N-CSRS 1 d316765dncsrs.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)

Jay Jackson, Esq.

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350

                         Minneapolis, MN 55402                             

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612)-376-7132

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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RBC Funds

  
               

About Your

Semi Annual

Report

            
         

 

This semi annual report (Unaudited) 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 Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index and the Bloomberg 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

        

Table of

Contents

            
            
         

Portfolio Managers

     1  
         

Performance Summary

     2  
         

Fund Statistics

     3  
         

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

     5  
         

Financial Statements

  
         

- Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     26  
         

- Statement of Operations

     28  
         

- Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     29  
         

Financial Highlights

     30  
         

Notes to Financial Statements

     32  
         

Share Class Information

     43  
         

Supplemental Information

     44  
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


 

     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.

 

         

 

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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.

       

 

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Scott Kirby

            
            
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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   PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

 

 
          

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

        

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

                   1 Year          3 Year          5 Year          10 Year          Since
Inception
         Net
Expense
Ratio(1)
         Gross
Expense
Ratio(2)
 
           Class A (a)                                 
           - Including Maximum Sales Charge of 3.75%      -3.97%          0.74%          0.76%          2.96%          3.81%            
           - At Net Asset Value      -0.23%          2.03%          1.54%          3.35%          4.03%          1.01%          1.10%  
           Class I (b)                                 
           - At Net Asset Value       0.14%          2.45%          1.90%          3.62%          4.33%          0.64%          0.64%  
 
            Bloomberg Barclays U. S. Securitized Index (c)       0.22%          2.66%          2.09%          4.12%          4.90%            
          

   Bloomberg Barclays U. S. Aggregate Bond Index (c)

 

    

 

 0.44%

 

 

 

        

 

2.68%

 

 

 

        

 

2.34%

 

 

 

        

 

4.27%

 

 

 

        

 

4.96%

 

 

 

                         
        

 

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 Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg 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.

 

        

 

(1) The Fund’s expenses reflect the most recent year end (September 30, 2016).

 

        

 

(2) The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to maintain other expenses (excluding interest expense, management fees and distribution/service (12b-1) fees) at 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until January 31, 2018.

 

        
        
        
        
        

 

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   FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

                

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

           

 

Seeks to invest in geographically specific debt securities located in portions of the United States designated by Fund shareholders.

           

 

Investment

Objective

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

                         Benchmark

 

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Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

 

 

Fannie Mae Pool #AK2386,

  3.50%, 2/1/42

Fannie Mae Pool #AS4737,

  3.50%, 4/1/45

Fannie Mae Pool #AS5114,

  3.50%, 6/1/45

Fannie Mae Pool #AS4908,

  3.50%, 5/1/45

Ginnie Mae Series 2012-58, Class B,

  2.20%, 3/16/44

 

 

1.62%    

    

1.36%    

    

1.31%    

    

1.25%    

    

1.23%    

  

 

Fannie Mae Pool #465537,

  4.20%, 7/1/20

Ginnie Mae Series 2012-33,

  Class B, 2.89%, 3/16/46

Ginnie Mae Series 2014-172,

  Class AF, 2.50%, 1/1/55

Ginnie Mae Series 2015-70,

  Class AB, 2.30%, 11/16/48

Ginnie Mae Pool #AC9541,

  2.12%, 2/15/48

 

 

1.18%    

    

0.95%    

    

0.91%    

    

0.86%    

    

0.85%    

         

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s net

assets)

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 5.

 

               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

 

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  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

Growth of  

$1,000,000 Initial  

Investment Over  

10 Years  

     

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The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

      

Value

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds — 3.75%

 

California — 0.31%

 

$     50,000

   California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue, Series C, 5.40%, 8/1/35, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 2/1/18 @ 104   $ 52,235  

975,000

   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.25%, 10/20/42, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae), Callable 10/20/17 @ 102     989,606  

1,000,000

   City & County of San Francisco Affordable Housing GO, Series F, 2.39%, 6/15/26     945,810  
    

 

 

 
       1,987,651  
    

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.08%

 

497,287

   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue, 3.13%, 11/1/45, (Credit Support: FHA)     500,047  
    

 

 

 

Delaware — 0.32%

 

670,000

   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     670,335  

765,000

   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     772,964  

560,000

   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     565,040  
    

 

 

 
       2,008,339  
    

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.19%

 

260,000

   City of Chicago Multi Family Revenue, Mercy Preservation Project, 4.55%, 8/1/26, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac), Callable 8/1/20 @ 100     274,726  

992,410

   Illinois State Housing Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 2.63%, 3/1/48, (Credit Support: FHA)     947,007  
    

 

 

 
       1,221,733  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 0.33%

 

545,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 1.51%, 12/1/17     545,131  

250,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.21%, 6/1/18     251,565  

330,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.31%, 12/1/18     333,115  

160,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.51%, 6/1/19     162,155  

575,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 2.61%, 12/1/19     582,901  

205,000

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 170, 3.09%, 6/1/20     207,181  
    

 

 

 
       2,082,048  
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal    

Amount    

        Value        

 

 

Missouri — 0.70%

  

$4,310,452

   Missouri Housing Development Commission, Series 1, 3.75%, 3/1/42, (Credit Support: FHA), Callable 3/1/25 @ 100    $ 4,389,074  
     

 

 

 

New York — 1.79%

  

500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, 1.73%, 8/1/17      500,830  

750,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, 1.94%, 2/1/18      751,673  

500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B-1, 3.56%, 11/1/26      500,065  

1,000,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B-1, 3.61%, 11/1/27      1,003,270  

500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B-1, 3.81%, 11/1/29      500,225  

400,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 1.93%, 11/1/21      388,160  

170,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 2.04%, 5/1/22      164,317  

100,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 2.14%, 11/1/22      96,612  

200,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 2.37%, 5/1/24      190,180  

40,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 2.47%, 11/1/24      38,115  

300,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G-1, 2.62%, 5/1/26      282,549  

700,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 4.50%, 11/15/27, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)      700,686  

1,000,000

   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, 4.65%, 11/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 5/30/17 @ 100      1,000,360  

1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 1.59%, 4/1/18      1,333,491  

1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 1.85%, 10/1/18      1,339,632  

1,335,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 184, 2.10%, 4/1/19      1,328,272  

1,140,000

   New York State Mortgage Agency Revenue, Series 187, 1.59%, 4/1/18      1,140,684  
     

 

 

 
        11,259,121  
     

 

 

 

Vermont — 0.03%

  

165,000

   Vermont Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series C, 1.95%, 8/15/17      165,437  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     23,613,450  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $23,489,730)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal    

Amount    

         Value        

Corporate Bonds — 0.07%

 

Health Care — 0.07%

 

$485,000

   Montefiore Medical Center, 2.15%, 10/20/26    $ 465,728  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     465,728  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $485,000)

  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 92.01%

  

Fannie Mae — 57.51%

  

169,228

   Pool #257613, 5.50%, 6/1/38      188,775  

69,479

   Pool #257631, 6.00%, 7/1/38      80,173  

68,998

   Pool #257656, 6.00%, 8/1/38      78,564  

125,891

   Pool #257663, 5.50%, 8/1/38      143,344  

110,751

   Pool #257857, 6.00%, 12/1/37      126,622  

112,079

   Pool #257890, 5.50%, 2/1/38      127,581  

118,271

   Pool #257892, 5.50%, 2/1/38      134,945  

38,442

   Pool #257897, 5.50%, 2/1/38      44,252  

44,572

   Pool #257898, 6.00%, 2/1/38      51,433  

131,644

   Pool #257903, 5.50%, 2/1/38      147,426  

78,612

   Pool #257913, 5.50%, 1/1/38      88,945  

68,715

   Pool #257926, 5.50%, 3/1/38      79,101  

62,308

   Pool #258022, 5.50%, 5/1/34      71,005  

137,420

   Pool #258070, 5.00%, 6/1/34      151,741  

41,386

   Pool #258121, 5.50%, 6/1/34      47,094  

132,942

   Pool #258152, 5.50%, 8/1/34      149,608  

73,942

   Pool #258157, 5.00%, 8/1/34      81,445  

66,746

   Pool #258163, 5.50%, 8/1/34      75,453  

116,637

   Pool #258166, 5.50%, 9/1/34      130,586  

73,485

   Pool #258171, 5.50%, 10/1/34      83,179  

95,215

   Pool #258224, 5.50%, 12/1/34      105,678  

61,858

   Pool #258238, 5.00%, 1/1/35      67,919  

93,907

   Pool #258251, 5.50%, 1/1/35      106,063  

102,822

   Pool #258258, 5.00%, 1/1/35      112,265  

112,813

   Pool #258305, 5.00%, 3/1/35      123,855  

94,229

   Pool #258336, 5.00%, 4/1/35      104,547  

63,072

   Pool #258340, 5.00%, 3/1/35      69,944  

17,664

   Pool #258393, 5.00%, 5/1/35      19,302  

65,575

   Pool #258394, 5.00%, 5/1/35      72,836  

247,195

   Pool #258395, 5.50%, 6/1/35      275,957  

62,595

   Pool #258403, 5.00%, 6/1/35      69,520  

84,230

   Pool #258404, 5.00%, 6/1/35      93,115  

49,127

   Pool #258410, 5.00%, 4/1/35      54,558  

109,925

   Pool #258448, 5.00%, 8/1/35      120,020  

195,227

   Pool #258450, 5.50%, 8/1/35      219,115  

93,883

   Pool #258456, 5.00%, 8/1/35      103,634  

84,694

   Pool #258552, 5.00%, 11/1/35      93,657  

194,294

   Pool #258571, 5.50%, 11/1/35      216,456  

91,533

   Pool #258600, 6.00%, 1/1/36      105,030  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal    

Amount    

         Value        

$  351,582

   Pool #258627, 5.50%, 2/1/36    $ 393,730  

105,636

   Pool #258634, 5.50%, 2/1/36      119,059  

56,743

   Pool #258658, 5.50%, 3/1/36      64,680  

53,510

   Pool #258737, 5.50%, 12/1/35      60,995  

44,088

   Pool #259004, 8.00%, 2/1/30      52,945  

47,273

   Pool #259030, 8.00%, 4/1/30      55,717  

46,444

   Pool #259181, 6.50%, 3/1/31      53,709  

13,221

   Pool #259187, 6.50%, 4/1/31      14,635  

74,015

   Pool #259190, 6.50%, 4/1/31      85,462  

84,357

   Pool #259316, 6.50%, 11/1/31      97,458  

31,785

   Pool #259378, 6.00%, 12/1/31      36,542  

35,854

   Pool #259393, 6.00%, 1/1/32      41,336  

44,768

   Pool #259590, 5.50%, 11/1/32      50,944  

182,153

   Pool #259611, 5.50%, 11/1/32      205,020  

50,028

   Pool #259634, 5.50%, 12/1/32      55,525  

62,001

   Pool #259655, 5.50%, 2/1/33      70,593  

144,300

   Pool #259659, 5.50%, 2/1/33      162,949  

34,471

   Pool #259671, 5.50%, 2/1/33      39,244  

83,944

   Pool #259686, 5.50%, 3/1/33      94,752  

39,926

   Pool #259722, 5.00%, 5/1/33      44,068  

51,469

   Pool #259724, 5.00%, 5/1/33      56,953  

126,115

   Pool #259725, 5.00%, 5/1/33      138,600  

111,309

   Pool #259729, 5.00%, 6/1/33      122,220  

64,640

   Pool #259761, 5.00%, 6/1/33      71,194  

107,012

   Pool #259764, 5.00%, 7/1/33      117,489  

119,808

   Pool #259777, 5.00%, 7/1/33      131,274  

86,157

   Pool #259781, 5.00%, 7/1/33      94,800  

52,260

   Pool #259789, 5.00%, 7/1/33      57,830  

95,751

   Pool #259807, 5.00%, 8/1/33      105,111  

130,697

   Pool #259816, 5.00%, 8/1/33      143,206  

28,969

   Pool #259819, 5.00%, 8/1/33      32,054  

53,493

   Pool #259830, 5.00%, 8/1/33      58,950  

35,424

   Pool #259848, 5.00%, 9/1/33      39,199  

75,060

   Pool #259867, 5.50%, 10/1/33      84,908  

65,747

   Pool #259869, 5.50%, 10/1/33      73,854  

112,687

   Pool #259875, 5.50%, 10/1/33      126,752  

72,400

   Pool #259876, 5.50%, 10/1/33      81,787  

41,724

   Pool #259879, 5.50%, 10/1/33      47,545  

104,848

   Pool #259930, 5.00%, 11/1/33      114,477  

39,736

   Pool #259998, 5.00%, 3/1/34      44,039  

6,979,319

   Pool #465537, 4.20%, 7/1/20      7,399,294  

682,671

   Pool #465946, 3.61%, 9/1/20      712,362  

277,456

   Pool #469101, 3.75%, 2/1/27      292,552  

788,901

   Pool #469239, 2.69%, 10/1/18      796,470  

438,777

   Pool #470439, 2.91%, 5/1/22      449,572  

3,125,538

   Pool #470561, 2.94%, 2/1/22      3,206,720  

920,548

   Pool #470828, 3.53%, 3/1/32      948,371  

916,170

   Pool #471478, 2.61%, 8/1/22      927,914  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal    

Amount    

         Value        

$3,371,657

   Pool #471948, 2.86%, 7/1/22    $ 3,446,762  

187,501

   Pool #557295, 7.00%, 12/1/29      215,827  

33,841

   Pool #576445, 6.00%, 1/1/31      37,930  

75,764

   Pool #579402, 6.50%, 4/1/31      87,886  

140,422

   Pool #583728, 6.50%, 6/1/31      162,916  

70,389

   Pool #585148, 6.50%, 7/1/31      81,379  

36,146

   Pool #590931, 6.50%, 7/1/31      41,808  

59,770

   Pool #590932, 6.50%, 7/1/31      68,530  

43,776

   Pool #601865, 6.50%, 4/1/31      48,565  

123,492

   Pool #601868, 6.00%, 7/1/29      140,278  

52,204

   Pool #607611, 6.50%, 11/1/31      60,870  

102,560

   Pool #634271, 6.50%, 5/1/32      118,139  

44,258

   Pool #644232, 6.50%, 6/1/32      51,568  

26,869

   Pool #644432, 6.50%, 7/1/32      31,177  

43,637

   Pool #644437, 6.50%, 6/1/32      50,791  

2,141,331

   Pool #663159, 5.00%, 7/1/32      2,341,529  

83,288

   Pool #670278, 5.50%, 11/1/32      94,715  

41,322

   Pool #676702, 5.50%, 11/1/32      46,602  

54,045

   Pool #677591, 5.50%, 12/1/32      61,024  

182,177

   Pool #681883, 6.00%, 3/1/33      208,318  

16,595

   Pool #683087, 5.00%, 1/1/18      16,757  

131,660

   Pool #686542, 5.50%, 3/1/33      146,127  

237,264

   Pool #695961, 5.50%, 1/1/33      266,636  

200,412

   Pool #696407, 5.50%, 4/1/33      226,470  

449,029

   Pool #702478, 5.50%, 6/1/33      500,900  

129,426

   Pool #702479, 5.00%, 6/1/33      141,826  

69,654

   Pool #703210, 5.50%, 9/1/32      77,385  

233,335

   Pool #720025, 5.00%, 8/1/33      255,982  

260,793

   Pool #723066, 5.00%, 4/1/33      285,867  

257,814

   Pool #723067, 5.50%, 5/1/33      286,632  

285,018

   Pool #723070, 4.50%, 5/1/33      307,936  

303,347

   Pool #727311, 4.50%, 9/1/33      326,918  

322,407

   Pool #727312, 5.00%, 9/1/33      354,566  

158,803

   Pool #727315, 6.00%, 10/1/33      182,717  

41,004

   Pool #738589, 5.00%, 9/1/33      45,379  

104,797

   Pool #739269, 5.00%, 9/1/33      115,082  

169,795

   Pool #743595, 5.50%, 10/1/33      189,944  

167,490

   Pool #748041, 4.50%, 10/1/33      180,025  

186,383

   Pool #749891, 5.00%, 9/1/33      204,662  

113,551

   Pool #749897, 4.50%, 9/1/33      122,408  

22,923

   Pool #750984, 5.00%, 12/1/18      23,526  

40,721

   Pool #751008, 5.00%, 12/1/18      41,743  

243,874

   Pool #753533, 5.00%, 11/1/33      266,467  

90,197

   Pool #755679, 6.00%, 1/1/34      104,271  

59,556

   Pool #755746, 5.50%, 12/1/33      67,770  

42,724

   Pool #763551, 5.50%, 3/1/34      48,670  

153,331

   Pool #763820, 5.50%, 1/1/34      172,329  

58,765

   Pool #765216, 5.00%, 1/1/19      60,310  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal    

Amount    

         Value        

$  15,717

   Pool #765306, 5.00%, 2/1/19    $ 16,167  

7,341

   Pool #773096, 4.50%, 3/1/19      7,531  

96,267

   Pool #773476, 5.50%, 7/1/19      99,873  

174,122

   Pool #773568, 5.50%, 5/1/34      194,411  

47,571

   Pool #776851, 6.00%, 10/1/34      54,943  

60,785

   Pool #777444, 5.50%, 5/1/34      69,230  

810,383

   Pool #777621, 5.00%, 2/1/34      889,858  

134,308

   Pool #781437, 6.00%, 8/1/34      152,729  

86,259

   Pool #781741, 6.00%, 9/1/34      99,444  

62,687

   Pool #781907, 5.00%, 2/1/21      65,788  

145,021

   Pool #781954, 5.00%, 6/1/34      159,092  

181,019

   Pool #781959, 5.50%, 6/1/34      200,910  

275,190

   Pool #783893, 5.50%, 12/1/34      309,409  

177,382

   Pool #783929, 5.50%, 10/1/34      199,586  

31,659

   Pool #788329, 6.50%, 8/1/34      35,021  

166,683

   Pool #797623, 5.00%, 7/1/35      182,997  

126,890

   Pool #797627, 5.00%, 7/1/35      139,381  

198,552

   Pool #798725, 5.50%, 11/1/34      224,384  

107,772

   Pool #799548, 6.00%, 9/1/34      123,856  

987,623

   Pool #806754, 4.50%, 9/1/34      1,065,013  

341,503

   Pool #806757, 6.00%, 9/1/34      389,350  

785,234

   Pool #806761, 5.50%, 9/1/34      878,361  

119,849

   Pool #808205, 5.00%, 1/1/35      131,568  

39,423

   Pool #813942, 5.00%, 11/1/20      41,145  

282,787

   Pool #815009, 5.00%, 4/1/35      310,486  

287,061

   Pool #817641, 5.00%, 11/1/35      316,965  

126,476

   Pool #820334, 5.00%, 9/1/35      138,960  

332,363

   Pool #820335, 5.00%, 9/1/35      363,972  

186,508

   Pool #820336, 5.00%, 9/1/35      206,311  

407,979

   Pool #822008, 5.00%, 5/1/35      448,037  

288,043

   Pool #829005, 5.00%, 8/1/35      316,153  

188,384

   Pool #829006, 5.50%, 9/1/35      210,195  

172,767

   Pool #829275, 5.00%, 8/1/35      189,758  

164,226

   Pool #829276, 5.00%, 8/1/35      180,361  

120,496

   Pool #829277, 5.00%, 8/1/35      132,129  

452,051

   Pool #829649, 5.50%, 3/1/35      503,930  

403,423

   Pool #844361, 5.50%, 11/1/35      450,548  

158,779

   Pool #845245, 5.50%, 11/1/35      180,512  

60,861

   Pool #866969, 6.00%, 2/1/36      70,219  

163,483

   Pool #867569, 6.00%, 2/1/36      185,509  

78,820

   Pool #867574, 5.50%, 2/1/36      89,526  

122,960

   Pool #870599, 6.00%, 6/1/36      140,159  

135,642

   Pool #870684, 6.00%, 7/1/36      152,752  

344,498

   Pool #871072, 5.50%, 2/1/37      384,721  

181,697

   Pool #884693, 5.50%, 4/1/36      205,409  

627,528

   Pool #885724, 5.50%, 6/1/36      700,796  

80,122

   Pool #908671, 6.00%, 1/1/37      92,345  

299,662

   Pool #911730, 5.50%, 12/1/21      318,781  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  77,380

   Pool #919368, 5.50%, 4/1/37    $ 87,890  

295,463

   Pool #922582, 6.00%, 12/1/36      335,653  

590,249

   Pool #934941, 5.00%, 8/1/39      646,946  

308,702

   Pool #934942, 5.00%, 9/1/39      338,499  

174,722

   Pool #941204, 5.50%, 6/1/37      196,924  

63,239

   Pool #943394, 5.50%, 6/1/37      72,361  

222,059

   Pool #944502, 6.00%, 6/1/37      252,867  

353,205

   Pool #948600, 6.00%, 8/1/37      401,779  

156,785

   Pool #948672, 5.50%, 8/1/37      175,042  

221,298

   Pool #952598, 6.00%, 7/1/37      252,898  

128,355

   Pool #952623, 6.00%, 8/1/37      146,781  

112,951

   Pool #952632, 6.00%, 7/1/37      129,130  

281,625

   Pool #952678, 6.50%, 8/1/37      326,446  

99,399

   Pool #952693, 6.50%, 8/1/37      114,738  

353,970

   Pool #958502, 5.07%, 5/1/19      375,476  

106,606

   Pool #975769, 5.50%, 3/1/38      120,519  

80,289

   Pool #982898, 5.00%, 5/1/38      88,666  

147,671

   Pool #983033, 5.00%, 5/1/38      161,878  

146,854

   Pool #984842, 5.50%, 6/1/38      164,459  

77,370

   Pool #986230, 5.00%, 7/1/38      85,443  

122,082

   Pool #986239, 6.00%, 7/1/38      138,077  

130,792

   Pool #986957, 5.50%, 7/1/38      146,513  

75,491

   Pool #990510, 5.50%, 8/1/38      86,286  

356,250

   Pool #990511, 6.00%, 8/1/38      403,289  

172,875

   Pool #990617, 5.50%, 9/1/38      194,788  

138,150

   Pool #AA0526, 5.00%, 12/1/38      151,442  

253,050

   Pool #AA0527, 5.50%, 12/1/38      284,295  

132,328

   Pool #AA0644, 4.50%, 3/1/39      142,661  

315,774

   Pool #AA0645, 4.50%, 3/1/39      341,171  

151,996

   Pool #AA2243, 4.50%, 5/1/39      165,361  

416,221

   Pool #AA3142, 4.50%, 3/1/39      450,348  

107,727

   Pool #AA3143, 4.00%, 3/1/39      114,434  

509,454

   Pool #AA3206, 4.00%, 4/1/39      538,788  

514,315

   Pool #AA3207, 4.50%, 3/1/39      554,476  

161,405

   Pool #AA4468, 4.00%, 4/1/39      170,749  

509,666

   Pool #AA7042, 4.50%, 6/1/39      549,703  

404,873

   Pool #AA7658, 4.00%, 6/1/39      428,312  

336,880

   Pool #AA7659, 4.50%, 6/1/39      364,080  

154,095

   Pool #AA7741, 4.50%, 6/1/24      163,651  

128,700

   Pool #AA8455, 4.50%, 6/1/39      139,091  

3,455,304

   Pool #AB7798, 3.00%, 1/1/43      3,446,800  

3,284,013

   Pool #AB9203, 3.00%, 4/1/43      3,275,931  

1,603,474

   Pool #AB9204, 3.00%, 4/1/43      1,599,528  

1,040,924

   Pool #AB9831, 3.00%, 6/1/43      1,038,688  

673,166

   Pool #AC1463, 5.00%, 8/1/39      738,143  

110,957

   Pool #AC1464, 5.00%, 8/1/39      122,430  

963,460

   Pool #AC2109, 4.50%, 7/1/39      1,038,693  

52,046

   Pool #AC4394, 5.00%, 9/1/39      57,623  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  559,695

   Pool #AC4395, 5.00%, 9/1/39    $ 616,517  

350,657

   Pool #AC5328, 5.00%, 10/1/39      384,503  

372,811

   Pool #AC5329, 5.00%, 10/1/39      408,563  

302,713

   Pool #AC6304, 5.00%, 11/1/39      331,932  

225,307

   Pool #AC6305, 5.00%, 11/1/39      247,054  

301,732

   Pool #AC6307, 5.00%, 12/1/39      330,668  

328,250

   Pool #AC6790, 5.00%, 12/1/39      359,934  

1,408,914

   Pool #AC7199, 5.00%, 12/1/39      1,544,026  

902,331

   Pool #AD1470, 5.00%, 2/1/40      1,006,628  

1,689,868

   Pool #AD1471, 4.50%, 2/1/40      1,839,250  

436,224

   Pool #AD1560, 5.00%, 3/1/40      478,058  

1,546,366

   Pool #AD1585, 4.50%, 2/1/40      1,683,062  

377,484

   Pool #AD1586, 5.00%, 1/1/40      421,941  

642,206

   Pool #AD1638, 4.50%, 2/1/40      692,353  

189,978

   Pool #AD1640, 4.50%, 3/1/40      204,812  

1,751,453

   Pool #AD1942, 4.50%, 1/1/40      1,906,552  

368,575

   Pool #AD1943, 5.00%, 1/1/40      411,350  

1,172,887

   Pool #AD1988, 4.50%, 2/1/40      1,276,568  

400,186

   Pool #AD2896, 5.00%, 3/1/40      438,813  

625,071

   Pool #AD4456, 4.50%, 4/1/40      673,978  

149,124

   Pool #AD4457, 4.50%, 4/1/40      161,910  

775,563

   Pool #AD4458, 4.50%, 4/1/40      836,123  

513,035

   Pool #AD4940, 4.50%, 6/1/40      554,458  

385,103

   Pool #AD4946, 4.50%, 6/1/40      416,197  

418,992

   Pool #AD5728, 5.00%, 4/1/40      459,434  

505,879

   Pool #AD7239, 4.50%, 7/1/40      546,883  

277,692

   Pool #AD7242, 4.50%, 7/1/40      301,589  

212,020

   Pool #AD7256, 4.50%, 7/1/40      229,735  

941,073

   Pool #AD7271, 4.50%, 7/1/40      1,014,558  

425,467

   Pool #AD7272, 4.50%, 7/1/40      459,820  

435,571

   Pool #AD8960, 5.00%, 6/1/40      477,342  

315,271

   Pool #AD9613, 4.50%, 8/1/40      340,037  

1,106,858

   Pool #AD9614, 4.50%, 8/1/40      1,193,287  

457,769

   Pool #AE2011, 4.00%, 9/1/40      482,982  

1,937,735

   Pool #AE2012, 4.00%, 9/1/40      2,044,462  

228,340

   Pool #AE2023, 4.00%, 9/1/40      241,773  

920,735

   Pool #AE5432, 4.00%, 10/1/40      971,447  

360,572

   Pool #AE5435, 4.50%, 9/1/40      388,728  

371,126

   Pool #AE5806, 4.50%, 9/1/40      401,208  

810,638

   Pool #AE5861, 4.00%, 10/1/40      855,286  

550,572

   Pool #AE5862, 4.00%, 10/1/40      580,982  

382,329

   Pool #AE5863, 4.00%, 10/1/40      403,386  

488,763

   Pool #AE6850, 4.00%, 10/1/40      515,683  

249,006

   Pool #AE6851, 4.00%, 10/1/40      262,721  

168,630

   Pool #AE7699, 4.00%, 11/1/40      178,920  

532,392

   Pool #AE7703, 4.00%, 10/1/40      564,877  

1,064,376

   Pool #AE7707, 4.00%, 11/1/40      1,123,000  

723,661

   Pool #AH0300, 4.00%, 11/1/40      763,519  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  686,905

   Pool #AH0301, 3.50%, 11/1/40    $ 707,539  

63,372

   Pool #AH0302, 4.00%, 11/1/40      67,308  

482,005

   Pool #AH0306, 4.00%, 12/1/40      510,361  

509,736

   Pool #AH0508, 4.00%, 11/1/40      537,811  

1,117,868

   Pool #AH0537, 4.00%, 12/1/40      1,181,011  

975,276

   Pool #AH0914, 4.50%, 11/1/40      1,051,431  

816,282

   Pool #AH0917, 4.00%, 12/1/40      861,241  

797,677

   Pool #AH1077, 4.00%, 1/1/41      848,342  

853,329

   Pool #AH2973, 4.00%, 12/1/40      900,329  

835,908

   Pool #AH2980, 4.00%, 1/1/41      881,948  

1,141,797

   Pool #AH5656, 4.00%, 1/1/41      1,206,290  

476,651

   Pool #AH5657, 4.00%, 2/1/41      502,904  

537,083

   Pool #AH5658, 4.00%, 2/1/41      566,664  

581,786

   Pool #AH5662, 4.00%, 2/1/41      616,193  

819,238

   Pool #AH5882, 4.00%, 2/1/26      863,240  

646,181

   Pool #AH6764, 4.00%, 3/1/41      681,772  

2,016,009

   Pool #AH6768, 4.00%, 3/1/41      2,127,047  

348,505

   Pool #AH7277, 4.00%, 3/1/41      369,061  

1,075,313

   Pool #AH7281, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,134,707  

391,554

   Pool #AH7526, 4.50%, 3/1/41      422,435  

1,189,708

   Pool #AH7537, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,255,235  

728,873

   Pool #AH8878, 4.50%, 4/1/41      785,787  

472,666

   Pool #AH8885, 4.50%, 4/1/41      509,574  

609,399

   Pool #AH9050, 3.50%, 2/1/26      635,655  

575,256

   Pool #AI0114, 4.00%, 3/1/41      607,030  

985,821

   Pool #AI1846, 4.50%, 5/1/41      1,062,799  

781,202

   Pool #AI1847, 4.50%, 5/1/41      842,813  

1,353,819

   Pool #AI1848, 4.50%, 5/1/41      1,459,533  

1,042,364

   Pool #AI1849, 4.50%, 5/1/41      1,134,508  

536,337

   Pool #AJ0651, 4.00%, 8/1/41      565,709  

498,540

   Pool #AJ7668, 4.00%, 11/1/41      525,843  

906,272

   Pool #AJ9133, 4.00%, 1/1/42      955,904  

9,892,996

   Pool #AK2386, 3.50%, 2/1/42(a)      10,187,081  

3,408,626

   Pool #AK6715, 3.50%, 3/1/42      3,509,953  

1,218,808

   Pool #AK6716, 3.50%, 3/1/42      1,254,658  

708,527

   Pool #AK6718, 3.50%, 2/1/42      729,589  

624,320

   Pool #AM0414, 2.87%, 9/1/27      616,600  

461,217

   Pool #AM0635, 2.55%, 10/1/22      464,959  

924,858

   Pool #AM1750, 3.04%, 12/1/30      897,562  

4,895,179

   Pool #AM4392, 3.79%, 10/1/23      5,230,507  

494,758

   Pool #AM4590, 3.18%, 10/1/20      510,182  

2,330,087

   Pool #AM5335, 3.69%, 2/1/24      2,474,364  

953,416

   Pool #AM6059, 2.70%, 6/1/21      964,259  

241,566

   Pool #AM6907, 3.68%, 10/1/32      251,181  

1,529,026

   Pool #AM7764, 3.05%, 1/1/27      1,544,898  

969,264

   Pool #AM7938, 2.59%, 12/1/25      958,654  

293,416

   Pool #AM9239, 3.03%, 6/1/25      298,544  

491,857

   Pool #AM9780, 3.31%, 3/1/31      498,781  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  988,974

   Pool #AN2066, 2.75%, 7/1/26    $ 977,909  

1,000,000

   Pool #AN2398, 2.52%, 7/1/28      950,165  

1,000,000

   Pool #AN2746, 2.30%, 9/1/26      954,570  

1,000,000

   Pool #AN3157, 2.25%, 10/1/26      946,935  

497,927

   Pool #AN3919, 2.82%, 12/1/26      493,759  

1,994,678

   Pool #AN4408, 3.35%, 1/1/27      2,049,060  

900,000

   Pool #AN5053, 3.34%, 4/1/27      924,853  

972,912

   Pool #AO2923, 3.50%, 5/1/42      1,001,529  

2,262,371

   Pool #AO8029, 3.50%, 7/1/42      2,328,917  

713,338

   Pool #AP7483, 3.50%, 9/1/42      734,097  

779,612

   Pool #AQ6710, 2.50%, 10/1/27      791,641  

1,899,694

   Pool #AQ7193, 3.50%, 7/1/43      1,951,416  

2,677,833

   Pool #AR3088, 3.00%, 1/1/43      2,672,917  

702,244

   Pool #AR6712, 3.00%, 1/1/43      700,955  

929,617

   Pool #AR6928, 3.00%, 3/1/43      927,620  

516,691

   Pool #AR6933, 3.00%, 3/1/43      515,419  

930,190

   Pool #AS1916, 4.00%, 3/1/44      978,225  

622,114

   Pool #AS1917, 4.00%, 3/1/44      656,671  

209,012

   Pool #AS2129, 4.00%, 3/1/44      219,805  

1,140,449

   Pool #AS2439, 4.00%, 5/1/44      1,203,441  

1,681,395

   Pool #AS2784, 4.00%, 7/1/44      1,767,173  

1,529,495

   Pool #AS3244, 4.00%, 9/1/44      1,607,523  

1,986,937

   Pool #AS3494, 4.00%, 10/1/44      2,087,370  

1,625,703

   Pool #AS3726, 4.00%, 11/1/44      1,707,878  

1,758,250

   Pool #AS3728, 4.00%, 11/1/44      1,847,124  

1,011,292

   Pool #AS3926, 3.50%, 12/1/44      1,037,720  

679,207

   Pool #AS3929, 4.00%, 12/1/44      713,539  

744,878

   Pool #AS3930, 4.00%, 11/1/44      782,529  

1,063,253

   Pool #AS4070, 4.00%, 12/1/44      1,123,310  

834,585

   Pool #AS4240, 3.50%, 1/1/45      856,395  

1,598,993

   Pool #AS4388, 3.50%, 2/1/45      1,640,780  

806,147

   Pool #AS4390, 3.50%, 2/1/45      827,214  

1,051,318

   Pool #AS4732, 3.50%, 4/1/45      1,076,985  

8,347,026

   Pool #AS4737, 3.50%, 4/1/45(a)      8,550,811  

1,864,642

   Pool #AS4743, 3.50%, 4/1/45      1,910,165  

1,182,340

   Pool #AS4905, 3.50%, 4/1/45      1,213,423  

7,657,450

   Pool #AS4908, 3.50%, 5/1/45(a)      7,844,400  

1,030,399

   Pool #AS4910, 3.50%, 5/1/45      1,055,555  

8,042,100

   Pool #AS5114, 3.50%, 6/1/45      8,238,441  

1,288,556

   Pool #AS5118, 3.50%, 5/1/45      1,320,015  

1,275,124

   Pool #AS5341, 3.50%, 7/1/45      1,306,255  

2,560,898

   Pool #AS5345, 3.50%, 7/1/45      2,623,421  

1,419,803

   Pool #AS5576, 4.00%, 8/1/45      1,489,573  

1,971,404

   Pool #AS5749, 3.50%, 9/1/45(a)      2,018,302  

2,023,042

   Pool #AS5916, 3.50%, 9/1/45      2,071,168  

1,001,806

   Pool #AS5919, 3.50%, 9/1/45      1,026,890  

1,011,368

   Pool #AS5922, 3.50%, 9/1/45      1,035,427  

1,568,510

   Pool #AS6303, 4.00%, 11/1/45      1,645,588  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$1,718,466

   Pool #AS6469, 4.00%, 12/1/45    $ 1,802,912  

531,621

   Pool #AS6607, 4.00%, 1/1/46      557,745  

1,943,841

   Pool #AS6778, 3.50%, 3/1/46      1,990,083  

1,376,663

   Pool #AS6958, 3.50%, 4/1/46      1,409,413  

1,541,324

   Pool #AS7138, 3.50%, 5/1/46      1,577,991  

1,021,427

   Pool #AS7139, 3.50%, 5/1/46      1,045,726  

1,886,117

   Pool #AS7333, 3.00%, 6/1/46      1,872,044  

1,893,071

   Pool #AS7334, 3.00%, 6/1/46      1,878,947  

1,903,567

   Pool #AS7335, 3.00%, 5/1/46      1,889,365  

1,035,908

   Pool #AS7336, 3.00%, 6/1/46      1,028,826  

2,263,589

   Pool #AS7339, 3.00%, 6/1/46      2,246,701  

3,774,138

   Pool #AS7504, 3.00%, 7/1/46      3,745,980  

1,057,627

   Pool #AS7512, 3.00%, 7/1/46      1,049,736  

1,733,658

   Pool #AS7515, 3.00%, 7/1/46      1,720,724  

1,015,946

   Pool #AS7516, 3.00%, 7/1/46      1,008,366  

1,698,760

   Pool #AS7517, 3.00%, 6/1/46      1,686,086  

1,020,163

   Pool #AS7518, 3.00%, 7/1/46      1,012,551  

2,639,876

   Pool #AS7674, 3.00%, 8/1/46      2,620,180  

4,839,380

   Pool #AS7675, 3.00%, 8/1/46      4,803,274  

1,965,497

   Pool #AS7676, 3.00%, 8/1/46      1,950,832  

4,804,042

   Pool #AS8053, 3.00%, 10/1/46      4,766,698  

1,291,873

   Pool #AS8054, 3.00%, 10/1/46      1,281,831  

1,899,839

   Pool #AS8076, 3.00%, 10/1/46      1,885,071  

1,080,816

   Pool #AS8077, 3.00%, 10/1/46      1,072,414  

4,912,129

   Pool #AS8283, 3.00%, 11/1/46      4,873,945  

1,781,349

   Pool #AS8289, 3.00%, 10/1/46      1,767,502  

2,911,608

   Pool #AS8440, 3.00%, 11/1/46      2,888,975  

1,931,480

   Pool #AS8441, 3.00%, 11/1/46      1,916,466  

4,943,875

   Pool #AS8442, 3.00%, 12/1/46      4,913,169  

2,883,960

   Pool #AS8632, 3.50%, 1/1/47      2,952,116  

2,798,632

   Pool #AS8633, 3.50%, 1/1/47      2,864,771  

1,419,187

   Pool #AS8776, 3.50%, 2/1/47      1,452,948  

2,381,492

   Pool #AS8777, 3.50%, 2/1/47      2,438,145  

1,163,539

   Pool #AS9308, 4.00%, 2/1/47      1,221,443  

1,960,298

   Pool #AS9381, 4.00%, 4/1/47      2,058,293  

1,373,274

   Pool #AT2688, 3.00%, 5/1/43      1,370,323  

1,401,772

   Pool #AT2689, 3.00%, 5/1/43      1,398,322  

858,848

   Pool #AT2690, 3.00%, 4/1/43      856,734  

522,179

   Pool #AT2691, 3.00%, 5/1/43      521,220  

851,162

   Pool #AT3963, 2.50%, 3/1/28      861,369  

626,096

   Pool #AT7873, 2.50%, 6/1/28      633,604  

814,522

   Pool #AT8051, 3.00%, 6/1/43      812,263  

902,170

   Pool #AU0971, 3.50%, 8/1/43      926,733  

1,036,797

   Pool #AU2165, 3.50%, 7/1/43      1,065,025  

876,322

   Pool #AU2188, 3.50%, 8/1/43      900,181  

910,755

   Pool #AU3700, 3.50%, 8/1/43      938,967  

716,210

   Pool #AU4653, 3.50%, 9/1/43      738,620  

458,727

   Pool #AU6054, 4.00%, 9/1/43      482,559  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  499,930

   Pool #AU6718, 4.00%, 10/1/43    $ 530,043  

1,259,823

   Pool #AU7003, 4.00%, 11/1/43      1,333,149  

869,815

   Pool #AU7005, 4.00%, 11/1/43      922,751  

1,081,349

   Pool #AV0679, 4.00%, 12/1/43      1,144,287  

601,617

   Pool #AV9282, 4.00%, 2/1/44      632,684  

1,226,083

   Pool #AW0993, 4.00%, 5/1/44      1,297,062  

620,624

   Pool #AW1565, 4.00%, 4/1/44      652,673  

357,009

   Pool #AW3671, 4.00%, 4/1/44      376,840  

1,063,585

   Pool #AW5046, 4.00%, 7/1/44      1,117,844  

905,566

   Pool #AW5047, 4.00%, 7/1/44      951,764  

624,106

   Pool #AW7040, 4.00%, 6/1/44      658,579  

765,991

   Pool #AW8629, 3.50%, 5/1/44      786,367  

995,690

   Pool #AX2884, 3.50%, 11/1/44      1,025,755  

1,895,949

   Pool #AX4860, 3.50%, 12/1/44      1,945,496  

1,068,893

   Pool #AY0075, 3.50%, 11/1/44      1,096,826  

1,751,056

   Pool #AY1389, 3.50%, 4/1/45      1,793,807  

1,324,499

   Pool #AY3435, 3.50%, 5/1/45      1,356,835  

1,400,408

   Pool #AY5571, 3.50%, 6/1/45      1,434,598  

1,797,513

   Pool #BC0802, 3.50%, 4/1/46      1,840,275  

1,462,358

   Pool #BC0804, 3.50%, 4/1/46      1,497,146  

1,298,612

   Pool #BC1135, 3.00%, 6/1/46      1,288,923  

2,724,864

   Pool #BD3807, 3.00%, 7/1/46      2,704,534  

1,752,373

   Pool #BD5021, 3.50%, 2/1/47      1,797,346  

2,612,797

   Pool #BE4232, 3.00%, 12/1/46      2,592,487  

56,269

   Pool #MC0013, 5.50%, 12/1/38      64,157  

92,370

   Pool #MC0014, 5.50%, 12/1/38      105,579  

75,346

   Pool #MC0016, 5.50%, 11/1/38      85,273  

148,462

   Pool #MC0038, 4.50%, 3/1/39      162,490  

51,067

   Pool #MC0059, 4.00%, 4/1/39      54,566  

90,164

   Pool #MC0081, 4.00%, 5/1/39      95,778  

111,361

   Pool #MC0112, 4.50%, 6/1/39      122,301  

202,933

   Pool #MC0127, 4.50%, 7/1/39      219,889  

64,594

   Pool #MC0135, 4.50%, 6/1/39      70,718  

790,225

   Pool #MC0154, 4.50%, 8/1/39      852,177  

201,974

   Pool #MC0160, 4.50%, 8/1/39      218,281  

222,111

   Pool #MC0171, 4.50%, 9/1/39      241,850  

327,456

   Pool #MC0177, 4.50%, 9/1/39      353,895  

128,739

   Pool #MC0270, 4.50%, 3/1/40      139,134  

376,363

   Pool #MC0325, 4.50%, 7/1/40      411,691  

96,244

   Pool #MC0426, 4.50%, 1/1/41      103,760  

727,100

   Pool #MC0584, 4.00%, 1/1/42      766,920  

473,829

   Pool #MC0585, 4.00%, 1/1/42      499,779  

67,009

   Pool #MC3344, 5.00%, 12/1/38      74,315  
     

 

 

 
        361,623,245  
     

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 7.25%

  

86,676

   Pool #A10124, 5.00%, 6/1/33      95,324  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$137,875

   Pool #A10548, 5.00%, 6/1/33    $ 150,723  

234,811

   Pool #A12237, 5.00%, 8/1/33      257,027  

99,897

   Pool #A12969, 4.50%, 8/1/33      107,732  

73,271

   Pool #A12985, 5.00%, 8/1/33      81,001  

60,684

   Pool #A12986, 5.00%, 8/1/33      67,107  

41,375

   Pool #A14028, 4.50%, 9/1/33      44,884  

139,049

   Pool #A14325, 5.00%, 9/1/33      152,405  

84,242

   Pool #A15268, 6.00%, 10/1/33      97,495  

278,062

   Pool #A15579, 5.50%, 11/1/33      310,810  

134,264

   Pool #A17393, 5.50%, 12/1/33      152,210  

174,294

   Pool #A17397, 5.50%, 1/1/34      198,305  

248,254

   Pool #A18617, 5.50%, 1/1/34      281,577  

266,210

   Pool #A19019, 5.50%, 2/1/34      303,122  

242,474

   Pool #A20070, 5.50%, 3/1/34      270,441  

323,038

   Pool #A20540, 5.50%, 4/1/34      363,944  

123,833

   Pool #A20541, 5.50%, 4/1/34      139,502  

114,680

   Pool #A21679, 5.50%, 4/1/34      126,972  

172,050

   Pool #A23192, 5.00%, 5/1/34      188,744  

617,285

   Pool #A25310, 5.00%, 6/1/34      675,833  

182,761

   Pool #A25311, 5.00%, 6/1/34      200,442  

165,027

   Pool #A26395, 6.00%, 9/1/34      191,058  

38,455

   Pool #A26396, 5.50%, 9/1/34      44,068  

241,022

   Pool #A28241, 5.50%, 10/1/34      272,639  

22,499

   Pool #A30055, 5.00%, 11/1/34      24,506  

188,883

   Pool #A30591, 6.00%, 12/1/34      215,762  

250,786

   Pool #A31135, 5.50%, 12/1/34      282,796  

306,120

   Pool #A33167, 5.00%, 1/1/35      336,437  

214,983

   Pool #A34999, 5.50%, 4/1/35      243,815  

76,981

   Pool #A35628, 5.50%, 6/1/35      87,777  

430,637

   Pool #A37185, 5.00%, 9/1/35      473,062  

207,020

   Pool #A38830, 5.00%, 5/1/35      227,441  

102,022

   Pool #A40538, 5.00%, 12/1/35      111,448  

130,663

   Pool #A42095, 5.50%, 1/1/36      148,711  

234,201

   Pool #A42097, 5.00%, 1/1/36      257,392  

171,747

   Pool #A42098, 5.50%, 1/1/36      191,873  

337,928

   Pool #A42803, 5.50%, 2/1/36      383,337  

106,304

   Pool #A42805, 6.00%, 2/1/36      121,152  

242,138

   Pool #A44639, 5.50%, 3/1/36      272,632  

279,581

   Pool #A45396, 5.00%, 6/1/35      307,119  

205,277

   Pool #A46321, 5.50%, 7/1/35      233,816  

78,925

   Pool #A46735, 5.00%, 8/1/35      86,347  

211,456

   Pool #A46746, 5.50%, 8/1/35      239,655  

92,814

   Pool #A46996, 5.50%, 9/1/35      105,540  

326,424

   Pool #A46997, 5.50%, 9/1/35      366,723  

136,907

   Pool #A47552, 5.00%, 11/1/35      151,204  

250,930

   Pool #A47553, 5.00%, 11/1/35      275,666  

88,860

   Pool #A47554, 5.50%, 11/1/35      101,644  

163,862

   Pool #A48789, 6.00%, 5/1/36      185,514  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  84,646

   Pool #A49013, 6.00%, 5/1/36    $ 97,641  

161,374

   Pool #A49526, 6.00%, 5/1/36      183,150  

163,130

   Pool #A49843, 6.00%, 6/1/36      187,843  

446,938

   Pool #A49844, 6.00%, 6/1/36      506,825  

19,325

   Pool #A49845, 6.50%, 6/1/36      21,250  

91,891

   Pool #A50128, 6.00%, 6/1/36      101,576  

278,574

   Pool #A59530, 5.50%, 4/1/37      311,132  

202,150

   Pool #A59964, 5.50%, 4/1/37      230,261  

84,257

   Pool #A61754, 5.50%, 5/1/37      96,080  

89,654

   Pool #A61779, 5.50%, 5/1/37      102,234  

98,334

   Pool #A61915, 5.50%, 6/1/37      112,008  

148,264

   Pool #A61916, 6.00%, 6/1/37      167,852  

104,983

   Pool #A63456, 5.50%, 6/1/37      119,582  

422,828

   Pool #A64012, 5.50%, 7/1/37      472,246  

95,310

   Pool #A64015, 6.00%, 7/1/37      109,136  

420,717

   Pool #A66061, 5.50%, 8/1/37      477,645  

231,616

   Pool #A66122, 6.00%, 8/1/37      263,676  

102,346

   Pool #A66133, 6.00%, 6/1/37      117,529  

211,163

   Pool #A68766, 6.00%, 10/1/37      240,471  

80,834

   Pool #A70292, 5.50%, 7/1/37      91,090  

115,953

   Pool #A75113, 5.00%, 3/1/38      127,132  

92,628

   Pool #A76187, 5.00%, 4/1/38      102,108  

755,093

   Pool #A91887, 5.00%, 4/1/40      841,575  

292,383

   Pool #A92388, 4.50%, 5/1/40      316,116  

452,756

   Pool #A93962, 4.50%, 9/1/40      489,649  

563,176

   Pool #A95573, 4.00%, 12/1/40      594,986  

511,369

   Pool #A96339, 4.00%, 12/1/40      540,413  

548,457

   Pool #A97099, 4.00%, 1/1/41      581,064  

474,627

   Pool #A97715, 4.00%, 3/1/41      502,845  

387,095

   Pool #A97716, 4.50%, 3/1/41      417,790  

34,418

   Pool #B31140, 6.50%, 10/1/31      37,553  

23,536

   Pool #B31206, 6.00%, 3/1/32      25,484  

67,916

   Pool #B31493, 5.00%, 2/1/34      72,315  

56,623

   Pool #B31532, 5.00%, 5/1/34      60,294  

85,602

   Pool #B31546, 5.50%, 5/1/34      92,263  

52,079

   Pool #B31547, 5.50%, 5/1/34      56,135  

86,465

   Pool #B31551, 5.50%, 6/1/34      93,170  

60,967

   Pool #B31587, 5.00%, 11/1/34      64,966  

60,746

   Pool #B31588, 5.50%, 11/1/34      65,464  

29,520

   Pool #B50450, 4.50%, 1/1/19      30,136  

11,968

   Pool #B50451, 5.00%, 1/1/19      12,167  

4,066

   Pool #B50470, 4.50%, 4/1/19      4,151  

57,735

   Pool #B50496, 5.50%, 9/1/19      59,700  

36,210

   Pool #B50499, 5.00%, 11/1/19      37,191  

6,965

   Pool #B50501, 4.50%, 11/1/19      7,031  

25,404

   Pool #B50504, 5.50%, 11/1/19      26,320  

78,064

   Pool #B50506, 5.00%, 11/1/19      80,553  

36,544

   Pool #C37233, 7.50%, 2/1/30      42,338  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  137,031

   Pool #C51686, 6.50%, 5/1/31    $ 157,803  

100,809

   Pool #C53210, 6.50%, 6/1/31      116,964  

44,422

   Pool #C60020, 6.50%, 11/1/31      51,626  

50,702

   Pool #C65616, 6.50%, 3/1/32      58,585  

51,721

   Pool #C68324, 6.50%, 6/1/32      60,388  

50,261

   Pool #C73273, 6.00%, 11/1/32      57,392  

167,239

   Pool #C73525, 6.00%, 11/1/32      192,891  

54,902

   Pool #C74672, 5.50%, 11/1/32      62,662  

156,285

   Pool #C77844, 5.50%, 3/1/33      176,238  

59,297

   Pool #C77845, 5.50%, 3/1/33      67,921  

38,952

   Pool #C78252, 5.50%, 3/1/33      44,138  

77,526

   Pool #J00980, 5.00%, 1/1/21      81,376  

18,720

   Pool #J05466, 5.50%, 6/1/22      19,354  

543,680

   Pool #J21142, 2.50%, 11/1/27      552,154  

624,206

   Pool #J23532, 2.50%, 5/1/28      632,960  

315,880

   Pool #Q00462, 4.00%, 3/1/41      333,377  

362,735

   Pool #Q00465, 4.50%, 4/1/41      391,216  

708,828

   Pool #Q05867, 3.50%, 12/1/41      729,788  

954,347

   Pool #Q06239, 3.50%, 1/1/42      982,567  

325,706

   Pool #Q06406, 4.00%, 2/1/42      343,544  

1,234,173

   Pool #Q13349, 3.00%, 11/1/42      1,230,317  

1,291,455

   Pool #Q17662, 3.00%, 4/1/43      1,287,419  

1,102,064

   Pool #Q18754, 3.00%, 6/1/43      1,098,620  

1,224,694

   Pool #Q18772, 3.00%, 6/1/43      1,220,867  

1,700,504

   Pool #Q32756, 3.00%, 4/1/45      1,689,344  

1,019,180

   Pool #Q33966, 3.50%, 6/1/45      1,043,903  

1,142,119

   Pool #Q41898, 3.50%, 7/1/46      1,168,753  

1,323,101

   Pool #Q41900, 3.50%, 7/1/46      1,353,956  

1,283,945

   Pool #Q41901, 3.50%, 7/1/46      1,313,887  

2,761,070

   Pool #Q43041, 3.00%, 9/1/46      2,738,636  

1,375,848

   Pool #Q43155, 3.00%, 9/1/46      1,364,669  

1,445,613

   Pool #Q43157, 3.00%, 9/1/46      1,433,868  

1,013,571

   Pool #V82990, 4.00%, 3/1/47      1,064,487  

1,144,418

   Pool #V83121, 3.50%, 3/1/47      1,171,464  

1,625,321

   Pool #WA3103, 3.30%, 2/1/27      1,674,696  
     

 

 

 
        45,562,700  
     

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae — 27.25%

  

263,353

   Pool #409117, 5.50%, 6/20/38      288,032  

1,082,136

   Pool #442423, 4.00%, 9/20/41      1,146,177  

100,485

   Pool #487643, 5.00%, 2/15/39      111,217  

402,632

   Pool #588448, 6.25%, 9/15/32      403,620  

425,111

   Pool #616936, 5.50%, 1/15/36      478,865  

359,727

   Pool #617904, 5.75%, 9/15/23      360,615  

1,562,065

   Pool #618363, 4.00%, 9/20/41      1,654,507  

480,952

   Pool #624106, 5.13%, 3/15/34      481,823  

328,740

   Pool #654705, 4.00%, 9/20/41      348,195  

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  412,996

   Pool #664269, 5.85%, 6/15/38    $ 418,158  

123,863

   Pool #675509, 5.50%, 6/15/38      140,966  

416,903

   Pool #697672, 5.50%, 12/15/38      472,517  

282,930

   Pool #697814, 5.00%, 2/15/39      310,538  

375,277

   Pool #697885, 4.50%, 3/15/39      405,372  

115,034

   Pool #698112, 4.50%, 5/15/39      124,259  

639,158

   Pool #698113, 4.50%, 5/15/39      690,415  

186,166

   Pool #699294, 5.63%, 9/20/38      207,564  

1,861,157

   Pool #713519, 6.00%, 7/15/39      2,140,789  

226,297

   Pool #714561, 4.50%, 6/15/39      244,445  

286,631

   Pool #716822, 4.50%, 4/15/39      309,618  

244,919

   Pool #716823, 4.50%, 4/15/39      264,561  

123,427

   Pool #717132, 4.50%, 5/15/39      134,096  

152,903

   Pool #717133, 4.50%, 5/15/39      165,165  

799,490

   Pool #720080, 4.50%, 6/15/39      868,914  

698,884

   Pool #720521, 5.00%, 8/15/39      771,585  

886,795

   Pool #724629, 5.00%, 7/20/40      985,278  

1,126,166

   Pool #726550, 5.00%, 9/15/39      1,243,314  

525,832

   Pool #729018, 4.50%, 2/15/40      567,550  

398,970

   Pool #729346, 4.50%, 7/15/41      430,217  

523,734

   Pool #738844, 3.50%, 10/15/41      545,338  

331,820

   Pool #738845, 3.50%, 10/15/41      345,508  

1,239,555

   Pool #738862, 4.00%, 10/15/41      1,315,236  

360,143

   Pool #747241, 5.00%, 9/20/40      397,887  

805,136

   Pool #748654, 3.50%, 9/15/40      837,844  

157,895

   Pool #748846, 4.50%, 9/20/40      173,080  

552,101

   Pool #757016, 3.50%, 11/15/40      574,531  

584,898

   Pool #757017, 4.00%, 12/15/40      624,972  

746,146

   Pool #759297, 4.00%, 1/20/41      799,396  

569,849

   Pool #759298, 4.00%, 2/20/41      606,422  

341,031

   Pool #762877, 4.00%, 4/15/41      361,853  

384,560

   Pool #763564, 4.50%, 5/15/41      414,679  

299,195

   Pool #770391, 4.50%, 6/15/41      322,629  

673,895

   Pool #770481, 4.00%, 8/15/41      715,039  

234,418

   Pool #770482, 4.50%, 8/15/41      252,777  

719,419

   Pool #770517, 4.00%, 8/15/41      763,343  

549,774

   Pool #770529, 4.00%, 8/15/41      583,340  

799,486

   Pool #770537, 4.00%, 8/15/41      848,299  

393,080

   Pool #770738, 4.50%, 6/20/41      426,338  

849,862

   Pool #779592, 4.00%, 11/20/41      900,157  

355,817

   Pool #779593, 4.00%, 11/20/41      376,875  

490,523

   Pool #AA6312, 3.00%, 4/15/43      497,536  

932,876

   Pool #AA6424, 3.00%, 5/15/43      945,922  

1,458,160

   Pool #AB2733, 3.50%, 8/15/42      1,518,309  

2,170,834

   Pool #AB2745, 3.00%, 8/15/42      2,196,443  

2,282,365

   Pool #AB2841, 3.00%, 9/15/42      2,309,290  

745,158

   Pool #AB2843, 3.00%, 9/15/42      753,949  

460,327

   Pool #AB2852, 3.50%, 9/15/42      479,315  

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$5,500,987

   Pool #AC9541, 2.12%, 2/15/48    $ 5,332,363  

836,885

   Pool #AE6946, 3.00%, 6/15/43      848,850  

188,363

   Pool #AE8253, 4.00%, 2/20/44      199,569  

650,021

   Pool #AG8915, 4.00%, 2/20/44      689,708  

1,031,328

   Pool #AK6446, 3.00%, 1/15/45      1,044,784  

1,069,723

   Pool #AK7036, 3.00%, 4/15/45      1,082,677  

1,800,050

   Pool #AO3594, 3.50%, 8/20/45      1,864,107  

1,055,972

   Pool #AO8336, 3.50%, 9/20/45      1,096,013  

1,617,044

   Pool #AP3887, 3.50%, 9/20/45      1,674,587  

1,112,613

   Pool #AR4919, 3.50%, 3/20/46      1,154,935  

1,426,579

   Pool #AR4970, 3.50%, 4/20/46      1,480,844  

1,983,899

   Pool #AR9008, 3.00%, 5/20/46      2,003,105  

1,810,538

   Pool #AS2837, 3.50%, 3/20/46      1,879,410  

1,169,148

   Pool #AS2921, 3.50%, 4/20/46      1,213,624  

1,198,210

   Pool #AS4332, 3.00%, 6/20/46      1,209,772  

1,085,046

   Pool #AS5511, 3.50%, 3/20/46      1,127,510  

1,581,694

   Pool #AX7237, 3.50%, 11/20/46      1,637,486  

700,000

   Series 2012-100, Class B, 2.31%, 11/16/51(b)      663,420  

2,359,230

   Series 2012-107, Class A, 1.15%, 1/16/45      2,243,120  

1,600,000

   Series 2012-112, Class B, 2.60%, 1/16/53(b)      1,561,080  

5,308,931

   Series 2012-114, Class A, 2.10%, 1/16/53(b)      5,106,566  

2,040,447

   Series 2012-115, Class A, 2.13%, 4/16/45      1,995,380  

2,763,864

   Series 2012-120, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53      2,644,320  

1,195,371

   Series 2012-131, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53      1,157,276  

623,952

   Series 2012-144, Class AD, 1.77%, 1/16/53      603,001  

6,000,000

   Series 2012-33, Class B, 2.89%, 3/16/46      5,975,221  

3,000,000

   Series 2012-35, Class C, 3.25%, 11/16/52(b)      3,006,039  

1,600,000

   Series 2012-45, Class C, 3.45%, 4/16/53(b)      1,612,148  

2,056,673

   Series 2012-53, Class AC, 2.38%, 12/16/43      2,034,694  

8,000,000

   Series 2012-58, Class B, 2.20%, 3/16/44      7,752,246  

651,311

   Series 2012-70, Class A, 1.73%, 5/16/42      645,337  

1,301,070

   Series 2012-72, Class A, 1.71%, 5/16/42      1,289,056  

2,097,414

   Series 2012-78, Class A, 1.68%, 3/16/44      2,071,324  

1,052,538

   Series 2013-101, Class AG, 1.76%, 4/16/38      1,045,011  

1,168,074

   Series 2013-105, Class A, 1.71%, 2/16/37      1,154,509  

1,187,339

   Series 2013-107, Class A, 2.00%, 5/16/40      1,178,272  

1,252,640

   Series 2013-126, Class BK, 2.45%, 10/16/47(b)      1,219,027  

438,218

   Series 2013-127, Class A, 2.00%, 3/16/52      436,082  

816,782

   Series 2013-17, Class A, 1.13%, 1/16/49      784,095  

750,990

   Series 2013-29, Class AB, 1.77%, 10/16/45      735,812  

825,067

   Series 2013-33, Class A, 1.06%, 7/16/38      805,227  

2,195,215

   Series 2013-63, Class AB, 1.38%, 3/16/45      2,111,632  

1,384,069

   Series 2013-97, Class AC, 2.00%, 6/16/45      1,351,168  

979,965

   Series 2014-148, Class A, 2.65%, 3/1/39      984,572  

5,673,670

   Series 2014-172, Class AF, 2.50%, 1/1/55      5,692,638  

109,937

   Series 2014-47, Class AB, 2.25%, 8/16/40      109,864  

651,237

   Series 2014-54, Class AB, 2.62%, 10/16/43      652,301  

634,414

   Series 2014-77, Class AC, 2.35%, 10/16/40      633,514  

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$  845,444

   Series 2014-82, Class AB, 2.40%, 5/16/45    $ 846,223  

847,436

   Series 2015-107, Class AB, 2.50%, 11/16/49      837,400  

3,122,583

   Series 2015-114, Class AD, 2.50%, 11/15/51      3,106,197  

1,941,759

   Series 2015-128, Class AD, 2.50%, 12/16/50      1,918,199  

801,699

   Series 2015-130, Class AH, 2.90%, 8/16/47(b)      805,986  

2,939,848

   Series 2015-135, Class AC, 2.35%, 4/16/49      2,890,978  

1,147,923

   Series 2015-136, Class AC, 2.50%, 3/16/47      1,132,713  

848,226

   Series 2015-15, Class A, 2.00%, 11/1/48      825,446  

1,777,141

   Series 2015-154, Class AD, 2.50%, 5/1/54      1,737,362  

972,254

   Series 2015-171, Class DA, 2.37%, 3/16/46      940,913  

1,785,493

   Series 2015-2, Class A, 2.50%, 12/16/44      1,790,156  

1,671,957

   Series 2015-22, Class A, 2.40%, 8/16/47      1,651,222  

5,598,571

   Series 2015-70, Class AB, 2.30%, 11/16/48      5,430,067  

476,900

   Series 2015-75, Class A, 3.00%, 2/16/44      482,831  

2,504,162

   Series 2015-98, Class AB, 2.20%, 11/16/43      2,470,845  

731,620

   Series 2016-11, Class AD, 2.25%, 11/16/43      726,060  

958,032

   Series 2016-14, Class AB, 2.15%, 8/16/42      950,700  

1,975,621

   Series 2016-152, Class EA, 2.20%, 8/15/58      1,911,521  

2,471,612

   Series 2016-157, Class AC, 2.00%, 11/16/50      2,399,480  

946,383

   Series 2016-26, Class A, 2.25%, 12/16/55      940,381  

914,045

   Series 2016-28, Class AB, 2.40%, 11/16/55      903,942  

775,594

   Series 2016-36, Class AB, 2.30%, 6/16/56      760,527  

975,209

   Series 2016-39, Class AH, 2.50%, 9/16/44      966,025  

1,081,318

   Series 2016-50, Class A, 2.30%, 2/1/25      1,072,094  

2,652,650

   Series 2016-64, Class CA, 2.30%, 3/16/45      2,606,000  

1,972,811

   Series 2016-67, Class A, 2.30%, 2/1/25      1,953,229  

991,259

   Series 2016-94, Class AC, 2.20%, 8/1/37      960,521  

893,318

   Series 2016-96, Class BA, 1.95%, 3/16/43      880,554  

1,498,095

   Series 2017-23, Class AC, 2.30%, 3/1/57      1,481,428  

2,000,000

   Series 2017-41, Class AC, 2.25%, 8/1/26      1,978,772  

1,200,000

   Series 2017-46, Class A, 2.50%, 3/1/57      1,175,345  

996,114

   Series 2017-9, Class AE, 2.40%, 9/16/50      983,502  
     

 

 

 
        171,364,594  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     578,550,539  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $575,392,598)

  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 3.91%

  

Small Business Administration — 3.88%

  

440,578

   0.88%, 1/26/32(c)      451,958  

70,670

   0.91%, 4/16/20(c)      71,248  

126,448

   1.05%, 3/25/29(b)      124,586  

179,138

   1.10%, 3/25/28(b)      176,992  

991,394

   1.15%, 7/25/42(b)      985,248  

973,349

   1.15%, 7/25/41(b)      968,381  

970,694

   1.15%, 9/25/41(b)      965,728  

489,654

   1.15%, 9/25/41(b)      487,149  

497,079

   1.23%, 11/25/41(b)      494,910  

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value              

$6,701,115

   1.26%, 7/18/30*(c)    $ 151,780  

1,419,110

   2.35%, 7/25/41(b)      1,488,395  

1,192,164

   3.36%, 7/8/24(c)      1,286,464  

53,884

   3.36%, 7/1/21(c)      56,328  

969,111

   3.41%, 11/25/27(b)      1,030,003  

71,521

   3.58%, 12/18/23(c)      76,924  

77,097

   3.61%, 4/4/20(c)      79,480  

232,917

   3.78%, 12/25/40(b)      259,503  

1,415,000

   3.81%, 8/25/29(b)(c)      1,549,419  

354,979

   3.85%, 9/16/34(c)      378,347  

1,287,538

   3.95%, 11/25/28(b)      1,401,736  

5,126

   4.13%, 7/18/17(c)      5,139  

210,428

   4.50%, 8/25/27(b)      231,266  

925,000

   4.52%, 9/25/28(b)(c)      1,026,752  

914,399

   4.55%, 3/25/29(b)      1,017,535  

427,834

   4.55%, 6/25/28(b)      473,854  

1,585,296

   4.60%, 5/25/29(b)      1,757,917  

1,989,586

   4.63%, 2/25/29(b)      2,205,695  

471,747

   4.63%, 1/25/29(b)      523,750  

840,802

   4.66%, 7/25/29(b)      942,137  

1,881,721

   4.88%, 9/25/28(b)      2,110,334  

100,746

   4.88%, 6/24/24(c)      109,763  

971,630

   4.93%, 5/25/29(b)      1,094,103  

199,495

   4.95%, 11/25/26(b)      221,177  

52,449

   5.13%, 2/28/24(c)      56,946  

113,933

   5.30%, 7/25/28(b)      129,715  
     

 

 

 
        24,390,662  
     

 

 

 

United States Department of Agriculture — 0.03%

  

193,029

   5.38%, 10/26/22(c)      201,099  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     24,591,761  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $25,407,267)

  

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

                Shares    Value              

Investment Company — 2.80%

  

17,580,235             U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(d)

   $ 17,580,235  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     17,580,235  
  

 

 

 

(Cost $17,580,235)

  

Total Investments

   $ 644,801,713  

(Cost $642,354,830)(e) — 102.54%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.54)%

     (16,001,442
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 628,800,271  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

* 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) Affiliated investment.
(e) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

FHA - Insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO - General Obligations

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

Short Position:

             

Ultra U.S. Treasury

             

Bonds

     40        June, 2017      $ (13,750   $ 6,411,250        Barclays Capital  
        

 

 

      

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities, at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $624,774,595)

   $ 627,221,478  

Affiliated investments (cost $17,580,235)

     17,580,235  

Interest and dividends receivable

     2,065,389  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     10,635,965  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,540  

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

     5,638,041  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     27,935  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     663,171,583  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     571,562  

Unrealized loss on futures contracts

     13,750  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     183,370  

Payable for investments purchased

     6,172,307  

Reverse repurchase agreements (including interest of $21,568)

     27,070,568  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

     271,021  

Accounting fees

     4,992  

Distribution fees

     1,846  

Trustee fees

     197  

Audit fees

     26,874  

Transfer agent fees

     15,723  

Other

     39,102  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     34,371,312  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 628,800,271  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital

   $ 661,845,303  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (2,594,451

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions, futures contracts and sale commitments

     (32,883,715

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, and sale commitments

     2,433,134  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 628,800,271  
  

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Class A

   $ 23,477,933  

Class I

     605,322,338  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 628,800,271  
  

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000,000 shares registered at $.0000001 par value):

  

Class A

     2,607,649  

Class I

     67,269,601  
  

 

 

 

Total

     69,877,250  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price Per Share:

  

Class A(a)

   $ 9.00  

Class I

   $ 9.00  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

  

Class A

   $ 9.35  

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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Statement of Operations

 

 

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 9,432,044  

Dividend income - affiliated

     23,685  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     9,455,729  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     1,489,637  

Interest expense

     177,737  

Distribution fees - Class A

     27,492  

Accounting services

     27,499  

Audit fees

     25,905  

Legal fees

     15,313  

Custodian fees

     27,718  

Insurance fees

     1,734  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,864  

Transfer agent fees - Class A

     24,463  

Transfer agent fees - Class I

     38,675  

Shareholder reports

     17,843  

Registration and filing fees

     22,159  

Other fees and expenses

     58,479  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     1,970,518  

Expenses reduced/waived by:

  

Advisor

     (16,965
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     1,953,553  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     7,502,176  
  

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions and Futures Contracts:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     594  

Net realized gain from futures contracts

     3,645,584  
  

 

 

 
     3,646,178  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (18,639,357

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

     (252,348
  

 

 

 
     (18,891,705
  

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments and futures contracts

     (15,245,527
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (7,743,351
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    

For the

Six Months

Ended

March 31, 2017

          

For the

Year

Ended

September 30, 2016

 
     (Unaudited)               

From Investment Activities:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 7,502,176        $ 14,911,257  

Net realized gain(losses) from investments and futures contracts

     3,646,178          (2,532,224

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures contracts

     (18,891,705        4,915,530  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,743,351        17,294,563  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

     (284,119        (560,686

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

     (8,490,102        (15,997,713
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (8,774,221        (16,558,399
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

     55,816,282          94,697,851  

Distributions reinvested

     5,196,934          9,309,602  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (15,855,571        (36,824,198
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     45,157,645          67,183,255  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     28,640,073          67,919,419  

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

     600,160,198          532,240,779  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 628,800,271        $ 600,160,198  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (2,594,451      $ (1,322,406
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Issued

     6,191,195          10,245,655  

Reinvested

     574,341          1,008,140  

Redeemed

     (1,753,069        (3,985,876
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     5,012,467          7,267,919  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

    

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 
            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

   $  9.26        0.10        (0.24)        (0.14)        (0.12)      $  9.00  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

     9.25        0.22        0.03        0.25        (0.24)        9.26  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

     9.27        0.24        0.01        0.25        (0.27)        9.25  

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  

Class I

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

   $  9.25        0.11        (0.23)        (0.12)        (0.13)      $  9.00  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

     9.24        0.25        0.03        0.28        (0.27)        9.25  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

     9.26        0.27        0.01        0.28        (0.30)        9.24  

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  

 

(a)    Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

    

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 
            Ratios to Average Net Assets(a)      Supplemental
Data
 
     Total
Return(b)(c)
     Total
Expenses
     Net
Expenses
     Total Expenses
After Fees
Waived/Reimbursed
and Excluding
Interest Expense
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net Assets,
End of
Period (000’s) 
     Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Class A

                    

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

     (1.54%)(d)        1.10%        1.01%        0.95%        2.15%      $  23,478        4%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

     2.74%        1.10%        1.01%        0.95%        2.33%        21,269        13%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

     2.69%        1.06%        1.00%        0.95%        2.55%        21,135        23%  

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     3.26%        1.06%        1.01%        0.95%        2.91%        19,454        10%  

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     (1.92%)        0.99%        0.99%        0.92%        2.99%        14,869        23%  

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     4.35%        1.03%        1.03%        0.94%        3.80%        14,458        20%  

Class I

                    

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

     (1.25%)(d)        0.64%        0.64%        0.58%        2.53%      $  605,322        4%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

     3.12%        0.64%        0.64%        0.58%        2.67%        578,891        13%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

     2.95%        0.63%        0.63%        0.58%        2.91%        511,106        23%  

Year Ended September 30, 2014

     3.76%        0.65%        0.65%        0.58%        3.34%        478,605        10%  

Year Ended September 30, 2013

     (1.69%)        0.74%        0.74%        0.67%        3.28%        504,970        23%  

Year Ended September 30, 2012

     4.62%        0.78%        0.78%        0.70%        4.12%        576,183        20%  

(a)    Annualized for those periods that are less than one year.

(b)    Total investment returns exclude the effect of sales charge.

(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.

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 21 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”). 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:

The Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Fund. 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. Fund 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”).

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms and amended certain existing rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the rules amend Regulation S-X and will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of these amendments will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.

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.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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. (See “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). 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.

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 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

 

33


 

  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 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.

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.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

    

Total

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Investment Company

   $ 17,580,235      $      $      $ 17,580,235  

Municipal Bonds

            23,613,450               23,613,450  

Corporate Bonds

            465,728               465,728  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

            578,550,539               578,550,539  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            24,439,981        151,780        24,591,761  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 17,580,235      $ 627,069,698      $ 151,780      $ 644,801,713  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Other Financial Instruments(*)

           

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 13,750      $ 27,070,568      $      $ 27,084,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* 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 and reverse repurchase agreements which are reflected in the Notes to Financial Statements and shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at their par value plus accrued interest.

During the six months ended March 31, 2017, 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 period utilizing fair value at the beginning of the period .

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

 

    U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Small Business Administration)
 

Balance as of 9/30/16 (value)

      $167,452  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (15,672)*  

Balance as of 3/31/17 (value)

      $151,780  

 

* Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in Level 3 securities still held at March 31, 2017.

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.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2017, the average amount borrowed was approximately $36,935,626 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.48%.

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements at March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Rate      Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Net Closing
Amount
     Par
Value
 

Goldman Sachs

     1.07%        3/16/17        5/04/17      $ 9,635,012      $ 9,621,000  

Goldman Sachs

     0.94%        3/02/17        4/17/17        10,021,022        10,009,000  

Goldman Sachs

     0.85%        2/16/17        4/04/17        7,427,233        7,419,000  

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 March 31, 2017 :

 

Counterparty

   Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
     Fair Value of
Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged1
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net Amount2  

    Goldman Sachs

   $ 27,070,568      $ (27,070,568)      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 27,070,568      $ (27,070,568)      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  1 Collateral with a value of $28,600,594 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.

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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 March 31, 2017, the Fund had an outstanding TBA commitment which is shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

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.

Derivatives:

The Fund may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities as tools in the management of portfolio assets. The Fund may use such derivatives through either the creation of long or short positions to hedge various investments, for investment purposes, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. 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 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 March 31, 2017, 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 March 31, 2017.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair value of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

  

Amount

     Liability Derivatives     

Interest Rate Risk

   Unrealized Loss on Futures Contracts    $13,750

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the six months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

    

                    Net Realized Gains                     

from

Futures Contracts

    

Net Change in Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation

on Futures Contracts

Interest Rate Risk

     $3,645,584      $(252,348)

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

 

   

Futures Short Positions

(Contracts)

   
 

187

 

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 (“OTC”) derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund.

With exchange-traded futures, 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.

Affiliated Investments:

The Fund invests in other Funds of the Trust (an “Affiliated Fund”). The Fund invests in U.S. Government Money Market Fund-RBC Institutional Class 1 as a cash sweep vehicle. The income earned by the Fund from the Affiliated Fund for the period is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The table below details the transactions of the Fund in Affiliated Fund.

     Value
September 30,
2016
     Purchases      Sales      Value
March 31,
2017
     Dividends  

Investments in U.S. Government

              

Money Market Fund

              

— RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 18,417,297      $ 142,215,259      $ 143,052,321      $ 17,580,235      $ 23,685  

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions 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 among each fund in the Trust 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 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 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., 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.

 

 

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, 2018, to maintain other expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest expense, management fees and distribution/service (12b-1) 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 March 31, 2017, the amount subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement is $21,220. During the six months ended March 31, 2017, no reimbursements were made to the Advisor.

RBC GAM (US) voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to RBC GAM (US) indirectly through its investment in an affiliated money market fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the amount waived was $6,909 and is included in expenses waived/reimbursed by Advisor in the Statements of Operations.

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.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 $49,000. 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 $6,500 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. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

 

 

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 Plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board 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 the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the six months ended March 31, 2017, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the period ended March 31, 2017, the Distributor received commission of $345 front-end sales charges of Class A shares, of the Funds, of which $86 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained 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 six months ended March 31, 2017, 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.  
  $27,471,257       $63,195,546       $—       $—  

 

 

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
Six Months Ended
March 31,
2017
                    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

            

Class A

            

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 4,920,103             $ 6,147,999  

Distributions reinvested

     273,606               537,160  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,387,083             (6,583,443
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 2,806,626             $ 101,716  
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31,
2017
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Class I

       

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 50,896,179        $ 88,549,852  

Distributions reinvested

     4,923,328          8,772,442  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (13,468,488        (30,240,755
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ 42,351,019        $ 67,081,539  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ 45,157,645        $ 67,183,255  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Issued

     542,872          665,876  

Reinvested

     30,221          58,145  

Redeemed

     (262,722        (712,322
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     310,371          11,699  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

       

Issued

     5,648,323          9,579,779  

Reinvested

     544,120          949,995  

Redeemed

     (1,490,347        (3,273,554
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     4,702,096          7,256,220  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     5,012,467          7,267,919  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) 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 March 31, 2017, 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
 
$  642,354,830     $12,366,087   $(9,919,204)     $2,446,883  

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The tax characters of distributions were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

For the year ended September 30, 2016

   $ 16,405,084      $ 16,405,084  

The tax basis of components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and the tax character of distributions paid are determined at fiscal year end, and will be included in the Annual Report dated September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Expires  
  $ 11,587,282       2018  
  $ 4,011,206       2019  

During the year ended September 30,2016, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward and had capital loss carryforwards of $8,197,543 expire as of the end of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

As of September 30, 2016, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $9,726,500 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $10,966,306 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, 2017.

 

 

8. Subsequent Events:

Fund 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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  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 October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

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
10/1/16
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
10/1/16-3/31/17

Class A

   $1,000.00      $984.60      $5.00      1.01%

Class I

   $1,000.00      $987.50      $3.17      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.

 

    

Beginning

Account Value

10/1/16

     Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
10/1/16-3/31/17

Class A

   $1,000.00      $1,019.90      $5.09      1.01%

Class I

   $1,000.00      $1,021.74      $3.23      0.64%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one half-year period).

 

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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 March 31, 2017.

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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This semi-annual report (Unaudited) 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

                      
Table of             
Contents             
          Portfolio Managers      1  
          Performance Summary      4  
          Fund Statistics   
          - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund      8  
          - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund      9  
          - RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund      10  
          - RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund      11  
          - RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund      12  
          - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund      13  
          - RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund      14  
          Schedule of Portfolio Investments      15  
          Financial Statements   
          - Statements of Assets and Liabilities      77  
          - Statements of Operations      81  
          - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      83  
          Financial Highlights      90  
          Notes to Financial Statements      104  
          Share Class Information      137  
          Supplemental Information      138  
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


 

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 Funds and BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC (“BlueBay US”) serves as an investment sub-advisor for the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund, RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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, RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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 and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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 and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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

 

            
        

 

Michael Reed

         Senior Portfolio Manager
          

Michael Reed is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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.

 

        

 

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 and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit 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.

 

        

 

Vinit Patel

Portfolio Manager

          

Vinit Patel is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund. Vinit joined BlueBay in June 2011 as a trader on the investment grade desk before becoming a junior portfolio manager in June 2014. He was promoted to his current role in February 2016. Prior to joining BlueBay, he worked at Fidelity International where he was responsible for trading both euro and sterling investment grade credit. Vinit started his career as a credit derivatives trader at WestLB where he was responsible for managing the credit risk of the global structured credit portfolio. Vinit attended the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with a first-class honours degree in Economics. In addition, he has completed the IMC, Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) and is a CFA charterholder.

 

        

 

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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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

       
           

 

Justin Jewell

Co-Head of Long Only Strategies

Senior Portfolio Manager

       

Justin Jewell is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund and the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund. Justin joined BlueBay in April 2009, initially as Head of High Yield Trading, before moving into portfolio management at the beginning of 2012. He has over ten years’ industry experience and spent a large part of his career at UBS where, most recently, he was Director of High Yield and Distressed Trading in Europe. Justin worked as a senior trader at MKM Longboat LLP between June and November 2008, though he returned to UBS after the fund wound down. Justin has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

 

         

 

Tom Kreuzer

Co-Head of Long Only Strategies

Senior Portfolio Manager

       

Tom Kreuzer is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund and the RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund. Tom joined BlueBay in July 2002 and is a Portfolio Manager and Head of North American High Yield Credit based in the Stamford, Connecticut, office. Prior to BlueBay, Tom spent three years at Deutsche Bank within the Leveraged Finance and Financial Sponsor Group, in New York and London, where he was an analyst prior to being promoted to Associate in 2002. Tom holds a BA (cum laude) from Middlebury College, USA.

 

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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   PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

   

  1 Year  

  

  3 Year  

  

  5 Year  

  

Since

Inception(a)

  

Net

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

  

Gross

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

                            

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

                            

Class A

                            

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

      2.00%        -1.35%        -0.44%        0.63%          

- At Net Asset Value

      6.50%        0.08%        0.42%        1.45%        1.15%              4.54%      

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

      6.81%        0.31%        0.66%        1.69%        0.90%              1.79%      

Class R6

                            

- At Net Asset Value

      6.85%        0.37%        0.75%        1.79%        0.85%(3)          65.98%(3)  

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/50% JPMorgan GBI-EM Broad Diversified Index(b)

      7.27%        2.59%        2.71%        3.69%          

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/ 50% JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index(b)

      7.27%        1.76%        2.11%        3.11%          

JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (b)

      8.92%        6.23%        5.82%        6.50%          

JPMorgan GBI-EM Broad Diversified Index (b)

      5.51%        -1.03%        -0.40%        0.84%          

JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index (b)

      5.47%        -2.68%        -1.61%        -0.31%          

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

                            

Class A

                            

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

      5.47%        2.40%        3.13%        4.12%          

- At Net Asset Value

      10.19%        3.89%        4.04%        4.96%        0.83%              35.56%      

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

      10.47%        4.18%        4.32%        5.25%        0.58%              2.04%      

JPMorgan CEMBI Diversified(b)

      9.11%        5.69%        5.79%        6.71%          

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

                            

Class A

                            

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

      5.02%        2.21%        4.89%        5.79%          

- At Net Asset Value

      9.71%        3.70%        5.80%        6.65%        0.70%              2.25%      

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

      10.29%        4.06%        6.12%        6.98%        0.45%              1.50%      

BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Constrained Index USD hedged(b)

      15.80%        5.29%        7.40%        8.79%          

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

   

  1 Year  

    

  3 Year  

    

  5 Year  

    

Since

Inception(a)

    

Net

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

    

Gross

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

                

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

                

Class I

                

- At Net Asset Value

    7.87%        3.18%        5.94%        7.01%        0.85%            1.96%      

Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus

                

USD Hedged Index(b)

    7.02%        3.12%        5.98%        6.96%        

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

                

Class A

                

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25%

    0.10%        -2.16%        N/A            0.11%        

- At Net Asset Value

    4.54%        -0.73%        N/A            1.11%        1.20%            1.25%      

Class C

                

- At Net Asset Value

    3.82%        -1.46%        N/A            0.33%        1.95%            2.46%      

Class I

                

- At Net Asset Value

    4.74%        -0.47%        N/A            1.35%        0.95%            1.01%      

3-Month USD London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Index(b)

    0.85%        0.50%        N/A            0.43%        

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

                

Class I

                

- At Net Asset Value

    10.26%        N/A            N/A            1.94%        1.25%            2.59%      

3-Month USD LIBOR Index(b)

    0.85%        N/A            N/A            0.58%        

RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund

                

Class I

                

- At Net Asset Value

    5.91%        N/A            N/A            1.95%        1.00%            1.29%      

Class R6

                

- At Net Asset Value

    5.95%        N/A            N/A            1.99%        0.95%(3)        65.78%(3)  

3-Month USD LIBOR Index(b)

    0.85%        N/A            N/A            0.58%        

 

 

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 for the most recent year end except for Class R6 which is from December 27, 2016 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2017.

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

(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, 2018 (October 31, 2017 for RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund).

(3) Annualized.

(a) The inception date (commencement of operations) is November 27, 2013 for Class A shares, December 27, 2016 for Class R6 shares and November 30, 2011 for Class I shares for each Fund except RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund, which is June 24, 2014 for Class C shares and November 30, 2012 for Class I shares, and RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund, which is December 9, 2014 for Class I shares. The performance in the table for the Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares prior to the inception of those classes reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception.

(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 is a subset of the JPMorgan Morgan EMBI. The JPMorgan EMBI tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds and traded loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities in emerging markets. The JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified limits the weights of countries with larger debt stocks by including only a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.

JPMorgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (“GBI-EM”) Broad Diversified Index tracks the performance of local currency-denominated bonds issued by governments in emerging markets. It includes all eligible countries containing eligible instruments regardless of capital controls and/or regulatory and tax hurdles. The maximum weight to a country is capped at 10%.

JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index tracks the performance of local currency-denominated bonds issued by governments in emerging markets. It includes only countries directly accessible by most of the international investor base. The maximum weight to a country is capped at 10%.

The JPMorgan 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 USD hedged 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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FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

      
            

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

 

 

 

Investment Objective

 

            

 

 

High level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

                    

 

Benchmark

            

 

 

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/50% JPMorgan GBI-EM Broad Diversified Index

 

50% JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified/50% JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index

 

       

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments) &

Top Three

Industries (as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

          

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 3.90% of investments.

 

 

                                   

Top Ten Holdings (excluding investment companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

          

 

Turkey Government Bond, 10.60%, 2/11/26

 

 

 

 

3.71%

 

 

  

 

Zambia Government International Bond Series Regs, 8.50%, 4/14/24

 

 

 

 

2.29%

 

 

          

Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/10/21

    3.12%     

Mexican Bonos, 10.00%, 12/5/24

    2.23%  
          

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/21

    2.81%     

Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.75%, 1/30/25

    2.14%  
          

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.00%, 8/16/23

Poland Government Bond, 2.50%, 7/25/26

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 15.

   
2.75%
2.34%
 
 
  

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.80%, 8/17/23

Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 12/13/26

   

1.73%

1.51%

 

 

                 
                      
            

 

Growth of $1,000,000 Initial Investment Since Inception (11/30/11)

          

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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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  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

                

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

           

 

High level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

                        

 

Investment

Objective

 

 

JPMorgan CEMBI Diversified Index

    

 

                        

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 4.60% of investments.

 

           

 

Asset Allocation (as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

 

VTB Bank PJSC Via VTB Eurasia Ltd., 9.50%, 12/6/22

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 9.38%, 5/19/20

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, 4.88%, 12/29/49

OCP SA, 4.50%, 10/22/25

Oschadbank Via SSB #1 Plc, 9.63%, 3/20/25

 

 

1.96%

1.86%

1.78%

1.71%

11.70%

  

 

CSN Islands XI Corp., 6.88%, 9/21/19

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 6.25%, 4/20/21

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 9.00%, 12/29/49

Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 5/28/45

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 9/30/22

 

 

1.50%

1.36%

1.35%

1.34%

1.22%

         

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

* A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 25.

 

                        

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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.

         

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment Since

Inception

(11/30/11)

 

 

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FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

           

 

RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

Investment

Objective

 

           

 

High level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

           

 

Benchmark

 

           

 

BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Constrained Index USD hedged

 

   

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

           

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 8.50% of investments.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

         

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/21

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.75%, 7/15/20

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/22

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.63%, 7/25/22

Albea Beauty Holdings SA, 8.38%, 11/1/19

 

 

 

1.55%

1.37%

1.22%

1.19%

1.15%

 

    

      SFR Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22

      Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co.

        KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH,

        4.00%, 1/15/25

      LTF Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/23

      Societe Generale SA, 7.38%, 9/13/49

      Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc/Ardagh

        Holdings USA, Inc.,     6.00%, 2/15/25

 

 

1.14%

1.13%

    

    

1.12%

1.12%

1.11%

           

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 34.

 

   

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

         

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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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  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

         

 

RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund

 

               

 

High level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

               

 

Investment Objective

 

 

Thomson Reuters Convertible Global Focus USD Hedged Index

    

               

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 3.70% of investments.

 

           

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

Dish Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26

Citrix Systems, Inc., 0.50%, 4/15/19

Ctrip.Com International Ltd., 1.25%, 9/15/22

United Microelectronics Corp., 1.37%, 5/18/20

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., 1.40%, 9/26/18

  3.33%

2.47%

2.44%

2.43%

2.37%

  

Cahaya Capital Ltd., 0.26%, 9/18/21

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd., 0.50%, 6/18/19

Salesforce.com, Inc., 0.25%, 4/1/18

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., 5.05%, 7/7/22

China Railway Construction Corp Ltd., 1.50%, 12/21/21

  2.35%

2.10%
1.86%
1.83%
1.81%

       
              

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 44.

 

 

               

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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.

       

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment Since Inception

(11/30/11)

 

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FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

           

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

Investment

Objective

 

           

 

Positive total return.

 

Benchmark

    

           

 

3-Month USD London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Index

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

         

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 58.15% of investments.

 

    

                            

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

         

 

Mexico Government International Bond,

5.75%, 3/5/26

Mexico Government International Bond,

  4.00%, 3/15/99

Macedonia Government International Bond,

  3.98%, 7/24/21

Bayer AG, 3.00%, 7/1/75

Macedonia Government International Bond,

5.63%, 7/26/23

  

 

2.15%

    

1.79%

    

1.49%

    

1.43%

1.39%

  

 

Indonesia Government International Bond,

2.88%, 7/8/21

CBL & Associates L.P., 5.95%, 12/15/26

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.00%, 12/29/49

Barclays Plc, 7.88%, 12/29/49

Volkswagen International Finance NV, 2.50%, 12/29/49

  

 

1.25%

    

1.19%

1.18%

1.05%

1.04%

           

A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 51.

 

         

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment Since

Inception

(11/30/12)

         

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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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  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

         

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

 

               

 

Total return consistent with preservation of capital.

                    

 

Investment Objective

 

 

3-Month USD LIBOR Index

 

                        

 

Benchmark

    

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 15.59% of investments.

 

               

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

Turkey Government Bond, 10.60%,

2/11/26

Peruvian Government International

Bond, 7.13%, 3/30/19

Croatia Government International Bond,

6.75%, 11/5/19

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, 18.20%,

10/3/21

Bahrain Government International Bond,

7.00%, 10/12/28

 

 

5.54%

    

5.23%

    

4.66%

    

4.66%

    

4.63%

  

 

Provincia de la Rioja, 9.75%, 2/24/25

KazMunayGas National Co., JSC,

9.13%, 7/2/18

Bolivian Government International Bond,

4.50%, 3/20/28

Provincia de Entre Rios Argentina,

8.75%, 2/8/25

Hungary Government International Bond,

6.25%, 1/29/20

 

 

4.53%

4.44%

    

4.28%

    

4.18%

    

3.47%

             

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 58.

 

                    

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from December 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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.

       

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment Since Inception

(12/9/14)

 

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FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

            

 

RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund

 

 

Investment

Objective

            

 

High level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.   

   

 

Benchmark

    

            

 

3-Month USD LIBOR Index

            

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

            

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 3.82% of investments.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

          

 

Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond,

  5.75%, 1/30/25

Armenia International Bond, 7.15%,

  3/26/25

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd., 1.63%, 7/25/19

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV,

  1.05%, 8/16/17

Hungary Government International Bond,

  5.38%, 3/25/24

 

 

1.16%

    

1.16%

    

0.92%

0.91%

    

0.91%

  

 

Zambia Government International Bond,

  8.50%, 4/14/24

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.63%,

  7/25/22

Lebanon Government International Bond,

  6.65%, 11/3/28

Ctrip.Com International Ltd.,

  1.99%,7/1/25

BP Capital Markets Plc, 1.00%, 4/28/23

 

 

0.90%

    

0.89%

    

0.88%

    

0.85%

    

0.84%

            

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 63.

 

        

 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial

Investment Since

Inception

(12/9/14)

          

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $1,000,000 over the period from December 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal             
Amount          Value  

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds — 7.22%

  
 

Azerbaijan — 1.22%

  
  $                200,000      Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 3/24/26(a)    $ 219,508  
 

Brazil — 0.94%

  
  40,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.13%, 1/17/22      41,940  
  40,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.38%, 1/17/27      42,500  
  75,000      Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.38%, 5/23/21      84,844  
    

 

 

 
       169,284  
    

 

 

 
 

Colombia — 0.11%

  
  21,000      Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 5/28/45      19,163  
 

Kazakhstan — 1.22%

  
  200,000      KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 6.38%, 4/9/21      219,639  
 

Mexico — 1.85%

  
  100,000(b   Petroleos Mexicanos, 2.75%, 4/21/27      94,395  
  60,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23      60,435  
  75,000(b   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 2/24/25      90,037  
  85,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      86,056  
    

 

 

 
       330,923  
    

 

 

 
 

Russia — 1.19%

  
  200,000      Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance Plc, 5.94%, 11/21/23      214,000  
 

United States — 0.69%

  
  1,473,000,000(c)     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 8.75%, 5/19/31(a)      122,787  
    

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds

     1,295,304  
    

 

 

 
  (Cost $1,221,997)       
 

Foreign Government Bonds — 85.71%

  
 

Argentina — 5.12%

  
  2,228,514(d)     Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, 18.20%, 10/3/21      155,833  
  75,686(b)     Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.82%, 12/31/33      85,183  
  170,000(b)     Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 12.55%, 12/15/35(e)      17,954  
  813,130      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 12.61%, 12/15/35(e)      80,906  
  105,000      Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina, 6.50%, 2/15/23      104,869  
  150,000      Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina, 7.88%, 6/15/27(a)      151,526  
  150,000      Provincia de Cordoba, 7.13%, 6/10/21      154,886  
  170,000      Provincia del Chubut Argentina, 7.75%, 7/26/26      167,443  
    

 

 

 
       918,600  
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        

Value

 

 

 

 
 

Azerbaijan — 1.26%

  
  $        225,000     Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond, 4.75%, 3/18/24    $ 226,286  
 

Bahrain — 1.25%

  
  215,000     Bahrain Government International Bond, 7.00%, 10/12/28      224,148  
 

Bolivia — 1.09%

  
  200,000     Bolivian Government International Bond, 4.50%, 3/20/28(a)      195,500  
 

Brazil — 6.23%

  
  209,000(d   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/19      69,039  
  1,533,000(d   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/21      504,909  
  346,000(d   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.00%, 1/1/25      114,259  
  200,000     Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.00%, 4/7/26      216,707  
  50,000     Brazilian Government International Bond, 8.25%, 1/20/34      62,077  
  105,000     Brazilian Government International Bond, 10.13%, 5/15/27      149,933  
    

 

 

 
       1,116,924  
    

 

 

 
 

Colombia — 1.44%

  
  422,700,000(d   Colombian TES, 6.00%, 4/28/28      138,066  
  333,500,000(d   Colombian TES, 7.00%, 5/4/22      119,697  
    

 

 

 
       257,763  
    

 

 

 
 

Costa Rica — 1.08%

  
  200,000     Costa Rica Government International Bond, 4.25%, 1/26/23      193,149  
 

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 0.92%

  
  150,000     Croatia Government International Bond, 6.63%, 7/14/20      164,583  
 

Dominican Republic — 2.35%

  
  250,000     Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.95%, 1/25/27      255,931  
  150,000     Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.50%, 5/6/21      165,840  
    

 

 

 
       421,771  
    

 

 

 
 

Ecuador — 1.51%

  
  265,000     Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 12/13/26      270,455  
 

Egypt — 1.18%

  
  200,000     Egypt Government International Bond, 7.50%, 1/31/27      212,146  
 

El Salvador — 0.94%

  
  71,000     El Salvador Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/30/25      63,413  
  18,000     El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/35      16,851  
  85,000     El Salvador Government International Bond, 8.63%, 2/28/29(a)      87,678  
    

 

 

 
       167,942  
    

 

 

 

 

16


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal             
Amount          Value  

 

 

 
 

Ghana — 1.07%

  
  $        200,000      Ghana Government International Bond, 7.88%, 8/7/23    $ 192,537  
 

Honduras — 1.26%

  
  200,000      Honduras Government International Bond, 8.75%, 12/16/20      226,476  
 

Hungary — 3.09%

  
  29,620,000(d   Hungary Government Bond, 3.00%, 10/27/27      99,662  
  43,810,000(d   Hungary Government Bond, 7.00%, 6/24/22      188,366  
  240,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 5.38%, 3/25/24      267,203  
    

 

 

 
       555,231  
    

 

 

 
 

Indonesia — 5.74%

  
  100,000(b   Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.75%, 6/14/28      114,104  
  2,173,000,000(d   Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.38%, 9/15/26      177,344  
  3,173,000,000(d   Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.75%, 5/15/31      265,158  
  2,212,000,000(d   Indonesia Treasury Bond, 11.00%, 9/15/25      204,496  
  3,345,000,000(d   Indonesia Treasury Bond Credit Linked Note, 8.38%, 3/19/24(a)      269,548  
    

 

 

 
       1,030,650  
    

 

 

 
 

Jamaica — 0.64%

  
  100,000      Jamaica Government International Bond, 8.00%, 3/15/39      114,551  
 

Jordan — 1.09%

  
  200,000      Jordan Government International Bond, 5.75%, 1/31/27      196,000  
 

Kazakhstan — 1.36%

  
  225,000      Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 5.13%, 7/21/25      244,352  
 

Kenya — 1.15%

  
  200,000      Kenya Government International Bond, 5.88%, 6/24/19      206,728  
 

Kuwait — 1.13%

  
  200,000      Kuwait International Government Bond, 3.50%, 3/20/27(a)      202,307  

 

17


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal             
Amount          Value  

 

 

 
 

Lebanon — 1.75%

  
  $        65,000     Lebanon Government International Bond, 5.15%, 6/12/18    $ 65,785  
  250,000     Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.65%, 11/3/28      247,688  
    

 

 

 
       313,473  
    

 

 

 
 

Malaysia — 3.54%

  
  317,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.66%, 10/15/20      71,377  
  1,388,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.80%, 8/17/23      309,514  
  117,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.90%, 11/30/26      25,920  
  386,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 3.96%, 9/15/25      85,660  
  428,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 4.38%, 11/29/19      98,443  
  192,000(d   Malaysia Government Bond, 4.50%, 4/15/30      43,493  
    

 

 

 
       634,407  
    

 

 

 
 

Mexico — 7.98%

  
  390,000(d   Mexican Bonos, 5.75%, 3/5/26      19,114  
  10,610,000(d   Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/10/21      559,138  
  4,770,000(d   Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/9/22      250,419  
  6,360,000(d   Mexican Bonos, 10.00%, 12/5/24      399,922  
  200,000     Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27      203,200  
    

 

 

 
       1,431,793  
    

 

 

 
 

Peru — 2.28%

  
  220,000     Peruvian Government International Bond, 4.13%, 8/25/27      236,614  
  6,000(d   Peruvian Government International Bond, 6.35%, 8/12/28(a)      1,918  
  155,000     Peruvian Government International Bond, 7.13%, 3/30/19      170,421  
    

 

 

 
       408,953  
    

 

 

 
 

Poland — 2.42%

  
  1,786,000(d   Poland Government Bond, 2.50%, 7/25/26      419,092  
  58,000(d   Poland Government Bond, 3.25%, 7/25/25      14,580  
    

 

 

 
       433,672  
    

 

 

 
 

Romania — 0.75%

  
  240,000(d   Romania Government Bond, 4.75%, 2/24/25      60,648  
  270,000(d   Romanian Government Bond, 5.80%, 7/26/27      73,361  
    

 

 

 
       134,009  
    

 

 

 
 

Russia — 4.33%

  
  28,988,000(d   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.00%, 8/16/23      492,529  
  9,980,000(d   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.75%, 9/16/26      175,562  
  5,932,000(d   Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 8.15%, 2/3/27      108,077  
    

 

 

 
       776,168  
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal            
Amount         Value  

 

 

Serbia — 2.42%

  

$        200,000 

   Serbia International Bond, 4.88%, 2/25/20    $ 207,036  

200,000 

   Serbia International Bond, 7.25%, 9/28/21      227,731  
     

 

 

 
        434,767  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 4.67%

  

1,652,327(d)

   South Africa Government Bond, 6.25%, 3/31/36      87,682  

1,888,639(d)

   South Africa Government Bond, 6.75%, 3/31/21      135,403  

3,734,521(d)

   South Africa Government Bond, 7.00%, 2/28/31      229,208  

2,054,555(d)

   South Africa Government Bond, 8.25%, 3/31/32      139,222  

2,975,315(d)

   South Africa Government Bond, 10.50%, 12/21/26      245,563  
     

 

 

 
        837,078  
     

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.00%

  

2,443,000(d)

   Thailand Government Bond, 3.65%, 6/20/31      76,031  

960,000(d)

   Thailand Government Bond, 3.85%, 12/12/25      30,661  

2,111,000(d)

   Thailand Government Bond, 4.88%, 6/22/29      73,166  
     

 

 

 
        179,858  
     

 

 

 

Tunisia — 2.14%

  

400,000 

   Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.75%, 1/30/25      384,690  

Turkey — 7.15%

  

877,697(d)

   Turkey Government Bond, 8.00%, 3/12/25      206,301  

2,444,760(d)

   Turkey Government Bond, 10.60%, 2/11/26      665,936  

200,000 

   Turkey Government International Bond, 5.13%, 3/25/22      203,559  

200,000 

   Turkey Government International Bond, 6.00%, 3/25/27      207,555  
     

 

 

 
        1,283,351  
     

 

 

 

Ukraine — 1.73%

  

439,000 

   Ukraine Government International Bond, 4.72%, 5/31/40(f)      159,686  

150,000 

   Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance Plc, 9.63%, 4/27/22      150,821  
     

 

 

 
        310,507  
     

 

 

 

Uruguay — 0.36%

  

67,105 

   Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.10%, 6/18/50      64,514  

Zambia — 2.29%

  

400,000 

   Zambia Government International Bond Series Regs, 8.50%, 4/14/24      410,845  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     15,376,184  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $15,276,995)

     

 

19


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Company — 3.77%

 

              676,958 JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares

   $ 676,958  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     676,958  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $676,958)

  

Total Investments

   $ 17,348,446  

(Cost $17,175,950)(g) — 96.70%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 3.30%

     591,820  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 17,940,266  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.
(b) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(c) Principal amount denoted in Indonesian Rupiah.
(d) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(e) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(f) Zero coupon bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(g) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

20


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Currency Purchased

       

Currency Sold

        

 Counterparty 

        

Settlement

      Date      

       

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 
BRL    133,484       USD    42,000       Citibank N.A.       4/4/17                    $ 572             
BRL    5,523       USD    1,763       Citibank N.A.       4/4/17             (2  
USD    44,687       BRL    139,007       Citibank N.A.       4/4/17             354    
HUF    26,000,000       USD    91,183       Citibank N.A.       4/25/17             (1,232  
MYR    88,648       USD    20,000       Citibank N.A.       4/26/17             (42  
USD    19,892       MYR    88,648       Citibank N.A.       4/26/17             (66  
BRL    54,287       USD    17,000       Citibank N.A.       5/3/17             202    
USD    1,753       BRL    5,523       Citibank N.A.       5/3/17             3    
CLP    18,244,313       USD    27,179       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             397    
CLP    44,434,400       USD    67,000       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             162    
COP    93,214,661       USD    30,937       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,239    
EUR    67,745       PLN            293,543       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,526  
EUR    82,612       PLN    358,140       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,923  
EUR    85,903       PLN    372,466       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,996  
EUR    92,569       PLN    401,118       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (2,088  
HUF    7,873,810       USD    27,039       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             230    
HUF    7,220,878       USD    24,779       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             229    
IDR            2,202,476,470       USD    164,585       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             108    
IDR    1,890,718,550       USD    141,415       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (34  
IDR    2,797,192,323       USD    209,575       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (411  
KRW    326,681,510       USD    288,792       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             3,790    
KRW    136,402,478       USD    120,692       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,473    
KRW    130,556,183       USD    115,516       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,413    
MYR    88,648       USD    19,872       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             43    
PEN    632,548       USD    192,130       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,664    
PHP    1,643,776       USD    32,479       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             155    
PLN    1,425,267       EUR    333,622       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             2,387    
PLN    248,539       USD    61,929       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             709    
PLN    175,439       USD    43,554       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             660    
PLN    192,983       USD    47,998       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             638    
PLN    263,159       USD    65,690       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             632    
PLN    233,919       USD    58,413       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             540    
PLN    264,943       USD    66,240       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             531    
PLN    233,919       USD    58,432       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             521    
PLN    219,299       USD    54,883       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             385    
PLN    29,083       USD    7,339       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (9  
RON    174,920       USD    40,994       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             34    
RON    159,125       USD    37,294       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             29    
RON    192,412       USD    45,123       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             8    
RUB    1,161,133       USD    20,061       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             301    
THB    2,200,697       USD    62,421       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,591    
THB    2,200,698       USD    62,728       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,284    
THB    2,200,698       USD    62,891       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,122    
THB    2,200,698       USD    63,058       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             955    
THB    1,760,558       USD    50,452       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             758    
THB    1,320,419       USD    37,663       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             745    
THB    1,025,525       USD    29,241       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             589    

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

       

Currency Sold

        

 Counterparty 

        

Settlement

      Date      

       

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 
THB    1,320,419       USD    37,839       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17                    $ 569             
THB    1,320,418       USD    37,839       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             569    
THB    884,093       USD    25,200       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             516    
TRY    425,487       USD    113,170       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             2,032    
TRY    321,643       USD    85,645       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,442    
TWD            7,150,972       USD    234,766       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,485    
TWD    6,098,327       USD    200,234       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             1,240    
TWD    201,026       USD    6,606       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             35    
USD    95,468       ZAR    1,232,190       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             4,500    
USD    87,332       ZAR    1,124,373       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             4,324    
USD    83,706       ZAR    1,078,166       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             4,109    
USD    80,108       ZAR    1,031,959       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             3,922    
USD    70,318       ZAR    905,660       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             3,456    
USD    59,959       ZAR    770,879       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             3,048    
USD    59,762       ZAR    770,119       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             2,907    
USD    59,710       ZAR    770,119       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             2,855    
USD    64,222       TRY    236,709       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             132    
USD    18,000       HUF    5,189,400       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             28    
USD    26,000       PLN    103,074       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             23    
USD    33,000       TRY    121,875       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             2    
USD    101,392       KRW    113,224,446       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (14  
USD    245,608       KRW            274,270,454       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (34  
USD    67,585       TRY    250,675       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (287  
USD    179,000       TRY    662,783       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (452  
USD    38,009       RUB    2,239,008       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,256  
USD    47,759       RUB    2,798,759       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,322  
USD    47,711       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,370  
USD    47,678       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,403  
USD    47,644       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,437  
USD    47,593       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,488  
USD    47,581       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,500  
USD    47,448       RUB    2,798,760       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,633  
USD    56,903       RUB    3,358,511       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (1,995  
USD    663,404       IDR    8,922,116,645       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (3,760  
USD    437,979       TWD    13,450,325       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (6,387  
USD    155,171       MXN    3,080,945       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (7,983  
USD    157,382       RUB    9,442,208       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (8,204  
USD    162,011       MXN    3,217,324       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (8,365  
USD    530,653       KRW    606,854,212       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (12,857  
ZAR    987,918       USD    77,611       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (4,677  
ZAR    2,982,371       USD    232,834       Citibank N.A.       5/24/17             (12,657  
USD    172,169       EUR    160,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17             915    
USD    244,179       EUR    230,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17             (1,999  
                              

 

 

   
Total                                $ (25,847)    
                              

 

 

   
                              

 

 

   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Short

Position

      

Number of

Contracts

          Expiration
Date
          Unrealized
Depreciation
                      Notional
Value
         

Clearinghouse

90-Day Euro Dollar        33           December 2018           $ (3,325)           USD           8,080,850              Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Ten Year U.S. Treasury Bonds        11           June 2017             (11,570)           USD           1,358,617         Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Ten Year Euro Bund        2           June 2017             (1,551)           EUR           321,390         Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
                  

 

 

                   
                   $ (16,446)                    
                  

 

 

                   
                  

 

 

                   

Interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2017:

Fixed
Rate

  

Floating Rate

  

Counterparty

  

Expiration
Date

   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
11.78%    BRL-CDI    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    1/4/21       BRL 726(a)      $ 18,286
3.97%    CNY-CNREPOFIX= CFXS-Reuters    BNP Paribas SA    3/14/22      CNY 1,045(a)        (1,003)
6.70%    INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND    HSBC Bank Plc    2/24/22        INR     26,820(a)        966
1.67%    KRW-CD-KSDA    Merrill Lynch International    1/17/22      KRW 307,251(a)        739
1.66%    KRW-CD-KSDA    Citibank N.A.    1/17/22      KRW 234,161(a)        612
1.73%    KRW-CD-KSDA    BNP Paribas SA    1/31/22      KRW 471,430(a)        (114)
7.16%    MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    2/22/19      MXN 11,549(a)        506
7.16%    MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    2/22/19      MXN 6,459(a)        283
                  

 

 

 
Total                    $ 20,275
                  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

 

(a) The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

Fixed

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

  

Expiration
Date

   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
5.00%    Argentina Government International Bond    Barclays Bank Plc    6/20/17      USD 38        (2,462)
5.00%    Argentina Government International Bond    Barclays Bank Plc    6/20/22      USD 281        (18,207)
5.00%    Argentina Government International Bond    Barclays Bank Plc    6/20/22      USD   106        (6,868)
                  

 

 

 
Total (Premiums received $(19,855))                 $ (27,537)
                  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

BRL - Brazilian Real

BRL-CDI - Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Rate

CD - Certificate of Deposit

CLP - Chilean Peso

CNY - Chinese Yuan

CNY-CNREPOFIX=CFXS - Chinese Renminbi Repo Rate=Chinese Foreign Exchange Trade System

COP - Colombian Peso

EUR - Euro

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

INR - Indian Rupee

INR-MIBOR-OIS-COMPOUND - Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate - Overnight Index Swap

KRW- South Korean Won

KSDA - Korean Security Dealers Association

MXN-TIIE-Banxico - Mexican Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

PEN - Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Polish Zloty

RON - Romanian Leu

RUB - Russian Ruble

THB - Thai Baht

TWD - Taiwan Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Foreign Government Bonds

     85.71

Energy

     4.87

Financials

     2.35

Other*

     7.07
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Includes cash, Investment Company, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value              

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 88.96%

  

Argentina — 4.29%

  

$    210,000 

   Banco Macro SA, 6.75%, 11/4/26(a)(b)    $ 210,525  

96,000 

   Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte, 9.75%, 10/25/22      104,640  

200,000 

   Pampa Energia SA, 7.50%, 1/24/27(a)      203,000  

140,000 

   Petrobras Argentina SA, 7.38%, 7/21/23(a)      146,202  

60,000 

   Petrobras Argentina SA, 7.38%, 7/21/23      62,658  

238,000 

   YPF SA, 8.88%, 12/19/18      258,944  
     

 

 

 
        985,969  
     

 

 

 

Barbados — 0.93%

  

200,000 

   Columbus International, Inc., 7.38%, 3/30/21      213,500  

Brazil — 14.39%

  

200,000 

   Andrade Gutierrez International SA, 4.00%, 4/30/18      186,000  

200,000 

   Banco BTG Pactual SA/Cayman Islands,, 5.75%, 9/28/22      192,000  

300,000 

   Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 9.00%, 12/29/49(b)      309,798  

320,000(c)

   BRF SA, 7.75%, 5/22/18      96,595  

200,000 

   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, 5.75%, 10/27/21      204,400  

400,000 

   CSN Islands XI Corp., 6.88%, 9/21/19      344,200  

200,000 

   CSN Islands XII Corp., 7.00%, 10/5/49      137,000  

230,000 

   CSN Resources SA, 6.50%, 7/21/20      191,475  

165,380 

   Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 10/1/22(d)      60,236  

100,000(e)

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.25%, 10/2/23      109,423  

263,000 

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.38%, 1/17/27      279,437  

100,000 

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.75%, 5/23/26      115,669  

227,290 

   Rio Oil Finance Trust Series 2014-1, 9.25%, 7/6/24      230,131  

234,657 

   Rio Oil Finance Trust Series 2014-3, 9.75%, 1/6/27      237,883  

320,000 

   Samarco Mineracao SA, 5.75%, 10/24/23(d)      208,320  

240,000(e)

   Telemar Norte Leste SA, 5.13%, 12/15/17(d)      78,534  

111,000 

   Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.88%, 11/21/36      119,310  

96,000 

   Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.88%, 11/10/39      102,662  

54,000 

   Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.88%, 11/10/39      57,759  

38,000 

   Vale Overseas Ltd., 8.25%, 1/17/34      44,992  
     

 

 

 
        3,305,824  
     

 

 

 

Chile — 1.82%

  

200,000 

   AES Gener SA, 8.38%, 12/18/73(b)      210,037  

200,000 

   VTR Finance BV, 6.88%, 1/15/24      207,870  
     

 

 

 
        417,907  
     

 

 

 

China — 4.81%

  

200,000 

   CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/9/23      195,631  

200,000 

   CRCC Yupeng Ltd., 3.95%, 2/28/49(b)      203,751  

250,000 

   Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., New York, 2.91%, 11/13/20      250,305  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value              

 

 

$          205,831 

   Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 7.56% cash or payment-in-kind interest, 12/31/19(f)    $ 203,160  

251,166 

   Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 7.56% cash or payment-in-kind interest, 12/31/21(f)      251,106  
     

 

 

 
        1,103,953  
     

 

 

 

Colombia — 4.69%

  

200,000 

   Banco GNB Sudameris SA, 6.50%, 4/3/27(a)(b)      203,200  

339,000 

   Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 5/28/45      309,337  

100,000 

   Ecopetrol SA, 7.38%, 9/18/43      106,671  

156,000,000(c)

   Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota, 7.00%, 1/17/23      40,544  

200,000 

   Gruposura Finance SA, 5.50%, 4/29/26      211,585  

200,000 

   Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, 5.70%, 3/20/22      205,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,076,837  
     

 

 

 

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 0.35%

  

200,000(e)

   Agrokor dd, 9.13%, 2/1/20      79,370  

Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.86%

  

200,000 

   HTA Group Ltd., 9.13%, 3/8/22(a)      197,880  

Guernsey — 0.65%

  

144,917 

   Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Ltd. 2012-1, Class A Pass Through Trust, 5.13%, 11/30/22      149,808  

Hong Kong — 1.74%

  

200,000 

   MCE Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/21      201,824  

200,000 

   Noble Group Ltd., 3.63%, 3/20/18      196,818  
     

 

 

 
        398,642  
     

 

 

 

India — 0.92%

  

210,000 

   Vedanta Resources Plc, 6.38%, 7/30/22(a)      211,050  

Indonesia — 3.44%

  

200,000 

   Indo Energy Finance II BV, 6.38%, 1/24/23      189,400  

200,000 

   Listrindo Capital BV, 4.95%, 9/14/26(a)      195,087  

200,000 

   Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT, 4.25%, 5/5/25      199,282  

200,000 

   Pertamina Persero PT, 5.63%, 5/20/43      206,160  
     

 

 

 
        789,929  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 2.09%

  

57,766 

   Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd., 5.08%, 12/30/23(a)      60,654  

22,234 

   Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd., 5.41%, 12/30/25(a)      23,568  

200,000 

   Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 5.00%, 11/12/24(a)      209,920  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value              

 

 

$          60,000 

   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 2.80%, 7/21/23    $ 57,005  

140,000 

   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.15%, 10/1/26      128,835  
     

 

 

 
        479,982  
     

 

 

 

Jamaica — 1.57%

  

200,000 

   Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21      182,500  

200,000 

   Digicel Ltd., 6.75%, 3/1/23      178,639  
     

 

 

 
        361,139  
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.90%

  

220,000 

   Kazkommertsbank JSC, 5.50%, 12/21/22      205,810  

Kuwait — 1.77%

  

200,000 

   Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/3/26(a)      200,214  

200,000 

   NBK Tier 1 Financing Ltd., 5.75%, 12/29/49(b)      206,375  
     

 

 

 
        406,589  
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 2.74%

  

200,000 

   Altice Financing SA, 6.50%, 1/15/22      208,963  

200,000 

   Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23      207,750  

200,000 

   Altice Financing SA, 7.50%, 5/15/26(a)      212,157  
     

 

 

 
        628,870  
     

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.89%

  

200,000 

   Axiata SPV2 Berhad, 3.47%, 11/19/20      205,064  

Mexico — 7.60%

  

200,000 

   Alfa SAB de CV, 5.25%, 3/25/24      209,883  

250,000 

   BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 9/30/22      280,313  

200,000 

   Cemex SAB de CV, 7.75%, 4/16/26      225,042  

240,000 

   Empresas ICA SAB de CV, 8.88%, 5/29/24(d)      60,000  

100,000(e)

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.13%, 3/15/23      117,842  

260,000 

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      263,231  

230,000 

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.88%, 8/4/26      255,277  

2,570,000(c)

   Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.19%, 9/12/24      121,668  

210,000 

   Trust F/1401, 6.95%, 1/30/44      211,252  
     

 

 

 
        1,744,508  
     

 

 

 

Mongolia — 1.86%

  

400,000 

   Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 9.38%, 5/19/20      427,213  

Morocco — 1.71%

  

400,000 

   OCP SA, 4.50%, 10/22/25      393,643  

Netherlands — 0.84%

  

200,000 

   Zhaikmunai LLP, 6.38%, 2/14/19      193,832  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value              

 

 

Nigeria — 0.91%

  

$          200,000 

   Access Bank Plc, 10.50%, 10/19/21    $ 208,721  

Peru — 0.92%

  

10,000 

   Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama, 6.13%, 4/24/27(b)      10,941  

77,000 

   Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama, 6.88%, 9/16/26(b)      86,701  

110,000 

   Southern Copper Corp., 5.88%, 4/23/45      114,056  
     

 

 

 
        211,698  
     

 

 

 

Russia — 6.61%

  

220,000 

   Alfa Bank AO Via Alfa Bond Issuance Plc, 8.00%, 2/3/22(b)      233,498  

214,000 

   Credit Bank of Moscow Via CBOM Finance Plc, 7.50%, 10/5/27(a)(b)      217,745  

200,000 

   Gazprombank OJSC Via GPB Eurobond Finance Plc, 7.50%, 12/28/23(b)      211,568  

200,000 

   O1 Properties Finance Plc, 8.25%, 9/27/21      198,238  

200,000 

   Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 5.50%, 2/26/24(b)      206,110  

400,000 

   VTB Bank PJSC Via VTB Eurasia Ltd., 9.50%, 12/6/22(b)      450,793  
     

 

 

 
        1,517,952  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 0.89%

  

200,000 

   Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 3.50%, 10/15/24(b)      205,145  

South Africa — 2.04%

  

68,000 

   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 5.13%, 8/1/22      69,833  

200,000 

   Myriad International Holdings BV, 5.50%, 7/21/25      207,625  

200,000 

   Transnet SOC Ltd., 4.00%, 7/26/22      191,381  
     

 

 

 
        468,839  
     

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.86%

  

200,000 

   Kookmin Bank, 1.63%, 8/1/19(a)      197,271  

Spain — 0.48%

  

150,000 

   Ajecorp BV, 6.50%, 5/14/22      109,286  

Thailand — 2.68%

  

200,000 

   Krung Thai Bank PCL/Cayman Islands, 5.20%, 12/26/24(b)      207,157  

400,000 

   PTT Exploration & Production PCL, 4.88%, 12/29/49(b)      409,200  
     

 

 

 
        616,357  
     

 

 

 

Turkey — 5.49%

  

200,000 

   Akbank TAS, 7.20%, 3/16/27(a)(b)      206,512  

200,000 

   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, 5.75%, 10/15/25      202,093  

300,000 

   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 6.25%, 4/20/21      311,898  

500,000(c)

   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, 11.50%, 11/12/21      126,723  

200,000 

   Turkiye Is Bankasi, 5.38%, 10/6/21(a)      197,504  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value              

 

 

$220,000

   Turkiye Is Bankasi, 6.00%, 10/24/22    $ 215,303  
     

 

 

 
        1,260,033  
     

 

 

 

Ukraine — 2.56%

  

210,918

   Metinvest BV, 8.75%, 2/14/18(f)      199,064  

400,000

   Oschadbank Via SSB #1 Plc, 9.63%, 3/20/25      389,638  
     

 

 

 
        588,702  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 2.34%

  

200,000

   DP World Crescent Ltd., 3.91%, 5/31/23(a)      202,653  

110,000

   DP World Ltd., 6.85%, 7/2/37      126,860  

200,000

   Emirates NBD 2014 Tier 1 Ltd., 6.38%, 9/17/20(b)      208,407  
     

 

 

 
        537,920  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 0.81%

  

200,000

   Tullow Oil Plc, 6.25%, 4/15/22      186,823  

Uruguay — 0.88%

  

200,000

   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 4/4/27(a)      201,560  

Venezuela — 0.63%

  

420,000

   Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 5.38%, 4/12/27      143,821  

Total Corporate Bonds

     20,431,447  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $20,135,122)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 5.16%

  

Argentina — 3.48%

  

154,989

   Argentina Bonar Bonds, 7.00%, 4/17/17      159,987  

210,000

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 5.63%, 1/26/22(a)      214,809  

200,000

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 6.25%, 4/22/19(a)      211,293  

210,000

   Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina, 7.88%, 6/15/27(a)      212,137  
     

 

 

 
        798,226  
     

 

 

 

Ecuador — 0.89%

  

200,000

   Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 12/13/26      204,117  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

       Value           

 

 

Zambia — 0.79%

  

$          200,000

  Zambia Government International Bond, 5.38%, 9/20/22    $ 182,095  

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     1,184,438  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,171,167)

  

        Shares            

          

Common Stocks — 0.15%

  

Canada — 0.14%

  

1,040

  Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.*      33,237  

Mexico — 0.01%

  

4,298

  Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV,*      1,148  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     34,385  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $39,014)

  

Warrants/Rights — 0.00%

  

Mexico — 0.00%

  

2,479

  Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV Warrants*      0  
    

 

 

 

Total Warrants/Rights

     0  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Investment Company — 4.54%

  

1,044,082

  JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares    $ 1,044,082  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,044,082  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,044,082)

  

Total Investments

   $ 22,694,352  

(Cost $22,389,385)(g) — 98.81%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.19%

     272,259  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 22,966,611  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(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.
(b) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(c) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

(d) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(f) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities or cash at the discretion of the issuer.
(g) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Currency Purchased         Currency Sold        

Counterparty

     

Settlement

Date

       

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
MXN          1,191,510       USD 60,837       Citibank N.A.       4/7/17            $    2,735      
USD 60,574       MXN         1,191,510       Citibank N.A.       4/7/17           (2,998)      
USD 69,216       EUR 65,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17           (356)      
USD 44,792       CAD     60,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17           (369)      
USD  227,195       EUR     214,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17             (1,857)      
  Total                     $(2,845)      

Total return swaps as of March 31, 2017:

 

Fixed
Rate

      

Reference Entity

       

Counterparty

       

Expiration
Date

        Notional
Amount
(000)
        Value
1.27%      Noble Group Ltd.       Morgan Stanley & Co.       3/8/22           SGD             14(a)             $(1,388)
                                    

 

 

 
Total                                      $(1,388)
                                    

 

 

 
                                    

 

 

 

 

(a) The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2017:

Fixed
Rate

      

Floating Rate

       

Counterparty

       

Expiration
Date

        Notional
Amount
(000)
        Unrealized
Depreciation
0.20%      EUR-EURIBOR Reuters       Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.         3/14/22         EUR          135(a)           $ (242)
                                    

 

 

 

Total

                                     $ (242)
                                    

 

 

 
                                    

 

 

 

 

(a) The Counterparty pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

Fixed

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

  

Expiration
Date

   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
1.00%    Colombia Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    6/20/22        USD  360      $ 5,558
1.00%    Mexico Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    6/20/22        USD  440        5,975
1.00%    Mexico Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.    6/20/22        USD  352        4,773
                  

 

 

 
Total (Premiums paid $26,142)                 $ 16,306
                  

 

 

 
                  

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

MXN - Mexican Peso

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Financials

     35.14

Energy

     17.53

Materials

     11.32

Telecom Services

     8.37

Industrials

     6.36

Foreign Government Bonds

     5.16

Utilities

     4.06

Consumer Discretionary

     3.73

Consumer Staples

     1.79

Health Care

     0.81

Other*

     5.73
  

 

 

 
     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 Global High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Bank Loans — 3.57%

 

United States — 3.57%

 

    $          98,000

   Chesapeake Energy Corp. Term Loan, 8.50%, 8/16/21(a)    $ 104,247  

77,000

   Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. 2nd Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, 3/14/25(a)      77,289  

96,540

   Enquest Plc Senior Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/21/21(a)      91,230  

26,273

   Enquest Plc Super Senior Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/21/21(a)      24,828  

120,952

   Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 10/26/20(a)      121,721  

157,000

   Level 3 Financing, Inc. Term Loan B2, 0.00%, 2/15/24(a)      157,196  

340,815

   SBA Communications Corp. Term Loan B1A, 0.00%, 3/31/21(a)      341,241  

120,000

   Serta Simmons Bedding LLC 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, 10/21/24(a)      120,400  

96,758

   Telesat Holdings, Inc. 1st Lien Senior Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/8/23(a)      97,563  

90,964

   Verso Corp. Term Loan, 12.00%, 6/6/21(a)      90,964  

57,932

   Vertellus Holdings LLC 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, 10/31/19(a)      56,194  

15,981

   Vertellus Holdings LLC 2nd Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, 10/30/21(a)(b)      15,981  

16,231

   Vertellus Specialties, Inc. Term Loan, 0.00%, 12/31/17(a)      0  
     

 

 

 
        1,298,854  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

     1,298,854  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,276,593)

  

Corporate Bonds — 87.93%

 

Argentina — 0.52%

 

170,000

   YPF SA, 8.75%, 4/4/24      188,445  

Australia — 0.82%

 

300,000

   Quintis Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23(c)      297,000  

Belgium — 0.86%

 

300,000

   LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23(c)      311,250  

Brazil — 2.90%

 

100,000

   JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/24      103,000  

139,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.38%, 5/20/23      130,660  

130,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.38%, 1/27/21      133,613  

70,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.13%, 1/17/22      73,395  

175,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.38%, 1/17/27      185,937  

56,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.38%, 5/23/21      63,350  

105,000

   Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.75%, 5/23/26      121,452  

109,000

   Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.25%, 8/10/26      118,255  

130,000

   Vale SA, 5.63%, 9/11/42      122,989  
     

 

 

 
        1,052,651  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Canada — 6.54%

 

          $           328,000 

   1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/22(c)    $ 340,287  

292,000 

   1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/22(c)      302,939  

80,000 

   Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(c)      78,603  

80,000 

   Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(c)      82,200  

148,000 

   Cogeco Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 5/1/20(c)      150,960  

80,000 

   Enbridge, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/77(a)      80,900  

200,000 

   First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.50%, 4/1/25(c)      202,000  

555,000(d)

   Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.63%, 7/25/22(c)      431,426  

70,000 

   Paramount Resources Ltd., 6.88%, 6/30/23(c)      73,106  

50,000 

   Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/25(c)      50,979  

170,000 

   Seven Generations Energy Ltd., 6.75%, 5/1/23(c)      176,974  

110,000 

   Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41      114,422  

212,000 

   Telesat Canada /Telesat LLC, 8.88%, 11/15/24(c)      231,669  

60,000 

   Tervita Escrow Corp., 7.63%, 12/1/21(c)      61,800  
     

 

 

 
        2,378,265  
     

 

 

 

France — 4.28%

 

400,000 

   Albea Beauty Holdings SA, 8.38%, 11/1/19(c)      417,155  

280,000(e)

   SFR Group SA, 5.63%, 5/15/24      316,836  

400,000 

   SFR Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22(c)      414,800  

400,000 

   Societe Generale SA, 7.38%, 9/13/49(a)(c)      406,240  
     

 

 

 
        1,555,031  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 2.95%

 

100,000(e)

   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 2.75% cash or 3.50% payment-in-kind interest, 9/15/21(f)      109,351  

316,000(e)

   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 3.25% cash or 4.00% payment-in-kind interest, 9/15/23(f)      345,049  

200,000 

   Unitymedia GmbH, 6.13%, 1/15/25(c)      209,437  

370,000(e)

   Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 4.00%, 1/15/25      409,613  
     

 

 

 
        1,073,450  
     

 

 

 

India — 0.55%

 

200,000 

   Vedanta Resources Plc, 6.38%, 7/30/22(c)      201,000  

Ireland — 1.11%

 

400,000 

   Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25(c)      403,167  

Italy — 1.94%

 

490,000 

   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.75%, 7/15/20(c)      497,350  

200,000 

   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.38%, 4/23/21(c)      208,000  
     

 

 

 
        705,350  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

Luxembourg — 1.55%

 

    $          320,000 

  Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23(c)    $ 332,400  

204,000(e)

  DEA Finance SA, 7.50%, 10/15/22      229,801  
    

 

 

 
       562,201  
    

 

 

 

Netherlands — 3.51%

 

250,000 

  Constellium NV, 6.63%, 3/1/25(c)      241,250  

100,000(e)

  LGE HoldCo VI BV, 7.13%, 5/15/24      119,802  

200,000 

  NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.13%, 6/1/21(c)      207,750  

70,000(e)

  Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten, 6.50%, 12/29/49      84,246  

        290,000(g)

  UPC Holding BV, 6.75%, 3/15/23      311,600  

100,000(e)

  UPCB Finance IV Ltd., 4.00%, 1/15/27      108,603  

200,000 

  UPCB Finance IV Ltd., 5.38%, 1/15/25(c)      202,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,275,251  
    

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.90%

 

320,000 

  Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 5.75%, 10/15/20      329,203  

Spain — 0.64%

 

200,000(e)

  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 8.88%, 4/14/21(a)      233,374  

Switzerland — 0.56%

 

200,000

  UBS AG, 5.13%, 5/15/24      204,880  

United Kingdom — 4.18%

 

120,000(h)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd, 5.50%, 7/31/22      154,275  

200,000 

  Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.50%, 4/15/22(c)      200,000  

200,000 

  KCA Deutag UK Finance Plc, 7.25%, 5/15/21      187,062  

190,000(e)

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 5.25%, 6/29/49      197,415  

310,000(e)

  Synlab Bondco Plc, 3.50%, 7/1/22(a)      334,334  

210,000(e)

  Synlab Bondco Plc, 6.25%, 7/1/22      241,167  

200,000 

  Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 5.50%, 1/15/25(c)      203,944  
    

 

 

 
           1,518,197  
    

 

 

 

United States — 54.12%

 

248,000 

  Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.63%, 2/15/23      256,834  

247,000 

  ADT Corp. (The), 3.50%, 7/15/22      236,503  

47,000 

  ADT Corp. (The), 4.13%, 6/15/23      44,885  

170,000 

  AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/24(c)      171,913  

40,000 

  Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc/New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/25(c)      38,800  

95,000 

  Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc/New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC, 6.63%, 6/15/24(c)      97,137  

60,000 

  Allegion Plc, 5.88%, 9/15/23      63,960  

87,000 

  Allegion US Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/21      90,806  

68,321 

  Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.38%, 8/1/22(c)      68,833  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

    $          116,000 

  Alta Mesa Holdings L.P./Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.88%, 12/15/24(c)    $ 120,930  

240,000 

  Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23(c)      248,700  

206,000 

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/22      215,013  

80,000 

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/26(c)      80,900  

        160,000(h)

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 11/15/24      212,383  

185,000 

  Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22      189,625  

70,000 

  Antero Midstream Partners L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.38%, 9/15/24(c)      71,050  

30,000 

  Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.00%, 4/1/22(c)      31,050  

220,000 

  Berry Plastics Corp., 5.50%, 5/15/22      228,525  

245,000 

  Berry Plastics Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/22      259,088  

202,000 

  Blackboard, Inc., 9.75%, 10/15/21(c)      202,000  

279,000 

  Blueline Rental Finance Corp./Blueline Rental LLC, 9.25%, 3/15/24(c)      285,626  

300,000 

  BMC East LLC, 5.50%, 10/1/24(c)      305,250  

190,000 

  CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27(c)      190,950  

136,000 

  CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/25      138,720  

211,000 

  CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21      224,164  

360,000 

  Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 5.13%, 12/15/21(c)      365,400  

48,000 

  Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.38%, 9/15/20(c)      49,440  

248,000 

  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24(c)      273,110  

104,000 

  Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/25(c)      104,000  

240,000 

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23      244,200  

210,000 

  Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/23      212,205  

88,000 

  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/25(c)      85,360  

130,000 

  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/40      105,300  

213,000 

  Continental Resources Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/23      207,275  

70,000 

  Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25(c)      71,487  

200,000 

  CSC Holdings LLC, 10.13%, 1/15/23(c)      232,000  

113,000 

  DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/25      113,283  

110,000 

  DCP Midstream Operating L.P., 5.85%, 5/21/43(a)(c)      100,375  

114,000 

  Denbury Resources, Inc, 4.63%, 7/15/23      83,220  

63,000 

  Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.38%, 5/31/25(c)      64,575  

260,000 

  Dish DBS Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/20      271,050  

98,000 

  Energy Transfer Equity L.P., 5.88%, 1/15/24      104,125  

80,000 

  Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/1/22(c)      81,425  

110,000 

  EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 6/15/23      84,425  

62,000 

  Equinix, Inc., 4.88%, 4/1/20      63,550  

240,000 

  ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/25(c)      241,949  

100,000 

  Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings LLC/Extraction Finance Corp., 7.88%, 7/15/21(c)      105,500  

174,000 

  First Data Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/24(c)      177,045  

130,000 

  Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50%, 4/15/20      137,150  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

    $          120,000 

  FTS International, Inc., 8.63%, 6/15/20(a)(c)    $ 121,650  

54,000 

  Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.38%, 5/15/25(c)      53,055  

331,000 

  HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 5/1/23      357,480  

140,000 

  Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/24(c)      138,250  

300,000 

  Howard Hughes Corp.(The), 5.38%, 3/15/25(c)      297,000  

264,000 

  Landry’s, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(c)      273,900  

132,000 

  Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.75%, 12/1/22      136,620  

175,000 

  Live Nation Entertainment Inc, 4.88%, 11/1/24(c)      175,000  

424,683 

  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/22(c)      441,670  

385,000 

  LTF Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/23(c)      408,100  

76,000 

  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.63%, 5/1/24      80,180  

183,000 

  MGM Resorts International, 5.25%, 3/31/20      192,607  

115,000 

  MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23      124,200  

136,000 

  Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23(c)      139,400  

573,000 

  Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/21      563,689  

598,000 

  Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Escrow Bond, 8.88%, 10/15/20(b)(i)      1  

138,000 

  NCL Corp. Ltd., 4.75%, 12/15/21(c)      139,833  

265,000 

  Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(c)      270,963  

103,000 

  Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/20      89,610  

60,000 

  Novelis Corp., 5.88%, 9/30/26(c)      61,275  

100,000 

  Novelis Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/24(c)      104,250  

223,000 

  OPE KAG Finance Sub, Inc., 7.88%, 7/31/23(c)      228,019  

40,000 

  Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/25(c)      40,400  

80,000 

  PDC Energy, Inc., 6.13%, 9/15/24(c)      82,000  

24,000 

  Peabody Energy Corp., 6.00%, 3/31/22(c)      23,865  

40,000 

  Peabody Energy Corp., 6.38%, 3/31/25(c)      39,800  

145,000 

  Post Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/25(c)      145,725  

145,000 

  Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27(c)      144,637  

220,000(e)

  Quintiles IMS, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/25(c)      233,023  

170,000 

  Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24(c)      179,129  

80,000 

  Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23(c)      78,800  

287,000 

  Realogy Group LLC Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.88%, 6/1/23(c)      280,543  

215,000 

  RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/23(c)      229,405  

135,000 

  Rite Aid Corp., 6.13%, 4/1/23(c)      133,819  

280,000 

  Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23(c)      286,300  

125,000 

  Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23      115,937  

110,000 

  Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 1/1/22(c)      117,425  

162,000 

  Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.00%, 12/1/22      172,733  

100,000(e)

  Sealed Air Corp., 4.50%, 9/15/23      118,134  

54,000 

  Sesi LLC, 7.13%, 12/15/21      54,675  

88,000 

  Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25(c)      88,330  

80,000 

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20(c)      80,700  

160,000 

  Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50%, 3/1/24(c)      182,800  

110,000 

  Sprint Capital Corp, 8.75%, 3/15/32      132,275  

300,000 

  Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/18(c)      326,625  

60,000 

  Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24      64,050  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

    $          102,000 

  Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21    $ 110,109  

60,000 

  Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 2/15/25      65,550  

200,000 

  Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 3.36%, 9/20/21(c)      199,500  

79,000 

  Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/20      79,790  

60,000 

  Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.38%, 4/1/23      60,900  

34,000 

  Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/19      34,553  

150,000 

  Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.13%, 2/1/25(c)      154,500  

360,000 

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21(c)      370,800  

259,000 

  Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 2/1/25(c)      253,820  

100,000 

  Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.50%, 1/1/22(c)      108,000  

140,000 

  Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.00%, 8/1/20      142,275  

150,000 

  T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26      164,250  

180,000 

  T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.63%, 4/28/21      186,030  

98,000 

  United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27      98,980  

98,000 

  United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.88%, 9/15/26      102,165  

184,000 

  Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23(c)      181,700  

115,000 

  Univision Communications, Inc., 6.75%, 9/15/22(c)      120,634  

200,000 

  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(c)      204,596  

82,000 

  Viacom, Inc., 5.88%, 2/28/57(a)      83,640  

180,000(e)

  VRX Escrow Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/23      140,855  

177,390 

  VRX Escrow Corp., 5.88%, 5/15/23(c)      137,135  

257,000(e)

  VWR Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 4/15/22      284,601  

40,000 

  WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/24      41,000  

136,000 

  Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/19      135,660  

30,000 

  WMG Acquisition Corp., 5.00%, 8/1/23(c)      30,300  

335,000 

  WMG Acquisition Corp., 6.75%, 4/15/22(c)      352,169  

24,000 

  Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/27(c)      25,315  

380,000 

  Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/23      401,375  
    

 

 

 
       19,669,178  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     31,957,893  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $31,557,085)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 0.24%

 

Germany — 0.00%

 

                     1,929

  Telegate AG*      1,091  

Italy — 0.07%

 

8,645

  Italiaonline*      24,994  

Mexico — 0.01%

 

5,349

  Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV*      1,428  

United States — 0.16%

 

12,785

  Valencia Bidco LLC*(b)      20,833  

6,152

  Verso Corp., Class A*      36,912  
    

 

 

 
       57,745  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     85,258  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $132,686)

  

Warrants/Rights — 0.00%

 

Australia — 0.00%

 

48,100

  Quintis Ltd Warrants*      0  
    

 

 

 

Mexico — 0.00%

 

3,085

  Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV Warrants*      0  
    

 

 

 

Total Warrants/Rights

     0  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Investment Company — 8.53%

 

3,099,684

  JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares    $ 3,099,684  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     3,099,684  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $3,099,684)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts           Value  

 

 

Put Options Purchased — 0.07%

 

        12 S & P 500

  Index, Strike Price USD 2,300.00,Expires 5/31/17      25,260  
    

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

     25,260  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $37,812)

  

Total Investments

   $ 36,466,949  

(Cost $36,103,860)(j) — 100.34%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.34)%

     (124,036
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 36,342,913  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(b) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(c) 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.
(d) Principal amount denoted in Canadian Dollars.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(f) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities or cash at the discretion of the issuer.
(g) Principal amount denoted in Swiss Francs.
(h) Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.
(i) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(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 March 31, 2017:       Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold    

 Counterparty 

     
CAD     31,645       USD       23,728       Citibank N.A.       4/3/17       $          69  
CAD     17,000       USD       12,789       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       7  
GBP     250,000       USD       311,441       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       2,308  
USD     10,614       AUD       14,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       (69)  
USD     22,515       CAD       30,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       (66)  
USD     423,433       CAD       567,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       (3,340)  
USD     313,314       CHF       316,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       (3,495)  
USD     3,615,898       EUR       3,405,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17       (28,602)  
USD     733,229       GBP       600,000       Citibank N.A.       6/8/17         (19,766)  
                               
Total               $(52,954)  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Options written of March 31, 2017:

 

Contracts

  

Put Options

   Value  

(12)

   S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,200.00, Expires 5/31/17    $ (10,680)  
     

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(18,588))

   $ (10,680)  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

Financial futures Contracts as of March 31, 2017:

Short

Position

   Number of
Contracts
         Expiration Date          Unrealized
Appreciation
         Notional Value         

Clearinghouse

90-Day Euro Dollar

     35          December 2017        $ 875        USD 8,615,250        Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

90-Day Euro Dollar

     15          December 2018          1,500        USD 3,676,125        Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
            

 

 

           

Total

             $ 2,375            
            

 

 

           
            

 

 

           

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

 

Fixed
Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD  122      $ 10,438  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD 62        5,311  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD 46        3,930  
              

 

 

 

Total (Premiums paid $57)

 

      $ 19,679  
              

 

 

 
              

 

 

 

Credit default swaps sell protection as of March 31, 2017:

Fixed
Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Implied
Credit

Spread*
    Notional
Amount
(000)(a)
     Value  

5.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 27    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21        0.03   USD  1,800      $ 146,679  

5.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 27    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21        0.03   USD 1,800        146,679  
                

 

 

 

Total (Premiums paid $240,953)

 

     $ 293,358  
                

 

 

 
                

 

 

 

 

* Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default or other credit event for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/ selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.
(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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RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

     22.09

Consumer Discretionary

     20.31

Energy

     11.96

Health Care

     7.57

Industrials

     6.92

Financials

     6.35

Materials

     6.25

Information Technology

     5.02

Consumer Staples

     4.13

Utilities

     1.14

Other*

     8.26
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

*   Includes cash, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, Investment Company, options, 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

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

       Value  

 

 

Convertible Bonds — 92.03%

 

Bermuda — 0.32%

 

$          52,000 

  Golar LNG Ltd., 2.75%, 2/15/22(a)    $ 52,434  

China — 13.19%

 

200,000 

  Baosteel Hong Kong Investment Co. Ltd., 0.64%, 12/1/18(b)      205,150  

            2,000,000(c)

  China Railway Construction Corp Ltd., 1.50%, 12/21/21      297,092  

387,000 

  Ctrip.Com International Ltd., 1.25%, 9/15/22(a)      399,620  

168,000 

  Ctrip.Com International Ltd., 1.99%, 7/1/25      194,566  

250,000 

  ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 4.22%, 2/26/18(b)      264,313  

1,000,000(c)

  Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd., 1.63%, 7/25/19      158,182  

250,000 

  Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., 5.05%, 7/7/22(b)      299,781  

2,000,000(d)

  Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd., 0.50%, 6/18/19      344,255  
    

 

 

 
       2,162,959  
    

 

 

 

France — 0.63%

 

38,500 

  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, 22.66%, 2/16/21(b)      103,758  

Germany — 0.65%

 

100,000(e)

  Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, 0.07%, 1/31/24(b)      105,965  

Hong Kong — 1.70%

 

250,000 

  Asia View Ltd., 1.50%, 8/8/19      278,750  

Japan — 13.37%

 

4,000,000(c)

  Aeon Financial Service Co. Ltd., 2.02%, 9/13/19(b)      37,941  

10,000,000(c)

  Asics Corp., 6.78%, 3/1/19(b)      91,283  

10,000,000(c)

  Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The), 0.80%, 3/25/20(b)      89,857  

100,000 

  Gunma Bank Ltd. (The), 0.49%, 10/11/19(b)      100,073  

40,000,000(c)

  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., 1.40%, 9/26/18(b)      388,035  

100,000 

  Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd., 3.30%, 4/24/20(b)      95,880  

10,000,000(c)

  SBI Holdings, Inc., 0.49%, 11/2/17(b)      101,283  

16,000,000(c)

  Sony Corp., 1.13%, 9/30/22(b)      156,867  

30,000,000(c)

  Takashimaya Co. Ltd., 1.32%, 12/11/20(b)      279,271  

20,000,000(c)

  Terumo Corp., 0.35%, 12/6/21(b)      208,868  

20,000,000(c)

  Toray Industries, Inc., 0.47%, 8/31/21(b)      229,947  

20,000,000(c)

  Yamada Denki Co. Ltd., 2.94%, 6/28/19(b)      205,425  

200,000 

  Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc., 0.65%, 3/26/20(f)      207,750  
    

 

 

 
       2,192,480  
    

 

 

 

Malaysia — 3.71%

 

400,000 

  Cahaya Capital Ltd., 0.26%, 9/18/21(b)      384,850  

300,000(g)

  Indah Capital Ltd., 0.31%, 10/24/18(b)      222,772  
    

 

 

 
       607,622  
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Mexico — 1.14%

  

$    161,000 

  Cemex SAB de CV, 3.75%, 3/15/18    $ 186,985  

Netherlands — 2.21%

  

220,000 

  NXP Semiconductor NV, 1.00%, 12/1/19      253,935  

100,000(e)

  Vastned Retail NV, 1.88%, 4/10/19      107,636  
    

 

 

 
       361,571  
    

 

 

 

Norway — 2.27%

  

200,000 

  Golden Ocean Group Ltd., 3.07%, 1/30/19      179,250  

100,000(e)

  Marine Harvest ASA, 0.13%, 11/5/20      118,522  

75,000 

  Ship Finance International Ltd., 5.75%, 10/15/21      74,495  
    

 

 

 
       372,267  
    

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.24%

  

200,000 

  AYC Finance Ltd., 0.50%, 5/2/19      203,167  

Singapore — 1.08%

  

250,000(c)

  Capitaland Ltd., 2.80%, 6/8/25      176,797  

South Africa — 1.74%

  

200,000(e)

  Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 1/30/21      285,823  

Taiwan — 6.35%

  

200,000 

  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., 0.00%, 9/5/18(b)      264,020  

250,000 

  Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd., 1.00%, 10/31/19(b)      279,000  

400,000 

  United Microelectronics Corp., 1.37%, 5/18/20(b)      398,000  

100,000 

  Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd., 0.07%, 6/26/19(b)      100,655  
    

 

 

 
       1,041,675  
    

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 1.15%

  

200,000(e)

  Aabar Investments PJSC, 0.50%, 3/27/20      187,791  

United Kingdom — 3.15%

  

100,000(c)

  BP Capital Markets Plc, 1.00%, 4/28/23      144,326  

100,000(c)

  British Land Jersey Ltd., 1.50%, 9/10/17      125,983  

100,000(c)

  Helical Bar Jersey Ltd., 4.00%, 6/17/19      123,965  

100,000(c)

  St. Modwen Properties Securities Jersey Ltd., 2.88%, 3/6/19      122,463  
    

 

 

 
       516,737  
    

 

 

 

United States — 38.13%

  

85,000 

  Akamai Technologies, Inc., 0.25%, 2/15/19(b)      84,097  

150,000 

  Ares Capital Corp., 4.38%, 1/15/19      153,187  

77,000 

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.50%, 10/15/20      90,908  

142,000 

  Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., 1.50%, 1/15/22(a)      151,496  

323,000 

  Citrix Systems, Inc., 0.50%, 4/15/19      404,557  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$452,000

  Dish Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26(a)    $ 546,073  

70,000

  Dycom Industries, Inc., 0.75%, 9/15/21      81,681  

105,000

  Extra Space Storage L.P., 3.13%, 10/1/35(a)      108,675  

160,000

  FireEye, Inc., 1.63%, 6/1/35      143,300  

200,000

  Herbalife Ltd., 2.00%, 8/15/19      191,954  

50,000

  Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 3/1/42(h)      69,625  

99,000

  Intel Corp., 3.25%, 8/1/39      172,941  

70,000

  Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.25%, 7/1/23      65,231  

33,000

  LAM Research Corp., 1.25%, 5/15/18      69,898  

130,000

  Liberty Interactive LLC, 1.75%, 9/30/46(a)      146,169  

180,000

  Liberty Media Corp., 1.38%, 10/15/23      203,513  

47,000

  Lumentum Holdings, Inc., 0.25%, 3/15/24(a)      52,252  

49,000

  Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., 2.00%, 10/1/23      48,020  

166,000

  Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.63%, 2/15/25      238,003  

171,000

  Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.63%, 2/15/27(a)      173,244  

190,000

  Micron Technology, Inc., Series G, 3.00%, 11/15/43      212,919  

89,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc., 0.75%, 1/15/24(a)      83,159  

84,000

  NanHealth, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/21(a)      64,943  

136,000

  Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.00%, 12/15/35      129,455  

116,000

  NuVasive, Inc., 2.25%, 3/15/21      158,195  

133,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.00%, 12/1/20      145,219  

39,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.63%, 10/15/23(a)      40,438  

83,000

  Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/20      82,274  

130,000

  Priceline Group, Inc. (The), 1.00%, 3/15/18      244,725  

18,000

  Proofpoint, Inc., 1.25%, 12/15/18      34,425  

200,000

  QIAGEN NV, 0.38%, 3/19/19      225,093  

95,000

  Red Hat, Inc., 0.25%, 10/1/19      123,263  

236,000

  Salesforce.com, Inc., 0.25%, 4/1/18      304,145  

100,000

  ServiceNow, Inc., 1.92%, 11/1/18(b)      128,625  

23,000

  Square, Inc., 0.38%, 3/1/22(a)      23,863  

179,000

  Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.38%, 4/1/23      178,329  

24,000

  TESARO, Inc., 3.00%, 10/1/21      106,350  

290,000

  Tesla Motors, Inc., 1.25%, 3/1/21      284,381  

82,000

  Tesla, Inc., 2.38%, 3/15/22      85,434  

97,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc., 1.00%, 3/1/24(a)      101,729  

55,000

  Wright Medical Group NV, 2.25%, 11/15/21(a)      86,178  

206,000

  Yahoo!, Inc., 0.35%, 12/1/18(b)      213,467  
    

 

 

 
       6,251,433  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds

     15,088,214  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $14,189,804)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares        Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 0.84%

  

France — 0.19%

  

131

  Unibail-Rodamco SE    $ 30,620  

United Kingdom — 0.46%

  

2,328

  TechnipFMC Plc*      75,971  

United States — 0.19%

  

180

  Illumina, Inc.*      30,715  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     137,306  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $139,817)

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.91%

  

Israel — 0.32%

  

90

  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., 7.00%, 12/15/18      51,930  

United States — 0.59%

  

867

  American Tower Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/18      96,887  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     148,817  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $149,146)

  

Contracts

          

Call Options Purchased — 0.27%

  

31

  Eni SpA, Strike Price EUR 16.00, Expires 12/21/18      18,277  

64

  Total SA, Strike Price EUR 50.00, Expires 06/15/18      15,635  

14

  Valeo SA, Strike Price EUR 60.00, Expires 12/15/17      9,529  

19

  Vodafone Group Plc, Strike Price GBP 240.00, Expires 12/15/17      535  
    

 

 

 

Total Call Options Purchased

     43,976  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $41,968)

  

Put Options Purchased — 0.06%

  

20

  S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,300.00, Expires 04/21/17      10,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

     10,000  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $25,446)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          Value  

 

 

Investment Company — 3.61%

  

593,049

 

JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares

   $ 593,049  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     593,049  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $593,049)

  

Total Investments

   $ 16,021,362  

(Cost $15,139,230)(i) — 97.72%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 2.28%

     373,419  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 16,394,781  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(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.
(b) Zero coupon bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(c) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(d) Principal amount denoted in Hong Kong Dollars.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(f) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(g) Principal amount denoted in Singapore Dollars.
(h) 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.
(i) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                                      Unrealized  
                               Settlement      Appreciation/  

Currency Purchased

    

Currency Sold

    

Counterparty

    

Date

    

(Depreciation)

 

USD

   149,585      CNY    1,039,837      Citibank N.A.      5/24/17         $ (728)     

USD

   288,443      CNY    2,005,163      Citibank N.A.      5/24/17                        (1,413)         

EUR

   34,000      USD    36,050      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           341     

USD

   1,419,917      EUR    1,337,000      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           (11,125)     

USD

   501,252      GBP    410,000      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           (13,294)     

USD

   342,576      HKD    2,657,000      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           166     

USD

   1,920,077      JPY    218,076,000      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           (44,030)     

USD

   406,224      SGD    573,000      Citibank N.A.      6/8/17           (3,622)     
                            

 

 

    

Total

                          $ (73,705)     
                            

 

 

    

Options written as of March 31, 2017:

 

Contracts

  

        Put Options

   Value    

(20)

           S&P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,200.00, Expires 04/21/17       $ (2,860)  
        

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(8,954))

                   $ (2,860)  
        

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

Abbreviations used are defined below:

CNY - Chinese Yuan

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

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RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

  

of Net Assets

 

Information Technology

     27.85

Consumer Discretionary

     20.11

Financials

     19.54

Industrials

     8.74

Health Care

     5.62

Telecom Services

     5.27

Energy

     3.32

Utilities

     2.16

Consumer Staples

     1.17

Other*

     6.22
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, options, Investment Company, 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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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 27.10%

  

Brazil — 0.61%

  

$      95,000 

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.13%, 1/17/22    $ 99,607  

117,000 

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.38%, 1/17/27      124,312  
    

 

 

 
       223,919  
    

 

 

 

Canada — 2.74%

  

220,000 

  Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 9/15/42      195,014  

280,000 

  Enbridge, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/77(a)      280,400  

274,000 

  Encana Corp., 6.50%, 2/1/38      306,154  

280,000(b)

  Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 4.70%, 12/16/26      220,702  
    

 

 

 
       1,002,270  
    

 

 

 

France — 1.98%

  

340,000 

  BNP Paribas SA, 6.75%, 12/29/49(c)      345,100  

100,000(d)

  Groupama SA, 6.00%, 1/23/27(a)      112,376  

250,000(d)

  TOTAL SA, 2.71%, 12/29/49(a)      264,674  
    

 

 

 
       722,150  
    

 

 

 

Germany — 3.53%

  

481,000(d)

  Bayer AG, 3.00%, 7/1/75(a)      523,287  

200,000(d)

  Commerzbank AG, 4.00%, 3/23/26      225,621  

150,000(d)

  EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG, 3.38%, 4/5/77(a)      162,434  

360,000(d)

  Volkswagen International Finance NV, 2.50%, 12/29/49(a)      379,656  
    

 

 

 
       1,290,998  
    

 

 

 

Italy — 1.18%

  

400,000(d)

  Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.00%, 12/29/49(a)      431,796  

Spain — 1.45%

  

128,000(d)

  Repsol International Finance BV, 3.88%, 12/29/49(a)      141,281  

161,000(d)

  Repsol International Finance BV, 4.50%, 3/25/75(a)      173,549  

200,000(d)

  Telefonica Europe BV, 3.75%, 12/29/49(a)      213,653  
    

 

 

 
       528,483  
    

 

 

 

Switzerland — 0.57%

  

200,000 

  Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.13%, 7/29/22(a)      207,377  

United Kingdom — 2.42%

  

370,000 

  Barclays Plc, 7.88%, 12/29/49(a)      385,006  

178,000 

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 7.65%, 8/29/49(a)      208,705  

280,000 

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 8.63%, 8/15/50(a)      291,900  
    

 

 

 
       885,611  
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

United States — 12.62%

  

$    250,000 

  AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46    $ 233,272  

90,000 

  Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 4.45%, 7/15/27      90,929  

119,000 

  Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 5.95%, 6/1/26      131,777  

450,000 

  CBL & Associates L.P., 5.95%, 12/15/26      434,178  

200,000 

  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.38%, 10/23/35      227,350  

180,000 

  Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46(c)      232,469  

252,000 

  Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 6.13%, 12/15/45      269,613  

200,000 

  EnLink Midstream Partners L.P., 4.85%, 7/15/26      206,376  

170,000 

  Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.80%, 7/15/46      162,876  

180,000 

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 6.35%, 10/15/45      185,356  

310,000 

  Jefferies Group LLC, 4.85%, 1/15/27      316,443  

173,000 

  Marathon Oil Corp., 6.60%, 10/1/37      196,303  

153,000 

  Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/44      147,545  

180,000(d)

  Mylan NV, 2.25%, 11/22/24      197,020  

210,000(d)

  Mylan NV, 3.13%, 11/22/28      234,655  

214,000 

  Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26      209,745  

210,000 

  Mylan NV, 5.25%, 6/15/46      214,924  

210,000 

  Perrigo Co. Plc, 5.30%, 11/15/43      217,921  

160,000 

  Southern Power Co., 4.95%, 12/15/46      158,205  

96,000 

  Tesoro Corp., 5.13%, 12/15/26(c)      100,704  

210,000 

  Viacom, Inc., 5.85%, 9/1/43      221,177  

220,000 

  Viacom, Inc., 5.88%, 2/28/57(a)      224,400  
    

 

 

 
       4,613,238  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     9,905,842  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $9,717,741)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 9.65%

  

Albania — 0.38%

  

120,000(d)

  Albania Government International Bond, 5.75%, 11/12/20      140,818  

Indonesia — 1.90%

  

213,000(d)

  Indonesia Government International Bond, 2.63%, 6/14/23(c)      237,704  

403,000(d)

  Indonesia Government International Bond, 2.88%, 7/8/21      458,744  
    

 

 

 
       696,448  
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Macedonia — 2.88%

  

502,000(d)

  Macedonia Government International Bond, 3.98%, 7/24/21    $ 544,907  

450,000 

  Macedonia Government International Bond, 5.63%, 7/26/23(c)      506,465  
    

 

 

 
       1,051,372  
    

 

 

 

Mexico — 4.49%

  

705,000(d)

  Mexico Government International Bond, 4.00%, 3/15/99      653,137  

$         200,000 

  Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27      203,200  

16,000,000(b)

  Mexico Government International Bond, 5.75%, 3/5/26      784,146  
    

 

 

 
       1,640,483  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     3,529,121  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $3,498,344)

  

Shares

          

Investment Company — 51.08%

  

18,669,924 

  JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares    $ 18,669,924  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     18,669,924  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $18,669,924)

  

Total Investments

   $ 32,104,887  

(Cost $31,886,009)(e) — 87.83%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 12.17%

     4,448,513  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 36,553,400  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(b) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(c) 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.
(d) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(e) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                                           Unrealized        
                               Settlement           Appreciation/        

Currency Purchased

     Currency Sold     

Counterparty

     Date           (Depreciation)        

EUR

  2,270,000        SEK     21,434,800      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17             $ 29,522    

EUR

  1,430,000        SEK     13,512,242      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           17,563    

EUR

  1,055,581        SEK     10,050,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           4,515    

EUR

  176,142        SEK     1,670,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           1,536    

EUR

  168,790        SEK     1,600,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           1,507             

EUR

  971,645        SEK     9,300,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17                    (1,330  

GBP

  600,000        USD     746,435      Citibank N.A.        4/7/17           5,427    

GBP

  1,100,000        USD     1,377,046      Citibank N.A.        4/7/17           1,368    

GBP

  100,000        USD     125,013      Citibank N.A.        4/7/17           297    

GBP

  1,700,000        USD     2,133,852      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (3,575  

SEK

  66,899,620        EUR     7,005,783      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (7,772  

TRY

  5,500,600        USD     1,400,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           110,426    

USD

  522,804        TRY     1,900,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           1,077    

USD

  247,381        TRY     900,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           247    

USD

  687,935        GBP     550,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (1,273  

USD

  246,001        TRY     900,600      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (1,297  

USD

  490,626        TRY     1,800,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (3,641  

USD

  1,400,000        ZAR     19,018,636      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (15,866  

USD

  1,398,423        GBP     1,150,000      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (42,646  

USD

  2,768,093        GBP     2,273,989      Citibank N.A.        4/7/17           (81,452  

ZAR

  6,150,000        USD     467,152      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (9,308  

ZAR

  6,650,000        USD     510,431      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (15,364  

ZAR

  6,218,636        USD     489,275      Barclays Bank Plc        4/7/17           (26,321  

MXN

  3,936,282        USD     200,000      Barclays Bank Plc        5/19/17           8,620    

NOK

  6,271,733        EUR     700,000      Barclays Bank Plc        5/19/17           (17,653  

USD

  350,000        RUB     20,992,860      Citibank N.A.        5/19/17           (18,608  

CNY

  6,721,600        USD     938,312      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           32,648    

CNY

  2,450,000        USD     353,001      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           911    

CNY

  4,000,000        USD     579,039      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (1,224  

CNY

  14,524,860        USD     2,100,000      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (1,830  

CNY

  2,550,000        USD     370,188      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (1,831  

CNY

  14,650,000        USD     2,119,870      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (3,624  

CNY

  4,500,000        USD     666,272      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (16,230  

CNY

  10,900,000        USD     1,623,401      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (48,856  

CNY

  14,400,000        USD     2,138,148      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (58,015  

CNY

  47,350,000        USD     7,000,089      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           (160,207  

USD

  16,294,346        CNY     109,137,899      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           528,974    

USD

  3,700,000        CNY     25,611,770      Barclays Bank Plc        6/1/17           285    

USD

  24,613        JPY     2,797,000      Citibank N.A.        6/8/17           (578  

USD

  200,871        CAD     269,000      Citibank N.A.        6/8/17           (1,602  

USD

  633,092        GBP     518,000      Citibank N.A.        6/8/17           (16,993  

USD

  746,950        MXN     14,810,000      Citibank N.A.        6/8/17           (35,531  

USD

  7,968,076        EUR     7,506,000      Citibank N.A.        6/8/17           (65,879  

SAR

  8,250,000        USD     2,195,492      Barclays Bank Plc        11/13/17           2,565    

SAR

  8,900,000        USD     2,369,668      Barclays Bank Plc        11/13/17           1,569    

SAR

  1,700,000        USD     452,080      Barclays Bank Plc        11/13/17           853    

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

                                                          Unrealized        
                                               Settlement          Appreciation/        

Currency Purchased

          Currency Sold           

Counterparty

                  

Date

         (Depreciation)        

SAR

   1,480,000         USD        393,837        Barclays Bank Plc       11/13/17      $ 481    

SAR

   1,500,000                          USD        399,489                       Barclays Bank Plc       11/13/17        158    

USD

               7,921,713         SAR                    30,106,469        Barclays Bank Plc       11/13/17                     (99,588  
                           

 

 

   

Total

                         $ (7,545  
                           

 

 

   

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Short    Number of      Expiration      Unrealized                    Notional       

Position

   Contracts      Date      Depreciation                    Value     

Clearinghouse

90-Day Euro Dollar

     384        December 2018         $ (15,870)              EUR        94,054,529      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Twenty Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     1        June 2017           (714)              USD        150,130      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Euro-OAT

     12        June 2017           (1,925)              EUR        1,762,860      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Euro-Bund

     15        June 2017           (21,256)              EUR        2,401,427      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Canadian Bonds

     2        June 2017           (1,335)              CAD        272,860      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
           

 

 

                

Total

            $ (41,100)                 
           

 

 

                
                   Unrealized                            
Long    Number of      Expiration      Appreciation/                    Notional       

Position

   Contracts      Date      (Depreciation)                    Value     

Clearinghouse

Five Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2        June 2017         $ 344              USD        235,109      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     6        June 2017           2,547              USD        744,828      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Thirty Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2        June 2017           7,812              USD        313,438      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Two Years Euro-Schatz

     5        June 2017           562              EUR        560,700      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Euro-BTP

     27        June 2017           52,538              EUR        3,479,509      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year British Bonds

     1        June 2017           (88)              GBP        127,650      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
           

 

 

                

Total

            $ 63,715                 
           

 

 

                

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2017:

 

                      Notional      Unrealized  
Fixed              Expiration      Amount      Appreciation/  

Rate

  

Floating Rate

  

Counterparty

   Date      (000)      (Depreciation)  

0.14%

   EUR-EURIBOR Reuters    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/9/22      EUR 2,950(a)        $ (10,139  

0.88%

   EUR-EURIBOR Reuters    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/9/27      EUR 2,250(a)          23,961    

1.46%

   EUR-EURIBOR Reuters    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      7/4/42      EUR 1,150(a)          (24,546  

1.19%

   GBP-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/24/27      GBP 1,700(b)          4,567    

1.35%

   GBP-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      3/15/67      GBP 450(b)          (21,378  

1.67%

   HUF-BUBOR-Reuters    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      6/9/22      HUF   181,590(b)          (9,554  

1.55%

   USD-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      12/30/18      USD 2,550(b)          11    

2.01%

   USD-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/24/22      USD 8,300(b)          (22,811  

2.03%

   USD-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/24/22      USD 1,350(b)          (2,430  

2.21%

   USD-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      2/15/24      USD 16,000(b)          6,855    

2.60%

   USD-BBA-LIBOR    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      5/24/47      USD     1,150(b)          3,657    
                

 

 

   

Total

              $ (51,807  
                

 

 

   

 

(a) The Counterparty pays the fixed rate on these swaps.
(b) The Fund pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

 

                      Notional                    
Fixed              Expiration      Amount                    

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Date      (000)     Value  

1.00%

   Arrow Electronics, Inc.    Barclays Bank Plc      6/20/22      USD 540       $ (8,797  

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 28    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      6/20/22      USD 3,039         (51,807  

1.00%

   CDX.NA.IG, Series 28    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      6/20/22      USD     2,611         (44,511  

1.00%

   Fortum OYJ    BNP Paribas SA      6/20/22      EUR 483         (7,669  

1.00%

   iTraxx Main, Series 27    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC      6/20/22      EUR 4,392                  (65,791  

1.00%

   Korea Government International Bond    BNP Paribas SA      12/20/20      USD 2,175         (53,406           

1.00%

   Navient Corp.    Barclays Bank Plc      12/20/21      USD 200         (11,148  
               

 

 

   

Total (Premiums received $(208,516))

          $ (243,129  
               

 

 

   

Credit default swaps sell protection as of March 31, 2017:

 

                          Implied      Notional         
Fixed                Expiration        Credit      Amount         

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

     Date        Spread*      (000)(a)      Value  

1.00%

   Macy’s, Inc.    Barclays Bank Plc        6/20/22          0.02      USD    414      $ (28,512
                     

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(25,759))

                $ (28,512
                     

 

 

 

 

* Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an in’dicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default or other credit event for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/

 

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RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

(a) The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

BBA LIBOR - British Bankers Association London Interbank Offered Rate

BTP - Italian Buoni del Tesoro Poliannuali

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CNY - Chinese Yuan

EUR - Euro

EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GBP - British Pound

HUF - Hungarian Forint

HUF-BUBOR - Budapest Interbank Offered Rate for Hungarian Forint

JPY - Japanese Yen

OAT - Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

MXN - Mexican Peso

NOK - Norwegian Kroner

RUB - Russian Ruble

SAR - Saudi Arabian Riyal

Schatz - Short Term German Bond

SEK - Swedish Krona

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

   of Net Assets  

Foreign Government Bonds

     9.65

Financials

     8.70

Utilities

     6.72

Health Care

     4.82

Telecommunication Services

     2.86

Energy

     1.22

Information Technology

     1.14

Industrials

     1.04

Consumer Discretionary

     0.60

Other*

     63.25
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, financial futures contracts, 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.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 15.42%

  

Argentina — 2.46%

  

5,562,000(a)

   Banco Supervielle SA, 24.44%, 8/9/20(b)(c)    $ 388,572  

Brazil — 3.26%

  

$        345,000 

   CSN Resources SA, 6.50%, 7/21/20      287,213  

350,000 

   Samarco Mineracao SA, 4.13%, 11/1/22(d)      226,625  
     

 

 

 
        513,838  
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 7.50%

  

515,000 

   Kazkommertsbank JSC, 5.50%, 12/21/22      481,783  

650,000 

   KazMunayGas National Co., JSC, 9.13%, 7/2/18      700,402  
     

 

 

 
        1,182,185  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 2.20%

  

7,326,608(e)

   ICBC Standard Bank Plc, 17.28%, 2/8/18(b)(f)      347,188  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     2,431,783  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,438,896)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 67.46%

  

Argentina — 13.37%

  

10,500,000(a)

   Argentine Bonos del Tesoro, 18.20%, 10/3/21      734,232  

660,000 

   Provincia de Entre Rios Argentina, 8.75%, 2/8/25(b)      660,000  

700,000 

   Provincia de la Rioja, 9.75%, 2/24/25(b)      714,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,108,232  
     

 

 

 

Bahrain — 4.63%

  

700,000 

   Bahrain Government International Bond, 7.00%, 10/12/28      729,785  

Bolivia — 4.28%

  

690,000 

   Bolivian Government International Bond, 4.50%, 3/20/28(b)      674,475  

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 4.66%

  

675,000 

   Croatia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 11/5/19      734,411  

El Salvador — 4.49%

  

233,000 

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/30/25      208,102  

61,000 

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/35      57,106  

430,000 

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 8.63%, 2/28/29(b)      443,545  
     

 

 

 
        708,753  
     

 

 

 

Ghana — 3.13%

  

315,000 

   Ghana Government International Bond, 7.88%, 8/7/23      303,246  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

          Value  

 

 

$      200,000

   Ghana Government International Bond, 8.13%, 1/18/26    $ 190,146  
     

 

 

 
        493,392  
     

 

 

 

Hungary — 3.47%

  

500,000

   Hungary Government International Bond, 6.25%, 1/29/20      547,702  

Indonesia — 1.75%

  

275,000

   Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.15%, 3/29/27(b)      276,378  

Lebanon — 2.90%

  

440,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.38%, 3/9/20      456,697  

Mongolia — 2.62%

  

440,000

   Mongolia Government International Bond, 5.13%, 12/5/22      413,989  

Nigeria — 2.84%

  

430,000

   Nigeria Government International Bond, 7.88%, 2/16/32      448,158  

Oman — 2.84%

  

425,000

   Oman Government International Bond, 6.50%, 3/8/47(b)      447,793  

Paraguay — 1.28%

  

200,000

   Paraguay Government International Bond, 4.70%, 3/27/27(b)      202,500  

Peru — 5.23%

  

750,000

   Peruvian Government International Bond, 7.13%, 3/30/19      824,617  

Tunisia — 2.65%

  

435,000

   Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.75%, 1/30/25      418,350  

Turkey — 5.53%

  

3,205,000(a)

   Turkey Government Bond, 10.60%, 2/11/26      873,021  

Ukraine — 1.79%

  

775,000

   Ukraine Government International Bond, 4.72%, 5/31/40(c)      281,906  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     10,640,159  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $10,648,311)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Value  

 

 

Investment Company — 15.31%

  

2,414,898

   JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares   
      $ 2,414,898  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     2,414,898  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,414,898)

  

Total Investments

   $ 15,486,840  

(Cost $15,502,105)(g) — 98.19%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.81%

     285,070  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 15,771,910  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(b) 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.
(c) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(d) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Egyptian Pound.
(f) Zero Coupon Bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(g) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                                                        Unrealized  
                                                 Settlement      Appreciation/  

Currency Purchased

            Currency Sold             Counterparty        Date      (Depreciation)  

EUR

     510,589                                PLN        2,196,224                                Citibank N.A.          5/24/17         $ (7,417)     

EUR

     515,000           USD        552,517           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           (1,720)     

EUR

     515,000           USD        558,288           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           (7,491)     

PLN

                     2,196,224           EUR        514,085           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           3,678     

TRY

     1,638,333           USD        443,511           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           76     

USD

     560,642           EUR        515,000           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           9,845     

USD

     557,014           EUR        515,000           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           6,217     

USD

     968,072           MXN        18,619,123           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           (17,917)     

USD

     868,670           RUB                        50,684,782           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           (20,175)     

USD

     878,436           TRY        3,241,508           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           781     

USD

     215,882           TRY        795,693           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           444     

USD

     227,185           TRY        842,640           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           (964)     

USD

     886,767           ZAR        11,381,335           Citibank N.A.          5/24/17           46,527     

USD

     6,826           MXN        135,000           Citibank N.A.          6/8/17           (306)     
                            

 

 

    

Total

 

                          $ 11,578     
                            

 

 

    

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                   Unrealized                       
Short    Number of      Expiration      Appreciation/             Notional         

Position

   Contracts      Date      (Depreciation)             Value       

Clearinghouse

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3        June 2017        $ (4,922)        USD        368,766        Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     17        June 2017          (18,614)        USD        2,257,527        Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Thirty Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2        June 2017                   (4,562)        USD        316,688        Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Euro-OAT

     4        June 2017          299        EUR        588,440        Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year British Bonds

     4        June 2017          (9,253)        GBP        502,920        Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
          

 

 

            

Total

           $ (37,052)             
          

 

 

            

Interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2017:

 

                      Notional                       
  Fixed                Expiration      Amount      Unrealized  

Rate

  

Floating Rate

  

Counterparty

   Date      (000)      Appreciation  

1.67%

   KRW-CD-KSDA    Merrill Lynch International      1/17/22      KRW   1,348,452(a)         $ 3,243     

7.16%

   MXN-TIIE-Banxico    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      2/22/19      MXN 55,000(a)                    2,411              
                 

 

 

    

Total

                  $ 5,654     
                 

 

 

    

 

(a) The Counterparty pays the fixed rate on these swaps.

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

 

Fixed

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value  

5.00%

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD   1,115      $ (72,243)  

1.00%

   Korea Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD 1,100        (27,598)  

1.00%

   Mexico Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD 1,150        15,616  
              

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(88,913)/(Premiums paid $22,153)

         $ (84,225)  
              

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

CD - Certificate of Deposit

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

KRW - South Korean Won

KSDA - Korean Security Dealers Association

MXN - Mexican Peso

MXN-TIIE-Banxico - Mexican Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate

OAT - Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

PLN - Polish Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

     Percentage  

Industries

   of Net Assets  

Foreign Government Bonds

     67.46

Financials

     7.72

Materials

     3.26

Energy

     4.44

Other*

     17.12
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Convertible Bonds — 16.48%

  

Belgium — 0.52%

  

300,000(a)

  Ablynx NV, 3.25%, 5/27/20    $ 357,226  

China — 3.20%

  

$        520,000

  Baosteel Hong Kong Investment Co. Ltd., 0.64%, 12/1/18(b)      533,390  

3,000,000(c)

  China Railway Construction Corp Ltd., 1.50%, 12/21/21      445,638  

500,000

  Ctrip.Com International Ltd., 1.99%, 7/1/25      579,064  

4,000,000(c)

  Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd., 1.63%, 7/25/19      632,727  
    

 

 

 
       2,190,819  
    

 

 

 

Germany — 0.91%

  

500,000

  Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 1.05%, 8/16/17      624,333  

Hong Kong — 1.35%

  

500,000

  Bagan Capital Ltd., 0.93%, 9/23/21(b)      516,884  

400,000

  China Overseas Finance Investment (Cayman) V Ltd., 2.88%, 1/5/23(b)      407,633  
    

 

 

 
       924,517  
    

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.73%

  

670,000(d)

  Indah Capital Ltd., 0.00%, 10/24/18(b)      497,525  

Norway — 1.43%

  

400,000(a)

  Marine Harvest ASA, 0.13%, 11/5/20      474,087  

510,000

  Ship Finance International Ltd., 5.75%, 10/15/21      506,568  
    

 

 

 
       980,655  
    

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.75%

  

500,000(a)

  Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH, 1.25%, 10/21/23      513,372  

United Arab Emirates — 0.83%

  

600,000(a)

  Aabar Investments PJSC, 0.50%, 3/27/20      563,372  

United Kingdom — 3.63%

  

400,000(e)

  BP Capital Markets Plc, 1.00%, 4/28/23      577,307  

400,000(e)

  Helical Bar Jersey Ltd., 4.00%, 6/17/19      495,859  

400,000(e)

  J Sainsbury Plc, 2.88%, 7/30/21(f)      511,545  

300,000(e)

  PHP Finance Jersey Ltd., 4.25%, 5/20/19      430,727  

500,000

  Premier Oil Finance Jersey Ltd., 2.50%, 7/27/18      470,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,485,438  
    

 

 

 

United States — 3.13%

  

410,000

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.50%, 10/15/20      484,056  

515,000

  Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., 1.50%, 1/15/22(g)      549,441  

448,000

  Dish Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26(g)      541,240  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$440,000

  Salesforce.com, Inc., 0.25%, 4/1/18    $ 567,050  
    

 

 

 
       2,141,787  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds

     11,279,044  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $10,924,059)

  

Corporate Bonds — 50.15%

  

Argentina — 0.26%

  

160,000

  YPF SA, 8.75%, 4/4/24      177,360  

Australia — 0.28%

  

190,000

  TFS Corp Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23(g)      188,100  

Azerbaijan — 0.88%

  

280,000

  Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 3/24/26(g)      307,311  

270,000

  Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 3/24/26      296,336  
    

 

 

 
       603,647  
    

 

 

 

Brazil — 2.46%

  

200,000

  JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/3/24      207,834  

90,000

  JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/24      92,700  

162,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.38%, 5/20/23      152,280  

150,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.38%, 1/27/21      154,169  

76,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.13%, 1/17/22      79,686  

297,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.38%, 1/17/27      315,563  

236,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.38%, 5/23/21      266,975  

165,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 8.75%, 5/23/26      190,854  

99,000

  Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.25%, 8/10/26      107,406  

120,000

  Vale SA, 5.63%, 9/11/42      113,528  
    

 

 

 
       1,680,995  
    

 

 

 

Canada — 3.69%

  

543,000

  1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/22(g)      563,341  

80,000

  Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(g)      78,604  

80,000

  Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(g)      82,200  

218,000

  Cogeco Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 5/1/20(g)      222,360  

80,000

  Enbridge, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/77(f)      80,114  

200,000

  First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.50%, 4/1/25(g)      202,000  

787,000

  Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.63%, 7/25/22(g)      611,769  

70,000

  Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/25(g)      71,371  

190,000

  Seven Generations Energy Ltd., 6.75%, 5/1/23(g)      197,794  

130,000

  Teck Resources Ltd, 6.25%, 7/15/41      135,226  

192,000

  Telesat Canada /Telesat LLC, 8.88%, 11/15/24(g)      209,814  

70,000

  Tervita Escrow Corp., 7.63%, 12/1/21(g)      72,100  
    

 

 

 
       2,526,693  
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

France — 1.69%

  

$    310,000

  Albea Beauty Holdings SA, 8.38%, 11/1/19(g)    $ 323,295  

310,000(a)

  SFR Group SA, 5.63%, 5/15/24      350,782  

230,000

  SFR Group SA, 7.38%, 5/1/26(g)      237,124  

240,000

  Societe Generale SA, 7.38%, 12/29/49(f)(g)      243,744  
    

 

 

 
       1,154,945  
    

 

 

 

Germany — 1.76%

  

416,000(a)

  IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 3.25% cash or 4.00% payment-in-kind interest, 9/15/23(h)      454,242  

400,000

  Unitymedia GmbH, 6.13%, 1/15/25(g)      418,875  

300,000(a)

  Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 4.00%, 1/15/25      332,119  
    

 

 

 
       1,205,236  
    

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 0.78%

  

550,000

  PB Issuer No 4 Ltd, 3.25%, 7/3/21      530,819  

India — 0.29%

  

200,000

  Vedanta Resources Plc, 6.38%, 7/30/22(g)      201,000  

Ireland — 0.29%

  

200,000

  Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25(g)      201,583  

Italy — 1.77%

  

309,000(a)

  Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.00%, 7/15/20      334,748  

400,000

  Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.75%, 7/15/20(g)      406,000  

450,000

  Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.38%, 4/23/21(g)      468,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,208,748  
    

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.57%

  

230,000

  Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23(g)      238,912  

136,000(a)

  DEA Finance SA, 7.50%, 10/15/22      153,201  
    

 

 

 
       392,113  
    

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.12%

  

180,000(a)

  Petroleos Mexicanos, 2.75%, 4/21/27      169,911  

165,000(a)

  Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 2/24/25      198,082  

395,000

  Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      399,910  
    

 

 

 
       767,903  
    

 

 

 

Netherlands — 1.06%

  

250,000

  Constellium NV, 6.63%, 3/1/25(g)      240,469  

70,000(a)

  Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten, 6.50%, 12/29/49      84,246  

 

65


 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$    400,000

  UPCB Finance IV Ltd., 5.38%, 1/15/25(g)    $ 404,000  
    

 

 

 
       728,715  
    

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.50%

  

330,000

  Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 5.75%, 10/15/20      339,491  

Switzerland — 0.95%

  

430,000

  Sunrise Communications Holdings SA, 2.13%, 3/31/22      437,321  

210,000

  UBS AG, 5.13%, 5/15/24      215,124  
    

 

 

 
       652,445  
    

 

 

 

Taiwan — 0.41%

  

250,000

  Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd., 1.00%, 10/31/19      279,000  

Ukraine — 0.40%

  

270,000

  Oschadbank Via SSB #1 Plc, 9.38%, 3/10/23(i)      271,148  

United Kingdom — 1.41%

  

260,000(e)

  AA Bond Co. Ltd., 5.50%, 7/31/22      334,262  

200,000

  Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.50%, 4/15/22(g)      200,000  

200,000

  Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 8.63%, 8/15/50(f)      208,500  

100,000(a)

  Synlab Bondco Plc, 3.50%, 7/1/22(f)      107,850  

100,000(a)

  Synlab Bondco Plc, 6.25%, 7/1/22      114,841  
    

 

 

 
       965,453  
    

 

 

 

United States — 29.52%

  

336,000

  Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc, 5.63%, 2/15/23      347,968  

80,000

  Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc, 6.50%, 3/1/24      84,200  

260,000

  ADT Corp. (The), 3.50%, 7/15/22      248,950  

77,000

  ADT Corp. (The), 4.13%, 6/15/23      73,535  

180,000

  AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/24(g)      182,025  

20,000

  Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc/New Albertson’s, Inc/Albertson’s LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/25(g)      19,400  

97,000

  Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc/New Albertson’s, Inc/Albertson’s LLC, 6.63%, 6/15/24(g)      99,182  

40,000

  Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.38%, 8/1/22(g)      40,300  

65,000

  Alta Mesa Holdings L.P./Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.88%, 12/15/24(g)      67,762  

310,000

  Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23(g)      321,237  

185,000

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/22      193,094  

130,000

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/26(g)      131,462  

140,000(e)

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 11/15/24      185,835  

197,000

  Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22      201,925  

70,000

  Antero Midstream Partners L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.38%, 9/15/24(g)      71,050  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$    30,000

  Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.00%, 4/1/22(g)    $ 31,050  

480,000

  Berry Plastics Corp., 5.50%, 5/15/22      498,600  

162,000

  Blackboard, Inc., 9.75%, 10/15/21(g)      162,000  

258,000

  Blueline Rental Finance Corp./Blueline Rental LLC, 9.25%, 3/15/24(g)      264,127  

360,000

  BMC East LLC, 5.50%, 10/1/24(g)      366,300  

180,000

  CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27(g)      180,900  

119,000

  CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/25      121,380  

205,000

  CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21      217,790  

80,000

  CenturyLink, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24      84,575  

310,000

  Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 5.13%, 12/15/21(g)      314,650  

380,000

  Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 6.38%, 9/15/20(g)      391,400  

261,000

  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24(g)      287,426  

92,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/25(g)      92,000  

230,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23      234,025  

260,000

  Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/23      262,730  

76,000

  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/25(g)      73,720  

130,000

  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/40      105,300  

80,000

  Continental Resources, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/23      77,850  

70,000

  Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25(g)      71,487  

200,000

  CSC Holdings LLC, 10.13%, 1/15/23(g)      232,000  

111,000

  Davita Healthcare Partners, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/25      111,276  

90,000

  DCP Midstream Operating L.P., 5.85%, 5/21/43(f)(g)      82,125  

76,000

  Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/23      55,480  

72,000

  Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.38%, 5/31/25(g)      73,800  

380,000

  Dish DBS Corp, 5.13%, 5/1/20      396,150  

70,000

  Energy Transfer Equity L.P., 5.88%, 1/15/24      74,375  

98,000

  Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/1/22(g)      99,745  

100,000

  EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 6/15/23      76,750  

331,000

  ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/25(g)      333,688  

70,000

  Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings LLC/Extraction Finance Corp., 7.88%, 7/15/21(g)      73,850  

250,000

  First Data Corp, 5.00%, 1/15/24(g)      254,375  

110,000

  Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50%, 4/15/20      116,050  

120,000

  FTS International, Inc., 8.63%, 6/15/20(f)(g)      121,650  

56,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.38%, 5/15/25(g)      55,020  

325,000

  HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 5/1/23      351,000  

160,000

  Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/24(g)      158,000  

283,000

  Howard Hughes Corp.(The), 5.38%, 3/15/25(g)      280,170  

238,000

  Landry’s, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(g)      246,925  

134,000

  Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.75%, 12/1/22      138,690  

179,000

  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.88%, 11/1/24(g)      179,000  

456,293

  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/22(g)      474,545  

354,000

  LTF Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/23(g)      375,240  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$      77,000

  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.63%, 5/1/24    $ 81,235  

160,000

  MGM Resorts International, 5.25%, 3/31/20      168,400  

200,000

  MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23      216,000  

158,000

  Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23(g)      161,950  

540,000

  Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/21      531,225  

533,000

  Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Escrow Bond, 8.88%, 10/15/20(j)(k)      1  

148,000

  NCL Corp. Ltd., 4.75%, 12/15/21(g)      149,966  

245,000

  Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(g)      250,513  

102,000

  Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/20      88,740  

70,000

  Novelis Corp., 5.88%, 9/30/26(g)      71,487  

130,000

  Novelis Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/24(g)      135,525  

40,000

  Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/25(g)      40,400  

80,000

  PDC Energy Inc., 6.13%, 9/15/24(g)      82,000  

23,000

  Peabody Energy Corp., 6.00%, 3/31/22(g)      22,871  

30,000

  Peabody Energy Corp., 6.38%, 3/31/25(g)      29,850  

128,000

  Post Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/25(g)      128,640  

128,000

  Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27(g)      127,680  

210,000(a)

  Quintiles IMS, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/25(g)      222,431  

150,000

  Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24(g)      158,055  

120,000

  Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23(g)      118,200  

250,000

  Realogy Group LLC Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.88%, 6/1/23(g)      244,375  

195,000

  RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/23(g)      208,065  

130,000

  Rite Aid Corp., 6.13%, 4/1/23(g)      128,863  

245,000

  Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23(g)      250,513  

154,000

  Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23      142,963  

20,000

  Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23      18,550  

125,000

  Scientific Games International, Inc, 7.00%, 1/1/22(g)      133,438  

150,000

  Scientific Games International, Inc, 10.00%, 12/1/22      159,938  

200,000(a)

  Sealed Air Corp., 4.50%, 9/15/23      236,269  

69,000

  SESI LLC, 7.13%, 12/15/21      69,863  

83,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25(g)      83,311  

130,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20(g)      131,137  

138,000

  Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50%, 3/1/24(g)      157,665  

120,000

  Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32      144,300  

340,000

  Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/18(g)      370,175  

109,000

  Sprint Corp, 7.25%, 9/15/21      117,665  

70,000

  Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24      74,725  

70,000

  Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 2/15/25      76,475  

200,000

  Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 3.36%, 9/20/21(g)      199,500  

85,000

  Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/20      85,850  

60,000

  Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.38%, 4/1/23      60,900  

47,000

  Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/19      47,764  

90,000

  Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.13%, 2/1/25(g)      92,700  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

$    280,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21(g)    $ 288,400  

257,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 2/1/25(g)      251,860  

130,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.50%, 1/1/22(g)      140,400  

200,000

  T-Mobile USA, Inc, 6.25%, 4/1/21      206,250  

210,000

  T-Mobile USA, Inc, 6.50%, 1/15/26      229,950  

223,000

  T-Mobile USA, Inc, 6.63%, 4/28/21      230,471  

84,000

  United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27      84,840  

84,000

  United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.88%, 9/15/26      87,570  

232,000

  Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23(g)      229,100  

147,000

  Univision Communications, Inc., 6.75%, 9/15/22(g)      154,202  

273,890

  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., 5.88%, 5/15/23(g)      211,736  

179,000

  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(g)      183,114  

77,000

  Viacom, Inc., 5.88%, 2/28/57(f)      78,540  

313,000(a)

  VWR Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 4/15/22      346,615  

40,000

  WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/24      41,000  

125,000

  Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/19      124,687  

70,000

  WMG Acquisition Corp., 5.00%, 8/1/23(g)      70,700  

310,000

  WMG Acquisition Corp., 6.75%, 4/15/22(g)      325,888  

27,000

  Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/27(g)      28,480  

385,000

  Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/23      406,656  
    

 

 

 
       20,205,771  
    

 

 

 

Venezuela — 0.06%

  

125,000

  Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 6.00%, 11/15/26      44,050  

Total Corporate Bonds

     34,325,215  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $33,756,325)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 25.61%

  

Argentina — 2.33%

  

210,000(a)

  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/15/27      208,995  

96,327(a)

  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.82%, 12/31/33      108,414  

540,000(a)

  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 12.55%, 12/15/35(b)      57,031  

1,715,745

  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 12.61%, 12/15/35(b)      170,717  

150,000

  Provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina, 7.88%, 6/15/27(g)      151,526  

130,000

  Provincia de Buenos Aires/ Argentina, 6.50%, 2/15/23      129,838  

400,000

  Provincia de Cordoba, 7.13%, 6/10/21      413,025  

360,000

  Provincia del Chubut Argentina, 7.75%, 7/26/26      354,585  
    

 

 

 
       1,594,131  
    

 

 

 

Armenia — 1.16%

  

740,000

  Armenia International Bond, 7.15%, 3/26/25      793,353  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Bahrain — 0.62%

  

$200,000

  Bahrain Government International Bond, 7.00%, 1/26/26    $ 213,641  

200,000

  Bahrain Government International Bond, 7.00%, 10/12/28      208,510  
    

 

 

 
       422,151  
    

 

 

 

Bolivia — 0.59%

  

410,000

  Bolivian Government International Bond, 4.50%, 3/20/28(g)      400,775  

Brazil — 1.56%

  

490,000

  Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.00%, 4/7/26      530,932  

160,000

  Brazilian Government International Bond, 8.25%, 1/20/34      198,648  

235,000

  Brazilian Government International Bond, 10.13%, 5/15/27      335,565  
    

 

 

 
       1,065,145  
    

 

 

 

Croatia (Hrvatska) — 0.89%

  

200,000

  Croatia Government International Bond, 5.50%, 4/4/23      215,362  

365,000

  Croatia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 11/5/19      397,126  
    

 

 

 
       612,488  
    

 

 

 

Dominican Republic — 1.16%

  

465,000

  Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.95%, 1/25/27      476,031  

200,000

  Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.85%, 1/27/45      207,951  

100,000

  Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.88%, 1/29/26      109,561  
    

 

 

 
       793,543  
    

 

 

 

Ecuador — 1.08%

  

285,000

  Ecuador Government International Bond, 7.95%, 6/20/24      268,511  

255,000

  Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.65%, 12/13/26      260,248  

200,000

  Ecuador Government International Bond, 10.75%, 3/28/22      212,450  
    

 

 

 
       741,209  
    

 

 

 

Egypt — 0.80%

  

200,000

  Egypt Government International Bond, 6.13%, 1/31/22      207,808  

131,000

  Egypt Government International Bond, 6.88%, 4/30/40      122,943  

200,000

  Egypt Government International Bond, 8.50%, 1/31/47      215,138  
    

 

 

 
       545,889  
    

 

 

 

El Salvador — 0.72%

  

157,000

  El Salvador Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/30/25      140,223  

41,000

  El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/35      38,383  

305,000

  El Salvador Government International Bond, 8.63%, 2/28/29(g)      314,607  
    

 

 

 
       493,213  
    

 

 

 

Ghana — 0.58%

  

410,000

  Ghana Government International Bond, 7.88%, 8/7/23      394,701  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

           Value  

 

 

Honduras — 0.78%

  

$    530,000

  Honduras Government International Bond, 6.25%, 1/19/27      $536,254  

Hungary — 0.91%

  

560,000

  Hungary Government International Bond, 5.38%, 3/25/24      623,473  

Indonesia — 1.38%

  

235,000(a)

  Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.75%, 6/14/28      268,145  

200,000

  Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.35%, 1/8/27      206,942  

250,000

  Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.75%, 1/8/26      266,415  

200,000

  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.15%, 3/29/27(g)      201,002  
    

 

 

 
       942,504  
    

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.61%

  

350,000

  Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 6.50%, 7/21/45      414,706  

Kenya — 0.30%

  

200,000

  Kenya Government International Bond, 5.88%, 6/24/19      206,728  

Kuwait — 0.61%

  

415,000

  Kuwait International Government Bond, 3.50%, 3/20/27(g)      419,787  

Lebanon — 1.32%

  

290,000

  Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.38%, 3/9/20      301,005  

605,000

  Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.65%, 11/3/28      599,404  
    

 

 

 
       900,409  
    

 

 

 

Mongolia — 0.30%

  

220,000

  Mongolia Government International Bond, 5.13%, 12/5/22      206,995  

Nigeria — 0.31%

  

205,000

  Nigeria Government International Bond, 7.88%, 2/16/32      213,657  

Oman — 0.93%

  

305,000

  Oman Government International Bond, 5.38%, 3/8/27(g)      318,785  

305,000

  Oman Government International Bond, 6.50%, 3/8/47(g)      321,358  
    

 

 

 
       640,143  
    

 

 

 

Paraguay — 0.31%

  

200,000

  Paraguay Government International Bond, 6.10%, 8/11/44      214,500  

Peru — 0.59%

  

340,000

  Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.63%, 11/18/50      404,843  

Romania — 0.60%

  

390,000

  Romanian Government International Bond, 4.38%, 8/22/23      411,146  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

 

 

Serbia — 1.29%

  

$410,000

  Serbia International Bond, 4.88%, 2/25/20    $ 424,425  

400,000

  Serbia International Bond, 7.25%, 9/28/21      455,462  
    

 

 

 
       879,887  
    

 

 

 

Tunisia — 1.16%

  

825,000

  Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.75%, 1/30/25      793,423  

Turkey — 1.26%

  

200,000

  Turkey Government International Bond, 4.25%, 4/14/26      185,158  

215,000

  Turkey Government International Bond, 5.13%, 3/25/22      218,826  

440,000

  Turkey Government International Bond, 6.00%, 3/25/27      456,621  
    

 

 

 
       860,605  
    

 

 

 

Ukraine — 0.35%

  

663,000

  Ukraine Government International Bond, 4.72%, 5/31/40(b)      241,166  

Venezuela — 0.21%

  

360,000

  Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.00%, 3/31/38      143,792  

Zambia — 0.90%

  

600,000

  Zambia Government International Bond, 8.50%, 4/14/24      616,267  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     17,526,883  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $17,494,820)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts        Value  

 

 

Put Options Purchased — 0.08%

  

15

  S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,300.00, Expires 04/21/17      $  7,500  

23

  S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,300.00, Expires 5/31/17        48,415  

Total Put Options Purchased

       55,915  

(Cost $94,407)

  

Shares

          

Investment Company — 3.67%

  

2,510,742

  JPMorgan 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market Fund, Capital Shares      $2,510,742  

Total Investment Company

       2,510,742  

(Cost $2,510,742)

  

Total Investments

   $ 65,697,799  

(Cost $64,780,353)(l) — 95.99%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 4.01%

     2,744,082  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 68,441,881  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
(b) Zero coupon bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(c) Investment in non-U.S. Dollars. Principal amount reflects local currency.
(d) Principal amount denoted in Singapore Dollars.
(e) Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.
(f) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017.
(g) 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.
(h) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities or cash at the discretion of the issuer.
(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) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(k) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(l) See Notes to Financial Statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                                                                Unrealized  
                                                  Settlement             Appreciation/  

Currency Purchased

            Currency Sold             Counterparty           Date             (Depreciation)  

USD

                 358,854                          CNY                  2,494,584         Citibank N.A.         5/24/17             $(1,749)      

USD

     692,025         CNY      4,810,416                          Citibank N.A.                          5/24/17                              (3,344)      

CAD

     29,000         USD      21,817         Citibank N.A.         6/8/17             11      

EUR

     50,000         USD      53,951         Citibank N.A.         6/8/17             (434)      

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                    Unrealized  
                                                      Settlement             Appreciation/  

Currency Purchased

            Currency Sold             Counterparty             Date             (Depreciation)  

USD

     636,253           CAD        852,000                            Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             $  (5,037)  

USD

     430,281           CHF        434,000           Citibank N.A.                            6/8/17             (4,830)  

USD

     387,381                            EUR        360,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17                          2,060  

USD

     934,407           EUR        880,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (7,490)  

USD

     2,549,881           EUR        2,401,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (20,000)  

USD

     3,211,824           EUR        3,025,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (25,948)  

USD

     109,628           GBP        90,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (3,321)  

USD

     1,313,970           GBP        1,075,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (35,145)  

USD

     1,876,637           GBP        1,535,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (49,773)  

USD

     43,548           JPY        4,946,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (998)  

USD

     491,298           SGD        693,000           Citibank N.A.           6/8/17             (4,381)  

USD

                 3,240,094           CNY                    21,980,800           Citibank N.A.           6/19/17             69,561  
                             

 

 

 

Total

                                $(90,818)  
                             

 

 

 

Options written as of March 31, 2017:

 

Contracts

  

        Put Options

   Value  

(15)

           S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,200.00, Expires 04/21/17       $ (2,145)  

(23)

           S & P 500 Index, Strike Price USD 2,200.00, Expires 5/31/17                      (20,470)  
        

 

 

 

Total (Premiums received $(42,343))

      $ (22,615)  
        

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

                   Unrealized                     
Short    Number of      Expiration      Appreciation             Notional       

Position

   Contracts      Date      (Depreciation)             Value     

Clearinghouse

90-Day Euro Dollar

     35        December, 2017      $ 875        USD        8,615,250      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

90-Day Euro Dollar

     429        December, 2018        51,434        USD        105,145,709      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     130        June, 2017        (56,883)        USD        16,136,243      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ten Year Euro-Bund

     5        June, 2017        (3,230)        EUR        804,080      Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
        

 

 

          

Total

         $ (7,804)           
        

 

 

          

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Credit default swaps buy protection as of March 31, 2017:

                      Notional         
  Fixed                Expiration      Amount         

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Date      (000)      Value  

1.00%

   Argentina Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD     331      $ (21,446)  

1.00%

   Argentina Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD 125        (8,099)  

1.00%

   Argentina Government International Bond    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      6/20/22      USD 44        (2,851)  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD 117        10,011  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD 59        5,048  

1.00%

   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21      USD 44        3,765  
              

 

 

 

Total (Premiums paid $539)

         $ (13,572)  
              

 

 

 

Credit default swaps sell protection as of March 31, 2017:

                      Implied      Notional        
Fixed              Expiration      Credit      Amount        

Rate

  

Issuer

  

Counterparty

   Date      Spread*      (000)(a)     Value  

5.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 27    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21        0.03%      USD   1,695     $ 138,123  

5.00%

   CDX.NA.HY, Series 27    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.      12/20/21        0.03%      USD 1,695         138,123  
                

 

 

 

Total (Premiums paid $227,764)

 

        $ 276,246  
                

 

 

 

 

* Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default or other credit event for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/ selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.
(a) The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CNY - Chinese Yuan

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

JPY - Japanese Yen

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Foreign Government Bonds

     25.61

Consumer Discretionary

     14.38

Telecom Services

     13.87

Energy

     9.85

Financials

     8.70

Industrials

     6.52

Health Care

     3.50

Information Technology

     3.46

Consumer Staples

     2.85

Materials

     2.77

Real Estate

     0.73

Other*

     7.76
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, credit default swaps, financial futures contracts, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, options, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     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
 

Assets:

                     

Investments, at value (cost $17,175,950, $22,389,385, $36,103,860 and $15,139,230, respectively)

     $ 17,348,446          $ 22,694,352        $ 36,466,949        $ 16,021,362  

Cash

       67,817            186,299                   38,432  

Cash due to broker for options contracts

                  136,937                    

Cash at broker for financial futures contracts

       118,949                     22,105           

Segregated cash and foreign currency for options contracts and swap contracts

                                    7,412  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $112,749, $2,684, $488,756 and $652,352, respectively)

       119,474            2,571          497,362          656,761  

Credit default swaps at value (premiums paid $0, $26,142, $241,010 and $0, respectively)

                  16,306          313,037           

Interest and dividends receivable

       270,100            335,048          553,917          38,781  

Receivable from advisor

       11,150                     13,014          8,077          6,374  

Receivable for capital shares issued

       33,000            124,000                    

Receivable for investments sold

       365,830            942,699          691,516          90,683  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

                           2,375           

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

                21,392                               

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       64,562            2,735          2,384          507  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       39,814            28,807          24,838          21,675  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       18,460,534            24,482,768          38,582,560          16,881,987  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                     

Cash overdraft

                           52,378           

Payable for investments purchased

       349,441            1,476,941          2,085,486          372,956  

Written options, at value (premiums received $0, $0, $18,588 and $8,954, respectively)

                           10,680          2,860  

Credit default swaps at value (premiums received $19,855, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

       27,537                               

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       90,409            5,580          55,338          74,212  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

       1,117            242                    

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps contracts

                  1,388                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

       16,446                               

Foreign witholding tax payable

       5,849                     51           

Accrued expenses and other payables:

                     

Accounting fees

       3,966            3,989          4,050          3,962  

Audit fees

       21,829            23,579          25,183          28,814  

Trustee fees

       45                              37  

Distribution fees

                  503                    

Shareholder reports

                  968          1,584          2,081  

Transfer agent fees

       3,629            2,967          4,897          2,284  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       520,268            1,516,157          2,239,647          487,206  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 17,940,266          $ 22,966,611        $ 36,342,913        $ 16,394,781  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

     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
 

Net Assets Consist Of:

                

Capital

      $ 23,993,698          $ 23,006,655     $ 36,355,370     $ 16,996,793  

Undistributed net investment income and distributions in excess of net investment income

        (124,233          373,149       355,633       (531,792

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

        (6,062,531                   (703,950     (769,260     (888,504

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

        133,332            290,757       401,170       818,284  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      $ 17,940,266          $ 22,966,611     $ 36,342,913     $ 16,394,781  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

                

Class A

      $ 50,250          $ 1,548,102     $ 42,775       N/A  

Class I

                 17,879,506            21,418,509       36,300,138     $ 16,394,781  

Class R6

        10,510            N/A       N/A       N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 17,940,266          $ 22,966,611     $ 36,342,913     $ 16,394,781  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

                

Class A

        5,194            154,928       4,235       N/A  

Class I

        1,840,317            2,142,651       3,577,778       1,637,182  

Class R6

        1,081            N/A       N/A       N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        1,846,592            2,297,579       3,582,013       1,637,182  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

                

Class A

      $ 9.68 (a)         $ 9.99     $ 10.10       N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

      $ 9.72          $ 10.00     $ 10.15     $ 10.01  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

      $ 9.72            N/A       N/A       N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Prices Per Share:

                

Class A

      $ 10.11          $ 10.43     $ 10.55       N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

        4.25          4.25     4.25     N/A  
     

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net asset value is calculated using unrounded net assets of $ 50,249.61 divided by the unrounded shares outstanding of 5,193.665.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
Return Fund
          

RBC

BlueBay

Emerging Market

Unconstrained

Fixed Income Fund

          RBC
BlueBay
Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Assets:

             

Investments, at value (cost $31,886,009, $15,502,105 and $64,780,353, respectively)

   $ 32,104,887          $ 15,486,840       $ 65,697,799  

Cash

     19,954                     

Cash at broker for financial futures contracts

     371,733            210,395         842,888  

Segregated cash and foreign currency for options contracts and swap contracts

     1,575,145            459,440         289,058  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,856,832, $1,630 and $1,760,746, respectively)

     1,878,291            1,699         1,750,405  

Credit default swaps at value (premiums paid $0, $22,153 and $227,819, respectively)

                15,616         295,070  

Interest and dividends receivable

     211,349                         199,463         835,181  

Receivable from advisor

     16,584                     

Receivable for capital shares issued

     3,483                     

Receivable for investments sold

     2,064,856            1,261,152         973,450  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     63,803            299                      52,309  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

     39,051            5,654          

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     750,549                         67,568         71,632  

Other receivable

     349,410                     

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     26,401            19,121         36,817  
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Assets

     39,475,496            17,727,247         70,844,609  
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Cash overdraft

                555,201         36,970  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     22,320                     

Payable for investments purchased

     1,348,459            1,170,108         2,025,130  

Payable to broker

     270,000                     

Written options, at value (premiums received $0, $0 and $42,343, respectively)

                        22,615  

Credit default swaps at value (premiums received $234,275, $88,913 and $484, respectively)

     271,641            99,841         32,396  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     758,094            55,990         162,450  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

     90,858                     

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     41,188            37,351         60,113  

Foreign witholding tax payable

     418            3,571          

Accrued expenses and other payables:

             

Investment advisory fees

                824         31,817  

Accounting fees

     4,063            3,959         4,197  

Audit fees

     26,781            26,120         24,370  

Trustee fees

     1,896            5         38  

Shareholder reports

     22,137            782         1,815  

Transfer agent fees

     59,959            594         817  

Other

     4,282            991          
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 2,922,096          $ 1,955,337       $ 2,402,728  
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 36,553,400          $ 15,771,910       $ 68,441,881  
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
Return Fund
           RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income Fund
           RBC
BlueBay
Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Net Assets Consist Of:

               

Capital

   $ 64,140,256           $ 16,108,802        $ 69,037,405  

Undistributed net investment income and distributions in excess of net investment income

     (4,253,432           62,358          678,781  

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

     (23,498,773           (346,885        (2,135,016

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency

     165,349                          (52,365        860,711  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 36,553,400           $ 15,771,910        $ 68,441,881  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets:

               

Class A

   $ 1,610,031             N/A          N/A  

Class C

     161,375             N/A                       N/A  

Class I

     34,781,994                        $ 15,771,910        $ 68,431,642  

Class R6

     N/A             N/A          10,239  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 36,553,400           $ 15,771,910        $ 68,441,881  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

               

Class A

     166,330             N/A          N/A  

Class C

     16,974             N/A          N/A  

Class I

     3,575,878             1,620,450          6,967,966  

Class R6

     N/A             N/A          1,043  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     3,759,182             1,620,450          6,969,009  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

               

Class A

   $ 9.68             N/A          N/A  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

   $ 9.51             N/A          N/A  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

   $ 9.73           $ 9.73        $ 9.82  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class R6

     N/A             N/A        $ 9.82  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Prices Per Share:

               

Class A

   $ 10.11             N/A          N/A  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

     4.25           N/A          N/A  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

     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
 

Investment Income:

        

Interest income (loss)

   $ 516,578     $ 637,196     $ 888,741     $ (234,231

Dividend income

     500       2,280       2,577       3,618  

Foreign tax withholding

     (8,142           (56     (477
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income/(loss)

     508,936       639,476       891,262       (231,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment advisory fees

     64,788       89,150       117,093       61,000  

Distribution fees - Class A

     99       606       293        

Accounting fees

     22,109       22,201       22,513       22,084  

Audit fees

     22,288       22,288       23,958       27,652  

Custodian fees

     37,369       44,653       27,120       24,834  

Insurance fees

     1,734       1,734       1,734       1,734  

Legal fees

     4,247       1,897       4,297       3,140  

Registration and filing fees

     22,843       18,902       19,111       10,784  

Shareholder reports

     2,002       1,655       2,770       2,066  

Transfer agent fees - Class A

     1,866       1,881       1,999        

Transfer agent fees - Class I

     2,850       1,899       4,109       3,171  

Transfer agent fees - Class R6

     1,722                    

Trustees’ fees

     512       539       875       464  

Other fees

     5,646       5,801       11,021       6,756  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     190,075       213,206       236,893       163,685  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

        

Advisor

     (112,233     (152,292     (161,325     (94,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     77,842       60,914       75,568       69,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

             431,094       578,562       815,694       (300,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

        

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

        

Investment transactions

     (66,701     10,678       197,806       366,645  

Foreign currency transactions

     (308,257     (16,134     162,799       330,967  

Written options

                 (1,811     11,438  

Futures contracts

     (13,927     (11,656     9,760       15,044  

Swap agreements

     (8,622     (79,370     (30,965      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains/(losses)

     (397,507     (96,482     337,589       724,094  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (194,176     50,956       102,931       119,969  

Foreign currency

     (38,783     2,175       (51,048     (30,889

Written options

                 7,908       (13,125

Futures contracts

     (17,480     2,336       2,375       (2,588

Swap contracts

     (53,703     (265     73,802        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses)

     (304,142     55,202       135,968       73,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (270,555   $ 537,282     $         1,289,251     $         497,238  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations (cont.)

 

 

 

For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Absolute
    Return Fund    
           RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income Fund
           RBC
BlueBay
Diversified
    Credit Fund    
 

Investment Income:

               

Interest income

   $ 1,802,193           $ 386,223        $ 1,728,154  

Dividend income

     15,884             3,492          6,937  

Foreign tax withholding

     (418           676          4,156  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     1,817,659             390,391          1,739,247  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

               

Investment advisory fees

     457,431             89,369          286,005  

Distribution fees - Class A

     2,372                       

Distribution fees - Class C

     995                       

Accounting fees

     24,726             22,065          23,359  

Audit fees

     25,623             24,935          24,935  

Custodian fees

     45,374             29,791          48,859  

Insurance fees

     1,734             1,734          1,734  

Legal fees

     15,618             768          6,426  

Registration and filing fees

     29,171             10,450          15,669  

Shareholder reports

     28,935             1,259          6,369  

Transfer agent fees - Class A

     2,234                       

Transfer agent fees - Class C

     1,869                       

Transfer agent fees - Class I

     132,770             1,777          2,156  

Transfer agent fees - Class R6

                          1,722  

Trustees’ fees

     5,425             415          1,821  

Other fees

     8,106             2,709          10,821  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     782,383             185,272          429,876  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

               

Advisor

     (199,602           (88,132        (93,401
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     582,781             97,140          336,475  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     1,234,878             293,251          1,402,772  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

               

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

               

Investment transactions

     1,579,695             (201,629        (1,318,285

Foreign currency transactions

     (3,121,193           (133,490        24,362  

Foreign tax

                          (8,461

Written options

                          (538

Futures contracts

     1,247,358             61,616          470,299  

Swap agreements

     1,955,378             (23,041        21,719  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gains/(losses)

     1,661,238             (296,544        (810,904
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on:

               

Investments

     (2,391,260           110,465          (242,925

Foreign currency

     1,873,615             (4,717        (60,401

Written options

                          19,728  

Futures contracts

     (11,716           (14,196        6,940  

Swap contracts

     1,180,964             (39,461        18,426  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

     651,603             52,091          (258,232
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,547,719           $ 48,798        $ 333,636  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

   

RBC

BlueBay

Emerging Market

Select

Bond Fund

 
   

For the

Period Ended

March 31,

        2017        

   

                

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
    (Unaudited)                      

From Investment Activities:

            

Operations:

                 

Net investment income

     $ 431,094           $ 1,141,148  

Net realized losses from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

       (397,507           (683,471

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

       (304,142           1,840,135  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (270,555           2,297,812  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

            

Proceeds from shares issued

       1,922,287             2,440,526  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (2,890,569           (12,389,011
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       (968,282           (9,948,485
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

       (1,238,837           (7,650,673

Net Assets:

            

Beginning of period

       19,179,103             26,829,776  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 17,940,266           $ 19,179,103  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $ (124,233         $ (555,327
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

            

Issued

       201,374             271,372  

Redeemed

       (310,272           (1,419,503
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       (108,898           (1,148,131
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Corporate
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
                      For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)                     

From Investment Activities:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

     $ 578,562          $ 926,255  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

       (96,482          101,998  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

       55,202            986,148  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       537,282            2,014,401  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

       (5,859          (367

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

       (450,376          (692,504
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (456,235          (692,871
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

       2,288,381            710,075  

Distributions reinvested

       456,235            684,630  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (61,849          (1,847,677
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       2,682,767            (452,972
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

       2,763,814            868,558  

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

       20,202,797            19,334,239  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 22,966,611          $ 20,202,797  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ 373,149          $ 250,822  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Issued

       232,035            73,772  

Reinvested

       47,318            73,165  

Redeemed

       (6,325          (198,149
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       273,028            (51,212
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)                          

From Investment Activities:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 815,694        $ 1,614,029  

Net realized gains / (losses) from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

     337,589          (1,128,520

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts

     135,968          1,827,147  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     1,289,251          2,312,656  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

     (4,425        (31,641

From net realized gains

              (3,856

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

     (730,512        (1,356,237

From net realized gains

              (223,989
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (734,937        (1,615,723
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

     3,962,042          8,368,097  

Distributions reinvested

     734,877          1,615,285  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,562,613        (8,192,664
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     3,134,306          1,790,718  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     3,688,620          2,487,651  

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

     32,654,293          30,166,642  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 36,342,913        $ 32,654,293  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 355,633        $ 274,876  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Issued

     393,642          877,267  

Reinvested

     73,591          166,841  

Redeemed

     (156,631        (843,695
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     310,602          200,413  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
                          For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)                      

From Investment Activities:

             

Operations:

             

Net investment loss

      $ (300,223         $ (244,356

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, futures contracts, written options and foreign currency transactions

        724,094             (641,835

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency and written options

        73,367             1,509,798  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        497,238             623,607  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

        (104,931           (515,662

From net realized gains

                    (1,087,713
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (104,931           (1,603,375
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

             

Proceeds from shares issued

        2,500             877,197  

Distributions reinvested

        94,103             1,593,473  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (710,324           (5,853,844
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (613,721           (3,383,174
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

        (221,414           (4,362,942

Net Assets

             

Beginning of period

        16,616,195             20,979,137  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 16,394,781           $ 16,616,195  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (531,792         $ (126,638
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

             

Issued

        250             89,356  

Reinvested

        11,882             164,373  

Redeemed

        (81,592           (606,661
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (69,460           (352,932
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
     (Unaudited)           

From Investment Activities:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 1,234,878        $ 5,392,824  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

     1,661,238          (27,788,393

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

     651,603          17,009,054  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     3,547,719          (5,386,515
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

       

From net realized gains

              (116,486

Distributions to Class C Shareholders:

       

From net realized gains

              (17,172

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

       

From net realized gains

              (13,342,422
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

              (13,476,080
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

     4,786,265          18,111,424  

Capital contributions

     349,410       

Distributions reinvested

     396,694          4,279,247  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (124,355,719        (377,112,209
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (118,823,350        (354,721,538
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (115,275,631        (373,584,133

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

     151,829,031          525,413,164  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 36,553,400        $ 151,829,031  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (4,253,432      $ (5,488,310
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Issued

     499,867          1,893,775  

Reinvested

     41,934          446,263  

Redeemed

     (12,830,424        (39,891,594
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (12,288,623        (37,551,556
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Emerging Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income Fund
 
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)           

From Investment Activities:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 293,251        $ 1,007,029  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

     (296,544        201,700  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

     52,091          399,389  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     48,798          1,608,118  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

     (694,480        (351,225
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (694,480        (351,225
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

     84,770           

Distributions reinvested

     694,480          351,225  

Cost of shares redeemed

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     779,250          351,225  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     133,568          1,608,118  

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

     15,638,342          14,030,224  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 15,771,910        $ 15,638,342  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 62,358        $ 463,587  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Issued

     8,971           

Reinvested

     72,192          36,543  

Redeemed

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     81,163          36,543  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC
BlueBay
Diversified
Credit Fund
 
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)                                     

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

   $ 1,402,772           $ 2,728,718  

Net realized losses from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts transactions

     (810,904           (1,856,889

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts, written options and swap contracts

     (258,232           4,001,849  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     333,636             4,873,678  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

     (1,593,358           (937,553

From net realized gains

                 (725,331

Distributions to Class R6 Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

                  

From net realized gains

                  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (1,593,358           (1,662,884
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

     10,350             1,792,700  

Distributions reinvested

     1,586,698             1,655,799  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (365,030           (1,529,600
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     1,232,018             1,918,899  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (27,704           5,129,693  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

     68,469,585             63,339,892  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 68,441,881           $ 68,469,585  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 678,781           $ 869,367  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

     1,079             191,552  

Reinvested

     165,626             173,465  

Redeemed

     (25,129           (153,451
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     141,576             211,566  
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

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

Period Ended

March 31,

   

For the

Year Ended

September 30,

   

For the

Year Ended

September 30,

   

For the

Period Ended

September 30,

 
    2017     2016     2015     2014(a)  
Class A   (Unaudited)                    

Per Share Operating Performance:

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 9.78       $8.64       $ 9.75       $ 9.83  

Net investment income(b)

    0.22       0.45       0.40       0.33  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

      (0.32       0.69        (1.44      (0.08

Total from investment activities

      (0.10       1.14        (1.04       0.25  

Distributions:

       

Net investment income

                (0.07     (0.18

Return of capital

            —             —              —         (0.15

Total distributions

            —             —         (0.07       (0.33

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.68       $9.78       $ 8.64       $ 9.75  

Total Return:*(c)

    (1.02)%(d)       13.08%       (10.72)%       2.51%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

       

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.15%(e)       1.15%       1.15%       1.25%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    4.72%(e)       4.96%       4.32%       3.91%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

    7.07%(e)       4.54%       3.84%       53.32%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $    50       $  112       $  241       $    10  

Portfolio turnover***

    110%       279%       282%       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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 
Class I    (Unaudited)                                 

Per Share Operating Performance:

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $    9.81       $    8.64        $    9.75       $      9.92       $    10.88       $     10.00  

Net investment income(b)

     0.24       0.50        0.36       0.40       0.30       0.24  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          (0.33           0.67            (1.39           (0.17           (0.78             0.91  

Total from investment activities

          (0.09           1.17            (1.03            0.23             (0.48             1.15  

Distributions:

             

Net investment income

                  (0.08     (0.24     (0.11     (0.27

Realized gains

                              (0.18      

Return of capital

              —                —                 —            (0.16           (0.19                 —  

Total distributions

              —                —            (0.08          (0.40           (0.48             (0.27

Net asset value, end of period

     $   9.72       $   9.81        $    8.64       $     9.75       $     9.92       $     10.88  

Total Return:(c)

     (0.82)%(d)       13.43%        (10.67)%       2.32%       (4.70)%       11.60%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

             

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.90%(e)       0.90%        0.90%       1.00%       1.00%       1.00%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.99%(e)       5.44%        3.81%       4.04%       2.79%       2.76%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

     2.16%(e)       1.79%        1.14%       1.05%       1.10%       1.59%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $17,880       $19,067        $26,588       $216,014       $185,882       $122,097  

Portfolio turnover**

     110%       279%        282%       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 Select Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      
    

For the

Period Ended

March 31,

2017(a)

 
Class R6           (Unaudited)  

Per Share Operating Performance:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 9.25  
     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

        0.14  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

        0.33  
     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

        0.47  
     

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net investment income

         
     

 

 

 

Total distributions

         
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 9.72  
     

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

        5.08%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

     

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

        0.85% (e) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

        5.57% (e) 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

        65.98% (e) 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

      $ 11  

Portfolio turnover**

        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 December 28, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.
(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.

 

92


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

 

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 
Class A    (Unaudited)                    

Per Share Operating Performance:

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $   9.97       $  9.31       $10.03       $  9.75  

Net investment income(b)

     0.28       0.44       0.40       0.32  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

        (0.06         0.55          (0.78         0.29  

Total from investment activities

         0.22           0.99          (0.38         0.61  

Distributions:

        

Net investment income

     (0.20     (0.33     (0.26     (0.33

Realized gains

             —              —          (0.08             —  

Total distributions

        (0.20       (0.33        (0.34        (0.33

Net asset value, end of period

     $  9.99       $ 9.97       $  9.31       $10.03  

Total Return:*(c)

     2.30%(d)       10.92%       (3.99)%       6.27%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

        

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.83%(e)       0.83%       1.19%(f)       1.40%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     5.93%(e)       4.75%       4.10%       3.86%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     3.10%(e)       35.56%       35.45%       53.53%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $1,548       $52       $10       $11  

Portfolio turnover***

     109     220     172     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.
(f) Beginning August 3, 2015, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.825% of average daily net assets of Class A. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2015.

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 
Class I    (Unaudited)                                

Per Share Operating Performance:

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $    9.98       $   9.31       $ 10.04       $    9.68       $  10.91       $  10.00  

Net investment income(b)

     0.27       0.47       0.43       0.41       0.43       0.37  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          (0.03          0.55           (0.80           0.37            (0.60           0.91  

Total from investment activities

           0.24            1.02           (0.37           0.78            (0.17           1.28  

Distributions:

            

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.35     (0.28     (0.41     (0.44     (0.37

Realized gains

               —               —           (0.08          (0.01          (0.62               —  

Total distributions

          (0.22        (0.35         (0.36          (0.42          (1.06          (0.37

Net asset value, end of period

     $  10.00       $  9.98       $   9.31       $  10.04       $    9.68       $  10.91  

Total Return:(c)

     2.48%(d)       11.27%       (3.77)%       8.02%       (1.98)%       13.06%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

            

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.58%(e)       0.58%       0.94%(f)       1.15%       1.15%       1.15%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     5.51%(e)       4.90%       4.35%       4.12%       4.18%       4.24%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

     2.01%(e)       2.04%       1.74%       1.78%       1.96%       3.10%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $21,419       $20,151       $19,324       $22,639       $18,927       $17,623  

Portfolio turnover**

     109     220     172     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.
(f) Beginning August 3, 2015, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.575% of average daily net assets of Class I. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2015.

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 
Class A    (Unaudited)                    

Per Share Operating Performance:

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $   9.98       $  9.82       $10.41       $10.41  

Net investment income(b)

     0.24       0.48       0.46       0.41  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          0.11           0.16          (0.44        0.04  

Total from investment activities

          0.35           0.64           0.02          0.45  

Distributions:

        

Net investment income

     (0.23     (0.41     (0.26     (0.45

Realized gains

             —          (0.07        (0.35             —  

Total distributions

        (0.23        (0.48        (0.61        (0.45

Net asset value, end of period

     $10.10       $  9.98       $  9.82       $10.41  

Total Return:*(c)

     3.60%(d)       6.86%       0.15%       4.38%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

        

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.70%(e)       0.70%       0.98%(f)       1.20%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.60%(e)       4.86%       4.53%       4.62%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     3.31%(e)       2.25%       2.38%       25.84%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $      43       $  831       $    505       $      29  

Portfolio turnover***

     49     84     128     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.
(f) Beginning August 3, 2015, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.70% of average daily net assets of Class A. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2015.

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 
Class I    (Unaudited)                                

Per Share Operating Performance:

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $    9.98       $   9.82       $ 10.42       $  10.35       $ 10.76       $   10.00  

Net investment income(b)

     0.24       0.50       0.48       0.53       0.60       0.53  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

           0.16            0.17           (0.45           0.21           (0.02            0.76  

Total from investment activities

           0.40            0.67            0.03             0.74            0.58              1.29  

Distributions:

            

Net investment income

     (0.23     (0.44     (0.28     (0.56     (0.60     (0.53

Realized gains

               —           (0.07         (0.35         (0.11         (0.39               —  

Total distributions

          (0.23         (0.51         (0.63         (0.67         (0.99          (0.53

Net asset value, end of period

     $  10.15       $   9.98       $   9.82       $ 10.42       $ 10.35       $  10.76  

Total Return:(c)

     4.03%(d)       7.14%       0.28%       7.36%       5.54%       13.16%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

            

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.45%(e)       0.45%       0.75%(f)       0.95%       0.95%       0.95%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.88%(e)       5.13%       4.76%       5.05%       5.64%       6.15%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

     1.40%(e)       1.50%       1.33%       1.30%       1.52%       2.40%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $36,300       $31,824       $29,662       $34,631       $29,519       $22,624  

Portfolio turnover**

     49     84     128     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.
(f) Beginning August 3, 2015, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.45% of average daily net assets of Class I. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2015.

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
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2012(a)
 

Class I

    (Unaudited)            

Per Share Operating Performance:

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $    9.74       $  10.19       $  11.13       $  11.64       $  10.63       $  10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

    (0.18     (0.12     (0.09     0.05       0.24       0.22  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          0.51             0.45             0.31             0.59             1.23             0.64  

Total from investment activities

          0.33             0.33             0.22             0.64             1.47             0.86  

Distributions:

           

Net investment income

    (0.06     (0.25     (0.13     (0.45     (0.24     (0.23

Realized gains

              —            (0.53          (1.03          (0.70          (0.22               —  

Total distributions

         (0.06          (0.78          (1.16          (1.15          (0.46          (0.23

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.01       $    9.74       $  10.19       $  11.13       $  11.64       $  10.63  

Total Return:(c)

    3.44%(d)       3.34%       2.37%       5.75%       14.20%       8.65%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

           

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.85%(e)       0.85%       0.85%       1.00%       1.00%       1.00%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

    (3.69)%(e)       (1.25)%       (0.80)%       0.41%       2.18%       2.56%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

    2.01%(e)       1.96%       1.56%       1.60%       1.77%       2.89%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $16,395       $16,616       $20,979       $21,193       $18,663       $16,778  

Portfolio turnover**

    26     54     82     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 periods indicated)

 

 
    For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 

Class A

    (Unaudited)        

Per Share Operating Performance:

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $    9.43       $    9.79       $    10.41       $    10.26  

Net investment income(b)

    0.08       0.13       0.11       0.10  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          0.17            (0.21            (0.42             0.18  

Total from investment activities

          0.25            (0.08            (0.31             0.28  

Distributions:

       

Net investment income

                (0.02     (0.13

Realized gains

              —            (0.28            (0.29                 —  

Total distributions

              —            (0.28            (0.31            (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $    9.68       $    9.43       $      9.79       $    10.41  

Total Return:*(c)

    2.65%(d)       (0.87)%       (2.90)%       2.61%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

       

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.20%(e)       1.20%       1.20%       1.20%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.66%(e)       1.32%       1.05%       1.16%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

    1.60%(e)       1.25%       1.17%       1.35%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $1,610       $3,036       $4,299       $6,365  

Portfolio turnover***

    81     136     210     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.

 

98


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2014(a)
 
Class C    (Unaudited)                    

Per Share Operating Performance:

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $    9.29       $    9.73       $    10.40       $    10.52  

Net investment income(b)

     0.04       0.06       0.03       0.02  

Realized and unrealized losses

           0.18           (0.22            (0.41            (0.13

Total from investment activities

           0.22           (0.16            (0.38            (0.11

Distributions:

        

Net investment income

                 (c)      (0.01

Realized gains

              —            (0.28            (0.29                 —  

Total distributions

              —            (0.28            (0.29            (0.01

Net asset value, end of period

     $    9.51       $    9.29       $      9.73       $    10.40  

Total Return:*(d)

     2.26%(e)       (1.61)%       (3.58)%       (1.16)%(e)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

        

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.95%(f)       1.95%       1.92%       1.95%(f)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.93%(f)       0.64%       0.33%       0.37%(f)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets**

     3.99%(f)       2.46%       1.90%       1.96%(f)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 161     $ 237       $4,657       $6,952  

Portfolio turnover***

     81     136     210     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) 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.

 

99


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Absolute Return Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

    For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2015
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2014
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2013(a)
 
Class I   (Unaudited)                          

Per Share Operating Performance:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $    9.46       $    9.80       $  10.40       $  10.15       $  10.00  

Net investment income(b)

    0.10       0.15       0.13       0.19       0.11  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

          0.17           (0.21         (0.41           0.24             0.12  

Total from investment activities

          0.27           (0.06         (0.28           0.43             0.23  

Distributions:

         

Net investment income

                (0.03     (0.18     (0.02

Realized gains

          (0.28     (0.29           —( c) 

Return of capital

              —                 —                 —                 —            (0.06

Total distributions

              —            (0.28          (0.32          (0.18          (0.08

Net asset value, end of period

    $    9.73       $    9.46       $    9.80       $  10.40       $  10.15  

Total Return:(d)

    2.85%(e)       (0.76)%       (2.54)%       4.12%       2.31%(e)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

         

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.95%(f)       0.95%       0.95%       0.95%       0.95%(f)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    2.03%(f)       1.52%       1.31%       1.83%       1.27%(f)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

    1.27%(f)       1.01%       0.96%       0.98%       0.97%(f)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $34,782       $148,555       $516,457       $549,816       $508,871  

Portfolio turnover**

    81     136     210     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.

 

100


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
  March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2015(a)
 
Class I    (Unaudited)              

Per Share Operating Performance:

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

              $ 10.16                $ 9.34                $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

       0.19         0.66         0.29  

Realized and unrealized gains/(losses)

       (0.17       0.39         (0.93
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

       0.02         1.05         (0.64
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions:

            

Net investment income

       (0.45       (0.23       (0.02
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.45       (0.23       (0.02
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 9.73         10.16       $ 9.34  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

     0.26%(d)       11.54%       (6.53)%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

        

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.25%(e)       1.25%       1.25%(e)  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.77%(e)       6.83%       3.64%(e)  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

     2.38%(e)       2.59%       2.49%(e)  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $ 15,772       $ 15,638       $ 14,030  

Portfolio turnover**

       526       1,227       693

 

* 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 December 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.
(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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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
  March 31,
2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
    For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2015(a)
 
Class I   

(Unaudited)

                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

              $ 10.03                $ 9.57                $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

       0.20         0.40         0.24  

Realized and unrealized losses

       (0.18       0.31         (0.54
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

       0.02         0.71         (0.30
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions:

            

Net investment income

       (0.23       (0.14       (0.13

Realized gains

               (0.11        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.23       (0.25       (0.13
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 9.82       $ 10.03       $ 9.57  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

       0.30%( d)        7.56%       (3.08)%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

            

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

       1.00%( e)        1.00%         1.00%( e) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

       4.17%( e)        4.11%         2.99%( e) 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

       1.27%( e)        1.29%         1.34%( e) 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $ 68,432       $ 68,470       $ 63,340     

Portfolio turnover**

       134       246       193%  

 

* 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 December 9, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.
(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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RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017(a)
 
Class R6    (Unaudited)  

Per Share Operating Performance:

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 9.59  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

       0.10  

Realized and unrealized gains

       0.13  
    

 

 

 

Total from investment activities

       0.23  
    

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Net investment income

        
    

 

 

 

Total distributions

        
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 9.82  
    

 

 

 

Total Return:(c)

     2.40%(d)  

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

    

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

       0.95% (e) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

       3.96% (e) 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

       65.78% (e) 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $ 10  

Portfolio turnover**

       134

 

* 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 December 27, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.
(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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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 21 portfolios. This report includes the following seven 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”)
- RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund (“Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund”)
- RBC BlueBay Diversified Credit Fund (“Diversified Credit Fund”)

Class I shares are offered by each Fund; Class A shares are offered by each Fund except Global Convertible Bond Fund, Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit Fund; Class C shares are only offered by Absolute Return Fund and Class R6 shares (effective December 27, 2016) are only offered by Emerging Market Select Bond Fund and Diversified Credit 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 and Class R6 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 Funds. BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC (”BlueBay US“) also acts as a sub-advisor for the Global High Yield Bond Fund, the Absolute Return Fund, and the Diversified Credit Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Each Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidelines under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. 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. Fund 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“).

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms and amended certain existing rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the rules amend Regulation S-X and will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of these amendments will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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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 regularly scheduled closing time of the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (see ”Fair Value Measurements“ below for additional information). 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 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.

Bank loans are valued using recently executed transactions, market price quotations, credit/market events, and cross-asset pricing. Inputs are generally observable market inputs obtained from independent sources. Bank Loans are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, unless key inputs are unobservable which would then be as Level 3.

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

 

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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 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.

 

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     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 2 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 2 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 2 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 March 31, 2017 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

   $      $ 1,295,304      $      $ 1,295,304  

Foreign Government Bonds

            15,376,184               15,376,184  

Investment Company

     676,958                      676,958  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Interest rate swaps

            21,392               21,392  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            64,562               64,562  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 676,958      $ 16,757,442      $      $ 17,434,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

   $ (16,446)      $      $      $ (16,446)  

Interest rate swaps

            (1,117)                —        (1,117)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            (90,409)               (90,409)  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            (27,537)               (27,537)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (16,446)      $ (119,063)      $      $ (135,509)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  
Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund            

Assets:

                           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Common Stock

   $ 34,385      $      $      $ 34,385  

Warrants/Rights

                           

Corporate Bonds

            20,431,447               20,431,447  

Foreign Government Bonds

            1,184,438               1,184,438  

Investment Company

     1,044,082                      1,044,082  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            2,735               2,735  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            16,306               16,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,078,467      $     21,634,926      $      $ 22,713,393  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

   $      $ (5,580)      $      $ (5,580)  

Interest rate contracts:

           

Interest rate swaps

            (242)                        —        (242)  

Total return swaps

            (1,388)               (1,388)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $      $ (7,210)      $      $ (7,210)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global High Yield Bond Fund

           

Assets:

                           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Bank Loans

   $      $ 1,298,854      $      $ 1,298,854  

Corporate Bonds

            31,957,892        1(b)        31,957,893  

Common Stocks

     64,425        20,833               85,258  

Investment Company

     3,099,684                      3,099,684  

Warrants/Rights

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Equity contracts:

           

Purchased options

     25,260                      25,260  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            2,384               2,384  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            313,037               313,037  

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

     2,375                      2,375  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 3,191,744      $ 33,593,000      $ 1      $ 36,784,745  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

   $      $ (55,338)      $      $ (55,338)  

Equity contracts:

           

Written options

     (10,680)                      (10,680)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (10,680)      $ (55,338)      $      $ (66,018)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

           

Assets:

                           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 15,088,214      $      $ 15,088,214  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     51,930        96,887               148,817  

Investment Company

     593,049                      593,049  

Common Stock

     137,306                      137,306  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Equity contracts:

           

Purchased options

     53,976                      53,976  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

        507               507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 836,261      $ 15,185,608      $      $ 16,021,869  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

   $      $ (74,212)      $      $ (74,212)  

Equity contracts:

           

Written options

     (2,860)                      (2,860)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (2,860)      $ (74,212)      $      $ (77,072)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Absolute Return Fund

           

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 9,905,842      $      $ 9,905,842  

Foreign Government Bonds

            3,529,121               3,529,121  

Investment Company

     18,669,924                       —        18,669,924  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

     63,803                      63,803  

Interest rate swaps

            39,051               39,051  

Credit contracts:

           

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            750,549               750,549  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $     18,733,727      $     14,224,563      $      $ 32,958,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

   $ (41,188)      $      $      $ (41,188)  

Interest rate swaps

            (90,858)               (90,858)  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            (271,641)               (271,641)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            (758,094)               (758,094)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (41,188)      $ (1,120,593)      $      $ (1,161,781)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

           

Assets:

                           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 2,431,783      $      $ 2,431,783  

Foreign Government Bonds

            10,640,159               10,640,159  

Investment Company

     2,414,898                      2,414,898  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

     299                      299  

Interest rate swaps

            5,654               5,654  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            15,616               15,616  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            67,568               67,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,415,197      $ 13,160,780      $      $ 15,575,977  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

   $ (37,351)      $      $      $ (37,351)  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            (99,841)               (99,841)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            (55,990)               (55,990)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (37,351)      $ (155,831)      $      $ (193,182)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diversified Credit Fund

           

Assets:

                           

Investments in Securities(a)

           

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 11,279,044      $      $ 11,279,044  

Corporate Bonds

            34,325,214        1(b)        34,325,215  

Foreign Government Bonds

            17,526,883               17,526,883  

Investment Company

     2,510,742                       —        2,510,742  

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:

           

Financial futures contracts

     52,309                      52,309  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            295,070               295,070  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            71,632               71,632  

Equity contracts:

    Purchased options

     55,915                      55,915  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,618,966      $ 63,497,843      $ 1      $ 66,116,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Diversified Credit Fund

           

Liabilities:

                           

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Interest rate contracts:
Financial futures contracts

   $ (60,113)      $      $      $ (60,113)  

Credit contracts:

           

Credit default swaps

            (32,396)               (32,396)  

Equity contracts:

           

Written options

     (22,615)                       —        (22,615)  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

            (162,450)               (162,450)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (82,728)      $ (194,846)      $      $ (277,574)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by country is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

(b) A Corporate Bond (Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.) in the United States section of the Schedule of Portfolio Investments had no value at 3/31/16 and is considered Level 3. This security includes $1 in appreciation/depreciation during the year ended 3/31/17.

*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 period ended March 31, 2017, 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, for tax purposes, 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 U.S. Federal income tax regulations; such amounts are categorized as foreign exchange gain or loss for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.

Financial Instruments:

Bank Loans:

A Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate loans from one or more financial institutions (“lender(s)”) to a borrower (“borrower”) by way of: (i) assignment/transfer of; or (ii) participation in the whole or part of the loan amount outstanding. In both instances, assignments or participations of such loans must be capable of being freely traded and transferred between investors in the loans. Participations typically will result in a Fund having a contractual relationship only with a lender as grantor of the participation but not with the borrower. A Fund acquires a participation interest only if the lender(s) positioned between the Fund and the borrower is determined by the Sub-Advisor to be creditworthy. When purchasing loan participations, a Fund assumes the economic risk associated with the corporate borrower and the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. Loan assignments typically involve a transfer of debt from a lender to a third party. When purchasing loan assignments, a Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate borrower only.

 

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Such loans may be secured or unsecured. Loans that are fully secured offer a Fund more protection than an unsecured loan in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation. In addition, investments in loans through a direct assignment include the risk that if a loan is terminated, a Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral.

Loan participations typically represent direct participation in a loan to a corporate borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates.

A loan is often administered by an agent bank acting as agent for all holders. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, a Fund has direct recourse against the corporate borrower, the Fund may have to rely on the agent bank or other financial intermediary to apply appropriate credit remedies against a corporate borrower.

When the Funds purchase a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Funds may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Funds upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Funds may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, the Funds earn 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. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.

As of March 31, 2017, the Funds did not have any unfunded floating rate loan interests.

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 period ended March 31, 2017, the total in-kind payments received by the Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, Global High Yield Bond Fund and Diversified Credit Fund with respect to PIKs constituted less than 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 as tools in the management of portfolio assets. The Fund may use such derivatives through either the creation of long or short positions to hedge various investments, for investment purposes, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. 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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Collateral pledged for open futures contracts is included in the cash at broker for financial futures contracts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2017.

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.

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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 (exchange-traded) 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 OTC option transaction, a Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the premium paid (as purchaser) or the unrealized gain on the contract (as writer).

A summary of the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

                               
     Number of
Options
Contracts
      

Premiums

  Received  

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2016

            $  

Options written

     801,498          2,036  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

               

Options exercised

               

Options expired

     (801,498)          (2,036)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017

            $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, 2016

            $  

Options written

     46          35,512  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (34)          (16,924)  

Options exercised

               

Options expired

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017

     12        $ 18,588  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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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, 2016

     18        $ 34,879  

Options written

     38          21,513  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (18)          (34,879)  

Options exercised

               

Options expired

     (18)          (12,559)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017

     20        $ 8,954  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, 2016

            $  

Options written

     55,000,000          23,946  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (55,000,000)          (23,946)  

Options exercised

               

Options expired

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017

            $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

A summary of the Diversified Credit Fund written option transactions for the period is as follows:

 

                               
     Number of
Options
Contracts
      

Premiums
  Received  

 

Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2016

            $  

Options written

     66          55,014  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (28)          (12,671)  

Options exercised

               

Options expired

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2017

     38        $ 42,343  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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.

 

115


 

  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Details of Forward contracts at period end are included in the Schedules 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, credit default and other swap agreements for the period ended March 31, 2017.

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 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

 

116


 

  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 Schedules of Portfolio Investments under the captions “Interest rate swaps,” “Credit default swaps” and “Total return swaps”.

 

117


 

  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Fair Values of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2017 are as follows(1):

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2017

 

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
    

Emerging

Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income   

Fund

    

Diversified
 Credit Fund

 

Credit risk:

                          

Credit default swaps, at value

      $      $ 16,306      $ 313,037      $      $         $ 15,616      $ 295,070  

Equity risk:

                          

Investments, at value (call options purchased)

                             43,976                          

Investments, at value (put options purchased)

                      25,260        10,000                         55,915  

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                          

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        64,562        2,735        2,384        507        750,549           67,568        71,632  

Interest rate risk:

                          

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

                      2,375               63,803           299        52,309  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

        21,392                             39,051           5,654         
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 85,954      $ 19,041      $ 343,056      $ 54,483      $ 853,403         $ 89,137      $ 474,926  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Liability Derivatives

 
    

Emerging
Market Select
Bond Fund

     Emerging
Market
Corporate
 Bond Fund 
     Global
High Yield
 Bond Fund 
     Global
Convertible
 Bond Fund 
     Absolute
Return Fund
    

Emerging
Market
Unconstrained

Fixed Income
Fund

     Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Credit risk:

                    

Credit default swaps, at value

   $ 27,537      $      $      $      $ 271,641      $ 99,841      $ 32,396  

Equity risk:

                    

Written options, at value

                   10,680        2,860                      22,615  

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     90,409        5,580        55,338        74,212        758,094        55,990        162,450  

Interest rate risk:

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     16,446                             41,188        37,351        60,113  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

     1,117        242                      90,858                

Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts

            1,388                                     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 135,509      $ 7,210      $ 66,018      $ 77,072      $ 1,161,781      $ 193,182      $ 277,574  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the period ended March 31, 2017 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
     Emerging
Market

Unconstrained
Fixed Income
Fund
     Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Net realized

                    

Gain/(Loss) From:

                    

Credit Risk:

                    

Credit default swaps

     $    (5,698)        $  (79,971)        $  (30,965)        $        —        $(1,213,227)        $(240,154)        $     2,872  

Equity Risk:

                    

Written options

                   (1,811)        11,438                      (538)  

Purchased options(2)

                   13,768        (99,278)        (26,776)               (55,645)  

Financial futures contracts

                          15,044                       

Interest Rate Risk:

                    

Financial futures contracts

     (13,927)        (11,656)        9,760               1,247,358        61,616        470,299  

Interest rate swaps

     (2,924)        601                      3,198,160        217,113        18,847  

Total Return swaps

                                 (29,555)                

Purchased options(2)

            1,647                                     

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                    

Purchased options(2)

     (5,623)                                    (7,522)         

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts(3)

       (144,747)              8,064          357,748          394,196          2,681,405          (552,637)        (520,522)  

Total

     $(172,919)        $(81,315)        $ 348,500        $321,400        $ 5,857,365        $(521,584)        $ (84,687)  

 

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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
     Emerging
Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income
Fund
     Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation /(Depreciation) From:

                    

Credit Risk:

                    

Credit default swaps

   $          371      $   1,365      $     73,802      $          —      $     887,066      $     (1,743)      $     25,861  

Call swaptions purchased(4)

                                 41,302                

Equity Risk:

                    

Call options purchased(4)

                          65,004                       

Put options purchased(4)

                   (12,552)        6,915                      (38,492)  

Written options

                   7,908        (13,125)                      19,728  

Interest Rate Risk:

                    

Put options purchased(4)

            1,663                                     

Financial futures contracts

     (17,480)        2,336        2,375        (2,588)        (11,716)        (14,196)        6,940  

Interest rate swaps

     (54,074)        (242)                      (179,117)        (37,718)        (7,435)  

Total return swaps

            (1,388)                      473,015                

Foreign currency exchange risk:

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts(5)

     (31,699)          2,471        (60,699)        (35,292)          1,860,671            (7,488)          (46,506)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     (102,882)      $     6,205      $     10,834      $     20,914      $     3,071,221      $     (61,145)      $     (39,904)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1) For open derivative instruments as of March 31, 2017, see the preceding tables on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments for credit contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, interest rate contracts and written options.

(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.

 

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For the period ended March 31, 2017, the average volume of derivative activities based on ending quarterly outstanding amounts 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
     Emerging
Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income
Fund
     Diversified
Credit Fund
 

Futures short position (contracts)

     35               33               736        19        536  

Futures long position (contracts)

                                 28            

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts purchased (U.S. dollar amounts)

   $ 5,439,386      $ 500,861      $ 5,360,353      $ 5,092,686      $ 110,589,471      $ 3,943,766      $ 17,515,356  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts sold (U.S. dollar amounts)

     4,901,705        80,419        383,875        18,025        59,055,207        1,175,278        2,236,845  

Purchased options (Cost $)

     2,409               28,676        46,769                      53,717  

Written Options (Premium received $)

     1,018               11,315        4,477                      22,519  

Interest rate swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

     6,002,553        72,009                      80,252,955        2,071,743         

Credit default swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

     758,500        2,225,794        1,915,000               65,414,355        4,432,500        2,055,000  

Total return swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

            5,004                      4,586,926                

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 OTC 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, 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

 

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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.

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 due to broker for options contracts, cash at broker for financial futures contracts and segregated cash and foreign currency for options contracts and swap contracts and cash received as payable to broker, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Portfolio 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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The following tables present the Funds’ gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of March 31, 2017:

 

Emerging

Market

Select Bond

Fund

       Barclays    
Bank

Plc
     BNP
    Paribas    

SA
         Citibank    
N.A.
     Citigoup
Global
    Markets,    
Inc.
     HSBC
      Bank      
Plc
     Merrill Lynch
International
             Total          

Assets:

                    

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $      $ 64,562      $      $      $      $       64,562  

Swaps

                   612        19,075        966        739        21,392  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

                   65,174        19,075        966        739        85,954  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                    

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

                   90,409                             90,409  

Financial Futures Contracts

                          16,446                      16,446  

Swaps

     27,537        1,117                            28,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     27,537        1,117        90,409        16,446                      135,509  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     (27,537)        (1,117)        (25,235)        2,629        966        739        (49,555)  

Total Collateral Received (Pledged)2

                                                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $ (27,537)      $ (1,117)      $ (25,235)      $ 2,629      $ 966      $ 739      $     (49,555)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Emerging Market Corporate

Bond Fund

       Citibank    
N.A.
    Citigoup
Global
    Markets,    
Inc.
     Morgan
    Stanley    
& Co.
             Total          

Assets:

          

Forward Currency

          

Exchange Contracts

   $ 2,735     $      $      $ 2,735  

Swaps

           16,306               16,306  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,735       16,306               19,041  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Forward Currency

          

Exchange Contracts

     5,580                     5,580  

Swaps

           242        1,388        1,630  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     5,580       242        1,388        7,210  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     (2,845     16,064        (1,388)        11,831  

Total Collateral

          

Received (Pledged)2

                          
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $ (2,845   $ 16,064      $ (1,388)      $ 11,831  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Global High Yield

Bond Fund

   Citibank
      N.A.        
     Citigoup
Global
    Markets,    
Inc.
     Credit
Suisse
    Securities,    
(USA) LLC
             Total          

Assets:

           

Forward Currency

           

Exchange Contracts

   $ 2,384      $         $ 2,384  

Financial Futures

           

Contracts

            2,375               2,375  

Swaps

            313,037               313,037  

Put Options Purchased

                   25,260        25,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,384        315,412        25,260        343,056  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Forward Currency

           

Exchange Contracts

     55,338                      55,338  

Put Options Written

                   10,680        10,680  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     55,338               10,680        66,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     (52,954)        315,412        14,580        277,038  

Total Collateral

           

Received (Pledged)2

                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $ (52,954)      $ 315,412      $ 14,580      $ 277,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Convertible

Bond Fund

   Citibank
      N.A.      
     Credit Suisse
    Securities,    
(USA) LLC
         Total             

Assets:

           

Forward Currency

           

Exchange Contracts

   $ 507      $      $ 507     

Call Options Purchased

            43,976        43,976     

Put Options Purchased

            10,000        10,000     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Assets

     507        53,976        54,483     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Liabilities:

           

Forward Currency

           

Exchange Contracts

     74,212               74,212     

Put Options Written

            2,860        2,860     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Liabilities

     74,212        2,860        77,072     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     (73,705)        51,116        (22,589)     

Total Collateral

           

Received (Pledged)2

                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net Amount3

   $ (73,705)      $ 51,116      $ (22,589)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Absolute

Return

Fund

   Barclays
      Bank    
Plc
     BNP
    Paribas    
SA
         Citibank    
N.A.
     Credit
Suisse
    Securities,    
(USA) LLC
             Total          

Assets:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 743,457      $      $ 7,092      $      $ 750,549  

Financial Futures Contracts

                          63,803        63,803  

Swaps

                          39,051        39,051  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     743,457               7,092        102,854        853,403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     537,451               220,643               758,094  

Financial Futures Contracts

                          41,188        41,188  

Swaps

     48,457        61,075               252,967        362,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     585,908        61,075        220,643        294,155        1,161,781  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     157,549        (61,075)        (213,551)        (191,301)        (308,378)  

Total Collateral Received (Pledged)2

     157,549        (61,075)        (213,551)        (191,301)        (308,378)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $      $      $      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Emerging

Market

Unconstrained

Fixed Income

Fund

       Citibank    
N.A.
     Citigoup
Global
Markets,
Inc.
     Credit
Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC
     Merrill
Lynch
International
         Total      

Assets:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 67,568      $      $      $      $ 67,568  

Financial Futures Contracts

                   299               299  

Swaps

            18,027               3,243        21,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     67,568        18,027        299        3,243        89,137  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     55,990                             55,990  

Financial Futures Contracts

                   37,351               37,351  

Swaps

            99,841                      99,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     55,990        99,841        37,351               193,182  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     11,578        (81,814)        (37,052)        3,243        (104,045)  

Total Collateral Received (Pledged)2

            (81,814)        (37,052)               (118,866)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $ 11,578      $      $      $ 3,243      $ 14,821  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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                   Credit         

Diversified

Credit

Fund

   BNP
    Paribas    
SA
         Citibank    
N.A.
     Suisse
    Securities    
(USA) LLC
             Total          

Assets:

           

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 71,632      $      $      $ 71,632  

Financial Futures Contracts

                   52,309        52,309  

Swaps

            295,070               295,070  

Put Options Purchased

                   55,915        55,915  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     71,632        295,070        108,224        474,926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     162,450                      162,450  

Financial Futures Contracts

                   60,113        60,113  

Swaps

            32,396               32,396  

Put Options Written

                   22,615        22,615  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     162,450        32,396        82,728        277,574  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1:

     (90,818)        262,674        25,496        197,352  

Total Collateral Received (Pledged)2

     (90,818)                      (90,818)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount3

   $      $ 262,674      $ 25,496      $ 288,170  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 (pledged) from/to the individual counterparty may not be shown for financial reporting purposes.

3  Net amount represents the net amount receivable (payable) from/to the individual 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.

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 Statements of Operations.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income net of non-reclaimable withholding taxes 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 in the Trust 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.

 

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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 and paid monthly. 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 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, they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

 

 

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

   0.75%

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   0.85%

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   0.70%

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   0.75%

Absolute Return Fund

   0.75%

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

   1.15%

Diversified Credit Fund

   0.85%

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an expense limitation agreement.

 

    

Class A
Annual Rate

   

Class C
Annual Rate

   

Class I
Annual Rate

   

Class R6
Annual Rate

 

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     1.15%         N/A         0.90%         0.85%  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     0.825%       N/A         0.575%       N/A    

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     0.70%         N/A         0.45%         N/A    

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     N/A          N/A         0.85%         N/A    

Absolute Return Fund

     1.20%         1.95%       0.95%         N/A    

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

     N/A          N/A         1.25%         N/A    

Diversified Credit Fund

     N/A          N/A         1.00%         0.95%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2018 (October 31, 2017 for Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund and Global High Yield Bond Fund) 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 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.

 

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The amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement were:

 

     FYE 9/30/14        FYE 9/30/15        FYE 9/30/16        FYE 9/30/17        Total  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     $29,131          $307,733          $189,953          $112,233          $639,050  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     72,039          173,735          279,676          152,292          677,742  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     63,367          195,091          336,394          161,325          756,177  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     61,044          156,359          216,390          94,552          528,345  

Absolute Return Fund

     108,402          35,217          210,858          199,602          554,079  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

              156,314          196,887          88,132          441,333  

Diversified Credit Fund

              153,788          187,847          93,401          435,036  

Each of the Funds are sub-advised by BlueBay, and the Global High Yield Bond Fund, Absolute Return Fund and Diversified Credit Fund are also sub-advised by BlueBay US, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada, which is also the 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 $49,000. 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 $6,500 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. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

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 March 31, 2017, 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.

 

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     Net Assets      Shares held
by Advisor
     % of Fund
Net Assets
 

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 17,940,266        1,081        0.1%  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   $ 22,966,611        1,971,452        85.8%  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   $ 36,342,913        2,824,414        78.9%  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   $ 16,394,781        1,617,770        98.8%  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

   $ 15,771,910        1,611,479        99.4%  

Diversified Credit Fund

   $ 68,441,881        4,785,073        68.7%  

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds, except Global Convertible Bond Fund, Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit 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 or Class R6. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rates 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 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 period ended March 31, 2017, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the period ended March 31, 2017, the Distributor did not receive any commissions on front-end sales charges of Class A shares, of the Funds.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares or Class C shares of the Funds during the period ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the period ended March 31, 2017 were as follows:

     Purchases        Sales  

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   $ 17,397,469        $ 16,441,444  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     23,671,818          20,851,809  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     17,712,311          15,281,217  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     4,022,456          4,621,988  

Absolute Return Fund

     65,604,907          168,267,308  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

     65,936,521          65,343,546  

Diversified Credit Fund

     81,718,061          80,007,534  

 

 

 

 

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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
Market Select
Bond Fund
       Emerging
Market Corporate
Bond Fund
 
    For the
Period Ended
March 31,

2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
       For the
Period Ended
March 31,

2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                        

Class A

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

    $          $          $ 1,476,735          $ 41,001  

Distributions reinvested

                            5,859            367  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (58,720          (144,552          (7,143           
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class A

    $ (58,720        $ (144,552        $ 1,475,451          $ 41,368  
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 1,912,287          $ 2,440,526          $ 811,646          $ 669,074  

Distributions reinvested

                            450,376            684,263  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (2,831,849          (12,244,459          (54,706          (1,847,677
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ (919,562        $ (9,803,933        $ 1,207,316          $ (494,340
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 10,000                           

Distributions reinvested

                                

Cost of shares redeemed

                                
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in Class R6

    $ 10,000                           
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ (968,282        $ (9,948,485        $ 2,682,767          $ (452,972
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                        

Class A

                        

Issued

                            149,810            4,108  

Reinvested

                            608            39  

Redeemed

      (6,249          (16,521          (733           
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      (6,249          (16,521          149,685            4,147  
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

                        

Issued

      200,293            271,372            82,225            69,664  

Reinvested

                            46,710            73,126  

Redeemed

      (304,023          (1,402,982          (5,592          (198,149
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      (103,730          (1,131,610          123,343            (55,359
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

                        

Issued

      1,081                           

Reinvested

                                

Redeemed

                                
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in Class R6

      1,081                           
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      (108,898          (1,148,131          273,028            (51,212
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

    Global
High Yield
Bond Fund
       Global
Convertible
Bond Fund
 
    For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
       For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                        

Class A

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 100          $ 805,747                

Distributions reinvested

      4,365            35,060                

Cost of shares redeemed

      (793,325          (556,218              
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in Class A

    $ (788,860        $ 284,589                
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Class I

                        

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 3,961,942          $ 7,562,350          $ 2,500          $ 877,197  

Distributions reinvested

      730,512            1,580,225            94,103            1,593,473  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (769,288          (7,636,446          (710,324          (5,853,844
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ 3,923,166          $ 1,506,129          $ (613,721        $ (3,383,174
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ 3,134,306          $ 1,790,718          $ (613,721        $ (3,383,174
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                        

Class A

                        

Issued

      10            85,357                

Reinvested

      439            3,619                

Redeemed

      (79,460          (57,166              
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Change in Class A

      (79,011          31,810                
   

 

 

        

 

 

               

Class I

                        

Issued

      393,632            791,910            250            89,356  

Reinvested

      73,152            163,222            11,882            164,373  

Redeemed

      (77,171          (786,529          (81,592          (606,661
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      389,613            168,603            (69,460          (352,932
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      310,602            200,413            (69,460          (352,932
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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    Absolute
Return Fund
     Emerging Market
Unconstrained
Fixed Income
Fund
 
    For the
Period Ended
March 31,

2017
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
     For the
Period Ended
March 31,

2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                    

Class A

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 790        $ 233,742              

Capital contributions

      15,386                       

Distributions reinvested

               116,486              

Cost of shares redeemed

      (1,477,843        (1,452,105            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Change in Class A

    $ (1,461,667      $ (1,101,877            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Class C

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

    $        $              

Capital contributions

      1,543                       

Distributions reinvested

               17,172              

Cost of shares redeemed

      (80,752        (4,436,735            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Change in Class C

    $ (79,209      $ (4,419,563            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Class I

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 4,785,475        $ 17,877,682        $ 84,770          $  

Capital contributions

      332,481                               

Distributions reinvested

      396,694          4,145,589          694,480            351,225  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (122,797,124        (371,223,369                    
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ (117,282,474      $ (349,200,098      $ 779,250          $ 351,225  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ (118,823,350      $ (354,721,538      $ 779,250          $ 351,225  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                    

Class A

                    

Issued

      82          24,077              

Reinvested

               12,172              

Redeemed

      (155,874        (153,204            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Change in Class A

      (155,792        (116,955            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Class C

                    

Issued

                            

Reinvested

               1,809              

Redeemed

      (8,571        (455,010            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Change in Class C

      (8,571        (453,201            
   

 

 

      

 

 

             

Class I

                    

Issued

      499,785          1,869,698          8,971             

Reinvested

      41,934          432,282          72,192            36,543  

Redeemed

      (12,665,979        (39,283,380                    
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      (12,124,260        (36,981,400        81,163            36,543  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      (12,288,623        (37,551,556        81,163            36,543  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

    Diversified
Credit Fund
 
    For the
Period Ended
March 31,
2017
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

          

Class I

          

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 350            1,792,700  

Distributions reinvested

      1,586,698            1,655,799  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (365,030          (1,529,600
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ 1,222,018          $ 1,918,899  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

          

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 10,000             

Distributions reinvested

                  

Cost of shares redeemed

                  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

    $ 10,000          $  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ 1,232,018            1,918,899  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

          

Class I

          

Issued

      36            191,552  

Reinvested

      165,626            173,465  

Redeemed

      (25,129          (153,451
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      140,533            211,566  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

          

Issued

      1,043             

Reinvested

                  

Redeemed

                  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      1,043             
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      141,576            211,566  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for all Funds, except Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit Fund which is the tax year ended September 30 of the years 2015 and 2016, 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.

 

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As of March 31, 2017, 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)
 

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     $17,181,942        $    368,431        $  (201,927     $ 166,504  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     22,389,444        488,609        (183,701     304,908  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     36,117,168        832,260        (482,479     349,781  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     15,145,344        1,433,267        (557,249     876,018  

Absolute Return Fund

     31,886,944        650,157        (432,214     217,943  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

     15,502,812        165,712        (181,684     (15,972

Diversified Credit Fund

     65,003,238        1,728,351        (1,033,790     694,561  

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Return of
Capital
     Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

     $            —        $                —        $                —        $—        $                —  

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

     692,871               692,871               692,871  

Global High Yield Bond Fund

     1,392,981        222,742        1,615,723               1,615,723  

Global Convertible Bond Fund

     727,758        592,692        1,320,450               1,320,450  

Absolute Return Fund

     2,923,245        10,543,835        13,467,080               13,467,080  

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

     351,225               351,225               351,225  

Diversified Credit Fund

     1,242,949        419,935        1,662,884               1,662,884  

*Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax basis of components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and tax character of distributions are determined at fiscal year end, and will be included in the Annual Report dated September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2016, the Emerging Market Select Bond Fund, Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, Global High Yield Bond Fund, Global Convertible Bond Fund, Absolute Return Fund, Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $5,487,923, $486,237, $351,306, $581,104, $1,587,062, $0 and $566,147, respectively and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $129,403, $121,042, $732,420, $840,032, $0, $47,772 and $717,995, respectively, 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.

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 Emerging Market Select Bond Fund, and Absolute Return Fund deferred qualified late-year ordinary losses of $504,911 and $3,217,793, respectively, and Absolute Return Fund had qualified late-year short-term capital losses of $16,097,320 and qualified late-year long-term capital losses of $8,203,417, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the year ending September 30, 2017.

 

 

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

 

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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 period ended March 31, 2017, redemption fees were collected by the Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund, Global Convertible Bond Fund and the Absolute Return Fund in the amount of $101, $50 and $703, 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 Statements 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”). Commitments may obligate Global High Yield Bond Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. As of March 31, 2017, Global High Yield Bond Fund had no outstanding 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, Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit Fund, participated 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 had a termination date of March 28, 2017 and was not renewed. Interest would have been 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 0.175% per annum of the available line of credit was charged, of which each participating Fund paid its pro rata share based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the aggregate net assets of the participating Funds at the time the fee was due and payable. Accrued and unpaid commitment fees were payable on the last business day of each calendar quarter. Since each of the participating Funds participated in the line of credit, there was no assurance that an individual fund would 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 the termination date of March 28, 2017. During the period ended March 28, 2017, the Funds did not utilize this line of credit.

 

 

 

11.   Subsequent Events:

Fund 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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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

The Funds offer Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6 shares.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are available in all Funds except Global Convertible Bond Fund, Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund and Diversified Credit Fund. 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 offered only by Absolute Return Fund and 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

Class I shares are available in all 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.

 

 

Class R6

Class R6 shares are available in Emerging Market Select Bond Fund and Diversified Credit Fund. 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 October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

 

 

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
10/1/16
   Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period

10/1/16-3/31/17

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   Class A        $1,000.00        $  989.80        $ 5.71        1.15 %
   Class I        1,000.00        991.80        4.47        0.90 %
   Class R6        1,000.00        991.90        4.22        0.85 %

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,023.00        4.16        0.83 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,024.80        2.90        0.58 %

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,036.00        3.55        0.70 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,040.30        2.29        0.45 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,034.40        4.31        0.85 %

Absolute Return Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,029.70        6.07        1.20 %
   Class C        1,000.00        1,024.70        9.84        1.95 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,030.70        4.81        0.95 %

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,002.60        6.24        1.25 %

Diversified Credit Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,003.00        4.99        1.00 %
   Class R6        1,000.00        1,003.10        4.74        0.95 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one half year period).

 

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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

10/1/16

   Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
10/1/16-3/31/17

Emerging Market Select Bond Fund

   Class A        $1,000.00      $ 1,019.20      $ 5.79        1.15 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,020.44        4.53        0.90 %
   Class R6        1,000.00        1,020.69        4.28        0.85 %

Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,020.82        4.16        0.83 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,022.06        2.90        0.58 %

Global High Yield Bond Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,021.44        3.53        0.70 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,022.69        2.27        0.45 %

Global Convertible Bond Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,020.69        4.28        0.85 %

Absolute Return Fund

   Class A        1,000.00        1,018.95        6.04        1.20 %
   Class C        1,000.00        1,015.21        9.80        1.95 %
   Class I        1,000.00        1,020.19        4.78        0.95 %

Emerging Market Unconstrained Fixed Income Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,018.70        6.29        1.25 %

Diversified Credit Fund

   Class I        1,000.00        1,019.95        5.04        1.00 %
   Class R6        1,000.00        1,020.19        4.78        0.95 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one half year period).

 

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RBC Funds

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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 March 31, 2017.

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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About Your                

Semi Annual  

Report  

       

This semi annual report (Unaudited) 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 Funds’ prospectus for further detail as to your Funds’ 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

Table of               
Contents               
        Portfolio Managers      1  
        Performance Summary      3  
        RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund      8  
        RBC Enterprise Fund      9  
        RBC Small Cap Core Fund      10  
        RBC Microcap Value Fund      11  
        RBC Mid Cap Value Fund      12  
        RBC Small Cap Value Fund      13  
        Schedules of Portfolio Investments      15  
        Financial Statements   
        - Statements of Assets and Liabilities      43  
        - Statements of Operations      45  
        - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      46  
        Financial Highlights      52  
        Notes to Financial Statements      64  
        Share Class Information      77  
        Supplemental Information      78  
                 
            
            
            
            


 

 

     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 Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions.

 

         

 

Lance F. James

       

 

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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, RBC Microcap Value Fund, and RBC Small 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.

         

 

George Prince

       

 

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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.

 

         

 

Kenneth A. Tyszko, CPA, CFA

       

 

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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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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

             

 

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Stephen E. Kylander

       

 

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 (UNAUDITED)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2017 (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%

     8.13%        4.63%        9.10%        6.84%        10.61%      

- At Net Asset Value

     14.75%        6.72%        10.40%        7.47%        10.86%       1.10%       1.46%     

Class I

     14.90%        6.96%        10.67%        7.74%        11.18%       0.85%       1.05%     

Class R6

     15.02%        7.03%        10.82%        7.98%        11.45%       0.80%(3)       59.76%(3)  

Russell 2500 Growth Index*

 

    

 

19.77%

 

 

 

    

 

7.23%

 

 

 

    

 

12.17%

 

 

 

    

 

8.47%

 

 

 

    

 

10.27%

 

 

 

               

 

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%

     18.28%        (0.74)%        8.40%        4.12%        10.09%      

- At Net Asset Value

     25.47%        1.24%         9.68%        4.74%        10.28%       1.33%       2.00%  

Class I (f)

     25.79%        1.49%         9.95%        4.99%        10.55%       1.08%       1.25%  

Russell Microcap Index*†

     27.77%        4.86%         12.43%        5.42%        N/A      

Russell 2000 Index*

     26.22%        7.22%         12.35%        7.12%        9.45%      

 

 

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 5.

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

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%

     17.12%        3.78%        10.02%        6.84%        10.30%        

- At Net Asset Value

     24.28%        5.85%        11.34%        7.48%        10.55%        1.15%          1.47%  

Class I (l)

     24.58%        6.12%        11.61%        7.78%        10.70%        0.90%          1.13%  

Class R6

     24.61%        6.15%        11.66%        7.99%        11.12%        0.87%(3)        59.89%(3)  

Russell 2000 Index*

     26.22%        7.22%        12.35%        7.12%        9.95%        
                                                                

 

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%

     15.42%        4.19%        11.72%        5.24%        9.18%        

- At Net Asset Value

     22.48%        6.27%        13.05%        5.87%        9.40%        1.32%        1.76%  

Class I (e)

     22.77%        6.52%        13.33%        6.14%        9.67%        1.07%        1.24%  

Russell Microcap Value Index*††

     33.27%        7.02%        13.55%        5.03%        N/A        

Russell 2000 Value Index*

     29.37%        7.62%        12.54%        6.09%        10.19%        

 

 

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 5.

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (k)

 

    

1 Year  

    

3 Year  

    

5 Year  

    

Since
Inception(k)

    

Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)

    

Gross
Expense
  Ratio(1)(2)  

 

Class A

                 

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     10.03%        5.17%        10.75%        12.45%        

- At Net Asset Value

     16.71%        7.27%        12.06%        13.37%        0.80%(3)        43.48%(3)  

Class I

     17.00%        7.44%        12.17%        13.44%        0.55%            3.94%    

Russell Midcap Value Index*

     19.82%        8.94%        14.07%        14.37%        

 

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

    

  1 Year  

   

  3 Year   

   

  5 Year   

   

Since  
Inception(m)  

   

Net  
Expense  
Ratio(1)(2)  

    

Gross
Expense
    Ratio(1)(2)    

 

Class I

     27.96%       N/A       N/A       12.78%       1.00%          2.71%    

Class R6

     28.06%       N/A       N/A       12.85%       0.95%(3)        7.04%(3)  

Russell 2000 Value Index*

     29.37     7.62     12.54     9.83     

 

 

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 or period ended September 30, 2016 except for Class R6 of SMID Cap Growth Fund , Small Cap Core Fund and Small Cap Value Fund , which is for the period from November 21,2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 and Mid Cap Value Fund Class A which is for the period from October 26, 2015 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2016.

(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, 2018 (October 31, 2017 for RBC Mid Cap Value Fund).

(3) Annualized.

* 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.

†Effective March 30, 2017, RBC Enterprise Fund changed its benchmark index from Russell 2000 Index to the Russell Microcap Index.

†† Effective March 30, 2017, RBC Microcap Value Fund changed its benchmark index from Russell 2000 Value Index to the Russell Microcap Value Index.

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

(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 for Class I and Class A shares and November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception.

 

(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.

 

(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 for Class I and Class A shares and November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception. 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 for Class I shares and October 26, 2015 for Class A shares. The performance in the table for the Class A shares prior to October 26, 2015 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception. 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.

 

(m) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 3, 2014 for Class I shares and November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from December 3, 2014.

 

6


 

  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

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 the Microcap segment of the U.S. Equity Market.

The Russell Microcap Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the Microcap Value segment of the U.S. Equity Market.

 

7


         

 

 FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     
           

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

           

 

Investment

Objective

           

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

           

 

Benchmark

           

 

Russell 2500 Growth Index

 

           

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

       

 

LOGO

                         

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

       

 

Global Payments, Inc.

  2.17%   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.   1.82%
        MercadoLibre, Inc.   2.16%   Tractor Supply Co.   1.79%
        Synopsys, Inc.   2.04%   Cantel Medical Corp.   1.74%
        Raymond James Financial, Inc.   2.04%   Microchip Technology, Inc.   1.72%
        Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.   1.91%   Woodward, Inc.   1.71%
           

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 15.

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

         

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 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.

         

 

 

 

 

8


 

  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     

 

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

         

 

Long-term growth of capital and income.

 

         

 

Investment

Objective

 

Russell Microcap Index

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

         

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

         

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

4.50%

 

 

 

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

  

 

 

2.76%

     

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

Compass Diversified Holdings   4.10%   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.    2.56%      
Universal Electronics, Inc.   4.08%   AZZ, Inc.    2.53%      
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   3.29%   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.    2.27%      
Novanta, Inc.   2.81%   NN, Inc.    2.14%      

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 18.

 

 

         

 

LOGO

     

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 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.

 

     
     
     
     

 

9


         

 

 FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     
           

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

           

 

Investment

Objective

Benchmark

           

 

Long-term growth of capital and income.

 

           
           

Russell 2000 Index

 

           

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

           

 

LOGO

 

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

       

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.

  4.15%   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   2.58%
        Universal Electronics, Inc.   3.38%   MKS Instruments, Inc.   2.51%
        Compass Diversified Holdings   3.32%   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.   2.47%
        ACCO Brands Corp.   2.71%   InterDigital, Inc.   2.43%
        AMERISAFE, Inc.   2.66%    
        EnerSys, Inc.   2.65%    
           

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 22.

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

       

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 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.

               
               
               

 

10


 

  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

         

 

Long-term growth of capital.

 

         

 

Investment

Objective

 

Russell Microcap Value Index

 

Russell 2000 Value Index

 

         

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

         

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

REX American Resources Corp.

  1.19%   Omega Protein Corp.    0.91%      

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C   1.10%   First Defiance Financial Corp.    0.90%      
Central Garden and Pet Co.   1.09%   MutualFirst Financial, Inc.    0.90%      
First Merchants Corp.   1.00%   Carriage Services, Inc.    0.89%      
ePlus, Inc.   0.97%   Insight Enterprises, Inc.    0.89%      

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 25.

 

         

 

LOGO

     

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 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.

 

     
     
     
     

 

11


 

         

 

 FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     
           

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Investment

Objective

           

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

           

 

Benchmark

           

 

Russell Midcap Value Index

 

           

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

       

 

LOGO

                         

 

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

       

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc

  4.78%   LAM Research Corp.   2.80%
        AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.   3.47%   Synchrony Financial   2.67%
        Western Digital Corp.   3.20%   Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A   2.57%
        National General Holdings Corp.   3.11%   Tesoro Corp.   2.43%
        Mallinckrodt Plc   2.96%   Range Resources Corp.   2.41%
           

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 36.

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial Investment Since

Inception

(12/31/09)

       

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 over the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 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.

                    
               
               

 

12


 

  FUND STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)

 

     

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

         

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

         

 

Investment

Objective

 

 

Russell 2000 Value Index

 

         

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

         

 

Asset Allocation

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

 

 

2.50%

 

 

United Community Banks, Inc.

  

 

2.15%

     

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies)

(as of 3/31/17)

(% of Fund’s

net assets)

Compass Diversified Holdings   2.24%   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.    2.14%      
EnerSys, Inc.   2.24%   Chemical Financial Corp.    1.87%      
Spire, Inc.   2.20%   Synovus Financial Corp.    1.86%      
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.   2.19%   Novanta, Inc.    1.83%      

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 39.

 

         

 

LOGO

     

 

Growth of

$250,000 Initial

Investment Since

Inception

(12/3/14)

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $250,000 over the period from December 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2016 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 SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 97.65%

 

Consumer Discretionary — 10.77%

 

10,940

   Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*    $ 793,041  

28,400

   Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      885,796  

15,540

   Dorman Products, Inc.*      1,276,300  

14,680

   Gentherm, Inc.*      576,190  

24,970

   G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*      546,593  

35,620

   LKQ Corp.*      1,042,597  

16,050

   Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      836,205  

4,290

   Panera Bread Co., Class A*      1,123,422  

20,520

  

Tractor Supply Co.

 

    

 

1,415,264

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        8,495,408  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.57%

 

8,850

   Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      993,413  

25,020

   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,247,747  

9,510

   PriceSmart, Inc.      876,822  

13,500

   TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*      1,142,910  

21,460

  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

 

    

 

927,716

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        5,188,608  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 0.53%

 

15,510

   Oceaneering International, Inc.      420,011  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 9.12%

 

4,670

   Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      765,600  

21,110

   Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*      1,260,267  

20,690

   FirstCash, Inc.      1,016,914  

17,860

   PRA Group, Inc.*      592,059  

21,080

   Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,607,561  

15,120

   RLI Corp.      907,502  

7,040

  

Signature Bank*

 

    

 

1,044,666

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

7,194,569

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care — 22.47%

 

8,830

   Abiomed, Inc.*      1,105,516  

8,450

   Bio-Techne Corp.      858,943  

17,110

   Cantel Medical Corp.      1,370,511  

11,660

   Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      1,048,817  

9,280

   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      1,434,781  

21,400

   Integer Holdings Corp.*      860,280  

28,300

   Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      1,192,279  

7,200

   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      1,032,984  

18,530

   Medidata Solutions, Inc.*      1,068,996  

3,140

   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,503,777  

16,230

   NuVasive, Inc.*      1,212,056  

14,530

   PAREXEL International Corp.*      916,988  

11,940

   STERIS Plc      829,352  

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value      

 

 

9,410

   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*    $ 857,533  

8,390

   Waters Corp.*      1,311,441  

13,850

  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

    

 

1,130,299

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        17,734,553  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 16.96%

  

19,460

   Advisory Board Co., (The)*      910,728  

15,330

   Clean Harbors, Inc.*      852,655  

18,950

   Copart, Inc.*      1,173,574  

13,760

   Flowserve Corp.      666,259  

10,070

   Landstar System, Inc.      862,495  

8,010

   Middleby Corp. (The)*      1,092,965  

11,190

   MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      1,149,884  

11,120

   Multi-Color Corp.      789,520  

8,390

   Stericycle, Inc.*      695,447  

8,290

   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      1,048,353  

10,310

   Wabtec Corp.      804,180  

10,360

   WageWorks, Inc.*      749,028  

14,090

   Waste Connections, Inc.      1,243,020  

19,820

  

Woodward, Inc.

 

    

 

1,346,174

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        13,384,282  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 23.67%

  

9,260

   ANSYS, Inc.*      989,616  

25,320

   Bottomline Technologies (DE), Inc.*      598,818  

21,450

   Cardtronics Plc*      1,002,787  

5,970

   F5 Networks, Inc.*      851,143  

21,220

   Global Payments, Inc.      1,712,030  

12,050

   Guidewire Software, Inc.*      678,777  

18,180

   Inphi Corp.*      887,548  

12,030

   Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,119,993  

15,760

   Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      820,308  

8,060

   MercadoLibre, Inc.      1,704,448  

18,380

   Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,356,076  

18,020

   National Instruments Corp.      586,731  

12,220

   SPS Commerce, Inc.*      714,748  

22,350

   Synopsys, Inc.*      1,612,106  

5,330

   Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      823,805  

6,220

   Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)*      1,214,206  

10,720

   WEX, Inc.*      1,109,520  

9,780

  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

 

    

 

892,425

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        18,675,085  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.85%

  

12,880

   AptarGroup, Inc.      991,631  

14,300

   Balchem Corp.      1,178,606  

16,500

   HB Fuller Co.      850,740  

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

10,100

   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.    $ 808,202  
     

 

 

 
        3,829,179  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.71%

  

8,820

   CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      794,241  

23,770

   Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. REIT, Class A      747,804  

18,130

  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

 

    

 

594,120

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
        2,136,165  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     77,057,860  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $59,807,721)

  

Investment Company — 1.92%

  

1,513,558

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(a)      1,513,558  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,513,558  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,513,558)

  

Total Investments

   $ 78,571,418  

(Cost $61,321,279)(b) — 99.57%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.43%

     339,338  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 78,910,756  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(b) 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 Enterprise Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 98.57%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 19.75%

  

50,316

   American Outdoor Brands Corp.*    $ 996,760  

83,638

   Delta Apparel, Inc.*      1,474,538  

297,870

   Destination XL Group, Inc.*      848,929  

32,640

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      2,337,350  

66,380

   Gray Television, Inc.*      962,510  

47,690

   Kona Grill, Inc.*      300,447  

9,551

   Lakeland Industries, Inc.*      102,673  

42,580

   Libbey, Inc.      620,816  

63,714

   Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*      1,430,379  

4,450

   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*      260,103  

107,150

   Salem Media Group, Inc.      798,267  

43,080

   Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      801,288  

130,390

   Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*      1,069,198  

50,410

   Universal Electronics, Inc.*      3,453,085  

174,792

   ZAGG, Inc.*      1,258,502  
     

 

 

 
        16,714,845  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 2.04%

  

17,520

   John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      1,282,289  

37,330

   Landec Corp.*      447,960  
     

 

 

 
        1,730,249  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 4.57%

  

136,950

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      1,802,262  

44,640

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      767,362  

119,830

   Ring Energy, Inc.*      1,296,561  
     

 

 

 
        3,866,185  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 20.09%

  

44,750

   Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.*      610,837  

94,059

   CoBiz Financial, Inc.      1,580,191  

208,940

   Compass Diversified Holdings      3,468,404  

40,450

   First Bancorp/Southern Pines, NC      1,184,781  

23,340

   German American Bancorp, Inc.      1,104,916  

55,803

   Heritage Financial Corp.      1,381,124  

34,626

   Mercantile Bank Corp.      1,191,134  

50,724

   Northrim BanCorp, Inc.      1,524,256  

56,322

   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*      2,171,213  

32,110

   Preferred Bank/Los Angeles, CA      1,723,023  

40,910

   State Bank Financial Corp.      1,068,569  
     

 

 

 
        17,008,448  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.39%

  

17,650

   Exactech, Inc.*      444,780  

78,962

   Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.*      80,541  

21,400

   SurModics, Inc.*      514,670  

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

15,100

   US Physical Therapy, Inc.    $ 986,030  
     

 

 

 
        2,026,021  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 27.49%

  

9,490

   Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      152,315  

35,980

   AZZ, Inc.      2,140,810  

80,478

   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,135,545  

112,135

   Columbus McKinnon Corp.      2,783,191  

53,040

   Ducommun, Inc.*      1,527,022  

51,830

   Ennis, Inc.      881,110  

33,597

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      1,448,031  

193,450

   Hudson Technologies, Inc.*      1,276,770  

30,627

   Lydall, Inc.*      1,641,607  

15,470

   Marten Transport Ltd.      362,771  

71,830

   NN, Inc.      1,810,116  

22,963

   NV5 Global, Inc.*      863,409  

8,585

   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      734,618  

53,716

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      3,808,464  

84,570

   PGT, Inc.*      909,128  

193,650

   Radiant Logistics, Inc.*      968,250  

2,150

   Sun Hydraulics Corp.      77,637  

36,860

   Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      746,784  
     

 

 

 
        23,267,578  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 12.23%

  

18,272

   Aspen Technology, Inc.*      1,076,586  

70,960

   CYREN Ltd.*      141,920  

84,221

   Glu Mobile, Inc.*      191,182  

150,050

   Mitek Systems, Inc.*      997,833  

89,580

   Novanta, Inc.*      2,378,349  

22,500

   PC Connection, Inc.      670,275  

132,730

   Sapiens International Corp.      1,709,562  

16,200

   Tangoe, Inc.*      85,860  

66,892

   TESSCO Technologies, Inc.      1,050,204  

10,930

   Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      1,689,341  

8,325

   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      131,535  

113,922

   Xplore Technologies Corp.*      233,540  
     

 

 

 
        10,356,187  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 6.81%

  

23,910

   FutureFuel Corp.      339,044  

42,730

   Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      1,809,616  

193,920

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      1,919,808  

99,588

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      1,692,996  
     

 

 

 
        5,761,464  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.23%

  

40,820

   Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT      975,598  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

14,817

   Gramercy Property Trust, REIT    $ 389,687  

17,930

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      519,073  
     

 

 

 
        1,884,358  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.97%

  

18,300

   Unitil Corp.      824,049  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     83,439,384  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $46,415,783)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.57%

  

12,460

   Imperial Holdings, Inc. Warrants, Expire 10/6/19*(a)      0  

6,203

   US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      255,564  

6,203

   US Concrete, Inc., Class B Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      231,992  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     487,556  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.42%

  

6,470

   SPDR S&P Regional Banking      353,327  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     353,327  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $128,547)

  

Investment Company — 0.81%

  

682,519

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(b)      682,519  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     682,519  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $682,519)

  

Total Investments

   $ 84,962,786  

(Cost $47,226,849)(c) — 100.37%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.37)%

     (314,321
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 84,648,465  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(b) Affiliated investment.
(c) 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

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 95.91%

 

Consumer Discretionary — 17.83%

 

163,522

   American Outdoor Brands Corp.*    $ 3,239,371  

73,070

   Carriage Services, Inc.      1,981,658  

10,660

   Cavco Industries, Inc.*      1,240,824  

25,800

   Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      804,702  

586,000

   Destination XL Group, Inc.*      1,670,100  

156,010

   Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      4,477,487  

97,040

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      6,949,035  

48,790

   Gray Television, Inc.*      707,455  

7,170

   Helen of Troy Ltd.*      675,414  

70,620

   Kona Grill, Inc.*      444,906  

60,190

   LCI Industries      6,006,962  

137,926

   Libbey, Inc.      2,010,961  

141,049

   Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*      3,166,550  

84,172

   Steven Madden Ltd.*      3,244,830  

47,737

   Unifi, Inc.*      1,355,254  

138,593

   Universal Electronics, Inc.*      9,493,621  

365,257

   ZAGG, Inc.*      2,629,850  
     

 

 

 
        50,098,980  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.41%

  

95,570

   Landec Corp.*      1,146,840  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.62%

  

152,040

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      2,000,846  

108,630

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      1,867,350  

314,241

   Ring Energy, Inc.*      3,400,088  

69,840

   RSP Permian, Inc.*      2,893,471  
     

 

 

 
        10,161,755  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 19.07%

  

115,300

   AMERISAFE, Inc.      7,482,970  

79,290

   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      1,463,693  

10,480

   BancFirst Corp.      942,152  

92,710

   Chemical Financial Corp.      4,742,117  

39,210

   Community Bank System, Inc.      2,155,766  

561,250

   Compass Diversified Holdings      9,316,750  

69,549

   Hanmi Financial Corp.      2,138,632  

147,830

   National General Holdings Corp.      3,512,441  

120,416

   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*      4,642,037  

24,080

   Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      1,600,116  

30,750

   ProAssurance Corp.      1,852,687  

110,840

   Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*      1,407,668  

54,380

   Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      4,538,011  

193,910

   United Community Banks, Inc.      5,369,368  

35,220

   Wintrust Financial Corp.      2,434,406  
     

 

 

 
        53,598,814  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

Health Care — 6.54%

 

104,610

   Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*    $ 3,037,874  

107,180

   Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*      3,174,672  

37,400

   Masimo Corp.*      3,487,924  

21,960

   US Physical Therapy, Inc.      1,433,988  

88,810

   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      7,247,784  
     

 

 

 
        18,382,242  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 27.26%

  

578,860

   ACCO Brands Corp.*      7,612,009  

166,231

   Astronics Corp.*      5,274,510  

98,276

   AZZ, Inc.      5,847,422  

87,560

   Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*      817,810  

248,910

   Columbus McKinnon Corp.      6,177,946  

142,350

   Ducommun, Inc.*      4,098,257  

94,240

   EnerSys, Inc.      7,439,306  

103,446

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      4,458,522  

138,813

   Insteel Industries, Inc.      5,016,702  

112,850

   Interface, Inc.      2,149,793  

82,737

   Lydall, Inc.*      4,434,703  

67,640

   NCI Building Systems, Inc.*      1,160,026  

199,500

   NN, Inc.      5,027,400  

33,730

   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      2,886,276  

164,663

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      11,674,607  

32,090

   Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      1,703,016  

10,410

   Wabtec Corp.      811,980  
     

 

 

 
        76,590,285  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 12.88%

  

18,490

   Coherent, Inc.*      3,802,284  

79,230

   InterDigital, Inc.      6,837,549  

102,518

   MKS Instruments, Inc.      7,048,112  

65,350

   Synaptics, Inc.*      3,235,478  

146,414

   Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*      3,572,502  

76,610

   Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      4,540,675  

97,400

   TESSCO Technologies, Inc.      1,529,180  

36,336

   Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      5,616,092  
     

 

 

 
        36,181,872  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.74%

  

84,550

   Ferro Corp.*      1,284,315  

104,501

   FutureFuel Corp.      1,481,824  

100,593

   Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      4,260,113  

380,988

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      3,771,781  

55,620

   PH Glatfelter Co.      1,209,179  

77,091

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      1,310,547  
     

 

 

 
        13,317,759  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

Real Estate — 2.28%

 

66,760

   CubeSmart, REIT    $ 1,733,090  

30,477

   Gramercy Property Trust, REIT      801,545  

43,280

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      1,252,956  

131,270

   Physicians Realty Trust, REIT      2,608,335  
     

 

 

 
        6,395,926  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.76%

  

339,820

   Vonage Holdings Corp.*      2,147,662  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.52%

  

21,700

   Spire, Inc.      1,464,750  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     269,486,885  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $184,362,123)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.05%

  

1,040

   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund      142,979  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     142,979  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $87,288)

  

Investment Company — 3.76%

  

10,567,234

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(a)      10,567,234  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     10,567,234  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $10,567,234)

  

Total Investments

   $ 280,197,098  

(Cost $195,016,645)(b) — 99.72%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.28%

     799,458  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 280,996,556  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(b) 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.

 

24


 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 97.96%

 

Consumer Discretionary — 19.97%

 

13,100

   AH Belo Corp., Class A    $ 80,565  

3,725

   Ambassadors International, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

600

   Ambow Education Holding Ltd. ADR*(b)      3,540  

11,800

   AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A      371,110  

10,900

   America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*      397,305  

21,300

   Anemostat Door Products*(a)(b)      0  

21,300

   Anemostat, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

32,100

   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*      389,373  

3

   Biglari Holdings, Inc.*      1,296  

16,200

   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      160,218  

13,427

   Bowl America, Inc., Class A      194,691  

27,800

   Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*      296,626  

45,700

   Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*      404,445  

6,700

   Caleres, Inc.      177,014  

47,600

   Carriage Services, Inc.      1,290,912  

30,100

   Century Communities, Inc.*      764,540  

66,800

   Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*      282,564  

8,800

   Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      274,472  

28,700

   CSS Industries, Inc.      743,904  

14,130

   Culp, Inc.      440,856  

30,200

   Delta Apparel, Inc.*      532,426  

24,243

   E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      568,256  

46,600

   Entercom Communications Corp., Class A      666,380  

35,000

   Eros International Plc*      360,500  

18,100

   Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      912,240  

9,100

   Fred’s, Inc., Class A      119,210  

21,800

   Harte-Hanks, Inc.*      30,520  

25,940

   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      631,639  

2,000

   Helen of Troy Ltd.*      188,400  

10,400

   hhgregg, Inc.*      1,300  

25,100

   Hooker Furniture Corp.      779,355  

23,000

   J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*      231,150  

10,500

   JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*      57,750  

18,500

   Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      675,250  

41,700

   K12, Inc.*      798,555  

23,500

   Kid Brands, Inc.*      33  

47,910

   Lakeland Industries, Inc.*      515,033  

95,270

   Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

7,900

   La-Z-Boy, Inc.      213,300  

26,200

   Lifetime Brands, Inc.      526,620  

22,500

   Luby’s, Inc.*      69,975  

21,200

   M/I Homes, Inc.*      519,400  

38,300

   Marcus Corp. (The)      1,229,430  

39,190

   MarineMax, Inc.*      848,463  

7,500

   McRae Industries, Inc., Class A      217,500  

2,285

   Mecklermedia Corp.*      91  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

21,300

   Mestek, Inc.*    $ 532,500  

9,600

   Modine Manufacturing Co.*      117,120  

23,100

   Movado Group, Inc.      576,345  

2,300

   NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      160,540  

8,400

   Nautilus, Inc.*      153,300  

22,000

   New Home Co., Inc. (The)*      230,120  

761

   Nexstar Media Group, Inc.      53,384  

10,300

   Nobility Homes, Inc.*      162,225  

41,000

   Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

8,450

   Perry Ellis International, Inc.*      181,506  

40,800

   Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      292,128  

119,400

   Point.360*      29,850  

51,900

   Red Lion Hotels Corp.*      365,895  

35,200

   Rocky Brands, Inc.      406,560  

61,500

   Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*      172,815  

14,200

   Saga Communications, Inc., Class A      724,910  

39,150

   Salem Media Group, Inc.      291,667  

35,000

   Shiloh Industries, Inc.*      477,050  

35,100

   Stage Stores, Inc.      90,909  

15,100

   Standard Motor Products, Inc.      742,014  

15,900

   Stein Mart, Inc.      47,859  

4,000

   Stoneridge, Inc.*      72,560  

14,600

   Strattec Security Corp.      405,880  

34,500

   Superior Industries International, Inc.      874,575  

53,400

   Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      993,240  

59,300

   Tilly’s, Inc., Class A      534,886  

9,800

   Tower International, Inc.      265,580  

29,300

   Townsquare Media, Inc, Class A*      356,874  

65,200

   Trans World Entertainment Corp.*      110,840  

40,300

   TravelCenters of America LLC*      245,830  

23,400

   UCP, Inc., Class A*      237,510  

33,500

   Unifi, Inc.*      951,065  

19,100

   Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*      65,895  

30,000

   Universal Travel Group*(a)(b)      0  

23,100

   VOXX International Corp.*      120,120  

1,397

   Walking Co. Holdings, Inc. (The)*      6,636  

11,000

   Weyco Group, Inc.      308,880  

25,100

   William Lyon Homes, Class A*      517,562  
     

 

 

 
        28,842,837  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.29%

  

6,490

   Alliance One International, Inc.*      83,397  

7,350

   Andersons, Inc. (The)      278,565  

42,400

   Central Garden and Pet Co.*      1,571,768  

22,800

   Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      983,820  

24,200

   Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage, Inc.*      251,438  

15,300

   Oil-Dri Corp. of America      570,231  

65,900

   Omega Protein Corp.      1,321,295  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

73,000

   Royal Hawaiian Orchards LP*    $ 164,980  

27,640

   SpartanNash Co.      967,124  
     

 

 

 
        6,192,618  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.95%

  

45,500

   Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.      548,275  

27,000

   Ardmore Shipping Corp.      217,350  

27,100

   Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*      258,263  

16

   Basic Energy Services, Inc.*      534  

24,540

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      322,946  

31,700

   Dorian LPG Ltd.*      333,801  

23,800

   Era Group, Inc.*      315,588  

7,500

   Global Partners LP      146,250  

2,950

   Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.*      19,588  

15,700

   Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*      69,551  

29,800

   Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*      776,290  

13,100

   Newpark Resources, Inc.*      106,110  

53,100

   North American Energy Partners, Inc.*      262,845  

9,200

   Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc.      176,640  

14,600

   PHI, Inc.*      169,360  

11,900

   PHI, Inc., Non voting*      142,562  

19,050

   REX American Resources Corp.*      1,723,835  

1,230

   Sanchez Production Partners L.P.      19,311  

131

   Swift Energy Co.*      3,603  

17,600

   Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A      36,080  

110,300

   Trico Marine Services, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

18,880

   W&T Offshore, Inc.*      52,298  
     

 

 

 
        5,701,080  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 26.58%

  

39,150

   Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.*      47  

30,720

   AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      554,497  

16,490

   Ameris Bancorp      760,189  

49,300

   Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.      273,615  

27,478

   Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      516,861  

85,300

   Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      714,814  

41,000

   Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT      548,580  

8,100

   Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A      114,453  

6,997

   Asta Funding, Inc.*      57,375  

17,400

   Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      425,430  

37,700

   Banc of California, Inc.      780,390  

12,400

   Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA      343,976  

25,400

   Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      129,540  

4,928

   Banner Corp.      274,194  

100,000

   Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.*(b)      200  

13,200

   Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd.      254,760  

33,600

   California First National Bancorp      544,320  

4,211

   Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      182,757  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

38,000

   Capitol Bancorp Ltd.*(a)(b)    $ 0  

31,400

   Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      536,626  

1,506

   CIM Commercial Trust Corp. REIT      24,247  

63,650

   Citizens, Inc.*      472,919  

101,200

   Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*      476,652  

2,189

   Cowen Group, Inc., Class A*      32,725  

31,777

   Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      559,911  

8,444

   Donegal Group, Inc., Class B      130,882  

48,540

   Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      344,149  

19,200

   Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT      281,472  

31,050

   EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      871,263  

57,900

   Enova International, Inc.*      859,815  

27,600

   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      1,588,932  

56,900

   Federated National Holding Co.      991,767  

26,200

   First Defiance Financial Corp.      1,297,162  

9,400

   First Financial Corp.      446,500  

36,700

   First Merchants Corp.      1,443,044  

38,000

   First Place Financial Corp.*(a)(b)      0  

42,000

   First State Bancorporation*(a)(b)      0  

660

   Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*      18,605  

14,800

   Franklin Financial Network, Inc.*      573,500  

65,700

   GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.      547,281  

11,500

   GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      340,285  

19,800

   Great Ajax Corp. REIT      258,390  

5,226

   Great Western Bancorp, Inc.      221,635  

7,100

   Guaranty Bancorp      172,885  

17,300

   HCI Group, Inc.      788,534  

28,900

   Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      369,053  

2,858

   Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      78,509  

6,040

   HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.*      141,940  

9,000

   Houlihan Lokey, Inc.      310,050  

42,700

   Independence Holding Co.      794,220  

7,100

   Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      678,050  

6,300

   Investors Title Co.      996,345  

41,600

   JMP Group, Inc.      252,512  

16,500

   Kansas City Life Insurance Co.      756,525  

69,200

   Manning & Napier, Inc.      394,440  

28,890

   Marlin Business Services Corp.      743,917  

20,200

   MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      309,060  

41,000

   MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      1,293,550  

5,300

   National Security Group, Inc. (The)      85,224  

3,200

   National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      973,312  

12,400

   Navigators Group, Inc. (The)      673,320  

22,067

   Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      234,572  

37,700

   OFG Bancorp.      444,860  

24,000

   Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A      384,000  

8,200

   Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      140,220  

23,900

   Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT      238,761  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Value  

 

 

7,900

   Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*    $ 59,645  

2,468

   Park Sterling Corp.      30,381  

37,700

   PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Class A*      642,785  

23,200

   Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      734,512  

7,300

   Piper Jaffray Cos.      466,105  

15,900

   Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      296,535  

37,000

   Regional Management Corp.*      718,910  

5,100

   Resource Capital Corp. REIT      49,827  

9,100

   Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      637,910  

5,300

   Simmons First National Corp., Class A      292,295  

1,893

   South State Corp.      169,139  

29,500

   Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      771,425  

24,623

   Sterling Bancorp      583,565  

10,600

   Stewart Information Services Corp.      468,308  

6,100

   Suffolk Bancorp      246,501  

3,140

   Sun Bancorp, Inc.      76,616  

3,743

   Sutherland Asset Management Corp. REIT      54,086  

26,800

   Unico American Corp.*      255,940  

84,216

   United Community Financial Corp.      702,361  

19,000

   United Western Bancorp, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

18,900

   Walker & Dunlop, Inc.*      787,941  

14,041

   Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      137,181  

16,800

   Winthrop Realty Trust REIT*(b)      151,200  
     

 

 

 
        38,380,787  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 3.38%

  

21,339

   Aceto Corp.      337,370  

30,600

   Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A*      55,080  

28,800

   Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*      404,064  

11,000

   American Shared Hospital Services*      47,839  

17,900

   AngioDynamics, Inc.*      310,565  

42,660

   BioScrip, Inc.*      72,522  

16,800

   CONMED Corp.      746,088  

5,300

   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      76,108  

68,850

   CryoLife, Inc.*      1,146,353  

11,562

   Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*      24,858  

2,800

   Invacare Corp.      33,320  

5,300

   Kewaunee Scientific Corp.      122,165  

9,662

   Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      80,678  

15,000

   MedCath Corp.*(a)(b)      0  

42,300

   PharMerica Corp.*      989,820  

24,600

   Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*      432,222  
     

 

 

 
        4,879,052  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 19.12%

  

3,000

   Aegion Corp.*      68,730  

13,300

   Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      288,610  

13,500

   Alamo Group, Inc.      1,028,565  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

47,907

   Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      $ 962,931  

1,800

   Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      70,110  

47,700

   Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      312,435  

8,100

   AMREP Corp.*      51,921  

66,000

   Arc Document Solutions, Inc.*      227,700  

4,500

   Argan, Inc.      297,675  

30,500

   CAI International, Inc.*      480,070  

45,800

   CBIZ, Inc.*      620,590  

6,700

   CDI Corp.*      57,285  

8,774

   CECO Environmental Corp.      92,215  

55,700

   Celadon Group, Inc.      364,835  

10,678

   Cenveo, Inc.*      53,604  

2,400

   Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.      97,272  

3,960

   Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      145,134  

28,878

   Compx International, Inc.      443,277  

7,000

   Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      214,550  

25,500

   Ducommun, Inc.*      734,145  

2

   Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*      11  

13,100

   Eastern Co. (The)      280,340  

8,480

   Ecology and Environment, Inc., Class A      84,800  

12,100

   Encore Wire Corp.      556,600  

44,600

   Ennis, Inc.      758,200  

1,300

   EnPro Industries, Inc.      92,508  

18,400

   Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.      423,200  

27,000

   Federal Signal Corp.      372,870  

19,900

   FLY Leasing Ltd. ADR*      261,088  

414

   Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.*      5,175  

13,400

   Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      552,080  

22,100

   Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.*      98,345  

5,580

   Golden Ocean Group Ltd.*      42,687  

8,960

   GP Strategies Corp.*      226,688  

11,500

   Graham Corp.      264,500  

12,850

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      553,835  

26,500

   Griffon Corp.      653,225  

19,250

   Hardinge, Inc.      216,370  

7,600

   Hill International, Inc.*      31,540  

23,350

   International Shipholding Corp.*      212  

11,830

   Kadant, Inc.      702,111  

2,600

   Key Technology, Inc.*      34,476  

9,600

   Kimball International, Inc., Class B      158,400  

3,908

   Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      30,404  

64,000

   LECG Corp.*(a)(b)      0  

16,200

   LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A      170,100  

44,250

   LSI Industries, Inc.      446,483  

17,400

   Lydall, Inc.*      932,640  

27,012

   Marten Transport Ltd.      633,431  

40,100

   Meritor, Inc.*      686,913  

72,000

   Mesa Air Group, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

 

30


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

43,194

   MFC Industrial Ltd.*    $ 76,885  

39,700

   Miller Industries, Inc.      1,046,095  

16,000

   Mistras Group, Inc.*      342,080  

3,900

   National Presto Industries, Inc.      398,580  

19,500

   Neff Corp., Class A*      379,275  

29,200

   NN, Inc.      735,840  

4,600

   Northwest Pipe Co.*      72,266  

31,500

   Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      235,305  

42,900

   PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      698,841  

137

   Paragon Shipping, Inc., Class A*      3  

9,440

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      669,296  

25,000

   RCM Technologies, Inc.*      119,000  

43,100

   Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.*      296,097  

18,500

   Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*      611,980  

22,000

   Safe Bulkers, Inc.*      48,400  

25,690

   Sparton Corp.*      539,233  

3,200

   Standex International Corp.      320,480  

49,820

   Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      1,009,353  

14,082

   Team, Inc.*      380,918  

26,400

   Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.      403,920  

33,000

   TRC Cos., Inc.*      575,850  

2,900

   Universal Forest Products, Inc.      285,766  

13,900

   USA Truck, Inc.*      102,165  

11,100

   Vectrus, Inc.*      248,085  

17,000

   Viad Corp.      768,400  

24,200

   Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*      166,980  

15,000

   Willdan Group, Inc.*      483,900  

32,200

   Willis Lease Finance Corp.*      719,670  
     

 

 

 
        27,615,549  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 9.12%

  

5,200

   Black Box Corp.      46,540  

15,000

   Blucora, Inc.*      259,500  

38,600

   CIBER, Inc.*      15,440  

50,000

   Comarco, Inc.*      6,500  

9,600

   Communications Systems, Inc.      42,240  

31,800

   CTS Corp.      677,340  

44,050

   DHI Group, Inc.*      173,997  

25,600

   Digi International, Inc.*      304,640  

24,700

   Edgewater Technology, Inc.*      184,015  

9,200

   Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*      64,124  

10,400

   ePlus, Inc.*      1,404,520  

40,800

   Everi Holdings, Inc.*      195,432  

8,000

   Exar Corp.*      104,080  

4,200

   Fabrinet*      176,526  

31,400

   Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      1,290,226  

13,000

   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. ADR*      215,410  

4,800

   Kemet Corp.*      57,600  

 

31


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

26,100

   Kimball Electronics, Inc.*    $ 442,395  

18,300

   Magal Security Systems Ltd.*      137,616  

17,800

   Methode Electronics, Inc.      811,680  

21,532

   Novanta, Inc.*      571,675  

35,415

   Optical Cable Corp.*      108,016  

23,800

   Park Electrochemical Corp.      425,068  

41,200

   PC Connection, Inc.      1,227,348  

28,700

   Perceptron, Inc.*      239,358  

31,730

   Photronics, Inc.*      339,511  

39,674

   Reis, Inc.      710,165  

21,200

   Richardson Electronics Ltd.      127,624  

33,900

   Rubicon Project, Inc. (The)*      199,671  

24,600

   Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*      551,040  

60,100

   Sigmatron International, Inc.*      297,495  

2,433

   STR Holdings, Inc.*      504  

4,269

   SYKES Enterprises, Inc.*      125,509  

16,200

   Systemax, Inc.      179,658  

25,600

   TESSCO Technologies, Inc.      401,920  

13,200

   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      208,560  

650

   WPCS International, Inc.*      897  

47,600

   XO Group, Inc.*      819,196  

9,866

   Zedge, Inc., Class B*      30,289  
     

 

 

 
        13,173,325  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.28%

  

46,290

   American Vanguard Corp.      768,414  

5,200

   Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      73,060  

37,000

   Blue Earth Refineries, Inc.*(a)(b)      0  

6,629

   Centerra Gold, Inc.      38,514  

15,700

   China Green Agriculture, Inc.*      20,410  

8,400

   Friedman Industries, Inc.      54,348  

35,790

   FutureFuel Corp.      507,502  

4,300

   Hawkins, Inc.      210,700  

5,100

   Innospec, Inc.      330,225  

17,200

   KMG Chemicals, Inc.      792,404  

11,500

   Materion Corp.      385,825  

5,640

   Myers Industries, Inc.      89,394  

1,700

   Neenah Paper, Inc.      126,990  

26

   North American Palladium Ltd.*      106  

16,100

   Olympic Steel, Inc.      298,816  

85,270

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      844,173  

870

   Quaker Chemical Corp.      114,544  

16,500

   Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.      221,925  

10,900

   Real Industry, Inc.*      31,065  

2,200

   Stepan Co.      173,382  

31,000

   Trecora Resources*      344,100  

22,200

   Tredegar Corp.      389,610  

7,800

   Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      132,600  

 

32


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares             Value  

 

 

3,200

   Vulcan International Corp.    $ 236,800  
     

 

 

 
        6,184,907  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.96%

  

13,200

   Agree Realty Corp. REIT      633,072  

37,100

   Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      186,242  

8,400

   Forestar Group, Inc.*      114,660  

11,342

   Getty Realty Corp. REIT      286,612  

23,500

   MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      263,435  

23,100

   Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT      329,637  

29,700

   One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      693,792  

17,400

   Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      243,948  

8,100

   RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A      481,545  

11,000

   UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      167,310  

10,800

   Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. REIT, Class A      222,048  

47,200

   Whitestone REIT      653,248  
     

 

 

 
        4,275,549  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.47%

  

15,200

   IDT Corp., Class B      193,344  

25,800

   Spok Holdings, Inc.      490,200  
     

 

 

 
        683,544  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.84%

  

3,000

   American States Water Co.      132,900  

3,708

   California Water Service Group      132,932  

17,885

   Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      1,237,642  

16,200

   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      861,030  

16,100

   Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.      488,635  

22,300

   Middlesex Water Co.      823,985  

17,000

   SJW Corp.      819,740  

23,326

   Unitil Corp.      1,050,370  
     

 

 

 
        5,547,234  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     141,476,482  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $106,895,900)

  

Preferred Stocks — 0.71%

  

3,122

   Alere, Inc.      1,024,016  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,024,016  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $504,723)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.10%

  

750

   iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund      64,237  

 

33


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

4,400

   PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio    $ 80,674  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     144,911  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $57,304)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.20%

  

444

   Basic Energy Services, Inc. Warrants*      0  

724

   Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. Warrants, Expire 10/15/21*      65  

992

   Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. Warrants, Expire 7/9/21*      149  

6,100

   Media General, Inc. Rights*      0  

703

   Swift Energy Co. Warrants*(b)      0  

703

   Swift Energy Co. Warrants*(b)      0  

3,585

   US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      147,702  

3,585

   US Concrete, Inc., Class B Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*      134,079  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     281,995  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $73,488)

  

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 0.00%

  

$1,947

   Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)    $ 0  

1,625

   Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)      0  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     0  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

  

Shares

           

Investment Company — 1.13%

  

1,638,349

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(c)      1,638,349  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,638,349  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,638,349)

  

Total Investments

   $ 144,565,753  

(Cost $109,169,764)(d) — 100.10%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.10)%

     (148,196
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 144,417,557  
     

 

 

 

 

34


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

* 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) Affiliated investment.
(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.

 

35


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.56%

 

Consumer Discretionary — 16.96%

 

4,033

   Brunswick Corp.    $ 246,820  

3,179

   Foot Locker, Inc.      237,821  

12,843

   ILG, Inc.      269,189  

2,350

   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      57,739  

477

   Lear Corp.      67,534  

3,350

   Lennar Corp. Class A      171,487  

1,552

   Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      132,929  

930

   Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      213,426  

4,761

   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      224,576  

4,615

   Toll Brothers, Inc.*      166,648  

9,910

   Tri Pointe Group, Inc.*      124,271  

64

   Whirlpool Corp.      10,965  

780

   Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      41,824  
     

 

 

 
        1,965,229  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.50%

  

440

   JM Smucker Co., (The)      57,675  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 15.92%

  

1,950

   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      46,625  

12,516

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      164,710  

1,250

   Concho Resources, Inc.*      160,425  

8,840

   Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*      163,982  

9,613

   Keane Group, Inc.*      137,466  

4,296

   Newfield Exploration Co.*      158,565  

3,100

   Noble Energy, Inc.      106,454  

9,170

   Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*      298,117  

9,593

   Range Resources Corp.      279,156  

3,480

   Tesoro Corp.      282,089  

4,998

   Whiting Petroleum Corp.*      47,281  
     

 

 

 
        1,844,870  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 17.79%

  

21,789

   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      402,225  

5,227

   Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      180,593  

1,937

   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      93,112  

9,500

   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      127,205  

4,140

   Invesco Ltd.      126,808  

330

   Lincoln National Corp.      21,599  

15,193

   National General Holdings Corp.      360,986  

1,370

   Signature Bank*      203,294  

1,109

   SVB Financial Group*      206,374  

9,030

   Synchrony Financial      309,729  

760

   XL Group Ltd.      30,294  
     

 

 

 
        2,062,219  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 11.18%

  

1,772

   Centene Corp.*      126,273  

 

36


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

3,974

   Envision Healthcare Corp.*    $ 243,686  

3,820

   Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc*      554,397  

200

   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      28,694  

7,698

   Mallinckrodt Plc*      343,100  
     

 

 

 
        1,296,150  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 4.98%

  

1,972

   Alaska Air Group, Inc.      181,858  

750

   Carlisle Cos., Inc.      79,807  

2,152

   Oshkosh Corp.      147,606  

1,096

   Ryder System, Inc.      82,682  

1,599

   Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      84,859  
     

 

 

 
        576,812  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 15.15%

  

1,431

   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      105,050  

1,940

   Cavium, Inc.*      139,020  

3,387

   Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*      80,170  

2,527

   LAM Research Corp.      324,366  

3,184

   MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*      153,787  

3,990

   Microsemi Corp.*      205,605  

16,670

   On Semiconductor Corp.*      258,218  

4,490

   Western Digital Corp.      370,560  

1,312

   Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      119,720  
     

 

 

 
        1,756,496  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 5.67%

  

3,522

   Crown Holdings, Inc.*      186,490  

7,519

   Steel Dynamics, Inc.      261,360  

4,023

   WestRock Co.      209,317  
     

 

 

 
        657,167  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.06%

  

210

   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      23,209  

650

   Apartment Investment & Management Co. REIT, Class A      28,827  

40

   Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      5,296  

3,769

   Colony Starwood Homes REIT      127,957  

540

   Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      40,171  

3,540

   First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      94,270  

2,294

   Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. REIT, Class A      72,169  

4,250

   Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT*      92,777  

3,000

   Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      101,940  
     

 

 

 
        586,616  
     

 

 

 

 

37


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

Utilities — 6.35%

  

5,180

   CMS Energy Corp.    $ 231,753  

1,931

   DTE Energy Co.      197,174  

1,750

   Edison International      139,317  

10,310

   Vistra Energy Corp.      168,053  
     

 

 

 
        736,297  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     11,539,531  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $11,178,585)

  

Investment Company — 0.81%

  

93,794

 

  

U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(a)

 

    

 

93,794

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

  

 

 

 

93,794

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Cost $93,794)

  

Total Investments

   $ 11,633,325  

(Cost $11,272,379)(b) — 100.37%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.37)%

     (43,309
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 11,590,016  
     

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(b) 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.

 

38


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          Value  

 

 

Common Stocks — 96.14%

 

Consumer Discretionary — 12.43%

 

29,750

   American Outdoor Brands Corp.*    $ 589,347  

13,310

   Carriage Services, Inc.      360,967  

29,070

   Dana Holding Corp.      561,342  

56,350

   Gray Television, Inc.*      817,075  

43,040

   Libbey, Inc.      627,523  

20,680

   Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      635,496  

22,760

   New Media Investment Group, Inc.      323,420  

8,800

   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*      514,360  

23,500

   Steven Madden Ltd.*      905,925  

24,360

   Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*      199,752  

29,200

   Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      622,544  

24,200

   Unifi, Inc.*      687,038  

10,420

   Universal Electronics, Inc.*      713,770  
     

 

 

 
        7,558,559  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 2.07%

  

38,550

   Dean Foods Co.      757,893  

6,880

   John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      503,547  
     

 

 

 
        1,261,440  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.95%

  

35,100

   Callon Petroleum Co.*      461,916  

34,650

   Delek US Holdings, Inc.      840,955  

16,230

   Gulfport Energy Corp.*      278,994  

46,940

   Ring Energy, Inc.*      507,891  

7,570

   RSP Permian, Inc.*      313,625  
     

 

 

 
        2,403,381  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 27.48%

  

7,580

   American Financial Group, Inc.      723,284  

10,520

   AMERISAFE, Inc.      682,748  

27,060

   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      499,528  

22,270

   Chemical Financial Corp.      1,139,111  

28,010

   CoBiz Financial, Inc.      470,568  

11,030

   Community Bank System, Inc.      606,429  

82,030

   Compass Diversified Holdings      1,361,698  

28,479

   Hanmi Financial Corp.      875,729  

41,020

   Heritage Financial Corp.      1,015,245  

7,610

   LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.      303,639  

30,000

   Mercantile Bank Corp.      1,032,000  

14,720

   National General Holdings Corp.      349,747  

4,790

   Northrim BanCorp, Inc.      143,939  

33,760

   Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*      1,301,448  

12,400

   ProAssurance Corp.      747,100  

7,160

   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      909,177  

5,960

   Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*      75,692  

 

39


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

29,830

   Sterling Bancorp    $ 706,971  

27,530

   Synovus Financial Corp.      1,129,281  

15,930

   Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      1,329,358  

47,330

   United Community Banks, Inc.      1,310,568  
     

 

 

 
        16,713,260  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 3.12%

  

18,090

   Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*      535,826  

15,100

   PharMerica Corp.*      353,340  

2,940

   Teleflex, Inc.      569,566  

5,350

   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      436,613  
     

 

 

 
        1,895,345  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 19.46%

  

115,528

   ACCO Brands Corp.*      1,519,193  

64,270

   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*      906,850  

16,660

   Columbus McKinnon Corp.      413,501  

31,063

   Ducommun, Inc.*      894,304  

17,240

   EnerSys, Inc.      1,360,926  

22,430

   Ennis, Inc.      381,310  

25,570

   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      1,102,067  

15,650

   Herman Miller, Inc.      493,757  

2,650

   Kirby Corp.*      186,957  

11,260

   Lydall, Inc.*      603,536  

12,370

   Marten Transport Ltd.      290,077  

36,190

   NN, Inc.      911,988  

11,815

   Patrick Industries, Inc.*      837,684  

34,380

   PGT, Inc.*      369,585  

19,040

   Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      1,010,453  

27,290

   Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      552,895  
     

 

 

 
        11,835,083  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 7.71%

  

4,440

   Coherent, Inc.*      913,042  

41,840

   Novanta, Inc.*      1,110,852  

34,280

   PC Connection, Inc.      1,021,201  

31,490

   Sapiens International Corp.      405,591  

5,970

   Synaptics, Inc.*      295,575  

7,650

   Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      453,415  

30,760

   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      486,008  
     

 

 

 
        4,685,684  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 5.74%

  

5,200

   Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      415,480  

21,650

   Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      916,878  

110,580

   OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*      1,094,742  

13,320

   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      1,065,866  
     

 

 

 
        3,492,966  
     

 

 

 

 

40


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

 

 

Real Estate — 9.03%

 

20,090

   Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT    $ 447,003  

17,300

   Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT      413,470  

8,850

   CubeSmart, REIT      229,746  

53,830

   DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      600,204  

15,900

   DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT      788,481  

3,110

   EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      228,678  

10,366

   Gramercy Property Trust, REIT      272,626  

20,600

   LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      596,370  

12,370

   National Storage Affiliates Trust, REIT      295,643  

25,620

   Physicians Realty Trust, REIT      509,069  

12,900

   Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      290,508  

20,280

   STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      507,406  

11,250

   Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      315,000  
     

 

 

 
        5,494,204  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 5.15%

  

13,720

   NorthWestern Corp.      805,364  

22,280

   Portland General Electric Co.      989,678  

19,790

   Spire, Inc.      1,335,825  
     

 

 

 
        3,130,867  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     58,470,789  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $56,733,844)

  

Investment Company — 8.69%

  

5,281,489

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(a)      5,281,489  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     5,281,489  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $5,281,489)

  

Total Investments

   $ 63,752,278  

(Cost $62,015,333)(b) — 104.83%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (4.83)%

     (2,934,745
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 60,817,533  
     

 

 

 

 

41


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated investment.
(b) 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.

 

42


 

  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

RBC

SMID Cap
Growth Fund

    RBC
  Enterprise  
Fund
    RBC
Small Cap
  Core Fund  
    RBC
Microcap
  Value Fund  
    

RBC

Mid Cap

Value Fund

    

RBC

Small Cap

Value Fund

 

Assets:

              

Investments in securities, at value:

              

Unaffiliated investments (cost $59,807,721, $46,544,330, $184,449,411, $107,531,415, $11,178,585 and $56,733,844, respectively)

   $ 77,057,860     $ 84,280,267     $ 269,629,864     $ 142,927,404      $ 11,539,531      $ 58,470,789  

Affiliated investments (cost $1,513,558, $682,519, $10,567,234, $1,638,349, $93,794 and $5,281,489, respectively)

     1,513,558       682,519       10,567,234       1,638,349        93,794        5,281,489  

Interest and dividends receivable

     16,332       17,717       133,984       197,919        12,721        69,419  

Receivable from advisor

                              9,420         

Receivable for capital shares issued

     356,490             267,522       29,490        6,040        682,407  

Receivable for investments sold

                 1,953,167              186,004         

Prepaid expenses

     40,523       21,045       75,744       22,538        17,331        25,939  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     78,984,763       85,001,548       282,627,515       144,815,700        11,864,841        64,530,043  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     550             121,243       232,663                

Payable for investments purchased

           245,589       1,255,403              246,182        3,665,110  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

              

Investment advisory fees

     31,110       57,571       147,758       91,887               28,053  

Administration fees

     5,306       6,132       18,822       10,012        687         

Audit fees

     19,279       19,294       19,250       19,543        19,309        19,264  

Trustees’ fees

           141             51                

Distribution fees

     3,238       247       264              62         

Shareholder reports

     1,314       3,807       6,073       4,823        520         

Transfer agent fees

     10,822       17,189       56,947       35,439        1,669         

Other

     2,388       3,113       5,199       3,725        6,396        83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     74,007       353,083       1,630,959       398,143        274,825        3,712,510  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,910,756     $ 84,648,465     $ 280,996,556     $ 144,417,557      $ 11,590,016      $ 60,817,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

              

Capital

   $ 52,831,370     $ 36,540,761     $ 196,281,563     $ 98,527,329      $ 11,126,811      $ 58,642,614  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (273,805     (267,344     (184,693     82,258        14,955        46,548  

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions and foreign currency

     9,103,052       10,639,111       (280,767     10,411,981        87,304        391,426  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     17,250,139       37,735,937       85,180,453       35,395,989        360,946        1,736,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,910,756     $ 84,648,465     $ 280,996,556     $ 144,417,557      $ 11,590,016      $ 60,817,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets:

              

Class A

   $ 11,226,150     $ 1,327,457     $ 12,984,516     $ 7,970,087      $ 67,328      $ N/A  

Class I

     67,674,001       83,321,008       268,001,827       136,447,470        11,522,688        57,647,096  

Class R6

     10,605       N/A       10,213       N/A        N/A        3,170,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 78,910,756     $ 84,648,465     $ 280,996,556     $ 144,417,557      $ 11,590,016      $ 60,817,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC
SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC
  Enterprise  
Fund
    RBC
  Small Cap  
Core Fund
    RBC
Microcap
  Value Fund  
    RBC
Mid Cap
Value Fund
    RBC
Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

            

Class A

     819,028       56,428       356,831       262,127       5,772       N/A  

Class I

     4,474,388       3,434,144       7,088,809       4,484,795       994,677       4,576,065  

Class R6

                 701                   N/A                  270                   N/A                   N/A           250,375  

Total

       5,294,117         3,490,572         7,445,910         4,746,922         1,000,449         4,826,440  

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices per Share:

            

Class A(a)

     $       13.71       $       23.52       $       36.39       $       30.41       $       11.66       $          N/A  

Class I

     $       15.12       $       24.26       $       37.81              $30.42       $       11.58       $       12.60  

Class R6

     $       15.13                   N/A       $       37.84 (b)                  N/A                   N/A       $       12.66  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

            

Class A

     $       14.55       $      24.95       $       38.61       $      32.27       $      12.37       $          N/A  

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

                5.75               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.
(b) Net asset value is calculated using unrounded net assets of $10,212.76 divided by the unrounded shares outstanding of 269.91.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Statements of Operations    

 

 

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)    

 

     RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC Enterprise
Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
    RBC Microcap
Value Fund
    RBC Mid Cap
Value Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Investment Income:

                        

Dividend income - unaffiliated

                $ 248,815                  $ 571,856                  $ 1,869,766                  $ 1,454,427                  $ 43,321                  $ 181,908  

Dividend income - affiliated

       3,579         4,373         18,006         2,293         701         4,982  

Foreign tax withholding

       (771       (464               (741                
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       251,623         575,765         1,887,772         1,455,979         44,022         186,890  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

                        

Investment advisory fees

       275,732         468,726         1,143,310         694,869         23,014         83,876  

Distribution fees - Class A

       14,434         1,774         16,295         11,055         74          

Accounting fees

       14,572         15,124         19,328         16,463         12,767         13,127  

Administration fees

       29,543         37,814         100,880         57,906         2,466          

Audit fees

       17,997         18,011         17,966         18,260         18,026         17,981  

Custodian fees

       1,792         1,960         3,817         1,147         12,717         1,554  

Insurance fees

       1,734         1,734         1,735         1,734         1,735         1,734  

Legal fees

       5,416         2,409         18,579         3,460         193         485  

Registration and filing fees

       24,007         18,726         24,275         19,168         16,238         18,140  

Shareholder reports

       5,625         9,686         16,634         17,001         609         307  

Transfer agent fees - Class A

       14,300         3,612         12,617         18,041         1,844          

Transfer agent fees - Class I

       24,199         48,144         155,691         101,516         3,007         3,201  

Transfer agent fees - Class R6

       2,194                 2,194                         2,194  

Trustees’ fees

       2,256         2,766         6,763         4,022         132         214  

Other fees

       4,876         5,145         7,006         12,091         3,636         4,262  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

       438,677         635,631         1,547,090         976,733         96,458         147,075  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

                        

Advisor

       (89,427       (89,336       (320,232       (139,557       (78,301       (42,250
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       349,250         546,295         1,226,858         837,176         18,157         104,825  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       (97,627       29,470         660,914         618,803         25,865         82,065  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions:

                        

Net realized gains from investment transactions

       9,399,463         10,916,365         4,751,701         10,442,229         250,408         434,480  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency

       (5,938,864       (538,014       15,097,900         4,454,040         133,892         1,106,591  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains from investments

       3,460,599         10,378,351         19,849,601         14,896,269         384,300         1,541,071  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 3,362,972       $ 10,407,821       $ 20,510,515       $ 15,515,072       $ 410,165       $ 1,623,136  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
     (Unaudited)              

From Investment Activities:

                              

Operations:

        

Net investment loss

     $ (97,627     $ (153,273

Net realized gains from investment transactions

       9,399,463         5,351,638  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (5,938,864       4,438,779  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       3,362,972         9,637,144  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

        

From net realized gains

       (886,609       (1,355,182

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

        

From net realized gains

       (4,241,939       (5,590,012

Distributions to Class R6 Shareholders:

        

From net realized gains

       (682        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (5,129,230       (6,945,194
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       7,843,106         32,011,667  

Distributions reinvested

       5,053,916         6,849,002  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (30,392,438       (10,385,986
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       (17,495,416       28,474,683  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase (decrease) in net assets

       (19,261,674       31,166,633  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

       98,172,430         67,005,797  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 78,910,756       $ 98,172,430  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     $ (273,805     $ (176,178
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       524,477         2,124,305  

Reinvested

       356,322         502,417  

Redeemed

       (2,104,694       (739,325
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       (1,223,895       1,887,397  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC Enterprise Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
     (Unaudited)               

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

               $ 29,470                 $ (96,315

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        10,916,365          817,844  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        (538,014        12,099,665  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        10,407,821          12,821,194  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (384         

From net realized gains

        (13,842        (80,685

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (257,301        (257,698

From net realized gains

        (962,243        (5,807,743
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (1,233,770        (6,146,126
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        383,818          526,008  

Distributions reinvested

        1,163,116          5,812,298  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (30,458,568        (14,275,233
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (28,911,634        (7,936,927
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

        (19,737,583        (1,261,859

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

        104,386,048          105,647,907  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 84,648,465        $ 104,386,048  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (267,344      $ (39,129
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        16,106          26,485  

Reinvested

        47,684          299,718  

Redeemed

        (1,282,809        (705,606
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (1,219,019        (379,403
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

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
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
            (Unaudited)               

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

                                

Net investment income (loss)

      $ 660,914        $ (46,959

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

        4,751,701          (4,150,947

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        15,097,900          45,588,780  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        20,510,515          41,390,874  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

                 (154,785

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (436,339        (164,209

From net realized gains

                 (3,088,120

Distributions to Class R6 Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (9         
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (436,348        (3,407,114
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        39,988,294          39,090,686  

Distributions reinvested

        428,287          3,250,461  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (37,167,070        (56,191,638
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        3,249,511          (13,850,491
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        23,323,678          24,133,269  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

        257,672,878          233,539,609  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 280,996,556        $ 257,672,878  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

      $ (184,693      $ (409,259
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        1,064,768          1,283,885  

Reinvested

        11,150          107,253  

Redeemed

        (1,037,780        (1,879,937
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        38,138          (488,799
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     RBC Microcap Value Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
            (Unaudited)               

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

               $ 618,803                     $ 557,988  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        10,442,229          8,082,929  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        4,454,040          10,518,615  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        15,515,072          19,159,532  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (20,416        (30,869

From net realized gains

        (463,470        (112,251

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (715,339        (726,945

From net realized gains

        (7,603,069        (1,415,402
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (8,802,294        (2,285,467
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        5,321,785          17,491,384  

Distributions reinvested

        7,402,253          1,959,231  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (25,468,028        (26,310,976
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (12,743,990        (6,860,361
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

        (6,031,212        10,013,704  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

        150,448,769          140,435,065  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 144,417,557        $ 150,448,769  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $ 82,258        $ 199,210  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        173,411          663,449  

Reinvested

        234,100          74,270  

Redeemed

        (830,696        (986,502
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (423,185        (248,783
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

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
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
     (Unaudited)               

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

                   $ 25,865                       $ 30,572  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        250,408          101,970  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        133,892          615,657  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        410,165          748,199  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

        (1,315        (55

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (23,711        (34,471

From net realized gains

        (123,435        (561,287
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (148,461        (595,813
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        7,377,049          3,506,630  

Distributions reinvested

        148,040          591,666  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (133,740        (5,362,198
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        7,391,349          (1,263,902
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

        7,653,053          (1,111,516

Net Assets

          

Beginning of period

        3,936,963          5,048,479  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 11,590,016        $ 3,936,963  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $ 14,955        $ 12,801  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        638,772          358,613  

Reinvested

        12,917          56,516  

Redeemed

        (11,676        (503,848
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        640,013          (88,719
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

     RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2016
 
    

(Unaudited)

              

From Investment Activities:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

               $ 82,065                     $ 43,710  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

        434,480          126,690  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

        1,106,591          816,465  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        1,623,136          986,865  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

        (42,304        (82,471

From net realized gains

        (171,674        (40,742

Distributions to Class R6 Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

        (178         
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (214,156        (123,213
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        56,790,746          59,136  

Distributions reinvested

        209,696          119,352  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (3,718,845         
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        53,281,597          178,488  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        54,690,577          1,042,140  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of period

        6,126,956          5,084,816  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 60,817,533        $ 6,126,956  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

      $ 46,548        $ 6,787  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        4,569,256          6,062  

Reinvested

        16,642          12,254  

Redeemed

        (300,238         
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        4,285,660          18,316  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions      
    Net Asset Value,
Beginning
of Period
    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 Period

Class A

               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $13.92       (0.03)(a)       0.86       (b)       0.83       (1.04)       (1.04)     $13.71

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    13.57       (0.06)(a)       1.95       (b)       1.89       (1.54)       (1.54)     13.92

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    15.60       (0.08)(a)       0.53       (b)       0.45       (2.48)       (2.48)     13.57

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

Class I

               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $15.24       (0.02)(a)       0.94       (b)       0.92       (1.04)       (1.04)     $15.12

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    14.68       (0.03)(a)       2.13       (b)       2.10       (1.54)       (1.54)     15.24

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    16.65       (0.05)(a)       0.56       (b)       0.51       (2.48)       (2.48)     14.68

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

Class R6

               

Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)(c)

    $15.30       (0.01)(a)       0.88       (b)       0.87       (1.04)       (1.04)     $15.13

 

(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) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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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 Period (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

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    6.34%(b)       $  11,226       1.10%(c)       (0.44%)(c)       1.47%(c)       7%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    14.99%       12,106       1.10%       (0.43%)       1.46%       14%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    2.20%       12,070       1.10%       (0.56%)       1.45%       18%  

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%  

Class I

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    6.38%(b)       $  67,674       0.85%(c)       (0.22%)(c)       1.05%(c)       7%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    15.32%       86,067       0.85%       (0.18%)       1.05%       14%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    2.44%       54,935       0.85%       (0.31%)       1.07%       18%  

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%  

Class R6

           

Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)(d)

    6.04%(b)       $  11       0.80%(c)       (0.14%)(c)       59.76%(c)       7%  

 

* 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 period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Enterprise 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 A

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $  21.49       (0.03)(a)       2.28             2.25       (0.01)       (0.21)       (0.22)       $  23.52  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    20.16       (0.07)(a)       2.59       (b)       2.52             (1.19)       (1.19)       21.49  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    25.16       (0.07)(a)       (1.72)       (b)       (1.79)             (3.21)       (3.21)       20.16  

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  

Class I

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $  22.17       0.01(a)       2.35             2.36       (0.06)       (0.21)       (0.27)       $  24.26  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    20.77       (0.02)(a)       2.66       (b)       2.64       (0.05)       (1.19)       (1.24)       22.17  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    25.77       (0.02)(a)       (1.77)       (b)       (1.79)             (3.21)       (3.21)       20.77  

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  

 

(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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RBC Enterprise 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 A

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    10.46%(b)       $  1,327       1.33%(c)       (0.22%)(c)       1.92%(c)       20%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    13.31%       1,303       1.33%       (0.35%)       2.00%       11%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    (8.73%)       1,410       1.33%       (0.30%)       1.85%       16%  

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%  

Class I

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    10.64%(b)       $  83,321       1.08%(c)       0.06%(c)       1.25%(c)       20%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    13.56%       103,083       1.08%       (0.09%)       1.25%       11%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    (8.50%)       104,237       1.08%       (0.09%)       1.21%       16%  

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%  

 

* 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 period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core 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 A

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $33.53       0.05(a)       2.81       (b)       2.86                         $36.39  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    28.55       (0.07)(a)       5.46       (b)       5.39             (0.41)       (0.41)       33.53  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    30.66       (0.04)(a)       (0.91)       (b)       (0.95)             (1.16)       (1.16)       28.55  

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  

Class I(c)

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $34.85       0.09(a)       2.93       (b)       3.02       (0.06)             (0.06)       $37.81  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    29.61       —(a)(b)       5.67       (b)       5.67       (0.02)       (0.41)       (0.43)       34.85  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    31.68       0.04(a)       (0.95)       (b)       (0.91)             (1.16)       (1.16)       29.61  

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  

Class R6

                 

Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)(d)

    $37.08       0.11(a)       0.68       (b)       0.79       (0.03)             (0.03)       $37.84  

 

(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.
(d) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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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 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 A

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    8.53%(b)       $  12,985       1.15%(c)       0.31%(c)       1.45%(c)       16%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    19.07%       12,960       1.15%       (0.23%)       1.47%       20%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    (3.47%)       7,303       1.15%       (0.13%)       1.34%       36%  

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%  

Class I(d)

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    8.67%(b)       $  268,002       0.90%(c)       0.50%(c)       1.13%(c)       16%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    19.35%       244,713       0.90%       (0.01%)       1.13%       20%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    (3.22%)       226,237       0.90%       0.11%       1.13%       36%  

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%  

Class R6

           

Period Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)(e)

    2.13%(b)       $10       0.87%(c)       0.78%(c)       59.89%(c)       16%  

 

* Excludes sales charge.
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.
** 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 period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) 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.
(e) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

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 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 A

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $29.05       0.08(a)       2.96       (b)       3.04       (0.07)       (1.61)       (1.68)       $30.41  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    25.88       0.04(a)       3.50       (b)       3.54       (0.08)       (0.29)       (0.37)       29.05  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    26.68       0.06(a)       (0.06)       (b)             (0.10)       (0.70)       (0.80)       25.88  

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  

Class I(c)

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $29.10       0.12(a)       2.96       (b)       3.08       (0.15)       (1.61)       (1.76)       $30.42  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    25.92       0.11(a)       3.51       (b)       3.62       (0.15)       (0.29)       (0.44)       29.10  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    26.73       0.13(a)       (0.07)       (b)       0.06       (0.17)       (0.70)       (0.87)       25.92  

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  

 

(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 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 A

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    10.25%(b)       $  7,970       1.32%(c)       0.55%(c)       1.75%(c)       8%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    13.80%       9,136       1.32%       0.15%       1.76%       11%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    (0.18%)       10,300       1.32%       0.20%       1.69%       5%  

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%  

Class I(d)

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    10.37%(b)       $  136,447       1.07%(c)       0.82%(c)       1.24%(c)       8%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    14.10%       141,313       1.07%       0.40%       1.24%       11%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    0.04%       130,135       1.07%       0.47%       1.22%       5%  

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%  

 

* 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 period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) 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 A

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $  10.96       0.03(a)       0.93             0.96             (0.26)       (0.26)       $  11.66  

Period Ended September 30, 2016(b)

    10.55       0.02(a)       0.45             0.47             (0.06)       (0.06)       10.96  

Class I

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $  10.92       0.04(a)       0.93             0.97       (0.05)       (0.26)       (0.31)       $  11.58  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    11.24       0.05(a)       0.94             0.99       (0.07)       (1.24)       (1.31)       10.92  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    13.49       0.08(a)       0.20             0.28       (0.04)       (2.49)       (2.53)       11.24  

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  

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) For the period from October 26, 2015 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2016.

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 A

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    8.83%(b)       $  67       0.80%(c)       0.47%(c)       9.34%(c)       50%  

Period Ended September 30, 2016(d)

    4.48%(b)(e)       32       0.80%(c)       0.19%(c)       43.48%(c)       229%  

Class I

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    8.97%(b)       $  11,523       0.55%(c)       0.79%(c)       2.88%(c)       50%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    9.37%       3,905       0.55%       0.53%       3.94%       229%  

Year Ended September 30, 2015

    0.91%       5,048       0.84%†       0.61%       3.28%       184%  

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%  

 

* 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.
Beginning August 3, 2015, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.55% of average daily net assets for Class I. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30, 2015.
(a) 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.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) For the period from October 26, 2015 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2016.
(e) During the current fiscal period, an error was discovered in the calculation of the 9/30/2016 Total Return percentage. The previously reported return of 9.06% for Class A had reflected a return that was linked to performance of Class I (adjusted for expenses of Class A) for the period of time prior to commencement of operations for Class A. The corrected return for Class A, which is not linked to another share class and reflects the performance of that class for only the period of its operations, is 4.48%. The impact of the revised calculation was evaluated, and Management concluded that the error did not result in a material misstatement of the Financial Statements or the Financial Highlights. The revised return is reflected in the Financial Highlights shown above.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Small 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

                 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    $11.33       0.05(a)       1.49       (b)       1.54       (0.05)       (0.22)       (0.27)       $12.60  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    9.73       0.08(a)       1.76             1.84       (0.16)       (0.08)       (0.24)       11.33  

Period Ended September 30, 2015(c)

    10.00       0.06(a)       (0.30)             (0.24)       (0.03)             (0.03)       9.73  

Class R6

                 

Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)(d)

    $12.26       0.17(a)       0.45             0.62             (0.22)       (0.22)       $12.66  

 

(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) For the period from December 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.
(d) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Small 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

           

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

    13.61%(b)       $  57,647       1.00%(c)       0.77%(c)       1.38%(c)       21%  

Year Ended September 30, 2016

    19.26%       6,127       1.00%       0.79%       2.71%       47%  

Period Ended September 30, 2015(d)

    (2.42%)(b)       5,085       1.00%(c)       0.67%(c)       3.50%(c)       41%  

Class R6

           

Period Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)(e)

    5.05%(b)       3,170       0.95%(c)       4.56%(c)       7.04%(c)       21%  

 

* 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) 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.
(b) Not Annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) For the period from December 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2015.
(e) For the period from November 21, 2016 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 21 portfolios. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the following six 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”)
- RBC Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value Fund”)

The SMID Cap Growth and Small Cap Core Funds offer three share classes: Class A, Class R6 (effective November 21, 2016) and Class I shares. The Enterprise, Microcap Value, and Mid Cap Value Funds offer two share classes: Class A and Class I shares. The Small Cap Value Fund offers Class I and Class R6 shares (effective November 21, 2016). 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. 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 and Class R6 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).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Each Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. 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. Fund 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”).

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms and amended certain existing rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the rules amend Regulation S-X and will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of these amendments will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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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 regularly scheduled closing time of the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). 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 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.

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

 

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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 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.

 

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The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of each Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017 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

   $ 78,571,418 (a)    $      $      $ 78,571,418  

Enterprise Fund

     84,962,786 (a)                    84,962,786  

Small Cap Core Fund

     280,197,098 (a)                    280,197,098  

Microcap Value Fund

     144,030,852 (a)      383,701(b)        151,200        144,565,753  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     11,633,325 (a)                    11,633,325  

Small Cap Value Fund

     63,752,278 (a)                    63,752,278  

(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 ($383,389), Financials ($247), Rights/Warrants ($65) sections of the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Funds did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2017.

During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Funds, except Microcap Value Fund, recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2. For Microcap Value Fund, transfers to Level 2 from Level 1 in the amount of $189,420 were due to the absence of an active trading market for the securities on March 31, 2017; securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 in the amount of $373,869 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 year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

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

 

                 Microcap Value Fund               
     (Common Stocks-
Industrials)
 

Balance as of 09/30/16 (value)

                               $ 137,928  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) *

        13,272  
     

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/17 (value)

      $ 151,200  
     

 

 

 

(a) These securities were transferred to Level 3 due to lack of a current market quotation and were valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction using unobservable inputs.

* Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in Level 3 securities still held at March 31, 2017.

The Funds’ assets assigned to the Level 3 category, including those which were fair valued at zero, 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.

 

 

Financial Instruments:

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds, except SMID Cap Growth Fund, 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 six months ended March 31, 2017.

Affiliated Investments:

The Funds may invest in other Funds of the Trust (each an “Affiliated Fund”). The Funds utilize U.S. Government Money Market Fund-RBC Institutional Class 1 as a cash sweep vehicle. The income earned by each Fund from the Affiliated Funds for the period is disclosed in the Statements of Operations. The table below details the transactions of each Fund in Affiliated Funds.

 

     Value
September 30,
2016
     Purchases      Sales      Value
March 31,
2017
      Dividends   

Investments in U.S. Government Money Market Fund — RBC Institutional Class 1

              

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 2,073,995      $ 6,009,611      $ 6,570,048      $ 1,513,558      $ 3,579  

Enterprise Fund

     655,591        33,510,190        33,483,262        682,519        4,373  

Small Cap Core Fund

     3,369,639        34,954,735        27,757,140        10,567,234        18,006  

Microcap Value Fund

     1,306,236        12,322,449        11,990,336        1,638,349        2,293  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     49,878        9,205,959        9,162,043        93,794        701  

Small Cap Value Fund

     98,611        42,756,032        37,573,154        5,281,489        4,982  

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions 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.

 

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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 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 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.

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 permanent (e.g., net operating loss, redesignation of distributions and basis adjustments on investments in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and partnerships.), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

 

 

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%  

Small Cap Value Fund

        All Net Assets      0.80%  

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an expense limitation agreement.

 

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     Class A
Annual Rate
       Class I
Annual Rate
       Class R6
Annual Rate
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     1.10%          0.85%          0.80%  

Enterprise Fund

     1.33%          1.08%              N/A  

Small Cap Core Fund

     1.15%          0.90%          0.87%  

Microcap Value Fund

     1.32%          1.07%              N/A  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     0.80%          0.55%              N/A  

Small Cap Value Fund

         N/A          1.00%          0.95%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2018 (October 31,2017 for Mid Cap Value Fund), 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 12 months (3 years for Small Cap Value Fund) from the date on which the fee was waived or expense was paid 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.

 

     FYE 9/30/15        FYE 9/30/16        FYE 9/30/17        Total  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $        $ 76,270        $ 88,289        $ 164,559  

Enterprise Fund

              83,893          87,985          171,878  

Small Cap Core Fund

              274,683          314,974          589,657  

Microcap Value Fund

              138,354          138,786          277,140  

Mid Cap Value Fund

              120,668          78,089          198,757  

Small Cap Value Fund

     106,609          93,970          41,280          241,859  

There was no recoupment of expense reimbursements/waivers during the period. Amounts from years prior to those shown are no longer subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM (US) voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Funds pay to RBC GAM (US) indirectly through its investment in an affiliated money market fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the amount waived was $1,138, $1,350, $5,258, $771, $212 and $969 for the SMID Cap Growth Fund, Enterprise Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Microcap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively, and is included in expenses waived/reimbursed by Advisor in the Statements of Operations.

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 agreement, RBC GAM (US) receives from each Fund except Small Cap Value 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 $49,000. 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

 

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fee of $6,500 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. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

In conjunction with the launch of the Small Cap Value Fund and the Class R6 Shares, the Advisor invested seed capital to provide the Fund its initial investment assets. The table below shows, as of March 31, 2017, the Fund’s net assets, the shares of the 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 Net Assets  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 78,910,756        701        0.0%  

Small Cap Core Fund

   $ 280,996,556        270        0.0%  

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 60,817,533        525,532        10.9%  

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds that offers Class A shares 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 Plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board 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 six months ended March 31, 2017, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Distributor received commissions of $9,810 front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $1,733 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 of the Funds during the six months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the six months ended March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     Purchases             Sales  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 5,759,402                                                  $ 27,558,782  

Enterprise Fund

     19,866,277           47,648,772  

Small Cap Core Fund

     41,428,544           45,899,096  

Microcap Value Fund

     12,544,078           31,725,033  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     10,519,156           3,272,840  

Small Cap Value Fund

     55,470,014           4,588,456  

 

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Within the guidelines established by the Funds to always seek best execution when entering into portfolio transactions, the Funds participate in a “commission recapture” program under which brokerage transactions are directed to Capital Institutional Services Inc. (“CAPIS”) and its correspondent brokers. A portion of the commissions paid 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

Six Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

 

 

    

For the

Year Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

    

For the

Six Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

 

 

    

For the

Year Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                            

Class A

                            

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 136,049           $ 407,886           $ 241,276           $ 115,644  

Distributions reinvested

       886,031             1,353,008             11,785             73,756  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (1,725,151           (2,084,654           (344,481           (372,585
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     $ (703,071         $ (323,760         $ (91,420         $ (183,185
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

                            

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 7,697,057           $ 31,603,781           $ 142,542           $ 410,364  

Distributions reinvested

       4,167,203             5,495,994             1,151,331             5,738,542  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (28,667,287           (8,301,332           (30,114,087           (13,902,648
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     $ (16,803,027         $ 28,798,443           $ (28,820,214         $ (7,753,742
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class R6

                            

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 10,000           $           $           $  

Distributions reinvested

       682                                      

Cost of shares redeemed

                                            
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

     $ 10,682           $           $           $  
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     $ (17,495,416         $ 28,474,683           $ (28,911,634         $ (7,936,927
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                            

Class A

                            

Issued

       10,074             30,777             10,146             5,954  

Reinvested

       67,688             106,452             498             3,917  

Redeemed

       (128,374           (156,990           (14,876           (19,181
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class A

       (50,612           (19,761           (4,232           (9,310
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

                            

Issued

       513,749             2,093,528             5,960             20,531  

Reinvested

       288,587             395,965             47,186             295,801  

Redeemed

       (1,976,320           (582,335           (1,267,933           (686,425
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class I

       (1,173,984           1,907,158             (1,214,787           (370,093
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class R6

                            

Issued

       654                                      

Reinvested

       47                                      

Redeemed

                                            
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

       701                                      
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       (1,223,895           1,887,397             (1,219,019           (379,403
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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     Small Cap
Core Fund
         

Microcap Value Fund

 
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31,

2017
       

For the

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

         

For the

Six Months Ended
March 31,

2017

       

For the

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                          

Class A

                          

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 2,199,666          $ 6,173,540          $ 555,504          $ 1,210,163  

Distributions reinvested

                   154,270            383,624            106,116  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (3,280,126          (2,278,362          (2,564,304          (3,547,551
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ (1,080,460        $ 4,049,448          $ (1,625,176        $ (2,231,272
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

                          

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 37,778,628          $ 32,917,146          $ 4,766,281          $ 16,281,221  

Distributions reinvested

        428,279            3,096,191            7,018,629            1,853,115  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (33,886,944          (53,913,276          (22,903,724          (22,763,425
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ 4,319,963          $ (17,899,939        $ (11,118,814        $ (4,629,089
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

                          

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 10,000          $          $          $  

Distributions reinvested

        8                                   

Cost of shares redeemed

                                          
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      $ 10,008          $ 0          $          $ 0  
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ 3,249,511          $ (13,850,491        $ (12,743,990        $ (6,860,361
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                          

Class A

                          

Issued

        60,440            203,351            17,921            45,583  

Reinvested

                   5,271            12,132            4,023  

Redeemed

        (90,122          (77,926          (82,407          (133,183
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        (29,682          130,696            (52,354          (83,577
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

                          

Issued

        1,004,058            1,080,534            155,490            617,866  

Reinvested

        11,150            101,982            221,968            70,247  

Redeemed

        (947,658          (1,802,011          (748,289          (853,319
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        67,550            (619,495          (370,831          (165,206
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class R6

                          

Issued

        270                                   

Reinvested

                                          

Redeemed

                                          
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

        270                                   
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        38,138            (488,799          (423,185          (248,783
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
     

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

     Mid Cap
Value Fund
           Small Cap
Value Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
March 31,

2017
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2016
           For the
Six Months Ended
March 31,

2017
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,

2016
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                             

Class A

                             

Proceeds from shares issued

                   $ 35,533       

 

    

 

   $ 40,101    

 

    

 

                       $                    $  

Distributions reinvested

        1,316             55                          

Cost of shares redeemed

        (5,217           (10,381                        
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ 31,632           $ 29,775           $           $  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

                             

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 7,341,516           $ 3,466,529           $ 53,676,400           $ 59,136  

Distributions reinvested

        146,724             591,611             209,518             119,352  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (128,523           (5,351,817           (3,718,845            
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ 7,359,717           $ (1,293,677         $ 50,167,073           $ 178,488  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class R6

                             

Proceeds from shares issued

      $           $           $ 3,114,346           $  

Distributions reinvested

                                178              

Cost of shares redeemed

                                             
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      $           $ 0           $ 3,114,524           $ 0  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ 7,391,349           $ (1,263,902         $ 53,281,597           $ 178,488  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                             

Class A

                             

Issued

        3,187             3,870                          

Reinvested

        114             5                          

Redeemed

        (451           (953                        
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        2,850             2,922                          
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

                             

Issued

        635,585             354,743             4,318,895             6,062  

Reinvested

        12,803             56,511             16,628             12,254  

Redeemed

        (11,225           (502,895           (300,238            
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        637,163             (91,641           4,035,285             18,316  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class R6

                             

Issued

                                250,361              

Reinvested

                                14              

Redeemed

                                             
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

                                250,375              
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        640,013             (88,719           4,285,660             18,316  
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for all funds except Small Cap Value Fund, which is for the period ended September 30, 2015 and the tax year ended 2016), 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.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

As of March 31, 2017, 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

  $ 61,484,308     $ 18,458,654     $ (1,208,515)     $ 17,250,139  

Enterprise Fund

    47,418,841       39,450,640       (1,714,703)       37,735,937  

Small Cap Core Fund

    196,679,473       95,907,079       (10,726,626)       85,180,453  

Microcap Value Fund

    109,286,312       59,624,984       (24,228,995)       35,395,989  

Mid Cap Value Fund

    11,429,788       664,723       (303,777)       360,946  

Small Cap Value Fund

    62,193,525       2,441,122       (704,177)       1,736,945  

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

    Distributions Paid From  
    Ordinary
Income
    Net Long Term
Capital Gains
    Total Taxable
Distributions
    Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

  $     $ 6,945,194     $ 6,945,194     $ 6,945,194  

Enterprise Fund

          6,146,126       6,146,126       6,146,126  

Small Cap Core Fund

    164,209       3,242,905       3,407,114       3,407,114  

Microcap Value Fund

    790,628       1,494,839       2,285,467       2,285,467  

Mid Cap Value Fund

    571,508       24,305       595,813       595,813  

Small Cap Value Fund

    123,145       68       123,213       123,213  

The tax basis of components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and tax character of distributions are determined at fiscal year end, and will be included in the Annual Report dated September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2016, the Funds did not have any capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.

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, Enterprise Fund, and Small Cap Core Fund had deferred qualified late-year ordinary losses of $176,178, $39,129, and $409,259, respectively and the SMID Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Core Fund had qualified late-year short term capital losses of $143,221 and $2,087,603, respectively and the Small Cap Core Fund had qualified late-year long term capital losses of $1,143,527, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

 

 

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 Class A or Class I 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 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.

 

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During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the redemption fees collected by the Funds which are included in the cost of shares redeemed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are as follows:

 

    

Redemption Fees

 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $     6  

Small Cap Core Fund

     815  

Microcap Value Fund

     494  

Small Cap Value Fund

     1,021  

 

 

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 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. During the period ended March 31, 2017, 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.

 

 

10. Subsequent Events:

Fund 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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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

The RBC Equity Funds offer three share classes. These three share classes are the A, R6 and I classes.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares, offered by all Funds except Small Cap Value Fund, 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 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.

 

 

Class R6

Class R6 shares are available in SMID Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Core Fund and Small Cap Value Fund. 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 October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

 

 

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
10/1/2016
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2017
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
10/1/16-3/31/17

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   Class A      $1,000.00        $1,063.40      $5.66    1.10%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,063.80      4.37    0.85%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,064.60      4.12    0.80%

Enterprise Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,104.60      6.98    1.33%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,106.40      5.67    1.08%

Small Cap Core Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,085.30      5.98    1.15%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,086.70      4.68    0.90%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,086.80      4.53    0.87%

Microcap Value Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,102.50      6.92    1.32%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,103.70      5.61    1.07%

Mid Cap Value Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,088.30      4.17    0.80%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,089.70      2.87    0.55%

Small Cap Value Fund

   Class I      1,000.00        1,136.10      5.33    1.00%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,136.80      5.06    0.95%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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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
10/1/2016
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/2017
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
10/1/16-3/31/17

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   Class A    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.45      $5.54    1.10%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,020.69        4.28    0.85%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,020.94        4.03    0.80%

Enterprise Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,018.30        6.69    1.33%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,019.55        5.44    1.08%

Small Cap Core Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,019.20        5.79    1.15%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,020.44        4.53    0.90%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,020.59        4.38    0.87%

Microcap Value Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,018.35        6.64    1.32%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,019.60        5.39    1.07%

Mid Cap Value Fund

   Class A      1,000.00        1,020.94        4.03    0.80%
   Class I      1,000.00        1,022.19        2.77    0.55%

Small Cap Value Fund

   Class I      1,000.00        1,019.95        5.04    1.00%
   Class R6      1,000.00        1,020.19        4.78    0.95%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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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 March 31, 2017.

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  

Semi Annual  

Report  

       

 

This semi annual report (Unaudited) includes detailed information about U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the “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 Fund. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. Fund 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 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of  

Contents  

                    
        Money Market Portfolio Manager      1  
        Performance Summary      2  
        Schedule of Portfolio Investments      5  
        Financial Statements   
        - Statement of Assets and Liabilities      16  
        - Statement of Operations      18  
        - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      19  
        Financial Highlights      20  
        Notes to Financial Statements      22  
        Supplemental Information      29  
 
          


 

MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

       
                   

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”), serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the U.S. Government Money Market 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.

 

       

 

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 U.S. Government Money Market Fund. 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.

                 

 

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Brandon T. Swensen,

CFA

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

    

    

    

       

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 
 
Investment
Objective
 
 
     

The U.S. Government Money Market Fund was managed to preserve principal. This means that the share price of the 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.

 

 

           Total Return
for the
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
                 
              SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (1)           
                      March 31,
2017
(Unaudited)
     September 30,
2016
      
     

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

             
     

RBC Institutional Class 1

     0.22%        0.61%        0.42%       
     

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.17%        0.51%        0.24%       
     

RBC Investor Class

     0.01%        0.01%        0.01%       
     

RBC Reserve Class

     0.01%        0.01%        0.01%       
     

RBC Select Class

     0.01%        0.03%        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.

 

                 

 

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 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

        
 
                        Asset Allocation  
 
Money Market Maturity Schedule           
As a percentage of value of investments based on effective maturity as of March 31, 2017.           
 
                                      U.S.
Government
Money
Market Fund
                    

 Less than 8 days

               61.8%           

 8 to 14 Days

                 3.9%           

 15 to 30 Days

                 8.7%           

 31 to 180 Days

               15.6%           

 Over 180 Days

               10.0%           
 

    

                     

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

       

Value

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Backed Corporate Bonds — 0.21%

 

Information Technology — 0.21%

 

        $15,200,000    Net Magan Two LLC, 1.03%, 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 — 18.77%

 

Arizona — 0.04%

 

3,100,000    Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority San Angelin Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, 0.85%, 5/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      3,100,000  
     

 

 

 

California — 3.42%

 

7,605,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Harmony Court Apartments Revenue, Series E, 0.85%, 1/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      7,605,000  
4,045,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Kelvin Court Refunding Revenue, 0.91%, 6/15/51, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      4,045,000  
29,990,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Dublin Ranch Apartments Revenue, 0.85%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      29,990,000  
22,000,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Fairway Family Apartments Revenue, 0.85%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      22,000,000  
7,000,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Glen Haven Apartments Revenue, Series AA, 0.85%, 4/15/35(a)      7,000,000  
13,205,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Knolls at Green Valley Revenue, Series FF, 0.85%, 7/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      13,205,000  
25,000,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Oakmont Concord Revenue,
Series Q, 0.85%, 6/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)
     25,000,000  
3,000,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multi Family Housing Wilshire Court Revenue, 0.85%, 5/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      3,000,000  
13,360,000    City of Pleasanton Busch Senior Revenue, Series A, 0.85%, 6/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      13,360,000  
5,600,000    County of Contra Costa Multi Family Housing Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.85%, 11/15/22, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      5,600,000  
26,900,000    Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Met Apartments Revenue, 0.88%, 12/15/24, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      26,900,000  
15,500,000    Orange County Apartment Development Villas La Paz Revenue, Series F, 0.90%, 8/15/28, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      15,500,000  
3,215,000    Sacramento County Housing Authority Ashford Heights Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series D, 0.83%, 7/15/29, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      3,215,000  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$12,255,000    Sacramento County Housing Authority Ashford Heights Apartments Revenue, Series H, 0.85%, 12/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)    $ 12,255,000  
6,535,000    Sacramento County Housing Authority Cascades Revenue, Series D, 0.85%, 9/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      6,535,000  
16,500,000    Sacramento County Housing Authority Hasting Park Apartments Revenue, Series G, 0.85%, 1/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      16,500,000  
4,580,000    Sacramento Housing Authority Lofts at Natomas Apartments Revenue, Series F, 0.85%, 6/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      4,580,000  
5,205,000    Sacramento Housing Authority Shenandoah Apartments Revenue, Series F, 0.85%, 9/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      5,205,000  
25,595,000    San Diego Housing Authority Hillside Garden Apartments, 0.85%, 1/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      25,595,000  
2,750,000    San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency 3rd Mission Revenue, Series C, 0.82%, 6/15/34, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      2,750,000  
     

 

 

 
        249,840,000  
     

 

 

 

Connecticut — 0.14%

 

10,560,000    Stamford New Public Housing Authority Fairfield Apartments Refunding Revenue, 0.87%, 12/1/28, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      10,560,000  
     

 

 

 

Delaware — 0.39%

 

28,155,000    County of New Castle, Fairfield English Village Project Revenue, 0.85%, 9/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      28,155,000  
     

 

 

 

Florida — 0.32%

 

5,610,000    Florida Housing Finance Corp. Heather Glenn Apartments Revenue, Series H, 0.93%, 6/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      5,610,000  
17,605,000    Orange County Housing Finance Authority, Post Fountains Project Refunding Revenue, 0.86%, 6/1/25, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      17,605,000  
     

 

 

 
        23,215,000  
     

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.10%

 

7,600,000    Richmond County Development Authority Stonegate Club Apartments Project Revenue, 0.93%, 11/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      7,600,000  
     

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.18%

 

13,010,000    City of Indianapolis Lakeside Pointe & Fox Club Refunding Revenue, 0.83%, 11/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      13,010,000  
     

 

 

 

Kentucky — 0.14%

 

10,000,000    Kentucky Housing Corp. Overlook Terraces Apartments Revenue, Series A, 0.93%, 11/15/40, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      10,000,000  
     

 

 

 

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Nevada — 0.46%

 

$16,300,000    Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Sonoma Palms Revenue, 0.91%, 4/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)    $ 16,300,000  
17,000,000    Nevada Housing Division Multi Unit Housing, Southwest VLG Project Revenue, 0.88%, 10/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      17,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        33,300,000  
     

 

 

 

New York — 11.34%

 

10,800,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Lexington Courts Revenue, Series A, 0.90%, 12/1/39, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      10,800,000  
21,700,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family 201 Pearl Street Revenue, Series A, 0.88%, 10/15/41, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      21,700,000  
14,600,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family 245 East 124th Street Revenue, 0.88%, 11/1/46, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      14,600,000  
25,500,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family 90 Washington Street Revenue, Series A, 0.88%, 2/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      25,500,000  
51,400,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family 90 West Street Revenue, Series A, 0.88%, 3/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      51,400,000  
4,435,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family Bathgate Ave. Apartments Revenue, Series A, 0.90%, 5/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      4,435,000  
33,175,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family Rental Housing 2 Gold Street Revenue, Series B, 0.95%, 4/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      33,175,000  
2,800,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family Revenue, Series B, 0.84%, 11/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      2,800,000  
4,400,000    New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family Taxable 155 West 21st Street Revenue, Series B, 0.95%, 11/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      4,400,000  
8,000,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 1500 Lex Ave. Revenue, Series A, 0.87%, 5/15/34, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      8,000,000  
48,050,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 42nd & 10th Street Revenue, 0.84%, 11/1/41, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      48,050,000  
32,610,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 42nd & 10th Street Revenue, 0.84%, 11/1/41, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      32,610,000  
28,500,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 42nd & 10th Street Revenue, Series A, 0.88%, 11/1/41, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      28,500,000  
82,235,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 600 West 42nd Street Revenue, 0.87%, 5/15/41, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      82,235,000  
91,975,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 600 West 42nd Street Revenue, Series A, 0.91%, 5/15/41, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      91,975,000  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$  77,755,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 600 West 42nd Street Revenue, Series A, 0.92%, 5/15/41, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)    $ 77,755,000  
30,500,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency 900 8th Avenue Revenue, Series A, 0.87%, 5/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      30,500,000  
100,000,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency Clinton Green North Revenue, Series A, 0.90%, 11/1/38, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      100,000,000  
58,200,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency Clinton Park Revenue, Series A, 0.86%, 11/1/44, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      58,200,000  
10,290,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency College Arms Revenue, Series A, 0.86%, 5/1/48, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      10,290,000  
47,050,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency Helena Revenue, Series A, 0.87%, 5/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      47,050,000  
12,900,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency North End Revenue Series A, 0.88%, 11/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      12,900,000  
10,000,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency Taconic Refunding Revenue, 0.86%, 5/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      10,000,000  
21,300,000    New York State Housing Finance Agency Worth Street Revenue, Series A, 0.90%, 5/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      21,300,000  
     

 

 

 
        828,175,000  
     

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.05%

 

4,000,000    Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Gateway Projects Refunding Revenue, Series A-1, 0.88%, 6/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      4,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Virginia — 1.60%

 

99,800,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series M017, Class A, 0.91%, 9/15/50, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)(b)      99,800,000  
17,315,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series M027, Class A, 0.91%, 10/15/29, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      17,315,000  
     

 

 

 
        117,115,000  
     

 

 

 

Washington — 0.59%

 

4,220,000    King County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.91%, 7/1/35, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      4,220,000  
23,600,000    Vancouver Housing Authority Multi Family Revenue, 0.85%, 12/1/38, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(a)      23,600,000  
14,880,000    Washington State Housing Finance Commission Vintage Silverdale Revenue, Series A, 0.85%, 9/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)      14,880,000  
     

 

 

 
        42,700,000  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Municipal Bonds

     1,370,770,000  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,370,770,000)

  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 43.14%

 

Fannie Mae — 10.48%

 

$  26,000,000    0.59%, 4/3/17(c)    $ 26,000,000  
38,978,000    0.60%, 4/3/17(c)      38,978,000  
53,322,000    0.62%, 4/3/17(c)      53,322,000  
58,424,000    0.65%, 6/1/17(c)      58,362,932  
26,000,000    0.85%, 7/3/17(c)      25,944,136  
38,952,100    0.86%, 7/3/17(c)      38,867,915  
47,390,000    0.88%, 8/28/17      47,427,113  
185,082,000    0.88%, 10/26/17      185,214,171  
6,273,000    0.88%, 12/20/17      6,272,377  
7,487,000    0.88%, 2/8/18      7,484,133  
25,000,000    0.94%, 8/16/17(a)      24,999,065  
3,679,243    0.98%, 9/25/18(a)      3,679,999  
3,471,278    0.99%, 6/25/18(a)      3,471,219  
50,000,000    1.00%, 9/8/17(a)      49,986,378  
48,028,309    1.02%, 5/25/18(a)      48,031,229  
9,344,017    1.06%, 12/25/17(a)      9,343,924  
50,000,000    1.13%, 4/27/17      50,015,436  
1,762,132    1.22%, 8/1/17      1,762,477  
272,025    1.31%, 10/25/17(a)      272,090  
11,267,401    1.31%, 1/25/18(a)      11,274,428  
1,302,171    1.33%, 8/25/18(a)      1,303,572  
809,951    1.33%, 5/25/18(a)      810,382  
31,000,000    5.00%, 5/11/17      31,140,151  
41,031,000    5.38%, 6/12/17      41,395,779  
     

 

 

 
        765,358,906  
     

 

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank — 9.55%

 

25,000,000    0.68%, 9/8/17(c)      24,925,389  
19,000,000    0.69%, 9/11/17(c)      18,941,369  
50,000,000    0.71%, 10/3/17(c)      49,819,542  
10,000,000    0.72%, 7/21/17      10,000,373  
5,000,000    0.75%, 10/16/17      5,000,590  
50,000,000    0.85%, 10/30/17(c)      49,752,083  
15,000,000    0.89%, 10/13/17(a)      14,989,643  
61,511,000    0.96%, 5/12/17(a)      61,502,677  
42,729,000    0.99%, 4/17/17(a)      42,729,352  
49,600,000    1.00%, 11/13/18(a)      49,648,597  
3,240,000    1.01%, 10/17/17(a)      3,238,414  
5,150,000    1.01%, 3/22/18(a)      5,143,976  
55,400,000    1.02%, 8/4/17(a)      55,408,522  
1,400,000    1.02%, 1/2/18(a)      1,399,051  
8,500,000    1.03%, 2/2/18(a)      8,495,738  
50,000,000    1.03%, 11/1/18(a)      50,003,983  
6,180,000    1.03%, 4/9/18(a)      6,181,008  
25,000,000    1.03%, 5/4/18(a)      25,005,759  
50,000,000    1.04%, 6/19/17(a)      49,999,685  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$  21,500,000    1.05%, 9/12/17(a)    $ 21,497,622  
16,340,000    1.05%, 11/6/17(a)      16,337,773  
4,000,000    1.07%, 9/4/18(a)      4,005,588  
3,500,000    1.09%, 6/13/17(a)      3,499,960  
25,000,000    1.12%, 8/1/18(a)      24,999,956  
20,000,000    1.12%, 9/18/18(a)      20,029,521  
50,000,000    1.16%, 11/27/17(a)      49,993,432  
25,000,000    1.16%, 4/4/18(a)      24,997,474  
     

 

 

 
        697,547,077  
     

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank — 12.74%

 

4,000,000    0.63%, 8/15/17      3,999,524  
5,920,000    0.63%, 10/26/17      5,916,704  
21,005,000    0.63%, 4/4/17      21,004,969  
25,000,000    0.63%, 8/11/17      24,996,133  
35,000,000    0.68%, 9/21/17      34,995,359  
126,570,000    0.75%, 8/28/17      126,597,299  
10,750,000    0.75%, 9/8/17      10,753,297  
1,000,000    0.88%, 3/19/18      998,851  
21,000,000    0.90%, 4/28/17(a)      21,000,000  
25,000,000    0.90%, 2/8/18(a)      25,000,000  
45,000,000    0.92%, 4/13/17(a)      45,000,000  
40,000,000    0.94%, 7/21/17(a)      40,002,418  
25,000,000    0.94%, 11/6/17(a)      24,999,251  
33,100,000    0.94%, 11/15/17(a)      33,097,297  
50,000,000    0.96%, 10/30/17(a)      49,998,215  
100,000,000    0.98%, 6/19/18(a)      100,000,000  
25,000,000    1.01%, 8/10/17(a)      24,999,555  
100,000,000    1.03%, 10/26/18(a)      100,000,000  
50,000,000    1.04%, 12/5/17(a)      50,001,019  
13,000,000    1.05%, 12/12/17(a)      13,007,270  
25,000,000    1.10%, 9/11/17(a)      24,999,445  
50,000,000    1.12%, 12/22/17(a)      50,000,000  
50,000,000    1.12%, 1/8/18(a)      50,000,000  
25,000,000    1.13%, 10/4/17(a)      24,998,664  
7,175,000    2.25%, 9/8/17      7,223,514  
1,600,000    4.88%, 9/8/17      1,628,823  
14,605,000    4.88%, 5/17/17      14,679,078  
     

 

 

 
        929,896,685  
     

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 4.24%

 

18,860,000    0.75%, 7/14/17      18,862,879  
804,000    0.75%, 1/12/18      802,265  
8,500,000    0.90%, 9/15/17      8,508,447  
35,000,000    0.99%, 1/12/18(a)      35,000,000  
2,650,000    1.00%, 7/25/17      2,652,694  
46,365,000    1.00%, 7/28/17      46,420,879  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$40,000,000    1.00%, 9/29/17    $ 40,054,630  
75,000,000    1.11%, 7/21/17(a)      74,997,696  
15,000,000    1.13%, 1/8/18(a)      15,000,000  
3,150,000    1.13%, 3/8/18(a)      3,151,329  
32,529,877    1.43%, 8/25/17      32,555,403  
19,000,000    5.00%, 4/18/17      19,033,796  
12,339,000    5.50%, 8/23/17      12,570,030  
     

 

 

 
        309,610,048  
     

 

 

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp. — 6.13%

 

5,000,000    0.00%, 11/8/17(d)      5,019,400  
86,204    0.81%, 6/15/17(a)      86,204  
86,204    0.81%, 6/15/17(a)      86,204  
2,768,000    0.81%, 10/20/17(a)      2,768,000  
13,333,334    0.81%, 8/15/19(a)      13,333,334  
3,437,500    0.81%, 11/20/19(a)      3,437,500  
2,000,000    0.81%, 12/16/19(a)      2,000,000  
80,187,000    0.81%, 9/15/20(a)      80,187,000  
5,000,000    0.81%, 7/20/22(a)      5,000,000  
9,565,217    0.81%, 9/15/22(a)      9,565,217  
21,600,000    0.81%, 11/15/22(a)      21,600,000  
3,340,351    0.81%, 3/15/24(a)      3,340,351  
1,228,070    0.81%, 3/15/24(a)      1,228,070  
10,256,733    0.81%, 10/10/25(a)      10,256,733  
10,164,330    0.81%, 10/10/25(a)      10,164,330  
20,000,000    0.81%, 4/30/26(a)      20,000,000  
7,000,000    0.81%, 4/30/26(a)      7,000,000  
50,000,000    0.81%, 2/15/28(a)      50,000,000  
15,000,000    0.81%, 11/15/28(a)      15,000,000  
27,569,811    0.81%, 1/15/30(a)      27,569,811  
13,800,000    0.81%, 6/1/33(a)      13,800,000  
7,000,000    0.81%, 10/15/33(a)      7,000,000  
1,500,000    0.81%, 10/15/33(a)      1,500,000  
12,906,880    0.81%, 6/15/34(a)      12,906,880  
9,476,832    0.81%, 6/15/34(a)      9,476,832  
12,000,000    0.81%, 1/20/35(a)      12,000,000  
15,000,000    0.81%, 7/7/40(a)      15,000,000  
14,300,000    0.81%, 7/7/40(a)      14,300,000  
7,500,000    0.81%, 7/7/40(a)      7,500,000  
11,232,000    0.82%, 5/15/30(a)      11,232,000  
26,000,000    0.84%, 7/12/17(d)      26,048,868  
3,700,000    0.89%, 11/17/17(d)      3,905,452  
25,000,000    0.99%, 11/17/17(d)      25,092,897  
     

 

 

 
        447,405,083  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     3,149,817,799  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,149,817,799)

  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 7.19%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 7.19%

 

$  10,000,000    0.00%, 8/15/17(d)    $ 9,971,513  
73,000,000    0.00%, 11/15/17(d)      72,650,023  
25,000,000    0.86%, 4/30/17(a)      24,997,161  
50,000,000    0.88%, 4/15/17      50,003,773  
50,000,000    0.88%, 4/30/17      50,009,327  
85,000,000    0.88%, 10/15/17      85,078,361  
25,000,000    0.88%, 1/15/18      24,980,999  
51,475,000    0.95%, 10/31/17(a)      51,451,484  
30,065,000    1.05%, 1/31/18(a)      30,070,432  
125,000,000    1.88%, 10/31/17      125,833,721  
     

 

 

 
        525,046,794  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     525,046,794  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $525,046,794)

  

Repurchase Agreements — 25.48%

 

15,000,000    BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 3/31/17; due 04/03/17 at 0.80% with maturity value of $15,001,000 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 04/15/17 to 04/30/21 at rates ranging from 0.88% to 2.25%, aggregate original par and fair value of $15,228,500 and $15,300,011, respectively)      15,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,

(collateral value of $15,300,011)

     15,000,000  
  

 

 
75,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/28/17; due 4/4/17 at 0.77% with maturity value of $75,011,229 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 8/31/17 at a rate of 0.63%, original par and fair value of $76,543,500 and $76,500,061, respectively)      75,000,000  
125,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/28/17; due 4/4/17 at 0.78% with maturity value of $125,018,958 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Farm Credit Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/31/17 to 2/8/28 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 2.95%, aggregate original par and fair value of $127,362,000 and $127,500,145, respectively)      125,000,000  
125,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/30/17; due 4/6/17 at 0.77% with maturity value of $125,018,715 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 2/15/40 at a rate of 4.63%, original par and fair value of $98,993,400 and $127,500,089, respectively)      125,000,000  
75,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/30/17; due 4/6/17 at 0.78% with maturity value of $75,011,375 (fully collateralized by a Freddie Mac security with a maturity date of 10/2/19 at a rate of 1.25%, original par and fair value of $76,501,000 and $76,500,639, respectively)      75,000,000  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$  75,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.76% with maturity value of $75,004,750 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 4/27/17 to 4/15/29 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 3.88%, aggregate original par and fair value of $37,093,900 and $76,500,092, respectively)    $ 75,000,000  
30,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.80% with maturity value of $30,002,000 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 9/28/17 to 2/28/19 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 1.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $30,444,700 and $30,600,074, respectively)      30,000,000  
50,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.81% with maturity value of $50,003,375 (fully collateralized by a Freddie Mac security with a maturity date of 10/2/19 at a rate of 1.25%, original par and fair value of $51,001,000 and $51,000,759, respectively)      50,000,000  
50,000,000    Citigroup Global, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.82% with maturity value of $50,003,417 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/15/17 to 4/1/46 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 4.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $50,808,978 and $51,000,000, respectively)      50,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Citigroup Global,

(collateral value of $617,101,859)

     605,000,000  
  

 

 
10,000,000    Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.80% with maturity value of $10,000,667 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 1/31/21 at a rate of 2.13%, original par and fair value of $10,039,800 and $10,200,069, respectively)      10,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank,

(collateral value of $10,200,069)

     10,000,000  
  

 

 
250,000,000    Federal Reserve, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.75% with maturity value of $250,015,625 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 2/15/20 to 11/15/41 at rates ranging from 3.13% to 3.63%, aggregate original par and fair value of $238,466,700 and $250,015,644, respectively)      250,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Federal Reserve,

(collateral value of $250,015,644)

     250,000,000  
  

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 
$  35,000,000    Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.79% with maturity value of $35,002,304 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 5/1/36 to 2/1/47 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 4.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $36,111,662 and $35,700,000, respectively)    $ 35,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Goldman Sachs & Co.,

(collateral value of $35,700,000)

     35,000,000  
  

 

 
30,000,000    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.84% with maturity value of $30,002,100 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 8/15/24 at a rate of 2.38%, original par and fair value of $30,334,700 and $30,600,030, respectively)      30,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith,

(collateral value of $30,600,030)

     30,000,000  
  

 

 
450,000,000    National Australia Bank, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.80% with maturity value of $450,030,000 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/31/18 to 5/15/30 at rates ranging from 0.13% to 6.25%, aggregate original par and fair value of $442,600,000 and $459,077,500, respectively)      450,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of National Australia Bank,

(collateral value of $459,077,500)

     450,000,000  
  

 

 
65,000,000    TD Securities (USA), dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.81% with maturity value of $65,004,388 (fully collateralized by a Fannie Mae security with a maturity date of 7/1/43 at a rate of 3.00%, original par and fair value of $91,427,845 and $66,300,001, respectively)      65,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of TD Securities (USA),

(collateral value of $66,300,001)

     65,000,000  
  

 

 
250,000,000    Wells Fargo Securities, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.80% with maturity value of $250,016,667 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 6/15/17 to 2/15/26 at rates ranging from 0.88% to 1.63%, aggregate original par and fair value of $256,121,600 and $255,000,059, respectively)      250,000,000  
150,000,000    Wells Fargo Securities, dated 3/31/17; due 4/3/17 at 0.81% with maturity value of $150,010,025 (fully collateralized by a Fannie Mae security with a maturity date of 2/1/47 at a rate of 3.50%, original par and fair value of $150,138,260 and $153,000,000, respectively)      150,000,000  
  

 

 
  

Total Value of Wells Fargo Securities,

(collateral value of $408,000,059)

     400,000,000  
  

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     1,860,000,000  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,860,000,000)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,920,834,593  

(Cost $6,920,834,593)(e) — 94.79%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 5.21%

     380,125,229  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 7,300,959,822  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on March 31, 2017. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(b) 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.
(c) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(d) Zero Coupon Bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.
(e) 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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   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     U.S. Government  
     Money  
     Market Fund  

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $6,920,834,593)

   $ 6,920,834,593*  

Cash

     449,767,131  

Interest and dividends receivable

     8,080,917  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     332,959  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     7,379,015,600  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     655,084  

Payable for investments purchased

     74,816,673  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

     635,995  

Audit fees

     18,122  

Trustee fees

     6,351  

Distribution fees

     1,711,834  

Shareholder servicing fees

     141,016  

Transfer Agent fees

     6,478  

Other

     64,225  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     78,055,778  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,300,959,822  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital

   $ 7,301,016,257  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions

     (56,434
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,300,959,822  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 3,303,594,393  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     949,054,895  

RBC Investor Class

     62,830,295  

RBC Reserve Class

     1,625,534,907  

RBC Select Class

     1,359,945,332  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,300,959,822  
  

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)    

 

 

 

     U.S. Government  
     Money  
     Market Fund  

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

  

RBC Institutional Class 1

     3,303,591,141  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     949,055,605  

RBC Investor Class

     62,846,832  

RBC Reserve Class

     1,625,581,383  

RBC Select Class

     1,359,976,214  
  

 

 

 

Total

     7,301,051,175  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price per Share:

  

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

 

* $1,860,000,000 of which are repurchase agreements. See Schedule of Portfolio Investments for details.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    

 

Statement of Operations    

 

 

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     U.S. Government  
     Money  
     Market Fund  

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 30,704,737  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     5,120,159  

Distribution fees-RBC Institutional Class 2

     550,886  

Distribution fees-RBC Investor Class

     2,904,235  

Distribution fees-RBC Reserve Class

     14,014,444  

Distribution fees-RBC Select Class

     8,565,283  

Shareholder services administration fees-RBC Institutional Class 1

     917,329  

Accounting fees

     256,008  

Audit fees

     17,625  

Custodian fees

     82,874  

Insurance fees

     52,057  

Legal fees

     168,362  

Registration and filing fees

     106,872  

Shareholder reports

     93,839  

Transfer agent fees-RBC Institutional Class 1

     11,561  

Transfer agent fees-RBC Institutional Class 2

     3,135  

Transfer agent fees-RBC Investor Class

     3,024  

Transfer agent fees-RBC Reserve Class

     3,024  

Transfer agent fees-RBC Select Class

     3,479  

Trustees’ fees

     276,803  

Other fees

     172,712  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee reductions

     33,323,711  

Expenses reduced by:

  

Distributor - Class Specific

     (11,862,999
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     21,460,712  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     9,244,025  
  

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains from Investment Transactions:

  

Net realized losses from investment transactions

     (21,516
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 9,222,509  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
 
     For the     For the  
     Six Months Ended     Year Ended  
     March 31, 2017     September 30, 2016  
     (Unaudited)        

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 9,244,025     $ 4,744,281  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     (21,516     1,535  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     9,222,509       4,745,816  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (8,000,532     (3,066,828

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (1,284,124     (707,498

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (29,090     (73,662

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (155,962     (367,308

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (115,782     (221,007
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Investment Income

     (9,585,490     (4,436,303
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     21,784,484,231       15,643,166,479  

Distributions reinvested

     4,557,110       2,927,421  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (23,959,076,419     (12,501,371,260
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (2,170,035,078     3,144,722,640  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,170,398,059     3,145,032,153  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     9,471,357,881       6,326,325,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 7,300,959,822     $ 9,471,357,881  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income)

   $ (1   $ 341,464  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     21,784,484,231       15,643,166,479  

Reinvested

     4,557,110       2,927,421  

Redeemed

     (23,959,076,419     (12,501,371,260
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (2,170,035,078     3,144,722,640  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods 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 Period

    

Income

    

on Investments

    

Activities

    

Income

    

Distributions

    

End of Period

RBC Institutional Class 1

                               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  $1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      $1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

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

RBC Institutional Class 2

                               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  $1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      $1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

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

RBC Investor Class

                               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  $1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      $1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

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

RBC Reserve Class

                               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  $1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      $1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

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

RBC Select Class

                               

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  $1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      $1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  1.00      (a)(b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      1.00

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

 

(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 periods indicated)

 

 

          

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    Total      Net Assets,      Ratio of Net Expenses      Ratio of Net Investment Income      Ratio of Expenses
   

Return(c)

    

End of Period (millions)

    

to Average Net Assets

    

to Average Net Assets

    

to Average Net Assets*

RBC Institutional Class 1

                     

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  0.22%(d)      $  3,304      0.18%(e)      0.43%(e)      0.18%(e)

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  0.20%      2,074      0.17%      0.23%      0.18%

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  0.01%      921      0.11%      0.01%      0.17%

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%

RBC Institutional Class 2

                     

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  0.17%(d)      $  949      0.28%(e)      0.34%(e)      0.28%(e)

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  0.12%      663      0.26%      0.14%      0.28%

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  0.01%      329      0.11%      0.01%      0.27%

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%

RBC Investor Class

                     

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  0.01%(d)      $  63      0.58%(e)      0.01%(e)      1.12%(e)

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  0.01%      728      0.36%      0.01%      1.12%

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  0.01%      705      0.12%      0.01%      1.12%

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%

RBC Reserve Class

                     

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  0.01%(d)      $  1,626      0.59%(e)      0.01%(e)      1.02%(e)

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  0.01%      3,682      0.37%      0.01%      1.02%

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  0.01%      2,705      0.12%      0.01%      1.02%

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%

RBC Select Class

                     

Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  0.01%(d)      $  1,360      0.59%(e)      0.01%(e)      0.92%(e)

Year Ended September 30, 2016

  0.01%      2,325      0.38%      0.01%      0.92%

Year Ended September 30, 2015

  0.01%      1,666      0.12%      0.01%      0.92%

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%

 

* 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 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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   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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 21 portfolios. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“Fund”).

The Fund offers 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 Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US).

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Fund. 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. Fund 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”).

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms and amended certain existing rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the rules amend Regulation S-X and will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of these amendments will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.

Security Valuation:

The 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 (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). 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 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 and other assets. 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

 

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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.

In accordance with Rule 2a-7, the fair values of the securities held in the Fund 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 Fund discloses the fair value of 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.

 

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The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

            Level 2      Level 3         
            Significant      Significant         
     Level 1      Observable      Unobservable         

Fund

   Quoted Prices      Inputs      Inputs      Total  

U.S. Government Money Market

     $—      $ 6,920,834,593(a)(b)        $—      $ 6,920,834,593  

(a) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by security type is disclosed in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

(b) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by state classification or political subdivision is disclosed in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund 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.

Financial Instruments:

Repurchase Agreements:

The Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund has 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 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. 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, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the 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.

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.

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

 

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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.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

The 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 the 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 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 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:

The 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, redesignation of dividends paid), they are reclassified within the Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

When-Issued Transactions:

The Fund may engage in when-issued transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains 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 March 31, 2017, the Fund held no when-issued securities.

 

 

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 Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreement requires the Fund to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the advisory contract, RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Annual Rate  

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     0.10%  

RBC Institutional Class 1 of the 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 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 (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) at 0.20% for RBC Institutional Class 1. During the six months ended March 31, 2017, there were no fees waived under this agreement.

RBC GAM (US) serves as co-administrator to the Fund. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services agreement include

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Fund, maintenance of the 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 Fund based on the Fund’s average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statement of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Fund 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 $49,000 . 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 $6,500 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. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

 

 

4. Fund Distribution

The Fund has 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 Fund’s distributor. The Plan permits the 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, LLC for certain shareholder account servicing support provided to the Fund. RBC Capital Markets, LLC has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to maintain the net annual Fund operating expenses for each class listed below to the following amounts:

 

Share Class                          

   Operating Expense Limit  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%  

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%  

RBC Reserve Class

     0.85%  

RBC Select Class

     0.77%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2018 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 RBC Capital Markets, LLC, any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay RBC Capital Markets, LLC such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation. At March 31, 2017, the amount subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement is $10,545,845.

 

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RBC Capital Markets, LLC and/or the Advisor may voluntarily waive and/or reimburse additional Fund operating expenses at any time, such as to maintain a minimum yield in the fund. Any such voluntary program may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the following distribution fees were waived:

 

Share Class                

   Distribution Fees Waived  

RBC Investor Class

     $1,571,655  

RBC Reserve Class

     6,760,440  

RBC Select Class

     3,530,904  

 

 

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 period were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government  
     Money Market Fund  
     For the Six Months           For the Year  
     Ended                      Ended  
     March 31,           September 30,  
     2017           2016  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                 

RBC Institutional Class 1

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 17,973,699,413       $ 5,665,429,108  

Distributions reinvested

       2,973,817         1,558,949  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (16,746,602,764       (4,514,013,138
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 1

     $ 1,230,070,466       $ 1,152,974,919  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 891,183,894       $ 3,198,618,167  

Distributions reinvested

       1,282,425         706,441  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (606,585,027       (2,865,535,520
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 2

     $ 285,881,292       $ 333,789,088  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 347,656,547       $ 863,568,259  

Distributions reinvested

       29,093         73,633  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (1,013,025,969       (840,426,091
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

     $ (665,340,329     $ 23,215,801  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 1,330,526,255       $ 2,830,089,661  

Distributions reinvested

       155,980         367,353  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (3,386,763,943       (1,853,851,082
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in RBC Reserve Class

     $ (2,056,081,708     $ 976,605,932  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 1,241,418,122       $ 3,085,461,284  

Distributions reinvested

       115,795         221,045  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (2,206,098,716       (2,427,545,429
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in RBC Select Class

     $ (964,564,799     $ 658,136,900  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     $ (2,170,035,078     $ 3,144,722,640  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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6. Federal Income Taxes

It is the policy of the 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 the Fund.

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 (current and prior three tax years) 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.

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

Distributions Paid From                    
      Net                 Total  
Ordinary     Long Term     Total Taxable     Tax Exempt     Distributions  
Income         Capital Gains         Distributions       Distributions       Paid*  
$ 4,174,784     $     $ 4,174,784     $     $ 4,174,784  

*Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax basis of components of accumlated earnings/(losses) and the tax character of distributions paid are determined at fiscal year end, and will be included in the Annual Report dated September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2016, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $34,918 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.

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 for the year ending September 30, 2016.

 

 

7. Line of Credit

The Fund, as of March 31,2017, participates in an uncommitted, unsecured $500,000,000 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 March 30, 2018. Interest is charged on borrowings under this line of credit at the Bank’s prime lending rate per annum. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at March 31, 2017. During the period ended March 31,2017, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.

 

 

8. Subsequent Events

Fund Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events on the Fund and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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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 October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

 

 

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
10/1/16
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
    

Annualized

Expense Ratio

During Period

10/1/16-3/31/17

U.S. Government

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00        $1,002.20        $0.90      0.18%

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00        1,001.70        1.40      0.28%

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,000.10        2.89      0.58%

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00        1,000.10        2.94      0.59%

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00        1,000.10        2.94      0.59%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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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.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
10/1/16
     Ending
Account Value
3/31/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
10/1/16-3/31/17
    

Annualized

Expense Ratio

During Period

10/1/16-3/31/17

U.S. Government

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00        $1,024.03        $0.91      0.18%

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00        1,023.54        1.41      0.28%

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,022.04        2.92      0.58%

RBC Reserve Class

     1,000.00        1,021.99        2.97      0.59%

RBC Select Class

     1,000.00        1,021.99        2.97      0.59%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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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 March 31, 2017.

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.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of 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)

Not applicable.

 

 

(a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

(a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

 

(b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

    RBC Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Kathleen A. Gorman

 

      Kathleen A. Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

      (principal executive officer)

 

Date

 

    5/30/2017

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

 

    5/30/2017

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Kathleen A. Hegna

 

      Kathleen A. Hegna, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

      (principal financial officer)

 

Date

 

      5/30/2017

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.