N-CSR 1 e58409.htm
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: 811-22211
     
     
     
IVA FIDUCIARY TRUST
     
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
717 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022
     
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
     
  Michael W. Malafronte  
  International Value Advisers, LLC  
  717 Fifth Avenue  
  10th Floor  
  New York, NY 10022  
     
  (Name and address of agent for service)  
     
  Copy to:  
     
  Michael S. Caccese, Esq.  
  K&L Gates LLP  
  State Street Financial Center  
  One Lincoln Street  
  Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2950  
     
  Brian F. Link, Esq.  
  State Street Bank and Trust Company  
  Mail Code: SUM0703  
  100 Summer Street, 7th Floor  
  Boston, MA 02110  
     
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 584-3570
     
     
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2018

Item 1. Report to Shareholders.

     
     
   
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
     
   
IVA Worldwide Fund
    IVA International Fund
     
     
     
    Annual Report
    September 30, 2018
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Advised by International Value Advisers, LLC
 
 
An investment in the Funds is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 Contents  IVA Funds 


   
    1   An Owner’s Manual
   
    2   Letter from the President
   
    3   Letter from the Portfolio Managers
   
    6   Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
   
      IVA Worldwide Fund
    8   Performance
    9   Portfolio Composition
  10   Schedule of Investments
   
      IVA International Fund
  18   Performance
  19   Portfolio Composition
  20   Schedule of Investments
   
  28   Statements of Assets and Liabilities
   
  29   Statements of Operations
   
  30   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
   
  31   Financial Highlights
   
  37   Notes to Financial Statements
   
  46   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
  47   Trustees and Officers
   
  49   Additional Information
   
  52   Important Tax Information
   
  53   Fund Expenses
   

 An Owner’s Manual   IVA Funds 

    An Atypical Investment Strategy
         
   
We manage both the IVA Worldwide and IVA International Funds with a dual attempt that is unusual in the mutual fund world: in the short-term (12-18 months), we attempt to preserve capital, while over the longer-term (5-10 years, i.e., over a full economic cycle), we seek to perform better than the MSCI All Country World Index, in the case of your IVA Worldwide Fund, and the MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index, in the case of your IVA International Fund.
         
   
The Worldwide Fund is typically used by investors who are looking for an “all weather fund” where we are given the latitude to decide how much we should have in the U.S. versus outside the U.S. The International Fund is typically used by investors who practice asset allocation and want to decide for themselves how much should be allocated to a domestic manager and how much should be allocated to a pure “international” (i.e., non-U.S.) manager, yet at the same time are looking for a lower risk – and lower volatility – exposure to international markets than may be obtained from a more traditional international fund.
         
   
We believe our investment approach is very different from the traditional approach of most mutual funds. We are trying to deliver returns that are as absolute as possible, i.e., returns that try to be as resilient as possible in down markets, while many of our competitors try to deliver good relative performance, i.e., try to beat an index, and thus would be fine with being down 15% if their benchmark is down 20%.
         
   
Why do we have such an unusual strategy (which, incidentally, is not easy to carry out)? Because we believe this strategy makes sense for many investors. We are fond of the quote by Mark Twain: “There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: the first time is when he cannot afford to; the second time is when he can.” We realize that many investors cannot tolerate high volatility and appreciate that “life’s bills do not always come at market tops.” This strategy also appeals to us at International Value Advisers since we “eat our own cooking” for a significant part of our savings (invested in IVA products) and we have an extreme aversion to losing money.
         
    An Eclectic Investment Approach
         
   
Here is how we try to implement our strategy:
         
   
 
We don’t hug benchmarks. In practical terms, this means we are willing to make big “negative bets,” i.e., having nothing or little in what has become big in the benchmark. Conversely, we will generally seek to avoid overly large positive bets.
         
   
 
We prefer having diversified portfolios (100 to 150 names). Because we invest on a global basis, we believe that diversification helps protect against weak corporate governance or insufficient disclosure, or simply against “unknown unknowns.” We like the flexibility to invest in small, medium and large companies, depending on where we see value.
         
   
 
We attempt to capture equity-type returns through fixed income securities but predominantly when credit markets (or sub-sets of them) are depressed and offer this potential.
         
   
 
We often hold some gold, either in bullion form or via gold mining securities, as we believe gold provides a good hedge in either an inflationary or deflationary period, and it can help mitigate currency debasement over time.
         
   
 
We are willing to hold cash when we cannot find enough cheap securities that we like or when we find some, yet the broader market (Mr. Market) seems fully priced. We will seek to use that cash as ammunition for future bargains.
         
   
 
At the individual security level, we ask a lot of questions about “what can go wrong?” and will establish not only a “base case intrinsic value” but also a “worst case scenario” (What could prove us wrong? If we were wrong, are we likely to lose 25%, 30%, or even more of the money invested?). As a result, we will miss some opportunities, yet hopefully, we will also avoid instances where we experience a permanent impairment of value.

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 Letter from the President IVA Funds 

    Dear Shareholder,
           
   
This annual report covers the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 and completes our tenth year of operations. The Funds’ investment adviser, International Value Advisers, LLC, remains pleased with the performance of our two mutual funds, the IVA Worldwide Fund and the IVA International Fund (the “Funds”).
           
   
As we pass our ten year anniversary I will repeat some things we outline in An Owner’s Manual:
           
       
Our attempt in the short-term is to preserve capital, while over a full economic cycle we seek to perform better than equity indices.
           
       
At IVA we are trying to deliver results that are as absolute as possible, i.e. returns that try to be as resilient as possible in down markets.
           
       
Our investment approach supports our knowledge that many investors cannot tolerate high volatility and that “life’s bills do not always come at market tops.”
           
       
We also believe it is of utmost significance that the IVA Founders have the vast majority of their invested dollars in our own products.
 
 
 
 
While the above is how we manage money, I would like to highlight a significant operational event that occurred during the last six months. After being soft closed for almost three quarters of our ten years operating the Funds, we announced in September that the Funds have reopened to all investors. We closed our Funds (and other products) in 2011 as we were experiencing strong inflows and wanted to normalize growth. Over the first half of 2018, outflows outpaced inflows to a distracting extent.
 
     
 
In my opinion, this is a wonderful time to make our Funds available to all. After such a long period of robust returns in global markets, and with an eye on the many troubling factors shaping world economies today, I believe that the focus Charles de Vaulx and Chuck de Lardemelle have on downside protection and capital preservation just might be what is required in the coming years. This concept was well explained by Charles de Vaulx in a July interview with Barron’s, which can be found on our website.
 
     
 
Our portfolio managers did an outstanding job providing an update on our Funds during our most recent conference call on September 20, 2018. I encourage everyone to read the transcript of the call, which is also available on our website.
 
     
 
It has been tremendously fulfilling to build IVA and the Funds. We believe that in the process we have nurtured a culture where everyone at IVA respects the work we are doing for our clients.
 
     
  Sincerely,  
   
  Michael W. Malafronte, President  

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 Letter from the Portfolio Managers IVA Funds 

   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Returns are shown net of fees and expenses and assume reinvestment of dividends and other income. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-941-4482.
 
October 30, 2018

Dear Shareholder,

Over the period under review, October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018, the IVA Worldwide Class A returned +3.25% and the IVA International Class A returned -1.07%. This was less than their respective benchmarks, +9.77% for MSCI All Country World Index and +1.76% for the MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index.

Your Funds are now 10 years old! Even though they have both lagged during an unusually long bull market, the IVA Worldwide Class A has compounded at +8.24% per annum on average since inception, compared to the MSCI All Country World Index compounding at +8.19% per annum, and with an average monthly upside capturea of approximately 60% and an average monthly downside captureb of approximately 40%; the IVA International Class A has compounded at +7.75% per annum on average, compared to the MSCI All Country World (ex U.S.) Index compounding at +5.18% per annum, and with an average monthly upside capturea of approximately 58% and an average monthly downside captureb of approximately 35%.

We have finally seen the return of some volatility in the markets over this past fiscal year, especially late January/early February and since mid-May, most notably in international equity markets (including emerging markets). The performance of the S&P 500 Index has been more deceptive as the very strong performance of a handful of U.S. stocks (mostly FAANGs, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) has hidden the bad performance of many U.S. industrial and older economy stocks. One data point to illustrate that: during the period under review, the MSCI All Country World Index was up +9.77%, while the MSCI All Country World Value Index was up only +4.79%.

The reasons for that renewed volatility are well known. On one hand, interest rates have continued to rise, especially in the U.S. as a result of rising wage pressure and higher CPI inflation. The global economic outlook has been more muted outside the U.S., with many emerging market economies (including China) and even Europe slowing down. Also weighing on the markets are an uncertain political outlook in Europe with Italy, in the UK with the ongoing Brexit negotiations, and finally with the trade wars, especially the one between the U.S. and China. On the other hand, financial conditions remain very loose (as of the last reading on October 12, 2018, the Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Indexc is at -0.88 in spite of monetary policy having tightened for over two and a half years) and high yield markets have remained remarkably resilient (“As stocks groan under pile of worry, junk credit barely flinches” is the title of a Bloomberg News article on October 23, 2018).

Thanks to that volatility, we were able to add some new names in both Funds, including Schlumberger Ltd. (U.S.), Daou Technology Inc. (South Korea), Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Netherlands) and Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Class ‘A’ (Uruguay). In the IVA Worldwide Fund only, some new names in the U.S. were Acuity Brands Inc. and DaVita Inc. In the IVA International Fund only, new names included ASKUL Corp. (Japan), KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd. (South Korea) and D’Ieteren SA/NV (Belgium). We were also able to add, in both Funds, to some existing holdings whose share prices fell a lot more than our intrinsic value estimates, for instance Miraca Holdings Inc. (Japan), Sodexo SA (France) and AIB Group Plc (Ireland). We discussed some of those stocks in a Barron’s interview (July 23, 2018) and in our recent semi-annual conference call (both are available on our website ivafunds.com). Likewise, we were able to exit many names in both Funds, for instance Wendel SA (France), Thales SA (France), Altran Technologies SA (France), Siemens AG (Germany), Azbil Corp. (Japan) and Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong). In the IVA Worldwide Fund only, U.S. names we eliminated included Ralph Lauren Corp., Flowserve Corp. and Teradata Corp. Some names that we exited in the IVA International Fund only were Euler Hermes Group (France) and Earth Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan). We were also able to reduce some positions quite significantly, as they had done very well, for instance Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan), Robertet SA (France) in both Funds and American Express Co. (U.S.) and Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (U.S.) in the IVA Worldwide Fund.

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 Letter from the Portfolio Managers IVA Funds 

 
As a result, as of September 30, 2018, the IVA Worldwide Funds has 56.3%, in equities (compared to 51.5% a year prior) and 36.1% in cash (compared to 40.4% a year prior), while the IVA International Fund has 72.5% in equities (compared to 62.1% a year prior) and 18.1% in cash (compared to 27.7% a year prior).
 
     
 
Whilst the valuation gap has widened between many U.S. stocks (not just the FAANGs) and many international stocks (including many emerging market stocks), it is noteworthy that we believe this gap is to a large extent warranted. Many of the large U.S. companies have dominant global positions and superior business models, while many of the large European and Asian companies are banks, insurance companies, regulated telephone companies, energy and chemical companies that deserve to trade at much lower valuation levels, in our opinion. In emerging markets specifically, the debt levels of companies are often high and sometimes with a currency mismatch. They often borrow in U.S. dollars and stand to suffer when the U.S. dollar appreciates against their local currency. Political risks appear to have risen in countries such as Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, Argentina, and perhaps even possibly in China (where President Xi Jinping can now remain in power for life).
 
     
 
We have been able to reduce our cash levels as prices have come down but we remain cautious. Valuation levels remain elevated and the global economic outlook remains cloudy with rising interest rates and an untested ability for China to engineer a successful soft landing after many years of torrid corporate credit growth. We will continue to focus on valuation of individual securities and only buy when we believe we are getting appropriate discounts.
 
     
 
We continue to hold some gold bullion in both funds (5.3% in the IVA Worldwide Fund and 6.6% in the IVA International Fund at September 30, 2018) as we believe gold will remain inversely correlated with stocks and/or bonds, more often than not, in the future. We also believe that most Central Banks will be behind the curve if inflation keeps rising and that nominal and real interest rates will remain low and/or negative for the foreseeable future, thus possibly helping gold.
 
     
 
On September 11, 2018 after being closed for a little over 7.5 years, we reopened our products, including our mutual funds, to new investors. We had closed our products to most new investors in early 2011 as the two Funds were experiencing strong inflows. These restrictions were successful and asset growth did normalize. Over the past four years, and most significantly, over the past six months, outflows have outpaced inflows. This is a destabilizing state of affairs, as we need to rebalance certain portfolios due to these ongoing net outflows. The purpose of reopening is to try to increase the gross inflows so that they can neutralize the gross outflows. In that sense, the purpose of reopening is not to grow assets. We want that growth ideally to strictly come from net asset value appreciation over time, in other words, from the performance of the Funds. We have no idea if gross inflows will pick up or not after the reopening. We will try to make sure that the new clients that may consider the Funds are fully aware of our unusual goals (in the long only space) discussed in An Owner’s Manual page at the beginning of this Annual Report. In our partnership with our shareholders, we want and need them to be fully on board.
 

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 Letter from the Portfolio Managers IVA Funds 

 
We hope that the recent pick up in volatility continues and that our stock picking will be good enough to deliver respectable returns in what might be a low return world for stocks and bonds in the next five years.
 
     
  We appreciate your continued confidence and thank you for your support.  
     
   
  Charles de Vaulx, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager  
     
   
  Charles de Lardemelle, Portfolio Manager  

  a
An upside capture ratio over 100 means that a Fund has outperformed the Index in up-market periods.
 
       
  b
A downside capture ratio of less than 100 means that a Fund has outperformed the Index in down-market periods.
 
       
  c
The Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI) provides a comprehensive weekly update on U.S. financial conditions in money markets, debt and equity markets and the traditional and “shadow” banking systems. Positive values of the NFCI have been historically associated with tighter-than-average financial conditions, while negative values have been historically associated with looser-than-average financial conditions.
 

  Total Returns as of 09/30/18 1 Year 5 Year* 10 Year/Since Inception*
(10/1/08)
  IVA Worldwide Fund A (no load)  3.25% 4.85% 8.24%
  IVA Worldwide Fund A (with load) -1.92% 3.78% 7.68%
  MSCI All Country World Index 9.77% 8.67% 8.19%
  IVA International Fund A (no load) -1.07% 4.19% 7.75%
  IVA International Fund A (with load) -6.02% 3.12% 7.20%
  MSCI All Country World Index (ex-U.S.) 1.76% 4.12% 5.18%

    *Annualized  
       
    Past performance does not guarantee future results.  
       
   
As of the most recent prospectus, the expense ratios for the funds are as follows: IVA Worldwide Fund: 1.25% (A shares); IVA International Fund: 1.25% (A Shares). Maximum sales charge for the A shares is 5.00%. Amounts redeemed within 30 days of purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee.
 
       
   
MSCI All Country World Index (Net) is an unmanaged index consisting of 47 country indices comprised of 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices and is calculated with dividends reinvested after deduction of withholding tax. The Index is a trademark of MSCI, Inc. and is not available for direct investment.
 
       
   
MSCI All Country World Index (ex-U.S.) (Net) is an unmanaged index consisting of 46 country indices comprised of 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indices and is calculated with dividends reinvested after deduction of withholding tax. The Index is a trademark of MSCI, Inc. and is not available for direct investment.
 

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 Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited) IVA Funds 

  IVA Worldwide Fund  
     
 
The IVA Worldwide Fund Class A, at net asset value, returned 3.25% over the one-year period ended September 30, 2018 compared to the MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (the “Index”) return of 9.77% over the same period.
 
     
 
Our equities were up 7.6% for the period. By country, the United States was the top contributor, adding 3.4%, led by some of our largest positions in the Fund: Mastercard Inc., Class ‘A’ (technology), Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ (holding company), Acuity Brands Inc. (industrials), Oracle Corp. (technology). Japan contributed 0.8%, led by Astellas Pharma Inc. (health care) and the Netherlands contributed 0.5%, led by Airbus SE (industrials). Our name in Ireland (AIB Group Plc) detracted -0.2% and our name in Bermuda (Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.) detracted -0.1%. South Korea also detracted -0.1%. By sector, industrials contributed the most, adding 1.3%. Technology contributed 1.2% and health care contributed 1.1%. Our names in consumer discretionary detracted the most, taking away -0.2%. Energy and telecommunication services each detracted -0.1%.
 
     
 
The top five individual equity contributors to return this period were: Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan, health care), Mastercard Inc., Class ‘A’ (U.S., technology), Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ (U.S., holding company), Airbus SE (Netherlands, industrials), Acuity Brands Inc. (U.S., industrials). The top five individual detractors were: Miraca Holdings Inc. (Japan, health care), AIB Group Plc (Ireland, financials), Bolloré SA (France, industrials), Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan, technology), Cimarex Energy Co. (U.S., energy).
 
     
 
Collectively, fixed income contributed 0.2%. Gold was down -6.9% and detracted -0.4%.
 
     
 
In an effort to neutralize part of our foreign exchange risk, we were partially hedged against several currencies over the period – the Australian dollar, euro, Japanese yen and South Korean won. Our currency hedges contributed 0.01%. At the end of the period, our currency hedges were: 39% Australian dollar; 10% euro; 25% Japanese yen; 30% South Korean won.
 

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 Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited) IVA Funds 

  IVA International Fund  
     
 
The IVA International Fund Class A, at net asset value, was down -1.07% over the one-year period ended September 30, 2018 compared to the MSCI All Country World Index (ex-U.S.) (Net) (the “Index”) return of 1.76% over the same period.
 
     
 
Our equities were up 0.1% for the period. By country, the Netherlands was the top contributor, adding 0.8%, led by Airbus SE (industrials). Mexico contributed 0.4% and Japan contributed 0.3%. China detracted the most, taking away -0.4%. Our name in Ireland (AIB Group Plc) and our names in India detracted a total of -0.6%. By sector, consumer discretionary was the largest detractor, taking away -1.3%, hurt most by Clear Media Ltd. (China), WPP Plc (United Kingdom) and Kangwon Land Inc. (South Korea). Technology detracted -0.8% and financials detracted -0.4%. Health care contributed the most, adding 1.4%, led by Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan). Industrials contributed 0.7% and consumer staples contributed 0.4%.
 
     
 
The top five individual equity contributors to return this period were: Astellas Pharma Inc. (Japan, health care), Airbus SE (Netherlands, industrials), Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan, health care), Alten SA (France, technology), Hyundai Elevator Co., Ltd. (South Korea, industrials). The top five individual detractors were: Miraca Holdings Inc. (Japan, health care), F@N Communications Inc. (Japan, technology), Clear Media Ltd. (China, consumer discretionary), AIB Group Plc (Ireland, financials), South Indian Bank Ltd. (India, financials).
 
     
 
Collectively, fixed income contributed 0.2%. Gold was down -6.9% and detracted -0.5%.
 
     
 
In an effort to neutralize part of our foreign exchange risk, we were partially hedged against several currencies over the period – the Australian dollar, euro, Japanese yen and South Korean won. Our currency hedges contributed 0.1%. At the end of the period, our currency hedges were: 39% Australian dollar; 10% euro; 35% Japanese yen; 30% South Korean won.
 
     
 
Investment Risks: There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign countries, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the board market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
 

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 IVA Worldwide Fund   IVA Funds 
Performance (unaudited)   As of September 30, 2018

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2018     One Year   Five Year   Ten Year/Since Inception(a)
               
 
Class A       3.25 %     4.85 %     8.24 %
Class A (with a 5% maximum initial sales charge)       -1.92 %     3.78 %     7.68 %
Class C       2.47 %     4.06 %     7.42 %
Class I       3.48 %     5.10 %     8.50 %
MSCI All Country World Index (Net)(b)       9.77 %     8.67 %     8.19 %
Consumer Price Index(c)       2.28 %     1.52 %     1.42 %

Growth of a $10,000 Initial Investment  
   
 
(a)  
The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008.
(b)  
The MSCI All Country World Index (Net) is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index composed of stocks of companies located in countries throughout the world. It is designed to measure equity market performance in global developed and emerging markets. The index includes reinvestment of dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
(c)  
The Consumer Price Index examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
(d)  
Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A shares on October 1, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through September 30, 2018. The performance of the Fund’s other classes may be greater or less than the Class A shares’ performance indicated on this chart depending on whether greater or lesser sales charges and fees were incurred by shareholders investing in the other classes.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 866-941-4482.
 
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.00%. Class C shares may include a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. Amounts redeemed within 30 days of purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee. The expense ratios for the Fund are as follows: 1.25% (Class A shares); 2.00% (Class C shares); and 1.00% (Class I shares). These expense ratios are as stated in the most recent Prospectus dated January 31, 2018. More recent expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this Annual Report.

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 IVA Worldwide Fund   IVA Funds 
Portfolio Composition (unaudited)   As of September 30, 2018

Asset Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)  
   

Sector Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)  
   

Top 10 Positions (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)(b)  
   

Gold Bullion     5.3 %
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’, Class ‘B’     5.0 %
 
Astellas Pharma Inc.     2.5 %
 
Bureau Veritas SA     2.4 %
 
Oracle Corp.     2.3 %
 
Cimarex Energy Co.     2.2 %
 
Nestlé SA     2.2 %
 
Sodexo SA     2.1 %
 
Mastercard Inc., Class ‘A’     2.0 %
 
Acuity Brands Inc.     1.9 %
 

Top 10 positions represent 27.9% of total net assets.
(a)  Other represents unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities.
(b)  Short-Term Investments are not included.

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 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION   FAIR VALUE
  COMMON STOCKS – 56.3%              
   
  Bermuda | 0.6%              
      1,370,900   Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.   $ 49,763,670
   
                 
   
  China | 0.7%              
      146,289   Baidu Inc., ADR (a)     33,453,369
   
      15,637,640   Clear Media Ltd.     11,645,805
   
      64,776,000   Springland International Holdings Ltd.     14,149,464
   
                59,248,638
               
                 
   
  France | 7.3%              
      525,109   Alten SA     54,017,475
   
      22,816,114   Bolloré SA     98,545,255
   
      7,343,120   Bureau Veritas SA     189,527,043
   
      1,369,041   Criteo SA, ADR (a)     31,405,801
   
      36,042   Financière de l’Odet SA     33,812,038
   
      13,429   Robertet SA     8,419,543
   
      54,686   Séché Environnement SA     1,707,967
   
      1,604,078   Sodexo SA     170,113,034
                587,548,156
               
                 
   
  Germany | 0.9%              
      783,165   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     70,661,244
   
                 
   
  Hong Kong | 0.2%              
      10,586,158   Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.     14,821,040
   
                 
   
  Ireland | 1.5%              
      22,879,314   AIB Group Plc     117,147,409
   
                 
   
  Japan | 5.9%              
      513,600   ASKUL Corp.     15,414,329
   
      11,351,400   Astellas Pharma Inc.     198,015,092
   
      427,300   Benesse Holdings Inc.     12,166,128
   
      579,900   F@N Communications Inc.     3,552,283
   
      190,000   FANUC Corp.     35,819,398
   
      403,500   Icom Inc.     8,757,534
   
      249,100   Medikit Co., Ltd.     13,417,462
   
      2,133,000   Miraca Holdings Inc.     55,474,520
   
      131,800   Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.     3,060,099
   
      311,700   Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.     11,275,189
   
      577,800   Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     20,290,636
   
      369,900   Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     16,473,279
   
      315,900   Techno Medica Co., Ltd.     5,866,476
   
      1,135,500   Toho Co., Ltd.     35,628,036
   
      9,958,400   Yahoo Japan Corp.     35,847,435
                471,057,896
               
                 
   
  Malaysia | 0.4%              
      24,561,200   Genting Malaysia Berhad     29,614,688
   

10 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                 
   
  Mexico | 0.6%              
      6,509,300   Kimberly-Clark de México SAB de CV, Class ‘A’   $ 11,547,972
   
      3,607,992   Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV     38,403,117
   
                49,951,089
               
                 
   
  Netherlands | 2.8%              
      1,074,995   Airbus SE     135,021,995
   
      2,767,069   Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.     87,096,481
   
                222,118,476
               
                 
   
  Singapore | 0.4%              
      25,663,099   First Resources Ltd.     31,537,988
   
                 
   
  South Africa | 0.3%              
      3,290,360   Net 1 U.E.P.S. Technologies Inc. (a)(b)     26,322,880
   
                 
   
  South Korea | 5.4%              
      750,135   Daou Technology Inc.     15,148,095
   
      402,476   Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.     82,726,642
   
      486,590   Hyundai Motor Co.     56,807,217
   
      3,836,832   Kangwon Land Inc.     99,271,651
   
      658,375   KT&G Corp.     61,727,293
   
      2,728,033   Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     114,236,766
   
                429,917,664
               
                 
   
  Switzerland | 3.4%              
      536,283   Compagnie Financière Richemont SA     43,715,753
   
      2,140,563   Nestlé SA     178,460,225
   
      3,405,869   UBS Group AG     53,791,491
   
                275,967,469
               
                 
   
  Thailand | 0.1%              
      32,930,400   Thaicom PCL     9,877,083
   
                 
   
  United Kingdom | 2.2%              
      3,897,603   Antofagasta Plc     43,435,171
   
      1,961,697   HSBC Holdings Plc     17,125,959
   
      8,851,259   Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc     60,106,383
   
      3,646,023   WPP Plc     53,438,798
   
                174,106,311
               
                 
   
  United States | 23.3%              
      955,129   Acuity Brands Inc.     150,146,279
   
      169,132   Adtalem Global Education Inc. (a)     8,152,162
   
      13,685   Alphabet Inc., Class ‘A’ (a)     16,518,890
   
      39,542   Alphabet Inc., Class ‘C’ (a)     47,192,191
   
      826,705   Amdocs Ltd.     54,545,996
   
      204,308   American Express Co.     21,756,759
   

See Notes to Financial Statements. 11

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES     DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                   
   
  United States | 23.3% (continued)                
   
      257,934     Aon Plc   $ 39,665,091
   
      257,558     Astronics Corp. (a)     11,203,773
   
      3,285,190     Bank of America Corp.     96,781,697
   
      1,074     Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (a)     343,680,054
   
      274,836     Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘B’ (a)     58,845,136
   
      1,916,630     Cimarex Energy Co.     178,131,592
   
      472,976     CVS Health Corp.     37,232,671
   
      631,299     DaVita Inc. (a)     45,219,947
   
      643,182     Expeditors International of Washington Inc.     47,293,173
   
      63,143     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     14,159,186
   
      361,968     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     29,941,993
   
      721,226     Mastercard Inc., Class ‘A’     160,552,120
   
      5,766,360     News Corp., Class ‘A’     76,058,288
   
      1,160,519     News Corp., Class ‘B’     15,783,058
   
      326,406     Omnicom Group Inc.     22,202,136
   
      3,566,605     Oracle Corp.     183,894,154
   
      2,559,773     Qurate Retail Inc. (a)     56,852,558
   
      993,065     Schlumberger Ltd.     60,497,520
   
      234,426     Tiffany & Co.     30,233,921
   
      420,991     United Technologies Corp.     58,858,752
   
                  1,865,399,097
                 
                   
   
  Uruguay | 0.3%                
      4,185,906     Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Class ‘A’     26,161,913
   
            TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      
           

(Cost — $3,158,930,730)

    4,511,222,711
   
                   
      PRINCIPAL            
      AMOUNT            
                   
  CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS – 2.1%                
                   
   
  Norway | 0.0%                
            Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd.,      
      178,646 USD  

8% due 3/29/2022 (12% PIK) (c)(d)

    159,888
   
                   
   
  South Africa | 0.6%                
            Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Ltd.,      
      46,498,000 USD  

4.875% due 10/7/2020 (d)

    46,149,265
   
                   
   
  United Kingdom | 0.1%                
            Ensco Plc:      
      2,998,000 USD  

4.5% due 10/1/2024

    2,585,775
   
      5,742,000 USD  

5.2% due 3/15/2025

    5,017,072
   
                  7,602,847
                 
                   
   
  United States | 1.4%                
      16,944,000 USD   Era Group Inc., 7.75% due 12/15/2022     16,795,740
   
            Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:      
      8,604,000 USD  

7.5% due 4/1/2021

    8,754,570
   
      29,142,000 USD  

5.5% due 8/1/2023

    26,941,779
   

12 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      PRINCIPAL            
      AMOUNT     DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                   
   
  United States | 1.4% (continued)                
   
            Rowan Cos., Inc.:      
      17,328,000 USD  

4.875% due 6/1/2022

  $ 16,721,520
   
      9,974,000 USD  

4.75% due 1/15/2024

    8,951,665
   
      24,488,000 USD  

7.375% due 6/15/2025

    24,549,220
   
      9,526,753 USD   Tidewater Inc., 8% due 8/1/2022     10,026,908
   
                  112,741,402
                 
            TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS      
           

(Cost — $151,437,572)

    166,653,402
   
                   
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 0.1%                
                   
   
  Norway | 0.0%                
            Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd.,      
      523,946 USD  

0% due 3/29/2022 (a)(d)

    117,889
   
                   
   
  United Kingdom | 0.1%                
            Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd.,      
      9,696,000 USD  

3% due 1/31/2024

    9,678,082
   
            TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS      
           

(Cost — $8,640,889)

    9,795,971
   
      OUNCES            
  COMMODITIES – 5.3%                
      355,154     Gold Bullion (a)     423,258,559
   
            TOTAL COMMODITIES      
           

(Cost — $493,642,126)

    423,258,559
   
      PRINCIPAL            
      AMOUNT            
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 36.1%                
                   
   
  Commercial Paper | 36.1%                
            American Honda Finance Corp.,      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/5/2018 (d)

    24,989,500
   
            Apple Inc.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.06% due 10/11/2018 (d)

    49,961,090
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.08% due 11/1/2018 (d)

    49,897,292
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.14% due 11/2/2018 (d)

    49,894,174
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.15% due 11/6/2018 (d)

    49,881,809
   
      50,000,000 USD   BASF SE, 2.02% due 10/9/2018 (d)     49,966,847
   
            Boeing Co.:      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.13% due 11/7/2018 (d)

    24,938,806
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.2% due 11/20/2018 (d)

    49,836,510
   
      50,000,000 USD   Cisco Systems Inc., 2% due 10/3/2018 (d)     49,985,173
   
      23,400,000 USD   Coca-Cola Co., 2.09% due 10/30/2018 (d)     23,354,386
   
            Diageo Capital Plc:      
      74,700,000 USD  

2.3% due 10/5/2018 (d)

    74,666,011
   
      90,000,000 USD  

2.25% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    89,934,137
   

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      PRINCIPAL            
      AMOUNT     DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                   
   
  Commercial Paper | 36.1% (continued)                
   
            E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.:      
      10,400,000 USD  

2.19% due 10/5/2018 (d)

  $ 10,395,207
   
      35,000,000 USD  

2.31% due 10/17/2018 (d)

    34,955,500
   
            Engie SA:      
      96,000,000 USD  

1.95% due 10/2/2018 (d)

    95,976,822
   
      20,000,000 USD  

1.95% due 10/3/2018 (d)

    19,993,958
   
      51,300,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/22/2018 (d)

    51,224,555
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.07% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    49,923,368
   
      11,580,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/26/2018 (d)

    11,560,104
   
      38,420,000 USD  

2.11% due 10/26/2018 (d)

    38,353,990
   
            Essilor International SA:      
      40,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/5/2018 (d)

    39,983,044
   
      20,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/10/2018 (d)

    19,985,380
   
      10,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/17/2018 (d)

    9,988,373
   
      75,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/22/2018 (d)

    74,889,700
   
      10,000,000 USD  

2.03% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    9,984,674
   
      30,000,000 USD  

2.12% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    29,954,021
   
      30,000,000 USD  

2.2% due 10/30/2018 (d)

    29,941,013
   
            Exxon Mobil Corp.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/1/2018

    49,991,250
   
      50,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/4/2018

    49,982,441
   
      2,300,000 USD  

2.04% due 10/9/2018

    2,298,512
   
            GlaxoSmithKline LLC:      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/15/2018 (d)

    49,945,907
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/17/2018 (d)

    49,939,490
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.05% due 10/18/2018 (d)

    49,936,306
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.07% due 10/18/2018 (d)

    49,936,306
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/19/2018 (d)

    49,933,092
   
      40,000,000 USD  

2.13% due 10/22/2018 (d)

    39,939,120
   
      18,300,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    18,271,038
   
            Henkel Corp.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/29/2018 (d)

    49,904,804
   
      25,000,000 USD  

2.13% due 11/14/2018 (d)

    24,927,313
   
            Lockheed Martin Corp.,      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.35% due 10/1/2018 (d)

    49,990,104
   
            LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE:      
      30,000,000 USD  

2.08% due 10/12/2018 (d)

    29,974,007
   
      41,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/12/2018 (d)

    40,964,476
   
      40,000,000 USD  

2.19% due 10/25/2018 (d)

    39,932,860
   
            Merck & Co. Inc.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.96% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    49,967,153
   
      50,000,000 USD  

1.96% due 10/12/2018 (d)

    49,958,058
   
      50,000,000 USD  

1.96% due 10/15/2018 (d)

    49,948,976
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/16/2018 (d)

    49,945,950
   
      30,000,000 USD  

2.05% due 10/24/2018 (d)

    29,953,048
   
            Mondelez International Inc.,      
      12,000,000 USD  

2.31% due 10/18/2018 (d)

    11,983,700
   

14   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      PRINCIPAL            
      AMOUNT     DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                   
   
  Commercial Paper | 36.1% (continued)            
   
            Nestlé Capital Corp.,      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.97% due 10/5/2018 (d)

  $ 49,979,389
   
            Novartis Finance Corp.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/1/2018 (d)

    49,991,125
   
      15,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/2/2018 (d)

    14,996,445
   
      20,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    19,986,861
   
      40,000,000 USD  

2.02% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    39,973,722
   
      75,000,000 USD  

2.02% due 10/10/2018 (d)

    74,946,175
   
      30,000,000 USD  

2.04% due 10/10/2018 (d)

    29,978,470
   
      15,000,000 USD  

2.03% due 10/15/2018 (d)

    14,984,693
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.04% due 10/16/2018 (d)

    49,945,950
   
            Roche Holdings, Inc.:      
      20,000,000 USD  

1.97% due 10/4/2018 (d)

    19,992,877
   
      50,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/4/2018 (d)

    49,982,191
   
      20,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/10/2018 (d)

    19,985,647
   
            Sanofi SA:      
      50,000,000 USD  

2.17% due 11/9/2018 (d)

    49,871,084
   
      50,000,000 USD  

2.18% due 11/26/2018 (d)

    49,816,527
   
            Total Fina Elf Capital SA,      
      4,400,000 USD  

2.13% due 10/1/2018 (d)

    4,399,210
   
            United Parcel Service Inc.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.86% due 10/3/2018 (d)

    49,985,347
   
      6,300,000 USD  

1.95% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    6,290,799
   
      43,700,000 USD  

2.02% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    43,636,180
   
      16,900,000 USD  

2.0% due 11/1/2018 (d)

    16,866,641
   
      33,100,000 USD  

2.08% due 11/1/2018 (d)

    33,034,664
   
            Wal-Mart Stores Inc.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/2/2018 (d)

    49,988,083
   
      23,500,000 USD  

1.99% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    23,484,346
   
      59,800,000 USD  

2.07% due 10/9/2018 (d)

    59,760,167
   
      9,600,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/22/2018 (d)

    9,585,946
   
      60,900,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/23/2018 (d)

    60,807,085
   
                  2,894,308,979
                 
                   
   
  Treasury Bills | 0.0%                
      4,000,000 USD   U.S. Treasury Bill, due 12/6/2018 (e)     3,984,435
   
            TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS      
           

(Cost — $2,898,959,953)

    2,898,293,414
   
            TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%      
           

(Cost — $6,711,611,270)

    8,009,224,057
   
            Other Assets In Excess of      
           

Liabilities — 0.1%

    8,088,122
   
            TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 8,017,312,179
                 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 

  The IVA Worldwide Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts at September 30, 2018:  
                                                   
                                      USD        
              SETTLEMENT   LOCAL           VALUE AT   NET
  FOREIGN           DATES   CURRENCY   USD   SEPTEMBER 30,   UNREALIZED
  CURRENCY     COUNTERPARTY   THROUGH   AMOUNT   EQUIVALENT   2018   APPRECIATION
   
  Contracts to Sell:
        State Street                                          
  Australian    

Bank &

                                         
 

dollar

   

Trust Co.

      12/06/2018       AUD 49,019,000     $ 35,740,986     $ 35,449,668     $ 291,318  
   
        State Street                                          
       

Bank &

                                         
  euro    

Trust Co.

      12/06/2018       EUR 85,084,000       99,907,420       99,298,765       608,655  
   
        State Street                                          
  Japanese    

Bank &

                                         
 

yen

   

Trust Co.

      12/06/2018       JPY 13,452,600,000       121,516,180       118,969,493       2,546,687  
   
  Net Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     $ 3,446,660  
   
 
                                      USD        
              SETTLEMENT   LOCAL           VALUE AT   NET
  FOREIGN           DATES   CURRENCY   USD   SEPTEMBER 30,   UNREALIZED
  CURRENCY     COUNTERPARTY   THROUGH   AMOUNT   EQUIVALENT   2018   DEPRECIATION
   
  Contracts to Sell:
  South     State Street                                          
 

Korean

   

Bank &

                                         
 

won

   

Trust Co.

      10/10/2018       KRW 141,412,000,000     $ 126,992,052     $ 127,461,355     $ (469,303 )
   
  Net Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     $ (469,303 )
   

  Abbreviations used in this schedule:

  ADR American Depositary Receipt
  AUD Australian dollar
  EUR euro
  JPY Japanese yen
  KRW South Korean won
  PIK Payment-in-kind
  USD United States dollar

16   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA Worldwide Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 

  (a)   Non-income producing investment.
  (b)  
Issuer of the security is an affiliate of the IVA Worldwide Fund as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is deemed as a company in which the IVA Worldwide Fund indirectly or directly has ownership of at least 5% of the company’s outstanding voting securities. See Schedule of Affiliates below for additional information.

   
   
  Schedule of Affiliates

                                                         
        SHARES                       SHARES       FAIR                          
        HELD AT                       HELD AT       VALUE AT               CHANGE IN          
        SEPTEMBER       SHARE       SHARE       SEPTEMBER       SEPTEMBER       REALIZED       UNREALIZED       DIVIDEND  
  SECURITY     30, 2017       ADDITIONS       REDUCTIONS       30, 2018       30, 2018       GAIN       DEPRECIATION       INCOME*  
   
  Net 1 U.E.P.S.                                                                
 

Technologies

                                                               
 

Inc.**

    2,535,416       754,944             3,290,360       $26,322,880             $ (5,230,171)        
   

  *   Dividend income is gross of withholding taxes.
  **   Non-affiliated at September 30, 2017.
 
  (c)  
Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer may pay interest with additional debt securities or cash.
  (d)  
Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the 1933 Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.
  (e)  
This security is held at the custodian as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts sold. As of September 30, 2018, portfolio securities valued at $3,984,435 were segregated, of which $469,303 is used to cover collateral requirements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 
Performance (unaudited) As of September 30, 2018

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2018     One Year   Five Year   Ten Year/Since Inception(a)
               
 
Class A       -1.07 %     4.19 %     7.75 %
Class A (with a 5% maximum initial sales charge)       -6.02 %     3.12 %     7.20 %
Class C       -1.82 %     3.41 %     6.94 %
Class I       -0.77 %     4.46 %     8.02 %
MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index (Net)(b)       1.76 %     4.12 %     5.18 %
Consumer Price Index(c)       2.28 %     1.52 %     1.42 %

Growth of a $10,000 Initial Investment
 

 
(a)   The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008.
(b)  
The MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index (Net) is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index composed of stocks of companies located in countries throughout the world, excluding the United States. It is designed to measure equity market performance in global developed and emerging markets outside the United States. The index includes reinvestment of dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
(c)  
The Consumer Price Index examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
(d)  
Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A shares on October 1, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through September 30, 2018. The performance of the Fund’s other classes may be greater or less than the Class A shares’ performance indicated on this chart depending on whether greater or lesser sales charges and fees were incurred by shareholders investing in the other classes.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 866-941-4482.
 
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.00%. Class C shares may include a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. Amounts redeemed within 30 days of purchase are subject to a 2.00% fee. The expense ratios for the Fund are as follows: 1.25% (Class A shares); 2.00% (Class C shares); and 1.00% (Class I shares). These expense ratios are as stated in the most recent Prospectus dated January 31, 2018. More recent expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this Annual Report.

18  

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 
Portfolio Composition (unaudited) As of September 30, 2018

Asset Allocation  (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)
 

Sector Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)
 

Top 10 Positions (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)(b)
 

Gold Bullion   6.6 %
 
Bureau Veritas SA   3.8 %
 
Sodexo SA   3.2 %
 
Astellas Pharma Inc.   3.1 %
 
Airbus SE   2.7 %
 
Nestlé SA   2.7 %
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   2.4 %
 
AIB Group Plc   2.3 %
 
Kangwon Land Inc.   2.1 %
 
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.   1.9 %
 

Top 10 positions represent 30.8% of total net assets.
(a)  Other represents unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities.
(b)  Short-Term Investments are not included.

  19

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
 
  COMMON STOCKS – 71.9%              
   
  Australia | 0.3%              
      17,883,776   WPP AUNZ Ltd.   $ 11,117,466
   
                 
   
  Belgium | 0.4%              
      314,467   D’Ieteren SA/NV     13,845,049
   
                 
   
  Bermuda | 0.9%              
      964,726   Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.     35,019,554
   
                 
   
  Brazil | 0.3%              
      1,820,700   TOTVS SA     11,406,002
   
                 
   
  Canada | 0.3%              
      3,307,348   Uranium Participation Corp. (a)     11,829,790
   
                 
   
  Chile | 0.4%              
      545,386   Compañía Cervecerías Unidas SA, ADR     15,216,269
   
                 
   
  China | 2.3%              
      127,495   Baidu Inc., ADR (a)     29,155,557
   
      40,065,030   Clear Media Ltd. (b)     29,837,593
   
      59,788,000   Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Ltd.     5,193,411
   
      2,342,006   Phoenix New Media Ltd., ADR (a)     9,883,265
   
      66,855,000   Springland International Holdings Ltd.     14,603,595
   
                88,673,421
               
                 
   
  France | 12.0%              
      500,332   Alten SA     51,468,688
   
      13,014,649   Bolloré SA     56,211,672
   
      5,710,740   Bureau Veritas SA     147,395,067
   
      1,308,577   Criteo SA, ADR (a)     30,018,756
   
      81,909   DOM Security SA     5,820,150
   
      29,666   Financière de l’Odet SA     27,830,528
   
      13,422   Robertet SA     8,415,155
   
      5,830   Robertet SA-CI     2,639,881
   
      296,856   Séché Environnement SA     9,271,483
   
      1,165,664   Sodexo SA     123,619,075
   
                462,690,455
               
                 
   
  Germany | 1.3%              
      543,261   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     49,015,850
                 
   
  Hong Kong | 1.2%              
      51,262,000   APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. (b)     18,466,068
   
          Asia Satellite Telecommunications      
      15,821,000  

Holdings Ltd.

    12,368,445
   
      10,351,416   Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.     14,492,392
   
                45,326,905
               

20   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION   FAIR VALUE
                 
   
  India | 0.7%              
      420,688   Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd.   $ 17,880,255
   
      46,580,754   South Indian Bank Ltd.     8,482,080
   
                26,362,335
               
                 
   
  Indonesia | 0.2%              
      285,508,500   PT Bank Bukopin Tbk (a)     6,859,178
   
                 
   
  Ireland | 2.3%              
      17,142,451   AIB Group Plc     87,773,336
   
                 
   
  Japan | 14.0%              
      459,270   Arcland Sakamoto Co., Ltd.     6,249,176
   
      510,600   ASKUL Corp.     15,324,291
   
      158,600   As One Corp.     11,851,030
   
      6,776,900   Astellas Pharma Inc.     118,217,002
   
      72,900   The Bank of Okinawa Ltd.     2,579,282
   
      322,800   Benesse Holdings Inc.     9,190,794
   
      638,200   Doshisha Co., Ltd.     13,244,813
   
      581,100   EPS Holdings Inc.     12,387,117
   
      4,019,800   F@N Communications Inc. (b)     24,624,017
   
      144,200   FANUC Corp.     27,185,038
   
      1,608,200   Fujitec Co., Ltd.     21,556,844
   
      1,148,900   Hi-Lex Corp.     25,633,352
   
      370,900   Icom Inc.     8,049,986
   
      105,900   Medikit Co., Ltd.     5,704,172
   
      1,699,600   Miraca Holdings Inc.     44,202,764
   
      217,900   Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.     5,059,146
   
      265,700   Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.     9,611,222
   
      545,200   Retail Partners Co., Ltd.     7,140,095
   
      588,400   Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     20,662,876
   
      356,700   San-A Co., Ltd.     15,948,213
   
      10,500   Secom Joshinetsu Co., Ltd.     316,516
   
      272,700   Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     12,144,534
   
      489,675   Shingakukai Co., Ltd.     2,762,557
   
      297,050   Shofu Inc.     3,584,365
   
      900   SK Kaken Co., Ltd.     375,858
   
      349,500   Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.     19,625,154
   
      556,900   Techno Medica Co., Ltd. (b)     10,342,008
   
      973,100   Toho Co., Ltd.     30,532,490
   
      252,200   Transcosmos Inc.     6,381,579
   
      8,366,000   Yahoo Japan Corp.     30,115,244
   
      811,800   Yondoshi Holdings Inc.     16,997,643
   
                537,599,178
               
                 
   
  Malaysia | 0.8%              
      24,917,600   Genting Malaysia Berhad     30,044,418
   

See Notes to Financial Statements. 21


 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION   FAIR VALUE
                 
   
  Mexico | 2.8%              
      1,903,072   Corporativo Fragua, SAB de CV   $ 26,745,107
   
      11,745,212   Grupo Comercial Chedraui SAB de CV     26,253,191
   
      5,315,700   Kimberly-Clark de México SAB de CV, Class ‘A’     9,430,440
   
          Promotora y Operadora de      
      2,801,240  

Infraestructura SAB de CV

    29,816,127
   
      5,496,800   Quálitas Controladora, SAB de CV     14,609,962
   
                106,854,827
               
                 
   
  Netherlands | 4.5%              
      824,193   Airbus SE     103,520,652
   
      2,282,221   Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.     71,835,367
   
                175,356,019
               
                 
   
  Singapore | 3.2%              
      44,936,800   First Resources Ltd.     55,223,894
   
      6,959,020   Haw Par Corp. Ltd.     68,773,169
   
                123,997,063
               
                 
   
  South Africa | 0.5%              
      2,536,102   Net 1 U.E.P.S. Technologies Inc. (a)     20,288,816
   
                 
   
  South Korea | 10.7%              
      1,232,107   Daou Technology Inc.     24,880,953
   
      205,222   DONGKOOK Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     12,136,636
   
      99,398   Fursys Inc.     2,697,209
   
      277,484   Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.     57,035,251
   
      284,938   Hyundai Motor Co.     33,265,243
   
      3,106,120   Kangwon Land Inc.     80,365,692
   
      133,549   KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd.     11,738,587
   
      611,781   KT&G Corp.     57,358,777
   
      776,276   Kyungdong Pharm Co. Ltd.     9,237,632
   
      2,222,459   Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     93,065,784
   
      1,607,014   WHANIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (b)     31,003,020
   
                412,784,784
               
                 
   
  Switzerland | 4.6%              
      374,813   Compagnie Financière Richemont SA     30,553,332
   
      1,256,118   Nestlé SA     104,723,430
   
      2,723,056   UBS Group AG     43,007,304
   
                178,284,066
               
                 
   
  Thailand | 0.2%              
      30,705,300   Thaicom PCL     9,209,691
   
                 
   
  United Kingdom | 4.5%              
      3,107,836   Antofagasta Plc     34,633,950
   
      35,391,586   Avanti Communications Group Plc (a)     2,352,600
   
      2,210,710   HSBC Holdings Plc     19,299,886
   
      479,675   Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc     11,853,954
   
      6,634,618   Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc     45,053,804
   

22 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      SHARES   DESCRIPTION     FAIR VALUE
                 
   
  United Kingdom | 4.5% (continued)              
   
      6,833,682   Mitie Group Plc   $ 13,066,603
   
      3,180,590   WPP Plc     46,617,069
   
                172,877,866
               
                 
   
  United States | 3.0%              
      3,059,411   News Corp., Class ‘A’     40,353,631
   
      1,201,883   News Corp., Class ‘B’     16,345,609
   
      950,418   Schlumberger Ltd.     57,899,465
   
                114,598,705
               
                 
   
  Uruguay | 0.5%              
      3,042,492   Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Class ‘A’     19,015,575
   
          TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      
         

(Cost — $2,429,550,112)

    2,766,046,618
   
                 
  PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.6%              
                 
   
  Germany | 0.6%              
      59,383   KSB SE & Co. KgaA Vorzug (c)     21,442,411
   
          TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS      
         

(Cost — $23,664,450)

    21,442,411
   
                 
      PRINCIPAL          
      AMOUNT          
  CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS – 2.0%              
                 
   
  Norway | 0.0%              
          Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd.,      
      85,905 USD  

8% due 3/29/2022 (12% PIK) (d)(e)

    76,885
   
   
   
  South Africa | 0.6%              
          Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Ltd.,      
      23,118,000 USD  

4.875% due 10/7/2020 (e)

    22,944,615
   
   
   
  United Kingdom | 0.3%              
          Avanti Communications Group Plc,      
      6,090,745 USD  

9% due 10/1/2022 (9% PIK) (d)(e)

    4,324,429
   
          Ensco Plc:      
      3,581,000 USD  

4.5% due 10/1/2024

    3,088,612
   
      6,857,000 USD  

5.2% due 3/15/2025

    5,991,304
   
                13,404,345
               
                 
   
  United States | 1.1%              
          Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:      
      4,096,000 USD  

7.5% due 4/1/2021

    4,167,680
   
      13,873,000 USD  

5.5% due 8/1/2023

    12,825,588
   
          Rowan Cos., Inc.:      
      8,168,000 USD  

4.875% due 6/1/2022

    7,882,120
   
      4,796,000 USD  

4.75% due 1/15/2024

    4,304,410
   
      12,403,000 USD  

7.375% due 6/15/2025

    12,434,008
   
                41,613,806
               
          TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS      
         

(Cost — $72,639,346)

    78,039,651
   

See Notes to Financial Statements. 23


 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      PRINCIPAL          
      AMOUNT   DESCRIPTION   FAIR VALUE
                 
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 0.4%              
                 
   
  Norway | 0.0%              
          Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd.,      
      251,952 USD  

0% due 3/29/2022 (a)(e)

  $ 56,690
   
                 
   
  United Kingdom | 0.4%              
          Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd.,      
      15,059,000 USD  

3% due 1/31/2024

    15,031,171
   
          TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS      
         

(Cost — $13,069,212)

    15,087,861
   
                 
  SUPRANATIONAL BONDS – 0.1%              
                 
   
  Luxembourg | 0.1%              
          European Investment Bank,      
      37,500,000 NOK  

1.125% due 5/15/2020

    4,602,694
   
          TOTAL SUPRANATIONAL BONDS      
         

(Cost — $4,560,765)

    4,602,694
   
      OUNCES          
  COMMODITIES – 6.6%              
      213,600           Gold Bullion (a)     254,559,678
   
          TOTAL COMMODITIES      
         

(Cost — $299,680,604)

    254,559,678
   
      PRINCIPAL          
      AMOUNT          
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 18.1%              
                 
   
  Commercial Paper | 18.0%              
          Apple Inc.:      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.06% due 10/11/2018 (e)

    24,980,545
   
      25,000,000 USD  

2.08% due 11/1/2018 (e)

    24,948,646
   
      25,000,000 USD  

2.14% due 11/2/2018 (e)

    24,947,087
   
      25,000,000 USD   Cisco Systems Inc., 2.0% due 10/3/2018 (e)     24,992,587
   
          Diageo Capital Plc:      
      27,500,000 USD  

2.3% due 10/5/2018 (e)

    27,487,488
   
      10,800,000 USD  

2.25% due 10/9/2018 (e)

    10,792,096
   
      23,100,000 USD   Dow Chemical Co., 2.19% due 10/1/2018     23,095,428
   
          E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.:      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.17% due 10/4/2018 (e)

    24,990,150
   
      2,500,000 USD  

2.19% due 10/5/2018 (e)

    2,498,848
   
      1,600,000 USD  

2.24% due 10/10/2018 (e)

    1,598,720
   
          Engie SA:      
      5,000,000 USD  

1.95% due 10/2/2018 (e)

    4,998,793
   
      26,900,000 USD  

2.07% due 10/23/2018 (e)

    26,858,772
   
          Exxon Mobil Corp.:      
      25,000,000 USD  

1.98% due 10/1/2018

    24,995,625
   
      4,300,000 USD  

2.04% due 10/9/2018

    4,297,217
   

24 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
      PRINCIPAL          
      AMOUNT   DESCRIPTION   FAIR VALUE
                 
   
  Commercial Paper | 18.0% (continued)              
   
          GlaxoSmithKline LLC:      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/15/2018 (e)

  $ 24,972,954
   
      25,000,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/17/2018 (e)

    24,969,745
   
      31,700,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/23/2018 (e)

    31,649,830
   
      20,900,000 USD  

2.13% due 10/25/2018 (e)

    20,864,402
   
          Lockheed Martin Corp.,      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.35% due 10/1/2018 (e)

    24,995,052
   
          Merck & Co. Inc.:      
      20,300,000 USD  

1.96% due 10/10/2018 (e)

    20,285,431
   
      25,000,000 USD  

1.96% due 10/12/2018 (e)

    24,979,029
   
      25,000,000 USD  

2.0% due 10/16/2018 (e)

    24,972,975
   
      49,100,000 USD  

2.04% due 11/5/2018 (e)

    48,987,793
   
          Novartis Finance Corp.,      
      25,000,000 USD  

2.15% due 10/15/2018 (e)

    24,974,488
   
          Procter & Gamble Co.:      
      50,000,000 USD  

1.95% due 10/2/2018 (e)

    49,988,150
   
      19,700,000 USD  

2% due 10/4/2018 (e)

    19,692,984
   
      25,000,000 USD   Roche Holdings, Inc.,      
         

2.09% due 10/19/2018 (e)

    24,968,442
   
          Wal-Mart Stores Inc.:      
      34,000,000 USD  

1.99% due 10/9/2018 (e)

    33,977,352
   
      18,900,000 USD  

2.07% due 10/22/2018 (e)

    18,872,330
   
      21,900,000 USD  

2.1% due 10/22/2018 (e)

    21,867,938
   
          WEC Energy Group Inc.,      
      1,600,000 USD  

2.3% due 10/5/2018 (e)

    1,599,253
   
                694,100,150
               
                 
   
  Treasury Bills | 0.1%              
      4,000,000 USD   U.S. Treasury Bill, due 12/6/2018 (f)     3,984,435
   
          TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS      
         

(Cost — $698,245,238)

    698,084,585
   
          TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%      
         

(Cost — $3,541,409,727)

    3,837,863,498
   
          Other Assets In Excess of      
         

Liabilities — 0.3%

    11,187,742
   
          TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 3,849,051,240
               

See Notes to Financial Statements. 25


 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 
  The IVA International Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts at September 30, 2018:
                               

USD
       
              SETTLEMENT     LOCAL           VALUE AT   NET
  FOREIGN           DATES     CURRENCY     USD     SEPTEMBER   UNREALIZED
  CURRENCY     COUNTERPARTY     THROUGH     AMOUNT     EQUIVALENT     30, 2018   APPRECIATION
   
  Contracts to Sell:                                
        State Street                                
  Australian    

Bank &

                               
 

dollar

   

Trust Co.

    12/06/2018     AUD 36,709,000   $ 26,755,892   $ 26,547,295   $ 208,597  
   
        State Street                                
       

Bank &

                               
  euro    

Trust Co.

    12/06/2018     EUR 70,290,000     82,535,994     82,033,170     502,824  
   
        State Street                                
  Japanese    

Bank &

                               
 

yen

   

Trust Co.

    12/06/2018     JPY 21,355,600,000     192,894,389     188,860,511     4,033,878  
   
  Net Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   $ 4,745,299  
   
                               

USD
       
              SETTLEMENT     LOCAL           VALUE AT   NET
  FOREIGN           DATES     CURRENCY     USD     SEPTEMBER   UNREALIZED
  CURRENCY     COUNTERPARTY     THROUGH     AMOUNT     EQUIVALENT     30, 2018   DEPRECIATION
   
  Contracts to Sell:                                
  South     State Street                                
 

Korean

   

Bank &

                               
 

won

   

Trust Co.

    10/10/2018     KRW 137,295,000,000   $ 123,300,548   $ 123,750,506   $ (449,958 )
   
  Net Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   $ (449,958 )
   

  Abbreviations used in this schedule:  
     
         
  ADR American Depositary Receipt  
  AUD   —   Australian dollar  
  CI Investment certificates (non-voting)  
  EUR euro  
  JPY Japanese yen  
  KRW South Korean won  
  NOK Norwegian krone  
  PIK Payment-in-kind  
  USD United States dollar  

26 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 IVA International Fund IVA Funds 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2018
 

  (a)   Non-income producing investment.
  (b)  
Issuer of the security is an affiliate of the IVA International Fund as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is deemed as a company in which the IVA International Fund indirectly or directly has ownership of at least 5% of the company’s outstanding voting securities. See Schedule of Affiliates below for additional information.

   
   
  Schedule of Affiliates

                                 
      SHARES           SHARES     FAIR VALUE           CHANGE IN        
      HELD AT           HELD AT     AT           UNREALIZED        
      SEPTEMBER   SHARE   SHARE   SEPTEMBER     SEPTEMBER     REALIZED     APPRECIATION /       DIVIDEND
  SECURITY   30, 2017   ADDITIONS   REDUCTIONS   30, 2018     30, 2018     GAIN     (DEPRECIATION)       INCOME*
   
  APT Satellite                                          
 

Holdings

                                         
 

Ltd.**

  40,491,000   10,771,000     51,262,000   $ 18,466,068       $ (5,388,142 )   $ 948,502
   
  Clear Media                                          
 

Ltd.

  40,065,030       40,065,030     29,837,593         (16,425,217 )     868,137
   
  DOM Security                                          
 

SA***

  160,250     78,341   81,909       $ 4,769,095           319,641
   
  F@N                                          
 

Communications

                                         
 

Inc.**

  3,598,100   421,700     4,019,800     24,624,017         (18,470,827 )     603,388
   
  Techno Medica                                          
 

Co., Ltd.

  556,900       556,900     10,342,008         740,711       234,265
   
  WHANIN                                          
 

Pharmaceutical

                                         
 

Co., Ltd.

  816,196   790,818     1,607,014     31,003,020         (30,808 )     324,245
   
  Total                   $ 114,272,706   $ 4,769,095   $ (39,574,283 )   $ 3,298,178
   

  *   Dividend income is gross of withholding taxes.
  **   Non-affiliated at September 30, 2017.
  ***   Non-affiliated at September 30, 2018.
 
  (c)  
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The date shown represents the first optional call date.
  (d)   Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer may pay interest with additional debt securities or cash.
  (e)  
Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the 1933 Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.
  (f)  
This security is held at the custodian as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts sold. As of September 30, 2018, portfolio securities valued at $3,984,435 were segregated, of which $449,958 is used to cover collateral requirements.

See Notes to Financial Statements. 27


 Statements of Assets and Liabilities IVA Funds 

September 30, 2018
 
 
        IVA       IVA  
        Worldwide       International  
        Fund       Fund  
       
  Assets:                
 

Long-term investments, at cost:

               
 

Non-affiliated securities

  $ 3,290,406,255     $ 2,423,945,075  
       
 

Affiliated securities

    28,602,936       119,538,810  
       
 

Commodities

    493,642,126       299,680,604  
       
 

Short-term investments, at cost

    2,894,975,239       694,260,524  
       
 

Collateral for open foreign forward currency contracts, at cost

    3,984,714       3,984,714  
       
 

Foreign currency, at cost

    240,820       182,683  
       
 

Long-term investments, at fair value:

               
 

Non-affiliated securities

  $ 4,661,349,204     $ 2,770,946,529  
       
 

Affiliated securities

    26,322,880       114,272,706  
       
 

Commodities

    423,258,559       254,559,678  
       
 

Short-term investments, at fair value

    2,894,308,979       694,100,150  
       
 

Collateral for open foreign forward currency contracts, at fair value

    3,984,435       3,984,435  
       
 

Foreign currency, at fair value

    239,964       182,034  
       
 

Cash

    578,362       481,799  
       
 

Dividends and interest receivable

    12,935,678       11,172,759  
       
 

Receivable for fund shares sold

    5,192,558       1,128,378  
       
 

Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts

    3,446,660       4,745,299  
       
 

Receivable for investments sold

    2,998,111       3,155,374  
       
 

Prepaid expenses

    2,791       1,407  
       
  Total assets   $ 8,034,618,181     $ 3,858,730,548  
  Liabilities:                
 

Payable for fund shares repurchased

  $ 5,360,339     $ 2,427,838  
       
 

Payable for investments purchased

    3,306,356       3,147,321  
       
 

Accrued investment advisory fees

    5,936,839       2,848,051  
       
 

Accrued distribution and service fees

    813,963       71,340  
       
 

Unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts

    469,303       449,958  
       
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,419,202       734,800  
       
  Total liabilities     17,306,002       9,679,308  
       
  Net Assets   $ 8,017,312,179     $ 3,849,051,240  
       
  Net Assets Consist of:                
 

Par value ($0.001 per share)

  $ 422,241     $ 222,887  
       
 

Additional paid-in-capital

    6,292,545,412       3,407,454,879  
       
 

Total distributable earnings

    1,724,344,526       441,373,474  
       
  Net Assets   $ 8,017,312,179     $ 3,849,051,240  
       
  Net Asset Value Per Share:                
  Class A                
 

Net assets

  $ 1,159,021,808     $ 181,208,667  
       
 

Shares outstanding

    61,108,837       10,518,413  
       
 

Net asset value per share

  $ 18.97     $ 17.23  
       
 

Maximum offering price per share (with a maximum initial

               
 

sales charge of 5.00%)

  $ 19.97     $ 18.14  
       
  Class C                
 

Net assets

  $ 691,500,922     $ 40,508,511  
       
 

Shares outstanding

    37,419,368       2,403,913  
       
 

Net asset value per share

  $ 18.48     $ 16.85  
       
  Class I                
 

Net assets

  $ 6,166,789,449     $ 3,627,334,062  
       
 

Shares outstanding

    323,713,240       209,965,112  
       
 

Net asset value per share

  $ 19.05     $ 17.28  
       

28 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 Statements of Operations IVA Funds 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
        IVA       IVA  
        Worldwide       International  
        Fund       Fund  
       
  Investment Income:                
 

Interest

  $ 66,585,134     $ 24,184,459  
       
 

Dividends:

               
 

Non-affiliated securities

    78,428,281       60,394,349  
       
 

Affiliated securities

          3,298,178  
       
 

Other income

    88,489       21,287  
       
 

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

    (6,321,356 )     (5,443,303 )
       
  Total income     138,780,548       82,454,970  
       
  Expenses:                
 

Investment advisory fees

    74,026,844       37,107,866  
       
 

Distribution and service fees:

               
 

Class A

    3,292,937       576,349  
       
 

Class C

    7,853,100       516,064  
       
 

Trustee fees

    283,855       141,415  
       
 

Other expenses

    7,658,015       4,128,327  
       
  Total expenses     93,114,751       42,470,021  
       
  Net investment income     45,665,797       39,984,949  
       
  Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)                
 

on Investments and Foreign Currency including

               
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

               
  Net realized gain (loss) on:                
 

Investments:

               
 

Non-affiliated securities

    449,932,972       164,109,163  
       
 

Affiliated securities

          4,769,095  
       
 

Commodities

    (3,990,361 )     (702,670 )
       
 

Forward foreign currency contracts and other

               
 

foreign currency transactions

    7,426,143       9,159,908  
       
  Net realized gain     453,368,754       177,335,496  
       
  Net change in unrealized appreciation                
 

(depreciation) from:

               
 

Investments from:

               
 

Non-affiliated investments (net of change in foreign

               
 

capital gains tax of $0 and ($403,044), respectively)

    (215,881,619 )     (205,142,290 )
       
 

Affiliated investments

    (5,230,171 )     (39,574,283 )
       
 

Forward foreign currency contracts and other

               
 

foreign currency translation

    (2,743,871 )     (2,354,705 )
       
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (223,855,661 )     (247,071,278 )
       
  Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on                
 

investments and foreign currency including

               
 

forward foreign currency contracts

    229,513,093       (69,735,782 )
       
  Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 275,178,890     $ (29,750,833 )
       

See Notes to Financial Statements. 29


 Statements of Changes in Net Assets IVA Funds 

      IVA Worldwide Fund     IVA International Fund  
           
      Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended
      September 30,   September 30,   September 30,   September 30,
      2018   2017   2018     2017  
           
  Operations:                                
 

Net investment income

  $ 45,665,797     $ 24,517,493     $ 39,984,949     $ 27,902,005  
           
 

Net realized gain

    453,368,754       257,813,336       177,335,496       87,142,584  
           
 

Net change in net unrealized

                               
 

appreciation (depreciation)

    (223,855,661 )     581,100,166       (247,071,278 )     340,641,579  
           
  Increase (decrease) in net assets                                
 

resulting from operations

    275,178,890       863,430,995       (29,750,833 )     455,686,168  
           
  Decrease in net assets resulting                                
 

from distributions

    (270,021,297 )     (92,651,833 )a     (150,116,202 )     (55,345,535 )b
           
  Capital Share Transactions:                                
 

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,266,049,192       1,105,685,568       592,354,869       540,588,810  
           
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    226,638,792       77,811,419       129,510,998       48,144,225  
           
 

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,710,878,886 )     (2,000,869,455 )     (896,001,693 )     (776,562,572 )
           
  Decrease in net assets from                                
 

capital share transactions

    (218,190,902 )     (817,372,468 )     (174,135,826 )     (187,829,537 )
           
  Increase (decrease) in net assets     (213,033,309 )     (46,593,306 )     (354,002,861 )     212,511,096  
           
  Net Assets:                                
  Beginning of year   $ 8,230,345,488     $ 8,276,938,794     $ 4,203,054,101     $ 3,990,543,005  
           
  End of year   $ 8,017,312,179     $ 8,230,345,488 c   $ 3,849,051,240     $ 4,203,054,101 d
           

 
The following footnotes have been presented to provide a comparative view of the Financial Statements as of September 30, 2018.
  (a)
Distributions include $17,728,642, $11,449,984 and $63,473,207 from net realized gains on investments for Class A, Class C, and Class I, respectively.
  (b)
Distributions include $525,799 and $15,088,423 from net investment income for Class A and Class I, respectively, and $2,849,058, $687,112 and $36,195,143 from net realized gains on investments for Class A, Class C, and Class I, respectively.
  (c)
Undistributed net investment income for the year ended September 30, 2017 was $6,671,430.
  (d)
Undistributed net investment income for the year ended September 30, 2017 was $13,969,335.

30 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA Worldwide Fund — Class A

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 18.96     $ 17.26     $ 16.87     $ 18.54     $ 17.91  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment income(b)

    0.08       0.04       0.09       0.02       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    0.53       1.86       1.01       (0.77 )     1.35  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    0.61       1.90       1.10       (0.75 )     1.38  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

    (0.03 )           (0.23 )     (0.21 )     (0.20 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.48 )     (0.71 )     (0.55 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.60 )     (0.20 )     (0.71 )     (0.92 )     (0.75 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 18.97     $ 18.96     $ 17.26     $ 16.87     $ 18.54  
     
Total return(c)     3.25 %     11.12 %     6.75 %     (4.21 )%     8.00 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.26 %

Net investment income

    0.41 %     0.21 %     0.52 %     0.09 %     0.14 %
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    25.0 %     13.9 %     29.7 %     30.3 %     22.5 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 1,159,022     $ 1,512,543     $ 1,587,209     $ 1,815,439     $ 2,083,683  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect an initial sales charge.

See Notes to Financial Statements. 31

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA Worldwide Fund — Class C

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 18.59     $ 17.05     $ 16.67     $ 18.33     $ 17.71  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.06 )     (0.10 )     (0.04 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    0.52       1.84       1.00       (0.76 )     1.35  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    0.46       1.74       0.96       (0.88 )     1.24  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

                (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.48 )     (0.71 )     (0.55 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.58 )     (0.78 )     (0.62 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 18.48     $ 18.59     $ 17.05     $ 16.67     $ 18.33  
     
Total return(c)     2.47 %     10.31 %     5.93 %     (4.96 )%     7.23 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.01 %

Net investment loss

    (0.32 )%     (0.55 )%     (0.23 )%     (0.67 )%     (0.61 )%
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    25.0 %     13.9 %     29.7 %     30.3 %     22.5 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 691,501     $ 856,801     $ 1,037,758     $ 1,201,687     $ 1,431,328  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect a contingent deferred sales charge.

32 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA Worldwide Fund — Class I

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 19.04     $ 17.28     $ 16.90     $ 18.57     $ 17.94  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment income(b)

    0.13       0.08       0.13       0.06       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    0.53       1.88       1.00       (0.77 )     1.36  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    0.66       1.96       1.13       (0.71 )     1.43  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

    (0.08 )           (0.27 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.48 )     (0.71 )     (0.55 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.65 )     (0.20 )     (0.75 )     (0.96 )     (0.80 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.05     $ 19.04     $ 17.28     $ 16.90     $ 18.57  
     
Total return(c)     3.48 %     11.46 %     6.96 %     (3.95 )%     8.25 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.01 %

Net investment income

    0.70 %     0.47 %     0.77 %     0.34 %     0.39 %
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    25.0 %     13.9 %     29.7 %     30.3 %     22.5 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 6,166,789     $ 5,861,001     $ 5,651,971     $ 6,068,916     $ 6,845,786  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements. 33

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA International Fund — Class A

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 18.02     $ 16.28     $ 16.39     $ 17.84     $ 17.39  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.08       0.07       0.12       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    (0.30 )     1.86       0.86       (0.55 )     1.10  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    (0.18 )     1.94       0.93       (0.43 )     1.18  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

    (0.24 )     (0.03 )     (0.41 )     (0.47 )     (0.41 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.37 )     (0.17 )     (0.63 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.61 )     (0.20 )     (1.04 )     (1.02 )     (0.73 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 17.23     $ 18.02     $ 16.28     $ 16.39     $ 17.84  
     
Total return(c)     (1.07 )%     12.09 %     5.93 %     (2.37 )%     7.05 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    1.25 %     1.25 %     1.24 %     1.25 %     1.26 %

Net investment income

    0.67 %     0.48 %     0.41 %     0.70 %     0.45 %
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    19.4 %     22.7 %     34.9 %     27.6 %     23.4 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 181,209     $ 269,160     $ 282,567     $ 466,336     $ 391,494  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect an initial sales charge.

34 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA International Fund — Class C

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 17.64     $ 16.03     $ 16.14     $ 17.58     $ 17.14  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.06 )

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    (0.30 )     1.83       0.83       (0.53 )     1.11  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    (0.31 )     1.78       0.80       (0.55 )     1.05  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

    (0.11 )           (0.28 )     (0.34 )     (0.29 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.37 )     (0.17 )     (0.63 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.48 )     (0.17 )     (0.91 )     (0.89 )     (0.61 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 16.85     $ 17.64     $ 16.03     $ 16.14     $ 17.58  
     
Total return(c)     (1.82 )%     11.24 %     5.17 %     (3.14 )%     6.29 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    2.00 %     2.00 %     1.99 %     2.00 %     2.01 %

Net investment loss

    (0.04 )%     (0.29 )%     (0.19 )%     (0.11 )%     (0.32 )%
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    19.4 %     22.7 %     34.9 %     27.6 %     23.4 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 40,509     $ 59,467     $ 68,878     $ 73,818     $ 82,359  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect a contingent deferred sales charge.

See Notes to Financial Statements. 35

 Financial Highlights IVA Funds 

IVA International Fund — Class I

For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:

    Year Ended September 30,
     
      2018       2017       2016       2015       2014  
     
Net asset value, beginning                                        

of year

  $ 18.06     $ 16.32     $ 16.43     $ 17.89     $ 17.43  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations:(a)

                                       

Net investment income(b)

    0.18       0.12       0.13       0.16       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized

                                       

gain (loss)

    (0.30 )     1.86       0.84       (0.55 )     1.12  
     
Increase (decrease) from                                        

investment operations

    (0.12 )     1.98       0.97       (0.39 )     1.24  
     
Decrease from distributions:                                        

Net investment income

    (0.29 )     (0.07 )     (0.45 )     (0.52 )     (0.46 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (0.37 )     (0.17 )     (0.63 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
     
Decrease from distributions     (0.66 )     (0.24 )     (1.08 )     (1.07 )     (0.78 )
     
Net asset value, end of year   $ 17.28     $ 18.06     $ 16.32     $ 16.43     $ 17.89  
     
Total return(c)     (0.77 )%     12.34 %     6.20 %     (2.16 )%     7.36 %
Ratios to average net assets:                                        

Operating expenses

    1.00 %     1.00 %     0.99 %     1.00 %     1.01 %

Net investment income

    1.00 %     0.74 %     0.85 %     0.92 %     0.69 %
Supplemental data:                                        

Portfolio turnover rate

    19.4 %     22.7 %     34.9 %     27.6 %     23.4 %

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 3,627,334     $ 3,874,426     $ 3,639,098     $ 3,164,053     $ 3,136,324  
 
(a)
The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statements of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period.
(b)
Calculated using average daily shares outstanding.
(c)
Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

36 See Notes to Financial Statements.

 Notes to Financial Statements   IVA Funds 

Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

IVA Fiduciary Trust (the “Trust”) consists of the IVA Worldwide Fund (the “Worldwide Fund”) and IVA International Fund (the “International Fund”) (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”). The Worldwide Fund and the International Fund are each a diversified investment portfolio of the Trust, an open-end series management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Funds commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008. The Worldwide Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes from markets around the world, including U.S. markets. The International Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes from markets around the world.

The following are significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). In accordance with U.S. GAAP, each Fund has been defined as an investment company and as such complies with investment company and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. As of result, there are no changes to measurement or disclosure required in the Funds’ financial statements.

Use of Estimates. Preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Funds’ management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and related notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Valuation of the Funds. The net asset value per share (“NAV”) of a Fund’s shares of a particular class is calculated each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open.

Listed equity securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (“NASDAQ”) are generally valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no sales or NOCPs are reported during the day, equity securities are generally valued at the mean of the last available bid and asked quotations on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded, or using other market information obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services. If there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price for long and short positions, respectively. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity securities not listed on NASDAQ are generally valued at the mean of the last available bid and asked quotations on the market on which the security is primarily traded, or using other market information obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or pricing services. If there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price for long or short positions, respectively.

Precious metals, including gold bullion, are valued at the spot price at the time trading on the NYSE closes (normally 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.).

Debt securities, other than commercial paper, for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the evaluated mean primarily based on the last bid and asked prices received from an independent pricing service. When no asked price is available, debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price alone. Commercial paper is generally valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. An evaluated price may include a variety of factors including the issue’s coupon rate, maturity, credit rating, yield, trade data, quoted prices of similar fixed income securities, and any other relevant market or security specific information.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the current cost of offsetting such contracts.

The value of any investment that is listed or traded on more than one exchange or market is based on the exchange or market determined by International Value Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) to be the primary trading venue for that investment. A quotation from the exchange or market deemed by the Adviser to be the secondary trading venue for a particular investment may be relied upon in instances where a quotation is not available on the primary exchange or market.

  37

 Notes to Financial Statements   IVA Funds 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has established a Pricing and Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) comprised of officers of the Adviser to which it has delegated the responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Funds’ valuation procedures and fair value determinations made on behalf of the Board. The Committee may determine that market quotations are not readily available due to events relating to a single issuer (e.g., corporate actions or announcements) or events relating to multiple issuers (e.g., governmental actions or natural disasters). The Committee may determine that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability whereby transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value. The Committee may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third parties, including broker-dealers and other market intermediaries, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. For securities that do not trade during NYSE hours or securities for which there is a foreign market holiday when the NYSE is open, fair valuation determinations are based on analyses of market movements after the close of those securities’ primary markets, and include reviews of developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an asset or liability. Fair values used to determine the Funds’ NAVs may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. The use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets or liabilities held by the Funds.

Fair Value Measurement. The Funds adhere to U.S. GAAP fair value accounting standards that establish a single definition of fair value, create a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Funds’ assets and liabilities, and require additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

  Level 1 –  
last traded/quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted investments
 
 
Level 2 –  
other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar or identical investments, amortized cost, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, other observable market data, etc.)
 
  Level 3 –  
significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Worldwide Fund’s assets and liabilities at fair value:

ASSETS   Last Traded/Quoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical Unrestricted
Investments (Level 1)
  Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total
 
Common stocks:                                

Foreign

  $ 2,634,177,809     $ 11,645,805           $ 2,645,823,614  

United States

    1,865,399,097                   1,865,399,097  
Corporate notes & bonds           166,653,402             166,653,402  
Convertible bonds           9,795,971             9,795,971  
Commodities     423,258,559                   423,258,559  
Short-term investments           2,898,293,414             2,898,293,414  
Unrealized appreciation on                                

open forward foreign

                               

currency contracts

          3,446,660             3,446,660  
 
Total assets   $ 4,922,835,465     $ 3,089,835,252           $ 8,012,670,717  
 
LIABILITIES                                
 
Unrealized depreciation on                                

open forward foreign

                               

currency contracts

        $ 469,303           $ 469,303  
 

For the years ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 assets or liabilities held in the Worldwide Fund.

38  

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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the International Fund’s assets and liabilities at fair value:

ASSETS   Last Traded/Quoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical Unrestricted
Investments (Level 1)
  Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total
 
Common stocks:                                

Foreign

  $ 2,621,610,320     $ 29,837,593           $ 2,651,447,913  

United States

    114,598,705                   114,598,705  
Preferred stocks     21,442,411                   21,442,411  
Corporate notes & bonds           78,039,651             78,039,651  
Convertible bonds           15,087,861             15,087,861  
Supranational bonds           4,602,694             4,602,694  
Commodities     254,559,678                   254,559,678  
Short-term investments           698,084,585             698,084,585  
Unrealized appreciation on                                

open forward foreign

                               

currency contracts

          4,745,299             4,745,299  
 
Total assets   $ 3,012,211,114     $ 830,397,683           $ 3,842,608,797  
 
LIABILITIES                                
 
Unrealized depreciation on                                

open forward foreign

                               

currency contracts

        $ 449,958           $ 449,958  
 

For the years ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 assets or liabilities held in the International Fund.

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”) which introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as eliminates and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 would be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years; however, the Funds have elected to adopt ASU 2018-13 early, effective for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. The impact of the Funds adoption is limited to the elimination of the disclosure of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 and the elimination of the recognition period of transfers between all levels of the fair value hierarchy.

Foreign Currency Translation. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and change in unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on each Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translation arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Portfolio Transactions and Investment Income. Portfolio transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined by the specific identification method.

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Class Allocation. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and Fund expenses are allocated daily to the various classes of each Fund pro rata on the basis of relative net assets. Each class bears certain expenses unique to that class. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by each share class.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the nature of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

Federal and Other Taxes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds follow the Financial Accounting Standards Board accounting standard for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This standard defines the threshold for recognizing tax positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable taxing authority and requires measurement of a tax position meeting the “more-likely-than-not” criterion, based on the largest benefit that is more than fifty percent realized. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years (generally the current and the prior three tax years) and determined that no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. Tax-related interest or penalties, if applicable, are to be disclosed in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended September 30, 2018, the Funds did incur immaterial tax-related interest or penalties, however the Funds are disputing these amounts.

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates. Dividend and interest withholding taxes and capital gains taxes incurred, for the year ended September 30, 2018, can be found in the Statements of Operations.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Each Fund engages in buying and selling forward foreign currency contracts to seek to manage the exposure of investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies against fluctuations in relative value. A forward foreign currency contract involves a privately negotiated obligation to purchase or sell (with delivery generally required) a specific currency at a future date, at a price set at the time of the contract.

Transactions with Affiliates. The Funds are permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other entities managed by the Adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. In compliance with these provisions of Rule 17a-7, each cross-trade is executed at the current market price with no remuneration paid in connection with the transaction. For the year ended September 30, 2018, both the Worldwide Fund and International Fund engaged in cross-trades.

Foreign Investment Risk. Each Fund invests in foreign investments. Foreign investments can involve additional risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of the investments in such Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.

Custodian Risk. Cash is held at the Funds’ custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”). The Funds are subject to credit risk on any cash balance that exceeds the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent that the Custodian may be unable to return cash held.

Indemnification. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. The Funds have a variety of indemnification obligations under contracts with their service providers. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Note 2 – Investment Advisory Agreement and Distribution Agreement

International Value Advisers, LLC is the investment adviser of the Funds. The Adviser’s primary business is to provide investment management services to a variety of investment vehicles, including the Funds. The Adviser is responsible for all business activities and oversight of the investment decisions made for the Funds.

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In return for providing investment advisory services to the Funds, each Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.90% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Investment advisory fees paid for the year ended September 30, 2018 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

The Funds have adopted Distribution and Services Plans (“12b-1 Plans”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under those 12b-1 Plans, the Funds pay a distribution fee with respect to Class A and C shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% and 0.75%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of each respective class. The Funds also pay a service fee with respect to Class C shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets. Class I shares do not participate in 12b-1 Plans. Fees paid under the 12b-1 Plans for the year ended September 30, 2018 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

IVA Funds Distributors, LLC serves as the Funds’ sole and exclusive distributor.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 5.00% for Class A shares. Class A shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 0.75% if $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares were initially purchased, a “finder’s fee” was paid to the dealer of record, and the Class A shares were subsequently redeemed within 18 months.

Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if shares are redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase.

Note 3 – Investments

For the year ended September 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

    Worldwide
Fund
  International
Fund
 
Purchases   $ 1,260,101,903     $ 812,167,529  
 
Sales   $ 1,279,466,646     $ 616,673,103  
 
                 
The cost basis of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes is substantially similar to the cost basis under U.S. GAAP. The following information is presented on a federal tax basis as of September 30, 2018.
                 
    Worldwide
Fund
  International
Fund
 
Cost basis of investments and derivatives   $ 6,723,920,830     $ 3,585,521,358  
 
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 1,491,389,578     $ 517,414,931  
 
Gross unrealized depreciation   $ (206,066,258 )   $ (265,072,791 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation and derivatives   $ 1,285,323,320     $ 252,342,140  
 

Note 4 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Funds enter into transactions involving derivative financial instruments in connection with their investing activities. During the year ended September 30, 2018, these instruments included forward foreign currency contracts. These instruments are subject to various risks similar to non-derivative instruments including market, credit and liquidity risks.

The use of derivative instruments may involve risks different from, or potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in investments. Specifically, derivative instruments expose a Fund to the risk that the counterparty to an OTC derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise to honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. If the counterparty defaults, a Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that the counterparty will meet its contractual obligations or that, in the event of default, a Fund will succeed in enforcing them. During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Funds had exposure to OTC derivatives in the form of forward foreign currency contracts.

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Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract, movements in foreign investment security values and changes in interest rates. Credit risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

The following summary of derivative instruments and hedging activity for each Fund is grouped by risk-type and provides information about the fair value and location of derivatives within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2018.

Worldwide Fund            
             
    Statements of Assets        
Risk-Type Category   and Liabilities Location   Fair Value
 
Foreign exchange   Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts   $ 3,446,660  
 
Foreign exchange   Unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts   $ (469,303 )
 
Total       $ 2,977,357  
 
             
International Fund            
             
    Statements of Assets        
Risk-Type Category   and Liabilities Location   Fair Value
 
Foreign exchange   Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts   $ 4,745,299  
 
Foreign exchange   Unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts   $ (449,958 )
 
Total       $ 4,295,341  
 
             
The following is a summary for each Fund grouped by risk-type that provides information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2018.
             
Worldwide Fund            
             
            Change in
            Unrealized
            Appreciation /
Risk-Type Category   Derivative Instrument   Realized Gain   (Depreciation)
 
Foreign exchange   Forward foreign currency contracts   $8,286,077   $(2,679,749)
 
             
International Fund            
             
            Change in
            Unrealized
            Appreciation /
Risk-Type Category   Derivative Instrument   Realized Gain   (Depreciation)
 
Foreign exchange   Forward foreign currency contracts   $10,055,179   $(2,270,456)
 

During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Worldwide Fund had average notional values of $388,666,264 on forward foreign currency contracts to sell.

During the year ended September 30, 2018, the International Fund had average notional values of $420,342,850 on forward foreign currency contracts to sell.

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The following tables present, by counterparty, gross amounts of derivatives eligible for offsetting, gross amounts offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and related collateral received and/or pledged, if any, that the Funds have elected to offset under their legally enforceable ISDA Master Netting Agreement with such counterparty. An ISDA Master Netting Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs the terms of certain transactions and reduces the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying offsetting mechanisms and collateral arrangements, if any. Offsetting mechanisms allow the Funds to pay or receive the net amount of all forward foreign currency contracts outstanding on a given settlement date. At September 30, 2018, the Funds elected to offset forward foreign currency contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Worldwide Fund                
                 
        Gross Amount       Net Exposure
    Gross Amount of   Offset in the       Presented in the
    Recognized   Statements of   Collateral   Statements of Assets
Counterparty   Assets   Assets and Liabilities   Received   and Liabilities
 
Forward foreign currency contracts                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $3,446,660       $3,446,660
 
                 
            Collateral    
            Used to    
        Gross Amount   Offset Gross   Net Exposure
    Gross Amount of   Offset in the   Amount of   Presented in the
    Recognized   Statements of   Recognized   Statements of Assets
Counterparty   Liabilities   Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities   and Liabilities
 
Forward foreign currency contracts                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $469,303     $469,303  
 
                 
International Fund                
        Gross Amount       Net Exposure
    Gross Amount of   Offset in the       Presented in the
    Recognized   Statements of   Collateral   Statements of Assets
Counterparty   Assets   Assets and Liabilities   Received   and Liabilities
 
Forward foreign currency contracts                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $4,745,299       $4,745,299
 
                 
            Collateral    
            Used to    
        Gross Amount   Offset Gross   Net Exposure
    Gross Amount of   Offset in the   Amount of   Presented in the
    Recognized   Statements of   Recognized   Statements of Assets
Counterparty   Liabilities   Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities   and Liabilities
 
Forward foreign currency contracts                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $449,958     $449,958  
 

Note 5 – Shares of Beneficial Interest

At September 30, 2018, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Funds have the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each share of a class represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

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Transactions in shares of each class of the Worldwide Fund were as follows:

Worldwide Fund                                
                                 
    Year Ended   Year Ended
    September 30, 2018   September 30, 2017
 
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
                                 
Class A                                

Shares sold

    4,652,076     $ 88,259,325       6,769,598     $ 120,342,864  

Shares reinvested

    2,136,904       40,131,113       906,939       15,626,560  

Shares repurchased

    (25,470,571 )     (485,565,498 )     (19,864,700 )     (353,617,518 )
 
Net Decrease     (18,681,591 )   $ (357,175,060 )     (12,188,163 )   $ (217,648,094 )
 
                                 
Class C                                

Shares sold

    1,476,761     $ 27,395,583       1,727,377     $ 30,264,297  

Shares reinvested

    1,074,535       19,782,190       504,096       8,564,597  

Shares repurchased

    (11,224,432 )     (208,087,333 )     (16,997,459 )     (298,896,081 )
 
Net Decrease     (8,673,136 )   $ (160,909,560 )     (14,765,986 )   $ (260,067,187 )
 
                                 
Class I                                

Shares sold

    60,421,606     $ 1,150,394,284       53,223,013     $ 955,078,407  

Shares reinvested

    8,854,248       166,725,489       3,104,821       53,620,262  

Shares repurchased

    (53,455,755 )     (1,017,226,055 )     (75,425,899 )     (1,348,355,856 )
 
Net Increase (Decrease)     15,820,099     $ 299,893,718       (19,098,065 )   $ (339,657,187 )
 

Transactions in shares of each class of the International Fund were as follows:

International Fund                                
                                 
    Year Ended   Year Ended
    September 30, 2018   September 30, 2017
 
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
                                 
Class A                                

Shares sold

    749,616     $ 13,348,904       1,266,634     $ 21,095,741  

Shares reinvested

    434,628       7,697,265       184,673       2,923,376  

Shares repurchased

    (5,604,735 )     (99,651,839 )     (3,869,602 )     (64,702,895 )
 
Net Decrease     (4,420,491 )   $ (78,605,670 )     (2,418,295 )   $ (40,683,778 )
 
                                 
Class C                                

Shares sold

    109,817     $ 1,930,642       182,674     $ 2,990,414  

Shares reinvested

    76,549       1,334,244       35,327       550,743  

Shares repurchased

    (1,153,869 )     (20,101,123 )     (1,143,784 )     (18,632,881 )
 
Net Decrease     (967,503 )   $ (16,836,237 )     (925,783 )   $ (15,091,724 )
 
                                 
Class I                                

Shares sold

    32,297,907     $ 577,075,323       30,651,831     $ 516,502,655  

Shares reinvested

    6,799,068       120,479,489       2,820,082       44,670,106  

Shares repurchased

    (43,607,775 )     (776,248,731 )     (41,962,434 )     (693,226,796 )
 
Net Decrease     (4,510,800 )   $ (78,693,919 )     (8,490,521 )   $ (132,054,035 )
 

Redemption Fees. The Funds impose a redemption fee of 2% of the total redemption amount on the Funds’ shares redeemed within 30 days of buying them or acquiring them by exchange. The redemption fee is credited to the applicable Fund. The purpose of the redemption fee is to deter excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices, and to help offset the costs associated with the sale of portfolio securities to satisfy redemption and exchange requests made by “market timers” and other short-term shareholders, thereby insulating longer-term shareholders from such costs.

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Note 6 – Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:

    Worldwide
Fund
  International
Fund
 
Distributions Paid From:                
 
Ordinary income   $ 61,185,498     $ 66,754,611  
 
Long-Term gains   $ 208,835,799     $ 83,361,591  
 
                 
As of September 30, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
    Worldwide
Fund
  International
Fund
 
Undistributed net investment income   $ 55,801,674     $ 50,833,013  
 
Undistributed realized gains     383,327,367       138,304,492  
 
Other book/tax temporary differencesa     (78,490 )     (57,016 )
 
Unrealized appreciationb     1,285,293,975       252,292,985  
 
Total accumulated earnings   $ 1,724,344,526     $ 441,373,474  
 

a Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of offering costs.
b The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the treatment of passive foreign investment companies, forward foreign currency contracts and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

Reclassification. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the following reclassifications have been made:

    Worldwide
Fund
  International
Fund
 
Undistributed net investment loss   $ 8,935,899     $ 6,366,092  
 
Accumulated net realized gain   $ (35,467,278 )   $ (17,065,217 )
 
Paid-in-capital   $ 26,531,379     $ 10,699,125  
 

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 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   IVA Funds 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of
IVA Fiduciary Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of IVA Fiduciary Trust (the “Trust”) (comprising the IVA Worldwide Fund and IVA International Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2018, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising IVA Fiduciary Trust at September 30, 2018, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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

Our audits included performing procedures to access the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more International Value Advisers, LLC investment companies since 2008.
Boston, Massachusetts
November 16, 2018

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   Trustees and Officers (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

The business and affairs of each Fund are managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board approves all significant agreements between a Fund and the persons or companies that furnish services to a Fund, including agreements with its investment adviser, distributor, administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The day-to-day operations of the Funds are delegated to the Funds’ investment adviser and administrator. The name, address, age and principal occupations for the past five years of the Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below, along with the number of portfolios in the Fund complex overseen by and the other directorships held by each Trustee. Each Trustee’s mailing address is c/o International Value Advisers, LLC, 717 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Independent Trustees(a)
                     
                Number of    
                Portfolios    
        Term of       in the Fund    
    Position(s)   Office(b) and   Principal   Complex   Other Directorships/
    Held with   Length of   Occupation(s) During   Overseen   Trusteeships
Name (Birth Year)   the Trust   Time Served   Past 5 Years   by Trustee   Held by Trustee
                     
Adele R. Wailand

(1949)
  Trustee and
Chair of the
Board
  since 2008   Consultant (2017 to
present) and
Corporate Secretary
(prior to 2017),
Case, Pomeroy &
Company, Inc.
(“Case, Pomeroy”)
(real estate and
investments);
  2   None.
                     
Manu Bammi

(1962)
  Trustee   since 2008   Founder and Chief
Executive Officer,
SmartAnalyst, Inc.
(provider of research
and analytics and
decision support
to businesses).
  2   None.
                     
Ronald S. Gutstein

(1971)
  Trustee   since 2008   Institutional Trader
and Market Maker,
Access Securities
(an institutional
broker-dealer).
  2   None.
                     
William M. Rose

(1945)
  Trustee   since 2013   Member, Investment
Advisory Committee,
CYMI, Inc. (family
office) (prior to 2015).
  2   Director, Ocean
Governance
Training
Foundation
(since 2013)
(a Canadian
not-for-profit
organization
based in
Halifax, NS).

 
(a) Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act.
(b) Each Trustee serves until resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75.

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   Trustees and Officers (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

Interested Trustee
                     
                Number of    
                Portfolios    
        Term of       in the Fund    
    Position(s)   Office(a) and   Principal   Complex   Other Directorships/
    Held with   Length of   Occupation(s) During   Overseen   Trusteeships
Name (Birth Year)   the Trust   Time Served   Past 5 Years   by Trustee   Held by Trustee
                     
Michael W.
Malafronte(b)

(1974)
  President and
Trustee
  since 2008   Managing Partner,
the Adviser (since
2010).
  2   Adtalem Global
Education Inc.
(since 2016).

 
(a) Each Trustee serves until resignation or removal from the Board.
(b) Mr. Malafronte is considered an interested trustee due to his position as Managing Partner of the Adviser.

Officers of the Trust
             
        Term of    
        Office and    
    Position(s)   Length of    
    Held with   Time    
Name (Birth Year) and Address(a)   the Trust   Served(b)   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
             
Shanda Scibilia

(1971)
  Chief Compliance
Officer and Secretary
  since 2008   Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance
Officer, the Adviser (since 2008).
             
Stefanie J. Hempstead

(1973)
  Treasurer   since 2008   Chief Financial Officer, the Adviser (since 2008).
             
Christopher Hine

(1978)
  Assistant Treasurer   since 2010   Director of Accounting, the Adviser (since 2009).
             
Philip F. Coniglio

(1981)
  Assistant Secretary   since 2011   Director of Fund Operations and Information
Technology, the Adviser (since 2014) and Fund
Operations Manager, the Adviser (from 2009 to
2014)

 
(a) Each officer’s mailing address is c/o International Value Advisers, LLC, 717 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
(b) The term of office of each officer is indefinite. Length of time served represents time served as an officer of the Trust, although various positions may have been held during the period.

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   Additional Information (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement. At a telephonic meeting held on May 15, 2018 and at an in-person meeting held on May 22, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) discussed the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) related to the Funds.

To assist the Board in its evaluation of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees received comprehensive written materials and other information, in adequate time in advance of the meeting, which outlined, among other things, (i) information confirming the financial condition of the Adviser and the Adviser’s profitability derived from its relationship with each Fund; (ii) information as to the advisory fee rates paid to the Adviser by each Fund and each other fund or account managed by the Adviser; (iii) information as to the advisory fee rates paid by mutual funds to other advisers selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”); (iv) a description of the personnel and the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (v) information on compliance matters; (vi) comparative information on investment performance of the Funds; and (vii) information regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions of the Funds.

The Independent Trustees reviewed the materials provided by the Adviser, which included, among other things, the Broadridge 15(c) Report to the Board of Trustees (the “Broadridge Report”) containing detailed advisory fee, expense ratio and performance comparisons for each Fund with other mutual funds in their “peer group” and “category” as determined using the Morningstar Associates, LLC (“Morningstar”) data and methodology. The Independent Trustees also reviewed the memorandum prepared by Sidley Austin LLP (“Sidley Austin”), Independent Trustee Counsel, outlining the legal duties of the Independent Trustees in evaluating investment advisory arrangements.

The Adviser also had provided the Independent Trustees with an analysis of its profitability with respect to providing investment advisory services to each Fund. In addition, it was noted, the Independent Trustees took into account information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, including reports on investment performance, shareholder services, distribution fees and expenses, regulatory compliance and other services provided to each Fund. The Independent Trustees also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as allocation of Fund brokerage commissions, and other direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds. The Trustees met throughout the year with the Portfolio Managers of the Funds (the “Portfolio Managers”). It was noted that the Independent Trustees, in their deliberations, recognized that for many of the Funds’ shareholders, the decision to purchase Fund shares included a decision to select the Adviser as the investment adviser for their investments and that there was a strong association in the minds of Fund shareholders between the Adviser and each Fund. In considering factors relating to the approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees noted that Sidley Austin had provided the Independent Trustees with assistance and advice. The Independent Trustees stated that with respect to the Advisory Agreement, although it related to both Funds, the Independent Trustees had considered each Fund separately. The Independent Trustees were satisfied that the information requested provided the Independent Trustees with the information that they believed, in the exercise of their business judgment, was pertinent, sufficient and comprehensive for the purposes of their evaluation of the continuation of each agreement and each plan. Among other factors, the Trustees noted that they considered the following:

The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser: The Independent Trustees reviewed the services that the Adviser provides to each Fund, including, but not limited to, making the day-to-day investment decisions for each Fund, and generally managing each Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund. The Independent Trustees noted that throughout the year they discussed with officers and Portfolio Managers of the Funds the types of transactions that were being done on behalf of each Fund. Additionally, the Independent Trustees took into account the services provided by the Adviser to its other accounts that have investment mandates similar to the Funds. In particular, they noted the greater level of portfolio management, compliance and administrative oversight services required for the Funds, mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act, as compared to the Adviser’s institutional accounts. The Independent Trustees also considered the education, background and experience of the Adviser’s personnel, noting in particular that the favorable history and reputation of the Portfolio Managers for the Funds have had, and are likely to continue to have, a favorable impact on the Funds. In this regard, the Independent Trustees noted the significant growth of the Funds during the period following inception through the imposition of a soft close in February 2011 and its subsequent impact on asset growth. The Independent Trustees additionally noted the Adviser’s ability to attract quality and experienced personnel and its continued investment in the growth of its business. The Independent Trustees also considered the administrative services provided by the Adviser, including compliance and accounting services, and oversight of third party service providers. The Independent Trustees also noted that, relative to the mutual fund industry as a whole, the Funds’ net redemptions appeared to be more muted, indicating that investors were generally satisfied with the Adviser, its services and its investment philosophy in advising the Funds. After considering the above factors, the Independent Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and appropriate and would continue to be suitable for each Fund. The Independent Trustees’ evaluation of the nature and quality of the services provided to the Adviser supported continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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   Additional Information (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

Investment performance of each Fund and the Adviser: The Independent Trustees considered the investment performance of each Fund compared to the Morningstar peer funds, the Morningstar category funds and the relevant benchmark index. The Independent Trustees noted that the Funds have been in operation since October 1, 2008, and that the Broadridge Report presented performance information since inception and for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2017. It was noted that, since inception, the IVA Worldwide Fund underperformed the median of the peer group funds, but outperformed the median of the category funds on an absolute basis and outperformed the medians of the peer group and category funds on most risk-adjusted performance bases in the Broadridge Report. It was noted that the IVA Worldwide Fund for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods underperformed the median of the peer group funds on an absolute basis, for the same periods outperformed the median of the peer group funds on most risk-adjusted performance bases in the Broadridge Report, and for the one-year period underperformed, and for the three-year and five-year periods outperformed, the median of the category funds on an absolute basis and for the same periods outperformed the median of the category funds on most risk-adjusted performance bases in the Broadridge Report. With respect to the IVA International Fund, the Independent Trustees noted that since inception, the Fund outperformed the median of the peer group and the category funds on an absolute basis and on most risk-adjusted performance bases in the Broadridge Report. It was noted that for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, IVA International Fund underperformed the median of the peer group and category funds on an absolute basis and for the same periods outperformed the median of the peer group and category funds on most risk-adjusted performance bases in the Broadridge Report. Since inception and for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2017, the Independent Trustees also noted that the IVA Worldwide Fund underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index (the MSCI All Country World Index), and that the IVA International Fund outperformed its benchmark index (the MSCI All Country World ex- U.S. Index) since inception and for the three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2017, but underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period ended December 31, 2017. The Independent Trustees considered the performance of the Funds in light of the Adviser’s investment approach of focusing on preservation of capital over the short-term and seeking to outperform each Fund’s benchmark over the longer term representing a full market cycle as well as each Fund’s asset allocation and the overall financial market conditions. In addition, each Fund’s upside and downside capture percentages as reported by Broadridge were noted. The Independent Trustees noted the high cash levels in both Funds relative to the peer group funds, that the high cash levels are consistent with the Funds’ stated investment strategies and the current financial market conditions, the satisfactory absolute performance given these high cash levels and the good relative equity sleeve performance. The Independent Trustees also noted that the Adviser’s interests were well-aligned with the Funds’ shareholders as a result of the significant investment in the Funds by the Adviser’s partners. The Independent Trustees determined that each Fund’s performance, in light of all the considerations noted above, was satisfactory. The Independent Trustees determined that the Adviser continued to be an appropriate investment adviser for each Fund and concluded that each Fund’s performance supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Cost of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund: The Independent Trustees considered the investment advisory fee payable by each Fund as well as the expense ratio of each Fund. The Independent Trustees considered each Fund’s effective advisory fee rate at different asset levels compared to the Morningstar peer group and category funds. It was noted that each Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was above the median for the peer group and category funds. It was noted that the IVA Worldwide Fund’s administrative expenses were lower than the peer group and category funds, that the IVA International Fund’s administrative expenses were equal to the peer group median, but lower than the category median, and that when these administrative expenses are considered, the combined fee charged for advisory and administrative services for both Funds generally compares somewhat more favorably to the peer group and category medians as of December 31, 2017. Additionally, the Independent Trustees noted that for both Funds the “other fee” category in the Broadridge Report was lower than the peer group and category medians. The Independent Trustees also noted that the IVA Worldwide Fund’s gross expense ratio was lower, and net expense ratio higher, than the median of the category funds for Class A shares, that the net and gross expense ratios were higher than the median of the peer group funds for Class A shares, and that the net expense ratio was higher than the median and the gross expense ratio was lower than the median of the category funds for Class I shares. The Independent Trustees also noted that the IVA International Fund’s gross expense ratio was lower, and net expense ratio higher, than the median of the peer group funds for Class A shares, that the net and gross expense ratios were lower than the medians of the category funds for Class A shares, and the net and gross expense ratios were lower than the medians of the category funds for Class I shares. The Independent Trustees noted that the net and gross expense ratios for each Fund generally had declined in years since the Funds commenced operations correlated with the growth in the assets of the Funds. The Independent Trustees concluded that each Fund’s current expense structure is satisfactory.

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The Independent Trustees reviewed the advisory fee schedule in effect for the Adviser’s managed separate accounts, and considered that the fees charged to those accounts were lower than those charged to the Funds. The Independent Trustees were aware of the significant shareholder services, legal and regulatory requirements associated with the Adviser’s management of the Funds that was not required in servicing separate accounts. The Independent Trustees also reviewed the advisory fee schedule in effect for the Adviser’s private funds and an offshore fund, and noted that the effective fees for the private funds were comparable to, and the effective fee rate of the offshore fund was higher than, the Funds’ advisory fee rates.

The Independent Trustees had reviewed the portfolio transaction data for each Fund in the Broadridge Report, and noted that the brokerage fee and portfolio turnover ratios for each Fund were below the medians of the Morningstar peer group and category funds.

The Independent Trustees also reviewed information regarding the profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with each Fund. The Independent Trustees considered the level of the Adviser’s profits, the change in profitability over a five-year period, and whether the profits were reasonable. The Independent Trustees took into consideration other benefits to be derived by the Adviser in connection with the Advisory Agreement. Since the Adviser has no affiliates with business relationships with the Funds, the Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser receives no additional revenues from providing other services to the Funds. Moreover, the Independent Trustees noted that the Adviser’s interests are well-aligned with the Funds’ shareholders in the efficient management of the services and costs of the third-party service providers to the Funds. The Independent Trustees took into consideration the “soft dollar” research the Adviser receives from brokers which benefits the Funds and other Adviser clients and which might offset expenses the Adviser would otherwise incur. The Independent Trustees also noted the Adviser’s willingness in February 2011 to soft close both Funds and its other investment products to most new investors in order to best execute its investment strategy on behalf of the existing Fund shareholders and investors during a period of high inflows, and that this would be expected to limit the Adviser’s profitability while benefitting shareholders. The Independent Trustees further noted the continuing investment by the Adviser in both its infrastructure and staff. The Independent Trustees also considered the entrepreneurial risk and financial exposure assumed by the Adviser in developing and managing the Funds. The Independent Trustees noted that the development and management of the Funds requires a high degree of knowledge, sophistication and judgment and potentially subjected the Adviser to substantial financial exposure. The Independent Trustees concluded that the profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund were reasonable and consistent with fiduciary duties. The Independent Trustees’ evaluation of the Adviser’s profitability supported continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale: The Independent Trustees noted that they considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect to the management of each Fund, whether each Fund appropriately benefitted from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Independent Trustees noted that the expense ratio of each Fund had declined since the Funds commenced operations due to the growth in the assets of the Funds. The Independent Trustees also noted, however, that since the Funds were closed to most new investors and that in recent years the Funds were experiencing net redemptions, and given general financial market conditions, it was not likely that there would be a significant further increase in Fund assets, or a significant decrease in the expense ratio, in the foreseeable future. The Independent Trustees again noted the continuing investment by the Adviser in both its infrastructure and staff which are expected to benefit the Funds and their shareholders. The Independent Trustees concluded that the current fee structure for each Fund was reasonable, that shareholders sufficiently participated in economies of scale at the present time at current asset levels and that no changes were currently necessary. The Independent Trustees’ evaluation of the economies of scale supported continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Comparison of services rendered and fees paid to those under other investment advisory contracts, such as contracts of the same and other investment advisers or other clients: The Independent Trustees noted that they compared the services rendered and the fees paid under the Advisory Agreement with those under other investment advisory contracts of other investment advisers managing funds deemed comparable as set forth in the Broadridge Report. The Independent Trustees stated that they also considered the services rendered and fees paid under the Advisory Agreement as compared to the Adviser’s other management contracts with institutional and other accounts with similar investment mandates. As noted above, the Independent Trustees acknowledged the greater level of portfolio management, compliance and administrative oversight services required for the Funds, as well as the higher level of financial exposure assumed, as compared to the Adviser’s institutional accounts and other investment funds. The Independent Trustees determined that, on a comparative basis, the fee under the Advisory Agreement for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the services provided to the Funds, and was lower than or comparable to the fees charged by the Adviser to its other investment funds. The Independent Trustees’ evaluation of the Adviser’s other fee arrangements and of comparable mutual funds advised by other advisers supported continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

No single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the Trustees. Rather, after weighing all of the considerations and conclusions discussed above, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

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   Additional Information (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

Proxy Voting. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-941-4482, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov by accessing the Funds’ Form N-PX and Statement of Additional Information in the Funds’ registration statement on Form N-1A.

Schedules of Portfolio Holdings. The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. To obtain the Funds’ Form N-Q, shareholders can call 866-941-4482.

Trustees and Officers of the Funds. Additional information about Trustees and officers of the Funds is included in the Statement of Additional Information which is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 866-941-4482.

   Important Tax Information (unaudited)      

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the Funds will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

The Funds may elect to pass through to shareholders the income tax credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on September 30, 2018 are as follows:

    Foreign Source
Income
  Foreign Tax
Expense
 
Worldwide Fund     $0.15       $0.02  
 
International Fund     $0.28       $0.02  
 

If elected, the pass-through of the foreign tax credit will affect only those persons who are shareholders on the dividend record date in December 2018. These shareholders will receive more detailed information along with their 2018 Form 1099-DIV.

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   Fund Expenses (unaudited)   IVA Funds   

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including initial sales charges and/or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other operating fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on April 1, 2018 and held for the six months ended September 30, 2018.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

BASED ON ACTUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (a)
      Actual                   Annualized   Expenses
      Total   Beginning   Ending   Expense   Paid During
      Return   Account Value   Account Value   Ratio   the Period(b)
  Worldwide Fund                                
  Class A   0.64%     $1,000.00       $1,006.40     1.25%     $ 6.29  
  Class C   0.27%     1,000.00       1,002.70     2.00%     10.04  
  Class I   0.79%     1,000.00       1,007.90     1.00%     5.03  
  International Fund                                
  Class A   -2.98%     $1,000.00       $ 970.20     1.26%     $ 6.22  
  Class C   -3.38%     1,000.00       966.20     2.01%     9.91  
  Class I   -2.87%     1,000.00       971.30     1.01%     4.99  

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account values and expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example relating to the Funds with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as initial sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine your relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

BASED ON HYPOTHETICAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
      Hypothetical                   Annualized   Expenses
      Annualized   Beginning   Ending   Expense   Paid During
      Total Return   Account Value   Account Value   Ratio   the Period(b)
  Worldwide Fund                                
  Class A   5.00%     $1,000.00       $1,018.80     1.25%     $ 6.33  
  Class C   5.00%     1,000.00       1,015.04     2.00%     10.10  
  Class I   5.00%     1,000.00       1,020.05     1.00%     5.06  
  International Fund                                
  Class A   5.00%     $1,000.00       $1,018.75     1.26%     $ 6.38  
  Class C   5.00%     1,000.00       1,014.99     2.01%     10.15  
  Class I   5.00%     1,000.00       1,020.00     1.01%     5.11  

 
(a) Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any.
(b) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365.

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IVA Funds   

www.ivafunds.com
 
Investment Adviser
International Value Advisers, LLC
717 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
 
Distributor
IVA Funds Distributors, LLC
3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Heritage Drive
Quincy, MA 02171-2105
 
Transfer Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
430 W 7th Street,
STE 219061
Kansas City, MO 64105-1407
 
Counsel
K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2950
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116-5072

This report is submitted for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless it is accompanied or preceded by the Funds’ current prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information.

The commentary within An Owner’s Manual, the Letter from the President, the Letter from the Portfolio Managers, and the Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance reflects their current views and opinions as of the date of this report. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and IVA Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.




Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a)  As of the end of the period covered by this Form N-CSR, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

(c)  The registrant has not amended its code of ethics during the period covered by this Form N-CSR.

(d)  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this Form N-CSR.

(e)  Not applicable.

(f)  A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1)  The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has determined that the registrant has at least one member serving on the registrant’s Audit Committee that possesses the attributes identified in Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert.”

(a)(2)  The audit committee financial experts are Manu Bammi and William M. Rose and each has been deemed to be “independent” as that term is defined in Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The firm of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the registrant.

(a)  Audit Fees.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and/or for services that are normally provided by E&Y in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $91,960 and $94,500, respectively.

(b)  Audit-Related Fees.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services rendered by E&Y that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the registrant’s financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees above were $0 and $0, respectively.

For the twelve month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed by E&Y that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for audit-related services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (the “Affiliated Service Providers”) that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant were $0 and $0, respectively.


(c)  Tax Fees.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning by E&Y were $25,979 and $26,760, respectively. Services for which fees in the Tax Fees category are billed include E&Y’s review of the registrant’s U.S. federal income tax returns and the required state corporate income tax returns, as well as E&Y’s review of excise tax distribution calculations.

For the twelve month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate Tax Fees billed by E&Y that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services rendered on behalf of Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant were $27,000 and $11,000, respectively.

(d)  All Other Fees.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate fees billed by E&Y to the registrant for all services other than services reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees were $0 and $0, respectively.

For the twelve month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate fees in this category billed by E&Y that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for services rendered on behalf of Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant were $0 and $0, respectively.

(e)(1)  Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.
The registrant’s Audit Committee has the sole authority to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided by E&Y to the registrant, subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Pre-approval of audit and non-audit services is not required if the engagement to render the services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee (the “Pre-Approval Procedures”). The registrant’s Audit Committee adopted amended Pre-Approval Procedures on November 19, 2014, which generally permit:

Audit-Related Services consisting of: (i) consultations regarding accounting, operational or regulatory implications, or regulatory/compliance matters of proposed or actual transactions affecting the operations or financial reporting and (ii) other auditing procedures and issuance of special purpose reports;

Tax Services consisting of: (i) recurring tax services and (ii) consultations regarding tax consequences of proposed or actual transactions; and

Other Non-Audit Services including: (i) business support, (ii) other control and regulatory compliance projects and (iii) training.

All such services are subject to a per calendar quarterly limitation.


(e)(2)  Percentage of Services.
None of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f)  Not applicable.

(g)  For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the registrant were $25,979 and $26,760, respectively.

For the twelve month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Affiliated Service Providers were $0 and $0, respectively.

(h)  Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 6. Investments.

(a)  The audited schedules of investments are included in the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b)  Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The registrant does not have procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees. The Nominating and Governance

Committee may, in its sole discretion, consider nominees recommended by each Fund’s shareholders.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)  Within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, Michael W. Malafronte, the registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stefanie J. Hempstead, the registrant’s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, reviewed the registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting (the “Procedures”) (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) and evaluated their effectiveness. Based on their review, Mr. Malafronte and Ms. Hempstead determined that the Procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)  There were no changes in the registrant’s Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s Procedures.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1)  Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2 is filed herewith.

(a)(2)  The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith.

(a)(3)  Not applicable.

(b)  The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith.

The certifications provided pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.


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.

IVA FIDUCIARY TRUST

By:   /s/ Michael W. Malafronte
    Michael W. Malafronte
    President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Date:   November 27, 2018

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/ Michael W. Malafronte
    Michael W. Malafronte
    President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Date:   November 27, 2018
     
By:   /s/ Stefanie J. Hempstead
    Stefanie J. Hempstead
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     
Date:   November 27, 2018