N-CSR 1 d14017dncsr.htm BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC. Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

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            811-08200            

                                 Bridgeway Funds, Inc.                                

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                              Houston, Texas 77046                                             

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Tammira Philippe, President

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                              Houston, Texas 77046                                             

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 661-3500

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2021

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Annual Report

 

June 30, 2021

 

 
  AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1   BRAGX
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY   BRUSX
  (Open to Existing Investors — Direct Only)  
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET   BRSIX
  SMALL-CAP GROWTH   BRSGX
  SMALL-CAP VALUE   BRSVX
  BLUE CHIP   BRLIX
  MANAGED VOLATILITY   BRBPX

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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Letter from the Investment Management Team

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AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1 FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     9  

Schedule of Investments

     13  

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     15  

Schedule of Investments

     19  

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     23  

Schedule of Investments

     27  

SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     37  

Schedule of Investments

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SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     44  

Schedule of Investments

     48  

BLUE CHIP FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     51  

Schedule of Investments

     56  

MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     57  

Schedule of Investments

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     75  

Notes to Financial Statements

     82  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     96  

Other Information

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     106  

Directors & Officers

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June 30, 2021

 

Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021* (Unaudited)

 

 

            Annualized        
Fund   Quarter   Six Months   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   Inception to
Date
  Inception
Date
  Gross
Expense
Ratio2
  Net
Expense
Ratio2

Aggressive Investors 1

  7.04%   15.78%   47.48%   11.60%   10.20%   5.51%   12.35%   8/5/1994   1.22%   1.22%

Ultra-Small Company

  14.10%   45.75%   110.56%   16.23%   10.98%   7.27%   14.14%   8/5/1994   2.06%   2.06%

Ultra-Small Co Market

  6.23%   39.18%   103.83%   18.17%   13.38%   8.65%   11.61%   7/31/1997   1.01%1   0.94%1

Small-Cap Growth

  4.65%   23.93%   71.70%   14.45%   12.44%   6.94%   8.22%   10/31/2003   1.22%1   0.94%1

Small-Cap Value

  8.99%   53.71%   122.77%   17.39%   12.66%   7.99%   9.63%   10/31/2003   1.12%1   0.94%1

Blue Chip

  7.32%   15.12%   39.75%   16.57%   14.58%   10.59%   8.57%   7/31/1997   0.27%1   0.15%1

Managed Volatility

  4.01%   5.61%   15.33%   6.55%   5.50%   4.09%   4.53%   6/30/2001   1.28%1   0.95%1

Bridgeway Funds Returns for Calendar Years 2006 through 2020* (Unaudited)

 

 

     2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020

Aggressive Investors 1

  7.11%   25.80%   -56.16%   23.98%   17.82%   -10.31%   21.58%   42.21%   14.99%   -9.82%   19.47%   18.44%   -22.44%   21.85%   14.35%

Ultra-Small Company

  21.55%   -2.77%   -46.24%   48.93%   23.55%   -14.64%   24.49%   55.77%   -0.56%   -16.12%   14.06%   3.88%   -15.68%   9.51%   31.31%

Ultra-Small Co Market

  11.48%   -5.40%   -39.49%   25.96%   24.86%   -7.86%   19.83%   50.91%   4.61%   -8.28%   21.47%   12.47%   -17.12%   15.34%   25.53%

Small-Cap Growth

  5.31%   6.87%   -43.48%   15.05%   11.77%   -0.63%   11.05%   48.52%   6.13%   4.93%   16.10%   19.62%   -11.21%   15.10%   13.38%

Small-Cap Value

  12.77%   6.93%   -45.57%   26.98%   16.56%   1.05%   20.99%   39.72%   0.79%   -9.43%   26.79%   7.11%   -13.06%   14.98%   12.04%

Blue Chip

  15.42%   6.07%   -33.30%   26.61%   10.60%   3.17%   15.20%   31.67%   11.51%   2.17%   13.18%   18.43%   -1.48%   31.05%   13.51%

Managed Volatility

  6.65%   6.58%   -19.38%   12.39%   5.41%   1.94%   6.46%   9.25%   5.95%   0.17%   2.42%   8.18%   -3.97%   11.88%   10.55%

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit bridgewayfunds.com or call 800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

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Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

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Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of June 30, 2021.

* Numbers highlighted indicate periods when the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgewayfunds.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Guam only.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors, or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

 

 

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Dear Fellow Shareholders,

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the June quarter, helping stocks finish the fiscal year with strong gains. Stocks in all size and style categories recorded positive returns for the year, but small stocks and value stocks outperformed larger names and growth stocks. As a result, small-cap value stocks delivered the best results during the fiscal year. Market highlights appear on page 2. In this environment, the Bridgeway Funds performed within design expectations, guided by our statistically driven, evidence-based investment approach. Please see the enclosed letters for a detailed explanation of each Fund’s performance during the quarter and the fiscal year. We hope you find the letters helpful.

Even as the broad equity markets rallied during the past 12-months, a handful of investments attracted investor and media attention for their extreme moves. So-called “meme stocks” swung wildly from massive gains one day to steep drops the next, driven by nothing more than speculation. But we believe that periods like this, when the market seems to have gone temporarily crazy, only reinforce the importance of having a disciplined, evidence-based investment approach. Read our explanation in, “A Systematic Approach to Extreme Stock Moves,” on page 2.

Bridgeway also believes that diverse, inclusive teams and organizations make better decisions and achieve better outcomes–and we’ve worked intentionally to pursue a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy that’s helped us create one of the more diverse organizations in the financial services industry. To learn more about this commitment and our intentional approach, read “DEI: Mission Possible,” on page 3.

As in every annual report, we also set aside space to review some of the challenges we’ve faced in the past year. Bridgeway Funds just had one of its best fiscal years of investment performance ever. This year’s “worst thing” is closely tied to that outstanding performance. How? From our perspective, too few investors actually got those returns. You can read more about this phenomenon in “The Worst Thing of the Fiscal Year,” on page 5.

Finally, Bridgeway’s President and CEO, Tammira Phillipe, offers another view into Bridgeway’s approach to relational investing, which bridges the gap between investment results and returns for humanity. Learn the five core principles that we believe are essential to relational investing in, “Relational Investing in Action,” on page 6.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. We take your comments very seriously and regularly discuss them to help us manage our Funds and this company. Please keep your ideas coming—both favorable and critical. They provide us with a vital tool to serve you better.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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Christine L. Wang

  

 

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Market Review

 

Domestic equity markets posted positive returns in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, with investors encouraged by signs of an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic receded. The markets experienced brief sell-offs over concerns about rising inflation and news that US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates earlier than anticipated (late 2022 versus 2023). But stocks weathered this volatility to end the quarter with solid gains. The S&P 500 returned +8.6% for the quarter and the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned +5.1%. For the fiscal year, the S&P 500 and the DJIA returned +40.8% and +36.3%, respectively.

All US equity style categories, as defined by Russell Indices, recorded positive returns for the quarter. However, larger stocks outperformed smaller stocks across style categories. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks in the large and mid-sized categories, but value stocks outperformed growth stocks in the small-cap space. As a result, large-cap growth stocks had the best performance during the quarter, returning +11.9%, while small-cap growth stocks lagged on a relative basis, returning +3.9%.

All sectors of the S&P 500 had positive returns for the quarter except for the Utilities sector, which returned -0.4%. The Real Estate sector led the gains, returning +13.1%, followed by Information Technology (+11.6%) and Energy (+11.3%).

Below are the stock market style box returns for the quarter and the fiscal year.

 

   

June 2021 Quarter

 

         

Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2021

 

    
 

Value

 

 

All

 

 

Growth

 

     

Value

 

 

All

 

 

Growth

 

  

Large

      
+5.21%
    
      
+8.54%
    
 

+11.93%
    

    Large       
+43.68%
    
      
+43.07%
    
      
+42.50%
    
  

  Mid

      
+5.66%
    
      
+7.50%
    
      
+11.07%
    
      Mid       
+53.06%
    
      
+49.80%
    
      
+43.77%
    
  

Small

      
+4.56%
    
      
+4.29%
    
      
+3.92%
    
    Small       
+73.28%
    
      
+62.03%
    
      
+51.36%
    
  

A Systematic Approach to Extreme Stock Moves

 

By Andrew Berkin, PhD, Head of Research, John Montgomery, CIO and Founder and Christine Wang, CFA, CPA, Portfolio Manager

Unless you have been living in your bed, bath, and not much further beyond, you may have noticed some unusual stock activity recently. Whether it’s single stocks that jump in multi-fold like a game that won’t stop or just sitting back watching the movie plot unfold, it seems like everyone wants to express an opinion one way or the other.

We’ve been getting many questions about how this activity has impacted our portfolios and wanted to summarize our viewpoint as a statistical, evidence-based manager.

Statistical, evidence-based investing may sound intimidating, but at the most basic level, it’s defining quantitative rules and then systematically applying those rules in your investing process. At Bridgeway, we believe that factors shape returns. Factors are nothing more than themes or characteristics of groups of securities, such as stocks. We have followed a systematic process for the past 28 years. That doesn’t mean crazy stuff can’t happen in the short term, but we believe that fundamental characteristics explain stock returns over the long term. Thus, the reason why we would enter a position is not going to be based on speculation, but due to a factor or theme that we believe in, such as value, company financial health, momentum, and size.

 

 

 

 

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We also believe in diversification in many aspects. That means we diversify not only our factor exposures, models, and holdings but our team. One of the main reasons for diversification is risk management. A well-diversified portfolio limits the potential downside exposure to any specific name. This would also apply to the upside as well. If a stock has a large move up, we will consider trimming it for risk considerations to continue to meet the portfolio’s desired exposures.

While we get most asked about how stocks enter our portfolio, determining how names exit is just as important. Every position established at Bridgeway adheres to a set of disciplined sell rules. Does that mean that we just set it and forget it? Of course not. We are continually monitoring positions and movements. There’s the chance that earlier action will be taken due to risk considerations, tax consequences, or other portfolio changes, such as if the reason why we bought the stock no longer holds. These considerations are quantified and set ahead of time; decisions are not made on the fly when emotions and other behavioral biases may be at play.

This rules-based flexibility highlights a benefit of systematic investing versus pure indexing. If you are tied directly to an index, by and large, that flexibility no longer exists. To track an index, you must buy and sell precisely when the index dictates, even if that means buying at the high and selling at the low.

Does this mean we will get it exactly right every single time? It might be surprising to say – but probably not. Especially with speculative cases, it may be tough to nearly impossible to hit the top. But the discipline of our investment process allows us to have a set process in place, realizing gains along the way without putting the portfolio at extreme risk. We humbly know that there’s always more to learn and believe in the process of seeking continuous improvement. We stay curious, in line with our principles of relational investing.

I know we all love stories, and often that extends to story stocks. But a disciplined, systematic process will allow you to invest well, sleep well, and leave the entertainment in the theatres.

DEI: Mission Possible

 

By Tammira Philippe, CFA, President and CEO

White male founder. Quantitative asset management firm. Female CEO. 67% of all professionals, 60% of portfolio managers, and 60% of senior leadership identify as a woman or person of color, or both. 100% of staff believe the firm provides sufficient resources to foster the success of a diverse team.

Are these statistics probable? No. Possible? Absolutely! I know this kind of diversity is achievable because this is real data from Bridgeway Capital Management, the asset management firm that I lead as CEO. Of course, even a quant like me will say with certainty that there’s a whole lot more that numbers can’t tell you about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Bridgeway or any organization.

As more companies recognize the benefits and tackle the challenges of making progress on DEI, we get asked a lot of questions on this topic. Our favorites by far are: How did you do it? How can I do it? How can others do it? Our answer is: Be Intentional*. We accept the challenge of this simple and complex solution because it’s part of discovering the power in the paradox, a principle in our approach to relational investing.

So, what do we mean when we say “Be Intentional”? Our outcomes did not happen overnight; they are the result of continuous work and learning over more than two decades. Since 1993, Bridgeway has been intentional on our journey towards DEI, starting with clear commitments in our mission and vision statement and carrying through to our actions every day. As one example, both the Head of US Equity and I are women who started in the industry at Bridgeway and were mentored and developed internally over more than a decade to become leaders of the firm.

Bridgeway is still a work in progress on DEI, and we will never stop learning. By sharing some of our story, I hope to spark more action on this vital topic that is crucial to prosperity** in the decades ahead for every individual and organization. It’s time to reclaim prosperity for all.

 

 

 

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As the leader of an investment manager who invests in public equity around the globe, I want to see progress on DEI at Bridgeway and all the public companies globally that we hold in our portfolios.

I firmly believe, based on the evidence, that diverse and inclusive teams and organizations make better decisions and achieve better outcomes. I want to see companies strive, as we do at Bridgeway, for both cognitive and identity diversity***. Cognitive diversity is about bringing together different ways of thinking, while identity diversity is about bringing together different demographics of people, and they are, of course, often related. Cognitive diversity without identity diversity falls short of achieving true diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cognitive and identity diversity must also permeate an organization at all levels – from interns through the C-suite to the board room, and especially on the research and portfolio management team in investment management.

Being intentional on DEI starts at the top: “Want progress on diversity? Link it to your CEO’s pay,” said Phil Wahba in an April 2021 Fortune article. According to the same Fortune article, only 97 of the companies in the Russell 3000 have at least one diversity goal for at least one top executive; that leaves gigantic room for improvement. The Fortune article also cites the 320 to 1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio as a cause for scrutiny and concern. In contrast, Bridgeway has a stewardship commitment that sets a cap on the highest compensation after considering pay ratios and other financial outcomes. This helps us focus on stewardship which we define as having the passion and discipline to care for an asset for the benefit of others. I wholeheartedly support moves to address the CEO pay gap that has grown dramatically over the last three decades. It is hard to have equity and inclusion with a 300x pay gap - a diverse workforce notices that and cares.

My experience and the research I’ve seen also tells me that links to pay will be only part of the equation to make the massive progress needed on DEI. While explicit diversity metrics tied to pay may be necessary to accelerate DEI efforts in many businesses today, we must also realize that pay is already tied to business goals that depend on DEI for success. This is the mindset that we have successfully fostered at Bridgeway and how we have recruited and retained a diverse team with a strong culture and sense of belonging over decades. I hope to see a future when more people cultivate DEI in more places and capture the innovation, profitability, and other benefits that a diverse, motivated, and collaborative workforce can bring.

Going way beyond pay, in the Lean In/McKinsey 2020 Women in the Workplace Study, 25% of women are contemplating downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce due to the challenges of the last year which have disproportionately impacted women, the Black community, and other under-represented groups in our organizations. This could unwind years of progress toward gender and other dimensions of diversity. Not one of the considerations for leaving is related to pay (or the CEO’s pay, for that matter). Flexibility is a key aspect of establishing equity in a DEI program in our experience at Bridgeway, and both men and women benefit from it. Solutions that we have implemented successfully include flexible schedules, part-time roles, and a results-focused work environment.

You have to get pay right, but it is not enough. A clear sense of purpose is essential for companies and individuals to create a vibrant culture and workplace with diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This is highlighted in the work of Daniel Pink in DRiVE where his research and experience shows that mastery, autonomy, and purpose are what really motivates us. In addition, a 2020 McKinsey survey revealed that only 18% of respondents get as much purpose from work as they want, and this is even more prevalent among women and people of color based on my experience.

At Bridgeway, our vision is “A world without genocide. Partnering to create an extraordinary future for our clients, community, and world.” Our purpose comes from the nobility of being entrusted to steward assets for the future well-being of our clients and from donating 50% of our earnings to generate returns for humanity. We ask every person who joins Bridgeway to commit to servant leadership, to put our clients’ interests ahead of our own, and to help make a positive impact in the world with our united commitment to Bridgeway Foundation and by supporting community organizations in other personal areas of interest.

When 67% of your firm identifies as a woman or person of color, you get asked a lot about how you did it. Be Intentional is our simple and complex answer. What keeps me up at night is how we are going to keep doing it and where we are falling short. We are still learning and growing on our own journey for DEI and will never stop. Staying curious and striving for

 

 

 

 

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continuous improvement is in the fabric of our firm. Being intentional about pay and purpose is at the heart of what we have been able to accomplish so far, and we expect that to continue.

Join us on Mission Possible for diversity, equity, and inclusion and see the success that awaits.

*Be Intentional is one of five principles that we practice at Bridgeway as leaders in relational investing, an approach that unites results for investors and returns for humanity. We believe everyone can implement all five principles. For more, see Relational Investing in Action.

**Prosperity is more than financial success. Prosperity is the success we achieve when we follow principles and strive for our highest aspirations for ourselves and others. See An Open Letter on Relational Investing for more.

***The Diversity Bonus and other work by Scott Page is a great resource on cognitive and identity diversity.

The Worst Thing of the Fiscal Year

 

Bridgeway Funds just had one of its best fiscal years of investment performance ever. Three of our funds recorded triple-digit returns, while the others had double-digit returns.

While we’re happy about that performance, it is also a Bridgeway tradition to discuss the “worst thing of the year” as part of our commitment to transparency with our shareholders. After all, you are the owners and the “boss,” and you have a right to know about the negatives and the positives.

This year’s “worst thing” is closely tied to that outstanding performance. How? From our perspective, too few investors actually got those returns.

The resurgence of small-cap and value stocks that drove much of our Funds’ results during the past fiscal year came after a long period of relative underperformance compared to large growth stocks. And we know that many investors gave up on smaller and value stocks before they had a chance to participate in this rebound.

Also, many of our current fellow investors missed some of the positive impact of the past year.

More upsetting is the fact that we wrote about this phenomenon a decade ago in our 2011 annual report when the equity markets had strongly rebounded after the financial crisis of 2008. We said then, and we’ll repeat: It’s difficult to express how bad it feels to know that some of our previous investors missed the upturn. In our servant leadership approach at Bridgeway, we always ask, “how am I contributing to the problem that I don’t want?”

Clearly, we feel significant responsibility for not doing a better job of communicating, educating, and partnering with shareholders to invest and stay the course during times of underperformance or major market downturns. Predictably, we’ve seen strong new investment flows into our Funds after reporting these strong returns. We view it as a privilege to steward these assets. Our conviction in our team and our process is stronger than ever. We hope we can do a better job to ensure that our investors hold steady in the years to come. We often say that equity investors must think in decades, not days. And we’ve cautioned investors against the dangers of selling during downturns and jumping back into markets or funds during “hot” periods. But, we must do more to help investors to stay the course.

To our fellow investors who have stayed with us for years and the new ones who have placed their trust in us, we appreciate your commitment to long-term investing. As a firm, we are still falling short of our aspirations to help close the “behavior gap” between investment returns and investor returns. We have to do better explaining our strategies and convincing investors to think in decades, not days. We also must continue our ongoing investments in research to find ways to make the equity market rollercoaster ride an easier one whenever possible—without sacrificing long-term results.

In the article below, Relational Investing in Action, Bridgeway’s President and CEO, Tammira Philippe, explains Bridgeway’s leadership in relational investing, an approach that unites results for investors and returns for humanity. We have identified five principles for success for investors who commit to relational investing. Two of the five principles apply directly to how we can

 

 

 

 

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address this issue in the coming decades.The principles of Discover the Power in the Paradox and Stay Curious translate to investing according to plan even when it feels the hardest during a downturn and rebalancing with discipline. At the same time, Staying Curious requires adapting the plan to life changes and circumstances as needed but not falling prey to the whims of the market.

Relational Investing in Action

 

By Tammira Philippe, CFA, President and CEO

In June 2020, in our Open Letter on Relational Investing, I shared how Bridgeway is a leader in this modern approach to investing. Our approach to relational investing is statistical and evidence-based motivated by a passion for servant leadership and global impact, which we accomplish by donating 50% of our firm’s earnings to organizations making a positive impact for humanity.

Relational investing is a different approach to investing that bridges the gap between results for investors and returns for humanity. To help everyone who wants to adopt a relational investing approach, we have identified five principles for success:

1. Be intentional

2. State where you stand

3. Invest in your outcome

4. Discover the power in the paradox

5. Stay curious

So, how do individuals, financial advisors, and institutional clients put relational investing into action? We believe investors can turn these five principles of relational investing into action by enhancing the four-step planning process that they typically already follow.

The best investors that we know follow this four-step plan for investing:

 

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Structure an asset allocation plan that matches your goals, investing time horizon, and tolerance for risk (getting help from a qualified financial advisor or investment consultant, as appropriate)

2. Write the plan down

3. Implement the plan

4. Rebalance to the plan approximately annually (or as lifestyle changes occur)

Practicing relational investing with this four-step plan is simple but not easy. Be intentional by structuring a plan that matches your intentions (e.g., goals, investment horizon, risk tolerance, liquidity needs). Get help when needed from a professional to clarify intentions and take the next step to state where you stand. Write the plan down. Third, invest in your outcome by implementing the plan, and discover power in the paradox yourself or by using investment managers that practice relational investing, an approach that bridges the gap between results for investors and returns for humanity. Finally, stay curious– rebalance to your plan and revisit your intentions at least annually and as lifestyle or other changes occur. This four-step plan aligned with the principles of relational investing works for individuals and institutional investors and is shown in the image below.

 

 

 

 

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At Bridgeway, we have put these principles of relational investing into action with how we run our organization and an investment philosophy that drives our portfolios to produce results for investors and returns for humanity. Here is some of what we have learned about each principle:

Be intentional – The best investors put this into practice by developing financial goals and understanding their willingness and ability to take risk before making any investment decisions. At Bridgeway, we do this in our investment portfolios through a disciplined research process that drives every investment decision and a mission statement that guides every business decision.

State where you stand – Relational investors state where you stand by having a clear plan and writing it down. As leaders in relational investing, we have found that to state where you stand requires candor and kindness. Stating where we stand allows us to attract clients who we can truly help and colleagues who can thrive and serve at their highest potential in our organization. We state where we stand in our mission statement and by investing according to a statistical, evidence-based process rather than the opinions or whims of the day of an individual. We also state where we stand with a commitment to donate 50% of our company’s profits since inception to organizations making a positive impact for humanity.

Invest in your outcome – For institutions and individuals, investing in your outcome requires avoiding behavioral pitfalls and staying the course. In relational investing, investing in your outcome includes investment results and returns for humanity. Returns for humanity can take many forms and each relational investor decides what those will be. We have learned that the discipline of relational investing often frees time to invest in your outcome in other aspects of life too – like relationships with family, friends, and community organizations. At Bridgeway, we invest in your outcome by always putting client interests ahead of our own and focusing on stewardship, which we define as having the passion and the discipline to care for an asset for the benefit of others. For us, investing in your outcome is also about knowing why investment returns matter for clients and keeping a broader perspective on the world.

Discover power in the paradox – Relational investors see power in the paradox that spending less time acting on investments often leads to better outcomes not just in portfolios but also in the world. This is where relational investing differs the most from other types of investing. By focusing on results for investors and returns for humanity, outcomes are multiplied.

 

 

 

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Stay curious – Staying curious is about measuring progress against goals and being open to new ideas. At Bridgeway, we stay curious about the principles that drive our investment portfolios, about client needs, about how to learn and grow with our colleagues, and about how we can make more positive impact in the world.

We see the world differently at Bridgeway and believe that principles are the foundation of prosperity. Prosperity is more than financial success; it also includes a wealth of relationships. Relational investing is grounded in strong relationships – in the data and with clients, colleagues, and community. It is an approach that any investor can adopt by following key principles. As leaders in relational investing at Bridgeway, we bridge the gap between investment results and returns for humanity by taking an innovative approach to asset management. Join us.

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

   
      

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Aggressive Investors 1 Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +7.04%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+8.55%), and our peer benchmark, the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+9.27%), but outperforming the Russell 2000 Index (+4.29%). It was a good quarter on an absolute basis but a poor quarter on a relative basis.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +47.48%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+40.79%), our peer benchmark, the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+45.94%), but underperforming the Russell 2000 Index (+62.03%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

           

 

Annualized

     Quarter   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   Since
 Inception 
(8/5/94)

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund

      7.04 %       47.48 %       11.60 %       10.20 %       5.51 %       12.35 %

S&P 500 Index

      8.55 %       40.79 %       17.65 %       14.84 %       10.73 %       10.77 %

Russell 2000 Index

      4.29 %       62.03 %       16.47 %       12.34 %       9.51 %       10.15 %

Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index

      9.27 %       45.94 %       18.59 %       13.61 %       10.50 %       9.82 %

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,000 companies between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index reflects the record of the 30 largest funds in the category of more aggressive domestic growth mutual funds, as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 5, 1994 to June 30, 2021

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s value metrics and company financial health models lagged the benchmark, detracting from relative results. However, the Fund’s price momentum model outperformed the benchmark, partially offsetting these negative impacts. The Fund’s major design features detracted from relative performance during the quarter. An overweighting in the benchmark’s smaller stocks and a tilt toward deeper value stocks hurt relative results during a quarter in which larger, growth-oriented stocks performed well. The Fund investments in higher beta and higher volatility stocks also detracted from relative returns.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was slightly positive. Underweightings in the Utilities and Industrials sectors contributed the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, primarily driven by holdings in the Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

The Fund’s value metrics and price momentum models strongly outperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year and boosted relative performance. However, the Fund’s company financial health models modestly detracted from relative returns during the 12-month period. All of the Fund’s major design features improved relative results, as smaller stocks, deeper value names, and higher volatility stocks were all in favor during much of the period.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive, with an overweighting in the Financials sector and underweighting in the Utilities, Consumer Staples, and Industrials sectors contributing most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was also positive, primarily driven by holdings in the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care sectors.

 

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

Rank      Description   Industry    % of Net
Assets
1      Etsy, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary      2.8
2      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   Financials      2.0
3      Imperial Oil, Ltd.   Energy      2.0
4      Amazon.com, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary      1.9
5      Apple, Inc.   Information Technology      1.9
6      Bank of America Corp.   Financials      1.8
7      Sea, Ltd., ADR   Communication Services      1.8
8      Fortinet, Inc.   Information Technology      1.7
9      NVIDIA Corp.   Information Technology      1.7
10      Microsoft Corp.   Information Technology      1.6
     Total        19.2

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

        % of Net Assets        % of S&P 500
  Index
   Difference

Communication Services

       15.6%        11.1%        4.5%

Consumer Discretionary

       19.1%        12.3%        6.8%

Consumer Staples

       6.1%        5.9%        0.2%

Energy

       4.7%        2.9%        1.8%

Financials

       11.6%        11.3%        0.3%

Health Care

       7.2%        13.0%        -5.8%

Industrials

       7.3%        8.5%        -1.2%

Information Technology

       21.6%        27.4%        -5.8%

Materials

       2.7%        2.6%        0.1%

Real Estate

       3.2%        2.5%        0.7%

Utilities

       0.0%        2.5%        -2.5%

Cash & Other Assets

       0.9%        0.0%        0.9%

Total

       100.0%        100.0%     

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk,” which

 

 

 

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may add to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company   Shares     Value        
 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.06%

 

   

Communication Services - 15.57%

 

   

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

    56,000     $ 1,911,840      

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    6,700       1,366,130      

Discovery, Inc., Class A*+

    63,700       1,954,316      

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

    52,000       2,173,600      

Fox Corp., Class A

    60,700       2,253,791      

Liberty Global PLC, Class C*

    72,500       1,960,400      

Lumen Technologies, Inc.+

    138,100       1,876,779      

Netflix, Inc.*

    3,700       1,954,377      

Roku, Inc.*

    6,000       2,755,500      

Sea, Ltd., ADR*

    12,200       3,350,120      

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.+

    244,300       1,597,722      

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    30,100       2,051,014      

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*+

    17,000       2,077,740      

Zynga, Inc., Class A*

    220,000       2,338,600      
   

 

 

     
 
          29,621,929      
 

Consumer Discretionary - 19.14%

 

   

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    1,040       3,577,766      

Carvana Co.*

    6,200       1,871,284      

Chegg, Inc.*+

    22,500       1,869,975      

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    20,000       2,003,800      

Etsy, Inc.*

    25,700       5,290,088      

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    10,700       1,751,697      

General Motors Co.*

    30,700       1,816,519      

L Brands, Inc.

    27,000       1,945,620      

Lennar Corp., Class A

    18,500       1,837,975      

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    5,000       1,718,200      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    11,700       2,269,449      

McDonald’s Corp.

    8,000       1,847,920      

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    13,000       2,008,370      

PulteGroup, Inc.

    37,300       2,035,461      

Tesla, Inc.*

    4,000       2,718,800      

Whirlpool Corp.

    8,500       1,853,170      
   

 

 

     
 
      36,416,094      
 

Consumer Staples - 6.07%

 

   

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A+

    94,600       1,859,836      

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*+

    1,800       1,837,440      

Hormel Foods Corp.

    35,000       1,671,250      

Kroger Co. (The)

    68,000       2,605,080      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    13,400       1,808,062      
       
       
    Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Consumer Staples (continued)

   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    24,000     $ 1,770,240  
   

 

 

 
          11,551,908  

Energy - 4.73%

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    40,000       1,451,200  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    22,000       1,908,280  

Imperial Oil, Ltd.+

    124,000       3,769,600  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    78,000       1,869,660  
   

 

 

 
      8,998,740  

Financials - 11.56%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

    53,500       2,666,440  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    15,500       3,857,640  

Bank of America Corp.

    84,600       3,488,058  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    135,600       1,935,012  

M&T Bank Corp.

    11,000       1,598,410  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    3,000       1,390,770  

MetLife, Inc.

    34,000       2,034,900  

Synchrony Financial

    62,300       3,022,796  

UBS Group AG

    130,000       1,994,200  
   

 

 

 
      21,988,226  

Health Care - 7.22%

 

Biogen, Inc.*

    5,900       2,042,993  

Hologic, Inc.*

    29,100       1,941,552  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

    20,000       1,872,800  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    4,000       2,526,200  

Novocure, Ltd.*

    8,600       1,907,652  

Repligen Corp.*

    10,700       2,135,934  

Seagen, Inc.*

    8,200       1,294,616  
   

 

 

 
      13,721,747  

Industrials - 7.31%

 

Equifax, Inc.

    6,331       1,516,338  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    15,400       1,949,640  

Fastenal Co.

    47,000       2,444,000  

Graco, Inc.

    25,800       1,953,060  

Owens Corning

    19,000       1,860,100  

Rollins, Inc.

    62,850       2,149,470  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    9,800       2,038,106  
   

 

 

 
      13,910,714  

Information Technology - 21.60%

 

Apple, Inc.

    26,000       3,560,960  
 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company          Shares     Value        

Common Stocks (continued)

 

     

Information Technology (continued)

 

     

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

    18,500     $ 2,634,400      

Coupa Software, Inc.*

 

    7,300       1,913,403      

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*+

 

    68,400       2,073,204      

Five9, Inc.*

 

    10,800       1,980,612      

Fortinet, Inc.*

 

    13,500       3,215,565      

Globant SA*

 

    8,700       1,906,866      

HP, Inc.

 

    65,000       1,962,350      

HubSpot, Inc.*

 

    1,900       1,107,168      

Lam Research Corp.

 

    3,000       1,952,100      

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

    5,000       1,825,450      

Microsoft Corp.

 

    11,500       3,115,350      

NVIDIA Corp.

 

    4,000       3,200,400      

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

 

    4,700       1,743,935      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

    20,700       2,958,651      

Square, Inc., Class A*

 

    7,700       1,877,260      

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

 

    3,700       1,959,113      

Zendesk, Inc.*+

 

    14,600       2,107,364      
     

 

 

     
 
        41,094,151      
 

Materials - 2.69%

 

     

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

    28,300       1,456,035      

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 

    7,000       1,907,150      

West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.

 

    24,400       1,748,992      
     

 

 

     
 
        5,112,177      
 

Real Estate - 3.17%

 

     

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A+

 

    60,000       2,331,000      

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

    8,300       1,619,330      

Realty, Income Corp.

 

    31,200       2,082,288      
     

 

 

     
 
        6,032,618      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.06%

 

    188,448,304      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $151,899,045)

         
 
          Rate^     Shares     Value         
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.43%

 

     

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

    0.01     814,513       814,513      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.43%

 

    814,513      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $814,513)

         
         
         
           Rate^     Shares     Value  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.61%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

    0.01     3,069,832     $ 3,069,832  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.61%

 

    3,069,832  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,069,832)

     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.10%

 

  $ 192,332,649  

(Cost $155,783,390)

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.10%)

 

    (2,084,591)  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

  $   190,248,058  
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $20,082,950 as of June 30, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

    

Valuation Inputs

        
     Investment in Securities (Value)         
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

   

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

   

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

    Total  

Common Stocks (a)

      $188,448,304       $–       $–       $188,448,304  

Money Market Fund

          814,513             814,513  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          3,069,832             3,069,832  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      $188,448,304         $3,884,345         $–         $192,332,649  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)    
 

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +14.10%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+3.92%). The Fund also outperformed our peer benchmark, the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+5.75%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+4.29%) and the Russell Microcap Index (+4.14%). It was a good quarter.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +110.56%, outperforming the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+91.29%), the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+79.73%), the Russell 2000 Index (+62.03%), and the Russell Microcap Index (+75.77%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

 

             Annualized
      Quarter   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years  

Since

Inception

(8/5/94)

Ultra-Small Company Fund

       14.10 %       110.56 %       16.23 %       10.98 %       7.27 %       14.14%  

CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index

       3.92 %       91.29 %       21.46 %       14.18 %       10.65 %       13.21%  

Russell 2000 Index

       4.29 %       62.03 %       16.47 %       12.34 %       9.51 %       10.15%  

Russell Microcap Index

       4.14 %       75.77 %       18.13 %       13.06 %       8.73 %       N/A

Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index

       5.75 %       79.73 %       18.41 %       12.82 %       9.31 %       N/A

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 of the smallest publicly traded US stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,000 companies between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market (with dividends reinvested). The Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 5, 1994 to June 30, 2021

 

 

LOGO

 

*

The Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index began on 12/31/1995, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

 

**

The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories strongly outperformed the benchmark and boosted relative returns. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics also improved relative performance.

During the quarter, the Fund held approximately 38% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of CRSP 10, including stocks that had appreciated into larger CRSP deciles. The Fund’s non-CRSP 10 holdings generally outperformed the benchmark, further contributing to relative returns.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive, due largely to an underweighting in the Health Care sector and overweighting in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors. The Fund’s stock selection effect was also significantly positive, with holdings in the Health Care, Energy, and Financials sectors contributing the most to relative results.

 

 

 

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The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

            Annualized  
     

 

 

 
CRSP Decile1    Quarter      1 Year      5 Years    10 Years      95.5 Years  

 

 

              1 (ultra-large)

     9.16%        41.52%      19.21%      15.62%        9.76%  

                         2

     7.32%        45.82%      17.12%      14.50%        10.82%  

                         3

     6.08%        53.33%      17.38%      13.56%        11.27%  

                         4

     4.31%        52.19%      15.78%      12.64%        11.07%  

                         5

     5.03%        58.78%      15.81%      11.78%        11.54%  

                         6

     5.37%        70.52%      18.67%      13.60%        11.63%  

                         7

     4.19%        74.45%      21.57%      15.21%        11.98%  

                         8

     3.40%        67.59%      15.72%      11.92%        11.59%  

                         9

     4.77%        87.25%      22.74%      14.83%        11.88%  

            10 (ultra-small)

     3.92%        91.29%      21.46%      14.18%        13.57%  

 

1 

Performance figures are as of the period ended June 30, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

The Fund’s value metrics and company financial health models beat the benchmark and contributed to relative performance. However, the Fund’s price momentum model underperformed the benchmark, detracting slightly from relative returns. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics boosted relative returns.

The Fund held approximately 31% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of CRSP 10, including stocks that had appreciated into larger CRSP deciles. The Fund’s non-CRSP 10 holdings generally underperformed the CRSP benchmark, detracting from relative results.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Overweightings in the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors and underweighting in the Energy and Health Care sectors contributed the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was also significantly positive, largely driven by strong performance from holdings in the Energy and Health Care sectors.

Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Rank    Description   Industry   

% of Net

Assets

1

  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A

 

Consumer Discretionary

     3.4

2

  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

 

Consumer Discretionary

     3.3

3

  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.

 

Energy

     3.1

4

  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A

 

Communication Services

     2.8

5

  

Castlight Health, Inc., Class B

 

Health Care

     2.6

6

  

inTEST Corp.

 

Information Technology

     2.6

7

  

Neuronetics, Inc.

 

Health Care

     2.4

8

  

Aviat Networks, Inc.

 

Information Technology

     2.3

9

  

Ocwen Financial Corp.

 

Financials

     2.0

10

  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

 

Financials

     1.9
   Total        26.4

 

 

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets   

% of CRSP 10

Index

   Difference

Communication Services

       5.6%        3.5%        2.1%

Consumer Discretionary

       13.3%        10.3%        3.0%

Consumer Staples

       1.1%        1.6%        -0.5%

Energy

       7.7%        9.0%        -1.3%

Financials

       18.5%        20.3%        -1.8%

Health Care

       23.1%        21.2%        1.9%

Industrials

       13.2%        9.6%        3.6%

Information Technology

       12.4%        7.6%        4.8%

Materials

       4.0%        3.7%        0.3%

Real Estate

       0.4%        1.4%        -1.0%

Utilities

       0.0%        0.6%        -0.6%

Cash & Other Assets

       0.7%        11.2%        -10.5%

Total

       100.0%        100.0%     

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to very high, above-market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Ultra-Small Company Fund remains closed to new investors. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company   Shares     Value              

COMMON STOCKS - 99.35%

 

     

Communication Services - 5.56%

 

     

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.*

    223,400     $ 743,922        

Cinedigm Corp., Class A*+

    97,000       125,130        

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*+

    210,700       3,086,755        

DHI Group, Inc.*

    20,300       68,614        

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    49,200       328,656        

Gogo, Inc.*+

    4,400       50,072        

Lee Enterprises, Inc.*

    9,700       274,510        

Salem Media Group, Inc.*+

    128,000       326,400        

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

    19,900       253,725        

Travelzoo*

    18,400       271,584        

Urban One, Inc.*+

    64,900       562,683        
   

 

 

       
 
      6,092,051        
 

Consumer Discretionary - 13.30%

 

     

AMCON Distributing Co.

    2,100       321,531        

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

    22,300       543,005        

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

    141,900       3,643,992        

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

    35,700       617,967        

Charles & Colvard, Ltd.*

    317,700       946,746        

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

    43,200       563,328        

Crown Crafts, Inc.

    41,600       314,912        

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

    16,200       47,466        

Educational Development Corp.

    55,700       694,579        

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.+

    14,100       569,499        

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

    35,400       3,762,666        

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

    65,900       1,449,800        

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*+

    49,564       385,608        

Live Ventures, Inc.*+

    7,302       449,803        

Vince Holding Corp.*+

    26,200       264,620        
   

 

 

       
 
          14,575,522        
 

Consumer Staples - 1.06%

 

     

Ifresh, Inc.*

    38,900       54,849        

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*+

    41,700       216,006        

Mannatech, Inc.

    13,809       381,128        

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

    21,000       355,740        
    Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.

    12,798     $ 156,136  
   

 

 

 
      1,163,859  

Energy - 7.70%

 

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*+

    34,000       862,920  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

    40,000       104,400  

ENGlobal Corp.*+

    78,700       238,461  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

    45,900       1,077,732  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

    15,600       126,204  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

    5,000       74,650  

Hallador Energy Co.*

    136,800       368,676  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*+

    75,000       344,250  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

    6,000       61,680  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*+

    145,951       3,388,982  

Smart Sand, Inc.*+

    536,637       1,787,001  
   

 

 

 
            8,434,956  

Financials - 18.52%

 

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.+

    28,000       1,302,000  

Atlantic American Corp.+

    57,700       249,264  

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*

    9,500       377,150  

Bank7 Corp.

    3,500       60,375  

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.+

    43,771       766,868  

Carver Bancorp, Inc.*+

    146,500       1,500,160  

CF Bankshares, Inc.

    4,800       91,440  

Chemung Financial Corp.

    1,200       53,172  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

    10,000       136,800  

Cohen & Co., Inc.*

    26,800       505,180  

Community West Bancshares

    5,000       65,400  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

    408,100       1,836,450  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*+

    416,200       1,485,834  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

    279,100       1,682,973  

First United Corp.

    3,600       62,748  

FlexShopper, Inc.*

    44,300       131,571  

Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

    70,600       389,712  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

    16,200       126,360  

Logan Ridge Finance Corp.*+

    45,883       1,140,651  

Manning & Napier, Inc.*

    269,500       2,120,965  
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company   Shares     Value              
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

     

Financials (continued)

 

     

Marlin Business Services Corp.

    47,943     $ 1,091,183        

Monroe Capital Corp.+

    55,100       591,223        

Northeast Bank+

    19,700       588,439        

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

    3,400       145,350        

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    72,200       2,236,756        

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

    40,300       443,703        

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.*

    8,900       184,319        

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

    106,377       930,799        
   

 

 

       
 
          20,296,845        
 

Health Care - 23.11%

 

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    71,800       342,486        

Alimera Sciences, Inc.*+

    18,300       166,530        

American Shared Hospital Services*+

    170,100       498,393        

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    415,000       693,050        

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.*

    16,700       135,270        

Apyx Medical Corp.*

    5,200       53,612        

CareCloud, Inc.*+

    171,300       1,442,346        

Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*

    1,087,852       2,861,051        

cbdMD, Inc.*+

    581,300       1,685,770        

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    16,400       46,658        

CynergisTek, Inc.*

    35,000       71,050        

Electromed, Inc.*+

    79,338       895,726        

Enzo Biochem, Inc.*

    47,900       151,843        

Exagen, Inc.*

    7,100       106,429        

Harrow Health, Inc.*

    42,300       392,967        

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*

    240,100       2,000,033        

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    70,300       210,197        

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*

    35,098       729,687        

Inotiv, Inc.*

    67,510       1,801,167        

IntriCon Corp.*

    33,800       759,824        

Invacare Corp.*+

    158,000       1,275,060        

IRIDEX Corp.*

    187,400       1,323,044        

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

    16,100       231,679        

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    278,600       794,010        

Milestone Scientific, Inc.*+

    290,900       712,705        

Misonix, Inc.*

    9,700       215,146        

Myomo, Inc.*+

    66,210       715,068        

Neuronetics, Inc.*

    165,900       2,657,718        

Pro-Dex, Inc.*

    1,700       51,952        
    Industry Company   Shares     Value  

    

   

Health Care (continued)

 

Sesen Bio, Inc.*+

    296,500     $ 1,369,830  

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    6,600       48,444  

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.*+

    74,600       231,260  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*+

    192,800       659,376  
   

 

 

 
          25,329,381  

Industrials - 13.24%

 

Acme United Corp.

    36,300       1,617,528  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

    477,400       1,026,410  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*+

    14,700       68,943  

BGSF, Inc.

    3,400       41,956  

Broadwind, Inc.*+

    205,600       931,368  

DIRTT Environmental Solutions*+

    27,400       117,135  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

    16,100       188,048  

Fuel Tech, Inc.*+

    80,000       188,000  

Hill International, Inc.*

    29,900       74,451  

HireQuest, Inc.+

    6,200       114,762  

Hudson Global, Inc.*

    2,019       35,393  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

    276,600       940,440  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*+

    45,400       262,412  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

    32,300       301,682  

LSI Industries, Inc.

    132,100       1,058,121  

Mastech Digital, Inc.*

    21,900       327,405  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

    10,100       203,111  

Orion Energy Systems, Inc.*+

    77,000       441,210  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

    171,100       983,825  

Performant Financial Corp.*

    434,100       1,627,875  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

    117,000       482,040  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.*

    209,800       1,317,544  

SIFCO Industries, Inc.*

    9,000       90,630  

Transcat, Inc.*

    1,046       59,109  

USA Truck, Inc.*

    101,300       1,627,891  

Virco Mfg. Corp.*

    17,600       60,016  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

    70,100       320,357  
   

 

 

 
      14,507,662  

Information Technology - 12.43%

 

AstroNova, Inc.*

    28,300       393,936  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

    76,226       2,497,926  
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company   Shares     Value              
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

     

Information Technology (continued)

 

     

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

    3,800     $ 54,720        

Communications Systems, Inc.+

    77,400       555,732        

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

    83,100       803,577        

CPS Technologies Corp.*+

    76,900       739,009        

Daktronics, Inc.*

    157,900       1,040,561        

Evolving Systems, Inc.*+

    150,500       367,220        

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

    9,700       88,949        

Information Services Group, Inc.

    20,500       119,925        

inTEST Corp.*

    168,500       2,825,745        

Intevac, Inc.*+

    9,400       63,356        

Net Element, Inc.*

    27,100       350,132        

One Stop Systems, Inc.*+

    28,400       164,436        

RealNetworks, Inc.*

    37,500       87,375        

RF Industries, Ltd.*

    29,696       221,532        

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

    30,300       251,793        

Schmitt Industries, Inc.*+

    70,802       389,411        

SilverSun Technologies, Inc.

    900       10,953        

Steel Connect, Inc.*

    140,200       280,400        

Taitron Components, Inc., Class A

    68,500       341,130        

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.*

    73,438       451,644        

TransAct Technologies, Inc.*

    32,800       450,344        

Universal Security Instruments, Inc.*+

    110,500       928,200        

WidePoint Corp.*

    19,810       143,820        
   

 

 

       
 
          13,621,826        
 

Materials - 4.00%

         

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

    54,800       332,636        

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

    27,900       430,497        

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*

    39,600       154,836        

Friedman Industries, Inc.

    71,800       962,120        

Gulf Resources, Inc.*+

    81,460       514,013        

Olympic Steel, Inc.+

    43,800       1,287,282        

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    49,200       696,180        
   

 

 

       
 
      4,377,564        
 

Real Estate - 0.43%

         

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

    3,700       198,024        
    Industry Company            Shares      Value  

    

 

Real Estate (continued)

 

Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

 

     14,900      $ 271,776  
        

 

 

 
           469,800  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.35%

 

     108,869,466  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $64,424,434)

 

  
           Rate^        Shares        Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.71%

 

  

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01%        780,194        780,194  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.71%

 

     780,194  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $780,194)

 

     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 15.75%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01%        17,263,266        17,263,266  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 15.75%

 

     17,263,266  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $17,263,266)

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 115.81%

 

   $ 126,912,926  

(Cost $82,467,894)

 

     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (15.81%)

 

     (17,321,220)  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $     109,591,706  
        

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $22,964,759 as of June 30, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
    

 

           

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

 

   
    Valuation Inputs        

 

     
    Investment in Securities (Value)        

 

     
   

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   

Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs

    Total        

 

     

Common Stocks (a)

    $ 108,869,466     $       $–     $ 108,869,466      
 

Money Market Fund

          780,194             780,194      

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          17,263,266             17,263,266      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

TOTAL

    $ 108,869,466     $ 18,043,460       $–     $ 126,912,926      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
 

(a)  - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

   

 

   
Investment in Securities (Value)        
       Common
Stocks
       

Balance as of 06/30/2020

 

  $ 11,264       

Purchases/Issuances

 

    –       

Sales/Expirations

 

    (10,462)       

Return of Capital

 

    –       

Realized Gain/(Loss)

 

    (115,097)       

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

    114,295       

Transfers in

 

    –       

Transfers out

 

    –       

Balance as of 06/30/2021

 

  $ –       
           

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 06/30/2021

 

  $ –       
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

   
                    

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)    
 

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Market Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +6.23%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+3.92%). The Fund also outperformed our peer benchmark, the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+5.75%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+4.29%) and the Russell Microcap Index (+4.14%). It was a good quarter.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +103.83%, beating the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+91.29%), the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+79.73%), the Russell 2000 Index (+62.03%), and the Russell Microcap Index (+75.77%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

 

             Annualized                           
      Quarter   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years  

 Since

Inception
(7/31/97)

Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

       6.23 %       103.83 %       18.17 %       13.38 %       8.65 %       11.61%  

CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index

       3.92 %       91.29 %       21.46 %       14.18 %       10.65 %       12.35%  

Russell 2000 Index

       4.29 %       62.03 %       16.47 %       12.34 %       9.51 %       8.87%  

Russell Microcap Index

       4.14 %       75.77 %       18.13 %       13.06 %       8.73 %       N/A  

Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index

       5.75 %       79.73 %       18.41 %       12.82 %       9.31 %       9.40%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 of the smallest publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,000 companies between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception July 31, 1997 to June 30, 2021

 

 

LOGO

 

*

The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which avoid exposure to stocks with a high probability of a steep price decline, major financial distress, or bankruptcy, helped performance relative to the benchmark. However, the Fund held about 23% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of CRSP 10 during the quarter. These non-CRSP 10 holdings slightly detracted from relative performance.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was positive, with holdings in the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributing the most to relative performance.

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

         Annualized
CRSP Decile1    Quarter       1 Year       5 Years       10 Years   95.5 Years
    1 (ultra-large)    9.16%   41.52%   19.21%   15.62%     9.76%
    2    7.32%   45.82%   17.12%   14.50%   10.82%
    3    6.08%   53.33%   17.38%   13.56%   11.27%
    4    4.31%   52.19%   15.78%   12.64%   11.07%
    5    5.03%   58.78%   15.81%   11.78%   11.54%
    6    5.37%   70.52%   18.67%   13.60%   11.63%
    7    4.19%   74.45%   21.57%   15.21%   11.98%
    8    3.40%   67.59%   15.72%   11.92%   11.59%
    9    4.77%   87.25%   22.74%   14.83%   11.88%
    10 (ultra-small)    3.92%   91.29%   21.46%   14.18%   13.57%

 

1 

Performance figures are as of the period ended June 30, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)    
 

 

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

During the year, the Fund held about 15% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of the CRSP 10 decile. The Fund’s non-CRSP 10 holdings generally outperformed the benchmark and boosted relative returns. However, the Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which avoid exposure to stocks with a high probability of a steep price decline, major financial distress, or bankruptcy, slightly detracted from relative performance.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was positive. Holdings in the Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Health Care sectors contributed the most to relative results.

Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Rank      Description   Industry   

% of Net

Assets

1      Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.   Health Care    0.6%
2      Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.   Materials    0.6%
3      Chico’s FAS, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary    0.6%
4      Senseonics Holdings, Inc.   Health Care    0.6%
5      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.   Industrials    0.5%
6      TimkenSteel Corp.   Materials    0.5%
7      Annovis Bio, Inc.   Health Care    0.5%
8      Sesen Bio, Inc.   Health Care    0.5%
9      Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.   Industrials    0.5%
10      SilverBow Resources, Inc.   Energy    0.5%
     Total      5.4%

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets   % of CRSP 10
Index
  Difference

Communication Services

       4.5 %       3.5 %       1.0 %

Consumer Discretionary

       12.8 %       10.3 %       2.5 %

Consumer Staples

       1.8 %       1.6 %       0.2 %

Energy

       10.2 %       9.0 %       1.2 %

Financials

       20.6 %       20.3 %       0.3 %

Health Care

       22.9 %       21.2 %       1.7 %

Industrials

       11.5 %       9.6 %       1.9 %

Information Technology

       8.9 %       7.6 %       1.3 %

Materials

       4.6 %       3.7 %       0.9 %

Real Estate

       0.9 %       1.4 %       -0.5 %

Utilities

       0.3 %       0.6 %       -0.3 %

Cash & Other Assets

       1.0 %       11.2 %       -10.2 %

Total

       100.0 %       100.0 %    

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

 

 

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The Fund is subject to very high, above-market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources, and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Ultra-Small Company Market Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

      Industry Company    Shares      Value        

COMMON STOCKS - 98.95%

 

      

Communication Services - 4.52%

 

      

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.*

     164,700        $     548,451      

Ballantyne Strong, Inc.*

     175,000        838,250      

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     24,625        71,166      

Cinedigm Corp., Class A*+

     685,000        883,650      

comScore, Inc.*

     314,100        1,570,500      

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*+

     87,100        1,276,015      

DallasNews Corp.

     30,918        230,030      

DHI Group, Inc.*

     178,000        601,640      

Emerald Holding, Inc.*+

     190,000        1,024,100      

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     244,900        1,635,932      

Fluent, Inc.*

     72,000        210,960      

Gaia, Inc.*+

     48,400        531,916      

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.*

     20,000        236,000      

IDT Corp., Class B*

     35,000        1,293,600      

Lee Enterprises, Inc.*

     24,100        682,030      

Marchex, Inc., Class B*

     236,900        724,914      

Marcus Corp. (The)*

     25,000        530,250      

NII Holdings, Inc., Escrow*D#

     287,700        615,678      

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A+

     22,216        480,976      

Salem Media Group, Inc.*

     104,000        265,200      

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     60,000        577,200      

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     67,400        859,350      

Travelzoo*+

     71,543        1,055,975      

Zedge, Inc., Class B*

     39,919        734,909      
     

 

 

     
 
            17,478,692      
 

Consumer Discretionary - 12.82%

 

      

AMCON Distributing Co.

     3,900        597,129      

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     41,100        1,444,254      

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     17,900        353,525      

Aspen Group, Inc.*+

     165,000        1,075,800      

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     139,452        1,005,449      

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     56,244        1,369,541      

BBQ Holdings, Inc.*

     44,838        851,025      

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     33,751        866,726      

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., Class A*+

     84,100        359,948      
         
         

 

      Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*

     52,010        $     936,180  

Bowl America, Inc., Class A*+

     13,000        114,530  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     87,900        1,521,549  

BurgerFi International, Inc.*+

     35,000        350,000  

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.*

     11,689        175,101  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     63,100        379,231  

Casper Sleep, Inc.*

     25,000        206,000  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     100,761        1,699,838  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.*

     335,200        2,205,616  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     45,000        586,800  

Culp, Inc.

     64,000        1,043,200  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     30,188        891,150  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     115,300        337,829  

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

     168,396        378,891  

Drive Shack, Inc.*+

     435,000        1,439,850  

Educational Development Corp.

     44,200        551,174  

Emerson Radio Corp.*+

     102,100        120,478  

Envela Corp.*+

     112,400        539,520  

Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.*+

     55,000        159,500  

Express, Inc.*+

     260,000        1,687,400  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     1,000        40,310  

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

     28,400        1,147,076  

Greenlane Holdings, Inc., Class A*+

     40,000        178,800  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

     57,400        1,278,298  

Horizon Global Corp.*

     108,712        921,878  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     12,500        1,328,625  

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*+

     83,200        260,416  

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

     79,600        926,544  

J. Jill, Inc.*

     49,000        965,790  

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*+

     31,870        350,570  

Kirkland’s, Inc.*+

     33,300        761,904  

Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A*+

     35,000        1,330,350  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*+

     17,357        387,582  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     20,000        299,400  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     160,505        1,248,729  

Luby’s, Inc.*+

     71,600        274,944  

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

     4,600        328,072  
 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

      Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

      

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

      

New Home Co., Inc. (The)*

     138,400        $     812,408      

Party City Holdco, Inc.*+

     30,532        284,863      

PlayAGS, Inc.*

     164,000        1,623,600      

Potbelly Corp.*+

     119,000        940,100      

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+

     15,000        496,650      

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     13,100        728,360      

StoneMor, Inc.*

     528,759        1,385,349      

Strattec Security Corp.*

     24,200        1,075,932      

Superior Industries International, Inc.*

     136,800        1,179,216      

Sypris Solutions, Inc.*+

     109,404        406,983      

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     51,558        257,790      

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     69,100        1,104,218      

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     10,000        292,400      

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*+

     45,000        166,500      

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     135,200        877,448      

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     20,700        256,473      

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     71,263        719,756      

VOXX International Corp.*

     11,100        155,511      

Weyco Group, Inc.+

     38,000        850,060      

Xcel Brands, Inc.*

     126,000        376,740      

Zovio, Inc.*

     112,200        290,598      
     

 

 

     
 
            49,557,477      
 

Consumer Staples - 1.78%

         

Alico, Inc.

     31,100        1,107,160      

Bridgford Foods Corp.*+

     6,900        90,735      

Farmer Bros Co.*

     44,100        559,629      

Laird Superfood, Inc.*+

     20,000        597,400      

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     72,401        375,037      

Mannatech, Inc.

     13,600        375,360      

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     51,010        864,110      

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     27,600        943,368      

Planet Green Holdings Corp.*

     125,000        211,250      

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.*

     21,500        164,045      

United-Guardian, Inc.

     26,000        389,740      

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     50,500        1,187,255      
     

 

 

     
 
        6,865,089      

Energy - 10.14%

         

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     25,500        706,095      

Aemetis, Inc.*+

     80,000        893,600      

 

      Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Energy (continued)

     

Altus Midstream Co., Class A+

     12,500        $     843,875  

Amplify Energy Corp.*

     337,400        1,366,470  

Barnwell Industries, Inc.*+

     60,000        198,540  

Battalion Oil Corp.*

     56,500        757,100  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     12,833        328,653  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*+

     49,000        1,243,620  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     56,500        1,043,555  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     139,345        363,691  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     111,214        1,231,139  

Enservco Corp.*+

     65,000        106,600  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     178,300        884,368  

Exterran Corp.*

     210,400        1,001,504  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

     26,900        631,612  

FTS International, Inc., Class A*

     46,000        1,301,340  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     125,463        1,014,996  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

     59,200        883,856  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

     1,300,000        961,870  

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*

     16,248        73,441  

Houston American Energy Corp.*

     68,000        168,640  

Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.*

     36,500        156,585  

ION Geophysical Corp.*+

     125,000        261,250  

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.*+

     78,516        749,828  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*

     10,500        974,295  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*

     270,000        1,239,300  

Mexco Energy Corp.*

     8,000        78,160  

MIND Technology, Inc.*

     119,515        231,859  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     20,570        535,643  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     64,076        658,701  

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.*

     11,750        356,848  

New Concept Energy, Inc.*+

     33,400        203,740  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     428,700        1,483,302  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+

     317,700        934,038  

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.*

     64,289        138,864  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     210,000        1,648,500  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*+

     301,548        630,235  
 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

      Industry Company   Shares     Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Energy (continued)

       

PEDEVCO Corp.*

    420,946     $      669,304      

Penn Virginia Corp.*+

    75,000       1,770,750      

PHX Minerals, Inc.

    172,900       643,188      

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

    24,700       197,600      

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.+

    2,083       60,365      

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

    429,000       1,278,420      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

    236,000       1,482,080      

SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*

    101,876       449,273      

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*

    81,900       1,901,718      

Smart Sand, Inc.*+

    190,900       635,697      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    124,996       708,727      

Superior Drilling Products, Inc.*

    216,100       198,812      

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

    385,000       1,670,900      

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

    385,200       1,251,900      
   

 

 

     
 
          39,204,447      
 

Financials - 20.59%

       

1st Constitution Bancorp+

    40,905       846,324      

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

    22,282       1,036,113      

American River Bankshares

    34,000       615,400      

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

    84,171       330,792      

Ashford, Inc.*+

    5,000       113,600      

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

    10,000       388,600      

Atlantic American Corp.+

    116,256       502,226      

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*

    1,000       39,700      

Auburn National BanCorp, Inc.+

    11,074       392,684      

Bank of Commerce Holdings

    94,500       1,419,390      

Bank of Princeton (The)

    23,566       675,637      

Bank7 Corp.

    37,910       653,948      

BankFinancial Corp.

    65,600       750,464      

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.+

    33,000       912,120      

BayCom Corp.*

    41,000       735,950      

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

    78,600       1,057,170      

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.+

    78,750       1,379,700      

C&F Financial Corp.

    25,090       1,279,590      

California BanCorp*+

    50,200       938,740      

Capital Bancorp, Inc.*

    71,517       1,462,523      

CB Financial Services, Inc.+

    23,700       524,955      

Chemung Financial Corp.

    16,298       722,164      

 

      Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Financials (continued)

   

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

    48,600     $      664,848  

Citizens Holding Co.

    25,070       462,792  

Citizens, Inc.*+

    40,000       211,600  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.+

    42,137       844,425  

Cohen & Co., Inc.*

    5,000       94,250  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.+

    43,868       783,482  

Community West Bancshares

    39,157       512,174  

Conifer Holdings, Inc.*+

    43,000       123,410  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

    67,900       305,550  

County Bancorp, Inc.+

    36,050       1,224,258  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

    27,521       632,983  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

    205,700       734,349  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

    57,443       941,491  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

    33,201       1,231,757  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

    253,269       1,527,212  

FedNat Holding Co.

    91,000       377,650  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*+

    53,000       490,250  

First Bank

    87,600       1,186,104  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    44,108       1,194,004  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

    44,770       678,265  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.+

    27,141       528,707  

First Internet Bancorp

    33,516       1,038,326  

First Northwest Bancorp

    34,600       607,230  

First United Corp.

    30,592       533,219  

First Western Financial, Inc.*

    33,651       871,224  

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

    38,400       963,840  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    59,400       924,264  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.

    15,856       386,094  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

    120,100       534,445  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.+

    29,799       683,294  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

    23,000       489,900  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

    30,219       1,151,646  

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*+

    156,680       332,162  

Investar Holding Corp.+

    67,700       1,549,653  

JMP Group, LLC*+

    51,851       317,847  

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp+

    6,000       44,160  

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.+

    22,150       340,002  
 

 

 

 

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      Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Financials (continued)

         

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     21,729        $     586,900      

Level One Bancorp, Inc.

     50,000        1,365,000      

Magyar Bancorp, Inc.*

     10,300        141,110      

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     59,800        1,105,702      

Manning & Napier, Inc.*

     60,000        472,200      

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     55,300        1,258,628      

Medallion Financial Corp.*+

     111,144        984,736      

Meridian Corp.

     44,000        1,155,000      

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.+

     13,000        356,850      

Monroe Capital Corp.+

     15,800        169,534      

National Security Group, Inc. (The)

     2,700        29,700      

Northeast Bank+

     38,700        1,155,969      

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     31,995        1,367,786      

Norwood Financial Corp.

     25,512        663,312      

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     28,834        893,277      

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.+

     35,500        867,975      

OP Bancorp+

     53,851        541,741      

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     164,519        1,414,863      

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.*+

     37,500        342,750      

PCB Bancorp

     69,700        1,122,170      

PDL Community Bancorp*

     26,006        355,242      

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     36,066        859,092      

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     22,830        589,014      

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     9,500        404,700      

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     41,138        693,175      

Professional Holding Corp., Class A*

     2,000        36,040      

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     30,617        528,756      

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.+

     38,100        527,685      

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

     68,900        758,589      

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.*

     25,000        517,750      

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*

     278,600        1,111,614      

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     135,406        960,029      

Riverview Financial Corp.

     38,700        442,341      

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*+

     70,000        543,200      

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     132,939        1,163,216      

Select Bancorp, Inc.*

     62,000        999,440      
         
         
      Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Financials (continued)

     

Shore Bancshares, Inc.+

     68,200        $  1,142,350  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     61,502        924,990  

Summit State Bank

     33,400        519,036  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     34,307        890,953  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     31,500        885,780  

Unico American Corp.*

     54,500        253,970  

Union Bankshares, Inc.

     21,897        792,671  

United Bancshares, Inc.

     15,200        547,352  

United Security Bancshares

     64,900        530,233  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     54,412        1,199,785  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*

     88,121        1,100,631  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.+

     101,044        823,509  

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     55,000        1,196,800  
     

 

 

 
        79,587,803  

Health Care - 22.85%

     

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     503,350        694,623  

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.*

     132,900        2,333,724  

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     28,806        137,405  

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     97,166        768,583  

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     260,000        1,372,800  

Adicet Bio, Inc.*+

     19,999        205,790  

ADMA Biologics, Inc.*+

     350,000        560,000  

Advaxis, Inc.*

     50,000        23,185  

AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.*

     240,000        372,000  

AIM ImmunoTech, Inc.*

     235,000        505,250  

Alimera Sciences, Inc.*

     20,000        182,000  

Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     333,600        433,680  

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.*+

     150,811        1,357,299  

American Shared Hospital Services*

     33,700        98,741  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     578,000        965,260  

Annovis Bio, Inc.*+

     22,500        1,925,550  

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.*

     128,200        1,038,420  

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.*+

     191,600        749,156  

Aptinyx, Inc.*+

     260,000        735,800  

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     121,500        482,355  

Aravive, Inc.*+

     30,725        183,735  
 

 

 

 

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      Industry Company   Shares     Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Health Care (continued)

       

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    113,400     $ 450,198      

Asensus Surgical, Inc.*+

    105,895       335,687      

Assembly Biosciences, Inc.*+

    55,000       213,400      

Axcella Health, Inc.*+

    132,567       531,594      

Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    31,962       325,693      

Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Class A*+

    7,900       75,919      

BiomX, Inc.*+

    104,000       567,840      

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.*+

    15,000       270,150      

Calithera Biosciences, Inc.*+

    300,000       627,000      

Calyxt, Inc.*+

    135,000       542,700      

Capital Senior Living Corp.*

    5,055       250,222      

CareCloud, Inc.*+

    114,063       960,410      

Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*

    599,900       1,577,737      

cbdMD, Inc.*+

    278,600       807,940      

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    18,800       112,048      

Chiasma, Inc.*+

    265,000       1,253,450      

Chimerix, Inc.*

    38,600       308,800      

China Pharma Holdings, Inc.*

    195,000       141,024      

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.*

    118,878       240,134      

Clearside Biomedical, Inc.*+

    316,600       1,541,842      

Cogent Biosciences, Inc.*+

    39,690       321,886      

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    113,100       477,282      

Conformis, Inc.*

    96,706       111,212      

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*+

    200,000       366,000      

CorMedix, Inc.*+

    138,800       952,168      

Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    205,700       549,219      

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    133,287       379,201      

Curis, Inc.*+

    60,000       484,200      

CynergisTek, Inc.*

    70,000       142,100      

Daxor Corp.*+

    9,400       99,640      

Decibel Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    72,000       619,200      

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    125,000       1,065,000      

ElectroCore, Inc.*+

    265,000       315,350      

Electromed, Inc.*+

    27,000       304,830      
      Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Health Care (continued)

   

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    149,000     $ 296,510  

Entasis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*

    110,000       293,700  

Enzo Biochem, Inc.*+

    167,700       531,609  

Equillium, Inc.*+

    139,200       819,888  

Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    75,000       462,000  

Evolus, Inc.*

    105,000       1,328,250  

Exagen, Inc.*

    68,600       1,028,314  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    128,920       1,158,991  

Forte Biosciences, Inc.*

    5,433       182,657  

Gain Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    50,000       500,500  

Galecto, Inc.*+

    200,000       1,012,000  

Galera Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    110,000       1,081,300  

GBS, Inc.*+

    118,000       464,920  

GlycoMimetics, Inc.*+

    210,300       487,896  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

    80,998       181,435  

Gritstone bio, Inc.*+

    150,000       1,369,500  

Harrow Health, Inc.*+

    90,500       840,745  

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*

    182,017       1,516,202  

iBio, Inc.*+

    100,000       151,000  

IMARA, Inc.*

    7,500       59,250  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    466,000       1,393,340  

InspireMD, Inc.*+

    36,667       183,702  

IntriCon Corp.*+

    41,100       923,928  

Invacare Corp.*+

    160,000       1,291,200  

IRIDEX Corp.*

    74,700       527,382  

IsoRay, Inc.*

    274,000       218,625  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

    13,200       189,948  

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.*

    219,700       1,192,971  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

    196,500       917,655  

Leap Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    363,601       596,306  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    355,300       1,630,827  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    303,161       864,009  

LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    72,900       323,676  

Lumos Pharma, Inc.*

    51,644       513,341  

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    40,000       321,200  

Marker Therapeutics, Inc.*

    155,416       433,611  

Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.*+

    756,891       586,515  

MediciNova, Inc.*+

    97,347       413,725  

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    57,500       367,425  

Metacrine, Inc.*

    75,000       285,000  

Milestone Scientific, Inc.*+

    254,500       623,525  
 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

       

Health Care (continued)

       

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.*+

    83,500     $ 193,720      

Misonix, Inc.*

    4,637       102,849      

Mustang Bio, Inc.*

    325,000       1,079,000      

Myomo, Inc.*

    35,500       383,400      

NanoViricides, Inc.*

    79,439       368,597      

Navidea

       

Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    102,440       187,465      

Neuronetics, Inc.*+

    75,305       1,206,386      

NextCure, Inc.*

    110,000       883,300      

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    155,000       104,067      

Novan, Inc.*+

    35,000       352,100      

Oncocyte Corp.*

    100,000       574,000      

Optinose, Inc.*+

    270,000       839,700      

Oragenics, Inc.*

    140,000       98,770      

Otonomy, Inc.*

    332,700       741,921      

Ovid therapeutics, Inc.*+

    200,000       782,000      

Palatin Technologies, Inc.*

    1,021,000       622,810      

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    82,000       305,040      

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    195,000       772,200      

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.*+

    390,100       745,091      

Rockwell Medical, Inc.*

    225,000       204,772      

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    25,000       176,250      

Savara, Inc.*

    115,000       195,500      

Scopus Biopharma, Inc.*+

    47,009       335,644      

scPharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    99,500       607,945      

SCYNEXIS, Inc.*+

    99,500       732,320      

Senseonics Holdings, Inc.*+

    563,000       2,161,920      

Sesen Bio, Inc.*+

    415,000       1,917,300      

Sierra Oncology, Inc.*+

    59,440       1,159,080      

Sio Gene Therapies, Inc.*

    298,300       814,359      

Solid Biosciences, Inc.*

    122,400       447,984      

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.*+

    31,890       98,859      

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*+

    33,000       112,860      

Surgalign Holdings, Inc.*

    368,000       511,520      

Synlogic, Inc.*

    239,900       933,211      

Synthetic Biologics, Inc.*

    74,300       44,758      

T2 Biosystems, Inc.*+

    550,000       654,500      

Tela Bio, Inc.*+

    85,000       1,369,350      

Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    105,100       128,222      

Tonix Pharmaceuticals

       

Holding Corp.*

    200,000       222,000      

Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    25,000       56,250      
      Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Health Care (continued)

   

Tricida, Inc.*+

    80,300     $ 346,896  

UNITY Biotechnology, Inc.*+

    30,450       141,288  

Venus Concept, Inc.*+

    118,644       368,983  

Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.*+

    50,000       567,000  

VolitionRX, Ltd.*+

    260,000       855,400  

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*

    150,000       619,500  

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    228,000       927,960  

Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc.*+

    290,902       474,170  

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

    147,200       778,688  
   

 

 

 
      88,317,915  

Industrials - 11.50%

   

Acacia Research Corp.*

    243,000       1,642,680  

Acme United Corp.

    11,535       514,000  

AeroCentury Corp.*+

    13,400       140,700  

Air Industries Group*+

    205,000       266,500  

Air T, Inc.*

    17,250       427,024  

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.*+

    38,500       329,945  

AMREP Corp.*

    53,900       628,474  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

    239,000       513,850  

Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*

    141,400       875,266  

Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.*

    45,300       438,504  

Ault Global Holdings, Inc.*+

    101,128       285,181  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*

    3,900       18,291  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*

    242,100       1,907,748  

BGSF, Inc.

    51,000       629,340  

CECO Environmental Corp.*

    133,300       954,428  

Charah Solutions, Inc.*+

    189,000       954,450  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

    8,000       206,982  

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

    110,242       1,171,872  

CompX International, Inc.

    61,200       1,271,124  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

    20,800       430,144  

CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*

    39,700       140,935  

DIRTT Environmental Solutions*+

    330,000       1,410,750  

Document Security Systems, Inc.*

    250,500       448,395  

Eastern Co. (The)+

    21,200       642,996  
 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

       

Industrials (continued)

       

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.+

    17,108     $ 253,541      

ExOne Co. (The)*+

    14,000       302,960      

FreightCar America, Inc.*+

    105,000       622,650      

Fuel Tech, Inc.*

    50,000       117,500      

GEE Group, Inc.*

    77,600       44,465      

Gencor Industries, Inc.*

    50,000       608,000      

GP Strategies Corp.*

    71,700       1,127,124      

Graham Corp.

    18,900       260,064      

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*

    321,392       1,279,140      

Hill International, Inc.*

    243,458       606,210      

Hudson Global, Inc.*

    10,942       191,813      

Hurco Cos., Inc.

    23,000       805,000      

India Globalization Capital, Inc.*+

    209,000       342,760      

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.

    93,100       583,737      

L B Foster Co., Class A*

    51,700       963,688      

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

    36,400       339,976      

LSI Industries, Inc.

    102,907       824,285      

Mastech Digital, Inc.*

    57,200       855,140      

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

    46,221       929,504      

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

    80,000       746,400      

Mistras Group, Inc.*

    132,300       1,300,509      

NL Industries, Inc.

    200       1,300      

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

    150,000       862,500      

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

    10,500       70,350      

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

    2,000       105,500      

Park Aerospace Corp.

    60,000       894,000      

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

    19,871       223,747      

Performant Financial Corp.*

    258,300       968,625      

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

    71,600       476,856      

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

    141,169       585,851      

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

    38,342       157,969      

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.*

    325,000       2,041,000      

Servotronics, Inc.*

    16,653       142,217      

SIFCO Industries, Inc.*

    26,024       262,062      

Team, Inc.*

    57,600       385,920      

Titan International, Inc.*

    135,000       1,144,800      

Twin Disc, Inc.*

    58,100       826,763      

Ultralife Corp.*+

    52,400       439,112      

USA Truck, Inc.*

    40,300       647,621      

Vidler Water Resouces, Inc.*

    85,000       1,130,500      

Virco Mfg. Corp.*

    25,800       87,978      
      Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Industrials (continued)

   

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

    122,400     $ 559,368  

Westwater Resources, Inc.*+

    201,500       959,140  

Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc.*+

    35,000       204,050  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

    23,100       990,066  

Yellow Corp.*

    140,655       915,664  
   

 

 

 
      44,437,004  

Information Technology - 8.94%

   

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.*+

    75,000       198,000  

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc.*

    225,000       407,250  

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

    121,500       1,171,260  

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*+

    100,000       847,000  

AstroNova, Inc.*

    37,700       524,784  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

    18,530       607,228  

Aware, Inc.*

    129,579       480,738  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

    30,400       437,760  

BK Technologies Corp.

    160,717       506,259  

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.*

    90,000       118,800  

BM Technologies, Inc.*+

    60,000       746,400  

Communications Systems, Inc.+

    77,216       554,411  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

    87,100       842,257  

CSP, Inc.*

    45,000       481,500  

Daktronics, Inc.*

    169,655       1,118,026  

eMagin Corp.*+

    400,000       1,392,000  

EMCORE Corp.*

    103,127       950,831  

Everspin Technologies, Inc.*+

    77,000       495,110  

Frequency Electronics, Inc.*

    45,000       441,000  

GSI Technology, Inc.*

    51,417       288,963  

GTT Communications, Inc.*+

    365,000       886,950  

IEC Electronics Corp.*

    50,350       529,178  

Immersion Corp.*+

    140,000       1,227,800  

Information Services Group, Inc.

    177,700       1,039,545  

Innodata, Inc.*

    103,955       727,685  

Intellicheck, Inc.*+

    130,200       1,089,774  

inTEST Corp.*

    83,001       1,391,927  

Intevac, Inc.*+

    106,600       718,484  

Inuvo, Inc.*

    306,000       295,321  

Issuer Direct Corp.*

    16,500       447,480  
 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

      Industry Company   Shares     Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Information Technology (continued)

 

     

Kaleyra, Inc.*+

    55,000     $ 673,200      

Key Tronic Corp.*

    57,400       374,248      

KVH Industries, Inc.*

    110,774       1,362,520      

LGL Group, Inc. (The)*

    29,200       303,972      

Marin Software, Inc.*+

    60,000       643,800      

Network-1 Technologies, Inc.+

    134,000       436,840      

Oblong, Inc.*+

    7,100       24,140      

Optical Cable Corp.*+

    27,600       105,432      

PCTEL, Inc.

    70,200       459,810      

Pixelworks, Inc.*+

    104,400       356,004      

Powerfleet, Inc.*

    125,400       902,880      

QAD, Inc., Class B

    6,250       538,812      

Quantum Corp.*

    120,200       828,178      

RealNetworks, Inc.*

    320,000       745,600      

RF Industries, Ltd.*

    43,230       322,496      

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

    80,311       667,384      

SeaChange International, Inc.*

    125,000       161,250      

SecureWorks Corp., Class A*

    9,400       174,182      

ServiceSource

       

International, Inc.*

    359,917       507,483      

Steel Connect, Inc.*

    12,000       24,000      

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

    147,500       529,525      

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.*

    45,000       276,750      

TransAct Technologies, Inc.*

    74,623       1,024,574      

Trio-Tech International*

    26,800       134,804      

Wayside Technology

       

Group, Inc.

    35,298       883,862      

WidePoint Corp.*

    98,918       718,145      

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*

    100,366       408,490      
   

 

 

     
 
      34,552,102      
 

Materials - 4.58%

       

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.*

    89,000       659,490      

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

    356,300       741,104      

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*

    90,600       2,322,078      

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

    122,000       740,540      

Comstock Mining, Inc.*+

    229,000       831,270      

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

    37,000       570,910      

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*+

    60,307       235,800      

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

    513,100       887,663      

    

       

    

       
      Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Materials (continued)

   

Friedman Industries, Inc.

    54,000     $ 723,600  

Gold Resource Corp.+

    238,500       615,330  

Golden Minerals Co.*

    450,000       276,435  

Gulf Resources, Inc.*

    72,360       456,592  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

    35,000       1,115,100  

IT Tech Packaging, Inc.*

    147,000       69,178  

LSB Industries, Inc.*

    149,000       901,450  

Northern Technologies International Corp.

    39,900       694,260  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    28,300       831,737  

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.*

    150,000       145,500  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

    148,200       815,100  

Solitario Zinc Corp.*

    205,000       137,350  

Synalloy Corp.*

    31,500       314,685  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    138,387       1,958,176  

Trecora Resources*+

    110,641       920,533  

United States Antimony Corp.*

    258,500       255,321  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

    49,558       499,049  
   

 

 

 
      17,718,251  

Real Estate - 0.90%

   

American Realty Investors, Inc.*+

    17,197       160,104  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.+

    20,600       1,102,512  

Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*+

    109,500       1,174,935  

Stratus Properties, Inc.*+

    24,250       598,248  

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.*

    2,800       94,556  

Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.*

    156,100       329,371  
   

 

 

 
      3,459,726  

Utilities - 0.33%

   

Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B+

    22,200       140,304  

RGC Resources, Inc.+

    14,300       360,503  

Spark Energy, Inc., Class A+

    68,400       774,972  
   

 

 

 
      1,275,779  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.95%

      382,454,285  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $264,563,647)

   

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 0.44%

 

 

iShares Micro-Cap ETF+

    11,125       1,697,675  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 0.44%

 

    1,697,675  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,223,404)

   
 

 

 

 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund   LOGO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company          Shares     Value      
 

RIGHTS - 0.00%

         

Cogent Biosciences, Inc., CVR*D#

 

    160,000     $      

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., CVR*D#

 

    46,983            

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CVR*D#

      125,000            

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., CVR*D#

      159,500            

ZAGG, Inc., CVR*D#

 

    65,000       19,500      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%

        19,500      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $32,819)

         
 

WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

       

LGL Group, Inc. (The), expiring 11/16/25*

 

    29,200       14,314      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

      14,314      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $14,873)

         
 
    Rate^       Shares       Value      

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.33%

 

     

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

    0.01     1,279,604       1,279,604      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.33%

 

    1,279,604      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $1,279,604)

         
 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 13.41%

 

     

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

    0.01       51,813,591      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 13.41%

 

    51,813,591      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $51,813,591)

         
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 113.13%

 

    $ 437,278,969      

(Cost $318,927,938)

         

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (13.13%)

 

    (50,763,469)      
     

 

 

     
 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

    $   386,515,500      
     

 

 

     

 

 

  #

Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $635,178, which is 0.16% of total net assets.

  *

Non-income producing security.

  **

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

  ^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

  D

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

  +

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $66,117,234, which included loaned securities with a value of $585,430 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of June 30, 2021. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $65,531,804. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

  CVR - Contingent Value Right

  LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
          Level 2     Level 3        
    Level 1     Significant     Significant        
    Quoted     Observable     Unobservable        
     Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Total  

Common Stocks

       

Communication Services

    $16,863,014       $–       $615,678       $17,478,692  

Other Industries (a)

    364,975,593                   364,975,593  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    381,838,607             615,678       382,454,285  

Exchange Traded Fund

    1,697,675                   1,697,675  

Rights

                19,500       19,500  

Warrants

    14,314                   14,314  

Money Market Fund

          1,279,604             1,279,604  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          51,813,591             51,813,591  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

            $383,550,596               $53,093,195               $635,178               $437,278,969  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) – Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Common                
      Stocks      Rights      Total  

Balance as of 06/30/2020

    $ 683,707      $ 0      $ 683,707  

Purchases/Issuances

                    

Sales/Expirations

     (69,149)               (69,149)  

Return of Capital

                    

Realized Gain/(Loss)

     (520,235)        (750)        (520,985)  

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     521,355        750        522,105  

Transfers in

            19,500        19,500  

Transfers out

                    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2021

    $             615,678      $             19,500      $             635,178  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 06/30/2021

    $ 10,869      $      $ 10,869  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund   LOGO
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)    
 

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +4.65%, leading our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (+3.92%), but underperforming our peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (+5.72%). It was a positive quarter on an absolute basis and a mixed quarter on a relative basis.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +71.70%, strongly leading both the Russell 2000 Growth Index (+51.36%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (+48.87%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

 

             Annualized     
      Quarter   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years  

Since

Inception
(10/31/03)

Small-Cap Growth Fund

       4.65 %       71.70 %       14.45 %       12.44 %       6.94 %       8.22 %

Russell 2000 Growth Index

       3.92 %       51.36 %       18.76 %       13.52 %       10.89 %       10.85 %

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index

       5.72 %       48.87 %       20.87 %       14.03 %       10.86 %       10.57 %

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an index of small-company, growth-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)    
 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception October 31, 2003 to June 30, 2021

 

 

LOGO

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories outperformed the benchmark during the quarter, which added to relative results. The Fund’s greater-than-benchmark core exposure (as measured by multiple valuation metrics) also helped relative performance during the quarter. The impact of the Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap growth universe was neutral.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect excluding cash was neutral. The Fund’s stock selection effect was positive, driven by strong returns among holdings in the Health Care, Industrials, and Real Estate sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

The Fund’s company financial health and value metrics models outperformed the benchmark during the 12-month period, adding to relative returns. However, the Fund’s diversifying price momentum model lagged the benchmark and offset some of these gains. The Fund’s greater-than-benchmark exposure to core stocks (as measured by multiple valuation metrics) boosted relative performance, as did the Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap growth universe.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Overweightings in the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors and an underweighting in the Financials sector added the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was significantly positive, with holdings in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors providing the largest boost to relative returns.

 

 

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund   LOGO
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)    
 

 

Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021    

 

 

Rank          Description   Industry    % of Net
Assets
1          Surgery Partners, Inc.   Health Care        2.4%  
2          Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.   Industrials        2.0%  
3          Cutera, Inc.   Health Care        1.9%  
4          Select Medical Holdings Corp.   Health Care        1.7%  
5          Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.   Information Technology        1.7%  
6          Crocs, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary        1.7%  
7          iRadimed Corp.   Health Care        1.7%  
8          RH   Consumer Discretionary        1.7%  
9          Omnicell, Inc.   Health Care        1.6%  
10          Medpace Holdings, Inc.   Health Care        1.6%  
         Total          18.0%  

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets   % of Russell 2000
Growth Index
  Difference

Communication Services

       0.0%       3.0%       -3.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

       20.0%       15.2%       4.8%  

Consumer Staples

       2.2%       3.6%       -1.4%  

Energy

       0.4%       2.1%       -1.7%  

Financials

       2.7%       4.9%       -2.2%  

Health Care

       31.4%       30.4%       1.0%  

Industrials

       17.5%       13.4%       4.1%  

Information Technology

       20.2%       21.3%       -1.1%  

Materials

       1.6%       3.0%       -1.4%  

Real Estate

       2.5%       2.8%       -0.3%  

Utilities

       0.0%       0.3%       -0.3%  

Cash & Other Assets

       1.5%       0.0%       1.5%  

Total

       100.0%       100.0%    

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

 

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Growth Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund   LOGO

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

COMMON STOCKS - 98.40%

 

   

Consumer Discretionary - 20.02%

 

   

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.,

         

Class A*+

     11,600      $ 369,692      

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     1,800        308,466      

Caleres, Inc.

     17,400        474,846      

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A+

     11,100        454,989      

Clarus Corp.

     7,200        185,040      

Crocs, Inc.*

     4,800        559,296      

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     600        230,442      

Installed Building Products, Inc.

     1,100        134,596      

iRobot Corp.*+

     3,900        364,221      

LCI Industries

     2,900        381,118      

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

     3,600        263,988      

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     800        75,264      

OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A

     11,200        470,736      

Purple Innovation, Inc.*

     9,000        237,690      

RH*+

     800        543,200      

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     21,600        476,712      

Skyline Champion Corp.*

     3,400        181,220      

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     25,300        449,581      

TopBuild Corp.*

     2,200        435,116      
     

 

 

     
 
            6,596,213      
 

Consumer Staples - 2.22%

 

   

Central Garden & Pet Co.,

         

Class A*

     2,200        106,260      

elf Beauty, Inc.*

     16,000        434,240      

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     1,100        97,427      

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     900        92,187      
     

 

 

     
 
        730,114      
 

Energy - 0.38%

 

   

Matador Resources Co.

     3,500        126,035      
 

Financials - 2.67%

         

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

     3,700        86,691      

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     29,900        508,300      

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

     4,000        285,520      
     

 

 

     
 
        880,511      
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    Industry Company    Shares      Value         
       

Health Care - 31.36%

       

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     83,200      $ 425,984    

Atrion Corp.

     400        248,372    

Avid Bioservices, Inc.*

     14,900        382,185    

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     83,800        481,850    

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

     19,000        418,000    

Cutera, Inc.*

     13,100        642,293    

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     5,200        450,684    

iCAD, Inc.*

     26,000        450,060    

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*

     10,800        224,532    

Innoviva, Inc.*

     13,400        179,694    

iRadimed Corp.*

     18,900        555,849    

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.+

     1,900        115,938    

Luminex Corp.

     12,800        471,040    

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     2,900        512,227    

Neuronetics, Inc.*

     24,900        398,898    

NuVasive, Inc.*

     7,200        488,016    

Omnicell, Inc.*

     3,500        530,075    

Ontrak, Inc.*+

     4,600        149,408    

Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*

     6,400        106,368    

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     9,400        489,740    

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     13,500        570,510    

Simulations Plus, Inc.+

     3,600        197,676    

Stereotaxis, Inc.*

     17,500        168,700    

Surgery Partners, Inc.*+

     11,800        786,116    

Surmodics, Inc.*

     1,900        103,075    

Vericel Corp.*

     1,300        68,250    

Vocera Communications, Inc.*

     12,600        502,110    

Zynex, Inc.*+

     13,900        215,867    
     

 

 

   
        10,333,517    

Industrials - 17.50%

       

Air Transport Services

       

Group, Inc.*

     13,000        301,990    

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

     3,300        206,976    

Atkore, Inc.*

     6,500        461,500    

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     5,100        347,361    

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     6,100        475,129    

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     35,600        647,208    

Daseke, Inc.*

     45,600        295,488    

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*

     5,300        179,034    

Exponent, Inc.

     1,300        115,973    

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*

     115,800        460,884    
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

Industry Company      Shares        Value    
 

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Industrials (continued)

 

   

Masonite International Corp.*

     700      $ 78,253      

Meritor, Inc.*

     6,200        145,204      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     57,100        500,767      

Primoris Services Corp.

     12,500        367,875      

Saia, Inc.*

     1,700        356,133      

Shyft Group, Inc. (The)

     12,000        448,920      

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     3,100        378,324      
     

 

 

     
 
        5,767,019      
 

Information Technology - 20.21%

 

   

Avid Technology, Inc.*

     10,200        399,330      

Calix, Inc.*

     10,500        498,750      

Cambium Networks Corp.*

     7,900        381,965      

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     10,900        562,222      

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*+

     29,900        383,916      

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     3,200        340,032      

FormFactor, Inc.*

     10,000        364,600      

Maximus, Inc.

     5,100        448,647      

Novanta, Inc.*

     3,800        512,088      

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     900        91,476      

Power Integrations, Inc.

     6,100        500,566      

Rimini Street, Inc.*

     24,500        150,920      

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     12,000        422,160      

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     4,900        505,141      

Tucows, Inc., Class A*+

     2,500        200,800      

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     9,000        483,480      

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

     7,200        414,864      
     

 

 

     
 
        6,660,957      
 

Materials - 1.57%

 

   

Compass Minerals

         

International, Inc.

     1,300        77,038      

Forterra, Inc.*

     18,700        439,637      
     

 

 

     
 
        516,675      
 

Real Estate - 2.47%

 

   

National Storage Affiliates

         

Trust

     9,700        490,432      

Redfin Corp.*+

     5,100        323,391      
     

 

 

     
 
        813,823      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.40%

 

     32,424,864      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $21,358,285)

 

      
      Rate^     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.75%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     575,836      $ 575,836  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.75%

 

     575,836  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $575,836)

       
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.90%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     624,861        624,861  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.90%

 

     624,861  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $624,861)

       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.05%

(Cost $22,558,982)

 

 

   $     33,625,561  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.05%)

 

     (676,046
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $     32,949,515  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $3,989,951 as of June 30, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

 

 

 

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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

     Valuation Inputs        
     Investment in Securities (Value)        
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

   

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

   

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

    Total        

Common Stocks (a)

  $ 32,424,864     $       $     —       $ 32,424,864      

Money Market Fund

          575,836       —         575,836      

Investments Purchased with Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending

          624,861       —         624,861      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

TOTAL

  $ 32,424,864     $ 1,200,697       $     —       $ 33,625,561      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

   
 
       
 

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)    
 

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +8.99%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.56%), and our peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+4.54%) . It was a good quarter on both an absolute basis and a relative basis.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +122.77%, outperforming both the Russell 2000 Value Index (+73.28%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+71.76%) .

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

 

                 Annualized         
      Quarter     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     15 Years    

Since

Inception
(10/31/03)

 

Small-Cap Value Fund

     8.99     122.77     17.39     12.66     7.99     9.63

Russell 2000 Value Index

     4.56     73.28     13.62     10.85     7.90     9.23

Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index

     4.54     71.76     12.34     9.75     7.81     9.11

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of small-company, value-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s primary value metrics models strongly outperformed the benchmark and added to relative results. However, the Fund’s company financial health and price momentum models lagged the benchmark and offset this positive impact. The Fund’s tilts toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics and smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe helped relative results during the quarter, as smaller and deeper value stocks outperformed other stocks in the benchmark.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Overweightings in the Energy and Materials sectors added the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was also significantly positive, largely driven by holdings in the Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Energy sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

The Fund’s primary value metrics models and diversifying price momentum model outperformed the benchmark and added to relative results. This positive contribution was partially offset by underperformance from the Fund’s diversifying company financial health models. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics and toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe boosted relative returns, as smaller stocks and value stocks were in favor during much of the 12-month period.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. An underweighting in the Utilities sector and overweighting in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors added the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was significantly positive, most notably driven by strong performance from holdings in the Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors.

 

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Rank          Description   Industry    % of Net
Assets
 
1          Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary      2.3%  
2          CONSOL Energy, Inc.   Energy      1.6%  
3          SM Energy Co.   Energy      1.6%  
4          Nabors Industries, Ltd.   Energy      1.5%  
5          Physicians Realty Trust   Real Estate      1.4%  
6          SpartanNash Co.   Consumer Staples      1.5%  
7          Caleres, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary      1.4%  
8          Tenneco, Inc., Class A   Consumer Discretionary      1.4%  
9          A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.   Financials      1.4%  
10          CNO Financial Group, Inc.   Financials      1.4%  
         Total        15.5%  

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets     % of Russell 2000
Value Index
    Difference  

Communication Services

     1.8%       4.5%       -2.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

     14.1%       8.3%       5.8%  

Consumer Staples

     6.1%       2.8%       3.3%  

Energy

     8.8%       6.6%       2.2%  

Financials

     25.0%       25.3%       -0.3%  

Health Care

     6.8%       11.4%       -4.6%  

Industrials

     14.8%       15.2%       -0.4%  

Information Technology

     4.5%       5.5%       -1.0%  

Materials

     8.4%       4.7%       3.7%  

Real Estate

     7.9%       11.1%       -3.2%  

Utilities

     1.6%       4.6%       -3.0%  

Cash & Other Assets

     0.2%       0.0%       0.2%  

Total

     100.0%       100.0%    

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

 

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value              
 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.81%

 

     

Communication Services - 1.76%

 

     

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A*

     45,900        $    1,455,489        

Cars.com, Inc.*

     51,100        732,263        

Gray Television, Inc.

     125,600        2,939,040        
     

 

 

       
        5,126,792        
 

Consumer Discretionary - 14.10%

 

     

Adient PLC*

     11,400        515,280        

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     154,700        2,984,163        

Caleres, Inc.

     151,900        4,145,351        

Conn’s, Inc.*

     119,800        3,054,900        

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*+

     105,900        3,479,874        

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     24,300        3,752,649        

Hibbett, Inc.*

     18,500        1,658,155        

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     42,200        1,461,808        

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*+

     360,800        3,983,232        

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     83,200        1,380,288        

ODP Corp. (The)*+

     15,430        740,794        

Sleep Number Corp.*

     6,700        736,665        

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

     191,900        6,658,930        

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     213,300        4,120,956        

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     107,700        2,308,011        
     

 

 

       
              40,981,056        
 

Consumer Staples - 6.07%

 

     

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     20,000        610,600        

B&G Foods, Inc.+

     110,800        3,634,240        

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     9,600        648,000        

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     23,600        1,375,172        

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     123,800        2,017,940        

SpartanNash Co.+

     218,500        4,219,235        

United Natural Foods, Inc.*+

     102,300        3,783,054        

Weis Markets, Inc.+

     26,200        1,353,492        
     

 

 

       
        17,641,733        
 

Energy - 8.77%

 

     

Antero Resources Corp.*

     107,900        1,621,737        

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     260,100        4,804,047        

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     442,000        2,868,580        

Dorian LPG, Ltd.*

     102,900        1,452,948        

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     38,800        4,432,512        

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     213,800        1,958,408        

SM Energy Co.

     188,500        4,642,755        
    Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

Energy (continued)

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     68,300        $    3,725,765    
     

 

 

   
        25,506,752    

Financials - 25.04%

 

 

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     188,800        2,950,944    

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.+

     88,500        4,115,250    

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     39,700        1,841,683    

Banner Corp.

     39,800        2,157,558    

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     126,600        3,470,106    

Cadence BanCorp

     75,200        1,570,176    

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     171,800        4,057,916    

Cowen, Inc., Class A+

     61,800        2,536,890    

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     44,500        2,108,855    

Enova International, Inc.*

     50,300        1,720,763    

Enstar Group, Ltd.*

     6,800        1,624,656    

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*+

     523,800        3,158,514    

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     64,300        2,180,413    

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     149,600        1,783,232    

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     745,000        2,905,500    

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

     232,300        3,331,182    

Kearny Financial Corp.

     61,400        733,730    

MVB Financial Corp.

     73,500        3,135,510    

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     3,497        784,692    

NMI Holdings, Inc.,

       

Class A*

     75,300        1,692,744    

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     46,000        2,338,640    

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     150,200        2,449,762    

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     50,400        2,857,176    

Stifel Financial Corp.

     10,800        700,488    

Tiptree, Inc.

     420,800        3,913,440    

TriCo Bancshares

     56,800        2,418,544    

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

     29,900        2,220,075    

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     19,100        1,993,658    

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

     186,200        3,660,692    

Westamerica BanCorp

     40,900        2,373,427    
     

 

 

   
              72,786,216    

Health Care - 6.82%

 

 

Aspira Women’s Health, Inc.*+

     231,500        1,301,030    

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     341,000        2,693,900    
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

             

Health Care (continued)

         

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     238,400        $    3,680,896      

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     147,700        2,438,527      

Owens & Minor, Inc.+

     86,100        3,644,613      

Triple-S Management Corp.*

     129,100        2,875,057      

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     142,600        3,067,326      

VolitionRX, Ltd.*+

     37,200        122,388      
     

 

 

     
 
        19,823,737      
 

Industrials - 14.81%

 

   

ArcBest Corp.

     7,000        407,330      

Arcosa, Inc.

     9,600        563,904      

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*+

     44,900        3,058,139      

Boise Cascade Co.

     12,400        723,540      

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     33,400        690,712      

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     40,300        1,341,990      

GMS, Inc.*

     28,400        1,367,176      

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A*

     78,000        1,869,660      

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     121,800        2,984,100      

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     53,500        1,923,860      

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     401,300        3,744,129      

Miller Industries, Inc.

     43,400        1,711,696      

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     117,600        1,156,008      

MRC Global, Inc.*

     263,500        2,476,900      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     59,200        519,184      

Primoris Services Corp.

     90,000        2,648,700      

Triton International, Ltd.

     64,000        3,349,760      

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     125,400        3,524,994      

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     237,800        3,293,530      

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     193,000        1,659,800      

Veritiv Corp.*

     65,500        4,023,010      
     

 

 

     
 
          43,038,122      
 

Information Technology - 4.47%

 

   

Amkor Technology, Inc.

     110,400        2,613,168      

Conduent, Inc.*

     253,800        1,903,500      

MoneyGram International, Inc.*

     230,500        2,323,440      

Sanmina Corp.*

     57,500        2,240,200      

ScanSource, Inc.*

     73,700        2,073,181      

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     31,500        1,108,170      
         
         
    Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

Information Technology (continued)

 

 

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     13,500        $       724,950    
     

 

 

   
        12,986,609    

Materials - 8.38%

 

 

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     111,000        3,314,460    

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     95,900        2,778,223    

Commercial Metals Co.

     21,500        660,480    

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     24,600        795,810    

Kraton Corp.*

     38,300        1,236,707    

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     136,100        3,999,979    

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     172,400        1,153,356    

Ryerson Holding Corp.*

     260,500        3,803,300    

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     250,500        1,788,570    

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     108,400        1,533,860    

US Concrete, Inc.*

     7,200        531,360    

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     161,600        2,779,520    
     

 

 

   
        24,375,625    

Real Estate - 7.93%

 

 

Farmland Partners, Inc.

     202,600        2,441,330    

Gladstone Land Corp.+

     52,300        1,258,338    

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.+

     115,200        2,100,096    

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     46,500        2,556,570    

Physicians Realty Trust

     228,500        4,220,395    

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.,

       

Class A

     102,000        3,399,660    

Realogy Holdings Corp.*+

     145,000        2,641,900    

Retail Opportunity

       

Investments Corp.

     107,700        1,901,982    

Terreno Realty Corp.

     20,500        1,322,660    

Universal Health Realty, Income Trust

     19,600        1,206,380    
     

 

 

   
        23,049,311    

Utilities - 1.66%

 

 

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

     81,500        2,158,120    

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     40,300        2,667,457      
     

 

 

     
        4,825,577      
     

 

 

     

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.81%

 

     290,141,530      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $259,865,575)

       
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry   Company          Shares     Value        
 

WARRANTS - 0.05%

 

   

Nabors Industries, Ltd., expiring 06/11/26*

      15,519     $ 155,190          
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.05%

 

    155,190      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $ — )

 

     
^   Rate^     Shares     Value        
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.03%

 

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

    0.01     87,435       87,435      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.03%

 

    87,435      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $87,435)

 

     
 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING -1.65%

 

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

    0.01     4,789,899       4,789,899      
     

 

 

     
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.65%

 

    4,789,899      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $4,789,899)

 

       
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.54%

 

  $ 295,174,054      

(Cost $264,742,909)

 

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.54%)

 

    (4,487,715    
     

 

 

     
 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

  $     290,686,339      
     

 

 

     

*   Non-income producing security.

**  This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

^  Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

+   This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $11,733,435 as of June 30, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

 

    

   

   

    

 

   

 

                                    
Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

 
     Valuation Inputs        
     Investment in Securities (Value)        
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total        

Common
Stocks (a)

  $ 290,141,530     $       $ —         $ 290,141,530    

Warrants

    155,190           —           155,190    

Money Market Fund

          87,435       —           87,435    

Investments
Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          4,789,899       —           4,789,899    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL

  $ 290,296,720     $ 4,877,334       $ —         $ 295,174,054    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

  

 

 
 

 

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

   
      

 

June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Blue Chip Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +7.32%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+8.55%), our peer benchmark, the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+7.62%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+10.07%) . It was a good quarter on an absolute basis but a poor one on a relative basis.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +39.75%, trailing the S&P 500 Index (+40.79%), the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+39.85%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+40.55%) .

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

               

 

Annualized

 
     Quarter     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     15 Years    

Since

 Inception 

(7/31/97)

 

Blue Chip Fund

    7.32     39.75     16.57     14.58     10.59     8.57

S&P 500 Index

    8.55     40.79     17.65     14.84     10.73     8.51

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

    10.07     40.55     19.57     15.96     11.17     8.02

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index

    7.62     39.85     16.57     13.48     9.71     7.58

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It includes 50 of the largest securities, based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership, and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index reflects the aggregate record of domestic large-cap core mutual funds as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Fund’s principal strategies were significantly revised.

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s quarterly rebalancing process used to maintain a roughly equal weight portfolio created an underweighting in stocks with higher momentum, which included growth stocks that rebounded after the first quarter of 2021. This positioning detracted from relative results. However, the Fund’s mega-cap design modestly improved relative performance during a quarter in which larger stocks outperformed smaller ones.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was slightly positive. An underweighting in the Utilities sector and an overweighting in Communication Services sector contributed the most to relative results. In contrast, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely driven by holdings in the Information Technology, Health Care, Communication Services, and Financials sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

The Fund’s mega-cap design detracted from relative results, as smaller stocks in the large-cap universe outperformed larger stocks during the 12-month period. The Fund’s emphasis on larger stocks also created an overweighting in lower-volatility stocks. This positioning also detracted from relative performance during the period, as higher volatility stocks delivered stronger returns.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Underweightings in the Utilities and Health Care sectors and overweighting in the Energy and Financials sectors added the most to relative returns. In contrast, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely driven by poor performance from holdings in the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

 

 

 

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The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods. The table is intended to provide a frame of reference for size.

 

             Annualized
    

 

 

 

CRSP Decile1                Quarter                   1 Year                   5 Years                   10 Years                95.5 Years 
1 (ultra-large)      9.16     41.52     19.21     15.62     9.76
2      7.32     45.82     17.12     14.50     10.82
3      6.08     53.33     17.38     13.56     11.27
4      4.31     52.19     15.78     12.64     11.07
5      5.03     58.78     15.81     11.78     11.54
6      5.37     70.52     18.67     13.60     11.63
7      4.19     74.45     21.57     15.21     11.98
8      3.40     67.59     15.72     11.92     11.59
9      4.77     87.25     22.74     14.83     11.88
10 (ultra-small)      3.92     91.29     21.46     14.18     13.57

 

1 

Performance figures are as of the period ended June 30, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

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Contribution to Returns for Blue Chip Fund stocks for the fiscal year June 30, 2021:

 

Rank   Company   Industry    % Contribution 
to Return 
 
1   QUALCOMM, Inc.   Information Technology      2.6
2   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   Financials      2.4
3   United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   Industrials      2.3
4   Apple, Inc.   Information Technology      2.1
5   Facebook, Inc., Class A   Communication Services      2.0
6   Bank of America Corp.   Financials      1.7
7   Wells Fargo & Co.   Financials      1.6
8   Alphabet, Inc., Class C   Communication Services      1.4
9   Walt Disney Co. (The)   Communication Services      1.4
10   Alphabet, Inc., Class A   Communication Services      1.4
11   Microsoft Corp.   Information Technology      1.4
12   Exxon Mobil Corp.   Energy      1.3
13   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B   Financials      1.3
14   Citigroup, Inc.   Financials      1.2
15   Comcast Corp., Class A   Communication Services      1.1
16   Amazon.com, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary      1.1
17   Raytheon Technologies Corp.   Industrials      1.0
18   Oracle Corp.   Information Technology      0.9
19   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   Health Care      0.9
20   Visa, Inc., Class A   Information Technology      0.9
21   Pfizer, Inc.   Health Care      0.8
22   Boeing Co. (The)   Industrials      0.8
23   Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   Consumer Staples      0.8
24   Chevron Corp.   Energy      0.7
25   Home Depot, Inc. (The)   Consumer Discretionary      0.7
26   3M Co.   Industrials      0.7
27   McDonald’s Corp.   Consumer Discretionary      0.7
28   Carrier Global Corp.   Industrials      0.6
29   Coca-Cola Co. (The)   Consumer Staples      0.6
30   International Business Machines Corp.   Information Technology      0.6
31   Walmart, Inc.   Consumer Staples      0.6
32   Johnson & Johnson   Health Care      0.5
33   Cisco Systems, Inc.   Information Technology      0.5
34   PepsiCo, Inc.   Consumer Staples      0.4
35   Otis Worldwide Corp.   Industrials      0.3
36   Merck & Co., Inc.   Health Care      0.2
37   Verizon Communications, Inc.   Communication Services      0.2
38   AT&T, Inc.   Communication Services      0.1
39   Viatris, Inc.   Health Care      0.0
40   Organon & Co.   Health Care      0.0
41   Intel Corp.   Information Technology      0.0

 

 

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets    

% of S&P 500

Index

    Difference   

Communication Services

     17.3     11.1     6.2 %     

Consumer Discretionary

     8.3     12.3     -4.0

Consumer Staples

     10.4     5.9     4.5

Energy

     4.6     2.9     1.7

Financials

     13.3     11.3     2.0

Health Care

     9.5     13.0     -3.5

Industrials

     12.1     8.5     3.6

Information Technology

     24.5     27.4     -2.9

Materials

     0.0     2.6     -2.6

Real Estate

     0.0     2.5     -2.5

Utilities

     0.0     2.5     -2.5

    Total

     100.0     100.0  

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those concerning market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to significant market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Blue Chip Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   
Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value        
 

COMMON STOCKS - 100.00%

 

   

Communication Services - 17.31%

 

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     3,550        $    8,668,355      

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     3,429        8,594,171      

AT&T, Inc.

     343,905        9,897,586      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     182,100        10,383,342      

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     49,450        17,194,259      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     177,389        9,939,106      

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     57,550              10,115,563      
     

 

 

     
        74,792,382      
 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.31%

 

   

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     4,620        15,893,539      

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     31,600        10,076,924      

McDonald’s Corp.

     43,100        9,955,669      
     

 

 

     
        35,926,132      
 

Consumer Staples - 10.40%

 

   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     183,814        9,946,175      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     68,875        10,205,209      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     106,806        14,411,334      

Walmart, Inc.

     73,669        10,388,802      
     

 

 

     
        44,951,520      
 

Energy - 4.58%

 

   

Chevron Corp.

     94,545        9,902,643      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     156,787        9,890,124      
     

 

 

     
        19,792,767      
 

Financials - 13.26%

 

   

Bank of America Corp.

     249,458        10,285,153      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     36,700        10,199,664      

Citigroup, Inc.

     139,200        9,848,400      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     107,695        16,750,880      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     226,219        10,245,459      
     

 

 

     
        57,329,556      
 

Health Care - 9.56%

 

   

Johnson & Johnson

     60,862        10,026,406      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     133,735        10,400,571      

Organon & Co.*

     9,803        296,639      

Pfizer, Inc.

     255,774        10,016,110      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     25,250        10,111,110      

Viatris, Inc.

     32,614        466,054      
     

 

 

     
        41,316,890      
    Industry Company            Shares      Value  
        

Industrials - 12.08%

 

3M Co.

 

     51,400        $       10,209,582  

Boeing Co. (The)*

 

     41,250        9,881,850  

Carrier Global Corp.

 

     73,510        3,572,586  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 

     35,205        2,878,713  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 

     115,360        9,841,361  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

     76,013        15,808,424  
        

 

 

 
           52,192,516  

Information Technology - 24.50%

 

Apple, Inc.

 

     120,800        16,544,768  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

     189,058        10,020,074  

Intel Corp.

 

     177,693        9,975,685  

International Business Machines Corp.

 

     69,867        10,241,804  

Microsoft Corp.

 

     63,895        17,309,155  

Oracle Corp.

 

     128,563        10,007,344  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

     105,150        15,029,090  

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

     71,650        16,753,203  
        

 

 

 
        105,881,123  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 100.00%

 

     432,182,886  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $165,526,893)

        

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.00%

 

     $432,182,886  

(Cost $165,526,893)

        
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.00%

 

     3,462  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

        $    432,186,348  
        

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks (a)

  $ 432,182,886         $     —           $     —       $ 432,182,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

  $ 432,182,886         $     —           $     —       $ 432,182,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Managed Volatility Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +4.01%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+8.55%) but outperforming our peer benchmark, the Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+3.10%). The Fund performed in line with its design during the quarter.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +15.33%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (+40.79%) and the Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+26.44%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

           

Annualized

    
     Quarter     1 Year       5 Years       10 Years     15 Years  

 Since

Inception 
(6/30/01)

Managed Volatility Fund

      4.01 %       15.33 %       6.55 %       5.50 %       4.09 %       4.53 %

S&P 500 Index

      8.55 %       40.79 %       17.65 %       14.84 %       10.73 %       8.61 %

Lipper Balanced Funds Index

      3.10 %       26.44 %       10.71 %       8.69 %       7.24 %       6.50 %

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Balanced Funds Index is an index of balanced funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception June 30, 2001 to June 30, 2021

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

For the quarter, the Managed Volatility Fund captured 47% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 3.98% during the quarter, which was 64% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 11.09% during the same period.

The portfolio’s equity component contributed the most to the Fund’s results, returning roughly +5%. The portfolio’s options component also added to the Fund’s performance, returning roughly +0.7%. However, the portfolio’s futures component detracted from results, returning roughly -1.7%. This performance was in line with expectations during a rising equity market. Returns for the portfolio’s fixed income component were essentially flat for the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

For the year, the Managed Volatility Fund captured 38% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 5.70%, which was 63% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 15.35% during the 12-month period.

The portfolio’s equity component added the most to performance, returning roughly +19%. The portfolio’s options component also added to the Fund’s performance, returning roughly +3.4%. In contrast, the portfolio’s futures and fixed-income components detracted from the Fund’s results, returning roughly -6.4% and -0.1%, respectively.

The Fund continues to perform as designed, particularly over longer time horizons. For the past 10 years and since inception, the Fund has captured roughly 37% and 53%, respectively, of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund’s annualized standard deviation has been about 56% lower than the indexes for both the last 10 years and since inception.

 

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Rank    Description   Industry    % of Net
 Assets  
1    Amazon.com, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary    3.8%  
2    Apple, Inc.   Information Technology    2.7%  
3    Microsoft Corp.   Information Technology    2.1%  
4    Alphabet, Inc., Class C   Communication Services    1.8%  
5    Alphabet, Inc., Class A   Communication Services    1.7%  
6    QUALCOMM, Inc.   Information Technology    1.7%  
7    Adobe, Inc.   Information Technology    1.3%  
8    salesforce.com, Inc.   Information Technology    1.3%  
9    Intel Corp.   Information Technology    1.2%  
10    Generac Holdings, Inc.   Industrials    1.1%  
   Total    18.7%  

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021    

 

 

Asset Type    % of Net
  Assets  
 

Common Stock

     54.8%    

Communication Services

     5.0%    

Consumer Discretionary

     7.8%    

Consumer Staples

     2.8%    

Energy

     1.3%    

Financials

     5.4%    

Health Care

     6.5%    

Industrials

     6.0%    

Information Technology

     16.5%    

Materials

     1.2%    

Real Estate

     1.2%    

Utilities

     1.1%    

U.S. Government Obligations

     33.2%    

Call Options Written

     -1.4%    

Put Options Written

     -0.7%    

Money Market Fund

     7.8%    

Cash & Other Assets

     6.3%    

    Total

       100%    

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large

 

 

 

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companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole. The Fund uses an option writing strategy in which the Fund may sell covered calls or secured put options. Options are subject to special risks and may not fully protect the Fund against declines in the value of its stocks. In addition, an option writing strategy limits the upside profit potential normally associated with stocks. Finally, the Fund’s fixed-income holdings are subject to three types of risk. Interest rate risk is the chance that bond prices overall will decline as interest rates rise. Credit risk is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal. Prepayment risk is the chance that a mortgage-backed bond issuer will repay a higher-yielding bond, resulting in a lower-paying yield.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Managed Volatility Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

   

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

     Industry    Company   Shares     Value      
 

COMMON STOCKS–54.83%

 

   

Communication Services - 5.04%

 

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    260     $ 634,866      

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    260       651,643      

AT&T, Inc.#

    2,240       64,467      

Comcast Corp., Class A#

    600       34,212      

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    1,014       29,386      

Facebook, Inc., Class A*#

    600       208,626      

Omnicom Group, Inc.#

    600       47,994      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    900       50,427      

Walt Disney Co. (The)*#

    565       99,310      
   

 

 

     
          1,820,931       
 

Consumer Discretionary - 7.77%

 

   

Amazon.com, Inc.*#

    400       1,376,064      

Aptiv PLC*

    400       62,932      

AutoZone, Inc.*

    100       149,222      

Dollar General Corp.

    300       64,917      

eBay, Inc.#

    500       35,105      

Ford Motor Co.*

    2,900       43,094      

Hasbro, Inc.#

    300       28,356      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.#

    2,000       387,940      

McDonald’s Corp.#

    500       115,495      

NIKE, Inc., Class B#

    600       92,694      

PulteGroup, Inc.#

    900       49,113      

Ross Stores, Inc.

    500       62,000      

Starbucks Corp.#

    900       100,629      

Target Corp.

    300       72,522      

Tesla, Inc.*#

    200       135,940      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    300       34,509      
   

 

 

     
      2,810,532      
 

Consumer Staples - 2.77%

 

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    400       24,240      

Campbell Soup Co.#

    2,300       104,857      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    500       27,055      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    400       32,540      

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A#

    500       116,945      

Costco Wholesale Corp.#

    400       158,268      

General Mills, Inc.#

    800       48,744      

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    400       51,828      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.#

    600       80,268      

Kroger Co. (The)#

    800       30,648      

Mondelez International,

       

Inc., Class A

    900       56,196      

PepsiCo, Inc.#

    900       133,353      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)#

    600       80,958      
     Industry    Company    Shares      Value  

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

  

Walmart, Inc.

     400      $ 56,408  
     

 

 

 
        1,002,308  

Energy - 1.32%

 

Chevron Corp.#

     978        102,436  

ConocoPhillips#

     887        54,018  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     500        41,720  

Exxon Mobil Corp.#

     1,500        94,620  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.#

     1,700        102,714  

Phillips 66

     593        50,891  

Valero Energy Corp.

     400        31,232  
     

 

 

 
        477,631  

Financials - 5.43%

 

Allstate Corp. (The)#

     300        39,132  

American Express Co.

     300        49,569  

Aon PLC, Class A

     300        71,628  

Bank of America Corp.

     400        16,492  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*#

     500        138,960  

BlackRock, Inc.

     200        174,994  

Capital One Financial Corp.#

     200        30,938  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     800        58,248  

Chubb, Ltd.

     461        73,271  

Citigroup, Inc.#

     810        57,308  

Comerica, Inc.

     300        21,402  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.#

     2,000        86,920  

Goldman Sachs Group,

     

Inc. (The)

     200        75,906  

Huntington Bancshares,

     

Inc.#

     3,200        45,664  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.#

     1,000        155,540  

KeyCorp.

     3,300        68,145  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     400        56,272  

Morgan Stanley#

     800        73,352  

PNC Financial Services

     

Group, Inc. (The)

     500        95,380  

Progressive Corp. (The)#

     1,220        119,816  

S&P Global, Inc.

     500        205,225  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     200        39,594  

Truist Financial Corp.

     300        16,650  

U.S. Bancorp#

     1,900        108,243  

Wells Fargo & Co.#

     1,871        84,738  
     

 

 

 
        1,963,387  
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Industry Company    Shares      Value       
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

    

Health Care - 6.46%

 

    

Abbott Laboratories#

     1,000      $ 115,930       

AbbVie, Inc.#

     1,859        209,397       

Amgen, Inc.#

     500        121,875       

Anthem, Inc.

     300        114,540       

Baxter International, Inc.

     300        24,150       

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     273        66,391       

Biogen, Inc.*#

     800        277,016       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.#

     1,579        105,509       

Cigna Corp.

     299        70,884       

CVS Health Corp.

     400        33,376       

Danaher Corp.

     200        53,672       

DaVita, Inc.*#

     700        84,301       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     400        27,544       

Johnson & Johnson#

     500        82,370       

Medtronic PLC

     400        49,652       

Merck & Co., Inc.#

     1,700        132,209       

Organon & Co.*

     170        5,144       

Pfizer, Inc.#

     1,700        66,572       

Stryker Corp.

     160        41,557       

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.#

     500        252,235       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.#

     1,000        400,440       
     

 

 

      
        2,334,764       

Industrials - 6.03%

 

    

3M Co.#

     500        99,315       

Boeing Co. (The)*

     300        71,868       

Carrier Global Corp.

     540        26,244       

Cummins, Inc.#

     1,300        316,953       

Emerson Electric Co.

     400        38,496       

FedEx Corp.#

     600        178,998       

Generac Holdings, Inc.*#

     1,000        415,150       

Honeywell International, Inc.#

     600        131,610       

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     176        8,591       

Johnson Controls

          

International PLC#

     954        65,473       

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     200        43,230       

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     270        102,154       

Northrop Grumman Corp.#

     700        254,401       

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     270        22,078       

Raytheon Technologies Corp.#

     1,240        105,784       

Republic Services, Inc.

     300        33,003       

Southwest Airlines Co.*#

     1,400        74,326       

Trane Technologies PLC

     200        36,828       

Union Pacific Corp.

     300        65,979       

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     100        20,797       
Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Industrials (continued)

 

Waste Management, Inc.#

     500      $ 70,055  
     

 

 

 
        2,181,333  

Information Technology - 16.45%

 

Adobe, Inc.*#

     800        468,512  

Apple, Inc.#

     7,100        972,416  

Applied Materials, Inc.#

     1,100        156,640  

Cisco Systems, Inc.#

     3,000        159,000  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     500        58,635  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A#

     700        48,482  

HP, Inc.

     2,000        60,380  

Intel Corp.#

     7,700        432,278  

International Business

     

Machines Corp.

     200        29,318  

Intuit, Inc.

     200        98,034  

Juniper Networks, Inc.#

     1,900        51,965  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A#

     800        292,072  

Micron Technology, Inc.*#

     2,100        178,458  

Microsoft Corp.#

     2,800        758,520  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     1,100        29,942  

Oracle Corp.#

     860        66,943  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*#

     1,100        320,628  

QUALCOMM, Inc.#

     4,300        614,599  

salesforce.com, Inc.*#

     1,900        464,113  

Teradyne, Inc.#

     1,000        133,960  

Texas Instruments, Inc.#

     470        90,381  

Visa, Inc., Class A#

     600        140,292  

Zscaler, Inc.*#

     1,500        324,090  
     

 

 

 
        5,949,658  

Materials - 1.24%

 

Corteva, Inc.

     1,033        45,814  

Dow, Inc.#

     933        59,040  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.#

     933        72,223  

Ecolab, Inc.

     500        102,985  

Linde PLC

     300        86,730  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     300        81,735  
     

 

 

 
        448,527  

Real Estate - 1.22%

 

American Tower Corp.

     300        81,042  

Crown Castle International Corp.#

     700        136,570  

Equinix, Inc.

     100        80,260  

Prologis, Inc.

     500        59,765  

Public Storage

     100        30,069  
 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value        
 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

   

Real Estate (continued)

 

     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    400     $ 52,192      
   

 

 

     
      439,898      

Utilities - 1.10%

 

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    400       33,836      

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    420       30,899      

Duke Energy Corp.

    383       37,810      

NextEra Energy, Inc.#

    2,400       175,872      

Public Service Enterprise

       

Group, Inc.

    900       53,766      

Sempra Energy

    500       66,240      
   

 

 

     
      398,423      
   

 

 

     

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 54.83%

 

    19,827,392      
   

 

 

     

(Cost $9,952,679)

       
 

Due Date

 

Discount Rate
or Coupon
Rate(a)

   
Principal
Amount
 
 
    Value      
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 33.19%

 

   

U.S. Treasury Bills - 33.19%

 

     

07/22/2021

  0.010%   $ 2,000,000       1,999,947      

08/12/2021

  0.000%     2,000,000       1,999,877      

08/26/2021

  0.000%     3,000,000       2,999,802      

09/23/2021

  0.000%     5,000,000       4,999,446      
     

 

 

     

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 33.19%

      11,999,072      
     

 

 

     

(Cost $11,999,341)

       
^ Rate^        Shares     Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.77%

 

Fidelity Investments Money

     

Market Government

     

Portfolio Class I 0.01%

      2,810,326       2,810,326  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.77%

 

    2,810,326  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,810,326)

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN - 95.79%

      34,636,790  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $24,762,346)

     

 

     

Value

WRITTEN OPTIONS - (2.14%)

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS - (2.14%)

   $(771,909)
  

 

(Premiums Received $(874,337))

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 93.65%

   $33,864,881

(Cost $23,888,009)

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 6.35%

   2,294,692
  

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $36,159,573
  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

Security subject to call or put option written by the Fund.

(a)

Rate represents the effective yield at purchase.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

PLC—Public

Limited Company

 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.72%)

             

3M Co.

     18      $ (357,534   $ 195.00        07/16/21      $ (2,520

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     10        (147,810     140.00        08/20/21        (2,490

Allstate Corp. (The)

     20        (260,880     125.00        07/16/21        (1,140

Applied Materials, Inc.

     38        (541,120     130.00        10/15/21        (22,230

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     32        (213,824     62.50        09/17/21        (2,816

Capital One Financial Corp.

     20        (309,380     150.00        09/17/21        (13,900

Capital One Financial Corp.

     5        (77,345     160.00        09/17/21        (5,950

Chegg, Inc.

     20        (166,220     90.00        07/16/21        (15,400

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     35        (303,590     85.00        09/17/21        (13,300

Citigroup, Inc.

     52        (367,900     70.00        10/15/21        (21,060

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     40        (400,760     90.00        09/17/21        (16,800

Discover Financial Services

     30        (354,870     115.00        10/15/21        (20,700

Five9, Inc.

     15        (275,085         165.00        07/16/21        (750

Hasbro, Inc.

     5        (47,260     90.00        10/15/21        (2,100

Hormel Foods Corp.

     10        (47,750     48.00        09/17/21        (2,000

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     5        (111,780     230.00        09/17/21        (5,875

Johnson Controls International PLC

     57        (391,191     62.50        07/16/21        (228

L Brands, Inc.

     35        (252,210     67.50        09/17/21        (14,525

Lam Research Corp.

     5        (325,350     640.00        07/16/21        (6,525

McDonald’s Corp.

     15        (346,485     230.00        07/16/21        (2,940

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     5        (84,210     170.00        09/17/21        (3,950

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

     5        (126,530     240.00        09/17/21        (4,650

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     13        (281,905     210.00        10/15/21        (8,645

PACCAR, Inc.

     25        (223,125     90.00        08/20/21        (10,000

Pentair PLC

     5        (33,745     65.00        08/20/21        (875

PulteGroup, Inc.

     20        (109,140     55.00        07/16/21        (3,160

PulteGroup, Inc.

     10        (54,570     50.00        10/15/21        (2,100

Realty, Income Corp.

     5        (33,370     67.50        09/17/21        (1,460

Roku, Inc.

     10        (459,250     340.00        09/17/21        (5,970

Sea, Ltd.

     15        (411,900     240.00        08/20/21        (9,750

Snap, Inc., Class A

     20        (136,280     60.00        10/15/21        (8,000

Tesla, Inc.

     5        (339,850     660.00        07/16/21        (10,280

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     15        (288,450     190.00        07/16/21        (3,600

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     22        (329,362     150.00        07/16/21        (5,654

Trex Co., Inc.

     10        (102,210     95.00        10/15/21        (4,900

Trex Co., Inc.

     5        (51,105     95.00        07/16/21        (275

Zendesk, Inc.

     24            (346,416     135.00        07/16/21        (1,776

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C

     5        (61,110     110.00        08/20/21        (2,525
             

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Put Options Written (Premiums Received $(533,766))

 

        $

 

(260,819

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021  

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.42%)

             

3M Co.

     2      $ (39,726   $ 200.00        07/16/21      $ (434

Abbott Laboratories

     3        (34,779     120.00        08/20/21        (612

AbbVie, Inc.

     5        (56,320     110.00        07/16/21        (1,600

Adobe, Inc.

     3        (175,692     520.00        07/16/21        (21,093

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1        (344,016         3120.00        07/16/21        (33,305

Amgen, Inc.

     2        (48,750     250.00        07/16/21        (238

Apple, Inc.

     24        (328,704     135.00        10/15/21        (19,704

Applied Materials, Inc.

     4        (56,960     135.00        07/16/21        (3,520

AT&T, Inc.

     10        (28,780     30.00        10/15/21        (490

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     2        (55,584     290.00        09/17/21        (830

Biogen, Inc.

     4        (138,508     275.00        07/16/21        (29,400

Biogen, Inc.

     2        (69,254     270.00        07/16/21        (16,300

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5        (33,410     67.50        09/17/21        (965

Campbell Soup Co.

     10        (45,590     49.00        08/20/21        (300

Campbell Soup Co.

     4        (18,236     50.00        08/20/21        (60

Chevron Corp.

     3        (31,422     110.00        10/15/21        (1,020

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     10        (53,000     55.00        10/15/21        (1,390

Citigroup, Inc.

     3        (21,225     70.00        10/15/21        (1,335

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     3        (20,778     80.00        07/16/21        (15

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2        (11,404     60.00        07/16/21        (22

ConocoPhillips

     3        (18,270     65.00        10/15/21        (801

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     2        (46,778     230.00        07/16/21        (1,276

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     2        (79,134     335.00        07/16/21        (12,240

Crown Castle International Corp.

     3        (58,530     200.00        10/15/21        (2,040

Cummins, Inc.

     13        (316,953     240.00        09/17/21        (16,640

DaVita, Inc.

     3        (36,129     110.00        07/16/21        (3,660

Dow, Inc.

     3        (18,984     67.50        09/17/21        (465

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     3        (23,223     77.50        07/16/21        (387

eBay, Inc.

     2        (14,042     65.00        07/16/21        (1,120

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     5        (31,540     65.00        07/16/21        (305

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     2        (69,542     335.00        09/17/21        (5,296

FedEx Corp.

     3        (89,499     300.00        07/16/21        (1,515

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     20        (86,920     45.00        09/17/21        (2,600

Generac Holdings, Inc.

     10        (415,150     320.00        08/20/21        (97,300

General Mills, Inc.

     3        (18,279     62.50        07/16/21        (75

Honeywell International, Inc.

     3        (65,805     220.00        09/17/21        (2,376

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     10        (14,270     15.00        10/15/21        (500

Intel Corp.

     50        (280,700     57.50        10/15/21            (13,800

Intel Corp.

     8        (44,912     65.00        07/16/21        (32

Johnson & Johnson

     2        (32,948     175.00        09/17/21        (242

Johnson Controls International PLC

     3        (20,589     67.50        07/16/21        (570

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4        (62,216     150.00        10/15/21        (4,064

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     6        (16,410     28.00        07/16/21        (162

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     3        (40,134     140.00        07/16/21        (30

Kroger Co. (The)

     3        (11,493     38.00        07/16/21        (243

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     20            (387,940     180.00        07/16/21        (29,800

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     5        (30,210     55.00        07/16/21        (2,800

 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  

Exchange Traded Call Options Written (continued)

             

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     3      $  (109,527)     $ 390.00        07/16/21      $ (144

Merck & Co., Inc.

     5        (38,885     77.50        07/16/21        (1,725

Micron Technology, Inc.

     7        (59,486     92.50        07/16/21        (805

Microsoft Corp.

     10        (270,900     260.00        07/16/21        (11,900

Morgan Stanley

     4        (36,676     85.00        07/16/21        (2,800

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     8        (58,624     77.50        08/20/21        (696

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     3        (46,347     135.00        07/16/21        (5,844

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3        (109,029     345.00        08/20/21        (8,370

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     3        (23,997     85.00        10/15/21        (645

Oracle Corp.

     3        (23,352     77.50        09/17/21        (1,059

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

     4        (116,592     260.00        07/16/21        (12,900

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3        (44,451     150.00        10/15/21        (1,131

Pfizer, Inc.

     5        (19,580     41.00        09/17/21        (305

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     2        (26,986     140.00        09/17/21        (336

Progressive Corp. (The)

     4        (39,284     95.00        08/20/21        (2,120

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     25        (357,325     140.00        07/16/21        (11,100

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     8        (114,344     135.00        07/16/21        (6,720

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     4        (34,124     90.00        08/20/21        (472

salesforce.com, Inc.

     12        (293,124     250.00        10/15/21        (15,120

salesforce.com, Inc.

     3        (73,281     220.00        07/16/21        (7,920

Southwest Airlines Co.

     4        (21,236     57.50        09/17/21        (656

Starbucks Corp.

     3        (33,543     120.00        07/16/21        (30

Teradyne, Inc.

     10        (133,960     130.00        07/16/21        (6,100

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2        (100,894     490.00        09/17/21        (6,224

U.S. Bancorp

     6        (34,182     57.50        09/17/21        (1,446

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     3        (120,132     400.00        09/17/21        (4,830

Visa, Inc., Class A

     3        (70,146     240.00        10/15/21        (2,415

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     3        (52,731     200.00        07/16/21        (54

Waste Management, Inc.

     2        (28,022     135.00        07/16/21        (1,098

Wells Fargo & Co.

     6        (27,174     47.50        09/17/21        (978

Zscaler, Inc.

     15        (324,090     180.00        09/17/21        (62,175
             

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Call Options Written (Premiums Received $(340,571))

 

        $

 

(511,090

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

     Assets Table              
     Valuation Inputs              
     Investment in Securities (Value)              
    

Level 1

Quoted
Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total              

Common Stocks (a)

    $19,827,392       $–         $–       $19,827,392      

U.S. Government Obligations

          11,999,072             11,999,072      

Money Market Fund

          2,810,326             2,810,326      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

TOTAL

    $19,827,392       $14,809,398         $–       $34,636,790      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
     Liabilities Table              
     Valuation Inputs              
     Investment in Securities (Value)              
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total              

Written Options

    $(528,729)       $(243,180)         $–       $(771,909)      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

TOTAL

    $(528,729)       $(243,180)         $–       $(771,909)      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

(a) – Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   

 

June 30, 2021

 

ASSETS   

 

Aggressive

Investors 1

          

Ultra–Small

Company

       

Investments at value

   $         192,332,649         $         126,912,926     

Cash

                   

Receivables:

           

Deposit with brokers for options written

                   

Portfolio securities sold

     7,247,288               

Fund shares sold

     693           150     

Dividends and interest

     127,419           61,857     

Deposits with brokers for future contracts

                   

Prepaid expenses

     27,968             11,757       

Total assets

     199,736,017             126,986,690       

LIABILITIES

           

Payables:

           

Portfolio securities purchased

     6,304,960               

Fund shares redeemed

     8,254           56     

Due to custodian

                   

Loan payable

                   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     3,069,832           17,263,266     

Accrued Liabilities:

           

Investment adviser fees

     26,285           82,461     

Administration fees

     917           498     

Directors’ fees

     809           318     

Other

     76,902           48,385     

Put options written at value

                   

Call options written at value

                       

Total liabilities

     9,487,959             17,394,984       

NET ASSETS

   $ 190,248,058           $ 109,591,706       

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

           

Paid–in capital

   $ 146,309,012         $ 61,886,383     

Distributable earnings

     43,939,046             47,705,323       

NET ASSETS

   $ 190,248,058           $ 109,591,706       

Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value(a)

     2,302,875             2,359,076       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

   $ 82.61           $ 46.46       

Total investments at cost

   $ 155,783,390         $ 82,467,894     

Premiums received on put options written

   $         $     

Premiums received on call options written

   $         $     

 

(a)

See Note 1 – Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

(b)

Redemption of shares held less than six months may be charged a 2% redemption fee. See Note 8.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Ultra–Small

Company Market

 

   

Small–Cap

Growth

    

Small–Cap

Value

    

Blue

Chip

    

Managed

Volatility

        

 

 
  $     437,278,969     $     33,625,561      $     295,174,054      $     432,182,886      $     34,636,790     
                               118     
                               1,597,799     
    2,026,975       86,607        424,061        2,213,718            
    320,043              1,584,823        140,853            
    419,767       26,211        119,236        176,019        8,431     
                               744,350     
    69,589       9,448        43,937        45,677        17,789     

 

 
    440,115,343       33,747,827        297,346,111        434,759,153        37,005,277     

 

 
    1,405,802       124,390        1,067,537        542,731            
    101,881              588,854        126,663        18,371     
                        18,017            
                        1,691,000            
    51,813,591       624,861        4,789,899                   
    157,553       13,200        150,252        62,559        14,219     
    1,773       162        1,346        2,390        196     
    955       161        206        2,600        151     
    118,288       35,538        61,678        126,845        40,858     
                               260,819     
                               511,090     

 

 
    53,599,843       798,312        6,659,772        2,572,805        845,704     

 

 
  $ 386,515,500     $ 32,949,515      $ 290,686,339      $ 432,186,348      $ 36,159,573     

 

 
  $ 250,964,414     $ 23,392,901      $ 254,398,587      $ 118,366,126      $ 25,909,850     
    135,551,086       9,556,614        36,287,752        313,820,222        10,249,723     

 

 
  $ 386,515,500     $ 32,949,515      $ 290,686,339      $ 432,186,348      $ 36,159,573     

 

 
    19,710,712       926,015        7,965,829        27,290,333        2,110,439     

 

 
  $ 19.61 (b)    $ 35.58      $ 36.49      $ 15.84      $ 17.13     

 

 
  $ 318,927,938     $ 22,558,982      $ 264,742,909      $ 165,526,893      $ 24,762,346     
  $     $      $      $      $ 533,766     
  $     $      $      $      $ 340,571     

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Year Ended June 30, 2021

      Aggressive
Investors 1
              Ultra-Small    
Company
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends

   $             2,649,901        $             779,549  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (46,622         

Interest

     81          80  

Securities lending

     33,661            584,143  

Total Investment Income

     2,637,021            1,363,772  

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees - Base fees

     1,516,271          736,019  

Investment advisory fees - Performance adjustment

     (1,383,937         

Administration fees

     12,614          5,982  

Accounting fees

     68,118          59,443  

Transfer agent fees

     120,392          59,260  

Audit fees

     18,900          13,100  

Legal fees

     18,614          8,874  

Custody fees

     5,050          10,285  

Blue sky fees

     24,298          12,236  

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     20,913          9,635  

Shareholder servicing fees

     90,793          22,794  

Reports to shareholders

     32,484          21,242  

Insurance expenses

     15,391          5,960  

Miscellaneous expenses

     18,527            9,643  

Total Expenses

     578,428            974,473  

Less investment advisory fees waived and other expenses reimbursed

                 

Net Expenses

     578,428            974,473  

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     2,058,593            389,299  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Realized Gain (Loss) on:

       

Investments

     27,414,847          9,796,782  

Foreign Currency Transactions

     (342         

Written options

               

Futures contracts

               

Net Realized Gain

     27,414,505            9,796,782  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

    

Investments

     34,798,943          50,056,987  

Foreign Currency Transactions

     61           

Written options

                 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     34,799,004            50,056,987  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     62,213,509            59,853,769  

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 64,272,102          $ 60,243,068  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Ultra-Small
    Company Market    
     Small-Cap
Growth
    Small-Cap
Value
    Blue
Chip
    Managed
Volatility
        
  $            2,190,342      $ 212,818     $ 1,114,626     $ 10,053,174     $ 269,168  
               (2,002           (1
  244        12       236       18       8,855  
  1,619,063        66,926       134,938              
  3,809,649        279,756       1,247,798       10,053,192       278,022  
        
  1,208,535        168,872       576,258       362,124       191,430  
         (20,039     7,930              
  17,275        2,090       6,284       34,706       2,410      
  86,099        50,390       59,198       103,609       55,097  
  109,820        51,358       68,265       97,896       37,981  
  17,000        10,200       10,800       47,100       16,600  
  24,754        3,012       8,100       49,674       3,455  
  17,528        3,081       3,080       8,775       3,473  
  33,339        22,870       28,872       32,128       22,907  
  27,619        3,449       9,138       57,814       3,964  
  197,285        13,453       58,975       84,426       20,376  
  34,072        18,101       20,386       101,430       18,200  
  15,883        2,513       3,296       54,456       3,398  
  21,560        5,670       8,250       48,101       6,229  
  1,810,769        335,020       868,832       1,082,239       385,520  
         (70,707           (403,286     (85,613
  1,810,769        264,313       868,832       678,953       299,907  
  1,998,880        15,443       378,966       9,374,239       (21,885
        
        
  19,005,394        3,633,476       12,764,810       98,537,719       1,923,288  
                            
                           945,522  
                           (2,157,221
  19,005,394        3,633,476       12,764,810       98,537,719       711,589  
        
  124,778,419        11,065,366       35,004,764       40,856,217       3,689,284  
                            
                           150,528  
  124,778,419        11,065,366       35,004,764       40,856,217       3,839,812  
  143,783,813        14,698,842       47,769,574       139,393,936       4,551,401  
  $    145,782,693      $     14,714,285     $     48,148,540     $     148,768,175     $     4,529,516  

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Aggressive Investors 1     Ultra-Small Company  
    

Year Ended

June 30,

   

Year Ended

June 30,

 
      2021     2020     2021     2020

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,058,593     $ 1,660,943     $ 389,299     $ (54,440

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     27,414,505       (8,521,044     9,796,782       (6,373,492

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

     34,799,004       (6,969,652     50,056,987       796,445  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     64,272,102       (13,829,753     60,243,068       (5,631,487

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (1,732,414     (2,253,130           (780,772

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (1,732,414     (2,253,130           (780,772

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     2,136,945       3,719,722       1,088,923       849,248  

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,638,001       2,129,245             717,092  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (18,794,352     (28,404,888     (9,251,627     (11,648,151

Redemption fees

                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (15,019,406     (22,555,921     (8,162,704     (10,081,811

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     47,520,282       (38,638,804     52,080,364       (16,494,070

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of year

     142,727,776       181,366,580       57,511,342       74,005,412  

End of year

   $     190,248,058     $     142,727,776     $     109,591,706     $         57,511,342  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

        

Issued

     29,281       62,834       40,314       37,716  

Distributions reinvested

     23,370       33,964             30,206     

Redeemed

     (272,131     (499,246     (287,845     (523,857

Net increase (decrease)

     (219,480     (402,448     (247,531     (455,935

Outstanding at beginning of year

     2,522,355       2,924,803       2,606,607       3,062,542  

Outstanding at end of year

     2,302,875       2,522,355       2,359,076       2,606,607  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Ultra-Small Company Market      Small-Cap Growth      Small-Cap Value  

Year Ended

June 30,

    

Year Ended

June 30,

    

Year Ended

June 30,

 
2021     2020      2021      2020      2021      2020  

 

 

 
             
             
  $ 1,998,880     $ 2,383,677      $ 15,443      $ (1,031    $ 378,966      $ 408,780  
  19,005,394       6,060,316        3,633,476        (3,365,549      12,764,810        (3,833,907
             
  124,778,419       (31,075,170      11,065,366        (2,340,625      35,004,764        (2,753,107

 

 

 
  145,782,693       (22,631,177      14,714,285        (5,707,205      48,148,540        (6,178,234

 

 

 
             
             
  (6,648,679     (2,859,334      (64,595      (948      (341,445      (1,172,540

 

 

 
  (6,648,679     (2,859,334      (64,595      (948      (341,445      (1,172,540

 

 

 
             
  167,302,221       21,194,644        1,132,281        693,366        256,235,664        1,623,820  
  6,293,685       2,712,320        58,093        882        323,105        1,120,299  
  (76,694,671     (84,776,967      (5,665,866      (14,296,024      (43,730,499      (14,994,132
  426,353       43,193                              

 

 

 
  97,327,588       (60,826,810      (4,475,492      (13,601,776      212,828,270        (12,250,013

 

 

 
  236,461,602       (86,317,321      10,174,198        (19,309,929      260,635,365        (19,600,787
             
  150,053,898       236,371,219        22,775,317        42,085,246        30,050,974        49,651,761  

 

 

 
  $     386,515,500     $     150,053,898      $       32,949,515      $       22,775,317      $     290,686,339      $         30,050,974  

 

 

 
             
  9,117,423       2,168,366        34,869        32,165        7,480,642        92,441  
  455,404       240,241        2,066        35        13,808        52,522  
  (4,934,214     (8,173,523      (207,291      (668,843      (1,347,670      (778,674

 

 

 
  4,638,613       (5,764,916      (170,356      (636,643      6,146,780        (633,711
  15,072,099       20,837,015        1,096,371        1,733,014        1,819,049        2,452,760  

 

 

 
  19,710,712       15,072,099        926,015        1,096,371        7,965,829        1,819,049  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Blue Chip        Managed Volatility  
    

Year Ended

June 30,

      

Year Ended

June 30,

 
     2021        2020        2021        2020  
         

OPERATIONS

                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 9,374,239        $ 11,693,674        $ (21,885      $ 230,830  

Net realized gain on investments

     98,537,719          41,982,231          711,589          1,377,027  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     40,856,217          (36,814,622        3,839,812          (350,798

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     148,768,175          16,861,283          4,529,516          1,257,059  

DISTRIBUTIONS:

                 

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (91,100,282        (56,389,851        (1,473,611        (311,246

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (91,100,282        (56,389,851        (1,473,611        (311,246

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                 

Proceeds from sale of shares

     60,420,912          87,807,618          9,488,495          2,755,337  

Reinvestment of distributions

     83,703,120          51,355,855          1,374,622          289,211  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (247,005,654        (127,263,400        (7,142,381        (5,264,419

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (102,881,622        11,900,073          3,720,736          (2,219,871

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (45,213,729        (27,628,495        6,776,641          (1,274,058

NET ASSETS:

                 

Beginning of year

     477,400,077          505,028,572          29,382,932          30,656,990  

End of year

   $     432,186,348        $     477,400,077        $     36,159,573        $         29,382,932  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

                 

Issued

     3,926,283          6,093,425          573,942          181,398  

Distributions reinvested

     6,141,095          3,477,038          85,433          18,866  

Redeemed

     (16,963,300        (9,086,282        (437,858        (348,707

Net increase (decrease)

     (6,895,922        484,181          221,517          (148,443

Outstanding at beginning of year

     34,186,255          33,702,074          1,888,922          2,037,365  

Outstanding at end of year

     27,290,333          34,186,255          2,110,439          1,888,922  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

   2020

 

   2019

 

   2018

 

   2017

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $56.59    $62.01    $74.05    $66.37    $54.75
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   0.86    0.61    0.98    0.23    (0.14)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   25.88    (5.21)    (6.93)    7.45    12.12
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   26.74    (4.60)    (5.95)    7.68    11.98
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

   (0.72)    (0.82)    (1.21)       (0.36)

Net Realized Gain

         (4.88)      
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Distributions

   (0.72)    (0.82)    (6.09)       (0.36)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $82.61    $56.59    $62.01    $74.05    $66.37(b)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Return

   47.48%    (7.53%)    (6.67%)    11.57%(b)    21.90%(b)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $190,248    $142,728    $181,367    $227,562    $224,073

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.34%(c)    0.28%(c)    0.35%(c)    0.96%    1.66%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.34%    0.28%    0.35%    0.96%    1.66%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.22%    1.04%    1.52%    0.31%    (0.23%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   88%    125%    102%    105%    153%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(c)

For years ended June 30, 2021, June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 the expense ratios were significantly lower than in other periods, due to a negative performance adjustment to the investment advisory fee. Please refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information. The rate shown may not be indicative of the rate going forward.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

   2020    2019    2018    2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $22.06    $24.16    $32.13    $30.04    $25.99
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   0.16    (0.02)    0.28    (0.04)    0.32

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   24.24    (1.80)    (5.14)    2.73    4.06
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   24.40    (1.82)    (4.86)    2.69    4.38
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

      (0.28)    (0.01)    (0.41)    (0.33)

Net Realized Gain

         (3.10)    (0.19)   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Distributions

      (0.28)    (3.11)    (0.60)    (0.33)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $46.46(b)    $22.06    $24.16    $32.13    $30.04
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Return

   110.61%    (7.63%)    (14.48%)    9.13%    16.88%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $109,592    $57,511    $74,005    $96,754    $100,984

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.19%    1.32%    1.21%    1.18%    1.18%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.19%    1.32%    1.21%    1.18%    1.18%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.48%    (0.09%)    1.00%    (0.14%)    1.14%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   82%    104%    93%    89%    113%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

     2020   2019   2018    2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $9.96      $11.34   $15.81   $14.93    $12.77
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.13      0.13   0.11   0.08    0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   9.98      (1.36)   (2.93)   2.76    3.18
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   10.11      (1.23)   (2.82)   2.84    3.35
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

   (0.14)      (0.15)   (0.08)   (0.02)    (0.15)

Net Realized Gain

   (0.35)        (1.57)   (1.94)    (1.04)
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Total Distributions

   (0.49)      (0.15)   (1.65)   (1.96)    (1.19)
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Paid-in Capital from Redemption Fees(a)

   0.03      0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)    0.00(b)
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $19.61      $9.96   $11.34   $15.81    $14.93
  

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Total Return

   103.83%      (10.99%)(c)   (16.98%)(c)   20.86%(c)    26.61%(c)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $386,516      $150,054   $236,371   $378,144    $352,190

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.75%      0.82%   0.77%   0.75%    0.76%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.75%      0.75%   0.75%   0.75%    0.75%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.83%      1.27%   0.84%   0.52%    1.21%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   52%      51%   38%   35%    31%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SMALL-CAP GROWTH

 

     Year Ended June 30
     2021    2020    2019    2018    2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $20.77    $24.28    $30.32    $24.92    $20.33
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   0.02    (0.00)(b)    (0.03)    0.09    0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   14.86    (3.51)    (3.43)    5.36    4.60
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   14.88    (3.51)    (3.46)    5.45    4.66
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

   (0.07)       (0.10)    (0.05)    (0.07)

Net Realized Gain

      (0.00)(b)    (2.48)      
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Distributions

   (0.07)       (2.58)    (0.05)    (0.07)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $35.58    $20.77    $24.28    $30.32    $24.92
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Return(c)

   71.70%    (14.46%)    (10.81%)    21.91%    22.97%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $32,950    $22,775    $42,085    $55,472    $46,544

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.19%    1.22%(d)    1.11%    1.08%    1.16%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.94%    0.94%(d)    0.94%    0.94%    0.94%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.05%    (0.00%)(e)    (0.10%)    0.35%    0.24%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   93%    115%    102%    122%    136%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

(d)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

(e)

Amount represents less than 0.005%.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

     2020      2019      2018      2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $16.52      $20.24      $29.60      $24.82      $20.87
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Income from Investment Operations:

                      

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.12      0.19      0.47      0.20      0.22

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   20.05      (3.40)      (5.72)      4.81      3.97
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total from Investment Operations

   20.17      (3.21)      (5.25)      5.01      4.19
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

                      

Net Investment Income

   (0.20)      (0.51)      (0.74)      (0.23)      (0.24)

Net Realized Gain

   –        –        (3.37)      –        –  
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Distributions

   (0.20)      (0.51)      (4.11)      (0.23)      (0.24)
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $36.49      $16.52      $20.24      $29.60      $24.82
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Return

   122.77%      (16.43%)(b)      (17.12%)(b)      20.32%(b)      20.08%(b)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                      

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $290,686      $30,051      $49,652      $69,317      $61,981

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.91%      1.12%      1.00%      0.94%      0.98%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.91%      0.94%      0.94%      0.94%      0.94%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.40%      1.01%      1.97%      0.74%      0.95%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   91%      87%      84%      78%      77%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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BLUE CHIP

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

     2020      2019      2018      2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $13.96      $14.99      $14.62      $13.71      $12.28
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Income from Investment Operations:

                      

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.31      0.33      0.34      0.31      0.30

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

   4.73      0.28      1.75      1.33      1.44
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total from Investment Operations

   5.04      0.61      2.09      1.64      1.74
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

                      

Net Investment Income

   (0.35)      (0.32)      (0.31)      (0.31)      (0.31)

Net Realized Gain

   (2.81)      (1.32)      (1.41)      (0.42)      –  
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Distributions

   (3.16)      (1.64)      (1.72)      (0.73)      (0.31)
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $15.84      $13.96      $14.99      $14.62      $13.71
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Return(b)

   39.75%      3.49%      16.26%      11.98%      14.33%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                      

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $432,186      $477,400      $505,029      $567,513      $550,902

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.24%      0.27%      0.25%      0.22%      0.25%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.15%      0.15%      0.15%      0.15%      0.15%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   2.07%      2.28%      2.28%      2.17%      2.30%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   7%      15%      20%      14%      17%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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(for a share outstanding throughout each year indicated)

 

MANAGED VOLATILITY

 

     Year Ended June 30

 

     2021

 

     2020      2019      2018      2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $15.56      $15.05      $15.75      $14.79      $14.20
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Income from Investment Operations:

                      

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   (0.01)      0.12      0.16      0.10      0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

   2.35      0.55      0.06      0.95      0.59
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total from Investment Operations

   2.34      0.67      0.22      1.05      0.65
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

                      

Net Investment Income

   –        (0.16)      (0.31)      (0.09)      (0.06)

Net Realized Gain

   (0.77)      –        (0.61)      –        –  
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Distributions

   (0.77)      (0.16)      (0.92)      (0.09)      (0.06)
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $17.13      $15.56      $15.05      $15.75      $14.79
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

Total Return(b)

   15.33%      4.45%      1.74%      7.11%      4.59%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                      

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $36,160      $29,383      $30,657      $32,816      $36,523

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.21%      1.27%      1.24%      1.20%      1.12%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.94%      0.94%      0.94%      0.94%      0.94%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   (0.07%)      0.77%      1.06%      0.64%      0.42%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   41%      68%      69%      50%      50%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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1. Organization

 

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with nine investment funds as of June 30, 2021. The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in this report (each is referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are included in a separate report.

On May 13, 2021, the Board of Directors of Bridgeway Funds, Inc., on behalf of the Small-Cap Growth Fund (“SCG Fund”), approved a Plan of Reorganization, under which the SCG Fund will be reorganized with and into the Small-Cap Value Fund (“SCV Fund”). Under the Plan of Reorganization, the SCG Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the SCV Fund in exchange for shares of the SCV Fund, which will be distributed to shareholders of the SCG Fund at the same total value as held in the SCG Fund immediately prior to the reorganization. The Plan of Reorganization is subject to approval by the shareholders of the SCG Fund.

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of June 30, 2021, 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Aggressive Investor 1, Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, Small-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

The Ultra-Small Company Fund is open to existing investors (direct only).

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund seeks to exceed the stock market total return (primarily through capital appreciation) at a level of total risk roughly equal to that of the stock market over longer periods of time (three year intervals or more).

The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Value Funds seek to provide a long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

The Blue Chip Fund seeks to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation, but also some income.

The Managed Volatility Fund seeks to provide a high current return with short-term risk less than or equal to 40% of the stock market.

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

Securities, Options, Futures, and Other Investments Valuation Other than options, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their

 

 

 

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primary exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Fixed income securities are valued on the basis of current market quotations provided by a pricing service. Options are valued at the close if there is trading volume, and if there is no trading volume, the options are valued at the bid on long positions and the ask on the short positions.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

 

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

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by each Fund, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment which is held by each Fund, except Blue Chip.

 

 

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

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value and therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

 

 

 

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2021 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

Securities Lending Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related cash collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value. Securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and can be terminated by the Funds or the borrower at any time. During the year ended June 30, 2021 the Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds did not have any securities lending transactions.

 

 

 

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The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of June 30, 2021:

 

                      Gross Amount Not Offset
in the Statement of  Assets
and Liabilities
       
Fund  

 

Gross

Amounts of

Recognized

Assets1

   

 

Gross

Amounts

Offset in the

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

   

 

Net Amounts of

Assets Presented

in the Statement

of Assets and

Liabilities

   

Financial

Instruments

   

Collateral

Received

    Net Amount  

Aggressive Investors 1

           

Securities lending

    $3,069,832       $–       $3,069,832       $–       $3,069,832       $–  

Ultra-Small Company

           

Securities lending

    $17,263,266       –         $17,263,266       –         $17,263,266        

Ultra-Small Company Market

           

Securities lending

    $51,813,591       –         $51,813,591       –         $51,813,591        

Small-Cap Growth

           

Securities lending

    $624,861       –         $624,861       –         $624,861        

Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

    $4,789,899       –         $4,789,899       –         $4,789,899        

 

1 

Securities loaned with a value of $585,430 in Ultra-Small Company Market have been sold and are pending settlement on June 30, 2021.

The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

    Non-Cash Collateral                    
Fund   Collateral Type   Coupon
Range
   

Maturity

Date

Range

    Market Value    

Cash

Collateral

   

Total

Collateral

   

Market Value

of Securities

on Loan

 

Aggressive Investors 1

           

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

7.50%

 

 

   

07/15/21-

02/15/51

 

 

    $17,710,023       $3,069,832       $20,779,855       $20,082,950  

Ultra-Small Company

           

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

07/13/21-

02/15/51

 

 

    $6,498,246       $17,263,266       $23,761,512       $22,964,759  

Ultra-Small Company Market

           

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

07/13/21-

02/15/51

 

 

    $18,326,765       $51,813,591       $70,140,356       $66,117,234  

Small-Cap Growth

           

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

07/13/21-

02/15/51

 

 

    $3,494,408       $624,861       $4,119,269       $3,989,951  

Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

07/13/21-

02/15/51

 

 

    $7,099,108       $4,789,899       $11,889,007       $11,733,435  

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of June 30, 2021, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

 

 

 

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Use of Estimates in Financial Statements In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account, maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Sector Concentration Risk Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks and Uncertainties The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks, bonds and call and put options. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national, and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

Security Transactions, Investment Income, and Expenses Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Particularly as related to the Managed Volatility Fund, discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized using the effective interest method. Income from the securities lending program is recorded when earned from the securities lending agent and reflected in the Statement of Operations under “Securities lending.”

Fund expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

Distributions to Shareholders The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December.

 

 

 

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Derivatives The Funds’ use of derivatives for the year ended June 30, 2021 was limited to futures contracts, purchased options, and written options. The following is a summary of how these derivatives are treated in the financial statements and their impact on the Funds, categorized by primary underlying risk.

 

Primary Underlying

Risk/Fund

  

Derivative

Assets

      

Derivative

Liabilities

      

Location on

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

Equity Risk

            

Managed Volatility:

            

Written Put Options

     –            $260,819        Put options written at value

Written Call Options

     –            511,090        Call options written at value

 

Primary Underlying

Risk/Fund

  

Amount of

Realized Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives

   

Amount of

Unrealized Gain

(Loss) on Derivatives

    

Location of Gain (Loss)

in the Statement of Operations

Equity Risk

       

Managed Volatility:

       

Written Options

     $945,522       $150,528      Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Written Options

Futures Contracts

     $(2,157,221)       –        Realized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts

The derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, serve as indicators of the volume of derivatives activity for the Funds.

Futures Contracts The Funds may purchase or sell financial futures contracts to hedge cash positions, manage market risk, and to dampen volatility in line with investment objectives. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or US Government securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the futures contract is traded. The contract amount reflects the extent of a Fund’s exposure in these financial instruments. A Fund’s participation in the futures markets involves certain risks, including imperfect correlation between movements in the price of futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover. Pursuant to a contract, such Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to, the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by a Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a contract is closed, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. With futures, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds, since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. As of June 30, 2021, the Funds had no open futures contracts.

Options The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to stock market risk or for purposes of diversification of risk. The Managed Volatility Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to reduce the Fund’s volatility and provide some cash flow. An option is a contract conveying a right to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price during a stipulated period. The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a call or a put option is included in such Fund’s Schedule of Investments as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by such Fund is included in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If an option that a Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date, or if such Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, that Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such options is extinguished. If a call option that a Fund has written

 

 

 

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is assigned, such Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option that a Fund has written is assigned, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security that such Fund purchased upon exercise of the option. Buying calls increases a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security to the extent of any premium paid. Buying puts on a stock market index tends to limit a Fund’s exposure to a stock market decline. All options purchased by the Funds were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

Covered Call Options and Secured Puts The Aggressive Investors 1 and Managed Volatility Funds may write call options on a covered basis; that is, a Fund will own the underlying security, or a Fund may write secured puts. The principal reason for writing covered calls and secured puts on a security is to attempt to realize income through the receipt of premiums. The option writer has, in return for the premium, given up the opportunity for profit from a substantial price increase in the underlying security so long as the obligation as a writer continues, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. All options were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

Outstanding written options as of June 30, 2021 for the Managed Volatility Fund are included in the Schedule of Investments. The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund had no transactions in written options during the year ended June 30, 2021.

Indemnification Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

3. Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee pursuant to each Fund’s management agreement, as described below.

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, Small-Cap Growth Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund each have management fees that are comprised of a base fee, which is applied to the Fund’s average annual net assets, and a performance adjustment, which adjusts the fee upward or downward depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over a rolling five-year performance period, and is applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets over this performance period.

Because the performance adjustment is based on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index, and not the Fund’s absolute performance, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares lose value over the performance period, provided that the Fund outperformed its market index, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares increase in value during the performance period, provided that the Fund underperformed its market index. Also, depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over the rolling five-year performance period, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced underperformance relative to its market index in the short-term, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced outperformance relative to its market index in the short-term. However, no performance fee adjustment will be applied to the Adviser’s fee if the cumulative difference between a Fund’s performance and that of the applicable market index is less than or equal to 2% over the rolling five-year performance period.

Additionally, because the base fee is applied to average annual net assets, and the performance adjustment is calculated over a rolling five-year performance period, it is possible that if a Fund underperforms the applicable market index significantly over the performance period, and the Fund’s assets have declined significantly over that performance period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, the Adviser would make a payment to the Fund.

Aggressive Investors 1: A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee

 

 

 

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Rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million, 0.85% of the next $500 million and 0.80% of any excess over $1 billion.

The Performance Adjustment equals 4.67% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.70% to a maximum of +0.70%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Ultra-Small Company: The Fund pays advisory fees based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million. The management fees are computed daily and are payable monthly. However, during any period when the Fund’s net assets range from $27,500,000 to $55,000,000, the advisory fee will be determined as if the Fund had $55,000,000 under management. This is limited to a maximum annualized expense ratio of 1.49% of average net assets.

Ultra-Small Company Market: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.50% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value: A total advisory fee is paid by each Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Performance Adjustment equals 0.33% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Russell 2000 Growth Index for Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 2000 Value Index for Small-Cap Value Fund, with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.05% to a maximum of +0.05%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund’s performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Blue Chip: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.08% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Managed Volatility: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.60% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Expense limitations: The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Funds for operating expenses and management fees above the expense limitations shown in the table below, which are shown as a ratio of net expenses to average net assets, for each Fund, for the year ended June 30, 2021. Any material change to the expense limitation would require a vote by shareholders of the applicable Fund.

 

Bridgeway Fund    Expense
Limitation
    

Total Waivers and

Reimbursements

for Year Ended

06/30/21

       

Aggressive Investors 1

     1.75%          $–    

Ultra-Small Company

     1.85%          –    

Ultra-Small Company Market

     0.75%          –    

Small-Cap Growth

     0.94%          70,707  

Small-Cap Value

     0.94%          –    

Blue Chip

     0.15%          403,286  

Managed Volatility

     0.94%          85,613  

 

 

 

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Other Related Party Transactions: The Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews these trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales during the year ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund   

Inter-Portfolio

Purchases

    

Inter-Portfolio

Sales

     

Aggressive Investors 1

   $ –        $ 933,510        

Ultra-Small Company

     5,357,724          13,328,886      

Ultra-Small Company Market

     28,105,203        6,272,157        

Small-Cap Growth

     626,826          744,278        

Small-Cap Value

     2,863,076          4,035,536        

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds, including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds;(iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. Prior to July 1, 2021 for its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an aggregate annual fee of $209,000, payable in equal monthly installments. Effective July 1, 2021 the Adviser will be paid an annual aggregate fee of $150,000, payable in equal monthly installments. For the allocation of this expense to each of the Funds, please see the Statements of Operations.

Board of Directors Compensation Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, Independent Directors are paid $12,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

4. Distribution Agreement:

 

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

 

 

 

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5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the year ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government      Other
           

Aggressive Investors 1

     $ –          $146,209,489        $ –          $162,500,859    

Ultra-Small Company

     –          65,956,324        –          74,312,674    

Ultra-Small Company Market

     –          215,183,870        –          123,153,113    

Small-Cap Growth

     –          25,740,437        –          30,631,585    

Small-Cap Value

     –          302,222,149        –          89,660,292    

Blue Chip

     –          31,554,670        –          216,087,051    

Managed Volatility

     –          7,287,362        –          10,716,179    

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of June 30, 2021, were as follows:

 

     

Aggressive

Investors 1

   Ultra-Small
Company
   Ultra-Small
Company Market

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $38,606,303    $45,923,968    $130,611,168

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

   (2,057,044)    (1,493,996)    (12,480,890)

Net unrealized appreciation

   $36,549,259    $44,429,972    $118,130,278

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $155,783,390    $82,482,954    $319,148,691
            Small-Cap Growth    Small-Cap Value

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

      $11,195,408    $39,031,652

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

        (128,829)    (8,600,507)

Net unrealized appreciation

        $11,066,579    $30,431,145

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

        $22,558,982    $264,742,909
            Blue Chip    Managed Volatility

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

      $266,655,993    $10,290,464

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

        (2,295,512)    (324,622)

Net unrealized appreciation

        $264,360,481    $9,965,842

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

        $167,822,405    $23,899,039

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

Classifications of Distributions Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

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The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 respectively, are as follows:

 

      Aggressive Investors 1      Ultra-Small Company  
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary Income

     $1,732,414          $2,253,130          $–          $780,772      

Long-Term Capital Gain

     –          –          –          –      

Total

     $1,732,414          $2,253,130          $–          $780,772      
      Ultra-Small Company Market      Small-Cap Growth  
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary Income

     $1,880,651          $2,859,334          $64,595          $–      

Long-Term Capital Gain

     4,768,028          –          –          948      

Total

     $6,648,679          $2,859,334          $64,595          $948      
      Small-Cap Value      Blue Chip  
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary Income

     $341,445          $1,172,540          $9,979,722          $11,094,115      

Long-Term Capital Gain

     –          –          81,120,560          45,295,736      

Total

     $341,445          $1,172,540          $91,100,282          $56,389,851      
              Managed Volatility  
                     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

    

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary Income

           $–          $230,830      

Long-Term Capital Gain

                       1,473,611          80,416      

Total

                       $1,473,611          $311,246      

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of June 30, 2021, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers available to offset future realized capital gains which are not subject to expiration:

 

      Short-term      Long-term      Total

Small-Cap Growth

   $1,500,590      $–        $1,500,590

 

 

 

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Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were:

 

     

Aggressive

Investors 1

    

Ultra-Small

Company

 

Ultra-Small

Company Market

Accumulated Net Investment Income

     $326,611      $323,382   $1,841,011

Capital Loss Carryovers

           

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     7,063,114      2,951,969   15,579,797

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

           

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

     36,549,321      44,429,972   118,130,278

Total

     $43,939,046      $47,705,323   $135,551,086
              Small-Cap
Growth
  Small-Cap Value

Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

      $(3,239)   $5,856,607

Capital Loss Carryovers

      (1,500,590)  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

       

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

      (6,136)  

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

            11,066,579   30,431,145

Total

            $9,556,614   $36,287,752
              Blue Chip   Managed
Volatility

Accumulated Net Investment Income

      $3,549,883   $146,278

Capital Loss Carryovers

       

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

      45,909,858   137,603

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

       

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

            264,360,481   9,965,842

Total

            $313,820,222   $10,249,723

 

*

Includes qualified late-year losses that the Funds have elected to defer to the beginning of their next fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. The Small- Cap Growth has elected to defer qualified ordinary late year losses of ($6,136). The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds have no deferred qualified ordinary late-year losses, short term capital losses or long term capital losses.

For the fiscal year June 30, 2021, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

      Increase (Decrease)
      Aggressive
Investors 1
   Ultra-Small
Company
   Ultra-Small
Company Market

Paid-In Capital

   $–    $25,089    $1,672,503

Distributable Earnings

     –    (25,089)    (1,672,503)
            Increase (Decrease)
           

Small-Cap

Growth

  

Small-Cap

Value

Paid-In Capital

      $–    $–

Distributable Earnings

          –      –

 

 

 

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      Increase (Decrease)
     

Blue

Chip

    

Managed    

Volatility    

Paid-In Capital

   $ 7,795,359      $–     

Distributable Earnings

   (7,795,359)      –     

The difference between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Fund’s financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

7. Line of Credit

 

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless cancelled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 10, 2021. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2021, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
  Weighted
Average
Loan Balance
  

Number

of Days
Outstanding

   Interest
Expense
Incurred1
  

Maximum

Amount
Borrowed During
the Period

                       

Aggressive Investors 1

       1.37 %       $535,805        77        $1,574        $1,459,000

Ultra-Small Company

       1.36 %       332,281        32        401        836,000

Ultra-Small Company Market

       1.38 %       971,682        99        3,679        8,123,500

Small-Cap Growth

       1.40 %       132,299        67        345        564,000

Small-Cap Value

       1.35 %       1,401,806        31        1,626        6,804,000

Blue Chip

       1.38 %       781,010        288        8,615        12,607,000

1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.

 

On June 30, 2021, Blue Chip had loans outstanding in the amount of $1,691,000, exclusive of interest payable on the loans.

8. Redemption Fees

 

 

In Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, a 2% redemption fee may be charged on shares held less than six months. The fee is charged for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and will be paid to the Fund to help offset transaction costs. The fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

 

 

 

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9. Subsequent Events

 

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements except as noted in Note 1.

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

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June 30, 2021

   

 

To the Board of Directors of Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

and the Shareholders of Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, Ultra-Small Company Fund,

Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, Small-Cap Growth Fund, Small-Cap Value Fund,

Blue Chip Fund, and Managed Volatility Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, Ultra-Small Company Fund, Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, Small-Cap Growth Fund, Small-Cap Value Fund, Blue Chip Fund, and Managed Volatility Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2021, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of June 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

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 law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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BBD, LLP                    

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Bridgeway Funds, Inc. since 2005.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 26, 2021

 

 

 

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1. Shareholder Tax Information

 

Certain tax information regarding the Funds is required to be provided to shareholders, based upon each Fund’s income and distributions for the taxable year ended June 30, 2021. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020.

The Funds report the following items with regard to distributions paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of each Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations there under.

 

          Aggressive        
Investors 1    
      Ultra-Small        
Company     
  Ultra-Small      
    Company Market               

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

     68.31     0.00     62.09

Qualified Dividend Income

     97.70     0.00     62.03

Qualified Interest Related Dividends

     0.00     0.00     0.29

Qualified Short Term Capital Gain Dividends

     0.00     0.00     0.00

U.S. Government Income

     0.00     0.00     0.00
      Small-Cap    
Growth    
  Small-Cap    
Value    
   

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

     100.00     13.64  

Qualified Dividend Income

     100.00     13.16  

Qualified Interest Related Dividends

     0.00     0.02  

Qualified Short Term Capital Gain Dividends

     0.00     0.00  

U.S. Government Income

     0.00     0.00  
     

Blue    

Chip    

  Managed    
Volatility    
   

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

     100.00     0.00  

Qualified Dividend Income

     100.00     0.00  

Qualified Interest Related Dividends

     0.02     0.00  

Qualified Short Term Capital Gain Dividends

     0.00     0.00  

U.S. Government Income

     0.00     0.00  

US Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct US Government obligations. Generally, such interest is exempt from state income tax. However, for residents of California, New York and Connecticut, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended you consult a tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided for your specific situation.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Funds paid distributions from ordinary income and long-term capital gain that included equalization debits summarized below:

 

 

 

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              Aggressive    
Investors 1    
     Ultra-Small    
Company    
     Ultra-Small    
Company Market    
 

Ordinary Income Distributions

      $     1,732,414      $      $     1,880,651  

Equalization Debits Included in Ordinary Income Distributions

                      157,777  

Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

                      4,768,028  

Equalization Debits Included in Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

                      1,514,726  
      Small-Cap    
Growth    
     Small-Cap    
Value    
    

Blue    

Chip    

     Managed    
Volatility    
 

Ordinary Income Distributions

   $     64,595      $ 341,445      $ 9,979,722      $  

Equalization Debits Included in Ordinary Income Distributions

                   683,044         

Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

                       81,120,560        1,473,611  

Equalization Debits Included in Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

                   7,112,315         

2. Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

3. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 1-800-SEC-0330.

4. Liquidity Risk Management Program Review

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.

Each series (the “Funds”) of Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has designated the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”) of Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, as the Program Administrator for each Fund. As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio investments into one of four liquidity categories (Highly

 

 

 

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Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for Funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments that would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid investments that are assets (“Illiquid Assets”). The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls (i.e., instances when the percentage of a Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments is below the Fund’s current HLIM), including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the LRMC considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements or other funding sources. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio investments into one of the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. Each Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not currently required to establish an HLIM.

At a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors held on February 11, 2021, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy, and effectiveness of its implementation for the annual period from December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”). In its report to the Board, the Program Administrator concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to comply with the Liquidity Rule to assess and manage liquidity risk of each Fund, was implemented adequately and effectively and operated for each Fund during the Reporting Period and each Fund was able to meet requests for redemptions without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.

There can be no assurance that in the future the Program will achieve its objectives of reducing the risk that the Funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating the dilution of the interests of Fund shareholders. Please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information for more information regarding the Funds’ exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which the Funds may be subject.

5. Approval of Investment Management Agreement

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.’s (the “Company”) management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with its investment adviser, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), on behalf of each of the Company’s funds must be approved for an initial term no greater than two years and renewed at least annually thereafter by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board” or “Directors”) or a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each fund. In addition, the renewal must be approved by a majority of the Directors who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto (the “Independent Directors”), cast in person at a meeting called specifically for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Board has five regularly scheduled meetings each year and takes into account throughout the year matters bearing on the approval of the Management Agreement. For example, the Board or its standing committees consider at meetings during the year various factors that are relevant to the annual renewal of each fund’s Management Agreement, including the quality of services and support provided to each fund by the Adviser, the Adviser’s compliance program, including the effectiveness of its implementation, comparative performance information for each fund, the risk assessment of the funds and “deep dives” on the strategy and performance of certain funds on a periodic basis. Additionally, between regular Board meetings the Adviser provides the Board with updated financial information on the Adviser and strategic direction and marketing efforts.

On May 13, 2021, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, met (the “Meeting”) with the Adviser, the Company’s outside legal counsel, independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors (“Independent Legal Counsel”)

 

 

 

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and others to consider information bearing on the continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the following funds of the Company: Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, Ultra-Small Company Fund, Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, Small-Cap Growth Fund, Small-Cap Value Fund, Blue Chip Fund and Managed Volatility Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). The Meeting was held by video conference due to circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19 pursuant to temporary exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In reaching its decisions regarding the renewal of the Management Agreement for each Fund, the Board considered the information furnished and discussed throughout the year at regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings, as applicable and as described above, as well as the information provided to it specifically in relation to the annual consideration of the approval of the continuation of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

In preparation for the Meeting, the Independent Directors requested that the Adviser provide specific information relevant to the Board’s consideration of the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund. In response to that request, the Board was furnished with a wide variety of information with respect to each Fund, including information regarding:

 

 

investment performance over various time periods and the fees and expenses of the Fund as compared to a comparable group of funds as determined and prepared by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data;

 

 

the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Fund under the Management Agreement;

 

 

actual management fees paid by the Fund to the Adviser and a comparison of those fees with the management fees charged to other advisory clients of the Adviser, as applicable;

 

 

the Adviser’s costs of providing services to the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund;

 

 

the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund’s assets increase and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and

 

 

any potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits accruing to the Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund.

In addition to evaluating the written information provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the answers to questions posed by the Board to representatives of the Adviser at the Meeting.

In considering the information and materials described above, the Independent Directors met with Independent Legal Counsel to review such information and materials prior to the Meeting. In addition, the Independent Directors met in executive session with Independent Legal Counsel to consider the continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund outside the presence of management during the Meeting.

The Board also was provided with a written description of its statutory responsibilities and the legal standards that are applicable to approval of the renewal of the Management Agreement.

Although the Management Agreement for all of the Funds was considered at the Meeting, the Directors considered the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund separately.

In considering the aforementioned information, the Board took into account management style, investment strategies and prevailing market conditions as reported by the Adviser. Furthermore, in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Directors also considered information provided by the Adviser concerning the following:

 

 

the terms of the Management Agreement, including the services performed by the Adviser in managing each Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and how those services and fees differ from those for other advisory clients of the Adviser, as applicable;

 

 

information regarding the advisory fee rates and the expense limitation or fee waiver arrangements for each Fund;

 

 

 

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the Adviser’s personnel, staffing levels and the time and attention the Adviser’s personnel devote to the management of the Funds as compared to other advisory clients of the Adviser;

 

 

the Adviser’s risk assessment and management process;

 

 

the Adviser’s representation that it does not engage in pre-arranged soft dollar arrangements but that it may receive the benefit of research services provided by broker-dealers; and

 

 

the financial condition and stability of the Adviser.

In view of the broad scope and variety of factors and information considered by the Board, the Directors did not find it practicable to, and did not, assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching their conclusions and determinations to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund for an additional year. Rather, the Board’s determinations were made on the basis of each Director’s business judgment after consideration of all of the factors taken in their entirety. Although not meant to be all-inclusive, the following describes various factors that were considered by the Board in deciding to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In examining the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Directors considered the services provided to each Fund and any expected changes thereto, the qualifications, experience and duties of the Adviser’s personnel, the approximate amount of time those personnel devote to the Funds, recent and expected personnel changes, portfolio manager compensation arrangements, business continuity and succession planning, and enterprise risk management (including as it relates to cybersecurity risk). In addition, the Directors considered information provided by the Adviser regarding its overall financial strength and considered the resources and staffing in place with respect to the services provided to the Funds. The Directors also took into account information they had received from the Adviser throughout the year concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on, among other things, the Adviser’s operations, financial condition and assets under management.

Based on the totality of the information considered, the Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the Adviser, and that the Adviser has the ability to continue to provide these services based on its experience, operations and current resources.

Investment Performance

The Board considered performance information provided by the Adviser for similarly managed accounts (if any) over the most recent six-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and fifteen-year periods ended December 31, 2020 as well as Fund performance compared with its benchmark for one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2020 . The Board considered the Adviser’s representation that the differences in the performance of the similarly managed accounts (if any) and Fund performance were within ranges that the Adviser expects for the relevant accounts/ Funds given, for example, differences in cash flows, investment restrictions, account size and tax management practices.

In addition, Broadridge provided a report (the “Broadridge Report”) of comparative data regarding fees, expenses and investment performance for each Fund as compared to a peer group selected by Broadridge (“Peer Group”). The performance periods included total return over the most recent calendar year (“one-year period”) and the annualized total returns over the most recent three calendar year period (“three-year period”), five calendar year period (“five-year period”) and ten calendar year period (“ten-year period”). With regard to the performance information provided in the Broadridge Report, the Board considered the performance of each Fund on a percentile and quintile basis as compared to its Peer Group. For purposes of the performance data provided, the first quintile is defined as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the highest performance and the fifth quintile is defined as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the lowest performance.

In particular, the Board considered the following performance information as of December 31, 2020 provided by the Adviser and from Broadridge:

 

 

 

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With regard to the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, the Fund was in the fourth quintile relative to its Peer Group for the one-year period and the Fund ranked in the fifth quintile for the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for the since inception period, but underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund’s smaller size tilt, exposure to higher volatility stocks, non-market-cap weighting and underperformance to certain models had detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Board also took into account that the Adviser continued to engage in research that has the potential to positively impact the Fund and the Adviser’s continued monitoring of the Fund’s performance. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s performance was being addressed.

 

 

With regard to the Ultra-Small Company Fund, the Fund had second quintile performance compared to its Peer Group for the one-year period, the Fund ranked in the third quintile for the three-year period and the Fund ranked in the fifth quintile for the five-year and ten-year periods. The Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for the since-inception period, but underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund is notably smaller than its small-cap peers, a design feature which has worked against the Fund in recent history and has negatively impacted its peer relative performance and that peer performance was also negatively impacted by the inherent value tilt of the CRSP10 Index relative to the Fund’s small-cap peers. The Board also took into account continued efforts to reduce transaction costs and that the Fund’s performance was generally in line with its design although out of favor in the current market environment, and the Adviser’s continued monitoring of the Fund’s performance. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

 

 

With regard to the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, the Fund ranked in the second quintile for the one-year period and the Fund ranked in the third quintile for the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark over the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the variability in the Fund’s performance relative to peers is expected and largely explained by the market capitalization differences between the ultra-small cap nature of the Fund and the other small-cap funds in its Peer Group as well as by the inherent value tilt of the CRSP 10 Index relative to small-cap peers in general.    Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

 

 

With regard to the Small-Cap Growth Fund, the Fund ranked in the fifth quintile relative to its Peer Group for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark over the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods. The Board took into account the Adviser’s discussion of the Fund’s performance and its proposal to reorganize the Fund into the Small-Cap Value Fund. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s performance was being addressed.

 

 

With regard to the Small-Cap Value Fund, the Fund was in the first quintile for the one-year and ten-year periods and the Fund ranked in the second quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, as compared with its Peer Group. The Fund outperformed its primary benchmark over the one-year, three-year and ten-year periods and underperformed its benchmark for the five-year and since-inception periods. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

 

 

With regard to the Blue Chip Fund, the Fund had performance in the fourth quintile of its Peer Group for the one-year period, the Fund ranked in the third quintile for the three-year period and the Fund ranked in the second quintile for the five-year and ten-year periods. The Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for the since inception period, but underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund’s underperformance relative to its Peer Group and primary benchmark was expected given the Fund’s design and larger market cap relative to both its Peer Group and primary benchmark. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

 

 

With regard to the Managed Volatility Fund, the Fund had performance in the second quintile of its Peer Group for the one-year period and had performance in the third quintile of its Peer Group for the three-year period (Broadridge did not

 

 

 

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provide five-year and ten-year quintile information). The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund is not designed to outperform its primary benchmark, but instead is designed to capture market return while limiting volatility, which from inception to date the Fund has done. The Board also considered the Adviser’s statement that this performance is in line with the Fund’s design. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

Fund Fees and Expenses

The Board considered information provided by the Adviser regarding the advisory fees it charges to other advisory clients and the reasons for any material differences between those fees and the fees it charges to the Funds. The Board also considered the Adviser’s views that, given investment performance and overall expenses, the Adviser believes the management fees for each Fund appear reasonable and appropriate given the distinctive features and design of each Fund, the disciplined implementation of the design by the Adviser, the relatively low management fees in most cases, the performance results in line with design and investor expectations, and the profitability to the Adviser of each Fund. More specifically, with regard to management fee differences among the Funds, the Board considered the Adviser’s view that fee differences stem from market factors as well as the estimated growth rate of the Fund at the time of launch; the potential asset capacity of the Fund; the risks associated with providing the advisory services to the Fund; and estimated costs of providing the advisory services driven by the design complexity of the Fund (e.g., more complex design is higher cost due to the research and portfolio management time required).

With respect to management fee differences between the Funds and other investment company clients of the Adviser, the Board considered that, unlike the Funds, the Adviser serves as a sub-adviser to the other investment company clients, which generally requires the Adviser to furnish fewer services than the services it provides to the Funds. The Board also considered the fees charged to other investment company clients of the Adviser, as well as the Adviser’s representation that for certain Funds, the Adviser did not manage comparable investment companies.

With respect to management fee differences between the Funds and other non-investment company clients of the Adviser, the Board considered that: (i) the management fee charged to the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund is lower than that charged to comparable clients; (ii) the asset-based management fee charged to the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund is higher than that charged to comparable clients, while the Fund’s performance fee rate is significantly lower than the performance fee rate charged to comparable clients (and there are other differences in the performance fee calculations); and (iii) the Adviser had no advisory clients comparable to the other Funds.

The Board also considered information compiled by Broadridge comparing each Fund’s contractual management fee rate (excluding any performance fees and using an assumed common asset level for the Fund and the other funds in the Peer Group), actual management fee rate (which included the effect of any fee waivers and any performance fees, and was derived from annual reports) and actual total expense ratios (which also included the effect of any fee waivers and performance fees, and was derived from annual reports) as a percentage of average net assets as compared to other funds in its expense Peer Group. Broadridge’s contractual management fee data included both advisory fees and administrative services fees, except for the Funds. Broadridge excluded administrative services fees for the Funds from contractual management fee data because those fees are fixed (i.e., a stated dollar amount), as opposed to asset based. More specifically, with respect to the Funds, the Adviser provides certain administrative services to the Funds pursuant to a separate contract, in exchange for an annual fixed fee (payable monthly) that the Adviser has represented approximates the cost of providing such services (which the Board considered in connection with profitability, as described below). Broadridge’s actual management fee data for the Funds and the other funds in the Peer Group included both advisory fees and administrative services fees. Thus, the contractual management fee rate in the Funds’ Broadridge comparisons did not reflect these administrative services fees, whereas the actual management fee rate in the Funds’ Broadridge comparisons included both advisory and administrative services fees.

With regard to the expense information provided in the Broadridge Report, the Board considered Fund expenses on a percentile and quintile basis as compared to each Fund’s Peer Group. For purposes of the expense data provided, Broadridge defines the first quintile as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the lowest expenses and the fifth quintile as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the highest expenses. In particular, the Board considered the following:

 

 

 

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The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund’s contractual management fee was in the third quintile of its Peer Group (excluding the performance fee) and the Fund’s actual management fees and actual total expenses (factoring in the performance fee) were each in the first quintile of its Peer Group. The Board also considered the impact of the Fund’s performance fee on the fee comparisons.

 

 

With respect to the Ultra-Small Company Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fees and actual total expense ratio were each in the third quintile of its Peer Group, and actual management fees were in the fourth quintile. The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expenses, which included the actual management fee, were only slightly above the median of its Peer Group.

 

 

With respect to the Managed Volatility Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fees and actual management fees were each in the second quintile of its Peer Group and the Fund’s actual total expenses were in the first quintile of its Peer Group.

 

 

With respect to the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, the Small-Cap Growth Fund, the Small-Cap Value Fund, and the Blue Chip Fund, the Board considered that each Fund was in the first quintile of its applicable Peer Group for the contractual management fee, actual management fee and total expense ratio. The Board also considered the impact of the performance fee arrangement on actual management fees for the Small-Cap Value and Small-Cap Growth Funds.

In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser agreed to contractual expense limitation agreements for each of the Funds to ensure that total expense levels do not increase above certain asset percentage levels.

The foregoing comparisons assisted the Board in determining to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund by providing it with a basis for evaluating each Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio on a relative basis. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s management fee was reasonable in view of the services received by the Fund and the other factors considered.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the materials it received from the Adviser regarding its revenues and costs in providing investment management and certain administrative services to the Funds and the Company as a whole. In particular, the Board considered the analysis of the Adviser’s profitability with respect to each Fund, calculated for the years ended December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020. The Board also considered the Adviser’s representations that it does not track expenses or maintain staff on a per Fund basis and accordingly the Adviser needed to make certain assumptions to allocate expenses on a Fund-by-Fund basis in order to calculate Fund-by-Fund profitability, making the process a subjective one. The Board also considered that the Adviser was operating certain Funds at a loss but that the Adviser had the resources necessary to continue providing the same level of services to those Funds. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with each Fund was reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the effect of each Fund’s current size and its potential growth on its performance and fees. With respect to whether economies of scale are expected to be realized by the Adviser as a Fund’s assets increase and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors, the Board considered, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, the current level of advisory fees charged and fee structure and concluded that the Adviser’s fee structure with respect to each Fund was appropriate at this time. The Board considered that the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund and Ultra-Small Company Fund each have fee breakpoints in their management fee schedules although neither Fund is at a size currently to benefit from such breakpoints. With respect to Ultra-Small Company Market Fund and Managed Volatility Fund, the Board considered the Adviser’s representation that it believes that neither Fund will produce significant economies of scale because each Fund involves intensive and time-consuming portfolio and trading management, and as a result, neither Fund has breakpoints in its management fee schedule. Lastly, although the Small-Cap Growth Fund, Small-Cap Value Fund, Blue Chip Fund and Managed Volatility Fund do not have fee breakpoints in their management fee schedules, the Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that these Funds were priced low relative to their respective Peer Groups and ahead of the

 

 

 

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economies of scale curve at launch. The Board noted that if a Fund’s assets increased over time, the Fund might realize other economies of scale if assets increased proportionally more than certain other expenses.

“Fallout” or Ancillary Benefits

The Board considered whether there were any “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that may accrue to the Adviser as a result of its relationships with the Funds. In terms of potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits to the Adviser due to its position as manager of the Funds, the Board considered benefits related to track record and reputation, and portfolio trading and execution. The Board also considered the Adviser’s representations that it does not engage in pre-arranged soft dollar arrangements but that it may receive the benefit of research services provided by broker-dealers. In addition, the Board took into account that the Adviser receives administrative service fees from the Funds in exchange for providing certain administrative services to the Funds. The Board concluded that the benefits accruing to Adviser by virtue of its relationship with the Funds appeared to be reasonable.

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Based on all relevant information and factors discussed above, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, determined that the continuation of the Management Agreement for each Fund was in the best interests of the Fund. As a result, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

 

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As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. Shareholders are subject to redemption fees on the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund under certain circumstances. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2021 and held until June 30, 2021.

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

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

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 1/1/21
     Ending Account
Value at 6/30/21
     Expense
Ratio
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
1/1/21 - 6/30/21
 

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Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,157.78        0.38%        $2.03  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,022.91        0.38%        $1.91  

Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Fund

                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,457.46        1.15%        $7.01  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,019.09        1.15%        $5.76  

Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,391.76        0.75%        $4.45  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,021.08        0.75%        $3.76  

Bridgeway Small-Cap Growth Fund

                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,239.29        0.94%        $5.22  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.13        0.94%        $4.71  

Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund

                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,537.07        0.91%        $5.72  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.28        0.91%        $4.56  

Bridgeway Blue Chip Fund

                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,151.16        0.15%        $0.80  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,024.05        0.15%        $0.75  

 

 

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)

 

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      Beginning Account
Value at 1/1/21
     Ending Account
Value at 6/30/21
     Expense
Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
1/1/21 - 6/30/21
 

Bridgeway Managed Volatility Fund

 

                         

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,056.10        0.94%       $4.79  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.13        0.94%       $4.71  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

 

 

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DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

 

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Independent Directors

 

 

Name, Address and Age1
  

Position

Held with

Bridgeway

Funds

  

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  

No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen

by Director

   Other Directorships
Held by Director

Karen S. Gerstner

Age 66

   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1994 to Present.    Principal, Karen S. Gerstner & Associates, P.C., since 2004.    Nine    None

Miles Douglas Harper, III*

Age 58

   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1994 to Present.    Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, since 2013.    Nine   

Calvert Funds

(39 Portfolios)

Evan Harrel

Age 60

   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 2006 to Present.    Chief Operating Officer, Center for Compassionate Leadership since January 2020; Independent Consultant, 2016 to January 2020.    Nine    None

    

                        

 

 

 

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DIRECTORS & OFFICERS (continued)

 

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“Interested” or Affiliated Director and Officer

 

 

Name, Address and Age1
   Position(s)
Held with
Bridgeway
Funds
  

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  

No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen

by Director

   Other Directorships
Held by Director

John N. R. Montgomery2

Age 65

   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1993 to Present.    Chairman, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2010; Vice President, Bridgeway Funds, 2005 to May 2015 and since June 2016.    Nine    None

    

                        

 

 

 

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Other Officers

 

 

Name, Address and Age1
   Position
Held with
Bridgeway
Funds
  

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen
by Officer
   Other Directorships
Held by Officer

Richard P. Cancelmo, Jr.

Age 63

   Vice President    Term: 1 Year Length: 2004 to Present.    Staff member, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2000.    N/A    None

Deborah L. Hanna

Age 56

   Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary    Term: 1 Year Length: Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer April 2020 to Present. Secretary 2007 to Present.    Self-employed, accounting and related projects for various organizations, since 2001.    N/A    None

Sharon Lester

Age 66

   Vice President    Term: 1 Year Length: 2011 to Present.    Staff member, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2010.    N/A    None

Tammira Philippe

Age 47

   President    Term: 1 Year Length: May 2016 to Present.    President, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since March 2016.    N/A    None

 

*

Independent Chairman

1 

The address of all of the Directors and Officers of Bridgeway Funds is 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450, Houston, Texas, 77046.

2 

John Montgomery is chairman, director and majority shareholder of Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, and therefore an interested person of Bridgeway Funds.

The overall management of the business and affairs of Bridgeway Funds is vested with its Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board approves all significant agreements between Bridgeway Funds and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including agreements with its Adviser and custodian. The day-to-day operations of Bridgeway Funds are delegated to its officers, subject to its investment objectives and policies and general supervision by the Board.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Board and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-661-3550.

 

 

 

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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

 

 

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@ sec.gov.

 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2021

 

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE

  BOSVX

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE

  BOTSX

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS  

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Letter from the Investment Management Team

     1  

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     3  

Schedule of Investments

     7  

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     18  

Schedule of Investments

     22  

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     34  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     35  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     36  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     39  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     47  

Other Information

     48  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     55  

Directors & Officers

     56  

 

      


   

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Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

            Annualized    
Fund1   Quarter   Six Months   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception to
Date
  Inception Date   Gross
Expense
Ratio2
  Net
Expense
Ratio2
Omni Small-Cap Value   7.99%   39.79%   94.92%   12.77%   N/A   12.41%   8/31/2011   0.72%   0.60%
Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value   7.90%   39.27%   93.49%   12.30%   10.08%   10.27%   12/31/2010   0.75%   0.61%

 

  1 

Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

  2 

Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of June 30, 2021.

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at bridgewayfunds.com or call 800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgewayfunds.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Guam only.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors, or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

   
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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM  

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June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

At Bridgeway, we have a shared passion for applying logic, data, and evidence to develop investment solutions. Our Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are constructed based on fundamental academic research that relies on market efficiency to better capture risk premiums. We manage these Funds to provide broad diversification within the small-cap value universe and to keep transaction fees and expenses low. Bridgeway offers the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds through a select group of advisers. We are committed to advisers and their clients who take a long-term perspective and whose investment goals fit our unique expertise: delivering investment solutions that are statistically driven and grounded in academic theory.

Thank you for your investment in Bridgeway’s Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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    John Montgomery    Christine L. Wang    Michael Whipple        
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    Elena Khoziaeva      

 

   
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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM (continued)  

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June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Market Review

 

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the June 2021 quarter. Broad market returns for the quarter rose +8.24%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, broad market stocks advanced +44.16%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks in all size categories. Smaller stocks outperformed their larger peers. As a result, small-cap value stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000 Value Index, had the best 12-month performance, returning +73.28%. Large-cap growth stocks, as represented by the Russell 1000 Growth Index, had the year’s worst performance, returning +42.50%.

The following table presents returns for broad market, small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap stocks, as represented by various style-based Russell Indexes. Size (market capitalization) and style (value/growth) are among the key factors that drive differences in returns among US stock returns.

Russell Style-Based Indexes Ranked by Performance for the Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021

 

   Quarter    Fiscal Year   

Best

Performing

  

+11.93%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

  

+73.28%

Russell 2000® Value Index

  
  

+11.38%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

  

+53.06%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

  
  

+11.07%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

  

+51.36%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

  
  

+5.66%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

  

+45.40%

Russell 3000® Value Index

  
  

+5.21%

Russell 1000® Value Index

  

+43.77%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

  
  

+5.16%

Russell 3000® Value Index

  

+43.68%

Russell 1000® Value Index

  
  

+4.56%

Russell 2000® Value Index

  

+42.99%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

  

Worst

Performing

  

+3.92%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

  

+42.50%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

  

The Bridgeway Omni Funds in this annual report are asset class exposure strategies that seek broad diversification and strive for risk premium exposure with low tracking error. These Funds were designed to capture the size and style benefits within the small-cap value asset class.

 

   
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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

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June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Omni Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +7.99%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.56%). It was a good quarter.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned +94.92%, outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+73.28%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021

 

                               
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
(8/31/11)
 

Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

     7.99%        94.92%        12.77%        12.41%  

Russell 2000 Value Index

     4.56%        73.28%        13.62%        12.48%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 31, 2011 to June 30, 2021

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of June 30, 2021, we held 634 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund benefited from its primary design features during the quarter. The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe boosted relative returns, as the benchmark’s smaller stocks outpaced their larger counterparts. The impact of the Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks was neutral during the period due to mixed performance among different valuation metrics.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to the Utilities sector, which was one of the worst-performing sectors during the quarter, improved relative returns. However, the Fund’s lack of exposure to REITs detracted from relative results as these securities outperformed the benchmark during the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics benefited relative results, as value was in favor for much of the 12-month period. The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe also improved relative performance.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to these stocks added considerably to the Fund’s relative returns. Both sectors were among the weakest performers during the 12-month period.

 

   
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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Rank

 

       

Description

 

  

Industry

 

        

% of Net
Assets

 

1

     Antero Resources Corp.    Energy                1.2%

2

     Southwestern Energy Co.    Energy       0.9%

3

     Signet Jewelers, Ltd.    Consumer Discretionary       0.8%

4

     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A    Consumer Discretionary       0.8%

5

     Adient PLC    Consumer Discretionary       0.8%

6

     United States Steel Corp.    Materials       0.7%

7

     Surgery Partners, Inc.    Health Care       0.7%

8

     Navient Corp.    Financials       0.7%

9

     Domtar Corp.    Materials       0.7%

10

 

      

WESCO International, Inc.

 

  

Industrials

 

        0.7%

 

     Total          8.0%

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

     

% of Net Assets

 

  

% of Russell 2000
Value Index

 

  

Difference

 

 

Communication Services

   3.0%    4.5%      -1.5%   

Consumer Discretionary

   16.8%      8.3%      8.5%  

Consumer Staples

   3.4%    2.8%      0.6%  

Energy

   13.1%      6.6%      6.5%  

Financials

   29.9%      25.3%        4.6%  

Health Care

   2.6%    11.4%        -8.8%   

Industrials

   18.0%      15.2%        2.8%  

Information Technology

   4.4%    5.5%      -1.1%   

Materials

   7.5%    4.7%      2.8%  

Real Estate

   1.1%    11.1%        -10.0%     

Utilities

   0.0%    4.6%      -4.6%   

Cash & Other Assets

 

   0.2%

 

   0.0%

 

    

 

0.2%

 

 

 

Total

   100.0%        100.0%       

Disclaimer

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

   
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.79%

 

Communication Services - 3.03%

 

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.*

     377,100      $ 1,255,743  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*+

     55,000         3,674,000  

ATN International, Inc.

     33,500        1,523,915  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     163,600        472,804  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

     199,000        1,749,210  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     84,100        1,232,065  

DallasNews Corp.

     8,875        66,030  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     185,000        625,300  

Emmis Communications Corp., Class A*

     102,700        282,425  

Entercom Communications Corp.*+

     271,245        1,169,066  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     260,800        1,742,144  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     223,166        4,550,355  

Fluent, Inc.*

     150,000        439,500  

Gray Television, Inc.

     248,400        5,812,560  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,830,000  

Marcus Corp. (The)*

     13,350        283,153  

Mediaco Holding, Inc., Class A*+

     12,992        46,771  

Meredith Corp.*

     130,000        5,647,200  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     21,761        471,126  

Salem Media Group, Inc.*

     1,700        4,335  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     15,000        144,300  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

     135,800        3,077,228  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     129,900        1,656,225  

Urban One, Inc.*

     151,800        762,036  
     

 

 

 
        38,517,491  

Consumer Discretionary - 16.75%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

     150,000        6,964,500  

Adient PLC*

     210,500        9,514,600  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     51,200        1,824,768  

AMCON Distributing Co.

     1,350        206,698  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     172,200        1,782,270  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
          

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

American Public Education, Inc.*

     47,600      $ 1,348,984  

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     12,600        248,850  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     44,600        7,643,102  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     141,884        1,022,984  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     30,400        740,240  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     118,500        2,285,865  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*+

     128,000        4,261,120  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     113,700        2,919,816  

Big Lots, Inc.

     90,000        5,940,900  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,200        988,714  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     50,000        2,457,000  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*

     78,758        1,417,644  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     47,100        815,301  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     138,100        829,981  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     32,500        548,275  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     81,600        1,095,888  

Century Communities, Inc.

     95,200        6,334,608  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*

     95,650        471,554  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*+

     23,000        856,980  

Citi Trends, Inc.*

     33,840        2,944,080  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     61,900        1,578,450  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     155,450        2,027,068  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     21,050        159,348  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

     79,900        799,799  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     29,900        882,648  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     55,500         10,038,840  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     34,800        101,964  

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

     94,500        212,625  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     75,500        2,083,800  

Express, Inc.*+

     135,000        876,150  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     87,500        1,175,125  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        100,775  

Fossil Group, Inc.*+

     146,000        2,084,880  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*

     121,000        1,202,740  

GameStop Corp., Class A*+

     25,100        5,374,914  

Genesco, Inc.*

     45,000        2,865,600  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*+

     118,000        3,877,480  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     94,500        4,233,600  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

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Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     106,000      $ 433,540  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*

     116,322        1,994,922  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     44,400        6,856,692  

Guess?, Inc.

     50,000        1,320,000  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     64,400        2,753,744  

Hibbett, Inc.*

     45,900        4,114,017  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     26,000        900,640  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     278,600        3,075,744  

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

     45,150        525,546  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     25,250        563,833  

Lands’ End, Inc.*

     92,600        3,801,230  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     30,000        660,000  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     77,650        1,162,421  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     75,000        583,500  

Live Ventures, Inc.*

     3,200        197,120  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     25,000        527,500  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     70,000        4,106,900  

MarineMax, Inc.*+

     77,000        3,752,980  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     162,800        2,700,852  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     65,000        1,458,600  

Movado Group, Inc.

     45,000        1,416,150  

New Home Co., Inc.
(The)*

     57,900        339,873  

ODP Corp. (The)*

     145,000        6,961,450  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     126,000        1,546,020  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*

     211,404        1,570,732  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+

     22,300        738,353  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     30,300        1,684,680  

Select Interior Concepts, Inc., Class A*

     75,800        712,520  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.+

     49,100        3,515,069  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.*+

     124,400         10,050,276  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     106,100        4,746,914  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     100,000        1,777,000  

Strattec Security Corp.*

     18,800        835,848  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     74,200        1,774,122  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     22,700        113,500  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     237,000        4,578,840  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     88,300        1,411,034  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*+

     61,340        1,793,582  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     266,000      $ 5,700,380  

Unifi, Inc.*

     64,273        1,565,690  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*+

     35,000        129,500  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*+

     163,287        7,556,922  

VOXX International Corp.*

     82,100        1,150,221  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     23,000        514,510  

Zovio, Inc.*

     57,000        147,630  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     79,800        3,909,402  
     

 

 

 
         212,870,527  

Consumer Staples - 3.40%

 

  

Alico, Inc.

     22,861        813,852  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     96,900        2,958,357  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     52,400        2,530,920  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     23,000        123,510  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.+

     150,300        6,598,170  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.+

     118,200        3,886,416  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     63,400        3,694,318  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     5,000        25,900  

Mannatech, Inc.

     8,400        231,840  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     18,100        306,614  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     36,100        387,714  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     17,558        600,132  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     225,500        3,675,650  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     40,100        2,048,308  

SpartanNash Co.+

     110,946        2,142,367  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*+

     221,000        8,172,580  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     31,009        729,022  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     82,325        4,252,909  
     

 

 

 
        43,178,579  

Energy - 13.07%

 

  

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     23,100        639,639  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.*+

     116,900        714,259  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     1,020,000        15,330,600  

Archrock, Inc.

     404,000        3,599,640  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.*

     123,988        523,229  

Berry Corp.

     138,771        932,541  

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

     70,000        3,294,900  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     68,266        1,748,292  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Energy (continued)

 

  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     752,500      $  5,101,950  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     577,800        3,853,926  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     80,500        1,486,835  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     118,000        307,980  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     572,322        3,714,370  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*

     104,000        1,035,840  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.*

     161,300        2,277,556  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     194,000        2,147,580  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*+

     90,000        450,000  

Frontline, Ltd.+

     413,200        3,718,800  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     75,000        606,750  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*

     220,000        2,915,000  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

     37,300        556,889  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     95,200        3,200,624  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*+

     460,500        2,629,455  

International Seaways, Inc.

     55,000        1,054,900  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*

     248,700        3,521,592  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*+

     121,400        557,226  

Matador Resources Co.

     113,250        4,078,133  

Murphy Oil Corp.+

     300,000        6,984,000  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     19,800        2,261,952  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     20,445        532,388  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*+

     278,700        3,971,475  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*+

     60,152        618,363  

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     200,000        2,190,000  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.

     74,700        254,727  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     306,700        1,061,182  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*

     35,000        102,900  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     621,700        2,039,176  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

     77,070        1,600,744  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     53,400        419,190  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*+

     593,300        1,239,997  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     159,100        2,676,062  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     564,000        5,606,160  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

     25,000        382,500  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     44,600        2,042,234  

Penn Virginia Corp.*+

     49,500        1,168,695  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     242,500        2,221,300  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Energy (continued)

 

  

Range Resources Corp.*+

     315,000      $ 5,279,400  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     38,400        307,200  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*+

     96,885        6,039,811  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     175,000        521,500  

RPC, Inc.*+

     555,000        2,747,250  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     130,050        816,714  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     161,467        3,560,347  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     152,500        921,100  

SM Energy Co.

     243,000        5,985,090  

Smart Sand, Inc.*+

     132,000        439,560  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     107,900        1,050,946  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     1,917,123        10,870,087  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     153,400        2,399,176  

Teekay Corp.*+

     390,000        1,450,800  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     103,625        1,494,273  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     219,600        953,064  

Transocean, Ltd.*+

     1,441,000        6,513,320  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.*

     235,000        2,716,600  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     400,000        1,300,000  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     108,600        3,445,878  
     

 

 

 
         166,183,667  

Financials - 29.86%

 

  

1st Constitution Bancorp+

     33,000        682,770  

1st Source Corp.

     75,000        3,484,500  

ACNB Corp.

     5,000        139,550  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     51,500        1,979,660  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     84,000        1,312,920  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     5,000        232,500  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.*

     79,394        1,697,444  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     25,000        777,250  

American River Bankshares

     21,300        385,530  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     118,000        463,740  

Ames National Corp.

     1,008        24,706  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     80,984        4,197,401  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     50,500        1,285,730  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     139,510        6,471,869  

Banc of California, Inc.

     112,500        1,973,250  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

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Financials (continued)

     

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     113,400      $  1,742,958  

Bank of Commerce Holdings

     73,041        1,097,076  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     128,500        4,555,325  

Bank of Princeton (The)

     19,480        558,492  

Bank7 Corp.

     51,500        888,375  

BankFinancial Corp.

     59,912        685,393  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     11,000        304,040  

Banner Corp.

     25,800        1,398,618  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     50,966        1,458,647  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     60,400        812,380  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     134,801        3,694,895  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     195,700        2,886,575  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     250,000        3,737,500  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     47,800        2,016,682  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,491,750  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     95,000        2,149,850  

C&F Financial Corp.

     1,200        61,200  

Cadence BanCorp

     260,000        5,428,800  

Camden National Corp.

     4,000        191,040  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.*

     30,000        613,500  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     31,000        799,490  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     10,000        205,000  

CB Financial Services, Inc.

     14,000        310,100  

CBTX, Inc.

     12,125        331,134  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     20,000        521,200  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     55,000        1,108,250  

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     5,000        570,000  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     19,500        864,045  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     28,000        383,040  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     106,040        560,952  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     42,523        939,758  

CNB Financial Corp.

     41,900        956,158  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     16,122        323,085  

Community Bankers Trust Corp.

     63,800        723,492  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

     12,500        431,250  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Financials (continued)

     

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     60,000      $  2,422,800  

Community West Bancshares

     40,000        523,200  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     93,346        2,442,865  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     146,650        659,925  

Cortland Bancorp

     10,000        267,500  

County Bancorp, Inc.

     20,000        679,200  

Cowen, Inc., Class A+

     89,100        3,657,555  

Crawford & Co., Class A

     60,000        544,200  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     45,600        775,200  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     79,591        3,103,253  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     106,116        3,567,620  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     89,000        1,296,730  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     54,100        1,785,300  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     13,800        317,400  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     72,070        4,041,686  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     157,900        563,703  

Emclaire Financial Corp.

     1,200        34,884  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     76,300        3,265,640  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     67,500        3,198,825  

Enova International, Inc.*

     90,407        3,092,823  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     29,475        965,306  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     81,100        3,762,229  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A*

     37,100        1,131,179  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     22,000        521,400  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     25,200        413,028  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     20,501        760,587  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*+

     33,900        204,417  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     54,550        846,070  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     5,500        543,950  

FedNat Holding Co.

     46,600        193,390  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     50,000        1,500,000  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     520,600        6,205,552  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     70,200        2,871,882  

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     49,200        1,841,556  

First Bank

     55,000        744,700  

First Busey Corp.

     123,500        3,045,510  

 

 

 

   
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Financials (continued)

     

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     26,400      $ 714,648  

First Capital, Inc.

     35        1,518  

First Choice Bancorp

     38,000         1,157,100  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     273,800        3,852,366  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     4,579        136,683  

First Financial Corp.

     33,862        1,382,247  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     42,882        649,662  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     24,974        486,494  

First Internet Bancorp

     6,600        204,468  

First Merchants Corp.

     128,100        5,337,927  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     51,500        2,086,265  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     266,400        5,282,712  

First National Corp.

     18,000        361,440  

First Northwest Bancorp

     2,000        35,100  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     20,600        437,338  

First United Corp.

     21,876        381,299  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     6,468        69,660  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     93,297        1,999,355  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.+

     6,000        43,620  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,100        194,834  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*

     22,000        379,720  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     1,300,000        5,070,000  

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, Class A

     57,600        1,517,760  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        539,000  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     98,300        3,223,257  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     45,000        200,250  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     68,000        1,296,080  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.+

     26,262        602,188  

HCI Group, Inc.+

     20,000        1,988,600  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     102,100        4,797,679  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     7,000        65,240  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     12,900        143,577  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     88,400        2,211,768  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     70,100        601,458  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     23,800        506,940  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     21,994        838,191  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Financials (continued)

     

HomeStreet, Inc.

     54,500      $  2,220,330  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     280,800        3,981,744  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     87,000        3,255,540  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     177,667        3,096,736  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     71,000        1,145,230  

Independent Bank Corp.

     47,500        1,031,225  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     98,000        7,250,040  

Investar Holding Corp.

     40,000        915,600  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     77,200        2,896,544  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     45,300        353,340  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     125,850        2,199,858  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     15,297        413,172  

LCNB Corp.

     45,500        744,835  

LendingClub Corp.*

     156,500        2,837,345  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     23,450        390,208  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     183,197        2,172,716  

Mackinac Financial Corp.

     48,500        958,360  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     4,900        90,601  

Manning & Napier, Inc.*

     262,875        2,068,826  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     23,580        536,681  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     25,000        755,000  

Merchants Bancorp

     9,974        391,380  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

     40,000        818,400  

Meridian Corp.

     17,500        459,375  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     83,931        4,249,427  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     9,291        162,685  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     21,400        1,288,708  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.+

     5,500        150,975  

Middlefield Banc Corp.+

     34,000        802,400  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     28,200        740,814  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     41,460        1,192,804  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     211,966        7,007,596  

MVB Financial Corp.

     32,600        1,390,716  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     11,314        2,538,748  

Navient Corp.

     450,000        8,698,500  

NI Holdings, Inc.*

     50,000        950,500  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     43,400        486,948  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*+

     7,300        513,482  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     215,000        4,833,200  

Northeast Bank+

     37,500        1,120,125  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     55,000        902,000  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     113,200        1,544,048  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

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Financials (continued)

     

Oak Valley Bancorp

     2,000      $ 36,340  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     114,123        2,378,323  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     25,001        774,531  

OFG Bancorp

     120,000         2,654,400  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     1,000        24,260  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     85,550        1,060,820  

OP Bancorp+

     91,900        924,514  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     78,000        1,562,340  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     39,493        2,007,824  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     25,600        590,592  

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.

     1,000        14,750  

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     47,086        404,940  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     200,900        8,496,061  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     50,099        979,936  

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.+

     3,000        47,460  

PCB Bancorp

     58,600        943,460  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     49,894        1,550,207  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     15,034        358,110  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     24,017        619,639  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     44,600        1,321,052  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     22,900        975,540  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     35,500        4,599,380  

Plumas Bancorp+

     2,000        64,060  

PRA Group, Inc.*+

     50,000        1,923,500  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     36,600        2,315,682  

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     34,650        583,852  

Primis Financial Corp.

     64,158        979,051  

ProAssurance Corp.

     124,000        2,821,000  

ProSight Global, Inc.*

     3,500        44,660  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     54,600        890,526  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     51,000        880,770  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     167,731        3,839,363  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     33,500        1,611,015  

RBB Bancorp

     65,883        1,595,686  

Regional Management Corp.

     56,100        2,610,894  

Renasant Corp.

     145,780        5,831,200  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     48,642        2,243,855  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     119,500        847,255  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Financials (continued)

     

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     25,000      $ 782,500  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     15,000         1,174,200  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     2,183        110,896  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     86,900        3,834,897  

SB Financial Group, Inc.

     33,800        625,300  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     26,201        229,259  

Select Bancorp, Inc.*

     54,591        880,007  

Severn Bancorp, Inc.

     35,000        416,500  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     67,012        1,122,451  

Sierra Bancorp

     53,000        1,348,850  

SiriusPoint, Ltd.*

     324,600        3,268,722  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     56,500        1,356,565  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     1,000        43,360  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     11,000        494,560  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,484,600  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     71,714        4,065,467  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     52,014        3,155,689  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     35,515        781,685  

Summit State Bank

     30,000        466,200  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     86,900        1,172,281  

SWK Holdings Corp.*+

     4,500        78,975  

TCG BDC, Inc.+

     50,000        660,500  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     30,000        779,100  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     25,500        717,060  

Tiptree, Inc.

     135,200        1,257,360  

TriCo Bancshares

     75,900        3,231,822  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     77,900        1,588,381  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     36,680        1,261,058  

United Bancorp, Inc.

     17,000        249,220  

United Bancshares, Inc.

     1,000        36,010  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     63,800        1,769,174  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     29,700        169,290  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.+

     43,867        967,267  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     86,316        1,198,066  

Univest Financial Corp.

     69,979        1,845,346  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     102,380        3,625,276  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     71,475        7,460,561  

Watford Holdings, Ltd.*

     9,108        318,689  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.+

     95,000        774,250  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

   

Financials (continued)

   

World Acceptance Corp.*+

    20,100     $ 3,220,824  
   

 

 

 
       379,482,207  

Health Care - 2.64%

   

American Shared Hospital Services*

    8,500       24,905  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

    561,000       4,431,900  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

    5,000       10,150  

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

    89,900       517,824  

FONAR Corp.*

    30,500       539,240  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

    19,000       42,560  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

    54,000       252,180  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

    26,700       2,515,140  

National HealthCare Corp.

    18,500       1,293,150  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    400       5,536  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    188,500       7,979,205  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

    40,000       2,084,000  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

    3,500       11,970  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*+

    140,241       9,342,855  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

    105,000       2,762,550  

Triple-S Management Corp.*

    78,550       1,749,309  
   

 

 

 
      33,562,474  

Industrials - 17.99%

   

Acacia Research Corp.*

    196,000       1,324,960  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    275,300       2,375,839  

Acme United Corp.

    15,000       668,400  

AeroCentury Corp.*

    4,300       45,150  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

    105,000       2,439,150  

Allegiant Travel Co.*

    39,000       7,566,000  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.+

    19,400       790,162  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

    100,000       215,000  

ArcBest Corp.

    69,500       4,044,205  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

    15,000       51,000  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    75,700       5,155,927  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*

    15,000       70,350  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

    94,500       7,360,605  

BGSF, Inc.

    18,000       222,120  

Boise Cascade Co.

    106,000       6,185,100  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

    257,800       4,155,736  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Industrials (continued)

     

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     85,600      $ 1,263,456  

CAI International, Inc.

     69,600        3,897,600  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        25,873  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     65,000        2,119,000  

Civeo Corp.*

     35,000        623,000  

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

     99,100        1,053,433  

CompX International, Inc.

     1,000        20,770  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     130,000        1,101,100  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     359,500        6,535,710  

Costamare, Inc.

     367,200        4,336,632  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     45,300        936,804  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     83,500        975,280  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     54,000        1,798,200  

Eastern Co. (The)

     19,601        594,498  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     39,500        1,214,230  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     53,800         5,226,670  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC

     235,000        7,884,250  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     180,900        3,415,392  

GMS, Inc.*

     118,200        5,690,148  

GP Strategies Corp.*

     60,000        943,200  

Granite Construction, Inc.+

     27,900        1,158,687  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.
(The)+

     96,700        4,214,186  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     63,000        2,096,010  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

     98,300        2,395,571  

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*

     335,125        1,333,798  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     55,000        2,450,250  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     66,400        7,441,448  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     20,000        1,319,600  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     18,200        61,880  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*

     10,400        60,112  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     34,600        2,525,108  

Interface, Inc.

     153,500        2,348,550  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A*

     99,300        2,380,221  

Knoll, Inc.

     185,000        4,808,150  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     35,700        665,448  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Industrials (continued)

 

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     50,800      $ 470,408  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     5,000        46,700  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     104,900        840,249  

Lydall, Inc.*

     59,500        3,600,940  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     100,000        2,450,000  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     75,000        2,697,000  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     168,000         6,706,560  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     87,900        820,107  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     34,400        1,356,736  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     78,500        771,655  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     72,500        681,500  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     46,020        4,184,138  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*

     43,102        393,521  

NL Industries, Inc.

     30,500        198,250  

NN, Inc.*

     133,000        977,550  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     50,000        1,412,500  

NOW, Inc.*

     251,566        2,387,361  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     173,222        996,027  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

     696        4,663  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     28,805        1,519,464  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.

     111,200        558,224  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     40,515        1,302,152  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     7,500        84,450  

Performant Financial Corp.*

     175,000        656,250  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     20,000        133,200  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     25,000        773,750  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     16,375        1,215,025  

Primoris Services Corp.

     152,100        4,476,303  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     84,000        348,600  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     75,000        1,863,000  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     41,500        263,525  

REV Group, Inc.

     200,000        3,138,000  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     112,900        4,881,796  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

     56,410        2,151,477  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     312,100        1,251,521  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     350,000        5,288,500  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     100,000        2,413,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Industrials (continued)

 

Team, Inc.*

     103,100      $ 690,770  

Terex Corp.

     61,000        2,904,820  

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*

     168,900        5,703,753  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     95,100        2,942,394  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     93,350        2,624,069  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     133,900        1,854,515  

Ultralife Corp.*+

     22,400        187,712  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     69,400        1,617,020  

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     195,000        1,677,000  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     45,000        723,150  

Veritiv Corp.*

     53,500        3,285,970  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     14,200        64,894  

VSE Corp.

     20,600        1,019,906  

Wabash National Corp.

     148,900        2,382,400  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     83,500        8,585,470  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     35,400        1,517,244  
     

 

 

 
         228,679,158  

Information Technology - 4.43%

 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     74,544        2,265,392  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     5,000        69,600  

Avaya Holdings Corp.*

     220,500        5,931,450  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     40,400        1,323,908  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     24,500        352,800  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     81,000        2,305,260  

BM Technologies,Inc., Restricted*#^^

     14,096        175,354  

Communications Systems, Inc.+

     20,000        143,600  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     50,000        483,500  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     66,015        1,594,922  

Conduent, Inc.*

     565,000        4,237,500  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     35,300        232,627  

Eastman Kodak Co.*+

     163,181        1,357,666  

Ebix, Inc.+

     55,000        1,864,500  

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

     32,000        293,440  

Information Services Group, Inc.

     140,300        820,755  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     87,600        1,904,424  

NETGEAR, Inc.*+

     65,000        2,490,800  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     129,500        3,695,930  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Information Technology (continued)

 

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     48,100      $ 226,551  

Photronics, Inc.*

     206,050        2,721,921  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     60,700        461,927  

Sanmina Corp.*

     145,100        5,653,096  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     72,100        2,028,173  

StarTek, Inc.*

     232,000        1,654,160  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     65,000        130,000  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     5,425        190,852  

Support.com, Inc.*+

     75,000        289,500  

Taitron Components, Inc., Class A+

     10,000        49,800  

Trio-Tech International*

     21,800        109,654  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     270,153        3,863,188  

VirnetX Holding Corp.*+

     145,000        619,150  

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     16,400        410,656  

WidePoint Corp.*

     19,000        137,940  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     281,800        6,267,232  
     

 

 

 
         56,357,228  

Materials - 7.49%

 

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.*

     42,075        311,776  

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     70,000        2,090,200  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     148,300        308,464  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

     97,300        2,028,705  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*

     56,000        1,435,280  

American Vanguard Corp.

     5,000        87,550  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     68,200        413,974  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC+

     9,200        111,320  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     120,000        4,826,400  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     300,000        3,867,000  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     57,000        1,651,290  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     30,000        462,900  

Domtar Corp.*

     157,000        8,628,720  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     52,100        698,140  

FutureFuel Corp.

     47,800        458,880  

Glatfelter Corp.

     147,400        2,059,178  

Haynes International, Inc.

     30,410        1,075,906  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     34,356        1,094,582  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     38,600        4,766,714  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     40,000        1,294,000  

Kraton Corp.*

     85,150        2,749,494  

Mercer International, Inc.

     181,150        2,309,663  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Materials (continued)

 

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     45,900      $ 3,610,953  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     37,000        1,087,430  

PQ Group Holdings, Inc.

     376,850        5,788,416  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

     91,400        502,700  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     224,500        1,501,905  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

     251,500        3,068,300  

Ryerson Holding Corp.*

     115,000        1,679,000  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     92,800        4,551,840  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     109,700        783,258  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     122,500        1,733,375  

Trecora Resources*

     72,600        604,032  

Tredegar Corp.

     106,700        1,469,259  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     362,185        8,112,944  

United States Steel Corp.+

     395,000        9,480,000  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     22,450        226,071  

US Concrete, Inc.*

     60,000        4,428,000  

Verso Corp., Class A

     101,800        1,801,860  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     116,992        2,012,262  
     

 

 

 
        95,171,741  

Real Estate - 1.13%

 

BBX Capital, Inc.*+

     55,208        442,768  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

     596,000        7,157,960  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*+

     370,600        6,752,332  
     

 

 

 
        14,353,060  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.79%

 

      1,268,356,132  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $726,712,022)

     

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

Air T Funding, 8.00%***

     221        5,415  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

     5,415  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,597)

     

RIGHTS - 0.01%

 

Newstar Financial, Inc., CVR*D#

     120,000         

Pan American Silver Corp., CVR*

     150,000        127,500  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.01%

        127,500  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $44,719)

     
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

WARRANTS - 0.00%

     

Air T Funding, expiring 08/30/21*

     11,644      $ 1,514  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc., expiring 10/15/21*

     3,317        331  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., expiring 06/11/26*

     7,920        79,200  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

                81,045  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $106,728)

     

 

     Rate^     Shares      Value  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.27%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     28,795,601        28,795,601  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.27%

 

     28,795,601  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $28,795,601)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.07%

 

   $ 1,297,365,693  

(Cost $755,663,667)

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets - (2.07%)

 

     (26,330,553)  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $ 1,271,035,140  
       

 

 

 

 

#

Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $175,354, which is 0.01% of total net assets.

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

^^

Security subject to restrictions on resale, see additional information below.

D

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $128,845,727, which included loaned securities with a value of $354,618 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of June 30, 2021. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $128,491,109. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

      

 

Security subject to restrictions on resale, market value information is as of June 30, 2021.

Shares

 

Issuer

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Market
Value

 

Market
Value
Per
Unit

14,096

  BM Technologies, Inc.   12/17/20   $176,200   $175,354   $12.44

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks

       

Financials

    $379,467,457       $14,750       $–       $379,482,207  

Information Technology

    56,181,874       175,354             56,357,228  

Other Industries (a)

    832,516,697                   832,516,697  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    1,268,166,028       190,104             1,268,356,132  

Preferred Stock

    5,415                   5,415  

Rights

    127,500             0       127,500  

Warrants

    81,045                   81,045  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          28,795,601             28,795,601  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $1,268,379,988       $28,985,705                   $0       $1,297,365,693  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

                            Investment in Securities (Value)  

 

 
     Rights  

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2020

   $         6,000  

Purchases

      

Sales

      

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

      

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     (6,000)  

Transfers in

      

Transfers out

      
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2021

   $ 0  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 06/30/2021

   $ (6,000)  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

    

 

 

   
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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

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June 30, 2021

Dear Fellow Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, our Fund returned +7.90%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.56%). It was a good quarter.

For the fiscal year, our Fund returned 93.49%, outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+73.28%).

The table below presents our June quarter, one-year, five-year, 10-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of June 30, 2021                                        
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      Since
Inception
(12/31/10)
 
                                       

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

     7.90%        93.49%        12.30%        10.08%        10.27%  

Russell 2000 Value Index

     4.56%        73.28%        13.62%        10.85%        10.70%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. We also seek to minimize the distribution of capital gains within the constraints of the investment objective. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of June 30, 2021, we held 683 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe contributed to relative returns, as the benchmark’s smaller stocks outpaced their larger counterparts during the quarter. The impact of the Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks was neutral during the period due to mixed performance among different valuation metrics.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to Utilities stocks benefited relative results. However, avoiding REITs detracted from relative returns as those securities outperformed the benchmark.

Detailed Explanation of Fiscal Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe was a key contributor to relative performance, as smaller stocks outperformed their larger counterparts. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks also added to relative results, as these stocks outperformed the benchmark for much of the 12-month period.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. Avoiding these stocks boosted relative returns, as REITs and Utilities stocks were among the weakest performers during the 12-month period.

 

   
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Top Ten Holdings as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Rank

 

       

Description

 

  

Industry

 

        

% of Net
Assets

 

1

     Antero Resources Corp.    Energy                1.0%

2

     WESCO International, Inc.    Industrials       0.8%

3

     Signet Jewelers, Ltd.    Consumer Discretionary       0.8%

4

     Avis Budget Group, Inc.    Industrials       0.8%

5

     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A    Consumer Discretionary       0.7%

6

     Adient PLC    Consumer Discretionary       0.7%

7

     Surgery Partners, Inc.    Health Care       0.7%

8

     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    Consumer Discretionary       0.7%

9

     Southwestern Energy Co.    Energy       0.6%

10

 

      

Navient Corp.

 

  

Financials

 

        0.6%

 

     Total          7.4%

Industry Sector Representation as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

     

% of Net Assets

 

 

% of Russell 2000
Value Index

 

 

Difference

 

 

Communication Services

   3.4%   4.5%     -1.1%   

Consumer Discretionary

   16.3%     8.3%     8.0%  

Consumer Staples

   3.4%   2.8%     0.6%  

Energy

   13.4%     6.6%     6.8%  

Financials

   29.3%     25.3%       4.0%  

Health Care

   3.0%   11.4%       -8.4%   

Industrials

   17.6%     15.2%       2.4%  

Information Technology

   5.1%   5.5%     -0.4%   

Materials

   7.0%   4.7%     2.3%  

Real Estate

   1.1%   11.1%       -10.0%     

Utilities

   0.0%   4.6%     -4.6%  

Cash & Other Assets

 

   0.4%

 

  0.0%

 

   

 

0.4%

 

 

 

Total

   100.0%       100.0%      

Disclaimer

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, June 30, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

   
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Conclusion

 

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.64%

 

Communication Services - 3.42%

 

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.*

     189,187      $ 629,993  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*+

     42,000            2,805,600  

ATN International, Inc.

     22,000        1,000,780  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     65,000        187,850  

Cars.com, Inc.*

     55,000        788,150  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

     154,800        1,360,692  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*+

     45,600        668,040  

DallasNews Corp.

     6,614        49,208  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     98,500        332,930  

Entercom Communications Corp.*+

     293,680        1,265,761  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     162,300        1,084,164  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     147,100        2,999,369  

Fluent, Inc.*

     100,000        293,000  

Gray Television, Inc.

     163,000        3,814,200  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*+

     75,000        2,019,750  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*

     115,000        2,380,500  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,830,000  

Marcus Corp.
(The)*+

     27,054        573,815  

Meredith Corp.*

     67,000        2,910,480  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A+

     13,100        283,615  

SPAR Group, Inc.*

     25,000        35,750  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     10,000        96,200  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

     34,200        774,972  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     40,700        518,925  

Urban One, Inc.*+

     105,000        527,100  
     

 

 

 
        29,230,844  

Consumer Discretionary - 16.31%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

     120,600        5,599,458  

Adient PLC*

     135,000        6,102,000  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     60,000        2,138,400  

AMCON Distributing Co.

     1,350        206,698  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     44,150      $ 456,952  

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     16,000        562,240  

American Public Education, Inc.*

     22,700        643,318  

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     8,500        167,875  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     31,000            5,312,470  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*+

     74,900        540,029  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     20,659        503,047  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     56,500        1,089,885  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*+

     87,500        2,912,875  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     45,000        1,155,600  

Big Lots, Inc.

     54,000        3,564,540  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,700        1,068,449  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     28,000        1,375,920  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*

     70,931        1,276,758  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     40,000        692,400  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     164,900        991,049  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     38,000        641,060  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     52,700        707,761  

Century Communities, Inc.

     75,000        4,990,500  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*

     45,550        224,562  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     25,000        931,500  

Citi Trends, Inc.*

     21,020        1,828,740  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     42,600        1,086,300  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     98,550        1,285,092  

Crown Crafts, Inc.+

     30,050        227,478  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

     50,000        500,500  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*+

     23,700        699,624  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     33,900        6,131,832  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*+

     23,400        68,562  

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

     60,000        135,000  

Escalade, Inc.

     10,000        229,500  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     43,600        1,203,360  

Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.*+

     16,500        47,850  

Express, Inc.*+

     116,000        752,840  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     45,500        611,065  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        100,775  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.+

     8,500      $ 343,315  

Fossil Group, Inc.*+

     96,800            1,382,304  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*+

     70,000        695,800  

GameStop Corp., Class A*

     15,500        3,319,170  

Genesco, Inc.*

     22,500        1,432,800  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*+

     72,600        2,385,636  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     47,000        2,105,600  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*+

     4,300        17,587  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*

     85,303        1,462,946  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     28,250        4,362,648  

Guess?, Inc.+

     103,000        2,719,200  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     34,659        1,482,019  

Hibbett, Inc.*

     31,500        2,823,345  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     15,900        550,776  

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*+

     15,250        177,510  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*+

     19,250        429,852  

Lands’ End, Inc.*

     64,900        2,664,145  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     21,608        475,376  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     57,449        860,012  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     50,000        389,000  

Live Ventures, Inc.*+

     3,200        197,120  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     54,500        1,149,950  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     53,000        3,109,510  

MarineMax, Inc.*+

     44,900        2,188,426  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     81,900        1,358,721  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     35,000        785,400  

Movado Group, Inc.

     39,100        1,230,477  

New Home Co., Inc. (The)*

     42,900        251,823  

ODP Corp. (The)*

     85,390        4,099,574  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     85,200        1,045,404  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*

     165,300        1,228,179  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+

     10,000        331,100  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     18,850        1,048,060  

Select Interior Concepts, Inc., Class A*+

     65,000        611,000  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.+

     30,600        2,190,654  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.*

     81,000        6,543,990  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     67,000        2,997,580  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     44,400        788,988  

Strattec Security Corp.*

     17,300        769,158  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     38,500        920,535  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     14,700      $ 73,500  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     138,700        2,679,684  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     36,900        589,662  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*+

     40,730        1,190,945  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     160,000        3,428,800  

Unifi, Inc.*

     45,000        1,096,200  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*+

     14,500        53,650  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     13,100        85,019  

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     15,000        151,500  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     106,000        4,905,680  

VOXX International Corp.*

     52,164        730,818  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     17,500        391,475  

Xcel Brands, Inc.*

     20,000        59,800  

Zovio, Inc.*

     79,000        204,610  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     37,800        1,851,822  
     

 

 

 
            139,181,719  

Consumer Staples - 3.43%

 

Alico, Inc.

     13,100        466,360  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     75,116        2,293,291  

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

     7,000        370,510  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     61,200        2,955,960  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     10,000        53,700  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.+

     100,000        4,390,000  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

     83,000        2,729,040  

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

     37,600        608,744  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     35,750        2,083,153  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*+

     2,000        10,360  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     16,800        284,592  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     46,100        495,114  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     11,242        384,252  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     147,500        2,404,250  

S&W Seed Co.*+

     10,000        36,400  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     25,450        1,299,986  

SpartanNash Co.+

     63,982        1,235,492  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*+

     117,000        4,326,660  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     16,900        397,319  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     46,100        2,381,526  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

 

    Consumer Staples (continued)

 

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.*+

     3,000      $ 41,040  
     

 

 

 
            29,247,749  

    Energy - 13.37%

 

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     10,600        293,514  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.*+

     145,000        885,950  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     585,000        8,792,550  

Arch Resources, Inc.*+

     6,000        341,880  

Archrock, Inc.

     232,700        2,073,357  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.*

     62,700        264,594  

Berry Corp.

     102,471        688,605  

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.+

     59,300        2,791,251  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     45,700        1,170,377  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     487,500        3,305,250  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     370,000        2,467,900  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     43,600        805,292  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*+

     107,600        280,836  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     329,700        2,139,753  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*

     65,000        647,400  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.*

     123,029        1,737,169  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     147,055        1,627,899  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*

     60,000        300,000  

Exterran Corp.*

     34,000        161,840  

Frontline, Ltd.+

     305,000        2,745,000  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     100,600        813,854  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*

     176,390        2,337,168  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

     22,000        328,460  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     76,450        2,570,249  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*+

     240,500        1,373,255  

International Seaways, Inc.

     30,000        575,400  

Kosmos Energy, Ltd.*

     125,000        432,500  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*

     195,000        2,761,200  

Matador Resources Co.

     92,627        3,335,498  

Murphy Oil Corp.+

     230,000        5,354,400  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     13,000        1,485,120  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A+

     16,450        428,358  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*

     185,200        2,639,100  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     61,800        635,304  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Energy (continued)

     

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     59,100      $ 647,145  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.

     42,500        144,925  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     150,000        519,000  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*

     125,000        595,000  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+

     65,000        191,100  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     333,800        1,094,864  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

     52,630        1,093,125  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     146,000        1,146,100  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     215,916        451,264  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     92,000        1,547,440  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     265,000        2,634,100  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*+

     87,000        1,331,100  

PDC Energy, Inc.+

     71,200        3,260,248  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     139,810        1,280,660  

Range Resources Corp.*+

     250,000        4,190,000  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*+

     23,500        188,000  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     60,719        3,785,222  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     7,850        707,913  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     150,000        447,000  

RPC, Inc.*+

     232,000        1,148,400  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     103,000        646,840  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     73,690        1,624,865  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     149,000        899,960  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*

     37,000        859,140  

SM Energy Co.

     175,000        4,310,250  

Smart Sand, Inc.*+

     75,000        249,750  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     120,300        1,171,722  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     965,018        5,471,652  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     122,100        1,909,644  

Teekay Corp.*+

     170,000        632,400  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     50,000        721,000  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     275,000        1,193,500  

Transocean, Ltd.*+

     931,300        4,209,476  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.*

     129,500        1,497,020  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     134,900        438,425  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     103,156        3,273,140  
     

 

 

 
            114,101,673  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

 

    Financials - 29.35%

 

1st Constitution Bancorp

     12,250      $ 253,452  

1st Source Corp.

     40,500            1,881,630  

ACNB Corp.

     6,600        184,206  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     31,131        1,196,676  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     46,800        731,484  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.+

     11,500        534,750  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.*

     50,000        1,069,000  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class B*

     3,000        58,620  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     13,500        419,715  

American River Bankshares

     16,244        294,016  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     66,000        259,380  

Ames National Corp.+

     5,000        122,550  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     39,094        2,026,242  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     9,500        369,170  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     36,133        919,946  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     94,000        4,360,660  

Banc of California, Inc.

     53,500        938,390  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     70,188        1,078,790  

Bank of Commerce Holdings

     54,800        823,096  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     82,500        2,924,625  

Bank of Princeton (The)

     12,500        358,375  

Bank7 Corp.

     23,100        398,475  

BankFinancial Corp.

     29,000        331,760  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     10,000        276,400  

Banner Corp.

     45,000        2,439,450  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     30,541        874,083  

BayCom Corp.*

     7,500        134,625  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     25,900        348,355  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     88,810        2,434,282  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     105,800        1,560,550  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     108,500        1,622,075  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     30,000        1,265,700  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     30,000        688,500  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     61,000        1,380,430  

C&F Financial Corp.

     2,400        122,400  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Financials (continued)

 

Cadence BanCorp

     183,000      $     3,821,040  

Camden National Corp.

     4,000        191,040  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.*

     20,000        409,000  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     21,000        541,590  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     10,000        205,000  

CB Financial Services, Inc.+

     9,700        214,855  

CBTX, Inc.

     1,100        30,041  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     30,000        781,800  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     26,900        542,035  

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     4,000        456,000  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     11,593        513,686  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     27,000        369,360  

Citizens Holding Co.

     3,400        62,764  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     64,500        341,205  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     19,821        438,044  

CNB Financial Corp.

     14,500        330,890  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.+

     22,971        460,338  

Cohen & Co., Inc.*+

     4,500        84,825  

Community Bankers Trust Corp.

     25,000        283,500  

Community Financial Corp. (The)+

     5,840        201,480  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     36,300        1,465,794  

Community West Bancshares

     11,000        143,880  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     71,854        1,880,419  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*+

     57,000        256,500  

Cortland Bancorp

     10,000        267,500  

County Bancorp, Inc.+

     20,937        711,021  

Cowen, Inc., Class A+

     55,800        2,290,590  

Crawford & Co., Class A

     42,900        389,103  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*

     20,000        275,000  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     25,000        425,000  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     49,000        1,910,510  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     55,920        1,880,030  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     60,100        875,657  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     48,900        1,613,700  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

  

Financials (continued)

     

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     11,900      $ 273,700  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     37,500         2,103,000  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*+

     82,600        294,882  

Emclaire Financial Corp.+

     700        20,349  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     60,300        2,580,840  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     60,100        2,848,139  

Enova International, Inc.*

     69,900        2,391,279  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     14,275        467,506  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     40,500        1,878,795  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A*

     32,800        1,000,072  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     11,500        272,550  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        365,497  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     9,000        333,900  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*+

     87,700        528,831  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     45,000        697,950  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     4,500        445,050  

FedNat Holding Co.

     25,200        104,580  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*+

     10,000        92,500  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     46,300        1,389,000  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     332,000        3,957,440  

First Bancorp, Inc. (The)

     5,000        147,250  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC+

     1,000        40,910  

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     17,100        640,053  

First Bank

     21,622        292,762  

First Busey Corp.

     66,500        1,639,890  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     13,900        376,273  

First Choice Bancorp

     31,707        965,478  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     145,000        2,040,150  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     22,000        656,700  

First Financial Corp.

     17,495        714,146  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     20,700        313,605  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.+

     13,375        260,545  

First Internet Bancorp

     18,400        570,032  

First Merchants Corp.

     67,900        2,829,393  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     22,000        891,220  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     145,000        2,875,350  

First National Corp.+

     9,500        190,760  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Financials (continued)

     

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     31,000      $ 658,130  

First United Corp.

     10,825        188,680  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     5,000        53,850  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     55,141        1,181,672  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.+

     10,000        72,700  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,000        191,640  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*+

     14,200        245,092  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     750,000        2,925,000  

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, Class A

     26,843        707,313  

Great Elm Capital Corp.+

     867        3,043  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        1,201,970  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     85,804          2,813,513  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     8,800        299,816  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.+

     500        12,175  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     27,000        120,150  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     54,000        1,029,240  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.+

     14,038        321,890  

HCI Group, Inc.+

     11,500        1,143,445  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     68,350        3,211,766  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     6,000        55,920  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     75,000        834,750  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     53,600        1,341,072  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     48,500        416,130  

HMN Financial, Inc.*+

     2,000        42,600  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     21,097        804,007  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     46,500        1,894,410  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     186,500        2,644,570  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     61,550        2,303,201  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     122,342        2,132,421  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     50,800        819,404  

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

     3,000        6,360  

Independence Holding Co.

     2,000        92,640  

Independent Bank Corp.

     25,500        553,605  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     65,000        4,808,700  

Investar Holding Corp.

     16,000        366,240  

Investors Title Co.

     1,000        174,630  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     54,300        2,037,336  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

 

  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.+

     24,000      $ 187,200  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     79,740         1,393,855  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     2,678        72,333  

LCNB Corp.

     25,200        412,524  

LendingClub Corp.*

     96,600        1,751,358  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     11,000        183,040  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     98,900        1,172,954  

Mackinac Financial Corp.

     28,400        561,184  

MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.*

     3,060        69,095  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     8,700        160,863  

Manning & Napier, Inc.*

     116,000        912,920  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     21,875        497,875  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     18,000        543,600  

Merchants Bancorp

     5,026        197,220  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        204,600  

Meridian Corp.+

     10,500        275,625  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     66,434        3,363,553  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     19,409        339,852  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     16,700        1,005,674  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.+

     5,500        150,975  

Middlefield Banc Corp.+

     13,300        313,880  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     37,117        975,064  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     24,100        693,357  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     151,203        4,998,771  

MVB Financial Corp.

     17,600        750,816  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     6,150        1,379,998  

Navient Corp.

     277,000        5,354,410  

NI Holdings, Inc.*

     28,000        532,280  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     19,400        217,668  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*+

     10,000        703,400  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     150,000        3,372,000  

Northeast Bank+

     22,300        666,101  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     75,000        1,230,000  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     9,573        409,246  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     100,000        1,364,000  

Oak Valley Bancorp

     1,000        18,170  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     100,996        2,104,757  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     20,320        629,514  

OFG Bancorp

     91,000        2,012,920  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     5,100        123,726  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     41,500        514,600  

OP Bancorp+

     28,000        281,680  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     62,000        1,241,860  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Financials (continued)

     

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     29,319      $  1,490,578  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     13,500        311,445  

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*+

     55,300        475,580  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     124,800        5,277,792  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     32,059        627,074  

PCB Bancorp

     36,300        584,430  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     29,868        927,999  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     9,200        219,144  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.+

     12,880        332,304  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     38,350        1,135,927  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     9,700        413,220  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     21,800        2,824,408  

Plumas Bancorp

     2,000        64,060  

PRA Group, Inc.*

     56,000        2,154,320  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     19,400        1,227,438  

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     29,240        492,694  

Primis Financial Corp.

     39,100        596,666  

ProAssurance Corp.

     84,000        1,911,000  

ProSight Global, Inc.*

     58,410        745,312  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     28,000        456,680  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.+

     44,710        772,142  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     112,625        2,577,986  

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.+

     957        13,254  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     27,600        1,327,284  

RBB Bancorp

     39,500        956,690  

Regional Management Corp.

     29,100        1,354,314  

Renasant Corp.

     90,000        3,600,000  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     31,200        1,439,256  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     62,478        442,969  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     25,000        782,500  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     1,683        85,496  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     40,700        1,796,091  

SB Financial Group, Inc.+

     25,218        466,533  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     17,033        149,039  

Select Bancorp, Inc.*+

     33,500        540,020  

Severn Bancorp, Inc.+

     30,000        357,000  
 

 

   
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Shore Bancshares, Inc.+

     17,800      $ 298,150  

Sierra Bancorp

     27,000        687,150  

SiriusPoint, Ltd.*

     158,200        1,593,074  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     40,500        972,405  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.+

     2,000        86,720  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     14,300        642,928  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     21,000        479,640  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     44,900        2,545,381  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     41,200        2,499,604  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     19,100        420,391  

Summit State Bank

     16,250        252,525  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     32,700        441,123  

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     1,000        17,550  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     15,000        389,550  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     7,125        200,355  

Tiptree, Inc.

     81,700        759,810  

TriCo Bancshares

     47,000        2,001,260  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     45,000        917,550  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     17,400        598,212  

Trustmark Corp.

     48,200        1,484,560  

United Bancorp, Inc.+

     10,000        146,600  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     39,500        1,095,335  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     43,400        247,380  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     28,700        632,835  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     48,895        678,663  

Univest Financial Corp.

     47,000        1,239,390  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*+

     27,300        340,977  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     93,000        3,293,130  

Virginia National Bankshares Corp.+

     1,687        65,607  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     47,775        4,986,754  

Watford Holdings, Ltd.*

     40,000        1,399,600  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.+

     51,465        419,440  

World Acceptance Corp.*+

     10,900        1,746,616  
     

 

 

 
        250,397,941  

Health Care - 2.95%

 

American Shared Hospital Services*+

     8,500        24,905  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     285,500        2,255,450  

CynergisTek, Inc.*+

     40,000        81,200  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    

 

Health Care (continued)

 

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

     129,800      $ 747,648  

FONAR Corp.*

     12,500        221,000  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

     10,000        22,400  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

     35,400        165,318  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     44,792        205,596  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     31,200        2,939,040  

MEDNAX, Inc.*+

     32,500        979,875  

National HealthCare Corp.

     24,500        1,712,550  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     10,000        138,400  

Owens & Minor, Inc.+

     110,000        4,656,300  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*+

     40,000        2,084,000  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

     3,500        11,970  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*+

     91,500        6,095,730  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     70,000        1,841,700  

Triple-S Management Corp.*

     44,967        1,001,415  
     

 

 

 
        25,184,497  

Industrials - 17.60%

 

Acacia Research Corp.*

     104,500        706,420  

ACCO Brands Corp.

     178,800        1,543,044  

Acme United Corp.

     9,300        414,408  

AeroCentury Corp.*+

     4,300        45,150  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     68,300        1,586,609  

Allegiant Travel Co.*

     24,500        4,753,000  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.+

     37,000        1,507,010  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     156,700        336,905  

ArcBest Corp.

     45,400        2,641,826  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

     15,000        51,000  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     49,400        3,364,634  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     82,400        6,418,136  

BGSF, Inc.

     9,600        118,464  

Boise Cascade Co.

     76,900        4,487,115  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

     141,000        2,272,920  

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     71,400        1,053,864  

CAI International, Inc.

     44,500        2,492,000  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        25,873  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     30,000        978,000  

Civeo Corp.*

     24,000        427,200  

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

     53,600        569,768  
 

 

   
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CompX International, Inc.

     1,500      $ 31,155  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     66,000        559,020  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     225,000        4,090,500  

Costamare, Inc.

     252,600        2,983,206  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     24,250        501,490  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     52,500        613,200  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     25,000        832,500  

Eastern Co. (The)+

     12,404        376,213  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     39,000        1,198,860  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     30,600        2,972,790  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC+

     137,000        4,596,350  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     97,300        1,837,024  

GMS, Inc.*

     74,000        3,562,360  

GP Strategies Corp.*

     37,500        589,500  

Granite Construction, Inc.+

     21,000        872,130  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)+

     62,400        2,719,392  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     42,000        1,397,340  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

     53,600        1,306,232  

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*+

     205,774        818,981  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     35,000        1,559,250  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     44,000        4,931,080  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     12,500        824,750  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*+

     63,300        215,220  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*

     21,900        126,582  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     30,000        2,189,400  

Interface, Inc.

     103,500        1,583,550  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*+

     60,000        1,053,000  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A*

     66,400        1,591,608  

Knoll, Inc.

     99,000        2,573,010  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     29,600        551,744  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     45,200        418,552  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     50,000        400,500  

Lydall, Inc.*

     30,000        1,815,600  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     54,300        1,330,350  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     39,700        1,427,612  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Industrials (continued)

     

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     104,500      $ 4,171,640  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     72,500        676,425  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     18,700        737,528  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     50,000        491,500  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     103,900        976,660  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     30,700          2,791,244  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*

     40,000        365,200  

NL Industries, Inc.

     84,100        546,650  

NN, Inc.*

     70,000        514,500  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     30,500        861,625  

NOW, Inc.*

     142,700        1,354,223  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     65,422        376,176  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

     492        3,296  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     10,000        527,500  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.+

     82,300        413,146  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     26,500        851,710  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     7,500        84,450  

Performant Financial Corp.*+

     100,000        375,000  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     15,000        99,900  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     20,000        619,000  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     4,600        341,320  

Primoris Services Corp.

     90,000        2,648,700  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     20,300        84,245  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     42,000        1,043,280  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     15,000        95,250  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     22,000        90,640  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     20,000        287,200  

REV Group, Inc.

     127,500        2,000,475  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     64,050        2,769,522  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

     19,050        726,567  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     225,200        903,052  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     190,000        2,870,900  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     64,800        1,563,624  

Team, Inc.*

     31,500        211,050  

Terex Corp.

     80,000        3,809,600  

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*

     125,400        4,234,758  
 

 

   
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Industrials (continued)

     

Titan International, Inc.*

     67,900      $ 575,792  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     57,000        1,763,580  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     60,250        1,693,628  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     97,200        1,346,220  

Ultralife Corp.*+

     30,000        251,400  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     40,100        934,330  

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     130,000        1,118,000  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     23,200        372,824  

Veritiv Corp.*

     28,900        1,775,038  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     14,200        64,894  

VSE Corp.

     11,560        572,336  

Wabash National Corp.

     85,500        1,368,000  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     66,000        6,786,120  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     17,634        755,793  
     

 

 

 
        150,138,908  

Information Technology - 5.07%

 

  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     36,905        1,121,543  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     15,241        212,155  

Avaya Holdings Corp.*

     135,300        3,639,570  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     27,600        904,452  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     19,813        285,307  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     70,100        1,995,046  

BM Technologies,Inc., Restricted*#^^

     7,540        93,798  

Communications Systems, Inc.+

     15,000        107,700  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     25,000        241,750  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     55,985        1,352,597  

Conduent, Inc.*

     371,200        2,784,000  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     55,000        362,450  

Eastman Kodak Co.*+

     55,000        457,600  

Ebix, Inc.

     41,600        1,410,240  

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

     28,000        256,760  

Information Services Group, Inc.

     63,600        372,060  

Innodata, Inc.*+

     43,000        301,000  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     51,100        1,110,914  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     40,000        1,968,400  

NETGEAR, Inc.*+

     30,000        1,149,600  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     111,500        3,182,210  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Information Technology (continued)

 

  

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*+

     35,100      $ 165,321  

Photronics, Inc.*

     118,670        1,567,631  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     45,000        342,450  

Sanmina Corp.*

     105,400        4,106,384  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     47,900        1,347,427  

SigmaTron International, Inc.*+

     4,115        20,616  

StarTek, Inc.*

     124,500        887,685  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     57,645        115,290  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     93,000        3,271,740  

Support.com, Inc.*+

     45,000        173,700  

Trio-Tech International*

     13,000        65,390  

TSR, Inc.*

     1,385        13,296  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     194,902        2,787,099  

VirnetX Holding Corp.*+

     120,000        512,400  

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     15,700        393,128  

WidePoint Corp.*+

     11,000        79,860  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     183,000        4,069,920  
     

 

 

 
        43,228,489  

Materials - 7.03%

     

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.*+

     20,000        148,200  

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     55,400        1,654,244  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*+

     63,900        132,912  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

     100,000        2,085,000  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*

     6,200        158,906  

American Vanguard Corp.

     45,000        787,950  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*+

     41,200        250,084  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC+

     7,000        84,700  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     68,000        2,734,960  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     150,000        1,933,500  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     25,100        727,147  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     17,000        262,310  

Domtar Corp.*

     88,800        4,880,448  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     32,900        440,860  

FutureFuel Corp.

     87,000        835,200  

Glatfelter Corp.

     82,000        1,145,540  

Greif, Inc., Class A

     15,000        908,250  

Haynes International, Inc.

     20,000        707,600  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     10,500        334,530  
 

 

   
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Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     23,900      $ 2,951,411  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     51,000        1,649,850  

Kraton Corp.*

     59,277        1,914,054  

Mercer International, Inc.

     104,950        1,338,113  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     34,500        2,714,115  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     18,500        543,715  

PQ Group Holdings, Inc.

     205,850        3,161,856  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

     79,900        439,450  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     110,000        735,900  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

     128,000        1,561,600  

Ryerson Holding Corp.*

     105,700        1,543,220  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     57,300        2,810,565  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     150,000        1,071,000  

Synalloy Corp.*

     5,473        54,675  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     70,500        997,575  

Trecora Resources*

     45,002        374,417  

Tredegar Corp.

     47,600        655,452  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     235,000        5,264,000  

United States Steel Corp.+

     200,000        4,800,000  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     15,250        153,567  

US Concrete, Inc.*

     23,700        1,749,060  

Valhi, Inc.

     30,000        729,900  

Verso Corp., Class A

     73,000        1,292,100  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     76,000        1,307,200  
     

 

 

 
        60,025,136  

Real Estate - 1.11%

 

BBX Capital, Inc.*

     38,604        309,604  

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     1        21  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

     302,000        3,627,020  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

     20,000        666,600  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*+

     227,818        4,150,844  

RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A

     18,000        695,520  
     

 

 

 
        9,449,609  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.64%

 

      850,186,565  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $485,287,704)

     

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company           Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

  

Air T Funding, 8.00%***+

 

    529      $     12,961  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

     12,961  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $11,003)

 

    

RIGHTS - 0.00%

 

    

Newstar Financial, Inc., CVR*D#

 

    105,100         

ZAGG, Inc., CVR*D

 

    30,000        9,000  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%

 

     9,000  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $8,950)

 

    

WARRANTS - 0.01%

 

    

Air T Funding, expiring 08/30/21*

 

    27,864        3,622  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc., expiring 10/15/21*

 

    8,501        850  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., expiring 06/11/26*

 

    5,200        52,000  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.01%

 

     56,472  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $73,557)

       
     Rate^     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.16%

 

  

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     1,338,228        1,338,228  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.16%

 

     1,338,228  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $1,338,228)

       
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.20%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01        18,801,338  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.20%

 

     18,801,338  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $18,801,338)

       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.01%

 

   $ 870,404,564  

(Cost $505,520,780)

 

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.01%)

 

     (17,156,182
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

     $  853,248,382  
       

 

 

 
 

 

   
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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of June 30, 2021.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of June 30, 2021.

^^

Security subject to restrictions on resale, see additional information below.

D

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $77,910,481, which included loaned securities with a value of $127,872 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of June 30, 2021. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $77,782,609. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

#

Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $93,798, which is 0.01% of total net assets.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Security subject to restrictions on resale, market value information is as of June 30, 2021.

 

Shares

 

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date
  Cost   Market
Value
  Market
Value
Per
Unit
7,540   BM Technologies, Inc.   12/17/20   $94,250   $93,798   $12.44

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 6/30/2021:

 

    Valuation Inputs  

 

 
    Investment in Securities (Value)  

 

 
   

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

       

Information Technology

    $43,134,691       $93,798       $–       $43,228,489  

Other Industries (a)

    806,958,076                   806,958,076  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    850,092,767       93,798             850,186,565  

Preferred Stock

    12,961                   12,961  

Rights

                9,000       9,000  

Warrants

    56,472                   56,472  

Money Market Fund

          1,338,228             1,338,228  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          18,801,338             18,801,338  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      $850,162,200       $20,233,364             $9,000         $870,404,564  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

 

   
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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2021

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

                            Investment in Securities (Value)  

 

 
     Rights  

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2020

   $ 5,255  

Purchases

      

Sales

      

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

      

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     (5,255)  

Transfers in

     9,000  

Transfers out

      
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2021

   $       9,000  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 06/30/2021

   $ (5,255)  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.    

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

    

 

 

   
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  

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June 30, 2021

 

ASSETS    Omni
Small-Cap Value
           Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
     

Investments at value

     $ 1,297,365,693                    $       870,404,564        

Cash

       162,543               81,750   

Receivables:

                   

   Portfolio securities sold

       4,207,592               1,731,587   

   Fund shares sold

       574,604               472,156   

   Dividends and interest

       783,255               452,134   

Prepaid expenses

       96,983                     73,222     

Total assets

       1,303,190,670                     873,215,413     

LIABILITIES

                   

Payables:

                   

   Portfolio securities purchased

       1,077,113               269,413   

   Fund shares redeemed

       1,675,324               519,493   

   Payable upon return of securities loaned

       28,795,601               18,801,338   

Accrued Liabilities:

                   

   Investment advisory fees

       270,703               149,541   

   Administration fees

       6,243               3,891   

   Directors’ fees

       4,599               2,801   

   Other

       325,947                     220,554     

Total liabilities

       32,155,530                     19,967,031     

NET ASSETS

 

     $

 

    1,271,035,140

 

 

                  $

 

      853,248,382

 

 

    

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

                   

Paid-in capital

     $     728,497,176             $ 529,702,723   

Distributable earnings

       542,537,964                     323,545,659     

NET ASSETS

 

     $

 

    1,271,035,140

 

 

                  $

 

    853,248,382

 

 

    

Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value*

       57,694,655                     40,854,164     

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

 

     $

 

    22.03

 

 

                  $

 

20.89

 

 

    

Total investments at cost

     $     755,663,667             $ 505,520,780   

 

*

See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  

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Year Ended June 30, 2021

 

      Omni
Small-Cap Value
            Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
      

INVESTMENT INCOME

                 

Dividends

     $ 17,724,736            $ 10,166,512  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

       (40,858 )              (22,447 )  

Interest

       210              309  

Securities lending

       1,441,007                    547,053    

    Total Investment Income

       19,125,095                    10,691,427    

EXPENSES

                 

Investment advisory fees

       5,423,410              3,237,063  

Administration fees

       80,390              47,246  

Accounting fees

       196,162              140,559  

Transfer agent fees

       13,045              11,812  

Professional fees

       187,709              106,234  

Custody fees

       29,208              18,044  

Blue sky fees

       107,108              96,730  

Directors’ and officers’ fees

       131,429              76,481  

Shareholder servicing fees

       924,774              568,875  

Reports to shareholders

       55,840              33,090  

Insurance expenses

       90,657              43,284  

Miscellaneous expenses

       105,327                    57,439    

    Total Expenses

       7,345,059                    4,436,857    

Less investment advisory fees waived

       (2,247,076 )                    (1,394,010 )    

    Net Expenses

       5,097,983                    3,042,847    

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

      

 

14,027,112

 

 

                  

 

7,648,580

 

 

   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

                 

Realized Gain on:

                 

    Investments

       59,525,913                    15,943,911    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                 

    Investments

       653,474,533                    397,077,637    

    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

       713,000,446                    413,021,548    

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

     $

 

    727,027,558

 

 

                 $

 

    420,670,128

 

 

   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS  

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     Omni Small-Cap Value     Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap
Value
 
     Year Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
June 30,
 
      2021     2020     2021     2020  

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income

   $ 14,027,112     $ 13,237,408     $ 7,648,580     $ 7,733,855  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     59,525,913       (72,576,094     15,943,911       (64,789,627

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     653,474,533       (156,921,036     397,077,637       (86,311,728

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     727,027,558       (216,259,722     420,670,128       (143,367,500

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (13,173,150     (10,234,482     (7,115,050     (3,169,046

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (13,173,150     (10,234,482     (7,115,050     (3,169,046

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     177,110,743       656,241,925       153,412,885       589,876,334  

Reinvestment of distributions

     13,158,550       10,232,320       7,079,248       3,155,635  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (461,568,222     (600,515,726     (148,313,588     (627,348,686

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (271,298,929     65,958,519       12,178,545       (34,316,717

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     442,555,479       (160,535,685     425,733,623       (180,853,263

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of year

     828,479,661       989,015,346       427,514,759       608,368,022  

End of year

   $     1,271,035,140     $     828,479,661     $     853,248,382     $     427,514,759  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

        

Issued

     11,808,613       58,034,527       10,741,354       54,155,404  

Distributions reinvested

     838,658       651,325       475,117       205,713  

Redeemed

     (27,346,276     (52,375,628     (9,519,216     (57,357,136

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     (14,699,005     6,310,224       1,697,255       (2,996,019

Outstanding at beginning of year

     72,393,660       66,083,436       39,156,909       42,152,928  

Outstanding at end of year

     57,694,655       72,393,660       40,854,164       39,156,909  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

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(for a share outstanding throughout each year indicated)

 

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     Year Ended June 30
     2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14   $14.66
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.21   0.19   0.20   0.17   0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   10.57   (3.56)   (3.61)   2.77   3.48
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   10.78   (3.37)   (3.41)   2.94   3.65
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net Investment Income

   (0.19)   (0.08)   (0.17)   (0.16)   (0.17)

Net Realized Gain

     (0.08)   (1.28)   (1.09)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (0.19)   (0.16)   (1.45)   (1.25)   (0.17)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $22.03   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   94.92%   (22.82%)   (16.82%)   16.75%   24.83%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $1,271,035   $828,480   $989,015   $913,198   $710,357

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.68%   0.72%   0.70%   0.70%   0.71%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%   0.54%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.29%   1.46%   1.21%   0.88%   1.00%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   21%   43%   29%   24%   23%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

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(for a share outstanding throughout each year indicated)

 

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     Year Ended June 30
     2021    2020    2019    2018    2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $10.92    $14.43    $19.10    $17.39    $14.04
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.19    0.19    0.20    0.16    0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   9.95    (3.63)    (3.42)    2.61    3.32
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   10.14    (3.44)    (3.22)    2.77    3.49
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

   (0.17)    (0.07)    (0.20)    (0.23)    (0.14)

Net Realized Gain

         (1.25)    (0.83)   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Distributions

   (0.17)    (0.07)    (1.45)    (1.06)    (0.14)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $20.89    $10.92    $14.43    $19.10    $17.39
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Return(b)

   93.49%    (23.98%)    (16.49%)    16.48%    24.83%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              

Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s)

   $853,248    $427,515    $608,368    $805,188    $643,215

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.69%    0.74%(c)    0.72%    0.70%    0.71%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%    0.55%(c)    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.18%    1.40%    1.18%    0.89%    1.04%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   26%    63%    42%    27%    23%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the year.

(c)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

   
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

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June 30, 2021

 

1. Organization

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with nine investment funds as of June 30, 2021 (each is referred to as a “Bridgeway Fund” and collectively, the “Bridgeway Funds”). The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip, and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in a separate report. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund and the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are presented in this report.

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of June 30, 2021, 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, Small-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Funds seek to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

Securities and Other Investments Valuation  Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their home exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

   
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Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

 

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

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by the Funds, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment.

 

 

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

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value, and, therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2021 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

Securities Lending  Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting

 

   
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party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related cash collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value. Securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and can be terminated by the Funds or the borrower at any time.

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of June 30, 2021:

 

                          Gross Amount Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
        
Fund    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets1
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Omni Small-Cap Value

                 

Securities lending

     $28,795,601        $–          $28,795,601        $–          $28,795,601        $–  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

                 

Securities lending

     $18,801,338        –          $18,801,338        –          $18,801,338         

 

1

Securities loaned with a value of $354,618 and $127,872 in Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value have been sold and are pending settlement on June 30, 2021, respectively.

The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

     Non-Cash Collateral                       
Fund    Collateral Type      Coupon
Range
     Maturity
Date
Range
     Market Value      Cash
Collateral
     Total
Collateral
     Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
 

Omni Small-Cap Value

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
6.88% 
 
 
    
07/13/21-
02/15/51 
 
 
     $101,819,692        $28,795,601        $130,615,293        $128,845,727  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
7.50% 
 
 
    
07/13/21-
02/15/51 
 
 
     $60,282,830        $18,801,338        $79,084,168        $77,910,481  

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of June 30, 2021, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements   In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

   
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Concentrations of Credit Risk   The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Sector Concentration Risk   Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks and Uncertainties   The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in health-care service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses   Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Income from the securities lending program is recorded when earned from the securities lending agent and reflected in the Statements of Operations under “Securities lending.”

Bridgeway Funds’ expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Bridgeway Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

Distributions to Shareholders   The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December, and are recorded on the ex-date.

Indemnification   Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees, and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

   
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3. Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee of 0.50% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Expense limitations: The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds to ensure the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 0.60% of the Funds’ average net assets. Any material change to this contractual expense limitation would require a vote by shareholders of the applicable Fund. Effective January 1, 2020, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses in an additional amount such that the net fiscal year expense ratio for each Fund does not exceed 0.47%. Fees waived for the year ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Voluntary
Expense
Limitation
    Total Waivers
for Year Ended
06/30/21
 
    

Omni Small-Cap Value*

     0.47%       $2,247,076  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value*

     0.47%       1,394,010  

*The Funds are authorized to reimburse the Adviser for management fees previously waived and/or for expenses previously paid by the Adviser to meet the 0.60% contractual expense limitation provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the Adviser waived the fees or reimbursed the expenses and that the reimbursements do not cause the Funds to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or the current expense limitation, if different. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $937,974, $1,616,563, and $2,247,076, which expire no later than June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, respectively. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $826,118, $1,060,994, and $1,394,010, which expire no later than June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, respectively.

Other Related Party Transactions: The Bridgeway Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades with other Bridgeway Funds when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews these trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales for the Funds during the year ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Inter-Portfolio
Purchases
     Inter-Portfolio
Sales
 
     

Omni Small-Cap Value

   $ 8,962,699      $ 30,081,854  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

     19,629,073        10,148,380  

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway Funds, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds; (iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. Prior to July 1, 2021 for its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an aggregate annual fee of $209,000, payable in equal monthly installments. Effective July 1, 2021 the Adviser will be paid an annual aggregate fee of $150,000, payable in equal monthly installments. During the year ended June 30, 2021, the allocation of this expense to the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds was $80,390 and $47,246, respectively.

Board of Directors Compensation Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, Independent Directors are

 

   
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paid $12,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

4. Distribution Agreement:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the period ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government      Other  

Omni Small-Cap Value

     $–        $225,925,120        $–        $496,187,978  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

            180,528,149               167,202,888  

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of June 30, 2021, were as follows:

 

     

Omni Small-Cap

Value

  

Omni Tax-

Managed Small-
Cap Value

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $554,883,583    $371,738,537

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

   (13,346,509)    (6,956,516)

Net unrealized appreciation

   $541,537,074    $364,782,021

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $755,828,619    $505,622,543

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships, and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

Classifications of Distributions   Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

   
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The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively, are as follows:

 

      Omni Small-Cap Value   

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap

Value

     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary Income

       $13,173,150            $5,306,458            $7,115,050            $3,169,046    

Long-Term Capital Gain

       –            4,928,024            –            –    

Total

       $13,173,150            $10,234,482            $7,115,050            $3,169,046    

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of June 30, 2021, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers available to offset future realized capital gains which are not subject to expiration:

 

      Short-term    Long-term    Total

Omni Small-Cap Value

   $13,117,348    $–    $13,117,348

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

   48,973,864       48,973,864

Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2021, the components of accumulated deficit on a tax basis were:

 

      Omni Small-Cap
Value
   Omni Tax-
Managed Small-
Cap Value

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $14,118,238    $7,737,502

Capital Loss Carryovers

   (13,117,348)    (48,973,864)

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses

     

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

   541,537,074    364,782,021

Total

   $542,537,964    $323,545,659

For the fiscal year June 30, 2021, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

      Increase (Decrease)
     Omni    Omni Tax-Managed
      Small-Cap Value    Small-Cap Value

Paid-In Capital

   $1,094    $(95)

Accumulated Earnings

   (1,094)    95

The differences between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Funds’ financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

   
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7. Line of Credit

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless canceled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 10, 2021. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Bridgeway Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Bridgeway Fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2021, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
    Weighted
Average
Loan Balance
     Number
of Days
Outstanding
     Interest
Expense
Incurred1
     Maximum
Amount
Borrowed During
the Period
 
             

Omni Small-Cap Value

     1.38%       $2,526,142        176        $17,031        $11,664,000  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

     1.37%       1,138,500        60        2,604        4,754,000  

1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value had no outstanding loan amounts.

8. Subsequent Events

 

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

 

   
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To the Board of Directors of Bridgeway Funds, Inc. and the Shareholders of Omni Small-Cap Value Fund and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Omni Small-Cap Value Fund and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2021, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of June 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

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 law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Bridgeway Funds, Inc. since 2005.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 26, 2021

 

   
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1. Shareholder Tax Information

 

Certain tax information regarding the Funds is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Fund’s income and distributions for the taxable year ended June 30, 2021. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021.

The Funds report the following items with regard to distributions paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of each Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

      Omni Small-Cap
Value
   

Omni Tax-Managed
Small-Cap

Value

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

     71.99     88.88

Qualified Dividend Income

     73.65     90.07

Qualified Interest Related Dividends

     0.19     0.41

Qualified Short Term Capital Gain Dividends

     0.00     0.00

U.S. Government Income

     0.00     0.00

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Funds paid distributions from ordinary income and long-term capital gain which included equalization debits summarized below:

 

      Omni Small-Cap
Value
    

Omni Tax-Managed
Small-Cap

Value

 

Ordinary Income Distributions

   $  13,173,150      $  7,115,050  

Equalization Debits Included in Ordinary Income Distributions

     1,121         

Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

             

Equalization Debits Included in Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

             

2. Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

3. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit

 

   
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are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 1-800-SEC-0330.

4. Liquidity Risk Management Program Review

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.

Each series (the “Funds”) of Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has designated the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”) of Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, as the Program Administrator for each Fund. As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of the Fund’s portfolio investments into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for Funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of the Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments that would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid investments that are assets (“Illiquid Assets”). The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if the Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Assets exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls (i.e., instances when the percentage of a Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments is below the Fund’s current HLIM), including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the LRMC considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements or other funding sources. Classification of the Fund’s portfolio investments into one of the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. Each Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not currently required to establish an HLIM.

At a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors held on February 11, 2021, the Program Administrator provided a written report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy, and effectiveness of its implementation for the annual period from December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”). In its report to the Board, the Program Administrator concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to comply with the Liquidity Rule to assess and manage liquidity risk of each Fund, was implemented adequately and effectively and operated for each Fund during the Reporting Period and each Fund was able to meet requests for redemptions without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.

There can be no assurance that in the future the Program will achieve its objectives of reducing the risk that the Funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating the dilution of the interests of Fund shareholders. Please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information for more information regarding the Funds’ exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which the Funds may be subject.

 

   
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5. Approval of Investment Management Agreement

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.’s (the “Company”) management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with its investment adviser, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), on behalf of each of the Company’s funds must be approved for an initial term no greater than two years and renewed at least annually thereafter by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board” or “Directors”) or a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each fund. In addition, the renewal must be approved by a majority of the Directors who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto (the “Independent Directors”), cast in person at a meeting called specifically for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Board has five regularly scheduled meetings each year and takes into account throughout the year matters bearing on the approval of the Management Agreement. For example, the Board or its standing committees consider at meetings during the year various factors that are relevant to the annual renewal of each fund’s Management Agreement, including the quality of services and support provided to each fund by the Adviser, the Adviser’s compliance program, including the effectiveness of its implementation, comparative performance information for each fund, the risk assessment of the funds and “deep dives” on the strategy and performance of certain funds on a periodic basis. Additionally, between regular Board meetings the Adviser provides the Board with updated financial information on the Adviser and strategic direction and marketing efforts.

On May 13, 2021, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, met (the “Meeting”) with the Adviser, the Company’s outside legal counsel, independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors (“Independent Legal Counsel”) and others to consider information bearing on the continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund and Omni Small-Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). The Meeting was held by video conference due to circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19 pursuant to temporary exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In reaching its decisions regarding the renewal of the Management Agreement for each Fund, the Board considered the information furnished and discussed throughout the year at regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings, as applicable and as described above, as well as the information provided to it specifically in relation to the annual consideration of the approval of the continuation of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

In preparation for the Meeting, the Independent Directors requested that the Adviser provide specific information relevant to the Board’s consideration of the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund. In response to that request, the Board was furnished with a wide variety of information with respect to each Fund, including information regarding:

 

 

investment performance over various time periods and the fees and expenses of the Fund as compared to a comparable group of funds as determined and prepared by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data;

 

 

the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Fund under the Management Agreement;

 

 

actual management fees paid by the Fund to the Adviser and a comparison of those fees with the management fees charged to other advisory clients of the Adviser, as applicable;

 

 

the Adviser’s costs of providing services to the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund;

 

 

the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund’s assets increase and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and

 

 

any potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits accruing to the Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund.

In addition to evaluating the written information provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the answers to questions posed by the Board to representatives of the Adviser at the Meeting.

 

   
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In considering the information and materials described above, the Independent Directors met with Independent Legal Counsel to review such information and materials prior to the Meeting. In addition, the Independent Directors met in executive session with Independent Legal Counsel to consider the continuation of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund outside the presence of management during the Meeting.

The Board also was provided with a written description of its statutory responsibilities and the legal standards that are applicable to approval of the renewal of the Management Agreement.

Although the Management Agreement for both Funds was considered at the Meeting, the Directors considered the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund separately.

In considering the aforementioned information, the Board took into account management style, investment strategies and prevailing market conditions as reported by the Adviser. Furthermore, in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Directors also considered information provided by the Adviser concerning the following:

 

 

the terms of the Management Agreement, including the services performed by the Adviser in managing each Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and restrictions and how those services and fees differ from those for other advisory clients of the Adviser, as applicable;

 

 

information regarding the advisory fee rates and the expense limitation or fee waiver arrangements for each Fund;

 

 

the Adviser’s personnel, staffing levels and the time and attention the Adviser’s personnel devote to the management of the Funds as compared to other advisory clients of the Adviser;

 

 

the Adviser’s risk assessment and management process;

 

 

the Adviser’s representation that it does not engage in pre-arranged soft dollar arrangements but that it may receive the benefit of research services provided by broker-dealers; and

 

 

the financial condition and stability of the Adviser.

In view of the broad scope and variety of factors and information considered by the Board, the Directors did not find it practicable to, and did not, assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching their conclusions and determinations to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund for an additional year. Rather, the Board’s determinations were made on the basis of each Director’s business judgment after consideration of all of the factors taken in their entirety. Although not meant to be all-inclusive, the following describes various factors that were considered by the Board in deciding to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In examining the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Directors considered the services provided to each Fund and any expected changes thereto, the qualifications, experience and duties of the Adviser’s personnel, the approximate amount of time those personnel devote to the Funds, recent and expected personnel changes, portfolio manager compensation arrangements, business continuity and succession planning, and enterprise risk management (including as it relates to cybersecurity risk). In addition, the Directors considered information provided by the Adviser regarding its overall financial strength and considered the resources and staffing in place with respect to the services provided to the Funds. The Directors also took into account information they had received from the Adviser throughout the year concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on, among other things, the Adviser’s operations, financial condition and assets under management.

Based on the totality of the information considered, the Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the Adviser, and that the Adviser has the ability to continue to provide these services based on its experience, operations and current resources.

 

   
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Investment Performance

The Board considered performance information provided by the Adviser for similarly managed accounts (if any) over the most recent six-month, one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020 as well as Fund performance compared with its benchmark for one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2020, as applicable. The Board considered the Adviser’s representation that the differences in the performance of other small cap accounts and Fund performance were expected by the Adviser given differences in investment strategy and tax management practices.

In addition, Broadridge provided a report (the “Broadridge Report”) of comparative data regarding fees, expenses and investment performance for each Fund as compared to a peer group selected by Broadridge (“Peer Group”). The performance periods included total return over the most recent calendar year (“one-year period”) and the annualized total returns over the most recent three calendar year period (“three-year period”), five calendar year period (“five-year period”) and ten calendar year period (“ten-year period”), although only one of the Funds has a ten-year performance period. With regard to the performance information provided in the Broadridge Report, the Board considered the performance of each Fund on a percentile and quintile basis as compared to its Peer Group. For purposes of the performance data provided, the first quintile is defined as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the highest performance and the fifth quintile is defined as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the lowest performance.

In particular, the Board considered the following performance information as of December 31, 2020 provided by the Adviser and from Broadridge:

 

 

With regard to the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund, the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods was in the fifth quintile relative to its Peer Group, and in the fourth quintile for the ten-year period. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark over the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund’s relative performance is generally attributable to its broader exposure to smaller capitalization and deeper value stocks relative to its Peer Group and that the Fund’s performance was generally in line with its design. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

 

 

With regard to the Omni Small-Cap Value Fund, the Fund’s performance for the one-year and five-year periods was in the fourth quintile relative to its Peer Group and in the fifth quintile for the three-year period. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark over the one-year, three-year, five-year and since-inception periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that the Fund’s relative performance is generally attributable to its broader exposure to smaller capitalization and deeper value stocks relative to its Peer Group and that the Fund’s performance was generally in line with its design. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of the funds in its Peer Group and its primary benchmark.

Fund Fees and Expenses

The Board considered information provided by the Adviser regarding the advisory fees it charges to other advisory clients and the reasons for any material differences between those fees and the fees it charges to the Funds. The Board also considered the Adviser’s views that, given investment performance and overall expenses, the Adviser believes the management fees for each Fund appear reasonable and appropriate given the distinctive features and design of each Fund, the disciplined implementation of the design by the Adviser, the relatively low management fees in each case, the performance results in line with design and investor expectations, and the profitability to the Adviser of each Fund. More specifically, with regard to management fee differences among the Funds and other small-cap funds advised by the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s view that fee differences stem from market factors as well as the estimated growth rate of the Fund at the time of launch; the potential asset capacity of the Fund; the risks associated with providing the advisory services to the Fund; and estimated costs of providing the advisory services driven by the design complexity of the Fund (e.g., more complex design is higher cost due to the research and portfolio management time required).

 

   
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The Board also considered the fees charged to other investment company and non-investment company clients of the Adviser, as well as the Adviser’s representation that the Adviser did not manage other clients comparable to these Funds.

The Board also considered information compiled by Broadridge comparing each Fund’s contractual management fee rate (using an assumed common asset level for the Fund and the other funds in the Peer Group), actual management fee rate (which included the effect of any fee waivers, and was derived from annual reports) and actual total expense ratios (which also included the effect of any fee waivers, and was derived from annual reports) as a percentage of average net assets as compared to other funds in its expense Peer Group. Broadridge’s contractual management fee data included both advisory fees and administrative services fees, except for the Funds. Broadridge excluded administrative services fees for the Funds from contractual management fee data because those fees are fixed (i.e., a stated dollar amount), as opposed to asset based. More specifically, with respect to the Funds, the Adviser provides certain administrative services to the Funds pursuant to a separate contract, in exchange for an annual fixed fee (payable monthly) that the Adviser has represented approximates the cost of providing such services (which the Board considered in connection with profitability, as described below). Broadridge’s actual management fee data for the Funds and the other funds in the Peer Group included both advisory fees and administrative services fees. Thus, the contractual management fee rate in the Funds’ Broadridge comparisons did not reflect these administrative services fees, whereas the actual management fee rate in the Funds’ Broadridge comparisons included both advisory and administrative services fees.

With regard to the expense information provided in the Broadridge Report, the Board considered Fund expenses on a percentile and quintile basis as compared to each Fund’s Peer Group. For purposes of the expense data provided, Broadridge defines the first quintile as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the lowest expenses and the fifth quintile as 20% of the funds in the applicable Peer Group with the highest expenses.

With respect to the Funds, the Board considered that each Fund’s contractual management fee, actual management fee and actual total expense ratio were in the first quintile of its applicable Peer Group.

In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser agreed to contractual expense limitation agreements for each Fund to ensure that total expense levels do not increase above certain asset percentage levels. The Board also took into account that the Adviser had begun voluntarily reducing the expense limitations for both Funds effective on January 1, 2020.

The foregoing comparisons assisted the Board in determining to approve the continuance of the Management Agreement for each Fund by providing it with a basis for evaluating each Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio on a relative basis. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s management fee was reasonable in view of the services received by the Fund and the other factors considered.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the materials it received from the Adviser regarding its revenues and costs in providing investment management and certain administrative services to the Funds and the Company as a whole. In particular, the Board considered the analysis of the Adviser’s profitability with respect to each Fund, calculated for the years ended December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020. The Board also considered the Adviser’s representations that it does not track expenses or maintain staff on a per Fund basis and accordingly the Adviser needed to make certain assumptions to allocate expenses on a Fund-by-Fund basis in order to calculate Fund-by-Fund profitability, making the process a subjective one. The Board also considered that the Adviser was operating certain other funds in the complex at a loss but that the Adviser had the resources necessary to continue providing the same level of services to the Funds. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with each Fund was reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the effect of each Fund’s current size and its potential growth on its performance and fees. With respect to whether economies of scale are expected to be realized by the Adviser as a Fund’s assets increase and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors, the Board considered, for each Fund, the current level of advisory fees charged and fee structure and concluded that the Adviser’s fee structure with respect to

 

   
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each Fund was appropriate at this time. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that although neither Fund has fee breakpoints in its management fee schedules, each Fund was priced low relative to peers and ahead of the economies of scale curve at launch. The Board noted that if a Fund’s assets increased over time, the Fund might realize other economies of scale if assets increased proportionally more than certain other expenses.

“Fallout” or Ancillary Benefits

The Board considered whether there were any “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that may accrue to the Adviser as a result of its relationships with the Funds. In terms of potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits to the Adviser due to its position as manager of the Funds, the Board considered benefits related to track record and reputation, and portfolio trading and execution. The Board also considered the Adviser’s representations that it does not engage in pre-arranged soft dollar arrangements but that it may receive the benefit of research services provided by broker-dealers. In addition, the Board took into account that the Adviser receives administrative service fees from the Funds in exchange for providing certain administrative services to the Funds. The Board concluded that the benefits accruing to Adviser by virtue of its relationship with the Funds appeared to be reasonable.

* * * * *

Based on all relevant information and factors discussed above, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, determined that the continuation of the Management Agreement for each Fund was in the best interests of the Fund. As a result, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement for each Fund.

 

   
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you under-stand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2021 and held until June 30, 2021.

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

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

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 1/1/21
   Ending Account
Value at 6/30/21
   Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid    
During Period*    
1/1/21 -  6/30/21    

Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,397.85    0.47%   $2.79

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,022.46    0.47%   $2.36
Bridgeway Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap
Value Fund
             

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,392.67    0.47%   $2.79

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,022.46    0.47%   $2.36

 

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Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

   
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Independent Directors
Name, Address and Age1   

Position

Held with
Bridgeway

Funds

   Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen
by Director
   Other Directorships
Held by Director
Karen S. Gerstner
Age 66
   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1994 to Present.    Principal, Karen S. Gerstner & Associates, P.C., since 2004.    Nine    None
Miles Douglas Harper, III*
Age 58
   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1994 to Present.    Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, since 2013.    Nine    Calvert Funds (39 Portfolios)
Evan Harrel
Age 60
   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 2006 to Present.    Chief Operating Officer, Center for Compassionate Leadership since January 2020; Independent Consultant, 2016 to January 2020.    Nine    None
                          

 

   
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“Interested” or Affiliated Director and Officer
Name, Address and Age1    Position(s)
Held with
Bridgeway
Funds
   Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen
by Director
   Other Directorships
Held by Director
John N. R. Montgomery2
Age 65
   Director    Term: 1 Year Length: 1993 to Present.    Chairman, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2010; Vice President, Bridgeway Funds, 2005 to May 2015 and since June 2016.    Nine    None
                          

 

   
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Other Officers

 

 

Name, Address and Age1   

Position

Held with
Bridgeway

Funds

  

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

   No. of Bridgeway
Funds Overseen
by Officer
   Other Directorships
Held by Officer

Richard P. Cancelmo, Jr.

Age 63

   Vice President    Term: 1 Year Length: 2004 to Present.   

Vice President, Bridgeway Funds, since 2004; Staff member, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2000.

 

   N/A    None

Deborah L. Hanna

Age 56

   Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary   

Term: 1 Year Length: Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer April 2020 to Present. Secretary 2007 to Present.

 

   Self-employed, accounting and related projects for various organizations, since 2001.    N/A    None

Sharon Lester

Age 66

   Vice President    Term: 1 Year Length: 2011 to Present.   

Staff member, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since 2010.

 

   N/A    None

Tammira Philippe

Age 47

   President    Term: 1 Year Length: May 2016 to Present.   

President, Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, since March 2016. .

 

   N/A    None

 

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Independent Chairman

1 

The address of all of the Directors and Officers of Bridgeway Funds is 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450, Houston, Texas, 77046.

2 

John Montgomery is chairman, director and majority shareholder of Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC, and therefore an interested person of Bridgeway Funds.

The overall management of the business and affairs of Bridgeway Funds is vested with its Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board approves all significant agreements between Bridgeway Funds and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including agreements with its Adviser and custodian. The day-to-day operations of Bridgeway Funds are delegated to its officers, subject to its investment objectives and policies and general supervision by the Board.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Board and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-661-3550.

 

   
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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

DISTRIBUTOR

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@ sec.gov.


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been non-substantive amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

The Bridgeway Funds, Inc. Principal Executive and Financial Officers Code of Ethics was amended on February 11, 2021 to make minor clarifications. The amended Code of Ethics is filed as an Exhibit to Item 13(a)(1).

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

3(a)(1) The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Miles Douglas Harper III, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.


Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $216,400 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and $216,400 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $20,700 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and $20,700 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Tax services include the review of the Funds’ federal income tax returns, the review of the Funds’ federal excise tax returns and the review of required distributions by the Funds.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

(e) (1)       Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that provides that the Audit Committee shall approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the auditor to provide audit services to the Registrant and non-audit services to the Registrant, its investment advisor or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides on-going services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

(e)(2)       The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-


K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effectively designed, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

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

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)   

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Tammira Philippe

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date September 3, 2021

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Tammira Philippe

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date September 3, 2021

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Deborah L. Hanna

Deborah L. Hanna, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

  

Date September 3, 2021

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