N-CSR 1 d796434dncsr.htm RBC FUNDS TRUST RBC Funds Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-21475            

RBC Funds Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350

Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Lee Thoresen, Esq.

RBC Plaza

60 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (612)-313-1341

Date of fiscal year end:     September 30

Date of reporting period:    September 30, 2014


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

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  RBC Funds

  
             

About Your

Annual Report

         

 

This annual report includes detailed information about the Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”) including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of holdings.

         

 

The Fund compares its performance against the Barclays U.S. Securitized Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index which are widely used market indices.

         

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the Fund. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to the Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. Fund prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

         

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

         

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

         

 

A schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

                  

Table of

Contents

            
          Letter from the Chief Investment Officer    1
          Portfolio Managers    3
          Performance Summary    4
          Management Discussion and Analysis    5
          Schedule of Portfolio Investments    8
          Financial Statements   
          - Statement of Assets and Liabilities    28
          - Statement of Operations    30
          - Statements of Changes in Net Assets    31
          - Statement of Cash Flows    32
          Financial Highlights    34
          Notes to Financial Statements    36
          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    47
          Other Federal Income Tax Information    48
          Management    49
          Share Class Information    52
          Supplemental Information    53
          Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement    54
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

       
       
           

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”) continues to fulfill its double bottom line mission of generating a competitive risk-adjusted market rate of return while directing investment dollars to low-and- moderate income homeowners and rental properties, as well as underserved communities across 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

 

The Fund invests in customized U.S. agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (MBS) targeted to low- and moderate-income home buyers as well as a variety of government-backed loans and municipal securities supporting affordable rental housing, small businesses, and other entities serving the needs of low and moderate income communities. In addition to increasing capital flows to underserved communities, over time, the Fund’s investment process has provided investors with a competitive rate of return in a wide variety of market conditions.

 

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, the Fund generated a total return of 3.76% (Class I shares net of fees) versus the Barclays U.S. Securitized Index which returned 3.70%. The effective duration on the Fund is 4.25 years versus the Index of 4.36, and the 30-day SEC yield of the Fund is 3.40%.

 

In 2014, fixed income funds faced challenging, volatile markets. Despite many and varied market cross currents caused by geopolitical events and speculation around changes in Federal Reserve policies, interest rate movements remained fairly contained. The 10 year Treasury yielded 2.5% on September 30, 2014 versus 2.6% the prior year. The U.S. Treasury curve flattened as two year Treasury rates rose about 25 basis points and 30 year U.S. Treasury rates rose about 50 basis points. A relatively stable interest rate environment has been favorable to the Access Capital strategy allowing investors to capture a favorable rate of return.

 

Access Capital remained focused on diligent security selection. The fund is populated with higher coupon mortgage-backed securities than is found in the benchmark. These securities performed well during the period, as muted prepayment levels allowed investors to capture higher levels of interest income than the benchmark index. The municipal securities in the portfolio outperformed during the year as a favorable technical environment and attractive valuations were supportive.

 

With the Fed’s ending this period of quantitative easing and with expectations that it is planning to raise interest rates in 2015, we may experience higher levels of volatility and will continue to focus on high quality securities with strong characteristics. Going forward, we will continue to seek opportunities to generate a competitive market rate of return.

 

On the impact side, Access continued to fulfill its community development mission. Since inception the Fund has supported:

 

14,502 Low - to moderate-income home buyers

 

49,413 Affordable rental units

 

5,062 Nursing home facility beds

 

27 Rural housing

       
       

 

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LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

        
        

 

101 Rural enterprise

 

405 SBA loans

 

116 Community Economic development

 

14 Community-based not-for-profit organizations.

 

With increased market attention on impact investing strategies, we remain committed to our double-bottom line mission. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the Access Capital Community Investment Fund.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Michael Lee, CFA

CEO, President and Chief Investment Officer

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings. The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Fund Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future results, nor investment advice.

 

Investment in the Fund involves risks including, but not limited to: the effects of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio; concentration in the affordable housing market and related mortgage backed securities; competition for investments; interest rate risk; and use of derivatives.

 

Bond investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of the bonds, and thus the value of the bond fund, can decline and the investor can lose principal value. In general, the risk of price fluctuation increases with the length of the bond’s maturity.

 

A basis point is a unit equal to 1/100 of a percentage point and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument.

 

Effective duration is a calculation for bonds with embedded options. Effective duration takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change.

 

The Barclay’s U.S. Securitized Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, investment-grade bonds and asset-backed securities. One cannot invest directly in an Index.

        
        
        
        

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

       
           

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.(“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor to the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the Access Capital Community Investment Fund, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. The Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM (US)’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

       

Brian Svendahl, CFA

Managing Director, Co-Head, U.S. Fixed Income

Brian Svendahl oversees the fixed income research, portfolio management and trading at RBC GAM (US). In addition to shaping the firm’s overall fixed income philosophy and process, he is a portfolio manager for its community investment strategy, including the Access Capital Community Investment Fund, and many of RBC GAM (US)’s government mandates. Brian joined RBC GAM (US) in 2005 and most recently led the mortgage and government team before being promoted to Co-Head. Prior to joining RBC GAM (US), he held several risk management, research and trading positions at Wells Fargo. Brian’s experience also includes liability management and implementing balance sheet hedging strategies. He earned a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota and a BBA in finance and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder.

         

 

LOGO

 

Brian Svendahl, CFA

Scott Kirby

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Scott Kirby is a member of the government and mortgage research team in RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income group and serves as co-portfolio manager for the firm’s community investment strategy, including the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. Scott joined RBC GAM (US) in 2012 and most recently served as manager of investments of a broad-based asset portfolio for a large foundation, supporting its mission to reduce poverty. Previously he led the structured assets investment team of Ameriprise Financial/Riversource Investments, where he served as senior portfolio manager for more than $20 billion in agency and non-agency mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. He earned a BS in finance and an MBA in finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

         

 

LOGO

 

Scott Kirby

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

  

                              
     

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2014

 

  

     
      Access Capital Community Investment Fund   
                 1 Year   3 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since
Inception
  Expense
Ratio*
     

Class A (a)

                        
     

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 3.75%

       (0.60 )%       0.57 %       2.13 %       3.44 %       4.17 %    
     

- At Net Asset Value

       3.26 %       1.86 %       2.91 %       3.83 %       4.41 %       1.01 %
     

Class I (b)

                        
     

- At Net Asset Value

       3.76 %       2.19 %       3.21 %       4.05 %       4.71 %       0.65 %
                              
      Barclays U. S. Securitized Index (c)        3.70 %       2.24 %       3.83 %       4.62 %       5.32 %    
      Barclays U. S. Aggregate Bond Index (c)        3.96 %       2.43 %       4.12 %       4.62 %       5.37 %    
                                                                      
     
     

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.

 

The Barclays U.S. Securitized Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, investment-grade bonds and asset-backed securities.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of a representative list of government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

 

(a) The inception date for Class A shares of the Fund is January 29, 2009. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A shares, as applicable.

 

(b) Class I commenced operations on July 28, 2008. The performance in the table reflects the performance of Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc., the predecessor to the Fund. From its inception, June 23, 1998, until May 30, 2006, the predecessor fund elected status as a business development company. From May 31, 2006 until July 27, 2008, the predecessor fund operated as a continuously offered closed-end interval management company. If the predecessor fund had operated as an open-end management company, performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower.

 

(c) You cannot invest directly into the index.

 

* The Fund’s expenses reflect the most recent year end (September 30, 2014).

     

   

   

    

        

  

  

                              
                              
                              
                              

 

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

       
       

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

         

Invests in geographically specific debt securities located in portions of the United States designated by Fund Shareholders. The Fund invests primarily in debt instruments supporting the affordable housing and economic development serving low- and moderate- income individuals and communities. Investment securities include government-guaranteed loans, asset- backed securities, particularly mortgage-backed securities, small business loans, and taxable municipal securities.

 

        Investment Strategy

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of 3.76% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 3.70% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index.

 

          Performance

 

•   Security selections within the single-family mortgage pools performed well as muted prepayment experience maximized carry.

 

•   Hedging strategies were beneficial as the curve flattened during the period.

 

•   Security selections within the Fund’s municipal holdings were also a positive contributing factor.

 

       

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

 

•   Spread widening in agency collateralized mortgage backed securities detracted from the Fund’s relative returns.

 

•   Agency mortgage backed security coupon stack positioning was also a minor detractor.

 

         

Factors That

Detracted from

Relative Returns

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.

         
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

 
          

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

Investment

Objective

Benchmark

            

Current income and capital appreciation

 

  

            

Barclays U.S. Securitized Index

 

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

  

  

     

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

          

 

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Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s net assets)

          

Fannie Mae Pool #AK2386,
3.50%, 2/1/42

    2.62  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue,
Series B, 6.53%, 12/1/27

    1.41
          

Small Business Administration,
1.45%, 3/25/36

    2.19  

Ginnie Mae, Series 2012-114,
Class A, 2.10%, 1/16/53

    1.27
          

Massachusetts Housing
Investment Corp. Term Loan,
6.67%, 1/31/35

    1.87  

Fannie Mae Pool #466934,
4.10%, 1/1/21

    1.27
          

Fannie Mae Pool #465537,
4.20%, 7/1/20

    1.60  

Ginnie Mae Pool #AC9541,
2.12%, 2/15/48

    1.17
          

Ginnie Mae Series 2012-58,
Class B, 2.20%, 3/16/44

    1.49  

Ginnie Mae, Series 2012-33,
Class B, 2.89%, 3/16/46

    1.15
 
          

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 8.

 

  

                                  
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

       
       

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

       

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.

       

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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   SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Municipal Bonds — 4.75%

  

California — 0.22%

  

$    95,000

   California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue, Series C, 5.40%, 8/1/35, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 2/1/17 @ 104    $ 96,068   

975,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.25%, 10/20/42, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae), Callable 10/20/17 @ 102      995,777   
     

 

 

 
        1,091,845   
     

 

 

 

Delaware — 0.71%

  

55,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, 4.50%, 7/1/15, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 1/1/15 @ 100      55,576   

130,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, 4.55%, 1/1/16, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 1/1/15 @ 100      130,178   

135,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, 4.55%, 7/1/16, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 1/1/15 @ 100      135,185   

295,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, 4.65%, 7/1/26, (Credit Support: AMBAC), Callable 7/1/15 @ 100      296,614   

645,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, Series 2, 1.50%, 1/1/15, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)      645,955   

740,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.05%, 7/1/23, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 1/1/18 @ 100      744,906   

860,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/28, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 1/1/18 @ 100      879,909   

620,000

   Delaware State Housing Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.35%, 7/1/31, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 1/1/18 @ 100      637,019   
     

 

 

 
        3,525,342   
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 1.83%

  

545,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 1.51%, 12/1/17      540,030   

250,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.21%, 6/1/18      250,000   

 

 

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   SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$     330,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.31%, 12/1/18    $ 329,673   

160,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.51%, 6/1/19      160,190   

575,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.61%, 12/1/19      572,775   

205,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 3.09%, 6/1/20      208,362   

6,790,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series B, 6.53%, 12/1/27, (Credit Support: NATL-RE,IBC), Callable 6/1/17 @ 100      7,043,878   
     

 

 

 
        9,104,908   
     

 

 

 

Mississippi — 0.02%

  

100,000

   Mississippi Home Corp. Multi Family Revenue OID, 5.35%, 8/20/48, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, FHA), Callable 9/1/18 @ 105      102,271   
     

 

 

 

New York — 1.91%

  

750,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, 1.54%, 2/1/17      750,427   

500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, 1.73%, 8/1/17      503,100   

750,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, 1.94%, 2/1/18      755,917   

665,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series A, 4.15%, 7/15/15, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)      675,573   

700,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 4.50%, 11/15/27, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 11/15/16 @ 100      711,844   

1,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, 4.65%, 11/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 11/15/16 @ 100      1,010,390   

1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 1.59%, 4/1/18      1,323,866   

1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 1.85%, 10/1/18      1,324,173   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 2.10%, 4/1/19    $ 1,330,955   

1,140,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 187, 1.59%, 4/1/18      1,136,626   
     

 

 

 
        9,522,871   
     

 

 

 

Vermont — 0.06%

  

160,000

   Vermont Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series C, 1.20%, 8/15/16      159,544   

165,000

   Vermont Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series C, 1.95%, 8/15/17      164,952   
     

 

 

 
        324,496   
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     23,671,733   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $23,256,567)

  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 104.52%

  

Fannie Mae — 66.49%

  

1,850

   Pool #253214, 7.00%, 1/1/15      1,854   

48,758

   Pool #257612, 5.00%, 5/1/38      54,436   

365,287

   Pool #257613, 5.50%, 6/1/38      404,113   

171,018

   Pool #257631, 6.00%, 7/1/38      193,037   

54,567

   Pool #257632, 5.50%, 7/1/38      61,424   

131,011

   Pool #257649, 5.50%, 7/1/38      146,389   

76,101

   Pool #257656, 6.00%, 8/1/38      85,899   

132,659

   Pool #257663, 5.50%, 8/1/38      148,397   

116,911

   Pool #257857, 6.00%, 12/1/37      131,963   

66,396

   Pool #257869, 5.50%, 12/1/37      74,636   

119,550

   Pool #257890, 5.50%, 2/1/38      133,676   

124,788

   Pool #257892, 5.50%, 2/1/38      138,052   

48,072

   Pool #257897, 5.50%, 2/1/38      54,120   

46,947

   Pool #257898, 6.00%, 2/1/38      52,992   

52,136

   Pool #257902, 6.00%, 2/1/38      58,848   

138,875

   Pool #257903, 5.50%, 2/1/38      154,916   

83,018

   Pool #257913, 5.50%, 1/1/38      93,152   

74,252

   Pool #257926, 5.50%, 3/1/38      83,594   

58,054

   Pool #257942, 5.50%, 4/1/38      65,358   

99,309

   Pool #257943, 6.00%, 4/1/38      112,095   

79,971

   Pool #257995, 6.00%, 7/1/38      90,267   

67,150

   Pool #258022, 5.50%, 5/1/34      76,186   

90,132

   Pool #258027, 5.00%, 5/1/34      99,965   

105,834

   Pool #258030, 5.00%, 5/1/34      117,348   

149,538

   Pool #258070, 5.00%, 6/1/34      166,764   

44,971

   Pool #258121, 5.50%, 6/1/34      51,023   

147,816

   Pool #258152, 5.50%, 8/1/34      167,014   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$208,564

   Pool #258157, 5.00%, 8/1/34    $ 231,319   

175,840

   Pool #258163, 5.50%, 8/1/34      198,239   

125,850

   Pool #258166, 5.50%, 9/1/34      140,996   

78,925

   Pool #258171, 5.50%, 10/1/34      89,041   

159,791

   Pool #258173, 5.50%, 10/1/34      179,023   

147,112

   Pool #258180, 5.00%, 10/1/34      162,933   

43,736

   Pool #258222, 5.00%, 11/1/34      48,665   

114,699

   Pool #258224, 5.50%, 12/1/34      128,503   

213,960

   Pool #258238, 5.00%, 1/1/35      236,969   

100,855

   Pool #258251, 5.50%, 1/1/35      113,545   

117,368

   Pool #258258, 5.00%, 1/1/35      129,989   

237,304

   Pool #258305, 5.00%, 3/1/35      262,786   

103,170

   Pool #258336, 5.00%, 4/1/35      114,716   

68,326

   Pool #258340, 5.00%, 3/1/35      75,973   

68,869

   Pool #258393, 5.00%, 5/1/35      76,576   

70,210

   Pool #258394, 5.00%, 5/1/35      78,067   

265,070

   Pool #258395, 5.50%, 6/1/35      296,806   

67,657

   Pool #258403, 5.00%, 6/1/35      75,229   

90,955

   Pool #258404, 5.00%, 6/1/35      100,950   

52,678

   Pool #258410, 5.00%, 4/1/35      58,573   

55,653

   Pool #258411, 5.50%, 5/1/35      63,012   

126,869

   Pool #258448, 5.00%, 8/1/35      140,354   

215,703

   Pool #258450, 5.50%, 8/1/35      241,529   

100,936

   Pool #258456, 5.00%, 8/1/35      111,807   

74,070

   Pool #258479, 5.50%, 7/1/35      83,251   

90,988

   Pool #258552, 5.00%, 11/1/35      101,327   

404,184

   Pool #258571, 5.50%, 11/1/35      452,702   

97,583

   Pool #258600, 6.00%, 1/1/36      110,146   

382,625

   Pool #258627, 5.50%, 2/1/36      427,837   

112,619

   Pool #258634, 5.50%, 2/1/36      126,032   

60,507

   Pool #258658, 5.50%, 3/1/36      68,234   

59,156

   Pool #258737, 5.50%, 12/1/35      66,636   

82,971

   Pool #258763, 6.00%, 5/1/36      93,700   

48,334

   Pool #259004, 8.00%, 2/1/30      58,624   

54,767

   Pool #259030, 8.00%, 4/1/30      65,813   

51,381

   Pool #259181, 6.50%, 3/1/31      59,115   

18,190

   Pool #259187, 6.50%, 4/1/31      20,494   

81,135

   Pool #259190, 6.50%, 4/1/31      93,504   

78,764

   Pool #259201, 6.50%, 4/1/31      90,799   

39,808

   Pool #259306, 6.50%, 9/1/31      45,823   

92,345

   Pool #259316, 6.50%, 11/1/31      106,476   

35,310

   Pool #259378, 6.00%, 12/1/31      40,102   

39,214

   Pool #259393, 6.00%, 1/1/32      44,579   

48,875

   Pool #259590, 5.50%, 11/1/32      55,323   

201,727

   Pool #259611, 5.50%, 11/1/32      226,399   

109,125

   Pool #259614, 6.00%, 11/1/32      123,779   

61,990

   Pool #259634, 5.50%, 12/1/32      68,986   

67,482

   Pool #259655, 5.50%, 2/1/33      76,410   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    156,961

   Pool #259659, 5.50%, 2/1/33    $ 176,461   

37,481

   Pool #259671, 5.50%, 2/1/33      42,440   

91,783

   Pool #259686, 5.50%, 3/1/33      103,163   

44,382

   Pool #259722, 5.00%, 5/1/33      49,294   

55,988

   Pool #259724, 5.00%, 5/1/33      62,254   

143,878

   Pool #259725, 5.00%, 5/1/33      159,448   

70,438

   Pool #259726, 5.00%, 5/1/33      78,112   

120,840

   Pool #259729, 5.00%, 6/1/33      133,986   

64,184

   Pool #259734, 5.50%, 5/1/33      71,676   

70,529

   Pool #259761, 5.00%, 6/1/33      78,731   

134,963

   Pool #259764, 5.00%, 7/1/33      149,646   

134,792

   Pool #259777, 5.00%, 7/1/33      149,456   

93,516

   Pool #259781, 5.00%, 7/1/33      103,807   

56,914

   Pool #259789, 5.00%, 7/1/33      63,417   

104,403

   Pool #259807, 5.00%, 8/1/33      115,760   

145,497

   Pool #259816, 5.00%, 8/1/33      161,326   

31,570

   Pool #259819, 5.00%, 8/1/33      35,177   

136,475

   Pool #259830, 5.00%, 8/1/33      151,321   

38,596

   Pool #259848, 5.00%, 9/1/33      43,006   

81,363

   Pool #259867, 5.50%, 10/1/33      92,006   

104,299

   Pool #259869, 5.50%, 10/1/33      117,031   

126,867

   Pool #259875, 5.50%, 10/1/33      143,345   

78,399

   Pool #259876, 5.50%, 10/1/33      88,582   

45,308

   Pool #259879, 5.50%, 10/1/33      51,405   

92,417

   Pool #259906, 5.50%, 11/1/33      103,917   

57,442

   Pool #259928, 5.50%, 12/1/33      65,226   

204,113

   Pool #259930, 5.00%, 11/1/33      226,318   

2,462

   Pool #259939, 5.50%, 11/1/33      2,793   

43,126

   Pool #259961, 5.50%, 3/1/34      48,930   

119,188

   Pool #259976, 5.00%, 3/1/34      132,676   

43,316

   Pool #259998, 5.00%, 3/1/34      48,265   

515,779

   Pool #381985, 7.97%, 9/1/17      514,775   

848,338

   Pool #387472, 4.89%, 6/1/15      851,253   

7,292,122

   Pool #465537, 4.20%, 7/1/20      7,968,964   

715,641

   Pool #465946, 3.61%, 9/1/20      760,332   

5,795,387

   Pool #466934, 4.10%, 1/1/21      6,306,065   

3,322,875

   Pool #467882, 4.24%, 6/1/21      3,647,165   

2,393,229

   Pool #468104, 3.93%, 5/1/18      2,568,996   

593,694

   Pool #469239, 2.69%, 10/1/18      611,328   

461,306

   Pool #470439, 2.91%, 5/1/22      468,650   

3,344,401

   Pool #470561, 2.94%, 2/1/22      3,408,946   

963,882

   Pool #471478, 2.61%, 8/1/22      957,806   

3,539,372

   Pool #471948, 2.86%, 7/1/22      3,578,488   

220,874

   Pool #557295, 7.00%, 12/1/29      255,580   

32,009

   Pool #575886, 7.50%, 1/1/31      38,179   

82,413

   Pool #576445, 6.00%, 1/1/31      93,057   

180,165

   Pool #579402, 6.50%, 4/1/31      207,233   

156,668

   Pool #583728, 6.50%, 6/1/31      180,425   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$      78,496

   Pool #585148, 6.50%, 7/1/31    $ 90,492   

39,649

   Pool #590931, 6.50%, 7/1/31      45,686   

70,546

   Pool #590932, 6.50%, 7/1/31      81,142   

175,525

   Pool #601865, 6.50%, 4/1/31      199,589   

139,529

   Pool #601868, 6.00%, 7/1/29      157,889   

124,262

   Pool #607611, 6.50%, 11/1/31      142,969   

219,463

   Pool #634271, 6.50%, 5/1/32      252,475   

46,067

   Pool #640146, 5.00%, 12/1/17      48,371   

141,863

   Pool #644232, 6.50%, 6/1/32      163,265   

29,572

   Pool #644432, 6.50%, 7/1/32      33,961   

48,270

   Pool #644437, 6.50%, 6/1/32      55,551   

3,149,099

   Pool #663159, 5.00%, 7/1/32(a)      3,485,324   

177,571

   Pool #670278, 5.50%, 11/1/32      200,886   

49,798

   Pool #676702, 5.50%, 11/1/32      56,215   

58,778

   Pool #677591, 5.50%, 12/1/32      66,078   

299,569

   Pool #681883, 6.00%, 3/1/33      339,373   

73,902

   Pool #683087, 5.00%, 1/1/18      77,924   

48,930

   Pool #684644, 4.50%, 6/1/18      51,729   

281,507

   Pool #686542, 5.50%, 3/1/33      313,275   

429,303

   Pool #695961, 5.50%, 1/1/33      480,901   

335,375

   Pool #696407, 5.50%, 4/1/33      377,929   

737,056

   Pool #702478, 5.50%, 6/1/33      826,350   

230,186

   Pool #702479, 5.00%, 6/1/33      255,109   

79,346

   Pool #703210, 5.50%, 9/1/32      88,300   

351,861

   Pool #720025, 5.00%, 8/1/33      390,140   

286,855

   Pool #723066, 5.00%, 4/1/33      317,846   

289,590

   Pool #723067, 5.50%, 5/1/33      324,217   

253,220

   Pool #723068, 4.50%, 5/1/33      274,485   

312,266

   Pool #723070, 4.50%, 5/1/33      338,491   

427,932

   Pool #727311, 4.50%, 9/1/33      465,760   

1,005,536

   Pool #727312, 5.00%, 9/1/33      1,116,184   

250,730

   Pool #727315, 6.00%, 10/1/33      284,459   

307,136

   Pool #738589, 5.00%, 9/1/33      340,549   

184,397

   Pool #738683, 5.00%, 9/1/33      204,458   

343,906

   Pool #739269, 5.00%, 9/1/33      381,319   

183,702

   Pool #743595, 5.50%, 10/1/33      205,926   

189,914

   Pool #748041, 4.50%, 10/1/33      206,049   

238,706

   Pool #749891, 5.00%, 9/1/33      265,718   

293,810

   Pool #749897, 4.50%, 9/1/33      318,772   

52,104

   Pool #750984, 5.00%, 12/1/18      55,686   

171,753

   Pool #751008, 5.00%, 12/1/18      182,626   

280,540

   Pool #753533, 5.00%, 11/1/33      311,059   

99,442

   Pool #755679, 6.00%, 1/1/34      112,656   

115,663

   Pool #755745, 5.00%, 1/1/34      129,114   

166,899

   Pool #755746, 5.50%, 12/1/33      189,359   

46,303

   Pool #763551, 5.50%, 3/1/34      52,534   

328,404

   Pool #763820, 5.50%, 1/1/34      368,493   

111,108

   Pool #763824, 5.00%, 3/1/34      123,195   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    132,430

   Pool #765216, 5.00%, 1/1/19    $ 141,534   

30,986

   Pool #765217, 4.50%, 1/1/19      32,758   

70,621

   Pool #765306, 5.00%, 2/1/19      75,090   

34,317

   Pool #773084, 4.50%, 3/1/19      36,279   

15,523

   Pool #773096, 4.50%, 3/1/19      16,411   

182,793

   Pool #773175, 5.00%, 5/1/34      202,679   

235,352

   Pool #773476, 5.50%, 7/1/19      252,047   

88,350

   Pool #773547, 5.00%, 5/1/34      97,989   

42,494

   Pool #773553, 5.00%, 4/1/34      47,488   

382,429

   Pool #773568, 5.50%, 5/1/34      428,694   

174,647

   Pool #776850, 5.50%, 11/1/34      195,666   

51,556

   Pool #776851, 6.00%, 10/1/34      58,322   

65,763

   Pool #777444, 5.50%, 5/1/34      74,612   

2,048,625

   Pool #777621, 5.00%, 2/1/34(a)      2,271,493   

149,366

   Pool #781437, 6.00%, 8/1/34      168,878   

93,027

   Pool #781741, 6.00%, 9/1/34      105,374   

184,223

   Pool #781907, 5.00%, 2/1/21      199,012   

226,071

   Pool #781954, 5.00%, 6/1/34      250,665   

214,029

   Pool #781959, 5.50%, 6/1/34      239,921   

415,063

   Pool #781960, 5.50%, 6/1/34      465,275   

361,580

   Pool #783893, 5.50%, 12/1/34      405,436   

192,710

   Pool #783929, 5.50%, 10/1/34      216,083   

66,876

   Pool #788329, 6.50%, 8/1/34      74,839   

65,639

   Pool #790282, 6.00%, 7/1/34      74,380   

179,446

   Pool #797623, 5.00%, 7/1/35      198,519   

157,846

   Pool #797626, 5.50%, 7/1/35      176,646   

136,130

   Pool #797627, 5.00%, 7/1/35      150,599   

128,401

   Pool #797674, 5.50%, 9/1/35      143,774   

506,332

   Pool #798725, 5.50%, 11/1/34      567,270   

167,363

   Pool #799547, 5.50%, 9/1/34      188,264   

117,073

   Pool #799548, 6.00%, 9/1/34      132,200   

1,507,197

   Pool #806754, 4.50%, 9/1/34(a)      1,635,250   

366,886

   Pool #806757, 6.00%, 9/1/34      414,884   

1,470,832

   Pool #806761, 5.50%, 9/1/34(a)      1,648,768   

81,186

   Pool #808185, 5.50%, 3/1/35      91,008   

353,648

   Pool #808205, 5.00%, 1/1/35      391,679   

68,011

   Pool #813942, 5.00%, 11/1/20      73,373   

485,117

   Pool #815009, 5.00%, 4/1/35      536,983   

380,405

   Pool #817641, 5.00%, 11/1/35      421,967   

135,417

   Pool #820334, 5.00%, 9/1/35      149,810   

577,791

   Pool #820335, 5.00%, 9/1/35      639,203   

199,761

   Pool #820336, 5.00%, 9/1/35      221,587   

438,215

   Pool #822008, 5.00%, 5/1/35      485,066   

903,606

   Pool #829005, 5.00%, 8/1/35      999,649   

202,574

   Pool #829006, 5.50%, 9/1/35      226,828   

164,073

   Pool #829274, 5.00%, 8/1/35      181,512   

467,443

   Pool #829275, 5.00%, 8/1/35      517,127   

176,686

   Pool #829276, 5.00%, 8/1/35      195,466   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    132,314

   Pool #829277, 5.00%, 8/1/35    $ 146,378   

613,683

   Pool #829649, 5.50%, 3/1/35      687,541   

431,330

   Pool #844361, 5.50%, 11/1/35      482,702   

182,284

   Pool #845245, 5.50%, 11/1/35      205,959   

64,675

   Pool #866969, 6.00%, 2/1/36      73,058   

174,009

   Pool #867569, 6.00%, 2/1/36      196,412   

181,558

   Pool #867574, 5.50%, 2/1/36      203,862   

154,850

   Pool #868788, 6.00%, 3/1/36      174,787   

214,122

   Pool #870599, 6.00%, 6/1/36      241,690   

166,146

   Pool #870684, 6.00%, 7/1/36      187,537   

519,205

   Pool #871072, 5.50%, 2/1/37      579,583   

3,044,455

   Pool #874900, 5.45%, 10/1/17      3,380,133   

258,206

   Pool #882044, 6.00%, 5/1/36      291,450   

193,732

   Pool #884693, 5.50%, 4/1/36      217,533   

1,053,330

   Pool #885724, 5.50%, 6/1/36(a)      1,177,795   

84,946

   Pool #908671, 6.00%, 1/1/37      95,967   

274,859

   Pool #908672, 5.50%, 1/1/37      306,823   

593,313

   Pool #911730, 5.50%, 12/1/21      642,038   

189,055

   Pool #919368, 5.50%, 4/1/37      211,986   

474,000

   Pool #922582, 6.00%, 12/1/36      535,027   

1,057,928

   Pool #934941, 5.00%, 8/1/39(a)      1,170,375   

820,570

   Pool #934942, 5.00%, 9/1/39(a)      906,249   

295,120

   Pool #941204, 5.50%, 6/1/37      329,716   

164,602

   Pool #943394, 5.50%, 6/1/37      184,566   

475,363

   Pool #944502, 6.00%, 6/1/37      536,565   

134,386

   Pool #945853, 6.00%, 7/1/37      151,688   

371,947

   Pool #948600, 6.00%, 8/1/37      419,835   

166,042

   Pool #948672, 5.50%, 8/1/37      185,247   

463,045

   Pool #952598, 6.00%, 7/1/37      522,662   

239,613

   Pool #952623, 6.00%, 8/1/37      270,463   

349,279

   Pool #952632, 6.00%, 7/1/37      394,248   

138,675

   Pool #952665, 6.00%, 8/1/37      156,530   

392,043

   Pool #952678, 6.50%, 8/1/37      442,070   

110,560

   Pool #952693, 6.50%, 8/1/37      124,562   

2,469,709

   Pool #957324, 5.43%, 5/1/18      2,763,768   

371,070

   Pool #958502, 5.07%, 5/1/19      415,397   

212,197

   Pool #960919, 5.00%, 2/1/38      234,751   

249,744

   Pool #975769, 5.50%, 3/1/38      278,552   

140,418

   Pool #982656, 5.50%, 6/1/38      155,343   

86,229

   Pool #982898, 5.00%, 5/1/38      95,502   

155,918

   Pool #983033, 5.00%, 5/1/38      172,198   

155,162

   Pool #984842, 5.50%, 6/1/38      173,060   

81,677

   Pool #986230, 5.00%, 7/1/38      90,499   

387,211

   Pool #986239, 6.00%, 7/1/38      437,064   

421,595

   Pool #986957, 5.50%, 7/1/38      469,963   

82,298

   Pool #990510, 5.50%, 8/1/38      92,409   

379,039

   Pool #990511, 6.00%, 8/1/38      427,840   

181,863

   Pool #990617, 5.50%, 9/1/38      202,955   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    400,629

   Pool #AA0526, 5.00%, 12/1/38    $ 443,087   

541,939

   Pool #AA0527, 5.50%, 12/1/38      599,542   

439,923

   Pool #AA0644, 4.50%, 3/1/39      477,093   

608,388

   Pool #AA0645, 4.50%, 3/1/39      661,408   

164,031

   Pool #AA2243, 4.50%, 5/1/39      179,146   

536,990

   Pool #AA3142, 4.50%, 3/1/39      580,264   

116,267

   Pool #AA3143, 4.00%, 3/1/39      123,166   

551,672

   Pool #AA3206, 4.00%, 4/1/39      583,544   

558,192

   Pool #AA3207, 4.50%, 3/1/39      603,523   

185,076

   Pool #AA4468, 4.00%, 4/1/39      195,768   

967,867

   Pool #AA7042, 4.50%, 6/1/39      1,045,864   

436,251

   Pool #AA7658, 4.00%, 6/1/39      461,318   

383,382

   Pool #AA7659, 4.50%, 6/1/39      416,972   

428,671

   Pool #AA7741, 4.50%, 6/1/24      459,080   

364,470

   Pool #AA8455, 4.50%, 6/1/39      396,403   

4,094,067

   Pool #AB7798, 3.00%, 1/1/43      4,043,371   

4,532,175

   Pool #AB9203, 3.00%, 4/1/43      4,476,054   

2,149,723

   Pool #AB9204, 3.00%, 4/1/43      2,123,104   

1,577,536

   Pool #AB9831, 3.00%, 6/1/43(a)      1,557,509   

1,156,238

   Pool #AC1463, 5.00%, 8/1/39(a)      1,281,301   

116,956

   Pool #AC1464, 5.00%, 8/1/39      129,387   

1,351,487

   Pool #AC2109, 4.50%, 7/1/39      1,461,031   

298,948

   Pool #AC4394, 5.00%, 9/1/39      331,284   

734,301

   Pool #AC4395, 5.00%, 9/1/39      814,644   

474,348

   Pool #AC5328, 5.00%, 10/1/39      526,841   

393,903

   Pool #AC5329, 5.00%, 10/1/39      434,540   

782,764

   Pool #AC6304, 5.00%, 11/1/39(a)      865,964   

365,911

   Pool #AC6305, 5.00%, 11/1/39      406,404   

874,728

   Pool #AC6307, 5.00%, 12/1/39(a)      967,702   

744,199

   Pool #AC6790, 5.00%, 12/1/39      826,556   

2,969,739

   Pool #AC7199, 5.00%, 12/1/39(a)      3,285,390   

1,589,814

   Pool #AD1470, 5.00%, 2/1/40      1,758,794   

2,246,420

   Pool #AD1471, 4.50%, 2/1/40(a)      2,427,450   

1,040,732

   Pool #AD1560, 5.00%, 3/1/40(a)      1,151,350   

2,348,563

   Pool #AD1585, 4.50%, 2/1/40(a)      2,537,824   

827,228

   Pool #AD1586, 5.00%, 1/1/40(a)      915,153   

686,691

   Pool #AD1638, 4.50%, 2/1/40      742,243   

544,003

   Pool #AD1640, 4.50%, 3/1/40      587,842   

2,311,031

   Pool #AD1942, 4.50%, 1/1/40(a)      2,497,267   

791,764

   Pool #AD1943, 5.00%, 1/1/40(a)      875,920   

2,737,394

   Pool #AD1988, 4.50%, 2/1/40(a)      2,957,989   

422,296

   Pool #AD2896, 5.00%, 3/1/40      469,359   

1,443,060

   Pool #AD4456, 4.50%, 4/1/40(a)      1,559,350   

331,760

   Pool #AD4457, 4.50%, 4/1/40      358,495   

1,167,899

   Pool #AD4458, 4.50%, 4/1/40      1,262,380   

625,030

   Pool #AD4940, 4.50%, 6/1/40      680,184   

573,413

   Pool #AD4946, 4.50%, 6/1/40      624,012   

638,783

   Pool #AD5728, 5.00%, 4/1/40      709,972   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    908,715

   Pool #AD7239, 4.50%, 7/1/40    $ 989,328   

623,375

   Pool #AD7242, 4.50%, 7/1/40      673,611   

554,681

   Pool #AD7256, 4.50%, 7/1/40      604,321   

1,228,125

   Pool #AD7271, 4.50%, 7/1/40      1,327,095   

699,650

   Pool #AD7272, 4.50%, 7/1/40      761,388   

961,218

   Pool #AD8960, 5.00%, 6/1/40      1,066,239   

1,003,507

   Pool #AD9613, 4.50%, 8/1/40      1,084,689   

1,727,198

   Pool #AD9614, 4.50%, 8/1/40(a)      1,866,925   

499,856

   Pool #AE2011, 4.00%, 9/1/40      527,173   

2,067,625

   Pool #AE2012, 4.00%, 9/1/40(a)      2,183,202   

1,286,208

   Pool #AE2023, 4.00%, 9/1/40(a)      1,358,105   

1,370,167

   Pool #AE5432, 4.00%, 10/1/40(a)      1,446,757   

566,827

   Pool #AE5435, 4.50%, 9/1/40      612,682   

454,500

   Pool #AE5806, 4.50%, 9/1/40      494,820   

1,199,244

   Pool #AE5861, 4.00%, 10/1/40      1,266,280   

580,877

   Pool #AE5862, 4.00%, 10/1/40      612,621   

1,001,836

   Pool #AE5863, 4.00%, 10/1/40      1,056,585   

899,154

   Pool #AE6850, 4.00%, 10/1/40      949,415   

674,007

   Pool #AE6851, 4.00%, 10/1/40      711,683   

651,308

   Pool #AE7699, 4.00%, 11/1/40      687,715   

932,609

   Pool #AE7703, 4.00%, 10/1/40      984,741   

1,798,318

   Pool #AE7707, 4.00%, 11/1/40(a)      1,898,841   

772,563

   Pool #AH0300, 4.00%, 11/1/40      815,748   

1,240,832

   Pool #AH0301, 3.50%, 11/1/40      1,273,258   

562,905

   Pool #AH0302, 4.00%, 11/1/40      594,370   

775,623

   Pool #AH0306, 4.00%, 12/1/40(a)      820,676   

1,064,423

   Pool #AH0508, 4.00%, 11/1/40      1,123,923   

1,631,195

   Pool #AH0537, 4.00%, 12/1/40      1,723,396   

1,211,966

   Pool #AH0914, 4.50%, 11/1/40(a)      1,310,012   

1,277,571

   Pool #AH0917, 4.00%, 12/1/40(a)      1,348,985   

1,131,709

   Pool #AH1077, 4.00%, 1/1/41      1,200,097   

1,414,778

   Pool #AH2973, 4.00%, 12/1/40      1,493,641   

1,237,013

   Pool #AH2980, 4.00%, 1/1/41      1,305,967   

1,297,305

   Pool #AH5656, 4.00%, 1/1/41(a)      1,370,634   

865,668

   Pool #AH5657, 4.00%, 2/1/41(a)      913,922   

1,414,827

   Pool #AH5658, 4.00%, 2/1/41      1,493,693   

905,686

   Pool #AH5662, 4.00%, 2/1/41(a)      956,171   

1,255,659

   Pool #AH5882, 4.00%, 2/1/26      1,336,983   

1,203,922

   Pool #AH6764, 4.00%, 3/1/41(a)      1,271,031   

2,715,877

   Pool #AH6768, 4.00%, 3/1/41(a)      2,867,265   

735,413

   Pool #AH7277, 4.00%, 3/1/41      775,602   

1,593,623

   Pool #AH7281, 4.00%, 3/1/41(a)      1,680,712   

660,764

   Pool #AH7526, 4.50%, 3/1/41      717,419   

1,898,059

   Pool #AH7537, 4.00%, 3/1/41(a)      2,001,785   

1,024,928

   Pool #AH8878, 4.50%, 4/1/41      1,107,843   

923,783

   Pool #AH8885, 4.50%, 4/1/41      998,516   

1,054,303

   Pool #AH9050, 3.50%, 2/1/26      1,110,683   

612,492

   Pool #AI0114, 4.00%, 3/1/41      645,964   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$   1,442,295

   Pool #AI1846, 4.50%, 5/1/41(a)    $ 1,558,974   

1,032,383

   Pool #AI1847, 4.50%, 5/1/41(a)      1,115,901   

1,976,573

   Pool #AI1848, 4.50%, 5/1/41(a)      2,136,475   

1,243,087

   Pool #AI1849, 4.50%, 5/1/41(a)      1,352,974   

678,212

   Pool #AJ0651, 4.00%, 8/1/41      715,911   

877,921

   Pool #AJ7668, 4.00%, 11/1/41      926,721   

1,168,203

   Pool #AJ9133, 4.00%, 1/1/42(a)      1,233,139   

12,718,700

   Pool #AK2386, 3.50%, 2/1/42(a)      13,035,177   

5,363,386

   Pool #AK6715, 3.50%, 3/1/42(a)      5,496,842   

1,913,341

   Pool #AK6716, 3.50%, 3/1/42(a)      1,960,950   

748,034

   Pool #AK6718, 3.50%, 2/1/42      766,648   

484,452

   Pool #AM0635, 2.55%, 10/1/22      475,174   

3,634,042

   Pool #AM2935, 3.69%, 9/1/23      3,858,648   

5,068,028

   Pool #AM4392, 3.79%, 10/1/23      5,414,549   

513,704

   Pool #AM4590, 3.18%, 10/1/20      534,382   

2,412,144

   Pool #AM5335, 3.69%, 2/1/24      2,557,791   

1,984,303

   Pool #AM5486, 3.70%, 2/1/24      2,105,768   

1,206,058

   Pool #AO2923, 3.50%, 5/1/42      1,235,314   

3,519,614

   Pool #AO8029, 3.50%, 7/1/42(a)      3,604,992   

989,855

   Pool #AP7483, 3.50%, 9/1/42      1,012,939   

1,197,262

   Pool #AQ6710, 2.50%, 10/1/27      1,208,440   

2,585,823

   Pool #AQ7193, 3.50%, 7/1/43      2,645,317   

2,876,646

   Pool #AR3088, 3.00%, 1/1/43      2,842,823   

1,056,957

   Pool #AR6712, 3.00%, 1/1/43      1,044,860   

1,269,070

   Pool #AR6928, 3.00%, 3/1/43      1,253,356   

982,450

   Pool #AR6933, 3.00%, 3/1/43      970,284   

1,132,305

   Pool #AS1916, 4.00%, 3/1/44(a)      1,194,361   

1,014,830

   Pool #AS1917, 4.00%, 3/1/44      1,070,447   

1,417,099

   Pool #AS2129, 4.00%, 3/1/44      1,494,984   

1,939,555

   Pool #AS2439, 4.00%, 5/1/44(a)      2,046,155   

4,779,179

   Pool #AS2784, 4.00%, 7/1/44      5,041,847   

2,897,741

   Pool #AS3244, 4.00%, 9/1/44      3,057,003   

2,991,055

   Pool #AS3494, 4.00%, 10/1/44      3,155,446   

1,894,330

   Pool #AT0536, 4.00%, 10/1/43(a)      1,997,852   

2,028,788

   Pool #AT0542, 4.50%, 12/1/43(a)      2,190,378   

1,550,056

   Pool #AT2688, 3.00%, 5/1/43      1,530,861   

2,023,088

   Pool #AT2689, 3.00%, 5/1/43      1,998,037   

1,190,294

   Pool #AT2690, 3.00%, 4/1/43      1,175,555   

892,469

   Pool #AT2691, 3.00%, 5/1/43      881,417   

1,282,845

   Pool #AT3963, 2.50%, 3/1/28      1,293,017   

1,031,962

   Pool #AT7873, 2.50%, 6/1/28      1,041,113   

869,519

   Pool #AT8051, 3.00%, 6/1/43      858,481   

1,527,640

   Pool #AU0971, 3.50%, 8/1/43(a)      1,562,787   

1,360,405

   Pool #AU2165, 3.50%, 7/1/43(a)      1,391,705   

1,233,105

   Pool #AU2188, 3.50%, 8/1/43      1,261,476   

1,057,855

   Pool #AU3700, 3.50%, 8/1/43      1,083,186   

1,001,368

   Pool #AU4653, 3.50%, 9/1/43      1,024,877   

1,832,470

   Pool #AU6054, 4.00%, 9/1/43      1,932,612   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$1,203,350

   Pool #AU6718, 4.00%, 10/1/43    $ 1,270,615   

1,622,755

   Pool #AU7003, 4.00%, 11/1/43(a)      1,717,522   

1,193,730

   Pool #AU7005, 4.00%, 11/1/43      1,261,577   

1,605,688

   Pool #AV0679, 4.00%, 12/1/43(a)      1,699,458   

1,114,267

   Pool #AV9282, 4.00%, 2/1/44      1,175,334   

1,652,908

   Pool #AW0993, 4.00%, 5/1/44(a)      1,749,435   

965,259

   Pool #AW1565, 4.00%, 4/1/44      1,018,311   

1,462,272

   Pool #AW3671, 4.00%, 4/1/44(a)      1,542,640   

1,358,676

   Pool #AW5046, 4.00%, 7/1/44      1,433,350   

1,435,263

   Pool #AW5047, 4.00%, 7/1/44      1,514,146   

1,171,316

   Pool #AW7040, 4.00%, 6/1/44      1,235,692   

2,224,079

   Pool #AW8629, 3.50%, 5/1/44      2,275,250   

250,105

   Pool #MC0007, 5.50%, 12/1/38      276,688   

59,197

   Pool #MC0013, 5.50%, 12/1/38      66,608   

97,221

   Pool #MC0014, 5.50%, 12/1/38      109,210   

79,292

   Pool #MC0016, 5.50%, 11/1/38      88,971   

253,397

   Pool #MC0038, 4.50%, 3/1/39      277,618   

117,434

   Pool #MC0046, 4.00%, 4/1/39      124,182   

27,238

   Pool #MC0047, 4.50%, 4/1/39      29,748   

54,397

   Pool #MC0059, 4.00%, 4/1/39      57,846   

206,017

   Pool #MC0081, 4.00%, 5/1/39      217,984   

218,695

   Pool #MC0082, 4.50%, 5/1/39      237,857   

117,771

   Pool #MC0112, 4.50%, 6/1/39      129,507   

214,677

   Pool #MC0127, 4.50%, 7/1/39      233,721   

71,156

   Pool #MC0135, 4.50%, 6/1/39      78,069   

386,421

   Pool #MC0137, 4.50%, 7/1/39      417,562   

970,526

   Pool #MC0154, 4.50%, 8/1/39(a)      1,048,737   

100,047

   Pool #MC0155, 5.00%, 8/1/39      111,322   

500,430

   Pool #MC0160, 4.50%, 8/1/39      540,993   

592,803

   Pool #MC0171, 4.50%, 9/1/39      640,575   

347,579

   Pool #MC0177, 4.50%, 9/1/39      378,032   

135,378

   Pool #MC0270, 4.50%, 3/1/40      146,288   

785,089

   Pool #MC0325, 4.50%, 7/1/40      854,489   

73,650

   Pool #MC0422, 4.00%, 2/1/41      78,170   

101,258

   Pool #MC0426, 4.50%, 1/1/41      109,449   

945,267

   Pool #MC0584, 4.00%, 1/1/42      997,811   

499,132

   Pool #MC0585, 4.00%, 1/1/42      526,877   

70,848

   Pool #MC3344, 5.00%, 12/1/38      78,788   
     

 

 

 
        331,149,733   
     

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 9.55%

  

94,300

   Pool #A10124, 5.00%, 6/1/33      104,477   

237,503

   Pool #A10548, 5.00%, 6/1/33      263,136   

518,436

   Pool #A12237, 5.00%, 8/1/33      574,391   

381,950

   Pool #A12969, 4.50%, 8/1/33      414,789   

79,908

   Pool #A12985, 5.00%, 8/1/33      88,533   

107,274

   Pool #A12986, 5.00%, 8/1/33      118,852   

45,207

   Pool #A14028, 4.50%, 9/1/33      49,433   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$373,231

   Pool #A14325, 5.00%, 9/1/33    $ 413,514   

90,773

   Pool #A15268, 6.00%, 10/1/33      102,677   

300,987

   Pool #A15579, 5.50%, 11/1/33      337,176   

432,045

   Pool #A17393, 5.50%, 12/1/33      483,992   

244,995

   Pool #A17397, 5.50%, 1/1/34      275,064   

269,271

   Pool #A18617, 5.50%, 1/1/34      301,899   

289,320

   Pool #A19019, 5.50%, 2/1/34      325,824   

236,100

   Pool #A20069, 5.00%, 3/1/34      261,582   

698,654

   Pool #A20070, 5.50%, 3/1/34      782,656   

661,471

   Pool #A20540, 5.50%, 4/1/34      741,002   

133,684

   Pool #A20541, 5.50%, 4/1/34      149,758   

131,900

   Pool #A21679, 5.50%, 4/1/34      147,759   

145,888

   Pool #A21681, 5.00%, 4/1/34      161,634   

186,413

   Pool #A23192, 5.00%, 5/1/34      206,533   

782,402

   Pool #A25310, 5.00%, 6/1/34      866,847   

301,940

   Pool #A25311, 5.00%, 6/1/34      334,529   

47,250

   Pool #A26386, 6.00%, 9/1/34      53,244   

310,148

   Pool #A26395, 6.00%, 9/1/34      349,845   

92,473

   Pool #A26396, 5.50%, 9/1/34      104,299   

340,152

   Pool #A28241, 5.50%, 10/1/34      380,624   

38,015

   Pool #A30055, 5.00%, 11/1/34      42,237   

202,571

   Pool #A30591, 6.00%, 12/1/34      228,375   

357,588

   Pool #A31135, 5.50%, 12/1/34      400,135   

267,738

   Pool #A32976, 5.50%, 8/1/35      299,260   

343,240

   Pool #A33167, 5.00%, 1/1/35      379,857   

531,089

   Pool #A34999, 5.50%, 4/1/35      593,949   

261,969

   Pool #A35628, 5.50%, 6/1/35      292,975   

462,294

   Pool #A37185, 5.00%, 9/1/35      511,033   

375,759

   Pool #A38830, 5.00%, 5/1/35      415,610   

116,685

   Pool #A39561, 5.50%, 11/1/35      130,533   

397,683

   Pool #A40538, 5.00%, 12/1/35      439,611   

296,275

   Pool #A42095, 5.50%, 1/1/36      330,971   

385,617

   Pool #A42097, 5.00%, 1/1/36      426,272   

269,396

   Pool #A42098, 5.50%, 1/1/36      300,945   

109,866

   Pool #A42099, 6.00%, 1/1/36      123,861   

59,936

   Pool #A42802, 5.00%, 2/1/36      66,302   

362,350

   Pool #A42803, 5.50%, 2/1/36      404,784   

262,733

   Pool #A42804, 6.00%, 2/1/36      296,200   

113,810

   Pool #A42805, 6.00%, 2/1/36      128,308   

87,487

   Pool #A44638, 6.00%, 4/1/36      98,631   

258,760

   Pool #A44639, 5.50%, 3/1/36      289,063   

473,693

   Pool #A45396, 5.00%, 6/1/35      523,931   

222,706

   Pool #A46321, 5.50%, 7/1/35      249,727   

90,906

   Pool #A46735, 5.00%, 8/1/35      100,490   

328,453

   Pool #A46746, 5.50%, 8/1/35      367,123   

198,250

   Pool #A46748, 5.50%, 8/1/35      221,653   

99,514

   Pool #A46996, 5.50%, 9/1/35      111,261   

503,329

   Pool #A46997, 5.50%, 9/1/35      562,588   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$517,211

   Pool #A47552, 5.00%, 11/1/35    $ 571,740   

354,463

   Pool #A47553, 5.00%, 11/1/35      391,834   

196,110

   Pool #A47554, 5.50%, 11/1/35      219,260   

112,421

   Pool #A48788, 5.50%, 5/1/36      125,587   

272,119

   Pool #A48789, 6.00%, 5/1/36      306,782   

90,036

   Pool #A49013, 6.00%, 5/1/36      101,505   

173,343

   Pool #A49526, 6.00%, 5/1/36      195,424   

174,805

   Pool #A49843, 6.00%, 6/1/36      197,072   

482,531

   Pool #A49844, 6.00%, 6/1/36      543,998   

29,465

   Pool #A49845, 6.50%, 6/1/36      32,421   

157,180

   Pool #A50128, 6.00%, 6/1/36      177,202   

302,866

   Pool #A59530, 5.50%, 4/1/37      337,577   

213,593

   Pool #A59964, 5.50%, 4/1/37      238,373   

89,184

   Pool #A61754, 5.50%, 5/1/37      99,684   

94,788

   Pool #A61779, 5.50%, 5/1/37      105,948   

104,165

   Pool #A61915, 5.50%, 6/1/37      116,250   

158,033

   Pool #A61916, 6.00%, 6/1/37      178,163   

237,799

   Pool #A63456, 5.50%, 6/1/37      265,053   

564,544

   Pool #A64012, 5.50%, 7/1/37      629,246   

213,499

   Pool #A64015, 6.00%, 7/1/37      240,695   

91,384

   Pool #A65713, 6.00%, 9/1/37      103,024   

517,376

   Pool #A66061, 5.50%, 8/1/37      576,672   

378,090

   Pool #A66122, 6.00%, 8/1/37      426,252   

216,981

   Pool #A66133, 6.00%, 6/1/37      244,620   

167,330

   Pool #A66156, 6.50%, 9/1/37      188,303   

222,772

   Pool #A68766, 6.00%, 10/1/37      251,150   

139,141

   Pool #A70292, 5.50%, 7/1/37      155,088   

111,291

   Pool #A73816, 6.00%, 3/1/38      125,468   

121,734

   Pool #A75113, 5.00%, 3/1/38      134,359   

180,113

   Pool #A76187, 5.00%, 4/1/38      199,215   

454,632

   Pool #A78354, 5.50%, 11/1/37      507,589   

113,021

   Pool #A79561, 5.50%, 7/1/38      126,539   

831,269

   Pool #A91887, 5.00%, 4/1/40      922,806   

317,843

   Pool #A92388, 4.50%, 5/1/40      346,213   

575,576

   Pool #A93962, 4.50%, 9/1/40      627,041   

892,780

   Pool #A95573, 4.00%, 12/1/40      942,824   

689,942

   Pool #A96339, 4.00%, 12/1/40      728,724   

821,649

   Pool #A97099, 4.00%, 1/1/41      868,733   

884,358

   Pool #A97715, 4.00%, 3/1/41      935,036   

564,716

   Pool #A97716, 4.50%, 3/1/41      613,268   

42,122

   Pool #B31140, 6.50%, 10/1/31      46,977   

72,887

   Pool #B31188, 6.00%, 1/1/32      79,883   

25,770

   Pool #B31206, 6.00%, 3/1/32      28,323   

23,661

   Pool #B31292, 6.00%, 9/1/32      26,001   

74,700

   Pool #B31493, 5.00%, 2/1/34      80,631   

44,586

   Pool #B31516, 5.00%, 4/1/34      48,123   

61,665

   Pool #B31532, 5.00%, 5/1/34      66,554   

92,430

   Pool #B31546, 5.50%, 5/1/34      101,004   

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    171,592

   Pool #B31547, 5.50%, 5/1/34    $ 187,505   

93,821

   Pool #B31551, 5.50%, 6/1/34      102,511   

65,643

   Pool #B31587, 5.00%, 11/1/34      70,879   

125,119

   Pool #B31588, 5.50%, 11/1/34      136,743   

90,469

   Pool #B31642, 5.50%, 5/1/35      98,126   

29,343

   Pool #B50443, 5.00%, 11/1/18      30,946   

65,546

   Pool #B50450, 4.50%, 1/1/19      69,270   

51,958

   Pool #B50451, 5.00%, 1/1/19      54,848   

9,128

   Pool #B50470, 4.50%, 4/1/19      9,646   

109,391

   Pool #B50496, 5.50%, 9/1/19      117,405   

128,048

   Pool #B50499, 5.00%, 11/1/19      135,935   

35,902

   Pool #B50500, 5.50%, 10/1/19      38,558   

28,456

   Pool #B50501, 4.50%, 11/1/19      29,928   

46,759

   Pool #B50504, 5.50%, 11/1/19      50,252   

194,836

   Pool #B50506, 5.00%, 11/1/19      208,117   

43,424

   Pool #C37233, 7.50%, 2/1/30      51,171   

80,163

   Pool #C48137, 7.00%, 1/1/31      93,136   

201,017

   Pool #C51686, 6.50%, 5/1/31      232,251   

173,363

   Pool #C53210, 6.50%, 6/1/31      200,532   

58,837

   Pool #C53914, 6.50%, 6/1/31      68,095   

48,865

   Pool #C60020, 6.50%, 11/1/31      56,584   

59,954

   Pool #C60804, 6.00%, 11/1/31      68,061   

59,391

   Pool #C65616, 6.50%, 3/1/32      68,448   

56,216

   Pool #C68324, 6.50%, 6/1/32      64,952   

207,888

   Pool #C73273, 6.00%, 11/1/32      234,300   

183,744

   Pool #C73525, 6.00%, 11/1/32      208,105   

61,333

   Pool #C74672, 5.50%, 11/1/32      68,934   

384,165

   Pool #C77844, 5.50%, 3/1/33      429,932   

64,286

   Pool #C77845, 5.50%, 3/1/33      72,575   

370,301

   Pool #C78252, 5.50%, 3/1/33      413,690   

166,200

   Pool #J00980, 5.00%, 1/1/21      179,552   

41,522

   Pool #J05466, 5.50%, 6/1/22      44,554   

1,074,903

   Pool #J21142, 2.50%, 11/1/27      1,084,938   

938,190

   Pool #J23532, 2.50%, 5/1/28      946,949   

123,346

   Pool #N31468, 6.00%, 11/1/37      137,249   

333,714

   Pool #Q00462, 4.00%, 3/1/41      352,055   

938,567

   Pool #Q00465, 4.50%, 4/1/41      1,013,982   

913,658

   Pool #Q05867, 3.50%, 12/1/41      935,000   

1,006,298

   Pool #Q06239, 3.50%, 1/1/42      1,029,804   

993,178

   Pool #Q06406, 4.00%, 2/1/42      1,047,144   

1,596,421

   Pool #Q13349, 3.00%, 11/1/42      1,579,521   

1,393,525

   Pool #Q17662, 3.00%, 4/1/43      1,377,902   

1,628,032

   Pool #Q18754, 3.00%, 6/1/43      1,609,780   

1,292,461

   Pool #Q18772, 3.00%, 6/1/43      1,277,971   
     

 

 

 
        47,591,824   
     

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae — 28.48%

  

355,552

   Pool #409117, 5.50%, 6/20/38      394,162   

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    242,395

   Pool #487643, 5.00%, 2/15/39    $ 268,746   

436,548

   Pool #588448, 6.25%, 9/15/32      435,803   

663,736

   Pool #616936, 5.50%, 1/15/36      745,303   

463,634

   Pool #617904, 5.75%, 9/15/23      460,890   

2,808,588

   Pool #618363, 4.00%, 9/20/41      2,983,686   

520,396

   Pool #624106, 5.13%, 3/15/34      517,757   

1,132,902

   Pool #654705, 4.00%, 9/20/41      1,203,532   

432,406

   Pool #664269, 5.85%, 6/15/38      447,481   

336,539

   Pool #675509, 5.50%, 6/15/38      376,950   

438,779

   Pool #697672, 5.50%, 12/15/38      491,193   

298,664

   Pool #697814, 5.00%, 2/15/39      329,172   

537,771

   Pool #697885, 4.50%, 3/15/39      583,881   

121,817

   Pool #698112, 4.50%, 5/15/39      132,948   

1,159,963

   Pool #698113, 4.50%, 5/15/39      1,265,945   

369,445

   Pool #699294, 5.63%, 9/20/38      410,946   

3,156,983

   Pool #713519, 6.00%, 7/15/39      3,546,201   

695,144

   Pool #714561, 4.50%, 6/15/39      758,658   

557,513

   Pool #716822, 4.50%, 4/15/39      607,058   

623,798

   Pool #716823, 4.50%, 4/15/39      680,792   

687,567

   Pool #717132, 4.50%, 5/15/39      752,966   

856,474

   Pool #717133, 4.50%, 5/15/39      929,910   

1,167,519

   Pool #720080, 4.50%, 6/15/39      1,280,577   

918,871

   Pool #720521, 5.00%, 8/15/39      1,024,290   

942,877

   Pool #724629, 5.00%, 7/20/40      1,040,885   

2,068,466

   Pool #726550, 5.00%, 9/15/39      2,305,774   

1,118,559

   Pool #729018, 4.50%, 2/15/40      1,219,186   

457,712

   Pool #729019, 5.00%, 2/15/40      510,223   

651,313

   Pool #729346, 4.50%, 7/15/41      712,043   

688,960

   Pool #738844, 3.50%, 10/15/41      713,208   

700,759

   Pool #738845, 3.50%, 10/15/41      725,203   

1,669,678

   Pool #738862, 4.00%, 10/15/41      1,774,098   

611,628

   Pool #747241, 5.00%, 9/20/40      671,764   

1,284,447

   Pool #748654, 3.50%, 9/15/40      1,329,252   

480,478

   Pool #748846, 4.50%, 9/20/40      525,391   

996,385

   Pool #757016, 3.50%, 11/15/40      1,031,142   

745,262

   Pool #757017, 4.00%, 12/15/40      796,237   

954,570

   Pool #759297, 4.00%, 1/20/41      1,014,380   

1,036,019

   Pool #759298, 4.00%, 2/20/41      1,100,932   

695,590

   Pool #762877, 4.00%, 4/15/41      739,091   

486,820

   Pool #763564, 4.50%, 5/15/41      532,212   

913,000

   Pool #770391, 4.50%, 6/15/41      998,131   

1,374,907

   Pool #770481, 4.00%, 8/15/41      1,460,893   

602,317

   Pool #770482, 4.50%, 8/15/41      654,337   

1,565,295

   Pool #770517, 4.00%, 8/15/41      1,663,187   

793,694

   Pool #770529, 4.00%, 8/15/41      843,331   

1,600,547

   Pool #770537, 4.00%, 8/15/41      1,700,643   

753,634

   Pool #770738, 4.50%, 6/20/41      818,429   

1,446,640

   Pool #779592, 4.00%, 11/20/41      1,536,829   

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$   782,501

   Pool #779593, 4.00%, 11/20/41    $ 831,285   

3,412,915

   Pool #791406, 3.50%, 6/15/37      3,491,606   

1,068,687

   Pool #AA6312, 3.00%, 4/15/43      1,077,370   

1,431,929

   Pool #AA6424, 3.00%, 5/15/43      1,443,564   

2,375,681

   Pool #AB2733, 3.50%, 8/15/42      2,458,551   

2,688,858

   Pool #AB2745, 3.00%, 8/15/42      2,719,009   

2,680,561

   Pool #AB2841, 3.00%, 9/15/42      2,702,340   

1,237,440

   Pool #AB2843, 3.00%, 9/15/42      1,247,494   

899,176

   Pool #AB2852, 3.50%, 9/15/42      930,541   

5,793,936

   Pool #AC9541, 2.12%, 2/15/48      5,847,732   

1,102,578

   Pool #AE6946, 3.00%, 6/15/43      1,111,536   

1,617,409

   Pool #AE8253, 4.00%, 2/20/44      1,716,728   

1,469,381

   Pool #AG8915, 4.00%, 2/20/44      1,559,610   

700,000

   Series 2012-100, Class B, 2.31%, 11/16/51(b)      633,020   

2,876,542

   Series 2012-107, Class A, 1.15%, 1/16/45      2,721,827   

1,600,000

   Series 2012-112, Class B, 2.70%, 1/16/53      1,462,025   

6,574,487

   Series 2012-114, Class A, 2.10%, 1/16/53(b)      6,317,230   

2,161,492

   Series 2012-115, Class A, 2.13%, 4/16/45      2,096,348   

3,774,225

   Series 2012-120, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53      3,603,777   

1,828,187

   Series 2012-131, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53      1,744,050   

948,235

   Series 2012-144 Class AD, 1.77%, 1/16/53      895,061   

6,000,000

   Series 2012-33, Class B, 2.89%, 3/16/46      5,726,124   

3,000,000

   Series 2012-35, Class C, 3.25%, 11/16/52(b)      2,839,728   

1,600,000

   Series 2012-45, Class C, 3.45%, 4/16/53(b)      1,526,796   

2,404,344

   Series 2012-53, Class AC, 2.38%, 12/16/43      2,353,079   

8,000,000

   Series 2012-58, Class B, 2.20%, 3/16/44      7,435,966   

1,398,909

   Series 2012-70, Class A, 1.73%, 5/16/42      1,381,579   

3,707,029

   Series 2012-72, Class A, 1.71%, 5/16/42      3,641,075   

4,227,043

   Series 2012-78, Class A, 1.68%, 3/16/44      4,162,327   

1,644,510

   Series 2013-101, Class AG, 1.76%, 4/16/38      1,627,564   

1,286,579

   Series 2013-105, Class A, 1.71%, 2/16/37      1,272,608   

1,840,065

   Series 2013-107, Class A, 2.00%, 5/16/40      1,824,369   

1,517,661

   Series 2013-126, Class BK, 2.45%, 10/16/47      1,482,115   

984,287

   Series 2013-127, Class A, 2.00%, 3/16/52      982,550   

958,692

   Series 2013-17, Class A, 1.13%, 1/16/49      920,790   

961,555

   Series 2013-29, Class AB, 1.77%, 10/16/45      935,419   

945,907

   Series 2013-33, Class A, 1.06%, 7/16/38      914,473   

2,913,079

   Series 2013-63, Class AB, 1.38%, 3/16/45      2,814,448   

1,561,304

   Series 2013-97, Class AC, 2.00%, 6/16/45      1,517,821   

989,524

   Series 2014-47, Class AB, 2.25%, 2/16/54      995,535   

1,489,062

   Series 2014-54, Class AB, 2.62%, 10/16/43      1,501,160   

1,191,111

   Series 2014-77, Class AC, 2.35%, 10/16/40      1,201,097   

1,117,148

   Series 2014-82, Class AB, 2.40%, 5/16/45      1,119,677   
     

 

 

 
        141,832,652   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     520,574,209   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $505,799,048)

  

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 7.34%

  

Small Business Administration — 7.10%

  

$  2,414,022

   0.38%, 12/25/37(b)    $ 2,337,602   

1,752,177

   0.38%, 11/7/36(c)      1,758,752   

284,354

   0.38%, 3/5/37(c)      285,431   

2,907,002

   0.53%, 3/25/21(b)      2,878,432   

258,713

   0.53%, 4/30/35(c)      259,698   

1,001,472

   0.55%, 9/25/30(b)      984,636   

207,003

   0.55%, 4/25/28(b)      203,852   

170,477

   0.55%, 3/25/29(b)      167,775   

349,809

   0.60%, 11/25/29(b)      344,983   

217,921

   0.60%, 3/25/28(b)      215,118   

979,137

   0.63%, 4/15/32(c)      982,619   

119,206

   0.63%, 6/25/18(b)      118,623   

185,495

   0.70%, 7/15/20(c)      186,097   

142,890

   0.70%, 2/17/20(c)      143,358   

552,761

   0.75%, 11/29/32(c)      556,945   

1,177,480

   0.80%, 4/15/33(c)      1,188,308   

224,100

   0.80%, 3/15/33(c)      226,168   

4,079,164

   0.88%, 5/25/37(b)      4,080,488   

1,202,410

   0.88%, 8/1/32(c)      1,217,121   

600,937

   0.88%, 1/26/32(c)      608,412   

115,983

   0.91%, 4/16/20(c)      116,587   

1,670,708

   1.00%, 5/25/22(b)      1,670,859   

51,272

   1.13%, 7/30/17(b)(c)      51,505   

916,451

   1.14%, 11/4/34(c)      936,187   

11,050,591

   1.26%, 7/18/30*(c)(d)      216,592   

10,610,073

   1.45%, 3/25/36(b)      10,927,579   

12,016

   2.00%, 6/20/14(b)(c)(e)      12,016   

128,228

   3.13%, 10/25/15(b)      128,985   

205,051

   3.38%, 10/25/15(b)      206,369   

81,248

   3.38%, 5/25/16(b)      82,195   

115,197

   3.58%, 12/25/15(b)      116,157   

128,820

   3.61%, 4/4/20(c)      137,354   

136,484

   3.83%, 7/23/16(c)      138,599   

109,097

   3.83%, 4/2/17(c)      111,698   

31,938

   4.13%, 7/18/17(c)      32,794   

27,603

   4.33%, 10/1/16(c)      28,047   

125,870

   4.88%, 6/24/24(c)      144,436   

64,815

   5.13%, 2/28/24(c)      72,877   

496,773

   6.03%, 10/31/32(c)      512,300   

894,777

   6.45%, 2/19/32(c)      931,981   

42,712

   6.69%, 5/28/24(c)      45,329   

7,107

   7.38%, 1/1/15(c)      7,185   
     

 

 

 
        35,372,049   
     

 

 

 

United States Department of Agriculture — 0.24%

  

256,952

   5.38%, 10/26/22(c)      262,234   

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$ 120,301

   6.01%, 11/8/32(c)    $ 123,970   

152,418

   6.05%, 1/5/26(c)      157,661   

132,163

   6.08%, 7/1/32(c)      136,640   

254,266

   6.22%, 1/20/37(c)      261,827   

211,599

   6.38%, 2/16/37(c)      218,584   
     

 

 

 
        1,160,916   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     36,532,965   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $37,402,987)

  

Promissory Notes — 1.87%

  

8,946,962

   Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. Term Loan, 6.67%, 1/31/35(c)(d)      9,336,066   
     

 

 

 

Total Promissory Notes

     9,336,066   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $8,946,962)

  
Shares            

Investment Company — 1.16%

  

5,774,970

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      5,774,970   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     5,774,970   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $5,774,970)

  

Total Investments

   $ 595,889,943   

(Cost $581,180,534)(f) — 119.64%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (19.64)%

     (97,830,854
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 498,059,089   
     

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2014

 

 

 

* Interest Only security represents the right to receive the monthly interest payment on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The principal amount shown represents the par value on the underlying pool.
(a) This security is either fully or partially pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.
(b) Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.
(c) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(d) This security is restricted and illiquid as the security may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons except to qualified purchasers who are also either qualified institutional buyers or “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933). The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $9,552,658 or 1.92% of net assets are as follows:

 

Acquisition

Principal

Amount

  

Issuer

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     9/30/2014
Carrying
Value
Per Unit
 

$11,050,591

   Small Business Administration      01/10/2008       $ 860,184       $ 1.96   

$8,946,962

   Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.      03/29/2005       $ 8,946,962       $ 104.35   

 

(e) Security has matured and the Fund is awaiting receipt of final payment.
(f) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC – Insured by American Municipal Bond Insurance Assurance Corp.

FHA – Insured by Federal Housing Administration

IBC – Insured by International Bancshares Corp.

NATL – RE – Insured by National Public Guarantee Corp.

OID – Original Issue Discount

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

     Number of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse

Short Position:

              

Five Year

              

USD Interest Rate

              

Swap

   450    December, 2014    $ 260,156       $ 45,646,875       Barclays Capital

Thirty Year

              

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   45    December, 2014      70,313         6,276,094       Barclays Capital
        

 

 

       

Total

         $ 330,469         
        

 

 

       

Abbreviations used are defined below:

USD – U.S. Dollar

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities, at value (cost $581,180,534)

   $ 595,889,943   

Interest and dividends receivable

     2,107,519   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     543,587   

Receivable for investments sold

     3,550,850   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     3,225,934   

Unrealized gain on futures contracts

     330,469   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     27,922   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     605,676,224   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     673,462   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     43,173   

Payable for investments purchased

     3,162,897   

Reverse repurchase agreements (including interest of $30,044)

     103,407,533   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

     198,015   

Accounting fees

     3,985   

Distribution fees

     35,926   

Trustee fees

     187   

Audit fees

     46,900   

Transfer agent fees

     8,777   

Other

     36,280   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     107,617,135   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 498,059,089   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital

   $ 524,656,441   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,328,491

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions, futures contracts and sale commitments

     (40,308,739

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, and sale commitments

     15,039,878   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 498,059,089   
  

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Class A

   $ 19,453,843   

Class I

     478,605,246   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 498,059,089   
  

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000,000 shares registered at $.0000001 par value):

  

Class A

     2,099,014   

Class I

     51,674,218   
  

 

 

 

Total

     53,773,232   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price Per Share:

  

Class A(a)

   $ 9.27   

Class I

   $ 9.26   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

  

Class A

   $ 9.63   

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

     3.75

 

(a) For Class A shares, redemption price per share will be reduced by 1.00% for sales of shares within 12 months of purchase (only applicable on purchases of $1 million or more on which no initial sales charge was paid). Such reduction is not reflected in the net asset value and the redemption price per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Operations

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 20,539,465   

Dividend income

     1,393   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     20,540,858   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     2,575,774   

Interest expense

     318,617   

Distribution fees - Class A

     41,379   

Accounting services

     50,760   

Audit fees

     50,818   

Legal fees

     32,871   

Custodian fees

     47,038   

Insurance fees

     7,126   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     14,120   

Transfer agent fees - Class A

     28,370   

Transfer agent fees - Class I

     34,156   

Shareholder reports

     32,285   

Registration and filing fees

     51,885   

Other fees and expenses

     111,356   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     3,396,555   

Expenses reduced/waived by:

  

Advisor

     (7,767
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     3,388,788   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     17,152,070   
  

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions and Futures Contracts:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     18,021   

Net realized losses from futures contracts

     (2,789,739
  

 

 

 
     (2,771,718
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,956,444   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

     1,647,383   
  

 

 

 
     3,603,827   
  

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized losses from investments and futures contracts

     832,109   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 17,984,179   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     For the     For the  
     Year     Year  
     Ended     Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

                $ 17,152,070                   $ 18,707,190   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments and futures contracts

        (2,771,718        5,787,525   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures contracts

        3,603,827           (33,691,289
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        17,984,179           (9,196,574
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (531,396        (485,090

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (17,874,571        (19,868,888
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (18,405,967        (20,353,978
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        21,597,165           71,578,353   

Distributions reinvested

        8,846,237           8,721,670   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (51,802,053        (121,550,669
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (21,358,651        (41,250,646
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

        (21,780,439        (70,801,198

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        519,839,528           590,640,726   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 498,059,089         $ 519,839,528   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (1,328,491      $ (1,323,365
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        2,333,320           7,455,082   

Reinvested

        955,144           918,995   

Redeemed

        (5,584,129        (12,809,992
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (2,295,665        (4,435,915
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2014

 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 17,984,179   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Purchases of long-term securities

     (72,418,543

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities

     117,065,313   

Purchases/proceeds from sales of short-term securities-net

     (5,120,675

Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investment securities

     (1,956,444

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     (18,021

Amortization of premium and discount - net

     895,509   

Decrease in interest and dividends receivable

     202,647   

Increase in interest due on reverse repurchase agreements

     10,337   

Decrease in cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     4,289,692   

Decrease in net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on futures contracts

     (1,647,383

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

     (5,750

Decrease in payable to investment advisor

     (12,382

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     29,279   
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     59,297,758   
  

 

 

 

Cash Used in Financing Activities:

  

Cash receipts/payments from reverse repurchase agreements - net

     (17,898,566

Proceeds from issuance of shares

     21,075,936   

Cash payments on shares redeemed

     (52,794,133

Distributions paid to shareholders

     (9,680,995
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

     (59,297,758
  

 

 

 

Cash:

  

Net change in cash

       

Cash at beginning of year

       
  

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

   $   
  

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information:

  

Cash paid for interest

   $ 308,280   
  

 

 

 

Noncash Financing Activities:

  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

   $ 8,846,237   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,      Net      Net Realized and      Total from      Net         
     Beginning      Investment      Unrealized Gains (Losses)      Investment      Investment      Net Asset Value,  
     of Year      Income(a)      on Investments      Activities      Income      End of Year  

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $9.28         0.27         0.02         0.29         (0.30)         $9.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     9.77         0.28         (0.46)         (0.18)         (0.31)         9.28   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     9.75         0.37         0.05         0.42         (0.40)         9.77   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     9.81         0.43         (0.05)         0.38         (0.44)         9.75   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.80         0.46         0.02         0.48         (0.47)         9.81   

Class I (b)

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $9.27         0.31         0.01         0.32         (0.33)         $9.26   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     9.76         0.31         (0.46)         (0.15)         (0.34)         9.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     9.74         0.40         0.04         0.44         (0.42)         9.76   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     9.80         0.45         (0.05)         0.40         (0.46)         9.74   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.79         0.49         0.02         0.51         (0.50)         9.80   

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) The existing share class was renamed Class I Shares with the commencement of Class A Shares on January 29, 2009.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

        (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)   
                                        Supplemental  
            Ratios to Average Net Assets(a)      Data  
                          Total Expenses                       
                          After Fees                       
                          Waived/Reimbursed      Net      Net Assets,      Portfolio  
     Total      Total      Net      and Excluding      Investment      End of      Turnover  
     Return(b)(c)      Expenses      Expenses      Interest Expense      Income      Period (000’s)      Rate  

Class A

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     3.26%         1.06%         1.01%         2.91%         2.91%         $  19,454         10%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     (1.92%)         0.99%         0.99%         2.99%         2.99%         14,869         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     4.35%         1.03%         1.03%         3.80%         3.80%         14,458         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     3.98%         1.03%         1.03%         4.40%         4.40%         8,212         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     5.02%         1.04%         1.04%         4.67%         4.67%         12,141         9%   

Class I

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     3.76%         0.65%         0.65%         3.34%         3.34%         $  478,605         10%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     (1.69%)         0.74%         0.74%         3.28%         3.28%         504,970         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     4.62%         0.78%         0.78%         4.12%         4.12%         576,183         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.23%         0.79%         0.79%         4.66%         4.66%         537,319         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     5.28%         0.79%         0.79%         4.94%         4.94%         536,198         9%   

 

(a) Please see following page for total expenses net of reimbursement, excluding interest expense and ratios to average net assets plus average borrowings.
(b) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(c) Total investment returns exclude the effect of sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2014

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 18 portfolios. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). This report includes the Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”). At its inception in 1998, the Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc., the Fund’s predecessor, elected status as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), but withdrew its election on May 30, 2006, and registered as a continuously offered, closed-end interval management company under the 1940 Act. The predecessor fund was reorganized into a series of the Trust, a registered open-end management company under the 1940 Act, effective July 28, 2008.

The Fund offers two share classes: Class A and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered with a 3.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates.

The Fund’s investment objective is to invest in geographically specific debt securities located in portions of the United States designated by Fund investors. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in high quality debt securities and other debt instruments supporting the affordable housing industry in areas of the United States designated by Fund shareholders. The Fund’s investments generally support community development, for example by supporting job creation or local business development.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation:

The Board has adopted pricing and valuation procedures for determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Fixed income securities, including to be announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. Short-term debt obligations with less than 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost unless Fund management determines that amortized cost no longer approximates fair market value.

Mortgage-related securities represent direct or indirect participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property and include pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. These securities may be issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities, or private issuers, including commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private

 

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mortgage insurance bankers and other secondary market issuers. These mortgage-related securities are generally valued by pricing services that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. These pricing models generally consider such factors as current market data, estimated cash flows, market-based yield spreads, and estimated prepayment rates. Securities valued using such techniques and inputs are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. To the extent significant inputs are unobservable, the securities will be categorized as Level 3.

Exchange-traded futures are valued at the last sale price at the close of the market on the principal exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has delegated to the Fund’s Pricing Committee (“Pricing Committee”) the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities or other assets and liabilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Fund’s Advisor and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, investment management, trading, risk management, compliance and legal. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Fund’s pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

The Board has adopted procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker-dealer or Fund management determines that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value. Fair valuation may also be used when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Fund utilizes fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Fund’s Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may include regular due diligence of the Fund’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair Value Measurements:

The Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

  Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date.

  Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment speeds, etc.

  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

          Level 2    Level 3     
          Significant    Significant     
     Level 1    Observable    Unobservable     
    

Quoted Prices

  

Inputs

  

Inputs

   Total

Assets:

                   

Investments in Securities

                   

Investment Company

     $ 5,774,970        $        $        $ 5,774,970  

Municipal Bonds

                23,671,733                   23,671,733  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

                520,574,209                   520,574,209  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

                36,316,373          216,592          36,532,965  

Promissory Notes

                         9,336,066          9,336,066  

Other Financial Instruments(*)

                   

Interest Rate Contracts

       330,469                            330,469  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 6,105,439        $ 580,562,315        $     9,552,658        $ 596,220,412  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                   

Other Financial Instruments(**)

                   

Interest Rate Contracts

     $             —        $ 103,407,533        $        $ 103,407,533  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are futures contracts which are reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are shown at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the contracts.

** Other financial instruments are reverse repurchase agreements which are reflected in the Notes to Financial Statements and shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at their par value plus accrued interest.

 

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During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers to/from Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

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

 

     U.S. Government Obligations                       
     (Small Business Administration)             Promissory Notes  

Balance as of 9/30/13(value)

      $ —               $ 9,761,031   

Transfer in

                                  253,044(a)                                                         

Sales (Paydowns)

        —                 (186,293)   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

        (36,452)               (238,672)   
     

 

 

          

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/14 (value)

      $ 216,592             $ 9,336,066   
     

 

 

          

 

 

 

* Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in Level 3 securities still held at September 30, 2014.

(a) This security was transferred to Level 3 from Level 2 due to lack of a current market quotation and was valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction using unobservable inputs.

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 category were valued using the valuation methodology and technique deemed most appropriate in the circumstances. The significant unobservable inputs used include assumptions regarding the particular security’s cash flow profile, prepayments and potential defaults which may not be generally observable for either the security or for assets of a similar type. Inputs with respect to variable rate securities may also include assumptions regarding future interest rate changes. Significant changes in any of these assumptions may result in a lower or higher fair value measurement.

Financial Instruments:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

To obtain short-term financing, the Fund entered into reverse repurchase agreements with primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the 100 largest U.S. commercial banks, who are deemed creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the custodian containing qualifying assets having a value, including accrued interest, not less than the repurchase price. Based on requirements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, the Fund may also be required to deliver or deposit securities or cash as collateral. For the year ended September 30, 2014, the average amount borrowed was approximately $115,542,091 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.28%.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements at September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

            Trade      Maturity      Net Closing      Par  

Counterparty

   Rate      Date      Date      Amount      Value  

BNP Paribas

     0.28%         7/16/14         10/02/14       $ (5,010,038)       $ (5,007,000)   

BNP Paribas

     0.28%         9/03/14         11/26/14         (26,416,247)         (26,399,000)   

BNP Paribas

     0.29%         9/16/14         12/02/14         (16,009,924)         (16,000,000)   

BNP Paribas

     0.28%         9/26/14         1/05/15         (10,797,965)         (10,789,489)   

Deutsche Bank AG

     0.27%         7/28/14         10/16/14         (16,665,994)         (16,656,000)   

Goldman Sachs

     0.29%         8/04/14         10/27/14         (10,055,800)         (10,049,000)   

Goldman Sachs

     0.29%         8/18/14         11/04/14         (11,949,504)         (11,942,000)   

Goldman Sachs

     0.29%         8/26/14         11/18/14         (6,539,422)         (6,535,000)   

Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”), which permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically the Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. 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 the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received or paid by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

The following table is a summary of the Fund’s reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty, which are subject to offset under a MRA on a net basis as of September 30, 2014 :

 

            Fair Value of                
     Reverse      Non-cash      Cash         
     Repurchase      Collateral      Collateral         

Counterparty

   Agreements      Pledged1      Pledged      Net Amount2  

BNP Paribas

   $ 58,206,590       $ (58,206,590)       $       $   

Deutsche Bank AG

     16,664,120         (16,664,120)                   

Goldman Sachs

     28,536,823         (28,536,823)                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 103,407,533       $ (103,407,533)       $                   —       $                   —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1 Collateral with a value of $108,106,900 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

2 Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

In the event the buyer of securities under a MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted while the other party, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

Derivatives:

The Fund may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities for hedging purposes only. Derivatives allow the Fund to manage its risk exposure more quickly and efficiently than other types of instruments. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns.

Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Fund, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced and may be increased. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s

 

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hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be available or cost effective. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives by investing in various derivative financial instruments, as described below. For open derivative instruments as of September 30, 2014, see the following section for financial futures contracts.

Financial Futures Contracts:

The Fund entered into futures contracts in an effort to manage both the duration of the portfolio and hedge against certain market risk. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating one party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, during the term of the contract, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require a Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if a Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying instrument. A Fund would record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to these daily payments.

Open futures contracts are shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Underlying collateral pledged for open futures contracts is the cash at brokers shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2014.

Fair value of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

    

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

     Amount  
       Asset Derivatives         

Interest Rate Risk

     Unrealized Gain on Future Contracts        $330,469   

The effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations during the year ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

                     Net Realized Losses                         Net Change in Unrealized  
Derivative Instruments    from        Appreciation/Depreciation  

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   Futures Contracts        on Futures Contracts  

Interest Rate Risk

     $(2,789,739)           $1,647,383   

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

    Futures Short Positions    
   

(Contracts)

   
 

528

 

Counterparty Credit Risk:

Derivatives may also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations). To the extent amounts due to the Fund from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk in over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by such Fund.

 

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With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

TBA Commitments:

The Fund may enter into TBA commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased/sold declines/increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of a Fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security Valuation”. As of September 30, 2014, the Fund had no outstanding TBA commitments.

Mortgage Backed Securities:

Because the Fund will focus on community development investments, such as securities backed by commercial and/or residential mortgage loans, it will be affected by risks not typically associated with funds that do not specialize in community development investments. These risks include credit and prepayment risk and risk due to default on underlying loans within a security. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults or assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

In addition, the Fund invests in certain mortgage backed securities that qualify under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”) in which the Fund may pay a premium for the geographically or other targeted nature of the securities. There can be no guarantee, however, that a similar premium will be received if the security is sold by the Fund.

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held in the Fund have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements; and third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and AGM).

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded one business day after trade date, except on the last day of each fiscal quarter end, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the costs of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization and accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are included in the financial statements as interest income.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

The Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated to the Fund either proportionately based upon the Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within the Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within the Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to

 

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each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based upon the proportion of relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

The Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid to a redeeming shareholder at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., reclassification of paydown gains and losses, and expiring capital loss carryforward), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital account based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, permanent difference reclassification amounts were as follows:

 

   

Increase Undistributed

Net Investment Income

         

Decrease Accumulated

Realized Gain/Loss

         

Decrease

Paid-in-Capital

 

$1,248,771

      $(1,221,028)       $(27,743)

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

RBC GAM (US) serves as investment advisor to the Fund and has agreed to waive or limit fees through January 31, 2016, to maintain expenses (excluding interest expense, management fees and distribution fees) at 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by the Advisor, any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay the Advisor such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation disclosed in the effective prospectus. At September 30, 2014, the amount subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement is $7,767. During the year ended September 30, 2014, no reimbursements were made to the Advisor.

Under the terms of the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor receives from the Fund an annual management fee, paid monthly, of 50 basis points (0.50%) of the Fund’s daily average net assets.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $35,000 ($41,500 effective October 1, 2014). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

 

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4. Fund Distribution:

The Fund has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s distributor. The Plan permits the Fund to make payments for, or to reimburse the Distributor for, distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

         Class A      

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25%*   

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board of Trustees has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

Purchases (Excl. U.S. Gov’t.)

   Sales (Excl. U.S. Gov’t.)      Purchases of U.S. Gov’t.      Sales of U.S. Gov’t.  

$61,808,886

     $105,229,357         $—         $—   

 

 

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) with par value of $.0000001. Transactions in shares of the Fund are summarized below:

 

    For the           For the  
    Year Ended           Year Ended  
    September 30,           September 30,  
    2014           2013  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

     

Class A

     

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 7,021,233        $ 5,027,616   

Distributions reinvested

    438,285          388,095   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,860,921                                         (4,248,118
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class A

  $ 4,598,597        $ 1,167,593   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class I

     

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 14,575,932        $ 66,550,737   

Distributions reinvested

    8,407,952          8,333,575   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (48,941,132       (117,302,551
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class I

  $ (25,957,248     $ (42,418,239
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

  $ (21,358,651     $ (41,250,646
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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    For the       For the
    Year Ended       Year Ended
    September 30,       September 30,
    2014       2013

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

           

Class A

           

Issued

      758,018             529,633  

Reinvested

      47,283             40,885  

Redeemed

      (309,068 )           (447,843 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      496,233             122,675  
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

           

Issued

      1,575,302                                              6,925,449  

Reinvested

      907,861             878,110  

Redeemed

      (5,275,061 )           (12,362,149 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      (2,791,898 )           (4,558,590 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of the Fund.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014) and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of September 30, 2014, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was as follows:

 

          Tax        

      Cost of      

    Securities    

      

Unrealized
Appreciation

       

Unrealized
Depreciation

       

Net Unrealized
Appreciation

$581,180,534

     $21,919,574       $(7,210,165)       $14,709,409

The tax characters of distributions were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
                   Total  
     Ordinary             Distributions  
     Income             Paid  

For the year ended September 30, 2014

   $ 18,476,222                        $ 18,476,222   

For the year ended September 30, 2013

   $ 20,694,614          $ 20,694,614   

 

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As of September 30, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

 

    Undistributed    

         Ordinary         

          Income           

   Accumulated
Earnings
     Distributions
Payable
     Deferred
Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
     Accumulated
Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Total Accumulated
Losses
 

$61,605    

     $—         $(1,390,096)         $—         $(39,978,270)         $14,709,409         $(26,597,352)   

As of September 30, 2014, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

         Expires  
  $  2,484,167           2015   
  $  8,197,543           2016   
  $11,587,282           2018   
  $  4,011,206           2019   

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforwards and had capital loss carryforwards of $27,743 expire as of the end of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2014, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $7,147,501 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $6,550,571 available to offset future realized capital gains in accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. These capital loss carryforwards are not subject to expiration and must first be utilized to offset future realized gains of the same character and must be utilized prior to the utilization of the loss carryforwards subject to expiration that are described above.

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund did not have any deferred qualified late-year capital losses which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.

 

 

8. Subsequent Events:

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

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders of Access Capital Community Investment Fund and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust.

 

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust, as of September 30, 2014, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2014, by correspondence with the Fund’s custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Access Capital Community Investment Fund, as of September 30, 2014, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 26, 2014

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Fund reports a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as 100%.

The reporting is based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, is subject to change. It is the intention of the Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia; Franklin Street Partners

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (64)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (65)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting) (1985 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA (1987 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation); Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

 

 

William B. Taylor (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); previously Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1982 to 2003)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: William Henry Insurance, LLC; Balance Innovations LLC; Kansas City Symphony

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

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Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Christina M. Moore (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Assistant Secretary since March 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012-present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (March 2012 to December 2012); Compliance Manager, Minnesota Life Insurance Company (2006-2012)

 

 

Lee Thoresen (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since March 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present)

 

 

Ronald A. Homer (67)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President, Access Capital Community Investment Fund, since July 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. and President, Access Capital Community Investment Fund (July 2008 to present); Chief Executive Officer and Co-Managing Member, Access Capital Strategies LLC (1997-July 2008); Chairman, Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund (1998-July 2008)

 

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.

 

(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5) Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund offers Class A and Class I shares.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Fund are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 3.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

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

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

                         Annualized
    Beginning      Ending      Expenses Paid      Expense Ratio
    Account Value      Account Value      During Period*      During Period
    4/1/14      9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14

Class A

  $1,000.00      $1,022.60      $5.12      1.01%

Class I

  $1,000.00      $1,025.60      $3.25      0.64%

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

                         Annualized
    Beginning      Ending      Expenses Paid      Expense Ratio
    Account Value      Account Value      During Period*      During Period
   

4/1/14

     9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14

Class A

  $1,000.00      $1,020.00      $5.11      1.01%

Class I

  $1,000.00      $1,021.86      $3.24      0.64%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half-year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

In September 2014, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Fund, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (“Agreement”) with the Advisor for the Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreement, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Fund, and the Fund’s performance, fees and expenses. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year as well as information presented at both a special meeting held to review requested material related to the proposed renewal and a meeting held specifically to consider the proposed renewal. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as the senior investment professionals responsible for managing the Fund, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor, including information as to the Fund’s performance relative to appropriate securities index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board. Because of the specialized nature of the Fund, the Trustees requested and reviewed comparative information for US mortgage-backed fixed income funds as well as other funds and products that focus particularly on investments eligible for regulatory credit under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”). The Trustees acknowledged slight underperformance versus the mortgage funds benchmark, favorable comparative performance versus relevant peers, and the Fund’s favorable positioning with respect to duration and quality of the portfolio holdings given market conditions.

In considering the nature and quality of services to be provided by the Advisor, the Trustees discussed the strong research, credit, and fundamental analysis capabilities; the specialized expertise in the area of fixed income investments eligible for regulatory credit under the CRA; and the extensive portfolio management experience of the Advisor’s staff as well as its operational and compliance structure and systems and financial strength.

The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s investment advisory fee and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds, noting that the advisory fee and expenses were slightly above median, but Board recognized that the Advisor recently eliminated the advisory fee paid on leveraged assets. The Trustees also received reports from the Advisor regarding the performance and fee levels for other advisory client accounts it advises in a similar strategy, and discussed differences in services provided. The Trustees reviewed profitability data — including year-over-year variances — for the Advisor and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Fund, including soft dollars and other fall-out benefits and the Advisor’s role as co-administrator of the Fund and the fees paid by the Fund for such services.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fee proposed to be payable to the Advisor was fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interests of the Fund and its shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreement and expense limitation arrangement for the Fund. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreement, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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Access Capital

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

 

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of the Fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2014.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor to the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. The Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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RBC Funds

  
             

About Your

Annual Report

         

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various Russell equity indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

                  

Table of

Contents

            
          Letter from the Chief Investment Officer    1
          Equity Portfolio Managers    4
          Performance Summary    6
          RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund    10
          RBC Enterprise Fund    12
          RBC Small Cap Core Fund    14
          RBC Microcap Value Fund    16
          RBC Mid Cap Value Fund    18
          Schedules of Portfolio Investments    20
          Financial Statements   
          - Statements of Assets and Liabilities    44
          - Statements of Operations    46
          - Statements of Changes in Net Assets    47
          Financial Highlights    52
          Notes to Financial Statements    62
          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    75
          Other Federal Income Tax Information    76
          Management    78
          Share Class Information    81
          Supplemental Information    82
          Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement    84
            
            
            
            


 

LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

       
 
           

 

Which one of these is not like the others?

 

As we conclude our fiscal year and move into this, the sixth year of the post-financial crisis bull market, we are struck by the similarities to recent years. Investors once again find themselves fretting over equity return sustainability following another twelve month market rally of nearly 20%. Much as they did in 2012 and 2013, markets proved resilient in the face of significant economic and geopolitical headwinds (Ukraine, ISIS, 1Q’14 US GDP contraction), shrugging off such issues to reach new all-time highs on multiple occasions.

 

Over the year-ending September 30, 2014, broad equity market indices continued their run of strong returns as the S&P 500 and Russell 3000 Indexes returned 19.6% and 17.76%, respectively. However, these headline results masked a significant shift in market cap leadership as micro and small cap stocks, the one-time darlings of the market rally, ceded leadership to larger capped stocks during the time period. To this end, the Russell Microcap Index and the small cap Russell 2000 Index returned just 2.78% and 3.93% respectively, while the large cap Russell 1000 Index (+19.01%) and Russell Midcap Index (+15.83%) both provided returns in the mid to high teens. While this transition to perceived less risky (i.e. large caps) assets was not outside of our expectations given the extremely strong performance of smaller capitalization stocks over the prior two years and increased volatility as a result of burgeoning geopolitical crises in areas such as the Ukraine and Iraq, the speed and magnitude of the shift is notable and does bear monitoring.

 

Within this market backdrop, the RBC Funds have produced mixed results over the prior twelve months. For the year ended September 30, 2014, Class I shares of the Microcap Value Fund (+7.39%) and Mid Cap Value Fund (+20.14%) both significantly outperformed their respective benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.13%) and the Russell Midcap Index (+17.46%), while the Enterprise Fund (-2.36%) and Small Cap Core Fund (+3.29%) trailed the Russell 2000 Index (+3.93%) and SMID Cap Growth Fund (+4.16%) trailed the Russell 2500 Growth Index (+8.05%).

 

As we look ahead to next year, initial returns in the first fiscal quarter have seen equity markets stumble out of the gate due to a litany of concerns - the sustainability of domestic and global economic growth; continued unrest in the Ukraine and Middle East; health crises such as the Ebola Virus outbreak in Western Africa; Fed monetary policy tightening and rising interest rates – all of which have driven investors to seek more defensive positioning in their portfolios. Despite these potential headwinds, we remain cautiously optimistic regarding the prospects for US equity markets over the next 12-18 months. We believe there are significant green shoots emerging that are supportive of further equity market advancement, the most notable of which is the increasing strength of the US economy. As recent results have demonstrated, the US continues to decouple from much of the rest of the developed world as the sharp, weather influenced -2.0% GDP contraction in the first quarter of 2014 gave way to a 4.6% rebound in the second quarter. This snap back, which represented the fastest rate of economic expansion since the fourth quarter of 2011, reinforces the notion that the US economy may now be reaching escape velocity. Couple the strong GDP result with industrial production in expansionary territory (Institute of Manufacturing, or ISM, manufacturing report registered 56.6% in September) despite industrial capacity utilization remaining at just 78.8%, and the stage is set for, at minimum, continued steady domestic economic expansion. Similarly, the labor market has shown significant signs of improvement as the headline unemployment rate declined from 7.2% a year ago, to 5.9% in September. This represents the lowest level in over six years as the economy has steadily added to the workforce at a rate of approximately 220,000 new jobs per

 

       
       
       
       
       

 

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month over the prior 12 months. Labor market improvement, combined with signs of renewed strength in the housing market (new home sales increased 18.0% month/month in August) supports increasing consumer confidence (86.0 in September) and a corresponding wealth affect which has the potential to drive additional consumer spending, which accounts for nearly 75% of GDP.

 

The downside of these bullish signals however, remains the specter of monetary policy tightening with the Federal Reserve having set expectations to conclude the current bond buying program this fall and targeting 2015 for the first wave of interest rate hikes. While this represents a significant potential headwind for equity markets as seen in the “taper tantrum” of 2013, which saw equity markets plummet on such expectations, we would expect that the Federal Reserve will take a conservative approach to any interest rate hikes to ensure a smooth transition to a more normalized interest rate environment.

 

While the slow start to fiscal 2015 has undoubtedly induced increased investor skittishness, it has also served to bring valuations, previously considered rich, more in line with historic fair value and thus creating a more attractive investment environment. As stocks have fallen back in line with historic valuation levels, we expect increasing corporate profits, supported by all-time high company profit margins, to be the driver of the next leg of equity market returns. This more normalized market environment, versus the largely momentum or thematic driven results of the prior 12-18 months, should lead to more sustainable equity market returns rooted in earnings growth and strong fundamentals. It is within this dynamic that we believe, headline risks aside, that the patient equity investor will continue to be rewarded in the long term with spikes in volatility or short term market corrections representing buying opportunities.

 

As always, thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

 

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Michael Lee, CFA

CEO, President and Chief Investment Officer

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in smaller companies involve more limited liquidity and greater volatility than larger companies.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings.

 

 

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The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Fund Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

 

The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices.

 

The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index and includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

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

 

The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. Microcap stocks make up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market (by market cap) and consist of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index, plus the next smallest eligible securities by market cap.

 

The Russell Microcap Value Index measures the performance of the microcap value segment of the U.S. Equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

       

 

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EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

        
          

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor to the RBC Funds. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the RBC Equity Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions.

 

 

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Lance F. James

          

 

Lance F. James

 

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Lance James is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, and RBC Microcap Value Fund. He is also co-manager of RBC Mid Cap Value Fund. Prior to joining RBC GAM (US) in 2006, Lance was an equity analyst and portfolio manager for OFI Institutional and Babson Capital Management, affiliated companies of Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. During his tenure he served as head of the firm’s small/mid cap value investment team. Prior to joining Babson Capital in 1986, Lance worked at Rockwell International Corporation, EBF Associates of Boston and Hewitt Associates. Lance began his career in the investment industry in 1980. He received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

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George Prince

          

 

George Prince

 

Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Senior Equity Analyst

 

George Prince serves as the co-portfolio manager for the RBC Enterprise Fund. George also provides research support for the RBC Small Cap Core Fund. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2006 from Eagle Asset Management, where he was a senior equity analyst. Prior to his experience at Eagle Asset Management, George was an analyst at Babson Capital Management. George also has a great deal of entrepreneurial experience and founded SignStorey, a leader in place-based digital communications in retail stores and co-founded Cutting Edge Inc., a global CAD-CAM technology company. George has over 12 years of investment industry experience. He received a BA from Yale University.

 

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Kenneth A. Tyszko,

CPA, CFA

          

 

Kenneth A. Tyszko, CPA, CFA

 

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Ken Tyszko is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, and is responsible for Small Cap Growth and SMID Cap Growth research and portfolio management at RBC GAM (US). Ken has been in the investment industry since 1984 and has been managing small cap growth and SMID cap growth portfolios since 1988. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2001. Ken previously served as a portfolio manager for Oberweis Asset Management, ABN AMRO Asset Management (USA) Inc., ABN AMRO Incorporated, and Sears Investment Management Company. His background also includes experience at Main Hurdman, an international accounting and consulting firm. Ken earned a BS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is a CFA charterholder. Ken is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the CFA Society of Chicago, and the CFA Institute. He has been a guest on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, CNBC, and WebFN.

 

        
        
        
        

 

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EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

       
           

Stephen E. Kylander

 

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Steve Kylander is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC Mid Cap Value Fund. Prior to joining RBC GAM (US) in 2006, he was a portfolio manager and research analyst for Babson Capital Management. Steve’s previous experience also includes strategy consulting, mergers and acquisitions work and investment banking for L.E.K. Consulting, The Yarmouth Group, and First Boston Corporation. He began working in the investment industry in 1986. Steve earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

         

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (a)

 

     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(b)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (2.06)%         16.21%         15.02%         7.40%         10.75%         

- At Net Asset Value

     3.90%          18.54%         16.39%         8.04%         11.03%         1.14%         1.47%   

Class I

     4.16%          18.83%         16.68%         8.32%         11.35%         0.89%         1.04%   

Russell 2500 Growth Index*

     8.05%          22.68%         16.85%         10.10%         10.36%         

    

                                                              
RBC Enterprise Fund (c)                     
     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(d)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (f)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (8.23)%         19.47%         12.72%         5.95%         10.47%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (2.62)%         21.85%         14.07%         6.58%         10.68%         1.33%         1.75%   

Class I (f)

     (2.36)%         22.17%         14.32%         6.83%         10.95%         1.08%         1.20%   

Russell 2000 Index*

     3.93%          21.26%         14.29%         8.19%         9.31%         

    

                                                              

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes beginning on page 8.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (g)

 

     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(h)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (l)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (2.86)%         18.96%         14.62%         7.75%         10.26%         

- At Net Asset Value

     3.05%         21.33%         15.99%         8.39%         10.54%         1.15%         1.57%   

Class I (l)

     3.29%         21.64%         16.28%         8.69%         10.83%         0.90%         1.13%   

Russell 2000 Index*

     3.93%         21.26%         14.29%         8.19%         9.82%         
                                                                
RBC Microcap Value Fund (i)                     
     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(j)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (e)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     0.94%         21.41%         14.31%         7.08%         9.16%         

- At Net Asset Value

     7.09%         23.82%         15.67%         7.71%         9.40%         1.32%         1.69%   

Class I (e)

     7.39%         24.13%         15.95%         7.99%         9.67%         1.07%         1.23%   

Russell 2000 Value Index*

     4.13%         20.61%         13.02%         7.25%         10.01%         
                                                                

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes beginning on page 8.

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

     1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception(k)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class I

              

- At Net Asset Value

     20.14%         26.18%         16.61%         0.90%         3.71%   

Russell Midcap Value Index*

     17.46%         24.72%         16.95%         
                                              

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes below.

(1) The Funds’ expenses reflect the most recent fiscal year-end (September 30, 2014).

(2) The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of the Fund to the levels listed under net expense ratio until January 31, 2016. For SMID Cap Growth Fund, effective November 27, 2013, the annual rate under the expense limitation agreement is 1.10% for Class A and 0.85% for Class I. Prior to November 27, 2013, the annual rate was 1.35% for Class A and 1.10% for Class I. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30, 2014.

*Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

 

(a) The performance in the table for the period from June 1, 1994 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of RBC Mid Cap Equity Fund, the predecessor to RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund. The performance of the Fund also includes the performance of a common trust fund (“CTF”) account advised by RBC GAM (US) (including its predecessor) and managed the same as the Fund in all material respects for the period from December 31, 1990 to June 1, 1994, as adjusted to reflect the full contractual rate of expenses associated with the Fund at its inception. The CTF account was not registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to the investment restrictions imposed by law on registered mutual funds. If the CTF account had been registered, the CTF account’s performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(b) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 31, 1990.

 

(c) The performance in the table for the period from December 2, 1983 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund, the predecessor to RBC Enterprise Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(d) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 2, 1983. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from November 30, 1983.

 

(e) Class I shares were previously designated Class S shares prior to November 27, 2012. The inception date of the Fund (Class S) is September 10, 1987. Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of Class A (April 19, 2004) is based on the performance of Class S shares, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses and any applicable sales charges of the applicable class.

 

(f) Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of Class A (April 19, 2004) and Class I (September 30, 2004) is based on the performance of a class of shares that is no longer offered, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses and any applicable sales charges of the applicable class. The inception date of the Fund and the prior class of shares is December 2, 1983.

 

8

  


  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

 

(g) The performance in the table for the period from August 5, 1991 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund II, the predecessor to RBC Small Cap Core Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(h) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is August 5, 1991. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from July 31, 1991.

 

(i) The performance in the table for the period from September 10, 1987 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Shadow Stock Fund, the predecessor to RBC Microcap Value Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(j) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is September 10, 1987. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from August 31, 1987.

 

(k) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 31, 2009. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from December 31, 2009.

 

(l) Class I shares were previously designated Class S shares prior to November 27, 2012. The inception date of the Fund (Class S) is August 5, 1991. Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of Class A (April 19, 2004) is based on the performance of Class S shares, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses and any applicable sales charges of the applicable class.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000 Index based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted total return index that tracks the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates.

The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 1000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

Investment Strategy             

Seeks long-term growth by primarily investing in high quality, small and mid capitalization companies that display consistent revenue and earnings growth and superior financial characteristics. Utilizing fundamental research, the Fund employs a bottom-up approach and strict risk controls to build a diversified portfolio of stocks that offer above average expected growth with lower than average market risk.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of 4.16% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 8.05% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

            

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the information technology sector, particularly within the software and IT consulting and services industry, contributed positively to performance.

 

•    Strong security selection in the financial sector also contributed positively to the Fund’s performance.

 

•    The Fund’s underweight position in consumer discretionary, which was the worst performing sector for the period, was also a positive contributor to results during the year.

 

•    Under Armour (athletic apparel), Sigma-Aldrich (specialty chemicals), and Open Text Corporation (enterprise content management software) were the top contributing stocks in the portfolio for the period.

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

            

 

•    Adverse security selection in the industrials sector detracted from the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Adverse selection in the energy and health care sectors also negatively impacted relative performance.

 

•    The Fund’s modest cash balance in an upward trending market was a headwind during the period.

 

•    The worst contributing stocks in the portfolio were Volcano Corporation (medical devices), LKQ Corporation (automotive replacement parts), and TriMas Corporation (diversified industrial products).

 

          

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in small cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods.

 

 

10

  


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

         
Long-term capital appreciation.             

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2500 Growth Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Tractor Supply Co.

 

 

 

 

2.38

 

 

 

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1.75

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

LKQ Corp.

    1.97  

United Natural Foods, Inc.

    1.68        

Henry Schein, Inc.

    1.88  

PAREXEL International Corp.

    1.66        

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    1.84  

Open Text Corp.

    1.61        

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1.78            

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)

    1.75            
A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 20.           
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of RBC Mid Cap Equity Fund, the predecessor to RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.                
       
       

 

   11


          

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND TEST ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

Investment Strategy             

Seeks to provide superior long-term growth of capital compared to the Russell 2000 Index while taking a low risk approach to small company investing. The Adviser believes that portfolios of neglected small cap companies with low valuations, long-term attractive business fundamentals and near-term profitability improvement potential should produce strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns over time.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of - 2.36% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 3.93% for the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

            

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the industrials sector, especially among machinery companies, was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the financial sector, particularly in the banking industry, also contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

            

 

•    The Fund’s relative performance was negatively impacted by an emphasis on microcap stocks, which generally provided lower returns than larger capitalization companies in the small cap index.

 

•    Unfavorable stock selection in the information technology sector, especially among software and consulting companies, detracted from relative returns.

 

•    Adverse sector overweight in the economically-sensitive industrial and consumer discretionary sectors also had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

 

          

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in small cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

 

12

  


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND TEST ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

         
Long-term growth of capital and income.             

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

   

Universal Electronics, Inc.

    4.76  

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.

    2.46        

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

    3.77  

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

    2.38        

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

    3.08  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    2.36        

Compass Diversified Holdings

    2.87  

Libbey, Inc.

    2.15        

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    2.83            

AZZ, Inc.

    2.60            

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 23.

 

  

       
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund, the predecessor to RBC Enterprise Fund. Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of Class I (September 30, 2004) is based on the performance of a class of shares that is no longer offered. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.                 
       
       

 

   13


          

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

Investment Strategy             

Seeks to provide superior long-term growth of capital compared to the Russell 2000 Index while taking a low risk approach to small company investing. The Adviser believes that portfolios of neglected small cap companies with low valuations, long-term attractive business fundamentals and near-term profitability improvement potential should produce strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns over time.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of 3.29% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 3.93% for the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

            

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the industrials sector, especially among machinery companies, was a positive contributor to the Funds’ performance.

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the information technology sector, particularly among semiconductor and software companies, was also a positive contributor.

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

            

 

•    Adverse sector overweight in the economically-sensitive industrial and consumer discretionary sectors had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

 

•    Unfavorable stock selection in the materials sector, especially in the chemicals industry, detracted from relative returns.

 

•    Adverse stock selection in the health care sector, particularly among health care service companies, was also a negative contributing factor.

 

          

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in mid cap, small cap and micro cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

 

14

  


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

         
Long-term growth of capital and income.             

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Universal Electronics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

4.50

 

 

 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2.30

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.

    3.40  

Compass Diversified Holdings

    2.29        

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

    2.86  

AZZ, Inc.

    2.16        

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

    2.85  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    2.04        

Synaptics, Inc.

    2.60            

EnerSys, Inc.

    2.50            
A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 27.           
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.               
       
       

 

   15


          

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

Investment Strategy             

Invests in a diversified portfolio of the smallest companies that have been neglected by institutional shareholders. Utilizing a quantitative process to identify value-oriented investments, the Fund strives to achieve long-term growth while offering shareholders some protection from market declines and fluctuations.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of 7.39% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 4.13% for the Russell 2000 Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

            

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the industrials sector, particularly in the commercial services and supplies and machinery industries, was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Favorable stock selection in the health care sector, especially among pharmaceuticals companies, also was a key factor in the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Another factor that made a positive contribution was favorable stock selection in the energy sector.

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

            

 

•    Adverse stock selection in the materials sector, especially among chemicals and metals companies, detracted from the Fund’s performance.

 

•    An adverse underweight in the financial sector was also a negative contributor to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

          

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in micro cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

 

 

16

  


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

         
Long-term growth of capital.             

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2000 Value Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Federated National Holding Co.

 

 

 

 

1.18

 

 

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

0.91

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.

    1.18  

PharMerica Corp.

    0.83        

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    1.01  

Strattec Security Corp.

    0.82        

Measurement Specialties, Inc.

    0.93  

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

    0.80        

REX American Resources Corp.

    0.92  

Lydall, Inc.

    0.76        

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 30.

 

  

       
     

 

LOGO  

  

       

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.               
       
       

 

   17


          

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Investment Strategy             

Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in common stocks of mid-sized companies that are considered to be undervalued in relation to earnings, dividends and/or assets. The Advisor uses a disciplined, bottom-up approach to select stocks for the Fund’s portfolio with a focus on fundamental research and qualitative analysis.

 

Performance             

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had a total return of 20.14%. That compares to a total return of 17.46% for the Russell Midcap Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

            

 

•    Positive stock selection and an overweight in the information technology sector contributed favorably to the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Stock selection and an underweight in Financials relative to the benchmark, particularly an underweight in REITs, was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance.

 

•    Stock selection within the Industrials sector also made a positive contribution to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

            

 

•    The Fund’s stock selections in both the Energy and Materials sectors detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.

 

•    An overweight in the Industrials sector compared to the benchmark also had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

 

          

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in mid cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

 

18

  


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

         
Long-term capital appreciation.             

Investment

Objective

 

Russell Midcap Value Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

 

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

CMS Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

2.31

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

NXP Semiconductor NV

    2.96  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    2.20        

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    2.43  

Jarden Corp.

    2.14        

Fifth Third Bancorp

    2.43  

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    2.09        

CIT Group, Inc.

    2.41  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2.06        

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 41.

 

  

       
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since

Inception (12/31/09)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from December 31, 2009 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.              
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

   19


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 98.50%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 10.74%

  

15,200

   Dorman Products, Inc.*    $ 608,912   

26,500

   DSW, Inc., Class A      797,915   

6,700

   Fossil Group, Inc.*      629,130   

51,020

   LKQ Corp.*      1,356,622   

17,800

   Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      863,834   

4,800

   Panera Bread Co., Class A*      781,056   

26,600

   Tractor Supply Co.      1,636,166   

16,300

   Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*      723,557   
     

 

 

 
        7,397,192   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.28%

  

7,900

   Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      566,430   

13,800

   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      968,208   

10,500

   PriceSmart, Inc.      899,220   

9,100

   TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*      732,550   

18,800

   United Natural Foods, Inc.*      1,155,448   
     

 

 

 
        4,321,856   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.86%

  

8,200

   Dril-Quip, Inc.*      733,080   

15,480

   Oceaneering International, Inc.      1,008,831   

15,600

   Unit Corp.*      914,940   
     

 

 

 
        2,656,851   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 7.97%

  

5,200

   Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*      1,041,872   

16,000

   Eaton Vance Corp.      603,680   

14,200

   First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*      794,916   

20,000

   HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      965,800   

22,900

   Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,226,982   

7,600

   Signature Bank*      851,656   
     

 

 

 
        5,484,906   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 19.66%

  

21,200

   Cantel Medical Corp.      728,856   

20,340

   Catamaran Corp.*      857,331   

15,500

   Cepheid, Inc.*      682,465   

12,900

   Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      770,646   

5,900

   Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      602,685   

11,100

   Henry Schein, Inc.*      1,292,817   

8,900

   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      1,048,687   

9,300

   Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      461,652   

5,000

   Laboratory Corp of America Holdings*      508,750   

4,100

   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,050,133   

8,100

   MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*      1,202,040   

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

18,400

   NuVasive, Inc.*    $ 641,608   

18,100

   PAREXEL International Corp.*      1,141,929   

10,400

   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*      833,248   

2,900

   Volcano Corp.*      30,856   

9,300

   Waters Corp.*      921,816   

16,900

   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      756,444   
     

 

 

 
        13,531,963   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 22.19%

  

5,900

   Alliant Techsystems, Inc.      753,076   

10,700

   Chart Industries, Inc.*      654,091   

14,800

   Clean Harbors, Inc.*      798,016   

23,100

   Copart, Inc.*      723,377   

19,740

   Donaldson Co., Inc.      802,036   

14,300

   Flowserve Corp.      1,008,436   

6,840

   Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*      417,035   

10,200

   Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*      497,964   

11,100

   Landstar System, Inc.      801,309   

7,900

   Middleby Corp. (The)*      696,227   

11,400

   MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      974,244   

15,900

   Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*      830,457   

11,000

   Proto Labs, Inc.*      759,000   

9,300

   Stericycle, Inc.*      1,084,008   

9,200

   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      864,892   

9,000

   Towers Watson & Co., Class A      895,500   

20,600

   TriMas Corp.*      501,198   

11,500

   WageWorks, Inc.*      523,595   

15,000

   Waste Connections, Inc.      727,800   

20,200

   Woodward, Inc.      961,924   
     

 

 

 
        15,274,185   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 19.80%

  

9,320

   ANSYS, Inc.*      705,244   

30,800

   Aruba Networks, Inc.*      664,664   

19,510

   Autodesk, Inc.*      1,075,001   

21,200

   Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.*      584,908   

24,300

   Cardtronics, Inc.*      855,360   

6,400

   F5 Networks, Inc.*      759,936   

14,400

   Global Payments, Inc.      1,006,272   

13,200

   Informatica Corp.*      451,968   

9,000

   Mercadolibre, Inc.      977,850   

15,350

   Microchip Technology, Inc.      724,981   

16,450

   National Instruments Corp.      508,799   

20,000

   Open Text Corp.      1,108,400   

36,700

   Riverbed Technology, Inc.*      680,601   

9,100

   SPS Commerce, Inc.*      483,665   

22,100

   Synopsys, Inc.*      877,259   

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

8,500

   Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)*    $ 1,202,836   

8,700

   WEX, Inc.*      959,784   
     

 

 

 
        13,627,528   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 8.00%

  

10,000

   Airgas, Inc.      1,106,500   

14,000

   AptarGroup, Inc.      849,800   

18,600

   Balchem Corp.      1,052,202   

15,200

   HB Fuller Co.      603,440   

9,200

   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      629,280   

9,300

   Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      1,264,893   
     

 

 

 
        5,506,115   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     67,800,596   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $44,543,784)

  

Investment Company — 1.46%

  

1,000,893

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      1,000,893   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,000,893   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,000,893)

  

Total Investments

   $ 68,801,489   

(Cost $45,544,677)(a) — 99.96%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.04%

     30,289   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 68,831,778   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 98.14%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 20.74%

  

147,243

   Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*    $ 1,643,232   

85,938

   Delta Apparel, Inc.*      781,176   

42,200

   Destination Maternity Corp.      651,568   

456,618

   Destination XL Group, Inc.*      2,155,237   

61,000

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      2,486,970   

67,600

   Jason Industries, Inc.*      699,660   

89,100

   Kona Grill, Inc.*      1,757,943   

103,700

   Libbey, Inc.*      2,723,162   

46,000

   Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*      851,920   

23,100

   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*      1,314,390   

158,800

   Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*      1,499,072   

32,500

   Sodastream International Ltd.*      958,425   

150,670

   Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.      1,423,831   

122,300

   Universal Electronics, Inc.*      6,037,951   

240,300

   ZAGG, Inc.*      1,340,874   
     

 

 

 
        26,325,411   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.86%

  

33,600

   John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      1,087,296   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 5.40%

  

82,800

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      729,468   

117,800

   Emerald Oil, Inc.*      724,470   

32,108

   Geospace Technologies Corp.*      1,128,596   

32,000

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      1,708,800   

115,600

   Ring Energy, Inc.*      1,703,944   

70,900

   Synergy Resources Corp.*      864,271   
     

 

 

 
        6,859,549   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 12.13%

  

205,300

   Asta Funding, Inc.*      1,685,513   

27,700

   Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.*      383,368   

70,900

   Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      878,451   

91,059

   CoBiz Financial, Inc.      1,018,040   

207,900

   Compass Diversified Holdings      3,640,329   

22,234

   East West Bancorp, Inc.      755,956   

58,900

   Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      375,193   

164,200

   Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. REIT      945,792   

27,323

   Heritage Financial Corp.      432,796   

57,400

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      1,965,376   

27,626

   Mercantile Bank Corp.      526,275   

11,100

   National Interstate Corp.      309,690   

71,174

   Northrim BanCorp, Inc.      1,881,129   

74,400

   Performant Financial Corp.*      601,152   
     

 

 

 
        15,399,060   
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Health Care — 7.66%

  

274,000

   BioScrip, Inc.*    $ 1,893,340   

82,900

   Exactech, Inc.*      1,897,581   

96,000

   iCAD, Inc.*      945,600   

18,800

   Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      332,572   

211,600

   Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.*      979,708   

36,900

   SurModics, Inc.*      670,104   

84,800

   US Physical Therapy, Inc.      3,001,072   
     

 

 

 
        9,719,977   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 25.26%

  

39,500

   Acacia Research Corp.      611,460   

99,900

   Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      727,272   

111,456

   Allied Defense Group, Inc. (The)*(a)(b)(c)      8,916   

79,000

   AZZ, Inc.      3,299,830   

163,525

   Columbus McKinnon Corp.      3,595,915   

16,335

   CTPartners Executive Search, Inc.*      254,663   

63,400

   Ducommun, Inc.*      1,737,794   

130,200

   Ennis, Inc.      1,714,734   

69,000

   GP Strategies Corp.*      1,981,680   

14,900

   Graham Corp.      428,375   

53,300

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      3,911,154   

223,300

   Hudson Technologies, Inc.*      739,123   

32,300

   Marten Transport Ltd.      575,263   

32,800

   Mistras Group, Inc.*      669,120   

80,800

   NN, Inc.      2,158,976   

32,725

   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*      2,311,694   

50,900

   Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      507,982   

38,000

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      1,609,680   

155,300

   PGT, Inc.*      1,447,396   

76,800

   Sparton Corp.*      1,893,120   

50,150

   Sun Hydraulics Corp.      1,885,139   
     

 

 

 
        32,069,286   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 17.54%

  

22,382

   Aspen Technology, Inc.*      844,249   

111,774

   Computer Task Group, Inc.      1,240,691   

38,900

   comScore, Inc.*      1,416,349   

275,300

   CYREN Ltd.*      602,907   

307,700

   Glu Mobile, Inc.*      1,590,809   

61,300

   GSI Group, Inc.*      704,337   

74,800

   Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*      3,126,640   

135,900

   KEYW Holding Corp. (The)*      1,504,413   

68,500

   NIC, Inc.      1,179,570   

67,300

   RMG Networks Holding Corp.*      111,045   

111,100

   Sapiens International Corp.*      822,140   

104,342

   Tessco Technologies, Inc.      3,024,875   

54,100

   Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      4,782,440   

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

87,675

   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*    $ 1,309,865   
     

 

 

 
        22,260,330   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 6.40%

  

56,116

   Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.      813,682   

58,400

   Koppers Holdings, Inc.      1,936,544   

108,600

   Landec Corp.*      1,330,350   

264,900

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      1,422,513   

99,588

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      2,625,140   
     

 

 

 
        8,128,229   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.78%

  

42,200

   magicJack Vocaltec Ltd.*      415,670   

385,700

   Towerstream Corp.*      570,836   
     

 

 

 
        986,506   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.37%

  

55,800

   Unitil Corp.      1,734,822   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     124,570,466   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $82,717,364)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.05%

  

6,203

   US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      42,490   

6,203

   US Concrete, Inc., Class B Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      28,534   
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     71,024   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 1.45%

  

48,600

   SPDR S&P Regional Banking      1,839,996   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     1,839,996   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,453,084)

  

Investment Company — 1.06%

  

1,345,898

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      1,345,898   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,345,898   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,345,898)

  

Total Investments

   $ 127,827,384   

(Cost $85,516,346)(d) — 100.70%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.70)%

     (890,877 ) 
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 126,936,507   
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Security delisted or issuer in bankruptcy.
(b) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(c) This security is considered illiquid as to its marketability.
   The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $8,916 or 0.01% of net assets were as follows:

 

Acquisition

Shares

    

Issuer

     Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
       9/30/14
Carrying
Value
Per Unit
 

111,456

     Allied Defense Group, Inc. (The)      12/24/2013        $—           $0.08   

 

(d) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 95.78%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 21.36%

  

41,500

   Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.    $ 2,201,160   

63,800

   Destination Maternity Corp.      985,072   

586,000

   Destination XL Group, Inc.*      2,765,920   

71,600

   Drew Industries, Inc.      3,020,804   

175,900

   Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      2,726,450   

77,400

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      3,155,598   

67,240

   Helen of Troy Ltd.*      3,531,445   

70,100

   Kona Grill, Inc.*      1,383,073   

166,100

   Libbey, Inc.*      4,361,786   

75,700

   Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*      1,401,964   

110,500

   Performance Sports Group Ltd.*      1,775,735   

282,800

   Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*      2,669,632   

42,800

   Sodastream International Ltd.*      1,262,172   

80,962

   Steven Madden Ltd.*      2,609,405   

198,823

   Universal Electronics, Inc.*      9,815,891   

64,200

   Vera Bradley, Inc.*      1,327,656   

282,700

   ZAGG, Inc.*      1,577,466   
     

 

 

 
        46,571,229   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 5.15%

  

39,700

   Geospace Technologies Corp.*      1,395,455   

73,900

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      3,946,260   

211,400

   Ring Energy, Inc.*      3,116,036   

108,700

   RSP Permian, Inc.*      2,778,372   
     

 

 

 
        11,236,123   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 10.74%

  

93,300

   AMERISAFE, Inc.      3,648,963   

19,400

   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      772,508   

12,800

   BancFirst Corp.      800,768   

59,800

   Chemical Financial Corp.      1,608,022   

37,900

   Community Bank System, Inc.      1,273,061   

285,300

   Compass Diversified Holdings      4,995,603   

87,500

   FXCM, Inc., Class A      1,386,875   

362,800

   Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. REIT      2,089,728   

59,000

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      2,020,160   

63,400

   ProAssurance Corp.      2,794,038   

110,100

   Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*      2,025,840   
     

 

 

 
        23,415,566   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 7.45%

  

21,300

   Analogic Corp.      1,362,348   

91,500

   Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.*      2,567,490   

377,600

   BioScrip, Inc.*      2,609,216   

37,600

   Hanger, Inc.*      771,552   

65,200

   Masimo Corp.*      1,387,456   

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

71,600

   US Physical Therapy, Inc.    $ 2,533,924   

112,100

   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      5,017,596   
     

 

 

 
        16,249,582   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 26.67%

  

391,700

   ACCO Brands Corp.*      2,702,730   

90,704

   Astronics Corp.*      4,324,767   

112,622

   AZZ, Inc.      4,704,221   

202,000

   Columbus McKinnon Corp.      4,441,980   

91,700

   Ducommun, Inc.*      2,513,497   

93,000

   EnerSys, Inc.      5,453,520   

123,428

   GP Strategies Corp.*      3,544,852   

24,200

   Graham Corp.      695,750   

84,900

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      6,229,962   

83,100

   Hillenbrand, Inc.      2,566,959   

112,000

   Insteel Industries, Inc.      2,302,720   

145,700

   Interface, Inc.      2,351,598   

41,900

   Mistras Group, Inc.*      854,760   

43,350

   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*      3,062,244   

72,000

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      3,049,920   

23,400

   Powell Industries, Inc.      956,124   

113,500

   Primoris Services Corp.      3,046,340   

56,500

   Sun Hydraulics Corp.      2,123,835   

40,000

   Wabtec Corp.      3,241,600   
     

 

 

 
        58,167,379   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 19.20%

  

76,639

   Computer Task Group, Inc.      850,693   

81,200

   Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*      3,394,160   

62,000

   InterDigital, Inc.      2,468,840   

44,500

   InvenSense, Inc.*      877,985   

126,600

   KEYW Holding Corp. (The)*      1,401,462   

119,600

   NIC, Inc.      2,059,512   

74,600

   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      4,330,530   

77,600

   Synaptics, Inc.*      5,680,320   

162,000

   Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*      7,416,360   

171,300

   Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      3,951,891   

111,200

   Tessco Technologies, Inc.      3,223,688   

70,400

   Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      6,223,360   
     

 

 

 
        41,878,801   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.11%

  

145,500

   FutureFuel Corp.      1,729,995   

73,489

   Koppers Holdings, Inc.      2,436,895   

88,200

   Landec Corp.*      1,080,450   

311,500

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      1,672,755   

77,091

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      2,032,119   
     

 

 

 
        8,952,214   
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Utilities — 1.10%

  

51,500

   Laclede Group, Inc. (The)    $ 2,389,600   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     208,860,494   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $173,398,608)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 1.46%

  

29,100

   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund      3,182,085   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     3,182,085   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,752,368)

  

Investment Company — 2.19%

  

4,779,904

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      4,779,904   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     4,779,904   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,779,904)

  

Total Investments

   $ 216,822,483   

(Cost $180,930,880)(a) — 99.43%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.57%

     1,252,261   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 218,074,744   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

    See notes to financial statements.

 

   29


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 92.38%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 17.85%

  

15,000

   ALCO Stores, Inc.*    $ 30,000   

3,725

   Ambassadors International, Inc.*      28   

18,000

   Ambow Education Holding Ltd. ADR*      1,260   

11,900

   America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*      471,121   

6,400

   Arctic Cat, Inc.      222,848   

700

   Biglari Holdings, Inc.*      237,832   

8,600

   Blyth, Inc.      69,832   

37,800

   Books-A-Million, Inc.*      64,260   

13,427

   Bowl America, Inc., Class A      197,377   

11,800

   Brown Shoe Co., Inc.      320,134   

41,800

   Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*      546,744   

39,200

   Carriage Services, Inc.      679,336   

17,800

   Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      944,112   

29,600

   CSS Industries, Inc.      717,800   

30,200

   Delta Apparel, Inc.*      274,518   

12,800

   E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      208,768   

33,500

   Entercom Communications Corp., Class A*      269,005   

22,400

   Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      755,552   

32,600

   Fred’s, Inc., Class A      456,400   

11,400

   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      248,406   

12,800

   Helen of Troy Ltd.*      672,256   

44,400

   hhgregg, Inc.*      280,164   

27,100

   Hooker Furniture Corp.      412,191   

46,300

   Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.*      347,250   

10,500

   JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*      74,550   

20,500

   Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      530,950   

82,000

   Journal Communications, Inc., Class A*      691,260   

23,500

   Kid Brands, Inc.*      47   

47,910

   Lakeland Industries, Inc.*      332,975   

95,270

   Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.*      133,378   

15,700

   La-Z-Boy, Inc.      310,703   

25,400

   Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.*      152,146   

28,300

   Lifetime Brands, Inc.      433,273   

42,500

   Luby’s, Inc.*      226,100   

10,000

   M/I Homes, Inc.*      198,200   

45,900

   Marcus Corp. (The)      725,220   

22,300

   MarineMax, Inc.*      375,755   

2,140

   Matthews International Corp., Class A      93,924   

7,500

   McRae Industries, Inc., Class A      206,250   

22,600

   Media General, Inc.*      296,286   

21,300

   Mestek, Inc.*      410,238   

17,400

   Modine Manufacturing Co.*      206,538   

14,300

   Movado Group, Inc.      472,758   

4,700

   NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      233,731   

28,200

   Nautilus, Inc.*      337,554   

10,300

   Nobility Homes, Inc.*      108,150   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares         Value  

41,000

  Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)    $ 0   

16,350

  Perry Ellis International, Inc.*      332,723   

119,400

  Point.360*      62,088   

41,200

  Radio One, Inc., Class D*      131,016   

51,900

  Red Lion Hotels Corp.*      295,311   

18,150

  REX American Resources Corp.*      1,322,772   

35,200

  Rocky Brands, Inc.      495,968   

61,500

  Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*      362,235   

15,700

  Saga Communications, Inc., Class A      527,206   

39,150

  Salem Communications Corp., Class A      297,931   

39,000

  Shiloh Industries, Inc.*      663,390   

82

  Sizmek, Inc.*      635   

22,300

  Stage Stores, Inc.      381,553   

21,800

  Standard Motor Products, Inc.      750,574   

28,900

  Stein Mart, Inc.      333,795   

16,900

  Stoneridge, Inc.*      190,463   

14,600

  Strattec Security Corp.      1,187,710   

29,500

  Superior Industries International, Inc.      517,135   

28,200

  Systemax, Inc.*      351,654   

65,200

  Trans World Entertainment Corp.      238,632   

19,000

  TravelCenters of America LLC*      187,720   

32,100

  Tuesday Morning Corp.*      622,901   

32,100

  Unifi, Inc.*      831,390   

30,000

  Universal Travel Group*(a)(b)(c)      0   

45,600

  VOXX International Corp.*      424,080   

1,397

  Walking Co. Holdings, Inc. (The)      10,477   

11,000

  Weyco Group, Inc.      276,210   
    

 

 

 
       25,772,749   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 2.63%

  

7,350

  Andersons, Inc. (The)      462,168   

53,200

  Central Garden and Pet Co.*      412,300   

16,700

  Chiquita Brands International, Inc.*      237,140   

25,800

  Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      611,202   

12,200

  Oil-Dri Corp. of America      318,054   

69,500

  Omega Protein Corp.*      868,750   

39,200

  Roundy’s, Inc.      117,208   

73,000

  Royal Hawaiian Orchards LP*      195,640   

29,640

  SpartanNash Co.      576,498   
    

 

 

 
       3,798,960   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 3.06%

  

9,200

  Basic Energy Services, Inc.*      199,548   

38,900

  Callon Petroleum Co.*      342,709   

7,300

  Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP      200,385   

12,300

  Constellation Energy Partners LLC*      43,788   

7,500

  Global Partners LP      312,525   

22,600

  Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.*      82,942   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

27,900

   Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd.    $ 246,915   

19,300

   Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*      464,551   

26,800

   Newpark Resources, Inc.*      333,392   

9,800

   Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC      122,304   

53,100

   North American Energy Partners, Inc.      341,964   

14,600

   PHI, Inc.*      601,228   

11,900

   PHI, Inc., Non voting*      489,685   

7,200

   Rose Rock Midstream LP      425,880   

14,700

   Swift Energy Co.*      141,120   

17,600

   Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A      65,648   

110,300

   Trico Marine Services, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)      0   
     

 

 

 
        4,414,584   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 23.37%

  

39,150

   Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.*      78,300   

12,800

   AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      227,840   

10,600

   Agree Realty Corp. REIT      290,228   

24,000

   American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      549,120   

14,970

   American Independence Corp.*      157,484   

29,990

   Ameris Bancorp      658,281   

21,800

   Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      342,478   

13,600

   Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      209,848   

40,600

   Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      273,644   

15,300

   Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT      178,857   

8,100

   Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A      205,821   

59,500

   Asta Funding, Inc.*      488,495   

17,400

   Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      429,780   

40,700

   Banc of California, Inc.      473,341   

12,400

   Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA      380,432   

49,900

   Bancorp, Inc.*      428,641   

7,028

   Banner Corp.      270,367   

100,000

   Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.*      260   

33,600

   California First National Bancorp      498,624   

4,211

   Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A*      100,559   

38,000

   Capitol Bancorp Ltd.*(a)(b)(c)      0   

37,100

   Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      218,890   

6,580

   CIM Commercial Trust Corp. REIT      145,286   

49,950

   Citizens, Inc.*      322,677   

101,200

   Consumer Portfolio Services*      648,692   

15,756

   Cowen Group, Inc., Class A*      59,085   

35,777

   Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      549,535   

8,444

   Donegal Group, Inc., Class B      180,955   

59,540

   Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      481,083   

22,700

   EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      655,576   

24,800

   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      797,072   

60,900

   Federated National Holding Co.      1,710,681   

29,500

   First Defiance Financial Corp.      796,795   

9,400

   First Financial Corp.      290,930   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

41,200

   First Merchants Corp.    $ 832,652   

38,000

   First Place Financial Corp.*(a)(b)(c)      4   

42,000

   First State Bancorporation*(a)(b)(c)      0   

660

   Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*      11,108   

2,250

   FRMO Corp.*      20,250   

19,700

   Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      125,489   

11,200

   Getty Realty Corp. REIT      190,400   

7,100

   Guaranty Bancorp.      95,921   

33,300

   HF Financial Corp.      447,552   

6,040

   HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.*      88,244   

9,459

   Hudson Valley Holding Corp.      171,681   

12,006

   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      116,818   

45,700

   Independence Holding Co.      607,353   

7,800

   Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      499,278   

26,400

   Intervest Bancshares Corp.      252,384   

7,000

   Investors Title Co.      512,400   

28,400

   JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      341,084   

41,600

   JMP Group, Inc.      260,832   

16,500

   Kansas City Life Insurance Co.      731,775   

21,600

   Manning & Napier, Inc.      362,664   

30,890

   Marlin Business Services Corp.      565,905   

60,150

   Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.      351,877   

79,100

   MicroFinancial, Inc.      637,546   

13,100

   MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      244,970   

23,100

   Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT, Class A      233,772   

45,000

   MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      1,012,500   

5,300

   National Security Group, Inc. (The)      65,402   

3,500

   National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A      864,535   

9,900

   Navigators Group, Inc. (The)*      608,850   

39,788

   Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      461,143   

29,900

   OFG Bancorp.      447,902   

15,700

   One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      317,611   

15,700

   Onebeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., Class A      241,937   

4,800

   Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      97,200   

14,800

   Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*      103,156   

2,468

   Park Sterling Corp.      16,363   

25,200

   Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      598,500   

7,300

   Piper Jaffray Cos.*      381,352   

15,900

   Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      231,981   

17,400

   Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      282,750   

39,674

   Reis, Inc.      935,910   

20,400

   Resource Capital Corp. REIT      99,348   

9,100

   Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      490,581   

12,300

   Simmons First National Corp., Class A      473,796   

6,793

   South State Corp.      379,864   

33,500

   Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      549,400   

50,662

   Sterling Bancorp      647,967   

10,600

   Stewart Information Services Corp.      311,110   

 

   33


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

5,840

   Sun Bancorp, Inc.*    $ 105,762   

41,900

   SWS Group, Inc.*      288,691   

54,000

   TierOne Corp.*(a)(b)(c)      0   

22,000

   UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      209,000   

52,000

   Unico American Corp.*      628,160   

88,216

   United Community Financial Corp.      412,851   

19,000

   United Western Bancorp, Inc.*      475   

10,800

   Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. REIT, Class A      219,240   

15,000

   Walker & Dunlop, Inc.*      199,350   

14,041

   Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      207,526   

15,300

   Whitestone REIT      213,282   

31,800

   Winthrop Realty Trust REIT      479,226   

12,100

   ZAIS Financial Corp. REIT      208,846   

4,600

   Ziegler Cos., Inc. (The)*(a)      147,200   
     

 

 

 
        33,740,383   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 4.92%

  

30,800

   Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*      679,756   

11,000

   American Shared Hospital Services*      24,310   

34,900

   AngioDynamics, Inc.*      478,828   

53,000

   BioScrip, Inc.*      366,230   

18,200

   Cambrex Corp.*      339,976   

15,200

   Capital Senior Living Corp.*      322,696   

18,800

   CONMED Corp.      692,592   

21,300

   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      197,877   

43,000

   CryoLife, Inc.      424,410   

55,200

   Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*      208,104   

20,370

   Hanger, Inc.*      417,992   

8,600

   Invacare Corp.      101,566   

6,300

   Kewaunee Scientific Corp.      112,581   

9,662

   Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      187,443   

12,800

   Lannett Co., Inc.*      584,704   

15,000

   MedCath Corp.*(a)(b)(c)      0   

49,300

   PharMerica Corp.*      1,204,399   

44,500

   Symmetry Medical, Inc.*      449,005   

15,900

   Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*      316,410   
     

 

 

 
        7,108,879   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 23.13%

  

39,339

   Aceto Corp.      760,029   

27,100

   Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.      248,507   

3,000

   Aegion Corp.*      66,750   

14,800

   Alamo Group, Inc.      606,800   

80,900

   Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      1,148,780   

7,100

   Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      207,036   

47,700

   Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      326,745   

11,400

   Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      228,000   

8,100

   AMREP Corp.*      37,746   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

9,100

   Argan, Inc.    $ 303,758   

19,200

   Baltic Trading Ltd.      79,488   

14,900

   CAI International, Inc.*      288,315   

35,400

   CBIZ, Inc.*      278,598   

13,400

   CDI Corp.      194,568   

8,774

   Ceco Environmental Corp.      117,572   

30,400

   Celadon Group, Inc.      591,280   

85,425

   Cenveo, Inc.*      211,000   

2,400

   Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.      74,400   

10,300

   Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      139,565   

31,878

   Compx International, Inc.      328,343   

30,800

   Dolan Co. (The)*(c)      1,879   

13,600

   Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      265,200   

27,500

   Ducommun, Inc.*      753,775   

16,100

   Dycom Industries, Inc.*      494,431   

4,150

   Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc*      3,808   

13,100

   Eastern Co. (The)      209,338   

8,480

   Ecology and Environment, Inc., Class A      83,019   

13,600

   Encore Wire Corp.      504,424   

34,100

   Ennis, Inc.      449,097   

8,200

   EnPro Industries, Inc.*      496,346   

20,100

   Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.      404,613   

27,000

   Federal Signal Corp.      357,480   

19,900

   FLY Leasing Ltd. ADR      254,919   

11,300

   G&K Services, Inc., Class A      625,794   

22,300

   GenCorp, Inc.*      356,131   

32,900

   Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      450,401   

8,600

   GP Strategies Corp.*      246,992   

14,100

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      1,034,658   

29,000

   Griffon Corp.      330,310   

22,250

   Hardinge, Inc.      243,415   

7,600

   Hill International, Inc.*      30,400   

23,350

   International Shipholding Corp.      417,731   

23,500

   Jinpan International Ltd.      186,120   

7,100

   Kadant, Inc.      277,255   

11,700

   Key Technology, Inc.*      153,270   

14,500

   Kforce, Inc.      283,765   

34,800

   Kimball International, Inc., Class B      523,740   

3,908

   Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      25,636   

64,000

   LECG Corp.*      109   

33,000

   LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A      456,720   

44,250

   LSI Industries, Inc.      268,597   

40,700

   Lydall, Inc.*      1,099,307   

30,012

   Marten Transport Ltd.      534,514   

44,100

   Meritor, Inc.*      478,485   

72,000

   Mesa Air Group, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)      0   

85,194

   MFC Industrial Ltd.      605,729   

34,900

   Miller Industries, Inc.      589,810   

 

   35


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

10,600

   Mistras Group, Inc.*    $ 216,240   

2,900

   National Presto Industries, Inc.      176,059   

29,500

   NN, Inc.      788,240   

15,800

   Northwest Pipe Co.*      538,780   

23,400

   Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      233,532   

46,900

   PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      1,700,125   

5,200

   Paragon Shipping, Inc., Class A*      20,748   

31,160

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      1,319,938   

36,800

   Pike Corp.*      437,552   

11,700

   PowerSecure International, Inc.*      112,086   

25,000

   RCM Technologies, Inc.*      189,250   

22,948

   RR Donnelley & Sons Co.      377,724   

20,500

   Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*      685,725   

39,700

   Safe Bulkers, Inc.      264,402   

10,900

   Signature Group Holdings, Inc.*      87,745   

11,500

   SL Industries, Inc.*      561,430   

13,600

   Sparton Corp.*      335,240   

9,700

   Standex International Corp.      719,158   

37,900

   Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      820,535   

53,820

   Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      420,334   

4,269

   SYKES Enterprises, Inc.*      85,295   

22,200

   Tredegar Corp.      408,702   

11,800

   Universal Forest Products, Inc.      503,978   

13,900

   USA Truck, Inc.*      243,667   

14,600

   Viad Corp.      301,490   

43,200

   Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*      395,280   

68,500

   Willdan Group, Inc.*      990,510   

35,200

   Willis Lease Finance Corp.*      722,304   
     

 

 

 
        33,390,567   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 10.06%

  

60,700

   Acorn Energy, Inc.*      94,085   

10,800

   Black Box Corp.      251,856   

26,000

   Blucora, Inc.*      396,240   

59,200

   CIBER, Inc.*      203,056   

50,000

   Comarco, Inc.*      7,500   

18,400

   Communications Systems, Inc.      205,344   

28,000

   CTS Corp.      444,920   

25,600

   Digi International, Inc.*      192,000   

24,700

   Edgewater Technology, Inc.*      169,689   

30,600

   Electro Rent Corp.      421,362   

14,400

   Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.      97,776   

12,500

   ePlus, Inc.*      700,625   

17,000

   Exar Corp.*      152,150   

8,200

   Fabrinet*      119,720   

23,200

   Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.*      156,600   

17,532

   GSI Group, Inc.*      201,443   

33,400

   Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      755,842   

 

36

  


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

54,375

   Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.    $ 747,113   

13,000

   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. ADR*      357,370   

4,800

   Kemet Corp.*      19,776   

18,300

   Magal Security Systems Ltd.*      78,507   

15,700

   Measurement Specialties, Inc.*      1,344,077   

2,285

   Mecklermedia Corp.*      2,194   

39,700

   Methode Electronics, Inc.      1,463,739   

33,500

   Newport Corp.*      593,620   

26,100

   Oplink Communications, Inc.      439,002   

70,415

   Optical Cable Corp.      318,980   

7,600

   Park Electrochemical Corp.      178,980   

45,200

   PC Connection, Inc.      970,444   

58,700

   Perceptron, Inc.      574,673   

31,730

   Photronics, Inc.*      255,427   

40,600

   Richardson Electronics Ltd.      405,594   

4,500

   Rosetta Stone, Inc.*      36,225   

24,600

   Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*      222,630   

60,100

   Sigmatron International, Inc.*      436,927   

7,300

   STR Holdings, Inc.*      10,585   

25,600

   Tessco Technologies, Inc.      742,144   

23,200

   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      346,608   

14,286

   WPCS International, Inc.*      11,857   

35,300

   XO Group, Inc.*      395,713   
     

 

 

 
        14,522,393   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.86%

  

37,000

   Blue Earth Refineries, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)      0   

15,700

   China Green Agriculture, Inc.*      31,086   

15,400

   Friedman Industries, Inc.      122,430   

4,300

   Hawkins, Inc.      154,628   

13,900

   Innospec, Inc.      499,010   

15,300

   KMG Chemicals, Inc.      249,084   

12,900

   Materion Corp.      395,643   

21,600

   Myers Industries, Inc.      381,024   

6,800

   Neenah Paper, Inc.      363,664   

10,400

   North American Palladium Ltd.*      2,018   

18,100

   Olympic Steel, Inc.      372,317   

37,400

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      200,838   

32,400

   Penford Corp.*      426,708   

5,200

   Quaker Chemical Corp.      372,788   

18,400

   Schulman (A), Inc.      665,344   

4,700

   Stepan Co.      208,586   

67,100

   Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.*      147,620   

22,100

   Trecora Resources*      273,598   

16,000

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      421,760   

3,200

   Vulcan International Corp.      126,560   

 

   37


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

11,000

   Zep, Inc.    $ 154,220   
     

 

 

 
        5,568,926   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.52%

  

34,400

   Premiere Global Services, Inc.*      411,768   

25,800

   Spok Holdings, Inc.      335,658   
     

 

 

 
        747,426   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.98%

  

15,500

   American States Water Co.      471,510   

5,108

   California Water Service Group      114,623   

20,085

   Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      836,741   

18,700

   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      607,750   

16,100

   Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.      318,297   

16,600

   Empire District Electric Co. (The)      400,890   

24,300

   Middlesex Water Co.      476,280   

18,600

   SJW Corp.      499,782   

18,876

   Unitil Corp.      586,855   
     

 

 

 
        4,312,728   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     133,377,595   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $110,075,827)

  

Preferred Stocks — 0.70%

  

3,122

   Alere, Inc.      1,010,310   
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,010,310   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $504,723)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.28%

  

2,700

   iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund      187,677   

13,400

   PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      207,968   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     395,645   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $210,668)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.03%

  

992

   Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. Warrants, Expire 7/9/21*      5,803   

32,000

   Southern Community Financial Corp. Rights*(a)(c)      0   

3,585

   US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      24,557   

3,585

   US Concrete, Inc., Class B Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      16,491   
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     46,851   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

        

Value

 

Corporate Bonds — 0.00%

  

$1,947

   Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)(c)    $ 0   

1,625

   Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)(c)      0   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     0   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Shares

           

Investment Company — 6.63%

  

9,569,636

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      9,569,636   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     9,569,636   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $9,569,636)

  

Total Investments

   $ 144,400,037   

(Cost $120,360,854)(d) — 100.02%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.02)%

     (25,601
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 144,374,436   
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) This security is considered illiquid as to its marketability.
   The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $147,204 or 0.10% of net assets was as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares

    

Issuer

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     9/30/14
Carrying
Value
Per Unit
  37,000       Blue Earth Refineries, Inc.      11/24/2003       $         $—
  38,000       Capitol Bancorp Ltd.      09/27/2004       $ 1,137,893         $—
  38,000       First Place Financial Corp.      02/18/2004       $ 730,667         $—
  42,000       First State Bancorporation      09/28/2004       $ 668,082         $—
  15,000       MedCath Corp.      05/23/2008       $ 78,842         $—
  72,000       Mesa Air Group, Inc.      11/01/2006       $ 635,933         $—
  41,000       Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.      12/12/2006       $ 685,227         $—
  32,000       Southern Community Financial Corp. Rights      10/02/2012       $         $—
  54,000       TierOne Corp.      02/18/2004       $ 1,223,407         $—
  110,300       Trico Marine Services, Inc.      02/03/2009       $ 518,857         $—
  30,000       Universal Travel Group      09/13/2010       $ 157,113         $—
  4,600       Ziegler Cos., Inc. (The)      01/04/1988       $ 72,899         $32.00

Acquisition
Principal
Amount

                         
  $1,947       Trenwick America Corp.      05/18/2006       $         $—
  $1,625       Trenwick America Corp.      05/18/2006       $         $—

 

(b) Security delisted or issuer in bankruptcy.
(c) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(d) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 99.55%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 9.07%

  

330

   ANN INC.*    $ 13,573   

1,620

   Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*      21,546   

1,620

   Brunswick Corp.      68,267   

1,640

   Jarden Corp.*      98,580   

2,320

   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      79,831   

1,590

   Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      64,538   

1,361

   Tenneco, Inc.*      71,194   
     

 

 

 
        417,529   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.99%

  

490

   Concho Resources, Inc.*      61,441   

640

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      34,176   

460

   Range Resources Corp.      31,192   

1,020

   Superior Energy Services, Inc.      33,527   

380

   Tesoro Corp.      23,172   
     

 

 

 
        183,508   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 26.04%

  

1,160

   American Financial Group, Inc.      67,152   

1,530

   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      60,925   

2,410

   CIT Group, Inc.      110,764   

2,710

   Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT      64,688   

5,580

   Fifth Third Bancorp      111,712   

1,270

   First Republic Bank      62,713   

4,200

   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      156,450   

1,990

   HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      96,097   

10,410

   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      101,289   

2,622

   KKR & Co. LP      58,471   

510

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      17,462   

1,770

   Lincoln National Corp.      94,837   

3,560

   National General Holdings Corp.      60,128   

420

   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      33,655   

520

   STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      10,769   

630

   Unum Group      21,659   

2,100

   XL Group Plc      69,657   
     

 

 

 
        1,198,428   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 5.52%

  

310

   AmerisourceBergen Corp.      23,963   

2,070

   Mylan, Inc.*      94,164   

500

   Teleflex, Inc.      52,520   

800

   Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      83,600   
     

 

 

 
        254,247   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 19.43%

  

500

   Alaska Air Group, Inc.      21,770   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

980

   Carlisle Cos., Inc.    $ 78,772   

800

   Fluor Corp.      53,432   

1,560

   Herman Miller, Inc.      46,566   

470

   Kirby Corp.*      55,389   

2,230

   MRC Global, Inc.*      52,004   

700

   Owens Corning      22,225   

340

   Parker-Hannifin Corp.      38,811   

1,750

   Quanta Services, Inc.*      63,507   

870

   Ryder System, Inc.      78,274   

900

   Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      62,226   

650

   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      57,713   

3,180

   Swift Transporation Co.*      66,716   

610

   Triumph Group, Inc.      39,681   

580

   United Rentals, Inc.*      64,438   

1,910

   Waste Connections, Inc.      92,673   
     

 

 

 
         894,197   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 15.45%

  

2,040

   AOL, Inc.*      91,698   

1,220

   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      67,527   

970

   Coherent, Inc.*      59,529   

2,620

   Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.*      51,169   

2,820

   Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*      44,979   

800

   Juniper Networks, Inc.      17,720   

950

   Microchip Technology, Inc.      44,869   

1,990

   NXP Semiconductor NV*      136,176   

7,400

   RF Micro Devices, Inc.*      85,396   

1,930

   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      112,037   
     

 

 

 
        711,100   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 10.89%

  

680

   Ashland, Inc.      70,788   

1,850

   Avery Dennison Corp.      82,603   

630

   Carpenter Technology Corp.      28,445   

1,630

   Crown Holdings, Inc.*      72,568   

1,988

   Cytec Industries, Inc.      94,012   

3,140

   Ferro Corp.*      45,499   

1,000

   Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      26,050   

440

   Packaging Corp. of America      28,081   

780

   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      53,352   
     

 

 

 
        501,398   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 9.16%

  

2,860

   Calpine Corp.*      62,062   

3,590

   CMS Energy Corp.      106,479   

1,060

   Edison International      59,275   

1,870

   Laclede Group, Inc. (The)      86,768   

1,200

   NorthWestern Corp.      54,432   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

1,630

   Portland General Electric Co.    $ 52,356   
     

 

 

 
        421,372   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     4,581,779   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,475,378)

  

Investment Company — 2.38%

  

109,362

   JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class      109,362   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     109,362   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $109,362)

  

Total Investments

   $ 4,691,141   

(Cost $4,584,740)(a) — 101.93%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.93)%

     (88,780
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 4,602,361   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

   43


  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

     RBC     RBC     RBC      RBC      RBC  
     SMID Cap     Enterprise     Small Cap      Microcap      Mid Cap  
     Growth Fund     Fund     Core Fund      Value Fund      Value Fund  

Assets:

            

Investments, at value (cost $45,544,677, $85,516,346, $180,930,880, $120,360,854 and $4,584,740, respectively)

   $ 68,801,489      $ 127,827,384      $ 216,822,483       $ 144,400,037       $ 4,691,141   

Cash

            5,724                21         312   

Interest and dividends receivable

     14,720        52,049        130,054         121,024         5,270   

Receivable from advisor

                                   9,271   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     754        558        380,342         25,269           

Receivable for investments sold

     93,597        195,786        5,643,902                 28,514   

Prepaid expenses

     21,973        22,433        21,399         21,112         20,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     68,932,533        128,103,934        222,998,180         144,567,463         4,754,542   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

            

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     19,842        80,510        7,092         13,341           

Payable for investments purchased

            927,771        4,713,446                 111,478   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

            

Investment advisory fees

     21,353        76,349        78,207         72,719           

Administration fees

     4,219        7,961        13,548         8,961         283   

Audit fees

     31,800        31,800        31,800         31,800         31,800   

Trustees’ fees

     28        51        73         53         1   

Distribution fees

     9,567        2,851        11,159         6,489           

Shareholder reports

     4,633        8,806        6,462         15,263         15   

Transfer agent fees

     2,495        23,772        52,355         35,002         950   

Other

     6,818        7,556        9,294         9,399         7,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     100,755        1,167,427        4,923,436         193,027         152,181   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 68,831,778      $ 126,936,507      $ 218,074,744       $ 144,374,436       $ 4,602,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

            

Capital

   $ 35,864,585      $ 70,221,637      $ 174,088,275       $ 117,259,786       $ 3,686,629   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (274,742     (73,803             414,733         2,155   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions and foreign currency

     9,985,123        14,477,635        8,094,866         2,660,734         807,176   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     23,256,812        42,311,038        35,891,603         24,039,183         106,401   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 68,831,778      $ 126,936,507      $ 218,074,744       $ 144,374,436       $ 4,602,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets:

            

Class A

   $ 12,502,652      $ 2,707,765      $ 8,971,058       $ 10,029,340       $ N/A   

Class I

     56,329,126        124,228,742        209,103,686         134,345,096         4,602,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 68,831,778      $ 126,936,507      $ 218,074,744       $ 144,374,436       $ 4,602,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC     RBC     RBC     RBC     RBC  
     SMID Cap     Enterprise     Small Cap     Microcap     Mid Cap  
     Growth Fund     Fund     Core Fund     Value Fund     Value Fund  

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

                       

Class A

        801,449        107,622        292,582        375,905        N/A   

Class I

        3,382,897        4,821,032        6,600,228        5,026,742        341,295   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        4,184,346        4,928,654        6,892,810        5,402,647        341,295   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices per Share:

             

Class A(a)

      $ 15.60      $ 25.16      $ 30.66      $ 26.68      $ N/A   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

      $ 16.65      $ 25.77      $ 31.68      $ 26.73      $ 13.49   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

             

Class A

      $ 16.55      $ 26.69      $ 32.53      $ 28.31      $ N/A   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

        5.75     5.75     5.75     5.75     N/A   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) For Class A shares, redemption price per share will be reduced by 1.00% for sales of shares within 12 months of purchase (only applicable on purchases of $1 million or more on which no initial sales charge was paid). Such reduction is not reflected in the net asset value and the redemption price per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

   45


  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Operations

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2014

 

     RBC SMID Cap     RBC Enterprise     RBC Small Cap     RBC Microcap     RBC Mid Cap  
     Growth Fund     Fund     Core Fund     Value Fund     Value Fund  

Investment Income:

                         

Dividend income

                $ 340,863                   $ 1,241,069                   $ 1,752,759                   $ 2,383,695                   $ 47,174   

Foreign tax withholding

        (2,350        (3,330                  (3,337          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

        338,513           1,237,739           1,752,759           2,380,358           47,174   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

                         

Investment advisory fees

        544,226           1,302,901           1,738,374           1,323,704           26,784   

Distribution fees - Class A

        34,150           7,788           31,279           22,218             

Accounting fees

        28,890           32,074           35,228           32,356           25,194   

Administration fees

        58,310           106,075           153,386           110,309           2,870   

Audit fees

        35,718           35,718           35,718           35,718           35,718   

Custodian fees

        2,849           4,524           9,495           4,228           15,996   

Insurance fees

        6,555           6,555           6,555           6,555           6,555   

Legal fees

        3,003           2,714           7,669           2,795           616   

Registration and filing fees

        47,142           46,252           46,571           49,506           16,315   

Shareholder reports

        12,097           20,623           22,417           29,278           218   

Transfer agent fees - Class A

        34,287           12,079           38,448           29,736             

Transfer agent fees - Class I

        50,358           118,331           222,795           171,943           4,637   

Trustees’ fees

        2,136           3,901           5,362           4,015           101   

Other fees

        9,569           11,431           11,198           25,067           7,136   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

        869,290           1,710,966           2,364,495           1,847,428           142,140   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

                         

Advisor

        (144,097        (175,695        (492,583        (251,472        (107,703
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

        725,193           1,535,271           1,871,912           1,595,956           34,437   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        (386,680        (297,532        (119,153        784,402           12,737   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions:

                         

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        10,397,097           15,985,230           8,357,764           13,369,889           889,620   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency

        (6,815,021        (18,244,181        (4,183,607        (3,873,913        (284,541
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments

        3,582,076           (2,258,951        4,174,157           9,495,976           605,079   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ 3,195,396         $ (2,556,483      $ 4,055,004         $ 10,280,378         $ 617,816   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     RBC SMID Cap  
     Growth Fund  
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

                              

Operations:

          

Net investment loss

      $ (386,680      $ (347,466

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        10,397,097           5,314,408   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (6,815,021        10,388,736   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        3,195,396           15,355,678   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

        (975,004        (3,485,068

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

        (4,316,659        (3,769,090
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (5,291,663        (7,254,158
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        4,665,975           32,715,374   

Distributions reinvested

        5,273,833           7,233,484   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (14,177,804        (37,348,493
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (4,237,996        2,600,365   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

        (6,334,263        10,701,885   

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        75,166,041           64,464,156   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 68,831,778         $ 75,166,041   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (274,742      $ (375,120
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        265,083           2,007,523   

Reinvested

        311,764           537,266   

Redeemed

        (844,567        (2,392,460
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (267,720        152,329   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC Enterprise Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                              

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

      $ (297,532      $ 705,309   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        15,985,230           6,348,690   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (18,244,181        31,397,215   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (2,556,483        38,451,214   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

                  (2,313

From net realized gains

        (74,553          

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (64,697        (334,648

From net realized gains

        (3,481,882          
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (3,621,132        (336,961
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        2,576,317           106,784,122   

Distributions reinvested

        3,407,825           310,577   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (14,776,619        (113,188,122
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (8,792,477        (6,093,423
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

        (14,970,092        32,020,830   

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        141,906,599           109,885,769   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 126,936,507         $ 141,906,599   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income/Undistributed net investment income

      $ (73,803      $ 64,651   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        94,459           5,510,993   

Reinvested

        121,845           15,219   

Redeemed

        (535,479        (5,817,313
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (319,175        (291,101
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                              

Operations:

          

Net investment income

      $ (119,153      $ 483,961   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        8,357,764           5,070,971   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (4,183,607        25,513,582   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        4,055,004           31,068,514   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

                  (15,421

From net realized gains

        (282,136        (306,540

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

                  (355,306

From net realized gains

        (4,284,423        (4,545,667
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (4,566,559        (5,222,934
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        105,186,260           123,286,270   

Distributions reinvested

        4,485,112           5,099,117   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (38,696,913        (64,014,082
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        70,974,459           64,371,305   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        70,462,904           90,216,885   

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        147,611,840           57,394,955   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 218,074,744         $ 147,611,840   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $         $   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        3,251,526           4,738,387   

Reinvested

        138,999           208,833   

Redeemed

        (1,200,249        (2,535,144
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        2,190,276           2,412,076   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC Microcap Value Fund  
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

              $ 784,402                 $ 1,358,389   

Net realized gains from investment transactions and foreign currency

        13,369,889           6,835,847   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (3,873,913        31,945,681   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        10,280,378           40,139,917   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (55,248        (34,892

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (1,284,232        (1,115,172
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (1,339,480        (1,150,064
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        21,721,063           127,187,420   

Distributions reinvested

        1,252,611           1,084,994   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (38,872,261        (147,289,542
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (15,898,587        (19,017,128
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

        (6,957,689        19,972,725   

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        151,332,125           131,359,400   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 144,374,436         $ 151,332,125   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $ 414,733         $ 928,047   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        796,454           6,826,930   

Reinvested

        46,085           56,070   

Redeemed

        (1,461,430        (7,804,172
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (618,891        (921,172
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC Mid Cap  
     Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2013
 

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

              $ 12,737                 $ 13,018   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        889,620           261,787   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (284,541        325,044   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        617,816           599,849   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (10,724        (33,292

From net realized gains

        (286,231        (99,652
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (296,955        (132,944
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        1,065,484           240,075   

Distributions reinvested

        296,955           132,945   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (61,516        (43,947
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        1,300,923           329,073   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        1,621,784           795,978   

Net Assets

          

Beginning of year

        2,980,577           2,184,599   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 4,602,361         $ 2,980,577   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $ 2,155         $ 1,124   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        79,798           21,288   

Reinvested

        24,521           12,983   

Redeemed

        (4,422        (4,201
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        99,897           30,070   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

        (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Loss
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Year
 

Class A

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $16.10         (0.11)(a)         0.77         (b)         0.66         (1.16)         (1.16)         $15.60   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     14.61         (0.09)(a)         3.35         (b)         3.26         (1.77)         (1.77)         16.10   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     11.41         (0.10)(a)         3.30         (b)         3.20                         14.61   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     10.94         (0.10)(a)         0.57         (b)         0.47                         11.41   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     8.89         (0.08)(a)         2.13         (b)         2.05                         10.94   

Class I

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $17.07         (0.08)(a)         0.82         (b)         0.74         (1.16)         (1.16)         $16.65   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     15.34         (0.06)(a)         3.56         (b)         3.50         (1.77)         (1.77)         17.07   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     11.95         (0.07)(a)         3.46         (b)         3.39                         15.34   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     11.43         (0.07)(a)         0.59         (b)         0.52                         11.95   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.27         (0.06)(a)         2.22         (b)         2.16                         11.43   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)                                  (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)  
            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*(a)
     Net Assets,
End of Year (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Loss to
Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     3.90%         $12,503         1.14%†         (0.70%)         1.47%         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     25.08%         13,620         1.35%         (0.65%)         1.46%         16%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     28.16%         29,755         1.35%         (0.77%)         1.60%         10%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.21%         23,593         1.35%         (0.75%)         1.61%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     23.06%         21,940         1.35%         (0.81%)         1.79%         89%   

Class I

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     4.16%         56,329         0.89%†         (0.45%)         1.04%         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     25.48%         61,546         1.10%         (0.40%)         1.20%         16%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     28.37%         32,825         1.10%         (0.52%)         1.35%         10%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.55%         33,835         1.10%         (0.49%)         1.35%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     23.30%         41,121         1.10%         (0.57%)         1.54%         89%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
Beginning November 27, 2013, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 1.10% and 0.85% of average daily net assets for Class A and Class I respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30, 2014.
(a) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund

           (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Year
 

Class A

                         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $26.48         (0.12)(a)         (0.52)        (b)         (0.64)                 (0.68)         (0.68)         $25.16   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     19.45         0.06(a)         6.99        (b)         7.05         (0.02)                 (0.02)         26.48   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     14.27         (0.02)(a)         5.20        (b)         5.18                                 19.45   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     14.43         (0.07)(a)         (0.09)        (b)         (0.16)                                 14.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.37         (0.05)(a)         1.11        (b)         1.06                                 14.43   

Class I

                         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $27.05         (0.06)(a)         (0.53)        (b)         (0.59)         (0.01)         (0.68)         (0.69)         $25.77   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     19.85         0.10(a)         7.16        (b)         7.26         (0.06)                 (0.06)         27.05   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     14.53         0.12(a)         5.20        (b)         5.32                                 19.85   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     14.67         (0.04)(a)         (0.10)        (b)         (0.14)                                 14.53   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.57         (0.01)(a)         1.11        (b)         1.10                                 14.67   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                       
          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    

Total

Return*(a)

   Net Assets,
End of Year (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   (2.62%)      $2,708         1.33%         (0.45%)         1.75%         19%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   36.31%      3,025         1.33%         0.25%         1.54%         16%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

   36.30%      1,387         1.33%         (0.12%)         1.58%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

   (1.11%)      1,320         1.33%         (0.44%)         1.57%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

   7.93%      2,426         1.33%         (0.35%)         1.76%         22%   

Class I

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   (2.36%)      $124,229         1.08%         (0.20%)         1.20%         19%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   36.69%      138,882         1.08%         0.44%         1.29%         16%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

   36.61%      27         0.99%         0.67%         1.26%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

   (0.96%)      3,378         1.08%         (0.25%)         1.29%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

   8.11%      25,999         1.08%         (0.10%)         1.51%         22%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Year
 

Class A

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $30.53         (0.09)(a)         1.04         (b)         0.95                 (0.82)         (0.82)         $30.66   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     24.45         0.09(a)         7.65         (b)         7.74         (0.08)         (1.58)         (1.66)         30.53   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     20.02         (0.06)(a)         5.89         (b)         5.83                 (1.40)         (1.40)         24.45   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     19.99         (0.09)(a)         0.12         (b)         0.03                                 20.02   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.04         (0.09)(a)         3.04         (b)         2.95                                 19.99   

Class I(c)

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $31.45         (0.01)(a)         1.06         (b)         1.05                 (0.82)         (0.82)         $31.68   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     25.11         0.12(a)         7.92         (b)         8.04         (0.12)         (1.58)         (1.70)         31.45   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     20.49         —(a)(b)         6.02         (b)         6.02                 (1.40)         (1.40)         25.11   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     20.41         (0.02)(a)         0.10         (b)         0.08                                 20.49   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.35         (0.04)(a)         3.10         (b)         3.06                                 20.41   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.
(c) Effective November 27, 2012, Class S shares were redesignated as Class I shares. Performance information shown for Class I prior to that date reflects the performance of Class S, and all financial data shown for prior years is for Class S.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
        Ratios/Supplemental Data  
   

Total

Return*(a)

  Net Assets,
End of Year (000’s)
    Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
    Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets**
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

           

Year Ended September 30, 2014

  3.05%     $8,971        1.15%        (0.30%)        1.57%        29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

  33.57%     9,186        1.17%††        0.34%        1.48%        26%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

  29.76%     4,117        1.30%        (0.27%)        1.77%        35%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  0.20%     1,420        1.30%        (0.37%)        1.80%        40%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

  17.31%     519        1.47%†        (0.48%)        2.28%        31%   

Class I(b)

           

Year Ended September 30, 2014

  3.29%     $209,104        0.90%        (0.04%)        1.13%        29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

  33.96%     138,426        0.90%††        0.47%        1.20%        26%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

  30.08%     53,147        1.05%        (0.01%)        1.52%        35%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  0.39%     42,647        1.05%        (0.09%)        1.54%        40%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

  17.64%     43,441        1.22%†        (0.21%)        2.04%        31%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
Beginning May 26, 2010, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 1.30% and 1.05% of average daily net assets for Class A and Class I (formerly Class S) respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2010.
†† Beginning November 27, 2012, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 1.15% and 0.90% of average daily net assets for Class A and Class I respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2013.
(a) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(b) Effective November 27, 2012, Class S shares were redesignated as Class I shares. Performance information shown for Class I prior to that date reflects the performance of Class S, and all financial data shown for prior years is for Class S.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Year
 

Class A

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $25.10         0.09(a)         1.69         (b)         1.78         (0.20)                 (0.20)         $26.68   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     18.91         0.15(a)         6.18         (b)         6.33         (0.14)                 (0.14)         25.10   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     14.30         0.09(a)         4.57         (b)         4.66         (0.05)                 (0.05)         18.91   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     14.59         0.05(a)         (0.32)         (b)         (0.27)         (0.02)                 (0.02)         14.30   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.15         0.02(a)         1.44         (b)         1.46         (0.02)                 (0.02)         14.59   

Class I(c)

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $25.13         0.15(a)         1.71         (b)         1.86         (0.26)                 (0.26)         $26.73   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     18.93         0.20(a)         6.18         (b)         6.38         (0.18)                 (0.18)         25.13   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     14.33         0.13(a)         4.58         (b)         4.71         (0.11)                 (0.11)         18.93   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     14.62         0.08(a)         (0.30)         (b)         (0.22)         (0.07)                 (0.07)         14.33   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.19         0.05(a)         1.44         (b)         1.49         (0.06)                 (0.06)         14.62   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.
(c) Effective November 27, 2012, Class S shares were redesignated as Class I shares. Performance information shown for Class I prior to that date reflects the performance of Class S, and all financial data shown for prior years is for Class S.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    

Total

Return*(a)

   Net Assets,
End of Year (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   7.09%      $10,029         1.32%         0.32%         1.69%         11%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   33.66%      6,417         1.32%         0.69%         1.52%         4%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

   32.62%      4,289         1.32%         0.51%         1.60%         5%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

   (1.85%)      3,852         1.32%         0.28%         1.60%         2%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

   11.12%      6,968         1.32%         0.12%         1.64%         9%   

Class I(b)

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

   7.39%      $134,345         1.07%         0.55%         1.23%         11%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

   33.96%      144,915         1.07%         1.08%         1.26%         4%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

   32.97%      126,432         1.07%         0.76%         1.35%         5%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

   (1.59%)      105,991         1.07%         0.51%         1.35%         2%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

   11.33%      145,979         1.07%         0.37%         1.39%         9%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(b) Effective November 27, 2012, Class S shares were redesignated as Class I shares. Performance information shown for Class I prior to that date reflects the performance of Class S, and all financial data shown for prior years is for Class S.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class I

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $12.35         0.04(a)         2.31                 2.35         (0.04)         (1.17)         (1.21)         $13.49   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     10.34         0.06(a)         2.59                 2.65         (0.16)         (0.48)         (0.64)         12.35   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     9.42         0.09(a)         2.69                 2.78         (0.10)         (1.76)         (1.86)         10.34   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     10.80         0.13(a)         (0.52)                 (0.39)         (0.47)         (0.52)         (0.99)         9.42   

Period Ended September 30, 2010(b)

     10.00         0.02(a)         0.78                 0.80                                 10.80   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

     (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                   
         Ratios/Supplemental Data  
   

Total
Return*(a)

   Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 

Class I

                

Year Ended September 30, 2014

  20.14%      $4,602         0.90%         0.33%         3.71%         162%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

  26.93%      2,981         0.90%         0.51%         4.66%         113%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

  31.73%      2,185         0.90%         0.89%         5.31%         160%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  (5.35%)      1,659         0.90%         1.12%         5.59%         174%   

Period Ended September 30, 2010(b)

  8.00%(c)      1,753         0.90%(d)         0.26%(d)         12.64%(d)         161%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(a) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(b) For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.
(c) Not Annualized.
(d) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 18 portfolios. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the following five investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (“SMID Cap Growth Fund”)

- RBC Enterprise Fund (“Enterprise Fund”)

- RBC Small Cap Core Fund (“Small Cap Core Fund”)

- RBC Microcap Value Fund (“Microcap Value Fund”)

- RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value Fund”)

The SMID Cap Growth, Enterprise, Small Cap Core and Microcap Value Funds offer two share classes: Class A and Class I shares. On November 27, 2012, Class C shares were converted to Class A shares for the SMID Cap Growth, Enterprise, Small Cap Core and Microcap Value Funds and Class S shares were converted to Class I shares for SMID Cap Growth and Enterprise Funds. For the Small Cap Core and Microcap Value Funds, which did not previously have Class I shares, the Class S shares were redesignated as Class I shares. The Mid Cap Value Fund offers Class I shares. Class A shares are offered with a 5.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted pricing and valuation procedures for determining the fair value of each Fund’s investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Equity securities are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by third-party pricing services approved by the Board. Equity securities listed on one or more exchanges shall be valued at the last available quoted sale price on the primary trading exchange as of the close of regular trading on the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. An equity security not listed on an exchange but listed on NASDAQ shall be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and is also categorized as Level 1. If there was no sale on the primary exchange on the day the net asset value is calculated or a NASDAQ official closing price is not available, the most recent bid quotation generally will be used and such securities will generally categorized as Level 2. Investments in open-end

 

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investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. Short-term debt obligations with less than 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost unless Fund management determines that amortized cost no longer approximates fair market value.

Foreign securities valued in non-U.S. dollars are valued in the foreign currency and then converted into the U.S. dollar equivalent using the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day the security’s value is determined. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States may be affected on a day that the NYSE is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Funds.

The Board has delegated to the Funds’ Pricing Committee (“Pricing Committee”) the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, investment management, trading, risk management, compliance and legal. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

The Board has adopted procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker-dealer or Fund management determines that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value. Fair valuation may also be used when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Funds utilize fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Funds could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Funds’ Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may

 

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include regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

·   Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

·   Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment speeds, etc.

·   Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Investments in Securities

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
       Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
       Total  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $ 68,801,489 (a)    $           $   —         $ 68,801,489   

Enterprise Fund

       127,747,444 (a)      71,024(c)           8,916           127,827,384   

Small Cap Core Fund

       216,822,483 (a)                          216,822,483   

Microcap Value Fund

       140,599,665 (a)      3,798,489(b)           1,883           144,400,037   

Mid Cap Value Fund

       4,691,141 (a)                          4,691,141   

(a) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

(b) Represents securities in the Consumer Discretionary ($947,318), Consumer Staples ($195,640), Financials ($1,470,004), Industrials ($109), Information Technology ($7,500), Materials ($126,560), Preferred Stock ($1,010,310) and Rights/Warrants ($41,048) sections of the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

(c) Represents securities in the Rights/Warrants section of the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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The Funds did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2014.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds except Enterprise Fund and Microcap Value Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2. For the Enterprise Fund and Microcap Value Fund, transfers to Level 2 from Level 1 in the amount of $13,957 and $3,066,100, respectively were due to the absence of an active trading market for the securities on September 30, 2014. Microcap Value Fund securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 in the amount of $12,573 since the trading market became active for the securities. The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 at the end of the period utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

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

 

     Enterprise Fund  
     (Common Stocks-Industrials)  

Balance as of 09/30/13 (value)

                        $ 585,144   

Sales

        (569,940)   

Gain (loss)

        (97,943)   

Change in unrealized
appreciation/ (depreciation) *

        91,655   
     

 

 

 

Balance as of 09/30/14 (value)

      $ 8,916   
     

 

 

 

 

     Microcap Value Fund  
     (Common Stocks-
Consumer
Discretionary)
     (Common Stocks-
Financials)
     (Common Stocks-
Health Care)
     (Common Stocks-
Industrials)
 

Balance as of 09/30/13 (value)

               $ 17,100                   $                   $ 20,550                   $   

Transfer in

                 493(a)                       

Transfer out

       (17,100)(c)                                 

Purchases

                                     163,235(b)   

Return of capital

                                     (1,317)   

Change in unrealized
appreciation/ (depreciation) *

                 (489)           (20,550)           (160,039)   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Balance as of 09/30/14 (value)

     $         $ 4         $         $ 1,879   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) These securities were transferred to Level 3 due to lack of a current market quotation and was valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction using unobservable inputs.

 

(b) This security was acquired through corporate action.

 

(c) This security was transferred to Level 1 due to an active current market quotation.

 

* Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in Level 3 securities still held at September 30, 2014.

The Funds’ assets assigned to the Level 3 category were valued using market data or trade information specific to the security or comparable issues. However, due to a lack of market activity or corroborating data to support the valuations, the investments were classified as Level 3.

 

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The significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of the Funds’ investments are (i) an estimation of a normalized earnings level for the company and (ii) the likelihood of achieving normalized earnings. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumptions used for the normalized earnings level will be accompanied by a directionally similar change in the discounts applied to the list of comparable investments.

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Advisor has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Funds plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Funds have procedures to monitor additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default. There were no Repurchase Agreements held during the year ended September 30, 2014.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on one business day after trade date, except on the last day of each fiscal quarter end, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or investment advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds in the Trust either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Real Estate Investment Trusts:

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to a fund will be treated as long term capital gains by the fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Distributions received from a REIT in excess of its income are recorded as a return of capital and a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions for each Fund are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be

 

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permanent (e.g., net operating loss, foreign currency transactions, distribution redesignations and prior year spillbacks), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, permanent difference reclassification amounts were as follows:

 

     Increase/(Decrease)
Paid in Capital
          Increase/(Decrease)
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
          Increase/(Decrease)
Accumulated
Realized Gain/(Loss)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

                $ (439,537)                       $ 487,058                       $ (47,521)   

Enterprise Fund

                      223,775               (223,775)   

Small Cap Core Fund

                      119,153               (119,153)   

Microcap Value Fund

        (661)               41,764               (41,103)   

Mid Cap Value Fund

                      (982)               982   

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into Investment Advisory Agreements with RBC GAM (US) under which RBC GAM (US) manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreements require each Fund to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreements, RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

 

    

Average Daily Net Assets of Fund

        Annual Rate  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

        All Net Assets         0.70%   

Enterprise Fund

      Up to $30 million         1.00%   
      Over $30 million         0.90%   

Small Cap Core Fund

      All Net Assets         0.85%   

Microcap Value Fund

      All Net Assets         0.90%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

      All Net Assets         0.70%   

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of Class A and Class I shares of each Fund to the following levels. This Expense Limitation Agreement is in place until January 31, 2016.

 

    

Class A
Annual Rate

         Class I
Annual Rate
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     1.10%        0.85%

Enterprise Fund

     1.33%           1.08%   

Small Cap Core Fund

     1.15%           0.90%   

Microcap Value Fund

     1.32%           1.07%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     N/A           0.90%   

* Prior to November 27, 2013, the annual rate for SMID Cap Growth Fund under the expense limitation agreement was 1.10% for Class I and 1.35% for Class A.

Each Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by RBC GAM (US), any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay RBC GAM (US) such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation stated above. At September 30, 2014, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are $144,097, $175,695, $492,583, $251,472 and $107,703 for SMID Cap Growth, Enterprise, Small Cap Core, Microcap Value and Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively. There was no recoupment of expense reimbursements/waivers during the period. Amounts from prior years are no longer subject to recoupment.

 

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RBC GAM (US) may also voluntarily waive and/or reimburse operating expenses of any Fund from time to time. Any such voluntary program may be changed or eliminated at any time without notice, and expenses waived under such program are not subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM (US) serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services contract include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services contract, RBC GAM (US) receives from each Fund a fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.075% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by each Fund based on each Funds’ average net assets. RBC GAM (US)’s fee is listed as “Administration fees” in the Statements of Operations. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor or the Co-Administrator. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $35,000 ($41,500 effective October 1, 2014). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

In conjunction with the launch of the Mid Cap Value Fund, the Advisor invested seed capital to provide the Fund with its initial investment assets. The table below shows, as of September 30, 2014, the Fund’s net assets, the shares held by the Advisor, and the percent of total net assets represented by the Advisor’s investment.

 

     Net Assets           Shares held by Advisor           % of Fund  

Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 4,602,361            228,326            66.9%   

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

     Class A  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25%*   

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board of Trustees has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a Service Fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive a Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Distributor received commissions of $79,266 from front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $12,955 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

 

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The Distributor also received $10 from CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2014.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Purchases           Sales  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 13,062,140          $ 21,523,901   

Enterprise Fund

     25,687,452            29,920,815   

Small Cap Core Fund

     126,603,251            57,057,637   

Microcap Value Fund

     15,025,633            32,389,172   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     7,174,503            6,052,101   

Within the guidelines established by the Funds to always seek best execution when entering into portfolio transactions, certain of the Funds use directed brokerage transactions through LJR Recapture Services (“LJR”) and its correspondent brokers. A portion of the commissions paid for portfolio transactions under this program are reimbursed to the Funds and are recorded as net realized gains from investment transactions in the financial statements.

 

 

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized on the following pages:

 

     SMID Cap
Growth Fund
         Enterprise Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
         For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                                                               

Class A

                       

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

      $ 429,973         $ 4,171,057            $ 1,263,574         $ 1,364,420   

Distributions reinvested

        972,776           3,481,292              62,473           1,817   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (2,102,266        (27,571,388           (1,489,567        (428,084
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ (699,517      $ (19,919,039         $ (163,520      $ 938,153   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                       

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

      $ 4,236,002         $ 28,511,907            $ 1,312,743         $ 105,332,536   

Distributions reinvested

        4,301,057           3,752,192              3,345,352           308,760   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (12,075,538        (7,897,027           (13,287,052        (7,324,115
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ (3,538,479      $ 24,367,072            $ (8,628,957      $ 98,317,181   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

                       

Proceeds from shares issued

      $         $            $         $ 200   

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (42,627                     (458,829
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class C

      $         $ (42,627         $         $ (458,629
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class S

                       

Proceeds from shares issued

      $         $ 32,410            $         $ 86,966   

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (1,837,451                     (104,977,094
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class S

      $         $ (1,805,041         $         $ (104,890,128
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ (4,237,996      $ 2,600,365            $ (8,792,477      $ (6,093,423
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     SMID Cap
Growth Fund
   Enterprise Fund  
     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2013
 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                                                               

Class A

                       

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

        26,496           293,943              47,080           61,757   

Reinvested

        60,534           266,154              2,283           91   

Redeemed

        (131,690        (1,751,257           (55,954        (18,979
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        (44,660        (1,191,160           (6,591        42,869   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                       

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

        238,587           1,711,459              47,379           5,444,648   

Reinvested

        251,230           271,112              119,562           15,128   

Redeemed

        (712,877        (515,970           (479,525        (327,537
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        (223,060        1,466,601              (312,584        5,132,239   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

                       

Issued

                                         12   

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (3,189                     (26,356
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class C

                  (3,189                     (26,344
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class S

                       

Issued

                  2,121                        4,576   

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (122,044                     (5,444,441
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class S

                  (119,923                     (5,439,865
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (267,720        152,329              (319,175        (291,101
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Small Cap
Core Fund
   Microcap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2013
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                       

Class A

                       

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

      $ 9,702,806         $ 4,991,741            $ 4,715,644         $ 2,119,245   

Distributions reinvested

        278,675           317,029              41,961           30,911   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (10,215,549        (1,734,788           (1,513,631        (1,676,190
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ (234,068      $ 3,573,982            $ 3,243,974         $ 473,966   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                       

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

      $ 95,483,454         $ 116,533,690            $ 17,005,419         $ 123,550,649   

Distributions reinvested

        4,206,437           4,782,088              1,210,650           1,054,083   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (28,481,364        (7,800,072           (37,358,630        (20,010,064
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ 71,208,527         $ 113,515,706            $ (19,142,561      $ 104,594,668   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

                       

Proceeds from shares issued

      $         $            $         $ 482   

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (129,781                     (623,403
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class C

      $         $ (129,781         $         $ (622,921
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     Small Cap
Core Fund
         Microcap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
         For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

(cont.)

                                                               

Class S

                       

Proceeds from shares issued

      $         $ 1,760,839            $         $ 1,517,044   

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (54,349,441                     (124,979,885
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class S

      $         $ (52,588,602         $         $ (123,462,841
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ 70,974,459         $ 64,371,305            $ (15,898,587      $ (19,017,128
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                       

Class A

                       

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

        308,318           181,819              173,944           102,426   

Reinvested

        8,889           13,326              1,543           1,596   

Redeemed

        (325,453        (62,716           (55,207        (75,205
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        (8,246        132,429              120,280           28,817   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                       

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

        2,943,208           4,485,646              622,510           6,642,749   

Reinvested

        130,110           195,507              44,542           54,474   

Redeemed

        (874,796        (279,447           (1,406,223        (931,310
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        2,198,522           4,401,706              (739,171        5,765,913   
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

                       

Issued

                                         28   

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (5,818                     (35,792
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class C

                  (5,818                     (35,764
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class S

                       

Issued

                  70,922                        81,727   

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

                  (2,187,163                     (6,761,865
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class S

                  (2,116,241                     (6,680,138
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        2,190,276           2,412,076              (618,891        (921,172
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2014
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2013
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                                   

Class I

               

Proceeds from shares issued

        $ 1,065,484            $ 240,075   

Distributions reinvested

          296,955              132,945   

Cost of shares redeemed

          (61,516           (43,947
       

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        $ 1,300,923            $ 329,073   
       

 

 

         

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I

               

Issued

          79,798              21,288   

Reinvested

          24,521              12,983   

Redeemed

          (4,422           (4,201
       

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

          99,897              30,070   
       

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

 

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Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of September 30, 2014, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Tax Cost of
Securities
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 45,768,351       $ 24,938,702       $ (1,905,564   $ 23,033,138   

Enterprise Fund

     85,378,119         49,064,288         (6,615,023     42,449,265   

Small Cap Core Fund

     181,378,891         45,121,505         (9,677,913     35,443,592   

Microcap Value Fund

     120,576,494         49,522,267         (25,698,724     23,823,543   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     4,611,168         242,060         (162,087     79,973   

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs) and the timing of income recognition in Partnerships.

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $         $5,291,663       $ 5,291,663       $ 5,291,663   

Enterprise Fund

     64,651         3,556,481         3,621,132         3,621,132   

Small Cap Core Fund

     1,427,473         3,139,086         4,566,559         4,566,559   

Microcap Value Fund

     1,339,480                 1,339,480         1,339,480   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     149,648         147,307         296,955         296,955   
The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 was as follows:   
     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 15,398         $7,238,760         $7,254,158         $7,254,158   

Enterprise Fund

     336,961                 336,961         336,961   

Small Cap Core Fund

     1,115,602         4,107,332         5,222,934         5,222,934   

Microcap Value Fund

     1,150,064                 1,150,064         1,150,064   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     131,308         1,636         132,944         132,944   

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As of September 30, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Earnings
     Accumulated
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Deferred
Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/(Losses)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $             —         $10,208,797         $10,208,797         $—       $ (274,742     $23,033,138         $32,967,193   

Enterprise Fund

             14,339,408         14,339,408                 (73,803     42,449,265         56,714,870   

Small Cap Core Fund

     1,478,926         7,063,951         8,542,877                        35,443,592         43,986,469   

Microcap Value Fund

     599,731         2,691,376         3,291,107                        23,823,543         27,114,650   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     600,513         235,246         835,759                        79,973         915,732   

As of September 30, 2014, the Funds did not have any capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Microcap Value Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amounts of $10,824,127.

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 and ordinary losses after December 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The SMID Cap Growth Fund and Enterprise Fund had deferred qualified late-year ordinary losses of $274,742 and $73,803, respectively, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.

 

 

8. Market Timing:

The Trust strongly discourages attempts at market timing by Fund shareholders. Each Fund charges a redemption fee of 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase, and may also limit the number of exchanges that may be made between Funds to five (5) per calendar year. When assessed, the redemption fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds and retained by the Fund, not by the Advisor. This redemption fee is not charged in certain situations, such as where the redemption results from an automatic reinvestment or asset re-allocation not specifically directed by the shareholder. The Trust also reserves the right to reject any Fund purchase order made by persons deemed to be market timers. The Funds’ prospectus contains a full description of the Trust’s policies on market timing and/or excessive trading. The redemption fee is recorded as a credit to capital and is included in the capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the redemption fees collected by the Funds which are included in the cost of shares redeemed on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets are as follows:

 

     Redemption Fees  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $     413   

Enterprise Fund

     903   

Small Cap Core Fund

     5,775   

Microcap Value Fund

     15,003   

 

 

9. Soft Dollars:

The term soft dollars generally refers to arrangements in which services other than trade execution are received from a broker-dealer. Federal securities laws permit a fund advisor to incur commission charges on behalf of a Fund that are higher than another broker dealer would have charged if the advisor believes the charges are reasonable in relation to the brokerage and research services received. RBC GAM (US) has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders of the Funds to seek the best execution price for all of the Funds’ securities transactions. Fund management believes that using soft dollars to purchase brokerage and research services may, in certain cases, be in a Fund’s best interest. As of September 30, 2014, certain of the Funds used soft dollar arrangements on a limited basis. Fund management continues to closely monitor its current use of soft dollars, in addition to regulatory developments in this area for any possible impact on Fund policies.

 

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10. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events of the Funds and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements except for the following:

The RBC Funds Trust filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to its registration statement to create a new series under the Trust. This new Fund, the RBC Small Cap Value Fund is expected to become effective and commence operations in December 2014. RBC GAM (U.S.) Inc. will be the Fund’s investment advisor.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Microcap Value Fund and RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (collectively the “Funds”), five of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2014, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust referred to above, as of September 30, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 26, 2014

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15% as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to report the maximum amount allowable as taxed at a maximum rate of 15%.

Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2013 Form 1099-DIV.

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 the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the following Funds had a qualified dividend income percentage of:

 

     Qualified
Dividend
Income
 

Enterprise Fund

     100%   

Small Cap Core Fund

     42.36%   

Microcap Value Fund

     100%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     16.43%   

For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:

 

     Dividends
Received
Deduction
 

Enterprise Fund

     100%   

Small Cap Core Fund

     39.00%   

Microcap Value Fund

     100%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     15.38%   

The following Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code:

 

     Qualified
Interest
Income
 

Enterprise Fund

     0.09%   

Microcap Value Fund

     0.04%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     0.18%   

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

The following Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified short term gains:

 

     Qualified
Short-term
Gains
 

Small Cap Core Fund

     100%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     100%   

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

T. Geron Bell (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia; Franklin Street Partners

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (64)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (65)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting) (1985 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

James R. Seward (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA (1987 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation); Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

 

 

William B. Taylor (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); previously Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1982 to 2003)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: William Henry Insurance, LLC; Balance Innovations LLC; Kansas City Symphony

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

Christina M. Moore (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Assistant Secretary since March 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012-present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (March 2012 to December 2012); Compliance Manager, Minnesota Life Insurance Company (2006-2012)

 

Lee Thoresen (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since March 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.
(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.
(5) Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The RBC Equity Funds offer two share classes. These two share classes are the A and I classes.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares of all Funds except Mid Cap Value are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Funds are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 5.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% (25 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are available in all of the Equity Funds. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.

 

 

Actual Expenses and Performance

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2014
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/2014
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/14-9/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/14-9/30/14

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   Class A        $1,000.00          $     972.60          $5.44          1.10 %
   Class I        1,000.00          973.70          4.21          0.85 %

Enterprise Fund

   Class A        1,000.00          908.30          6.36          1.33 %
   Class I        1,000.00          909.30          5.17          1.08 %

Small Cap Core Fund

   Class A        1,000.00          950.70          5.62          1.15 %
   Class I        1,000.00          951.90          4.40          0.90 %

Microcap Value Fund

   Class A        1,000.00          958.30          6.48          1.32 %
   Class I        1,000.00          959.40          5.26          1.07 %

Mid Cap Value Fund

   Class I        1,000.00          1,031.40          4.58          0.90 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

 

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

         Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2014
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2014
  Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/14-9/30/14
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/14-9/30/14

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   Class A   $1,000.00     $1,019.55   $5.57     1.10%
   Class I   1,000.00     1,020.81   4.31   0.85%

Enterprise Fund

   Class A   1,000.00     1,018.40   6.73   1.33%
   Class I   1,000.00     1,019.65   5.47   1.08%

Small Cap Core Fund

   Class A   1,000.00     1,019.30   5.82   1.15%
   Class I   1,000.00     1,020.56   4.56   0.90%

Microcap Value Fund

   Class A   1,000.00     1,018.45   6.68   1.32%
   Class I   1,000.00     1,019.70   5.42   1.07%

Mid Cap Value Fund

   Class I   1,000.00     1,020.56   4.56   0.90%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

In September 2014, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”) with the Advisor for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds, and the Funds’ performance, fees and expenses. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year as well as information presented at both a special meeting held to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held specifically to consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, including information as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate securities index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information provided by an independent third-party as requested by the Board. The Trustees also reviewed supplemental information from the Advisor.

The Trustees recognized the strong research and fundamental analysis capabilities of the Advisor’s investment staff and their extensive portfolio management experience, as well as the Advisor’s effective trading, operational and compliance structure and systems. The Trustees noted that the performance of the RBC Microcap Value Fund and RBC Mid Cap Value Fund was favorable relative to benchmarks for all periods ended June 30, 2014, and that performance of the RBC Enterprise Fund and RBC Small Cap Core Fund was generally favorable versus relevant micro cap benchmarks, with the Funds’ less favorable one year performance attributable to the underweighting of certain sectors that had performed well consistent with the portfolio team’s general high quality investment approach. For the RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, the Trustees focused on performance since the portfolio management team commenced management in 2008, which was similarly favorable except for shorter term underperformance due to market conditions not favoring the team’s focus on high return on equity/high quality companies.

The Trustees reviewed comparative advisory fee and expense information for each Fund, together with information regarding the Advisor’s contractual agreement to subsidize Fund expenses at competitive levels through expense limitation agreements. The Trustees noted that advisory fees and expense ratios were competitive. The Trustees also reviewed reports from the Advisor regarding its management of other investment client accounts with similar strategies, including the advisory fees paid and the reasons for differences in fees. The Trustees reviewed profitability data — including year-over-year variances — for the Advisor and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Funds, including soft dollar research and other benefits, including the Advisor’s role as co-administrator of the Funds and the fees paid by the Funds for such services.

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all the circumstances and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interests of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreements and the expense limitation agreements for the Funds. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2014.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor for the RBC Funds. RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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          RBC Funds   
               

About Your Annual Report

         

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of holdings.

   

         

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and additional performance information are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

    

         

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

    

         

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

    

         

 

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

     

                      

Table of

Contents

            
          Letter from the Chief Investment Officer      1   
          Money Market Portfolio Managers      3   
          Performance Summary      4   
          Schedules of Portfolio Investments      7   
          Financial Statements   
          - Statements of Assets and Liabilities      38   
          - Statements of Operations      40   
          - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      41   
          Financial Highlights      44   
          Notes to Financial Statements      50   
          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      61   
          Other Federal Income Tax Information      62   
          Management      63   
          Supplemental Information      66   
          Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement      68   
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

       
 
           

 

At RBC, we understand the high priority that our shareholders place on ensuring their liquidity needs are met while striving to ensure their wealth is preserved. Throughout the past year, the RBC Funds continued to provide solid financial solutions for our shareholders. In this context, we are pleased to report that all components of our money market funds performed as expected during the past fiscal year and in a manner that was consistent with our benchmarks. In spite of the funds’ competitive performance, the broader money market fund industry continues to be challenged by ultra-low market yields. The Federal Reserve and central banks across the globe continue to hold interest rates at exceptionally low levels.

 

The outlook for monetary policy suggests that we are nearing a time when the central bank may begin a shift toward normalizing interest rates. The Federal Reserve has wound down its program of bond purchases over the past year and the Fed’s open Market Committee is closely monitoring economic factors as they contemplate the appropriate time to alter course for monetary policy. At this time, forecasts seem to predict that rate increases by the central bank are not likely to occur until midway into the year 2015, in our view.

 

Looking forward, the community of money fund managers is analyzing the many aspects of the SEC’s recently announced reforms to regulations that govern the operation and management of money funds. The new rules will be implemented over the next two years and will impact managers and investors alike. Throughout this period of transition, we will continue to maintain a family of highly diversified and liquid portfolios, and we will remain proactive in monitoring areas of risk across all market sectors. Our approved list of issuers will continue to reflect the thorough and conservative nature of our credit review process. We will seek opportunities to positively impact performance using our conservative list of approved issuers by investing in what we believe are the strongest issuers while maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity.

 

Through all these ups and downs in the market, investors who have remained focused on their financial objectives have generally been successful. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Michael Lee, CFA

CEO, President and Chief Investment Officer

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

 

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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       LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
      
      

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed, and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

 

Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.

 

An investment in a Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in them. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

       
           
 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”), serves as the investment advisor to the RBC Funds. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of each of the Money Market Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. Each Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM (US)’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

       

 

Raye C. Kanzenbach, CFA

 

Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Raye Kanzenbach leads the municipal research team within RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income division. He researches various tax- and revenue-backed municipal bonds and is a portfolio manager for several of the firm’s tax-exempt and community investing mandates. Raye has worked in fixed income research and portfolio management since joining the firm in 1983 and helped launch the RBC Money Market Funds. He previously worked at First Bank System (now U.S. Bank), where he managed municipal bond and money market funds and supervised municipal and credit research. Raye was also an investment officer at The St. Paul Companies (now The Travelers Companies). He earned a BA in economics from Lawrence University and an MBA in finance from the University of Michigan. Raye is a CFA charterholder.

         

 

LOGO

 

Raye C. Kanzenbach, CFA

 

Brandon T. Swensen, CFA

 

Vice President, Co-Head, U.S. Fixed Income

 

Brandon Swensen oversees RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income research, portfolio management and trading. In addition to shaping the firm’s overall fixed income philosophy and process, he is a portfolio manager for several cash management and core solutions, including the Money Market Funds. Brandon joined RBC GAM (US) in 2000 and most recently was a portfolio manager on the mortgage and government team before being promoted to Co-Head. He also held research analyst positions covering asset-backed securities and credit and served as a financial analyst for the firm. Brandon earned a BS in finance from St. Cloud State University and an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

         

 

LOGO

 

Brandon T. Swensen, CFA

 

Chad Rice, CFA

 

Vice President, Portfolio Manager

 

Chad Rice is a member of the municipal research team within RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income group. He researches tax-exempt money market securities as well as various tax- and revenue-backed municipal bonds. Chad is also a portfolio manager for the firm’s tax-free cash management and intermediate municipal solutions, including the Tax-Free Money Market Fund. He joined RBC GAM-US in 2011 from a U.S. mutual insurance company, where he was a senior portfolio manager for its property/casualty and life insurance businesses. Chad earned a BS from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point and an MS in finance, investments, and banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, where he participated in the Applied Security Analysis Program. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.

         

 

LOGO

 

Chad Rice, CFA

       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

        
        

RBC Money Market Funds

 

RBC Money

Market Funds

          

 

The RBC Money Market Funds seek to achieve the highest level of current income as is consistent with prudent investment management emphasizing the safety of principal and the maintenance of suitable liquidity. The Funds invest in a variety of highly rated money market instruments. In the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, investments are made in highly rated debt obligations that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes and the alternative minimum tax.

 

The RBC Money Market Funds are not benchmarked to industry indices, although their performance is evaluated against each Fund’s respective peer group as reported by several service providers.

 

Taxable Money Market Funds           

 

The Federal Reserve continues to hold interest rates at exceptionally low levels. Similar actions have been taken by central banks across the other developed economies in an effort to promote a sustainable economic recovery. Central banks remain resolute in their support of global economic growth, and this trend is unlikely to change in the near term.

 

The impact of these policies on the money market fund industry continues to be dramatic, where short-term interest rates remain near zero. As the Fed completes their tapering of its program of bond purchases, the outlook for monetary policy has shifted slightly toward an expectation for a gradual rise in interest rates. We do not foresee a change to current U.S. monetary policy through mid-year 2015.

 

The Funds’ portfolios remain well diversified in high quality securities with maturities that are structured to provide very strong levels of liquidity. The announcement by the SEC of additional money market reform measures has highlighted the continuing high priority placed on preserving the resiliency of funds in meeting large shareholder withdrawal demands. As we move forward, we will continue to manage the funds in a manner that meets those objectives.

 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund           

 

Interest rates on securities with short maturities remained extremely low during the year, including the short maturity tax-exempt securities held by the Fund. The great majority of the Fund’s assets have effective maturities of 7 days or less, which provide the Fund with very strong liquidity. The balance of the portfolio is invested in high quality securities with maturities of 2 weeks to 13 months. The average maturity of the Fund was a bit longer than the average of other tax-exempt money market funds. The portfolio has been constructed in a configuration which we expect will provide suitable yield in a majority of interest rate environments. Throughout the year we modestly increased the portfolio allocation to higher education and healthcare sectors. We consider the portfolio to be well diversified among a large number of high quality issuers.

 

 

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

     
 

Each of the RBC Money Market Funds was managed to preserve principal. This means that the share price of each fund held steady at $1.00. A consistent share price of $1.00 is expected for a money market mutual fund. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.

 

      Investment Objective
    

Total Return

for the

  SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (1)            
     Year Ended
September 30, 2014
  September 30,
2014
  September 30,
2013
           

Prime Money Market Fund

            

RBC Institutional Class 1

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Investor Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Select Class

 

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

            

RBC Institutional Class 1

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Investor Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Select Class

 

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

            

RBC Institutional Class 1(2)

   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Investor Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      

RBC Select Class

   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%      
            

 

(1)    As money market returns respond rapidly to market changes, such as in the Fed Funds rate, the 7-Day yield is a more accurate

         reflection of current earnings than the total return for the year. Prior year 7-Day yield information is provided for comparative

         purposes.

         

(2)    There were no RBC Institutional Class 1 shares outstanding during the period from October 29, 2012 to July 27, 2014.

     

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.

 

         
 
            

 

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    PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   
 
Asset Allocation                 
    Money Market Maturity Schedules         
   

As a percentage of value of investments based on effective maturity as of September 30, 2014.

 

  

  
             Prime
Money
Market
Fund
     U.S.
Government
Money
Market Fund
     Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
 
    Less than 8 days      45.2%          50.0%             76.1%       
    8 to 14 Days      6.4%          6.0%             0.0%       
    15 to 30 Days      15.0%          18.5%             1.7%       
    31 to 180 Days      29.8%          18.6%             13.9%       
    Over 180 Days      3.6%          6.9%             8.3%       
 
            
 
            
 
            

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Asset Backed Commercial Paper — 3.19%

  

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 3.19%

  

$58,000,000

   Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC, 0.14%, 10/1/14(a)(b)    $ 58,000,000   

30,000,000

   Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC, 0.19%, 10/21/14(a)(b)      29,996,833   

50,000,000

   Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC, 0.21%, 12/18/14(a)(b)      49,977,250   

50,000,000

   Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC, 0.20%, 11/3/14(a)(b)      49,990,833   

30,000,000

   Kells Funding LLC, 0.23%, 10/14/14(a)      30,000,436   

15,000,000

   Kells Funding LLC, 0.23%, 10/27/14(a)      15,000,342   

50,000,000

   Kells Funding LLC, 0.24%, 1/7/15(a)      50,000,000   

35,000,000

   Kells Funding LLC, 0.24%, 2/5/15(a)      35,000,103   

35,000,000

   Kells Funding LLC, 0.25%, 2/5/15(a)      35,001,289   
     

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Commercial Paper

     352,967,086   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $352,967,086)

  

Commercial Paper — 28.79%

  

Banks - Australia & New Zealand — 2.26%

  

25,000,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.22%, 3/19/15(a)      24,998,834   

25,000,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.23%, 5/15/15(a)      25,001,726   

25,000,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.24%, 2/6/15(a)      25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.24%, 7/8/15(a)      25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.24%, 8/14/15(a)      25,000,000   

10,000,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 0.17%, 4/29/15(a)      10,000,940   

25,000,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 0.24%, 4/24/15(a)      25,000,000   

15,000,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 0.26%, 7/8/15      15,001,957   

50,000,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 0.28%, 10/31/14(a)(b)      49,988,333   

25,000,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 1.38%, 7/17/15(a)      25,201,706   
     

 

 

 
        250,193,496   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Domestic — 0.51%

  

26,000,000

   John Deere Bank SA, 0.07%, 10/27/14(a)(b)      25,998,686   

30,000,000

   JP Morgan Securities LLC, 0.28%, 1/16/15      30,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        55,998,686   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 2.75%

  

50,000,000

   Credit Suisse New York, 0.26%, 10/1/14(b)      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.21%, 10/10/14(a)(b)      49,997,437   

50,000,000

   DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.22%, 12/5/14(a)(b)      49,980,139   

25,000,000

   DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.27%, 11/25/14(a)(b)      24,989,878   

50,000,000

   Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV, 0.24%, 10/29/14(a)      50,000,000   

30,000,000

   Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV, 0.24%, 12/5/14(a)      29,999,511   

50,000,000

   Rabobank USA Financial Corp., 0.17%, 10/7/14(b)      49,998,583   
     

 

 

 
        304,965,548   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Japanese — 0.90%

  

50,000,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Bank NY, 0.15%, 10/27/14(a)(b)      49,994,583   

50,000,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Bank NY, 0.20%, 12/1/14(a)(b)      49,983,056   
     

 

 

 
        99,977,639   
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Banks - United Kingdom — 1.49%

  

$  40,000,000

   Lloyds TSB Bank Plc NY, 0.18%, 12/8/14(b)    $ 39,986,400   

25,000,000

   Standard Chartered Bank, 0.27%, 1/7/15(a)(b)      24,981,625   

50,000,000

   Standard Chartered Bank, 0.27%, 1/21/15(a)(b)      49,958,000   

50,000,000

   Standard Chartered Bank, 0.28%, 11/21/14(a)(b)      49,980,167   
     

 

 

 
        164,906,192   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 2.14%

  

41,750,000

   Coca-Cola Co., 0.20%, 10/10/14(a)(b)      41,747,913   

25,000,000

   Coca-Cola Co., 0.20%, 11/10/14(a)(b)      24,994,444   

70,000,000

   Coca-Cola Co., 0.20%, 1/14/15(a)(b)      69,959,167   

100,000,000

   Procter & Gamble Co., 0.15%, 10/21/14(a)(b)      99,991,667   
     

 

 

 
        236,693,191   
     

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 4.36%

  

10,600,000

   ABB Treasury Center USA, Inc, 0.08%, 10/7/14(a)(b)      10,599,859   

96,000,000

   Cargill Global Funding Plc, 0.06%, 10/3/14(a)(b)      95,999,680   

29,000,000

   John Deere Financial Ltd, 0.07%, 10/2/14(a)(b)      28,999,944   

22,000,000

   John Deere Financial Ltd, 0.08%, 10/1/14(a)(b)      22,000,000   

150,000,000

   Nestle Finance International Ltd, 0.03%, 10/1/14(b)      150,000,000   

25,000,000

   Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services Plc, 0.30%, 3/4/15(a)(b)      24,967,917   

25,000,000

   Toyota Credit Canada Inc., 0.05%, 10/2/14(b)      24,999,965   

25,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.21%, 4/9/15      25,000,000   

50,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.21%, 5/5/15      50,000,000   

25,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.22%, 2/12/15      25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.23%, 8/26/15      25,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        482,567,365   
     

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Foreign — 5.97%

  

50,000,000

   Abbey National North America LLC, 0.05%, 10/1/14(b)      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 0.17%, 10/16/14(a)(b)      49,996,458   

50,000,000

   Nordea Bank AB, 0.18%, 1/20/15(a)(b)      49,972,250   

50,000,000

   Nordea Bank AB, 0.21%, 2/26/15(a)(b)      49,956,833   

25,000,000

   Nordea Bank AB, 0.22%, 10/14/14(a)(b)      24,998,014   

50,000,000

   NRW Bank, 0.11%, 10/10/14(a)(b)      49,998,625   

50,000,000

   PSP Capital Inc., 0.22%, 2/5/15(a)(b)      49,961,194   

136,000,000

   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 0.10%, 10/2/14(a)(b)      135,999,622   

50,000,000

   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 0.17%, 10/6/14(a)(b)      49,998,854   

50,000,000

   Swedbank, 0.19%, 10/31/14(b)      49,992,083   

50,000,000

   Swedbank, 0.19%, 11/21/14(b)      49,986,542   

50,000,000

   Swedbank, 0.20%, 11/14/14(b)      49,988,083   
     

 

 

 
        660,848,558   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.44%

  

25,000,000

   Glaxosmithkline Finance Plc, 0.08%, 10/6/14(a)(b)      24,999,722   

175,000,000

   Glaxosmithkline Finance Plc, 0.09%, 10/23/14(a)(b)      174,990,375   

25,000,000

   Glaxosmithkline Finance Plc, 0.19%, 1/20/15(a)(b)      24,985,354   

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  45,000,000

   Trinity Health Corp., 0.08%, 10/1/14(b)    $ 45,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        269,975,451   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 0.99%

  

60,000,000

   Apple Inc., 0.18%, 2/5/15(a)(b)      59,961,900   

50,000,000

   Apple Inc., 0.21%, 5/19/15(a)(b)      49,932,917   
     

 

 

 
        109,894,817   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.78%

  

77,585,000

   Metlife Short Term Fund, 0.11%, 10/21/14(a)(b)      77,580,259   

75,000,000

   Metlife Short Term Fund, 0.11%, 10/29/14(a)(b)      74,993,583   

43,996,000

   Metlife Short Term Fund, 0.11%, 11/10/14(a)(b)      43,990,623   
     

 

 

 
        196,564,465   
     

 

 

 

Manufacturing — 0.95%

  

105,000,000

   Illinois Tool Works Inc., 0.06%, 10/3/14(a)(b)      104,999,650   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.25%

  

50,000,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.16%, 12/4/14(a)(b)      49,985,778   

40,000,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.17%, 10/28/14(a)(b)      39,994,900   

23,900,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.18%, 10/3/14(a)(b)      23,899,761   

25,000,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.38%, 1/2/15(a)(b)      24,975,458   

50,000,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.44%, 1/5/15(a)(b)      49,941,333   

60,000,000

   Electricite de France SA, 0.55%, 1/2/15(a)(b)      59,914,750   
     

 

 

 
        248,711,980   
     

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper

     3,186,297,038   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,186,297,038)

  

Certificates of Deposit, Domestic — 2.71%

  

Banks - Domestic — 2.71%

  

50,000,000

   Bank of America NA 0.18%, 12/8/14      50,000,000   

100,000,000

   Citibank NA 0.08%, 10/1/14      100,000,000   

50,000,000

   Citibank NA 0.17%, 10/2/14      50,000,000   

100,000,000

   Citibank NA 0.18%, 10/6/14      100,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit, Domestic

     300,000,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $300,000,000)

  

Certificates of Deposit, Yankee(c) — 13.32%

  

Banks - Canadian — 4.88%

  

75,000,000

   Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.18%, 10/14/14      75,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.18%, 11/21/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.20%, 12/8/14(d)      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.21%, 2/12/15      50,000,000   

25,000,000

   Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.23%, 1/8/15(d)      25,000,764   

40,000,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia Houston, 0.48%, 1/14/15(d)      40,029,927   

75,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.06%, 10/3/14      75,000,000   

75,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.14%, 10/1/14      75,000,000   

25,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.24%, 2/6/15(d)      25,000,000   

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  25,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.25%, 5/4/15    $ 25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.30%, 8/20/15      25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.42%, 5/1/15(d)      25,026,654   
     

 

 

 
        540,057,345   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 3.52%

  

225,000,000

   BNP Paribas NY, 0.01%, 10/1/14      225,000,000   

25,000,000

   Rabobank Nederland NY, 0.28%, 2/25/15(d)      25,000,000   

90,000,000

   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken NY, 0.80%, 10/10/14(d)      90,013,798   

50,000,000

   Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.23%, 10/1/14      50,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        390,013,798   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Japanese — 4.07%

  

50,000,000

   Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ NY, 0.12%, 10/7/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ NY, 0.15%, 10/16/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ NY, 0.16%, 10/2/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ NY, 0.16%, 10/7/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.16%, 11/19/14      50,000,000   

40,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.20%, 10/14/14      40,000,000   

50,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.20%, 11/7/14      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.20%, 12/17/14      50,000,000   

25,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.21%, 10/1/14      25,000,000   

35,000,000

   Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY, 0.21%, 10/2/14      35,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        450,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Banks - United Kingdom — 0.85%

  

19,000,000

   Lloyds TSB Bank Plc NY, 0.49%, 1/7/15      19,010,811   

25,000,000

   Standard Chartered Bank, 0.20%, 12/4/14      25,000,000   

50,000,000

   Standard Chartered Bank, 0.28%, 10/16/14(d)      50,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        94,010,811   
     

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit, Yankee

     1,474,081,954   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,474,081,954)

  

Corporate Bonds — 24.67%

  

Banks - Australia & New Zealand — 4.56%

  

25,000,000

   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.43%, 10/3/14(a)(d)      25,000,000   

73,600,000

   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.44%, 5/7/15(a)(d)      73,693,458   

5,500,000

   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1.38%, 3/16/15(a)(d)      5,529,522   

37,710,000

   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3.70%, 1/13/15(a)      38,072,909   

46,975,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.51%, 1/29/15(a)      47,020,352   

32,400,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 3.50%, 3/19/15(a)      32,880,661   

60,352,000

   Commonwealth Bank Australia, 3.75%, 10/15/14(a)      60,432,115   

10,800,000

   National Australia Bank Ltd., 0.44%, 5/28/15(a)(d)      10,814,451   

83,855,000

   National Australia Bank Ltd., 0.53%, 1/22/15(a)(d)      83,929,491   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  10,000,000

   National Australia Bank Ltd., 1.60%, 8/7/15    $ 10,105,033   

83,300,000

   National Australia Bank Ltd., 2.00%, 3/9/15      83,911,296   

25,000,000

   National Australia Funding, Inc., 0.22%, 3/13/15(a)(d)      25,002,341   

7,650,000

   Westpac Banking Corp., 4.20%, 2/27/15      7,771,894   
     

 

 

 
        504,163,523   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Canadian — 3.35%

  

50,000,000

   Bank of Montreal, 1.30%, 10/31/14(a)      50,040,859   

25,900,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.85%, 1/12/15      26,008,185   

58,251,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia, 3.40%, 1/22/15      58,799,471   

100,000,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia Houston, 0.39%, 10/9/15(d)      100,000,000   

36,060,000

   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canada, 1.50%, 12/12/14(a)      36,145,064   

100,000,000

   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce NY, 0.36%, 7/3/15(d)      100,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        370,993,579   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Domestic — 4.24%

  

75,000,000

   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 0.35%, 9/22/15(d)      75,000,000   

103,500,000

   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 0.41%, 12/21/14(d)      103,500,000   

62,301,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., 1.25%, 2/13/15      62,506,095   

10,000,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.63%, 4/15/15      10,173,074   

98,109,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, 10/1/14      98,109,000   

120,000,000

   Wells Fargo Bank NA, 0.37%, 9/22/15(d)      120,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        469,288,169   
     

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 3.21%

  

50,000,000

   Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV, 0.29%, 10/27/14(a)(d)      50,001,501   

41,188,000

   Nordea Bank AB, 2.25%, 3/20/15(a)      41,560,960   

47,055,000

   Nordea Bank AB, 3.70%, 11/13/14(a)      47,242,933   

85,000,000

   Nordea Bank Finland Plc, 0.73%, 10/15/14(d)      85,018,756   

75,000,000

   Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.36%, 10/2/15(d)      75,000,000   

31,075,000

   Svenska Handelsbanken NY, 0.41%, 10/6/14(d)      31,076,390   

25,000,000

   Svenska Handelsbanken NY, 0.52%, 1/16/15(d)      25,021,595   
     

 

 

 
        354,922,135   
     

 

 

 

Banks - United Kingdom — 0.12%

  

13,351,000

   Standard Chartered Plc, 5.50%, 11/18/14(a)      13,440,571   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.12%

  

13,750,000

   Coca-Cola Co., 0.75%, 3/13/15      13,778,442   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.78%

  

9,000,000

   Colgate-Palmolive Co., 0.60%, 11/15/14      9,004,668   

75,000,000

   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.32%, 6/1/15(e)      77,559,674   
     

 

 

 
        86,564,342   
     

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 4.64%

  

45,000,000

   American Honda Finance Corp., 0.23%, 12/5/14(d)      45,000,000   

30,000,000

   American Honda Finance Corp., 0.23%, 6/4/15(d)      30,000,000   

18,200,000

   American Honda Finance Corp., 0.33%, 11/13/14(a)(d)      18,203,165   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    3,900,000

   American Honda Finance Corp., 0.46%, 11/3/14(a)(d)    $ 3,900,944   

13,945,000

   American Honda Finance Corp., 1.45%, 2/27/15(a)      14,012,386   

9,000,000

   ETC Holdings LLC, 0.09%, 4/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank)(d)      9,000,000   

50,000,000

   General Electric Capital Corp., 1.63%, 7/2/15      50,496,014   

85,780,000

   General Electric Capital Corp., 2.15%, 1/9/15      86,217,190   

10,000,000

   General Electric Capital Corp., 2.38%, 6/30/15      10,153,079   

36,335,000

   General Electric Capital Corp., 3.75%, 11/14/14      36,488,090   

17,800,000

   Jets Stadium Development LLC, 0.10%, 4/1/47(a)(d)      17,800,000   

40,100,000

   John Deere Capital Corp., 0.30%, 1/12/15(d)      40,110,315   

15,000,000

   John Deere Capital Corp., 0.33%, 10/8/14(d)      15,000,395   

11,778,000

   John Deere Capital Corp., 0.88%, 4/17/15      11,818,290   

35,000,000

   NGSP, Inc., 0.13%, 6/1/46, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      35,000,000   

40,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.23%, 1/14/15(d)      40,000,000   

50,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.23%, 6/10/15(d)      50,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        513,199,868   
     

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Foreign — 1.25%

  

45,990,000

   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 1.00%, 2/24/15      46,120,680   

91,877,000

   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 1.13%, 11/21/14      91,985,558   
     

 

 

 
        138,106,238   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 0.31%

  

13,425,000

   Keep Memory Alive, 0.11%, 5/1/37, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      13,425,000   

20,620,000

   Novartis Capital Corp., 2.90%, 4/24/15      20,926,794   
     

 

 

 
        34,351,794   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 0.98%

  

15,000,000

   International Business Machines Corp., 0.22%, 2/4/15(d)      15,000,897   

12,965,000

   International Business Machines Corp., 0.55%, 2/6/15      12,978,624   

25,000,000

   International Business Machines Corp., 0.75%, 5/11/15      25,075,225   

54,827,000

   Texas Instruments Inc, 0.45%, 8/3/15      54,903,761   
     

 

 

 
        107,958,507   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.11%

  

57,083,000

   Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 3.20%, 2/11/15      57,690,052   

64,705,000

   Metropolitan Life Global Funding, Series I, 2.00%, 1/9/15(a)      64,998,472   
     

 

 

 
        122,688,524   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     2,729,455,692   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,729,455,692)

  

Municipal Bonds — 17.31%

  

Alaska — 0.42%

  

46,850,000

   City of Valdez Exxon Pipeline Co. Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 10/1/25(d)      46,850,000   
     

 

 

 

California — 5.09%

  

55,450,000

   Abag Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corps. Revenue, Series A, 0.06%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(d)      55,450,000   

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  17,600,000

   Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Refunding Revenue, Series A2, 0.03%, 6/1/37, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)    $ 17,600,000   

19,625,000

   California Health Facilities Financing Authority Scripps Health Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 10/1/19, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      19,625,000   

35,560,000

   California Health Facilities Financing Authority St. Joseph Health System Revenue, Series G, 0.03%, 7/1/41, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      35,560,000   

17,700,000

   California Municipal Finance Authority, Exxon Mobil Project Refunding Revenue, 0.03%, 12/1/29(d)      17,700,000   

73,000,000

   California State School Improvments GO, 0.03%, 5/1/34, (LOC: Citibank N.A.)(d)      73,000,000   

13,000,000

   California State, Series B, Subseries B2, GO, 0.03%, 5/1/40, (LOC: Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)(d)      12,999,740   

71,160,000

   Sacramento County, Sanitation Districts Financing Authority Sewer Improvements Revenue, Series C, 0.04%, 12/1/30, (LOC: Bank Of America N.A.)(d)      71,160,000   

17,300,000

   Sacramento Municipal Utility District Refunding Revenue, Series J, 0.04%, 8/15/28, (LOC: Bank of America N.A.)      17,300,000   

38,620,000

   San Francisco City & County Airports Commission Refunding Revenue, Second Series 36B, 0.03%, 5/1/26, (LOC: Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)(d)      38,620,000   

10,300,000

   Santa Clara County, Financing Authority Refunding Revenue, Series M, 0.03%, 5/15/35, (LOC: Bank Of America N.A.)(d)      10,299,794   

35,810,000

   Southern California Public Power Authority Magnolia Power Project Refunding Revenue, 0.03%, 7/1/36, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      35,810,000   

102,730,000

   University of California TECP, 0.07%, 10/2/14(b)      102,729,800   

55,000,000

   University of California TECP, 0.08%, 10/1/14(b)      55,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        562,854,334   
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia — 0.10%

  

10,600,000

   District of Columbia American University Revenue, 0.04%, 6/1/33, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      10,600,000   
     

 

 

 

Florida — 0.33%

  

23,725,000

   Halifax Hospital Medical Center Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 6/1/48, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      23,725,000   

12,500,000

   Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, Miami Stadium Project Revenue, 0.12%, 7/1/37, (LOC: TD Bank N.A.)(d)      12,500,000   
     

 

 

 
        36,225,000   
     

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.47%

  

28,825,000

   Municipal Electric Authority TECP, 0.15%, 10/27/14      28,825,000   

23,000,000

   Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 6/1/28, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      23,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        51,825,000   
     

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.91%

  

48,195,000

   City of Chicago Refunding GO, Series B2, 0.05%, 1/1/34, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      48,195,000   

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  24,000,000

   City of Chicago Refunding GO, Series B3, 0.05%, 1/1/34, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)    $ 24,000,000   

18,550,000

   State of Illinois School Improvements GO, Series B-3, 0.03%, 10/1/33, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      18,550,000   

10,000,000

   University of Illinois Facilities Revenue, Series S, 0.10%, 4/1/44, (LOC: Northern Trust Co.)(d)      10,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        100,745,000   
     

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.14%

  

16,000,000

   Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 7/1/28, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      16,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Kentucky — 0.62%

  

17,000,000

   Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. Refunding Revenue, Series A1, 0.05%, 6/1/37, (Credit Support: GTY Student Loans), (LOC: State Street B&T Co.)(d)      17,000,000   

9,000,000

   Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. Refunding Revenue, Series A2, 0.05%, 6/1/38, (Credit Support: GTY Student Loans), (LOC: State Street B&T Co.)(d)      9,000,000   

42,600,000

   Louisville Regional Airport Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 11/1/36(d)      42,600,000   
     

 

 

 
        68,600,000   
     

 

 

 

Louisiana — 1.23%

  

106,740,000

   East Baton Rouge Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc. Exxon Mobile Project Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 8/1/35(d)      106,740,000   

29,400,000

   East Baton Rouge Parish, Exxon Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 3/1/22(d)      29,400,000   
     

 

 

 
        136,140,000   
     

 

 

 

Maryland — 0.11%

  

12,325,000

   Montgomery County Housing Opportunites Commission Refunding Revenue, Series D, 0.11%, 7/1/39, (LOC: PNC Bank NA, Freddie Mac)(d)      12,325,000   
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 0.41%

  

30,000,000

   Commonwealth of Massachusetts TECP, 0.09%, 10/7/14      30,000,000   

15,000,000

   Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Revenue, Series L1, 0.04%, 12/1/46, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      15,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        45,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Michigan — 0.45%

  

25,000,000

   Michigan Finance Authority Taxable School Loan Refunding Revenue, 0.11%, 9/1/50, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      25,000,000   

25,000,000

   Michigan Finance Authority Taxable School Loan Revolving Fund, Series A, 0.09%, 9/1/53, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      25,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        50,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Mississippi — 0.32%

  

$ 23,225,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series F, 0.03%, 12/1/30(d)    $ 23,225,000   

12,000,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series J, 0.04%, 11/1/35(d)      12,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        35,225,000   
     

 

 

 

New Jersey — 0.35%

  

21,495,000

   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Barnabas Health Refunding Revenue, 0.08%, 7/1/38, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      21,495,000   

17,410,000

   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Virtua Health Revenue, 0.03%, 7/1/33, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      17,410,000   
     

 

 

 
        38,905,000   
     

 

 

 

New York — 1.31%

  

12,765,000

   City of New York Public Improvements GO, Subseries D3, 0.03%, 10/1/39, (LOC: Bank of NY Mellon)(d)      12,765,000   

15,400,000

   City of New York Public Improvements GO, Subseries D4, 0.03%, 8/1/40, (LOC: TD Bank N.A.)(d)      15,400,000   

50,000,000

   Long Island Power Authority TECP, 0.15%, 11/3/14      50,000,000   

8,500,000

   Nassau Health Care Corp. Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.12%, 8/1/22, (Credit Support: County GTY), (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      8,500,000   

21,000,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/1/44, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      21,000,000   

36,970,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue, Series B, 0.07%, 4/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(d)      36,970,000   
     

 

 

 
        144,635,000   
     

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 0.84%

  

54,900,000

   Blair County Industrial Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.11%, 10/1/28, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      54,900,000   

18,915,000

   Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Grand View Hospital Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.03%, 7/1/34, (LOC: TD Bank)(d)      18,915,000   

19,055,000

  

Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority Revenue, 0.11%, 11/1/30, (LOC:

PNC Bank NA)(d)

     19,055,000   
     

 

 

 
        92,870,000   
     

 

 

 

South Dakota — 0.98%

  

45,000,000

   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series C, 0.07%, 5/1/37(d)      45,000,000   

29,000,000

   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series F, 0.07%, 5/1/39(d)      29,000,000   

34,000,000

   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series I, 0.07%, 5/1/38(d)      34,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        108,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

   15


  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Texas — 0.94%

  

$ 10,600,000

   City of Houston Utility System Refunding Revenue, Series B-3, 0.03%, 5/15/34, (LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Bank)(d)    $ 10,599,894   

39,750,000

   Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Exxon Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 6/1/20(d)      39,750,000   

19,300,000

   Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Baylor College Revenue, 0.03%, 11/15/45, (LOC: Barclays Bank Plc)(d)      19,300,000   

35,000,000

   Port of Port Arthur Navigation District, Texaco Inc. Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 10/1/24(d)      35,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        104,649,894   
     

 

 

 

Utah — 0.06%

  

7,280,000

  

Ogden City Redevelopment Agency Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 6/1/31, (LOC: Wells

Fargo Bank)(d)

     7,280,000   
     

 

 

 

Virginia — 2.00%

  

207,700,000

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO17, Class A, 0.08%, 9/15/50, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(d)      207,700,000   

13,655,000

   Newport News Economic Development Authority Industrial Improvement Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 7/1/31, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(d)      13,655,000   
     

 

 

 
        221,355,000   
     

 

 

 

Washington — 0.13%

  

14,650,000

   Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Multicare Health System Revenue, Series D, 0.02%, 8/15/41, (LOC: Barclays Bank Plc)(d)      14,650,000   
     

 

 

 

West Virginia — 0.10%

  

10,800,000

   West Virginia Economic Development Authority, Appalachian Power Co. Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/1/42, (LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Bank)(d)      10,800,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     1,915,534,228   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,915,534,228)

  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 1.00%

  

Federal Home Loan Bank — 1.00%

  

40,000,000

   0.08%, 10/10/14(b)      39,999,300   

70,000,000

   0.08%, 10/15/14(b)      69,998,060   
     

 

 

 
        109,997,360   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     109,997,360   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $109,997,360)

  

Repurchase Agreements — 9.44%

  

80,000,000

   BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $80,000,000 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 12/31/18 at a rate of 1.50%, original par and fair value of $81,676,800 and $81,600,024, respectively)      80,000,000   

 

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  SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  85,000,000

   BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $85,000,000 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/1/42 to 9/1/44 at rates ranging from 3.00% to 4.00%, aggregate original par and fair value of $98,738,202 and $86,700,000, respectively)    $ 85,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,

(collateral value of $168,300,024)

     165,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/25/14; due 10/2/14 at 0.05% with maturity value of $100,000,972 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Federal Home Loan Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 1/30/17 to 9/6/23 at rates ranging from 0.875% to 2.660%, aggregate original par and fair value of $102,905,970 and $102,000,166, respectively)      100,000,000   

50,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/25/14; due 10/2/14 at 0.05% with maturity value of $50,000,486 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 9/15/15 at a rate of 0.25%, original par and fair value of $50,925,000 and $51,000,043, respectively)      50,000,000   

10,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $10,000,000 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 4/30/15 at a rate of 2.50%, original par and fair value of $9,955,000 and $10,200,023, respectively)      10,000,000   

125,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $125,000,000 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Farm Credit Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 11/15/14 to 5/4/37 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 3.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $173,460,000 and $127,500,131, respectively)      125,000,000   

50,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/7/14 at 0.02% with maturity value of $50,000,194 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 2/29/16 at a rate of 2.625%, original par and fair value of $49,270,345 and $51,000,001, respectively)      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/7/14 at 0.03% with maturity value of $50,000,292 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 9/15/15 at a rate of 0.25%, original par and fair value of $50,925,000 and $51,000,043, respectively)      50,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Citibank N.A.,

(collateral value of $392,700,407)

     385,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.01% with maturity value of $100,000,028 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 10/1/25 to 2/1/44 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 4.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $143,806,470 and $102,000,000, respectively)      100,000,000   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    50,000,000

   Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.01% with maturity value of $50,000,014 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 11/20/14 to 12/29/14 at rates ranging from 0.625% to 2.625%, aggregate original par and fair value of $50,851,000 and $51,000,663, respectively)    $ 50,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Goldman Sachs & Co.,

(collateral value of $153,000,663)

     150,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   JP Morgan Securities, dated 8/13/13 at 0.39% with maturity value of Principal Amount plus interest accrued until maturity (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and Federal Home Loan Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 1/16/15 to 9/1/44 at rates ranging from 0.25% to 11.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $247,747,778 and $102,004,539, respectively)(f)(g)      100,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of JP Morgan Securities,

(collateral value of $102,004,539)

     100,000,000   
  

 

 

95,000,000

   TD Securities (USA), dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.005% with maturity value of $95,000,013 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 9/1/26 to 7/1/44 at rates ranging from 2.50% to 4.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $103,272,627 and $96,900,000, respectively)      95,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of TD Securities (USA),

(collateral value of $96,900,000)

     95,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   Wells Fargo Securities, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.02% with maturity value of $100,000,056 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 12/31/18 at a rate of 1.50%, original par and fair value of $102,096,000 and $102,000,030, respectively)      100,000,000   

50,000,000

   Wells Fargo Securities, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.03% with maturity value of $50,000,042 (fully collateralized by a Freddie Mac security with a maturity date of 9/1/44 at a rate of 3.50%, original par and fair value of $49,743,556 and $51,000,001, respectively)      50,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Wells Fargo Securities,

(collateral value of $153,000,031)

     150,000,000   
  

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     1,045,000,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,045,000,000)

  

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Total Investments

   $ 11,113,333,358   

(Cost $11,113,333,358)(h) — 100.43%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.43)%

     (47,103,238
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 11,066,230,120   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(c) Issuer is a U.S. branch of a foreign domiciled bank.
(d) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(e) Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.
(f) This security is considered illiquid as to its marketability. The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $100,000,000 or 0.90% of net assets was as follows:

 

Acquisition
Principal
Amount

  

Issuer

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     9/30/14
Carrying
Value
Per Unit
 
100,000,000    JP Morgan Securities (g)      08/13/2013       $ 100,000,000       $ 100.00   

 

(g) Security is perpetual and thus does not have a predetermined maturity. This is a variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014. The maturity date used for rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 was November 12, 2014.
(h) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

GO - General Obligation

GTY - Guaranty

LOC - Letter of Credit

TECP - Tax Exempt Commercial Paper

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Corporate Bonds — 0.27%

  

Information Technology — 0.27%

  

$15,200,000

   Net Magan Two LLC, 0.15%, 4/1/26, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank)(a)    $ 15,200,000   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Corporate Bonds

     15,200,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $15,200,000)

  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Municipal Bonds — 10.53%

  

California — 2.96%

  

13,610,000

   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series C, 0.04%, 2/1/37, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(a)      13,610,000   

14,600,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Agency Multi Family Revenue, Series DD, 0.06%, 10/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      14,600,000   

15,300,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Revenue, Series C, 0.06%, 5/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      15,300,000   

10,750,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Revenue, Series E, 0.06%, 12/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      10,750,000   

10,500,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Revenue, Series M, 0.06%, 12/1/34, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      10,500,000   

29,320,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Single Family Revenue, Series NN-1, 0.06%, 11/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      29,320,000   

18,500,000

   City of Los Angeles Housing Beverly Park Apartments Revenue, Series A, 0.06%, 8/1/18, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      18,500,000   

8,500,000

   City of San Jose Cinnabar Commons Revenue, Series C, 0.06%, 2/1/37, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      8,500,000   

12,600,000

   Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency 18th & L Apartments Revenue, Series E, 0.06%, 1/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      12,600,000   

12,595,000

   San Diego Housing Authority Hillside Garden Apartment Revenue, Series B, 0.07%, 1/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      12,595,000   

20,800,000

   San Francisco City & County Housing Authority City Heights Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.06%, 6/15/25, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      20,800,000   
     

 

 

 
        167,075,000   
     

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.49%

  

27,700,000

   City of Indianapolis Lakeside Pointe & Fox Club Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 11/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      27,700,000   
     

 

 

 

Nevada — 0.91%

  

7,000,000

   Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Apache Project, Series A, 0.05%, 10/15/32, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      7,000,000   

10,800,000

   Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Silver Project, Series A, 0.06%, 10/15/35, (LOC: Fannie Mae)(a)      10,800,000   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$16,300,000

   Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Sonoma Palms, 0.05%, 4/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)    $ 16,300,000   

17,000,000

   Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Southwest VLG Project, 0.05%, 10/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      17,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        51,100,000   
     

 

 

 

New York — 3.81%

  

37,500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. West 61st Street Apartments Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      37,500,000   

20,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency 150 East 44th Street Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 5/15/32, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      20,000,000   

21,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency 750 6th. Ave. Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 5/15/31, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      21,000,000   

60,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Clinton Green North Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 11/1/38, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      60,000,000   

13,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Clinton Green North Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 11/1/38, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      13,000,000   

50,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Theater Row Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 11/1/32, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      50,000,000   

13,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Victory Housing Revenue, Series 2002-A, 0.04%, 11/1/33, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      13,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        214,500,000   
     

 

 

 

Virginia — 1.91%

  

51,300,000

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO15, Class A, 0.07%, 5/15/46, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      51,300,000   

32,180,000

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO21, Class A, 0.07%, 6/15/36, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      32,180,000   

9,515,000

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO25, Class A, 0.08%, 9/15/38, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      9,515,000   

14,865,000

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO28, Class A, 0.06%, 9/15/24(a)      14,865,000   
     

 

 

 
        107,860,000   
     

 

 

 

Washington — 0.45%

  

25,180,000

   Washington State Housing Finance Commission Queen Anne Project Revenue, Series A, 0.07%, 9/1/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      25,180,000   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Municipal Bonds

     593,415,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $593,415,000)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 71.91%

  

Fannie Mae — 27.44%

  

$  55,827,000

   0.05%, 1/2/15(b)    $ 55,819,428   

38,000,000

   0.05%, 1/2/15(b)      37,994,846   

10,000,000

   0.06%, 11/3/14(b)      9,999,473   

10,500,000

   0.06%, 11/3/14(b)      10,499,447   

10,250,000

   0.06%, 11/3/14(b)      10,249,460   

169,808,000

   0.06%, 11/3/14(b)      169,799,050   

35,044,000

   0.06%, 11/3/14(b)      35,042,153   

169,808,000

   0.07%, 10/1/14(b)      169,808,000   

73,318,683

   0.07%, 10/1/14(b)      73,318,683   

35,191,000

   0.07%, 10/1/14(b)      35,191,000   

25,179,000

   0.07%, 1/2/15(b)      25,174,284   

42,500,000

   0.07%, 10/1/14(b)      42,500,000   

51,000,000

   0.09%, 12/1/14(b)      50,992,006   

34,313,000

   0.09%, 10/1/14(b)      34,313,000   

141,696,500

   0.09%, 10/1/14(b)      141,696,500   

141,867,000

   0.09%, 12/1/14(b)      141,844,764   

16,317,300

   0.10%, 10/1/14(b)      16,317,300   

39,215,300

   0.10%, 10/1/14(b)      39,215,300   

164,800,000

   0.12%, 2/27/15(a)      164,795,350   

28,098,000

   0.13%, 4/1/15(b)      28,080,244   

16,400,000

   0.13%, 8/5/15(a)      16,402,184   

17,142,000

   0.16%, 1/20/15(a)      17,145,809   

25,000,000

   0.17%, 12/1/14(b)      24,992,799   

92,889,100

   0.19%, 10/1/14(b)      92,889,100   

16,898,000

   0.38%, 3/16/15      16,913,695   

28,056,000

   0.50%, 7/2/15      28,122,501   

30,830,000

   2.63%, 11/20/14      30,936,143   

27,000,000

   4.63%, 10/15/14      27,047,864   
     

 

 

 
        1,547,100,383   
     

 

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank — 4.20%

  

25,000,000

   0.12%, 7/16/15(a)      25,000,818   

58,000,000

   0.12%, 2/11/16(a)      57,988,155   

20,000,000

   0.13%, 1/25/16(a)      19,999,340   

17,500,000

   0.15%, 1/19/16(a)      17,504,708   

50,000,000

   0.17%, 5/5/16(a)      50,012,239   

25,000,000

   0.18%, 10/3/16(a)      25,012,696   

30,475,000

   0.19%, 4/6/15(a)      30,482,047   

8,120,000

   0.23%, 7/15/16(a)      8,132,163   

2,465,000

   0.27%, 2/24/15      2,465,858   
     

 

 

 
        236,598,024   
     

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank — 28.85%

  

75,000,000

   0.07%, 10/10/14(b)      74,998,646   

85,000,000

   0.07%, 11/21/14(b)      84,991,571   

21,000,000

   0.08%, 10/15/14(b)      20,999,331   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  42,000,000

   0.08%, 10/15/14(b)    $ 41,998,686   

50,000,000

   0.08%, 10/1/14(b)      50,000,000   

150,000,000

   0.08%, 10/3/14(b)      149,999,358   

25,000,000

   0.08%, 10/10/14(b)      24,999,506   

40,000,000

   0.08%, 10/15/14(b)      39,998,896   

75,000,000

   0.09%, 10/8/14(b)      74,998,865   

33,000,000

   0.09%, 10/17/14(b)      32,998,753   

97,500,000

   0.10%, 10/24/14(b)      97,494,839   

45,000,000

   0.10%, 11/26/14(a)      45,001,125   

10,000,000

   0.10%, 3/20/15(a)      10,000,045   

50,000,000

   0.10%, 3/26/15(a)      50,000,000   

26,500,000

   0.10%, 11/14/14(a)      26,500,359   

50,000,000

   0.11%, 2/23/15(a)      50,000,000   

50,000,000

   0.11%, 4/10/15(a)      49,994,688   

35,000,000

   0.12%, 7/21/15(a)      35,003,063   

25,000,000

   0.12%, 9/28/15(a)      24,997,472   

50,000,000

   0.12%, 10/14/15(a)      49,994,827   

20,000,000

   0.12%, 8/25/15(a)      20,000,000   

25,000,000

   0.13%, 12/19/14      24,996,365   

23,000,000

   0.13%, 1/23/15      22,996,243   

50,000,000

   0.13%, 9/17/15(a)      49,992,532   

50,000,000

   0.13%, 6/26/15(a)      50,000,000   

20,000,000

   0.13%, 9/21/15(a)      20,000,915   

15,000,000

   0.14%, 7/16/15(a)      15,003,854   

40,000,000

   0.16%, 11/20/15(a)      40,000,000   

50,000,000

   0.17%, 10/15/14(b)      49,998,347   

25,000,000

   0.17%, 1/13/15      24,999,117   

20,000,000

   0.17%, 6/25/15      19,998,186   

16,275,000

   0.17%, 12/11/14      16,274,447   

37,750,000

   0.20%, 8/19/15      37,750,000   

30,000,000

   0.20%, 8/28/15      29,996,580   

40,000,000

   0.20%, 10/16/15      39,982,104   

25,000,000

   0.21%, 8/21/15      25,000,000   

23,000,000

   0.21%, 10/9/15      22,994,638   

19,400,000

   0.25%, 2/20/15      19,405,062   

25,725,000

   0.38%, 8/28/15      25,765,648   

25,000,000

   1.25%, 12/12/14      25,059,465   

11,265,000

   4.50%, 2/18/15      11,450,742   
     

 

 

 
        1,626,634,275   
     

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 9.88%

  

145,000,000

   0.14%, 7/16/15(a)      145,038,452   

25,000,000

   0.15%, 10/6/14(b)      24,999,496   

10,000,000

   0.15%, 11/3/14(b)      9,998,625   

99,000,000

   0.15%, 6/26/15(a)      99,015,094   

50,000,000

   0.15%, 11/25/15(a)      50,000,000   

58,000,000

   0.16%, 12/5/14(a)      58,007,425   

25,000,000

   0.17%, 1/6/15(b)      24,988,549   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  17,209,000

   0.75%, 11/25/14    $ 17,225,947   

81,953,000

   1.75%, 9/10/15      83,141,881   

2,606,000

   2.88%, 2/9/15      2,631,004   

25,000,000

   4.38%, 7/17/15      25,829,555   

16,031,000

   4.50%, 1/15/15      16,232,207   
     

 

 

 
        557,108,235   
     

 

 

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp. — 1.54%

  

60,000,000

   0.11%, 9/15/20(a)      60,000,000   

27,000,000

   0.11%, 7/15/25(a)      27,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        87,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     4,054,440,917   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,054,440,917)

  

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.42%

  

U.S. Treasury Notes — 1.42%

  

30,000,000

   0.25%, 2/28/15      30,007,990   

25,000,000

   0.25%, 7/15/15      25,018,416   

25,000,000

   1.75%, 7/31/15      25,326,833   
     

 

 

 
        80,353,239   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     80,353,239   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $80,353,239)

  

Repurchase Agreements — 22.26%

  

100,000,000

   BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $100,000,000 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 4/15/15 to 2/15/41 at rates ranging from 0.500% to 2.125%, aggregate original par and fair value of $89,526,200 and $102,000,021, respectively)      100,000,000   

115,000,000

   BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $115,000,000 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 6/1/42 to 8/1/44 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 4.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $113,045,043 and $117,300,000, respectively)      115,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,

(collateral value of $219,300,021)

     215,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/25/14; due 10/2/14 at 0.04% with maturity value of $100,000,778 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 7/15/17 to 1/15/24 at rates ranging from 0.625% to 2.625%, aggregate original par and fair value of $99,886,200 and $102,000,123, respectively)      100,000,000   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$125,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $125,000,000 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Farm Credit Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 5/25/18 to 12/11/25 at rates of 0.00% to 3.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $145,189,000 and $127,500,133, respectively)    $ 125,000,000   

20,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $20,000,000 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 1/15/15 to 5/15/15 at rates ranging from 0.250% to 1.625%, aggregate original par and fair value of $18,315,200 and $20,400,071, respectively)      20,000,000   

25,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.00% with maturity value of $25,000,000 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 5/15/37 at a rate of 5.00%, original par and fair value of $18,974,500 and $25,500,020, respectively)      25,000,000   

100,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/7/14 at 0.02% with maturity value of $100,000,389 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 5/31/20 to 1/15/24 at rates ranging from 0.625% to 2.000%, aggregate original par and fair value of $102,912,300 and $102,000,074, respectively)      100,000,000   

50,000,000

   Citibank N.A., dated 9/30/14; due 10/7/14 at 0.03% with maturity value of $50,000,292 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 9/15/15 to 7/31/16 at rates ranging from 0.25% to 1.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $50,108,300 and $51,000,033, respectively)      50,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Citibank N.A.,

(collateral value of $428,400,454)

     420,000,000   
  

 

 

100,000,000

   Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.01% with maturity value of $100,000,028 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 1/1/27 to 5/1/44 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 4.00%, aggregate original par and fair value of $123,574,030 and $102,000,001, respectively)      100,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Goldman Sachs & Co.,

(collateral value of $102,000,001)

     100,000,000   
  

 

 

20,000,000

   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.001% with maturity value of $20,000,001 (fully collateralized by Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/28/15 to 8/8/22 at rates ranging from 0.50% to 2.35%, aggregate original par and fair value of $21,473,000 and $20,400,577, respectively)      20,000,000   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  45,000,000

   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.001% with maturity value of $45,000,001 (fully collateralized by a Freddie Mac security with a maturity date of 8/1/42 at a rate of 3.50%, original par and fair value of $58,157,131 and $45,900,000, respectively)    $ 45,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith,

(collateral value of $66,300,577)

     65,000,000   
  

 

 

80,000,000

   TD Securities (USA), dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.005% with maturity value of $80,000,011 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/1/26 to 7/1/44 at rates ranging from 3.00% to 4.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $103,505,744 and $81,600,001, respectively)      80,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of TD Securities (USA),

(collateral value of $81,600,001)

     80,000,000   
  

 

 

275,000,000

   Wells Fargo Securities, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.02% with maturity value of $275,000,153 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 11/15/14 to 2/15/44 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 4.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $275,170,900 and $280,521,012, respectively)      275,000,000   

100,000,000

   Wells Fargo Securities, dated 9/30/14; due 10/1/14 at 0.03% with maturity value of $100,000,083 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 10/31/15 at a rate of 1.25%, original par and fair value of $100,291,400 and $102,000,066, respectively)      100,000,000   
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Wells Fargo Securities,

(collateral value of $382,521,078)

     375,000,000   
  

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     1,255,000,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,255,000,000)

  

Total Investments

   $ 5,998,409,156   

(Cost $5,998,409,156)(c) — 106.39%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (6.39)%

     (360,450,646
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 5,637,958,510   
     

 

 

 

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(b) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(c) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

 

Abbreviations  used are defined below:

LOC -Letter of Credit

    See notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Municipal Bonds — 99.32%

  

California — 0.93%

  

$  6,645,000

   California Municipal Finance Authority Pacific Meadows Apartments Revenue, 0.08%, 10/1/47, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)(b)    $ 6,645,000   

5,600,000

   County of San Bernardino Sycamore Terrace Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.08%, 5/15/29, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      5,600,000   
     

 

 

 
        12,245,000   
     

 

 

 

Colorado — 2.40%

  

4,365,000

   Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Private Primary Schools Revenue, 0.05%, 5/1/32, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,365,000   

4,390,000

   Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 11/1/33, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,390,000   

8,530,000

   Colorado Health Facilites Authority, Evangelical Nursing Home Revenue, 0.05%, 6/1/37, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      8,530,000   

1,130,000

   Colorado Health Facilities Authority Arapahoe Housing Project Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 4/1/24, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      1,130,000   

3,475,000

   County of Pitkin Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/1/24, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      3,475,000   

4,910,000

   Gateway Regional Metropolitan District Refunding GO, 0.14%, 12/1/37, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      4,910,000   

4,075,000

   Holland Creek Metropolitan District Revenue, 0.06%, 6/1/41, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      4,075,000   

485,000

   Parker Automotive Metropolitan District GO, 0.05%, 12/1/34, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      485,000   
     

 

 

 
        31,360,000   
     

 

 

 

Delaware — 0.36%

  

4,680,000

   Delaware State Economic Development Authority Revenue, 0.05%, 5/1/36, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      4,680,000   
     

 

 

 

District Of Columbia — 1.81%

  

1,400,000

   District of Columbia Internships and Academic Revenue, 0.04%, 7/1/36, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      1,400,000   

22,300,000

   Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Refunding Revenue, Subseries C2, 0.04%, 10/1/39, (LOC: Barclays Bank PLC)(b)      22,300,000   
     

 

 

 
        23,700,000   
     

 

 

 

Florida — 2.10%

  

3,825,000

   Florida State Housing Finance Corp. South Pointe Project Refunding Revenue, Series J, 0.06%, 2/15/28, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      3,825,000   

7,465,000

   Hillsborough Community College Foundation Inc. Revenue, 0.04%, 12/1/33, (LOC: BMO Harris Bank NA)(b)      7,465,000   

5,245,000

   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Seminole County Sales Tax Refunding Revenue, Series 3438Z, 0.06%, 4/1/27(a)(b)      5,245,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  2,225,000

   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Tampa Water Revenue, Series 3617, 0.06%, 10/1/25(a)(b)    $ 2,225,000   

8,690,000

   Orange County Housing Finance Authority, Post Fountains Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 6/1/25, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      8,690,000   
     

 

 

 
        27,450,000   
     

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.90%

  

7,215,000

   Clayton County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 9/1/26, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      7,215,000   

4,610,000

   Fulton County Development Authority School Improvement Revenue, 0.04%, 8/1/35, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      4,610,000   
     

 

 

 
        11,825,000   
     

 

 

 

Illinois — 9.66%

  

14,495,000

   City of Chicago Refunding GO, Series D-2, 0.03%, 1/1/40, (LOC: Northern Trust Co.)(b)      14,495,000   

2,985,000

   City of Chicago Waterworks Refunding Revenue, Sub Series, 04-3, 0.08%, 11/1/31, (LOC: State Street Bank & Trust)(b)      2,985,000   

4,870,000

   City of Elmhurst Hospital Improvements Revenue, 0.04%, 7/1/18, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(b)      4,869,967   

20,000,000

   Illinois Educational Facilities Authority TECP, 0.08%, 11/3/14, (LOC: Northern Trust Co.)(c)      20,000,000   

4,600,000

   Illinois Finance Authority, Healthcare Systems Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.04%, 11/15/37, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      4,600,000   

7,030,000

  

Illinois Finance Authority, Robert Morris College Revenue, 0.05%, 6/1/24, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase

Bank NA)(b)

     7,030,000   

5,650,000

   Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co. Project Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 3/1/43, (LOC: Northern Trust Co.)(b)      5,650,000   

3,300,000

  

Illinois Finance Authority, The Adler Planetarium Recreational Revenue, 0.04%, 4/1/31, (LOC: PNC

Bank NA)(b)

     3,300,000   

12,900,000

   Illinois Finance Authority, Wesleyan University Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 9/1/42, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      12,900,000   

7,600,000

   Illinois Finance Authority, Wesleyan University Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 9/1/23, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      7,600,000   

8,700,000

   Illinois State Development Finance Authority, Oak Park Residence Corp. Project Revenue, 0.05%, 7/1/41, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      8,700,000   

20,500,000

   Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Highway Improvement Revenue, Series A-2A, 0.04%, 7/1/30, (LOC: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)(b)      20,500,000   

5,805,000

   Village of Channahon Morris Hospital Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/1/23, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      5,805,000   

8,070,000

   Village of Channahon Morris Hospital Revenue, 0.04%, 12/1/34, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      8,070,000   
     

 

 

 
        126,504,967   
     

 

 

 

Indiana — 2.12%

  

4,100,000

   City of Rockport Pollution Control Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 7/1/25, (LOC: Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)(b)      4,100,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$23,600,000

   Indiana Finance Authority Ascension Health Refunding Revenue, Series E7, 0.04%, 11/15/33(b)    $ 23,600,000   
     

 

 

 
        27,700,000   
     

 

 

 

Iowa — 1.73%

  

9,000,000

   City of Des Moines, Methodist Medical Center Project Revenue, 0.05%, 8/1/15, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      9,000,000   

5,300,000

   City of Urbandale Interstate Acres LP Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 12/1/14, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank, Des Moines)(b)      5,300,000   

1,125,000

   County of Woodbury Siouxland Medical Education Foundation Revenue, 0.14%, 11/1/16, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      1,125,000   

7,270,000

   Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority University & College Revenue, 0.14%, 5/1/20, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      7,270,000   
     

 

 

 
        22,695,000   
     

 

 

 

Kansas — 1.15%

  

15,000,000

   City of Wichita Public Improvments Refunding GO, Series 268, 0.25%, 10/15/15      15,004,350   
     

 

 

 

Louisiana — 5.01%

  

17,000,000

   East Baton Rouge Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc. Exxon Mobil Project Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 8/1/35(b)      17,000,000   

20,000,000

   East Baton Rouge Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc. Exxon Mobil Project Revenue, Series B, 0.04%, 12/1/40(b)      20,000,000   

9,055,000

   Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 10/1/37, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank, Dallas)(b)      9,055,000   

5,750,000

   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Community Health Care Project Revenue, 0.06%, 4/1/21, (LOC: Bank of NY Mellon, Capital One NA)(b)      5,750,000   

12,600,000

   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Multifamily Housing Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 4/1/36, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      12,600,000   

1,155,000

   Terrebonne Economic Development Authority, Buquet District Industrial Revenue, 0.27%, 9/1/29, (LOC: Community Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      1,155,000   
     

 

 

 
        65,560,000   
     

 

 

 

Maryland — 2.68%

  

10,000,000

   Johns Hopkins University TECP, 0.05%, 10/7/14(c)      10,000,000   

5,100,000

   Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 4/1/35, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      5,100,000   

20,000,000

   Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority TECP, 0.08%, 10/1/14(c)      20,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        35,100,000   
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 1.46%

  

1,560,000

   Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Improvements Refunding GO, 5.50%, 11/1/14      1,567,054   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$17,595,000

   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust GO, Series 4320, 0.03%, 5/31/16(a)(b)    $ 17,595,000   
     

 

 

 
        19,162,054   
     

 

 

 

Michigan — 3.04%

  

15,795,000

   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Trinity Health Group Revenue TECP, 0.06%, 10/2/14(c)      15,795,000   

12,000,000

   Oakland University Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 3/1/31, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(b)      12,000,000   

12,010,000

   University of Michigan TECP, 0.07%, 10/1/14(c)      12,010,000   
     

 

 

 
        39,805,000   
     

 

 

 

Minnesota — 12.43%

  

8,895,000

   City of Andover Senior Housing Presbyterian Homes Inc. Project, Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 11/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      8,895,000   

1,825,000

   City of Bloomington Bristol Village Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, Series A1, 0.05%, 11/15/32, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      1,825,000   

4,860,000

  

City of Burnsville Berkshire Project Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 7/15/30, (Credit Support:

Fannie Mae)(b)

     4,860,000   

12,035,000

   City of Inver Grove Heights Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 5/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      12,035,000   

6,300,000

   City of Minnetonka Beacon Hill Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 5/15/34, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      6,299,994   

3,100,000

   City of Roseville Senior Housing Eaglecrest Project, Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 7/1/39, (LOC: Freddie Mac)(b)      3,100,000   

3,820,000

   City of Saint Louis Park Parkshore Senior Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 8/1/34, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      3,820,000   

5,565,000

   City of Saint Louis Park Westwind Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 9/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      5,565,000   

1,080,000

   City of Spring Lake Park Oak Crest Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 2/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      1,080,000   

1,065,000

   Minnesota State Public Improvements GO, Series A, 5.00%, 6/1/15      1,099,332   

5,600,000

   Pine City Senior Housing Lakeview Commons Project Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 4/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      5,600,000   

4,000,000

   Rochester Health Care Facilities Mayo Clinic Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 11/15/38(b)      4,000,000   

20,000,000

   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.06%, 10/3/14, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      20,000,000   

10,000,000

   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.07%, 11/5/14, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      10,000,000   

8,550,000

   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.08%, 10/1/14, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      8,550,000   

5,350,000

   Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Highland Ridge Project Refunding Revenue, 0.05%, 10/1/33, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      5,350,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    1,020,000

   Saint Paul Independent School District No. 625 School Improvements GO, Series A, 4.00%, 2/1/15, (Credit Support: MN School District Credit Program)    $ 1,033,182   

7,745,000

   Saint Paul Port Authority Sibley Project Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 2/1/34, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      7,744,996   

21,295,000

   State of Minnesota Various Purpose GO, Series A, 5.00%, 8/1/15      22,160,296   

29,750,000

   University of Minnesota TECP, 0.07%, 10/1/14(c)      29,750,000   
     

 

 

 
        162,767,800   
     

 

 

 

Mississippi — 5.16%

  

15,000,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 12/1/30(b)      15,000,000   

11,300,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series B, 0.03%, 11/1/35(b)      11,300,000   

9,700,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series B, 0.05%, 12/1/30(b)      9,700,000   

5,600,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series F, 0.04%, 11/1/35(b)      5,600,000   

8,000,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series H, 0.03%, 11/1/35(b)      8,000,000   

10,790,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series K, 0.03%, 11/1/35(b)      10,790,000   

7,140,000

   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., King Edward Hotel Project Revenue, 0.04%, 5/1/39, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank, Atlanta)(b)      7,140,000   
     

 

 

 
        67,530,000   
     

 

 

 

Missouri — 1.02%

  

3,400,000

   Kansas City, Roe Bartle Refunding Revenue, Series E, 0.06%, 4/15/34, (LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking)(b)      3,400,000   

5,000,000

   Kansas City, Roe Bartle Refunding Revenue, Series F, 0.06%, 4/15/25, (LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking)(b)      5,000,000   

4,980,000

   Nodaway County Industrial Development Authority Northwest Foundation Inc. Revenue, 0.04%, 11/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,980,000   
     

 

 

 
        13,380,000   
     

 

 

 

Montana — 2.33%

  

1,700,000

   Montana Board of Investment Cash Flow Management Public Improvements Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 3/1/29(b)      1,700,000   

14,775,000

   Montana Board of Investment Cash Flow Management Public Improvements Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 3/1/32(b)      14,774,531   

6,000,000

   Montana Board of Investment Cash Flow Management Public Improvements Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 3/1/35(b)      6,000,000   

8,000,000

   Montana Board of Investment Cash Flow Management Public Improvements Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 3/1/38(b)      8,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        30,474,531   
     

 

 

 

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

New York — 9.04%

  

$20,000,000

   City of Rochester Public Improvements GO, Series II, 2.00%, 8/10/15    $ 20,302,853   

5,000,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. 101 Avenue D Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 7/1/43, (LOC: Bank of America N.A.)(b)      5,000,000   

6,000,000

   New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Refunding Revenue, 0.03%, 11/1/29(b)      6,000,000   

19,025,000

   New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Refunding Revenue, Subseries C, 2.50%, 11/1/14      19,063,357   

8,055,000

   New York State Dormitory Authority Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.10%, 7/1/28, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      8,055,000   

27,400,000

   New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.08%, 8/1/15, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      27,400,000   

10,490,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency, College Arms Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 5/1/48, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      10,490,000   

17,000,000

   New York State Liberty Development Corp. 3 World Trade Center, Series A-1, 0.15%, 12/1/50(b)      17,000,000   

5,000,000

   Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.03%, 1/1/32, (LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System)(b)      5,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        118,311,210   
     

 

 

 

North Carolina — 1.58%

  

15,000,000

   Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority Water Utility Improvements Revenue, 0.03%, 12/1/34, (LOC: Rabobank Cooperative)(b)      15,000,000   

1,300,000

   North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 7/1/19, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      1,300,000   

1,545,000

  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 10/1/33, (LOC: Wells

Fargo Bank)(b)

     1,545,000   

2,860,000

   North Carolina Medical Care Commission Lower Cape Fear Hospice Revenue, 0.07%, 11/1/27, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      2,860,000   
     

 

 

 
        20,705,000   
     

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.58%

  

4,935,000

   Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Health Educational Museum Revenue, 0.05%, 3/1/32, (LOC: PNC Bank N.A.)(b)      4,935,000   

2,700,000

   Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, John Carroll Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 11/15/31, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(b)      2,700,000   
     

 

 

 
        7,635,000   
     

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 7.41%

  

6,800,000

   Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 6/1/30, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      6,800,000   

22,375,000

   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2nd Series Public Improvements GO, 3.00%, 10/15/14      22,399,300   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  3,600,000

   Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Scott Paper Co. Project Revenue, Series B, 0.05%, 12/1/18, (Credit Support: Kimberly-Clark Corp.)(b)    $ 3,600,000   

32,020,000

   Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, United Parcel Service Project Revenue, 0.04%, 12/1/15(b)      32,019,997   

8,700,000

   Emmaus General Authority Revenue, Subseries D-24, 0.04%, 3/1/24, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      8,700,000   

8,200,000

   Jackson Township Industrial Development Authority Stoneridge Retirement Revenue, 0.05%, 10/15/42, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      8,200,000   

8,155,000

   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Owen J Roberts School District Refunding GO, Series 3405, 0.06%, 11/15/14, (Credit Support: State Aid Withholding)(a)(b)      8,155,000   

7,155,000

   Luzerne County Convention Center Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.05%, 9/1/28, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      7,155,000   
     

 

 

 
        97,029,297   
     

 

 

 

South Carolina — 0.73%

  

2,695,000

   Florence School District GO, 1.00%, 3/1/15, (Credit Support: South Carolina School District)      2,704,468   

1,200,000

   Horry County School District GO, Series A, 5.00%, 3/1/15, (Credit Support: South Carolina School District)      1,223,769   

3,450,000

   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Revenue, 0.14%, 5/1/29, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      3,450,000   

2,155,000

   South Carolina State University & College Improvements GO, Series A, 5.00%, 11/1/14, (Credit Support: State of South Carolina)      2,163,905   
     

 

 

 
        9,542,142   
     

 

 

 

South Dakota — 0.38%

  

5,000,000

   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series C, 0.03%, 5/1/39(b)      5,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Tennessee — 2.36%

  

7,910,000

   Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, Hedgerow Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series A-1, 0.05%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      7,910,000   

23,000,000

   Vanderbilt University TECP, 0.12%, 12/16/14(c)      23,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        30,910,000   
     

 

 

 

Texas — 11.63%

  

1,435,000

   Alvin Independent School District School Improvements GO, Series A, 2.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      1,444,840   

3,300,000

   Arlington Independent School District Refunding GO, 5.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      3,359,781   

2,275,000

   Birdville Independent School District Refunding GO, 3.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      2,299,060   

5,090,000

   Calhoun County Independent School District Refunding GO, 2.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      5,124,905   

4,330,000

   Conroe Independent School District Refunding GO, Series A, 3.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      4,375,845   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  7,870,000

   Dallas Performing Arts Cultural Facilities Corp. Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.05%, 9/1/41, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)(b)    $ 7,870,000   

7,050,000

   DeSoto Industrial Development Authority Caterpillar Refunding Revenue, 0.08%, 12/1/16(b)      7,050,000   

1,770,000

   Dripping Springs Independent School District School Improvements Refunding GO, 2.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      1,781,961   

2,655,000

   Falls City Independent School District School Improvements GO, 2.00%, 8/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      2,696,783   

5,470,000

   Fort Worth Independent School District School Improvements GO, 2.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      5,507,511   

1,000,000

   Frisco Independent School District School Improvments Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      1,042,287   

15,000,000

   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.03%, 12/1/24, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(b)(c)      15,000,000   

17,000,000

   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.14%, 12/3/14, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      17,000,000   

18,000,000

   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.14%, 4/6/15, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      18,000,000   

8,000,000

   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.14%, 4/6/15, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      8,000,000   

1,250,000

   Houston Independent School District Refunding GO, Series A, 3.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      1,263,298   

1,010,000

   Klein Independent School District School Improvements GO, 4.00%, 2/1/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      1,022,884   

4,000,000

   Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp. Exxon Mobil Project Refunding Revenue, 0.03%, 5/1/46(b)      4,000,000   

2,050,000

   Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp. Exxon Mobil Project Revenue, 0.04%, 11/1/38(b)      2,050,000   

595,000

   Manor Independent School District School Improvements GO, 4.00%, 8/1/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      613,969   

800,000

   Plano Independent School District Refunding GO, Series A, 4.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      811,520   

785,000

   Reagan County Independent School District School Improvements GO, 2.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      790,146   

750,000

   Rockwall Independent School District Refunding GO, 5.00%, 2/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      763,637   

4,455,000

   Splendora Higher Education Facilities Corp. Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 12/1/26, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      4,455,000   

500,000

   Spring Independent School District School Improvements Refunding GO, Series 2008A, 5.00%, 8/15/15, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      520,930   

20,000,000

   State of Texas Cash Flow Management GO, 1.50%, 8/31/15      20,249,577   

1,500,000

   State of Texas Public Finance Authority Refunding GO, 5.00%, 10/1/14      1,500,000   

5,700,000

   State of Texas Veterans Housing Assistance Fund GO, 0.04%, 12/1/38(c)      5,700,000   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$  7,965,000

   State of Texas Veterans Housing GO, Series B, 0.04%, 12/1/42(b)    $ 7,965,000   
     

 

 

 
        152,258,934   
     

 

 

 

Utah — 1.43%

  

350,000

   County of Sanpete Private Primary Schools Revenue, 0.14%, 8/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      350,000   

2,335,000

   Ogden City Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 4/1/25, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      2,335,000   

4,100,000

   Salt Lake County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.04%, 2/15/31, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      4,100,000   

11,970,000

   Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems Horse Butte Wind Project Revenue, 0.04%, 9/1/32, (LOC: Bank of Montreal)(b)      11,970,000   
     

 

 

 
        18,755,000   
     

 

 

 

Vermont — 0.26%

  

3,355,000

   Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Porter Nursing Home Project Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.04%, 10/1/30, (LOC: TD Bank N.A.)(b)      3,355,000   
     

 

 

 

Virginia — 0.75%

  

9,830,000

   Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority Old Dominion University Project, Refunding Revenue, 0.06%, 8/1/33, (LOC: Bank of America N.A.)(b)      9,830,000   
     

 

 

 

Washington — 2.97%

  

4,995,000

   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Snohomish County School District No. 15 GO, Series 3542Z, 0.06%, 12/1/14, (Credit Support: School Board GTY)(a)(b)      4,995,000   

1,100,000

   State of Washington Public Improvements GO, Series D, 5.00%, 1/1/15      1,113,400   

1,000,000

   State of Washington Public Improvements GO, Series D, 5.00%, 1/1/15, (Credit Support: Escrowed in U.S. Treasuries)      1,012,106   

4,155,000

   State of Washington Refunding GO, 5.00%, 1/1/15      4,205,704   

2,105,000

   State of Washington, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax GO, Series E, 5.00%, 1/1/15      2,130,441   

17,125,000

   Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Multicare Health System, Series D, 0.02%, 8/15/41, (LOC: Barclays Bank Plc)(b)      17,125,000   

3,985,000

   Washington State Housing Finance Commission Living Care Centers Project Revenue, 0.06%, 10/1/31, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank NA)(b)      3,985,000   

4,330,000

   Washington State Housing Finance Commission Retirement Facilities Revenue, Series A, 0.07%, 8/1/44, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank, San Francisco)(b)      4,330,000   
     

 

 

 
        38,896,651   
     

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 2.96%

  

6,720,000

   Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 0.14%, 6/1/28, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      6,720,000   

30,250,000

   Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Aurora Health Care Refunding Revenue, Series C, 0.03%, 7/15/28, (LOC: Bank of Montreal)(b)      30,250,000   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$ 1,730,000

  

Wisconsin Municipalities Private School Finance Commission Revenue, 0.04%, 3/1/23, (LOC: U.S.

Bank NA)(b)

   $ 1,730,000   
     

 

 

 
        38,700,000   
     

 

 

 

Wyoming — 0.95%

  

12,445,000

   County of Lincoln Exxon Project Pollution Control Revenue, Series D, 0.04%, 11/1/14(b)      12,445,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     1,300,316,936   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,300,316,936)

  

 

Shares

           

Investment Company — 1.15%

  

15,000,000

   Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax Free Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares      15,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     15,000,000   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $15,000,000)

  

Total Investments

(Cost $1,315,316,936)(d) — 100.47%

   $ 1,315,316,936   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.47)%

     (6,099,742
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 1,309,217,194   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Variable rate demand security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(c) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(d) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

GO - General Obligation

GTY - Guaranty

LOC - Letter of Credit

PSF-GTD - Permanent School Fund Guarantee

TECP - Tax Exempt Commercial Paper

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

     Prime     U.S. Government     Tax-Free  
     Money     Money     Money  
     Market Fund     Market Fund     Market Fund  

Assets:

      

Investments, at value (cost $11,113,333,358; $5,998,409,156; $1,315,316,936 respectively)

   $ 11,113,333,358   $ 5,998,409,156 **    $ 1,315,316,936   

Cash

     30,430,288        20,683,838        7,692,348   

Interest and dividends receivable

     11,305,801        1,872,578        1,224,071   

Receivable for investments sold

     146,200,000                 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     146,571        98,656        96,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     11,301,416,018        6,021,064,228        1,324,329,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

      

Distributions payable

     2,096        1,146          

Payable for investments purchased

     233,343,905        382,658,385        15,004,350   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

      

Investment advisory fees

     878,483        247,019        32,713   

Audit fees

     31,900        31,900        31,900   

Trustee fees

     4,394        2,189        530   

Distribution fees

     399,616                 

Shareholder reports

     326,460        70,506        13,825   

Shareholder servicing fees

     17,715                 

Transfer Agent fees

     12,717        5,448        4,722   

Other

     168,612        89,125        24,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     235,185,898        383,105,718        15,112,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 11,066,230,120      $ 5,637,958,510      $ 1,309,217,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

      

Capital

   $ 11,070,290,412      $ 5,637,942,117      $ 1,309,233,254   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,031     (270       

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     (4,059,261     16,663        (16,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 11,066,230,120      $ 5,637,958,510      $ 1,309,217,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

      

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 715,673,492      $ 1,173,146,595      $ 5,000   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     448,101,908        298,558,721        191,986,424   

RBC Investor Class

     2,199,570,981        671,741,664        129,466,416   

RBC Reserve Class

     5,908,611,825        2,140,330,002        597,870,958   

RBC Select Class

     1,794,271,914        1,354,181,528        389,888,396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,066,230,120      $ 5,637,958,510      $ 1,309,217,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     Prime      U.S. Government      Tax-Free  
     Money      Money      Money  
     Market Fund      Market Fund      Market Fund  

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

     715,518,488         1,173,123,880         5,000   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     448,061,259         298,554,822         192,058,180   

RBC Investor Class

     2,201,510,431         671,752,434         129,459,840   

RBC Reserve Class

     5,910,536,109         2,140,350,310         597,877,320   

RBC Select Class

     1,794,784,092         1,354,195,058         389,881,284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     11,070,410,379         5,637,976,504         1,309,281,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price per Share:

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* $ 1,045,000,000 of which are repurchase agreements. See Schedule of Portfolio Investments for details.
** $ 1,255,000,000 of which are repurchase agreements. See Schedule of Portfolio Investments for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Operations

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

     Prime
Money
  Market Fund  
    U.S. Government
Money

Market Fund
    Tax-Free
Money

 Market Fund 
 

Investment Income:

      

Interest income

   $ 22,618,678      $ 5,762,912      $ 1,196,211   

Dividend income

                   1,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     22,618,678        5,762,912        1,197,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory fees

     12,049,972        6,016,402        1,451,579   

Distribution fees-RBC Institutional Class 2

     813,257        754,065        460,056   

Distribution fees-RBC Investor Class

     24,594,203        7,118,413        1,460,823   

Distribution fees-RBC Reserve Class

     55,592,871        19,941,315        5,633,929   

Distribution fees-RBC Select Class

     15,396,440        10,919,405        2,979,941   

Shareholder services administration fees-RBC Institutional Class 1

     473,420        610,612          

Accounting fees

     602,499        300,820        72,579   

Audit fees

     35,818        35,818        35,818   

Custodian fees

     186,810        111,685        18,325   

Insurance fees

     82,907        43,640        12,550   

Legal fees

     234,730        111,001        29,593   

Registration and filing fees

     362,135        374,408        208,942   

Shareholder reports

     582,950        135,276        31,370   

Transfer agent fees- RBC Institutional Class 1

     49,379        7,979        3,549   

Transfer agent fees- RBC Institutional Class 2

     5,192        5,703        5,990   

Transfer agent fees- RBC Investor Class

     6,055        6,055        6,055   

Transfer agent fees- RBC Reserve Class

     5,968        5,968        6,055   

Transfer agent fees-RBC Select Class

     8,425        6,055        6,055   

Trustees’ fees

     334,639        167,813        40,347   

Other fees

     308,791        173,067        65,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee reductions

     111,726,461        46,845,500        12,528,602   

Expenses reduced by:

      

Advisor - Class Specific

            (2,340,415     (941,741

Shareholder Services

      

Administrator - Class Specific

     (25,145     (610,612       

Distributor - Class Specific

     (90,320,192     (38,733,198     (10,534,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     21,381,124        5,161,275        1,052,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     1,237,554        601,637        145,169   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions:

      

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     13,174        16,663        26,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,250,728      $ 618,300      $ 171,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     Prime
Money Market Fund
 
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,237,554      $ 2,266,709   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     13,174        123,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     1,250,728        2,389,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (126,773     (1,141,082

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (54,213     (62,144

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (246,155     (279,772

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (617,906     (599,004

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (192,507     (184,707
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (1,237,554     (2,266,709
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     17,971,896,479        31,396,170,483   

Distributions reinvested

     1,181,199        1,563,490   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (19,950,583,437     (30,669,843,616
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (1,977,505,759     727,890,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,977,492,585     728,013,486   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     13,043,722,705        12,315,709,219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 11,066,230,120      $ 13,043,722,705   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (1,031   $ (1,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     17,971,896,479        31,396,170,483   

Reinvested

     1,181,199        1,563,490   

Redeemed

     (19,950,583,437     (30,669,843,616
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (1,977,505,759     727,890,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

     U.S. Government  
     Money Market Fund  
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 601,637      $ 573,081   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     16,663        4,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     618,300        578,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (123,107     (90,204

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (50,656     (30,879

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (71,835     (84,601

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (223,585     (228,461

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (137,720     (138,936
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Investment Income

     (606,903     (573,081
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Realized Gains

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

            (2,751

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

            (1,055

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

            (3,109

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

            (8,200

RBC Select Class Shareholders

            (4,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Realized Gains

            (19,969
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     5,266,489,871        6,278,401,994   

Distributions reinvested

     588,816        574,246   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (5,754,230,322     (5,474,257,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (487,151,635     804,718,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (487,140,238     804,703,904   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     6,125,098,748        5,320,394,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 5,637,958,510      $ 6,125,098,748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

   $ (270   $ 3,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     5,266,489,871        6,278,401,994   

Reinvested

     588,816        574,246   

Redeemed

     (5,754,230,322     (5,474,257,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (487,151,635     804,718,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     Tax-Free  
     Money Market Fund  
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 145,169      $ 140,376   

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     26,146        (25,606
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     171,315        114,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

            (271

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (30,678     (22,636

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (14,608     (16,101

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (62,634     (65,605

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (37,249     (36,663
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Investment Income

     (145,169     (141,276
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     1,792,046,707        1,841,785,596   

Distributions reinvested

     145,194        141,008   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,845,621,176     (1,841,952,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (53,429,275     (26,010
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (53,403,129     (52,516

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     1,362,620,323        1,362,672,839   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,309,217,194      $ 1,362,620,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     1,792,046,707        1,841,785,596   

Reinvested

     145,194        141,008   

Redeemed

     (1,845,621,176     (1,841,952,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (53,429,275     (26,010
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Prime Money Market Fund      (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)   
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,      Net      Net Realized /      Total from      Net                
     Beginning      Investment      Unrealized Gain/(Loss)      Investment      Investment      Total      Net Asset Value,  
     of Year      Income      on Investments      Activities      Income      Distributions      End of Year  

RBC Institutional Class 1

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $ 1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

RBC Institutional Class 2

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $ 1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

RBC Investor Class

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $ 1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

RBC Reserve Class

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $ 1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

RBC Select Class

                    

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     $ 1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     1.00         (a)(b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         (b)         1.00   

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)      (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)   
            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total      Net Assets,      Ratio of Net Expenses      Ratio of Net Investment Income      Ratio of Expenses  
     Return(c)      End of Year (millions)      to Average Net Assets      to Average Net Assets      to Average Net Assets*  
RBC Institutional Class 1               

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     0.01%         $ 716         0.18%         0.01%         0.18%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     0.06%         1,760         0.17%         0.07%         0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     0.09%         1,746         0.17%         0.09%         0.17%(d)   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.13%         1,978         0.17%         0.14%         0.17%(d)   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     0.19%         4,051         0.17%         0.19%         0.17%(d)   
RBC Institutional Class 2               

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     0.01%         $  448         0.18%         0.01%         0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     0.01%         586         0.22%         0.01%         0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     0.01%         633         0.25%         0.01%         0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.04%         687         0.26%         0.04%         0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     0.09%         830         0.27%         0.07%         0.27%   
RBC Investor Class               

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     0.01%         $  2,200         0.18%         0.01%         1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     0.01%         2,658         0.22%         0.01%         1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     0.01%         2,816         0.26%         0.01%         1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.01%         3,199         0.30%         0.01%         1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     0.01%         3,995         0.35%         0.01%         1.13%   
RBC Reserve Class               

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     0.01%         $  5,909         0.18%         0.01%         1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     0.01%         6,213         0.22%         0.01%         1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     0.01%         5,453         0.26%         0.01%         1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.01%         5,032         0.29%         0.01%         1.01%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     0.01%         5,165         0.35%         0.01%         1.03%   
RBC Select Class               

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     0.01%         $  1,794         0.18%         0.01%         0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     0.01%         1,826         0.22%         0.01%         0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     0.01%         1,668         0.26%         0.01%         0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.01%         1,595         0.29%         0.01%         0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     0.01%         1,572         0.35%         0.01%         0.92%   

 

* During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(d) There were no waivers or reimbursements during the period.

See notes to financial statements.

 

   45


  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset Value,     Net     Net Realized/     Total from     Net              
    Beginning     Investment     Unrealized Gain/(Loss)     Investment     Investment     Total     Net Asset Value,  
    of Year     Income     on Investments     Activities     Income     Distributions     End of Year  

RBC Institutional Class 1

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $  1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Institutional Class 2

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $  1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Investor Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $  1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Reserve Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $  1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Select Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $  1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Total     Net Assets,     Ratio of Net Expenses     Ratio of Net Investment Income     Ratio of Expenses  
    Return(c)     End of Year (millions)     to Average Net Assets     to Average Net Assets     to Average Net Assets*  

RBC Institutional Class 1

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $  1,173        0.09%        0.01%        0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        1,231        0.13%        0.01%        0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        1,046        0.16%        0.01%        0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.05%        1,580        0.17%        0.05%        0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.11%        662        0.17%        0.11%        0.17%(d)   

RBC Institutional Class 2

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $  299        0.09%        0.01%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        497        0.12%        0.01%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        213        0.16%        0.01%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.01%        142        0.20%        0.01%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.02%        124        0.27%        0.02%        0.27%   

RBC Investor Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $  672        0.09%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        795        0.13%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        857        0.16%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.01%        981        0.21%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.01%        1,260        0.27%        0.01%        1.13%   

RBC Reserve Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $  2,140        0.09%        0.01%        1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        2,288        0.13%        0.01%        1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        1,896        0.16%        0.01%        1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.01%        1,748        0.21%        0.01%        1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.01%        1,752        0.27%        0.01%        1.03%   

RBC Select Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $  1,354        0.09%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        1,313        0.13%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        1,309        0.16%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.01%        1,262        0.21%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.01%        1,139        0.27%        0.01%        0.93%   

 

* During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(d) There were no waivers or reimbursements during the period.

See notes to financial statements.

 

   47


  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset Value,     Net     Net Realized/     Total from     Net     Net        
    Beginning     Investment     Unrealized Gain/(Loss)     Investment     Investment     Realized     Net Asset Value,  
    of Year     Income     on Investments     Activities     Income     Gains     End of Year  

RBC Institutional Class 1

             

Period Ended September 30, 2014(e)

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $ 1.00   

Period Ended October 28, 2012(f)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Institutional Class 2

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Investor Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Reserve Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

RBC Select Class

             

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $ 1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00   

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.
(e) For the period from July 28, 2014 to September 30, 2014.
(f) There were no RBC Institutional Class 1 shares outstanding during the period from October 29, 2012 to July 27, 2014.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Total     Net Assets,     Ratio of Net Expenses     Ratio of Net Investment Income     Ratio of Expenses  
      Return(c)       End of Year (millions)     to Average Net Assets     to Average Net Assets     to Average Net Assets*  

RBC Institutional Class 1

         

Period Ended September 30, 2014(e)

    0.00%(g)        $—(i)        0.09%(h)        0.00%(h)        71.03%(j)   

Period Ended October 28, 2012(f)

    0.00%(g)               0.18%(h)        0.01%(h)        0.19%(h)   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.02%        26        0.16%        0.02%        0.19%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.09%        37        0.18%        0.10%        0.19%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.25%        71        0.18%        0.22%        0.18%(d)   

RBC Institutional Class 2

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $192        0.07%        0.01%        0.29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        256        0.13%        0.01%        0.29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        202        0.17%        0.01%        0.29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.02%        214        0.26%        0.02%        0.29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.15%        282        0.28%        0.09%        0.28%   

RBC Investor Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $129        0.07%        0.01%        1.14%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        153        0.13%        0.01%        1.14%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        162        0.17%        0.01%        1.13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.02%        167        0.26%        0.01%        1.14%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.02%        210        0.42%        0.01%        1.15%   

RBC Reserve Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $598        0.07%        0.01%        1.04%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        607        0.13%        0.01%        1.04%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        600        0.17%        0.01%        1.04%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.02%        520        0.26%        0.01%        1.04%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.02%        612        0.40%        0.01%        1.04%   

RBC Select Class

         

Year Ended September 30, 2014

    0.01%        $390        0.07%        0.01%        0.94%   

Year Ended September 30, 2013

    0.01%        347        0.13%        0.01%        0.94%   

Year Ended September 30, 2012

    0.01%        373        0.17%        0.01%        0.94%   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    0.02%        300        0.26%        0.01%        0.93%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    0.02%        286        0.40%        0.01%        0.94%   

 

* During the year, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the year.
(d) There were no waivers or reimbursements during the period.
(e) For the period from July 28, 2014 to September 30, 2014.
(f) There were no RBC Institutional Class 1 shares outstanding during the period from October 29, 2012 to July 27, 2014.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) Annualized.
(i) Less than $1,000,000.
(j) Annual class specific transfer agent fees that were incurred upon the initial subscription into RBC Institutional Class 1 were not annualized. Had such expenses been annualized the expense ratio would have been 398.86%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

1. Organization

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 18 portfolios. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the following three investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- Prime Money Market Fund

- U.S. Government Money Market Fund

- Tax-Free Money Market Fund

The Funds offer five share classes: RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and RBC Select Class.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Fund management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

Each Fund has elected to use the amortized cost method to value its securities (other than other investment companies) pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) believes approximates fair market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. If amortized cost no longer approximates fair value due to credit or other impairments of an issuer, the Fund will determine the fair value of its securities by using pricing and valuation procedures approved by the Board. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has delegated to the Funds’ Pricing Committee (“Pricing Committee”) the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities and other assets. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, investment management, trading, risk management, compliance and legal. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee reports to the

 

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Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

In accordance with Rule 2a-7, the fair values of the securities held in the Funds are determined at least once per week using evaluated prices supplied by third-party pricing vendors approved by the Board. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-sized trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. These security values are then compared to the securities’ amortized cost. If a security price is not available from a pricing service or broker-dealer, or Fund management determines that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value for purposes of this comparison, the security’s fair value will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

·  Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

·  Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment speeds, etc.

·  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Funds

   Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Prime Money Market

   $       $ 11,113,333,358(b)(c)         $—       $ 11,113,333,358   

U.S. Government Money Market

             5,998,409,156(b)(c)                 5,998,409,156   

Tax-Free Money Market

     15,000,000(a)         1,300,316,936(b)(c)                 1,315,316,936   

 

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(a) Level 1 investments consist of Investment Companies.

(b) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by security type is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

(c) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by state classification or political subdivision is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the security is bought or sold (“trade date”). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the costs of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium and discount using the effective yield method.

When Issued Transactions:

The Funds may engage in when-issued transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain sufficient liquidity so that cash will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are valued daily beginning on the trade date and begin earning interest on the settlement date. As of September 30, 2014, the Funds held no when-issued securities.

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Advisor has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Funds plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

Securities pledged by the dealers as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Funds have procedures to monitor additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the market value of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default.

Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) permit each Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. 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 MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, each Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by each Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, each Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect each Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Details of the counterparties and collateral for repurchase agreements are shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or investment advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated

 

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daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on the proportion of relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g. distribution in excess of net investment income), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, reclassifications for permanent differences were as follows:

 

     Increase      Increase      Decrease  
     Undistributed      Accumulated      Accumulated  
     Net Investment Income      Realized Gains      Paid-in-Capital  

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     $1,277         $(1,277)         $     —   

Tax Free Money Market Fund

     $     —         $      270         $(270)   

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held in the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements; and third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and MBIA).

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with RBC GAM (US) under which RBC GAM (US) manages the Funds’ assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The Agreement requires the Funds to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the advisory contracts, RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Annual Rate  

Prime Money Market Fund

     0.10%   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     0.10%   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     0.10%   

 

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RBC Institutional Class 1 of the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund pays the Advisor an annual shareholder services administration fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to RBC Institutional Class 1 shares of a Fund that is used to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. This shareholder services administration fee is not paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses under an Expense Limitation Agreement in order to maintain the net annual fund operating expenses at 0.20% for RBC Institutional Class 1 of the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no fees waived under this agreement.

RBC GAM (US) serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement, RBC GAM (US) does not receive an administration services fee. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Funds based on the Funds’ average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the advisor, either co-administrator or distributor) an annual retainer of $35,000 ($41,500 effective October 1, 2014). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund engaged in security purchase and sale transactions with other RBC Funds or investment advisory clients managed by RBC GAM (US). These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) and amounted to $19,800,000 and $17,595,000 for Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, $19,975,000 and $81,945,000 for U.S. Government Money Market Fund, respectively, and $116,095,000 and $19,800,000 for Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

 

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4. Fund Distribution

The Prime Money Market, U. S. Government Money Market and Tax-Free Money Market Funds have adopted a Shareholder Account and Distribution Services (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and the RBC Select Class, in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor or others, including RBC Capital Markets, LLC, monthly for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of each share class covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for each class:

 

     RBC Institutional Class 2      RBC Investor Class      RBC Reserve Class      RBC Select Class  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.15%         1.00%         0.90%         0.80%   

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of the applicable class. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a Service Fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Pursuant to a Shareholder Account and Distribution Services Agreement between the Distributor and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, the Distributor has agreed to compensate RBC Capital Markets for certain shareholder account servicing support provided to the Funds. RBC Capital Markets has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to maintain the net annual fund operating expenses for each class listed below for each Fund to the following amounts:

 

Fund                                                             

   Operating Expense Limit  

Prime Money Market Fund

  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%   

RBC Investor Class

     1.05%   

RBC Reserve Class

     0.90%   

RBC Select Class

     0.80%   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%   

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%   

RBC Reserve Class

     0.85%   

RBC Select Class

     0.77%   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%   

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%   

RBC Reserve Class

     0.85%   

RBC Select Class

     0.70%   

This Expense Limitation Agreement is in place until January 31, 2016. Each Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by RBC Capital Markets, any expenses in excess of the Expense Limitation and repay RBC Capital Markets such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the Expense Limitation. At September 30, 2014, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are $11,715,874, $6,845,906 and $2,245,674 for the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

RBC Capital Markets and/or the Adviser may voluntarily waive and/or reimburse additional fund operating expenses at any time, such as to maintain a minimum yield in a fund. Any such voluntary program may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2014, the following distribution fees were waived:

 

Fund                                                             

   Distribution Fees Waived  

Prime Money Market Fund

  

    RBC Institutional Class 2

     $      519,878   

    RBC Investor Class

     23,245,763   

    RBC Reserve Class

     52,207,409   

    RBC Select Class

     14,347,142   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  

    RBC Institutional Class 2

     $      754,065   

    RBC Investor Class

     7,118,413   

    RBC Reserve Class

     19,941,315   

    RBC Select Class

     10,919,405   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

  

    RBC Institutional Class 2

     $      460,056   

    RBC Investor Class

     1,460,823   

    RBC Reserve Class

     5,633,929   

    RBC Select Class

     2,979,941   

For the year ended September 30, 2014, shareholder servicing fees were voluntarily waived for the RBC Institutional Class 1 in the amount of $25,145, $610,612 and $0 for the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively and the Advisor voluntarily waived fees or reimbursed expenses totaling $2,340,415 for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which represented $476,515, $199,198, $278,128, $855,519 and $531,055 for RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and RBC Select Class, respectively and $941,741 for the Tax-Free Money Market Fund which represented $3,551, $200,333, $97,841, $399,459 and $240,557 for RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and RBC Select Class, respectively.

 

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5. Capital Share Transactions

The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed correspond to the net proceeds from sale of shares, reinvestments of dividends and cost of shares redeemed, respectively, since shares are redeemed at $1.00 per share.

Transactions for the year were as follows:

 

     Prime     U.S. Government  
     Money Market Fund     Money Market Fund  
     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year  
     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 12,650,090,214      $ 24,254,555,718      $ 1,467,650,462      $ 1,644,488,077   

Distributions reinvested

     70,358        437,904        104,988        74,159   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (13,694,762,112     (24,240,354,230     (1,525,784,158     (1,459,469,928
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ (1,044,601,540   $ 14,639,392      $ (58,028,708   $ 185,092,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 674,136,753      $ 659,464,581      $ 977,774,010      $ 1,502,436,908   

Distributions reinvested

     54,179        62,150        50,658        31,931   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (811,907,284     (706,349,708     (1,176,690,100     (1,217,837,635
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ (137,716,352   $ (46,822,977   $ (198,865,432   $ 284,631,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 996,493,420      $ 1,389,341,947      $ 452,272,374      $ 457,439,447   

Distributions reinvested

     246,166        279,770        71,844        87,709   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,455,344,868     (1,547,772,657     (575,738,715     (519,303,576
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

   $ (458,605,282   $ (158,150,940   $ (123,394,497   $ (61,776,420
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 2,063,865,998      $ 2,983,974,804      $ 1,068,391,963      $ 1,488,004,532   

Distributions reinvested

     617,965        598,969        223,600        236,657   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,368,930,778     (2,224,710,045     (1,216,454,661     (1,095,725,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Reserve Class

   $ (304,446,815   $ 759,863,728      $ (147,839,098   $ 392,515,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 1,587,310,094      $ 2,108,833,433      $ 1,300,401,062      $ 1,186,033,030   

Distributions reinvested

     192,531        184,697        137,726        143,790   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,619,638,395     (1,950,656,976     (1,259,562,688     (1,181,920,569

Change in RBC Select Class

   $ (32,135,770   $ 158,361,154      $ 40,976,100      $ 4,256,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (1,977,505,759   $ 727,890,357      $ (487,151,635   $ 804,718,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Tax-Free  
     Money Market Fund  
     For the Year     For the Year  
     Ended     Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2014     2013  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 5,000      $   

Cost of shares redeemed

            (25,823,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 5,000      $ (25,823,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 720,535,621      $ 585,687,501   

Distributions reinvested

     30,690        22,634   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (784,694,782     (531,531,589
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ (64,128,471   $ 54,178,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 202,928,722      $ 204,252,145   

Distributions reinvested

     14,612        16,102   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (226,023,506     (213,890,697
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

   $ (23,080,172   $ (9,622,450
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 437,756,662      $ 551,729,666   

Distributions reinvested

     62,636        65,607   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (447,064,830     (544,177,120
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Reserve Class

   $ (9,245,532   $ 7,618,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 430,820,702      $ 500,116,284   

Distributions reinvested

     37,256        36,665   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (387,838,058     (526,529,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Select Class

   $ 43,019,900      $ (26,376,755
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (53,429,275   $ (26,010
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

6. Federal Income Taxes

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From                       
     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long Term
Capital Gains
     Net
Short Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Tax Exempt
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Prime Money Market Fund

     $1,247,495         $ —         $—         $1,247,495         $—         $1,247,495   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     606,716         362                 607,078                 607,078   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     1,000                         1,000         144,169         145,169   

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From                       
     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long Term
Capital Gains
     Net
Short Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Tax Exempt
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Prime Money Market Fund

     $2,331,054         $—         $—         $2,331,054         $—         $2,331,054   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     592,994                         592,994                 592,994   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     2,554                         2,554         138,722         141,276   

*Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Short-Term
Capital Gains
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Distributions
Payable
    Accumulated
Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
    Deferred
Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/(Losses)
 

Prime Money Market Fund

     $ 1,065         $—         $—         $(2,096     $(4,059,261     $—         $—         $(4,060,292

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     17,539                         (1,146)                               16,393   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

                                    (16,060)                        (16,060)   

As of September 30, 2014, the following Funds had net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforward
       Expires  

Prime Money Market Fund

   $ 4,059,261           2017   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     10,264           2019   

Capital loss carryforwards utilized in the current year were $13,174 and $26,416 for the Prime Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

As of September 30, 2014, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $5,796 available to offset future realized capital gains in accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. This capital loss carryforward is not subject to expiration and must first be utilized to offset future realized gains of the same character and must be utilized prior to the utilization of the loss carryforwards subject to expiration that are described above.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Funds did not have any deferred qualified late-year capital losses for the year ending September 30, 2014.

7. Line of Credit

The Tax-Free Money Market Fund is the sole participant in an uncommitted, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), the Fund’s custodian, to be used to fund shareholder redemption requests and for other short-term temporary or emergency general business purposes. The line of credit has a scheduled termination date of February 14, 2015. Interest is charged on borrowings under this line of credit at the Bank’s prime lending rate –  12% per annum. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2014. During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund borrowed $25,000,000 at a weighted average rate of 2.75% for a period of one day and incurred interest expense of $1,910.

8. Regulatory Matters

On July 23, 2014, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules that govern money market mutual funds. In part, the amendments will require structural changes to most types of money market funds to one extent or another; however, the SEC provided for an extended 2-year transition period to comply with such structural requirements. At this time, management is evaluating the reforms adopted and the manner for implementing these reforms over time and its impact on the financial statements.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events of the Funds and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Prime Money Market Fund, U.S Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund (collectively the “Funds”), three of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2014, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios of RBC Funds Trust referred to above, as of September 30, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 26, 2014

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund declared tax-exempt distributions of $144,169.

The Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as U.S. Government Income as follows:

 

Prime Money Market Fund

     1.09

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     44.82

U.S. Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. 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.

The Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as Qualified Interest Income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

Prime Money Market Fund

     80.53

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     100.00

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     67.80

The Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as Qualified Short-Term Gain as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     100.00

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 above, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia; Franklin Street Partners

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (64)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (65)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting) (1985 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA (1987 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation); Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

 

 

William B. Taylor (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); previously Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1982 to 2003)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: William Henry Insurance, LLC; Balance Innovations LLC; Kansas City Symphony

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC

Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present) Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Christina M. Moore (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Assistant Secretary since March 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (March 2012 to December 2012); Compliance Manager, Minnesota Life Insurance Company (2006 to 2012)

 

 

Lee Thoresen (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since March 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.
(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.
(5) Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

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

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.

 

 

Actual Expenses and Performance

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

                          Annualized  
     Beginning      Ending      Expenses Paid      Expense Ratio  
     Account Value      Account Value      During Period*      During Period  
     4/1/14      9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14  

Prime Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00         $1,000.10         $0.85         0.17%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.85         0.17%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.85         0.17%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.85         0.17%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.85         0.17%   

U.S. Government

           

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.45         0.09%   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,000.00         1,000.00         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.40         0.08%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.35         0.07%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.35         0.07%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,000.10         0.35         0.07%   

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

                          Annualized  
     Beginning      Ending      Expenses Paid      Expense Ratio  
     Account Value      Account Value      During Period*      During Period  
     4/1/14      9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14      4/1/14-9/30/14  

Prime Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00         $1,024.22         $0.86         0.17%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,024.22         0.86         0.17%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,024.22         0.86         0.17%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,024.22         0.86         0.17%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,024.22         0.86         0.17%   

U.S. Government

           

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,000.00         1,024.62         0.46         0.09%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,024.62         0.46         0.09%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,024.62         0.46         0.09%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,024.62         0.46         0.09%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,024.62         0.46         0.09%   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,000.00         1,000.00         0.45         0.09%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00         1,024.67         0.41         0.08%   

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00         1,024.72         0.36         0.07%   

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00         1,024.72         0.36         0.07%   

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00         1,024.72         0.36         0.07%   

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

In September 2014, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”) with the Advisor for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds, and the Funds’ performance and expenses. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year as well as information presented at both a special meeting held to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held specifically to consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, including information as to each Fund’s performance.

The Trustees reviewed the Funds’ performance data and noted that, although the low interest rate environment had made it difficult for money market funds in general, the Funds are performing competitively. The Trustees also noted that the Funds generally are more conservative than competitors in their approach to liquidity and preservation of capital. The Trustees were satisfied with the quality and capabilities of the money market fund portfolio management and analyst team and with the overall investment performance of the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds. The Trustees considered comparative data from Lipper most relevant for institutional classes of the Funds, and supplemental data from Crane Data most relevant for retail classes of the Funds, as it included information on other cash sweep options available to brokerage clients. The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Funds, including the Advisor’s role as co-administrator of the Funds and the fees paid by the Funds for such services. The Trustees also considered the voluntary and contractual agreements by the Advisor and its affiliates to subsidize fund expenses at competitive levels through expense limitation agreements and viewed such commitments favorably.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were reasonable and fair in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interests of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreements as well as the expense limitation arrangements for the Funds. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2014.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor for the RBC Funds.

RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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          RBC Funds   
               

About Your

Annual Report

         

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

   

         

 

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

    

         

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

     

         

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

    

         

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

    

         

 

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

 

     

           

Table of

Contents

            
          Letter from the Chief Investment Officer      1   
          Portfolio Managers      3   
          Performance Summary      6   
          Management Discussion and Analysis   
          - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund      8   
          - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund      10   
          - RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund      12   
          - RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund      14   
          - RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund      16   
          Schedule of Portfolio Investments      18   
          Financial Statements   
          - Statements of Assets and Liabilities      61   
          - Statements of Operations      63   
          - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      64   
          Financial Highlights      69   
          Notes to Financial Statements      79   
          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      106   
          Other Federal Income Tax Information      107   
          Management      108   
          Share Class Information      111   
          Supplemental Information      112   
         

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

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LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

       
              

 

It has been another largely positive year for risk assets, albeit interspersed with usual episodes of volatility, and the RBC BlueBay Funds produced positive absolute returns over the year ending September 30, 2014. Our ongoing commitment to preserving investor capital meant that in times of market adversity we adopted a more cautious strategy across the RBC BlueBay Funds. As such we focused on defensively-oriented sectors such as telecommunications and utilities, which are more able to withstand exogenous shocks and are less sensitive to fluctuations in the macroeconomic environment. While bond markets overall have been strong, the likelihood of rising rates in the US led us to be cautious on duration – particularly during the first half of 2014. Consequently, we looked to preserve capital through an underweight duration stance within some of the RBC BlueBay Funds over the year. Duration measures the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates.

 

The end of 2013 was dominated by events in the US as the threat of a technical default was postponed until early 2014, while the debt ceiling was temporarily raised. However, this had a limited impact on the performance of risk assets and the market had an initially positive reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) announcement of the tapering of its asset purchase program during December.

 

Nevertheless, the start of the new year saw increased volatility and the performance of risk assets was hampered by a number of issues. These included concerns over Fed tapering, disappointing data in the US and China and fears surrounding events in emerging markets such as market volatility in Turkey, macro instability in Argentina and political instability in Ukraine. However, there was increasing evidence that the US data was weather related, while emerging markets recovered as investors reacted more positively to monetary and fiscal adjustments in the Fragile Five. Geopolitical newsflow was dominated by the escalating events in Ukraine, with Russia annexing the Crimean region, although risks assets appeared relatively well insulated.

 

The Fed continued with its tapering program over the summer months on the back of strong data releases. The US consumer appeared to be remarkably resilient as unemployment continued to fall and lower mortgage rates and oil prices buoyed spending. Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s continued dovish tone helped calm worries over potential inflationary pressures, and she repeated her commitment to a sustained period of low rates following the completion of the quantitative easing program. However, Europe told a different story and the tepid recovery sparked expectations of a boost to growth by European Central Bank (ECB) president, Mario Draghi. This was announced at the June meeting and the package of measures aimed at stimulating the economy and averting deflation included cutting interest rates and reducing the ECB deposit rate to below zero. In addition, a new targeted longer-term refinancing operation package was announced and ECB president Mario Draghi left the door open for full quantitative-easing-style purchases at a later date. In China, the economy continued to strengthen in response to the stimulus measures introduced earlier in the year and showed the highest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reading all year in June. The People’s Bank of China acted to boost liquidity when required and the third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growth announcement reassured investors that China is on course to meet its 7.2% target for the year.

 

       

 

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LETTER FROM THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

        
        

 

However, the resurgence of geopolitical risks and the weakness of the core continental European economies began to cause concern. With the US program of quantitative easing to end in October, and no firm date for the launch of a European asset purchase program, the possibility of a liquidity vacuum was especially detrimental for equity market performance. Emerging markets were also weighed down by US dollar strength, which led to broad-based FX weakness, both in G10 and emerging market currencies.

 

Looking ahead, we maintain our view that growth in the US will continue to show positive signs over the near term. The US is a large and relatively closed economy driven by strong internal demand. Recent upward growth revisions underline that the US economy has the ability to expand when other regions are experiencing significant uncertainty, most notably in Europe. Downward inflationary pressures, driven by weaker commodity prices and a strong US dollar, provide a logical context for the Federal Open Market Committee members to keep rates lower for longer. Therefore we have a somewhat more constructive view on the overall rates outlook in the US.

 

Within emerging markets we believe differentiation is becoming increasingly apparent and periods of volatility will provide opportunities to take advantage of mispricings. Countries most likely to benefit from the current economic backdrop are those with exposure to US growth, commodity importers, and those with more orthodox central banks and well anchored inflation expectations. In our view a more benign US rates outlook should prove supportive for fixed income spread products generally.

 

As we move towards the end of 2014, we continue to maintain our focus on strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns with an underlying emphasis on capital preservation. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC BlueBay Funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

David Dowsett and Raphael Robelin,

Co-Chief Investment Officers

BlueBay Asset Management LLP

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

 

The RBC BlueBay Mutual Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC, an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

    

        

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

       
           

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (“BlueBay”) serves as an investment sub-advisor to each of the RBC BlueBay Funds and BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC (“BlueBay US”) serves as an investment sub-advisor (effective November 27, 2013) for the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund and the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. The sub-advisors are responsible for the overall management of the Funds’ portfolios. The individuals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios are set forth below.

 

 

       

David Dowsett

 

Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Head of Emerging Market

 

Debt

 

David Dowsett is Co-Chief Investment Officer of BlueBay and Co-Head of the Emerging Market Debt team at the firm and is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund. David joined BlueBay in April 2002. Previously he spent seven years at Deutsche Asset Management (formerly Morgan Grenfell Asset Management) where he was a Board Director with responsibility for emerging markets and a member of the Investment Policy Committee for all fixed income. David has a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Economics from Durham University.

 

         

 

Nick Shearn

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Nick Shearn is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund. Nick joined BlueBay in June 2011 from The Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was Head of Local Markets Rates Trading for the CEEMEA region. Prior to this he spent ten years at Deutsche Bank in Johannesburg (1998-2002) and London (2002-2008) trading local markets products. Before trading emerging markets products, Nick focused on the Eurobond markets and was Head of Liquid Credit Trading at JP Morgan before joining DKB International as Head of Trading in 1995. He has a BSc Econ (Hons) from Queen Mary College, London University.

 

         

 

Polina Kurdyavko

 

Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Polina Kurdyavko is Head of the Emerging Market Corporate Debt team at BlueBay and the lead portfolio manager for the BlueBay long only and alternative emerging market corporate bond portfolios, including the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund. Polina joined BlueBay in July 2005 from UBS where she worked as a Credit Analyst in EMEA corporate research. Her role involved secondary coverage of CEEMEA issuers and research support for primary issuance of select corporates. Prior to this, Polina was with Alliance Capital where she started as an emerging markets equity analyst and then moved on to pioneer emerging markets quantitative research at Alliance. Polina holds an MSc (Hons) in Finance from the People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow and is a CFA charterholder.

 

 

         
       

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

        
          

 

Adam Borneleit

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Adam Borneleit is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund. Adam joined BlueBay in June 2008 from Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) where he worked from 2000. He was part of the Emerging Markets Portfolio Management team with a focus on corporate bonds. Prior to that, he was a Credit Analyst in SunAmerica’s high-yield bond group, a Manager at PriceWaterhouse Moscow’s corporate finance group in Russia, and an Analyst in Prudential’s private-placement group. Adam holds bachelor’s degrees in both economics and French from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences, and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

 

          

 

Anthony Robertson

 

Partner, Head of Global Leveraged Finance Group

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Anthony Robertson is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund. Anthony joined BlueBay in August 2004 from Putnam Investments (formerly New Flag Asset Management) where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for European high yield portfolios. Prior to Putnam, Anthony held similar roles at Standard Asset Management, London & Capital Asset Management, and the West Merchant Bank (West LB). Anthony received his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Natal.

 

          

 

Peter Higgins

 

Partner, Global Head of Leveraged Finance Long Only Strategies

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Peter Higgins is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund. Peter joined BlueBay in January 2008 as a Portfolio Manager with the High Yield team. Previously, he was Director of proprietary trading at Deutsche Bank within the Principal Strategies Group. Peter also spent four years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Desk Analyst in high yield trading. Prior to this, he was at Credit Suisse in high yield capital markets after beginning his career as an investment banker with Prudential Securities. Peter holds a BA from Columbia University.

 

          

 

Michael Reed

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Michael Reed is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund. Michael joined BlueBay in October 2007 from Pendragon, where, as a Partner, he ran the company’s convertible arbitrage strategies. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, responsible for international convertible bond trading between 1994 and 2002. Michael joined the Japanese Warrant Arbitrage desk at Salomon in 1989 and spent two years trading Japanese Warrant Arbitrage in Tokyo. Michael holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Southampton University.

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

       
           

 

Mark Dowding

 

Partner, Co-Head Investment Grade

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Mark Dowding Co-Heads the investment grade team at BlueBay, is a member of the asset allocation committee and is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. Mark joined BlueBay in August 2010 from Deutsche Asset Management, where he was Head of Fixed Income in Europe. Prior to this, Mark was Head of Fixed Income in Europe for Invesco, where he managed a range of global fixed income portfolios for retail and institutional clients. Mark started his career as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Morgan Grenfell in 1993 and holds a BA Hons in Economics from the University of Warwick.

 

       

 

Raphael Robelin

 

Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Head of Investment Grade

 

Debt

 

Raphael Robelin is Co-Chief Investment Officer of BlueBay, Co-Head of Investment Grade Debt at the firm and is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. He joined BlueBay in August 2003 from Invesco where he was Portfolio Manager for Investment Grade Funds. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager with BNP Group and Saudi International Bank. Raphael holds a degree in Engineering (IT) and Applied Mathematics from EFREI as well as a Masters in Management and International Finance from La Sorbonne, Paris.

 

         

 

Geraud Charpin

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Geraud Charpin is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. Geraud has been working in credit markets since 1994 and joined BlueBay in August 2008 from UBS where he was Head of European Credit Strategy. Prior to that, he was a credit strategist with BNP Paribas and a credit analyst with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Natwest Markets. Geraud holds a degree in Engineering from ICPI Lyon, France as well as a Master of Finance from ESSEC International Management School, Paris.

 

         

 

Andrzej Skiba

 

Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Andrzej Skiba is responsible for BlueBay’s U.S.-based analyst and execution team and is a portfolio manager for the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. Andrzej joined BlueBay in February 2005 from Goldman Sachs where he worked as a Credit Analyst covering European investment grade Telecom, Media and Utility sectors. He spent his first four years at BlueBay as a credit analyst covering the TMT, Utilities and Retail sectors for the Investment Grade team. In 2009, he moved into a Portfolio Manager position, focusing on benchmarked portfolios. Andrzej has a BSc (Honors) in Management and International Business Economics from UMIST and is a CFA Charterholder.

 

 

         

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2014

 

    

  1 Year  

  Since
Inception(a)
    Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
    Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

        

Class A

        

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

   N/A     (1.89)%       

- At Net Asset Value

   N/A     2.51%         1.25%(3)        53.32%(3)   

Class I

        

- At Net Asset Value

   2.32%     3.02%         1.00%            1.05%       

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/50% JPMorgan
GBI-EM Broad Diversified Index(b)

   5.21%     4.83%        

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

        

Class A

        

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

   N/A     1.78%        

- At Net Asset Value

   N/A     6.27%         1.40%(3)        53.53%(3)   

Class I

        

- At Net Asset Value

   8.02%     6.55%         1.15%            1.78%       

JPMorgan CEMBI Diversified(b)

   9.07%     7.98%        

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

        

Class A

        

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

   N/A     (0.04)%       

- At Net Asset Value

   N/A     4.38%         1.20%(3)        25.84%(3)   

Class I

        

- At Net Asset Value

   7.36%     9.16%         0.95%            1.30%       

BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield
Constrained Index USD hedged(b)

   7.64%     11.42%        

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

        

Class I

        

- At Net Asset Value

   5.75%     10.05%         1.00%            1.60%       

Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index(b)

   5.77%     9.65%        

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

        

Class A

        

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

   N/A     (1.79)%       

- At Net Asset Value

   N/A     2.61%         1.20%(3)        1.35%(3)   

Class C

        

- At Net Asset Value

   N/A     (1.16)%        1.95%(3)        1.96%(3)   

Class I

        

- At Net Asset Value

   4.12%     3.51%         0.95%            0.98%       

3-Month USD London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Index(b)

   0.24%     0.26%        

 

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Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes below.

(1) The Funds’ expenses reflect actual expenses from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 for Class A shares, from June 24, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 for Class C shares and the most recent year end (September 30, 2014) for all funds for Class I shares.

(2) The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of the Fund to the levels listed under net expense ratio until January 31, 2016.

(3) Annualized.

(a) The inception date (commencement of operations) for Class A shares is November 27, 2013 and November 30, 2011 for Class I shares for each Fund except Absolute Return Fund, which is June 24, 2014 for Class C shares and November 30, 2012 for Class I shares . The total returns for Class A and C shares are not annualized.

(b) Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (“EMBI”) Global Diversified tracks total returns for US Dollar denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments.

JPMorgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (“GBI-EM”) Global Diversified Index (Unhedged) is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure.

The J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index (“CEMBI”) Diversified limits the weights of those index countries with larger corporate debt stocks by only including a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding. The CEMBI Diversified results in well-distributed, more balanced weightings for countries included in the index. The countries covered in the CEMBI Diversified are identical to those covered by the CEMBI.

The BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Constrained Index tracks the performance of below investment grade bonds of corporate issuers domiciled in countries having an investment grade foreign currency long term debt rating.

The Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index measures the performance of the liquid global convertible market. This index was formerly known as the UBS Global Focus Convertible Index.

The 3-Month USD London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Index is the average interest rate estimated by leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks.

 

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           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
            

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective             

 

Invests predominantly in fixed income securities issued by emerging market countries or issuers based in such countries. The Fund seeks to generate excess returns via superior country and issue selection through an in-depth country and security selections process focusing on value in external credit spreads, local currencies and local interest rates. Particular emphasis is given to avoiding deteriorating credits and one-off currency devaluations.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had an annualized total return of 2.32% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 5.21% for the Fund’s primary benchmark consisting of 50% JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified and 50% JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Broad Diversified Index.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

            

 

•   The Fund’s broadly underweight EMFX stance towards the end of the year was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark.

 

•   An overweight exposure to Central and Eastern European assets, particularly Hungarian hard currency sovereign credit, also made a positive contribution to the Fund’s relative return.

 

•   A broadly overweight exposure to Mexican hard currency assets also made a positive contribution.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns

          

 

•   The Fund’s underweight duration stance for the bulk of the year detracted from its performance relative to the benchmark.

 

•   Asset allocation, specifically a preference for local currency debt relative to hard currency debt, for the majority of the year also detracted from relative returns.

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

                 

 

Current income and capital appreciation.

 

  

         

Investment

Objective

 

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/50% JPMorgan GBI-EM Broad Diversified Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/17

 

 

 

 

5.05

 

 

 

Bulgaria Government International Bond, 2.95%, 9/3/24

 

 

 

 

1.94

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/21

    3.85  

Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 1/18/24

    1.74        

Colombian TES, 10.00%, 7/24/24

    3.04  

Croatia Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/26/24

    1.71        

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.75%, 11/22/23

    2.41  

Morocco Government International Bond, 3.50%, 6/19/24

    1.53        

Croatia Government International Bond, 3.88%, 5/30/22

    1.99  

Colombian TES, 7.00%, 9/11/19

    1.45        

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 18.

 

  

         
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.             
       
       

 

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           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
            

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective             

 

Invests predominantly in fixed income securities issued by companies and financial institutions based in emerging markets. The Fund seeks to generate excess returns via superior country, sector and security selection based upon high-quality, proprietary research. The portfolio duration is controlled within a narrow band relative to the benchmark.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had an annualized total return of 8.02% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 9.07% for the JP Morgan Corporate Emerging Market Bond Index (CEMBI) Diversified, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That Made Positive Contributions             

 

•   A zero position in Ukraine and security selection in India both contributed positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark.

 

•   An overweight in the utilities and infrastructure sectors also positively impacted the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns           

 

•   Factors that negatively impacted the Fund’s relative performance included security selection within the real estate sector and an overweight in the oil and gas industry.

 

•   An overweight in Latin America and an underweight in Europe also detracted from the Fund’s relative returns.

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

                 

 

Current income and capital appreciation.

 

  

         

Investment

Objective

 

JPMorgan CEMBI Diversified Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

         

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

DP World Ltd., 6.85%, 7/2/37

 

 

 

 

2.72

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.13%, 6/26/42

 

 

 

 

1.42

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.88%, 6/21/23

    2.02  

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, 6.13%, 11/10/21

    1.41        

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.13%, 3/11/23

    1.85  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.25%, 3/17/24

    1.30        

Hutchison Whampoa International 12 Ltd., 6.00%, 5/7/17

    1.80  

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III, 6.33%, 9/30/27

    1.29        

MCE Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/21

    1.70  

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas, 6.75%, 9/30/22

    1.23        

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 29.

 

  

         
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.             
       
       

 

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           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
            

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective             

 

Invests predominantly in fixed income securities issued by sub-investment grade companies globally with at least 50% in U.S.-domiciled entities. The Fund seeks to generate excess returns via superior sector and security selection based upon high-quality, proprietary research. Portfolio duration is controlled with a narrow band relative to the benchmark.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had an annualized total return of 7.36% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 7.64% for the BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Constrained Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That Made Positive Contributions             

 

•   Overweight exposure to the defensive sectors of telecommunications, healthcare and media made a positive contribution to the Fund’s performance as compared to the benchmark index.

 

•   The Fund’s exposure to North America and Europe was also a positive factor.

 

•   Within foreign currencies, robust performance was generated by sterling and euro-denominated bonds.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns           

 

•   Overweight exposure to the consumer cyclical sector detracted from the Fund’s relative returns.

 

•   An overweight stance in the utility sector was also a negative factor.

 

•   Currency hedging also had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

                 

 

Current income and capital appreciation.

 

  

         

Investment

Objective

 

BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Constrained Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

         

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. Term Loan B, 3.25%, 2/7/21

 

 

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.63%, 12/15/22

 

 

 

 

1.37

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 5/1/23

    1.65  

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/22

    1.37        

LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23

    1.54  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.63%, 3/1/24

    1.36        

Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/1/22

    1.51  

Digicel Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/20

    1.34        

Geo Group, Inc. (The), 5.13%, 4/1/23

    1.45  

Epicor Software Corp., 8.63%, 5/1/19

    1.28        

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 36.

 

  

         
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.             
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
            

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective             

 

Invests predominantly in convertible securities on a global basis. The Fund seeks to generate excess returns via superior credit and issue selection based on high-quality, proprietary research. Portfolio equity, credit and duration exposure is controlled within bands relative to the benchmark.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had an annualized total return of 5.75%. That compares to a total return of 5.77% for the Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That Contributed To Fund Returns             

 

•   The Fund’s exposure to the electronics, banking and finance, and steels and metals sectors was the largest positive contributor to the Fund’s performance.

 

•   Positioning in Asia (excluding Japan), North America and Europe also contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns           

 

•   The Fund’s biggest detractor from returns by sector was the oil and gas exposure.

 

•   Positioning in Japan detracted from Fund returns while all other regions contributed positively.

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

 

                 

 

Current income and capital appreciation.

 

  

         

Investment

Objective

 

Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Yahoo!, Inc., 0.11%, 12/1/18

 

 

 

 

2.28

 

 

 

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, 1.75%, 5/31/18

 

 

 

 

1.54

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

SanDisk Corp., 0.50%, 10/15/20

    2.26  

Priceline Group, Inc. (The), 0.90%, 9/15/21

    1.50        

Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 1/30/21

    2.16  

China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd., 0.50%, 5/30/18

    1.45        

DP World Ltd., 1.75%, 6/19/24

    2.01  

Billion Express Investments Ltd., 0.75%, 10/18/15

    1.45        

Unibail-Rodamco SE, 0.00%, 7/1/21

    1.79            

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 8/15/21

    1.66            
 

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 43.

 

  

       
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.             
       
       
       
       

 

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           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
            

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

Investment Objective             

 

Invests predominantly in a portfolio of fixed income securities and/or investments that provide exposure to fixed income securities that are investment grade (medium and high quality), and are considered by the Fund to have the potential to achieve a positive total return.

 

Performance             

 

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Fund had an annualized total return of 4.12% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 0.24% for the 3-month USD LIBOR index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

            

 

•   Overweight credit beta (market risk) in both corporate and sovereign debt contributed positively to the Fund’s relative returns.

 

•   Exposure to the periphery during the final quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 also made a positive contribution to the Fund’s performance.

 

•   Long exposure to sovereign markets generally contributed favorably to the Fund’s performance.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns           

 

•   Short duration positioning was the key drag on performance, particularly during 2014.

 

•   At an issuer level, exposure to Banco Espirito Santo created some losses during a portion of the year, despite generating positive performance earlier in the year.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

       
 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

                 

 

Current income and capital appreciation.

 

  

         

Investment

Objective

 

3-Month USD London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Index

 

  

         

 

Benchmark

     

 

LOGO  

 

  

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

 

Romanian Government International Bond, 4.63%, 9/18/20

 

 

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 5.65%, 2/15/24

 

 

 

 

1.36

 

         

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/14)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Spain Government Bond, 3.80%, 4/30/24

    1.67  

Hungary Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/11/19

    1.23        

Slovenia Government Bond, 5.13%, 3/30/26

    1.55  

BNP Paribas Fortis SA, 4.63%, 10/29/49

    1.15        

Iceland Government International Bond, 5.88%, 5/11/22

    1.48  

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 3.88%, 02/15/30

    1.13        

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.75%, 6/11/18

    1.44  

Origin Energy Finance Ltd., 4.00%, 09/16/74

    1.01        
 

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 50.

 

  

         
     
LOGO             

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Since Inception

(11/30/12)

 
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from November 30, 2012 to September 30, 2014 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.             
       
       
       
       
       

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Corporate Bonds — 10.79%

  

Brazil — 1.85%

  

$        655,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.38%, 5/20/23    $ 616,355   

1,407,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.88%, 3/17/20      1,425,728   

1,904,000

   Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.75%, 1/27/41      1,958,937   
     

 

 

 
        4,001,020   
     

 

 

 

Ecuador — 1.18%

  

2,600,000

   EP PetroEcuador Via Noble Sovereign Funding I Ltd., 5.86%, 9/24/19(a)      2,554,500   

Hungary — 0.28%

  

600,000

   Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 4.00%, 1/30/20      594,300   

Indonesia — 1.15%

  

595,000

   Pertamina Persero PT, 4.30%, 5/20/23      564,380   

440,000

   Pertamina Persero PT, 4.88%, 5/3/22      440,440   

450,000

   Pertamina Persero PT, 6.00%, 5/3/42      427,950   

1,030,000

   Pertamina Persero PT, 6.45%, 5/30/44      1,047,819   
     

 

 

 
        2,480,589   
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 3.49%

  

912,000

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 1/24/22      963,915   

3,575,000

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 1/18/24      3,755,613   

910,000

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 1/21/21      999,422   

1,782,000

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44      1,821,204   
     

 

 

 
        7,540,154   
     

 

 

 

Morocco — 0.10%

  

200,000

   OCP SA, 5.63%, 4/25/24      208,250   

Venezuela — 2.74%

  

1,605,000

   Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 6.00%, 5/16/24      836,205   

5,740,916

   Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 6.00%, 11/15/26      2,961,739   

3,098,365

   Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 9.00%, 11/17/21      2,130,436   
     

 

 

 
        5,928,380   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     23,307,193   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $24,978,040)

     

Foreign Government Bonds — 71.64%

  

Bahrain — 0.31%

  

675,000

   Bahrain Government International Bond, 6.00%, 9/19/44      679,451   

Brazil — 12.06%

  

27,990,000(b)

   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/17      10,907,677   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  
  22,692,000(b   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/21    $ 8,325,863   
  500,000(b   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/23      184,689   
  2,525,000(b   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/25      917,308   
$             2,415,000      Brazilian Government International Bond, 2.63%, 1/5/23      2,193,210   
  2,235,000      Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.25%, 1/7/25      2,212,650   
  1,390,000      Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/27/45      1,306,600   
    

 

 

 
       26,047,997   
    

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria — 1.94%

  

  3,315,000(c   Bulgaria Government International Bond, 2.95%, 9/3/24      4,192,267   

 

Chile — 0.83%

  

  995,000,000(b   Chile Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/1/22      1,787,413   

 

Colombia — 6.98%

  

  5,028,300,000(b   Colombian TES, 5.00%, 11/21/18      2,410,622   
  4,979,300,000(b   Colombian TES, 6.00%, 4/28/28      2,178,541   
  6,117,100,000(b   Colombian TES, 7.00%, 9/11/19      3,134,760   
  1,556,000,000(b   Colombian TES, 8.00%, 10/28/15      793,334   
  10,920,300,000(b   Colombian TES, 10.00%, 7/24/24      6,561,913   
    

 

 

 
       15,079,170   
    

 

 

 

 

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 4.95%

  

  3,400,000(c   Croatia Government International Bond, 3.88%, 5/30/22      4,308,559   
  1,471,000      Croatia Government International Bond, 5.50%, 4/4/23      1,515,836   
  3,474,000      Croatia Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/26/24      3,698,030   
  1,070,000      Croatia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 11/5/19      1,178,343   
    

 

 

 
       10,700,768   
    

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic — 1.20%

  

  1,070,000      Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.88%, 4/18/24      1,091,400   
  1,214,000      Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.60%, 1/28/24      1,315,976   
  176,000      Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.45%, 4/30/44      189,200   
    

 

 

 
       2,596,576   
    

 

 

 

 

Ghana — 0.29%

  

  630,000      Republic of Ghana, 8.13%, 1/18/26      631,575   

 

Guatemala — 0.20%

  

  335,000      Guatemala Government Bond, 8.13%, 10/6/34      435,173   

 

Hungary — 6.41%

  

  87,760,000(b   Hungary Government Bond, 6.00%, 11/24/23      395,928   
  3,060,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 4.00%, 3/25/19      3,121,200   
  2,820,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 5.38%, 3/25/24      2,978,625   
  4,788,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 5.75%, 11/22/23      5,200,965   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  
  $        1,680,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 7.63%, 3/29/41    $ 2,152,500   
    

 

 

 
       13,849,218   
    

 

 

 

 

Indonesia — 2.79%

  

  715,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.38%, 4/15/23      662,305   
  610,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/15/24      671,865   
  1,410,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 11.63%, 3/4/19      1,876,812   
  242,000,000(b   Indonesia Treasury Bond, 6.13%, 5/15/28      15,876   
  5,594,000,000(b   Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.38%, 3/15/24      459,214   
  8,400,000,000(b   Indonesia Treasury Bond Credit Linked Note, 7.00%, 5/17/22      641,116   
  20,855,000,000(b   Indonesia Treasury Bond Credit Linked Note, 8.38%, 3/19/24      1,700,406   
    

 

 

 
       6,027,594   
    

 

 

 

 

Kenya — 0.62%

  

  1,273,000      Kenya Government International Bond, 6.88%, 6/24/24      1,341,487   

 

Malaysia — 2.81%

  

  3,970,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.26%, 3/1/18      1,197,296   
  7,422,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.39%, 3/15/17      2,258,726   
  3,760,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.42%, 8/15/22      1,108,956   
  560,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.49%, 3/31/20      168,389   
  260,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.58%, 9/28/18      79,131   
  823,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.84%, 4/15/33      235,022   
  1,010,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.89%, 3/15/27      300,857   
  60,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 4.05%, 9/30/21      18,532   
  2,210,000(b   Malaysia Government Bond, 4.38%, 11/29/19      694,438   
    

 

 

 
       6,061,347   
    

 

 

 

 

Mexico — 4.30%

  

  3,230,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/10/21      250,292   
  18,610,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 7.50%, 6/3/27      1,508,548   
  9,070,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 7.75%, 11/13/42      735,313   
  7,000,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 8.00%, 12/7/23      588,974   
  15,740,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 8.50%, 5/31/29      1,376,248   
  3,060,000(b   Mexican Bonos, 10.00%, 11/20/36      306,036   
  1,060,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 3.50%, 1/21/21      1,079,080   
  406,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 4.00%, 10/2/23      418,708   
  2,282,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, 3/8/44      2,264,885   
  778,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, 3/8/44      770,220   
    

 

 

 
       9,298,304   
    

 

 

 

 

Morocco — 1.53%

  

  2,585,000(c)      Morocco Government International Bond, 3.50%, 6/19/24      3,313,347   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

Mozambique — 1.36%

  

  $        2,930,000      EMATUM Via Mozambique EMATUM Finance 2020 BV, 6.31%, 9/11/20    $ 2,937,325   

 

Nigeria — 0.66%

  

  72,078,000(b   Nigeria Government Bond, 15.10%, 4/27/17      470,317   
  56,100,000(b   Nigeria Government Bond, 16.00%, 6/29/19      392,331   
  77,401,000(b   Nigeria Government Bond, 16.39%, 1/27/22      563,986   
    

 

 

 
       1,426,634   
    

 

 

 

 

Pakistan — 0.96%

  

  675,000      Pakistan Government International Bond, 6.88%, 6/1/17      683,438   
  565,000      Pakistan Government International Bond, 7.25%, 4/15/19      565,000   
  830,000      Pakistan Government International Bond, 8.25%, 4/15/24      830,000   
    

 

 

 
       2,078,438   
    

 

 

 

 

Panama — 1.79%

  

  2,140,000      Panama Government International Bond, 4.00%, 9/22/24      2,137,860   
  800,000      Panama Government International Bond, 5.20%, 1/30/20      881,200   
  695,000      Panama Government International Bond, 6.70%, 1/26/36      850,333   
    

 

 

 
       3,869,393   
    

 

 

 

 

Paraguay — 1.02%

  

  765,000      Republic of Paraguay, 4.63%, 1/25/23      770,737   
  1,350,000      Republic of Paraguay, 6.10%, 8/11/44      1,424,250   
    

 

 

 
       2,194,987   
    

 

 

 

 

Philippines — 0.10%

  

  10,000,000(b   Philippine Government International Bond, 3.90%, 11/26/22      219,486   

 

Poland — 1.84%

  

  722,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 3.25%, 7/25/25      222,200   
  2,736,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 4.00%, 10/25/23      892,769   
  1,480,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 4.75%, 10/25/16      471,676   
  890,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 5.25%, 10/25/17      293,673   
  440,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 5.50%, 4/25/15      135,494   
  5,422,000(b   Poland Government Bond, 5.75%, 10/25/21      1,950,855   
    

 

 

 
       3,966,667   
    

 

 

 

 

Romania — 1.27%

  

  3,480,000(b   Romania Government Bond, 5.90%, 7/26/17      1,072,380   
  620,000(b   Romania Government Bond, 5.95%, 6/11/21      197,756   
  1,450,000      Romanian Government International Bond, 4.38%, 8/22/23      1,482,988   
    

 

 

 
       2,753,124   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

Russia — 2.78%

  

  76,600,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 6.20%, 1/31/18    $ 1,770,436   
  20,342,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 6.40%, 5/27/20      451,248   
  36,330,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 6.70%, 5/15/19      832,391   
  31,966,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.00%, 8/16/23      701,108   
  6,905,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.05%, 1/19/28      145,660   
  10,780,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.35%, 1/20/16      268,009   
  23,009,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.40%, 4/19/17      558,362   
  45,464,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.50%, 3/15/18      1,091,691   
  7,502,000(b   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 8.15%, 2/3/27      174,803   
    

 

 

 
       5,993,708   
    

 

 

 

 

Serbia — 0.79%

  

    $      1,629,000      Republic of Serbia, 5.88%, 12/3/18      1,698,233   

 

Slovenia — 1.49%

  

  1,430,000      Slovenia Government International Bond, 5.25%, 2/18/24      1,522,950   
  1,555,000      Slovenia Government International Bond, 5.50%, 10/26/22      1,689,119   
    

 

 

 
       3,212,069   
    

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 3.61%

  

  15,950,339(b   South Africa Government Bond, 6.75%, 3/31/21      1,332,090   
  5,190,000(b   South Africa Government Bond, 7.00%, 2/28/31      389,148   
  2,810,000(b   South Africa Government Bond, 8.00%, 12/21/18      253,317   
  27,418,650(b   South Africa Government Bond, 10.50%, 12/21/26      2,824,097   
  894(b   South Africa Government Bond, 13.50%, 9/15/15      84   
  894(b   South Africa Government Bond, 13.50%, 9/15/16      88   
  335,000      South Africa Government International Bond, 4.67%, 1/17/24      338,749   
  2,420,000      South Africa Government International Bond, 5.88%, 9/16/25      2,663,840   
    

 

 

 
       7,801,413   
    

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka — 1.46%

  

  1,885,000      Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 5.88%, 7/25/22      1,942,117   
  1,145,000      Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 6.25%, 7/27/21      1,209,739   
    

 

 

 
       3,151,856   
    

 

 

 

 

Thailand — 2.79%

  

  12,100,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 1.20%, 7/14/21(d)      389,915   
  57,950,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 3.13%, 12/11/15      1,806,509   
  61,918,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 3.45%, 3/8/19      1,944,211   
  35,561,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 3.63%, 6/16/23      1,112,835   
  18,910,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 3.65%, 12/17/21      597,680   
  5,495,000(b   Thailand Government Bond, 3.88%, 6/13/19      176,345   
    

 

 

 
       6,027,495   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Turkey — 1.32%

  

684,748(b)

   Turkey Government Bond, 8.50%, 9/14/22    $ 279,127   

1,950,000(c)

   Turkey Government International Bond, 4.13%, 4/11/23      2,579,991   
     

 

 

 
        2,859,118   
     

 

 

 

Venezuela — 0.30%

  

$         890,000

   Venezuela Government International Bond, 6.00%, 12/9/20      556,250   

134,500

   Venezuela Government International Bond, 8.25%, 10/13/24      87,761   
     

 

 

 
        644,011   
     

 

 

 

Zambia — 0.88%

  

1,660,000

   Zambia Government International Bond, 8.50%, 4/14/24      1,892,400   
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     154,768,044   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $161,978,407)

     

Shares

           

Investment Company — 10.01%

  

21,621,836

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      21,621,836   

Total Investment Company

     21,621,836   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $21,621,836)

     

Total Investments

   $ 199,697,073   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $208,578,283)(e) — 92.44%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 7.56%

     16,326,810   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 216,023,883   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014.
(b) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(c) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(d) Inflation protected security. Principal amount reflects original security face amount.
(e) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
BRL     3,669,488      USD     1,506,977      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          $ (8,943)     
BRL     2,938,500      USD     1,250,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (50,385)     
BRL     2,920,000      USD     1,250,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (57,937)     
BRL     2,990,720      USD     1,280,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (59,067)     
BRL     2,608,605      USD     1,130,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (65,061)     
BRL     2,874,320      USD     1,240,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (66,586)     
BRL     2,602,390      USD     1,130,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            (67,599)     
USD     3,828,929      BRL     8,799,261      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            236,713     
USD     3,511,872      BRL     8,063,257      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            220,123     
USD     832,819      BRL     1,886,085      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            62,842     
USD     814,674      BRL     1,855,420      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14            57,216     
EUR     27,000      USD     34,683      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            (575)     
EUR     205,000      USD     261,281      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            (2,316)     
EUR     221,000      USD     284,795      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            (5,619)     
EUR     1,181,000      USD     1,531,292      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            (39,402)     
USD     10,052,384      EUR     7,663,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            372,154     
USD     2,931,142      EUR     2,263,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            72,423     
USD     1,128,069      EUR     859,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            42,943     
USD     1,776,614      EUR     1,378,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            35,865     
USD     789,691      EUR     600,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            31,745     
USD     601,106      EUR     465,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14            13,698     
CLP     348,677,325      USD     583,932      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (2,585)     
COP     1,197,995,000      USD     590,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            74     
HUF     162,635,103      USD     659,483      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            1,118     
HUF     130,072,371      USD     527,586      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            750     
HUF     87,610,493      USD     355,242      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            620     
HUF     167,222,200      USD     680,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (767)     
HUF     332,639,093      USD     1,367,278      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (16,144)     
IDR     4,795,830,000      USD     390,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (1,052)     
ILS     64,809      USD     17,771      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (171)     
INR     21,131,306      USD     340,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (746)     
INR     704,521,333      USD     11,460,756      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (149,958)     
MXN     23,985,255      USD     1,817,111      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (35,212)     
MXN     24,787,287      USD     1,878,095      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (36,612)     
MXN     47,580,495      USD     3,611,478      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (76,654)     
MYR     1,850,770      USD     573,047      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (10,589)     
MYR     2,289,078      USD     709,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (13,338)     
PEN     3,170,941      USD     1,103,588      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (12,794)     
PHP     8,358,920      USD     188,476      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (2,702)     
PLN     2,272,413      USD     684,910      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            294     
PLN     55,726      USD     16,853      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (49)     
PLN     223,872      USD     67,729      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (224)     
PLN     2,055,300      USD     620,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (263)     
PLN     223,894      USD     67,775      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (264)     
PLN     12,040,035      USD     3,631,252      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (805)     
PLN     8,598,314      USD     2,652,929      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (60,268)     

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
THB     12,017,600        USD     370,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14          $ 68     
TRY     3,243,705        USD     1,410,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            2,905     
TRY     1,605,730        USD     700,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (570)     
TRY     3,021,648        USD     1,360,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (43,819)     
USD     3,315,884        COP     6,583,355,217      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            73,243     
USD     3,172,354        COP     6,297,122,382      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            70,697     
USD     3,143,589        COP     6,240,966,578      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            69,592     
USD     1,818,222        ZAR     19,990,216      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            55,719     
USD     1,738,693        ZAR     19,099,024      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            54,766     
USD     1,653,256        ZAR     18,172,923      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            50,981     
USD     867,962        RUB     33,557,563      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            25,912     
USD     2,093,397        SGD     2,644,379      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            20,537     
USD     2,040,979        SGD     2,578,164      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            20,023     
USD     1,230,000        PLN     4,015,704      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            19,139     
USD     1,861,145        SGD     2,350,559      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            18,603     
USD     1,030,000        PLN     3,364,546      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            15,484     
USD     1,030,000        PLN     3,365,937      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            15,065     
USD     660,000        TRY     1,487,178      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            12,210     
USD     704,839        PLN     2,297,452      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            12,085     
USD     324,718        TRY     722,449      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            10,031     
USD     1,684,496        THB     54,386,473      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            9,726     
USD     300,268        RON     1,027,005      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            6,872     
USD     620,000        MXN     8,272,040      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            5,458     
USD     232,623        IDR     2,812,413,677      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            4,533     
USD     423,567        HUF     103,369,432      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            3,695     
USD     622,538        MXN     8,330,123      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            3,681     
USD     1,180,000        COP     2,390,208,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            2,700     
USD     1,230,000        PLN     4,077,388      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            540     
USD     680,000        INR     42,330,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            409     
USD     190,000        IDR     2,339,090,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            297     
USD     350,000        TRY     803,449      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            31     
USD     180,000        THB     5,849,388      Citibank, N.A.     10/30/14            (125)     
USD     1,493,544        BRL     3,669,488      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14            9,526     
USD     1,245,000        BRL     3,077,018      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14            590     
USD     1,210,811        BRL     2,993,730      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14            84     
USD     1,245,000        BRL     3,079,508      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14            (417)     
CNY     13,282,728        USD     2,148,266      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (25)     
CNY     13,282,728        USD     2,148,370      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (129)     
CNY     13,282,713        USD     2,148,437      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (199)     
CNY     2,471,440        USD     400,000      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (289)     
CNY     13,282,717        USD     2,148,785      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (546)     
CNY     13,282,728        USD     2,149,483      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (1,242)     
CNY     13,282,725        USD     2,149,621      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (1,381)     
CNY     13,282,714        USD     2,149,654      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (1,416)     
CNY     13,282,728        USD     2,149,831      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (1,590)     
CNY     38,485,825        USD     6,230,000      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            (5,615)     
USD     3,080,000        CNY     19,006,680      Citibank, N.A.     1/14/15            6,014     

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Currency Purchased     Currency Sold    

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD     3,080,000            CNY        19,017,460      Citibank, N.A.   1/14/15   $ 4,270   
USD     3,004,850            CNY        18,560,958      Citibank, N.A.   1/14/15     2,951   
USD     3,004,851            CNY        18,561,566      Citibank, N.A.   1/14/15     2,854   
USD     340,299            CNY        2,102,708      Citibank, N.A.   1/14/15     224   
USD     790,000            CNY        4,884,412      Citibank, N.A.   1/14/15     35   
           

 

 

 
Total             $ 858,078   
           

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2014:

Fixed
Rate

  

Floating Rate                            

  

                         Counterparty            

   Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

8.72%

   BRL-CDI    Deutsche Bank AG        1/2/17          BRL          5,227(a)        $ (346,467)  

11.95%

   BRL-CDI    Citibank, N.A.        1/2/17          BRL          4,255(b)          13,683  

11.50%

   BRL-CDI    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.        1/4/21          BRL          4,337(a)          (142,476)  

4.11%

   CLP-ICP-CAMARA    BNP Paribas SA        1/21/16          CLP          2,155,900(b)          (43,003)  

3.54%

   HUF-BUBOR-Reuters    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.        3/17/16          HUF          630,000(b)          (96,854)  

7.46%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    Citibank, N.A.        7/15/15          INR          152,740(a)          (20,967)  

7.96%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    Citibank, N.A.        7/16/16          INR          1,091,200(a)          (60,424)  

7.97%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    Deutsche Bank AG        7/16/16          INR          272,700(a)          (14,832)  

7.01%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    Citibank, N.A.        6/17/18          INR          285,000(a)          (144,911)  

8.41%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    Deutsche Bank AG        9/9/18          INR          520,810(a)          148,655  

8.62%

   INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.        4/3/19          INR          452,080(a)          195,058  

4.64%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citibank, N.A.        2/9/15          MXN          44,660(b)          (16,512)  

4.53%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Deutsche Bank AG        3/23/15          MXN          25,100(b)          (11,446)  

4.43%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Deutsche Bank AG        3/18/16          MXN          50,160(b)          (35,229)  

5.27%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citibank, N.A.        5/5/23          MXN          12,360(a)          (63,371)  

5.27%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Deutsche Bank AG        5/5/23          MXN          11,950(a)          (61,262)  

6.93%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citibank, N.A.        1/23/24          MXN          9,482(b)          (34,144)  

4.10%

   MYR-KLIBOR-BNM    Deutsche Bank AG        4/8/19          MYR          4,000(a)          8,187  
                         

 

 

 

Total

                          $ (726,315)  
                         

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Total return swaps as of September 30, 2014:

Fixed
Rate

  

Reference Entity                

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value

11.50%

   Indonesia Treasury Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.        9/15/19        IDR 793,000(a)        $ 74,270  

12.80%

   Indonesia Treasury Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.        6/15/21        IDR 725,000(a)          75,680  

7.00%

   Indonesia Treasury Bond    Deutsche Bank AG        5/15/27        IDR      4,680,000(a)          342,757  

9.00%

   Indonesia Treasury Bond    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.        3/15/29        IDR  19,230,090(a)          1,596,387  

9.50%

   Indonesia Treasury Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.        7/15/31        IDR     1,161,000(a)          102,401  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $2,637,021)

               $ 2,191,495  
                    

 

 

 

 

(a) The Counterparty pays the fixed rate on these swaps.
(b) The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

BRL - Brazilian Real

BRL-CDI - Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate

CLP - Chilean Peso

CLP-ICP-CAMARA - Indice Camara Promedia Rate for Chilean Pesos

CNY - Chinese Yuan

COP - Colombian Peso

EUR - Euro

HUF - Hungarian Forint

HUF-BUBOR Reuters - Budapest Interbank Offered Rate for Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli New Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND - Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate - Overnight Index Swap

MXN - Mexican Peso

MXN-TIIE-Banxico - Mexican Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

MYR-KLIBOR-BNM - Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate of Bank Negara Malaysia for Malaysian Ringgit

PEN - Peruvian Neuevo Sol

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Polish Zloty

RON - Romanian Leu

RUB - Russian Ruble

SGD - Singapore Dollar

THB - Thai Baht

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Foreign Government Bonds

     71.92

Energy

     10.42

Materials

     0.09

Other*

     17.57
  

 

 

 
                 100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Corporate Bonds — 90.60%

  

Argentina — 0.19%

  

$    42,000

   YPF SA, 8.75%, 4/4/24    $ 42,840   

Barbados — 0.93%

  

200,000

   Columbus International, Inc., 7.38%, 3/30/21      210,000   

Brazil — 9.14%

  

200,000

   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, 5.75%, 10/27/21      202,600   

200,000

   Cosan Overseas Ltd., 8.25%, 11/29/49      201,000   

200,000

   Klabin Finance SA, 5.25%, 7/16/24      195,810   

200,000

   Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.50%, 5/4/20      211,500   

300,000

   Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.13%, 6/26/42      321,300   

200,000

   Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd., 7.00%, 6/17/24(a)      195,600   

200,000

   OI SA, 5.75%, 2/10/22      186,760   

75,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.63%, 5/20/43      66,432   

280,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.25%, 3/17/24      293,954   

50,000

   Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.75%, 1/27/41      51,443   

148,000

   Telemar Norte Leste SA, 5.50%, 10/23/20      144,145   
     

 

 

 
        2,070,544   
     

 

 

 

Bulgaria — 0.55%

  

100,000(b)

   Vivacom, 6.63%, 11/15/18      125,043   

Chile — 2.92%

  

200,000

   Cencosud SA, 4.88%, 1/20/23      198,060   

200,000

   Colbun SA, 4.50%, 7/10/24      197,500   

250,000

   Guanay Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 12/15/20      265,625   
     

 

 

 
        661,185   
     

 

 

 

China — 8.05%

  

200,000

   Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., 4.50%, 10/3/24(a)      198,300   

200,000

   China Overseas Finance Cayman VI Ltd., 6.45%, 6/11/34      204,445   

200,000

   China Resources Power East Foundation Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 5/9/16(a)      208,000   

200,000

   CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/9/23      185,988   

200,000

   ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 6.00%, 5/13/21      221,318   

200,000

   Greenland Global Investment Ltd., 5.88%, 7/3/24      195,409   

200,000

   KWG Property Holding Ltd., 8.25%, 8/5/19      194,260   

200,000

   Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 1/29/24      212,306   

200,000

   Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd., 4.88%, 11/21/18      203,415   
     

 

 

 
        1,823,441   
     

 

 

 

Colombia — 7.14%

  

87,000

   Bancolombia SA, 5.13%, 9/11/22      87,226   

98,000

   Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 5/28/45      99,195   

300,000

   Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, 6.13%, 11/10/21      319,500   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

126,000,000(c)

   Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota, 7.00%, 1/17/23    $ 58,413   

386,000,000(c)

   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 7.63%, 9/10/24      189,619   

164,000,000(c)

   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.38%, 2/1/21      85,475   

  $            200,000 

   Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.38%, 1/26/19      204,500   

150,000 

   Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.63%, 1/19/25      144,570   

200,000 

   Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 7.25%, 12/12/21      217,940   

200,000 

   Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, 5.70%, 3/20/22      211,240   
     

 

 

 
        1,617,678   
     

 

 

 

Guatemala — 0.94%

  

200,000 

   Comcel Trust, 6.88%, 2/6/24      213,000   

Hong Kong — 2.68%

  

200,000 

   Goodman HK Finance, 4.38%, 6/19/24      199,356   

380,000 

   Hutchison Whampoa International 12 Ltd., 6.00%, 5/7/17(a)      408,500   
     

 

 

 
        607,856   
     

 

 

 

India — 6.55%

  

400,000 

   Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.13%, 3/11/23      420,087   

200,000 

   GCX Ltd., 7.00%, 8/1/19      204,500   

200,000 

   Greenko Dutch BV, 8.00%, 8/1/19      195,760   

200,000 

   ICICI Bank Ltd., 5.75%, 11/16/20      221,794   

200,000 

   Oil India Ltd., 5.38%, 4/17/24      211,519   

200,000 

   Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18      229,876   
     

 

 

 
        1,483,536   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia — 1.83%

  

200,000 

   Listrindo Capital BV, 6.95%, 2/21/19      211,500   

200,000 

   Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT, 5.13%, 5/16/24      202,000   
     

 

 

 
        413,500   
     

 

 

 

Israel — 3.70%

  

200,000 

   Altice Financing SA, 7.88%, 12/15/19      213,250   

100,000(b)

   Altice SA, 7.25%, 5/15/22      130,654   

35,714 

   Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd., 5.41%, 12/30/25(d)      36,114   

400,000 

   Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.88%, 6/21/23      458,000   
     

 

 

 
        838,018   
     

 

 

 

Jamaica — 0.88%

  

200,000 

   Digicel Group Ltd., 7.13%, 4/1/22      199,500   

Macau — 1.70%

  

400,000 

   MCE Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/21      384,520   

Mexico — 10.29%

  

200,000(b)

   America Movil SAB de CV, 5.13%, 9/6/73(a)      272,189   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

2,060,000(c)

   America Movil SAB de CV, 6.45%, 12/5/22    $ 148,566   

2,000,000(c)

   America Movil SAB de CV, 7.13%, 12/9/24      147,738   

$       200,000 

   Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple
Grupo Financiero Santand, 5.95%, 1/30/24(a)
     211,000   

250,000 

   BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas, 6.75%, 9/30/22      278,125   

240,000 

   Cemex Finance LLC, 9.38%, 10/12/22      270,600   

200,000(b)

   Cemex SAB de CV, 4.75%, 1/11/22      252,308   

100,000 

   Controladora Mabe SA de CV, 7.88%, 10/28/19      113,700   

200,000 

   Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV, 6.38%, 3/30/38      209,000   

200,000 

   Mexico Generadora de Energia S de rl, 5.50%, 12/6/32      201,000   

100,000 

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44      102,200   

670,000(c)

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.19%, 9/12/24      49,742   

600,000(c)

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.65%, 11/24/21      47,055   

225,000 

   Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV, 9.75%, 2/3/22(e)      28,125   
     

 

 

 
        2,331,348   
     

 

 

 

Morocco — 0.92%

  

200,000 

   OCP SA, 5.63%, 4/25/24      208,250   

Panama — 0.97%

  

200,000 

   Sable International Finance Ltd., 8.75%, 2/1/20      219,000   

Paraguay — 0.92%

  

200,000 

   Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA, 6.75%, 12/13/22      207,600   

Peru — 3.87%

  

240,000 

   Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama, 6.13%, 4/24/27(a)      256,200   

200,000 

   Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama, 6.88%, 9/16/26(a)      222,980   

200,000 

   Consorcio Transmantaro SA, 4.38%, 5/7/23      193,500   

200,000 

   Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 5.25%, 7/15/29(a)      203,500   
     

 

 

 
        876,180   
     

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.83%

  

200,000 

   FPC Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 6/28/19      214,000   

200,000 

   SM Investments Corp., 4.25%, 10/17/19      200,500   
     

 

 

 
        414,500   
     

 

 

 

Poland — 1.03%

  

200,000 

   Eileme 2 AB, 11.63%, 1/31/20      232,750   

Qatar — 1.29%

  

250,000 

   Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III, 6.33%, 9/30/27      292,500   

Russia — 4.99%

  

200,000 

   Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA, 6.00%, 11/27/23      189,000   

200,000 

   Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 4.95%, 7/19/22      186,500   

200,000 

   Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 4.95%, 2/6/28      177,238   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    200,000 

   Lukoil International Finance BV, 4.56%, 4/24/23    $ 179,580   

200,000 

   Polyus Gold International Ltd., 5.63%, 4/29/20      192,500   

200,000 

   Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC, 7.75%, 2/2/21      205,500   
     

 

 

 
        1,130,318   
     

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia — 0.87%

  

200,000 

   Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 2, 5.06%, 4/8/43      197,260   

Singapore — 2.69%

  

200,000 

   Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 3.15%, 3/11/23(a)      201,840   

200,000 

   Puma International Financing SA, 6.75%, 2/1/21      206,000   

200,000 

   United Overseas Bank Ltd., 3.75%, 9/19/24(a)      201,260   
     

 

 

 
        609,100   
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 2.10%

  

250,000 

   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 8.50%, 7/30/20      275,000   

200,000 

   Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 5.75%, 1/26/21      201,000   
     

 

 

 
        476,000   
     

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.89%

  

200,000 

   Woori Bank Co. Ltd., 4.75%, 4/30/24      202,539   

Thailand — 0.91%

  

200,000 

   Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd., 5.20%, 12/26/24(a)      205,940   

Turkey — 3.68%

  

200,000 

   Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 3.75%, 6/19/19      195,000   

200,000(b)

   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 3.38%, 7/8/19      251,626   

200,000 

   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 4.75%, 10/17/19      199,000   

200,000 

   Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, 3.88%, 2/5/20      187,000   
     

 

 

 
        832,626   
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 5.40%

  

181,348 

   Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Ltd. 2012-1, Class A Pass Through Trust, 5.13%, 11/30/22      191,322   

550,000 

   DP World Ltd., 6.85%, 7/2/37      616,825   

200,000 

   Emirates Airline, 4.50%, 2/6/25      198,250   

200,000 

   MAF Global Securities Ltd., 7.13%, 10/29/49(a)      217,750   
     

 

 

 
        1,224,147   
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

             Value  

Venezuela — 0.75%

  

$    336,600

   Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 5.38%, 4/12/27    $ 169,848   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     20,520,567   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $20,545,755)

     
Shares            

Investment Company — 6.60%

  

1,495,899

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      1,495,899   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,495,899   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,495,899)

     

Total Investments

(Cost $22,041,654)(f) — 97.20%

   $ 22,016,466   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 2.80%

     633,466   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 22,649,932   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014.
(b) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(c) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(e) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(f) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

               Unrealized                     
Long    Number of    Expiration    Appreciation             Notional       

Position

   Contracts    Date    (Depreciation)             Value      Clearinghouse

Five Year U.S

   7    December, 2014    $ 164         USD         827,641       Citigroup Global

Treasury Bonds

                  Markets, Inc.

Ten Year U.S.

   5    December, 2014      (781)         USD         623,984       Citigroup Global

Treasury Bonds

                  Markets, Inc.

Thirty Year U.S.

   2    December, 2014      7,312         USD         297,688       Citigroup Global

Treasury Bonds

                  Markets, Inc.
        

 

 

          

Total

         $ 6,695            
        

 

 

          

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Short    Number of    Expiration    Unrealized             Notional       

Position

   Contracts    Date    Appreciation             Value      Clearinghouse

90-Day Euro

                  Citigroup Global

Dollar

   18    December, 2016    $ 3,775         USD         4,404,550       Markets, Inc.
        

 

 

          

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Currency Purchased     Currency Sold    

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
COP     221,018,300      USD     110,800      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14        $ (1,674)   
MXN     16,794      USD     1,267      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          (17)   
MXN     262,260      USD     20,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          (476)   
MXN     1,715,799      USD     130,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          (2,265)   
RUB     35,500      USD     918      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          (22)   
RUB     7,406,000      USD     200,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          (13,042)   
USD     100,000      RUB     3,717,500      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          6,155   
USD     100,000      RUB     3,724,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          5,991   
USD     110,000      COP     218,097,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          2,316   
USD     130,000      MXN     1,715,207      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          2,309   
USD     21,338      MXN     279,646      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          520   
USD     1,465      COP     2,921,300      Citibank, N.A.     10/2/14          22   
USD     721,511      EUR     550,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14          26,728   
USD     451,242      EUR     350,000      Citibank, N.A.     10/22/14          9,107   
USD     170,000      MXN     2,276,657      Citibank, N.A.     11/3/14          908   
USD     90,000      MXN     1,211,796      Citibank, N.A.     11/3/14          (2)   
USD     110,000      MXN     1,482,932      Citibank, N.A.     11/3/14          (140)   
USD     110,000      COP     223,465,000      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14          (8)   
USD     50,000      COP     101,975,000      Citibank, N.A.     11/4/14          (201)   
           

 

 

 
Total             $ 36,209   
           

 

 

 

Credit default swaps as of September 30, 2014:

 

Fixed

Rate

    

Issuer

    

Counterparty

    

Expiration
Date

    

Buy/Sell

    

Notional
Amount
(000)

             Value        

1.00%

     Brazilian Government International Bond      Citibank, N.A.      12/20/19      Buy      USD      140        $ 5,019  

1.00%

     Mexico Government International Bond      BNP Paribas SA      12/20/19      Buy      USD      180          (1,281)  

1.00%

     Mexico Government International Bond      Citibank, N.A.      12/20/19      Buy      USD      100          (712)  

1.00%

     Turkey Government International Bond      BNP Paribas SA      12/20/19      Buy      USD      180          8,974  

1.00%

     Turkey Government International Bond      Citibank, N.A.      12/20/19      Buy      USD      100          4,986  
                               

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $18,872)

                 $ 16,986  
                               

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2014:

 

Fixed
Rate

    

Floating Rate

    

Counterparty

    

Expiration
Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Unrealized
Depreciation

11.05%

     BRL-CDI      Citibank, N.A.      1/2/18        BRL         354(a)        $ (7,351)   

11.14%

     BRL-CDI      Citibank, N.A.      1/2/18        BRL         338(a)          (6,566)   

5.48%

     MXN-TIIE-Banxico      Deutsche Bank AG      9/23/19        MXN      3,300(b)          (266)   

3.27%

     MXN-TIIE-Banxico      Deutsche Bank AG      9/24/19        MXN      2,400(b)          (898)   
                          

 

 

 

Total

            $ (15,081)   
                          

 

 

 

 

(a) The Counterparty pays the fixed rate on these swaps.
(b) The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

BRL - Brazilian Real

BRL-CDI - Brazil CETIP Interbank Deposit Rate

COP - Colombian Peso

EUR - Euro

MXN - Mexican Peso

MXN-TIIE-Banxico - Mexican Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate

RUB - Russian Ruble

USD - United States Dollar

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

   of Net Assets  

Financials

     24.86

Energy

     15.72

Telecom Services

     15.54

Utilities

     14.56

Materials

     5.75

Consumer Staples

     5.05

Industrials

     4.73

Consumer Discretionary

     4.39

Other*

     9.40
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Bank Loans — 10.02%

  

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 0.67%

  

190,000(a)

   Agrokor, 9.50%, 6/4/18(b)(c)    $ 233,681   

Italy — 0.16%

  

250,000(a)

   Seat Pagine Term Loan, 0.00%, 6/28/16(b)(d)      53,967   

Netherlands — 0.35%

  

60,795(a)

   Ziggo BV Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 1/15/22(b)      75,614   

39,165(a)

   Ziggo BV Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 1/15/22(b)      44,794   
     

 

 

 
        120,408   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 0.93%

  

$    330,000 

   Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd. Term Loan B, 3.50%, 6/5/20(b)      321,001   

United States — 7.91%

  

228,571 

   Ardent Medical Services, Inc. 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.00%, 1/2/19(b)      231,143   

231,000 

   Burger King Holdings, Inc. Term Loan B, 0.00%, 9/25/21(b)      229,267   

150,000 

   CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, 3.00%, 6/3/20(b)      147,594   

160,000 

   CCO Safari, LLC, 4.25%, 12/11/49(b)      159,418   

109,450(a)

   Darling International, Inc. Term B EUR Loan, 3.50%, 12/19/20(b)      137,831   

697,462 

   Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. Term Loan B, 3.25%, 2/7/21(b)      677,954   

169,146 

   HCA, Inc. Tranche Term Loan B4, 2.98%, 5/1/18(b)      167,008   

184,775 

   La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, 4.00%, 2/24/21(b)      182,543   

410,000 

   Pharmedium 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 1/23/22(b)      404,875   

150,000 

   Ranpak Corp. 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 4/23/20(b)      151,249   

259,350 

   SBA Communications Corp. Term Loan B1A, 3.25%, 3/31/21(b)      253,551   
     

 

 

 
        2,742,433   
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

     3,471,490   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,621,385)

     

Corporate Bonds — 77.09%

  

Australia — 0.41%

  

130,000 

   TFS Corp. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/15/18(e)      142,350   

Belgium — 1.54%

  

500,000 

   LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23(e)      533,750   

Canada — 2.84%

  

67,000 

   Baytex Energy Corp., 5.13%, 6/1/21(e)      64,990   

130,000 

   Baytex Energy Corp., 5.63%, 6/1/24(e)      124,800   

210,000 

   Cott Beverages, Inc., 5.38%, 7/1/22(e)      203,175   

170,000(f)

   Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.63%, 7/25/22(e)      158,623   

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    319,000 

   Mood Media Corp., 9.25%, 10/15/20(e)    $ 263,175   

168,068 

   Videotron Ltd., 5.38%, 6/15/24(e)      168,488   
     

 

 

 
        983,251   
     

 

 

 

France — 2.92%

  

200,000 

   Albea Beauty Holdings SA, 8.38%, 11/1/19(e)      213,500   

200,000 

   Credit Agricole SA, 6.63%, 9/29/49(b)      192,000   

200,000 

   Credit Agricole SA, 7.88%, 1/23/24(b)      203,000   

200,000 

   Numericable Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22(e)      201,000   

200,000 

   Numericable Group SA, 6.25%, 5/15/24(e)      201,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,010,500   
     

 

 

 

Germany — 2.49%

  

100,000(a)

   Hypo Real Estate International Trust I, 5.86%, 6/14/17      107,676   

290,000(g)

   UPC Holding BV, 6.75%, 3/15/23      331,858   

200,000(a)

   UPCB Finance Ltd., 7.63%, 1/15/20      264,610   

150,000 

   UPCB Finance V Ltd., 7.25%, 11/15/21(e)      160,125   
     

 

 

 
        864,269   
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.17%

  

330,000(a)

   Bank of Ireland, 4.25%, 6/11/24(b)      406,388   

Israel — 0.62%

  

200,000 

   Altice Financing SA, 7.88%, 12/15/19(e)      213,250   

Italy — 1.18%

  

170,000(a)

   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.00%, 7/15/20      211,499   

150,000(a)

   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.00%, 4/23/21      195,426   
     

 

 

 
        406,925   
     

 

 

 

Jamaica — 2.70%

  

200,000 

   Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21      198,000   

450,000 

   Digicel Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/20(e)      463,500   

270,000 

   Digicel Ltd., 8.25%, 9/1/17(e)      275,063   
     

 

 

 
        936,563   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.83%

  

230,000(a)

   Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 6/15/21      286,872   

Mexico — 0.10%

  

280,000 

   Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV, 9.75%, 2/3/22(d)      35,000   

Netherlands — 1.94%

  

260,000 

   InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23(e)      254,150   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  
  310,000(a   Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18    $ 418,956   
    

 

 

 
       673,106   
    

 

 

 

 

Spain — 0.77%

  

  220,000(a   Grupo Isolux Corsan Finance BV, 6.63%, 4/15/21      268,147   

 

Switzerland — 0.89%

  

    $    320,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25%, 12/29/49(b)(e)      309,200   

 

United Kingdom — 10.64%

  

  240,000(h   Brakes Capital, 7.13%, 12/15/18      373,511   
  200,000(h   Brighthouse Group Plc, 7.88%, 5/15/18      320,986   
  325,000      CEVA Group Plc, 7.00%, 3/1/21(e)      324,187   
  370,000      EnQuest Plc, 7.00%, 4/15/22(e)      348,956   
  100,000(h   Equiniti Newco 2 Plc, 7.13%, 12/15/18      162,924   
  110,000(h   F&C Asset Management Plc, 6.75%, 12/20/26(b)      190,273   
  100,000(h   Johnston Press Bond Plc, 8.63%, 6/1/19      153,198   
  371,000      Lloyds Banking Group Plc, 7.50%, 6/27/24(b)      382,130   
  200,000(h   Moto Finance Plc, 10.25%, 3/15/17      346,924   
  200,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 6.99%, 10/29/49(b)(e)      229,000   
  220,000(h   Stretford 79 Plc, 6.25%, 7/15/21      322,805   
  200,000      Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 5.50%, 1/15/25(e)      198,819   
  200,000(h   Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 6.00%, 4/15/21      334,765   
    

 

 

 
       3,688,478   
    

 

 

 

 

United States — 46.05%

  

  380,000      ADT Corp. (The), 4.13%, 6/15/23      338,200   
  430,000      Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.38%, 8/1/22(e)      417,100   
  470,000      AMC Entertainment, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/22      473,525   
  260,000      Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22(e)      257,400   
  180,000      Apex Tool Group LLC, 7.00%, 2/1/21(e)      165,600   
  229,000      Athlon Holdings LP/Athlon Finance Corp., 6.00%, 5/1/22(e)      245,603   
  290,000      Audatex North America, Inc., 6.00%, 6/15/21(e)      297,250   
  215,000      Audatex North America, Inc., 6.13%, 11/1/23(e)      220,375   
  292,000      BakerCorp International, Inc., 8.25%, 6/1/19      287,620   
  421,000      BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp., 9.25%, 2/15/19(e)      412,580   
  240,000      Biomet, Inc., 6.50%, 8/1/20      254,400   
  320,000      Blackboard, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/19(e)      316,800   
  320,000      CEC Entertainment, Inc., 8.00%, 2/15/22(e)      299,200   
  330,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.38%, 9/15/20(e)      339,487   
  281,000      Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 11/15/22      288,025   
  90,000      Chaparral Energy, Inc., 9.88%, 10/1/20      96,300   
  320,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 3.48%, 4/15/19(b)      320,800   
  270,000      Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/23      257,175   
  170,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23      168,513   
  240,000      DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/18      253,200   

 

38

  


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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$530,000

   Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/1/22(e)    $ 522,050   

420,000

   Epicor Software Corp., 8.63%, 5/1/19      444,150   

60,000

   Gannett Co., Inc., 4.88%, 9/15/21(e)      58,050   

60,000

   Gannett Co., Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/24(e)      59,100   

522,000

   Geo Group, Inc. (The), 5.13%, 4/1/23      502,425   

80,000

   HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/21      83,600   

80,000

   HCA, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/24      78,700   

560,000

   HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 5/1/23      572,600   

470,000

   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.63%, 12/15/22      474,700   

160,000

   Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (The), 8.38%, 12/15/18(e)      167,000   

260,000

   Level 3 Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/22(e)      256,100   

90,000

   Level 3 Financing, Inc., 6.13%, 1/15/21(e)      92,700   

210,000

   Level 3 Financing, Inc., 7.00%, 6/1/20      221,287   

370,000

   Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.13%, 7/1/19      394,050   

290,000

   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/22(e)      288,550   

290,000

   Memorial Resource Development Corp., 5.88%, 7/1/22(e)      283,475   

354,000

   National Mentor Holdings, Inc., 12.50%, 2/15/18(e)      374,355   

255,000

   NCR Corp., 5.88%, 12/15/21      260,737   

255,000

   Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(e)      249,263   

270,000

   Onex York Acquisition Corp., 8.50%, 10/1/22(e)      268,313   

111,000

   Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.13%, 3/30/18(d)      112,942   

60,000

   Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Series N-II, 7.50%, 2/15/21      57,000   

259,000

   PAETEC Holding Corp., 9.88%, 12/1/18      273,892   

192,000

   Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.88%, 1/15/19(e)      205,440   

230,000

   Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 7.75%, 4/1/22      250,125   

200,000

   Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/22      197,000   

320,000

   Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 6.38%, 11/1/21      327,200   

110,000

   Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.38%, 11/15/20      114,675   

240,000

   Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.63%, 11/15/22      252,000   

140,000

   Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21(e)      145,775   

155,000

   Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23(e)      164,300   

490,000

   Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.63%, 3/1/24(e)      471,625   

50,000

   Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.63%, 3/1/24      48,375   

187,000

   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/19(e)      187,467   

130,000

   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.00%, 8/1/20      137,150   

250,000

   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.38%, 3/1/25      249,375   

210,000

   Toys R Us, Inc., 7.38%, 10/15/18      144,900   

160,000

   TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.38%, 10/1/22      172,000   

230,000

   TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 9/1/23      257,600   

230,000

   United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 9.00%, 4/1/20      247,825   

370,000

   Vertellus Specialties, Inc., 9.38%, 10/1/15(e)      370,000   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

             Value  

162,000(a)

   WMG Acquisition Corp., 6.25%, 1/15/21    $ 214,089   
     

 

 

 
        15,961,113   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     26,719,162   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $27,120,654)

     
Shares            

Common Stocks — 0.37%

  

United States — 0.37%

  

3,110

   ADT Corp. (The)      110,281   

13

   CEVA Holdings LLC*      16,175   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     126,456   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $132,403)

     

Warrants/Rights — 0.07%

  

Australia — 0.07%

  

48,100

   TFS Corp. Ltd. Warrants, Expire 7/15/18*      25,058   
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants/Rights

     25,058   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

     

Investment Company — 6.61%

  

2,292,512

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      2,292,512   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     2,292,512   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,292,512)

     

Preferred Stocks — 0.64%

  

United States — 0.64%

  

121

   CEVA Holdings LLC, Series A-2*      150,204   

8,670

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.      71,441   
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     221,645   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $184,545)

     

 

40

  


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

      Value  

Total Investments

   $ 32,856,323   

(Cost $33,351,499)(i) — 94.80%

  
  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 5.20%

     1,803,851   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 34,660,174   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(b) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014.
(c) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional face/shares.
(d) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f) Principal amount denoted in Canadian Dollars.
(g) Principal amount denoted in Swiss Francs.
(h) Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.
(i) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Currency Purchased    

Currency Sold

   

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CHF     21,000      USD     22,110      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     $            (108)   
USD     39,578      AUD     44,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     1,140   
USD     155,503      CAD     172,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     2,045   
USD     364,297      CHF     340,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     8,076   
USD     3,755,695      EUR     2,900,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     92,090   
USD     2,589,838      GBP     1,600,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     (3,312)   
           

 

 

 
Total               $        99,931   
           

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Short      Number of      Expiration        Unrealized                 Notional           

Position

    

Contracts

     Date        Appreciation                 Value       

Clearinghouse

 

90-Day Euro Dollar

     14        December, 2015           $151           USD           3,461,476           Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Credit default swaps as of September 30, 2014:

 

Fixed
Rate

    

Issuer

    

Counterparty

    

Expiration
Date

    

Buy/Sell

    

Notional
Amount
(000)

             Value        

1.00%

     ArcelorMittal SA      Barclays Bank Plc      9/20/19      Buy      EUR      70          $     5,735   

1.00%

     ArcelorMittal SA      Morgan Stanley & Co.      9/20/19      Buy      EUR      30          2,458   

1.00%

     ArcelorMittal SA      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      9/20/19      Buy      EUR      20          1,638   
                               

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $10,714)

                   $     9,831   
                               

 

 

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Telecom Services

     23.05

Financials

     19.80

Consumer Staples

     16.77

Consumer Discretionary

     10.28

Energy

     5.69

Industrials

     4.74

Information Technology

     4.44

Utilities

     2.27

Materials

     1.48

Other*

     11.48
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, futures, Investment Company, credit default swaps, warrants, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

Convertible Bonds — 89.94%

  

Australia — 4.22%

  

200,000(a)

  Beach Energy Ltd., 3.95%, 4/3/17    $ 181,239   

100,000(a)

  CFS Retail Property Trust Group, 5.75%, 7/4/16      91,166   

$      200,000

  Drillsearch Finance Pty. Ltd., 6.00%, 9/1/18      214,600   

200,000

  Paladin Energy Ltd., 3.63%, 11/4/15      184,760   

250,000(a)

  Western Areas NL, 6.40%, 7/2/15      223,265   
    

 

 

 
       895,030   
    

 

 

 

Austria — 0.59%

  

100,000(b)

  IMMOFINANZ AG, 1.50%, 9/11/19      125,308   

China — 7.23%

  

300,000

  Billion Express Investments Ltd., 0.75%, 10/18/15      306,375   

1,000,000(c)

  China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd., 5.00%, 8/8/19      178,027   

100,000

  Ctrip.com International Ltd., 1.25%, 10/15/18(d)      106,875   

300,000(c)

  Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.00%, 12/20/15      55,766   

2,000,000(e)

  Logo Star Ltd., 1.50%, 11/22/18      280,752   

400,000

  Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 8/15/21(d)      352,000   

2,000,000(e)

  Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd., 0.50%, 6/18/19      252,098   
    

 

 

 
       1,531,893   
    

 

 

 

France — 4.38%

  

11,259(b)

  Air France-KLM, 2.03%, 2/15/23      159,344   

6,700(b)

  Alcatel-Lucent, 0.13%, 1/30/20      30,939   

15,000(b)

  Etablissements Maurel et Prom, 7.13%, 7/31/15      274,336   

2,348(b)

  Faurecia, 3.25%, 1/1/18      84,076   

1,054(b)

  Unibail-Rodamco SE, 0.00%, 7/1/21(f)      379,343   
    

 

 

 
       928,038   
    

 

 

 

Germany — 4.56%

  

200,000(b)

  Deutsche Wohnen AG, 0.88%, 9/8/21      250,969   

250,000

  Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 1.05%, 8/16/17      267,813   

250,000

  Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 1.65%, 8/16/19      277,500   

200,000(b)

  TUI AG, 2.75%, 3/24/16      170,828   
    

 

 

 
       967,110   
    

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 4.74%

  

2,000,000(c)

  China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd., 0.50%, 5/30/18      307,191   

200,000

  China Overseas Finance Investment Cayman IV Ltd., 0.00%, 2/4/21(f)      207,100   

220,000

  PB Issuer No. 3 Ltd., 1.88%, 10/22/18      244,200   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

2,000,000(e)

  Shine Power International Ltd., 0.50%, 7/28/19(f)    $ 246,624   
    

 

 

 
       1,005,115   
    

 

 

 

Hungary — 1.24%

  

200,000(b)

  Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelo Zrt, 3.38%, 4/2/19      261,705   

Japan — 5.35%

  

$          100,000

  Gunma Bank Ltd. (The), 0.49%, 10/11/19(f)      100,950   

20,000,000(a)

  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., 1.40%, 9/26/18(f)      187,919   

10,000,000(a)

  SBI Holdings, Inc., 0.62%, 11/2/17(f)      96,102   

10,000,000(a)

  Senshukai Co. Ltd., 0.49%, 4/23/19(f)      91,270   

10,000,000(a)

  Takashimaya Co. Ltd., 0.42%, 12/11/20(f)      93,458   

20,000,000(a)

  Toppan Printing Co. Ltd., 0.49%, 12/19/16(f)      184,454   

10,000,000(a)

  Toppan Printing Co. Ltd., 1.02%, 12/19/19(f)      92,364   

10,000,000(a)

  Toray Industries, Inc., 0.34%, 8/31/21(f)      100,251   

10,000,000(a)

  Toray Industries, Inc., 0.47%, 8/30/19(f)      97,379   

10,000,000(a)

  Yamada Denki Co. Ltd., 0.58%, 6/28/19(f)      89,856   
    

 

 

 
       1,134,003   
    

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.69%

  

100,000(b)

  Grand City Properties SA, 1.50%, 2/24/19      146,009   

Malaysia — 3.12%

  

200,000

  Cahaya Capital Ltd., 0.05%, 9/18/21(f)      197,000   

300,000(g)

  Indah Capital Ltd., 0.56%, 10/24/18(f)      254,448   

200,000

  YTL Corp. Finance Labuan Ltd., 1.88%, 3/18/15      210,500   
    

 

 

 
       661,948   
    

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.04%

  

150,000

  Cemex SAB de CV, 3.75%, 3/15/18      220,687   

Netherlands — 1.17%

  

100,000(b)

  ACS Actividades Finance 2 BV, 1.63%, 3/27/19      129,211   

100,000(b)

  Air Berlin Finance BV, 6.00%, 3/6/19      118,412   
    

 

 

 
       247,623   
    

 

 

 

Norway — 2.14%

  

200,000

  Golden Ocean Group Ltd., 3.07%, 1/30/19      166,870   

200,000(b)

  Marine Harvest ASA, 0.88%, 5/6/19      287,030   
    

 

 

 
       453,900   
    

 

 

 

Russia — 1.81%

  

300,000

  Lukoil International Finance BV, 2.63%, 6/16/15      295,500   

100,000

  Yandex NV, 1.13%, 12/15/18(d)      87,188   
    

 

 

 
       382,688   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Singapore — 2.83%

  

250,000(a)

   CapitaLand Ltd., 1.85%, 6/19/20    $ 185,927   

$    200,000

   Olam International Ltd., 6.00%, 10/15/16      218,250   

250,000(a)

   Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust, 1.40%, 3/18/18      195,677   
     

 

 

 
        599,854   
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 2.16%

  

300,000(b)

   Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 1/30/21      457,069   

Spain — 2.23%

  

100,000(b)

   Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, 1.00%, 11/25/17      147,588   

200,000(b)

   International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, 1.75%, 5/31/18      325,553   
     

 

 

 
        473,141   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 1.14%

  

70,000(a)

   BKW AG, 0.13%, 9/30/20      72,405   

155,000(a)

   Schindler Holding AG, 0.38%, 6/5/17      168,240   
     

 

 

 
        240,645   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 1.59%

  

200,000

   Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., 0.00%, 9/5/18(f)      238,000   

100,000

   Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd., 0.07%, 6/26/19(f)      99,550   
     

 

 

 
        337,550   
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 3.34%

  

200,000(b)

   Aabar Investments PJSC, 4.00%, 5/27/16      282,925   

400,000

   DP World Ltd., 1.75%, 6/19/24      425,500   
     

 

 

 
        708,425   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 3.24%

  

100,000(h)

   Helical Bar Jersey Ltd., 4.00%, 6/17/19      159,309   

100,000(h)

   INTU Jersey Ltd., 2.50%, 10/4/18      175,286   

100,000(h)

   St. Modwen Properties Securities Jersey Ltd., 2.88%, 3/6/19      159,520   

100,000(a)

   Tui Travel Plc, 4.90%, 4/27/17      192,308   
     

 

 

 
        686,423   
     

 

 

 

United States — 31.13%

  

120,000

   Akamai Technologies, Inc., 0.20%, 2/15/19(d)(f)      120,225   

110,000

   American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., 3.75%, 12/15/20      110,413   

200,000

   Ares Capital Corp., 4.38%, 1/15/19      205,750   

100,000

   BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.75%, 10/15/18      105,875   

105,000

   BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.50%, 10/15/20      114,975   

300,000

   Cardtronics, Inc., 1.00%, 12/1/20(d)      287,813   

150,000

   Cepheid, Inc., 1.25%, 2/1/21(d)      147,656   

200,000

   Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.88%, 9/1/20      222,500   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

$  100,000

  Electronic Arts, Inc., 0.75%, 7/15/16    $ 123,345   

100,000

  General Cable Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/29(i)      72,250   

72,000

  Huron Consulting Group, Inc., 1.25%, 10/1/19(d)      70,020   

119,000

  Intel Corp., 3.25%, 8/1/39      199,548   

155,000

  Jarden Corp., 1.13%, 3/15/34(d)      154,516   

100,000

  JDS Uniphase Corp., 0.63%, 8/15/33      99,937   

160,000

  Liberty Interactive LLC, 0.75%, 3/30/43      211,900   

175,000

  Liberty Interactive LLC, 3.50%, 1/15/31      95,594   

180,000

  Liberty Media Corp., 1.38%, 10/15/23(d)      176,625   

179,000

  Medidata Solutions, Inc., 1.00%, 8/1/18      192,425   

130,000

  Medivation, Inc., 2.63%, 4/1/17      253,500   

100,000

  Molina Healthcare, Inc., 1.13%, 1/15/20      117,750   

230,000

  NVIDIA Corp., 1.00%, 12/1/18(d)      251,994   

337,000

  Priceline Group, Inc. (The), 0.90%, 9/15/21(d)      317,833   

170,000

  Priceline Group, Inc. (The), 1.00%, 3/15/18      228,756   

100,000

  Prospect Capital Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/20(d)      96,750   

200,000

  QIAGEN NV, 0.38%, 3/19/19      204,000   

200,000

  Salesforce.com, Inc., 0.25%, 4/1/18      223,000   

400,000

  SanDisk Corp., 0.50%, 10/15/20(d)      478,750   

100,000

  ServiceNow, Inc., 0.39%, 11/1/18(d)(f)      105,187   

130,000

  Ship Finance International Ltd., 3.25%, 2/1/18      140,296   

100,000

  Ship Finance International Ltd., 3.75%, 2/10/16      104,720   

103,000

  SolarCity Corp., 1.63%, 11/1/19(d)      99,202   

110,000

  Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.55%, 3/1/18      117,769   

300,000

  SunEdison, Inc., 0.25%, 1/15/20(d)      293,250   

54,000

  TESARO, Inc., 3.00%, 10/1/21      56,363   

130,000

  Tesla Motors, Inc., 0.25%, 3/1/19      123,500   

200,000

  Tesla Motors, Inc., 1.25%, 3/1/21      190,000   

465,000

  Yahoo!, Inc., 0.11%, 12/1/18(d)(f)      483,309   
    

 

 

 
       6,597,296   
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds

     19,061,460   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $19,160,319)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 1.01%

  

Portugal — 1.01%

  

150,000(b)

  Parpublica - Participacoes Publicas SGPS SA, 5.25%, 9/28/17      214,799   
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     214,799   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $237,703)

    

 

46

  


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 2.25%

  

France — 0.97%

  

380

   Eurazeo SA    $ 27,348   

506

   Kering      102,033   

922

   Technip SA      77,570   
     

 

 

 
        206,951   
     

 

 

 

Germany — 0.87%

  

5,727

   Deutsche Post AG      183,659   

United States — 0.41%

  

1,500

   Salesforce.com, Inc.*      86,295   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     476,905   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $547,815)

     

Contracts

           

Call Options Purchased — 0.15%

  

14

   Adidas AG, Strike Price EUR 68.00, Expires 12/18/15      5,022   

54

   Citrix Systems, Inc., Strike Price USD 90.00, Expires 1/15/16      17,280   

14

   Daimler AG, Strike Price EUR 62.00, Expires 6/17/16      9,248   
     

 

 

 

Total Call Options Purchased

     31,550   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $39,893)

     

Put Options Purchased — 0.11%

  

32

   S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 1,900, Expires 10/18/14      22,240   
     

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

     22,240   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $48,000)

     

Shares

           

Investment Company — 3.99%

  

846,343

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      846,343   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     846,343   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $846,343)

     

Total Investments

   $ 20,653,297   

(Cost $20,880,073)(j) — 97.45%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 2.55%

     539,865   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 21,193,162   
     

 

 

 

 

   47


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(b) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(c) Principal amount denoted in Chinese Yuans.
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Hong Kong Dollars.
(f) Zero coupon bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(g) Principal amount denoted in Singapore Dollars.
(h) Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.
(i) Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.
(j) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold  

Counterparty

 

Settlement
     Date     

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

AUD

      59,000          USD          51,342      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14     $ 199   

EUR

      25,000          USD          31,721      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       (138)   

HKD

      1,215,000          USD          156,440      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       22   

USD

      569,188          AUD          633,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       16,215   

USD

      169,215          CHF          158,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       3,677   

USD

      73,857          CHF          70,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       518   

USD

      4,523,832          EUR          3,494,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       109,820   

USD

      164,004          GBP          100,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       1,932   

USD

      516,393          GBP          319,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       (617)   

USD

      944,176          HKD          7,318,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       1,797   

USD

      1,045,775          JPY          112,000,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14       24,350   

USD

      638,267          SGD          805,000      Citibank, N.A.   10/30/14      

 

7,248

    

  

  

Total

                    $ 165,023   

Options written as of September 30, 2014:

 

Contracts

    

Put Options

     Value  

(32)

     S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 1,800, Expires 10/18/14      $ (5,760
         

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(16,000))

     $ (5,760
         

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AUD - Australian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

   of Net Assets  

Financials

     20.01

Consumer Staples

     13.88

Industrials

     13.84

Consumer Discretionary

     12.49

Information Technology

     10.91

Telecom Services

     10.79

Energy

     5.73

Materials

     3.38

Utilities

     1.16

Foreign Government Bonds

     1.01

Other*

     6.80
  

 

 

 
                 100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, options, interest and dividend receivable,
   pending trades and Fund share transactions, foreign currency exchange
   contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

   49


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Corporate Bonds — 35.03%

  

Australia — 1.50%

  

4,600,000(a)

   Origin Energy Finance Ltd., 4.00%, 9/16/74(b)    $ 5,708,385   

1,900,000(a)

   Santos Finance Ltd., 8.25%, 9/22/70(b)      2,712,363   
     

 

 

 
        8,420,748   
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 1.15%

  

5,100,000(a)

   BNP Paribas Fortis SA, 4.63%, 10/29/49(b)      6,452,541   

Brazil — 0.97%

  

$        752,000

   Oi SA, 5.75%, 2/10/22      702,218   

2,825,000(c)

   Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.25%, 12/14/26      4,743,446   
     

 

 

 
        5,445,664   
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.52%

  

2,113,000

   Nokia OYJ, 5.38%, 5/15/19      2,237,918   

631,000

   Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 5/15/39      666,992   
     

 

 

 
        2,904,910   
     

 

 

 

France — 5.15%

  

3,800,000

   BNP Paribas SA, 5.19%, 6/29/49(b)      3,838,000   

1,387,000

   BNP Paribas SA, 5.19%, 6/29/49(b)(d)      1,404,338   

1,300,000(a)

   BPCE SA, 6.12%, 10/29/49(b)      1,812,411   

3,850,000

   Credit Agricole SA, 6.63%, 9/29/49(b)      3,696,000   

2,500,000(a)

   Crown European Holdings SA, 4.00%, 7/15/22      3,189,219   

2,000,000(a)

   Electricite de France SA, 5.00%, 1/22/26(b)      2,744,623   

2,400,000(a)

   Groupama SA, 6.38%, 5/28/24(b)      3,046,796   

900,000(a)

   Natixis, 6.31%, 10/29/49(b)      1,250,426   

2,000,000(a)

   Orange SA, 4.00%, 10/29/49(b)      2,502,116   

2,000,000(a)

   Orange SA, 5.00%, 10/29/49(b)      2,518,535   

2,400,000(a)

   Total Capital Canada Ltd., 2.13%, 9/18/29      3,009,725   
     

 

 

 
        29,012,189   
     

 

 

 

Germany — 2.27%

  

2,200,000(a)

   Allianz SE, 3.38%, 9/29/49(b)      2,712,730   

3,069,000(a)

   Bayer AG, 3.00%, 7/1/75(b)      3,929,427   

1,124,000(a)

   Bayer AG, 3.38%, 7/1/74(b)      1,471,068   

4,444,000

   Continental Rubber of America Corp., 4.50%, 9/15/19(d)      4,666,200   
     

 

 

 
        12,779,425   
     

 

 

 

India — 1.32%

  

3,588,000

   Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.35%, 5/20/24      3,816,636   

600,000(a)

   ONGC Videsh Ltd., 2.75%, 7/15/21      759,699   

1,600,000

   ONGC Videsh Ltd., 3.25%, 7/15/19      1,589,502   

 

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September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

$    1,260,000

   ONGC Videsh Ltd., 4.63%, 7/15/24    $ 1,271,649   
     

 

 

 
        7,437,486   
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.18%

  

1,750,000(a)

   Baggot Securities Ltd., 10.24%, 12/29/49      2,342,970   

2,300,000(a)

   Bank of Ireland, 4.25%, 6/11/24(b)      2,832,405   

1,100,000(a)

   LCH Clearnet SA Via Freshwater Finance Plc, 6.58%, 5/29/49(b)      1,465,778   
     

 

 

 
        6,641,153   
     

 

 

 

Italy — 2.35%

  

1,500,000(a)

   Assicurazioni Generali SpA, 7.75%, 12/12/42(b)      2,337,539   

3,526,000(a)

   Enel SpA, 5.00%, 1/15/75(b)      4,647,267   

1,550,000(c)

   Enel SpA, 6.63%, 9/15/76(b)      2,613,278   

1,000,000

   Enel SpA, 8.75%, 9/24/73(b)(d)      1,160,000   

2,000,000(a)

   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.93%, 9/15/26      2,505,534   
     

 

 

 
        13,263,618   
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 0.07%

  

368,000

   Trust F/1401, 6.95%, 1/30/44(d)      406,640   

Netherlands — 0.48%

  

2,100,000(a)

   Gemalto NV, 2.13%, 9/23/21      2,681,331   

New Zealand — 0.29%

  

928,000(c)

   Chorus Ltd., 6.75%, 4/6/20      1,656,985   

Portugal — 0.53%

  

2,700,000(a)

   Banco Espirito Santo SA, 2.63%, 5/8/17      2,991,592   

Spain — 1.64%

  

3,600,000(a)

   Bankia SA, 4.00%, 5/22/24(b)      4,376,492   

1,200,000(a)

   Telefonica Europe BV, 5.00%, 3/31/20(b)      1,553,560   

2,400,000(a)

   Telefonica Europe BV, 5.88%, 3/31/24(b)      3,163,957   

100,000(a)

   Telefonica Europe BV, 6.50%, 9/29/49(b)      137,042   
     

 

 

 
        9,231,051   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 4.02%

  

2,690,000(a)

   Credit Suisse AG, 5.75%, 9/18/25(b)      3,737,385   

3,350,000(a)

   Credit Suisse AG/London, 1.38%, 1/31/22      4,237,660   

1,323,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25%, 12/29/49(b)(d)      1,278,349   

2,150,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, 12/11/49(b)(d)      2,257,500   

3,750,000

   UBS AG, 4.75%, 5/22/23(b)      3,750,000   

4,156,000(a)

   UBS AG, 4.75%, 2/12/26(b)      5,505,428   

1,950,000

   UBS AG, 5.13%, 5/15/24      1,901,250   
     

 

 

 
        22,667,572   
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

United Kingdom — 4.66%

  

2,300,000(c)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd., 3.78%, 7/31/19    $ 3,784,924   

500,000(c)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd., 4.25%, 7/31/20      834,307   

1,500,000(c)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd., 4.72%, 7/31/18      2,574,211   

1,500,000(c)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd., 6.27%, 7/31/25      2,861,481   

1,800,000(c)

  AA PIK Co. Ltd., 9.50% cash or 10.25% payment-in-kind interest, 11/7/19(e)      2,998,298   

1,400,000(a)

  British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, 1.50%, 9/15/21      1,772,058   

1,400,000(a)

  British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, 2.50%, 9/15/26      1,798,519   

$3,087,000

  Inmarsat Finance Plc, 4.88%, 5/15/22(d)      3,002,108   

2,095,000(a)

  LBG Capital No. 2 Plc, 15.00%, 12/21/19      3,972,331   

1,128,000(c)

  LBG Capital No. 2 Plc, 15.00%, 12/21/19      2,624,107   
    

 

 

 
       26,222,344   
    

 

 

 

United States — 6.93%

  

366,000

  Actavis Funding SCS, 4.85%, 6/15/44(d)      346,597   

1,009,000

  Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50%, 3/15/21      1,041,793   

3,834,000

  Forest Laboratories, Inc., 4.88%, 2/15/21(d)      4,090,035   

1,386,000

  Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21(d)      1,481,475   

118,000

  General Motors Co., 4.88%, 10/2/23      124,785   

3,800,000

  General Motors Co., 6.25%, 10/2/43      4,446,000   

1,400,000(a)

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.13%, 9/30/24      1,769,638   

2,379,235

  Hewlett-Packard Co., 4.65%, 12/9/21      2,577,080   

2,500,000

  Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/44      2,399,910   

1,750,000

  Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 4.25%, 7/2/24(d)      1,774,883   

3,550,000(a)

  Morgan Stanley, 1.88%, 3/30/23      4,489,932   

943,000

  Morgan Stanley, 4.35%, 9/8/26      926,796   

1,500,000(a)

  Priceline Group, Inc. (The), 2.38%, 9/23/24      1,909,969   

1,747,000

  Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 1/1/25(d)      1,738,265   

1,700,000

  Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24(d)      1,712,750   

1,100,000

  Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21(d)      1,145,375   

750,000

  Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23(d)      795,000   

735,000

  Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.88%, 8/15/34      756,466   

1,610,000

  Tyson Foods, Inc., 5.15%, 8/15/44      1,666,018   

404,000

  Weatherford International Ltd., 6.50%, 8/1/36      458,954   

2,886,000

  Weatherford International Ltd., 6.75%, 9/15/40      3,388,269   
    

 

 

 
       39,039,990   
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     197,255,239   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $199,513,447)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 23.05%

  

Bulgaria — 1.00%

  

4,450,000(a)

  Bulgaria Government International Bond, 2.95%, 9/3/24      5,627,629   

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 0.43%

  

1,900,000(a)

   Croatia Government International Bond, 3.88%, 5/30/22    $ 2,407,724   

Germany — 1.74%

  

3,260,000(a)

   Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 2.50%, 7/4/44      4,733,306   

2,807,000(a)

   Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 4.75%, 7/4/28      5,064,676   
     

 

 

 
        9,797,982   
     

 

 

 

Hungary — 3.22%

  

2,298,000(a)

   Hungary Government International Bond, 3.88%, 2/24/20      3,116,650   

5,666,000(a)

   Hungary Government International Bond, 5.75%, 6/11/18      8,096,832   

4,731,000(a)

   Hungary Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/11/19      6,906,229   
     

 

 

 
        18,119,711   
     

 

 

 

Iceland — 2.37%

  

3,333,000(a)

   Iceland Government International Bond, 2.50%, 7/15/20      4,304,488   

$    7,342,000

   Iceland Government International Bond, 5.88%, 5/11/22      8,309,168   

650,000

   Iceland Government International Bond, 5.88%, 5/11/22(d)      735,625   
     

 

 

 
        13,349,281   
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.54%

  

2,010,000(a)

   Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.75%, 9/1/44(d)      3,060,329   

Latvia — 1.34%

  

2,692,000(a)

   Republic of Latvia, 2.63%, 1/21/21      3,604,749   

2,950,000(a)

   Republic of Latvia, 2.88%, 4/30/24      3,960,296   
     

 

 

 
        7,565,045   
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 3.18%

  

4,950,000(a)

   Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 3.88%, 2/15/30(d)      6,333,534   

1,540,000(a)

   Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.10%, 4/15/37(d)      1,964,559   

1,350,000(a)

   Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.75%, 6/14/19(d)      1,935,950   

5,050,000(a)

   Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 5.65%, 2/15/24(d)      7,652,083   
     

 

 

 
        17,886,126   
     

 

 

 

Romania — 2.43%

  

1,492,000(a)

   Romanian Government International Bond, 3.63%, 4/24/24      2,003,474   

7,701,000(a)

   Romanian Government International Bond, 4.63%, 9/18/20      11,023,909   

446,000(a)

   Romanian Government International Bond, 4.88%, 11/7/19      638,865   
     

 

 

 
        13,666,248   
     

 

 

 

Slovak Republic — 0.74%

  

2,800,000(a)

   Slovakia Government Bond, 3.63%, 1/16/29      4,153,701   

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Slovenia — 1.54%

  

5,682,000(a)

   Slovenia Government Bond, 5.13%, 3/30/26    $ 8,700,645   

Spain — 4.52%

  

1,432,000(a)

   Autonomous Community of Catalonia, 4.95%, 2/11/20      2,020,335   

1,103,000(a)

   Comunidad Autonoma de Aragon, 8.25%, 1/17/27      2,101,365   

1,000,000(a)

   Comunidad Autonoma de Murcia, 4.70%, 3/30/20      1,417,781   

2,500,000(a)

   Comunidad Autonoma de Murcia, 4.73%, 11/5/18      3,469,459   

1,300,000(a)

   Junta Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 4.88%, 3/18/20      1,870,208   

6,450,000(a)

   Spain Government Bond, 3.80%, 4/30/24(d)      9,376,056   

1,750,000(a)

   Spain Government Bond, 4.00%, 10/31/64      2,328,515   

900,000(a)

   Spain Government Bond, 4.40%, 10/31/23(d)      1,367,853   

928,000(a)

   Spain Government Bond, 5.15%, 10/31/44(d)      1,531,839   
     

 

 

 
        25,483,411   
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     129,817,832   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $127,855,717)

  

Shares

           

Investment Company — 36.01%

  

202,771,494

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      202,771,494   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     202,771,494   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $202,771,494)

  

Contracts

           

Put Options Purchased — 0.02%

  

33,350

   CDX.NA.IG, Strike Price USD 65.00, Expires 11/19/14      100,050   
     

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

     100,050   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $100,050)

  

Total Investments

   $ 529,944,615   

(Cost $530,240,708)(f) — 94.11%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 5.89%

     33,188,058   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 563,132,673   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(b) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2014.
(c) Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(e) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities or cash at the discretion of the issuer.
(f) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold  

 Counterparty 

 

Settlement

     Date     

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

EUR

      10,550,000          USD          13,589,139      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14            $ (263,622)   

EUR

      20,900,000          USD          27,492,280      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              (1,093,862)   

GBP

      6,834,875          USD          11,250,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              (170,000)   

GBP

      6,831,970          USD          11,250,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              (174,710)   

JPY

      1,189,573,600          USD          10,966,440      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              (119,848)   

NOK

      36,524,106          SEK          40,904,442      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              15,767   

NOK

      34,837,947          SEK          39,114,653      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              1,376   

NOK

      34,837,947          SEK          39,114,653      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              1,376   

SEK

      119,572,173          NOK          106,200,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              42,237   

USD

      27,508,792          EUR          20,900,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              1,110,374   

USD

      27,306,397          EUR          21,100,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              655,363   

USD

      11,300,000          JPY          1,189,573,600      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              453,408   

USD

      22,500,000          GBP          13,758,632      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              195,915   

USD

      13,956,164          EUR          10,900,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/3/14              188,568   

EUR

      220,000          USD          283,660      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              (5,746)   

GBP

      1,300,000          USD          2,118,246      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              (11,165)   

USD

      164,848,717          EUR          125,650,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              6,122,248   

USD

      28,010,780          GBP          16,945,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              545,788   

USD

      19,403,515          EUR          15,000,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              454,872   

USD

      11,664,401          EUR          9,000,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              295,215   

USD

      32,992,872          EUR          26,000,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              148,557   

USD

      5,137,310          EUR          4,000,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              84,338   

USD

      1,682,506          EUR          1,300,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              40,290   

USD

      1,934,478          EUR          1,500,000      Citibank, N.A.       10/22/14              39,614   

USD

      5,493,562          KRW          5,820,428,939      Citibank, N.A.       10/30/14              2,612   

USD

      5,706,438          KRW          6,045,971,061      Citibank, N.A.       11/3/14              2,713   

NOK

      71,887,833          EUR          8,773,828      Citibank, N.A.       11/7/14              88,921   

NOK

      35,393,927          EUR          4,326,172      Citibank, N.A.       11/7/14             

 

35,716

    

  

  

Total

                      $ 8,686,315   

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2014:

 

Long

Position

   Number of
Contracts
  

Expiration

Date

   Unrealized
Appreciation
           

Notional
Value

  

Clearinghouse

Ten Year

Euro-Bond

   155    December, 2014               $241,230         EUR       23,012,540    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Short

Position

   Number of
Contracts
  

Expiration

Date

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
           

Notional
Value

  

Clearinghouse

Five Year

Euro-Bobl

   63    December, 2014             $ (23,675)         EUR       8,040,219    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Five Year U.S.

Treasury Bonds

   146    December, 2014               39,625         USD       17,305,266    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

90-Day Euro

Dollar

   1,071    December, 2015               197,096         USD       264,988,458    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

90-Day Euro

Dollar

   1,686    June, 2016               122,868         USD       414,604,893    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year

British Bond

   63    December, 2014               (58,215)         GBP       7,091,910    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year

Euro-BTP

   181    December, 2014               (297,262)         EUR       23,381,565    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year U.S.

Treasury Bonds

   466    December, 2014               (2,604)         USD       58,079,927    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Thirty Year

Euro-Bond

   63    December, 2014               30,242         EUR       8,995,140    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Thirty Year U.S.

Treasury Bonds

   71    December, 2014               90,320         USD       10,917,820    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Twenty Year U.S.

Treasury Bonds

   22    December, 2014               30,940         USD       3,064,877    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Two Year U.S.

Treasury Bonds

   12    December, 2014               188         USD       2,626,313    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
                 

 

 

          
Total                   $ 129,523            
                 

 

 

          

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2014:

 

  Fixed  
   Rate  

    

Floating Rate

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
            (000)             
   Unrealized
Depreciation

0.48%

     EUR-EURIBOR-Reuters    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.        7/4/19              EUR        9,660(a)        $ (33,639)   

1.10%

     EUR-EURIBOR-Reuters    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.        8/15/23              EUR      58,265(a)          (618,124)  
                      

 

 

 

Total

                       $ (651,763)  
                      

 

 

 

 

(a)  The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Credit default swaps as of September 30, 2014:

 

  Fixed  
   Rate  

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Buy/Sell    Notional Amount
(000)
     Value  

1.00%

   Anglo American Capital Plc    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      1,344       $ 33,470   

1.00%

   Baker Hughes, Inc.    Deutsche Bank AG      9/20/19           Buy    USD      4,300         (99,701)   

5.00%

   Best Buy Co., Inc.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      6/20/19           Sell    USD      2,300(a)         229,958   

5.00%

   Best Buy Co., Inc.    Barclays Bank Plc      6/20/19           Sell    USD      477(a)         47,691   

5.00%

   Best Buy Co., Inc.    BNP Paribas SA      6/20/19           Sell    USD      64(a)         6,399   

5.00%

   Best Buy Co., Inc.    Citibank, N.A.      9/20/19           Sell    USD      383(a)         36,756   

1.00%

   BorgWarner, Inc.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      4,766         (103,622)   

1.00%

   Boston Scientific Corp.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      4,500         (54,701)   

1.00%

   Cardinal Health, Inc.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      3,720         (110,678)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Sell    USD      4,000(a)         245,672   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Sell    USD      3,775(a)         231,790   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      31,267         (512,977)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      31,267         (512,978)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      31,266         (505,348)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      23,790         (390,307)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      22,837         (374,672)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      20,486         (336,101)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      19,032         (312,246)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      11,419         (187,344)   

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      9,610         (157,665)   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

  Fixed  

   Rate  

 

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Buy/Sell    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value  

1.00%

  CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      7,613       $ (124,902)   

1.00%

  CDX.NA.IG, Series 22    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      3,692         (60,572)   

5.00%

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.    Barclays Bank Plc      6/20/18           Sell    USD      750(a)         96,794   

5.00%

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      3/20/19           Sell    USD      4,775(a)         628,618   

5.00%

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      3/20/19           Sell    USD      1,741(a)         229,199   

1.00%

  Cytec Industries, Inc.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      2,360         (34,205)   

1.00%

  Dover Corp.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    USD      1,200         (32,151)   

5.00%

  Fiat Finance North America, Inc.    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      1,700         (231,280)   

1.00%

  Glencore Finance Europe SA    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      5,700         101,146   

1.00%

  HJ Heinz Co.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      5,832         179,279   

1.00%

  HJ Heinz Co.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      93         2,859   

1.00%

  Ingersoll-Rand Co.    Barclays Bank Plc      9/20/19           Buy    USD      1,717         (44,312)   

1.00%

  Ingersoll-Rand Co.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      2,096         (53,251)   

5.00%

  International Lease Finance Corp.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Sell    USD      3,107(a)         381,623   

5.00%

  International Lease Finance Corp.    Deutsche Bank AG      6/20/19           Sell    USD      1,503(a)         184,191   

1.00%

  iTraxx Europe Senior Financials, Series 21    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Sell    EUR      36,000(a)         770,396   

1.00%

  iTraxx Europe Senior Financials, Series 21    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    EUR      10,753         (230,096)   

1.00%

  iTraxx Europe Senior Financials, Series 21    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6/20/19           Buy    EUR      10,600         (226,822)   

1.00%

  Lafarge SA    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      3,570         (28,857)   

1.00%

  Mattel, Inc.    Citibank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      4,730         (53,414)   

1.00%

  Mexico Government International Bond    Barclays Bank Plc      9/20/19           Buy    USD      9,067         (79,024)   

1.00%

  Mexico Government International Bond    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    USD      770         (6,711)   

1.00%

  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    USD      493         (8,654)   

1.00%

  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    Citibank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      3,252         (53,259)   

5.00%

  Nokia Corp.    Barclays Bank Plc      9/20/19           Sell    EUR      650(a)         129,427   

1.00%

  Nordstrom, Inc.    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    USD      3,776         (76,681)   

1.00%

  Nordstrom, Inc.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      9/20/19           Buy    USD      990         (20,104)   

 

58

  


  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

  Fixed  

   Rate  

 

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Buy/Sell    Notional Amount
(000)
     Value  

1.00%

  Packaging Corp. of America    BNP Paribas SA      12/20/19           Buy    USD      3,437       $ (45,993)   

1.00%

  Quest Diagnostics, Inc.    Deutsche Bank AG      9/20/19           Buy    USD      4,035         28,549   

1.00%

  Quest Diagnostics, Inc.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      12/20/19           Buy    USD      940         10,296   

1.00%

  Renault SA    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      1,485         19,527   

1.00%

  Renault SA    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      330         4,339   

5.00%

  Sprint Communications, Inc.    Deutsche Bank AG      9/20/18           Sell    USD      700(a)         70,277   

5.00%

  Sprint Communications, Inc.    Deutsche Bank AG      6/20/19           Sell    USD      1,560(a)         127,159   

1.00%

  Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.    Deutsche Bank AG      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      8,570         (92,640)   

1.00%

  Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.    Citibank, N.A.      9/20/19           Buy    EUR      500         (5,405)   

1.00%

  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      9/20/19           Buy    USD      4,500         (87,355)   

1.00%

  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.    BNP Paribas SA      9/20/19           Buy    USD      230         (4,465)   

1.00%

  Tyco International Finance SA    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      9/20/19           Buy    USD      1,700         (48,388)   

1.00%

  Waste Management, Inc.    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      9/20/19           Buy    USD      2,357         (64,624)   

1.00%

  Weatherford International Ltd.    Barclays Bank Plc      6/20/18           Sell    USD      2,300(a)         26,327   

1.00%

  Weatherford International Ltd.    Barclays Bank Plc      6/20/18           Sell    USD      2,200(a)         25,183   

1.00%

  Weatherford International Ltd.    Deutsche Bank AG      6/20/18           Sell    USD      1,770(a)         20,266   

1.00%

  Weatherford International Ltd.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      6/20/18           Sell    USD      600(a)         6,870   

1.00%

  Weatherford International Ltd.    Morgan Stanley & Co.      6/20/19           Sell    USD      2,808(a)         (13,752)   
                   

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(1,470,751))

               $ (1,511,196)   
                   

 

 

 

 

(a) The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

Bobl - German Bundesobligationen

BTP - Italian Buoni del Tesoro Poliannuali

EUR - Euro

EURIBOR-Reuters - Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - South Korean Won

NOK - Norwegian Kroner

SEK - Swedish Krona

USD - United States Dollar

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

   of Net Assets  

Foreign Government Bonds

     23.06

Financials

     14.73

Telecom Services

     5.52

Consumer Staples

     3.80

Energy

     3.61

Utilities

     3.00

Consumer Discretionary

     2.26

Information Technology

     1.24

Industrials

     0.88

Other*

     41.90
  

 

 

 
               100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, futures, options, Investment Company, interest and dividend receivable,
   pending trades and Fund share transactions, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps,
   foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See notes to financial statements.

 

60

  


  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

     RBC      RBC      RBC      RBC         
     BlueBay      BlueBay      BlueBay      BlueBay      RBC  
     Emerging Market      Emerging Market      Global      Global      BlueBay  
     Select      Corporate      High Yield      Convertible      Absolute  
     Bond Fund      Bond Fund      Bond Fund      Bond Fund      Return Fund  

Assets:

                    

Investments, at value (cost $208,578,283, $22,041,654, $33,351,499, $20,880,073 and $530,240,708, respectively)

      $ 199,697,073          $ 22,016,466       $ 32,856,323       $ 20,653,297       $ 529,944,615   

Total return swaps at value (cost $2,637,021, $0, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

                  2,191,495                                                

Cash

                           57,558         1,019           

Cash at broker for financial futures contracts

        168,692            20,709         28,174         25,321         5,910,123   

Segregated cash for options contracts and swap contracts

        223,481            110,711         403,861         12,938         10,821,955   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $98,890, $132,188, $590,258, $154,963 and $6,879,346, respectively)

        97,088            129,262         580,014         151,481         6,839,437   

Credit default swaps at value (premiums paid $0, $19,192, $10,714, $0 and $3,358,727, respectively)

                   18,979         9,831                 3,874,061   

Interest and dividends receivable

        2,832,211            301,080         519,927         84,564         5,116,451   

Receivable from advisor

                                           285,384   

Receivable for capital shares issued

        424,330                                    5,689,332   

Receivable for investments sold

        16,065,204            283,512         1,941,622         278,412         11,793,044   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

                   11,251         151                 752,509   

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

        365,583                                      

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts

        1,760,128            54,056         103,351         165,778         10,525,268   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

        17,344            16,835         16,862         9,961         27,645   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

        223,842,629            22,962,861         36,517,674         21,382,771         591,579,824   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                    

Cash overdraft

                                           5,515   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

        12,468                    851         199         357,294   

Payable for investments purchased

        5,050,021            209,925         1,774,417         124,428         11,988,693   

Payable to broker

        320,000                                    6,853,927   

Distributions payable

        94,396            7,472         4,043         633         465,432   

Unfunded commitment for term loans

                           2,813                   

Written options, at value (premiums received $0, $0, $0, $16,000 and $0, respectively)

                                   5,760           

Credit default swaps at value (premiums received $0, $320, $0, $0 and $4,829,478, respectively)

                   1,993                         5,385,257   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        902,050            17,847         3,420         755         1,838,953   

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

        1,091,898            15,081                         651,763   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

                   781                         381,756   

Foreign witholding tax payable

        90,117            999                 625         7,249   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

                    

Investment advisory fees

        143,760            4,485         14,196         325         295,292   

Accounting fees

        4,298            3,509         3,557         3,504         5,641   

Audit fees

        39,000            39,000         42,100         45,100         45,375   

Trustee fees

        74            8         12         7         176   

Distribution fees

        21            22         25                 19,194   

Shareholder reports

        748            38         57         38         5,095   

Transfer agent fees

        19,845            1,256         696         692         78,464   

Other

        50,050            10,513         11,313         7,543         62,075   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        7,818,746            312,929         1,857,500         189,609         28,447,151   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

      $ 216,023,883          $ 22,649,932       $ 34,660,174       $ 21,193,162       $ 563,132,673   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Select

Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Corporate

Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
Return Fund
 

Net Assets Consist Of:

                

Capital

                $ 228,680,577                   $ 22,554,141      $ 33,969,217      $ 19,322,197      $ 548,131,016   

Undistributed net investment income and distributions in excess of net investment income

        350,316           1,802        (4,043     (138,332     (465,432

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

        (3,690,521        86,643        1,110,017        2,064,654        7,573,667   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

        (9,316,489        7,346        (415,017     (55,357     7,893,422   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      $ 216,023,883         $ 22,649,932      $ 34,660,174      $ 21,193,162      $ 563,132,673   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

                

Class A

      $ 10,251         $ 10,631      $ 29,327        N/A      $ 6,365,074   

Class C

        N/A           N/A        N/A        N/A        6,951,616   

Class I

        216,013,632           22,639,301        34,630,847      $ 21,193,162        549,815,983   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 216,023,883         $ 22,649,932      $ 34,660,174      $ 21,193,162      $ 563,132,673   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

                

Class A

        1,051           1,060        2,816        N/A        611,704   

Class C

        N/A           N/A        N/A        N/A        668,699   

Class I

        22,165,178           2,255,917        3,324,558        1,904,576        52,866,265   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        22,166,229           2,256,977        3,327,374        1,904,576        54,146,668   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

                

Class A

      $ 9.75         $ 10.03      $ 10.41        N/A      $ 10.41   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        N/A           N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 10.40   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

      $ 9.75         $ 10.04      $ 10.42      $ 11.13      $ 10.40   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Prices Per Share:

                

Class A

      $ 10.18         $ 10.48      $ 10.87        N/A      $ 10.87   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

        4.25        4.25     4.25     N/A        4.25
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Operations

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2014

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Select

Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Corporate

Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
    RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
Return Fund
 

Investment Income:

                

Interest income

                $   10,486,708                   $ 1,093,236      $ 1,952,012      $ 224,608      $ 13,587,496   

Dividend income

        52                  2,008        62,548          

Foreign tax withholding

        (162,809        (788            (5,448     (76,937
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

        10,323,951           1,092,448        1,954,020        281,708        13,510,559   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

                

Investment advisory fees

        1,638,949           197,105        244,364        160,310        3,643,047   

Distribution fees - Class A

        21           22        46               5,380   

Distribution fees - Class C

                                       17,799   

Accounting fees

        53,244           44,038        44,630        44,003        67,288   

Audit fees

        42,918           42,918        46,018        54,868        45,543   

Custodian fees

        156,121           21,732        14,186        14,352        98,979   

Insurance fees

        6,555           6,555        6,555        6,555        5,340   

Legal fees

        5,051           989        1,947        8,137        89,959   

Registration and filing fees

        39,079           34,926        35,272        15,866        47,870   

Shareholder reports

        10,132           952        1,455        900        54,882   

Transfer agent fees - Class A

        4,746           4,746        4,774               5,369   

Transfer agent fees - Class I

        160,217           3,968        8,009        3,828        617,731   

Transfer agent fees - Class C

                                       2,791   

Offering costs

                                       17,015   

Trustees’ fees

        5,488           558        879        543        13,064   

Other fees

        23,959           15,370        19,854        11,573        54,441   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

        2,146,480           373,879        427,989        320,935        4,786,498   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

                

Advisor

        (97,769        (135,255     (118,413     (120,547     (148,755
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

        2,048,711           238,624        309,576        200,388        4,637,743   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

        8,275,240           853,824        1,644,444        81,320        8,872,816   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses):

                

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

                

Investment transactions

        672,574           267,506        843,013        2,043,665        26,318,006   

Foreign currency transactions

        (2,342,155        5,591        165,843        162,922        2,781,194   

Written options

                  (10,298     (3,940     (26,350     4,250   

Futures contracts

        (136,016        (17,868     (20,415     11,109        (12,430,215

Swap agreements

        (177,176        (24,992     (66,103            (12,288,725
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses)

        (1,982,773        219,939        918,398        2,191,346        4,384,510   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

                

Investments

        (2,381,967        490,282        (703,429     (1,520,718     (8,737,629

Foreign currency

        324,830           42,725        308,638        285,999        13,589,331   

Written options

                  234               10,240          

Futures contracts

        23,484           (4,876     15,698               1,766,815   

Swap contracts

        (1,065        (21,558     7,951               (683,442
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses)

        (2,034,718        506,807        (371,142     (1,224,479     5,935,075   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ 4,257,749         $ 1,580,570      $ 2,191,700      $ 1,048,187      $ 19,192,401   
     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Select
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                   

Operations:

                   

Net investment income

         $ 8,275,240               $ 4,896,871   

Net realized losses from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

           (1,982,773              (7,702,341

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

           (2,034,718                                    (9,631,844
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

           4,257,749                 (12,437,314
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

                   

From net investment income

           (185                

Return of capital

           (154                

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

                   

From net investment income

           (4,940,029              (1,407,225

From net realized gains

                           (2,397,176

Return of capital

           (3,355,683              (3,527,048
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

           (8,296,051              (7,331,449
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

                   

Proceeds from shares issued

           59,340,955                 115,860,846   

Distributions reinvested

           6,954,853                 6,153,471   

Cost of shares redeemed

           (32,115,324              (38,460,514
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

           34,180,484                 83,553,803   
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

           30,142,182                 63,785,040   

Net Assets:

                   

Beginning of year

           185,881,701                 122,096,661   
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

End of year

         $ 216,023,883               $ 185,881,701   
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/distributions in excess of net investment income

         $ 350,316               $ (282,510
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

                   

Issued

           5,948,052                 10,663,181   

Reinvested

           698,218                 581,271   

Redeemed

           (3,221,660              (3,725,617
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

           3,424,610                 7,518,835   
        

 

 

            

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
                        For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                        

Operations:

                        

Net investment income

            $ 853,824                 $ 757,340   

Net realized gains from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

              219,939                   94,317   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts

              506,807                   (1,205,969
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

              1,580,570                   (354,312
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

                        

From net investment income

              (339                  

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

                        

From net investment income

              (851,519                (767,798

From net realized gains

              (14,865                (1,006,248
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

              (866,723                (1,774,046
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

              2,665,426                   2,023,812   

Distributions reinvested

              806,816                   1,728,269   

Cost of shares redeemed

              (462,871                (320,211
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

              3,009,371                   3,431,870   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

              3,723,218                   1,303,512   

Net Assets:

                        

Beginning of year

              18,926,714                   17,623,202   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

End of year

            $ 22,649,932                 $ 18,926,714   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

            $ 1,802                 $ 1,873   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

                        

Issued

              267,421                   204,329   

Reinvested

              80,832                   164,943   

Redeemed

              (46,845                (29,641
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

              301,408                   339,631   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
                        For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                         

Operations:

                         

Net investment income

            $ 1,644,444                  $ 1,599,783   

Net realized gains from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

              918,398                    597,795   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

              (371,142                 (757,776
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

              2,191,700                    1,439,802   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

                         

From net investment income

              (880                   

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

                         

From net investment income

              (1,728,882                 (1,579,302

From net realized gains

              (327,407                 (941,326
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

              (2,057,169                 (2,520,628
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

                         

Proceeds from shares issued

              3,967,349                    9,638,828   

Distributions reinvested

              2,024,604                    2,514,122   

Cost of shares redeemed

              (984,810                 (4,178,069
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

              5,007,143                    7,974,881   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

              5,141,674                    6,894,055   

Net Assets:

                         

Beginning of year

              29,518,500                    22,624,445   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

End of year

            $ 34,660,174                  $ 29,518,500   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/distributions in excess of net investment income

            $ (4,043               $ 264,209   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

                         

Issued

              376,691                    906,493   

Reinvested

              193,016                    237,892   

Redeemed

              (93,333                 (396,863
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

              476,374                    747,522   
           

 

 

               

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
                        For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
 

From Investment Activities:

                        

Operations:

                        

Net investment income

            $ 81,320                 $ 387,365   

Net realized gains from investments, futures contracts, witten options and foreign currency transactions

              2,191,346                   1,533,992   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency and written options

              (1,224,479                441,616   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

              1,048,187                   2,362,973   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

                        

From net investment income

              (741,593                (378,776

From net realized gains

              (1,121,705                (352,720
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

              (1,863,298                (731,496
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

              1,486,805                   2,500   

Distributions reinvested

              1,859,797                   731,176   

Cost of shares redeemed

              (1,458                (479,977
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

              3,345,144                   253,699   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

              2,530,033                   1,885,176   

Net Assets

                        

Beginning of year

              18,663,129                   16,777,953   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

End of year

            $ 21,193,162                 $ 18,663,129   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/distributions in excess of net investment income

            $ (138,332              $ 421,659   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

                        

Issued

              132,096                   235   

Reinvested

              169,004                   67,229   

Redeemed

              (130                (42,927
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

              300,970                   24,537   
           

 

 

              

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
Return Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2014
       For the
Period Ended
September 30,

2013(a)
 

From Investment Activities:

             

Operations:

             

Net investment income

                            $ 8,872,816                      $ 3,385,654   

Net realized losses from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

        4,384,510              (1,075,155

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

        5,935,075              1,958,347   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        19,192,401              4,268,846   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

        (22,095             

Distributions to Class C Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

        (5,208             

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

        (8,105,671           (413,992

From net realized gains

                     (5,959

Return of capital

                     (2,211,409
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (8,132,974           (2,631,360
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

             

Proceeds from shares issued

        267,410,143              659,568,220   

Distributions reinvested

        617,172              111,739   

Cost of shares redeemed

        (224,824,785           (152,446,729
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        43,202,530              507,233,230   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        54,261,957              508,870,716   

Net Assets:

             

Beginning of period

        508,870,716                
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 563,132,673            $ 508,870,716   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (465,432         $ 1,236,271   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

             

Issued

        25,581,882              65,198,790   

Reinvested

        59,198              11,016   

Redeemed

        (21,651,858           (15,052,360
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        3,989,222              50,157,446   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(a) For the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2013.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class A

     

Per Share Operating Performance:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

                    $ 9.83   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.33   

Realized and unrealized gains

        (0.08
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.25   
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

        (0.18

Return of capital

        (0.15
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.33
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 9.75   
     

 

 

 

Total Return:*(c)

     2.51%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.25%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.91%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     53.32%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 10   

Portfolio turnover***

        233

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 

Class I

               

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 9.92                   $ 10.88                   $ 10.00   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.40           0.30           0.24   

Realized and unrealized gains (losses)

        (0.17        (0.78        0.91   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.23           (0.48        1.15   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions:

               

Net investment income

        (0.24        (0.11        (0.27

Realized gains

                  (0.18          

Return of capital

        (0.16        (0.19          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.40        (0.48        (0.27
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 9.75         $ 9.92         $ 10.88   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

        2.32%           (4.70)%        11.60%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

               

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        1.00%           1.00%        1.00%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        4.04%           2.79%        2.76%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        1.05%           1.10%        1.59%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 216,014         $ 185,882         $ 122,097   

Portfolio turnover**

        233        203        110

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2012.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class A

     

Per Share Operating Performance:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

                  $ 9.75   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.32   

Realized and unrealized gains

        0.29   
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.61   
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

        (0.33
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.33
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.03   
     

 

 

 

Total Return:*(c)

     6.27%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.40%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.86%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     53.53%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 11   

Portfolio turnover***

        180

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 

Class I

               

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 9.68                   $ 10.91                   $ 10.00   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.41           0.43           0.37   

Realized and unrealized gains (losses)

        0.37           (0.60        0.91   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.78           (0.17        1.28   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions:

               

Net investment income

        (0.41        (0.44        (0.37

Realized gains

        (0.01        (0.62          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.42        (1.06        (0.37
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.04         $ 9.68         $ 10.91   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

        8.02%           (1.98)%        13.06%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

               

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        1.15%           1.15%        1.15%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        4.12%           4.18%        4.24%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        1.78%           1.96%        3.10%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 22,639         $ 18,927         $ 17,623   

Portfolio turnover**

        180        182        151

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2012.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class A

     

Per Share Operating Performance:

                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 10.41   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.41   

Realized and unrealized gains

        0.04   
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.45   
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

        (0.45
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.45
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.41   
     

 

 

 

Total Return:*(c)

     4.38%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.20%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.62%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     25.84%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 29   

Portfolio turnover***

        116

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 

Class I

               

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 10.35                   $ 10.76                   $ 10.00   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.53           0.60           0.53   

Realized and unrealized gains (losses)

        0.21           (0.02        0.76   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.74           0.58           1.29   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions:

               

Net investment income

        (0.56        (0.60        (0.53

Realized gains

        (0.11        (0.39          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.67        (0.99        (0.53
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.42         $ 10.35         $ 10.76   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

        7.36%           5.54%        13.16%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

               

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        0.95%           0.95%        0.95%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        5.05%           5.64%        6.15%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        1.30%           1.52%        2.40%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 34,631         $ 29,519         $ 22,624   

Portfolio turnover**

        116        117        87

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2012.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 

Class I

               

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 11.64                   $ 10.63                   $ 10.00   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.05           0.24           0.22   

Realized and unrealized gains (losses)

        0.59           1.23           0.64   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.64           1.47           0.86   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions:

               

Net investment income

        (0.45        (0.24        (0.23

Realized gains

        (0.70        (0.22          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (1.15        (0.46        (0.23
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 11.13         $ 11.64         $ 10.63   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

        5.75%           14.20%        8.65%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

               

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        1.00%           1.00%        1.00%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        0.41%           2.18%        2.56%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        1.60%           1.77%        2.89%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 21,193         $ 18,663         $ 16,778   

Portfolio turnover**

        139        91        25

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2012.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class A

     

Per Share Operating Performance:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 10.26   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.10   

Realized and unrealized gains

        0.18   
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.28   
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

        (0.13
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.13
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.41   
     

 

 

 

Total Return:*(c)

     2.61%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.20%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.16%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     1.35%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 6,365   

Portfolio turnover***

        218

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class C

     

Per Share Operating Performance:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

                $ 10.52   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.02   

Realized and unrealized losses

        (0.13
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        (0.11
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

        (0.01
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.01
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.40   
     

 

 

 

Total Return:*(c)

     (1.16)%(d)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.95%(e)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.37%(e)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     1.96%(e)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 6,952   

Portfolio turnover***

        218

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from June 24, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(d) Not Annualized.
(e) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
       For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2013(a)
 

Class I

             

Per Share Operating Performance:

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 10.15                   $ 10.00   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.19              0.11   

Realized and unrealized gains

        0.24              0.12   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.43              0.23   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions:

             

Net investment income

        (0.18           (0.02

Realized gains

                     (c) 

Return of capital

                     (0.06
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total distributions

        (0.18           (0.08
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 10.40            $ 10.15   
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Return:(d)

        4.12%           2.31%(e)   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

             

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        0.95%           0.95%(f)   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        1.83%           1.27%(f)   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        0.98%           0.97%(f)   

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 549,816            $ 508,871   

Portfolio turnover**

        218           338

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) For the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2013.
(b) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(c) Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.
(d) Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(e) Not Annualized.
(f) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2014

 

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 18 portfolios. This report includes the following five investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (“Emerging Market Select Bond Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (“Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (“Global High Yield Bond Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (“Global Convertible Bond Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (“Absolute Return Fund”)

The Funds offer three share classes: Class I shares are offered by each fund; Class A shares are offered by each fund except Global Convertible Bond Fund and Class C shares are only offered by Absolute Return Fund. Class A shares are offered with a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class C shares are offered with a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class I shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (“BlueBay“ or “Sub-Advisor”) acts as a sub-advisor for each of the BlueBay Funds. BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC (“BlueBay US”) also acts as a sub-advisor for the Global High Yield Bond Fund and the Absolute Return Fund (effective November 27, 2013). The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted pricing and valuation procedures for determining the fair value of the Funds’ investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Equity securities are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by third-party pricing services approved by the Board. Equity securities listed on one or more exchanges shall be valued at the last available quoted sale price on the primary trading exchange as of the close of regular trading on the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. An equity security not listed on an exchange but listed on NASDAQ shall be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and is also categorized as Level 1. If there was no sale on the primary exchange on the day the net asset value is calculated or a NASDAQ official closing price is not available, the most recent bid quotation generally will be used and such securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Investments in open-end

 

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investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. Short-term debt obligations with less then 60 days to maturity at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost unless Fund management determines that amortized cost no longer approximates fair market value.

Exchange-traded options, futures and options on futures are valued at the last sale price at the close of the market on the principal exchange on which they are traded. In the absence of any transactions on that day, the closing bid price shall be used for purchased options, futures and options on futures, and the closing ask price shall be used for written options. Such instruments are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Option contracts traded in the over-the-counter market shall be valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or broker-dealer using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as trades and prices of the underlying instruments. These contracts are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked to market daily based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service as of the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. EST, and are generally classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Swaps, including credit-default swaps, interest rate swaps and total return swaps, are generally valued by an independent pricing service using a discounted cash flow methodology. This technique is used to value both the fixed and variable components of the swap contracts and takes into account market data and inputs sourced from various institutions and market-makers and includes daily intra-day and closing spreads, credit index quotes, yield curves, and recovery rate assumptions. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in the Fund’s net assets. These swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair valuation hierarchy.

Foreign securities valued in non-U.S. dollars are valued in the foreign currency and then converted into the U.S. dollar equivalent using the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day the security’s value is determined. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States may be affected on a day that the NYSE is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Funds.

The Board has delegated to the Funds’ Pricing Committee (“Pricing Committee”) the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets and liabilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor, Co-Administrator and Sub-Advisor, including personnel from accounting and operations, investment management, trading, risk management, compliance, and legal. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

The Board has adopted procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker-dealer or Fund management determines that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value. Fair valuation may also be used

 

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when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Funds utilize fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Funds could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may include regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

·   Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

·   Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment speeds, etc.

·   Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

 

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The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

Assets:

                                     

Investments in Securities(a)

                 

Corporate Bonds

      $       $ 23,307,193          $       $ 23,307,193   

Foreign Government Bonds

                154,768,044                    154,768,044   

Investment Company

        21,621,836                            21,621,836   

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Interest rate swaps

                365,583                    365,583   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                1,760,128                    1,760,128   

Credit contracts:

                 

Total return swaps

                2,191,495               2,191,495   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 21,621,836       $ 182,392,443          $       $ 204,014,279   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                                 

                                     

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Interest rate swaps

      $       $ (1,091,898)          $       $ (1,091,898)   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                (902,050)                    (902,050)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $       $ (1,993,948)          $       $ (1,993,948)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

Assets:                                                     

                                     

Investments in Securities(a)

                 

Corporate Bonds

      $       $ 20,520,567          $       $ 20,520,567   

Investment Company

        1,495,899                            1,495,899   

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Credit contracts:

                 

Credit default swaps

                18,979                    18,979   

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Financial futures contracts

        11,251                            11,251   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                54,056                    54,056   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 1,507,150       $ 20,593,602          $       $ 22,100,752   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                                 

                                     

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Credit contracts:

                 

Credit default swaps

      $       $ (1,993)          $       $ (1,993)   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                (17,847)                    (17,847)   

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Financial futures contracts

        (781)                            (781)   

Interest rate swaps

                (15,081)                    (15,081)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $ (781)       $ (34,921)          $       $ (35,702)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

Assets:

                                          

Investments in Securities(a)

                    

Bank Loans

      $          $ 3,471,490          $       $ 3,471,490   

Corporate Bonds

                   26,719,162                    26,719,162   

Common Stocks

        110,281            16,175                    126,456   

Investment Company

        2,292,512                               2,292,512   

Preferred Stock

                   221,645                    221,645   

Warrants/Rights

                   25,058                    25,058   

Other Financial Instruments*

                    

Credit contracts:

                    

Credit default swaps

                   9,831                    9,831   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                   103,351                    103,351   

Interest rate contracts:

                    

Financial futures contracts

        151                               151   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 2,402,944          $ 30,566,712          $       $ 32,969,656   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                                                 

                                          

Other Financial Instruments*

                    

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

      $          $ (3,420)          $       $ (3,420)   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $          $ (3,420)          $       $ (3,420)   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Convertible Bond Fund

Assets:                                                                      

                                          

Investments in Securities(a)

                    

Convertible Bonds

      $          $ 19,061,460          $       $ 19,061,460   

Foreign Government Bonds

                   214,799                    214,799   

Investment Company

        846,343                               846,343   

Common Stock

        476,905                               476,905   

Other Financial Instruments*

                    

Equity contracts:

                    

Purchased options

        53,790                               53,790   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                   165,778                    165,778   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 1,377,038          $ 19,442,037          $       $ 20,819,075   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                                                 

                                          

Other Financial Instruments*

                    

Equity contracts:

                    

Written options

      $ (5,760)          $          $       $ (5,760)   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                   (755)                    (755)   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $ (5,760)          $ (755)          $       $ (6,515)   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Absolute Return Fund

Assets:                                                                          

                                     

Investments in Securities(a)

                 

Corporate Bonds

      $       $ 197,255,239          $       $ 197,255,239   

Foreign Government Bonds

                129,817,832                    129,817,832   

Investment Company

        202,771,494                            202,771,494   

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Financial futures contracts

        752,509                            752,509   

Credit contracts:

                 

Credit default swaps

                3,874,061                    3,874,061   

Equity contracts:

                 

Purchased options

        100,050                            100,050   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                10,525,268                    10,525,268   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 203,624,053       $ 341,472,400          $       $ 545,096,453   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                                                      

                                     

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Financial futures contracts

      $ (381,756)       $          $       $ (381,756)   

Interest rate swaps

                (651,763)                    (651,763)   

Credit contracts:

                 

Credit default swaps

                (5,385,257)                    (5,385,257)   

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

                (1,838,953)                    (1,838,953)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $ (381,756)       $ (7,875,973)          $       $ (8,257,729)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by country is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

*Other financial instruments are instruments shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments, such as futures contracts, options, swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts which are valued at fair value.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level

2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers to/from Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

Foreign Currency Transactions:

The values of foreign securities, foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates each business day. Fluctuations in the value of foreign currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from movements in currency exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities on the Statements of Operations. Such fluctuations are included with the net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment transactions. However, the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the realized gain or loss upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations are segregated pursuant to US Federal income tax regulations; such amounts are categorized as foreign exchange gain or loss for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.

 

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Financial Instruments:

Payment-In-Kind Securities:

The Funds may invest in payment-in-kind securities (“PIKs”). PIKs give the issuer the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in either cash or additional debt securities. Those additional debt securities usually have the same terms, including maturity dates and interest rates, and associated risks as the original bonds. The daily market quotations of the original bonds may include the accrued interest (referred to as a dirty price) and require a pro-rata adjustment from the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments to interest receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the total in-kind payments received by the Global High Yield Bond Fund with respect to PIKs constituted less then 5% of the Fund’s total income and, therefore, such payments were not disclosed as a separate line item on the Statement of Operations.

Derivatives:

The Funds may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities for hedging purposes only. Derivatives allow a Fund to increase or decrease its risk exposure more quickly and efficiently than other types of instruments. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns.

Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Funds, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced and may be increased. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be available or cost effective. The Funds are subject to interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives by investing in various derivative financial instruments, as described below.

In addition to the risks associated with derivatives in general, the Funds will also be subject to risks related to swap agreements. Because swap agreements are not exchange-traded, but are private contracts into which a Fund and a swap counterparty enter as principals, a Fund may experience a loss or delay in recovering assets if the counterparty defaults on its obligations. Each Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under swap agreements.

Financial Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into futures contracts in an effort to manage the duration of the portfolio and hedge against certain market risk. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating one party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, during the term of the contract, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require a Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if a Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying instrument. A Fund would record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to these daily payments.

Open futures contracts are shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Collateral pledged for open futures contracts is included in the cash at broker for futures contracts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2014.

 

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Options:

The Funds may write (or sell) put and call options on the securities that the Funds are authorized to buy or already hold in their portfolio. The Funds may also purchase put and call options. The Global Convertible Bond Fund and Absolute Return Fund had outstanding options as of September 30, 2014.

A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When a Fund purchases (writes) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by a Fund is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or a Fund enters into a closing transaction), a Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received or paid). When a Fund writes a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that a Fund holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty, or cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. When a Fund writes a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, a Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying instrument or the risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in a Fund purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

A Fund may execute transactions in both listed and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options. Listed options involve minimal counterparty risk since listed options are guaranteed against default by the exchange on which they trade. Transactions in certain OTC options may expose a Fund to the risk of default by the counterparty to the transaction. In the event of default by the counterparty to the over-the-counter option transaction, a Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the premium paid (as purchaser) or the unrealized gain on the contract (as writer).

 

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A summary of the Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

     Number of
Options
Contracts
       Premiums
Received
 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2013

     3         $ 188   

Options written

     109,846           35,970   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

                 

Options exercised

     (158)           (32,844)   

Options expired

     (109,691)           (3,314)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2014

             $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

A summary of the Global High Yield Bond Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

  

     Number of
Options
Contracts
       Premiums
Received
 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2013

             $   

Options written

     344           42,607   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

                 

Options exercised

     (322)           (15,207)   

Options expired

     (22)           (27,400)   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2014

             $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

A summary of the Global Convertible Bond Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

  

     Number of
Options
Contracts
       Premiums
Received
 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2013

             $   

Options written

     63           50,100   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

                 

Options exercised

     (31)           (34,100)   

Options expired

                 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2014

     32         $ 16,000   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

A summary of the Absolute Return Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

       
     Number of
Options
Contracts
       Premiums
Received
 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2013

             $   

Options written

     272           63,750   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

                 

Options exercised

     (272)           (63,750)   

Options expired

                 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2014

             $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

The Funds entered into forward foreign currency contracts (“Forward”) to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign portfolio holdings (foreign currency exchange risk). In addition, certain Funds may use a Forward to provide exposure to the foreign currency market. A Forward is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. A Forward is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract settlement date. The market value of the Forward is determined using the forward rate for the remainder of the outstanding period of the contract, through the delivery date. When a Forward is closed or settled, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the fluctuation in rates during the period a Forward was open.

In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or seller, is the unrealized gain of the contract.

Details of forward contracts at period end are included in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments under the caption “Foreign currency exchange contracts.”

Swap Agreements:

The Funds may enter into swap agreements, which are agreements involving two parties to exchange the return generated by a security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index, or other measures for the return generated by another instrument, for example, the agreement to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. The Funds entered into total return, interest rate and other swap agreements as of September 30, 2014.

Interest rate swap agreements generally involve the agreement by the Funds to pay a counterparty a fixed or floating rate on a fixed notional amount and to receive a fixed or floating rate on a fixed notional amount, but may also involve the agreement to pay or receive payments derived from changes in interest rates. Periodic payments are generally made during the life of the swap agreement according to the terms and conditions of the agreement and at termination or maturity.

The Funds enter into cross-currency swaps to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies or as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments (foreign currency exchange rate and/or interest rate risk). Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate.

The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a writedown, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either receive from the

 

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seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

Total return swap agreements involve the commitments to pay or receive an amount generally determined by reference to a security, index or other measure in exchange for a specific market linked return, based on notional amounts. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate-based obligation, the Funds receive or make a payment to the counterparty. Interim payments and payments received or made by a Fund at the expiration or other termination of the swap agreements are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily based on dealer-supplied valuations, and changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, are recorded as unrealized appreciation/(depreciation). Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements. Details of swap agreements open at period end are included in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments under the caption “Interest rate swaps, “Cross currency swaps”, “Credit default swaps” and “Total return swaps”.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2014 are as follows(1):

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of September 30, 2014

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

 

Asset Derivatives

 

   

Emerging
Market Select
Bond Fund

     Emerging
Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
     Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
     Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
     Absolute
Return Fund
 

Credit risk:

               

Credit default swaps, at value

    $       $ 18,979       $ 9,831       $       $ 3,874,061   

Total return swaps, at value

      2,191,495                                   

Equity risk:

               

Investments, at value (call options purchased)

                              31,550           

Investments, at value (put options purchased)

                              22,240         100,050   

Foreign currency exchange risk:

               

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

      1,760,128         54,056         103,351         165,778         10,525,268   

Interest rate risk:

               

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

              11,251         151                 752,509   

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

      365,583                                   
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ 4,317,206       $ 84,286       $ 113,333       $ 219,568       $ 15,251,888   
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Liability Derivatives

 

Credit risk:

              

Credit default swaps, at value

   $       $ 1,993       $       $       $ 5,385,257   

Equity risk:

              

Written options, at value

                             5,760           

Foreign currency exchange risk:

              

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     902,050         17,847         3,420         755         1,838,953   

Interest rate risk:

              

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

             781                         381,756   

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

     1,091,898         15,081                         651,763   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,993,948       $ 35,702       $ 3,420       $ 6,515       $ 8,257,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations during the year ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

  

Emerging
Market Select
  Bond Fund  

     Emerging
Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
     Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
     Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
     Absolute
Return Fund
 

Net realized Gain (Loss) From:

                 

Credit Risk:

                 

Credit default swaps

      $       $ (21,864)       $ (66,103)       $       $ (2,798,107)   

Equity Risk:

                 

Written options

                        (3,940)         (26,350)           

Purchased options(2)

                        (35,115)         3,429         (110,798)   

Interest Rate Risk:

                 

Financial futures contracts

        (136,016)         (17,868)         (20,415)         11,109         (12,430,215)   

Interest rate swaps

        (41,107)         1,048                         (9,490,618)   

Total Return swaps

        126,262                                   

Written options

                (10,298)                         4,250   

Purchased options(2)

                (5,113)                           

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                 

Cross currency swaps

        (262,331)         (4,176)                           

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts(3)

        2,112,555         (3,103)         (69,562)         179,561         (5,394,643)   

Purchased options(2)

                                        694,425   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 1,799,363       $ (61,374)       $ (195,135)       $ 167,749       $ (29,525,706)   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

  

Emerging
Market Select
Bond Fund

     Emerging
Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
     Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
     Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
     Absolute
Return Fund
 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From:

                 

Credit Risk:

                 

Credit default swaps

      $       $ (6,477)       $ 7,951       $       $ (970,821)   

Equity Risk:

                 

Call options purchased(4)

                                (8,343)           

Put options purchased(4)

                                (25,760)           

Written options

                234                 10,240           

Interest Rate Risk:

                 

Call options purchased(4)

                (7,719)                           

Financial futures contracts

        23,484         (4,876)         15,698                 1,766,815   

Interest rate swaps

        151,651         (15,081)                         287,379   

Total return swaps

        (152,716)                                   

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                 

Put options purchased(4)

                                          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts(5)

        430,709         39,842         364,876         290,071         13,951,505   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 453,128       $ 5,923       $ 388,525       $ 266,208       $ 15,034,878   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1) For open derivative instruments as of September 30, 2014, see the preceding tables on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments for credit contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate contracts.

(2) Included in net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions on Statement of Operations.

(3) Included in net realized gains/(losses) on foreign currency transactions on Statement of Operations.

(4) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments on Statement of Operations.

(5) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency on Statement of Operations.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

 

     Emerging
Market Select
Bond Fund
     Emerging
Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
     Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
     Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
     Absolute
Return Fund
 

Futures short position (contracts)

     19         11         16                 2,719   

Futures long position (contracts)

             4                         55   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts purchased (U.S. dollar amounts)

     $77,533,294         $1,338,362         $7,034,688         $7,457,024         $306,356,387   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts sold (U.S. dollar amounts)

     87,169,030         341,273         142,948         140,128         48,307,552   

Purchased options (Cost $)

             7,773         8,618         37,723         25,013   

Written Options (Premium received $)

             2,048         3,600         4,000           

Interest rate swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

     47,378,840         238,409                         119,449,353   

Credit default swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

     2,113,403         733,032         760,209                 145,540,617   

Cross currency swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

             16,500                           

Total return swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

     1,870,081                                   

 

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Counterparty Credit Risk:

Derivatives may also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations). To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Funds.

For foreign currency exchange contracts, risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts, or if the foreign currency rates change unfavorably.

The Funds’ risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Funds. For OTC purchased options, the Funds bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid and change in market value of the options should the counterparty not perform under the contracts. Written options by the Funds do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as written options obligate the Funds to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange traded financial futures contracts and options is minimal because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.

With exchange-traded purchased options and futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate its counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements:

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

 

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Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by a Fund on the next business day. Typically, a Fund and its counterparties are not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral they receive. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At September 30, 2014, the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis are as follows:

 

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund    Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Swaps

   $ 2,557,078      $ 1,091,898   

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     1,760,128        902,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities

     4,317,206        1,993,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar

agreement (“MNA”)

     (1,596,387       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

   $ 2,720,819      $ 1,993,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund    Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Swaps

   $ 18,979      $ 17,074   

Financial Futures Contracts

     11,251        781   

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     54,056        17,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities

     84,286        35,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreement

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

   $ 84,286      $ 35,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Global High Yield Bond Fund    Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Swaps

   $ 9,831      $   

Financial Futures Contracts

     151          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     103,351        3,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities

     113,333        3,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreement

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

   $ 113,333      $ 3,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Global Convertible Bond Fund    Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Call Options Purchased

   $ 31,550       $   

Put Options Purchased

     22,240           

Put Options Written

             5,760   

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     165,778         755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities

     219,568         6,515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreement

               
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

   $ 219,568       $ 6,515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Absolute Return Fund    Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Swaps

   $ 3,874,061       $ 6,037,020   

Financial Futures Contracts

     752,509         381,756   

Put Options Purchased

     100,050           

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     10,525,268         1,838,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities

     15,251,888         8,257,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreement

               
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

   $ 15,251,888       $ 8,257,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables present the Funds’ derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Funds as of September 30, 2014:

 

     Amount of Assets      Derivatives    Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for    Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Emerging Market Select Bond Fund   

 by Counterparty 

    

Offset1

   Received2      Received2      Assets3  

Counterparty

                    

Citibank, N.A.

      $ 1,773,811          $(1,242,379)    $       $ (320,000)       $ 211,432   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

             252,351               (96,854)                      155,497   

Deutsche Bank AG

        499,599          (469,236)                      30,363   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

        195,058          (142,476)                      52,582   
     

 

 

       

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 2,720,819          $(1,950,945)    $       $ (320,000)       $ 449,874   
     

 

 

       

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Assets      Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund   

 by Counterparty 

     Offset1      Received2      Received2      Assets3  

Counterparty

                    

BNP Paribas SA

           $ 8,974                    $ (1,281)       $       $       $ 7,693   

Citibank, N.A.

        64,061            (32,476)                         31,585   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

        11,251            (781)                         10,470   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 84,286          $  (34,538)       $       $       $ 49,748   
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Amount of Assets    Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA    Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Global High Yield Bond Fund   

by Counterparty

   Offset1      Received2      Received2      Assets3  

Counterparty

                       

Barclays Bank Plc

            $      5,735    $       $       $       $ 5,735   

Citibank, N.A.

            103,351      (3,420)                         99,931   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

            151                              151   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

            1,638                              1,638   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

            2,458                              2,458   
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $  113,333    $ (3,420)       $       $       $ 109,913   
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Assets    Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA    Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Global Convertible Bond Fund   

by Counterparty

   Offset1      Received2      Received2      Assets3  

Counterparty

                       

Citibank, N.A.

            $  165,778    $ (755)       $       $       $ 165,023   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

            53,790      (5,760)                         48,030   
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $  219,568    $ (6,515)       $       $       $ 213,053   
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Assets    Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA    Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Absolute Return Fund   

by Counterparty

   Offset1      Received2      Received2      Assets3  

Counterparty

                       

Barclays Bank Plc

            $     325,422    $ (123,336)       $       $ (202,086)       $   

BNP Paribas SA

            164,881      (164,881)                           

Citibank, N.A.

            10,562,024      (1,951,031)                 (3,966,000)         4,644,993   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

            752,509      (381,756)                         370,753   

Deutsche Bank AG

            430,442      (192,341)                 (85,000)         153,101   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

                 1,921,965      (1,921,965)                           

Morgan Stanley & Co.

            1,094,645      (238,934)                 (855,711)           
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 15,251,888    $ (4,974,244)       $       $ (5,108,797)       $ 5,168,847   
           

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1 The amount of derivatives for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to a MNA.

2 Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty may not be shown for financial reporting purposes.

3 Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

The following tables present the Funds’ derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2014:

 

     Amount of Liabilities    Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA    Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Emerging Market Select Bond Fund   

by Counterparty

   Offset1      Pledged2      Pledged2      Liabilities3  

Counterparty

                    
BNP Paribas SA          $    43,003    $       $       $       $ 43,003   
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.          96,854      (96,854)                           
Citibank, N.A.          1,242,379      (1,242,379)                           
Deutsche Bank AG          469,236      (469,236)                           
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.          142,476      (142,476)                           
        

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

         $1,993,948    $ (1,950,945)       $       $       $ 43,003   
        

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Amount of Liabilities      Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund    by Counterparty      Offset1      Pledged2      Pledged2      Liabilities3  

Counterparty

                 
BNP Paribas SA                 $ 1,281       $ (1,281)       $       $       $   
Citibank, N.A.         32,476         (32,476)                           
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.         781         (781)                           
Deutsche Bank AG         1,164                                 1,164   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 35,702       $ (34,538)       $       $       $ 1,164   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Liabilities      Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Global High Yield Bond Fund    by Counterparty      Offset1      Pledged2      Pledged2      Liabilities3  

Counterparty

                 

Citibank, N.A.

      $ 3,420       $ (3,420)       $       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,420       $ (3,420)       $       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Liabilities      Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Global Convertible Bond Fund    by Counterparty      Offset1      Pledged2      Pledged2      Liabilities3  

Counterparty

                 

Citibank, N.A.

                $ 755       $ (755)       $       $       $   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

        5,760         (5,760)                           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 6,515       $ (6,515)       $       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Amount of Liabilities      Derivatives      Non-cash      Cash      Net Amount  
     Subject to a MNA      Available for      Collateral      Collateral      of Derivative  
Absolute Return Fund    by Counterparty      Offset1      Pledged2      Pledged2      Liabilities3  

Counterparty

                 

Barclays Bank Plc

      $ 123,336       $ (123,336)       $       $       $   

BNP Paribas SA

                  402,641         (164,881)                 (237,760)           

Citibank, N.A.

        1,951,031         (1,951,031)                           

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

        381,756         (381,756)                           

Deutsche Bank AG

        192,341         (192,341)                           

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

        4,967,690         (1,921,965)                 (3,045,725)           

Morgan Stanley & Co.

        238,934         (238,934)                           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 8,257,729       $ (4,974,244)       $       $ (3,283,485)       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1 The amount of derivatives for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to a MNA.

2 Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty may not be shown for financial reporting purposes.

3 Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held by the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements and third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and MBIA).

Offering Costs:

Upon commencement of operations, offering costs associated with the establishment of the Funds were incurred by the Funds. Offering costs are amortized and included in expenses over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations and are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on one business day after trade date, except on the last day of each fiscal quarter, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., expiring capital loss carryforward), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the period ended September 30, 2014, permanent differences and reclassification amounts due to non-deductible organizational costs and swap, currency and hybrid reclasses were as follows:

 

            Increase/(Decrease)      Increase/(Decrease)
     Increase/(Decrease)      Accumulated      Accumulated
    

Paid in Capital

    

Net Investment Income

    

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $            —      $(2,702,200)      $2,702,200

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

        (2,037)      2,037

Global High Yield Bond Fund

        (182,934)      182,934

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   (1,681)      100,282      (98,601)

Absolute Return Fund

   (17,016)      (2,441,545)      2,458,561

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with RBC GAM (US) under which RBC GAM (US) manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The Agreement requires each Fund to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the Agreement, RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

 

     Annual Rate

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   0.80%

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   0.95%

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   0.75%

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   0.80%

Absolute Return Fund

   0.75%

 

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RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement.

 

     Class A      Class C      Class I  
     Annual Rate      Annual Rate      Annual Rate  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     1.25%         N/A           1.00%   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     1.40%         N/A           1.15%   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     1.20%         N/A           0.95%   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     N/A           N/A           1.00%   

Absolute Return Fund

     1.20%         1.95%         0.95%   

This Expense Limitation Agreement is in place until January 31, 2016 and shall continue for additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party at any time. Each Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which a waiver or reimbursement is made by RBC GAM (US), any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay RBC GAM (US) such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation. At September 30, 2014, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the Expense Limitation Agreement were $566,883, $570,181, $561,314, $533,553 and $211,925 for the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund, Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, Global High Yield Bond Fund, Global Convertible Bond Fund and Absolute Return Fund, respectively.

Each of the Funds are sub-advised by BlueBay and the Global High Yield Bond Fund and Absolute Return Fund are also sub-advised by BlueBay US (effective November 27, 2013), which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada, which is a parent company of the Advisor. The Sub-Advisors are paid by the Advisor out of the advisory fee paid by the Funds to the Advisor.

RBC GAM (US) serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement, RBC GAM (US) does not receive a fee for its role as co-administrator. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Funds based on the Funds’ average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $35,000 ($41,500 effective October 1, 2014). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

 

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In conjunction with the launch of each of the Funds, the Advisor invested seed capital in each Fund to provide each Fund with its initial investment assets. The table below shows, as of September 30, 2014, each Fund’s net assets, the shares (if any) of each Fund held by the Advisor, and the percent of total net assets represented by the Advisor’s investment.

 

     Net Assets      Shares held
by Advisor
     % of Fund  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 216,023,883         1,051         0.01%   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   $ 22,649,932         1,791,184         79.4%   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   $ 34,660,174         2,461,561         74.0%   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   $ 21,193,162         1,766,981         92.8%   

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds except Global Convertible Bond Fund has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A and C.

     Class A      Class C

12b-1 Plan Fee

       0.25 %*          1.00 %

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board of Trustees has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A and C. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a Service Fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive a Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the Distributor received commissions of $163,710 from front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $5,471 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares or Class C shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2014.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

     Purchases        Sales  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 425,926,227         $ 390,695,046   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     37,041,535           34,384,344   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     39,095,440           35,379,646   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     29,241,309           26,626,324   

Absolute Return Fund

     624,019,539           620,533,327   

 

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6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized below:

 

     Emerging     Emerging  
     Market Select     Market Corporate  
     Bond Fund     Bond Fund  
     For the     For the     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2014(a)     2013     2014(a)     2013  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 10,000      $      $ 10,000      $   

Distributions reinvested

     339               339          

Cost of shares redeemed

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 10,339      $      $ 10,339      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 59,330,955      $ 115,860,846      $ 2,655,426      $ 2,023,812   

Distributions reinvested

     6,954,514        6,153,471        806,477        1,728,269   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (32,115,324     (38,460,514     (462,871     (320,211
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ 34,170,145      $ 83,553,803      $ 2,999,032      $ 3,431,870   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ 34,180,484      $ 83,553,803      $ 3,009,371      $ 3,431,870   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Issued

     1,017               1,026          

Reinvested

     34               34          

Redeemed

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     1,051               1,060          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

        

Issued

     5,947,035        10,663,181        266,395        204,329   

Reinvested

     698,184        581,271        80,798        164,943   

Redeemed

     (3,221,660     (3,725,617     (46,845     (29,641
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     3,423,559        7,518,835        300,348        339,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     3,424,610        7,518,835        301,408        339,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Global     Global  
    High Yield     Convertible  
    Bond Fund     Bond Fund  
    For the      For the     For the     For the  
    Year Ended      Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,      September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2014(a)      2013     2014(a)     2013  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

          

Class A

          

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 29,148       $       

Distributions reinvested

                879               

Cost of shares redeemed

      (438            
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

Change in Class A

    $ 29,589       $       
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

Class I

          

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 3,938,201       $ 9,638,828      $ 1,486,805      $ 2,500   

Distributions reinvested

      2,023,725         2,514,122        1,859,797        731,176   

Cost of shares redeemed

      (984,372      (4,178,069     (1,458     (479,977
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ 4,977,554       $ 7,974,881      $ 3,345,144      $ 253,699   
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ 5,007,143       $ 7,974,881      $ 3,345,144      $ 253,699   
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Global      Global  
     High Yield      Convertible  
     Bond Fund      Bond Fund  
     For the      For the      For the      For the  
     Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,      September 30,      September 30,  
     2014(a)      2013      2014(a)      2013  

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                       

Class A

                       

Issued

        2,774                          

Reinvested

        83                                              

Redeemed

                  (41                                 
     

 

 

       

 

 

             

Change in Class A

        2,816                          
     

 

 

       

 

 

             

Class I

                       

Issued

        373,917            906,493            132,096            235   

Reinvested

        192,933            237,892            169,004            67,229   

Redeemed

        (93,292         (396,863         (130         (42,927
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        473,558            747,522            300,970            24,537   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        476,374            747,522            300,970            24,537   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
     Absolute  
     Return Fund  
     For the      For the  
     Year Ended      Period Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2014 (a)      2013 (b)  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

     

Class A

     

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 6,554,520       $   

Distributions reinvested

     21,435           

Cost of shares redeemed

     (144,631        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 6,431,324       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

     

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 7,027,500       $   

Distributions reinvested

     5,208           

Cost of shares redeemed

     (9,874        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Class C

   $ 7,022,834       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class I

     

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 253,828,123       $ 659,568,220   

Distributions reinvested

     590,529         111,739   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (224,670,280      (152,446,729
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ 29,748,372       $ 507,233,230   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ 43,202,530       $ 507,233,230   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Class A

     

Issued

     623,490           

Reinvested

     2,051           

Redeemed

     (13,837        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     611,704           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

     

Issued

     669,151           

Reinvested

     500           

Redeemed

     (952        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Class C

     668,699           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Absolute  
     Return Fund  
     For the      For the  
     Year Ended      Period Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2014 (a)      2013 (b)  

(cont.)

                     

Class I

           

Issued

                  24,289,241            65,198,790   

Reinvested

        56,647            11,016   

Redeemed

        (21,637,069         (15,052,360
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        2,708,819            50,157,446   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        3,989,222            50,157,446   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

(a) For the period from November 27, 2013 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 for Class A shares, for the period from June 24, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 for Class C shares and for the year ended September 30, 2014 for Class I shares.

(b) For the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2013 for Class I shares.

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 for all Funds, except Absolute Return Fund, which is the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2013 and 2014, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of September 30, 2014, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund were as follows:

 

                          Net
Unrealized
 
     Tax Cost of      Unrealized      Unrealized      Appreciation  
     Securities      Appreciation      Depreciation      (Depreciation)  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 208,755,589       $ 1,394,185       $ (10,522,701)         $(9,128,516)   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     22,066,669         459,304         (509,507)         (50,203)   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     33,354,733         577,170         (1,075,580)         (498,410)   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     21,023,239         695,328         (1,065,270)         (369,942)   

Absolute Return Fund

     530,243,855         23,640,180         (23,939,420)         (299,240)   

 

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The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
                                 Total  
     Ordinary      Net Long Term      Total Taxable      Return of      Distributions  
     Income      Capital Gains      Distributions      Capital      Paid*  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 4,946,732         $          —         $4,946,732         $3,355,837         $8,302,569   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     846,146         14,865         861,011                 861,011   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     1,744,756         309,106         2,053,862                 2,053,862   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     1,052,091         810,576         1,862,667                 1,862,667   

Absolute Return Fund

     8,056,394                 8,056,394                 8,056,394   

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

  

     Distributions Paid From  
                                 Total  
     Ordinary      Net Long Term      Total Taxable      Return of      Distributions  
     Income      Capital Gains      Distributions      Capital      Paid*  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     $3,720,245         $10,846         $3,731,091         $3,527,048         $7,258,139   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     1,744,474         29,397         1,773,871                 1,773,871   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     2,510,719         9,173         2,519,892                 2,519,892   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     731,496                 731,496                 731,496   

Absolute Return Fund

     31,099                 31,099         2,211,409         2,242,508   

 

*Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

  

 

As of September 30, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

  

           Emerging                    
     Emerging     Market     Global     Global        
     Market Select     Corporate     High Yield     Convertible     Absolute  
     Bond Fund     Bond Fund     Bond Fund     Bond Fund     Return Fund  

Undistributed ordinary income

   $      $ 174,674      $ 592,883      $ 378,139      $ 12,007,796   

Undistributed long term gain

                   620,402        1,832,417        4,588,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

            174,674        1,213,285        2,210,556        16,596,305   

Distributions payable

     (94,396     (7,472     (4,043     (633     (465,432

Accumulated capital loss carryforwards

     (2,816,521                            

Deferred qualified late-year losses

            (7,063                     

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (9,745,777     (64,348     (518,285     (338,958     (1,129,216
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   $ (12,656,694   $ 95,791      $ 690,957      $ 1,870,965      $ 15,001,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2014, the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,634,303 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $182,218 available to offset future realized capital gains in accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. These capital loss carryforwards are not subject to expiration and must first be utilized to offset future realized gains of the same character.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Absolute Return Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $766,493.

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes.

 

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The Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund deferred long-term qualified late-year capital losses of $7,063 which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2015.

 

 

8. Market Timing:

The Trust strongly discourages attempts at market timing by Fund shareholders. Each Fund charges a redemption fee of 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase, in addition to limiting the number of exchanges that may be made between Funds to five (5) per calendar year. When assessed, the redemption fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds and retained by the Fund, not by the Advisor. This redemption fee is not charged in cases where, for example, the redemption results from an automatic reinvestment or asset re-allocation not specifically directed by the shareholder. The Trust also reserves the right to reject any Fund purchase order made by persons deemed to be market timers. The Funds’ prospectus contains a full description of the Trust’s policies on market timing and/or excessive trading. The redemption fee is recorded as a credit to capital and is included in the capital transactions on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

During the year ended September 30, 2014, redemption fees were collected by the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund and Absolute Return Fund in the amount of $6,334 and $2,183, respectively. There were no redemption fees collected by the other Funds. Redemption fees collected by the Funds are included in the cost of shares redeemed on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

 

 

9. Commitments:

Global High Yield Bond Fund may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, Global High Yield Bond Fund may also enter into bridge loan commitments (“commitments”). Bridge loan commitments may obligate Global High Yield Bond Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. As of September 30, 2014, Global High Yield Bond Fund had no outstanding bridge loan commitments. In connection with these commitments, Global High Yield Bond Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period.

 

 

10. Line of Credit:

Each Fund, except Absolute Return Fund, is a participant in a single committed, unsecured $4,000,000 line of credit with Bank of New York Mellon, the Funds’ custodian, to be used only to fund shareholder redemption requests and for other short-term temporary or emergency general business purposes. The line of credit has a scheduled termination date of March 31, 2015. Interest is charged on borrowings made under this line of credit at the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1.25% per annum, and (b) the Overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of 0.12% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which each Fund, except Absolute Return Fund, shall pay its pro rata share based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the aggregate net assets of the Funds, except Absolute Return Fund, at the time the fee is due and payable. Accrued and unpaid commitment fees shall be payable on the last business day of each calendar quarter. An upfront fee equal to 0.02% of the commitment amount was paid by the Funds, except Absolute Return Fund, upon the effectiveness and upon each annual renewal of the line of credit. Since each of the Funds, except Absolute Return Fund, participates in the line of credit, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $4,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2014. During the year ended September 30, 2014, the Funds did not utilize this line of credit.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

11. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events of the Funds and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements except the following:

The RBC Funds Trust filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to its registration statement to create two new series under the Trust. These new Funds, the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and the RBC BlueBay Total Return Credit Fund are expected to become effective and commence operations in December 2014. RBC GAM (US) will be the Funds’ investment advisor, and BlueBay and BlueBay US will serve as the Funds’ sub-advisors.

On September 23, 2014, the Board approved the reduction of the contractual advisory fee rates and operating expense limits with respect to the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund, Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, Global High Yield Bond Fund and Global Convertible Bond Fund. Effective October 1, 2014, the contractual management fee rate and total operating expense limits as a percent of average net assets are as follows:

 

            Total Operating  
            Expense Limit  
     Management                
     Fee      Class A      Class I  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     0.75%         1.15%         0.90%   

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     0.85%         1.25%         1.00%   

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     0.70%         1.05%         0.80%   

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     0.75%         N/A         0.85%   

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund, RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund, RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (the “Funds”), five of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2014, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios of RBC Funds Trust referred to above, as of September 30, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 26, 2014

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The following Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code:

 

     Qualified
Interest
  Income  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

       0.82 %

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       58.21 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

       23.30 %

Absolute Return Fund

       22.29 %

The following Funds report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified short term gains:

 

     Qualified
  Short-term  
Gains

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       100.00 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

       100.00 %

Absolute Return Fund

       100.00 %

The following Fund reports a portion of the income dividends distributed during the year ended September 30, 2014, as qualified dividend income:

 

     Qualified
Dividend
  Income  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       0.09 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

       0.74 %

The following Fund reports a portion of the income dividends distributed during the year ended September 30, 2014, as dividends received deduction:

 

     Dividends
Received
Deduction

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       0.09 %

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. It is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

T. Geron Bell (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia; Franklin Street Partners

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (64)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (63)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (65)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting) (1985 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA (1987 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation); Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

 

 

William B. Taylor (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); previously Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1982 to 2003)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: William Henry Insurance, LLC; Balance Innovations LLC; Kansas City Symphony

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 18

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (50)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

Christina M. Moore (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Assistant Secretary since March 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (March 2012 to December 2012); Compliance Manager, Minnesota Life Insurance Company (2006-2012)

 

Lee Thoresen (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since March 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present)

 

 

(1)  Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
(2)  All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.
(3)  On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
(4)  Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.
(5)  Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Funds offer Class A and Class I shares, except for Global Convertible Bond Fund, which only offers Class I shares. The Absolute Return Fund also offers Class C shares.

 

 

Class A

This share class is available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Funds are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 4.25% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% (25 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class C

This share class is available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class C shares of the Funds are currently subject to a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares currently include a 1.00% (100 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014 for Class A and I shares and June 24, 2014 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2014 for Class C shares.

 

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/14
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/14
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/14-9/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/14-9/30/14

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

       Class A        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,003.20        $ 6.28          1.25 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,004.40          5.02          1.00 %

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          1,029.30          7.12          1.40 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,030.60          5.85          1.15 %

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          1,006.00          6.03          1.20 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,008.20          4.78          0.95 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

       Class I          1,000.00          1,003.80          5.02          1.00 %

Absolute Return Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          990.00          5.99          1.20 %
       Class I          1,000.00          991.20          4.74          0.95 %
          Beginning
Account Value
6/25/14
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/14
   Expenses Paid
During Period**
6/25/14-9/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
6/25/14-9/30/14

Absolute Return Fund

       Class C        $ 1,000.00        $ 988.40        $ 5.21          1.95 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half year period).

**Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 98/365 (to reflect period since inception).

 

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    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/14
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/14
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/14-9/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/14-9/30/14

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

       Class A        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.80        $ 6.33          1.25 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,020.05          5.06          1.00 %

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          1,018.05          7.08          1.40 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,019.30          5.82          1.15 %

Global High Yield Bond Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          1,019.05          6.07          1.20 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,020.31          4.81          0.95 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

       Class I          1,000.00          1,020.05          5.06          1.00 %

Absolute Return Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          1,019.05          6.07          1.20 %
       Class I          1,000.00          1,020.31          4.81          0.95 %
          Beginning
Account Value
6/25/14
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/14
   Expenses Paid
During Period**
6/25/14-9/30/14
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
6/25/14-9/30/14

Absolute Return Fund

       Class C        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,008.19        $ 5.26          1.95 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half year period).

**Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 98/365 (to reflect period since inception).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

In September 2014, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”), BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (together, the “Sub-Advisors”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements with the Advisor and sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Advisors (the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements, collectively, being the “Agreements”) for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor and Sub-Advisors, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds, and the Funds’ performance and expenses. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year as well as information presented at both a special meeting held to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held specifically to consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals from the Advisor and Sub-Advisors, to discuss the information and the ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor and Sub-Advisors, including information as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board.

In considering the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds, the Trustees discussed the strong research, credit, and fundamental analysis capabilities and specialized expertise in the area of emerging market debt instruments and absolute return strategies. The Trustees also considered the extensive portfolio management experience of the Sub-Advisors’ staff as well as its operational and compliance structure and systems, and the Advisor’s expertise in coordinating the investment management and related operations of the Funds. The Trustees noted that the shorter term performance of the Funds was below relevant benchmarks, but acknowledged that the performance was attributable to the defensive positioning of the portfolios based on the Sub-Advisors’ generally negative macro view regarding relevant economies/markets and defensive posture. The Absolute Return Fund’s performance was favorable versus peers and benchmarks. The Trustees indicated that they continue to have confidence in the portfolio management teams of the Advisor and Sub-Advisors and continue to be satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory and other services provided to the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor and subadvisory fees payable to the Sub-Advisors and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds, including management’s proposal of fee and expense limitation reductions approved by the Board. The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor and Sub-Advisors and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Funds, including soft dollars and other fall-out benefits as well as the Advisor’s role as co-administrator of the Funds and the fees paid by the Funds for such services. The Trustees discussed the pricing strategy for the Funds and noted that the Sub-Advisors are premium providers of investment management services and the management fees are based on the high quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees also considered the Advisor’s contractual agreement to subsidize fund expenses at competitive levels through expense limitation agreements and viewed such commitments favorably. Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor and Sub-Advisors were fair and reasonable.

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the nature and quality of the services provided by both the Advisor and Sub-Advisors were of a high quality and it is in the interests of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the Agreements and expense limitation arrangements for each Fund. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the year ended September 30, 2014.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor for the RBC Funds. RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s board of directors has determined that William B. Taylor is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by 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 for those fiscal years are $669,200 for 2014 and $602,400 for 2013.


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 are $0 for 2014 and $0 for 2013.

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 are $52,500 for 2014 and $53,550 for 2013.

Tax fees for both years relate to the review of the registrant’s tax returns. Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee is $0 and $0, respectively.

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 are $0 for 2014 and $0 for 2013.

 

  (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 Audit Committee (“Committee”) will review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Trust employ the Funds’ auditor to render “permissible non-audit services” to the Funds. A “permissible non-audit service” is defined as a non-audit service that is not prohibited by Rule 2-01(c)(4) of Regulation S-X or other applicable law or regulation. The Committee will also review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Funds (an “Adviser-affiliated service provider”), employ the Funds’ auditor to render non-audit services, if such engagement would relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. As a part of its review, the Committee shall consider whether the provision of such services is consistent with the auditor’s independence. (See also “Delegation” below.)

Pre-approval by the Committee of non-audit services is not required so long as:

(1)            (A)  with respect to the Funds, the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Funds constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the auditor by the Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; or

                (B)  with respect to the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider, the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues (of the type that would have to be pre-approved by the Committee) paid to the auditor by the


Funds, the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;

(2)        such services were not recognized by the Funds at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

(3)        such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or its delegate or delegates, as defined below, prior to the completion of the audit.

(c)        Delegation

The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members and/or to officers of the Trust the authority to pre-approve the auditor’s provision of audit services or permissible non-audit services to the Funds up to a predetermined amount. Any pre-approval determination made by a delegate will be presented to the full Committee at its next meeting. The Committee will communicate any pre-approval made by a delegate to the Trust’s fund accounting agent, which will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the Funds’ periodic reports and other documents as required under the Federal securities laws.

 

  (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:

(b) N/A

(c) 100%

(d) N/A

 

  (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 $115,000 for 2014 and $115,980 for 2013.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were 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 investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.


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 and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b))


 

and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

  

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2)

  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3)

  

Not applicable.

(b)

  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(12.other) Not applicable.


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)

 

                             RBC Funds Trust

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

        /s/ Kathleen A. Gorman

 
 

        Kathleen A. Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

        (principal executive officer)

 

 

Date

 

    December 1, 2014

 

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/ Kathleen A. Gorman

 
 

        Kathleen A. Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

        (principal executive officer)

 

 

Date

 

    December 1, 2014

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

        /s/ Kathleen A. Hegna

 
 

        Kathleen A. Hegna, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

        (principal financial officer)

 

 

Date

 

    December 1, 2014

 

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