity, economic uncertainties, a decrease in business confidence, a decrease in trade, labor disruptions, political instability, increased likelihood of recession in the U.K. and regulatory uncertainty. Brexit could adversely affect European or worldwide political, regulatory, economic or market conditions and could contribute to instability in global political institutions, regulatory agencies and financial markets. The uncertainty of Brexit could have a significant impact on the business and financial results of companies in the U.K. and other European countries and certain sectors within such countries. The United States and other European countries are substantial trading partners of the U.K. The precise impact on the economy of the U.K. as a result of its departure from the EU depends to a large degree on its ability to conclude favorable trade deals with the EU and other countries, including the United States, China, India and Japan. Brexit has also led to legal uncertainties and could lead to politically divergent national laws and regulations as a new relationship between the U.K. and EU is defined and the U.K. determines which EU laws to replace or replicate. Any of these effects of Brexit could adversely affect the European and U.K. companies in which a Fund may invest. Additionally, increasing commodity prices and rising inflation levels prompted the U.K. government to implement significant policy changes. It is difficult to predict what effects such policies (or the suggestion of such policies) may have and the duration of those effects, which may last for extended periods.

Asia Region Risk — The Emerging Markets Select, Emerging Markets Small Cap, Global Opportunities, Global Select, Global Value, International Growth, International Opportunities and International Select Funds may invest a significant portion of their assets in the securities of companies tied economically to markets in the Asia region, including, among others, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Similarly, the Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies tied economically to frontier and emerging market countries in the Asia region including, among others, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The value of a Fund’s assets invested in countries in the Asia region may be adversely affected by, among other things, political, economic, social and religious instability, inadequate investor protection, accounting standards and practices, changes in laws or regulations of countries within the Asia region, international relations with other nations, natural disasters, corruption, civil unrest and military activity. Countries in the Asia region, particularly China, Japan and South Korea, may be adversely affected by political, military, economic and other factors related to North Korea. In addi-

tion, China’s long running conflict over Taiwan, border disputes with many of its neighbors and historically strained relations with Japan could adversely impact economies in the region. The governments in many countries have exercised and continue to exercise significant influence over many aspects of the economy, and their actions may significantly impact their economies, sectors, industries and/or companies within the market which may impact the securities held by a Fund. The economies of many Asian countries differ from the economies of more developed countries in many respects, such as rate of growth, inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, financial system stability, and sensitivity to changes in global trade. Certain Asian countries are highly dependent upon and may be affected by developments in the United States, Europe and other Asian economies. Global economic conditions, and international trade, affecting Asian economies and companies could deteriorate as a result of political instability and uncertainty, the imposition of tariffs and other protectionist trade policies and other similar actions, as well as increased tensions with other nations.

In addition, the Asian region is comprised of countries in all stages of economic development. Some of which may experience overextension of credit, currency devaluation and restrictions, rising unemployment, high inflation, underdeveloped financial sectors, heavy reliance on international trade and prolonged economic recessions. Deflationary factors could also reemerge in certain Asian markets which some countries may not have the capacity to address. Many Asian region countries are dependent on foreign supplies of energy and competition to claim or develop regional supplies of energy or other natural resources could lead to economic, political or military instability or disruption and adversely impact the performance of a Fund. As some countries in the Asian region are less developed and may be considered emerging or frontier markets, the risk to foreigners that invest in such countries will be magnified and include the risks of emerging or frontier markets such as, increased political and social instability; highly volatile, less mature and less liquid securities markets; less corporate governance standards; limited government oversight and market regulation; differing financial reporting, accounting and auditing standards; capital controls; potential expropriation or nationalization of companies or industries; currency fluctuations; restrictions on foreign ownership; less legal recourse to enforce a Fund’s rights; less publicly available or inaccurate information regarding companies; high taxation; less developed or diverse economies and other political, economic or social developments.

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currency exchange rates, and management of the payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations. Changes in these policies could adversely impact affected industries or companies. China’s economy, particularly its export oriented industries, may be adversely impacted by trade or political disputes with China’s major trading partners, including the U.S., as well as its dependence on the economies of other Asian countries, many of which are developing countries. In addition, as its consumer class emerges, China’s domestically oriented industries may be especially sensitive to changes in government policy and investment cycles. China’s currency, which historically has been managed in a tight range relative to the U.S. dollar, may in the future be subject to uncertainty as Chinese authorities change the policies that determine the exchange rate mechanism. Certain securities issued by companies located or operating in China, such as China A-Shares, are subject to trading restrictions, quota limitations and less market liquidity.

Sector and Industry Weightings Risk — The Equity Funds may invest a large percentage of their assets in a few sectors or industries within a particular sector. A Fund’s investment in a particular sector will fluctuate over time based on the investment opportunities identified by the Advisor. The risks associated with investing in various sectors and industries are considered principal risks of these Funds. These sectors include communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, real estate and utilities. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, political, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single sector. If an Equity Fund invests in only a few sectors, it will have more exposure to the price movements of securities in those sectors. The Funds may also from time to time make significant investments in an industry or industries within a particular sector. Adverse conditions in such industry or industries could have correspondingly adverse effects on the financial condition of issuers. These conditions may cause the value of a Fund’s shares to fluctuate more than the values of shares of funds that invest in a greater variety of investments. To the extent an Equity Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector or industry therein, the risks to the Fund associated with the sector or industry increase.

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND INVESTMENTS

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds use various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP established a hierarchy that

prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

    Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The inputs may include quoted prices for the identical investment on an inactive market, prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, represent the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether a security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated Wasatch Global Investors as the valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) for each Fund to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Wasatch Global Investors may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through various teams and committees. The Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures govern the Valuation Designee’s selection and application of methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of Fund investments.

Equity Securities (common and preferred stock) — Securities are valued as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the valuation date. Equity securities and listed warrants

 

 

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are valued using a commercial pricing service at the official close price or last quoted sales price taken from the primary market in which each security trades and, with respect to equity securities traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) system, such securities are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) or last sales price if no NOCP is available. If there are no official close or sales on the primary exchange or market on a day, then the security shall be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask price on the primary exchange or market as provided by a pricing service. If the mean cannot be calculated or there is no trade activity on a day, then the security shall be valued at the previous trading day’s price as provided by a pricing service. To the extent that these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Additionally, a Fund’s investments are valued at fair value by the Pricing Committee if the Advisor determines that an event impacting the value of an investment occurred between the closing time of a security’s primary market or exchange (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and the time the Fund’s share price is calculated. Significant events include, but are not limited to the following: significant fluctuations in domestic markets, foreign markets or foreign currencies; occurrences not directly tied to the securities markets such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant governmental actions; and major announcements affecting a single issuer or an entire market or market sector. In responding to a significant event, the Pricing Committee determines the fair value of affected securities by considering factors including, but not limited to: index options and futures traded subsequent to the close; American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) or other related receipts; currency spot or forward markets that trade after pricing of the foreign exchange; other derivative securities traded after the close such as Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (“SPDRs”) and other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); and alternative market quotes on the affected securities. When applicable, the Funds use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to assist in adjusting the valuation of foreign securities. When a Fund uses this fair value pricing method, the values assigned to the Fund’s foreign securities may not be the quoted or published prices of the investments on their primary markets or exchanges, and the securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These valuation procedures apply equally to long or short equity positions in a Fund.

Participation Notes — Investments are valued at the market price of the underlying security. Counterparty risk is regularly reviewed and considered for valuation. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Corporate Debt Securities — Investments are valued at current market value by a pricing service, or by using the last sale or bid price based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data (including market research publications). Although most corporate bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available they are categorized as Level 3.

Short-Term Notes — Investments maturing in 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are generally valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that the amortized cost method would not represent fair value, in which case the securities are marked-to-market. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Asset-Backed Securities — Investments are priced using the closing bid as supplied by a pricing service based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data (including market research publications), new issue data, monthly payment information, and collateral performance. Although most asset-backed securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available, they are categorized as Level 3.

U.S. Government Issuers — Investments are priced using the closing bid as supplied by a pricing service based on observable inputs. Observable inputs may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data (including market research publications). Although most U.S. government securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where observable inputs are not available, they are categorized as Level 3.

Derivative Instruments — Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price in the market where they are principally traded. If there are no sales on the primary exchange or market on a given day, then the option is valued at the mean of the last bid price and ask price on the primary exchange or market as provided by a pricing service. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the market rate provided by the pricing service and categorized as Level 2.

Restricted Securities — If market quotations are not readily available for the Funds’ investments in securities such as restricted securities, private placements, securities for which trading has been halted or other illiquid securities,

 

 

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these investments are valued at fair value in accordance with Board-approved Pricing Policies and Procedures by the Pricing Committee with oversight by the Board of Trustees. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. For each applicable investment that is fair valued, the Pricing Committee considers, to the extent applicable, various factors including, but not limited to, the financial condition of the company or limited partnership, operating results, prices paid in follow-on rounds, comparable companies in the public market, the nature and duration of the restrictions for

holding the securities, a stated net asset value (NAV) for the partnership, if applicable, and other relevant factors. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

When the last day of the reporting period is a non-business day, certain foreign markets may be open on days when the NYSE is closed, which could result in differences between the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities on the last business day and the last calendar day of the reporting period. Any significant security valuation changes due to an open foreign market are adjusted and reflected by the Fund for financial reporting purposes.

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing the Funds’ assets and liabilities:

 

Fund    Category   Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Value at
9/30/2023

Core Growth Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

       $ 3,185,418,256     $     $     $ 3,185,418,256

Warrants

                     982,800       982,800
      

 

 

 
       $ 3,185,418,256     $     $ 982,800     $ 3,186,401,056
      

 

 

 

Emerging India Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Apparel Retail     $     $ 33,411,685     $     $ 33,411,685
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods             8,350,803             8,350,803
   Automotive Parts & Equipment             7,441,020             7,441,020
   Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance             11,746,977             11,746,977
   Commodity Chemicals       10,349,547       14,666,344             25,015,891
   Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment             4,883,976             4,883,976
   Consumer Finance             72,578,113             72,578,113
   Diversified Banks             54,773,687             54,773,687
   Diversified Chemicals             4,407,532             4,407,532
   Food Retail             18,606,199             18,606,199
   Health Care Facilities             10,763,098             10,763,098
   Health Care Services       21,585,098       25,198,921             46,784,019
   Heavy Electrical Equipment             2,620,373             2,620,373
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components             47,709,429             47,709,429
   Interactive Media & Services             12,400,223             12,400,223
   IT Consulting & Other Services             47,086,362             47,086,362
   Life Sciences Tools & Services             29,630,378             29,630,378
   Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers             2,801,661             2,801,661
   Property & Casualty Insurance             4,902,380             4,902,380
   Regional Banks             37,757,154             37,757,154
   Research & Consulting Services             17,723,346             17,723,346
   Specialty Chemicals             17,273,711             17,273,711
   Systems Software             5,546,546             5,546,546
   Other       1,221,387                   1,221,387
      

 

 

 
       $ 33,156,032     $ 492,279,918     $     $ 525,435,950
      

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category   Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Value at
9/30/2023

Emerging Markets Select Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Apparel Retail     $     $ 7,074,487     $   —     $ 7,074,487
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods             6,460,453             6,460,453
   Broadline Retail       37,006,881       6,544,063             43,550,944
   Consumer Finance             41,931,862             41,931,862
   Diversified Banks       29,838,760       27,352,913             57,191,673
   Diversified Chemicals             4,329,779             4,329,779
   Electrical Components & Equipment       18,951,289       22,051,049             41,002,338
   Health Care Facilities             3,789,050             3,789,050
   Health Care Services             8,625,342             8,625,342
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines             3,478,261             3,478,261
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components             12,550,066             12,550,066
   Interactive Media & Services             8,528,065             8,528,065
   Life Sciences Tools & Services             19,299,435             19,299,435
   Regional Banks             17,852,373             17,852,373
   Restaurants             7,259,809             7,259,809
   Semiconductor Materials & Equipment             19,267,986             19,267,986
   Semiconductors             37,113,015             37,113,015
   Specialized Finance             12,634,326             12,634,326
   Specialty Chemicals             10,649,001             10,649,001
   Systems Software             912,897             912,897
   Other       84,740,620                   84,740,620
      

 

 

 
       $ 170,537,550     $ 277,704,232     $     $ 448,241,782
      

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Apparel Retail     $     $ 12,234,640     $     $ 12,234,640
   Application Software             4,612,085             4,612,085
   Asset Management & Custody Banks             1,789,563             1,789,563
   Broadline Retail             5,404,503             5,404,503
   Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance             10,655,828             10,655,828
   Commodity Chemicals       777,526       3,881,166             4,658,692
   Communications Equipment             8,208,063             8,208,063
   Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment             3,435,038             3,435,038
   Consumer Finance             3,965,260             3,965,260
   Diversified Support Services             4,693,143             4,693,143
   Electrical Components & Equipment             19,495,036             19,495,036
   Electronic Components             4,621,043             4,621,043
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments             9,830,311             9,830,311
   Health Care Services             9,604,240             9,604,240
   Heavy Electrical Equipment             2,340,732             2,340,732
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines             5,484,091             5,484,091
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components             13,844,096             13,844,096
   Interactive Media & Services       8,128,343       2,894,011             11,022,354
   IT Consulting & Other Services       18,988,060       21,287,727             40,275,787
   Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers             1,807,056             1,807,056
   Movies & Entertainment             1,705,324             1,705,324
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing             5,542,571             5,542,571
   Personal Care Products             4,615,612             4,615,612
   Regional Banks       5,161,666       22,014,694             27,176,360
   Research & Consulting Services             12,824,249             12,824,249
   Semiconductor Materials & Equipment             8,061,914             8,061,914
   Semiconductors             30,721,633             30,721,633
   Specialized Finance             4,324,293             4,324,293
   Other       76,239,199                   76,239,199
      

 

 

 
       $ 109,294,794     $ 239,897,922     $     $ 349,192,716
      

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category   Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Value at
9/30/2023

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Application Software     $     $ 329,216     $   —     $ 329,216
   Asset Management & Custody Banks             1,483,518             1,483,518
   Consumer Finance             4,815,189             4,815,189
   Diversified Banks       3,096,497       2,847,410             5,943,907
   Diversified Support Services             378,999             378,999
   Food Retail             173,596             173,596
   Health Care Facilities       176,273       88,235             264,508
   IT Consulting & Other Services       1,574,886       3,794,507             5,369,393
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing             1,039,650             1,039,650
   Research & Consulting Services             635,582             635,582
   Semiconductors             492,899             492,899
   Other       14,645,293                   14,645,293
      

 

 

 
       $ 19,492,949     $ 16,078,801     $     $ 35,571,750
      

 

 

 

Global Opportunities Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Application Software     $ 7,651,848     $ 3,571,150     $     $ 11,222,998
   Asset Management & Custody Banks       3,705,146       1,123,540             4,828,686
   Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance             2,378,009             2,378,009
   Diversified Real Estate Activities             865,853             865,853
   Drug Retail             2,351,517             2,351,517
   Electrical Components & Equipment             4,279,361             4,279,361
   Health Care Equipment       3,714,417       981,563             4,695,980
   Health Care Facilities       6,454,267       964,429             7,418,696
   Health Care Services             2,617,636             2,617,636
   Health Care Technology             3,099,659             3,099,659
   Human Resource & Employment Services       2,641,010       2,517,620             5,158,630
   IT Consulting & Other Services       9,219,345       6,476,798             15,696,143
   Regional Banks       4,073,029       8,553,779             12,626,808
   Research & Consulting Services             9,217,590             9,217,590
   Semiconductors       3,061,212       6,351,721             9,412,933
   Systems Software       3,539,889       2,044,560             5,584,449
   Trading Companies & Distributors             4,843,502             4,843,502
   Transaction & Payment Processing Services             2,237,107             2,237,107
   Other       73,785,165                   73,785,165
      

 

 

 
       $ 117,845,328     $ 64,475,394     $     $ 182,320,722
      

 

 

 

Global Select Fund

                  

Assets

                  

Common Stocks

                  
   Application Software     $ 1,826,460     $ 612,007     $     $ 2,438,467
   Building Products       379,394       414,494             793,888
   Consumer Finance             707,803             707,803
   Diversified Banks             523,091             523,091
   Drug Retail             428,993             428,993
   Health Care Equipment             254,429             254,429
   Health Care Supplies             245,072             245,072
   Health Care Technology             297,451             297,451
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines             466,731             466,731
   Research & Consulting Services             572,486             572,486
   Semiconductor Materials & Equipment             264,371             264,371
   Semiconductors       339,108       165,112             504,220
   Specialized Finance             223,947             223,947
   Transaction & Payment Processing Services       134,373       171,221             305,594
   Other       6,513,219                   6,513,219
      

 

 

 
       $ 9,192,554     $ 5,347,208     $     $ 14,539,762
      

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Value at
9/30/2023

Global Value Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Aerospace & Defense      $      $ 2,916,442      $   —      $ 2,916,442
   Diversified Banks        12,349,095        4,561,354               16,910,449
   Diversified Metals & Mining               3,146,170               3,146,170
   Electronic Manufacturing Services               3,142,654               3,142,654
   Food Retail               7,198,078               7,198,078
   Industrial REITs               3,136,464               3,136,464
   Integrated Oil & Gas        4,229,951        7,692,670               11,922,621
   Integrated Telecommunication Services        6,485,320        2,908,881               9,394,201
   Multi-Line Insurance               3,174,568               3,174,568
   Pharmaceuticals        16,287,606        8,919,460               25,207,066
   Reinsurance               5,062,883               5,062,883
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals               2,022,164               2,022,164
   Tobacco               5,811,459               5,811,459
   Other        40,910,150                      40,910,150
       

 

 

 
        $ 80,262,122      $ 59,693,247      $      $ 139,955,369
       

 

 

 

Greater China Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods      $      $ 69,420      $      $ 69,420
   Application Software               93,094               93,094
   Construction Materials               43,412               43,412
   Distillers & Vintners               320,181               320,181
   Diversified Banks               47,743               47,743
   Drug Retail               152,191               152,191
   Electrical Components & Equipment               140,781               140,781
   Electronic Components               185,973               185,973
   Health Care Equipment               152,348               152,348
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines               239,094               239,094
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components               585,697               585,697
   Interactive Media & Services               201,572               201,572
   Life & Health Insurance               233,133               233,133
   Life Sciences Tools & Services               304,461               304,461
   Other Specialty Retail               57,097               57,097
   Packaged Foods & Meats               106,290               106,290
   Personal Care Products               147,713               147,713
   Regional Banks               97,993               97,993
   Restaurants               149,105               149,105
   Semiconductors               338,353               338,353
   Specialized Finance               157,665               157,665
   Systems Software               136,012               136,012
       

 

 

 
        $      $ 3,959,328      $      $ 3,959,328
       

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Value at
9/30/2023

International Growth Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Application Software      $ 22,423,408      $ 16,702,707      $      $ 39,126,115
   Asset Management & Custody Banks               9,622,243               9,622,243
   Brewers               6,265,240               6,265,240
   Broadline Retail               5,964,959               5,964,959
   Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance               9,748,466               9,748,466
   Commodity Chemicals        427,359        2,133,239               2,560,598
   Construction & Engineering               8,040,740               8,040,740
   Diversified Real Estate Activities               5,567,895               5,567,895
   Diversified Support Services               5,869,036               5,869,036
   Drug Retail        9,351,481        10,740,713               20,092,194
   Electrical Components & Equipment               11,177,525               11,177,525
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments               10,202,923               10,202,923
   Health Care Equipment               7,054,526               7,054,526
   Health Care Facilities               2,811,458               2,811,458
   Health Care Services               5,453,116               5,453,116
   Health Care Supplies               2,737,114               2,737,114
   Health Care Technology               17,282,758               17,282,758
   Human Resource & Employment Services               20,234,399               20,234,399
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components               17,075,502               17,075,502
   Interactive Media & Services               17,621,881               17,621,881
   IT Consulting & Other Services        24,159,289        13,532,991               37,692,280
   Life Sciences Tools & Services               3,581,631               3,581,631
   Movies & Entertainment               9,548,366               9,548,366
   Pharmaceuticals               4,585,245               4,585,245
   Publishing               2,928,698               2,928,698
   Regional Banks        13,077,272        13,618,913               26,696,185
   Research & Consulting Services               15,771,691               15,771,691
   Semiconductor Materials & Equipment               1,529,167               1,529,167
   Semiconductors               22,360,277               22,360,277
   Specialty Chemicals               6,039,871               6,039,871
   Trading Companies & Distributors               30,316,407               30,316,407
   Transaction & Payment Processing Services               6,924,119               6,924,119
   Other        60,452,028                      60,452,028
       

 

 

 
        $ 129,890,837      $ 323,043,816      $   —      $ 452,934,653
       

 

 

 

 

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Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Value at
9/30/2023

International Opportunities Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Air Freight & Logistics      $      $ 4,208,060      $      $ 4,208,060
   Alternative Carriers               3,950,178               3,950,178
   Application Software        10,236,164        30,390,041               40,626,205
   Asset Management & Custody Banks               9,639,579               9,639,579
   Brewers               2,185,312               2,185,312
   Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance        5,280,889        5,267,994               10,548,883
   Commodity Chemicals        4,314,096        2,986,526               7,300,622
   Construction & Engineering               8,644,664               8,644,664
   Consumer Finance        2,680,361        4,954,499               7,634,860
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services               1,183,110               1,183,110
   Diversified Support Services               16,879,629               16,879,629
   Electrical Components & Equipment        8,080,659        4,315,557               12,396,216
   Food Retail               5,375,331               5,375,331
   Health Care Services        5,613,289        4,171,452               9,784,741
   Health Care Technology               15,055,498               15,055,498
   Heavy Electrical Equipment               1,567,618               1,567,618
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines               480,323               480,323
   Human Resource & Employment Services        2,289,553        2,747,277               5,036,830
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components               6,232,445               6,232,445
   Investment Banking & Brokerage        1,498,183        3,228,988               4,727,171
   IT Consulting & Other Services        1,969,901        16,093,393               18,063,294
   Life Sciences Tools & Services               3,352,225               3,352,225
   Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers               2,409,265               2,409,265
   Movies & Entertainment               541,433               541,433
   Other Specialty Retail               2,280,716               2,280,716
   Packaged Foods & Meats               1,217,648               1,217,648
   Pharmaceuticals               2,375,444               2,375,444
   Publishing               3,439,491               3,439,491
   Real Estate Services               1,616,663               1,616,663
   Research & Consulting Services        2,131,510        15,251,028               17,382,538
   Restaurants                      7,687        7,687
   Semiconductor Materials & Equipment               6,309,157               6,309,157
   Semiconductors               8,156,648               8,156,648
   Other        39,116,789                      39,116,789
       

 

 

 
        $ 83,211,394      $ 196,507,192      $ 7,687      $ 279,726,273
       

 

 

 

International Select Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods      $      $ 171,346      $      $ 171,346
   Application Software        185,398        312,561               497,959
   Asset Management & Custody Banks               140,324               140,324
   Building Products               260,171               260,171
   Drug Retail               178,747               178,747
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments               150,482               150,482
   Health Care Equipment               99,076               99,076
   Health Care Supplies               124,970               124,970
   Health Care Technology               145,135               145,135
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines               176,859               176,859
   Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components               127,806               127,806
   Interactive Media & Services               379,702               379,702
   IT Consulting & Other Services        134,830        166,672               301,502
   Research & Consulting Services               209,934               209,934
   Trading Companies & Distributors               98,083               98,083
   Transaction & Payment Processing Services               172,624               172,624
   Other        717,248                      717,248
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,037,476      $ 2,914,492      $      $ 3,951,968
       

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Fund    Category    Quoted Prices
In Active Markets
For Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Value at
9/30/2023

Long/Short Alpha Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

        $ 38,519,627      $      $      $ 38,519,627
       

 

 

 
        $ 38,519,627      $      $      $ 38,519,627
       

 

 

 

Liabilities

                      

Securities Sold Short

        $ (11,184,917 )      $      $      $ (11,184,917 )
       

 

 

 

Micro Cap Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Biotechnology      $ 15,772,962      $      $ 24,399      $ 15,797,361
   Other        541,920,504                      541,920,504

Preferred Stocks

                        8,292,031        8,292,031

Warrants

                        192,446        192,446
       

 

 

 
        $ 557,693,466      $      $ 8,508,876      $ 566,202,342
       

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

                      
   Application Software      $ 7,701,669      $ 2,564,493      $      $ 10,266,162
   Asset Management & Custody Banks               2,319,000               2,319,000
   Diversified Support Services               3,345,473               3,345,473
   Food Retail               3,823,271               3,823,271
   Health Care Technology        5,363,071        3,331,086               8,694,157
   Life Sciences Tools & Services        499,681        4,164,482               4,664,163
   Packaged Foods & Meats        3,404,230        6,601,381               10,005,611
   Other        223,241,531                      223,241,531

Limited Liability Company Membership Interest

                        505        505

Warrants

                        0        0
       

 

 

 
        $ 240,210,182      $ 26,149,186      $ 505      $ 266,359,873
       

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

        $ 2,038,139,210      $      $      $ 2,038,139,210

Preferred Stocks

                        23,920,529        23,920,529

Warrants

                        465,281        465,281
       

 

 

 
        $ 2,038,139,210      $      $ 24,385,810      $ 2,062,525,020
       

 

 

 

Small Cap Value Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

        $ 1,207,558,229      $      $      $ 1,207,558,229
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,207,558,229      $      $      $ 1,207,558,229
       

 

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

        $ 1,166,294,887      $      $      $ 1,166,294,887

Preferred Stocks

                        12,438,034        12,438,034

Warrants

                        1,164,918        1,164,918
       

 

 

 
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,166,294,887      $      $ 13,602,952      $ 1,179,897,839
       

 

 

 

U.S. Select Fund

                      

Assets

                      

Common Stocks

        $ 12,248,701      $      $      $ 12,248,701
       

 

 

 
        $ 12,248,701      $      $      $ 12,248,701
       

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Fund

                      

Assets

                      

U.S Government Obligations

        $      $ 233,892,969      $      $ 233,892,969
       

 

 

 
        $      $ 233,892,969      $      $ 233,892,969
       

 

 

 

 

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If the securities of an Asset Class are all the same level, the asset class is shown in total. If the securities of an Asset Class cross levels, the level with the smallest number of categories and with multiple levels within a category is displayed by category. The remaining categories that do not cross levels are combined into the “Other” category.

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value for the year ended September 30, 2023 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2023:

 

Fund   Market Value
Beginning
Balance
9/30/2022
  Purchases
At Cost
  Sales
(Proceeds)
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Transfers
In at
Market
Value
  Transfers
Out at
Market
Value
  Market Value
Ending
Balance
9/30/2023
  Net Change
In Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
On Investments
Held at
9/30/2023

Core Growth Fund

                                       

Warrants

    $ 1,058,400     $     $     $   —     $     $ (75,600 )     $   —     $   —     $ 982,800     $ (75,600 )
   

 

 

 
    $ 1,058,400     $     $     $     $     $ (75,600 )     $     $     $ 982,800     $ (75,600 )
   

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Small

Cap Fund

                                       

Common Stocks

    $ 16,583     $     $     $     $ (8,933,975 )     $ 8,917,392     $     $     $     $
   

 

 

 
    $ 16,583     $     $     $     $ (8,933,975 )     $ 8,917,392     $     $     $     $
   

 

 

 

International Opportunities Fund

                                       

Common Stocks

    $ 7,035     $     $     $     $     $ 652     $     $     $ 7,687     $ 652
   

 

 

 
    $ 7,035     $     $     $     $     $ 652     $     $     $ 7,687     $ 652
   

 

 

 

Micro Cap Fund

                                       

Common Stocks

    $     $ 29     $     $     $     $ 24,370     $     $     $ 24,399     $ 24,370

Preferred Stocks

      7,650,264                               641,767                   8,292,031       641,767

Warrants

      437,502       302,644       (9,855 )             (269,462 )       (268,383 )                   192,446       (511,220 )
   

 

 

 
    $ 8,087,766     $ 302,673     $ (9,855 )     $     $ (269,462 )     $ 397,754     $     $     $ 8,508,876     $ 154,917
   

 

 

 

Micro Cap Value Fund

                                       

Common Stocks

    $ 21,222     $     $     $     $     $ (20,717 )     $     $     $ 505     $ (20,717 )

Warrants

                                                           
   

 

 

 
    $ 21,222     $     $     $     $     $ (20,717 )     $     $     $ 505     $ (20,717 )
   

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

                                       

Preferred Stocks

    $ 24,067,171     $     $     $     $ (2,184,939 )     $ 2,038,297     $     $     $ 23,920,529     $ 2,038,297

Warrants

      695,813       872,267                         (1,102,799 )                   465,281       (1,102,799 )
   

 

 

 
    $ 24,762,984     $ 872,267     $     $     $ (2,184,939 )     $ 935,498     $     $     $ 24,385,810     $ 935,498
   

 

 

 

Ultra Growth Fund

                                       

Preferred Stocks

    $ 11,622,503     $     $     $     $ (546,237 )     $ 1,361,768     $     $     $ 12,438,034     $ 1,361,768

Warrants

      1,497,779       597,934                         (930,795 )                   1,164,918       (930,795 )
   

 

 

 
    $ 13,120,282     $ 597,934     $     $     $ (546,237 )     $ 430,973     $     $     $ 13,602,952     $ 430,973
   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT LEVEL 3 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Fund   Description   Fair Value
At 9/30/2023
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Range (Average)  
Core Growth Fund   Warrant: Insurance Brokers   $ 982,800     Discount for lack of marketability   Discount for lack of marketability     20%  
Micro Cap Fund   Direct Venture Capital Investments: Textiles   $ 8,292,031     Market comparable companies  

EV/R* multiple

Discount for lack of marketability

   
0.6 - 5.2 (2.8)
46%
 
 
Micro Cap Fund   Warrant: Pharmaceuticals   $ 192,446     Black Scholes   Volatility     40%  
Small Cap Growth Fund   Direct Venture Capital Investments: Textiles   $ 14,925,626     Market comparable companies   EV/R* multiple
Discount for lack of marketability
   
0.6 - 5.2 (2.8)
46%
 
 
Small Cap Growth Fund   Direct Venture Capital Investments: Systems Software   $ 8,994,903     Market comparable companies   EV/R* multiple
Discount for lack of marketability
   
3.4 - 16.6 (9.2)
27%
 
 
Small Cap Growth Fund   Warrant: Pharmaceuticals   $ 465,281     Black Scholes   Volatility     40%  
Ultra Growth Fund   Direct Venture Capital Investments: Textiles   $ 12,438,034     Market comparable companies   EV/R* multiple
Discount for lack of marketability
   
0.6 - 5.2 (2.8)
46%
 
 
Ultra Growth Fund   Warrant: Insurance Brokers   $ 819,000     Discount for lack of marketability   Discount for lack of marketability     20%  
Ultra Growth Fund   Warrant: Pharmaceuticals   $ 345,918     Black Scholes   Volatility     40%  

 

*

Enterprise-Value-To-Revenue (“EV/R”) multiple is a measure of the value of a stock that compares a company’s enterprise value to its revenue.

Changes in EV/R multiples may change the fair value of an investment. Generally, a decrease in this multiple will result in a decrease in the fair value of an investment.

The Funds’ other Level 3 investments have been valued using observable inputs, unadjusted third-party transactions and quotations or unadjusted historical third-party information. No unobservable inputs internally developed by the Funds have been applied to these investments, thus they have been excluded from the above table.

Additional information about the Funds’ fair valuation practices is available in the Funds’ most recent Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Funds’ website at wasatchglobal.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

13. OFFSETTING

Each Fund is party to various netting arrangements. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requires disclosure about certain netting arrangements and similar agreements to enable users of a Fund’s financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on the Fund’s financial position. The scope of the disclosure is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions.

The following tables present information about financial instruments that were subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of September 30, 2023:

Securities Borrowed for Short Sales

 

         Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Fund   Counterparty    Gross Asset Amounts
Presented in Statements
Of Assets and Liabilities
   Financial
Instrument
   Collateral
Received1
  Net Amount
(Not less
Than 0)

Long/Short Alpha Fund

  Fixed Income Clearing Corp.      $ 11,184,917      $   —      $ (11,184,917 )     $   —

 

1 

The market value of the collateral pledged is greater than the amount indicated in the table. For further information, see “Short Sales” under Note 3. Securities and Other Investments and the Schedule of Investments.

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events and has determined that there are no additional events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Wasatch Funds   SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Wasatch Funds Trust and Shareholders of each of the twenty funds listed in the table below

OPINIONS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds indicated in the table below (constituting Wasatch Funds Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2023, the related statements of operations, cash flows for Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund, and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2023, the results of each of their operations, the cash flows for Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Wasatch Core Growth Fund®(1)    Wasatch Emerging India Fund®(1)
Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund®(1)    Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund®(1)
Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund®(1)    Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund®(1)
Wasatch Global Select Fund®(2)    Wasatch Global Value Fund®(1)
Wasatch Greater China Fund®(3)    Wasatch International Growth Fund®(1)
Wasatch International Opportunities Fund®(1)    Wasatch International Select Fund®(2)
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund®(5)    Wasatch Micro Cap Fund®(4)
Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund®(4)    Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund®(1)
Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund®(1)    Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund®(4)
Wasatch U.S. Select Fund®(6)    Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund®(1)

 

  1.

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019

  2.

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021 and the period from October 1, 2019 (inception) through September 30, 2020

  3.

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and the period from November 30, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2021

  4.

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein

  5.

Statement of operations and statement of cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from October 1, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2022 and financial highlights for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from October 1, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2022

  6.

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from June 13, 2022 (inception) through September 30, 2022 and financial highlights for the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period from June 13, 2022 (inception) through September 30, 2022

BASIS FOR OPINIONS

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

November 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Wasatch Funds Trust since 2002.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

Management Information. The business affairs of Wasatch Funds are overseen by its Board of Trustees. The Board consists of five Independent Trustees. Each of the Independent Trustees will serve until their successors are qualified, appointed or elected in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws. All Trustees were elected by shareholders.

The Trustees and executive officers of Wasatch Funds and their principal occupations for at least the last five years are set forth below. The Advisor retains proprietary rights to the Trust name. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, online at wasatchglobal.com or upon request by calling Wasatch Funds at 800.551.1700.

 

Name, Address

And Year Of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

Wasatch Funds

 

Term of Office1

And Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

In Fund

Complex

Overseen

By Trustee

   

Other Directorships

Held By Trustees

During Past 5 Years2

Independent Trustees

         

Miriam M. Allison

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1947

  Trustee  

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since 2010

  Rancher since 2004. Chairman of UMB Fund Services, Inc. from 2001 to 2005.     20     Director, Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (27 portfolios) from 2006 to 2021.

Heikki Rinne

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1952

 

Trustee and

Chair of the Board

 

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since 2012

  Chief Executive Officer of the Halton Group Ltd. (an indoor environmental control manufacturing and technology company) from 2002 to 2016. Director, Halton Foundation since 2010. A Founder and Principal Owner of Sitoumus LLC (a training and consulting firm focusing on empowering organizational and individual engagement as well as general consulting) January 2017 to present.     20    

Director, Halton

Foundation since 2010. Director, Halton Group Ltd. from 2016 to 2020.

Kristen M. Fletcher

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1953

 

Trustee and

Chair of the

Audit

Committee

 

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since 2014

  Director, Youth Sports Alliance from 2015 to 2021. Trustee, Woodlands Commercial Bank (a/k/a Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank) from 2009 to 2012. Chairman and CEO, ABN AMRO, Inc. and U.S. Country Representative, ABN AMRO Bank, NV from 2002 to 2004.     20     Director, Youth Sports Alliance from 2015 to 2021. Trustee, Woodlands Commercial Bank (a/k/a Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank) from 2009 to 2012. Director Emeritus, Utah Symphony/Utah Opera since September 2017. Director, Utah Symphony/Utah Opera from 2005 to September 2017. Director, Utah Museum of Fine Arts since 2021.

Mark Robinson

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1958

 

Trustee and

Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee

 

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since 2020

  Chief Financial Officer of Truckstop.com LLC from 2016 to 2019. Chief Financial Officer of SABA Software, Inc. from 2013 to 2015.     20     Chairman of Vita Vis Nutrition, Inc. from 2014 to 2016.

 

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Name, Address

And Year Of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with

Wasatch Funds

 

Term of Office1

And Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

In Fund

Complex

Overseen

By Trustee

 

Other Directorships

Held By Trustees

During Past 5 Years2

Kate M. Fleming

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1962

  Trustee  

Indefinite

Served as Trustee since July 2023

  President, Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. from 2013 to 2021 and Vice President from 2004 to 2013. President, Mason Street Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2021,Vice President from 2004 to 2014 and Treasurer from 2008 to 2014 and again from 2020 to 2021. President since 2014, Rath Foundation (a private foundation that funds endowments at various universities).   20   Director, Rath Foundation since 2002. Director, Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Board since 2022.

 

 

1.

Except upon his/her death, resignation, removal or retirement, each Trustee shall hold office until the next meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Trustee or of a successor to such Trustee, and until his/her successor, if any, is elected, qualified and serving as a trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire as Trustee at the end of the calendar year in which he/she attains the age of 75 years. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to permit continued service after the mandatory retirement age for any individual Trustee in its sole discretion. The Board has approved a one-year waiver from the retirement age requirement for Ms. Allison. Ms. Allison is currently scheduled to retire at the end of the 2023 calendar year.

 

2.

Directorships are those held by a Trustee in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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Name, Address

And Year Of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held With

Trust

    

Term of Office And

Length of Time Served

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Officers

           

Eric S. Bergeson

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1966

  President     

Indefinite

Served as President

since May 2018

    

President for Wasatch Funds since May 2018.

President of the Advisor since January 2017.

Vice President of Institutional Sales for the Advisor since June 1998.

Russell L. Biles

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1967

  Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Secretary     

Indefinite

Served as Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since February 2007 and Secretary since November 2008

     Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President for Wasatch Funds since February 2007. Secretary for Wasatch Funds since November 2008. Counsel for the Advisor since October 2006.

Michael K. Yeates

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1982

  Treasurer     

Indefinite

Served as Treasurer since May 2018

     Treasurer for Wasatch Funds since May 2018. Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor since September 2007.

David Corbett

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1972

  Assistant Vice President     

Indefinite

Served as Assistant Vice President since August 2012

     Assistant Vice President for Wasatch Funds since August 2012. Director of Mutual Fund Services for the Advisor since June 2007.

Cheryl Reich

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1983

  Assistant Secretary     

Indefinite

Served as Assistant Secretary since February 2017

     Assistant Secretary for Wasatch Funds since February 2017. Compliance Associate for the Advisor since September 2012.

Kara H. Becker

505 Wakara Way

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

1983

  Assistant Treasurer     

Indefinite

Served as Assistant Treasurer since May 2018

     Assistant Treasurer for Wasatch Funds since May 2018. Controller for the Advisor since January 2012.

 

ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts or maximum amounts allowable as long term capital gain dividends for the purpose of the dividends paid deduction. The amounts designated here may include the utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

 

Fund    Amount

Core Growth Fund

     $ 18,812,947

Emerging India Fund

       5,672,410

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

       11,198,625

Global Opportunities Fund

       3,725,746

Global Value Fund

       8,029,844

Small Cap Value Fund

       31,073,891

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, certain dividends paid by each Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20% as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. To the extent dividends are paid during the calendar year 2023, complete

information will be reported on shareholders’ 2023 Form 1099-DIV.

The amount designated as qualified dividend income for the year ended September 30, 2023 will be at the highest amount permitted by law.

Corporate shareholders should note that for the year ended September 30, 2023, the percentage of the Funds’ investment income (i.e., net investment income plus short term capital gains) that qualified for the corporate dividends received deductions .

The Funds have made an election under Internal Revenue Code Section 853 to pass through foreign taxes paid by the Fund to its shareholders. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the total amount of foreign taxes

 

 

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paid that was passed through to its shareholders for information reporting purposes was as follows:

 

Fund    Amount

Emerging India Fund

     $ 7,395,411

Emerging Markets Select Fund

       669,951

Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

       3,597,365

Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

       123,801

Global Value Fund

       444,271

Greater China Fund

       4,604

International Growth Fund

       1,776,793

International Opportunities Fund

       1,155,088

International Select Fund

       7,794

PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RECORD

A description of the policies and procedures the Advisor uses to vote proxies related to the Funds’ portfolio securities is set forth in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request or by calling 800.551.1700 or visiting the Funds’ website at wasatchglobal.com or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

Wasatch Funds’ proxy voting record is available without charge on the Funds’ website at wasatchglobal.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov no later than August 31 for the prior 12 months ended June 30.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE ON FORM N-PORT

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the SEC for their first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Wasatch Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program to govern the approach to managing liquidity risk within the Wasatch Funds (the “Program”). The Board has approved the designation of the Advisor’s Liquidity Risk Committee to oversee the Program.

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations timely. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and reclassification of a Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Liquidity Risk Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

Each of the Wasatch Funds maintains a high level of liquidity and is deemed to be a fund that primarily holds assets that are defined as highly liquid investments. A Highly Liquid Investment is defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund that is deemed to primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid Investments will have at least 55% of its net assets in Highly Liquid Investments. As a result, each Fund has not adopted a Highly Liquid Investment minimum.

There have been no liquidity events that have materially affected the performance of the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The Liquidity Risk Committee has determined, and reported to the Board, that the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Funds’ liquidity risk since implementation. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

Further information on liquidity risks applicable to the Funds can be found within the Prospectus.

 

 

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Service Providers

 

Investment Advisor

Wasatch Advisors LP d/b/a Wasatch Global Investors

505 Wakara Way, 3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Sub-Advisor for the Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund

Hoisington Investment Management Co. (HIMCo)

6836 Bee Caves Road

Building 2, Suite 100

Austin, TX 78746

Administrator and Fund Accountant

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

Transfer Agent

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

Legal Counsel to Wasatch Funds and Independent Trustees

Chapman and Cutler LLP

320 South Canal Street

Chicago, IL 60606

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1100 Walnut Street, Suite 1300

Kansas City, MO 64106

 
Contact Wasatch       

 

ONLINE

wasatchglobal.com

or via email

shareholderservice@wasatchfunds.com

TELEPHONE

800.551.1700

M - F, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time

Automated Line, 24 Hours

MAIL

Regular Mail Delivery

Wasatch Funds

P.O. Box 2172

Milwaukee, WI 53201-2172

Overnight Delivery

Wasatch Funds

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

 

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(b)

Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)

Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Registrant”) has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

 

(b)

No disclosures are required by this Item 2(b).

 

(c)

There have been no amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the reporting period for this Form N-CSR.

 

(d)

There have been no waivers granted by the Registrant to individuals covered by the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the reporting period for this Form N-CSR.

 

(e)

Not applicable.

 

(f)

A copy of the Registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(1)

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that the Registrant has at least one member serving on the Registrant’s Audit Committee that possesses the attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert.”

 

(2)

The name of the audit committee financial experts are Miriam M. Allison and Kristen Fletcher. Each is deemed to be “independent” as that term is defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.

 

(3)

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)

Audit Fees - The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the last two fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $638,600 and $688,971, respectively.

 

(b)

Audit Related Fees – During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Registrant was not billed any fees by the independent registered public accounting firm for assurance and related services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.

 

  

During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, no fees for assurance and related services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were billed by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Advisor”) or any other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(c)

Tax Fees - The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and tax return preparation for the last two fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $139,510 and $154,659, respectively. These services consisted of the independent registered public accounting firm reviewing the Registrant’s excise tax returns, distribution requirements and RIC tax returns.


  

During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, no fees for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were billed by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Advisor or any other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(d)

All Other Fees – The aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) – (c) of this Item 4, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

  

During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, no fees for other services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were billed by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Advisor or any other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(e)

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

  

(1)      Pursuant to the registrant’s Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee shall evaluate the independence of the independent public accountants, including evaluating whether the independent public accountants provide audit services or consulting services to the Registrant or consulting services to the Advisor, and to receive the specific representations of the independent registered public accounting firm as to their independence. Specifically, the Audit Committee will be responsible for evaluating the provision of non-audit services to the Registrant as required by Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, any pre-approval requests submitted by the independent registered public accounting firm as required by Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or as otherwise required under Section 2-01 of Regulation S-X, and shall monitor the conflict of interest requirements in Section 206 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the prohibitions on improper influence on the conduct of audits in Section 303 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Audit Committee shall pre-approve any engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide any services (other than prohibited non-audit services) including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

  

The independent registered public accounting firm is authorized by the Audit Committee to provide non-audit services to the extent allowable under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for the Registrant provided that (i) the fees payable with respect to such services do not exceed $5,000 in any calendar quarter and (ii) such fees are ratified by the Audit Committee at its next meeting. The fees payable with respect to non-audit services may be increased by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Audit Committee.

 

  

(2)        There were no pre-approval requirements waived for the services provided to the Registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “De Minimis Rule”). There were no fees billed for services provided to the Advisor described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 that were required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee as described in paragraph (e)(1) of Item 4.

 

(f)

No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

 

(g)

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm for services rendered to the Registrant and the Advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provided ongoing services to the Registrant were approximately $0 and $0, respectively.

 

(h)

No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).

 

(i)

Not applicable.

 

(j)

Not applicable.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments is included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(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 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 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 this item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

(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) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

Code of Ethics is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act are attached hereto.


(a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of 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.

 

WASATCH FUNDS TRUST
By:   /s/ Eric S. Bergeson
  Eric S. Bergeson
  President (principal executive officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:       December 6, 2023

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:   /s/ Eric S. Bergeson
  Eric S. Bergeson
  President (principal executive officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:   December 6, 2023
By:   /s/ Michael K. Yeates
  Michael K. Yeates
  Treasurer (principal financial officer) of Wasatch Funds Trust
Date:       December 6, 2023