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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21719

 


 

INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


235 W. Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Constance Dye Shannon

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 W. Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 299-2295

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019

 

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

EuroPac International Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS — 93.1%     
     AUSTRALIA — 7.6%     
 120,000   Newcrest Mining Ltd.  $2,132,732 
 995,000   Telstra Corp. Ltd.   2,249,364 
         4,382,096 
     BRAZIL — 6.7%     
 450,656   Ambev S.A. - ADR   2,167,655 
 447,865   Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR   1,688,451 
         3,856,106 
     CANADA — 18.9%     
 168,800   Barrick Gold Corp.   2,260,232 
 199,500   Goldcorp, Inc.   2,232,405 
 509,900   Kinross Gold Corp.*   1,713,264 
 33,400   Nutrien Ltd.   1,730,788 
 1,066,708   Yamana Gold, Inc.   3,018,784 
         10,955,473 
     CHINA — 5.0%     
 7,100   Baidu, Inc. - ADR*   1,225,673 
 38,000   Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR   1,695,180 
         2,920,853 
     DENMARK — 1.9%     
 23,950   Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   1,126,129 
     GERMANY — 7.0%     
 30,000   Bayer A.G.   2,273,092 
 30,000   Daimler A.G.   1,773,835 
         4,046,927 
     HONG KONG — 4.1%     
 223,500   China Mobile Ltd.   2,344,027 
     NETHERLANDS — 3.1%     
 58,332   Royal Dutch Shell PLC - A Shares   1,807,978 
     NEW ZEALAND — 0.7%     
 304,920   SKY Network Television Ltd.   398,327 
     NORWAY — 2.8%     
 69,870   Equinor A.S.A.   1,597,218 

 

 

 

EuroPac International Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited) 

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     SINGAPORE — 3.3%     
 842,700   Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.  $1,890,473 
     SWEDEN — 7.2%     
 217,484   Betsson A.B.*   2,002,889 
 450,000   NetEnt A.B.*   2,172,815 
         4,175,704 
     SWITZERLAND — 5.0%     
 23,480   Novartis A.G. - ADR   2,054,970 
 25,500   Roche Holding A.G. - ADR   849,150 
         2,904,120 
     UNITED KINGDOM — 13.1%     
 68,314   British American Tobacco PLC - ADR   2,410,118 
 49,700   GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR   1,948,240 
 33,003   Unilever N.V.   1,765,990 
 783,470   Vodafone Group PLC   1,424,099 
         7,548,447 
     UNITED STATES — 6.7%     
 53,750   Newmont Mining Corp.   1,833,413 
 26,645   Philip Morris International, Inc.   2,044,204 
         3,877,617 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Cost $55,611,101)   53,831,495 

 

Principal
Amount

        
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.7%     
$3,894,099   UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.247%1   3,894,099 
     Total Short-Term Investments     
     (Cost $3,894,099)   3,894,099 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%     
     (Cost $59,505,200)   57,725,594 
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%   103,736 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $57,829,330 

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company

 

*Non-income producing security.
1The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

EuroPac International Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS — 0.0%     
     UNITED STATES — 0.0%     
 9,835   Hycroft Mining Corp.*1,2  $ 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Cost $1,585,230)    

 

Principal
Amount

        
     FIXED INCOME SECURITIES — 93.5%     
     ARGENTINA — 2.4%     
$40,000,000   Argentine Bonos del Tesoro
18.200%, 10/3/2021
   948,807 
     AUSTRALIA — 12.2%     
 1,200,000   Australia Government Bond
3.250%, 6/21/2039
   955,445 
 1,000,000   Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.
4.625%, 5/21/2021
   759,297 
 1,000,000   Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd.
5.750%, 11/15/20413
   987,865 
     Queensland Treasury Corp.     
 1,000,000   6.000%, 6/14/2021   795,127 
 1,500,000   5.750%, 7/22/2024   1,284,176 
         4,781,910 
     BRAZIL — 4.3%     
     Brazilian Government International Bond     
 4,500,000   12.500%, 1/5/2022   1,392,505 
 1,000,000   10.250%, 1/10/2028   308,858 
         1,701,363 
     CANADA — 4.8%     
 2,000,000   Canadian Government Bond
2.500%, 6/1/2024
   1,575,906 
 350,000   Ontario Electricity Financial Corp.
8.900%, 8/18/2022
   326,331 
         1,902,237 
     CHILE — 4.6%     
     Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos     
 400,000,000   6.000%, 2/1/2021   657,121 
 700,000,000   6.000%, 3/1/2022   1,162,344 
         1,819,465 

 

 

 

EuroPac International Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
     FIXED INCOME SECURITIES (Continued)     
     COLOMBIA — 1.2%     
$1,150,000,000   Colombia Government International Bond
9.850%, 6/28/2027
  $455,246 
     GERMANY — 4.4%     
 14,500,000   Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
5.000%, 5/22/2019
   1,738,688 
     LUXEMBOURG — 1.1%     
 6,000,000,000   European Investment Bank
7.200%, 7/9/2019
   428,577 
     MALAYSIA — 6.3%     
 10,000,000   Malaysia Government Bond
4.160%, 7/15/2021
   2,473,323 
     MEXICO — 8.6%     
 25,000,000   America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.
6.000%, 6/9/2019
   1,295,320 
 40,500,000   Mexican Bonos
5.000%, 12/11/2019
   2,060,084 
         3,355,404 
     NEW ZEALAND — 8.8%     
 2,000,000   Fonterra Co.-operative Group Ltd.
5.520%, 2/25/2020
   1,423,833 
 2,100,000   New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond
3.000%, 9/20/2030
   1,829,452 
 240,000   New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond
4.500%, 4/15/2027
   184,251 
         3,437,536 
     PERU — 5.3%     
 6,500,000   Peruvian Government International Bond
7.840%, 8/12/2020
   2,093,223 
     PHILIPPINES — 5.8%     
 75,000,000   Asian Development Bank
6.200%, 10/6/2026
   983,531 
 67,000,000   Philippine Government International Bond
4.950%, 1/15/2021
   1,289,017 
         2,272,548 
     POLAND — 2.1%     
 3,000,000   Republic of Poland Government Bond
2.500%, 1/25/2023
   823,490 

 

 

 

 

EuroPac International Bond Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
     FIXED INCOME SECURITIES (Continued)     
     SINGAPORE — 5.7%     
$1,000,000   Keppel Corp. Ltd.
3.800%, 4/23/20274,5
  $751,466 
 2,000,000   Singapore Government Bond
1.750%, 4/1/2022
   1,476,155 
         2,227,621 
     SWEDEN — 1.0%     
 3,500,000   Telia Co. A.B.
3.250%, 10/4/20774,6
   387,913 
     UNITED KINGDOM — 5.1%     
 28,000,000,000   European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
7.375%, 4/15/2019
   1,999,922 
     UNITED STATES — 9.8%     
 16,400,000,000   Inter-American Development Bank
7.875%, 3/14/2023
   1,183,601 
     International Finance Corp.     
 54,000,000   8.250%, 6/10/2021   776,212 
 56,000,000   5.850%, 11/25/2022   755,466 
 1,000,000   Newmont Mining Corp.
6.250%, 10/1/2039
   1,137,394 
         3,852,673 
     TOTAL FIXED INCOME SECURITIES     
     (Cost $42,116,079)   36,699,946 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.6%     
 1,420,760   UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.247%7   1,420,760 
     Total Short-Term Investments     
     (Cost $1,420,760)   1,420,760 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.1%     
     (Cost $45,122,069)   38,120,706 
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.9%   1,141,512 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $39,262,218 

 

*Non-income producing security.
1Illiquid security. The total illiquid securities represent 0.00% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $0.
2Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.00% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $0.
3Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $987,865, which represents 2.52% of Net Assets.
4Callable.
5Step rate security.
6Variable rate security.
7The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

 

EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS — 93.7%     
     AUSTRALIA — 4.1%     
 1,025,000   Telstra Corp. Ltd.  $2,317,184 
     BRAZIL — 5.9%     
 350,651   Ambev S.A. - ADR   1,686,631 
 441,588   Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR   1,664,787 
         3,351,418 
     CANADA — 11.0%     
 151,000   Barrick Gold Corp.   2,021,890 
 43,650   BCE, Inc.   1,897,812 
 91,047   Freehold Royalties Ltd.   617,373 
 150,000   Goldcorp, Inc.   1,678,500 
         6,215,575 
     DENMARK — 1.9%     
 23,100   Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   1,086,162 
     FRANCE — 9.1%     
 22,700   Danone S.A.   1,649,823 
 130,000   Engie S.A.   2,080,863 
 25,650   TOTAL S.A. - ADR   1,403,824 
         5,134,510 
     GERMANY — 7.0%     
 29,370   Bayer A.G.   2,225,356 
 29,141   Daimler A.G.   1,723,045 
         3,948,401 
     HONG KONG — 4.2%     
 227,000   China Mobile Ltd.   2,380,735 
     NETHERLANDS — 3.2%     
 29,380   Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A - ADR   1,813,627 
     NEW ZEALAND — 4.2%     
 1,849,000   Kiwi Property Group Ltd.   1,814,750 
 424,922   SKY Network Television Ltd.   555,089 
         2,369,839 
     NORWAY — 5.9%     
 58,950   Equinor A.S.A. - ADR   1,342,881 
 104,900   Telenor A.S.A.   1,982,578 
         3,325,459 

 

 

 

EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     SINGAPORE — 4.8%     
 570,000   Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.  $1,278,710 
 2,709,861   Starhill Global REIT - REIT   1,439,274 
         2,717,984 
     SWEDEN — 7.5%     
 221,000   Betsson A.B.*   2,035,269 
 460,000   NetEnt A.B.*   2,221,100 
         4,256,369 
     SWITZERLAND — 6.3%     
 20,696   Novartis A.G. - ADR   1,811,314 
 53,331   Roche Holding A.G. - ADR   1,775,922 
         3,587,236 
     UNITED KINGDOM — 12.3%     
 67,800   British American Tobacco PLC - ADR   2,391,984 
 41,240   GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR   1,616,608 
 35,450   Unilever N.V.   1,896,929 
 584,109   Vodafone Group PLC   1,061,724 
         6,967,245 
     UNITED STATES — 6.3%     
 51,950   Newmont Mining Corp.   1,772,015 
 23,700   Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,818,264 
         3,590,279 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Cost $56,587,757)   53,062,023 

 

 

Principal
Amount

         
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.1%     
$3,441,207   UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.247%1   3,441,207 
     Total Short-Term Investments     
     (Cost $3,441,207)   3,441,207 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%     
     (Cost $60,028,964)   56,503,230 
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%   117,673 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $56,620,903 

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

*Non-income producing security.
1The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

 

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS — 95.3%     
     BANGLADESH — 1.9%     
 1,166,100   BRAC Bank Ltd.*  $1,089,943 
     BRAZIL — 5.0%     
 173,100   Instituto Hermes Pardini S.A.   916,948 
 115,595   Mahle-Metal Leve S.A.   852,573 
 241,650   Odontoprev S.A.   1,083,291 
         2,852,812 
     CHINA — 16.9%     
 2,032,300   AK Medical Holdings Ltd.1   1,059,944 
 2,700,000   China Forestry Holdings Co., Ltd.*2,3    
 172,900   Chongqing Fuling Zhacai Group Co., Ltd. - Class A   595,601 
 1,181,660   Crystal International Group Ltd.1   641,622 
 492,925   Haitian International Holdings Ltd.   1,135,476 
 3,903,515   Lifetech Scientific Corp.*   845,848 
 771,910   Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.   1,168,636 
 12,200   Noah Holdings Ltd. - ADR*   573,400 
 906,430   Precision Tsugami China Corp. Ltd.2   837,147 
 437,440   Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.   1,779,583 
 756,895   Xiabuxiabu Catering Management China Holdings Co., Ltd.*1   1,099,539 
         9,736,796 
     INDIA — 13.6%     
 35,900   AIA Engineering Ltd.   812,340 
 149,835   Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.2   768,132 
 481,910   City Union Bank Ltd.   1,296,108 
 62,544   Eris Lifesciences Ltd.*1   552,709 
 426,300   Jyothy Laboratories Ltd.   1,102,939 
 373,500   Sterlite Technologies Ltd.   1,299,155 
 113,300   Sundram Fasteners Ltd.   842,958 
 142,248   Syngene International Ltd.1   1,162,386 
         7,836,727 
     LUXEMBOURG — 1.4%     
 450,000   L'Occitane International S.A.   806,045 
     MALAYSIA — 1.7%     
 608,500   ViTrox Corp. Bhd2   997,414 
     MEXICO — 10.9%     
 753,100   Banco del Bajio S.A.1   1,570,608 
 288,780   Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V.   577,189 
 78,070   Gruma S.A.B. de C.V. - Class B   951,139 

 

 

 

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     MEXICO (Continued)     
 192,925   Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V.  $1,073,470 
 367,300   Qualitas Controladora S.A.B. de C.V.   897,779 
 225,000   Regional S.A.B. de C.V.   1,189,344 
         6,259,529 
     PHILIPPINES — 3.7%     
 5,613,695   D&L Industries, Inc.   1,221,633 
 330,205   Universal Robina Corp.   939,116 
         2,160,749 
     POLAND — 1.2%     
 24,700   Dino Polska S.A.*1   666,725 
     SOUTH AFRICA — 6.8%     
 130,000   AVI Ltd.   911,895 
 148,000   Clicks Group Ltd.   2,197,048 
 412,300   Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd.1   797,631 
         3,906,574 
     SOUTH KOREA — 6.5%     
 8,825   Kakao Corp.*   790,608 
 23,900   Koh Young Technology, Inc.*   1,766,436 
 19,470   LEENO Industrial, Inc.   876,985 
 19,080   Seegene, Inc.*   325,950 
         3,759,979 
     SPAIN — 2.3%     
 124,720   AmRest Holdings S.E.*   1,320,442 
     SWEDEN — 2.0%     
 66,200   Vitrolife A.B.   1,169,365 
     TAIWAN — 13.3%     
 54,600   ASPEED Technology, Inc.   1,130,503 
 401,700   Chroma ATE, Inc.   1,615,503 
 111,475   eMemory Technology, Inc.   1,079,719 
 81,419   Gourmet Master Co., Ltd.   572,234 
 105,105   Hiwin Technologies Corp.   851,595 
 56,780   Parade Technologies Ltd.   942,439 
 86,800   Voltronic Power Technology Corp.   1,488,977 
         7,680,970 
     THAILAND — 4.8%     
 1,043,430   Mega Lifesciences PCL   1,096,466 

 

 

 

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number

of Shares

     

Value

 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     THAILAND (Continued)     
 1,447,590   TOA Paint Thailand PCL  $1,659,308 
         2,755,774 
     URUGUAY — 1.5%     
 354,945   Biotoscana Investments S.A.*   851,549 
     VIETNAM — 1.8%     
 289,298   Mobile World Investment Corp.   1,037,186 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Cost $51,607,220)   54,888,579 

 

 

Principal
Amount

         
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4%     
$812,631   UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.247%4   812,631 
     Total Short-Term Investments     
     (Cost $812,631)   812,631 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.7%     
     (Cost $52,419,851)   55,701,210 
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.3%   1,879,072 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $57,580,282 

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
PCL – Public Company Limited

 

*Non-income producing security.
1Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $7,551,164, which represents 13.11% of Net Assets.
2Illiquid security. The total illiquid securities represent 1.92% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $1,108,301.
3Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.00% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $0.
4The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

EuroPac Gold Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     Common Stocks – 98.0%     
     Gold Mining – 39.0%     
 101,540   Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.  $4,425,113 
 950,000   Atlantic Gold Corp.*1   1,323,059 
 150,000   B2Gold Corp.*1   474,886 
 1,308,600   B2Gold Corp.*   4,148,262 
 291,692   Barrick Gold Corp.   3,905,756 
 500,000   Equinox Gold Corp.*   418,569 
 1,119,000   Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR   4,587,900 
 99,980   Goldcorp, Inc.   1,118,776 
 370,000   Guyana Goldfields, Inc.*1   484,323 
 236,600   Leagold Mining Corp.*1   396,134 
 50,000   Newmont Mining Corp.   1,705,500 
 690,000   OceanaGold Corp.1   2,462,785 
 910,000   Premier Gold Mines Ltd.*   1,218,874 
 453,887   Pretium Resources, Inc.*   3,567,552 
 40,000   Pretium Resources, Inc.*1   314,155 
 550,000   Resolute Mining Ltd.1   451,770 
         31,003,414 
     Royalty Companies – 28.8%     
 130,322   EMX Royalty Corp.*   151,174 
 80,096   Franco-Nevada Corp.1   6,218,654 
 5,035,000   Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.1,5   3,870,129 
 900,000   Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.1,2,3,5   691,781 
 163,900   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   1,602,942 
 323,120   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.1   3,162,346 
 56,200   Royal Gold, Inc.   4,910,194 
 85,000   Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   1,791,800 
 25,000   Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.1   526,636 
         22,925,656 
     Precious Metals Developmental – 9.5%     
 3,832,803   Almaden Minerals Ltd. - Class B*   3,007,984 
 1,098,017   Almaden Minerals Ltd. - Class B*1   860,698 
 215,500   Almaden Minerals Ltd. - Class B*1,2,3   168,923 
 5,118,424   Vista Gold Corp.*   3,480,528 
 8,200   Vista Gold Corp.*1   5,617 
         7,523,750 
     Precious Metals Exploration – 14.3%     
 1,611,182   Almadex Minerals Ltd.*1   361,719 
 6,680,000   Altus Strategies PLC*1,2,3   305,023 
 1,711,182   Azucar Minerals Ltd.*1   488,351 
 3,751,151   Evrim Resources Corp.*1,5   856,427 
 750,000   Evrim Resources Corp.*1,2,3,5   171,233 
 611,400   Irving Resources, Inc.*1   828,228 

 

 

 

EuroPac Gold Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     Common Stocks (Continued)      
     Precious Metals Exploration (Continued)     
 1,140,000   Irving Resources, Inc.*1,2,3  $1,544,292 
 8,742,000   Medgold Resources Corp.*1,5   1,164,270 
 736,000   Medgold Resources Corp.*1,2,3,5   98,021 
 5,173,900   Midland Exploration, Inc.*1,5   4,488,772 
 722,500   Millrock Resources, Inc.*1   54,985 
 219,030   Millrock Resources, Inc.*1,2,3   16,669 
 959,685   Mirasol Resources Ltd.*1   927,549 
 5,016,400   Revelo Resources Corp.*1   57,265 
         11,362,804 
           
     Silver: Exploration and Mining – 6.4%     
 1,077,344   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.*   4,341,697 
 15,000   MAG Silver Corp.*   135,150 
 10,000   MAG Silver Corp.*1   89,802 
 36,500   Pan American Silver Corp.   544,215 
         5,110,864 
           
     Diversified Exploration and Mining – 0.0%     
 20,000   Solaris Copper, Inc.*1,2,3   8,676 
           
     Total Common Stocks (Cost $65,328,218)   77,935,164 
     Warrants – 0.0%     
     Royalty Companies – 0.0%     
 450,000   Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. Expiration Date: December 21, 2020*1,2,3    
           
     Precious Metals Developmental – 0.0%     
 68,008   Almaden Minerals Ltd., Expiration Date: June 1, 2020*1,2,3    
 107,750   Almaden Minerals Ltd., Expiration Date: June 7, 2022*1,2,3    
          
           
     Precious Metals Exploration – 0.0%     
 6,680,000   Altus Strategies PLC, Expiration Date: April 18, 2023*1,2,3    
 100,739   Callinex Mines, Inc., Expiration Date: November 22, 2019*1,2,3    
 925,575   Evrim Resources Corp., Expiration Date: May 19, 2020*1,2,3    
 270,000   Irving Resources, Inc., Expiration Date: November 26, 2020*1,2,3   3,082 
 736,000   Medgold Resources Corp., Expiration Date: October 16, 2020*1,2,3    
 219,030   Millrock Resources, Inc., Expiration Date: December 15, 2020*1,2,3    
 1,080,000   Millrock Resources, Inc., Expiration Date: May 25, 2019*1,2,3    
 4,970,000   Miranda Gold Corp., Expiration Date: June 23, 2021*1,2,3    
 1,227,900   Revelo Resources Corp., Expiration Date: April 17, 2019*1,2,3    
 312,500   Skeena Resources, Inc., Expiration Date: July 8, 2019*1,2,3    
 500,000   Thunderstruck Resources Ltd., Expiration Date: November 29, 2019*1,2,3    
         3,082 
     Total Warrants     
     (Cost $—)   3,082 

 

 

 

EuroPac Gold Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
     Short-Term Investments – 1.5%     
$1,167,559   UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.247%4  $1,167,559 
     Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,167,559)   1,167,559 
     Total Investments – 99.5% (Cost $66,495,777)   79,105,805 
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.5%   425,204 
     Total Net Assets – 100.0%  $79,531,009 

 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt  
PLC – Public Limited Company  

 

*Non-income producing security.
1Foreign security denominated in U.S. dollars.
2Illiquid Security. Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securitiy fair valued under direction of the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of such investments is 3.78% of net assets. The total value of these securities is $3,007,700.
3Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 3.78% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $3,007,700.
4The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
5Affiliated company.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 1 – Organization

EuroPac International Value Fund (the ‘‘International Value Fund’’), EuroPac International Bond Fund (the “International Bond Fund”), EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund (the “International Dividend Income Fund”), EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (the “Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund”) and EuroPac Gold Fund (the “Gold Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the ‘‘Funds’’) are organized as a diversified series of Investment Managers Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) which is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The International Value Fund commenced operations on April 7, 2010, and its primary investment objective is to provide income and long-term capital appreciation. The International Bond Fund commenced operations on November 15, 2010, and its primary investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The International Dividend Income Fund commenced operations on January 10, 2014, and its primary investment objective is to seek income and maximize growth of income. The Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund commenced operations on December 1, 2010, and its primary investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Gold Fund commenced operations on July 19, 2013, and its primary investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Gold Fund is authorized to issue Class A shares. The International Value Fund, International Bond Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund are authorized to issue two classes of shares: Class A shares and Class I shares. The Class I shares commenced operations on July 16, 2013 in the International Value Fund, International Bond Fund and Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund. The Class I shares commenced operations on November 20, 2018 in the Gold Fund.

 

The shares of each class represent an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund and have equal rights as to voting, redemptions, dividends and liquidation, subject to the approval of the Trustees. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding. Shareholders of a class that bears distribution and service expenses under the terms of a distribution plan have exclusive voting rights to that distribution plan.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.”

 

Note 2 – Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

(a) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund value equity securities at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or in the principal over the counter (“OTC”) market in which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if the last-quoted sales price is not readily available, the securities will be valued at the last bid or the mean between the last available bid and ask price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. Debt securities are valued by utilizing a price supplied by independent pricing service providers. The independent pricing service providers may use various valuation methodologies including matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. These models generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. If a price is not readily available for a portfolio security, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Fund’s advisor, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed by the Board at its next regularly scheduled board meeting. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. The Valuation Committee is comprised of all the Trustees, but action may be taken by any one of the Trustees.

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Fair value pricing may be applied to foreign securities held by the Funds upon the occurrence of an event after the close of trading on non-U.S. markets, but before the close of trading on the NYSE when each Fund’s NAV is determined. If the event may result in a material adjustment to the price of the Fund’s foreign securities once non-U.S. markets open on the following business day (such as, for example, a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market), the Fund may value such foreign securities at fair value, taking into account the effect of such event, in order to calculate the Fund’s NAV. Other types of portfolio securities that the Fund may fair value include, but are not limited to: (1) investments that are illiquid or traded infrequently, including “restricted” securities and private placements for which there is no public market; (2) investments for which, in the judgment of the Advisor, the market price is stale; (3) securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (4) securities for which trading has been halted or suspended; and (5) fixed income securities for which there is not a current market value quotation.

 

Foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service or from a brokerage firm. The pricing service will use a statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Fund calculates the NAVs. The Board reviews the independent third party fair valuation analysis report quarterly.

 

(b) Foreign Currency Translation

The Funds’ records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period. The currencies are translated into U.S. dollars by using the exchange rates quoted at the close of the London Stock Exchange prior to when the Funds’ NAV is next determined. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Funds do not isolate that portion of their net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the impact arising from changes in market prices. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency.

 

Net realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the differences between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.

 

Note 3 – Federal Income Taxes

At January 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments owned by the Funds, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

   International Value Fund   International Bond Fund   International Dividend Income Fund   Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund   Gold Fund 
Cost of investments  $59,505,200   $45,122,069   $60,039,572   $52,419,851   $69,903,173 
                          
Gross unrealized appreciation  $6,665,252   $188,953   $4,271,704   $9,338,000   $15,499,729 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (8,444,858)   (7,190,316)   (7,808,046)   (6,056,641)   (6,297,097)

Net unrealized appreciation

(depreciation) on investments

  $(1,779,606)  $(7,001,363)  $(3,536,342)  $3,281,359   $9,202,632 

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to wash sale loss deferrals and passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”).

 

Note 4 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or a liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement.

 

Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad Levels as described below:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of January 31, 2019, in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:

 

International Value Fund  Level 1   Level 2*   Level 3**   Total 
Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials  $14,921,618   $-   $-   $14,921,618 
Communications   11,227,142    -    -    11,227,142 
Consumer, Cyclical   3,776,725    -    -    3,776,725 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   16,639,548    -    -    16,639,548 
Energy   3,405,196    -    -    3,405,196 
Technology   2,172,815    -    -    2,172,815 
Utilities   1,688,451    -    -    1,688,451 
Short-Term Investments   3,894,099    -    -    3,894,099 
Total Investments  $57,725,594   $-   $-   $57,725,594 

 

International Bond Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials  $-   $-   $-   $- 
Bonds                    
Basic Materials   -    2,125,259    -    2,125,259 
Communications   -    1,683,233    -    1,683,233 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   -    2,183,130    -    2,183,130 
Diversified   -    751,466    -    751,466 
Financial   -    3,558,153    -    3,558,153 
Government   -    26,072,374    -    26,072,374 
Utilities   -    326,331    -    326,331 
Short-Term Investments   1,420,760    -    -    1,420,760 
Total Investments  $1,420,760   $36,699,946   $-   $38,120,706 

 

International Dividend Income Fund  Level 1   Level 2*   Level 3**   Total 
Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials  $5,472,405   $-   $-   $5,472,405 
Communications   11,473,832    -    -    11,473,832 
Consumer, Cyclical   3,758,314    -    -    3,758,314 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   17,958,993    -    -    17,958,993 
Energy   5,177,705    -    -    5,177,705 
Financial   3,254,024    -    -    3,254,024 
Technology   2,221,100    -    -    2,221,100 
Utilities   3,745,650    -    -    3,745,650 
Short-Term Investments   3,441,207    -    -    3,441,207 
Total Investments  $56,503,230   $-   $-   $56,503,230 

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials  $-   $1,659,308   $-   $1,659,308 
Communications   -    2,089,763    -    2,089,763 
Consumer, Cyclical   3,847,252    6,682,617    -    10,529,869 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   3,941,269    12,870,809    -    16,812,078 
Diversified   911,895    -    -    911,895 
Financial   6,981,554    1,296,108    -    8,277,662 
Industrial   2,562,447    8,892,896    -    11,455,343 
Technology   -    3,152,661    -    3,152,661 
Short-Term Investments   812,631    -    -    812,631 
Total Investments  $19,057,048   $36,644,162   $-   $55,701,210 

 

Gold Fund  Level 1   Level 2*   Level 3   Total 
Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Gold Mining  $30,584,845   $-   $-   $30,584,845 
Royalty Companies   22,233,875    -    691,781    22,925,656 
Precious Metals Developmental   7,773,396    -    168,923    7,942,319 
Precious Metals Exploration   9,227,566    -    2,135,238    11,362,804 
Silver: Exploration and Mining   5,110,864    -    -    5,110,864 
Diversified Exploration and Mining   -    -    8,676    8,676 
Warrants                    
Royalty Companies   -    -    -    - 
Precious Metals Developmental   -    -    -    - 
Precious Metals Exploration   -    -    3,082    3,082 
Short-Term Investments   1,167,559    -    -    1,167,559 
Total Investments  $76,098,105   $-   $3,007,700   $79,105,805 

 

*The Fund did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end.
**The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

   International Bond Fund   Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund   Gold Fund – Common Stocks   Gold Fund – Warrants 
Beginning balance October 31, 2018  $-   $-   $2,037,538   $555,415 
Transfers into Level 3 during the period   -    -    -    - 
Transfers out of Level 3 during the period   -    -    -    - 
Total realized gain/(loss)   -    -    (273,125)   - 
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   -    -    386,044    (552,333)
Net purchases   -    -    976,313    - 
Net sales   -    -    (122,152)   - 
Balance as of January 31, 2019  $-   $-   $3,004,618   $3,082 

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of January 31, 2019:

 

   Fair Value
January 31,
 2019
  

Valuation

 Methodologies

 

Unobservable

Input(1)

  Input
 Range/Value
  

Impact to

Valuation

from an

increase in

 Input(2)

Gold Fund -
Warrants
  $3,082   Fair Value
Pricing
  Discount for lack of
marketability
   10%  Decrease
Common Stocks  $3,004,618   Fair Value
Pricing
  Discount for lack of
marketability
   10%  Decrease

 

(1)The investment advisor considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.
(2)This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

 

The Level 3 investments for the International Bond Fund and Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund represented 0.00% of net assets and did not warrant a disclosure of significant unobservable valuation inputs.

 

 

 

Euro Pacific Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 5 – Investments in Affiliated Issuers

 

An affiliated issuer is an entity in which the Fund has ownership of a least 5% of the voting securities or any investment in a EuroPac Fund. Issuers that are affiliates of the Fund at period-end are noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Additional security purchases and the reduction of certain securities shares outstanding of existing portfolio holdings that were not considered affiliated in prior years may result in the Fund owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares at period-end. The table below reflects transactions during the period with entities that are affiliates as of January 31, 2019 and may include acquisitions of new investments, prior year holdings that became affiliated during the period and prior period affiliated holdings that are no longer affiliated as of period-end:

 

Fund/Security

 Description

  Value
Beginning
of Period
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  

Transfer

Prior Year

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value End
 of Period
  

Dividend

 Income

 
Gold Fund                                        
Medgold Resources Corp.  $1,753,012   $-   $(21,627)  $5,132   $-   $(474,226)  $1,262,291   $- 
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.   2,753,665    525,528    -    -    -    1,282,717    4,561,910    18,974 
Midland Exploration, Inc.   4,165,844    -    -    -    -    322,928    4,488,772    - 
Total  $8,672,521                                    
                                         
Evrim Resources Corp. (2)   4,049,750    96,163    -    -    3,269,920    (6,388,173)   1,027,660    - 
Total                 $5,132        $(5,256,754)  $11,340,633   $18,974 

 

Fund/Security
Description
  Shares
Beginning
of Period
   Purchases   Sales  

Shares

End

 of Period

 
Gold Fund                    
Medgold Resources Corp.   9,616,000    -    (138,000)   9,478,000 
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.   5,035,000    900,000    -    5,935,000 
Midland Exploration, Inc.   5,173,900    -    -    5,173,900 
Total   19,824,900                
                     
Evrim Resources Corp.(2)   4,101,151    400,000    -    4,501,151 
Total                  25,088,051 

 

(1)Not an affiliate at the end of the period.
(2)Not an affiliate at the beginning of the period.

  

 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) 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 the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)). Filed herewith.

 

 

 

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:   Investment Managers Series Trust
     
By:   /s/ Maureen Quill
Title:   Maureen Quill, President
     
Date:   4/01/19

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:*   /s/ Maureen Quill
(Signature and Title)   Maureen Quill, President
     
Date:   4/01/19
     
By:*   /s/ Rita Dam
(Signature and Title)   Rita Dam, Treasurer
     
Date:   4/01/19

 

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.