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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: 811-22235

 

 

AQR Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Bradley D. Asness, Esq.

Principal and Chief Legal Officer

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-742-3600

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1.)


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Annual Report

 

 

September 30, 2015

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

AQR Global Equity Fund

AQR International Equity Fund


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Shareholder Letters (unaudited)  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund (formerly AQR Core Equity Fund)

  2

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund (formerly AQR Small Cap Core Equity Fund)

  4

AQR International Multi-Style Fund (formerly AQR International Core Equity Fund)

  6

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund (formerly AQR Emerging Core Equity Fund)

  8

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  10

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

  12

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

  14

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

  16

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Momentum Fund)

  18

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund)

  20

AQR International Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR International Momentum Fund)

  22

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Emerging Momentum Fund)

  24

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Tax-Managed Momentum Fund)

  26

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Tax-Managed Small Cap Momentum Fund)

  28

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund (formerly AQR Tax-Managed International Momentum Fund)

  30

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund (formerly AQR U.S. Defensive Equity Fund)

  32

AQR International Defensive Style Fund (formerly AQR International Defensive Equity Fund)

  34

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund (formerly AQR Emerging Defensive Equity Fund)

  36

AQR Global Equity Fund

  38

AQR International Equity Fund

  41
Schedule of Investments  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  46

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

  50

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

  56

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

  60

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  64

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

  68

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

  74

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

  78

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

  82

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

  87

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

  96

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

  101

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

  105

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

  109

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

  116

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

  120

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

  123

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

  127

AQR Global Equity Fund

  130

AQR International Equity Fund

  140
Financial Statements and Notes   147
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   216
Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)   217
Fund Expense Examples (unaudited)   219
Trustees and Officers (unaudited)   224


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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued U.S. large and mid-cap companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -0.05% while its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index Total Return, returned -0.61% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection. Sector selection to energy contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and consumer discretionary. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and health care.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QCELX      -0.05%      12.56%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class N: QCENX      -0.32%      12.31%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QCERX      0.07%         0.31%         7/10/2014   
Russell 1000® Index Total Return      -0.61%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.58%, 1.01% and 0.48%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.
 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX TOTAL RETURN

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 3/26/2013

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued U.S. small-cap companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned 1.02% while its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Total Return Index, returned 1.25% over the period – resulting in a relative underperformance. The Fund’s underperformance was driven primarily by sector selection and stock selection within sectors. Stock selection within information technology contributed to negative returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was positively impacted by sector selection to energy.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and industrials. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight health care and financials.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QSMLX      1.02%         9.68%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class N: QSMNX      0.72%         9.37%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QSERX      1.06%         -2.97%         7/10/2014   
Russell 2000® Total Return Index      1.25%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.58%, 3.27% and 2.34%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000® TOTAL RETURN INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 3/26/2013

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR International Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued large and mid-cap non-U.S. companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR International Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -8.78% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**, returned -10.14% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection and country selection. Country selection to Japan contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within financials.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR International Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and consumer discretionary. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight health care and consumer staples. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Japan and Italy with underweights to the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QICLX      -8.78%         2.15%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class N: QICNX      -9.00%      1.92%         3/26/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QICRX      -8.68%         -10.14%         7/10/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**      -10.14%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.30%, 1.77% and 1.26%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.
 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD EX USA INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 3/26/2013

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued large and mid-cap emerging countries’ companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund’s investment universe is currently comprised of approximately the top 85% of stocks by market capitalization in 16 emerging countries. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -17.14% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**, returned -19.28% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by country selection and stock selection within sectors. Country selection to China contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within countries and sector selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and utilities. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight consumer staples and consumer discretionary. Notable active positions also include country overweights to China and Taiwan with underweights to India and Mexico.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QEMLX      -17.14%         -12.96%         5/13/2014   
Fund - Class N: QEMNX      -17.24%      -13.10%         5/13/2014   
Fund - Class R6: QECRX      -17.06%         -17.59%         7/10/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**      -19.28%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 3.26%, 3.51% and 2.69%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.
 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EMERGING MARKETS INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 5/13/2014

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued U.S. large and mid-cap companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

Since inception (February 11, 2015), the AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -5.80% while its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index Total Return, returned -6.11% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection. Sector selection to energy contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and consumer discretionary. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and health care.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QTLLX      -5.80%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class N: QTLNX      -6.00%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class R6: QTLRX      -5.80%         2/11/2015   
Russell 1000® Index Total Return      -6.11%      

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.75%, 1.00% and 0.65%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX TOTAL RETURN

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 2/11/2015

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       September 2015   
                

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued U.S. small-cap companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

Since inception (February 11, 2015), the AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -7.90% while its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Total Return Index, returned -7.57% over the period – resulting in a relative underperformance. The Fund’s underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within sectors. Stock selection within information technology and within consumer discretionary contributed to negative returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was positively impacted by sector selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and information technology. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight health care and financials.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QSSLX      -7.90%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class N: QSSNX      -8.00%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class R6: QSSRX      -7.80%         2/11/2015   
Russell 2000® Total Return Index      -7.57%      

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.03%, 1.28% and 0.93%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000® TOTAL RETURN INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 2/11/2015

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       September 2015   
                

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued large and mid-cap non-U.S. companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

Since inception (February 11, 2015), the AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -6.00% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**, returned -7.42% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within countries. Country selection to Japan contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within Japan and within financials.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and consumer discretionary. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight health care and consumer staples. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Japan and Italy with underweights to Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QIMLX      -6.00%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class N: QIMNX      -6.10%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class R6: QIMRX      -5.90%         2/11/2015   
MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**      -7.42%      

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.98%, 1.23% and 0.88%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD EX USA INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 2/11/2015

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of attractively valued large and mid-cap emerging countries’ companies that have positive momentum and strong profitability. The Fund’s investment universe is currently comprised of approximately the top 85% of stocks by market capitalization in 16 emerging countries. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that rank high on a combined score of Value, Momentum and Profitability styles. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

Since inception (February 11, 2015), the AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund Class I shares returned -16.90% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**, returned -16.01% over the period – resulting in a relative underperformance. The Fund’s underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within countries and sector selection. Stock selection within Taiwan and within India contributed to negative returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was positively impacted by country selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and utilities. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight consumer staples and consumer discretionary. Notable active positions also include country overweights to China and Taiwan with underweights to India and Mexico.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND

 
      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QTELX      -16.90%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class N: QTENX      -17.00%         2/11/2015   
Fund - Class R6: QTERX      -16.80%         2/11/2015   
MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**      -16.01%      

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.18%, 1.43% and 1.08%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EMERGING MARKETS INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 2/11/2015

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of large and mid-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned 0.18% while its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index Total Return, returned -0.61% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection. Sector selection to energy contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and health care. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and financials.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

               
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: AMOMX      0.18%         12.58%         12.70%         15.39%         7/9/2009   
Fund - Class N: AMONX      -0.10%         na         na         13.57%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QMORX      0.28%         na         na         0.19%         7/10/2014   
Russell 1000® Index Total Return      -0.61%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.40%, 0.68% and 0.33%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX TOTAL RETURN

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2009

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of small-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe is comprised of U.S. companies smaller than the 1000th largest and larger than the 3000th largest company by market capitalization. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned 1.17% while its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Total Return Index, returned 1.25% over the period – resulting in a relative underperformance. The Fund’s underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within sectors. Stock selection within information technology and within health care contributed to negative returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was positively impacted by sector selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to health care and consumer discretionary. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight financials and energy.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

               
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: ASMOX      1.17%         12.09%         13.26%         15.78%         7/9/2009   
Fund - Class N: ASMNX      0.89%         na         na         12.87%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QSMRX      1.25%         na         na         -2.66%         7/10/2014   
Russell 2000® Total Return Index      1.25%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.67%, 1.03% and 0.62%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000® TOTAL RETURN INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2009

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR International Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of non-U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe is comprised of approximately the top 85% of stocks by market capitalization of each of the 20 major developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR International Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned -8.40% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**, returned -10.14% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection and stock selection within countries. Stock selection within the United Kingdom and within Canada contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR International Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and telecommunication services. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and financials. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Japan and Netherlands with underweights to the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

               
     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: AIMOX     -8.40%         3.92%         3.08%         6.81%         7/9/2009   
Fund - Class N: AIONX     -8.62%         na         na         2.33%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QIORX     -8.24%         na         na         -9.73%         7/10/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**     -10.14%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.61%, 0.90% and 0.54%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD EX USA INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2009

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of emerging market companies with positive momentum. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned -16.45% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**, returned -19.28% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by country selection and sector selection. Country selection to China contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within countries.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to financials and industrials. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and information technology. Notable active positions also include country overweights to China and South Africa with underweights to India and South Korea.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year     

Since

Inception

    

Date of

Inception

 
Fund - Class I: QEMLX      -16.45%         -12.05%         5/13/2014   
Fund - Class N: QEMNX      -16.72%         -12.32%         5/13/2014   
Fund - Class R6: QEMRX      -16.34%         -17.63%         7/10/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**      -19.28%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 3.96%, 4.11% and 3.66%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EMERGING MARKETS INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 5/13/2014

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of large and mid-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe is comprised of the 1000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned -0.16% while its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index Total Return, returned -0.61% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection. Sector selection to energy contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and health care. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and financials.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ATMOX      -0.16%         12.85%         14.37%         1/27/2012   
Fund - Class N: ATMNX      -0.39%         na         13.75%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QTMRX      -0.09%         na         0.55%         7/10/2014   
Russell 1000® Index Total Return      -0.61%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.49%, 1.40% and 0.47%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX TOTAL RETURN

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/27/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of small-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe is comprised of U.S. companies smaller than the 1000th largest and larger than the 3000th largest company by market capitalization. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned 2.13% while its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Total Return Index, returned 1.25% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection. Sector selection to energy and to health care contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to health care and information technology. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight financials and industrials.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ATSMX      2.13%         12.03%         12.70%         1/27/2012   
Fund - Class N: ATSNX      1.90%         na         12.63%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QTSRX      2.23%         na         -2.13%         7/10/2014   
Russell 2000® Total Return Index      1.25%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.56%, 2.39% and 1.60%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000® TOTAL RETURN INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/27/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund (the “Fund”) invests in stocks of large and mid-cap non-U.S. companies with positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe is comprised of approximately the top 85% of stocks by market capitalization of each of the 20 major developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum. The Fund employs a tax management strategy which considers the potential impact of taxes on investment return.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund Class I shares returned -8.36% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**, returned -10.14% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by sector selection and stock selection within countries. Stock selection within Canada and within the United Kingdom contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by stock selection within sectors.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer discretionary and information technology. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight energy and financials. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Japan and Netherlands with underweights to the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ATIMX      -8.36%         4.64%         6.07%         1/27/2012   
Fund - Class N: ATNNX      -8.51%         na         3.05%         12/17/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QTIRX      -8.25%         na         -9.97%         7/10/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**      -10.14%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.78%, 1.79% and 0.81%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD EX USA INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/27/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Hoon Kim

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund (the “Fund”) pursues a defensive strategy in the U.S. market, meaning it seeks to participate in rising equity markets while mitigating downside risk in declining markets. To achieve this objective, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified set of large/mid-cap companies that we believe to be profitable, stable, low-risk businesses. Profitable and stable companies are identified through measures including profit margins, asset efficiency, leverage, and earnings variability. The Fund also favors lower beta stocks, which tend to be less sensitive to fluctuations in the overall economy and the stock market. We expect lower beta stocks to produce higher risk-adjusted returns than higher beta stocks over the long term.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund Class I shares returned 9.13% while its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index Total Return, returned -0.61% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within sectors and sector selection. Sector selection to energy contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by sector selection to information technology and to financials.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer staples and utilities. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight information technology and energy.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AUEIX      9.13%         14.81%         14.81%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class N: AUENX      8.89%      14.54%         14.53%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QUERX      9.23%         na         8.12%         9/2/2014   
Russell 1000® Index Total Return      -0.61%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.42%, 0.72% and 0.39%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.
 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX TOTAL RETURN

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Hoon Kim

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR International Defensive Style Fund (the “Fund”) pursues a defensive strategy in developed markets outside of the U.S., meaning it seeks to participate in rising equity markets while mitigating downside risk in declining markets. To achieve this objective, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified set of large/mid-cap companies that we believe to be profitable, stable, low-risk businesses. Profitable and stable companies are identified through measures including profit margins, asset efficiency, leverage, and earnings variability. The Fund also favors lower beta stocks, which tend to be less sensitive to fluctuations in the overall economy and the stock market. We expect lower beta stocks to produce higher risk-adjusted returns than higher beta stocks over the long term.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR International Defensive Style Fund Class I shares returned -6.89% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**, returned -10.14% over the period – resulting in a relative outperformance. The Fund’s outperformance was driven primarily by stock selection within countries and sector selection. Stock selection within Canada and within the United Kingdom contributed to positive returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was negatively impacted by country selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR International Defensive Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer staples and utilities. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight financials. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Australia and Canada with underweights to the United Kingdom and Germany.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ANDIX      -6.89%         3.79%         5.56%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class N: ANDNX      -7.15%         3.50%         5.28%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class R6: ANDRX      -6.78%         na         -10.67%         9/2/2014   
MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**      -10.14%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.12%, 1.73% and 1.15%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD EX USA INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

LOGO

Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

LOGO

Hoon Kim

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund (the “Fund”) pursues a defensive strategy in emerging markets, meaning it seeks to participate in rising equity markets while mitigating downside risk in declining markets. To achieve this objective, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified set of large/mid-cap companies that we believe to be profitable, stable, low-risk businesses. Profitable and stable companies are identified through measures including profit margins, asset efficiency, leverage, and earnings variability. The Fund also favors lower beta stocks, which tend to be less sensitive to fluctuations in the overall economy and the stock market. We expect lower beta stocks to produce higher risk-adjusted returns than higher beta stocks over the long term.

For fiscal year 2015, the AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund Class I shares returned -20.07% while its benchmark, the MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**, returned -19.28% over the period – resulting in a relative underperformance. The Fund’s underperformance was driven primarily by country selection and stock selection within sectors. Country selection to China and to Malaysia contributed to negative returns in particular. The Fund’s performance was positively impacted by stock selection within countries and sector selection.

At the close of fiscal 2015, the AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund’s largest active positions include sector overweights to consumer staples and telecommunication services. As of year-end, the Fund is underweight information technology and financials. Notable active positions also include country overweights to Malaysia and Mexico with underweights to China and India.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
(7/9/2012)
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AZEIX      -20.07%         -6.63%         -4.81%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class N: AZENX      -20.19%         -6.85%         -5.01%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class R6: AZERX      -19.96%         na         -23.36%         9/2/2014   

MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**

     -19.28%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.12%, 1.55% and 1.30%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   

 

 

AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EMERGING MARKETS INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Oktay Kurbanov

Principal

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Global Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed, and it seeks to outperform its benchmark in three ways: by selecting stocks within each country, and by using futures, swaps and forward contracts to over-and-under-weight countries and currencies relative to the benchmark.

For fiscal year 2015, global equity markets struggled, with the MSCI Daily TR Net World Index** returning -5.09%. The AQR Global Equity Fund Class I shares returned -1.64% over this period, outperforming its benchmark by 3.45%.

The stock selection strategies outperformed in fiscal year 2015, with positive contributions from both stock selection within industries and industry selection. Stock selection within industrials was a notable positive contributor, while stock selection within consumer discretionary detracted. At the close of fiscal year 2015, the Fund’s largest active stock selection positions included sector overweights to health care and to consumer discretionary and underweights to energy and to information technology.

Within Europe, industry momentum, stability and indirect momentum were the largest contributors to returns, while valuation and industry valuation themes underperformed. Tactically, the Fund is underweight value in all major regions.

The country selection strategy contributed positively to Fund performance in fiscal year 2015. Thematically, value performed well but was mostly offset by poor performance from momentum.

The largest contributor was the Fund’s underweight position to US equities, driven by value. The anticipation of possible Fed tightening weighed on US equities.

The largest detractor was the fund’s overweight positon in Germany, driven by value. German equities outperformed early in 2015 with the European Central Bank’s announcement of its quantitative easing program, but underperformed later in 2015 when the Fund’s position size was larger, as a stronger euro pressured the export heavy German index.

The currency selection strategy contributed positively to Fund performance in fiscal year 2015. Strong performance from momentum was partially offset by weak performance from carry. Value contributed slightly to performance as well.

The largest contributor was the Fund’s overweight position to the Japanese yen. After lagging for most of the period due to accommodative monetary policy, the yen performed strongly during the “risk off” environment stemming from Chinese growth concerns in the last 2 months of the period. The Fund held its largest overweight position during this time, driven by all model themes.

The strategy’s largest detractor was the underweight to the British pound, driven by value. The pound performed well due to a relatively hawkish central bank and good economic data.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS AS A MUTUAL FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQGIX      -1.64%         10.85%         9.39%         8.89%         12/31/2009   
Fund - Class N: AQGNX      -1.86%         10.58%         9.10%         8.59%         12/31/2009   
Fund - Class R6: AQGRX      -1.36%      na         na         0.84%         1/8/2014   
Fund - Class Y: AQGYX      -1.29%         11.33%         9.83%         9.35%         12/31/2009   

MSCI Daily TR Net World Index**

     -5.09%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fees. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/Y/R6 shares are 1.14%, 1.59%, 0.54% and 0.73%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.

 

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 12/31/2009

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION OF PREDECESSOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQGIX      -1.64%         10.85%         9.39%         4.24%         6/30/2006   
Fund - Class N: AQGNX      -1.86%         10.58%         9.10%         3.92%         6/30/2006   
Fund - Class R6: AQGRX      -1.36%      na         na         0.84%         1/08/2014   
Fund - Class Y: AQGYX      -1.29%         11.33%         9.83%         4.65%         6/30/2006   

MSCI Daily TR Net World Index**

     -5.09%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fees. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio Fund’s Class I/N/Y/R6 shares are 1.14%, 1.59%, 0.54% and 0.73%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 9/30/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.

 

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET WORLD INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 6/30/2006

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Ronen Israel

Principal

 

LOGO

Oktay Kurbanov

Principal

 

LOGO

John Liew

Founding Principal

 

LOGO

Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is actively managed, and it seeks to outperform its benchmark in three ways: by selecting stocks within each country, and by using futures, swaps and forward contracts to over-and-under-weight countries and currencies relative to the benchmark.

For fiscal year 2015, international equity markets struggled, with the MSCI Daily TR Net EAFE Index** returning -8.66%. The AQR International Equity Fund Class I shares returned -4.79% over this period, outperforming its benchmark by 3.87%.

The stock selection strategies outperformed in fiscal year 2015, with positive contributions from both stock selection within industries and industry selection. Stock selection within industrials and consumer discretionary were notable positive contributors, while stock selection within financials and utilities detracted. At the close of fiscal 2015, the Fund’s largest active stock selection positions included sector overweights to health care and to consumer discretionary and underweights to materials and to energy.

Within Europe, industry momentum, stability and indirect momentum were the largest contributors to returns, while valuation and industry valuation themes underperformed. Tactically, the Fund is underweight value in all major regions.

The country selection strategy contributed positively to Fund performance in fiscal year 2015. Thematically, value performed well, mostly offset by poor performance from momentum.

The largest contributor was the Fund’s underweight to Switzerland equities, driven by value. The Swiss equity underweight benefited greatly in January when the Swiss National Bank removed its long standing cap on the strength of the currency, pressuring the local equity market.

The largest detractor was the fund’s overweight positon in Germany, driven by value. German equities outperformed early in 2015 with the European Central Bank’s announcement of its quantitative easing program, but underperformed later in 2015 when the Fund’s position size was larger, as a stronger euro pressured the export heavy German index.

The currency selection strategy contributed positively to Fund performance in fiscal year 2015. Strong performance from momentum was partially offset by weak performance from carry. Value contributed slightly to performance as well.

The largest contributor was the Fund’s overweight position to the Japanese yen. After lagging for most of the period due to accommodative monetary policy, the yen performed strongly during the “risk off” environment stemming from Chinese growth concerns in the last two months of the period. The Fund held its largest overweight position during this time, driven by all model themes.

The strategy’s largest detractor was the underweight to the British pound, driven by value. The pound performed well due to a relatively hawkish central bank and good economic data.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS AS A MUTUAL FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQIIX      -4.79%         7.28%         4.72%         4.66%         9/29/2009   
Fund - Class N: AQINX      -4.99%         6.92%         4.35%         4.35%         9/29/2009   
Fund - Class R6: AQIRX      -4.59%         na         na         -5.06%         1/8/2014   
Fund - Class Y: AQIYX      -4.35%         7.67%         5.11%         5.25%         8/28/2009   

MSCI Daily TR Net EAFE Index**

     -8.66%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fees. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/Y/R6 shares are 0.90%, 1.23%, 0.54% and 0.74%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EAFE INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 9/29/2009

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 9/30/2015

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION OF PREDECESSOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

        
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQIIX      -4.79%         7.28%         4.72%         3.18%         5.33%         7/31/2004   
Fund - Class N: AQINX      -4.99%         6.92%         4.35%         2.85%         4.99%         7/31/2004   
Fund - Class R6: AQIRX      -4.59%         na         na         na         -5.06%         1/08/2014   
Fund - Class Y: AQIYX      -4.35%         7.67%         5.11%         3.55%         5.70%         7/31/2004   

MSCI Daily TR Net EAFE Index**

     -8.66%                  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fees. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/Y/R6 shares are 0.90%, 1.23%, 0.54% and 0.74%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI DAILY TR NET EAFE INDEX**

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/31/2004

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  

 

DEFINITIONS:

Bearish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will fall.

Beta: is a measure of volatility of a security or portfolio in comparison to an index or the market as a whole. A beta of 1.0 means the security or portfolio will generally move in tandem with the index or market it is being compared to. A beta greater than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be more volatile and a beta less than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be less volatile than the index or market it is being compared to.

Bullish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will rise.

Bund: Is the German equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

Carry: The return obtained from holding an asset (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative).

Correlation: is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (+1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in lockstep, in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation (-1) means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random.

Credit: This strategy purchases attractively priced securities on a hedged basis, typically around event induced capital flows.

Excess Returns: Returns in excess of a Fund’s benchmark.

Futures and Forwards contracts: A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset) at a pre-determined future date and price.

Gilt: Is the U.K. equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

Industry-Neutral: An industry-neutral bet overweights stocks within an industry versus other stocks within the same industry.

Macroeconomics: is focused on the movement and trends of the whole economy as a whole, including changes such as unemployment, national income, rate of growth, GDP, inflation and price levels.

Momentum: An investment style wherein an asset is deemed to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the past relative to other assets in the same universe.

Profitability: An investment style wherein an asset as certain identifiable characteristics including, profit margin, asset efficiency, leverage and earnings variability.

Sharpe Ratio: is a ratio which measures risk-adjusted performance.

Tail Risk: The risk of larger or more frequent losses than would be expected if returns to an asset or portfolio followed a normal distribution.

The MSCI Daily TR Net EAFE Index**: is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

The MSCI Daily TR Net Emerging Markets Index**: is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in 23 global emerging markets. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The MSCI Daily TR Net World Ex USA Index**: captures large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across 22 Developed Markets countries and 23 Emerging Markets countries. The growth investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using five variables: long-term forward EPS growth rate, short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate and long-term historical EPS growth trend and long-term historical sales per share growth trend. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

The MSCI Daily TR Net World Index**: is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in developed markets, including the United States and Canada. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

The Russell 1000® Index Total Return: measures the performance of the large and mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® Index Total Return represents approximately 90% of the U.S. market. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2000® Total Return Index: measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Total Return Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Tracking Error: A measure of how closely a portfolio follows the index to which it is benchmarked. It measures the standard deviation of the difference between the portfolio and index returns.

Valuation: A process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

Volatility: is a statistical measurement of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. If an asset has rapid dramatic price swings, its “volatility” will likely be relatively high. If prices are consistent and rarely change, “volatility” of that asset will likely be relatively low. “Volatility” can be measured as the standard deviation of an asset with a specific time horizon. It is often used to quantify the risk of such asset over a time period, typically expressed in annualized terms.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.1%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 18.5%            
Aaron’s, Inc.     8,646      $ 312,207   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     18,757        3,555,014   
Amazon.com, Inc.     13,516        6,918,705   
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A     23,036        1,685,544   
AutoNation, Inc.     5,443        316,674   
AutoZone, Inc.     7,152        5,176,832   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     51,332        2,926,951   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     121,149        4,497,051   
Brinker International, Inc.     32,654        1,719,886   
Brunswick Corp.     6,638        317,894   
Cable One, Inc.     2,357        988,573   
Carnival Corp.     73,954        3,675,514   
Carter’s, Inc.     18,434        1,670,858   
Coach, Inc.     15,392        445,291   
Comcast Corp., Class A     78,402        4,459,506   
CST Brands, Inc.     20,197        679,831   
Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)     16,568        1,259,831   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     34,859        1,729,355   
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     21,061        1,840,521   
Dollar General Corp.     65,273        4,728,376   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     61,640        4,108,922   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     16,968        1,831,017   
DR Horton, Inc.     53,306        1,565,064   
DSW, Inc., Class A     42,277        1,070,031   
Expedia, Inc.     33,734        3,969,817   
Foot Locker, Inc.     62,307        4,484,235   
GameStop Corp., Class A     46,321        1,908,888   
Gap, Inc./The     84,151        2,398,303   
Gentex Corp.     121,518        1,883,529   
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A     36,670        1,482,201   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     115,500        3,387,615   
Graham Holdings Co., Class B     3,662        2,112,974   
Groupon, Inc.     342,531        1,116,651   
H&R Block, Inc.     66,146        2,394,485   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     75,872        2,195,736   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     16,648        1,598,042   
Hasbro, Inc.     40,570        2,926,720   
Home Depot, Inc./The     132,458        15,297,574   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     49,394        944,907   
Jarden Corp.     19,876        971,539   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     10,655        533,070   
Kohl’s Corp.     61,904        2,866,774   
L Brands, Inc.     62,621        5,644,031   
Lear Corp.     36,456        3,965,684   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     43,218        1,782,742   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     126,090        8,690,123   
Macy’s, Inc.     74,193        3,807,585   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     50,154        1,158,557   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     14,395        2,616,867   
Murphy USA, Inc.     16,858        926,347   
NIKE, Inc., Class B     92,080        11,323,078   
Nordstrom, Inc.     40,067        2,873,205   
NVR, Inc.     1,067        1,627,410   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     20,967        5,241,750   
PVH Corp.     10,794        1,100,340   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     7,000        827,120   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 18.5% (continued)        
Ross Stores, Inc.     104,653      $ 5,072,531   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     17,235        1,535,466   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     66,483        1,578,971   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     4,700        639,811   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A     31,104        4,170,424   
Staples, Inc.     240,991        2,826,824   
Target Corp.     98,764        7,768,776   
TEGNA, Inc.     122,180        2,735,610   
Thor Industries, Inc.     10,577        547,889   
Time Warner, Inc.     17,626        1,211,788   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     75,286        5,376,926   
Tractor Supply Co.     20,351        1,715,996   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.      14,948        2,441,756   
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     24,039        706,266   
Whirlpool Corp.     22,568        3,323,364   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     23,147        1,767,273   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     21,612        1,553,903   
   

 

 

 
      206,510,921   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 6.5%            
Altria Group, Inc.     38,339        2,085,642   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     80,896        3,353,139   
Bunge Ltd.     23,741        1,740,215   
Clorox Co./The     15,370        1,775,696   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     58,741        2,379,598   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     21,686        3,135,145   
Coty, Inc., Class A     67,131        1,816,565   
CVS Health Corp.     123,546        11,919,718   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     56,874        4,495,890   
Edgewell Personal Care Co.     14,702        1,199,683   
Flowers Foods, Inc.     12,916        319,542   
Hormel Foods Corp.     8,534        540,287   
Ingredion, Inc.     16,327        1,425,510   
Kroger Co./The     196,272        7,079,531   
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     21,908        1,818,802   
Monster Beverage Corp.     26,391        3,566,480   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     10,331        426,464   
PepsiCo, Inc.     9,334        880,196   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     121,900        2,533,082   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     46,536        1,948,928   
Reynolds American, Inc.     25,570        1,131,984   
Rite Aid Corp.     378,940        2,300,166   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     7,400        677,174   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     56,881        2,451,571   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     106,419        8,843,419   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     21,546        1,397,043   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     14,691        464,970   
   

 

 

 
      71,706,440   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.5%            
HollyFrontier Corp.     9,654        471,501   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     103,740        4,806,274   
Newfield Exploration Co.     17,000        559,300   
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A     24,678        696,660   
Tesoro Corp.     46,335        4,505,616   
Valero Energy Corp.     91,220        5,482,322   
   

 

 

 
      16,521,673   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 26.9%            
ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)     13,040      $ 1,348,336   
Aflac, Inc.     68,246        3,967,140   
Alleghany Corp.     6,229        2,915,857   
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG (Switzerland)     13,863        529,151   
Allstate Corp./The     112,020        6,524,045   
American Financial Group, Inc.     25,447        1,753,553   
American International Group, Inc.     191,458        10,878,644   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     41,336        4,510,998   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     52,852        3,328,619   
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT     23,900        884,778   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     51,774        3,803,836   
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     11,750        546,022   
Associated Banc-Corp.     41,026        737,237   
Assurant, Inc.     22,730        1,795,897   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     115,100        2,877,500   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     13,648        733,170   
Bank of America Corp.     735,331        11,456,457   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     163,344        6,394,918   
BB&T Corp.     62,401        2,221,476   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B     113,613        14,815,135   
BlackRock, Inc.     3,675        1,093,202   
Capital One Financial Corp.     98,081        7,112,834   
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A     73,628        2,356,096   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     6,135        330,063   
CIT Group, Inc.     24,034        962,081   
Citigroup, Inc.     356,715        17,696,631   
CNA Financial Corp.     18,096        632,093   
Comerica, Inc.     13,445        552,589   
Credit Acceptance Corp.     7,508        1,478,100   
Discover Financial Services     42,482        2,208,639   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     36,377        957,806   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     61,096        2,347,308   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     9,136        557,570   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     28,512        4,942,270   
Fifth Third Bancorp     96,094        1,817,137   
First Republic Bank/CA     20,097        1,261,489   
FNF Group     108,564        3,850,765   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     59,461        10,331,943   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     12,431        965,889   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     116,588        5,337,399   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     435,109        4,612,155   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     3,631        853,249   
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     19,952        2,868,499   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     382,577        23,325,720   
KeyCorp     185,824        2,417,570   
Lincoln National Corp.     89,859        4,264,708   
Macerich Co./The REIT     16,658        1,279,668   
Markel Corp.     1,073        860,396   
Mercury General Corp.     15,300        772,803   
MetLife, Inc.     161,589        7,618,921   
Morgan Stanley     252,729        7,960,963   
Nasdaq, Inc.     55,033        2,934,910   
Navient Corp.     146,940        1,651,606   
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     63,232        1,141,970   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 26.9% (continued)            
Northern Trust Corp.     5,431      $ 370,177   
Old Republic International Corp.     20,626        322,591   
PacWest Bancorp     7,644        327,240   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     88,394        7,884,745   
Popular, Inc.     19,407        586,674   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     61,389        2,906,155   
Progressive Corp./The     172,208        5,276,453   
Prudential Financial, Inc.     42,163        3,213,242   
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     22,924        1,137,718   
Regions Financial Corp.     154,411        1,391,243   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     26,454        2,396,468   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     6,457        686,508   
State Street Corp.     64,122        4,309,640   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     143,666        5,493,788   
SVB Financial Group     5,253        606,932   
Synovus Financial Corp.     52,107        1,542,367   
Torchmark Corp.     23,755        1,339,782   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     83,758        8,336,434   
Unum Group     48,178        1,545,550   
US Bancorp     96,102        3,941,143   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     61,525        2,772,932   
Wells Fargo & Co.     519,729        26,688,084   
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     802        599,335   
WR Berkley Corp.     61,390        3,337,774   
XL Group PLC (Ireland)     21,801        791,812   
   

 

 

 
      299,182,598   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 10.4%            
Aetna, Inc.     60,766        6,648,408   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,575        715,484   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     37,789        3,589,577   
Amgen, Inc.     78,838        10,904,872   
Anthem, Inc.     45,249        6,334,860   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     21,477        2,849,139   
Biogen, Inc.     1,178        343,752   
Boston Scientific Corp.     43,071        706,795   
Cardinal Health, Inc.     15,482        1,189,327   
Celgene Corp.     5,559        601,317   
Centene Corp.     50,794        2,754,559   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     22,057        943,378   
CR Bard, Inc.     9,200        1,714,052   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     26,560        3,776,035   
Eli Lilly & Co.     4,621        386,732   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     31,051        2,513,889   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     154,078        15,128,919   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     75,827        5,865,977   
Illumina, Inc.     4,700        826,354   
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings     12,917        1,401,107   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     11,991        850,162   
McKesson Corp.     4,525        837,261   
MEDNAX, Inc.     4,160        319,447   
Pfizer, Inc.     537,440        16,880,990   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     43,036        2,645,423   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     36,032        2,506,746   
ResMed, Inc.     21,842        1,113,068   
United Therapeutics Corp.     14,414        1,891,693   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     106,632        12,370,378   
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     21,370        2,667,190   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 10.4% (continued)            
VCA, Inc.     18,160      $ 956,124   
Waters Corp.     3,160        373,544   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     20,381        1,914,387   
Zoetis, Inc.     31,899        1,313,601   
   

 

 

 
      115,834,547   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 9.1%            
3M Co.     12,760        1,808,985   
A. O. Smith Corp.     16,327        1,064,357   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     8,010        1,406,396   
ADT Corp./The     56,539        1,690,516   
AGCO Corp.     31,168        1,453,364   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     51,318        4,077,215   
AMERCO     2,743        1,079,288   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     72,037        2,797,197   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     27,741        1,211,727   
Boeing Co./The     23,476        3,074,182   
BWX Technologies, Inc.     12,929        340,809   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     25,876        1,753,875   
Cintas Corp.     39,408        3,379,236   
CSX Corp.     49,272        1,325,417   
Cummins, Inc.     6,606        717,280   
Danaher Corp.     19,253        1,640,548   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     109,162        4,898,099   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     8,144        855,120   
Equifax, Inc.     18,750        1,822,125   
FedEx Corp.     14,051        2,023,063   
General Dynamics Corp.     42,323        5,838,458   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     73,635        2,107,434   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     15,878        1,701,328   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     206,306        5,316,506   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     6,530        682,516   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     14,791        3,066,322   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     14,000        1,045,240   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     10,986        899,644   
Masco Corp.     137,628        3,465,473   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     6,442        492,169   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     34,121        5,662,380   
Owens Corning     15,653        656,017   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     28,027        556,336   
Raytheon Co.     18,889        2,063,812   
Robert Half International, Inc.     43,172        2,208,680   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     7,223        732,918   
Rollins, Inc.     11,682        313,895   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     58,965        858,530   
Ryder System, Inc.     12,489        924,686   
Snap-on, Inc.     20,010        3,020,309   
Southwest Airlines Co.     138,560        5,270,822   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A     52,710        2,548,001   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     8,796        416,051   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     36,123        3,503,209   
Textron, Inc.     48,396        1,821,625   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     21,126        478,926   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     75,444        4,002,304   
United Rentals, Inc.     15,908        955,275   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     4,480        469,638   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 9.1% (continued)            
Waste Management, Inc.     43,905      $ 2,186,908   
   

 

 

 
      101,684,211   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 19.5%            
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)     11,466        1,126,649   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     155,295        4,797,063   
Amdocs Ltd.     53,518        3,044,104   
Analog Devices, Inc.     32,886        1,855,099   
Apple, Inc.     540,689        59,637,997   
Applied Materials, Inc.     119,960        1,762,212   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     49,313        1,280,659   
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)     14,677        1,834,772   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     47,017        1,232,316   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     27,549        1,524,837   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     229,219        2,379,293   
CA, Inc.     44,183        1,206,196   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     52,800        1,091,904   
CDW Corp.     40,584        1,658,262   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     538,817        14,143,946   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     36,522        2,286,642   
Computer Sciences Corp.     13,032        799,904   
CoreLogic, Inc.     20,314        756,290   
Corning, Inc.     157,750        2,700,680   
DST Systems, Inc.     8,388        881,914   
eBay, Inc.     223,231        5,455,766   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     77,851        5,274,405   
EMC Corp.     134,792        3,256,575   
F5 Networks, Inc.     11,800        1,366,440   
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     9,425        1,506,209   
Fiserv, Inc.     46,484        4,025,979   
Fortinet, Inc.     10,331        438,861   
Genpact Ltd.     23,167        546,973   
Global Payments, Inc.     14,052        1,612,186   
Harris Corp.     21,536        1,575,358   
Hewlett-Packard Co.     52,042        1,332,796   
IAC/InterActiveCorp     9,754        636,644   
Intel Corp.     493,107        14,862,245   
IPG Photonics Corp.     17,229        1,308,887   
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     48,662        1,088,569   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     88,497        2,275,258   
King Digital Entertainment PLC (Ireland)     39,745        538,147   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     19,160        958,000   
Lam Research Corp.     46,390        3,030,659   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (2)     168,355        1,523,613   
Micron Technology, Inc.     68,834        1,031,133   
Microsoft Corp.     299,801        13,269,192   
NetApp, Inc.     80,880        2,394,048   
NVIDIA Corp.     177,470        4,374,635   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     257,604        2,421,478   
Oracle Corp.     23,308        841,885   
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     22,592        701,256   
Qorvo, Inc.     43,390        1,954,720   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     34,350        847,758   
Red Hat, Inc.     17,722        1,273,857   
SanDisk Corp.     16,566        900,031   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     51,905        4,370,920   
Synopsys, Inc.     45,584        2,105,069   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 19.5% (continued)        
Teradyne, Inc.     56,760      $ 1,022,248   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     114,940        5,691,829   
Total System Services, Inc.     46,564        2,115,403   
VeriSign, Inc.     42,949        3,030,481   
Western Digital Corp.     42,055        3,340,849   
Western Union Co./The     167,398        3,073,427   
Xerox Corp.     200,933        1,955,078   
Xilinx, Inc.     29,558        1,253,259   
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A     11,700        895,635   
   

 

 

 
      217,478,500   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 2.2%            
Alcoa, Inc.     132,803        1,282,877   
Avery Dennison Corp.     16,030        906,817   
Ball Corp.     28,761        1,788,934   
Cabot Corp.     16,100        508,116   
Celanese Corp., Series A     28,641        1,694,688   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     42,495        1,908,025   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     23,406        1,070,825   
Dow Chemical Co./The     11,264        477,594   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     116,864        1,494,691   
International Paper Co.     34,980        1,321,894   
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     16,261        1,355,517   
Packaging Corp. of America     16,880        1,015,501   
PPG Industries, Inc.     5,136        450,376   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     9,588        517,848   
Sealed Air Corp.     43,832        2,054,844   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     13,271        2,956,513   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     60,743        1,043,565   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     11,690        606,594   
WestRock Co.     45,651        2,348,287   
   

 

 

 
      24,803,506   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.4%        
CenturyLink, Inc.     38,100        957,072   
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     12,321        307,532   
T-Mobile US, Inc.     82,977        3,303,314   
   

 

 

 
      4,567,918   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 1.1%            
Alliant Energy Corp.     11,719        685,444   
CMS Energy Corp.     46,931        1,657,603   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Utilities - 1.1% (continued)            
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     13,971      $ 933,962   
DTE Energy Co.     15,359        1,234,403   
Edison International     15,362        968,881   
Entergy Corp.     13,791        897,794   
PG&E Corp.     17,669        932,923   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     16,200        1,039,068   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     39,970        1,685,135   
SCANA Corp.     15,900        894,534   
Xcel Energy, Inc.     28,809        1,020,127   
   

 

 

 
      11,949,874   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $1,105,111,326)

      1,070,240,188   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.6%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(a)    

(cost $40,087,564)

    40,087,564        40,087,564   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.7%
(cost $1,145,198,890)

      1,110,327,752   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.3% (b)       3,899,571   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

  $ 1,114,227,323   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:               
323    Goldman Sachs    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures      12/2015         $31,106,077         $30,825,505         $(280,572
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash      $—         $1,880,715         $1,880,715   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.8%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 21.2%            
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A      12,938      $ 117,736   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A     1,287        32,419   
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.     6,128        122,192   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)     1,320        20,632   
American Public Education, Inc.     1,741        40,826   
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.     1,821        60,257   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.     391        31,730   
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     5,655        78,661   
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.     3,290        41,816   
Barnes & Noble, Inc.     4,100        49,651   
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     3,947        109,924   
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.     5,832        60,536   
Big Lots, Inc.     3,759        180,131   
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     1,319        23,979   
Boyd Gaming Corp.     4,563        74,377   
Buckle, Inc./The (a)     3,376        124,811   
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.     5,536        104,575   
Burlington Stores, Inc.     669        34,146   
Caesars Entertainment Corp.     2,664        15,691   
Caleres, Inc.     3,992        121,876   
Callaway Golf Co.     6,593        55,052   
Capella Education Co.     1,396        69,130   
Carriage Services, Inc.     1,718        37,092   
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.     1,746        20,777   
Cato Corp./The, Class A     3,192        108,624   
Chegg, Inc.     6,320        45,567   
Cherokee, Inc.     1,984        30,792   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     8,914        140,217   
Children’s Place, Inc./The     2,325        134,083   
Citi Trends, Inc.     4,045        94,572   
Columbia Sportswear Co.     1,164        68,432   
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     4,318        170,604   
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.     418        24,244   
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     913        59,756   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a)     83        12,224   
Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Class A     2,596        13,889   
CSS Industries, Inc.     533        14,039   
Culp, Inc.     3,338        107,050   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     207        12,018   
Denny’s Corp.     10,552        116,389   
Diamond Resorts International, Inc.     5,272        123,312   
Drew Industries, Inc.     1,151        62,856   
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     2,484        16,494   
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     3,252        85,885   
Express, Inc.     8,229        147,052   
Finish Line, Inc./The, Class A     2,254        43,502   
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.     1,603        50,094   
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.     5,191        63,486   
Genesco, Inc.     870        49,651   
Gentherm, Inc.     380        17,070   
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.     3,379        208,349   
Gray Television, Inc.     6,369        81,268   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     1,467        124,915   
Guess?, Inc.     2,503        53,464   
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     1,143        26,838   
Helen of Troy Ltd.     2,143        191,370   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 21.2% (continued)        
Hibbett Sports, Inc.     1,311      $ 45,898   
Hooker Furniture Corp. (a)     4,083        96,114   
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.     2,860        58,087   
HSN, Inc.     582        33,314   
Installed Building Products, Inc.     1,922        48,588   
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.     3,670        67,381   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.     6,937        120,981   
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (a)     5,618        47,865   
K12, Inc.     2,303        28,649   
Kirkland’s, Inc.     3,982        85,772   
Lands’ End, Inc. (a)     3,657        98,776   
La-Z-Boy, Inc.     3,933        104,460   
Libbey, Inc.     1,600        52,176   
LifeLock, Inc. (a)     6,934        60,742   
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     113        12,216   
Marcus Corp./The     1,667        32,240   
MarineMax, Inc.     3,138        44,340   
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     2,376        161,901   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a)     355        14,825   
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A     1,291        23,793   
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.     2,194        39,426   
Movado Group, Inc.     3,045        78,652   
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A     888        42,224   
Nautilus, Inc.     6,194        92,910   
New Media Investment Group, Inc.     6,725        103,968   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A     728        34,471   
Nutrisystem, Inc.     4,143        109,872   
Outerwall, Inc. (a)     1,963        111,754   
Overstock.com, Inc.     4,288        73,582   
Oxford Industries, Inc.     1,652        122,050   
Papa John’s International, Inc.     735        50,333   
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)     8,026        134,676   
Perry Ellis International, Inc.     4,072        89,421   
PetMed Express, Inc. (a)     6,166        99,273   
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.     1,440        81,158   
Reading International, Inc., Class A     1,784        22,603   
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.     424        32,114   
Regis Corp.     3,208        42,025   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     4,828        117,079   
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.     6,300        39,123   
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     4,641        75,370   
Scholastic Corp.     3,266        127,243   
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)     3,034        31,705   
Select Comfort Corp.     6,152        134,606   
Shoe Carnival, Inc.     2,962        70,496   
Shutterfly, Inc.     953        34,070   
Skullcandy, Inc.     4,385        24,249   
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.     6,726        113,468   
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A     2,081        42,494   
Sonic Corp.     4,488        103,000   
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.     3,347        60,413   
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.     6,236        76,827   
Stage Stores, Inc. (a)     5,525        54,366   
Standard Motor Products, Inc.     1,111        38,752   
Stein Mart, Inc.     6,232        60,326   
Steven Madden Ltd.     3,861        141,390   
Strattec Security Corp.     858        54,105   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 21.2% (continued)        
Strayer Education, Inc.     1,920      $ 105,542   
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.     244        14,320   
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.     1,584        28,401   
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     2,614        97,241   
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,923        23,037   
Tilly’s, Inc., A Shares     8,489        62,479   
Time, Inc.     5,831        111,081   
Tower International, Inc.     1,597        37,945   
Unifi, Inc.     2,044        60,932   
Universal Electronics, Inc.     963        40,475   
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     798        17,269   
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A     1,051        17,762   
ZAGG, Inc.     11,300        76,727   
Zumiez, Inc. (a)     2,918        45,608   
   

 

 

 
      8,862,654   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 6.1%            
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)     3,935        214,890   
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     467        48,064   
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A     7,550        121,630   
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated     812        157,025   
Dean Foods Co.     7,524        124,296   
Farmer Bros Co.     1,125        30,656   
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     3,979        157,210   
Fresh Market, Inc./The     3,674        82,996   
HRG Group, Inc.     2,456        28,809   
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     3,505        167,644   
Inter Parfums, Inc.     678        16,821   
J&J Snack Foods Corp.     351        39,895   
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     2,098        107,543   
Medifast, Inc.     1,438        38,625   
MGP Ingredients, Inc.     4,193        67,130   
National Beverage Corp.     1,156        35,524   
Natural Health Trends Corp. (a)     3,784        123,661   
Omega Protein Corp.     2,627        44,580   
Revlon, Inc., Class A     2,691        79,250   
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (a)     2,058        141,117   
SpartanNash Co.     4,306        111,310   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     14,353        103,055   
Universal Corp. (a)     1,482        73,463   
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.     1,298        173,971   
Vector Group Ltd. (a)     6,308        142,630   
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     2,578        60,867   
Weis Markets, Inc.     1,783        74,440   
   

 

 

 
      2,567,102   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.3%            
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     7,004        126,562   
Delek US Holdings, Inc.     3,666        101,548   
DHT Holdings, Inc.     1,762        13,074   
Green Plains, Inc.     2,375        46,218   
Hallador Energy Co.     4,493        31,226   
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (Norway)     1,533        23,302   
REX American Resources Corp. (a)     1,516        76,740   
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A     13,109        90,452   
Western Refining, Inc.     953        42,046   
   

 

 

 
      551,168   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 18.9%            
1st Source Corp.     478      $ 14,722   
Access National Corp. (a)     1,108        22,570   
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.     2,911        42,122   
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     6,062        141,305   
AMERISAFE, Inc.     1,849        91,951   
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     2,591        146,625   
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A     2,400        33,720   
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT     5,270        32,147   
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,350        24,975   
Banc of California, Inc.     7,416        90,994   
BancFirst Corp.     406        25,619   
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)     3,743        86,650   
BancorpSouth, Inc.     2,977        70,763   
Banner Corp.     1,133        54,123   
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     3,567        98,235   
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     4,844        39,818   
BNC Bancorp     1,200        26,676   
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     7,344        74,468   
Cardinal Financial Corp.     1,017        23,401   
Cathay General Bancorp (a)     3,336        99,947   
CenterState Banks, Inc.     1,629        23,946   
Central Pacific Financial Corp.     1,711        35,880   
Chatham Lodging Trust REIT     2,038        43,776   
Chemical Financial Corp.     2,537        82,072   
City Holding Co.     296        14,593   
Columbia Banking System, Inc.     1,116        34,830   
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A (a)     22,244        101,433   
Customers Bancorp, Inc.     4,686        120,430   
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     2,848        48,131   
Employers Holdings, Inc.     3,653        81,425   
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)     374        13,838   
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.     2,957        74,428   
EverBank Financial Corp.     1,722        33,235   
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A     2,428        149,371   
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     990        25,671   
Federated National Holding Co.     3,784        90,892   
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT     2,257        15,957   
Fidelity Southern Corp.     4,993        105,552   
Financial Institutions, Inc.     1,364        33,800   
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A     97        21,922   
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.     2,600        23,634   
First Defiance Financial Corp.     3,153        115,274   
First Financial Bancorp     764        14,577   
First Financial Corp.     1,794        58,036   
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     3,229        89,895   
First Merchants Corp.     4,262        111,750   
First NBC Bank Holding Co.     1,632        57,185   
FirstMerit Corp.     1,283        22,671   
FNB Corp.     3,567        46,193   
Fulton Financial Corp.     11,585        140,178   
German American Bancorp, Inc.     483        14,137   
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     2,437        105,522   
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A     2,429        54,118   
Hanmi Financial Corp.     1,058        26,662   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 18.9% (continued)            
HCI Group, Inc.     2,263      $ 87,736   
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     3,131        113,624   
Heritage Financial Corp./WA     2,043        38,449   
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     4,676        92,257   
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     5,821        115,314   
Hingham Institution for Savings (a)     284        32,953   
HomeStreet, Inc.     3,367        77,778   
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     3,582        118,994   
Horizon Bancorp/IN     599        14,226   
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a)     4,415        72,185   
Independent Bank Corp./MA     327        15,075   
Independent Bank Corp./MI     3,544        52,309   
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.     1,300        104,702   
International Bancshares Corp.     4,752        118,943   
INTL. FCStone, Inc.     3,504        86,514   
Investment Technology Group, Inc.     4,725        63,031   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     920        12,512   
Kemper Corp.     2,367        83,721   
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a)     10,847        22,887   
Maiden Holdings Ltd.     8,677        120,437   
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.     3,275        66,679   
MB Financial, Inc.     2,355        76,867   
Meta Financial Group, Inc.     325        13,575   
MGIC Investment Corp.     3,843        35,586   
National General Holdings Corp.     4,737        91,377   
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A     350        77,945   
Navigators Group, Inc./The     1,495        116,580   
NBT Bancorp, Inc.     2,835        76,375   
Nelnet, Inc., Class A     2,824        97,739   
Old National Bancorp/IN     3,301        45,983   
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A     5,200        73,008   
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A     1,143        22,871   
PHH Corp.     1,163        16,422   
Piper Jaffray Cos.     2,045        73,968   
Preferred Bank     2,750        86,900   
Primerica, Inc.     2,110        95,098   
PrivateBancorp, Inc.     2,373        90,957   
Provident Financial Services, Inc.     3,870        75,465   
QCR Holdings, Inc.     1,631        35,670   
Radian Group, Inc.     2,046        32,552   
Regional Management Corp.     2,655        41,152   
S&T Bancorp, Inc.     2,240        73,069   
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     1,318        71,370   
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     4,990        154,989   
Southside Bancshares, Inc. (a)     855        23,555   
State Auto Financial Corp.     2,374        54,151   
Stewart Information Services Corp.     2,890        118,230   
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.     1,940        70,519   
Stonegate Bank     2,265        72,050   
Suffolk Bancorp     527        14,398   
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A     3,794        63,170   
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.     542        14,114   
Tompkins Financial Corp.     767        40,927   
Trustmark Corp.     4,977        115,317   
United Community Banks, Inc.     4,697        96,007   
United Fire Group, Inc.     2,642        92,602   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 18.9% (continued)            
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (a)     3,610      $ 47,471   
Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     1,041        48,865   
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     5,558        164,183   
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     4,551        118,690   
Webster Financial Corp.     1,107        39,442   
WesBanco, Inc.     1,147        36,073   
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     5,344        56,165   
Wintrust Financial Corp.     3,263        174,342   
World Acceptance Corp. (a)     1,008        27,055   
WSFS Financial Corp.     1,512        43,561   
   

 

 

 
      7,888,576   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 7.5%            
Abaxis, Inc.     371        16,320   
ABIOMED, Inc.     3,011        279,300   
Addus HomeCare Corp.     630        19,624   
Affymetrix, Inc.     6,336        54,109   
Almost Family, Inc.     2,122        84,986   
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,854        113,389   
Amedisys, Inc.     3,207        121,770   
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     774        30,581   
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.     674        21,453   
Cambrex Corp.     3,212        127,452   
Chemed Corp.     1,015        135,472   
CONMED Corp.     500        23,870   
CryoLife, Inc.     2,163        21,046   
Cynosure, Inc., Class A     2,660        79,906   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.     2,750        78,348   
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     1,534        55,439   
Ensign Group, Inc./The     1,282        54,652   
Exactech, Inc.     1,661        28,951   
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A     943        19,482   
Greatbatch, Inc.     378        21,327   
ICU Medical, Inc.     1,244        136,218   
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     5,389        45,537   
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.     4,372        124,427   
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.     900        53,595   
Invacare Corp.     2,664        38,548   
Lannett Co., Inc. (a)     2,965        123,107   
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (a)     1,889        23,027   
LHC Group, Inc.     2,471        110,627   
Magellan Health, Inc.     556        30,819   
Masimo Corp.     1,587        61,195   
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     4,173        99,776   
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)     2,626        25,341   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     656        45,166   
National HealthCare Corp.     538        32,759   
Natus Medical, Inc.     2,773        109,395   
NewLink Genetics Corp.     3,051        109,348   
NuVasive, Inc.     1,533        73,921   
Omnicell, Inc.     2,375        73,863   
PDL BioPharma, Inc.     2,533        12,741   
PharMerica Corp.     455        12,954   
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     390        12,336   
RadNet, Inc.     4,500        24,975   
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     10,808        75,008   
Select Medical Holdings Corp.     2,401        25,907   
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A     5,178        102,887   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 7.5% (continued)            
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     5,944      $ 83,394   
US Physical Therapy, Inc.     796        35,732   
Vascular Solutions, Inc.     727        23,562   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     484        41,711   
   

 

 

 
      3,155,353   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 15.5%            
ABM Industries, Inc.     1,721        47,001   
ACCO Brands Corp.     13,788        97,481   
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     7,614        65,100   
Aircastle Ltd.     6,458        133,099   
Alamo Group, Inc.     1,493        69,798   
Allegiant Travel Co.     1,157        250,201   
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (a)     4,202        74,670   
American Woodmark Corp.     2,152        139,600   
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     2,539        113,366   
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     9,621        57,245   
ArcBest Corp.     1,441        37,135   
Argan, Inc.     2,794        96,896   
Astronics Corp.     1,310        52,963   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     2,959        102,263   
Barnes Group, Inc.     2,915        105,086   
Blount International, Inc.     2,215        12,338   
Brady Corp., Class A     1,444        28,389   
Briggs & Stratton Corp.     1,260        24,331   
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A     4,496        26,077   
CDI Corp.     2,393        20,460   
CEB, Inc.     1,256        85,835   
Columbus McKinnon Corp.     2,386        43,330   
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     4,164        113,511   
Continental Building Products, Inc.     4,343        89,205   
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A     4,419        79,409   
CRA International, Inc.     3,112        67,157   
Cubic Corp.     1,266        53,096   
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     5,000        99,300   
Ducommun, Inc.     1,806        36,246   
Dycom Industries, Inc.     323        23,372   
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.     2,368        46,413   
Ennis, Inc.     4,496        78,051   
Essendant, Inc.     686        22,247   
Federal Signal Corp.     6,410        87,881   
FTI Consulting, Inc.     2,987        123,990   
G&K Services, Inc., Class A     1,686        112,321   
General Cable Corp.     1,673        19,909   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     3,553        65,198   
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.     3,380        69,324   
GP Strategies Corp.     1,702        38,840   
Greenbrier Cos., Inc./The     444        14,257   
Griffon Corp.     5,299        83,565   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     6,736        166,244   
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     2,900        56,405   
Herman Miller, Inc.     1,388        40,030   
Hillenbrand, Inc.     537        13,967   
HNI Corp.     3,243        139,125   
Hurco Cos., Inc.     1,896        49,751   
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.     729        45,584   
ICF International, Inc.     1,354        41,148   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 15.5% (continued)            
Insperity, Inc.     2,643      $ 116,107   
Interface, Inc.     4,375        98,175   
John Bean Technologies Corp.     1,909        73,019   
Kadant, Inc.     2,006        78,254   
Kaman Corp.     2,100        75,285   
Kimball International, Inc., Class B     2,064        19,525   
Knoll, Inc.     4,951        108,823   
Korn/Ferry International     2,672        88,363   
Lawson Products, Inc.     608        13,163   
Lindsay Corp.     217        14,710   
LSI Industries, Inc.     5,133        43,323   
Lydall, Inc.     2,109        60,085   
Meritor, Inc.     8,510        90,461   
Mueller Industries, Inc.     3,450        102,051   
Multi-Color Corp.     2,197        168,049   
MYR Group, Inc.     3,562        93,324   
National Presto Industries, Inc. (a)     569        47,944   
NV5 Holdings, Inc. (a)     3,104        57,610   
On Assignment, Inc.     650        23,985   
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.     626        18,066   
Patrick Industries, Inc.     2,847        112,428   
PowerSecure International, Inc.     2,430        27,994   
Quad/Graphics, Inc.     3,637        44,008   
Resources Connection, Inc.     5,013        75,546   
RPX Corp.     5,559        76,269   
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A     1,156        27,975   
Saia, Inc.     900        27,855   
SkyWest, Inc.     7,387        123,215   
Standex International Corp.     1,190        89,666   
Steelcase, Inc., Class A     4,829        88,902   
TASER International, Inc. (a)     3,874        85,325   
Titan Machinery, Inc.     2,034        23,350   
TRC Cos., Inc.     5,963        70,542   
Trex Co., Inc.     1,618        53,928   
TrueBlue, Inc.     2,751        61,815   
UniFirst Corp.     1,418        151,457   
Universal Forest Products, Inc.     1,772        102,209   
USA Truck, Inc.     2,452        42,248   
Viad Corp.     1,817        52,675   
VSE Corp.     866        34,701   
Wabash National Corp.     5,623        59,548   
West Corp.     4,364        97,754   
   

 

 

 
      6,477,942   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 20.6%            
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.      4,300        113,090   
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.     1,808        30,899   
Ambarella, Inc. (a)     2,176        125,751   
Amkor Technology, Inc.     4,342        19,496   
AVG Technologies NV (Netherlands)     586        12,745   
AVX Corp.     7,319        95,806   
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.     7,511        20,054   
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     2,419        52,637   
Black Box Corp.     2,500        36,850   
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.     4,571        193,765   
Blucora, Inc.     2,742        37,757   
BroadSoft, Inc.     2,881        86,315   
Brooks Automation, Inc.     4,023        47,109   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 20.6% (continued)        
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     1,985      $ 76,899   
CACI International, Inc., Class A     1,609        119,018   
Calix, Inc.     7,809        60,832   
Carbonite, Inc.     3,353        37,319   
Cardtronics, Inc.     1,444        47,219   
Cascade Microtech, Inc.     2,176        30,769   
Ciena Corp.     8,889        184,180   
Cimpress NV (Netherlands)     366        27,856   
Cirrus Logic, Inc.     5,581        175,857   
Coherent, Inc.     1,502        82,159   
Cohu, Inc.     3,258        32,124   
comScore, Inc.     809        37,335   
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.     1,400        28,854   
Constant Contact, Inc.     973        23,586   
Convergys Corp.     7,347        169,789   
CSG Systems International, Inc.     3,377        104,012   
DHI Group, Inc.     8,020        58,626   
Diodes, Inc.     2,069        44,215   
DTS, Inc.     2,581        68,913   
EarthLink Holdings Corp.     17,261        134,291   
Ebix, Inc.     4,480        111,821   
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.     330        14,282   
Ellie Mae, Inc.     1,444        96,127   
EMCORE Corp.     7,787        52,952   
Entegris, Inc.     3,342        44,081   
Epiq Systems, Inc.     2,861        36,964   
ePlus, Inc.     1,519        120,107   
ExlService Holdings, Inc.     2,072        76,519   
Fair Isaac Corp.     1,743        147,283   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     8,015        112,531   
Fleetmatics Group PLC (Ireland) (a)     1,162        57,043   
FormFactor, Inc.     10,212        69,237   
Gigamon, Inc.     4,030        80,640   
GSI Group, Inc.     4,501        57,298   
Hackett Group, Inc./The     5,702        78,403   
Harmonic, Inc.     6,515        37,787   
II-VI, Inc.     6,143        98,779   
Infinera Corp.     9,528        186,368   
Infoblox, Inc.     5,034        80,443   
Inphi Corp.     3,389        81,472   
Insight Enterprises, Inc.     3,071        79,385   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     1,988        40,356   
InterDigital, Inc.     3,213        162,578   
Internap Corp.     3,314        20,315   
Intersil Corp., Class A     1,370        16,029   
Itron, Inc.     568        18,125   
Ixia     2,949        42,731   
IXYS Corp.     5,661        63,177   
j2 Global, Inc.     606        42,935   
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.     5,669        21,826   
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.     4,600        22,724   
LogMeIn, Inc.     2,077        141,568   
Luxoft Holding, Inc. (Switzerland)     545        34,493   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     1,191        74,199   
ManTech International Corp., Class A     1,578        40,555   
Mattson Technology, Inc.     22,084        51,456   
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A     1,992        24,780   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 20.6% (continued)        
Mentor Graphics Corp.     2,877      $ 70,861   
Methode Electronics, Inc.     2,667        85,077   
Microsemi Corp.     906        29,735   
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A     476        93,520   
MKS Instruments, Inc.     4,623        155,009   
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     534        27,341   
Monster Worldwide, Inc.     8,922        57,279   
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.     4,497        75,100   
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)     10,688        72,785   
NETGEAR, Inc.     711        20,740   
NeuStar, Inc., Class A (a)     5,359        145,818   
Newport Corp.     3,440        47,300   
NVE Corp.     523        25,386   
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.     3,424        89,914   
OSI Systems, Inc.     815        62,722   
PC Connection, Inc.     2,864        59,371   
PFSweb, Inc.     1,076        15,301   
Photronics, Inc.     6,650        60,249   
Plantronics, Inc.     2,980        151,533   
Plexus Corp.     1,461        56,365   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     12,187        82,506   
Polycom, Inc.     13,326        139,656   
Progress Software Corp.     2,680        69,224   
QAD, Inc., Class A     546        13,978   
Qlik Technologies, Inc.     713        25,989   
QLogic Corp.     9,810        100,553   
Qualys, Inc.     936        26,639   
Quantum Corp.     35,920        25,047   
RealD, Inc.     2,582        24,813   
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.     3,080        79,864   
Rogers Corp.     1,018        54,137   
Rubicon Project, Inc./The     4,243        61,651   
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.     4,943        61,540   
Sanmina Corp.     5,717        122,172   
Science Applications International Corp.     492        19,783   
Semtech Corp.     1,408        21,261   
ShoreTel, Inc.     4,687        35,012   
Sigma Designs, Inc.     10,321        71,112   
Stamps.com, Inc.     1,696        125,521   
Super Micro Computer, Inc.     2,317        63,161   
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.     4,396        112,098   
SYNNEX Corp.     467        39,723   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     5,797        166,548   
Tech Data Corp.     1,162        79,597   
TechTarget, Inc.     4,588        39,090   
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.     1,814        48,597   
Tessera Technologies, Inc.     4,613        149,507   
TTM Technologies, Inc.     12,016        74,860   
United Online, Inc.     5,204        52,040   
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)     4,840        82,474   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     2,533        24,545   
Web.com Group, Inc.     1,943        40,958   
Xcerra Corp.     7,963        50,008   
XO Group, Inc.     3,964        56,011   
   

 

 

 
      8,594,577   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Materials - 2.8%            
A Schulman, Inc.     1,285      $ 41,724   
AEP Industries, Inc.     239        13,702   
Boise Cascade Co.     2,802        70,666   
Clearwater Paper Corp.     589        27,824   
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.     3,251        59,981   
Ferro Corp.     2,124        23,258   
Innophos Holdings, Inc.     1,229        48,718   
Innospec, Inc.     2,579        119,949   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     1,188        95,337   
KMG Chemicals, Inc.     3,333        64,294   
Materion Corp.     2,443        73,339   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     2,349        113,128   
Neenah Paper, Inc.     1,565        91,208   
Quaker Chemical Corp.     441        33,992   
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     835        28,707   
Stepan Co.     522        21,720   
Trinseo SA (a)     4,542        114,686   
US Concrete, Inc.     2,673        127,743   
   

 

 

 
      1,169,976   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 1.9%            
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.     1,106        81,767   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.     10,356        32,311   
FairPoint Communications, Inc.     2,166        33,378   
General Communication, Inc., Class A     4,927        85,040   
IDT Corp., Class B     4,070        58,201   
Inteliquent, Inc.     6,191        138,245   
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)     9,349        57,496   
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.     2,093        89,601   
Spok Holdings, Inc.     5,275        86,827   
Vonage Holdings Corp.     22,874        134,499   
   

 

 

 
      797,365   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 1.0%            
Avista Corp.     965        32,086   
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (a)     3,665        42,514   
Empire District Electric Co./The     783        17,250   
New Jersey Resources Corp.     2,822        84,745   
ONE Gas, Inc.     2,356        106,797   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     2,121        122,318   
   

 

 

 
      405,710   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $42,350,829)

      40,470,423   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 2.0%        
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (a)    

(cost $853,984)

    7,646        834,943   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL - 8.6%
  SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Money Market Funds - 8.6%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (2)(b)(c)
   

(cost $3,593,902)

    3,593,902      $ 3,593,902   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 107.4%
(cost $46,798,715)

      44,899,268   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (7.4%)
        (3,090,404)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 41,808,864   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $3,578,221; cash collateral of $3,593,902 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.3%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 2.8%            
Caltex Australia Ltd.     5,171      $ 114,149   
CIMIC Group Ltd.     28,203        468,534   
Cochlear Ltd.     11,039        649,553   
GPT Group/The REIT     196,673        625,061   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     47,125        129,083   
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     169,583        467,412   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     83,486        285,449   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     9,664        523,742   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     275,157        722,390   
Scentre Group REIT     269,825        742,640   
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     310,655        1,022,729   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     554,287        2,191,482   
   

 

 

 
      7,942,224   
   

 

 

 
Austria - 0.6%            
Erste Group Bank AG     41,170        1,196,436   
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe     14,811        436,713   
voestalpine AG     3,978        136,774   
   

 

 

 
      1,769,923   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 1.4%            
Ageas     2,501        102,782   
bpost SA     32,911        782,611   
KBC Groep NV     22,666        1,433,443   
Proximus     45,165        1,562,347   
   

 

 

 
      3,881,183   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 7.0%            
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     53,726        2,470,712   
Bank of Montreal (1)     5,794        315,989   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)     64,409        395,286   
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (1)     33,573        1,056,373   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1)     3,702        265,978   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     19,553        708,421   
Cogeco Cable, Inc. (1)     8,706        420,785   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)     75,837        1,559,929   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     3,193        1,454,113   
George Weston Ltd. (1)     16,178        1,308,787   
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (1)     40,683        974,624   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)     35,279        2,477,593   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     30,956        1,593,845   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     35,774        1,715,919   
Metro, Inc. (1)     70,590        1,923,306   
National Bank of Canada (1)     10,700        341,566   
Open Text Corp. (1)     8,440        377,950   
Power Corp. of Canada (1)     7,881        163,408   
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (1)     1,660        43,898   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)     14,555        469,425   
   

 

 

 
      20,037,907   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 1.5%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B     72        110,987   
Danske Bank A/S     34,920        1,055,295   
DSV A/S     2,235        83,515   
ISS A/S     16,497        547,976   
Pandora A/S     10,549        1,232,324   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Denmark - 1.5% (continued)            
Tryg A/S     40,985      $ 796,314   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     11,543        600,109   
   

 

 

 
      4,426,520   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.8%            
Elisa OYJ     25,834        873,891   
Metsa Board OYJ     37,943        213,946   
Nokia OYJ     27,216        186,098   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     67,410        510,059   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     38,074        571,518   
   

 

 

 
      2,355,512   
   

 

 

 
France - 6.6%            
AXA SA     76,455        1,856,248   
BNP Paribas SA     40,285        2,371,744   
Cap Gemini SA     12,898        1,151,827   
Christian Dior SE     5,658        1,060,052   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     3,002        274,666   
Credit Agricole SA     56,528        650,791   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     15,594        2,654,771   
Natixis SA     102,931        569,908   
Numericable-SFR SAS     7,777        360,030   
Orange SA     85,315        1,293,312   
Peugeot SA     82,215        1,245,769   
Renault SA     21,400        1,544,069   
Safran SA     11,260        846,658   
Societe Generale SA     49,645        2,218,685   
Valeo SA     3,492        474,134   
Veolia Environnement SA     16,704        380,954   
   

 

 

 
      18,953,618   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 6.9%            
Allianz SE     18,406        2,891,454   
Brenntag AG     1,828        98,628   
Continental AG     6,183        1,320,601   
Daimler AG     44,066        3,208,141   
Deutsche Bank AG     43,834        1,182,957   
Deutsche Telekom AG     134,152        2,388,110   
Evonik Industries AG     7,172        240,137   
Hannover Rueck SE     31,518        3,228,422   
HeidelbergCement AG     6,323        434,213   
Infineon Technologies AG     51,591        579,647   
Merck KGaA     15,937        1,411,004   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     5,870        1,096,308   
OSRAM Licht AG     4,301        222,828   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     30,110        1,477,968   
   

 

 

 
      19,780,418   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 3.1%            
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     627,000        1,849,198   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     162,000        305,075   
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     61,500        799,970   
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     173,731        1,038,857   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     42,000        174,883   
Kerry Properties Ltd.     196,000        538,139   
Link REIT     46,500        256,002   
New World Development Co., Ltd.     566,000        551,219   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Hong Kong - 3.1% (continued)            
NWS Holdings Ltd.     377,000      $ 496,950   
Orient Overseas International Ltd.     18,000        84,696   
PCCW Ltd.     1,450,000        746,396   
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     260,000        395,879   
Swire Properties Ltd.     72,200        200,116   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     63,500        236,731   
Wharf Holdings Ltd./The     23,000        129,775   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     81,000        351,777   
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     157,500        585,973   
   

 

 

 
      8,741,636   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 3.0%  
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     49,214        900,429   
Banco Popolare SC     69,272        1,024,909   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     888,836        3,139,991   
Mediobanca SpA     57,205        562,825   
Pirelli & C. SpA     75,011        1,255,236   
Prysmian SpA     64,027        1,323,394   
Telecom Italia SpA     122,135        150,510   
UnipolSai SpA     61,823        134,435   
   

 

 

 
      8,491,729   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 33.9%            
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     39,900        789,462   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     40,200        1,348,789   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     19,600        553,505   
Asahi Kasei Corp.     12,000        84,617   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     85,000        516,632   
Bridgestone Corp.     42,000        1,453,459   
Central Japan Railway Co.     11,700        1,886,364   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     157,000        1,114,870   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     86,300        1,272,427   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     156,600        2,493,048   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     33,100        574,350   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     131,000        847,636   
Dentsu, Inc.     27,900        1,431,831   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     57,400        2,065,510   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     37,800        1,413,046   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     310,000        1,476,485   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     80,000        512,032   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     172,000        1,220,893   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     253,000        1,462,160   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     38,600        532,575   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     21,200        459,050   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     755,000        1,728,709   
Hoya Corp.     12,500        409,399   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     81,200        1,270,330   
ITOCHU Corp.     36,600        386,907   
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     67,800        779,409   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     5,800        205,233   
JFE Holdings, Inc.     82,500        1,083,551   
JTEKT Corp.     37,900        530,638   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     69,100        768,200   
KDDI Corp.     49,800        1,114,679   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     300,000        325,282   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     36,600        1,195,956   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     94,700        997,642   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     4,600        199,730   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 33.9% (continued)            
Mazda Motor Corp.     8,800      $ 139,051   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     25,500        404,608   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     4,800        351,987   
Minebea Co., Ltd.     68,000        721,847   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     155,600        812,479   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     126,000        1,154,228   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     855,900        5,171,553   
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     30,400        133,926   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     74,000        237,168   
Mixi, Inc.     19,400        663,927   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     1,067,500        1,996,868   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     41,200        1,105,391   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     16,500        2,131,380   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     80,400        1,074,914   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     36,000        172,021   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     42,400        1,493,482   
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd./The     149,000        409,422   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     150,700        1,385,626   
Nitto Denko Corp.     23,000        1,377,533   
NOK Corp.     34,600        748,595   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     447,100        2,595,132   
NSK Ltd.     70,900        687,236   
ORIX Corp.     161,700        2,085,824   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,700        245,873   
Panasonic Corp.     199,800        2,022,001   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     5,400        240,139   
Seiko Epson Corp.     25,500        360,724   
Sekisui House Ltd.     23,200        363,403   
Shimadzu Corp.     31,000        447,555   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     48,000        98,671   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     15,600        559,185   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     52,200        1,516,141   
Sony Corp.     100,300        2,458,566   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     193,000        975,949   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     177,000        701,379   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     92,300        3,500,045   
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     94,000        344,514   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     32,800        455,303   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     24,000        737,999   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     76,700        905,970   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     34,800        330,605   
TDK Corp.     18,200        1,029,353   
Teijin Ltd.     149,000        452,585   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     101,600        1,376,836   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     37,200        1,389,792   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     339,600        2,268,402   
TOTO Ltd.     7,500        233,727   
Toyota Motor Corp.     146,400        8,571,415   
West Japan Railway Co.     2,200        137,887   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     72,000        882,575   
Yamaha Corp.     47,700        1,056,468   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     71,900        1,446,503   
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     12,600        222,228   
   

 

 

 
      96,890,397   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Netherlands - 3.5%            
Aegon NV     80,835      $ 463,520   
Boskalis Westminster     6,484        283,821   
ING Groep NV CVA     296,462        4,200,131   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     148,126        2,889,648   
NN Group NV     8,857        254,260   
Randstad Holding NV     15,241        910,967   
Wolters Kluwer NV     29,685        915,466   
   

 

 

 
      9,917,813   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.0% (a)            
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     9,943        134,194   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 2.3%            
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd. REIT     273,500        258,225   
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     430,600        869,890   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     150,700        1,720,141   
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     317,400        1,965,430   
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     87,900        1,147,720   
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     680,400        544,050   
   

 

 

 
      6,505,456   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.2%            
Investec PLC     20,356        155,864   
Mondi PLC     24,564        514,841   
   

 

 

 
      670,705   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.3%  
Endesa SA     27,800        586,257   
Ferrovial SA     53,482        1,279,298   
Gas Natural SDG SA     19,740        385,170   
Iberdrola SA     100,533        669,874   
Mapfre SA     101,215        264,661   
Telefonica SA     42,738        518,497   
   

 

 

 
      3,703,757   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 1.6%            
Boliden AB     8,737        136,805   
Electrolux AB, Series B     19,837        560,530   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     15,781        103,497   
Investor AB, B Shares     5,717        196,442   
L E Lundbergforetagen AB, B Shares     3,259        157,462   
Nordea Bank AB     90,479        1,009,431   
Securitas AB, B Shares     95,343        1,166,052   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     104,476        1,018,913   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     28,109        275,739   
   

 

 

 
      4,624,871   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 5.1%            
Actelion Ltd.     2,738        347,989   
Baloise Holding AG     21,167        2,425,824   
Credit Suisse Group AG     31,534        757,978   
Givaudan SA     692        1,125,997   
Swiss Life Holding AG     8,990        2,005,356   
Swiss Re AG     41,311        3,544,366   
Swisscom AG     984        491,082   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     15,424        3,786,689   
   

 

 

 
      14,485,281   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 14.7%            
3i Group PLC     125,998      $ 890,036   
AstraZeneca PLC     7,394        468,917   
Aviva PLC     212,707        1,454,825   
BAE Systems PLC     225,156        1,526,242   
Barclays PLC     536,995        1,987,307   
Barratt Developments PLC     66,926        653,732   
British Land Co. PLC/The REIT     80,014        1,016,149   
BT Group PLC     680,887        4,333,536   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     548,063        3,109,796   
Dixons Carphone PLC     216,907        1,394,061   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     172,057        2,236,319   
Hammerson PLC REIT     43,773        413,334   
HSBC Holdings PLC     140,660        1,061,099   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     42,158        2,179,519   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     117,893        1,056,199   
Intu Properties PLC REIT     169,532        846,176   
Kingfisher PLC     79,861        433,824   
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     27,580        525,784   
Legal & General Group PLC     187,218        675,066   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     185,873        1,410,920   
National Grid PLC     234,105        3,260,414   
Next PLC     2,690        310,001   
Persimmon PLC     34,106        1,038,063   
Prudential PLC     33,550        707,789   
Royal Mail PLC     70,610        490,622   
Sage Group PLC/The     71,455        540,598   
Shire PLC     24,004        1,640,961   
Sky PLC     12,241        193,665   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     222,177        658,261   
Vodafone Group PLC     1,019,317        3,215,013   
William Hill PLC     67,084        356,795   
WPP PLC     95,069        1,979,244   
   

 

 

 
      42,064,267   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $299,830,756)

      275,377,411   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 2.5%        
United States - 2.5%            
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (1)    

(cost $7,403,564)

    127,839        7,327,731   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.1%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (b)
   

(cost $3,009,087)

    3,009,087        3,009,087   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.9%
(cost $310,243,407)

      285,714,229   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.1%
        253,840  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 285,968,069   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 60,836,396        21.3
Consumer Staples     14,411,928        5.0  
Energy     114,149        0.0 (a) 
Exchange-Traded Funds     7,327,731        2.5   
Financials     114,109,910        40.0  
Health Care     6,711,838        2.3  
Industrials     22,682,557        7.9  
Information Technology     13,586,802        4.8  
Materials     10,564,047        3.7  
Telecommunication Services     21,391,250        7.5  
Utilities     10,968,534        3.8  
Money Market Funds     3,009,087        1.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    285,714,229        99.9   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     253,840        0.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 285,968,069        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Brazil - 3.0%            
Banco do Brasil SA (1)     21,500      $ 81,510   
BRF SA ADR (1)     10,238        182,134   
Cia Paranaense de Energia ADR (1)(a)     15,535        127,542   
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (1)     142,800        419,990   
Equatorial Energia SA (1)     37,800        323,986   
Fibria Celulose SA ADR (1)(a)     69,981        948,942   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (1)     109,590        725,486   
JBS SA (1)     282,600        1,196,835   
Lojas Renner SA (1)     128,500        600,931   
Porto Seguro SA (1)     67,900        513,810   
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR (1)     62,647        571,967   
   

 

 

 
      5,693,133   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.9%            
Corpbanca SA (1)     46,916,638        413,264   
Enersis SA ADR (1)     108,155        1,367,079   
   

 

 

 
      1,780,343   
   

 

 

 
China - 27.9%            
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     3,998,000        1,518,418   
Air China Ltd., H Shares     130,000        102,964   
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., H Shares     112,000        331,128   
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.     231,000        599,632   
Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     11,625,000        5,013,082   
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     2,371,000        1,652,691   
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., H Shares     414,000        386,972   
Belle International Holdings Ltd.     965,000        839,240   
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., H Shares     398,000        138,401   
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., H Shares     1,306,000        760,487   
China Construction Bank Corp., H Shares     10,009,000        6,679,332   
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     1,811,000        791,307   
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     934,000        661,688   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     275,000        958,204   
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     1,261,000        3,073,442   
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., H Shares     2,766,000        2,563,849   
China National Building Material Co., Ltd., H Shares     256,000        148,331   
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., H Shares (a)     190,000        281,077   
China Railway Group Ltd., H Shares     294,000        268,531   
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., H Shares     950,000        696,164   
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H Shares     1,874,000        907,987   
China Vanke Co., Ltd., H Shares     616,300        1,324,024   
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     1,090,000        619,724   
CNOOC Ltd. ADR (1)     21,502        2,216,426   
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,939,000        702,521   
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (a)     1,377,000        786,863   
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.     1,665,000        798,061   
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. (a)     999,000        152,537   
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., H Shares     270,000        301,262   
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., H Shares     948,000        743,839   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
China - 27.9% (continued)            
Huaneng Power International, Inc., H Shares     414,000      $ 448,265   
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     10,417,000        6,017,943   
Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.     361,500        457,730   
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     94,500        409,635   
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd./The, H Shares     1,436,000        704,731   
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., H Shares     510,000        998,933   
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares (a)     1,075,500        5,374,258   
Shui On Land Ltd.     1,601,500        369,680   
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (3)(b)     24,000        13,254   
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.     1,119,500        612,647   
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., H Shares     186,000        71,321   
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.     817,000        428,592   
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., H Shares     50,000        54,617   
ZHuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     31,500        234,393   
ZTE Corp., H Shares     226,000        516,931   
   

 

 

 
      52,731,114   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 8.9%            
China Everbright Ltd.     352,000        808,437   
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.     1,746,000        441,626   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR (1)     136,238        8,106,161   
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)     592,000        1,799,905   
China Power International Development Ltd.     1,108,000        722,751   
China Resources Land Ltd.     494,000        1,166,491   
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.     176,000        404,074   
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.     276,000        863,774   
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.     222,000        282,426   
CITIC Ltd.     149,000        272,032   
Far East Horizon Ltd.     778,000        604,168   
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.     111,000        57,895   
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.     270,000        408,015   
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (a)     348,000        430,949   
Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.     2,648,000        436,206   
   

 

 

 
      16,804,910   
   

 

 

 
Hungary - 1.7%            
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC     20,830        907,743   
OTP Bank PLC     76,262        1,472,136   
Richter Gedeon Nyrt     56,249        894,275   
   

 

 

 
      3,274,154   
   

 

 

 
India - 1.1%            
Infosys Ltd. ADR (1)     7,302        139,395   
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR 144A (c)     5,256        136,713   
State Bank of India GDR     30,701        1,117,997   
Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (1)     33,556        755,010   
   

 

 

 
      2,149,115   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Indonesia - 0.6%            
Adaro Energy Tbk PT     1,770,700      $ 64,935   
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,005,100        284,739   
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT     2,784,300        215,076   
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     656,800        118,619   
United Tractors Tbk PT     340,700        407,856   
   

 

 

 
      1,091,225   
   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of - 16.8%            
Amorepacific Corp.     1,490        485,544   
AMOREPACIFIC Group     3,820        527,568   
BGF retail Co., Ltd.     895        152,869   
BNK Financial Group, Inc.     61,117        708,640   
CJ Corp.     3,538        790,025   
Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.     70,177        711,004   
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     15,741        816,389   
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.     4,248        142,211   
Hanwha Chemical Corp.     19,280        353,539   
Hanwha Corp.     22,869        753,243   
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     111,489        768,211   
Hyosung Corp.     8,313        794,080   
Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.     2,189        248,059   
Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction     11,197        517,057   
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.     26,623        679,276   
Hyundai Steel Co.     10,160        442,859   
Industrial Bank of Korea     32,025        368,839   
Kangwon Land, Inc.     4,166        148,899   
KB Financial Group, Inc.     42,476        1,262,588   
Kia Motors Corp.     4,270        193,564   
Korea Electric Power Corp.     31,494        1,298,462   
Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.     10,272        531,278   
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     27,147        719,515   
KT Corp.     4,013        104,284   
KT&G Corp.     3,537        333,063   
LG Corp.     4,009        206,404   
LG Display Co., Ltd.     41,979        801,422   
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.     1,293        935,730   
LG Innotek Co., Ltd.     933        69,621   
LG Uplus Corp.     86,590        886,319   
Lotte Chemical Corp.     4,250        973,920   
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.     30,300        717,079   
NCSoft Corp.     2,521        403,065   
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.     42,254        357,223   
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.     19,495        596,969   
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.     3,089        168,358   
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR     13,758        6,506,545   
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     1,936        457,171   
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     7,722        645,754   
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.     7,210        278,288   
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.     2,168        75,819   
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.     1,867        373,839   
SK Hynix, Inc.     50,511        1,440,600   
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     9,545        794,986   
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     18,156        443,006   
S-Oil Corp.     14,796        787,325   
   

 

 

 
      31,770,509   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Malaysia - 0.7%            
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     351,000      $ 959,998   
YTL Corp. Bhd     994,100        362,029   
   

 

 

 
      1,322,027   
   

 

 

 
Malta - 0.6%            
Brait SE (a)     107,096        1,088,088   
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.2%            
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (1)     26,000        361,126   
   

 

 

 
Peru - 0.1%            
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR (1)     20,169        120,207   
Credicorp Ltd. (1)     763        81,153   
   

 

 

 
      201,360   
   

 

 

 
Poland - 2.6%            
Enea SA     150,273        534,471   
Energa SA     141,692        628,862   
Eurocash SA     15,883        187,057   
Grupa Azoty SA     18,433        429,896   
Grupa Lotos SA     33,046        243,046   
KGHM Polska Miedz SA     22,783        492,147   
Orange Polska SA     81,312        155,447   
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     38,935        138,340   
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     58,658        1,024,154   
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     502,564        863,929   
Tauron Polska Energia SA     154,234        133,220   
   

 

 

 
      4,830,569   
   

 

 

 
Russia - 2.2%            
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR     92,772        1,333,037   
Severstal PAO GDR     135,930        1,442,377   
Sistema JSFC GDR     21,171        146,296   
Tatneft PAO ADR     36,704        1,029,282   
Uralkali PJSC GDR     17,699        262,941   
   

 

 

 
      4,213,933   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 7.1%            
Bidvest Group Ltd./The     4,794        113,141   
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.     16,334        591,159   
Discovery Ltd.     15,232        151,545   
FirstRand Ltd.     105,245        373,988   
Foschini Group Ltd./The     11,876        120,605   
Gold Fields Ltd. ADR (1)     80,727        214,734   
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT     48,888        90,580   
Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT     78,950        687,667   
Investec Ltd.     116,850        894,321   
Liberty Holdings Ltd.     57,907        529,069   
MMI Holdings Ltd.     287,737        495,095   
Mondi Ltd.     48,473        1,016,350   
MTN Group Ltd.     102,681        1,320,406   
Netcare Ltd.     279,934        735,023   
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT     704,107        595,159   
Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd. REIT     80,551        674,999   
Sappi Ltd.     110,582        339,592   
SPAR Group Ltd./The     40,344        539,735   
Standard Bank Group Ltd.     89,349        872,420   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
South Africa - 7.1% (continued)            
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.     189,969      $ 1,166,494   
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.     193,376        929,730   
Truworths International Ltd.     103,789        637,784   
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.     39,876        279,083   
   

 

 

 
      13,368,679   
   

 

 

 
Taiwan - 17.0%            
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     652,000        710,410   
Asustek Computer, Inc.     63,000        541,674   
AU Optronics Corp.     2,830,000        837,868   
Casetek Holdings Ltd.     159,000        679,889   
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     109,000        1,165,287   
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     625,200        856,304   
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.     344,240        541,253   
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.     109,545        253,243   
China Airlines Ltd.     2,136,000        732,298   
China Development Financial Holding Corp.     2,034,000        548,706   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd./Taiwan     1,276,500        972,380   
Compal Electronics, Inc.     451,000        256,183   
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     1,231,259        636,475   
E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     594,000        350,119   
Eva Airways Corp.     1,340,000        751,765   
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.     314,110        132,700   
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     282,000        608,186   
Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.     29,870        186,167   
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.     334,613        961,775   
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     1,094,000        1,712,592   
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     861,630        2,250,966   
Innolux Corp.     2,982,000        933,917   
Inotera Memories, Inc.     460,000        289,178   
Inventec Corp.     536,000        255,393   
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     2,000        156,090   
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     643,000        446,647   
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.     161,000        505,474   
Pegatron Corp.     452,000        1,106,176   
Pou Chen Corp.     579,000        870,993   
Powertech Technology, Inc.     412,000        746,357   
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.     150,000        255,372   
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     2,857,786        679,684   
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.     80,000        99,733   
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,107,841        351,173   
Taiwan Business Bank     679,106        168,783   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     286,859        5,952,324   
Transcend Information, Inc.     136,000        343,857   
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     173,000        300,423   
United Microelectronics Corp.     2,122,000        697,045   
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.     1,249,000        790,778   
Wistron Corp.     375,192        196,182   
WPG Holdings Ltd.     193,000        186,451   
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.     339,000        98,476   
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.     318,000        911,522   
   

 

 

 
      32,028,268   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Thailand - 2.1%            
Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR     34,600      $ 152,851   
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR     263,100        638,749   
IRPC PCL NVDR     4,761,300        495,084   
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR     24,100        113,838   
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR     257,900        121,744   
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR     468,100        695,402   
PTT PCL NVDR     129,000        856,659   
Siam Commercial Bank PCL/The NVDR     15,400        56,997   
Thai Oil PCL NVDR     217,500        317,072   
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR     860,800        437,169   
TMB Bank PCL NVDR     2,246,000        150,007   
   

 

 

 
      4,035,572   
   

 

 

 
Turkey - 1.8%            
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     666,486        822,723   
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS     90,246        709,130   
Turk Hava Yollari AO     349,815        922,920   
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     142,535        281,324   
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     404,528        383,985   
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D     174,592        221,332   
   

 

 

 
      3,341,414   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $214,015,897)

      180,085,539   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.3%            
Brazil - 1.2%            
Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Series B (1)     142,800        200,990   
Braskem SA, Class A (1)     40,700        172,060   
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Series B (1)     149,300        572,797   
Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA (1)     55,310        99,612   
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Series A (1)     223,800        1,088,940   
   

 

 

 
      2,134,399   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.1%            
Embotelladora Andina SA, Series B (1)     70,097        242,608   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $3,031,698)

      2,377,007   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 1.7%        
United States - 1.7%            
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (1)(a)    

(cost $3,289,317)

    100,856        3,306,059   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.1%            
Korea, Republic of - 0.1%            
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.    

(cost $160,994)

    21,962        96,372   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.6%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (d)
     

(cost $3,067,339)

    3,067,339        3,067,339   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL - 3.7%
  SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Money Market Funds - 3.7%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (d)(e)
   

(cost $6,988,846)

    6,988,846      $ 6,988,846   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 103.7%
(cost $230,554,091)

      195,921,162   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (3.7%)
        (6,931,822)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 188,989,340   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $6,800,176; cash collateral of $6,988,846 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $13,254 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(d) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(e) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR - Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 8,414,369        4.5
Consumer Staples     5,881,862        3.1  
Energy     9,737,355        5.2  
Exchange-Traded Funds     3,306,059        1.7   
Financials     78,548,455        41.5  
Health Care     2,073,501        1.1  
Industrials     9,572,799        5.1  
Information Technology     30,977,049        16.4  
Materials     13,305,665        7.0  
Telecommunication Services     14,862,158        7.9  
Utilities     9,185,705        4.9  
Money Market Funds     3,067,339        1.6   
Securities Lending Collateral     6,988,846        3.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    195,921,162        103.7   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (6,931,822     (3.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 188,989,340        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 92.5%            
Consumer Discretionary - 17.4%            
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     278      $ 52,689   
Amazon.com, Inc.     339        173,531   
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A     399        29,195   
AutoZone, Inc.     177        128,118   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     992        56,564   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     2,916        108,242   
Brinker International, Inc.     203        10,692   
Brunswick Corp.     166        7,950   
Carnival Corp.     1,856        92,243   
Carter’s, Inc.     223        20,213   
Coach, Inc.     387        11,196   
Comcast Corp., Class A     4,269        242,821   
Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)     1,090        82,883   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     545        27,037   
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     161        14,070   
Dollar General Corp.     1,682        121,844   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     1,439        95,924   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     205        22,121   
DR Horton, Inc.     2,321        68,144   
DSW, Inc., Class A     458        11,592   
Expedia, Inc.     761        89,554   
Foot Locker, Inc.     1,078        77,584   
GameStop Corp., Class A     831        34,245   
Gap, Inc./The     2,043        58,225   
Gentex Corp.     1,050        16,275   
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A     586        23,686   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     3,821        112,070   
Graham Holdings Co., Class B     32        18,464   
Groupon, Inc.     4,303        14,028   
H&R Block, Inc.     760        27,512   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     537        15,541   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     305        29,277   
Hasbro, Inc.     808        58,289   
Home Depot, Inc./The     4,287        495,106   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     191        9,556   
Kohl’s Corp.     1,260        58,351   
L Brands, Inc.     1,789        161,242   
Lear Corp.     995        108,236   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     735        30,319   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     4,086        281,607   
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada)     163        8,256   
Macy’s, Inc.     1,862        95,558   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     950        21,945   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     638        115,982   
NIKE, Inc., Class B     3,172        390,061   
Nordstrom, Inc.     416        29,831   
NVR, Inc.     22        33,555   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     529        132,250   
PVH Corp.     300        30,582   
Ross Stores, Inc.     2,320        112,450   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     477        42,496   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     764        18,145   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A     523        70,124   
Staples, Inc.     4,220        49,501   
Target Corp.     2,827        222,372   
TEGNA, Inc.     2,723        60,968   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 17.4% (continued)        
Time Warner, Inc.     625      $ 42,969   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     3,435        245,328   
Tractor Supply Co.     503        42,413   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     220        35,937   
Whirlpool Corp.     728        107,205   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     131        10,002   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     177        12,726   
   

 

 

 
      5,026,892   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 7.8%            
Altria Group, Inc.     3,339        181,642   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     2,074        85,967   
Bunge Ltd.     433        31,739   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     1,501        60,805   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     1,558        225,240   
Coty, Inc., Class A     1,581        42,782   
CVS Health Corp.     3,878        374,149   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     366        28,932   
Edgewell Personal Care Co.     116        9,466   
Hormel Foods Corp.     219        13,865   
Ingredion, Inc.     190        16,589   
Kroger Co./The     4,553        164,227   
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     148        12,287   
Monster Beverage Corp.     728        98,382   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     196        8,091   
PepsiCo, Inc.     1,495        140,978   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     1,833        38,090   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     290        12,145   
Reynolds American, Inc.     1,176        52,062   
Rite Aid Corp.     8,864        53,804   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     1,510        65,081   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     3,060        254,286   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     4,099        265,779   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     521        16,490   
   

 

 

 
      2,252,878   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.5%            
HollyFrontier Corp.     258        12,601   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     3,070        142,233   
Tesoro Corp.     1,257        122,231   
Valero Energy Corp.     2,633        158,243   
   

 

 

 
      435,308   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 24.9%            
ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)     509        52,631   
Aflac, Inc.     1,459        84,812   
Alleghany Corp.     35        16,384   
Allstate Corp./The     2,508        146,066   
American Financial Group, Inc.     203        13,989   
American International Group, Inc.     6,276        356,602   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     577        62,968   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     590        37,158   
Aon PLC (United Kingdom)     102        9,038   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     833        61,200   
Assurant, Inc.     107        8,454   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     2,506        62,650   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     268        14,397   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 24.9% (continued)            
Bank of America Corp.     25,174      $ 392,211   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     4,761        186,393   
BB&T Corp.     1,189        42,328   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B     5,451        710,810   
BlackRock, Inc.     335        99,652   
Capital One Financial Corp.     2,978        215,965   
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A     1,265        40,480   
Citigroup, Inc.     11,940        592,343   
Credit Acceptance Corp.     172        33,862   
Discover Financial Services     292        15,181   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     310        8,162   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     212        8,145   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     215        13,121   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     373        64,656   
Fifth Third Bancorp     645        12,197   
First Horizon National Corp.     841        11,925   
First Republic Bank/CA     131        8,223   
FNF Group     1,364        48,381   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     1,895        329,275   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     150        11,655   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     2,364        108,224   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     1,183        12,540   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     134        31,489   
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     227        32,636   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     11,837        721,702   
KeyCorp     962        12,516   
Lincoln National Corp.     1,291        61,271   
Macerich Co./The REIT     480        36,874   
Markel Corp.     29        23,254   
Mercury General Corp.     236        11,920   
MetLife, Inc.     6,169        290,868   
Morgan Stanley     7,466        235,179   
Nasdaq, Inc.     202        10,773   
Navient Corp.     905        10,172   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     2,335        208,282   
Popular, Inc.     271        8,192   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     511        24,191   
Progressive Corp./The     3,511        107,577   
Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,165        88,785   
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     214        10,621   
Regions Financial Corp.     1,367        12,317   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     116        10,508   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     126        13,396   
State Street Corp.     1,751        117,685   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     2,550        97,512   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     2,362        235,090   
US Bancorp     2,718        111,465   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     526        23,707   
Wells Fargo & Co.     13,698        703,392   
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     20        14,946   
WR Berkley Corp.     502        27,294   
XL Group PLC (Ireland)     396        14,383   
   

 

 

 
      7,200,075   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 10.2%            
AbbVie, Inc.     796        43,310   
Aetna, Inc.     1,738        190,155   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     742        70,483   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 10.2% (continued)            
Amgen, Inc.     1,887      $ 261,010   
Anthem, Inc.     1,305        182,700   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     367        48,686   
Biogen, Inc.     218        63,615   
Boston Scientific Corp.     1,552        25,468   
Celgene Corp.     710        76,801   
Centene Corp.     1,095        59,382   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     480        20,530   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     503        71,511   
Eli Lilly & Co.     543        45,444   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     1,813        146,780   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     3,890        381,959   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     2,039        157,737   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     137        9,713   
McKesson Corp.     373        69,016   
Medtronic PLC (Ireland)     174        11,648   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     34        9,681   
Pfizer, Inc.     13,882        436,034   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     473        29,075   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     285        19,827   
ResMed, Inc.     187        9,530   
United Therapeutics Corp.     96        12,599   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3,368        390,722   
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     356        44,432   
VCA, Inc.     215        11,320   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     100        9,393   
Zoetis, Inc.     734        30,226   
   

 

 

 
      2,938,787   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 9.4%            
3M Co.     1,376        195,076   
A. O. Smith Corp.     464        30,248   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     326        57,239   
ADT Corp./The     558        16,684   
AGCO Corp.     843        39,309   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     794        63,083   
AMERCO     54        21,247   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     2,199        85,387   
Boeing Co./The     1,722        225,496   
Cintas Corp.     645        55,309   
CSX Corp.     1,978        53,208   
Danaher Corp.     840        71,576   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     3,747        168,128   
Equifax, Inc.     219        21,282   
FedEx Corp.     1,049        151,035   
General Dynamics Corp.     1,476        203,614   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     2,011        57,555   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     189        20,251   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     3,641        93,829   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     397        82,302   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     154        11,498   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     271        22,192   
Masco Corp.     3,903        98,278   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     1,050        174,248   
Owens Corning     417        17,477   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     614        12,188   
Robert Half International, Inc.     331        16,934   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     403        40,892   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 9.4% (continued)            
Snap-on, Inc.     310      $ 46,791   
Southwest Airlines Co.     3,537        134,548   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A     804        38,865   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     1,267        122,874   
Textron, Inc.     1,163        43,775   
Union Pacific Corp.     1,045        92,388   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     2,183        115,808   
Waste Management, Inc.     355        17,683   
   

 

 

 
      2,718,297   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 18.5%            
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)     630        61,904   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     4,007        123,776   
Amdocs Ltd.     901        51,249   
Analog Devices, Inc.     785        44,282   
Apple, Inc.     13,593        1,499,308   
Applied Materials, Inc.     3,002        44,099   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     603        15,660   
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)     538        67,255   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     400        10,484   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     2,255        23,407   
CA, Inc.     968        26,426   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     16,210        425,513   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     938        58,728   
Corning, Inc.     3,608        61,769   
eBay, Inc.     6,096        148,986   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,986        134,552   
EMC Corp.     6,246        150,903   
Facebook, Inc., Class A     123        11,058   
Fiserv, Inc.     889        76,996   
Fortinet, Inc.     230        9,770   
Global Payments, Inc.     186        21,340   
Harris Corp.     314        22,969   
Hewlett-Packard Co.     3,877        99,290   
Intel Corp.     14,829        446,946   
IPG Photonics Corp.     440        33,427   
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     704        15,749   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     2,176        55,945   
Lam Research Corp.     901        58,862   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (2)     1,389        12,570   
Micron Technology, Inc.     4,223        63,261   
Microsoft Corp.     8,503        376,343   
NetApp, Inc.     1,211        35,846   
NVIDIA Corp.     3,836        94,557   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     3,236        30,418   
Oracle Corp.     5,252        189,702   
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     1,728        53,637   
Qorvo, Inc.     946        42,617   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     452        11,155   
Red Hat, Inc.     670        48,160   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,350        113,684   
Synopsys, Inc.     414        19,119   
Teradyne, Inc.     959        17,272   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     4,534        224,524   
Total System Services, Inc.     483        21,943   
VeriSign, Inc.     424        29,917   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.5% (continued)        
Western Digital Corp.     980      $ 77,851   
Western Union Co./The     3,026        55,557   
Xerox Corp.     1,248        12,143   
Xilinx, Inc.     454        19,250   
   

 

 

 
      5,350,179   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 1.7%            
Alcoa, Inc.     1,029        9,940   
Avery Dennison Corp.     228        12,898   
Ball Corp.     141        8,770   
Celanese Corp., Series A     667        39,466   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     1,069        47,998   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     662        30,287   
Dow Chemical Co./The     272        11,533   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     936        11,972   
International Paper Co.     1,582        59,784   
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     731        60,936   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     150        8,102   
Sealed Air Corp.     925        43,364   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     255        56,809   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     785        13,486   
WestRock Co.     1,460        75,102   
   

 

 

 
      490,447   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.5%        
AT&T, Inc.     1,193        38,868   
T-Mobile US, Inc.     2,421        96,380   
   

 

 

 
      135,248   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.6%            
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     703        39,973   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     192        12,835   
Duke Energy Corp.     162        11,654   
Entergy Corp.     157        10,221   
Exelon Corp.     1,423        42,263   
PG&E Corp.     869        45,883   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     167        10,711   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     362        15,262   
   

 

 

 
      188,802   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $28,588,024)

      26,736,913   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 6.0%        
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust    

(cost $1,719,356)

    9,039        1,732,144   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.9%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(a)    

(cost $848,406)

    848,406        848,406   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE- 101.4%
(cost $31,155,786)

      29,317,463   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (1.4%)
        (392,270)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 28,925,193   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 93.3%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 19.4%            
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A      1,081      $ 9,837   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     97        2,055   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A     111        2,796   
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.     391        7,797   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)     929        14,520   
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.     101        3,342   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.     105        8,521   
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     431        5,995   
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.     197        2,504   
Barnes & Noble, Inc.     313        3,790   
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     255        7,102   
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.     342        3,550   
Big Lots, Inc.     342        16,389   
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     225        4,090   
Boyd Gaming Corp.     306        4,988   
Buckle, Inc./The (a)     289        10,684   
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.     332        6,271   
Burlington Stores, Inc.     271        13,832   
Caleres, Inc.     294        8,976   
Callaway Golf Co.     173        1,445   
Capella Education Co.     88        4,358   
Carriage Services, Inc.     69        1,490   
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.     269        3,201   
Cato Corp./The, Class A     176        5,989   
Chegg, Inc.     386        2,783   
Cherokee, Inc.     92        1,428   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     661        10,398   
Children’s Place, Inc./The     162        9,343   
Citi Trends, Inc.     279        6,523   
Columbia Sportswear Co.     85        4,997   
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     379        14,974   
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.     81        4,698   
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     91        5,956   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a)     107        15,759   
Culp, Inc.     208        6,671   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     99        5,748   
Denny’s Corp.     484        5,339   
Diamond Resorts International, Inc.     412        9,637   
Drew Industries, Inc.     91        4,969   
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     203        1,348   
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     167        4,410   
Express, Inc.     523        9,346   
Finish Line, Inc./The, Class A     221        4,265   
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.     104        3,250   
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.     304        3,718   
Genesco, Inc.     89        5,079   
Gentherm, Inc.     115        5,166   
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.     274        16,895   
Gray Television, Inc.     304        3,879   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     114        9,707   
Guess?, Inc. (a)     149        3,183   
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     164        3,851   
Helen of Troy Ltd.     225        20,092   
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)     39        1,365   
Hooker Furniture Corp.     196        4,614   
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.     492        9,993   
HSN, Inc.     91        5,209   
Installed Building Products, Inc.     123        3,109   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 19.4% (continued)        
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.     77      $ 1,414   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.     325        5,668   
Jack in the Box, Inc.     113        8,706   
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (a)     338        2,880   
Kirkland’s, Inc.     213        4,588   
Lands’ End, Inc. (a)     162        4,376   
La-Z-Boy, Inc.     135        3,586   
Libbey, Inc.     134        4,370   
LifeLock, Inc. (a)     279        2,444   
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     60        6,487   
Marcus Corp./The     118        2,282   
MarineMax, Inc.     141        1,992   
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     226        15,400   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp.     79        3,299   
Meredith Corp.     236        10,049   
Modine Manufacturing Co.     298        2,345   
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.     78        2,445   
Movado Group, Inc.     188        4,856   
Nautilus, Inc.     308        4,620   
New Media Investment Group, Inc.     205        3,169   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A     27        1,278   
Nutrisystem, Inc.     237        6,285   
Outerwall, Inc. (a)     132        7,515   
Overstock.com, Inc.     248        4,256   
Oxford Industries, Inc.     77        5,689   
Papa John’s International, Inc.     80        5,478   
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)     407        6,829   
Perry Ellis International, Inc.     293        6,434   
PetMed Express, Inc. (a)     310        4,991   
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.     109        6,143   
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.     72        5,453   
Regis Corp.     333        4,362   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     199        4,826   
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.     615        3,819   
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     225        3,654   
Scholastic Corp.     202        7,870   
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)     134        1,400   
Select Comfort Corp.     331        7,242   
Shoe Carnival, Inc.     186        4,427   
Shutterfly, Inc.     104        3,718   
Skullcandy, Inc.     333        1,841   
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.     343        5,786   
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A     222        4,533   
Sonic Corp.     209        4,797   
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.     225        4,061   
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.     260        3,203   
Stage Stores, Inc. (a)     296        2,913   
Standard Motor Products, Inc.     135        4,709   
Stein Mart, Inc.     204        1,975   
Steven Madden Ltd.     257        9,411   
Strattec Security Corp.     47        2,964   
Strayer Education, Inc.     113        6,212   
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     339        12,611   
Tilly’s, Inc., A Shares     302        2,223   
Time, Inc.     436        8,306   
Tower International, Inc.     175        4,158   
Unifi, Inc.     88        2,623   
Universal Electronics, Inc.     81        3,404   
 

 

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(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 19.4% (continued)        
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     177      $ 3,830   
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A     56        946   
ZAGG, Inc.     774        5,255   
Zumiez, Inc. (a)     185        2,892   
   

 

 

 
      676,522   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 5.8%            
Andersons, Inc./The     46        1,567   
Calavo Growers, Inc.     29        1,295   
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)     345        18,840   
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     114        11,733   
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A     442        7,121   
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated     72        13,923   
Dean Foods Co.     432        7,137   
Farmer Bros Co.     115        3,134   
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     397        15,685   
Fresh Market, Inc./The     199        4,495   
HRG Group, Inc.     592        6,944   
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     194        9,279   
J&J Snack Foods Corp.     61        6,933   
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     149        7,638   
Medifast, Inc.     127        3,411   
MGP Ingredients, Inc.     75        1,201   
National Beverage Corp.     138        4,241   
Natural Health Trends Corp. (a)     270        8,824   
Omega Protein Corp.     121        2,053   
Revlon, Inc., Class A     206        6,067   
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (a)     161        11,040   
SpartanNash Co.     305        7,884   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     1,241        8,910   
Universal Corp. (a)     55        2,726   
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.     94        12,599   
Vector Group Ltd. (a)     738        16,676   
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     129        3,046   
   

 

 

 
      204,402   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.6%            
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.      712        911   
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     525        9,487   
Delek US Holdings, Inc.     285        7,895   
DHT Holdings, Inc.     210        1,558   
Green Plains, Inc.     223        4,340   
Matrix Service Co.     192        4,314   
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (Norway)     241        3,663   
Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A     91        1,471   
PHI, Inc.     57        1,076   
REX American Resources Corp. (a)     104        5,264   
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A     810        5,589   
Western Refining, Inc.     211        9,309   
   

 

 

 
      54,877   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 19.2%            
1st Source Corp.     92        2,834   
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.     220        3,183   
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     555        12,937   
AMERISAFE, Inc.     129        6,415   
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     291        16,468   
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A     178        2,501   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 19.2% (continued)            
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT     495      $ 3,019   
Banc of California, Inc.     292        3,583   
BancFirst Corp.     68        4,291   
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)     292        6,760   
BancorpSouth, Inc.     248        5,895   
Banner Corp.     32        1,529   
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     211        5,811   
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     886        7,283   
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     123        1,439   
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A     139        1,318   
Cardinal Financial Corp.     124        2,853   
Cathay General Bancorp (a)     357        10,696   
CenterState Banks, Inc.     157        2,308   
Central Pacific Financial Corp.     188        3,942   
Chatham Lodging Trust REIT     219        4,704   
Chemical Financial Corp.     156        5,047   
City Holding Co.     80        3,944   
CNO Financial Group, Inc.     707        13,299   
Columbia Banking System, Inc.     116        3,620   
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A     1,140        5,198   
Customers Bancorp, Inc.     347        8,918   
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT     720        7,956   
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     182        3,076   
Employers Holdings, Inc.     71        1,583   
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)     74        2,738   
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.     92        2,316   
EverBank Financial Corp.     429        8,280   
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A     143        8,797   
Federated National Holding Co.     237        5,693   
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT     444        3,139   
Fidelity Southern Corp.     249        5,264   
Financial Institutions, Inc.     190        4,708   
First American Financial Corp.     587        22,934   
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A     22        4,972   
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.     310        2,818   
First Defiance Financial Corp.     264        9,652   
First Financial Bancorp     193        3,682   
First Financial Corp.     114        3,688   
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     142        3,953   
First Merchants Corp.     282        7,394   
First NBC Bank Holding Co.     190        6,658   
FirstMerit Corp.     674        11,910   
FNB Corp.     692        8,961   
Fulton Financial Corp.     640        7,744   
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     189        8,184   
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A     165        3,676   
Hanmi Financial Corp.     165        4,158   
HCI Group, Inc.     144        5,583   
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     144        5,226   
Heritage Financial Corp./WA     87        1,637   
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     281        5,544   
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     235        4,655   
Hingham Institution for Savings (a)     21        2,437   
HomeStreet, Inc.     165        3,811   
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     344        11,428   
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a)     208        3,401   
Independent Bank Corp./MI     202        2,981   
 

 

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(Note 4)
 
Financials - 19.2% (continued)            
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.     96      $ 7,732   
International Bancshares Corp.     335        8,385   
INTL. FCStone, Inc.     192        4,740   
Investment Technology Group, Inc.     203        2,708   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     545        7,412   
Kansas City Life Insurance Co.     47        2,209   
Kemper Corp.     80        2,830   
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a)     724        1,528   
Maiden Holdings Ltd.     642        8,911   
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.     216        4,398   
MB Financial, Inc.     186        6,071   
MBIA, Inc.     374        2,274   
Meta Financial Group, Inc.     52        2,172   
MGIC Investment Corp.     608        5,630   
National General Holdings Corp.     136        2,623   
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A     25        5,567   
Navigators Group, Inc./The     132        10,293   
NBT Bancorp, Inc.     221        5,954   
Nelnet, Inc., Class A     233        8,064   
Old National Bancorp/IN     125        1,741   
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A     392        5,504   
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A     176        3,522   
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     80        1,626   
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.     83        1,726   
PHH Corp.     220        3,106   
Piper Jaffray Cos.     141        5,100   
Preferred Bank     184        5,814   
Primerica, Inc.     276        12,439   
PrivateBancorp, Inc.     424        16,252   
Provident Financial Services, Inc.     91        1,774   
Radian Group, Inc.     460        7,319   
Regional Management Corp.     63        976   
S&T Bancorp, Inc.     205        6,687   
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     91        4,928   
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     307        9,535   
Southside Bancshares, Inc. (a)     90        2,479   
State Auto Financial Corp.     165        3,764   
Stewart Information Services Corp.     192        7,855   
Stifel Financial Corp.     188        7,915   
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.     97        3,526   
Stonegate Bank     143        4,549   
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.     89        2,318   
Tompkins Financial Corp.     55        2,935   
Trustmark Corp.     201        4,657   
United Community Banks, Inc.     242        4,946   
United Fire Group, Inc.     205        7,185   
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (a)     206        2,709   
Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     39        1,831   
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     434        12,820   
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     291        7,589   
Webster Financial Corp.     416        14,822   
WesBanco, Inc.     136        4,277   
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     259        2,722   
Wintrust Financial Corp.     380        20,303   
World Acceptance Corp. (a)     64        1,718   
   

 

 

 
      668,902   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 8.1%            
Abaxis, Inc.     28      $ 1,232   
ABIOMED, Inc.     261        24,210   
Addus HomeCare Corp.     29        903   
Affymetrix, Inc.     415        3,544   
Almost Family, Inc.     112        4,486   
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     242        9,615   
Amedisys, Inc.     235        8,923   
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     63        2,489   
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.     99        3,151   
Cambrex Corp.     237        9,404   
Chemed Corp.     106        14,148   
Cynosure, Inc., Class A     184        5,527   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.     247        7,037   
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     110        3,976   
Ensign Group, Inc./The     91        3,879   
Exactech, Inc.     147        2,562   
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A     135        2,789   
Greatbatch, Inc.     68        3,837   
ICU Medical, Inc.     108        11,826   
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     395        3,338   
Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     382        10,872   
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.     109        6,491   
Invacare Corp.     92        1,331   
Lannett Co., Inc. (a)     232        9,633   
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     73        890   
LHC Group, Inc.     160        7,163   
Masimo Corp.     94        3,625   
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     252        6,025   
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)     393        3,793   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     133        9,157   
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)     260        9,745   
National HealthCare Corp.     62        3,775   
Natus Medical, Inc.     252        9,941   
NewLink Genetics Corp.     254        9,103   
NuVasive, Inc.     213        10,271   
Omnicell, Inc.     239        7,433   
PDL BioPharma, Inc.     699        3,516   
PharMerica Corp.     49        1,395   
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     45        1,423   
RadNet, Inc.     443        2,459   
RTI Surgical, Inc.     572        3,249   
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     734        5,094   
Select Medical Holdings Corp.     452        4,877   
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A     440        8,743   
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     407        5,710   
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (Puerto Rico)     80        1,425   
Vascular Solutions, Inc.     47        1,523   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     79        6,808   
   

 

 

 
      282,346   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 13.0%            
ABM Industries, Inc.     120        3,277   
ACCO Brands Corp.     878        6,207   
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     494        4,224   
Aircastle Ltd.     524        10,800   
Alamo Group, Inc.     31        1,449   
Allegiant Travel Co.     93        20,111   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 13.0% (continued)            
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (a)     147      $ 2,612   
American Railcar Industries, Inc. (a)     39        1,410   
American Woodmark Corp.     176        11,417   
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     133        5,938   
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     46        1,755   
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     394        2,344   
ArcBest Corp.     130        3,350   
Argan, Inc.     173        6,000   
Astronics Corp.     142        5,741   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     132        4,562   
Barnes Group, Inc.     179        6,453   
Blount International, Inc.     181        1,008   
Briggs & Stratton Corp.     332        6,411   
CAI International, Inc.     148        1,492   
CDI Corp.     206        1,761   
CEB, Inc.     115        7,859   
Columbus McKinnon Corp.     149        2,706   
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     326        8,887   
Continental Building Products, Inc.     247        5,073   
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A     276        4,960   
CRA International, Inc.     153        3,302   
Cubic Corp.     103        4,320   
Deluxe Corp.     135        7,525   
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     219        4,349   
Ducommun, Inc.     81        1,626   
Dycom Industries, Inc.     53        3,835   
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.     198        3,881   
EMCOR Group, Inc.     262        11,594   
Engility Holdings, Inc.     92        2,372   
Ennis, Inc.     197        3,420   
Enphase Energy, Inc.     280        1,036   
Federal Signal Corp.     372        5,100   
FTI Consulting, Inc.     89        3,694   
G&K Services, Inc., Class A     129        8,594   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     183        3,358   
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.     192        3,938   
GP Strategies Corp.     101        2,305   
Greenbrier Cos., Inc./The     124        3,982   
Griffon Corp.     366        5,772   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     395        9,749   
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     152        2,956   
Herman Miller, Inc.     173        4,989   
Hillenbrand, Inc.     227        5,904   
HNI Corp.     227        9,738   
Hurco Cos., Inc.     37        971   
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.     92        5,753   
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     22        1,272   
ICF International, Inc.     155        4,710   
Insperity, Inc.     181        7,951   
Interface, Inc.     175        3,927   
John Bean Technologies Corp.     107        4,093   
Kadant, Inc.     127        4,954   
Kaman Corp.     164        5,879   
Kimball International, Inc., Class B     150        1,419   
Knoll, Inc.     286        6,286   
Korn/Ferry International     253        8,367   
LB Foster Co., Class A     84        1,032   
Lindsay Corp. (a)     37        2,508   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 13.0% (continued)            
Lydall, Inc.     152      $ 4,331   
Meritor, Inc.     638        6,782   
Mueller Industries, Inc.     140        4,141   
Multi-Color Corp.     108        8,261   
MYR Group, Inc.     174        4,559   
National Presto Industries, Inc. (a)     27        2,275   
NV5 Holdings, Inc. (a)     144        2,673   
On Assignment, Inc.     83        3,063   
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.     69        1,991   
Patrick Industries, Inc.     223        8,806   
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.     366        2,116   
Resources Connection, Inc.     319        4,807   
RPX Corp.     405        5,557   
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A     179        4,332   
Saia, Inc.     65        2,012   
SkyWest, Inc.     185        3,086   
Standex International Corp.     101        7,610   
Steelcase, Inc., Class A     559        10,291   
TASER International, Inc. (a)     253        5,572   
Trex Co., Inc.     106        3,533   
TrueBlue, Inc.     177        3,977   
Tutor Perini Corp.     156        2,568   
UniFirst Corp.     116        12,390   
Universal Forest Products, Inc.     110        6,345   
USA Truck, Inc.     81        1,396   
Viad Corp.     79        2,290   
VSE Corp.     66        2,645   
Wabash National Corp.     197        2,086   
West Corp.     426        9,542   
YRC Worldwide, Inc.     138        1,830   
   

 

 

 
      455,135   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 20.6%            
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.      305        8,021   
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.     120        2,051   
Ambarella, Inc. (a)     250        14,447   
Amkor Technology, Inc.     589        2,645   
AVG Technologies NV (Netherlands)     124        2,697   
AVX Corp.     136        1,780   
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B     128        2,488   
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     228        4,961   
Black Box Corp.     122        1,798   
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.     408        17,295   
Blucora, Inc.     161        2,217   
BroadSoft, Inc.     182        5,453   
Brooks Automation, Inc.     213        2,494   
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     130        5,036   
CACI International, Inc., Class A     149        11,022   
Calix, Inc.     248        1,932   
Cardtronics, Inc.     78        2,551   
Ciena Corp.     737        15,271   
Cimpress NV (Netherlands)     115        8,753   
Cirrus Logic, Inc.     422        13,297   
Coherent, Inc.     59        3,227   
Cohu, Inc.     121        1,193   
comScore, Inc.     172        7,938   
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.     131        2,700   
Constant Contact, Inc.     44        1,067   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 20.6% (continued)            
Convergys Corp.     592      $ 13,681   
CSG Systems International, Inc.     161        4,959   
Datalink Corp.     232        1,385   
DHI Group, Inc.     414        3,026   
Diodes, Inc.     227        4,851   
DTS, Inc.     176        4,699   
EarthLink Holdings Corp.     1,037        8,068   
Ebix, Inc. (a)     333        8,312   
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.     167        7,228   
Ellie Mae, Inc.     109        7,256   
Entegris, Inc.     210        2,770   
EPAM Systems, Inc.     51        3,801   
ePlus, Inc.     113        8,935   
ExlService Holdings, Inc.     208        7,681   
Fabrinet (Thailand)     79        1,448   
Fair Isaac Corp.     151        12,760   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     581        8,157   
Fleetmatics Group PLC (Ireland) (a)     151        7,413   
FormFactor, Inc.     536        3,634   
Gigamon, Inc.     271        5,423   
GSI Group, Inc.     313        3,984   
Hackett Group, Inc./The     460        6,325   
Harmonic, Inc.     233        1,351   
II-VI, Inc.     309        4,969   
Infinera Corp.     775        15,159   
Infoblox, Inc.     229        3,659   
Inphi Corp.     293        7,044   
Insight Enterprises, Inc.     233        6,023   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     386        7,836   
InterDigital, Inc.     246        12,448   
Intersil Corp., Class A     153        1,790   
Itron, Inc.     99        3,159   
Ixia     217        3,144   
IXYS Corp.     195        2,176   
j2 Global, Inc.     177        12,540   
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.     789        3,038   
LogMeIn, Inc.     149        10,156   
Luxoft Holding, Inc. (Switzerland)     143        9,050   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     216        13,457   
ManTech International Corp., Class A     163        4,189   
Mattson Technology, Inc.     416        969   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     540        13,300   
Methode Electronics, Inc.     208        6,635   
Microsemi Corp.     219        7,188   
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A     38        7,466   
MKS Instruments, Inc.     305        10,227   
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     99        5,069   
Monster Worldwide, Inc.     393        2,523   
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.     256        4,275   
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)     566        3,854   
NETGEAR, Inc.     210        6,126   
NetScout Systems, Inc.     173        6,119   
NeuStar, Inc., Class A (a)     239        6,503   
Newport Corp.     314        4,318   
NVE Corp.     24        1,165   
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.     324        8,508   
OSI Systems, Inc.     118        9,081   
PC Connection, Inc.     107        2,218   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 20.6% (continued)            
Photronics, Inc.     423      $ 3,832   
Plantronics, Inc.     274        13,933   
Plexus Corp.     115        4,437   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     838        5,673   
Polycom, Inc.     753        7,891   
Progress Software Corp.     223        5,760   
Qlik Technologies, Inc.     57        2,078   
QLogic Corp.     636        6,519   
Qualys, Inc.     204        5,806   
Quantum Corp.     2,529        1,763   
RealD, Inc.     369        3,546   
Reis, Inc.     96        2,174   
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.     161        4,175   
Rogers Corp.     107        5,690   
Rovi Corp.     221        2,318   
Rubicon Project, Inc./The     220        3,197   
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.     259        3,225   
Sanmina Corp.     397        8,484   
Science Applications International Corp.     62        2,493   
Semtech Corp.     79        1,193   
Sigma Designs, Inc.     689        4,747   
Stamps.com, Inc.     152        11,250   
Super Micro Computer, Inc.     148        4,034   
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.     368        9,384   
Synaptics, Inc.     48        3,958   
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.     97        3,182   
SYNNEX Corp.     108        9,186   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     455        13,072   
Tech Data Corp.     207        14,180   
TechTarget, Inc.     285        2,428   
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.     221        5,921   
Tessera Technologies, Inc.     357        11,570   
TTM Technologies, Inc.     451        2,810   
Unisys Corp.     163        1,940   
United Online, Inc.     320        3,200   
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)     371        6,322   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     483        4,680   
Web.com Group, Inc.     101        2,129   
Xcerra Corp.     453        2,845   
XO Group, Inc.     174        2,459   
   

 

 

 
      718,346   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 2.7%            
A Schulman, Inc.     178        5,780   
AEP Industries, Inc.     16        917   
Boise Cascade Co.     182        4,590   
Century Aluminum Co.     282        1,297   
Clearwater Paper Corp.     86        4,063   
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.     117        2,159   
Ferro Corp.     156        1,708   
Hawkins, Inc.     48        1,848   
Innophos Holdings, Inc.     99        3,924   
Innospec, Inc.     221        10,279   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     144        11,556   
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.     92        1,519   
KMG Chemicals, Inc.     175        3,376   
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.     73        1,307   
Materion Corp.     186        5,584   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Materials - 2.7% (continued)            
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     163      $ 7,850   
Neenah Paper, Inc.     101        5,886   
Quaker Chemical Corp.     56        4,316   
Stepan Co.     38        1,581   
Trinseo SA (a)     246        6,212   
US Concrete, Inc.     175        8,363   
   

 

 

 
      94,115   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 1.2%            
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.     35        2,587   
Boingo Wireless, Inc.     170        1,408   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.     720        2,246   
FairPoint Communications, Inc.     285        4,392   
General Communication, Inc., Class A     284        4,902   
IDT Corp., Class B     83        1,187   
Inteliquent, Inc.     329        7,347   
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)     553        3,401   
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.     130        5,565   
Spok Holdings, Inc.     252        4,148   
Vonage Holdings Corp.     1,040        6,115   
   

 

 

 
      43,298   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 1.7%            
Avista Corp.     175        5,819   
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (a)     166        1,926   
New Jersey Resources Corp.     323        9,700   
ONE Gas, Inc.     247        11,196   
Portland General Electric Co.     347        12,828   
Unitil Corp.     66        2,434   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     272        15,686   
   

 

 

 
      59,589   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $3,476,548)

      3,257,532   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 3.7%        
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (a)     

(cost $129,034)

    1,171        127,873   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 4.4%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(b)
     

(cost $153,155)

    153,155        153,155   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 7.5%        
Money Market Funds - 7.5%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (2)(b)(c)
   

(cost $261,756)

    261,756        261,756   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 108.9%
(cost $4,020,493)

      3,800,316   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (8.9%)
        (309,829)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 3,490,487   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $261,113; cash collateral of $261,756 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 2.9%            
AMP Ltd.     4,704      $ 18,475   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     755        16,667   
CIMIC Group Ltd.     6,307        104,778   
Cochlear Ltd.     1,474        86,733   
Goodman Group REIT     4,272        17,658   
GPT Group/The REIT     19,876        63,169   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     14,509        39,743   
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     7,924        21,840   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     25,219        86,227   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     306        16,584   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     53,379        140,140   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     2,729        24,852   
Scentre Group REIT     16,646        45,815   
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     51,340        169,020   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     111,147        439,441   
   

 

 

 
      1,291,142   
   

 

 

 
Austria - 0.6%            
Erste Group Bank AG     7,536        219,003   
voestalpine AG     910        31,288   
   

 

 

 
      250,291   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 1.0%            
Ageas     2,598        106,768   
KBC Groep NV     3,131        198,011   
Proximus     4,280        148,054   
   

 

 

 
      452,833   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 6.2%            
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     8,203        377,233   
Bank of Montreal (1)     771        42,048   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)     12,054        73,977   
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (1)     5,776        181,742   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1)     623        44,761   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     2,343        84,889   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)     11,346        233,382   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     432        196,736   
George Weston Ltd. (1)     2,089        168,998   
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (1)     4,297        102,941   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)     5,015        352,196   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     4,334        223,147   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     4,745        227,596   
Metro, Inc. (1)     9,253        252,109   
National Bank of Canada (1)     2,436        77,762   
Open Text Corp. (1)     976        43,706   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)     2,381        76,791   
   

 

 

 
      2,760,014   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 1.8%            
Danske Bank A/S     6,153        185,946   
DSV A/S     1,495        55,864   
ISS A/S     5,048        167,678   
Pandora A/S     1,647        192,401   
Tryg A/S     6,835        132,800   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     1,714        89,109   
   

 

 

 
          823,798  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Finland - 0.9%            
Elisa OYJ     5,535      $ 187,233   
Nokia OYJ     18,647        127,505   
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     418        13,531   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     4,824        36,501   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     2,816        42,270   
   

 

 

 
      407,040   
   

 

 

 
France - 7.0%            
AXA SA     13,561        329,247   
BNP Paribas SA     6,317        371,908   
Cap Gemini SA     2,060        183,964   
Christian Dior SE     892        167,120   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     998        91,311   
CNP Assurances     1,191        16,549   
Credit Agricole SA     12,435        143,161   
Engie     6,643        107,487   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     2,071        352,573   
Natixis SA     12,552        69,498   
Numericable-SFR SAS     1,323        61,247   
Orange SA     13,955        211,548   
Peugeot SA     10,924        165,527   
Renault SA     2,508        180,959   
Safran SA     1,823        137,074   
Societe Generale SA     7,206        322,043   
Valeo SA     962        130,618   
Veolia Environnement SA     3,065        69,901   
   

 

 

 
          3,111,735  
   

 

 

 
Germany - 7.0%            
Allianz SE     2,901        455,727   
Brenntag AG     854        46,077   
Continental AG     844        180,266   
Daimler AG     7,443        541,873   
Deutsche Bank AG     6,363        171,720   
Deutsche Telekom AG     19,511        347,326   
Evonik Industries AG     1,868        62,545   
Hannover Rueck SE     4,283        438,712   
HeidelbergCement AG     1,067        73,273   
Infineon Technologies AG     8,783        98,681   
Merck KGaA     2,353        208,326   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     1,403        262,031   
OSRAM Licht AG     886        45,902   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     4,477        219,756   
   

 

 

 
      3,152,215   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 2.7%            
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     80,000        235,942   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     22,000        41,430   
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     8,000        104,061   
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     26,400        157,864   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     9,000        37,475   
Kerry Properties Ltd.     25,500        70,013   
Link REIT     8,000        44,043   
New World Development Co., Ltd.     88,000        85,702   
NWS Holdings Ltd.     55,000        72,499   
PCCW Ltd.     162,000        83,390   
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     42,000        63,950   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Hong Kong - 2.7% (continued)            
Swire Properties Ltd.     12,400      $ 34,369   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     9,500        35,417   
Wharf Holdings Ltd./The     4,000        22,570   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     12,000        52,115   
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     20,000        74,409   
   

 

 

 
      1,215,249   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.9%            
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     10,667        195,166   
Banco Popolare SC     10,179        150,603   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     134,017        473,442   
Mediobanca SpA     12,148        119,521   
Pirelli & C. SpA     12,620        211,183   
Prysmian SpA     6,485        134,040   
UnipolSai SpA     5,968        12,977   
   

 

 

 
      1,296,932   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 33.7%            
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     7,500        148,395   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     4,400        147,629   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     1,400        23,908   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     4,200        118,608   
Asahi Kasei Corp.     6,000        42,309   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     28,000        170,185   
Bridgestone Corp.     7,100        245,704   
Central Japan Railway Co.     1,900        306,333   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     23,000        163,325   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,900        204,945   
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The     1,800        26,715   
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     700        12,717   
Daicel Corp.     5,900        72,427   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     23,800        378,892   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     3,600        62,467   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     17,000        109,999   
Dentsu, Inc.     4,100        210,412   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     6,700        241,096   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     5,400        201,864   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     36,000        171,463   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     18,000        115,207   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     30,000        212,946   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     30,000        173,379   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     4,200        57,949   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     1,500        32,480   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     85,000        194,623   
Hoya Corp.     2,500        81,880   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     10,900        170,525   
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     8,100        81,340   
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     14,800        170,136   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     2,200        77,847   
JFE Holdings, Inc.     10,000        131,340   
Joyo Bank Ltd./The     9,000        47,413   
JTEKT Corp.     5,400        75,605   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     12,600        140,077   
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     9,000        31,071   
KDDI Corp.     7,300        163,397   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     44,000        47,708   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     4,800        156,847   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     10,100        106,401   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 33.7% (continued)            
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     1,600      $ 69,471   
Mazda Motor Corp.     2,800        44,244   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     4,700        74,575   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,000        73,331   
Minebea Co., Ltd.     12,000        127,385   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     25,600        133,673   
Mitsubishi Corp.     1,800        29,505   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     19,000        174,050   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     132,300        799,388   
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     10,700        47,138   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     10,000        32,050   
Mixi, Inc.     3,000        102,669   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     205,900        385,157   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     7,100        190,492   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     2,300        297,101   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     12,200        163,109   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     1,800        17,454   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     3,000        14,335   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     6,200        218,386   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     19,300        177,456   
Nitto Denko Corp.     2,800        167,700   
NOK Corp.     6,100        131,978   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     72,900        423,138   
NSK Ltd.     13,300        128,917   
ORIX Corp.     25,800        332,803   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,200        38,318   
Panasonic Corp.     29,500        298,544   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     900        40,023   
Seiko Epson Corp.     1,800        25,463   
Shimadzu Corp.     5,000        72,186   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     14,000        28,779   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     3,500        125,458   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     8,200        238,168   
Sony Corp.     14,800        362,779   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     34,000        171,929   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     23,000        91,140   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     14,600        553,636   
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     17,000        62,306   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     2,500        34,703   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     2,000        61,500   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     17,400        205,526   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     8,600        81,701   
TDK Corp.     2,300        130,083   
Teijin Ltd.     19,000        57,712   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,400        181,590   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     6,300        235,368   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     48,000        320,622   
TOTO Ltd.     1,000        31,164   
Toyota Motor Corp.     24,100        1,411,005   
West Japan Railway Co.     400        25,070   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     12,000        147,096   
Yamaha Corp.     7,100        157,252   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     9,200        185,088   
   

 

 

 
          15,057,278  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 3.5%            
Aegon NV     10,929        62,668   
Boskalis Westminster     1,461        63,952   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Netherlands - 3.5% (continued)            
ING Groep NV CVA     44,149      $ 625,482   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     19,384        378,144   
NN Group NV     4,621        132,656   
Randstad Holding NV     2,460        147,036   
Wolters Kluwer NV     5,404        166,656   
   

 

 

 
          1,576,594  
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.1%            
Yara International ASA     782        31,196   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.1%            
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     2,484        33,525   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 2.1%            
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd. REIT     42,100        39,749   
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     69,600        140,605   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     22,500        256,823   
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     46,600        288,560   
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     13,300        173,659   
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     75,300        60,210   
   

 

 

 
          959,606  
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.4%            
Investec PLC     4,288        32,833   
Mondi PLC     6,205        130,052   
   

 

 

 
      162,885   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.7%            
Endesa SA     6,429        135,577   
Ferrovial SA     6,638        158,782   
Gas Natural SDG SA     2,169        42,322   
Iberdrola SA     41,736        278,096   
Telefonica SA     11,651        141,350   
   

 

 

 
      756,127   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 1.8%            
Boliden AB     1,791        28,044   
Electrolux AB, Series B     3,965        112,038   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     7,103        46,584   
Investor AB, B Shares     622        21,372   
Nordea Bank AB     20,398        227,571   
Securitas AB, B Shares     10,323        126,251   
Swedish Match AB     1,210        36,577   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     10,754        104,879   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     10,137        99,440   
   

 

 

 
      802,756   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 4.6%            
Actelion Ltd.     534        67,869   
Adecco SA     1,244        91,105   
Baloise Holding AG     2,614        299,575   
Credit Suisse Group AG     8,482        203,881   
Givaudan SA     136        221,294   
Swiss Life Holding AG     1,212        270,355   
Swiss Re AG     5,256        450,950   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     1,843        452,468   
   

 

 

 
      2,057,497   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 14.7%            
3i Group PLC     16,750        118,320   
Aviva PLC     24,923        170,463   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 14.7% (continued)            
BAE Systems PLC     22,878      $ 155,081   
Barclays PLC     89,750        332,146   
Barratt Developments PLC     12,520        122,295   
British Land Co. PLC/The REIT     9,564        121,459   
BT Group PLC     90,533        576,201   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     75,567        428,779   
Dixons Carphone PLC     27,016        173,632   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     17,025        221,283   
Hammerson PLC REIT     5,925        55,948   
HSBC Holdings PLC     35,829        270,284   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     6,967        360,186   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     16,562        148,378   
Intu Properties PLC REIT     21,010        104,866   
Kingfisher PLC     38,349        208,321   
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     4,025        76,732   
Legal & General Group PLC     34,823        125,564   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     30,789        233,712   
National Grid PLC     30,774        428,594   
Persimmon PLC     7,131        217,042   
Prudential PLC     5,602        118,183   
Royal Mail PLC     18,320        127,294   
Sage Group PLC/The     19,046        144,094   
Shire PLC     2,385        163,043   
Sky PLC     10,918        172,734   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     45,481        134,750   
Vodafone Group PLC     220,526        695,558   
William Hill PLC     25,380        134,987   
WPP PLC     12,158        253,118   
   

 

 

 
      6,593,047   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $46,442,929)

      42,791,760   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 2.8%        
United States - 2.8%            
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (1)     

(cost $1,242,091)

    21,881        1,254,219   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.6%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)    

(cost $1,167,969)

    1,167,969        1,167,969   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 101.1%
(cost $48,852,989)

      45,213,948   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (1.1%)
        (485,341)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 44,728,607   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 9,387,259        21.0
Consumer Staples     2,136,630        4.8  
Energy     16,667        0.0 (b)
Exchange-Traded Funds     1,254,219        2.8   
Financials     17,732,369        39.7  
Health Care     932,577        2.1  
Industrials     3,539,239        7.9  
Information Technology     2,146,243        4.8  
Materials     1,674,800        3.7  
Telecommunication Services     3,316,764        7.4  
Utilities     1,909,212        4.3  
Money Market Funds     1,167,969        2.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    45,213,948        101.1   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (485,341     (1.1
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 44,728,607        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 89.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Brazil - 3.0%            
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (1)     1,635      $ 8,764   
Banco do Brasil SA (1)     1,600        6,066   
BRF SA (1)     2,900        51,680   
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR (1)     5,337        9,500   
Cia Paranaense de Energia ADR (1)(a)     1,386        11,379   
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (1)     9,500        27,940   
Equatorial Energia SA (1)     2,000        17,142   
Fibria Celulose SA ADR (1)(a)     6,393        86,689   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (1)     16,792        111,163   
JBS SA (1)     23,600        99,948   
Lojas Renner SA (1)     9,200        43,024   
Porto Seguro SA (1)     5,700        43,133   
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR (1)(a)     7,762        70,867   
   

 

 

 
      587,295   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.9%            
Corpbanca SA (1)     6,046,373        53,259   
Enersis SA ADR (1)     9,244        116,844   
   

 

 

 
      170,103   
   

 

 

 
China - 26.1%            
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     334,000        126,851   
Air China Ltd., H Shares     12,000        9,504   
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., H Shares     14,500        42,869   
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.     19,000        49,320   
Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     1,105,000        476,512   
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., H Shares     224,000        156,138   
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., H Shares     28,000        26,172   
Belle International Holdings Ltd.     84,000        73,053   
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., H Shares     31,000        10,780   
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., H Shares     110,000        64,053   
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., H Shares     16,000        6,176   
China Construction Bank Corp., H Shares     950,000        633,966   
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     175,000        76,465   
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., H Shares     88,000        62,343   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     26,000        90,594   
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     120,000        292,477   
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., H Shares     262,000        242,852   
China National Building Material Co., Ltd., H Shares     36,000        20,859   
China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     1,400        5,223   
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., H Shares     8,000        4,900   
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., H Shares     26,500        39,203   
China Railway Group Ltd., H Shares     29,000        26,488   
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., H Shares     94,000        68,884   
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H Shares     158,000        76,554   
China Vanke Co., Ltd., H Shares     60,200        129,330   
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     99,000        56,287   
CNOOC Ltd. ADR (1)     2,023        208,531   
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.     175,000        63,404   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
China - 26.1% (continued)            
Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., H Shares     18,000      $ 6,834   
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     14,000        17,571   
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (a)     130,000        74,286   
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.     150,000        71,897   
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.     130,000        19,850   
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., H Shares     31,500        35,147   
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., H Shares     88,000        69,048   
Huaneng Power International, Inc., H Shares     42,000        45,476   
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     979,000        565,572   
Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.     27,000        34,187   
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     9,000        39,013   
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd./The, H Shares     130,000        63,799   
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., H Shares     46,000        90,100   
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares (a)     103,000        514,690   
Shui On Land Ltd.     144,500        33,356   
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.     97,000        53,083   
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., H Shares     18,000        6,902   
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     3,200        11,256   
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.     73,000        38,295   
Weichai Power Co., Ltd., H Shares     6,000        5,614   
ZHuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares     4,500        33,485   
ZTE Corp., H Shares     25,600        58,555   
   

 

 

 
      5,027,804   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 8.6%            
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.     14,000        4,818   
China Everbright Ltd.     34,000        78,088   
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.     156,000        39,458   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR (1)     13,036        775,642   
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)     56,000        170,261   
China Power International Development Ltd.     104,000        67,840   
China Resources Land Ltd.     48,000        113,343   
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.     14,000        32,142   
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.     26,000        81,370   
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.     32,000        40,710   
CITIC Ltd.     24,000        43,817   
Far East Horizon Ltd.     70,000        54,360   
Guangdong Investment Ltd.     6,000        8,956   
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.     32,000        48,357   
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.     36,000        44,581   
Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.     282,000        46,454   
   

 

 

 
      1,650,197   
   

 

 

 
Hungary - 1.6%            
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC     1,973        85,981   
OTP Bank PLC     7,141        137,847   
Richter Gedeon Nyrt     5,860        93,165   
   

 

 

 
          316,993  
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
India - 1.1%            
Infosys Ltd. ADR (1)     1,779      $ 33,961   
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR 144A (b)     593        15,424   
State Bank of India GDR     2,093        76,218   
Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (1)     3,697        83,183   
   

 

 

 
      208,786   
   

 

 

 
Indonesia - 0.6%            
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     42,200        11,955   
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     21,800        12,908   
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT     191,400        14,785   
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     211,400        38,179   
United Tractors Tbk PT     25,400        30,406   
   

 

 

 
      108,233   
   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of - 15.8%            
Amorepacific Corp.     211        68,758   
AMOREPACIFIC Group     425        58,695   
BGF retail Co., Ltd.     95        16,226   
BNK Financial Group, Inc.     5,183        60,096   
CJ CheilJedang Corp.     19        6,122   
CJ Corp.     327        73,018   
Coway Co., Ltd.     217        15,355   
Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.     6,726        68,145   
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     1,381        71,624   
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.     633        21,191   
Hanwha Chemical Corp.     1,688        30,953   
Hanwha Corp.     2,176        71,672   
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     9,346        64,398   
Hyosung Corp.     751        71,738   
Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.     168        19,038   
Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction     1,242        57,353   
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.     2,346        59,857   
Hyundai Steel Co.     1,192        51,958   
Industrial Bank of Korea     3,694        42,545   
Kangwon Land, Inc.     586        20,944   
KB Financial Group, Inc.     3,675        109,238   
Kia Motors Corp.     669        30,327   
Korea Electric Power Corp.     2,621        108,061   
Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.     946        48,928   
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.     44        17,302   
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     2,408        63,823   
KT Corp.     754        19,594   
KT&G Corp.     330        31,075   
LG Corp.     443        22,808   
LG Display Co., Ltd.     3,405        65,005   
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.     115        83,224   
LG Uplus Corp.     7,656        78,365   
Lotte Chemical Corp.     403        92,351   
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.     2,838        67,164   
NCSoft Corp.     226        36,134   
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.     4,383        37,055   
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.     1,754        53,710   
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.     243        13,244   
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR     1,309        619,063   
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     127        29,990   
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     630        52,684   
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.     640        24,702   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Korea, Republic of - 15.8% (continued)            
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.     539      $ 18,850   
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.     169        33,840   
SK Hynix, Inc.     4,668        133,134   
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     872        72,627   
SK Networks Co., Ltd.     2,121        12,363   
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.     240        53,241   
S-Oil Corp.     1,368        72,794   
   

 

 

 
      3,050,382   
   

 

 

 
Malaysia - 0.7%            
MISC Bhd     5,900        11,840   
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     33,300        91,077   
YTL Corp. Bhd     69,000        25,128   
   

 

 

 
      128,045   
   

 

 

 
Malta - 0.6%            
Brait SE (a)     10,603        107,726   
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.3%            
Arca Continental SAB de CV (1)     3,700        20,832   
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (1)     2,000        27,779   
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B (1)     1,100        9,567   
   

 

 

 
      58,178   
   

 

 

 
Peru - 0.3%            
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR (1)     1,325        7,897   
Credicorp Ltd. (1)     407        43,289   
   

 

 

 
      51,186   
   

 

 

 
Poland - 2.4%            
Enea SA     13,398        47,652   
Energa SA     12,550        55,700   
Eurocash SA     1,675        19,727   
Grupa Azoty SA     1,268        29,572   
Grupa Lotos SA     2,577        18,953   
KGHM Polska Miedz SA     1,927        41,626   
Orange Polska SA     3,482        6,657   
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     12,472        44,314   
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     5,501        96,046   
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     42,572        73,183   
Tauron Polska Energia SA     23,782        20,542   
   

 

 

 
      453,972   
   

 

 

 
Russia - 2.0%            
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR     8,107        116,489   
Severstal PAO GDR     12,430        131,897   
Sistema JSFC GDR     2,385        16,481   
Tatneft PAO ADR     3,417        95,822   
Uralkali PJSC GDR     1,922        28,554   
   

 

 

 
      389,243   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 6.5%            
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.     1,538        55,663   
Discovery Ltd.     1,256        12,496   
FirstRand Ltd.     14,208        50,488   
Foschini Group Ltd./The     1,020        10,358   
Gold Fields Ltd. ADR (1)     10,790        28,701   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
South Africa - 6.5% (continued)            
Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT     7,426      $ 64,682   
Investec Ltd.     11,273        86,279   
Liberty Holdings Ltd.     4,900        44,769   
MMI Holdings Ltd.     22,179        38,162   
Mondi Ltd.     4,437        93,032   
MTN Group Ltd.     11,001        141,465   
Netcare Ltd.     22,479        59,023   
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT     60,181        50,869   
Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd. REIT     7,835        65,655   
Sanlam Ltd.     3,626        15,681   
Sappi Ltd.     10,384        31,889   
Sasol Ltd.     666        18,656   
SPAR Group Ltd./The     3,184        42,597   
Standard Bank Group Ltd.     7,507        73,300   
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.     17,919        110,031   
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.     17,643        84,826   
Truworths International Ltd.     8,646        53,130   
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.     2,308        16,153   
   

 

 

 
      1,247,905   
   

 

 

 
Taiwan - 15.7%            
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     74,000        80,629   
Asustek Computer, Inc.     6,000        51,588   
AU Optronics Corp.     252,000        74,609   
Casetek Holdings Ltd.     15,000        64,140   
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     10,000        106,907   
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     65,000        89,027   
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.     28,080        44,151   
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.     5,025        11,617   
China Airlines Ltd.     198,000        67,882   
China Development Financial Holding Corp.     184,000        49,637   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd./Taiwan     127,300        96,971   
Compal Electronics, Inc.     71,000        40,330   
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     83,237        43,028   
E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     57,000        33,597   
Eva Airways Corp.     121,000        67,883   
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.     15,150        6,400   
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     27,000        58,231   
Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.     3,090        19,259   
First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     8,000        3,653   
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.     24,240        69,673   
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     104,000        162,806   
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     86,950        227,153   
Innolux Corp.     267,000        83,620   
Inotera Memories, Inc.     55,000        34,576   
Inventec Corp.     43,000        20,489   
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.     5,000        9,622   
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     55,000        38,205   
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.     15,000        47,094   
Pegatron Corp.     42,000        102,786   
Pou Chen Corp.     53,000        79,728   
Powertech Technology, Inc.     40,000        72,462   
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.     2,000        6,211   
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.     13,000        22,132   
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     282,411        67,167   
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.     26,000        32,413   
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.     104,680        33,182   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Taiwan - 15.7% (continued)            
Taiwan Business Bank     140,563      $ 34,935   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     27,418        568,924   
Transcend Information, Inc.     12,000        30,340   
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     19,000        32,994   
United Microelectronics Corp.     177,000        58,142   
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.     112,000        70,910   
Wistron Corp.     18,553        9,701   
WPG Holdings Ltd.     7,000        6,762   
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.     30,000        8,715   
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.     30,000        85,993   
   

 

 

 
      3,026,274   
   

 

 

 
Thailand - 2.1%            
Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR     9,400        41,526   
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR     19,000        46,128   
Glow Energy PCL NVDR     4,800        11,276   
IRPC PCL NVDR     365,600        38,015   
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR     6,300        29,759   
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR     61,200        28,890   
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR     3,600        6,973   
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR     32,500        48,282   
PTT PCL NVDR     10,700        71,056   
Siam Commercial Bank PCL/The NVDR     7,300        27,018   
Thai Oil PCL NVDR     10,400        15,161   
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR     53,700        27,272   
TMB Bank PCL NVDR     157,300        10,506   
   

 

 

 
      401,862   
   

 

 

 
Turkey - 1.6%            
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT     14,622        12,141   
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     64,092        79,116   
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS     7,919        62,226   
Turk Hava Yollari AO     32,513        85,779   
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     9,706        19,157   
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     1,958        6,548   
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     35,659        33,848   
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D     10,312        13,073   
   

 

 

 
      311,888   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $19,688,357)

      17,296,072   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.2%            
Brazil - 1.0%            
Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Series B (1)     12,500        17,594   
Braskem SA, Class A (1)     2,000        8,455   
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Series B (1)     9,700        37,215   
Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA (1)     15,730        28,329   
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Series A (1)     19,400        94,394   
   

 

 

 
      185,987   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.2%            
Embotelladora Andina SA, Series B (1)     10,661        36,898   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $274,145)

      222,885   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(ETF) - 7.2%
  SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
United States - 7.2%            

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (1)(a)
(cost $1,358,415)

    42,231      $ 1,384,332   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.0% (c)            
Korea, Republic of - 0.0% (c)            

Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.
(cost $12,042)

    2,011        8,825   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 7.0%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (d)    

(cost $1,354,892)

    1,354,892        1,354,892   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 5.6%        
Money Market Funds - 5.6%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (d)(e)
   

(cost $1,077,831)

    1,077,831        1,077,831   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 110.9%
(cost $23,765,682)

      21,344,837   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (10.9%)
        (2,096,462)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 19,248,375   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $1,070,320; cash collateral of $1,077,831 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(e) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

 

144A - Restricted Security
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR - Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 822,398        4.3
Consumer Staples     628,646        3.3  
Energy     894,125        4.6  
Exchange-Traded Funds     1,384,332        7.2   
Financials     7,540,058        39.2  
Health Care     208,025        1.1  
Industrials     937,987        4.9  
Information Technology     2,923,136        15.2  
Materials     1,233,197        6.4  
Telecommunication Services     1,486,144        7.7  
Utilities     854,066        4.4  
Money Market Funds     1,354,892        7.0   
Securities Lending Collateral     1,077,831        5.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    21,344,837        110.9   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (2,096,462     (10.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 19,248,375        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 21.8%            
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     10,500      $ 1,990,065   
Amazon.com, Inc.     50,521        25,861,195   
AutoNation, Inc.     14,700        855,246   
AutoZone, Inc.     3,131        2,266,312   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     44,112        1,637,437   
Brinker International, Inc.     12,400        653,108   
Brunswick Corp.     16,700        799,763   
Cabela’s, Inc.     11,000        501,600   
CarMax, Inc.     24,366        1,445,391   
Carnival Corp.     67,112        3,335,466   
Carter’s, Inc.     7,700        697,928   
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A     14,360        2,525,206   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     2,871        2,067,838   
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     15,800        513,342   
Comcast Corp., Class A     44,290        2,519,215   
CST Brands, Inc.     13,128        441,888   
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     12,035        824,879   
Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)     4,070        309,483   
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     10,500        917,595   
DISH Network Corp., Class A     28,266        1,649,038   
Dollar General Corp.     36,046        2,611,172   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     45,959        3,063,627   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     12,719        1,372,507   
DR Horton, Inc.     27,197        798,504   
Expedia, Inc.     19,227        2,262,633   
Foot Locker, Inc.     24,400        1,756,068   
Gentex Corp.     26,000        403,000   
Genuine Parts Co.     16,500        1,367,685   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     17,069        500,634   
GoPro, Inc., Class A     13,627        425,435   
Graham Holdings Co., Class B     737        425,249   
H&R Block, Inc.     25,400        919,480   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     75,906        2,196,720   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     9,500        521,550   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     11,498        1,103,693   
Hasbro, Inc.     13,480        972,447   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     44,350        1,017,389   
Home Depot, Inc./The     154,848        17,883,396   
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A     10,100        475,710   
Jarden Corp.     24,655        1,205,136   
Kate Spade & Co.     21,900        418,509   
Kohl’s Corp.     13,521        626,158   
L Brands, Inc.     45,661        4,115,426   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     14,426        595,072   
Lennar Corp., Class A     19,463        936,754   
LKQ Corp.     26,100        740,196   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     129,077        8,895,987   
Macy’s, Inc.     14,903        764,822   
Madison Square Garden Co./The, Class A     16,139        1,164,267   
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     30,014        2,046,955   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     12,239        282,721   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     11,871        2,158,029   
Murphy USA, Inc.     6,252        343,547   
Netflix, Inc.     57,736        5,961,819   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     15,515        616,101   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 21.8% (continued)        
NIKE, Inc., Class B     99,848      $ 12,278,309   
Nordstrom, Inc.     21,600        1,548,936   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     42,289        2,423,160   
NVR, Inc.     211        321,821   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     20,255        5,063,750   
Panera Bread Co., Class A     2,400        464,184   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     8,700        1,042,869   
Ross Stores, Inc.     75,470        3,658,031   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     31,428        2,799,921   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     22,600        536,750   
Service Corp. International     15,037        407,503   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     20,228        678,649   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     14,400        1,960,272   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     32,600        1,492,428   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A     19,704        2,641,912   
Staples, Inc.     65,264        765,547   
Starbucks Corp.     179,690        10,213,580   
Target Corp.     74,779        5,882,116   
TEGNA, Inc.     50,200        1,123,978   
Time Warner, Inc.     28,210        1,939,437   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     47,689        3,405,948   
Tractor Supply Co.     23,184        1,954,875   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.      16,379        2,675,510   
Under Armour, Inc., Class A     39,858        3,857,457   
VF Corp.     43,322        2,954,994   
Walt Disney Co./The     186,845        19,095,559   
Whirlpool Corp.     10,770        1,585,990   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     8,200        626,070   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     21,202        1,524,424   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     21,190        1,694,141   
   

 

 

 
      219,378,514   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 9.7%            
Altria Group, Inc.     230,749        12,552,746   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     24,289        1,006,779   
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     12,435        1,204,951   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     17,383        1,458,434   
Clorox Co./The     6,203        716,633   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     9,447        456,762   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     31,992        1,295,996   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     32,500        4,069,325   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     53,622        7,752,133   
Coty, Inc., Class A     61,025        1,651,336   
CVS Health Corp.     143,099        13,806,191   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     46,900        3,707,445   
Edgewell Personal Care Co.     4,753        387,845   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The, Class A     18,780        1,515,170   
General Mills, Inc.     5,265        295,524   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     18,761        968,068   
Hershey Co./The     11,545        1,060,755   
Hormel Foods Corp.     22,817        1,444,544   
Ingredion, Inc.     4,600        401,626   
JM Smucker Co./The     6,800        775,812   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     8,784        457,998   
Kroger Co./The     164,908        5,948,232   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     12,000        986,160   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     10,290        724,416   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Staples - 9.7% (continued)            
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     8,159      $ 677,360   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     132,396        5,543,421   
Monster Beverage Corp.     32,937        4,451,106   
PepsiCo, Inc.     12,996        1,225,523   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     35,800        743,924   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     6,660        278,921   
Reynolds American, Inc.     155,464        6,882,391   
Rite Aid Corp.     142,500        864,975   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     12,255        528,190   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     121,999        10,138,117   
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     30,208        1,212,851   
   

 

 

 
      97,191,660   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.1%            
Cheniere Energy, Inc.      14,342        692,719   
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     45,756        836,877   
CVR Energy, Inc.     12,300        504,915   
Golar LNG Ltd. (Norway)     13,500        376,380   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     45,813        1,268,104   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     42,516        1,969,766   
Targa Resources Corp.     8,376        431,532   
Tesoro Corp.     19,146        1,861,757   
Valero Energy Corp.     45,433        2,730,523   
   

 

 

 
      10,672,573   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 11.9%            
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     5,032        426,059   
Allstate Corp./The     34,468        2,007,416   
American Financial Group, Inc.     8,200        565,062   
American International Group, Inc.     84,807        4,818,734   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     24,500        2,673,685   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     11,317        712,745   
Aon PLC (United Kingdom)     11,400        1,010,154   
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT     32,100        1,188,342   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     15,874        1,166,263   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     7,137        1,247,690   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     49,306        1,930,330   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B     11,700        1,525,680   
BlackRock, Inc.     8,247        2,453,235   
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     11,893        1,408,131   
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT     40,616        953,664   
Camden Property Trust REIT     10,668        788,365   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     39,242        1,120,751   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     26,000        1,398,800   
CME Group, Inc.     46,128        4,277,911   
Corrections Corp. of America REIT     18,552        548,026   
Credit Acceptance Corp.     3,992        785,905   
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     24,330        1,589,236   
Discover Financial Services     22,325        1,160,677   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     58,031        1,527,956   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     16,247        624,210   
Equinix, Inc. REIT     3,934        1,075,556   
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT     7,799        456,787   
Equity Residential REIT     24,742        1,858,619   
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     17,440        3,896,445   
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     32,200        2,484,552   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 11.9% (continued)            
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT     13,268      $ 1,810,419   
First Horizon National Corp.     34,651        491,351   
First Republic Bank/CA     8,493        533,106   
FNF Group     53,600        1,901,192   
General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT     46,849        1,216,669   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     39,038        6,783,243   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     19,320        884,470   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     147,100        1,559,260   
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     41,795        1,649,649   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     8,943        2,101,516   
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT     20,315        630,171   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     302,190        18,424,524   
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT     13,298        324,870   
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT     12,300        641,814   
M&T Bank Corp.     3,100        378,045   
Markel Corp.     866        694,411   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     7,400        386,428   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     34,439        2,978,973   
Moody’s Corp.     30,600        3,004,920   
Morgan Stanley     126,441        3,982,891   
MSCI, Inc.     6,683        397,371   
Nasdaq, Inc.     18,693        996,898   
National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT     18,861        684,088   
Navient Corp.     29,600        332,704   
Northern Trust Corp.     16,624        1,133,092   
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT     11,537        405,526   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     16,027        1,429,608   
Post Properties, Inc. REIT     5,900        343,911   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     9,300        440,262   
Progressive Corp./The     19,131        586,174   
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     9,298        461,460   
Realty Income Corp. REIT     6,817        323,058   
Regency Centers Corp. REIT     19,200        1,193,280   
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     22,128        451,854   
SEI Investments Co.     15,136        730,009   
Signature Bank     9,881        1,359,230   
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT     2,865        309,878   
Springleaf Holdings, Inc.     25,962        1,135,059   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     11,700        447,408   
SVB Financial Group     10,697        1,235,931   
Synchrony Financial     38,357        1,200,574   
Synovus Financial Corp.     10,355        306,508   
Torchmark Corp.     14,100        795,240   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     18,608        1,852,054   
UDR, Inc. REIT     41,200        1,420,576   
Vornado Realty Trust REIT     7,098        641,801   
Voya Financial, Inc.     13,148        509,748   
WR Berkley Corp.     13,700        744,869   
   

 

 

 
      119,927,079   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 20.5%            
Abbott Laboratories     147,567        5,935,145   
AbbVie, Inc.     171,713        9,342,904   
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     15,188        1,006,509   
Aetna, Inc.     58,800        6,433,308   
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     21,050        1,485,919   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 20.5% (continued)            
Akorn, Inc.     33,919      $ 966,861   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     9,108        1,424,400   
Align Technology, Inc.     9,300        527,868   
Allergan PLC     11,033        2,998,880   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     21,541        1,731,035   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     37,940        3,603,921   
Amgen, Inc.     81,945        11,334,632   
Anthem, Inc.     42,554        5,957,560   
athenahealth, Inc.     5,100        680,085   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     17,382        2,305,896   
Biogen, Inc.     11,532        3,365,153   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     30,363        3,197,831   
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     15,072        1,289,410   
Boston Scientific Corp.     151,289        2,482,652   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     174,633        10,338,274   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     19,500        447,720   
Cardinal Health, Inc.     31,548        2,423,517   
Celgene Corp.     89,447        9,675,482   
Centene Corp.     36,227        1,964,590   
Cerner Corp.     39,879        2,391,145   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     16,800        718,536   
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     7,400        1,101,564   
CR Bard, Inc.     4,468        832,433   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     28,200        2,039,706   
DexCom, Inc.     29,613        2,542,572   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     23,784        3,381,371   
Eli Lilly & Co.     131,095        10,971,341   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     70,307        5,692,055   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     64,320        6,315,581   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     57,725        4,465,606   
Henry Schein, Inc.     6,082        807,203   
Hologic, Inc.     42,077        1,646,473   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     8,000        594,000   
Illumina, Inc.     20,225        3,555,960   
Incyte Corp.     35,900        3,960,847   
Intrexon Corp.     32,848        1,044,566   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     2,503        1,150,329   
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     38,536        1,557,625   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)     5,800        770,298   
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings     3,822        414,572   
McKesson Corp.     21,694        4,014,041   
Medivation, Inc.     41,386        1,758,905   
MEDNAX, Inc.     8,864        680,667   
Medtronic PLC (Ireland)     34,077        2,281,114   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     1,323        376,711   
OPKO Health, Inc.     98,959        832,245   
Pfizer, Inc.     342,013        10,742,628   
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.     8,156        614,636   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     8,879        545,792   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     11,644        810,073   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     13,676        6,361,255   
ResMed, Inc.     17,407        887,061   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     10,000        630,900   
Stryker Corp.     10,251        964,619   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     7,900        291,668   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     8,779        1,073,496   
United Therapeutics Corp.     11,113        1,458,470   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 20.5% (continued)            
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     125,314      $ 14,537,677   
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     11,152        1,391,881   
VCA, Inc.     11,583        609,845   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     36,813        3,833,706   
Waters Corp.     2,498        295,289   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     11,648        1,094,097   
Zoetis, Inc.     75,912        3,126,056   
   

 

 

 
      206,086,167   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 7.5%            
3M Co.     17,857        2,531,587   
A. O. Smith Corp.     16,200        1,056,078   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     8,767        1,539,310   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     35,600        2,828,420   
AMERCO     2,404        945,902   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     11,156        433,187   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     35,270        1,540,594   
Boeing Co./The     13,104        1,715,969   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     6,166        417,931   
Cintas Corp.     19,335        1,657,976   
CSX Corp.     13,771        370,440   
Danaher Corp.     20,317        1,731,212   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     19,785        887,753   
Equifax, Inc.     11,894        1,155,859   
FedEx Corp.     12,122        1,745,326   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     53,300        2,530,151   
General Dynamics Corp.     41,370        5,706,991   
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A     7,000        413,560   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     22,030        630,499   
Hexcel Corp.     15,700        704,302   
Honeywell International, Inc.     7,142        676,276   
Hubbell, Inc., Class B     3,700        314,315   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     9,900        1,060,785   
IHS, Inc., Class A     4,100        475,600   
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     14,400        1,028,160   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     92,391        2,380,916   
Kansas City Southern     5,172        470,031   
Lennox International, Inc.     2,533        287,065   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     28,440        5,895,896   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     6,165        460,279   
Masco Corp.     30,875        777,433   
Middleby Corp./The     10,800        1,136,052   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     35,000        5,808,250   
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     13,999        853,939   
Owens Corning     12,800        536,448   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     36,200        718,570   
Raytheon Co.     6,926        756,735   
Robert Half International, Inc.     12,601        644,667   
Roper Technologies, Inc.     10,539        1,651,461   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     50,900        741,104   
Snap-on, Inc.     4,561        688,437   
Southwest Airlines Co.     99,247        3,775,356   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A     19,913        962,594   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     17,600        832,480   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     3,062        296,953   
Stericycle, Inc.     7,700        1,072,687   
Textron, Inc.     13,400        504,376   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 7.5% (continued)            
Timken Co./The     14,600      $ 401,354   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     9,000        1,911,690   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     44,323        2,351,335   
United Rentals, Inc.     11,585        695,679   
USG Corp.     18,500        492,470   
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     18,500        1,367,335   
Wabtec Corp.     8,800        774,840   
Waste Connections, Inc.     8,300        403,214   
Waste Management, Inc.     22,380        1,114,748   
WW Grainger, Inc.     3,900        838,539   
   

 

 

 
      75,701,116   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 21.4%            
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)     11,097        1,090,391   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     60,800        1,878,112   
Adobe Systems, Inc.     33,575        2,760,536   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     34,019        2,349,352   
Amdocs Ltd.     5,217        296,743   
Amphenol Corp., Class A     21,046        1,072,504   
Analog Devices, Inc.     5,437        306,701   
ANSYS, Inc.     5,600        493,584   
Apple, Inc.     587,958        64,851,767   
Applied Materials, Inc.     30,056        441,523   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     22,700        589,519   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     8,600        475,408   
Autodesk, Inc.     9,303        410,634   
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     59,512        4,782,384   
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)     6,041        755,185   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     14,749        386,571   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     7,930        438,926   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     101,800        1,056,684   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     23,600        488,048   
CDK Global, Inc.     6,566        313,723   
CDW Corp.     17,088        698,216   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     237,513        6,234,716   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     64,629        4,046,422   
Computer Sciences Corp.     10,500        644,490   
CoreLogic, Inc.     18,100        673,863   
CoStar Group, Inc.     4,800        830,688   
eBay, Inc.     146,541        3,581,462   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     73,077        4,950,967   
F5 Networks, Inc.     6,500        752,700   
Facebook, Inc., Class A     82,533        7,419,717   
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     4,319        690,219   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     28,880        1,937,270   
FireEye, Inc.     18,293        582,083   
Fiserv, Inc.     42,630        3,692,184   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     19,235        2,647,121   
Fortinet, Inc.     43,122        1,831,823   
Gartner, Inc.     6,200        520,366   
Global Payments, Inc.     10,387        1,191,701   
Google, Inc., Class A     20,318        12,970,402   
Hewlett-Packard Co.     11,857        303,658   
IAC/InterActiveCorp     12,900        841,983   
Intel Corp.     10,460        315,264   
Intuit, Inc.     33,374        2,961,943   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 21.4% (continued)        
IPG Photonics Corp.     5,942      $ 451,414   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     8,800        612,568   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     11,300        565,000   
Lam Research Corp.     18,200        1,189,006   
LinkedIn Corp., Class A     4,830        918,328   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (2)     53,500        484,175   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     130,096        11,724,252   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     21,200        708,080   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     478        32,686   
NetSuite, Inc.     13,600        1,141,040   
NVIDIA Corp.     40,882        1,007,741   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     22,516        3,872,752   
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     10,396        322,692   
Qorvo, Inc.     34,820        1,568,641   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     19,930        491,872   
Red Hat, Inc.     22,415        1,611,190   
Sabre Corp.     24,104        655,147   
salesforce.com, inc.     66,832        4,640,146   
ServiceNow, Inc.     28,812        2,000,993   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     47,184        3,973,365   
SolarWinds, Inc.     12,600        494,424   
Splunk, Inc.     14,419        798,092   
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     9,449        661,808   
Synopsys, Inc.     8,594        396,871   
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A     17,705        1,412,505   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     16,115        798,015   
Total System Services, Inc.     24,016        1,091,047   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     2,490        445,735   
Vantiv, Inc., Class A     6,559        294,630   
VeriSign, Inc.     21,755        1,535,033   
Visa, Inc., Class A     281,043        19,577,455   
Western Digital Corp.     8,755        695,497   
Western Union Co./The     34,255        628,922   
Xerox Corp.     97,260        946,340   
Xilinx, Inc.     15,310        649,144   
Yahoo!, Inc.     17,797        514,511   
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A     5,618        430,058   
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C     12,000        324,000   
   

 

 

 
      215,222,728   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 2.0%            
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     15,243        1,944,702   
Airgas, Inc.     4,900        437,717   
Alcoa, Inc.     36,532        352,899   
Ashland, Inc.     6,600        664,092   
Ball Corp.     21,800        1,355,960   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     9,377        421,027   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     11,000        752,620   
Ecolab, Inc.     3,800        416,936   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     6,500        671,190   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     4,779        726,169   
NewMarket Corp.     1,600        571,200   
Packaging Corp. of America     14,500        872,320   
PPG Industries, Inc.     19,885        1,743,716   
Royal Gold, Inc.     10,283        483,095   
Sealed Air Corp.     23,485        1,100,977   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     15,110        3,366,206   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Materials - 2.0% (continued)            
Valspar Corp./The     8,500      $ 610,980   
Vulcan Materials Co.     21,207        1,891,664   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     14,900        773,161   
WestRock Co.     10,591        544,801   
WR Grace & Co.     3,700        344,285   
   

 

 

 
      20,045,717   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.6%            
Level 3 Communications, Inc.      40,803        1,782,683   
SBA Communications Corp., Class A     14,815        1,551,723   
T-Mobile US, Inc.     66,989        2,666,832   
   

 

 

 
      6,001,238   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.5%            
American Water Works Co., Inc.     21,738        1,197,329   
Atmos Energy Corp.     9,100        529,438   
CMS Energy Corp.     9,990        352,847   
DTE Energy Co.     4,802        385,937   
ITC Holdings Corp.     14,787        492,998   
NiSource, Inc.     45,756        848,774   
SCANA Corp.     9,641        542,403   
Sempra Energy     5,545        536,312   
   

 

 

 
      4,886,038   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $855,947,598)

      975,112,830   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(a)      

(cost $29,587,039)

    29,587,039      $ 29,587,039   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.9%
(cost $885,534,637)

      1,004,699,869   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.1% (b)
        922,879  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 1,005,622,748   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:      
216    Barclays Capital    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures      12/2015         $21,016,538         $20,613,960         $(402,578
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER    EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
   TOTAL  
Barclays Capital         
Cash    $—    $1,765,815      $1,765,815   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.3%            
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A      76,836      $ 699,208   
2U, Inc.     32,492        1,166,463   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A     45,032        1,134,356   
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.     10,127        201,932   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)     11,440        178,807   
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.     5,800        191,922   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.     15,255        1,237,943   
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.     16,345        207,745   
Barnes & Noble, Inc.     27,579        333,982   
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     16,512        459,859   
Big Lots, Inc. (a)     3,561        170,643   
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.     19,100        821,873   
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     24,174        439,483   
Boyd Gaming Corp.     54,401        886,736   
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     9,113        585,419   
Buckle, Inc./The (a)     8,663        320,271   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     2,561        495,374   
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.     26,600        502,474   
Burlington Stores, Inc.     11,131        568,126   
Caleres, Inc.     18,149        554,089   
Callaway Golf Co.     14,351        119,831   
Capella Education Co.     3,090        153,017   
Carriage Services, Inc.     15,997        345,375   
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.     32,223        383,454   
Cato Corp./The, Class A     16,800        571,704   
Cavco Industries, Inc.     3,700        251,933   
Century Casinos, Inc.     14,749        90,706   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     8,648        466,646   
Chegg, Inc. (a)     61,371        442,485   
Cherokee, Inc.     10,900        169,168   
Children’s Place, Inc./The     11,177        644,578   
Churchill Downs, Inc.     9,003        1,204,691   
Citi Trends, Inc.     17,300        404,474   
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.     42,572        913,595   
Collectors Universe, Inc.     366        5,519   
Columbia Sportswear Co.     8,362        491,602   
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     11,679        461,437   
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.     3,273        189,834   
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     12,619        825,914   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a)     3,875        570,710   
Culp, Inc.     11,894        381,441   
Denny’s Corp.     70,300        775,409   
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (a)     41,035        959,809   
DineEquity, Inc.     11,300        1,035,758   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A     9,359        163,315   
Drew Industries, Inc.     7,019        383,308   
Empire Resorts, Inc. (a)     2,031        8,550   
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     18,294        121,472   
EW Scripps Co./The, Class A     44,162        780,343   
Express, Inc.     38,147        681,687   
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (a)     2,675        34,534   
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.     8,074        366,317   
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.     6,173        192,906   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.3% (continued)        
FTD Cos., Inc.     7,955      $ 237,059   
Gentherm, Inc.     12,244        550,000   
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.     26,563        1,637,875   
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. (a)     24,438        280,548   
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.     4,900        186,151   
Gray Television, Inc.     42,717        545,069   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     9,880        841,282   
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     7,500        176,100   
Helen of Troy Ltd.     17,296        1,544,533   
Hooker Furniture Corp. (a)     12,387        291,590   
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.     18,591        377,583   
HSN, Inc.     4,348        248,879   
IMAX Corp. (Canada) (a)     6,991        236,226   
Installed Building Products, Inc.     26,386        667,038   
International Speedway Corp., Class A     4,955        157,173   
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.     15,214        279,329   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.     34,624        603,843   
Jack in the Box, Inc.     8,243        635,041   
Jamba, Inc. (a)     11,862        169,033   
Kirkland’s, Inc.     14,240        306,730   
Kona Grill, Inc. (a)     16,400        258,300   
Lee Enterprises, Inc.     13,748        28,596   
Libbey, Inc.     16,700        544,587   
Liberty Tax, Inc. (a)     6,900        160,701   
LifeLock, Inc. (a)     35,039        306,942   
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     12,600        1,362,186   
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.     2,600        122,408   
Marcus Corp./The     6,900        133,446   
MarineMax, Inc.     27,463        388,052   
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     20,400        1,390,056   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a)     22,100        922,896   
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A     7,871        145,062   
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc./The     11,605        493,445   
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.     7,349        132,062   
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     5,300        358,015   
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.     13,486        422,651   
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A     4,200        199,710   
Nathan’s Famous, Inc.     1,366        51,935   
Nautilus, Inc.     36,046        540,690   
New Media Investment Group, Inc.     33,484        517,663   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A     14,176        671,234   
Nutrisystem, Inc.     21,700        575,484   
Outerwall, Inc. (a)     5,290        301,160   
Overstock.com, Inc.     20,834        357,511   
Oxford Industries, Inc.     9,862        728,605   
Papa John’s International, Inc.     26,377        1,806,297   
Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. (a)     22,659        332,634   
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)     55,621        933,320   
Performance Sports Group Ltd.     19,345        259,610   
Perry Ellis International, Inc.     17,616        386,847   
PetMed Express, Inc. (a)     10,939        176,118   
Pool Corp.     9,144        661,111   
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.     19,400        1,093,384   
Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (a)     7,822        66,722   
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.     8,127        615,539   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     5,373        130,295   
Rentrak Corp. (a)     4,798        259,428   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.3% (continued)        
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.     5,135      $ 479,147   
Rocky Brands, Inc.     345        4,896   
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     22,500        365,400   
Scholastic Corp.     17,499        681,761   
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)     53,979        564,081   
Select Comfort Corp.     35,132        768,688   
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (a)     25,800        373,326   
Shoe Carnival, Inc.     7,229        172,050   
Skullcandy, Inc.     25,665        141,927   
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.     19,914        335,949   
Sonic Corp.     36,600        839,970   
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.     8,423        152,035   
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (a)     16,127        198,685   
Standard Motor Products, Inc.     7,482        260,972   
Stein Mart, Inc.     14,500        140,360   
Steven Madden Ltd.     30,019        1,099,296   
Strattec Security Corp.     2,800        176,568   
Strayer Education, Inc.     2,736        150,398   
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.     2,117        124,247   
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.     9,846        176,539   
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     43,558        1,620,358   
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.     9,494        113,738   
Tilly’s, Inc., A Shares     20,094        147,892   
Tower International, Inc.     8,484        201,580   
Unifi, Inc.     10,400        310,024   
Universal Electronics, Inc.     9,143        384,280   
Vail Resorts, Inc.     4,010        419,767   
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A (a)     41,508        701,485   
YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (a)     10,888        21,014   
ZAGG, Inc.     33,050        224,409   
Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. (a)     11,850        467,956   
Zumiez, Inc.     10,529        164,568   
   

 

 

 
      65,537,377   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 4.3%            
Boston Beer Co., Inc./The, Class A (a)     700        147,427   
Calavo Growers, Inc.     14,700        656,208   
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)     28,000        1,529,080   
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     5,193        534,464   
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A     20,297        326,985   
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated     6,851        1,324,846   
Dean Foods Co.     9,918        163,845   
Diamond Foods, Inc.     10,721        330,850   
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     31,400        1,240,614   
Fresh Market, Inc./The (a)     5,322        120,224   
HRG Group, Inc.     27,532        322,950   
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     16,905        808,566   
Inter Parfums, Inc.     6,100        151,341   
J&J Snack Foods Corp.     7,497        852,109   
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     13,162        674,684   
Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. (a)     12,454        29,267   
Medifast, Inc.     6,400        171,904   
National Beverage Corp.     9,977        306,593   
Natural Health Trends Corp. (a)     18,300        598,044   
Omega Protein Corp.     13,000        220,610   
Post Holdings, Inc.     21,955        1,297,541   
Revlon, Inc., Class A     23,700        697,965   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Staples - 4.3% (continued)            
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.     23,881      $ 805,506   
SpartanNash Co.     19,064        492,804   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     16,331        117,257   
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (a)     3,895        121,875   
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.     8,964        1,201,445   
Vector Group Ltd. (a)     73,494        1,661,696   
WD-40 Co.     5,500        489,885   
   

 

 

 
      17,396,585   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.7%            
Aemetis, Inc.      958        2,635   
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     35,205        636,154   
Delek US Holdings, Inc.     17,683        489,819   
Enbridge Energy Management LLC     973        23,138   
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (Norway) (a)     47,016        714,643   
Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A     8,155        131,785   
REX American Resources Corp. (a)     3,115        157,681   
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A     73,424        506,626   
Vertex Energy, Inc. (a)     15,052        32,211   
   

 

 

 
      2,694,692   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 17.3%            
Acadia Realty Trust REIT     17,137        515,310   
Actua Corp.     12,100        142,296   
Agree Realty Corp. REIT     6,100        182,085   
Alexander’s, Inc. REIT     1,300        486,200   
American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT     17,708        723,549   
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     20,578        479,673   
Ameris Bancorp     11,401        327,779   
AMERISAFE, Inc.     5,675        282,218   
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     16,900        956,371   
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.     8,617        159,415   
Banc of California, Inc.     16,338        200,467   
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)     14,983        346,856   
BancorpSouth, Inc.     37,335        887,453   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     23,533        1,029,804   
Banner Corp.     9,863        471,156   
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.     21,218        281,351   
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     11,726        322,934   
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     151,900        1,248,618   
BNC Bancorp     14,052        312,376   
BofI Holding, Inc.     12,968        1,670,667   
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     13,300        155,610   
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     19,253        195,225   
Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A     28,431        859,469   
Cardinal Financial Corp.     12,981        298,693   
Cash America International, Inc.     15,002        419,606   
Cathay General Bancorp (a)     49,543        1,484,308   
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     29,000        180,090   
CenterState Banks, Inc.     8,337        122,554   
Central Pacific Financial Corp.     18,939        397,151   
Chatham Lodging Trust REIT     17,052        366,277   
Chemical Financial Corp.     6,828        220,886   
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     9,516        261,214   
Columbia Banking System, Inc.     24,968        779,251   
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.     11,700        225,810   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 17.3% (continued)            
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.     14,083      $ 70,133   
CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT     20,502        1,054,623   
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A (a)     57,400        261,744   
Customers Bancorp, Inc.     25,906        665,784   
CyrusOne, Inc. REIT     37,452        1,223,182   
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.     1,639        304,920   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT     11,068        286,440   
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     23,148        1,053,234   
Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     8,506        280,273   
Employers Holdings, Inc.     6,600        147,114   
Enstar Group Ltd.     3,300        495,000   
Essent Group Ltd.     44,185        1,097,997   
EverBank Financial Corp.     12,935        249,646   
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A     3,405        171,067   
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A     11,100        682,872   
FBR & Co.     2,467        50,376   
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A     12,131        395,713   
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     635        16,466   
Federated National Holding Co.     17,400        417,948   
Fidelity Southern Corp.     19,921        421,130   
First American Financial Corp.     12,750        498,143   
First Defiance Financial Corp.     7,117        260,198   
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     9,200        256,128   
First Merchants Corp.     14,150        371,013   
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.     24,292        176,846   
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     4,800        263,520   
GEO Group, Inc./The REIT     5,081        151,109   
Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT     10,000        141,100   
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     6,714        290,716   
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A     6,200        138,136   
Hanmi Financial Corp.     13,175        332,010   
HCI Group, Inc.     3,900        151,203   
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     9,469        343,630   
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     14,157        279,318   
HFF, Inc., Class A     20,300        685,328   
Home BancShares, Inc.     16,580        671,490   
HomeStreet, Inc.     11,176        258,166   
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     12,800        425,216   
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT     38,075        1,096,179   
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a)     16,446        268,892   
Independent Bank Corp./MA (a)     10,916        503,228   
Independent Bank Corp./MI     23,700        349,812   
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.     3,300        265,782   
INTL. FCStone, Inc.     11,704        288,972   
Investment Technology Group, Inc.     20,907        278,899   
Investors Bancorp, Inc.     46,633        575,451   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     9,023        122,713   
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     22,311        494,635   
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a)     125,900        265,649   
Lakeland Financial Corp.     7,500        338,625   
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.     12,927        394,015   
LendingTree, Inc.     13,441        1,250,416   
LTC Properties, Inc. REIT     6,113        260,842   
Maiden Holdings Ltd.     37,600        521,888   
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.     28,051        1,290,065   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 17.3% (continued)            
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     9,015      $ 837,313   
MB Financial, Inc.     34,300        1,119,552   
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.     24,780        338,743   
Meta Financial Group, Inc.     5,100        213,027   
MGIC Investment Corp.     26,804        248,205   
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT (a)     33,284        324,519   
National General Holdings Corp.     8,430        162,615   
National Health Investors, Inc. REIT     2,087        119,982   
Navigators Group, Inc./The     6,000        467,880   
Nelnet, Inc., Class A     9,959        344,681   
Newtek Business Services Corp.     3,014        49,520   
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A     14,400        202,176   
Opus Bank     6,533        249,822   
Oritani Financial Corp.     10,200        159,324   
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     28,975        574,574   
Physicians Realty Trust REIT     30,794        464,681   
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     25,631        1,266,428   
Piper Jaffray Cos.     4,807        173,869   
Preferred Bank     10,281        324,880   
Primerica, Inc.     7,209        324,910   
PrivateBancorp, Inc.     38,043        1,458,188   
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     23,400        1,022,346   
Radian Group, Inc.     16,195        257,662   
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT     11,890        178,469   
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A     7,284        262,078   
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT     32,759        541,834   
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT     14,657        202,120   
RLI Corp.     14,506        776,506   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     3,592        176,834   
S&T Bancorp, Inc.     3,900        127,218   
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     5,200        281,580   
Saul Centers, Inc. REIT     5,039        260,768   
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida     27,451        402,981   
Security National Financial Corp., Class A      1,159        7,846   
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     10,554        327,807   
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     13,076        543,046   
Simmons First National Corp., Class A     2,900        138,997   
South State Corp.     11,167        858,407   
Southside Bancshares, Inc.     8,144        224,367   
State Bank Financial Corp.     11,678        241,501   
Sterling Bancorp     28,435        422,828   
Stewart Information Services Corp.     11,723        479,588   
Stonegate Bank     6,484        206,256   
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT     52,900        617,343   
Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     8,378        567,693   
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A     24,949        415,401   
Terreno Realty Corp. REIT     7,970        156,531   
United Bankshares, Inc.     39,931        1,516,979   
United Community Banks, Inc.     45,708        934,272   
United Insurance Holdings Corp.     26,636        350,263   
Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     6,042        283,611   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 17.3% (continued)            
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     34,500      $ 1,019,130   
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT     9,209        172,577   
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     19,579        510,620   
Waterstone Financial, Inc. (a)     33,935        457,444   
Webster Financial Corp.     19,426        692,148   
WesBanco, Inc.     7,700        242,165   
Western Alliance Bancorp     69,950        2,148,165   
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     22,575        237,263   
Winthrop Realty Trust REIT     11,147        160,071   
Wintrust Financial Corp.     5,845        312,298   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a)     26,973        435,074   
WSFS Financial Corp.     8,700        250,647   
   

 

 

 
      69,443,340   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 23.9%            
AAC Holdings, Inc. (a)     15,821        352,017   
Abaxis, Inc.     11,506        506,149   
ABIOMED, Inc.     28,488        2,642,547   
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     12,958        428,521   
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (a)     18,930        306,287   
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a)     6,200        154,380   
Aceto Corp.     14,995        411,613   
Addus HomeCare Corp.     14,600        454,790   
Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A (a)     13,334        1,076,854   
Advaxis, Inc. (a)     37,100        379,533   
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     6,320        112,117   
Affymetrix, Inc.     47,913        409,177   
Agenus, Inc.     90,812        417,735   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (a)     12,590        219,318   
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     31,860        1,043,734   
Almost Family, Inc.     8,516        341,066   
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     25,026        994,283   
Amedisys, Inc.     27,179        1,031,987   
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.     85,838        1,200,874   
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.     33,663        1,010,227   
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     20,654        241,445   
Amsurg Corp.     7,999        621,602   
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     8,043        946,742   
Analogic Corp.     2,300        188,692   
AngioDynamics, Inc.     12,500        164,875   
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     10,500        414,855   
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.     5,727        182,290   
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     43,342        263,953   
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.     8,631        73,018   
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     119,514        697,962   
Array BioPharma, Inc. (a)     101,950        464,892   
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (a)     13,311        127,253   
AtriCure, Inc.     20,400        446,964   
Atrion Corp.     700        262,472   
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.     6,287        273,736   
BioTelemetry, Inc.     25,845        316,343   
BioTime, Inc. (a)     47,742        143,226   
Cambrex Corp.     24,629        977,279   
Cantel Medical Corp.     22,204        1,258,967   
Capital Senior Living Corp.     6,600        132,330   
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.     6,672        95,343   
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.     8,628        136,668   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.9% (continued)            
Catalent, Inc.     16,713      $ 406,126   
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     130,280        390,840   
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     49,300        519,622   
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (a)     13,485        228,301   
Cempra, Inc.     38,001        1,057,948   
Cepheid     7,757        350,616   
Chemed Corp.     10,400        1,388,088   
Chimerix, Inc.     32,682        1,248,452   
Clovis Oncology, Inc.     6,053        556,634   
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     28,211        529,520   
CONMED Corp.     11,344        541,563   
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     59,094        222,193   
CorMedix, Inc. (a)     71,090        141,469   
CorVel Corp.     6,100        197,030   
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.     33,380        454,302   
CTI BioPharma Corp. (a)     77,000        112,420   
Curis, Inc.     62,196        125,636   
Cutera Inc     8,630        112,880   
Cyberonics, Inc.     1,822        110,741   
Cynosure, Inc., Class A     14,427        433,387   
Cytokinetics, Inc.     18,480        123,631   
CytoSorbents Corp. (a)     1,709        10,784   
Durect Corp.     131,192        255,824   
Dyax Corp.     26,166        499,509   
Dynavax Technologies Corp.     22,837        560,420   
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     14,239        1,054,113   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.     14,333        408,347   
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     3,197        115,540   
Endologix, Inc. (a)     16,646        204,080   
Ensign Group, Inc./The     20,800        886,704   
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     17,402        410,513   
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)     46,894        843,623   
ExamWorks Group, Inc.     10,354        302,751   
Exelixis, Inc. (a)     76,940        431,633   
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.     23,893        367,713   
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     16,269        241,757   
FONAR Corp.     2,793        37,454   
Fortress Biotech, Inc. (a)     15,562        40,461   
Geron Corp. (a)     144,460        398,710   
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A     22,202        458,693   
Greatbatch, Inc.     10,740        605,951   
Haemonetics Corp.     8,397        271,391   
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.     81,035        1,088,300   
HealthEquity, Inc.     15,821        467,511   
HealthStream, Inc.     10,106        220,412   
Healthways, Inc.     15,174        168,735   
Heska Corp. (a)     11,975        364,998   
ICU Medical, Inc.     11,500        1,259,250   
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     52,479        175,805   
IGI Laboratories, Inc. (a)     27,952        182,806   
Ignyta, Inc. (a)     27,713        243,320   
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)     40,411        387,946   
Impax Laboratories, Inc.     10,675        375,867   
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     17,867        150,976   
Inogen, Inc.     21,088        1,023,822   
Insmed, Inc.     40,458        751,305   
Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     47,756        1,359,136   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.9% (continued)            
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.     15,955      $ 950,120   
Intersect ENT, Inc.     9,865        230,841   
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.     26,477        1,060,139   
Invacare Corp.     12,759        184,623   
IsoRay, Inc. (a)     72,157        101,020   
K2M Group Holdings, Inc.     22,913        426,182   
Kite Pharma, Inc. (a)     25,857        1,439,718   
Lannett Co., Inc. (a)     24,260        1,007,275   
LDR Holding Corp.     24,123        832,967   
LHC Group, Inc.     12,246        548,253   
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     12,009        1,028,571   
Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (a)     33,529        193,127   
MacroGenics, Inc.     22,832        489,061   
Magellan Health, Inc.     2,668        147,887   
Masimo Corp.     27,325        1,053,652   
Medcath Corp. (3)(b)     10,300          
Medicines Co./The     7,987        303,187   
Medidata Solutions, Inc.     6,513        274,262   
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     27,715        662,666   
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     78,414        667,303   
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)     76,902        742,104   
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.     12,588        433,279   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     6,919        476,373   
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     39,468        647,670   
National HealthCare Corp.     2,800        170,492   
Natus Medical, Inc.     23,400        923,130   
Neogen Corp.     8,606        387,184   
NeoGenomics, Inc.     53,208        304,882   
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     16,359        650,925   
NewLink Genetics Corp.     22,252        797,512   
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)     39,500        246,875   
Novavax, Inc.     172,476        1,219,405   
NuVasive, Inc.     29,474        1,421,236   
NxStage Medical, Inc.     26,873        423,787   
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.     6,822        95,917   
Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)     7,600        20,976   
Omeros Corp. (a)     21,758        238,468   
Omnicell, Inc.     23,913        743,694   
Oncothyreon, Inc.     37,144        101,775   
Ophthotech Corp.     22,207        899,828   
OraSure Technologies, Inc.     36,400        161,616   
Organovo Holdings, Inc.     37,800        101,304   
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     13,502        249,382   
OvaScience, Inc. (a)     31,779        269,804   
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)     47,900        175,314   
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     181,400        185,028   
Pfenex, Inc.     6,838        102,638   
PharMerica Corp.     6,200        176,514   
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     24,965        789,643   
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     35,319        1,505,296   
POZEN, Inc.     23,700        138,289   
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.     27,567        1,244,926   
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     80,442        460,128   
Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)     6,683        303,007   
Providence Service Corp./The     11,836        515,813   
pSivida Corp.     2,554        9,322   
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.     19,295        515,176   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.9% (continued)            
Radius Health, Inc.     25,130      $ 1,741,760   
RadNet, Inc.     43,062        238,994   
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (a)     47,635        288,192   
Regulus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     48,590        317,779   
Relypsa, Inc. (a)     24,783        458,733   
Repligen Corp.     28,474        793,001   
Retrophin, Inc.     28,175        570,825   
Rockwell Medical, Inc. (a)     26,667        205,603   
RTI Surgical, Inc.     39,509        224,411   
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     16,395        693,836   
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     7,610        116,661   
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     16,370        525,641   
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     47,301        328,269   
Select Medical Holdings Corp.     11,378        122,769   
Sequenom, Inc. (a)     70,200        122,850   
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     29,782        249,871   
Spectranetics Corp./The     12,584        148,365   
STERIS Corp.     3,218        209,073   
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A     44,100        876,267   
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     41,767        585,991   
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.     9,882        323,043   
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     71,825        380,673   
TESARO, Inc. (a)     27,865        1,117,387   
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     39,304        293,208   
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     50,599        510,038   
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a)     93,705        549,111   
Trevena, Inc.     21,723        224,833   
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.     6,694        644,699   
Universal American Corp.     36,400        248,976   
US Physical Therapy, Inc.     7,497        336,540   
Vascular Solutions, Inc.     15,785        511,592   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     4,747        409,096   
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     5,928        320,823   
Xencor, Inc. (a)     32,703        399,958   
XenoPort, Inc. (a)     56,264        195,236   
Zafgen, Inc.     16,676        532,798   
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.     35,600        1,140,268   
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (a)     101,588        915,308   
Zogenix, Inc.     7,171        96,809   
ZS Pharma, Inc.     15,648        1,027,448   
   

 

 

 
      96,247,976   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 10.8%            
AAON, Inc.     14,623        283,394   
ABM Industries, Inc.     14,542        397,142   
ACCO Brands Corp.     35,786        253,007   
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (a)     13,989        404,702   
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.     6,871        111,173   
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     33,900        289,845   
Aircastle Ltd.     37,257        767,867   
Alamo Group, Inc.     3,400        158,950   
Albany International Corp., Class A     6,000        171,660   
Allegiant Travel Co.     10,518        2,274,517   
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (a)     17,011        302,285   
American Woodmark Corp.     15,042        975,775   
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     21,349        953,233   
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     30,400        180,880   
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (a)     4,949        8,908   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 10.8% (continued)            
ArcBest Corp.     7,204      $ 185,647   
Argan, Inc.     11,710        406,103   
Arotech Corp. (a)     15,890        21,134   
Astec Industries, Inc.     4,900        164,199   
Astronics Corp.     14,701        594,361   
Astronics Corp., Class B     357        14,541   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     10,700        369,792   
Barnes Group, Inc.     3,576        128,915   
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.     6,022        195,655   
Blount International, Inc.     25,300        140,921   
Brink’s Co./The     14,447        390,213   
Builders FirstSource, Inc.     65,615        831,998   
CEB, Inc.     15,729        1,074,920   
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     24,780        675,503   
Continental Building Products, Inc.     23,148        475,460   
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A     27,846        500,393   
CRA International, Inc.     8,100        174,798   
Deluxe Corp.     5,000        278,700   
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     10,400        206,544   
Dycom Industries, Inc.     22,719        1,643,947   
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.     22,720        445,312   
Engility Holdings, Inc.     6,857        176,773   
Exponent, Inc.     15,703        699,726   
Federal Signal Corp.     19,000        260,490   
FTI Consulting, Inc.     8,017        332,786   
G&K Services, Inc., Class A     10,900        726,158   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     10,850        199,097   
GP Strategies Corp.     6,900        157,458   
Griffon Corp. (a)     21,547        339,796   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     39,900        984,732   
HC2 Holdings, Inc. (a)     27,896        195,551   
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     28,824        971,369   
Heartland Express, Inc. (a)     14,092        280,994   
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     9,306        181,002   
Herman Miller, Inc.     5,100        147,084   
Hillenbrand, Inc.     5,259        136,787   
HNI Corp.     25,400        1,089,660   
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.     5,854        366,051   
Insperity, Inc.     16,898        742,329   
Interface, Inc.     32,782        735,628   
John Bean Technologies Corp.     10,194        389,920   
Kadant, Inc.     3,300        128,733   
Kaman Corp.     5,100        182,835   
Kforce, Inc.     16,200        425,736   
Kimball International, Inc., Class B     5,536        52,371   
Knight Transportation, Inc.     18,211        437,064   
Knoll, Inc.     29,720        653,246   
Korn/Ferry International     12,092        399,882   
Lydall, Inc.     12,100        344,729   
Marten Transport Ltd.     11,400        184,338   
Masonite International Corp.     10,874        658,747   
Matson, Inc.     18,332        705,599   
Matthews International Corp., Class A     12,616        617,806   
Mobile Mini, Inc.     4,100        126,239   
Mueller Industries, Inc.     19,097        564,889   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A     26,500        202,990   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 10.8% (continued)            
Multi-Color Corp.     13,900      $ 1,063,211   
MYR Group, Inc.     5,924        155,209   
NCI Building Systems, Inc.     18,800        198,716   
NV5 Holdings, Inc. (a)     13,579        252,026   
On Assignment, Inc.     7,584        279,850   
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.     6,336        209,405   
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.     7,000        202,020   
Patrick Industries, Inc.     25,350        1,001,071   
PGT, Inc.     33,608        412,706   
PowerSecure International, Inc.     14,419        166,107   
Radiant Logistics, Inc.     36,483        162,714   
RBC Bearings, Inc.     5,606        334,846   
Resources Connection, Inc.     13,900        209,473   
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A     5,556        134,455   
Saia, Inc.     8,680        268,646   
SkyWest, Inc.     25,525        425,757   
Sparton Corp.     9,000        192,600   
Standex International Corp.     6,672        502,735   
Steelcase, Inc., Class A     50,750        934,307   
TASER International, Inc. (a)     43,030        947,736   
Team, Inc.     4,400        141,328   
Tennant Co.     5,900        331,462   
Trex Co., Inc.     21,814        727,061   
UniFirst Corp.     3,996        426,813   
Universal Forest Products, Inc.     4,557        262,848   
US Ecology, Inc.     6,457        281,848   
USA Truck, Inc.     7,500        129,225   
Viad Corp.     5,800        168,142   
VSE Corp.     4,700        188,329   
WageWorks, Inc.     6,981        314,703   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     13,634        342,213   
West Corp.     19,398        434,515   
Willdan Group, Inc.     16,746        169,804   
Xerium Technologies, Inc.     1,411        18,315   
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)     4,398        104,804   
   

 

 

 
      43,345,989   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 18.6%        
ACI Worldwide, Inc.      49,888        1,053,635   
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     16,250        427,375   
Ambarella, Inc. (a)     22,649        1,308,886   
AVX Corp.     17,500        229,075   
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.     99,000        264,330   
Badger Meter, Inc.     3,300        191,598   
Barracuda Networks, Inc. (a)     10,068        156,859   
Benefitfocus, Inc. (a)     3,643        113,844   
Blackbaud, Inc.     26,839        1,506,205   
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.     38,176        1,618,281   
BroadSoft, Inc.     17,977        538,591   
Brooks Automation, Inc.     36,000        421,560   
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     4,000        154,960   
CACI International, Inc., Class A     11,600        858,052   
Callidus Software, Inc.     41,370        702,876   
Carbonite, Inc.     13,200        146,916   
Cardtronics, Inc.     7,814        255,518   
Cavium, Inc.     5,482        336,430   
CEVA, Inc.     12,650        234,910   
Ciena Corp.     59,377        1,230,291   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.6% (continued)        
Cimpress NV (Netherlands) (a)     3,151      $ 239,823   
Cirrus Logic, Inc.     36,762        1,158,371   
Clearfield, Inc. (a)     15,000        201,450   
comScore, Inc.     26,388        1,217,806   
Constant Contact, Inc.     5,533        134,120   
Convergys Corp.     34,508        797,480   
Cray, Inc.     7,714        152,814   
CSG Systems International, Inc.     12,521        385,647   
CTS Corp.     12,200        225,822   
DHI Group, Inc.     25,100        183,481   
Digimarc Corp. (a)     7,784        237,801   
Diodes, Inc.     7,561        161,579   
DTS, Inc.     16,111        430,164   
EarthLink Holdings Corp.     98,874        769,240   
Ebix, Inc. (a)     31,209        778,977   
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.     6,900        298,632   
Ellie Mae, Inc.     25,912        1,724,962   
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (a)     74,698        997,965   
Entegris, Inc.     51,536        679,760   
Envestnet, Inc.     5,194        155,664   
EPAM Systems, Inc.     9,750        726,570   
Epiq Systems, Inc.     13,174        170,208   
ePlus, Inc.     7,216        570,569   
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.     4,150        307,473   
ExlService Holdings, Inc.     15,533        573,634   
Fabrinet (Thailand)     9,400        172,302   
Fair Isaac Corp.     18,834        1,591,473   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     14,138        198,498   
FARO Technologies, Inc.     3,800        133,000   
Fleetmatics Group PLC (Ireland) (a)     28,747        1,411,190   
FormFactor, Inc.     30,700        208,146   
Gigamon, Inc.     27,827        556,818   
Globant SA (Luxembourg) (a)     7,835        239,673   
Glu Mobile, Inc. (a)     101,300        442,681   
Gogo, Inc. (a)     32,429        495,515   
GSI Group, Inc.     11,800        150,214   
GTT Communications, Inc.     24,583        571,801   
Guidewire Software, Inc.     6,317        332,148   
Hackett Group, Inc./The     26,961        370,714   
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     15,305        964,368   
II-VI, Inc.     19,798        318,352   
Imperva, Inc.     21,630        1,416,332   
Infinera Corp.     89,900        1,758,444   
Infoblox, Inc.     39,629        633,271   
Information Services Group, Inc.     8,157        31,894   
Inphi Corp.     27,451        659,922   
Insight Enterprises, Inc.     9,667        249,892   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     10,544        214,043   
InterDigital, Inc.     23,400        1,184,040   
Internap Corp.     42,061        257,834   
Intersil Corp., Class A     10,965        128,290   
Intralinks Holdings, Inc.     16,496        136,752   
Ixia     11,039        159,955   
j2 Global, Inc.     7,093        502,539   
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.     33,300        164,502   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.6% (continued)        
Littelfuse, Inc.     1,800      $ 164,070   
LiveDeal, Inc. (a)     23,792        39,971   
LogMeIn, Inc.     17,173        1,170,512   
Luxoft Holding, Inc. (Switzerland)     4,057        256,768   
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.     35,551        1,030,623   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     13,981        871,016   
Mattson Technology, Inc.     78,668        183,296   
MAXIMUS, Inc.     7,989        475,825   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     9,300        229,059   
Mercury Systems, Inc.     18,800        299,108   
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (a)     1,461        162,755   
Methode Electronics, Inc.     6,757        215,548   
Microsemi Corp.     4,690        153,926   
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A     6,526        1,282,163   
MicroVision, Inc. (a)     33,591        107,155   
MKS Instruments, Inc.     21,090        707,148   
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     22,400        1,146,880   
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.     8,200        178,924   
Monster Worldwide, Inc.     18,488        118,693   
MTS Systems Corp.     2,200        132,242   
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.     19,878        331,963   
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)     46,104        313,968   
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (a)     82,852        183,103   
NVE Corp.     3,355        162,852   
Oclaro, Inc.     49,751        114,427   
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.     13,058        342,903   
OSI Systems, Inc.     6,164        474,381   
Park City Group, Inc. (a)     1,348        14,248   
Paycom Software, Inc.     42,155        1,513,786   
Paylocity Holding Corp.     30,805        923,842   
PC Connection, Inc.     11,500        238,395   
Perceptron, Inc.     647        4,911   
Perficient, Inc.     8,400        129,612   
PFSweb, Inc. (a)     16,898        240,290   
Photronics, Inc.     18,100        163,986   
Planar Systems, Inc. (a)     9,339        54,166   
Plantronics, Inc.     17,400        884,790   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     70,795        479,282   
Polycom, Inc.     12,216        128,024   
Progress Software Corp.     7,042        181,895   
Proofpoint, Inc.     30,250        1,824,680   
Q2 Holdings, Inc.     24,645        609,224   
QAD, Inc., Class A     5,645        144,512   
Qlik Technologies, Inc.     10,360        377,622   
QLogic Corp.     29,020        297,455   
Qualys, Inc.     29,523        840,225   
Rambus, Inc.     16,958        200,104   
RF Industries Ltd. (a)     6,183        28,318   
RingCentral, Inc., Class A     35,274        640,223   
Rogers Corp.     5,088        270,580   
Rubicon Project, Inc./The     29,433        427,661   
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.     14,942        186,028   
Sanmina Corp.     6,151        131,447   
ServiceSource International, Inc.     27,897        111,588   
Sigma Designs, Inc.     59,878        412,559   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     4,733        196,609   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.6% (continued)        
Solar3D, Inc. (a)     19,005      $ 52,454   
Speed Commerce, Inc.     25,500        4,947   
SPS Commerce, Inc.     6,789        460,905   
Stamps.com, Inc.     14,844        1,098,604   
Super Micro Computer, Inc.     9,133        248,966   
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.     7,600        193,800   
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.     18,474        605,947   
SYNNEX Corp.     2,883        245,228   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     52,140        1,497,982   
TechTarget, Inc.     26,500        225,780   
Telenav, Inc.     41,098        320,975   
Tessera Technologies, Inc.     37,000        1,199,170   
Textura Corp. (a)     5,970        154,265   
TTM Technologies, Inc.     32,406        201,889   
Tyler Technologies, Inc.     4,742        708,028   
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.     36,000        206,640   
United Online, Inc.     19,896        198,960   
Universal Display Corp.     25,342        859,094   
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)     31,140        530,626   
Verint Systems, Inc.     4,758        205,308   
Virtusa Corp.     19,151        982,638   
Westell Technologies, Inc., Class A     16,796        19,147   
Xcerra Corp.     33,800        212,264   
XO Group, Inc.     23,185        327,604   
Zendesk, Inc. (a)     27,895        549,810   
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (a)     20,445        28,419   
Zix Corp.     50,931        214,420   
   

 

 

 
      74,744,018   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 1.9%        
A Schulman, Inc.     8,346        270,995   
Balchem Corp.     3,133        190,393   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.     11,617        349,323   
Boise Cascade Co.     12,447        313,913   
Clearwater Paper Corp.     4,164        196,707   
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.     11,679        215,478   
Ferro Corp.     18,052        197,669   
Handy & Harman Ltd.     5,226        125,320   
Headwaters, Inc.     54,114        1,017,343   
Innophos Holdings, Inc.     8,582        340,191   
Innospec, Inc.     3,800        176,738   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     2,015        161,704   
KMG Chemicals, Inc.     10,063        194,115   
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     34,435        490,354   
Materion Corp.     9,415        282,638   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     12,640        608,742   
Neenah Paper, Inc.     6,335        369,204   
Quaker Chemical Corp.     3,331        256,754   
Sensient Technologies Corp.     6,678        409,361   
Trinseo SA (a)     23,489        593,097   
US Concrete, Inc.     15,000        716,850   
   

 

 

 
      7,476,889   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 1.4%        
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.     4,200        310,506   
Boingo Wireless, Inc.     30,340        251,215   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.     36,600        114,192   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Telecommunication Services - 1.4% (continued)        
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)     17,961      $ 346,109   
FairPoint Communications, Inc.     15,800        243,478   
General Communication, Inc., Class A     22,600        390,076   
IDT Corp., Class B     16,700        238,810   
inContact, Inc.     33,446        251,179   
Inteliquent, Inc.     35,100        783,783   
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)     33,997        209,082   
Lumos Networks Corp.     13,800        167,808   
ORBCOMM, Inc.     27,400        152,892   
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.     6,500        278,265   
Spok Holdings, Inc.     10,576        174,081   
Straight Path Communications, Inc., Class B (a)     24,162        976,386   
Vonage Holdings Corp.     108,093        635,587   
   

 

 

 
      5,523,449   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 1.7%        
American States Water Co.     20,078        831,229   
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     12,750        676,770   
Empire District Electric Co./The (a)     6,374        140,419   
Laclede Group, Inc./The     7,574        413,010   
MGE Energy, Inc.     10,129        417,214   
New Jersey Resources Corp.     19,012        570,930   
Northwest Natural Gas Co.     5,926        271,648   
ONE Gas, Inc.     19,458        882,031   
Ormat Technologies, Inc.     11,741        399,546   
Southwest Gas Corp.     3,686        214,968   
Unitil Corp.     11,800        435,184   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     28,098        1,620,412   
   

 

 

 
      6,873,361   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $370,919,857)

      389,283,676   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.0% (c)            
Health Care - 0.0% (c)            
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. (3)(b)     9,900        10,342   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.0% (c)            
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (3)(a)(b)     4,000          
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(cost $—)

      10,342   
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS - 0.0% (c)            
Consumer Discretionary - 0.0% (c)            
Education Management Corp. (3)(b)     

(cost $—)

    6,600        31   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.9%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus
Money Market Fund - IM Shares,
0.000% (2)(d)
      

(cost $11,732,024)

    11,732,024        11,732,024   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL - 10.9%
  SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Money Market Funds - 10.9%        
Investments in a Pooled Account through
Securities Lending Program with
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management,
0.010% (2)(d)(e)
        

(cost $43,938,129)

    43,938,129      $ 43,938,129   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 110.7%
(cost $426,590,010)

      444,964,202   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (10.7%) (f)
        (43,120,828)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 401,843,374   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $43,335,173; cash collateral of
  $43,938,129 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $10,373 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(c) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(e) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(f) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:      
71    Barclays Capital    E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures      12/2015         $8,159,274         $7,780,890         $(378,384
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER    EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
   TOTAL  
Barclays Capital         
Cash    $ —    $865,406      $865,406   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
Australia - 2.7%            
Amcor Ltd.     103,107      $ 958,880   
AMP Ltd.     53,851        211,504   
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     41,609        253,066   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     27,946        98,729   
Brambles Ltd.     40,768        280,055   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     4,252        93,862   
Cochlear Ltd.     4,718        277,615   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     3,082        158,195   
CSL Ltd.     7,685        483,642   
Dexus Property Group REIT     36,964        186,407   
Goodman Group REIT     46,489        192,163   
GPT Group/The REIT     128,260        407,633   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     63,440        173,772   
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     83,576        230,356   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     33,454        114,383   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     16,720        906,142   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     210,110        551,617   
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     24,395        1,006,146   
Scentre Group REIT     119,951        330,141   
Stockland REIT     84,500        229,571   
Suncorp Group Ltd.     27,579        237,252   
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     103,175        339,670   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     187,609        741,749   
TPG Telecom Ltd.     32,414        248,431   
   

 

 

 
      8,710,981   
   

 

 

 
Austria - 0.3%            
ANDRITZ AG     13,046        587,865   
Erste Group Bank AG     14,666        426,207   
   

 

 

 
      1,014,072   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 2.2%            
Ageas     10,271        422,101   
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     42,362        4,505,434   
KBC Groep NV     18,728        1,184,396   
Proximus     19,238        665,480   
UCB SA     2,672        209,332   
   

 

 

 
      6,986,743   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 5.1%            
Agrium, Inc. (1)     6,600        591,502   
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     55,631        2,558,317   
BCE, Inc. (1)     21,078        862,705   
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (1)     70,950        2,232,439   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)     6,010        540,652   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     13,259        480,384   
CI Financial Corp. (1)     12,100        274,732   
Constellation Software, Inc. (1)     2,641        1,106,964   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)     19,549        1,320,308   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)     9,000        185,126   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     786        357,950   
Fortis, Inc. (1)     14,462        413,649   
George Weston Ltd. (1)     3,136        253,700   
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (1)     7,324        221,065   
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. (1)     4,583        136,752   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)     8,978        630,512   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
Canada - 5.1% (continued)            
Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc./The, Class A (1)     9,100      $ 137,131   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     26,516        1,365,241   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     22,203        1,064,979   
Metro, Inc. (1)     30,346        826,812   
Onex Corp. (1)     2,400        138,533   
Open Text Corp. (1)     2,104        94,219   
Saputo, Inc. (1)     7,177        157,577   
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     15,200        294,318   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)     4,408        142,166   
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. (1)     3,400        108,025   
   

 

 

 
      16,495,758   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 3.4%            
Coloplast A/S, Class B     6,595        467,579   
Danske Bank A/S     45,188        1,365,597   
DSV A/S     13,154        491,525   
ISS A/S     9,106        302,472   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     103,623        5,591,971   
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     4,372        190,803   
Pandora A/S     12,250        1,431,033   
Tryg A/S     28,927        562,034   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     12,785        664,680   
   

 

 

 
      11,067,694   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.8%            
Elisa OYJ     15,783        533,894   
Kone OYJ, Class B     9,273        352,910   
Neste OYJ     13,054        300,437   
Nokia OYJ     23,727        162,240   
Orion OYJ, Class B     4,687        177,358   
Sampo OYJ, A Shares     14,826        717,536   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     27,856        210,773   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     14,530        218,106   
   

 

 

 
      2,673,254   
   

 

 

 
France - 9.2%            
Accor SA     10,546        494,473   
Air Liquide SA     3,961        469,585   
Airbus Group SE     55,040        3,259,472   
AXA SA     142,147        3,451,182   
Cap Gemini SA     13,074        1,167,545   
Carrefour SA     7,343        217,620   
Christian Dior SE     2,681        502,297   
Dassault Systemes     13,270        980,721   
Essilor International SA     11,330        1,384,168   
Groupe Eurotunnel SE     9,549        130,100   
Hermes International     1,920        698,905   
Iliad SA     1,060        214,430   
Ingenico Group     1,933        233,577   
JCDecaux SA     3,627        131,845   
Kering     1,110        181,701   
Legrand SA     1,775        94,435   
L’Oreal SA     10,484        1,822,267   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     16,844        2,867,575   
Natixis SA     99,537        551,116   
Numericable-SFR SAS     15,715        727,514   
Orange SA     76,912        1,165,929   
Pernod Ricard SA     4,394        443,655   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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VALUE

(Note 4)

 
France - 9.2% (continued)            
Peugeot SA     71,227      $ 1,079,272   
Renault SA     18,922        1,365,275   
Safran SA     24,075        1,810,239   
Sanofi     2,231        212,391   
Societe BIC SA     1,113        172,949   
Sodexo SA     1,964        162,961   
Thales SA     5,357        373,517   
Valeo SA     5,134        697,079   
Veolia Environnement SA     28,559        651,321   
Vinci SA     6,608        420,194   
Vivendi SA     58,338        1,382,127   
Zodiac Aerospace     8,360        191,948   
   

 

 

 
      29,709,385   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 7.7%            
Allianz SE     4,469        702,049   
Bayer AG     47,106        6,043,626   
Brenntag AG     9,176        495,080   
Continental AG     2,964        633,069   
Daimler AG     40,800        2,970,366   
Deutsche Boerse AG     15,486        1,335,575   
Deutsche Telekom AG     209,354        3,726,821   
Deutsche Wohnen AG     7,701        205,959   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     21,024        1,643,130   
GEA Group AG     19,493        743,276   
Hannover Rueck SE     14,104        1,444,688   
Infineon Technologies AG     41,345        464,529   
Merck KGaA     11,493        1,017,548   
OSRAM Licht AG     3,338        172,936   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     20,090        986,130   
Symrise AG     12,205        735,391   
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     27,168        166,132   
United Internet AG     10,148        514,487   
Vonovia SE     26,431        850,709   
   

 

 

 
      24,851,501   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 2.1%            
AIA Group Ltd.     317,000        1,648,638   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     458,500        1,352,245   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     160,000        301,308   
CLP Holdings Ltd.     43,500        371,880   
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd.     278,000        595,329   
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     8,300        149,719   
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     60,429        361,346   
Heritage International Holdings Ltd.     672,000        58,554   
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     189,256        354,888   
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     23,200        532,231   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     25,000        104,097   
Kerry Properties Ltd.     39,000        107,079   
Link REIT     17,500        96,345   
MTR Corp. Ltd.     64,000        278,272   
NWS Holdings Ltd.     114,000        150,271   
PCCW Ltd.     299,000        153,912   
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     96,000        146,171   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     48,000        178,947   
   

 

 

 
      6,941,232   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
Italy - 2.8%            
Atlantia SpA     13,599      $ 380,401   
Banco Popolare SC     6,366        94,188   
EXOR SpA     10,000        435,948   
Finmeccanica SpA     83,852        1,050,062   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     1,004,380        3,548,174   
Luxottica Group SpA     17,288        1,198,138   
Mediobanca SpA     75,831        746,081   
Pirelli & C. SpA     26,067        436,206   
Prysmian SpA     23,402        483,703   
Snam SpA     32,761        168,257   
Telecom Italia SpA     378,548        466,494   
UnipolSai SpA     87,754        190,822   
   

 

 

 
      9,198,474   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 34.8%            
Acom Co., Ltd.     135,500        693,337   
Aeon Co., Ltd.     53,100        823,788   
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     17,500        346,255   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     8,300        278,481   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     35,000        738,080   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     9,100        155,405   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     20,400        576,097   
ANA Holdings, Inc.     122,000        341,774   
Asics Corp.     13,700        326,529   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     15,100        195,456   
Bank of Kyoto Ltd./The     73,000        742,464   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     73,000        443,696   
Calbee, Inc.     10,900        352,724   
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.     5,000        91,009   
Central Japan Railway Co.     14,100        2,273,311   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     96,000        681,704   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     78,300        1,154,474   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     22,900        703,333   
Daicel Corp.     26,900        330,219   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     115,500        1,838,742   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     24,000        416,447   
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     44,200        1,095,756   
Dentsu, Inc.     27,200        1,395,907   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     11,100        418,200   
East Japan Railway Co.     28,000        2,359,438   
Eisai Co., Ltd.     26,700        1,575,341   
FANUC Corp.     5,000        769,194   
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     4,700        1,911,769   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     47,900        1,723,657   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     37,000        1,383,140   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     165,000        785,871   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     36,000        230,414   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     99,000        702,723   
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     12,600        285,153   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     109,000        629,943   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     10,000        137,973   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     179,000        409,853   
Hoya Corp.     28,900        946,530   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     33,100        517,832   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     38,400        576,165   
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     40,700        467,875   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     30,800        498,917   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     22,500        796,161   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Japan - 34.8% (continued)            
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     14,500      $ 626,699   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     47,000        1,457,949   
JTEKT Corp.     9,900        138,610   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     69,200        769,312   
Kao Corp.     15,800        716,227   
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     74,000        255,473   
KDDI Corp.     116,200        2,600,917   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     15,000        100,047   
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     14,000        153,580   
Keyence Corp.     2,840        1,268,282   
Kikkoman Corp.     18,000        495,776   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     22,800        745,022   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     8,600        90,599   
Kose Corp.     8,300        757,535   
Kubota Corp.     80,000        1,100,994   
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     26,000        387,599   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     47,800        521,518   
M3, Inc.     23,000        457,075   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     9,000        390,776   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     49,000        591,047   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     22,400        355,421   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     15,200        1,114,625   
Minebea Co., Ltd.     39,000        414,001   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     131,400        686,117   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     919,300        5,554,631   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     74,000        237,168   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     1,341,600        2,509,600   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     48,200        1,293,200   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     18,200        2,350,976   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     44,200        590,935   
Nidec Corp.     21,100        1,450,962   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     10,400        1,752,938   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     34,000        162,464   
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     30,000        524,693   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     93,200        3,282,843   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     63,900        587,535   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,700        602,943   
Nitto Denko Corp.     18,800        1,125,983   
NOK Corp.     19,100        413,242   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     232,500        1,349,515   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     8,250        316,695   
NSK Ltd.     8,700        84,329   
NTT Data Corp.     13,000        655,416   
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     70,300        1,185,754   
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     7,300        865,528   
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     20,000        1,116,861   
Otsuka Corp.     1,900        92,575   
Panasonic Corp.     70,300        711,445   
Rakuten, Inc.     93,200        1,191,324   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     1,900        84,493   
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     2,400        488,661   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     42,000        563,876   
Seibu Holdings, Inc.     27,700        561,345   
Sekisui House Ltd.     31,000        485,582   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     28,500        1,300,545   
Seven Bank Ltd.     84,700        366,588   
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     24,300        396,289   
Shimadzu Corp.     39,000        563,053   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
Japan - 34.8% (continued)            
Shimano, Inc.     5,900      $ 828,925   
Shimizu Corp.     17,000        145,965   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     36,500        1,308,349   
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     24,300        529,902   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     43,400        1,260,546   
Sony Corp.     97,400        2,387,481   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     165,000        834,360   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     31,000        122,840   
Suruga Bank Ltd.     32,400        602,881   
Sysmex Corp.     15,800        834,426   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     18,200        214,976   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     52,800        501,607   
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     5,700        250,072   
TDK Corp.     13,500        763,531   
Teijin Ltd.     120,000        364,498   
Terumo Corp.     4,000        113,211   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     63,000        853,746   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     56,000        2,092,160   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     183,100        1,223,040   
Toray Industries, Inc.     74,000        639,748   
TOTO Ltd.     20,500        638,855   
Toyota Industries Corp.     3,800        180,762   
Toyota Motor Corp.     141,700        8,296,240   
Trend Micro, Inc.     2,800        98,908   
West Japan Railway Co.     18,300        1,146,970   
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     5,800        288,912   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     24,000        294,191   
Yamaha Corp.     29,000        642,297   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     36,100        726,269   
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     16,500        315,912   
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.     8,000        123,270   
   

 

 

 
      112,761,175   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 3.5%            
Akzo Nobel NV     9,798        637,255   
Altice NV, Class A     49,945        1,045,015   
ASML Holding NV     15,275        1,342,717   
Heineken Holding NV     3,988        284,330   
Heineken NV     14,046        1,137,286   
ING Groep NV CVA     278,504        3,945,711   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     60,134        1,173,096   
Koninklijke KPN NV     222,283        833,653   
NN Group NV     6,458        185,391   
Randstad Holding NV     11,219        670,569   
   

 

 

 
      11,255,023   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.0% (a)            
Golar LNG Ltd. (3)(b)     2,009        84,955   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.0% (a)            
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     8,855        119,510   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.6%            
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     125,500        253,533   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     36,300        414,340   
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.     6,000        114,001   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     17,200        129,479   
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     155,000        325,188   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Singapore - 0.6% (continued)            
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     27,300      $ 356,459   
UOL Group Ltd.     23,600        99,920   
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     179,400        143,449   
   

 

 

 
      1,836,369   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.1%            
Mondi PLC     10,030        210,221   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.9%            
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     17,400        275,308   
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     17,437        747,091   
Endesa SA     12,725        268,350   
Ferrovial SA     38,847        929,227   
Iberdrola SA     84,556        563,415   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     79,535        2,666,926   
Red Electrica Corp. SA     4,436        368,347   
Telefonica SA     23,500        285,102   
   

 

 

 
      6,103,766   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 2.6%            
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     56,499        1,013,353   
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     29,530        710,167   
Boliden AB     10,119        158,445   
Electrolux AB, Series B     25,955        733,406   
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     5,902        215,638   
Hexagon AB, B Shares     13,079        399,584   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     22,273        146,074   
ICA Gruppen AB     12,128        410,584   
Investor AB, B Shares     34,510        1,185,798   
Securitas AB, B Shares     29,331        358,720   
Skanska AB, B Shares     15,528        304,856   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     40,527        1,134,032   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     17,763        254,808   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     31,861        310,728   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     20,581        201,892   
Volvo AB, B Shares     82,877        793,891   
   

 

 

 
      8,331,976   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 3.0%            
Actelion Ltd.     8,233        1,046,381   
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG     62        363,514   
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     791        325,418   
Geberit AG     1,176        359,757   
Givaudan SA     811        1,319,630   
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     17,182        780,269   
Lonza Group AG     3,705        486,155   
Novartis AG     6,382        586,582   
Partners Group Holding AG     2,201        746,005   
Schindler Holding AG     1,395        200,387   
Sonova Holding AG     1,208        155,552   
Swiss Life Holding AG     747        166,630   
Swiss Re AG     8,242        707,140   
Swisscom AG     750        374,301   
Syngenta AG     1,180        378,085   
Wolseley PLC     9,774        571,720   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     4,200        1,031,126   
   

 

 

 
      9,598,652   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
United Kingdom - 12.8%            
3i Group PLC     56,789      $ 401,151   
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     54,480        244,723   
Aggreko PLC     7,256        104,604   
ARM Holdings PLC     22,515        323,478   
Ashtead Group PLC     21,861        309,150   
Associated British Foods PLC     15,182        768,349   
AstraZeneca PLC     3,789        240,293   
Aviva PLC     36,331        248,488   
BAE Systems PLC     81,669        553,601   
Barclays PLC     931,528        3,447,391   
Barratt Developments PLC     86,562        845,537   
British American Tobacco PLC     2,537        139,981   
BT Group PLC     198,034        1,260,396   
Bunzl PLC     7,883        211,534   
Compass Group PLC     39,030        623,422   
Croda International PLC     3,164        129,831   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     241,246        1,368,868   
Dixons Carphone PLC     91,723        589,504   
easyJet PLC     20,601        556,105   
Experian PLC     30,790        494,280   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     98,620        1,281,818   
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     13,845        253,202   
HSBC Holdings PLC     50,345        379,789   
ICAP PLC     22,128        153,260   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     38,385        1,984,459   
Inmarsat PLC     33,918        504,578   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     59,476        532,843   
ITV PLC     284,289        1,059,390   
Kingfisher PLC     42,770        232,337   
Legal & General Group PLC     152,969        551,571   
London Stock Exchange Group PLC     9,129        334,617   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     86,022        652,974   
Meggitt PLC     17,966        129,609   
National Grid PLC     39,676        552,573   
Next PLC     8,109        934,498   
Old Mutual PLC     139,415        399,544   
Pearson PLC     28,179        481,662   
Persimmon PLC     30,357        923,957   
Prudential PLC     33,052        697,283   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     3,848        348,959   
RELX NV     175,448        2,866,291   
Sage Group PLC/The     65,264        493,760   
Schroders PLC     2,193        93,185   
Severn Trent PLC     3,568        118,030   
Shire PLC     3,830        261,826   
Sky PLC     6,035        95,480   
Smith & Nephew PLC     33,760        589,829   
Sports Direct International PLC     15,088        173,100   
SSE PLC     39,551        895,159   
Standard Life PLC     55,872        328,145   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     324,580        961,659   
Travis Perkins PLC     5,606        167,243   
Unilever NV CVA     59,959        2,403,456   
United Utilities Group PLC     34,524        483,889   
Vodafone Group PLC     1,502,450        4,738,855   
Whitbread PLC     10,735        760,536   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(Note 4)

 
United Kingdom - 12.8% (continued)            
WPP PLC     43,221      $ 899,819   
   

 

 

 
      41,579,871   
   

 

 

 
United States - 1.4%            
Thomson Reuters Corp. (1)     2,372        95,342   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (1)     24,079        4,297,953   
   

 

 

 
      4,393,295   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $311,891,624)

      313,923,907   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.3%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)
     

(cost $7,508,280)

    7,508,280        7,508,280   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.3%
(cost $319,399,904)

      321,432,187   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.7% (d)
        2,267,764  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 323,699,951   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $84,955 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 67,083,102        20.7
Consumer Staples     31,439,770        9.7  
Energy     479,254        0.1  
Financials     73,654,326        22.9  
Health Care     35,307,143        10.9  
Industrials     38,286,291        11.8  
Information Technology     19,585,981        6.1  
Materials     12,254,673        3.8  
Telecommunication Services     25,705,230        7.9  
Utilities     10,128,137        3.1  
Money Market Funds     7,508,280        2.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    321,432,187        99.3   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (d)     2,267,764        0.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 323,699,951        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:      
94    Barclays Capital    E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures      12/2015         $7,932,847         $7,752,650         $(180,197)   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
Barclays Capital                     
Cash      $—         $696,325         $696,325   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 98.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Brazil - 5.7%            
Ambev SA ADR (1)     18,933      $ 92,772   
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (1)     2,200        13,701   
BRF SA (1)     3,900        69,501   
CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados (1)     3,300        27,377   
Cielo SA (1)     4,700        43,698   
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (1)     3,800        11,176   
Embraer SA ADR (1)     175        4,476   
Equatorial Energia SA (1)     2,500        21,428   
Fibria Celulose SA ADR (1)     1,425        19,323   
JBS SA (1)     3,800        16,093   
Kroton Educacional SA (1)     1,400        2,740   
Lojas Renner SA (1)     6,400        29,930   
Porto Seguro SA (1)     1,400        10,594   
Qualicorp SA (1)     900        3,335   
Raia Drogasil SA (1)     3,500        34,528   
Souza Cruz SA (1)     500        3,361   
Ultrapar Participacoes SA (1)     1,800        30,234   
WEG SA (1)     2,400        9,365   
   

 

 

 
      443,632   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 1.5%            
Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA ADR (1)     471        10,433   
Colbun SA (1)     105,746        27,249   
Corpbanca SA (1)     1,089,380        9,596   
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR (1)     129        4,581   
Empresas CMPC SA (1)     12,402        31,919   
Enersis SA ADR (1)     1,118        14,132   
SONDA SA (1)     11,314        16,934   
   

 

 

 
      114,844   
   

 

 

 
China - 30.8%            
Air China Ltd., H Shares     14,000        11,088   
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.     1,000        2,596   
AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd., H Shares     11,000        8,161   
Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     374,000        161,281   
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., H Shares     69,000        48,096   
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd., H Shares     25,000        31,011   
China Construction Bank Corp., H Shares     498,000        332,332   
China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd., H Shares (3)(a)     16,500        10,513   
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     6,000        2,622   
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., H Shares     21,500        15,232   
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.     6,000        2,168   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     54,000        188,156   
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares     57,000        138,926   
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., H Shares     112,500        104,278   
China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     11,800        44,018   
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., H Shares     24,500        36,244   
China Railway Group Ltd., H Shares     47,000        42,928   
China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., H Shares (3)(a)     28,000        11,250   
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., H Shares     30,000        21,984   
China Vanke Co., Ltd., H Shares     20,600        44,256   
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd., H Shares     9,000        16,177   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
China - 30.8% (continued)            
CRRC Corp. Ltd., H Shares (b)     65,000      $ 82,892   
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (b)     14,000        8,000   
Fosun International Ltd.     18,000        31,081   
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.     28,000        4,275   
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., H Shares     7,500        8,368   
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., H Shares     42,400        61,786   
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., H Shares     12,000        9,416   
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares     338,000        195,264   
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares     4,400        19,073   
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., H Shares     10,000        19,587   
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares     56,000        279,831   
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., H Shares (b)     38,000        20,789   
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., H Shares     4,300        9,013   
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (3)(a)     36,000        19,881   
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., H Shares     30,000        11,503   
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     2,400        8,442   
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)     16,900        284,876   
ZHuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares     2,000        14,882   
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., H Shares     132,000        34,629   
ZTE Corp., H Shares     6,000        13,724   
   

 

 

 
      2,410,629   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 7.0%            
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.     20,000        12,827   
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.     30,000        6,704   
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.     6,000        4,197   
China Everbright Ltd.     8,000        18,374   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR (1)     5,905        351,347   
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.     20,000        60,808   
China Power International Development Ltd.     14,000        9,132   
China Resources Land Ltd.     14,000        33,058   
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,200        25,663   
Goldin Properties Holdings Ltd.     12,000        10,867   
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. (3)(a)     86,000        14,414   
   

 

 

 
      547,391   
   

 

 

 
Hungary - 1.4%            
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC     463        20,177   
OTP Bank PLC     3,661        70,671   
Richter Gedeon Nyrt     1,399        22,242   
   

 

 

 
      113,090   
   

 

 

 
India - 3.1%            
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ADR (1)     917        58,605   
Infosys Ltd. ADR (1)     7,569        144,492   
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR 144A (c)     335        8,714   
State Bank of India GDR     642        23,379   
Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (1)     400        9,000   
   

 

 

 
      244,190   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Indonesia - 0.6%            
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     3,400      $ 2,854   
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     31,000        8,782   
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     5,700        3,375   
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     5,700        4,834   
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     81,000        7,621   
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT     4,200        4,639   
Summarecon Agung Tbk PT     75,000        5,760   
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT     3,100        8,053   
   

 

 

 
      45,918   
   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of - 11.3%            
Amorepacific Corp.     172        56,049   
AMOREPACIFIC Group     219        30,245   
BGF retail Co., Ltd.     47        8,028   
Celltrion, Inc.     640        36,857   
CJ CheilJedang Corp.     51        16,433   
CJ Corp.     129        28,805   
CJ Korea Express Co., Ltd.     117        19,747   
Coway Co., Ltd.     123        8,704   
Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.     2,413        24,448   
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     175        9,076   
Dongsuh Cos., Inc.     164        5,090   
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.     139        4,653   
Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd.     67        21,099   
Hanmi Science Co., Ltd.     66        7,800   
Hanssem Co., Ltd.     116        28,086   
Hanwha Chemical Corp.     1,067        19,566   
Hanwha Corp.     505        16,633   
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     717        4,941   
Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.     79        7,700   
Hyosung Corp.     268        25,600   
Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction     631        29,138   
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.     31        5,876   
Hyundai Steel Co.     318        13,861   
Kangwon Land, Inc.     651        23,268   
KB Financial Group, Inc.     282        8,382   
KCC Corp.     25        8,734   
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.     186        19,038   
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.     545        31,393   
Korea Electric Power Corp.     283        11,668   
Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.     418        21,619   
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.     58        22,808   
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     218        5,778   
KT&G Corp.     282        26,555   
LG Corp.     197        10,143   
LG Display Co., Ltd.     261        4,983   
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.     58        41,974   
LG Innotek Co., Ltd.     60        4,477   
Lotte Chemical Corp.     125        28,645   
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.     758        17,939   
NAVER Corp.     10        4,334   
NCSoft Corp.     113        18,067   
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.     2,532        21,406   
Orion Corp.     31        24,687   
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.     43        2,344   
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     35        8,265   
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     38        3,178   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Korea, Republic of - 11.3% (continued)            
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.     514      $ 19,839   
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.     31        6,207   
SK Holdings Co., Ltd.     134        27,660   
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     135        11,244   
S-Oil Corp.     227        12,079   
Yuhan Corp.     43        8,848   
   

 

 

 
      883,997   
   

 

 

 
Malaysia - 4.3%            
AirAsia Bhd     34,600        10,091   
DiGi.Com Bhd     21,400        27,018   
IHH Healthcare Bhd     54,000        73,300   
IJM Corp. Bhd     87,500        64,094   
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd     3,800        4,547   
MISC Bhd     20,600        41,340   
Telekom Malaysia Bhd     16,500        25,094   
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     17,000        46,496   
Westports Holdings Bhd     45,200        43,678   
   

 

 

 
      335,658   
   

 

 

 
Malta - 0.5%            
Brait SE     3,937        40,000   
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 1.4%            
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (1)     200        2,597   
Gentera SAB de CV (1)     8,000        13,095   
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (1)     1,500        20,834   
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B (1)     1,600        13,915   
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV ADR (1)     105        15,988   
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A (1)     4,400        9,951   
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (1)     14,200        34,868   
   

 

 

 
      111,248   
   

 

 

 
Peru - 0.5%            
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR (1)     4,648        27,702   
Southern Copper Corp. (1)(b)     300        8,016   
   

 

 

 
      35,718   
   

 

 

 
Poland - 1.6%            
Alior Bank SA     174        3,631   
CCC SA     424        18,315   
Enea SA     1,321        4,698   
Energa SA     3,730        16,555   
Eurocash SA     958        11,283   
Grupa Azoty SA     200        4,665   
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     2,230        7,923   
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     1,978        34,535   
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     6,495        11,165   
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     142        14,580   
   

 

 

 
      127,350   
   

 

 

 
Russia - 1.9%            
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR     5,060        72,707   
Severstal PAO GDR     5,639        59,836   
Tatneft PAO ADR     488        13,685   
   

 

 

 
      146,228   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
South Africa - 9.9%            
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.     1,180      $ 25,107   
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.     423        15,309   
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.     1,528        7,211   
Discovery Ltd.     1,856        18,465   
FirstRand Ltd.     19,133        67,989   
Foschini Group Ltd./The     1,433        14,553   
Gold Fields Ltd. ADR (1)     4,089        10,877   
Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT     1,271        11,071   
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.     1,336        3,710   
Investec Ltd.     3,387        25,923   
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.     2,629        6,763   
Mediclinic International Ltd.     1,448        11,559   
Mondi Ltd.     1,156        24,238   
Mr Price Group Ltd.     732        10,218   
MTN Group Ltd.     279        3,588   
Naspers Ltd., N Shares     1,406        176,210   
Netcare Ltd.     12,498        32,816   
PSG Group Ltd.     2,659        42,705   
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT     9,527        8,053   
Remgro Ltd.     2,505        45,688   
RMB Holdings Ltd.     6,249        29,792   
Sanlam Ltd.     5,572        24,096   
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.     540        6,133   
SPAR Group Ltd./The     1,247        16,683   
Standard Bank Group Ltd.     1,940        18,943   
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.     8,951        54,963   
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.     3,391        16,304   
Tiger Brands Ltd.     113        2,488   
Truworths International Ltd.     2,329        14,312   
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.     3,986        27,897   
   

 

 

 
      773,664   
   

 

 

 
Taiwan - 12.6%            
Advantech Co., Ltd.     1,198        8,227   
Asia Cement Corp.     7,160        7,023   
Asustek Computer, Inc.     1,000        8,598   
AU Optronics Corp.     28,000        8,290   
Casetek Holdings Ltd.     1,000        4,276   
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.     5,000        53,454   
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     17,600        24,106   
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.     24,960        39,245   
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.     29,467        14,551   
China Airlines Ltd.     67,000        22,970   
China Development Financial Holding Corp.     73,000        19,693   
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd./Taiwan     47,300        36,031   
Compal Electronics, Inc.     7,000        3,976   
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     24,660        12,747   
Delta Electronics, Inc.     1,000        4,717   
E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     14,044        8,278   
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.     2,040        32,392   
Eva Airways Corp.     43,000        24,124   
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     5,000        10,783   
Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.     4,120        25,678   
First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     25,070        11,447   
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.     8,080        23,224   
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     59,000        92,361   
Highwealth Construction Corp.     20,800        29,461   
Hiwin Technologies Corp.     1,060        5,660   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Taiwan - 12.6% (continued)            
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     10,038      $ 26,224   
Innolux Corp.     56,000        17,538   
Pegatron Corp.     16,000        39,157   
Pou Chen Corp.     6,000        9,026   
President Chain Store Corp.     1,000        6,237   
Standard Foods Corp.     1,000        2,168   
Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     27,880        9,908   
Taiwan Cement Corp.     11,000        11,183   
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.     3,000        9,185   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     13,492        279,959   
Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.     10,000        7,886   
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     3,000        5,210   
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.     29,000        18,361   
WPG Holdings Ltd.     6,000        5,796   
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.     3,000        8,599   
   

 

 

 
      987,749   
   

 

 

 
Thailand - 3.3%            
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR     4,200        32,600   
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR     76,000        38,819   
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR     49,100        13,195   
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR     6,100        36,364   
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR     8,900        21,607   
Energy Absolute PCL NVDR     7,000        4,151   
IRPC PCL NVDR     191,900        19,954   
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR     900        4,251   
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR     8,800        4,154   
Minor International PCL NVDR     11,460        9,096   
PTT PCL NVDR     2,300        15,274   
Siam Cement PCL/The NVDR     2,400        30,719   
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR     41,000        20,822   
TMB Bank PCL NVDR     36,400        2,431   
True Corp. PCL NVDR     32,600        8,778   
   

 

 

 
      262,215   
   

 

 

 
Turkey - 0.6%            
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     9,337        11,526   
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS     1,578        9,368   
Turk Hava Yollari AO     9,247        24,396   
   

 

 

 
      45,290   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $8,577,893)

      7,668,811   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%            
Brazil - 0.4%            
Lojas Americanas SA (1)     700        2,864   
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Series A (1)     5,200        25,301   
   

 

 

 
      28,165   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.0% (d)            
Embotelladora Andina SA, Series B (1)     876        3,032   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $29,892)

      31,197   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 0.4%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United States - 0.4%            

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (1)(b)
(cost $30,565)

    939      $ 30,781   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.0% (d)            
China - 0.0% (d)            
Fosun International Ltd.     2,688          
   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of - 0.0% (d)            
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.     660        2,896   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(cost $5,808)

      2,896   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 4.8%  
Money Market Funds - 4.8%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan
Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (e)(f)
   

(cost $371,933)

    371,933        371,933   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE- 103.6%
(cost $9,016,091)

      8,105,618   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (3.6%)
        (282,254)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 7,823,364   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $56,058 or 0.7% of total net assets.
(b) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $362,771; cash collateral of $371,933 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(d) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(e) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(f) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR - Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 554,360        7.1
Consumer Staples     590,509        7.5  
Energy     181,211        2.3  
Exchange-Traded Funds     30,781        0.4   
Financials     2,840,977        36.3  
Health Care     428,473        5.5  
Industrials     865,822        11.1  
Information Technology     1,065,987        13.6  
Materials     521,991        6.7  
Telecommunication Services     464,924        5.9  
Utilities     188,650        2.4  
Securities Lending Collateral     371,933        4.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    8,105,618        103.6   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (282,254     (3.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 7,823,364        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 20.6%            
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     600      $ 113,718   
Amazon.com, Inc.     6,330        3,240,264   
AutoZone, Inc.     339        245,378   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     4,648        172,534   
BorgWarner, Inc.     4,288        178,338   
Brunswick Corp.     1,969        94,295   
CarMax, Inc.     1,571        93,192   
Carnival Corp.     4,534        225,340   
CBS Corp., Class B     4,744        189,286   
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A     1,597        280,832   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     642        462,400   
Comcast Corp., Class A     6,751        383,997   
DISH Network Corp., Class A     6,730        392,628   
Dollar General Corp.     5,246        380,020   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     6,199        413,225   
Expedia, Inc.     1,532        180,286   
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A     2,197        88,803   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     3,168        92,917   
GoPro, Inc., Class A     1,793        55,977   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     5,676        164,263   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     1,600        153,584   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     7,663        175,789   
Home Depot, Inc./The     21,375        2,468,599   
Johnson Controls, Inc.     4,435        183,432   
L Brands, Inc.     6,312        568,901   
LKQ Corp.     2,515        71,325   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     18,662        1,286,185   
Macy’s, Inc.     1,624        83,344   
Madison Square Garden Co./The, Class A     948        68,389   
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     2,528        172,410   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     1,586        288,319   
Netflix, Inc.     8,302        857,264   
NIKE, Inc., Class B     13,945        1,714,817   
Nordstrom, Inc.     1,100        78,881   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     4,573        262,033   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     2,852        713,000   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     1,008        120,829   
Ross Stores, Inc.     11,170        541,410   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     796        70,916   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     2,514        84,345   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     800        108,904   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A     1,860        249,389   
Starbucks Corp.     27,242        1,548,435   
Target Corp.     10,808        850,157   
TEGNA, Inc.     2,894        64,797   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     906        225,050   
Time Warner, Inc.     9,213        633,394   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     9,649        689,132   
Tractor Supply Co.     663        55,904   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     1,729        108,962   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A     6,684        180,334   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     1,847        301,707   
Under Armour, Inc., Class A     6,273        607,101   
VF Corp.     5,956        406,259   
Viacom, Inc., Class B     1,042        44,962   
Walt Disney Co./The     23,171        2,368,076   
Whirlpool Corp.     1,142        168,171   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 20.6% (continued)        
Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,045      $ 83,548   
   

 

 

 
      26,105,747   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 9.4%            
Altria Group, Inc.     36,875        2,006,000   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     2,109        87,418   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     4,163        521,249   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     8,982        1,298,528   
Coty, Inc., Class A     3,028        81,938   
CVS Health Corp.     20,976        2,023,764   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     5,100        403,155   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     2,091        109,025   
Kroger Co./The     25,084        904,780   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     14,319        599,537   
Monster Beverage Corp.     3,934        531,641   
PepsiCo, Inc.     5,384        507,711   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     3,191        66,309   
Reynolds American, Inc.     20,708        916,743   
Rite Aid Corp.     28,118        170,676   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     5,589        240,886   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     15,384        1,278,410   
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     2,600        104,390   
   

 

 

 
      11,852,160   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 1.0%            
Cheniere Energy, Inc.      5,410        261,303   
Cimarex Energy Co.     1,073        109,961   
Diamondback Energy, Inc.     1,700        109,820   
Energen Corp.     1,000        49,860   
EQT Corp.     1,200        77,724   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     11,308        313,006   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     1,801        83,440   
Targa Resources Corp.     1,698        87,481   
Valero Energy Corp.     2,674        160,707   
   

 

 

 
      1,253,302   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 12.2%            
American Express Co.     902        66,865   
American Financial Group, Inc.     1,065        73,389   
American International Group, Inc.     4,937        280,520   
American Tower Corp. REIT     4,634        407,699   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,200        130,956   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     4,737        828,122   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     3,577        140,040   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B     4,260        555,504   
BlackRock, Inc.     1,012        301,040   
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     5,439        643,978   
Capital One Financial Corp.     2,317        168,029   
Care Capital Properties, Inc. REIT     1,405        46,267   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     1,623        108,871   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     4,132        118,010   
CME Group, Inc.     4,272        396,185   
Comerica, Inc.     1,500        61,650   
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     3,200        209,024   
Discover Financial Services     3,539        183,993   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     5,200        136,916   
Equity Residential REIT     11,412        857,269   
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     2,600        580,892   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 12.2% (continued)            
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     1,500      $ 115,740   
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT     700        95,515   
Fifth Third Bancorp     6,600        124,806   
First Republic Bank/CA     1,824        114,492   
General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT     11,239        291,877   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     4,587        797,037   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     3,282        150,250   
HCP, Inc. REIT     5,000        186,250   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     10,400        110,240   
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     2,788        110,042   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     867        203,736   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     40,795        2,487,271   
KeyCorp     8,100        105,381   
Lincoln National Corp.     2,367        112,338   
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,500        59,655   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     2,820        243,930   
Moody’s Corp.     2,313        227,137   
Morgan Stanley     10,343        325,804   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     1,500        71,010   
Public Storage REIT     3,552        751,710   
Realty Income Corp. REIT     1,500        71,085   
Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT     5,600        78,904   
Signature Bank     600        82,536   
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     1,725        316,917   
Springleaf Holdings, Inc.     2,508        109,650   
State Street Corp.     2,150        144,502   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     3,600        137,664   
SVB Financial Group     700        80,878   
Synchrony Financial     3,450        107,985   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     1,000        99,530   
UDR, Inc. REIT     2,100        72,408   
Ventas, Inc. REIT     5,620        315,057   
Vornado Realty Trust REIT     4,200        379,764   
Welltower, Inc. REIT     7,492        507,358   
   

 

 

 
      15,483,678   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 19.8%            
Abbott Laboratories     13,215        531,507   
AbbVie, Inc.     19,251        1,047,447   
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     889        58,914   
Aetna, Inc.     7,757        848,693   
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,377        167,792   
Akorn, Inc.     1,738        49,542   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,907        454,626   
Align Technology, Inc.     1,400        79,464   
Allergan PLC     1,701        462,349   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,625        210,945   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     4,065        386,134   
Amgen, Inc.     10,855        1,501,464   
Anthem, Inc.     5,781        809,340   
athenahealth, Inc.     1,017        135,617   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     509        67,524   
Biogen, Inc.     2,125        620,096   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     3,879        408,536   
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     2,025        173,239   
Boston Scientific Corp.     15,571        255,520   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     20,297        1,201,582   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 19.8% (continued)            
Cardinal Health, Inc.     3,661      $ 281,238   
Celgene Corp.     12,610        1,364,024   
Centene Corp.     3,293        178,579   
Cerner Corp.     2,661        159,554   
DexCom, Inc.     2,200        188,892   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     1,635        232,448   
Eli Lilly & Co.     19,000        1,590,110   
Endo International PLC (Ireland)     1,372        95,052   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     8,478        686,379   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     9,471        929,957   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     8,427        651,913   
Hologic, Inc.     1,160        45,391   
Illumina, Inc.     2,631        462,582   
Incyte Corp.     4,491        495,492   
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     400        66,344   
Intrexon Corp.     3,842        122,176   
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,236        171,219   
McKesson Corp.     4,104        759,363   
Medivation, Inc.     4,314        183,345   
Medtronic PLC (Ireland)     6,510        435,779   
Merck & Co., Inc.     4,546        224,527   
OPKO Health, Inc.     4,868        40,940   
Pfizer, Inc.     36,157        1,135,691   
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.     1,652        124,495   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     1,288        89,606   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,271        1,056,333   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     2,465        155,517   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     1,805        66,641   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     5,346        653,709   
United Therapeutics Corp.     512        67,195   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     18,553        2,152,334   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,034        420,101   
Zoetis, Inc.     6,810        280,436   
   

 

 

 
      25,037,693   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 9.2%            
3M Co.     5,664        802,985   
A. O. Smith Corp.     2,198        143,288   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     600        105,348   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     2,312        183,688   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     4,967        192,869   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     4,091        178,695   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     2,772        121,691   
Cummins, Inc.     2,472        268,410   
Danaher Corp.     1,449        123,469   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     14,818        664,884   
Dover Corp.     2,493        142,550   
FedEx Corp.     6,286        905,058   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     3,256        154,562   
General Dynamics Corp.     5,500        758,725   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     1,192        34,115   
Honeywell International, Inc.     5,345        506,118   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     1,500        160,725   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     871        71,692   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     8,441        217,524   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     6,291        1,304,187   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     800        59,728   
Masco Corp.     2,809        70,731   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 9.2% (continued)            
Middleby Corp./The     1,800      $ 189,342   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     2,055        157,002   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     5,646        936,954   
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     1,956        119,316   
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     1,500        145,950   
Raytheon Co.     6,276        685,716   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     2,600        263,822   
SolarCity Corp.     2,391        102,120   
Southwest Airlines Co.     17,404        662,048   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     3,636        171,983   
Textron, Inc.     2,100        79,044   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     3,400        77,078   
Union Pacific Corp.     516        45,619   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     6,818        361,695   
United Rentals, Inc.     2,943        176,727   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     800        83,864   
Wabtec Corp.     785        69,119   
Xylem, Inc.     2,200        72,270   
   

 

 

 
      11,570,711   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 21.6%            
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)     883        86,764   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     10,763        332,469   
Adobe Systems, Inc.     8,721        717,041   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     1,700        117,402   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     903        233,859   
Apple, Inc.     71,837        7,923,621   
Applied Materials, Inc.     21,557        316,672   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     2,800        72,716   
Autodesk, Inc.     1,500        66,210   
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     3,680        295,725   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     7,800        80,964   
CA, Inc.     2,700        73,710   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     33,726        885,308   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     6,809        426,312   
Corning, Inc.     17,100        292,752   
CoStar Group, Inc.     500        86,530   
eBay, Inc.     11,450        279,838   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     8,389        568,355   
F5 Networks, Inc.     1,500        173,700   
Facebook, Inc., Class A     10,961        985,394   
FireEye, Inc.     1,492        47,475   
Fiserv, Inc.     2,409        208,643   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     1,727        237,670   
Fortinet, Inc.     1,807        76,761   
Google, Inc., Class A     2,342        1,495,063   
Hewlett-Packard Co.     9,976        255,485   
Intuit, Inc.     2,897        257,109   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     1,350        93,974   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     7,300        187,683   
LinkedIn Corp., Class A     1,616        307,250   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (2)     6,200        56,110   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     16,598        1,495,812   
Micron Technology, Inc.     6,574        98,479   
Microsoft Corp.     3,555        157,344   
NVIDIA Corp.     8,300        204,595   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     3,029        520,988   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 21.6% (continued)        
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     4,017      $ 124,688   
Qorvo, Inc.     2,781        125,284   
Red Hat, Inc.     1,240        89,131   
Sabre Corp.     1,337        36,340   
salesforce.com, inc.     8,181        568,007   
SanDisk Corp.     3,186        173,095   
ServiceNow, Inc.     5,378        373,502   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     8,005        674,101   
Splunk, Inc.     1,904        105,386   
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     1,261        88,320   
SunEdison, Inc.     11,081        79,562   
SunPower Corp.     3,373        67,595   
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A     2,053        163,788   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     11,714        580,077   
Total System Services, Inc.     2,043        92,813   
Twitter, Inc.     3,520        94,829   
Vantiv, Inc., Class A     822        36,924   
Visa, Inc., Class A     37,976        2,645,408   
VMware, Inc., Class A     2,940        231,643   
Western Digital Corp.     4,905        389,653   
Workday, Inc., Class A     2,678        184,407   
Xerox Corp.     11,832        115,125   
Xilinx, Inc.     2,840        120,416   
Yahoo!, Inc.     11,628        336,165   
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C     2,870        77,490   
   

 

 

 
      27,289,532   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 1.4%            
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     1,700        216,886   
Alcoa, Inc.     18,300        176,778   
Ball Corp.     1,400        87,080   
Dow Chemical Co./The     2,240        94,976   
Ecolab, Inc.     2,147        235,569   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     3,708        178,726   
PPG Industries, Inc.     3,826        335,502   
Royal Gold, Inc.     2,500        117,450   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     961        214,091   
Vulcan Materials Co.     775        69,130   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     1,100        57,079   
   

 

 

 
      1,783,267   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.3%            
Level 3 Communications, Inc.      3,900        170,391   
T-Mobile US, Inc.     3,760        149,686   
   

 

 

 
      320,077   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 1.5%            
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     3,727        211,917   
CMS Energy Corp.     2,100        74,172   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     2,370        158,435   
DTE Energy Co.     3,287        264,176   
Edison International     5,703        359,688   
Entergy Corp.     1,400        91,140   
PG&E Corp.     4,123        217,695   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,552        65,432   
Sempra Energy     3,095        299,348   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Utilities - 1.5% (continued)            
Xcel Energy, Inc.     5,700      $ 201,837   
   

 

 

 
      1,943,840   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $114,674,244)

      122,640,007   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.7%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(a)
     

(cost $3,434,826)

    3,434,826        3,434,826   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.7%
(cost $118,109,070)

      126,074,833   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.3% (b)
        409,838  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 126,484,671   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:         
25   Goldman Sachs    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures      12/2015       $ 2,435,124       $ 2,385,875       $ (49,249
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash      $—         $210,528         $210,528   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 14.8%            
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A      3,613      $ 32,878   
2U, Inc.     1,417        50,870   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A     1,905        47,987   
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.     1,298        25,882   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)     4,324        67,584   
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.     284        9,398   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.     660        53,559   
Barnes & Noble, Inc.     1,300        15,743   
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     576        16,042   
Big Lots, Inc.     872        41,786   
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.     600        25,818   
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     983        17,871   
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     449        28,844   
Buckle, Inc./The (a)     400        14,788   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     261        50,485   
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.     1,000        18,890   
Burlington Stores, Inc.     1,224        62,473   
Caleres, Inc.     931        28,423   
Capella Education Co.     200        9,904   
Carriage Services, Inc.     552        11,918   
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.     742        8,830   
Cato Corp./The, Class A     400        13,612   
Chegg, Inc.     2,968        21,399   
Citi Trends, Inc.     600        14,028   
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.     1,814        38,928   
Columbia Sportswear Co.     800        47,032   
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     576        22,758   
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.     400        23,200   
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     1,000        65,450   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a)     609        89,694   
Culp, Inc.     327        10,487   
Denny’s Corp.     2,000        22,060   
Diamond Resorts International, Inc.     2,037        47,645   
DineEquity, Inc.     299        27,406   
Drew Industries, Inc.     234        12,779   
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     2,467        16,381   
EW Scripps Co./The, Class A     1,235        21,822   
Express, Inc.     1,369        24,464   
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.     693        31,441   
Finish Line, Inc./The, Class A     838        16,173   
FTD Cos., Inc.     500        14,900   
Gentherm, Inc.     1,057        47,480   
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.     1,123        69,244   
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. (a)     1,196        13,730   
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.     538        20,439   
Gray Television, Inc.     2,135        27,243   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     200        17,030   
Helen of Troy Ltd.     942        84,121   
Hooker Furniture Corp. (a)     465        10,946   
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.     1,697        34,466   
IMAX Corp. (Canada) (a)     229        7,738   
Installed Building Products, Inc.     1,315        33,243   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.     660        11,510   
Jack in the Box, Inc.     1,435        110,552   
Kirkland’s, Inc.     900        19,386   
Kona Grill, Inc.     1,191        18,758   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 14.8% (continued)        
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.     925      $ 13,533   
Lands’ End, Inc. (a)     436        11,776   
La-Z-Boy, Inc.     430        11,421   
Libbey, Inc.     400        13,044   
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     602        65,082   
MarineMax, Inc.     669        9,453   
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     1,196        81,495   
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a)     1,251        52,242   
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A     944        17,398   
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     414        27,966   
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.     1,306        40,930   
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A     210        9,986   
Nautilus, Inc.     1,157        17,355   
New Home Co., Inc./The     667        8,638   
New Media Investment Group, Inc.     1,547        23,917   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A     356        16,857   
Nutrisystem, Inc.     1,800        47,736   
Overstock.com, Inc.     485        8,323   
Oxford Industries, Inc.     148        10,934   
Papa John’s International, Inc.     1,424        97,516   
Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. (a)     974        14,298   
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)     999        16,763   
Performance Sports Group Ltd.     1,435        19,258   
Pool Corp.     699        50,538   
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.     873        49,202   
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.     219        16,587   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     400        9,700   
Rentrak Corp. (a)     300        16,221   
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.     349        32,565   
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.     972        15,785   
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)     2,062        21,548   
Select Comfort Corp.     1,997        43,694   
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.     674        9,753   
Skullcandy, Inc.     1,954        10,806   
Sonic Corp.     1,127        25,865   
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.     1,609        19,823   
Standard Motor Products, Inc.     641        22,358   
Stein Mart, Inc.     1,340        12,971   
Steven Madden Ltd.     651        23,840   
Strattec Security Corp.     300        18,918   
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     2,000        74,400   
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (a)     792        9,488   
Tilly’s, Inc., A Shares     1,588        11,688   
Tower International, Inc.     753        17,891   
Tuesday Morning Corp.     1,155        6,249   
Universal Electronics, Inc.     400        16,812   
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A (a)     1,183        19,993   
ZAGG, Inc.     1,866        12,670   
Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. (a)     509        20,100   
Zumiez, Inc.     1,129        17,646   
   

 

 

 
      2,990,550   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 3.4%            
Boston Beer Co., Inc./The, Class A      72        15,164   
Calavo Growers, Inc.     300        13,392   
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)     1,202        65,641   
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated     202        39,063   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Staples - 3.4% (continued)            
Diamond Foods, Inc.     500      $ 15,430   
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     1,300        51,363   
Fresh Market, Inc./The (a)     265        5,986   
HRG Group, Inc.     3,776        44,292   
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     500        23,915   
J&J Snack Foods Corp.     384        43,645   
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     300        15,378   
Natural Health Trends Corp. (a)     1,142        37,321   
Post Holdings, Inc.     874        51,653   
Revlon, Inc., Class A     830        24,444   
Sanderson Farms, Inc.     700        47,999   
SpartanNash Co.     755        19,517   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     3,000        21,540   
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.     300        40,209   
Vector Group Ltd.     4,541        102,678   
WD-40 Co.     200        17,814   
   

 

 

 
      696,444   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.8%            
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     841        15,197   
Delek US Holdings, Inc.     600        16,620   
Green Plains, Inc.     616        11,987   
Matrix Service Co.     700        15,729   
Newpark Resources, Inc.     1,331        6,815   
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (Norway)     1,290        19,608   
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (a)     900        5,841   
REX American Resources Corp. (a)     300        15,186   
RigNet, Inc. (a)     451        11,501   
Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway) (a)     1,000        16,250   
Synergy Resources Corp.     1,416        13,877   
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A     2,395        16,525   
   

 

 

 
      165,136   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 18.6%            
Acadia Realty Trust REIT     1,244        37,407   
Access National Corp. (a)     511        10,409   
Actua Corp.     900        10,584   
American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT     1,348        55,079   
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     641        14,942   
Ameris Bancorp     1,531        44,016   
AMERISAFE, Inc.     315        15,665   
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     600        33,954   
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT     1,500        9,150   
Astoria Financial Corp.     1,400        22,540   
Banc of California, Inc.     1,402        17,203   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     985        43,104   
Banner Corp.     455        21,735   
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     6,967        57,269   
BNC Bancorp     978        21,741   
BofI Holding, Inc.     488        62,869   
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,225        14,332   
Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A     2,887        87,274   
Cash America International, Inc.     692        19,355   
Cathay General Bancorp     829        24,837   
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     1,989        12,352   
Central Pacific Financial Corp.     835        17,510   
Chatham Lodging Trust REIT     1,619        34,776   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 18.6% (continued)            
Chesapeake Lodging Trust REIT     734      $ 19,128   
CNO Financial Group, Inc.     725        13,637   
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.     900        17,370   
CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT     1,387        71,347   
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A     3,463        15,791   
CubeSmart REIT     2,871        78,120   
Customers Bancorp, Inc.     1,237        31,791   
CVB Financial Corp.     1,182        19,739   
CyrusOne, Inc. REIT     3,157        103,108   
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT     572        19,254   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT     1,100        28,468   
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     980        44,590   
EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT     329        17,825   
Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     1,567        51,633   
Enstar Group Ltd.     155        23,250   
Essent Group Ltd.     2,194        54,521   
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A     241        14,826   
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A     399        13,015   
Federated National Holding Co.     2,074        49,817   
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT     3,003        21,231   
Fidelity Southern Corp.     1,125        23,782   
First American Financial Corp.     1,911        74,663   
First Defiance Financial Corp.     453        16,562   
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     2,290        63,754   
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.     1,922        13,992   
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     344        18,886   
GEO Group, Inc./The REIT     1,257        37,383   
Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT     800        11,288   
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A     400        8,912   
Hanmi Financial Corp.     1,300        32,760   
HCI Group, Inc.     313        12,135   
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     560        13,916   
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     770        15,192   
Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT     1,090        24,699   
HFF, Inc., Class A     1,079        36,427   
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     800        15,848   
Hingham Institution for Savings (a)     91        10,559   
Home BancShares, Inc.     1,005        40,702   
HomeStreet, Inc.     693        16,008   
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.     439        8,143   
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT     2,172        62,532   
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,013        16,563   
Independent Bank Corp./MI     1,043        15,395   
Independent Bank Group, Inc.     300        11,529   
Investment Technology Group, Inc.     682        9,098   
Investors Bancorp, Inc.     7,598        93,759   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     800        10,880   
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A     843        9,248   
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     1,600        35,472   
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a)     5,000        10,550   
Lakeland Financial Corp.     500        22,575   
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.     492        14,996   
LendingTree, Inc.     622        57,865   
Maiden Holdings Ltd.     1,054        14,630   
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.     1,307        60,109   
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     370        34,366   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Financials - 18.6% (continued)            
MB Financial, Inc.     627      $ 20,465   
Meta Financial Group, Inc.     618        25,814   
National Health Investors, Inc. REIT     101        5,806   
Navigators Group, Inc./The     200        15,596   
Nelnet, Inc., Class A     400        13,844   
Opus Bank     274        10,478   
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT     369        13,081   
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A     835        13,360   
Physicians Realty Trust REIT     3,036        45,813   
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     881        43,530   
Primerica, Inc.     641        28,890   
PrivateBancorp, Inc.     981        37,602   
PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT (a)     147        11,669   
QCR Holdings, Inc.     485        10,607   
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     1,071        46,792   
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT     1,967        29,525   
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A     657        23,639   
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT     2,273        37,595   
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT     1,134        15,638   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     1,068        52,578   
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.     554        12,842   
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida     1,142        16,765   
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     415        12,890   
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     845        35,093   
Simmons First National Corp., Class A     600        28,758   
South State Corp.     302        23,215   
Southside Bancshares, Inc.     840        23,142   
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT     786        74,120   
State Bank Financial Corp.     950        19,646   
Stonegate Bank     988        31,428   
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT     2,630        30,692   
Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     1,200        81,312   
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A     2,155        35,881   
Terreno Realty Corp. REIT     915        17,971   
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.     231        6,015   
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.     475        5,923   
United Community Banks, Inc.     2,308        47,176   
United Insurance Holdings Corp.     2,600        34,190   
Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     283        13,284   
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     1,100        32,494   
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     776        20,238   
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a)     1,600        39,888   
Waterstone Financial, Inc.     2,000        26,960   
Webster Financial Corp.     1,302        46,390   
WesBanco, Inc.     352        11,070   
Western Alliance Bancorp     2,469        75,823   
Whitestone REIT     665        7,667   
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     1,800        18,918   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a)     3,311        53,406   
   

 

 

 
      3,757,261   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 23.3%            
AAC Holdings, Inc. (a)     541        12,037   
Abaxis, Inc.     657        28,901   
ABIOMED, Inc.     1,317        122,165   
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     669        22,124   
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.     1,539        24,901   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.3% (continued)            
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a)     500      $ 12,450   
Aceto Corp.     1,044        28,658   
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     448        7,500   
Addus HomeCare Corp.     1,246        38,813   
Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A     632        51,040   
Advaxis, Inc. (a)     2,125        21,739   
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     811        14,387   
Affymetrix, Inc.     1,156        9,872   
Agenus, Inc.     3,037        13,970   
Air Methods Corp.     300        10,227   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (a)     622        10,835   
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,603        52,514   
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,000        39,730   
Amedisys, Inc.     745        28,288   
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.     3,379        47,272   
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.     1,210        36,312   
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,011        11,819   
Amsurg Corp.     500        38,855   
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     722        84,987   
Analogic Corp.     156        12,798   
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     574        22,679   
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.     794        25,273   
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,206        13,435   
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.     475        4,018   
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,416        25,789   
Array BioPharma, Inc. (a)     4,750        21,660   
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (a)     704        6,730   
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.     1,225        4,741   
AtriCure, Inc.     800        17,528   
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,562        17,807   
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.     174        7,576   
BioTelemetry, Inc.     1,700        20,808   
Cambrex Corp.     1,200        47,616   
Cantel Medical Corp.     420        23,814   
Capital Senior Living Corp.     432        8,662   
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.     330        4,716   
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.     542        8,585   
Catalent, Inc.     601        14,604   
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     9,282        27,846   
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     1,396        14,714   
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (a)     975        16,507   
Cempra, Inc.     2,144        59,689   
Cerus Corp. (a)     3,201        14,533   
Chemed Corp.     500        66,735   
Chimerix, Inc.     1,789        68,340   
Clovis Oncology, Inc.     353        32,462   
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,751        32,866   
CONMED Corp.     500        23,870   
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.     2,685        10,096   
CorMedix, Inc. (a)     2,893        5,757   
CorVel Corp.     404        13,049   
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.     1,400        19,054   
CTI BioPharma Corp.     3,700        5,402   
Cyberonics, Inc.     400        24,312   
Cynosure, Inc., Class A     663        19,917   
Durect Corp. (a)     2,981        5,813   
Dyax Corp.     2,187        41,750   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.3% (continued)            
Dynavax Technologies Corp.     1,030      $ 25,276   
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     849        62,851   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.     500        14,245   
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     400        14,456   
Ensign Group, Inc./The     1,000        42,630   
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     972        22,929   
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)     2,262        40,693   
ExamWorks Group, Inc.     961        28,100   
Exelixis, Inc.     2,734        15,338   
Fibrocell Science, Inc.     1,204        4,635   
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.     1,269        19,530   
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.     708        10,521   
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.     1,549        12,191   
Genomic Health, Inc. (a)     455        9,628   
Geron Corp. (a)     3,240        8,942   
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A     1,343        27,746   
Greatbatch, Inc.     400        22,568   
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.     3,321        44,601   
HealthEquity, Inc.     516        15,248   
HealthStream, Inc.     397        8,659   
Healthways, Inc.     1,200        13,344   
Heska Corp.     716        21,824   
ICU Medical, Inc.     559        61,210   
IGI Laboratories, Inc. (a)     4,300        28,122   
Ignyta, Inc. (a)     1,451        12,740   
ImmunoGen, Inc.     1,324        12,710   
Impax Laboratories, Inc.     1,600        56,336   
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,367        11,551   
Inogen, Inc.     1,089        52,871   
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,375        7,947   
Insmed, Inc.     1,900        35,283   
Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     2,497        71,065   
Intersect ENT, Inc.     422        9,875   
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.     1,374        55,015   
iRadimed Corp.     217        5,286   
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,353        14,098   
K2M Group Holdings, Inc.     1,170        21,762   
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.     600        9,450   
Kite Pharma, Inc. (a)     1,171        65,201   
Lannett Co., Inc. (a)     1,002        41,603   
LDR Holding Corp.     1,323        45,683   
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     567        48,564   
Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (a)     1,693        9,752   
Loxo Oncology, Inc.     281        4,912   
MacroGenics, Inc.     1,039        22,255   
Masimo Corp.     819        31,581   
Medicines Co./The     290        11,008   
Medidata Solutions, Inc.     471        19,834   
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     612        14,633   
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,483        38,150   
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)     4,489        43,319   
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.     693        23,853   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     800        55,080   
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,517        24,894   
Nanosphere, Inc.     99        161   
Natus Medical, Inc.     1,478        58,307   
Nektar Therapeutics     909        9,963   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.3% (continued)            
NeoGenomics, Inc.     1,062      $ 6,085   
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     1,600        63,664   
NewLink Genetics Corp.     1,335        47,846   
Novavax, Inc.     8,398        59,374   
NuVasive, Inc.     896        43,205   
NxStage Medical, Inc.     1,351        21,305   
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.     366        5,146   
Omeros Corp. (a)     2,021        22,150   
Omnicell, Inc.     1,035        32,188   
Ophthotech Corp.     940        38,089   
Organovo Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,400        6,432   
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.     672        12,412   
OvaScience, Inc. (a)     883        7,497   
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)     2,694        9,860   
PAREXEL International Corp.     228        14,118   
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     9,591        9,783   
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,894        5,985   
Pfenex, Inc.     427        6,409   
PharMerica Corp.     900        25,623   
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     1,158        36,628   
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,745        74,372   
POZEN, Inc.     1,300        7,586   
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.     735        33,193   
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     3,435        19,648   
Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)     329        14,917   
Providence Service Corp./The     400        17,432   
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.     1,287        34,363   
Radius Health, Inc.     1,323        91,697   
RadNet, Inc.     2,500        13,875   
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.     1,845        11,162   
Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.     2,561        16,749   
Relypsa, Inc.     1,289        23,859   
Repligen Corp.     1,200        33,420   
Retrophin, Inc.     1,553        31,464   
Rockwell Medical, Inc. (a)     1,724        13,292   
RTI Surgical, Inc.     2,746        15,597   
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     768        32,502   
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     600        9,198   
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     705        22,638   
Select Medical Holdings Corp.     2,344        25,292   
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.     1,268        10,639   
Spectranetics Corp./The     1,257        14,820   
STERIS Corp.     619        40,216   
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A     1,836        36,481   
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,382        33,419   
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.     493        16,116   
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     2,921        15,481   
TESARO, Inc.     1,320        52,932   
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     2,643        19,717   
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     2,524        25,442   
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.     4,274        25,046   
Trevena, Inc.     521        5,392   
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.     397        38,235   
US Physical Therapy, Inc.     280        12,569   
Vascular Solutions, Inc.     769        24,923   
Vital Therapies, Inc. (a)     1,708        6,900   
Xencor, Inc.     1,298        15,875   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 23.3% (continued)            
XenoPort, Inc.     1,877      $ 6,513   
Zafgen, Inc.     960        30,672   
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.     2,122        67,968   
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (a)     5,258        47,375   
ZS Pharma, Inc.     650        42,679   
   

 

 

 
      4,706,441   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 9.0%            
AAON, Inc.     1,050        20,349   
AAR Corp.     688        13,051   
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (a)     332        9,605   
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)     588        9,514   
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     1,277        10,918   
Aircastle Ltd.     1,474        30,379   
Albany International Corp., Class A     329        9,413   
Allegiant Travel Co.     618        133,642   
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (a)     729        12,954   
American Woodmark Corp.     564        36,587   
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     791        35,318   
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     1,784        10,615   
ArcBest Corp.     1,099        28,321   
Argan, Inc.     730        25,316   
Astronics Corp.     515        20,821   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     400        13,824   
Builders FirstSource, Inc.     1,831        23,217   
CEB, Inc.     456        31,163   
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     727        19,818   
Continental Building Products, Inc.     1,526        31,344   
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A     1,000        17,970   
Curtiss-Wright Corp.     182        11,360   
Deluxe Corp.     267        14,883   
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     715        14,200   
Ducommun, Inc.     564        11,319   
Dycom Industries, Inc.     848        61,361   
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.     1,722        33,751   
EnerSys     213        11,413   
Engility Holdings, Inc.     470        12,117   
Enphase Energy, Inc.     1,813        6,708   
EnPro Industries, Inc.     400        15,668   
Exponent, Inc.     286        12,744   
Federal Signal Corp.     2,000        27,420   
G&K Services, Inc., Class A     400        26,648   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     704        12,918   
Greenbrier Cos., Inc./The     214        6,872   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     1,800        44,424   
HC2 Holdings, Inc. (a)     962        6,744   
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     518        17,457   
Heartland Express, Inc. (a)     2,500        49,850   
HNI Corp.     700        30,030   
Hub Group, Inc., Class A     700        25,487   
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.     402        25,137   
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.     348        20,125   
Insperity, Inc.     534        23,459   
Interface, Inc.     687        15,416   
John Bean Technologies Corp.     400        15,300   
Kforce, Inc.     539        14,165   
Kimball International, Inc., Class B     1,371        12,970   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Industrials - 9.0% (continued)            
Knight Transportation, Inc.     2,562      $ 61,488   
Korn/Ferry International     1,020        33,731   
Lydall, Inc.     699        19,914   
Marten Transport Ltd.     800        12,936   
Masonite International Corp.     877        53,129   
Meritor, Inc.     1,638        17,412   
Mobile Mini, Inc.     427        13,147   
Mueller Industries, Inc.     332        9,821   
Multi-Color Corp.     444        33,962   
NN, Inc.     927        17,149   
Nortek, Inc.     191        12,092   
NV5 Holdings, Inc. (a)     842        15,627   
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.     324        9,351   
Patrick Industries, Inc.     1,644        64,922   
PGT, Inc.     881        10,819   
Plug Power, Inc. (a)     4,900        8,967   
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.     466        5,452   
Radiant Logistics, Inc.     1,689        7,533   
RBC Bearings, Inc.     181        10,811   
Saia, Inc.     643        19,901   
Standex International Corp.     200        15,070   
Steelcase, Inc., Class A     1,047        19,275   
TASER International, Inc. (a)     1,681        37,024   
Tennant Co.     497        27,921   
Trex Co., Inc.     402        13,399   
TriNet Group, Inc.     382        6,418   
UniFirst Corp.     100        10,681   
US Ecology, Inc.     349        15,234   
VSE Corp.     200        8,014   
WageWorks, Inc.     382        17,221   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     1,200        30,120   
West Corp.     1,653        37,027   
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)     948        22,591   
   

 

 

 
      1,822,244   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 18.5%            
ACI Worldwide, Inc.      1,294        27,329   
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     716        18,831   
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.     1,541        26,336   
Ambarella, Inc. (a)     1,886        108,992   
Aspen Technology, Inc.     281        10,653   
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.     7,009        18,714   
Barracuda Networks, Inc. (a)     1,047        16,312   
Blackbaud, Inc.     610        34,233   
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.     2,462        104,364   
BroadSoft, Inc.     878        26,305   
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     300        11,622   
CACI International, Inc., Class A     241        17,827   
Callidus Software, Inc.     2,014        34,218   
Cardtronics, Inc.     345        11,282   
Cavium, Inc.     740        45,414   
Ciena Corp.     1,152        23,869   
Cirrus Logic, Inc.     963        30,344   
Clearfield, Inc. (a)     1,561        20,964   
comScore, Inc.     900        41,535   
Constant Contact, Inc.     446        10,811   
Cray, Inc.     1,006        19,929   
CTS Corp.     722        13,364   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.5% (continued)        
Diebold, Inc.     339      $ 10,092   
Diodes, Inc.     696        14,874   
DTS, Inc.     339        9,051   
EarthLink Holdings Corp.     3,871        30,116   
Ebix, Inc.     1,032        25,759   
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.     983        42,544   
Ellie Mae, Inc.     1,511        100,587   
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (a)     4,120        55,043   
Entegris, Inc.     1,000        13,190   
Envestnet, Inc.     566        16,963   
EPAM Systems, Inc.     847        63,118   
ePlus, Inc.     336        26,568   
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.     640        47,418   
ExlService Holdings, Inc.     374        13,812   
Fabrinet (Thailand)     1,300        23,829   
Fair Isaac Corp.     683        57,714   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     958        13,450   
FARO Technologies, Inc.     279        9,765   
Fleetmatics Group PLC (Ireland)     1,685        82,717   
Gigamon, Inc.     1,325        26,513   
Globant SA (Luxembourg)     182        5,567   
Glu Mobile, Inc.     5,554        24,271   
Gogo, Inc.     1,942        29,674   
GTT Communications, Inc.     809        18,817   
Guidewire Software, Inc.     230        12,093   
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     574        36,168   
Immersion Corp.     870        9,770   
Imperva, Inc.     1,093        71,570   
Infinera Corp.     3,609        70,592   
Infoblox, Inc.     1,650        26,367   
Inphi Corp.     1,489        35,796   
Insight Enterprises, Inc.     700        18,095   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     1,575        31,973   
InterDigital, Inc.     800        40,480   
Intersil Corp., Class A     2,200        25,740   
Intralinks Holdings, Inc.     1,674        13,877   
j2 Global, Inc.     800        56,680   
Littelfuse, Inc.     300        27,345   
LogMeIn, Inc.     1,174        80,020   
Luxoft Holding, Inc. (Switzerland)     96        6,076   
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.     1,823        52,849   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     1,052        65,540   
Mattson Technology, Inc.     5,468        12,740   
MAXIMUS, Inc.     274        16,319   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     559        13,768   
Methode Electronics, Inc.     887        28,295   
Microsemi Corp.     1,200        39,384   
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A     200        39,294   
MKS Instruments, Inc.     500        16,765   
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     1,143        58,522   
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.     488        10,648   
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.     601        10,037   
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)     2,298        15,649   
NetScout Systems, Inc.     776        27,447   
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (a)     2,918        6,449   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 18.5% (continued)        
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.     1,005      $ 26,391   
OSI Systems, Inc.     155        11,929   
Paycom Software, Inc.     2,074        74,477   
Paylocity Holding Corp.     1,310        39,287   
Perficient, Inc.     546        8,425   
PFSweb, Inc.     842        11,973   
Photronics, Inc.     1,352        12,249   
Plantronics, Inc.     393        19,984   
Plexus Corp.     600        23,148   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     3,800        25,726   
Power Integrations, Inc.     424        17,880   
Proofpoint, Inc.     1,637        98,744   
Q2 Holdings, Inc.     1,155        28,552   
QAD, Inc., Class A     564        14,438   
Qlik Technologies, Inc.     645        23,510   
QLogic Corp.     1,610        16,503   
Qualys, Inc.     1,867        53,135   
Quantum Corp.     7,641        5,328   
Rambus, Inc.     3,205        37,819   
RingCentral, Inc., Class A     1,294        23,486   
Rogers Corp.     300        15,954   
Rubicon Project, Inc./The     1,827        26,546   
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.     1,132        13,448   
Sanmina Corp.     1,891        40,411   
ServiceSource International, Inc.     2,114        8,456   
Sigma Designs, Inc.     1,966        13,546   
SPS Commerce, Inc.     460        31,229   
Stamps.com, Inc.     678        50,179   
Super Micro Computer, Inc.     1,470        40,072   
Synaptics, Inc.     155        12,781   
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.     968        31,750   
SYNNEX Corp.     700        59,542   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     2,243        64,441   
Tech Data Corp.     434        29,729   
Telenav, Inc.     1,979        15,456   
Tessera Technologies, Inc.     1,800        58,338   
Textura Corp.     640        16,538   
TTM Technologies, Inc.     1,385        8,629   
TubeMogul, Inc.     807        8,490   
Tyler Technologies, Inc.     137        20,455   
Universal Display Corp.     1,034        35,053   
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)     1,100        18,744   
Verint Systems, Inc.     900        38,835   
VirnetX Holding Corp.     80        285   
Virtusa Corp.     479        24,578   
WebMD Health Corp.     472        18,804   
Xcerra Corp.     1,800        11,304   
Zendesk, Inc.     1,688        33,270   
   

 

 

 
      3,730,895   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 2.2%            
A Schulman, Inc.     500        16,235   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.     1,831        55,058   
Boise Cascade Co.     1,132        28,549   
Calgon Carbon Corp.     582        9,068   
Chemtura Corp.     364        10,418   
Clearwater Paper Corp.     200        9,448   
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.     709        13,081   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Materials - 2.2% (continued)            
Ferro Corp.     2,400      $ 26,280   
FutureFuel Corp.     1,187        11,728   
Headwaters, Inc.     2,139        40,213   
Innophos Holdings, Inc.     300        11,892   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     329        26,402   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     800        38,528   
PH Glatfelter Co.     528        9,092   
Sensient Technologies Corp.     1,100        67,430   
Trinseo SA (a)     750        18,937   
US Concrete, Inc.     1,314        62,796   
   

 

 

 
      455,155   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 1.2%            
8x8, Inc.      1,152        9,527   
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.     181        13,381   
Boingo Wireless, Inc.     1,931        15,989   
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     519        14,096   
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.     1,600        30,832   
Globalstar, Inc.     6,697        10,514   
IDT Corp., Class B     755        10,797   
Inteliquent, Inc.     1,436        32,066   
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)     3,284        20,197   
Lumos Networks Corp.     1,202        14,616   
Straight Path Communications, Inc., Class B (a)     1,332        53,826   
Vonage Holdings Corp.     2,700        15,876   
   

 

 

 
      241,717   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 2.7%            
American States Water Co.     700        28,980   
Avista Corp.     1,423        47,315   
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     258        13,695   
El Paso Electric Co.     544        20,030   
Empire District Electric Co./The     1,300        28,639   
Laclede Group, Inc./The     900        49,077   
New Jersey Resources Corp.     440        13,213   
Northwest Natural Gas Co.     500        22,920   
NorthWestern Corp.     700        37,681   
ONE Gas, Inc.     1,878        85,130   
PNM Resources, Inc.     2,086        58,512   
Portland General Electric Co.     872        32,238   
Southwest Gas Corp.     400        23,328   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     1,400        80,738   
   

 

 

 
      541,496   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $18,291,689)

      19,107,339   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 4.1%        
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (a)     

(cost $843,751)

    7,692        839,966   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.3%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(b)    

(cost $662,689)

    662,689        662,689   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL - 10.0%
  SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Money Market Funds - 10.0%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (2)(b)(c)
   

(cost $2,011,744)

    2,011,744      $ 2,011,744   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 111.9%
(cost $21,809,873)

      22,621,738   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (11.9%)
        (2,405,050)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 20,216,688   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $1,978,864; cash collateral of $2,011,744 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 3.2%  
Amcor Ltd.     28,362      $ 263,762   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     2,199        42,014   
Brambles Ltd.     11,872        81,554   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     3,536        181,498   
Crown Resorts Ltd.     11,649        81,479   
CSL Ltd.     2,131        134,111   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     28,183        96,361   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     37,326        97,995   
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     11,496        474,141   
Scentre Group REIT     123,001        338,536   
Suncorp Group Ltd.     11,005        94,672   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     102,357        404,688   
   

 

 

 
      2,290,811   
   

 

 

 
Austria - 0.2%            
ANDRITZ AG     2,003        90,257   
voestalpine AG     1,869        64,261   
   

 

 

 
      154,518   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 2.5%            
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     10,965        1,166,189   
KBC Groep NV     4,858        307,230   
Proximus     5,258        181,884   
UCB SA     1,538        120,491   
   

 

 

 
      1,775,794   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 5.6%            
Agrium, Inc. (1)     400        35,849   
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     12,723        585,096   
BCE, Inc. (1)     3,936        161,097   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)     5,191        31,858   
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (1)     12,450        391,739   
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (1)     327        46,934   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)     2,137        192,242   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     2,369        85,831   
CI Financial Corp. (1)     9,647        219,036   
Constellation Software, Inc. (1)     749        313,940   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)     5,438        367,274   
Fortis, Inc. (1)     4,800        137,292   
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (1)     8,622        260,243   
Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc./The, Class A (1)     3,300        49,729   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     6,778        348,982   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     5,714        274,075   
Methanex Corp. (1)     1,018        33,732   
Metro, Inc. (1)     1,705        46,455   
Open Text Corp. (1)     1,410        63,141   
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     3,763        129,653   
Saputo, Inc. (1)     3,000        65,867   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)     6,406        206,605   
   

 

 

 
      4,046,670   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 3.6%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B     103        158,773   
Coloplast A/S, Class B     5,113        362,506   
Danske Bank A/S     4,267        128,950   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     23,244        1,254,353   
Pandora A/S     2,888        337,373   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Denmark - 3.6% (continued)            
Tryg A/S     11,965      $ 232,473   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     2,491        129,505   
   

 

 

 
      2,603,933   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 1.0%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     885        33,681   
Nokia OYJ     32,155        219,869   
Sampo OYJ, A Shares     8,956        433,445   
   

 

 

 
      686,995   
   

 

 

 
France - 5.6%            
Accor SA     917        42,996   
Airbus Group SE     10,257        607,420   
AXA SA     15,660        380,209   
Cap Gemini SA     1,863        166,371   
Credit Agricole SA     3,215        37,013   
Dassault Systemes     2,145        158,526   
Essilor International SA     726        88,694   
Hermes International     304        110,660   
Iliad SA     718        145,246   
JCDecaux SA     894        32,498   
L’Oreal SA     1,023        177,812   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     1,666        283,625   
Numericable-SFR SAS     3,839        177,724   
Orange SA     18,570        281,508   
Peugeot SA     19,662        297,930   
Renault SA     4,326        312,133   
Safran SA     2,841        213,619   
Sanofi     811        77,207   
Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT     780        202,163   
Valeo SA     1,866        253,360   
   

 

 

 
      4,046,714   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 7.8%            
Allianz SE     2,321        364,613   
Bayer AG     10,060        1,290,682   
Brenntag AG     387        20,880   
Continental AG     680        145,238   
Daimler AG     10,455        761,156   
Deutsche Boerse AG     4,625        398,879   
Deutsche Telekom AG     57,759        1,028,198   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     3,351        261,897   
GEA Group AG     2,774        105,774   
Hannover Rueck SE     2,177        222,992   
Infineon Technologies AG     9,947        111,759   
Merck KGaA     2,173        192,390   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     264        49,306   
OSRAM Licht AG     395        20,464   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     4,809        236,053   
Symrise AG     928        55,915   
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     3,254        19,898   
ThyssenKrupp AG     5,297        93,079   
United Internet AG     883        44,767   
Vonovia SE     6,457        207,825   
   

 

 

 
      5,631,765   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Hong Kong - 2.7%            
AIA Group Ltd.     104,400      $ 542,958   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     108,000        318,522   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     44,000        82,860   
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.     7,000        51,284   
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     7,000        91,053   
CLP Holdings Ltd.     8,000        68,392   
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd.     58,000        124,205   
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     16,500        98,665   
Heritage International Holdings Ltd.     162,000        14,116   
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     8,700        199,587   
Link REIT     10,500        57,807   
MTR Corp. Ltd.     19,500        84,786   
PCCW Ltd.     75,000        38,607   
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     4,000        52,173   
Wharf Holdings Ltd./The     16,000        90,279   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     9,000        39,086   
   

 

 

 
      1,954,380   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.3%            
Enel SpA     9,323        41,599   
Finmeccanica SpA     22,460        281,262   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     226,877        801,488   
Luxottica Group SpA     2,330        161,480   
Mediobanca SpA     10,729        105,560   
Pirelli & C. SpA     2,692        45,048   
Prysmian SpA     2,292        47,374   
Snam SpA     36,381        186,849   
   

 

 

 
      1,670,660   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 33.6%            
Acom Co., Ltd.     32,200        164,764   
Aeon Co., Ltd.     8,300        128,765   
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     2,300        45,508   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     2,500        83,880   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     8,000        168,704   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     900        25,416   
ANA Holdings, Inc.     27,000        75,638   
Asics Corp.     2,100        50,052   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     10,400        134,618   
Bank of Kyoto Ltd./The     14,000        142,390   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     19,000        115,483   
Bridgestone Corp.     2,800        96,897   
Calbee, Inc.     3,700        119,732   
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.     2,500        45,505   
Central Japan Railway Co.     3,100        499,806   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     25,000        177,527   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     15,300        225,587   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     4,700        144,352   
COLOPL, Inc.     1,700        27,342   
Daicel Corp.     3,400        41,738   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     25,800        410,732   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     1,500        84,129   
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     6,800        168,578   
Denso Corp.     800        33,887   
Dentsu, Inc.     5,500        282,261   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     900        33,908   
East Japan Railway Co.     5,800        488,741   
Eisai Co., Ltd.     5,500        324,509   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 33.6% (continued)            
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     1,300      $ 39,675   
FANUC Corp.     2,200        338,445   
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     900        366,083   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     9,100        327,459   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     6,400        239,246   
Fujitsu Ltd.     20,000        86,996   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     51,000        242,906   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     18,000        127,768   
Hino Motors Ltd.     11,000        112,099   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     17,000        98,248   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     64,000        146,540   
Hoya Corp.     9,000        294,767   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     6,600        103,253   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     6,500        97,528   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     3,400        55,075   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     6,400        226,464   
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     3,700        159,916   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     6,200        192,325   
JFE Holdings, Inc.     2,100        27,581   
JTEKT Corp.     11,400        159,611   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     8,300        92,273   
Kao Corp.     2,400        108,794   
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     10,000        34,523   
KDDI Corp.     24,900        557,339   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     13,000        86,707   
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     8,000        87,760   
Keyence Corp.     900        401,920   
Kikkoman Corp.     4,000        110,172   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     5,000        163,382   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     5,700        60,048   
Kose Corp.     1,400        127,777   
Kubota Corp.     13,000        178,911   
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     5,000        74,538   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     2,800        30,549   
M3, Inc.     5,800        115,262   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     3,400        147,627   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     9,800        118,209   
Mazda Motor Corp.     2,500        39,503   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     1,600        25,387   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     3,000        219,992   
Minebea Co., Ltd.     10,000        106,154   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     18,900        98,688   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     7,000        64,124   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     205,900        1,244,097   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     10,000        32,050   
Mixi, Inc.     1,700        58,179   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     237,000        443,333   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     10,400        279,031   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     3,700        477,946   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     9,200        123,000   
NGK Insulators Ltd.     2,000        38,271   
Nidec Corp.     4,100        281,941   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     2,200        370,814   
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     9,000        157,408   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     20,300        715,040   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     16,600        152,630   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,800        140,948   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 33.6% (continued)            
Nitto Denko Corp.     3,800      $ 227,592   
NOK Corp.     2,200        47,599   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     35,700        207,216   
NSK Ltd.     5,900        57,189   
NTT Data Corp.     2,100        105,875   
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     14,700        247,946   
Olympus Corp.     900        28,078   
Omron Corp.     3,200        96,327   
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     2,000        237,131   
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     3,800        212,204   
Panasonic Corp.     22,400        226,691   
Rakuten, Inc.     15,400        196,850   
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     300        61,083   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     4,000        53,702   
Seibu Holdings, Inc.     5,100        103,352   
Seiko Epson Corp.     3,400        48,097   
Sekisui House Ltd.     1,400        21,930   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     3,000        136,900   
Shimadzu Corp.     5,000        72,186   
Shimano, Inc.     1,300        182,645   
Shimizu Corp.     12,000        103,034   
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     1,000        51,284   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     7,500        268,839   
SMC Corp.     300        65,688   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     9,700        281,735   
Sony Corp.     20,400        500,047   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     33,000        166,872   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     7,000        27,738   
Suruga Bank Ltd.     11,000        204,682   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     4,800        147,600   
Sysmex Corp.     2,500        132,029   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     11,700        111,152   
TDK Corp.     2,500        141,395   
Teijin Ltd.     9,000        27,337   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,100        177,525   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     11,200        418,432   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     39,300        262,509   
Toray Industries, Inc.     5,000        43,226   
TOTO Ltd.     3,500        109,073   
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     3,000        47,752   
Toyota Motor Corp.     36,600        2,142,854   
Unicharm Corp.     3,700        65,534   
USS Co., Ltd.     4,900        81,497   
West Japan Railway Co.     4,100        256,971   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     3,000        36,774   
Yamaha Corp.     6,000        132,889   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     7,100        142,840   
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,100        40,207   
   

 

 

 
      24,104,869   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 3.5%            
Altice NV, Class A     12,143        254,072   
ASML Holding NV     5,818        511,419   
Heineken NV     3,124        252,946   
ING Groep NV CVA     75,289        1,066,659   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     9,236        180,176   
Koninklijke KPN NV     29,416        110,322   
NN Group NV     755        21,674   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Netherlands - 3.5% (continued)            
Randstad Holding NV     1,696      $ 101,371   
   

 

 

 
      2,498,639   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.0% (a)            
Golar LNG Ltd. (3)(b)     70        2,960   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.1%            
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     18,666        68,384   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.1%            
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     16,200        32,727   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     2,900        33,101   
Super Group Ltd.     64,300        34,871   
   

 

 

 
      100,699   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 2.3%            
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     2,967        46,945   
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     2,904        124,422   
Ferrovial SA     10,815        258,697   
Gas Natural SDG SA     4,011        78,263   
Iberdrola SA     49,748        331,482   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     23,937        802,643   
   

 

 

 
      1,642,452   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 2.8%            
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     13,497        242,079   
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     9,439        226,999   
Electrolux AB, Series B     4,582        129,473   
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     3,205        117,099   
ICA Gruppen AB     3,756        127,156   
Investment AB Kinnevik, B Shares     4,637        132,550   
Investor AB, B Shares     4,857        166,891   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A     9,336        99,851   
Skanska AB, B Shares     15,522        304,739   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     4,247        118,840   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     9,726        139,518   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     17,992        176,495   
   

 

 

 
      1,981,690   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 3.3%            
Actelion Ltd.     2,690        341,888   
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     460        189,244   
Givaudan SA     360        585,779   
Novartis AG     3,931        361,306   
Partners Group Holding AG     1,371        464,686   
Swiss Re AG     1,118        95,921   
Swisscom AG     346        172,677   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     532        130,609   
   

 

 

 
      2,342,110   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 12.4%            
3i Group PLC     5,219        36,866   
ARM Holdings PLC     11,962        171,861   
Ashtead Group PLC     4,765        67,385   
Associated British Foods PLC     8,836        447,183   
AstraZeneca PLC     5,411        343,158   
Barclays PLC     24,559        90,888   
Barratt Developments PLC     28,853        281,836   
British American Tobacco PLC     4,134        228,096   
Bunzl PLC     3,162        84,850   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 12.4% (continued)            
Capita PLC     4,384      $ 79,622   
Compass Group PLC     4,990        79,705   
Diageo PLC     1,887        50,698   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     42,210        239,506   
Dixons Carphone PLC     18,897        121,451   
Experian PLC     1,929        30,967   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     30,340        394,346   
HSBC Holdings PLC     10,509        79,277   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     8,407        434,632   
Inmarsat PLC     6,370        94,763   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     16,323        146,237   
ITV PLC     79,090        294,725   
Kingfisher PLC     13,199        71,700   
Legal & General Group PLC     45,149        162,797   
London Stock Exchange Group PLC     1,581        57,950   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     12,540        95,188   
National Grid PLC     39,004        543,214   
Next PLC     1,489        171,596   
Pearson PLC     4,138        70,731   
Persimmon PLC     4,571        139,125   
Prudential PLC     20,491        432,289   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     500        45,343   
RELX NV     42,556        695,237   
SABMiller PLC     6,977        395,092   
Sage Group PLC/The     8,974        67,893   
Shire PLC     6,046        413,316   
Smith & Nephew PLC     3,009        52,571   
Sports Direct International PLC     6,364        73,012   
SSE PLC     1,950        44,134   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     76,759        227,420   
Travis Perkins PLC     1,058        31,563   
Unilever NV CVA     20,068        804,426   
United Utilities Group PLC     6,524        91,440   
Vodafone Group PLC     112,703        355,475   
Whitbread PLC     1,309        92,738   
   

 

 

 
      8,932,302   
   

 

 

 
United States - 1.3%            
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (1)     5,058        902,822   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $69,359,748)

      67,439,167   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 5.0%        
United States - 5.0%            
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (1)     

(cost $3,582,469)

    62,341        3,573,386   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.9%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus
Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)
     

(cost $2,052,955)

    2,052,955        2,052,955   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 101.8%
(cost $74,995,172)

      73,065,508   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (1.8%)
        (1,260,744)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 71,804,764   
   

 

 

 
Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $2,960 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 14,771,867        20.6
Consumer Staples     6,938,284        9.7  
Energy     2,960        0.0 (a)
Exchange-Traded Funds     3,573,386        5.0   
Financials     15,438,065        21.4  
Health Care     8,504,747        11.8  
Industrials     7,782,492        10.8  
Information Technology     4,582,940        6.4  
Materials     2,354,302        3.3  
Telecommunication Services     4,644,342        6.5  
Utilities     2,419,168        3.4  
Money Market Funds     2,052,955        2.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    73,065,508        101.8   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (1,260,744     (1.8
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 71,804,764        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 89.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 11.8%            
Amazon.com, Inc.      2,912      $ 1,490,624   
AutoZone, Inc.     1,660        1,201,558   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     7,721        440,251   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     1,659        1,194,895   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     13,270        884,578   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     7,900        852,489   
Expedia, Inc.     4,827        568,041   
Gap, Inc./The     12,632        360,012   
Home Depot, Inc./The     12,813        1,479,773   
L Brands, Inc.     987        88,958   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     11,809        813,876   
Madison Square Garden Co./The, Class A     2,779        200,477   
McDonald’s Corp.     25,171        2,480,099   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     1,740        40,194   
NIKE, Inc., Class B     10,758        1,322,911   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     4,649        1,162,250   
Panera Bread Co., Class A     2,624        507,508   
Priceline Group, Inc./The     389        481,139   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     1,522        179,840   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     1,344        31,920   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A     408        20,070   
Starbucks Corp.     21,420        1,217,513   
Target Corp.     7,850        617,481   
Time Warner, Inc.     2,875        197,656   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     10,375        740,982   
Tractor Supply Co.     2,856        240,818   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     5,959        375,536   
Walt Disney Co./The     8,000        817,600   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     7,798        595,377   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     21,360        1,707,732   
   

 

 

 
      22,312,158   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 19.5%            
Altria Group, Inc.     44,024        2,394,906   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     8,366        346,771   
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     5,402        523,454   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     15,271        1,281,237   
Clorox Co./The     7,601        878,144   
Coca-Cola Co./The     32,767        1,314,612   
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     40,162        2,548,680   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     14,923        2,157,418   
CVS Health Corp.     12,019        1,159,593   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     5,100        403,155   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The, Class A     17,617        1,421,340   
General Mills, Inc.     13,854        777,625   
Hershey Co./The     10,137        931,388   
Hormel Foods Corp.     11,749        743,829   
Kellogg Co.     1,576        104,883   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     18,670        2,035,777   
Kroger Co./The     29,402        1,060,530   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     11,780        968,080   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     8,502        598,541   
Monster Beverage Corp.     8,803        1,189,637   
PepsiCo, Inc.     27,057        2,551,475   
Philip Morris International, Inc.     19,684        1,561,532   
Procter & Gamble Co./The     36,026        2,591,710   
Reynolds American, Inc.     62,318        2,758,818   
Sysco Corp.     33,344        1,299,416   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Consumer Staples - 19.5% (continued)            
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     8,655      $ 719,230   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     39,011        2,529,473   
   

 

 

 
      36,851,254   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.4%            
Exxon Mobil Corp.     8,656        643,574   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     1,770        82,004   
   

 

 

 
      725,578   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 13.4%            
ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)     6,764        699,398   
Alleghany Corp.     1,115        521,943   
American Express Co.     5,042        373,763   
Aon PLC (United Kingdom)     9,700        859,517   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     13,532        994,196   
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     888        36,657   
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     18,263        1,159,518   
BB&T Corp.     11,600        412,960   
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     13,070        595,469   
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     7,749        492,681   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     7,870        1,364,186   
M&T Bank Corp.     11,117        1,355,718   
Markel Corp.     2,100        1,683,906   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     21,331        1,113,905   
Mercury General Corp.     11,027        556,974   
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     85,179        1,538,333   
Northern Trust Corp.     11,714        798,426   
People’s United Financial, Inc.     85,844        1,350,326   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     9,746        869,343   
ProAssurance Corp.     717        35,183   
Progressive Corp./The     31,400        962,096   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     9,300        988,776   
Signature Bank     2,833        389,707   
TFS Financial Corp.     14,968        258,198   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     16,543        1,646,525   
US Bancorp     39,516        1,620,551   
Wells Fargo & Co.     39,562        2,031,509   
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     823        615,028   
   

 

 

 
      25,324,792   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 14.1%            
Abbott Laboratories     16,148        649,473   
AbbVie, Inc.     16,789        913,489   
Aetna, Inc.     13,432        1,469,595   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     5,107        798,684   
Align Technology, Inc.     1,519        86,218   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     10,001        949,995   
Amgen, Inc.     786        108,720   
Anthem, Inc.     4,271        597,940   
athenahealth, Inc.     1,051        140,151   
Baxter International, Inc.     9,229        303,173   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     3,902        517,639   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     23,257        1,376,814   
Bruker Corp.     1,833        30,116   
Cardinal Health, Inc.     4,424        339,852   
Celgene Corp.     2,471        267,288   
Centene Corp.     10,776        584,382   
Cerner Corp.     1,797        107,748   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Health Care - 14.1% (continued)            
CR Bard, Inc.     5,104      $ 950,926   
DexCom, Inc.     4,648        399,077   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     5,469        777,528   
Eli Lilly & Co.     29,178        2,441,907   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     1,500        121,440   
Henry Schein, Inc.     5,650        749,868   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     1,566        116,275   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     634        291,374   
Johnson & Johnson     27,074        2,527,358   
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings     4,244        460,347   
McKesson Corp.     2,261        418,353   
Medtronic PLC (Ireland)     3,608        241,519   
Merck & Co., Inc.     27,805        1,373,289   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     1,556        443,055   
Patterson Cos., Inc.     5,297        229,095   
Pfizer, Inc.     46,470        1,459,623   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     542        37,707   
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     2,082        194,334   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     704        44,415   
Stryker Corp.     17,409        1,638,187   
United Therapeutics Corp.     797        104,598   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     17,378        2,016,022   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     1,077        101,163   
Zoetis, Inc.     10,114        416,495   
   

 

 

 
      26,795,232   
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 9.1%            
3M Co.     16,119        2,285,191   
Boeing Co./The     1,634        213,972   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     1,600        108,448   
Cintas Corp.     4,682        401,481   
Covanta Holding Corp.     21,628        377,408   
Danaher Corp.     5,049        430,225   
Emerson Electric Co.     5,898        260,515   
Equifax, Inc.     3,815        370,742   
Fastenal Co.     4,600        168,406   
FedEx Corp.     3,300        475,134   
General Dynamics Corp.     2,685        370,396   
General Electric Co.     9,009        227,207   
Honeywell International, Inc.     3,896        368,912   
Landstar System, Inc.     6,905        438,260   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     5,300        1,098,743   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     4,718        782,952   
Raytheon Co.     6,945        758,811   
Republic Services, Inc.     19,794        815,513   
Robert Half International, Inc.     642        32,845   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,008        102,282   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     2,530        207,055   
Rollins, Inc.     12,533        336,762   
Stericycle, Inc.     16,806        2,341,244   
Union Pacific Corp.     4,600        406,686   
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     11,473        1,132,270   
United Technologies Corp.     2,137        190,172   
Waste Connections, Inc.     4,300        208,894   
Waste Management, Inc.     34,990        1,742,852   
WW Grainger, Inc.     2,712        583,107   
   

 

 

 
      17,236,485   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Information Technology - 10.0%            
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)     10,600      $ 1,041,556   
Amdocs Ltd.     500        28,440   
Apple, Inc.     5,361        591,318   
Autodesk, Inc.     5,391        237,959   
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     17,029        1,368,450   
eBay, Inc.     1,882        45,996   
F5 Networks, Inc.     4,918        569,504   
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     7,520        1,201,771   
Gartner, Inc.     9,599        805,644   
Google, Inc., Class A     1,473        940,319   
Intel Corp.     19,388        584,354   
International Business Machines Corp.     8,621        1,249,786   
Intuit, Inc.     16,163        1,434,466   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     1,800        125,298   
Linear Technology Corp.     16,666        672,473   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     11,622        1,047,375   
Microsoft Corp.     25,465        1,127,081   
NetApp, Inc.     28,092        831,523   
NVIDIA Corp.     13,244        326,465   
Oracle Corp.     1,755        63,391   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     2,771        476,612   
Paychex, Inc.     30,150        1,436,045   
Splunk, Inc.     1,155        63,929   
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A     2,526        201,524   
Teradata Corp.     6,838        198,029   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     3,934        194,812   
Visa, Inc., Class A     28,596        1,991,997   
VMware, Inc., Class A     330        26,001   
   

 

 

 
      18,882,118   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 0.9%            
Avery Dennison Corp.     1,360        76,935   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     2,210        106,522   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     1,127        116,374   
NewMarket Corp.     383        136,731   
PPG Industries, Inc.     5,000        438,450   
Praxair, Inc.     626        63,764   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     3,670        817,603   
   

 

 

 
      1,756,379   
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 2.3%        
AT&T, Inc.     58,664        1,911,273   
Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE)     54,556        2,373,732   
   

 

 

 
      4,285,005   
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 8.4%            
AGL Resources, Inc.     7,400        451,696   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     15,879        902,880   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     20,801        1,145,719   
Aqua America, Inc.     13,249        350,701   
Atmos Energy Corp.     11,600        674,888   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     12,218        816,773   
Dominion Resources, Inc.     15,626        1,099,758   
DTE Energy Co.     3,510        282,099   
Duke Energy Corp.     15,796        1,136,364   
NextEra Energy, Inc.     10,575        1,031,591   
PG&E Corp.     600        31,680   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     3,094        198,449   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 4)

 
Utilities - 8.4% (continued)            
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     41,321      $ 1,742,094   
Questar Corp.     43,352        841,462   
Sempra Energy     12,921        1,249,719   
Southern Co./The     40,337        1,803,064   
UGI Corp.     1,112        38,720   
Vectren Corp.     31,004        1,302,478   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     7,466        389,875   
Xcel Energy, Inc.     14,091        498,962   
   

 

 

 
      15,988,972   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $143,721,368)

      170,157,973   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 9.6%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (2)(a)    

(cost $18,079,824)

    18,079,824        18,079,824   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE- 99.5%
(cost $161,801,192)

      188,237,797   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.5% (b)
        968,513  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 189,206,310   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

NYSE - New York Stock Exchange

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:               
183    Goldman Sachs    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures      12/2015         $17,663,388         $17,464,605         $(198,783
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash      $—         $1,188,284         $1,188,284   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 95.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 15.9%  
AGL Energy Ltd.     35,574      $ 400,370   
Amcor Ltd.     12,922        120,173   
APA Group     20,729        125,108   
ASX Ltd.     2,877        76,809   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     32,955        116,425   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     8,913        170,293   
Boral Ltd.     14,636        54,434   
Brambles Ltd.     40,110        275,535   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     8,514        187,946   
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.     15,165        96,139   
Cochlear Ltd.     2,349        138,219   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     1,776        91,159   
Crown Resorts Ltd.     2,043        14,290   
CSL Ltd.     2,708        170,423   
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     4,566        116,299   
Iluka Resources Ltd.     4,402        19,339   
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     17,862        49,232   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     35,624        121,803   
Medibank Pvt Ltd.     107,992        183,978   
National Australia Bank Ltd.     3,694        78,176   
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     12,792        115,112   
Orica Ltd.     4,865        51,634   
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     5,526        227,914   
REA Group Ltd.     822        25,741   
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     14,967        192,511   
Suncorp Group Ltd.     10,272        88,366   
Sydney Airport     18,501        77,755   
Tatts Group Ltd.     72,906        193,433   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     123,680        488,993   
TPG Telecom Ltd.     5,105        39,126   
Transurban Group     20,147        141,126   
Wesfarmers Ltd.     17,836        493,043   
Westpac Banking Corp.     2,508        52,685   
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     5,598        114,571   
Woolworths Ltd.     28,282        495,744   
WorleyParsons Ltd.     12,526        52,437   
   

 

 

 
      5,456,341   
   

 

 

 
Austria - 0.1%            
OMV AG     1,409        34,284   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 1.0%            
Colruyt SA     2,324        112,009   
Proximus     6,096        210,873   
Umicore SA     954        36,792   
   

 

 

 
      359,674   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 16.7%            
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (1)     8,589        217,734   
Agrium, Inc. (1)     1,300        116,508   
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     9,091        418,070   
ARC Resources Ltd. (1)     3,338        44,123   
Bank of Montreal (1)     3,003        163,775   
Bank of Nova Scotia/The (1)     4,080        179,862   
Barrick Gold Corp. (1)     14,889        94,723   
BCE, Inc. (1)     11,533        472,036   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1)     3,183        228,689   
Canadian National Railway Co. (1)     3,265        185,404   
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (1)     500        9,738   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Canada - 16.7% (continued)            
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)     588      $ 52,896   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)     4,800        324,184   
Eldorado Gold Corp. (1)     44,612        143,079   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)     12,234        251,647   
Enbridge, Inc. (1)     1,142        42,402   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     100        45,541   
Fortis, Inc. (1)     700        20,022   
Franco-Nevada Corp. (1)     2,963        130,576   
Goldcorp, Inc. (1)     6,874        86,176   
Husky Energy, Inc. (1)     5,900        92,004   
Imperial Oil Ltd. (1)     7,787        246,710   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)     3,904        274,172   
Keyera Corp. (1)     1,228        33,817   
Kinross Gold Corp. (1)     76,824        133,557   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     2,096        107,918   
Metro, Inc. (1)     9,822        267,612   
National Bank of Canada (1)     5,046        161,079   
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc. (1)     2,340        48,098   
Power Financial Corp. (1)     5,416        124,189   
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     4,737        163,213   
Royal Bank of Canada (1)     4,402        243,405   
Saputo, Inc. (1)     3,300        72,454   
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     4,406        85,314   
Silver Wheaton Corp. (1)     14,395        173,020   
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The (1)     5,898        232,473   
TransCanada Corp. (1)     1,197        37,852   
Yamana Gold, Inc. (1)     15,953        26,897   
   

 

 

 
      5,750,969   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 1.6%            
Coloplast A/S, Class B     3,086        218,794   
DSV A/S     2,449        91,512   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     4,374        236,041   
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     140        6,110   
   

 

 

 
      552,457   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.3%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     1,603        61,007   
Sampo OYJ, A Shares     796        38,524   
   

 

 

 
      99,531   
   

 

 

 
France - 4.5%            
Air Liquide SA     37        4,386   
Atos SE     474        36,435   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     282        25,801   
CNP Assurances     4,625        64,264   
Danone SA     4,618        291,503   
Dassault Systemes     2,643        195,331   
Electricite de France SA     3,830        67,628   
Engie     1,139        18,430   
Essilor International SA     289        35,307   
Iliad SA     455        92,043   
L’Oreal SA     1,386        240,906   
Pernod Ricard SA     898        90,670   
Sanofi     751        71,495   
SCOR SE     2,005        72,000   
SES SA FDR     361        11,393   
Sodexo SA     910        75,507   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
France - 4.5% (continued)            
TOTAL SA     3,147      $ 141,561   
   

 

 

 
      1,534,660   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 2.5%            
adidas AG     610        49,183   
Bayer AG     871        111,748   
Beiersdorf AG     3,124        276,914   
Deutsche Post AG     1,190        32,966   
E.ON SE     782        6,711   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     1,716        134,114   
Hannover Rueck SE     529        54,186   
HUGO BOSS AG     510        57,345   
Merck KGaA     458        40,550   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     180        33,618   
SAP SE     1,098        71,132   
   

 

 

 
      868,467   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 3.8%            
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     21,500        63,410   
CLP Holdings Ltd.     37,500        320,586   
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     14,700        265,165   
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.     7,000        8,331   
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     118,459        222,131   
MGM China Holdings Ltd.     11,200        13,047   
MTR Corp. Ltd.     52,500        228,270   
SJM Holdings Ltd.     212,000        150,936   
WH Group Ltd. 144A (a)     22,000        10,948   
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     3,500        13,022   
   

 

 

 
      1,295,846   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 0.6%            
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     362        6,623   
Eni SpA     575        9,045   
Luxottica Group SpA     2,742        190,033   
   

 

 

 
      205,701   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 16.9%            
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     1,000        21,088   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     1,400        45,421   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     13,000        168,273   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     7,500        174,065   
Bridgestone Corp.     3,500        121,122   
Brother Industries Ltd.     8,400        101,254   
Calbee, Inc.     3,700        119,732   
Canon, Inc.     5,700        164,887   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     4,800        147,424   
COLOPL, Inc.     5,800        93,286   
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     1,000        9,662   
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     1,700        19,665   
Eisai Co., Ltd.     2,100        123,903   
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.     3,300        150,456   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,400        50,378   
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.     76,500        227,241   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     7,300        84,774   
Hoya Corp.     2,500        81,880   
Inpex Corp.     4,000        35,763   
ITOCHU Corp.     1,300        13,743   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     5,900        208,771   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 16.9% (continued)            
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     1,800      $ 55,836   
JX Holdings, Inc.     21,800        78,718   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     900        14,616   
Kao Corp.     4,300        194,923   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     4,300        45,299   
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     1,300        16,202   
Lawson, Inc.     900        66,404   
Marubeni Corp.     1,200        5,879   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     7,400        56,597   
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     300        5,294   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     3,300        44,120   
NH Foods Ltd.     1,000        20,407   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     12,000        57,340   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     200        7,045   
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,900        133,409   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,500        195,761   
Nitto Denko Corp.     1,100        65,882   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     1,870        71,784   
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     3,500        59,035   
Omron Corp.     900        27,092   
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     300        35,570   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     76,000        288,148   
Otsuka Corp.     600        29,234   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,300        265,032   
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,800        233,878   
Sanrio Co., Ltd.     1,200        32,780   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     6,500        87,266   
Secom Co., Ltd.     600        36,084   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     800        36,507   
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     2,700        290,829   
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     800        41,027   
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     600        13,084   
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     1,100        10,997   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     400        12,300   
Sysmex Corp.     800        42,249   
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     1,000        43,872   
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.     27,000        159,213   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     56,000        270,890   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     5,000        189,560   
Trend Micro, Inc.     3,200        113,038   
Unicharm Corp.     1,200        21,254   
West Japan Railway Co.     700        43,873   
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,200        137,853   
   

 

 

 
      5,818,969   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.3%            
Aegon NV     15,225        87,302   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     16,757        326,896   
NN Group NV     640        18,373   
Randstad Holding NV     201        12,014   
   

 

 

 
      444,585   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 1.1%            
Norsk Hydro ASA     6,286        20,961   
Orkla ASA     5,852        43,277   
Statoil ASA     5,809        84,690   
Telenor ASA     11,356        212,205   
Yara International ASA     330        13,164   
   

 

 

 
      374,297   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Portugal - 0.1%            
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     10,308      $ 37,764   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 5.0%            
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     16,500        33,333   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     16,400        187,195   
Genting Singapore PLC     87,600        44,745   
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     139,000        32,309   
Keppel Corp. Ltd.     17,500        83,693   
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     37,100        229,734   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     18,600        140,018   
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     162,400        411,053   
StarHub Ltd.     41,100        100,074   
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     12,900        168,437   
Wilmar International Ltd.     158,200        286,250   
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     26,500        21,190   
   

 

 

 
      1,738,031   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.5%            
Enagas SA     1,116        32,002   
Endesa SA     3,730        78,659   
Gas Natural SDG SA     4,471        87,239   
Iberdrola SA     19,499        129,926   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     4,730        158,604   
Telefonica SA     3,067        37,209   
   

 

 

 
      523,639   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 3.3%            
Boliden AB     4,866        76,193   
Elekta AB, B Shares     2,486        16,548   
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     8,294        303,033   
ICA Gruppen AB     3,047        103,154   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     3,372        94,356   
Swedish Match AB     6,532        197,453   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     11,168        108,917   
TeliaSonera AB     46,084        248,751   
   

 

 

 
      1,148,405   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 5.1%            
Coca-Cola HBC AG     1,073        22,714   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     2,322        298,578   
Nestle SA     4,807        361,514   
Novartis AG     3,246        298,346   
Roche Holding AG     701        186,096   
SGS SA     71        124,065   
Swiss Life Holding AG     81        18,068   
Swiss Re AG     2,641        226,590   
Swisscom AG     229        114,286   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     426        104,586   
   

 

 

 
      1,754,843   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 13.3%            
Admiral Group PLC     4,533        103,098   
Aggreko PLC     4,381        63,157   
Associated British Foods PLC     6,170        312,259   
AstraZeneca PLC     3,542        224,629   
BP PLC     15,556        78,921   
British American Tobacco PLC     2,943        162,382   
BT Group PLC     27,999        178,201   
Burberry Group PLC     2,556        52,982   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 13.3% (continued)            
Centrica PLC     66,140      $ 229,772   
Compass Group PLC     11,100        177,299   
Diageo PLC     926        24,879   
easyJet PLC     547        14,766   
Experian PLC     561        9,006   
GKN PLC     4,783        19,428   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     4,957        95,144   
HSBC Holdings PLC     34,351        259,134   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     2,019        104,380   
J Sainsbury PLC     42,531        168,204   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     4,636        35,191   
National Grid PLC     20,399        284,100   
Next PLC     481        55,431   
Pearson PLC     795        13,589   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     3,113        282,305   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares     8,717        206,116   
Royal Mail PLC     33,723        234,319   
SABMiller PLC     623        35,279   
Sage Group PLC/The     3,363        25,443   
Shire PLC     288        19,688   
Sky PLC     13,247        209,581   
Smith & Nephew PLC     14,510        253,508   
SSE PLC     9,272        209,853   
Tate & Lyle PLC     5,428        48,367   
Unilever NV CVA     4,882        195,695   
United Utilities Group PLC     2,762        38,712   
Whitbread PLC     1,298        91,959   
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     19,883        50,035   
   

 

 

 
      4,566,812   
   

 

 

 
United States - 0.4%            
Thomson Reuters Corp. (1)     3,338        134,170   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $34,209,244)

      32,699,445   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%            
Germany - 0.4%            
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA    

(cost $133,153)

    1,444        148,726   
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETF) - 3.4%        
United States - 3.4%        
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (1)    

(cost $1,190,525)

    20,425        1,170,761   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.8%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (b)    

(cost $264,443)

    264,443        264,443   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 99.6%
(cost $35,797,365)

      34,283,375   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.4%
        137,225  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

  $ 34,420,600   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Non-income producing security.
(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

FDR - Fiduciary Depositary Receipt

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 3,647,932        10.6
Consumer Staples     7,294,090        21.1  
Energy     1,530,698        4.4  
Exchange-Traded Funds     1,170,761        3.4   
Financials     4,516,761        13.1  
Health Care     3,682,835        10.7  
Industrials     2,991,222        8.7  
Information Technology     1,260,192        3.7  
Materials     1,945,785        5.7  
Telecommunication Services     2,951,391        8.6  
Utilities     3,027,265        8.8  
Money Market Funds     264,443        0.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    34,283,375        99.6   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     137,225        0.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 34,420,600        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Brazil - 7.7%  
Ambev SA ADR (1)     68,019      $ 333,293   
BM&FBovespa SA - Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros (1)     32,000        88,788   
BRF SA (1)     9,400        167,514   
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR (1)     25,021        44,537   
Cia Paranaense de Energia ADR (1)(a)     2,663        21,863   
Cielo SA (1)     2,536        23,579   
Localiza Rent a Car SA (1)     15,110        93,073   
Natura Cosmeticos SA (1)     17,100        83,893   
Odontoprev SA (1)     147,500        364,239   
Qualicorp SA (1)     7,900        29,273   
Souza Cruz SA (1)     25,500        171,415   
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR (1)     3,051        27,856   
TOTVS SA (1)     8,100        59,925   
Tractebel Energia SA (1)     31,200        265,056   
Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR (1)(a)     11,660        194,955   
WEG SA (1)     34,580        134,936   
   

 

 

 
      2,104,195   
   

 

 

 
Chile - 8.0%            
Banco de Chile (1)     3,902,370        406,757   
Banco Santander Chile ADR (1)     8,450        153,959   
Cencosud SA (1)     36,858        71,774   
Corpbanca SA (1)     3,385,732        29,823   
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR (1)(a)     10,944        388,621   
Empresas COPEC SA (1)     41,134        373,237   
Enersis SA ADR (1)     30,012        379,352   
SACI Falabella (1)     63,745        394,998   
   

 

 

 
      2,198,521   
   

 

 

 
China - 0.6%            
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.     54,000        140,174   
Belle International Holdings Ltd.     19,000        16,524   
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., H Shares     24,000        9,264   
   

 

 

 
      165,962   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 0.9%            
Guangdong Investment Ltd.     76,000        113,447   
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.     108,000        133,743   
   

 

 

 
      247,190   
   

 

 

 
India - 1.4%            
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ADR (1)     3,284        209,880   
Infosys Ltd. ADR (1)     8,264        157,760   
   

 

 

 
      367,640   
   

 

 

 
Indonesia - 4.4%            
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     119,600        100,414   
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     118,700        44,672   
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT     3,430,500        322,786   
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT     844,700        146,167   
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     500,100        309,293   
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT ADR (1)     6,245        222,634   
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT     21,500        55,849   
United Tractors Tbk PT     11,100        13,288   
   

 

 

 
      1,215,103   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Korea, Republic of - 12.8%            
Amorepacific Corp.     251      $ 81,793   
Cheil Worldwide, Inc.     9,226        142,548   
Coway Co., Ltd.     2,050        145,060   
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     9,086        471,235   
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.     1,059        200,728   
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.     10,105        257,826   
Kangwon Land, Inc.     6,617        236,501   
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.     1,227        125,587   
Kia Motors Corp.     9,785        443,566   
KT&G Corp.     439        41,339   
LG Chem Ltd.     458        111,018   
LG Display Co., Ltd.     803        15,330   
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.     86        62,237   
S-1 Corp.     5,048        397,751   
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR     575        271,934   
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     1,325        312,888   
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     2,063        172,519   
SK Hynix, Inc.     601        17,141   
   

 

 

 
      3,507,001   
   

 

 

 
Malaysia - 14.6%            
AMMB Holdings Bhd     120,200        124,921   
Axiata Group Bhd     271,500        358,624   
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd     2,700        37,074   
Dialog Group Bhd     188,600        68,865   
DiGi.Com Bhd     319,800        403,761   
Genting Malaysia Bhd     32,900        31,088   
IHH Healthcare Bhd     209,200        283,971   
IJM Corp. Bhd     15,800        11,574   
IOI Corp. Bhd     125,000        115,690   
Malayan Banking Bhd     144,300        281,509   
Maxis Bhd     253,100        377,571   
Petronas Dagangan Bhd     13,700        68,159   
Petronas Gas Bhd     80,300        402,435   
Public Bank Bhd     88,900        354,483   
Sime Darby Bhd     154,900        274,341   
Telekom Malaysia Bhd     254,600        387,201   
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     134,500        367,862   
Westports Holdings Bhd     52,200        50,442   
   

 

 

 
      3,999,571   
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 11.8%            
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L ADR (1)     1,212        20,058   
Arca Continental SAB de CV (1)     71,400        402,005   
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV ADR (1)     2,897        200,994   
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (1)     10,400        135,056   
Gentera SAB de CV (1)     139,000        227,516   
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (1)(a)     30,400        422,240   
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR (1)     4,912        426,558   
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV ADR (1)     969        147,550   
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (1)     18,800        92,082   
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O (1)     35,200        72,753   
Grupo Lala SAB de CV (1)     37,900        89,544   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Mexico - 11.8% (continued)            
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (1)     5,530      $ 75,379   
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A (1)     125,100        282,910   
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (1)     20,900        229,957   
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (1)     168,100        412,770   
   

 

 

 
      3,237,372   
   

 

 

 
Poland - 5.6%            
Bank Pekao SA     9,562        388,647   
Bank Zachodni WBK SA     492        38,055   
Energa SA     32,281        143,271   
Orange Polska SA     120,107        229,613   
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     100,796        358,138   
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     4,665        8,019   
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA     1,563        12,120   
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     3,513        360,694   
   

 

 

 
      1,538,557   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 12.8%            
Bidvest Group Ltd./The     16,896        398,754   
FirstRand Ltd.     41,745        148,341   
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.     1,285        7,308   
Mr Price Group Ltd.     23,619        329,710   
Nedbank Group Ltd.     5,788        91,917   
Netcare Ltd.     113,890        299,041   
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.     19,621        94,113   
RMB Holdings Ltd.     81,180        387,027   
Sasol Ltd.     1,486        41,627   
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.     26,846        304,887   
SPAR Group Ltd./The     20,243        270,817   
Standard Bank Group Ltd.     22,776        222,389   
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.     22,480        108,081   
Tiger Brands Ltd.     8,525        187,704   
Truworths International Ltd.     60,093        369,272   
Vodacom Group Ltd.     24,261        241,328   
   

 

 

 
      3,502,316   
   

 

 

 
Taiwan - 11.2%            
Advantech Co., Ltd.     25,000        171,679   
Asustek Computer, Inc.     34,000        292,332   
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.     16,000        26,310   
China Steel Corp.     104,359        60,987   
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     13,483        407,456   
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     189,000        407,614   
First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     15,975        7,294   
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     40,530        105,883   
HTC Corp.     29,000        56,141   
Inotera Memories, Inc.     30,000        18,860   
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.     65,000        125,087   
Lite-On Technology Corp.     30,869        28,439   
MediaTek, Inc.     5,000        37,208   
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     148,000        102,805   
Pegatron Corp.     8,000        19,578   
President Chain Store Corp.     63,000        392,911   
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.     62,442        106,306   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Taiwan - 11.2% (continued)            
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.     108,000      $ 330,653   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     2,895        60,071   
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     176,172        305,932   
   

 

 

 
      3,063,546   
   

 

 

 
Thailand - 3.3%            
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR     55,600        346,775   
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR     50,000        25,539   
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR     950,800        255,525   
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR     38,900        94,441   
Siam Cement PCL/The NVDR     13,000        166,394   
   

 

 

 
      888,674   
   

 

 

 
Turkey - 1.9%            
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     13,048        231,354   
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     19,919        24,588   
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS     127,627        251,900   
   

 

 

 
      507,842   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $30,748,241)

      26,543,490   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3%            
Brazil - 0.3%            
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao (1)     800        10,059   
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Series B (1)     15,800        60,617   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $165,141)

      70,676   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.6%  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (b)
   

(cost $709,325)

    709,325        709,325   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 2.8%        
Money Market Funds - 2.8%            
Investments in a Pooled Account through Securities Lending Program with JPMorgan Chase Bank Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, 0.010% (b)(c)    

(cost $762,700)

    762,700        762,700   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 102.7%
(cost $32,385,407)

      28,086,191   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (2.7%) (d)
        (736,618)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

  $ 27,349,573   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of the security on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $755,626; cash collateral of $762,700 was received with which the Fund purchased a money market fund.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with the cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR - Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 2,410,807        8.8
Consumer Staples     4,874,783        17.8  
Energy     685,998        2.5  
Financials     4,906,759        18.0  
Health Care     1,668,472        6.1  
Industrials     2,828,929        10.3  
Information Technology     1,661,693        6.1  
Materials     754,967        2.8  
Telecommunication Services     4,130,390        15.1  
Utilities     2,691,368        9.8  
Money Market Funds     709,325        2.6   
Securities Lending Collateral     762,700        2.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    28,086,191        102.7   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (d)     (736,618     (2.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 27,349,573        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:         
18    J.P. Morgan    E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures      12/2015         $709,962         $711,990         $2,028   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER    EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
   TOTAL  
J.P. Morgan                 
Cash    $—    $58,090      $58,090   

 

  

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 87.7%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 1.4%  
Asciano Ltd.     52,264      $ 309,419   
ASX Ltd.     1,555        41,515   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     20,973        400,713   
BHP Billiton Ltd.     25,910        409,230   
Boral Ltd.     66,155        246,042   
Computershare Ltd.     3,819        28,518   
Dexus Property Group REIT     6,812        34,352   
Federation Centres REIT     25,640        49,512   
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     8,882        226,230   
Goodman Group REIT     14,552        60,151   
GPT Group/The REIT (Escrow) (3)(a)     96,388          
GPT Group/The REIT     14,949        47,511   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     38,061        104,255   
Lend Lease Group     44,864        397,188   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     18,475        1,001,255   
Mirvac Group REIT     30,051        36,487   
National Australia Bank Ltd.     18,772        397,270   
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     6,113        55,010   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     127,269        334,129   
Scentre Group REIT     45,297        124,671   
Stockland REIT     18,057        49,057   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     35,604        140,767   
Westfield Corp. REIT     15,829        111,384   
   

 

 

 
      4,604,666   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 0.9%  
Ageas     17,255        709,119   
Delhaize Group     950        84,208   
KBC Groep NV     10,780        681,749   
Proximus     43,687        1,511,219   
   

 

 

 
      2,986,295   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 2.1%  
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     7,800        358,701   
Bank of Montreal (1)     5,180        282,503   
Bank of Nova Scotia/The (1)     3,199        141,024   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)     15,669        96,163   
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.,
Class A (1)
    7,203        226,642   
Cameco Corp. (1)     14,860        181,171   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1)     5,300        380,790   
Canadian National Railway Co. (1)     3,800        215,784   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)     1,100        98,955   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     7,266        263,253   
Constellation Software, Inc. (1)     1,359        569,619   
Crescent Point Energy Corp. (1)     3,000        34,327   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)     8,200        553,815   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     1,273        579,732   
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (1)     2,245        53,782   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     17,181        824,096   
Manulife Financial Corp. (1)     17,400        269,117   
National Bank of Canada (1)     3,800        121,304   
Power Corp. of Canada (1)     2,746        56,937   
RioCan Real Estate Investment
Trust REIT (1)
    2,100        40,080   
Royal Bank of Canada (1)     5,424        299,915   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Canada - 2.1% (continued)  
Suncor Energy, Inc. (1)     38,982      $ 1,042,538   
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. (1)     7,112        225,964   
   

 

 

 
      6,916,212   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 0.9%  
DSV A/S     6,183        231,040   
ISS A/S     8,901        295,662   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     26,461        1,427,956   
Pandora A/S     8,263        965,276   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     2,026        105,330   
   

 

 

 
      3,025,264   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.6%  
Nokia OYJ     31,442        214,994   
Orion OYJ, Class B     24,802        938,517   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     14,947        113,097   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     43,423        651,810   
   

 

 

 
      1,918,418   
   

 

 

 
France - 3.8%  
Airbus Group SE     3,662        216,864   
Atos SE     5,225        401,627   
AXA SA     5,038        122,317   
BNP Paribas SA     3,297        194,108   
Cap Gemini SA     11,570        1,033,233   
CNP Assurances     19,110        265,531   
Dassault Systemes     2,084        154,018   
Eutelsat Communications SA     4,858        149,000   
Klepierre REIT     1,740        78,861   
Lagardere SCA     6,968        193,078   
Natixis SA     21,230        117,546   
Orange SA     29,526        447,592   
Peugeot SA     138,687        2,101,465   
Sanofi     21,061        2,005,010   
SCOR SE     17,540        629,866   
Societe BIC SA     2,699        419,397   
Societe Generale SA     14,280        638,188   
Thales SA     6,355        443,102   
TOTAL SA     12,094        544,023   
Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT     1,072        277,845   
Valeo SA     1,605        217,922   
Vinci SA     8,065        512,843   
Vivendi SA     58,611        1,388,595   
   

 

 

 
      12,552,031   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 3.0%  
Allianz SE     5,912        928,734   
Deutsche Boerse AG     1,565        134,972   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     12,997        180,928   
Deutsche Post AG     13,027        360,887   
Evonik Industries AG     19,209        643,167   
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     5,283        354,636   
Hannover Rueck SE     11,225        1,149,789   
Infineon Technologies AG     9,616        108,040   
K+S AG     1,756        58,920   
LANXESS AG     3,846        180,081   
Merck KGaA     14,897        1,318,926   
METRO AG     19,958        552,196   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Germany - 3.0% (continued)  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     3,761      $ 702,422   
OSRAM Licht AG     25,614        1,327,020   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     22,217        1,090,535   
SAP SE     9,891        640,776   
Siemens AG     2,417        215,927   
TUI AG     11,631        214,901   
   

 

 

 
      10,162,857   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 0.6%  
AIA Group Ltd.     28,800        149,782   
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     1,882        12,344   
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.     4,749        42,564   
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.     30,201        221,262   
First Pacific Co., Ltd.     18,000        10,997   
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     9,069        208,052   
Kerry Properties Ltd.     108,500        297,898   
Link REIT     18,829        103,662   
New World Development Co., Ltd.     108,000        105,180   
NWS Holdings Ltd.     12,500        16,477   
PCCW Ltd.     32,406        16,681   
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     104,000        158,352   
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A     5,318        59,607   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     25,000        93,201   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     26,000        112,916   
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     70,123        260,890   
   

 

 

 
      1,869,865   
   

 

 

 
Ireland - 0.2%  
Accenture PLC, Class A (1)     1,527        150,043   
XL Group PLC (1)     11,315        410,961   
   

 

 

 
      561,004   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 1.4%  
Atlantia SpA     11,543        322,889   
Banco Popolare SC     40,962        606,050   
Eni SpA     44,060        693,079   
Finmeccanica SpA     40,354        505,345   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     90,630        320,169   
Mediobanca SpA     16,365        161,011   
Pirelli & C. SpA     61,320        1,026,130   
Prysmian SpA     29,005        599,513   
UniCredit SpA     57,305        357,251   
   

 

 

 
      4,591,437   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 7.8%  
Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.     1,100        16,897   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     18,000        379,584   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     34,700        449,160   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     13,400        310,997   
Brother Industries Ltd.     12,600        151,881   
Central Japan Railway Co.     3,200        515,929   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     26,200        386,299   
Daicel Corp.     11,900        146,082   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     8,400        133,727   
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.     686        69,701   
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     4,151        102,907   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     22,000        142,351   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 7.8% (continued)  
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     3,800      $ 143,168   
East Japan Railway Co.     2,512        211,675   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     10,033        361,032   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     12,144        453,969   
Fujitsu Ltd.     59,115        257,138   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     21,000        149,062   
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     35,000        331,828   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     9,658        209,128   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     95,000        217,520   
Hoya Corp.     14,906        488,200   
Hulic Co., Ltd.     2,600        23,520   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     10,500        157,545   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     48,400        1,712,630   
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT     10        46,063   
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT     19        36,762   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     14,700        455,997   
JTEKT Corp.     7,688        107,640   
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     28,000        229,435   
Kao Corp.     3,300        149,592   
KDDI Corp.     10,100        226,069   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     12,400        405,187   
Konami Corp.     10,700        231,251   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     71,800        756,396   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     6,200        98,375   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,200        601,311   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     24,000        125,318   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     36,000        329,780   
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.     9,764        199,454   
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     15,600        275,304   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     105,449        637,148   
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     7,598        208,272   
Mixi, Inc.     15,900        544,146   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     95,400        178,455   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     21,100        566,110   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     1,600        206,679   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     42,300        565,533   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     46,700        452,826   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     2,100        353,959   
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     12        58,066   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     93,000        444,387   
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.     15        27,217   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     6,896        242,902   
Nippon Yusen KK     119,000        275,775   
Nitto Denko Corp.     3,100        185,667   
NOK Corp.     19,800        428,387   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     47,700        276,868   
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     1,700        34,177   
ORIX Corp.     59,590        768,672   
Otsuka Corp.     6,600        321,576   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     9,500        303,350   
Panasonic Corp.     51,400        520,174   
Rakuten, Inc.     8,200        104,816   
Resona Holdings, Inc.     41,000        208,905   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     26,200        351,751   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     9,000        94,730   
Sekisui House Ltd.     5,000        78,320   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,830        129,142   
Shimadzu Corp.     11,000        158,810   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 7.8% (continued)  
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     2,600      $ 280,058   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     12,700        455,234   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     15,000        435,673   
Sony Corp.     23,100        566,230   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     152,000        602,314   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     11,749        445,526   
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     3,624        115,343   
Suzuken Co., Ltd.     7,700        256,772   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     32,800        387,429   
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.     18,000        145,438   
TDK Corp.     2,700        152,706   
Teijin Ltd.     77,000        233,886   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     2,500        93,400   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     83,470        557,549   
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.     2,000        23,846   
Tokyu Corp.     15,000        110,079   
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.     5,000        33,268   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     4,000        151,648   
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     6,400        125,791   
United Urban Investment Corp. REIT     12        16,026   
West Japan Railway Co.     2,000        125,352   
Yamaha Corp.     6,600        146,178   
   

 

 

 
      25,982,430   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.4%  
Aegon NV     57,417        329,237   
ASML Holding NV     2,938        258,259   
Boskalis Westminster     10,032        439,126   
Delta Lloyd NV     10,479        88,052   
ING Groep NV CVA     34,347        486,612   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     71,282        1,390,572   
NN Group NV     14,925        428,456   
Wolters Kluwer NV     41,765        1,288,005   
   

 

 

 
      4,708,319   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.0% (b)  
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     16,478        27,147   
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd. REIT     16,000        15,106   
CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT     19,494        26,067   
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.     7,777        18,981   
Singapore Exchange Ltd.     6,967        34,465   
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     12,103        25,392   
UOL Group Ltd.     3,340        14,141   
   

 

 

 
      161,299   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.1%  
Investec PLC     16,447        125,933   
Mondi PLC     17,535        367,519   
   

 

 

 
      493,452   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 0.6%  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     15,367        129,941   
Banco Santander SA     175,643        933,966   
Iberdrola SA     110,198        734,273   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     2,660        89,194   
   

 

 

 
      1,887,374   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Sweden - 1.6%  
Boliden AB     22,125      $ 346,437   
Electrolux AB, Series B     56,975        1,609,932   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     120,631        791,139   
Investment AB Kinnevik, B Shares     2,409        68,862   
Investor AB, B Shares     3,849        132,255   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A     26,676        285,306   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     13,092        366,342   
Swedish Match AB     36,337        1,098,415   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     22,832        222,671   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     34,123        334,734   
TeliaSonera AB     34,247        184,858   
   

 

 

 
      5,440,951   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 2.7%  
Actelion Ltd.     835        106,125   
Baloise Holding AG     1,693        194,025   
Credit Suisse Group AG     14,192        341,131   
Lonza Group AG     5,497        721,294   
Nestle SA     26,603        2,000,697   
Novartis AG     14,848        1,364,708   
Roche Holding AG     5,827        1,546,903   
Sika AG     107        330,049   
Swiss Life Holding AG     5,316        1,185,814   
Swiss Re AG     11,436        981,176   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     592        145,340   
   

 

 

 
      8,917,262   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 7.1%  
3i Group PLC     16,669        117,748   
AstraZeneca PLC     11,156        707,498   
Aviva PLC     15,730        107,586   
Barclays PLC     353,271        1,307,382   
BG Group PLC     29,060        419,216   
BP PLC     144,625        733,737   
British American Tobacco PLC     6,784        374,312   
British Land Co. PLC/The REIT     13,261        168,410   
BT Group PLC     267,814        1,704,514   
Delphi Automotive PLC (1)     8,229        625,733   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     191,087        1,084,258   
Dixons Carphone PLC     61,718        396,662   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     13,858        180,120   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     24,172        463,955   
Hammerson PLC REIT     10,329        97,533   
HSBC Holdings PLC     67,310        507,768   
ICAP PLC     16,897        117,030   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     48,713        2,518,405   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     91,663        821,205   
ITV PLC     57,194        213,131   
Kingfisher PLC     181,194        984,289   
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     8,648        164,865   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     156,323        177,968   
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (1)     17,276        729,738   
Next PLC     1,302        150,045   
Persimmon PLC     56,462        1,718,498   
Randgold Resources Ltd.     1,514        89,213   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 7.1% (continued)  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     8,186      $ 742,354   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     109,905        524,368   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares     31,097        734,108   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares     19,975        472,314   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     362,533        1,074,105   
Travis Perkins PLC     20,474        610,798   
Unilever NV CVA     8,694        348,499   
Unilever PLC     10,377        422,653   
Vodafone Group PLC     234,558        739,816   
William Hill PLC     83,449        443,835   
WPP PLC     34,071        709,325   
   

 

 

 
      23,502,994   
   

 

 

 
United States - 51.5%  
3M Co. (1)     2,916        413,401   
Aetna, Inc. (1)     16,400        1,794,324   
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (1)     3,125        215,813   
Alleghany Corp. (1)     1,097        513,517   
Allstate Corp./The (1)     41,811        2,435,073   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     1,680        135,005   
Altria Group, Inc. (1)     46,468        2,527,859   
Amazon.com, Inc. (1)     3,229        1,652,893   
American Airlines Group, Inc. (1)     16,765        650,985   
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (1)     4,718        268,265   
American International Group, Inc. (1)     24,432        1,388,226   
American Tower Corp. REIT (1)     4,100        360,718   
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (1)     22,848        2,170,332   
Amgen, Inc. (1)     15,670        2,167,474   
Anthem, Inc. (1)     15,300        2,142,000   
Apple, Inc. (1)     52,696        5,812,369   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (1)     35,219        1,459,828   
Ashland, Inc. (1)     1,186        119,335   
Assurant, Inc. (1)     15,628        1,234,768   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT (1)     1,311        229,189   
Avery Dennison Corp. (1)     11,000        622,270   
Avnet, Inc. (1)     13,101        559,151   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. (1)     8,247        443,029   
Baker Hughes, Inc. (1)     3,500        182,140   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The (1)     10,400        407,160   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (1)     11,132        1,451,613   
Best Buy Co., Inc. (1)     35,141        1,304,434   
Biogen, Inc. (1)     6,575        1,918,651   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1)     2,600        273,832   
Boeing Co./The (1)     3,294        431,349   
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT (1)     2,763        327,139   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (1)     15,284        904,813   
Broadcom Corp., Class A (1)     4,664        239,870   
Bunge Ltd. (1)     4,679        342,971   
Capital One Financial Corp. (1)     4,000        290,080   
Cardinal Health, Inc. (1)     12,888        990,056   
Carnival Corp. (1)     25,966        1,290,510   
Celgene Corp. (1)     10,986        1,188,356   
Cigna Corp. (1)     2,408        325,128   
Cintas Corp. (1)     8,459        725,359   
Cisco Systems, Inc. (1)     41,232        1,082,340   
Citigroup, Inc. (1)     35,256        1,749,050   
Citrix Systems, Inc. (1)     2,703        187,264   
Coca-Cola Co./The (1)     31,760        1,274,211   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United States - 51.5% (continued)  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (1)     10,379      $ 649,829   
Comcast Corp., Class A (1)     13,500        767,880   
Comerica, Inc. (1)     49,090        2,017,599   
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT (1)     4,000        315,480   
CSX Corp. (1)     15,104        406,298   
CVS Health Corp. (1)     25,728        2,482,237   
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (1)     19,644        1,346,400   
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (1)     48,928        2,195,399   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (1)     15,402        764,093   
Discover Financial Services (1)     2,468        128,311   
Dollar General Corp. (1)     8,800        637,472   
Dow Chemical Co./The (1)     9,924        420,778   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (1)     4,000        316,200   
DTE Energy Co. (1)     8,800        707,256   
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (1)     5,807        152,898   
eBay, Inc. (1)     17,655        431,488   
Edison International (1)     10,456        659,460   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (1)     12,200        1,734,474   
Electronic Arts, Inc. (1)     24,747        1,676,609   
Eli Lilly & Co. (1)     2,461        205,961   
EMC Corp. (1)     5,896        142,447   
Equifax, Inc. (1)     6,865        667,141   
Equinix, Inc. REIT (1)     628        171,695   
Equity Residential REIT (1)     3,548        266,526   
Everest Re Group Ltd. (1)     811        140,579   
Exxon Mobil Corp. (1)     5,797        431,007   
Facebook, Inc., Class A (1)     8,027        721,627   
FedEx Corp. (1)     2,562        368,877   
Fidelity National Information Services,
Inc. (1)
    15,800        1,059,864   
Fifth Third Bancorp (1)     73,818        1,395,898   
FireEye, Inc. (1)     3,762        119,707   
Fiserv, Inc. (1)     5,100        441,711   
Flextronics International Ltd. (1)     48,668        512,961   
Foot Locker, Inc. (1)     3,476        250,168   
Gap, Inc./The (1)     3,362        95,817   
General Dynamics Corp. (1)     12,600        1,738,170   
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (1)     32,242        3,165,842   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The (1)     1,938        336,747   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The (1)     11,989        351,637   
Google, Inc., Class A (1)     2,094        1,336,747   
Google, Inc., Class C (1)     2,784        1,693,841   
Hartford Financial Services Group,
Inc./The (1)
    16,969        776,841   
HCA Holdings, Inc. (1)     7,682        594,280   
HCP, Inc. REIT (1)     4,772        177,757   
Hewlett-Packard Co. (1)     32,634        835,757   
HollyFrontier Corp. (1)     16,592        810,353   
Home Depot, Inc./The (1)     19,100        2,205,859   
Honeywell International, Inc. (1)     1,532        145,065   
Hormel Foods Corp. (1)     11,364        719,455   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT (1)     9,300        147,033   
Humana, Inc. (1)     436        78,044   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (1)     69,528        736,997   
Incyte Corp. (1)     3,925        433,045   
Intel Corp. (1)     19,200        578,688   
International Business Machines Corp. (1)     4,223        612,208   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United States - 51.5% (continued)  
International Paper Co. (1)     26,396      $ 997,505   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The (1)     29,446        563,302   
Invesco Ltd. (1)     4,065        126,950   
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     3,804        153,758   
Johnson & Johnson (1)     20,263        1,891,551   
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1)     16,450        1,002,957   
KeyCorp (1)     262,525        3,415,450   
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (1)     12,263        1,337,158   
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT (1)     6,500        158,795   
Kraft Heinz Co./The (1)     5,100        359,958   
Kroger Co./The (1)     29,220        1,053,965   
L Brands, Inc. (1)     6,300        567,819   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (1)     3,166        330,910   
Lincoln National Corp. (1)     11,896        564,584   
Lockheed Martin Corp. (1)     3,909        810,375   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (1)     28,739        1,980,692   
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (1)     8,348        695,889   
Macy’s, Inc. (1)     4,153        213,132   
Mallinckrodt PLC (1)     4,480        286,451   
ManpowerGroup, Inc. (1)     13,248        1,084,879   
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (1)     35,240        1,632,669   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     70,118        634,568   
Masco Corp. (1)     16,193        407,740   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A (1)     3,623        326,505   
McKesson Corp. (1)     6,049        1,119,246   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (1)     7,759        546,234   
Medivation, Inc. (1)     17,998        764,915   
Merck & Co., Inc. (1)     42,226        2,085,542   
Micron Technology, Inc. (1)     21,824        326,924   
Microsoft Corp. (1)     69,650        3,082,709   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A (1)     16,200        678,294   
Morgan Stanley (1)     16,410        516,915   
Mosaic Co./The (1)     18,589        578,304   
Nasdaq, Inc. (1)     5,794        308,994   
Netflix, Inc. (1)     5,920        611,299   
NIKE, Inc., Class B (1)     15,884        1,953,255   
Northrop Grumman Corp. (1)     13,379        2,220,245   
NVIDIA Corp. (1)     4,003        98,674   
Oracle Corp. (1)     16,645        601,217   
PartnerRe Ltd. (1)     401        55,691   
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (1)     9,806        304,378   
PepsiCo, Inc. (1)     12,928        1,219,110   
Pfizer, Inc. (1)     99,726        3,132,394   
Philip Morris International, Inc. (1)     26,773        2,123,902   
Phillips 66 (1)     5,511        423,465   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (1)     4,134        265,155   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The (1)     24,907        2,221,704   
Procter & Gamble Co./The (1)     10,208        734,364   
Prologis, Inc. REIT (1)     5,080        197,612   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (1)     33,850        1,427,116   
Public Storage REIT (1)     1,569        332,047   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (1)     3,272        201,130   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (1)     16,066        1,117,712   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (1)     12,188        300,800   
Raytheon Co. (1)     8,915        974,053   
Regions Financial Corp. (1)     17,648        159,008   
Rite Aid Corp. (1)     51,250        311,088   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United States - 51.5% (continued)  
Robert Half International, Inc. (1)     4,242      $ 217,021   
Ross Stores, Inc. (1)     16,490        799,270   
SEI Investments Co. (1)     2,147        103,550   
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT (1)     3,242        595,620   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (1)     4,422        372,377   
Southwest Airlines Co. (1)     62,231        2,367,267   
Staples, Inc. (1)     41,521        487,041   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (1)     6,815        453,061   
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (1)     16,460        629,430   
Target Corp. (1)     1,765        138,835   
Tesoro Corp. (1)     4,529        440,400   
Textron, Inc. (1)     2,544        95,756   
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (1)     2,386        427,977   
Time Warner, Inc. (1)     4,715        324,156   
TJX Cos., Inc./The (1)     6,100        435,662   
Total System Services, Inc. (1)     3,186        144,740   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The (1)     11,778        1,172,264   
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (1)     42,458        2,252,397   
United Technologies Corp. (1)     4,488        399,387   
United Therapeutics Corp. (1)     9,299        1,220,401   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (1)     27,624        3,204,660   
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B (1)     1,300        162,253   
Unum Group (1)     27,673        887,750   
US Bancorp (1)     3,140        128,771   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (1)     2,574        459,443   
Valero Energy Corp. (1)     28,437        1,709,064   
Ventas, Inc. REIT (1)     4,800        269,088   
Verizon Communications, Inc.     10,211        446,199   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     4,657        484,980   
VF Corp. (1)     11,376        775,957   
Viacom, Inc., Class B (1)     17,067        736,441   
Visa, Inc., Class A (1)     2,714        189,057   
Vornado Realty Trust REIT (1)     2,748        248,474   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1)     26,178        1,697,382   
Walt Disney Co./The (1)     2,000        204,400   
Wells Fargo & Co. (1)     54,324        2,789,537   
Welltower, Inc. REIT (1)     3,000        203,160   
Western Digital Corp. (1)     6,630        526,687   
WestRock Co. (1)     7,450        383,228   
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT (1)     5,685        155,428   
Whirlpool Corp. (1)     1,731        254,907   
Williams Cos., Inc./The (1)     6,415        236,393   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1)     2,000        143,800   
Xerox Corp. (1)     21,389        208,115   
Yum! Brands, Inc. (1)     2,313        184,924   
Zoetis, Inc. (1)     29,649        1,220,946   
   

 

 

 
      171,057,377   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $269,473,880)

      291,339,507   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Germany - 0.2%            
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     3,557      $ 366,355   
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     9,570        407,162   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $1,140,219)

      773,517   
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS - 0.0% (b)            
Hong Kong - 0.0% (b)            
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.    

(cost $—)

    20        19   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 9.6%            
J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market Fund - Capital Shares, 0.100% (c)(d)     360        360   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)     31,455,172        31,455,172   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares,
0.000% (c)(d)
    330,000        330,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $31,785,532)

      31,785,532   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 97.5%
(cost $302,399,631)

      323,898,575   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 2.5% (e)
        8,246,583  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

  $ 332,145,158   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $0 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(d) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 46,106,461        13.9
Consumer Staples     31,675,197        9.5  
Energy     10,720,005        3.2  
Financials     64,955,124        19.5  
Health Care     51,360,670        15.5  
Industrials     32,095,127        9.7  
Information Technology     34,655,835        10.4  
Materials     8,224,801        2.5  
Telecommunication Services     7,271,885        2.2  
Utilities     5,047,938        1.5  
Money Market Funds     31,785,532        9.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    323,898,575        97.5   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (e)     8,246,583        2.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 332,145,158        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE
INSTRUMENT
   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   Hang Seng Index October Futures    10/2015    HKD      30,595,949         $(57,743
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index December Futures    12/2015    CHF      4,521,317         (110,270
             

 

 

 
                $(168,013
             

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:      
159    Barclays Capital    CAC40 Index Futures      10/2015         $8,081,071         $7,908,829         $(172,242
55    Barclays Capital    DAX Index Futures      12/2015         15,296,668         14,841,097         (455,571
66    Barclays Capital    Hang Seng Index Futures      10/2015         8,945,446         8,853,311         (92,135
40    Barclays Capital    IBEX 35 Index Futures      10/2015         4,324,011         4,264,132         (59,879
33    Barclays Capital    MSCI Singapore Index Futures      10/2015         1,456,874         1,449,352         (7,522
70    Barclays Capital    SPI 200 Index Futures      12/2015         6,160,927         6,150,223         (10,704
59    Barclays Capital    TOPIX Index Futures      12/2015         7,133,650         6,941,899         (191,751
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              51,398,647         50,408,843         (989,804
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Short Contracts:      
47    Barclays Capital    Amsterdam Index Futures      10/2015         $(4,507,916      $(4,424,624      $83,292   
20    Barclays Capital    FTSE 100 Index Futures      12/2015         (1,794,116      (1,820,897      (26,781
79    Barclays Capital    FTSE/MIB Index Futures      12/2015         (9,494,926      (9,374,321      120,605   
71    Barclays Capital    OMXS30 Index Futures      10/2015         (1,237,445      (1,200,730      36,715   
15    Barclays Capital    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures      12/2015         (1,452,569      (1,431,525      21,044   
49    Barclays Capital    S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures      12/2015         (5,788,356      (5,727,989      60,367   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              (24,275,328      (23,980,086      295,242   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $27,123,319         $26,428,757         $(694,562
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   AUD     17,198,500        $12,093,883        $12,022,310        $(71,573
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     17,198,500        12,093,386        12,022,310        (71,076
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   CAD     3,028,500        2,283,564        2,268,658        (14,906
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     3,033,500        2,286,906        2,272,404        (14,502
Swiss Franc, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   CHF     3,015,000        3,138,198        3,102,380        (35,818
Swiss Franc, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     3,116,000        3,241,567        3,206,307        (35,260
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   DKK     688,500        103,969        103,304        (665
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     688,500        103,950        103,304        (646
Euro, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   EUR     12,966,500        14,529,819        14,507,991        (21,828
Euro, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     12,966,500        14,529,671        14,507,990        (21,681
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   GBP     573,500        879,574        867,296        (12,278

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     573,500        $ 879,478        $ 867,296        $ (12,182
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   HKD     7,890,000        1,017,957        1,018,012        55   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     7,890,000        1,017,909        1,018,012        103   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   ILS     1,759,500        446,379        448,999        2,620   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     1,759,499        446,377        448,999        2,622   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   JPY     3,510,713,500        29,257,679        29,304,156        46,477   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     3,510,713,500        29,257,028        29,304,156        47,128   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   NOK     1,900,000        223,295        222,912        (383
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     1,900,000        223,265        222,912        (353
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   NZD     4,081,500        2,564,561        2,594,966        30,405   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     4,081,500        2,563,480        2,594,966        31,486   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SEK     54,705,500        6,496,222        6,548,035        51,813   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     54,705,499        6,496,227        6,548,034        51,807   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SGD     1,031,500        730,140        722,991        (7,149
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     1,031,500        730,137        722,991        (7,146
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $147,634,621        $147,571,691        $(62,930
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   AUD     (2,895,000     $(2,051,050     $(2,023,699     $27,351   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (3,108,000     (2,203,815     (2,172,592     31,223   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   CAD     (7,400,001     (5,601,284     (5,543,363     57,921   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (7,550,001     (5,715,171     (5,655,728     59,443   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   CHF     (9,902,500     (10,220,517     (10,189,492     31,025   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (9,902,500     (10,220,517     (10,189,492     31,025   
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   DKK     (2,039,000     (305,785     (305,936     (151
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (4,285,000     (647,408     (642,932     4,476   
Euro, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   EUR     (1,161,500     (1,310,783     (1,299,582     11,201   
Euro, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (3,132,500     (3,547,843     (3,504,899     42,944   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   GBP     (12,696,002     $ (19,396,231     $ (19,199,973     $ 196,258   
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (13,486,001     (20,623,651     (20,394,676     228,975   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   HKD     (226,000     (29,155     (29,160     (5
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (226,000     (29,159     (29,160     (1
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   ILS     (124,500     (31,743     (31,771     (28
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (124,500     (31,745     (31,771     (26
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   JPY     (140,394,000     (1,172,419     (1,171,878     541   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (317,753,000     (2,654,089     (2,652,305     1,784   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   NOK     (95,795,500     (11,602,244     (11,238,951     363,293   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (95,795,499     (11,602,809     (11,238,952     363,857   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   NZD     (5,306,500     (3,367,167     (3,373,806     (6,639
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (5,306,499     (3,367,677     (3,373,805     (6,128
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SEK     (3,679,500     (437,240     (440,422     (3,182
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (3,679,500     (437,285     (440,422     (3,137
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SGD     (7,000     (4,875     (4,906     (31
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (7,000     (4,874     (4,906     (32
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (116,616,536     (115,184,579     1,431,957   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $31,018,085        $32,387,112        $1,369,027   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

ILS - Israeli Shekel

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Barclays Capital                     
Cash      $—         $7,279,847         $7,279,847   

 

 
Citibank                     
Cash      (580,000              (580,000

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (700,000              (700,000

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Money Market Funds      330,000                 330,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 89.5%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Australia - 4.9%  
AMP Ltd.     94,579      $ 371,467   
Asciano Ltd.     84,298        499,070   
ASX Ltd.     10,285        274,584   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     272,767        963,644   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     242,705        4,637,152   
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.     107,174        749,015   
BHP Billiton Ltd.     190,282        3,005,371   
Boral Ltd.     83,713        311,343   
CIMIC Group Ltd.     62,685        1,041,380   
Cochlear Ltd.     3,464        203,828   
Computershare Ltd.     15,439        115,291   
Dexus Property Group REIT     47,299        238,526   
Federation Centres REIT     193,958        374,541   
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     48,515        1,235,706   
Goodman Group REIT     110,663        457,427   
GPT Group/The REIT (Escrow) (3)(a)     143,427          
GPT Group/The REIT     113,631        361,139   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     162,654        445,536   
Lend Lease Group     184,864        1,636,632   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     75,794        4,107,664   
Mirvac Group REIT     214,560        260,512   
National Australia Bank Ltd.     250,834        5,308,379   
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     41,734        375,555   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     1,819,873        4,777,847   
Scentre Group REIT     302,378        832,235   
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     98,692        1,269,410   
Stockland REIT     127,919        347,532   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     238,366        942,427   
Westfield Corp. REIT     118,519        833,982   
   

 

 

 
      35,977,195   
   

 

 

 
Belgium - 2.1%            
Ageas     43,860        1,802,489   
Delhaize Group     8,535        756,548   
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     2,641        199,301   
KBC Groep NV     48,628        3,075,332   
Proximus     281,115        9,724,321   
   

 

 

 
      15,557,991   
   

 

 

 
   
Denmark - 2.4%            
DSV A/S     16,207        605,606   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     195,922        10,572,847   
Pandora A/S     42,087        4,916,563   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     30,118        1,565,806   
   

 

 

 
      17,660,822   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 1.3%            
Nokia OYJ     208,399        1,424,991   
Orion OYJ, Class B     107,666        4,074,119   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares     98,594        746,014   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     202,242        3,035,797   
   

 

 

 
      9,280,921   
   

 

 

 
France - 9.4%            
Aeroports de Paris     2,791        316,779   
Airbus Group SE     18,981        1,124,056   
Atos SE     10,486        806,021   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
France - 9.4% (continued)            
AXA SA     32,976      $ 800,623   
BNP Paribas SA     3,518        207,119   
Cap Gemini SA     60,063        5,363,794   
CNP Assurances     43,334        602,119   
Essilor International SA     9,612        1,174,283   
Eutelsat Communications SA     6,907        211,845   
Klepierre REIT     3,675        166,560   
Lagardere SCA     94,830        2,627,662   
Legrand SA     16,807        894,184   
L’Oreal SA     10,279        1,786,635   
Natixis SA     77,764        430,563   
Numericable-SFR SAS     5,025        232,629   
Orange SA     147,501        2,236,006   
Peugeot SA     691,447        10,477,202   
Safran SA     11,131        836,958   
Sanofi     139,320        13,263,279   
SCOR SE     60,067        2,157,023   
Societe BIC SA     19,978        3,104,377   
Societe Generale SA     87,326        3,902,686   
Thales SA     52,059        3,629,813   
Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT     7,665        1,986,645   
Valeo SA     14,593        1,981,395   
Veolia Environnement SA     18,219        415,505   
Vinci SA     48,581        3,089,201   
Vivendi SA     238,426        5,648,720   
   

 

 

 
      69,473,682   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 7.4%            
Allianz SE     52,401        8,231,830   
BASF SE     13,201        1,009,657   
Bayer AG     29,085        3,731,560   
Deutsche Bank AG     17,984        485,338   
Deutsche Boerse AG     12,335        1,063,820   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     77,629        1,080,657   
Evonik Industries AG     56,024        1,875,828   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     16,917        1,322,148   
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     21,127        1,418,209   
Hannover Rueck SE     49,557        5,076,176   
Infineon Technologies AG     63,427        712,630   
LANXESS AG     18,094        847,216   
Merck KGaA     97,343        8,618,392   
METRO AG     70,345        1,946,300   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     27,458        5,128,182   
OSRAM Licht AG     98,639        5,110,326   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     81,423        3,996,698   
Siemens AG     11,869        1,060,341   
TUI AG     20,032        370,123   
United Internet AG     18,957        961,090   
Vonovia SE     14,469        465,700   
   

 

 

 
      54,512,221   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 2.3%            
AIA Group Ltd.     387,400        2,014,771   
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     14,204        93,161   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     68,000        200,551   
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.     37,827        339,034   
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.     217,462        1,593,197   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Hong Kong - 2.3% (continued)            
CLP Holdings Ltd.     108,000      $ 923,288   
First Pacific Co., Ltd.     144,000        87,978   
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     399,000        748,194   
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.     66,154        1,517,639   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     76,000        316,454   
Kerry Properties Ltd.     371,000        1,018,620   
Li & Fung Ltd.     1,150,000        880,939   
Link REIT     139,382        767,358   
New World Development Co., Ltd.     1,411,896        1,375,024   
NWS Holdings Ltd.     86,000        113,363   
PCCW Ltd.     131,000        67,433   
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.     80,000        757,030   
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     968,000        1,473,887   
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A     41,030        459,886   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     120,500        449,231   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     60,000        260,576   
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     455,609        1,695,077   
   

 

 

 
      17,152,691   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.6%            
Atlantia SpA     53,567        1,498,413   
Banco Popolare SC     214,824        3,178,413   
Eni SpA     27,752        436,549   
Finmeccanica SpA     230,296        2,883,952   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     451,438        1,594,795   
Mediobanca SpA     124,994        1,229,783   
Pirelli & C. SpA     279,400        4,675,486   
Prysmian SpA     179,626        3,712,745   
   

 

 

 
      19,210,136   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 21.4%            
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     183,000        3,859,103   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     106,900        1,825,577   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     283,800        3,673,531   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     98,300        2,281,417   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     88,000        534,867   
Brother Industries Ltd.     46,200        556,896   
Calbee, Inc.     17,100        553,356   
Central Japan Railway Co.     7,100        1,144,717   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     55,000        390,560   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     81,900        1,207,553   
Daicel Corp.     94,100        1,155,154   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     109,200        1,738,447   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     17,900        310,600   
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.     5,187        527,024   
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     17,295        428,758   
Dentsu, Inc.     3,900        200,148   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     23,400        881,612   
Eisai Co., Ltd.     5,500        324,509   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     106,121        3,818,710   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     41,043        1,534,277   
Fujitsu Ltd.     75,000        326,235   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     193,000        919,231   
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.     71,000        210,903   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     53,000        339,221   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     109,000        773,705   
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     154,300        1,462,889   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     40,500        876,959   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 21.4% (continued)            
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     286,000      $ 654,849   
Hoya Corp.     99,300        3,252,263   
Hulic Co., Ltd.     16,200        146,550   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     85,600        1,284,368   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     13,300        215,441   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     287,400        10,169,628   
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT     84        386,928   
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT     149        288,294   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     87,000        2,698,757   
JTEKT Corp.     70,870        992,251   
Kajima Corp.     235,000        1,247,113   
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     25,000        204,852   
Kao Corp.     60,100        2,724,384   
KDDI Corp.     54,600        1,222,118   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     14,800        483,611   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     340,900        3,591,301   
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     54,000        805,013   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     17,000        205,057   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     156,000        2,475,251   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     58,000        4,253,174   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     72,300        377,521   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     180,000        1,648,897   
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.     77,020        1,573,328   
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     66,900        1,180,629   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     773,991        4,676,639   
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     59,205        1,622,891   
Mixi, Inc.     95,500        3,268,301   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     1,401,300        2,621,274   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     123,500        3,313,489   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     21,600        2,790,170   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     207,900        2,779,535   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     155,400        1,506,833   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     14,100        2,376,580   
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     84        406,462   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     591,000        2,824,008   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     38,038        1,339,837   
Nippon Yusen KK     709,000        1,643,061   
Nitto Denko Corp.     24,600        1,473,361   
NOK Corp.     112,200        2,427,526   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     288,200        1,672,818   
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     8,000        160,833   
Obayashi Corp.     110,000        938,541   
ORIX Corp.     207,200        2,672,744   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     90,700        2,896,192   
Panasonic Corp.     94,000        951,292   
Rakuten, Inc.     92,700        1,184,933   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     190,700        2,560,263   
Sekisui House Ltd.     32,000        501,246   
Shimadzu Corp.     118,000        1,703,597   
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     14,200        1,529,546   
Shimizu Corp.     74,000        635,378   
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     121,400        4,351,603   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     21,100        612,846   
Sony Corp.     132,200        3,240,503   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     257,000        1,299,579   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     639,000        2,532,096   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     38,136        1,446,129   
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     24,261        772,166   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Japan - 21.4% (continued)            
Suzuken Co., Ltd.     57,640      $ 1,922,123   
Sysmex Corp.     11,600        612,616   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     30,000        354,356   
TDK Corp.     6,400        361,970   
Teijin Ltd.     769,000        2,335,825   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     6,200        231,632   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     716,100        4,783,282   
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.     26,483        176,205   
Toyota Motor Corp.     33,878        1,983,486   
West Japan Railway Co.     31,800        1,993,095   
Yamaha Corp.     81,000        1,794,002   
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.     51,000        785,848   
   

 

 

 
      158,004,249   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 3.0%            
Aegon NV     306,932        1,759,992   
ASML Holding NV     19,567        1,719,997   
Boskalis Westminster     30,605        1,339,659   
Heineken NV     15,576        1,261,168   
ING Groep NV CVA     247,726        3,509,663   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     348,862        6,805,614   
Koninklijke Vopak NV     20,218        808,381   
NN Group NV     26,840        770,502   
Wolters Kluwer NV     132,393        4,082,912   
   

 

 

 
      22,057,888   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.5%            
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     123,637        203,686   
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd. REIT     120,000        113,298   
CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT     145,994        195,219   
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     207,800        419,794   
Sembcorp Industries Ltd.     60,017        146,476   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     43,800        329,719   
Singapore Exchange Ltd.     52,472        259,575   
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     93,265        195,669   
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     102,097        1,333,092   
UOL Group Ltd.     28,000        118,549   
   

 

 

 
      3,315,077   
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.4%            
Investec PLC     176,451        1,351,069   
Mondi PLC     74,081        1,552,677   
   

 

 

 
      2,903,746   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.8%            
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     28,084        808,034   
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     281,558        2,380,808   
Banco Santander SA     522,409        2,777,864   
Endesa SA     24,668        520,208   
Ferrovial SA     65,564        1,568,302   
Iberdrola SA     390,122        2,599,469   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     88,308        2,961,097   
   

 

 

 
      13,615,782   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 3.3%            
Boliden AB     207,224        3,244,745   
Electrolux AB, Series B     181,986        5,142,345   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
Sweden - 3.3% (continued)            
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     422,150      $ 2,768,602   
Investor AB, B Shares     19,364        665,366   
Skanska AB, B Shares     80,133        1,573,228   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     104,227        2,916,494   
Swedish Match AB     186,644        5,641,977   
Tele2 AB, B Shares     99,117        966,649   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     170,974        1,677,191   
   

 

 

 
      24,596,597   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 8.8%            
Actelion Ltd.     5,886        748,087   
Adecco SA     9,341        684,094   
Baloise Holding AG     10,572        1,211,594   
Coca-Cola HBC AG     18,346        388,360   
Credit Suisse Group AG     113,160        2,720,009   
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     18,979        861,875   
Lonza Group AG     41,130        5,396,912   
Nestle SA     249,250        18,745,018   
Novartis AG     120,694        11,093,213   
Roche Holding AG     33,065        8,777,817   
Sika AG     72        222,089   
Swiss Life Holding AG     28,095        6,267,017   
Swiss Re AG     48,536        4,164,250   
Wolseley PLC     10,587        619,276   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     13,966        3,428,741   
   

 

 

 
      65,328,352   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 17.9%            
3i Group PLC     59,955        423,516   
ARM Holdings PLC     78,966        1,134,522   
AstraZeneca PLC     86,984        5,516,403   
Aviva PLC     167,647        1,146,634   
Barclays PLC     2,406,325        8,905,307   
BG Group PLC     191,456        2,761,922   
BP PLC     402,926        2,044,194   
British American Tobacco PLC     88,796        4,899,385   
British Land Co. PLC/The REIT     57,695        732,705   
BT Group PLC     1,269,160        8,077,625   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     1,247,250        7,077,093   
Dixons Carphone PLC     89,661        576,251   
easyJet PLC     122,399        3,304,047   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     152,157        1,977,668   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     165,094        3,168,798   
Hammerson PLC REIT     28,872        272,629   
HSBC Holdings PLC     962,623        7,261,756   
ICAP PLC     148,175        1,026,268   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     230,841        11,934,207   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     351,079        3,145,304   
ITV PLC     109,996        409,895   
Kingfisher PLC     617,663        3,355,294   
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     47,078        897,493   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     790,194        899,605   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     91,774        696,636   
Persimmon PLC     289,889        8,823,166   
Randgold Resources Ltd.     3,761        221,617   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     38,287        3,472,088   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 4)
 
United Kingdom - 17.9% (continued)            
RELX PLC     63,746      $ 1,093,336   
Rio Tinto Ltd.     25,795        887,463   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     764,995        3,649,868   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares     209,058        4,935,242   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares     146,511        3,464,291   
Sage Group PLC/The     156,415        1,183,370   
Schroders PLC     19,386        823,752   
Shire PLC     9,039        617,924   
Standard Chartered PLC     142,306        1,381,072   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     1,048,976        3,107,883   
Travis Perkins PLC     49,950        1,490,152   
Unilever NV CVA     17,475        700,485   
Unilever PLC     76,998        3,136,113   
Vodafone Group PLC     2,443,437        7,706,809   
William Hill PLC     219,461        1,167,233   
WPP PLC     146,920        3,058,732   
   

 

 

 
      132,565,753   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $637,361,039)

      661,213,103   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%            
Germany - 0.4%            
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     4,168        429,285   
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     59,140        2,516,151   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $4,916,642)

      2,945,436   
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS - 0.0% (b)            
Hong Kong - 0.0% (b)            
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.    

(cost $—)

    79        77   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 6.5%        
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)     44,568,015        44,568,015   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares,
0.000% (c)(d)
    3,820,056        3,820,056   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $48,388,071)

      48,388,071   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 96.4%
(cost $690,665,752)

      712,546,687   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 3.6% (e)
        26,264,363  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 738,811,050   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Security fair valued as of September 30, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $0 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(d) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(3) Level 3 security (See Note 4).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certificate of Shares

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 101,885,913        13.8
Consumer Staples     79,694,301        10.8  
Energy     14,450,579        2.0  
Financials     171,693,413        23.2  
Health Care     107,157,401        14.5  
Industrials     79,505,906        10.8  
Information Technology     35,568,781        4.8  
Materials     23,976,814        3.2  
Telecommunication Services     37,931,944        5.1  
Utilities     12,293,564        1.7  
Money Market Funds     48,388,071        6.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments In Securities, At Value

    712,546,687        96.4   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (e)     26,264,363        3.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 738,811,050        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total return swap contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE
INSTRUMENT
   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   Hang Seng Index October Futures    10/2015    HKD      45,324,713         $(80,239
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index December Futures    12/2015    CHF      (18,622,524      469,438   
             

 

 

 
                          $389,199  
             

 

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
     VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:         
455    Barclays Capital    CAC40 Index Futures      10/2015         $23,103,968         $22,632,183         $(471,785
172    Barclays Capital    DAX Index Futures      12/2015         47,860,738         46,412,159         (1,448,579
245    Barclays Capital    Hang Seng Index Futures      10/2015         33,321,531         32,864,562         (456,969
141    Barclays Capital    IBEX 35 Index Futures      10/2015         15,234,144         15,031,068         (203,076
139    Barclays Capital    MSCI Singapore Index Futures      10/2015         6,139,032         6,104,845         (34,187
77    Barclays Capital    SPI 200 Index Futures      12/2015         6,783,204         6,765,245         (17,959
158    Barclays Capital    TOPIX Index Futures      12/2015         19,089,776         18,590,172         (499,604
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              151,532,393         148,400,234         (3,132,159
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
135    Barclays Capital    Amsterdam Index Futures      10/2015         $(12,851,696      $(12,709,028      $142,668   
353    Barclays Capital    FTSE 100 Index Futures      12/2015         (32,164,122      (32,138,835      25,287   
168    Barclays Capital    FTSE/MIB Index Futures      12/2015         (20,170,697      (19,935,265      235,432   
547    Barclays Capital    OMXS30 Index Futures      10/2015         (9,507,921      (9,250,695      257,226   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              (74,694,436      (74,033,823      660,613   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $76,837,957         $74,366,411         $(2,471,546
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   AUD     16,236,550        $11,383,133        $11,349,875        $(33,258
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     16,236,550        11,382,494        11,349,874        (32,620
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 12/16/15
  CitiBank   CHF     1,820,000        1,874,772        1,872,747        (2,025
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 12/16/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     7,282,000        7,481,332        7,493,046        11,714   
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   DKK     413,000        62,472        61,967        (505
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     1,154,000        174,180        173,149        (1,031

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 12/16/15
  CitiBank   EUR     43,306,700        $ 48,527,988        $ 48,455,109        $ (72,879
Euro,
Expiring 12/16/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     43,306,700        48,527,875        48,455,109        (72,766
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   GBP     1,140,000        1,743,487        1,724,005        (19,482
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     1,843,000        2,814,076        2,787,141        (26,935
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   HKD     27,341,500        3,527,390        3,527,754        364   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     27,341,500        3,527,358        3,527,754        396   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   ILS     9,973,500        2,530,850        2,545,095        14,245   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     9,973,500        2,530,839        2,545,095        14,256   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   JPY     9,649,826,900        80,410,720        80,547,743        137,023   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     9,649,826,900        80,409,235        80,547,743        138,508   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SEK     82,947,500        9,849,891        9,928,493        78,602   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     82,947,500        9,849,897        9,928,492        78,595   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SGD     4,503,150        3,187,226        3,156,313        (30,913
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     4,503,150        3,187,232        3,156,313        (30,919
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $332,982,447        $333,132,817        $150,370   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   AUD     (4,498,500     $(3,187,535     $(3,144,597     $42,938   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (5,325,500     (3,766,484     (3,722,697     43,787   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 12/16/15
  CitiBank   CHF     (33,730,900     (34,815,703     (34,708,484     107,219   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 12/16/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (33,730,900     (34,815,955     (34,708,484     107,471   
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   DKK     (15,262,500     (2,288,182     (2,290,026     (1,844
Danish Krone, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (15,262,500     (2,288,321     (2,290,026     (1,705
Euro,
Expiring 12/16/15
  CitiBank   EUR     (14,457,500     (16,309,871     (16,176,244     133,627   
Euro,
Expiring 12/16/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (21,158,500     (23,839,112     (23,673,875     165,237   
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   GBP     (41,705,850     (63,672,581     (63,071,130     601,451   
British Pound, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (41,705,850     (63,673,253     (63,071,130     602,123   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   HKD     (1,740,500     (224,517     (224,569     (52

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (11,432,500     $ (1,474,965     $ (1,475,085     $ (120
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   ILS     (421,000     (107,254     (107,433     (179
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (421,000     (107,255     (107,433     (178
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   JPY     (532,436,000     (4,446,330     (4,444,278     2,052   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (1,093,417,000     (9,125,074     (9,126,823     (1,749
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SEK     (17,667,000     (2,099,705     (2,114,671     (14,966
Swedish Krona, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (23,059,000     (2,744,195     (2,760,072     (15,877
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   CitiBank   SGD     (184,000     (128,728     (128,966     (238
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 12/16/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (184,000     (128,687     (128,968     (281
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (269,243,707     (267,474,991     1,768,716   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $63,738,740        $65,657,826        $1,919,086   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

ILS - Israeli Shekel

JPY - Japanese Yen

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at September 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Barclays Capital                     
Cash      $—         $22,360,095         $22,360,095   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Cash      (910,000              (910,000

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (1,030,000              (1,030,000

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Money Market Funds      3,820,000                 3,820,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR
SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR
EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
 
ASSETS:        
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 1,145,198,890      $ 46,798,715      $ 310,243,407      $ 230,554,091   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value*   $ 1,110,327,752      $ 44,899,268      $ 285,714,229      $ 195,921,162   
Cash     438,000               2,055        721,996   
Foreign currency, at value                   568,884        1,065,370   
Variation margin on derivative instruments     552,330                        
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts     1,047,813                        
Receivables:        

Securities sold

           1,925,010        43,471,597        5,839,791   

Foreign tax reclaim

                  148,114          

Dividends

    715,047        32,334        937,582        440,689   

Capital shares sold

    1,977,263        143,477        977,230        381,840   

Due from Investment Advisor

           2,678               1,133   
Prepaid expenses     50,961        24,362        26,707        25,157   
Total Assets     1,115,109,166        47,027,129        331,846,398        204,397,138   
LIABILITIES:        
Due to custodian            1,462,601                 
Payables:        

Securities purchased

           41,596        45,468,733        8,252,597   

Collateral received on securities loaned

           3,593,902               6,988,846   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    55,139               37,008          

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    12,402        1,619        877        917   

Accrued Trustee fees

    403        75        58          

Capital shares redeemed

    488,838        64,792        228,684        57,111   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    325,061        53,680        142,969        108,327   
Total Liabilities     881,843        5,218,265        45,878,329        15,407,798   
Net Assets   $ 1,114,227,323      $ 41,808,864      $ 285,968,069      $ 188,989,340   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 1,159,632,529      $ 44,429,911      $ 317,447,123      $ 230,301,579   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     7,912,780        212,998        3,852,002        3,917,919   
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)     (18,166,276     (934,598     (10,768,566     (10,591,071
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (35,151,710     (1,899,447     (24,562,490     (34,639,087
Net Assets   $ 1,114,227,323      $ 41,808,864      $ 285,968,069      $ 188,989,340   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 490,709,396      $ 26,634,015      $ 40,046,714      $ 48,992,270   
Class N     59,732,833        5,680,507        4,141,773        4,493,741   
Class R6     563,785,094        9,494,342        241,779,582        135,503,329   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     37,047,708        2,165,764        3,920,915        5,981,726   
Class N     4,528,366        463,666        406,162        549,846   
Class R6     42,554,777        771,282        23,695,163        16,527,847   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 13.25      $ 12.30      $ 10.21      $ 8.19   
Class N   $ 13.19      $ 12.25      $ 10.20      $ 8.17   
Class R6   $ 13.25      $ 12.31      $ 10.20      $ 8.20   
                                 
* Includes market value of securities out on loan   $      $ 3,578,221      $      $ 6,800,176   
Foreign currency at cost   $      $      $ 571,841      $ 1,066,632   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR TM

LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND

    AQR TM
SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
 
ASSETS:        
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 31,155,786      $ 4,020,493      $ 48,852,989      $ 23,765,682   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value*   $ 29,317,463      $ 3,800,316      $ 45,213,948      $ 21,344,837   
Cash     277,062               300          
Foreign currency, at value                   158,880        151,290   
Receivables:        

Securities sold

                  4,423,207        1,221,798   

Foreign tax reclaim

                  5,212          

Dividends

    20,777        2,370        149,555        39,086   

Capital shares sold

    191,803        41,871        115,834        90,008   

Due from Investment Advisor

    16,281        12,739        12,887        16,838   
Prepaid expenses     26,271        25,466        26,038        29,176   
Total Assets     29,849,657        3,882,762        50,105,861        22,893,033   
LIABILITIES:        
Due to custodian                          788,131   
Payables:        

Securities purchased

    865,072        89,228        5,283,217        1,711,676   

Collateral received on securities loaned

           261,756               1,077,831   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    28        27        30        186   

Accrued Trustee fees

    54               27        10   

Capital shares redeemed

    7,952               10,962        2,790   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    51,358        41,264        83,018        64,034   
Total Liabilities     924,464        392,275        5,377,254        3,644,658   
Net Assets   $ 28,925,193      $ 3,490,487      $ 44,728,607      $ 19,248,375   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 30,737,176      $ 3,698,626      $ 48,635,070      $ 21,995,413   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     131,665        20,214        580,570        260,708   
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)     (105,325     (8,176     (845,657     (586,241
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,838,323     (220,177     (3,641,376     (2,421,505
Net Assets   $ 28,925,193      $ 3,490,487      $ 44,728,607      $ 19,248,375   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 2,086,959      $ 1,701,874      $ 3,212,688      $ 2,986,440   
Class N     135,064        128,309        143,086        880,892   
Class R6     26,703,170        1,660,304        41,372,833        15,381,043   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     221,606        184,697        341,610        359,225   
Class N     14,363        13,941        15,231        106,116   
Class R6     2,833,532        180,000        4,395,156        1,849,302   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 9.42      $ 9.21      $ 9.40      $ 8.31   
Class N   $ 9.40      $ 9.20      $ 9.39      $ 8.30   
Class R6   $ 9.42      $ 9.22      $ 9.41      $ 8.32   
                                 
* Includes market value of securities out on loan   $      $ 261,113      $      $ 1,070,320   
Foreign currency at cost   $      $      $ 158,666      $ 151,402   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
EMERGING
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
 
ASSETS:        
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 885,534,637      $ 426,590,010      $ 319,399,904      $ 9,016,091   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value*   $ 1,004,699,869      $ 444,964,202      $ 321,432,187      $ 8,105,618   
Cash                   1,219          
Foreign currency, at value     396               1,996,860          
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts     993,884        362,772        367,138          
Variation margin on derivative instruments     369,360        124,250        148,990          
Receivables:        

Securities sold

           302,611               733,633   

Foreign tax reclaim

                  644,795          

Dividends

    734,511        280,563        887,996        14,952   

Capital shares sold

    630,971        432,294        200,995        28,326   

Due from Investment Advisor

                         18,457   
Prepaid expenses     45,709        43,616        36,368        20,693   
Total Assets     1,007,474,700        446,510,308        325,716,548        8,921,679   
LIABILITIES:        
Due to custodian            302,390               123,681   
Foreign currency due to custodian, at value                          83,150   
Payables:        

Securities purchased

                  1,465,554        433,457   

Collateral received on securities loaned

           43,938,129               371,933   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    148,521        55,216        66,903          

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    14,498        1,767        7,460        234   

Accrued Trustee fees

    147        22        30          

Capital shares redeemed

    1,437,020        200,746        339,167        9,032   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    251,766        168,664        137,483        76,828   
Total Liabilities     1,851,952        44,666,934        2,016,597        1,098,315   
Net Assets   $ 1,005,622,748      $ 401,843,374      $ 323,699,951      $ 7,823,364   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 818,717,353      $ 380,089,253      $ 337,524,140      $ 9,816,023   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     7,544,244        1,891,375        4,894,430        165,138   
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)     60,598,531        1,866,938        (20,501,091     (1,247,180
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     118,762,620        17,995,808        1,782,472        (910,617
Net Assets   $ 1,005,622,748      $ 401,843,374      $ 323,699,951      $ 7,823,364   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 874,115,361      $ 316,232,108      $ 257,298,868      $ 6,611,551   
Class N     68,534,632        8,195,340        35,342,747        1,131,634   
Class R6     62,972,755        77,415,926        31,058,336        80,179   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     43,794,416        16,557,893        19,429,009        797,764   
Class N     3,440,002        431,529        2,678,581        136,798   
Class R6     3,158,235        4,056,213        2,346,761        9,662   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 19.96      $ 19.10      $ 13.24      $ 8.29   
Class N   $ 19.92      $ 18.99      $ 13.19      $ 8.27   
Class R6   $ 19.94      $ 19.09      $ 13.23      $ 8.30   
                                 
* Includes market value of securities out on loan   $      $ 43,335,173      $      $ 362,771   
Foreign currency at cost   $ 430      $      $ 2,005,468      $ (83,160

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR TM
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR TM
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR TM
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
   

AQR

LARGE CAP
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND

 
ASSETS:        
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 118,109,070      $ 21,809,873      $ 74,995,172      $ 161,801,192   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value*   $ 126,074,833      $ 22,621,738      $ 73,065,508      $ 188,237,797   
Cash                   231        75,000   
Foreign currency, at value                   174,823          
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts     118,529                      676,571   
Variation margin on derivative instruments     42,750                      312,930   
Receivables:        

Securities sold

           834,165                 

Foreign tax reclaim

                  105,126          

Dividends

    110,911        20,432        198,183        208,614   

Capital shares sold

    182,499        76,941        135,071        274,133   

Due from Investment Advisor

    42,577        4,811        37,907        3,362   
Prepaid expenses     23,291        21,084        21,599        28,881   
Total Assets     126,595,390        23,579,171        73,738,448        189,817,288   
LIABILITIES:        
Due to custodian     3,000                        
Payables:        

Securities purchased

           1,302,123        1,804,970          

Collateral received on securities loaned

           2,011,744                 

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    30        27        21        5,731   

Accrued Trustee fees

    9        8               67   

Capital shares redeemed

    41,178               57,048        505,882   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    66,502        48,581        71,645        99,298   
Total Liabilities     110,719        3,362,483        1,933,684        610,978   
Net Assets   $ 126,484,671      $ 20,216,688      $ 71,804,764      $ 189,206,310   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 119,206,162      $ 19,608,049      $ 80,399,116      $ 144,061,131   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     1,077,518        108,541        1,024,613        2,088,036   
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)     (1,715,523     (311,767     (7,678,806     16,819,321   
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     7,916,514        811,865        (1,940,159     26,237,822   
Net Assets   $ 126,484,671      $ 20,216,688      $ 71,804,764      $ 189,206,310   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 56,140,635      $ 19,992,338      $ 23,699,389      $ 158,468,032   
Class N     146,622        126,937        102,554        30,629,474   
Class R6     70,197,414        97,413        48,002,821        108,804   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     3,613,144        1,377,919        2,026,170        10,821,982   
Class N     9,457        8,788        8,782        2,092,861   
Class R6     4,517,716        6,717        4,102,795        7,440   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 15.54      $ 14.51      $ 11.70      $ 14.64   
Class N   $ 15.50      $ 14.44      $ 11.68      $ 14.64   
Class R6   $ 15.54      $ 14.50      $ 11.70      $ 14.62   
                                 
* Includes market value of securities out on loan   $      $ 1,978,864      $      $   
Foreign currency at cost   $      $      $ 175,011      $   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND
    AQR
EMERGING
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
EQUITY
FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
 
ASSETS:        
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 35,797,365      $ 32,385,407      $ 302,399,631      $ 690,665,752   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value*   $ 34,283,375      $ 28,086,191      $ 323,898,575      $ 712,546,687   
Foreign currency, at value     194,772        87,001        900,056        2,377,285   
Due from brokers                          246,041   
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts                   1,369,027        1,919,086   
OTC swaps, at value                          389,199   
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts            38,608        6,098,521        18,586,302   
Variation margin on derivative instruments            21,510        486,768        1,302,247   
Receivables:        

Securities sold

                  2,017,576        402,726   

Foreign tax reclaim

    38,361        4,983        679,216        2,697,882   

Dividends

    97,971        107,180        432,539        1,280,583   

Capital shares sold

    104,254        80,102        43,472        91,151   

Due from Investment Advisor

    3,576        35,066                 
Prepaid expenses     22,355        23,087        18,068        41,247   
Total Assets     34,744,664        28,483,728        335,943,818        741,880,436   
LIABILITIES:        
Due to custodian                   1,679          
Due to brokers                   1,304,404        1,982,301   
OTC swaps, at value                   168,013          
Payables:        

Securities purchased

    239,958               2,021,260        402,747   

Collateral received on securities loaned

           762,700                 

Accrued investment advisory fees

                  110,562        277,889   

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

                  20,494        94,947   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    29        11        151        7,547   

Accrued Trustee fees

    13               103          

Capital shares redeemed

    17,912        289,232        49,677        66,525   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    66,152        82,212        122,317        237,430   
Total Liabilities     324,064        1,134,155        3,798,660        3,069,386   
Net Assets   $ 34,420,600      $ 27,349,573      $ 332,145,158      $ 738,811,050   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 35,883,434      $ 39,817,693      $ 295,508,549      $ 706,270,032   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     617,686        921,629        4,287,622        12,683,216   
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)     (562,246     (9,087,381     10,240,003        (1,572,402
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,518,274     (4,302,368     22,108,984        21,430,204   
Net Assets   $ 34,420,600      $ 27,349,573      $ 332,145,158      $ 738,811,050   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 34,191,354      $ 27,220,974      $ 34,185,582      $ 320,807,361   
Class N     140,678        53,513        764,755        36,173,944   
Class R6     88,568        75,086        85,017,192        32,647,739   
Class Y                   212,177,629        349,182,006   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     3,121,519        3,314,071        4,380,799        33,377,117   
Class N     12,556        6,419        98,923        3,703,495   
Class R6     8,096        9,146        10,836,304        3,212,966   
Class Y                   26,995,455        34,301,988   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 10.95      $ 8.21      $ 7.80      $ 9.61   
Class N   $ 11.20      $ 8.34      $ 7.73      $ 9.77   
Class R6   $ 10.94      $ 8.21      $ 7.85      $ 10.16   
Class Y                 $ 7.86      $ 10.18   
                                 
* Includes market value of securities out on loan   $      $ 755,626      $      $   
Foreign currency at cost   $ 195,731      $ 88,015      $ 904,658      $ 2,409,154   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
   

AQR

SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
   

AQR

EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE
FUND

 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $12,144,715        $413,536        $5,407,978        $4,417,164   

Securities lending income, net

           31,610               21,623   
Total Income     12,144,715        445,146        5,407,978        4,438,787   
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    2,205,132        137,003        748,203        537,172   

Shareholder servicing fees

    304,701        12,768        44,481        14,846   

Custody fees

    55,638        26,321        95,152        105,470   

Administration & accounting fees

    179,686        7,033        41,165        21,359   

Legal fees

    36,945        858        6,855        11,963   

Audit & tax fees

    41,266        40,650        47,298        50,390   

Shareholder reporting fees

    137,271        949        36,121        29,008   

Transfer agent fees

    418,921        36,033        47,278        33,571   

Trustee fees

    25,464        1,059        5,269        2,473   

Offering costs

                         7,976   

Distribution fees—Class N

    120,628        12,717        7,750        9,241   

Registration fees

    82,648        47,082        48,596        54,446   

Pricing fee

    1,701        7,308        19,988        19,793   

Other expenses

    128,428        6,378        35,043        23,188   
Total Expenses     3,738,429        336,159        1,183,199        920,896   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

    (415,132     (135,285     (259,362     (291,446
Net Expenses     3,323,297        200,874        923,837        629,450   
Net Investment Income (Loss)     8,821,418        244,272        4,484,141        3,809,337   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    (16,506,556     (858,740     (10,608,574     (10,193,687

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

                  (132,865     (132,126

Futures contracts

    (1,033,285                     
Net realized gain (loss)     (17,539,841     (858,740     (10,741,439     (10,325,813
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (42,648,394     (2,230,520     (24,798,041     (34,008,348

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

                  (28,135     (5,270

Futures contracts

    (280,572                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (42,928,966     (2,230,520     (24,826,176     (34,013,618
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (60,468,807     (3,089,260     (35,567,615     (44,339,431
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     $(51,647,389   $ (2,844,988   $ (31,083,474   $ (40,530,094
                                 

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $—        $67        $440,176        $434,918   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR TM
LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
 
     FOR THE PERIOD
02/11/15*-
09/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
02/11/15*-
09/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
02/11/15*-
09/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
02/11/15*-
09/30/15
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $160,898        $21,220        $680,117        $309,911   

Securities lending income, net

           2,220               2,412   
Total Income     160,898        23,440        680,117        312,323   
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    28,634        7,631        91,890        43,310   

Shareholder servicing fees

    530        402        719        1,055   

Custody fees

    21,974        6,532        52,202        37,507   

Administration & accounting fees

    2,275        366        4,921        1,723   

Legal fees

    1,152        956        2,235        645   

Audit & tax fees

    37,914        37,914        43,937        50,365   

Shareholder reporting fees

    5,050        3,293        12,363        6,691   

Transfer agent fees

    10,959        10,409        11,071        11,895   

Trustee fees

    269        44        540        198   

Offering costs

    6,308        6,290        6,302        8,116   

Distribution fees—Class N

    191        185        201        1,668   

Registration fees

    32,547        32,497        32,667        32,841   

Pricing fee

    1,676        2,956        8,690        8,689   

Other expenses

    5,992        3,554        8,023        4,917   
Total Expenses     155,471        113,029        275,761        209,620   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

    (119,887     (103,628     (170,648     (157,254
Net Expenses     35,584        9,401        105,113        52,366   
Net Investment Income (Loss)     125,314        14,039        575,004        259,957   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    (105,465     (8,431     (820,967     (574,369

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

                  (25,804     (20,091
Net realized gain (loss)     (105,465     (8,431     (846,771     (594,460
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (1,838,323     (220,177     (3,639,041     (2,420,845

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

                  (2,335     (660
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,838,323     (220,177     (3,641,376     (2,421,505
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,943,788     (228,608     (4,488,147     (3,015,965
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (1,818,474   $ (214,569   $ (3,913,143   $ (2,756,008
                                 

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $—        $—        $70,649        $29,948   

 

  * Commencement of operations.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
   

AQR

EMERGING
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND

 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $16,252,791        $4,271,003        $8,586,915        $250,578   

Securities lending income, net

           847,901               1,472   
Total Income     16,252,791        5,118,904        8,586,915        252,050   
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    2,701,224        1,592,253        1,258,598        47,806   

Shareholder servicing fees

    803,365        259,965        240,914        5,995   

Custody fees

    49,869        51,465        85,731        44,998   

Administration & accounting fees

    272,939        98,351        84,105        1,993   

Legal fees

    100,994        33,304        33,769        6,485   

Audit & tax fees

    45,720        41,622        51,327        49,815   

Shareholder reporting fees

    198,188        77,803        68,062        4,925   

Transfer agent fees

    954,729        366,388        309,475        19,865   

Trustee fees

    49,859        16,981        15,470        395   

Offering costs

                         7,830   

Distribution fees—Class N

    201,178        21,377        101,226        3,127   

Interest expense

    972        583                 

Registration fees

    81,876        69,514        65,060        52,186   

Pricing fee

    2,278        11,081        20,405        19,976   

Other expenses

    66,811        35,487        20,555        2,656   
Total Expenses     5,530,002        2,676,174        2,354,697        268,052   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

    (537,386     (233,980     (264,239     (197,334
Net Expenses     4,992,616        2,442,194        2,090,458        70,718   
Net Investment Income (Loss)     11,260,175        2,676,710        6,496,457        181,332   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    60,062,179        2,949,403        (19,268,065     (1,209,364

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

    210               (191,152     (13,026

Futures contracts

    97,579        (939,015     (572,610       
Net realized gain (loss)     60,159,968        2,010,388        (20,031,827     (1,222,390
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (65,950,193     (9,834,873     (15,338,194     (761,783

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    (51            (15,560     (1,038

Futures contracts

    (351,253     (358,294     (176,545       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (66,301,497     (10,193,167     (15,530,299     (762,821
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,141,529     (8,182,779     (35,562,126     (1,985,211
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     $5,118,646        $(5,506,069   $ (29,065,669   $ (1,803,879
                                 

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $3,038        $1,755        $851,757        $24,608   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR TM
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR TM
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR TM
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
STYLE FUND
    AQR
LARGE CAP
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $1,925,896        $217,323        $1,672,490        $3,931,570   

Securities lending income, net

           37,432                 
Total Income     1,925,896        254,755        1,672,490        3,931,570   
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    333,482        80,883        265,921        468,906   

Shareholder servicing fees

    88,413        13,139        47,996        149,248   

Custody fees

    14,460        18,844        34,457        6,033   

Administration & accounting fees

    31,489        4,817        16,976        47,265   

Legal fees

    11,120        1,910        7,259        17,033   

Audit & tax fees

    40,735        40,203        46,237        42,707   

Shareholder reporting fees

    24,451        7,757        14,913        28,603   

Transfer agent fees

    112,074        35,366        68,374        187,632   

Trustee fees

    5,478        839        3,139        9,053   

Distribution fees—Class N

    370        342        276        53,257   

Interest expense

                  81        389   

Registration fees

    46,204        42,835        45,091        58,770   

Pricing fee

    1,638        8,451        20,180        660   

Other expenses

    10,515        2,996        5,805        13,529   
Total Expenses     720,429        258,382        576,705        1,083,085   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

    (185,193     (134,959     (186,218     (185,988
Net Expenses     535,236        123,423        390,487        897,097   
Net Investment Income (Loss)     1,390,660        131,332        1,282,003        3,034,473   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    (1,714,723     (175,799     (6,816,527     17,542,494   

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

                  (27,191       

Futures contracts

    389,528                      52,127   
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,325,195     (175,799     (6,843,718     17,594,621   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (734,317     26,802        (1,539,122     416,778   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

                  2,432          

Futures contracts

    (49,249                   (149,568
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (783,566     26,802        (1,536,690     267,210   
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,108,761     (148,997     (8,380,408     17,861,831   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     $(718,101     $(17,665     $(7,098,405   $ 20,896,304   
                                 

 

   Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $286        $167        $173,884        $—   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND
   

AQR

EMERGING
DEFENSIVE
STYLE FUND

   

AQR

GLOBAL
EQUITY

FUND

   

AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY

FUND

 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
   

FOR THE

YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $952,144        $1,871,874        $7,461,149        $22,705,974   

Securities lending income, net

           6,238                 
Total Income     952,144        1,878,112        7,461,149        22,705,974   
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    119,902        365,256        1,248,699        3,613,729   

Shareholder servicing fees

    21,812        62,035        190,434        1,151,842   

Custody fees

    18,916        80,637        48,525        134,380   

Administration & accounting fees

    7,953        17,346        59,921        202,331   

Legal fees

    2,515        7,384        18,040        82,168   

Audit & tax fees

    45,143        50,095        50,689        64,404   

Shareholder reporting fees

    11,941        17,837        29,567        81,215   

Transfer agent fees

    49,286        102,002        24,339        315,194   

Trustee fees

    1,432        3,255        14,251        37,513   

Distribution fees—Class N

    447        999        3,078        98,041   

Interest expense

           253                 

Recoupment of waiver

                  4,502          

Registration fees

    51,961        54,953        47,177        65,638   

Pricing fee

    20,113        16,918        20,999        19,690   

Other expenses

    2,696        8,002        24,088        54,027   
Total Expenses     354,117        786,972        1,784,309        5,920,172   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

    (163,935     (251,856     (3,417       
Net Expenses     190,182        535,116        1,780,892        5,920,172   
Net Investment Income (Loss)     761,962        1,342,996        5,680,257        16,785,802   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    (518,039     (8,187,914     17,482,069        8,550,419   

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

    (24,207     (242,597     (158,813     (1,282,336

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                  (2,730,586     (12,872,380

Futures contracts

           (287,894     (640,053     (414,760

Swap contracts

                  227,354        3,742,644   
Net realized gain (loss)     (542,246     (8,718,405     14,179,971        (2,276,413
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (2,714,136     (4,661,745     (29,851,610     (56,386,404

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    849        3,792        (121,322     (76,686

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                  4,244,504        10,039,194   

Futures contracts

           2,028        (551,939     (1,700,173

Swap contracts

                  103,200        1,277,479   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,713,287     (4,655,925     (26,177,167     (46,846,590
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,255,533     (13,374,330     (11,997,196     (49,123,003
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (2,493,571   $ (12,031,334     $(6,316,939   $ (32,337,201
                                 

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $77,041        $150,717        $316,211        $1,896,698   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE FUND
    AQR SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 8,821,418      $ 943,356      $ 244,272      $ 20,120   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (17,539,841     1,299,259        (858,740     124,643   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (42,928,966     7,207,415        (2,230,520     (108,107

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (51,647,389     9,450,030        (2,844,988     36,656   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (1,256,118     (119,019     (32,992     (7,632

Class N

    (147,772     (13,149     (293     (4,611

Class R6

    (289,685            (274       

Total

    (1,693,575     (132,168     (33,559     (12,243
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (1,427,011     (165,118     (159,558     (25,099

Class N

    (190,661     (22,150     (25,739     (22,781

Class R6

    (294,996            (1,122       

Total

    (1,912,668     (187,268     (186,419     (47,880

Total distributions

    (3,606,243     (319,436     (219,978     (60,123
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    453,462,208        147,028,800        26,053,038        7,472,586   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,314,801        284,137        192,314        32,731   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (113,786,483     (9,053,445     (6,229,549     (1,394,579

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    341,990,526        138,259,492        20,015,803        6,110,738   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    62,739,741        12,485,844        12,604,768        2,686,574   

Reinvestment of distributions

    337,887        35,299        25,695        27,392   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (11,001,877     (4,397,128     (7,706,384     (2,853,830

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    52,075,751        8,124,015        4,924,079        (139,864
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    604,806,891        43,024,955 (b)      10,426,076        100,000 (b) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    584,681               1,396          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (48,619,870     (110,245     (105,385       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    556,771,702        42,914,710        10,322,087        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     950,837,979        189,298,217        35,261,969        6,070,874   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    895,584,347        198,428,811        32,197,003        6,047,407   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    218,642,976        20,214,165        9,611,861        3,564,454   

End of period

  $ 1,114,227,323      $ 218,642,976      $ 41,808,864      $ 9,611,861   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 7,912,780      $ 860,755      $ 212,998      $ 10,915   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 158)

 

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    AQR LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE FUND
    AQR SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    12,425,605        1,695,462        667,089        183,811   

Shares sold

    32,729,614        11,405,876        1,971,201        590,429   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    165,579        23,482        14,805        2,579   

Shares redeemed

    (8,273,090     (699,215     (487,331     (109,730

Shares outstanding, end of period

    37,047,708        12,425,605        2,165,764        667,089   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    774,591        126,521        104,362        116,378   

Shares sold

    4,524,196        995,837        958,712        212,517   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    24,221        2,920        1,981        2,160   

Shares redeemed

    (794,642     (350,687     (601,389     (226,693

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,528,366        774,591        463,666        104,362   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,162,925        (b)      7,722        (b) 

Shares sold

    42,819,832        3,171,171        771,282        7,722   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    41,823               107          

Shares redeemed

    (3,469,803     (8,246     (7,829       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    42,554,777        3,162,925        771,282        7,722   

 

  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
5/13/14*-
9/30/14
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 4,484,141      $ 594,297      $ 3,809,337      $ 104,365   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (10,741,439     272,909        (10,325,813     (112,270

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (24,826,176     (1,099,036     (34,013,618     (625,469

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (31,083,474     (231,830     (40,530,094     (633,374
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (403,490     (141,411     (141,008       

Class N

    (26,584     (15,916     (22,750       

Class R6

    (577,980            (690       

Total

    (1,008,054     (157,327     (164,448       
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (166,855                     

Class N

    (13,559                     

Class R6

    (214,047                     

Total

    (394,461                     

Total distributions

    (1,402,515     (157,327     (164,448       
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    28,507,436        14,427,190        51,143,674        12,126,995   

Reinvestment of distributions

    569,269        141,411        141,008          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (11,623,854     (3,730,566     (10,102,839     (20,114

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    17,452,851        10,838,035        41,181,843        12,106,881   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    5,611,389        1,369,545        6,496,864        2,486,920   

Reinvestment of distributions

    39,182        15,916        22,750          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (3,746,127     (810,724     (3,479,794     (5,760

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    1,904,444        574,737        3,039,820        2,481,160   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    268,169,384        27,011,110 (b)      182,921,207        100,000 (b) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    792,027               690          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (25,761,136     (102,584     (11,514,345       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    243,200,275        26,908,526        171,407,552        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     262,557,570        38,321,298        215,629,215        14,688,041   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    230,071,581        37,932,141        174,934,673        14,054,667   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    55,896,488        17,964,347        14,054,667          

End of period

  $ 285,968,069      $ 55,896,488      $ 188,989,340      $ 14,054,667   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,852,002      $ 625,820      $ 3,917,919      $ 114,542   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 160)

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
MULTI-STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
5/13/14*-
9/30/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    2,331,110        1,401,327        1,161,585          

Shares sold

    2,593,860        1,236,200        5,827,607        1,163,451   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    52,661        12,372        14,582          

Shares redeemed

    (1,056,716     (318,789     (1,022,048     (1,866

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,920,915        2,331,110        5,981,726        1,161,585   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    240,807        191,136        239,916          

Shares sold

    501,312        117,386        667,815        240,482   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    3,621        1,392        2,355          

Shares redeemed

    (339,578     (69,107     (360,240     (566

Shares outstanding, end of period

    406,162        240,807        549,846        239,916   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    2,303,191        (b)      9,551        (b) 

Shares sold

    23,663,755        2,312,075        17,730,277        9,551   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    73,404               71          

Shares redeemed

    (2,345,187     (8,884     (1,212,052       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    23,695,163        2,303,191        16,527,847        9,551   

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR TM

LARGE CAP

MULTI-STYLE

FUND

   

AQR TM

SMALL CAP
MULTI-STYLE

FUND

   

AQR TM
INTERNATIONAL

MULTI-STYLE

FUND

   

AQR TM

EMERGING
MULTI-STYLE

FUND

 
     FOR THE PERIOD
2/11/15*-
9/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
2/11/15*-
9/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
2/11/15*-
9/30/15
    FOR THE PERIOD
2/11/15*-
9/30/15
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 125,314      $ 14,039      $ 575,004      $ 259,957   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (105,465     (8,431     (846,771     (594,460

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,838,323     (220,177     (3,641,376     (2,421,505

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,818,474     (214,569     (3,913,143     (2,756,008
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,399,875        1,942,079        3,758,322        3,658,322   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (187,312     (177,223     (322,336     (262,727

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    2,212,563        1,764,856        3,435,986        3,395,595   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    246,921        240,900        262,560        1,206,418   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (102,252     (100,700     (107,281     (122,033

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    144,669        140,200        155,279        1,084,385   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    31,455,583        3,612,600        49,173,048        18,938,392   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (3,069,148     (1,812,600     (4,122,563     (1,413,989

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    28,386,435        1,800,000        45,050,485        17,524,403   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     30,743,667        3,705,056        48,641,750        22,004,383   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    28,925,193        3,490,487        44,728,607        19,248,375   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

                           

End of period

  $ 28,925,193      $ 3,490,487      $ 44,728,607      $ 19,248,375   
                                 
Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)   $ 131,665      $ 20,214      $ 580,570      $ 260,708   
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

                           

Shares sold

    240,148        202,916        372,890        389,114   

Shares redeemed

    (18,542     (18,219     (31,280     (29,889

Shares outstanding, end of period

    221,606        184,697        341,610        359,225   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

                           

Shares sold

    24,461        23,941        25,323        120,009   

Shares redeemed

    (10,098     (10,000     (10,092     (13,893

Shares outstanding, end of period

    14,363        13,941        15,231        106,116   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

                           

Shares sold

    3,139,230        360,000        4,790,830        1,985,791   

Shares redeemed

    (305,698     (180,000     (395,674     (136,489

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,833,532        180,000        4,395,156        1,849,302   

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 11,260,175      $ 5,087,759      $ 2,676,710      $ 8,449   

Net realized gain (loss)

    60,159,968        101,076,923        2,010,388        34,792,987   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (66,301,497     35,512,263        (10,193,167     (28,508,882

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,118,646        141,676,945        (5,506,069     6,292,554   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (5,966,543     (5,167,616     (520,487     (710,780

Class N

    (274,098     (276,437            (7,577

Class R6

    (3,434            (776       

Total

    (6,244,075     (5,444,053     (521,263     (718,357
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (84,910,757     (33,760,872     (34,089,287     (16,031,831

Class N

    (7,008,345     (3,094,983     (840,081     (173,722

Class R6

    (37,242            (24,737       

Total

    (91,956,344     (36,855,855     (34,954,105     (16,205,553

Total distributions

    (98,200,419     (42,299,908     (35,475,368     (16,923,910
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    211,226,314        274,204,732        161,169,039        95,966,031   

Reinvestment of distributions

    90,741,389        38,899,012        34,230,950        16,540,167   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (298,024,764     (170,601,504     (149,534,654     (43,807,285

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    3,942,939        142,502,240        45,865,335        68,698,913   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    16,481,731        17,442,474        2,574,174        6,515,783   

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,275,650        3,371,420        840,081        181,300   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (28,023,112     (19,840,237     (1,567,273     (750,386

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (4,265,731     973,657        1,846,982        5,946,697   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    73,727,793        131,980 (b)      90,053,626        100,000 (b) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    40,676               25,513          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (7,379,515            (3,424,682       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    66,388,954        131,980        86,654,457        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     66,066,162        143,607,877        134,366,774        74,745,610   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (27,015,611     242,984,914        93,385,337        64,114,254   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    1,032,638,359        789,653,445        308,458,037        244,343,783   

End of period

  $ 1,005,622,748      $ 1,032,638,359      $ 401,843,374      $ 308,458,037   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 7,544,244      $ 3,514,799      $ 1,891,375      $ (21,760

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 163)

 

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    AQR LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    43,544,682        36,612,813        14,280,666        11,146,293   

Shares sold

    9,913,694        13,062,922        7,627,885        4,362,937   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    4,352,105        1,906,814        1,676,344        752,852   

Shares redeemed

    (14,016,065     (8,037,867     (7,027,002     (1,981,416

Shares outstanding, end of period

    43,794,416        43,544,682        16,557,893        14,280,666   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,628,327        3,583,368        342,381        76,765   

Shares sold

    775,166        824,822        122,447        292,076   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    348,952        165,266        41,282        8,271   

Shares redeemed

    (1,312,443     (945,129     (74,581     (34,731

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,440,002        3,628,327        431,529        342,381   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    5,987        (b)      4,529        (b) 

Shares sold

    3,496,747        5,987        4,213,475        4,529   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    1,954               1,251          

Shares redeemed

    (346,453            (163,042       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,158,235        5,987        4,056,213        4,529   

 

  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
5/13/14*-
9/30/14
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 6,496,457      $ 5,343,481      $ 181,332      $ 56,227   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (20,031,827     8,360,764        (1,222,390     (38,390

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (15,530,299     (17,399,020     (762,821     (147,796

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (29,065,669     (3,694,775     (1,803,879     (129,959
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (5,801,763     (3,959,589     (65,400       

Class N

    (766,472     (609,999     (8,023       

Class R6

    (2,173            (894       

Total

    (6,570,408     (4,569,588     (74,317       
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (3,099,138                     

Class N

    (466,349                     

Class R6

    (1,071                     

Total

    (3,566,558                     

Total distributions

    (10,136,966     (4,569,588     (74,317       
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    97,248,698        122,678,856        4,293,630        6,393,787   

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,899,111        3,958,755        65,400          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (96,079,086     (58,524,145     (2,372,015     (10,053

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    10,068,723        68,113,466        1,987,015        6,383,734   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    7,066,299        8,948,915        378,938        1,034,945   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,232,821        609,999        8,023          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (8,527,367     (10,024,019     (63,400       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (228,247     (465,105     323,561        1,034,945   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    35,571,124        100,000 (b)      1,370        100,000 (b) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,244               894          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,500,800                     

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    33,073,568        100,000        2,264        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     42,914,044        67,748,361        2,312,840        7,518,679   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    3,711,409        59,483,998        434,644        7,388,720   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    319,988,542        260,504,544        7,388,720          

End of period

  $ 323,699,951      $ 319,988,542      $ 7,823,364      $ 7,388,720   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 4,894,430      $ 4,582,405      $ 165,138      $ 57,182   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 165)

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
5/13/14*-
9/30/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    18,723,227        14,326,003        625,023          

Shares sold

    6,823,888        7,953,475        424,961        625,968   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    637,472        258,404        6,877          

Shares redeemed

    (6,755,578     (3,814,655     (259,097     (945

Shares outstanding, end of period

    19,429,009        18,723,227        797,764        625,023   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    2,690,049        2,721,721        103,336          

Shares sold

    497,298        580,437        39,542        103,336   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    88,501        39,895        844          

Shares redeemed

    (597,267     (652,004     (6,924       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,678,581        2,690,049        136,798        103,336   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    6,435        (b)      9,407        (b) 

Shares sold

    2,511,328        6,435        161        9,407   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    233               94          

Shares redeemed

    (171,235                     

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,346,761        6,435        9,662        9,407   

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR TM LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR TM SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,390,660      $ 380,075      $ 131,332      $ 4,561   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,325,195     1,570,147        (175,799     418,735   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (783,566     6,934,858        26,802        (703,349

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (718,101     8,885,080        (17,665     (280,053
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (570,768     (128,737     (14,503     (21,215

Class N

    (366     (55            (33

Class R6

    (587            (257       

Total

    (571,721     (128,792     (14,760     (21,248
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (1,895,534     (317,031     (537,085     (139,024

Class N

    (2,336     (940     (4,583     (2,068

Class R6

    (1,710            (3,495       

Total

    (1,899,580     (317,971     (545,163     (141,092

Total distributions

    (2,471,301     (446,763     (559,923     (162,340
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    46,249,904        79,287,715        13,596,226        14,374,949   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,465,957        445,768        551,580        160,239   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (94,078,583     (8,524,640     (8,271,400     (6,173,028

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (45,362,722     71,208,843        5,876,406        8,362,160   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    59,000        1,500               1,448   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,702        995        4,583        2,101   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (48,058                     

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    13,644        2,495        4,583        3,549   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    86,282,195        100,000 (b)             100,000 (b) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,297               3,752          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (12,835,621                     

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    73,448,871        100,000        3,752        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     28,099,793        71,311,338        5,884,741        8,465,709   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    24,910,391        79,749,655        5,307,153        8,023,316   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    101,574,280        21,824,625        14,909,535        6,886,219   

End of period

  $ 126,484,671      $ 101,574,280      $ 20,216,688      $ 14,909,535   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,077,518      $ 320,304      $ 108,541      $ (6,613

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 167)

 

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    AQR TM LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR TM SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    6,375,044        1,596,498        998,131        455,448   

Shares sold

    2,855,438        5,314,373        875,065        943,530   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    151,565        30,365        35,910        10,358   

Shares redeemed

    (5,768,903     (566,192     (531,187     (411,205

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,613,144        6,375,044        1,377,919        998,131   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    8,660        8,489        8,489        8,251   

Shares sold

    3,546        103               102   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    166        68        299        136   

Shares redeemed

    (2,915                     

Shares outstanding, end of period

    9,457        8,660        8,788        8,489   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    6,337        —(b     6,472        (b) 

Shares sold

    5,283,178        6,337               6,472   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    141               245          

Shares redeemed

    (771,940                     

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,517,716        6,337        6,717        6,472   

 

  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR TM INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR LARGE CAP
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,282,003      $ 1,013,561      $ 3,034,473      $ 3,314,889   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (6,843,718     (426,846     17,594,621        4,860,334   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,536,690     (1,693,193     267,210        24,266,505   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (7,098,405     (1,106,478     20,896,304        32,441,728   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (1,175,400     (171,579     (3,243,005     (1,166,110

Class N

    (1,938     (189     (320,128     (124,307

Class R6

    (1,973            (2,267       

Total

    (1,179,311     (171,768     (3,565,400     (1,290,417
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (271,071     (457,829     (4,763,948     (590,291

Class N

    (502     (1,358     (581,240     (75,618

Class R6

    (428            (2,984       

Total

    (272,001     (459,187     (5,348,172     (665,909

Total distributions

    (1,451,312     (630,955     (8,913,572     (1,956,326
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I (a)        

Proceeds from shares sold

    34,627,692        74,819,447        86,200,229        61,663,509   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,446,199        629,408        8,002,469        1,756,401   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (88,358,791     (9,509,891     (171,466,612     (21,323,604

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (52,284,900     65,938,964        (77,263,914     42,096,306   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

                  26,517,517        7,749,037   

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,440        1,547        901,368        199,925   

Cost of shares redeemed

                  (26,705,671     (3,257,910

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    2,440        1,547        713,214        4,691,052   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    58,393,918        100,000 (b)             100,000 (c) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,401               5,251          

Cost of shares redeemed

    (7,591,717                     

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    50,804,602        100,000        5,251        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     (1,477,858     66,040,511        (76,545,449     46,887,358   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (10,027,575     64,303,078        (64,562,717     77,372,760   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    81,832,339        17,529,261        253,769,027        176,396,267   

End of period

  $ 71,804,764      $ 81,832,339      $ 189,206,310      $ 253,769,027   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,024,613      $ 974,879      $ 2,088,036      $ 2,622,469   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 169)

 

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    AQR TM INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
    AQR LARGE CAP
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I (a)        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    6,235,784        1,321,265        15,984,434        12,763,386   

Shares sold

    2,765,327        5,579,502        5,842,476        4,666,997   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    117,101        47,539        551,514        135,525   

Shares redeemed

    (7,092,042     (712,522     (11,556,442     (1,581,474

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,026,170        6,235,784        10,821,982        15,984,434   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    8,584        8,468        2,054,040        1,700,634   

Shares sold

                  1,775,969        579,637   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    198        116        62,035        15,426   

Shares redeemed

                  (1,799,183     (241,657

Shares outstanding, end of period

    8,782        8,584        2,092,861        2,054,040   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    7,321        (b)      7,077        (c) 

Shares sold

    4,688,648        7,321               7,077   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    194               363          

Shares redeemed

    (593,368                     

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,102,795        7,321        7,440        7,077   

 

  (a) Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares for AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund.
  (b) Commencement of offering class of shares effective July 10, 2014.
  (c) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 761,962      $ 647,668      $ 1,342,996      $ 1,217,488   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (542,246     666,194        (8,718,405     (86,716

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,713,287     213,563        (4,655,925     (141,210

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,493,571     1,527,425        (12,031,334     989,562   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (709,481     (298,045     (1,397,556     (351,637

Class N

           (20,141            (27,047

Class R6

    (2,619            (1,702       

Total

    (712,100     (318,186     (1,399,258     (378,684
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (631,276     (203,528            (270

Class N

    (3,943     (15,609            (26

Class R6

    (2,162                     

Total

    (637,381     (219,137            (296

Total distributions

    (1,349,481     (537,323     (1,399,258     (378,980
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    17,136,089        13,162,903        52,553,380        55,390,696   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,337,505        501,573        1,392,152        351,907   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (7,791,797     (4,900,870     (83,482,698     (15,823,368

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    10,681,797        8,763,606        (29,537,166     39,919,235   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    40,193        619,886        17,599        2,747,201   

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,943        35,750               27,073   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (339,848     (1,420,052     (882,569     (4,288,740

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (295,712     (764,416     (864,970     (1,514,466
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

           100,000 (a)             100,000 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,781               1,702          

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    4,781        100,000        1,702        100,000   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     10,390,866        8,099,190        (30,400,434     38,504,769   
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     6,547,814        9,089,292        (43,831,026     39,115,351   

NET ASSETS:

       

Beginning of period

    27,872,786        18,783,494        71,180,599        32,065,248   

End of period

  $ 34,420,600      $ 27,872,786      $ 27,349,573      $ 71,180,599   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 617,686      $ 570,218      $ 921,629      $ 1,037,144   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 171)

 

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    AQR INTERNATIONAL
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
    AQR EMERGING
DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    2,208,372        1,483,573        6,698,530        2,870,660   

Shares sold

    1,458,582        1,077,372        5,361,095        5,330,312   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    115,902        42,833        144,865        35,261   

Shares redeemed

    (661,337     (395,406     (8,890,419     (1,537,703

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,121,519        2,208,372        3,314,071        6,698,530   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    37,419        97,048        97,323        252,784   

Shares sold

    3,258        51,469        1,781        268,249   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    333        3,053               2,710   

Shares redeemed

    (28,454     (114,151     (92,685     (426,420

Shares outstanding, end of period

    12,556        37,419        6,419        97,323   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    7,680        (a)      8,969        (a) 

Shares sold

           7,680               8,969   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    416               177          

Shares outstanding, end of period

    8,096        7,680        9,146        8,969   

 

  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND     AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND  
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 5,680,257      $ 5,269,670      $ 16,785,802      $ 22,167,199   

Net realized gain (loss)

    14,179,971        37,464,970        (2,276,413     48,333,903   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (26,177,167     (10,474,096     (46,846,590     (56,188,588

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (6,316,939     32,260,544        (32,337,201     14,312,514   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:        
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (44,059     (36,899     (7,468,588     (4,237,446

Class N

    (33,397     (18,310     (1,067,058     (546,390

Class R6

    (1,362,728            (3,120,675       

Class Y

    (4,184,608     (7,647,702     (12,814,382     (10,825,380

Total

    (5,624,792     (7,702,911     (24,470,703     (15,609,216
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (252,903     (501,061     (12,413,847     (16,832,213

Class N

    (201,754     (279,116     (1,953,495     (2,380,187

Class R6

    (7,229,201            (4,966,615       

Class Y

    (20,189,254     (95,565,434     (19,017,323     (37,157,362

Total

    (27,873,112     (96,345,611     (38,351,280     (56,369,762

Total distributions

    (33,497,904     (104,048,522     (62,821,983     (71,978,978
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    36,134,787        1,438,596        152,854,438        65,273,533   

Reinvestment of distributions

    290,801        537,960        17,337,012        18,516,502   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,514,719     (397,127     (60,857,843     (59,389,281

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    33,910,869        1,579,429        109,333,607        24,400,754   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,427,222        776,669        8,515,077        14,334,638   

Reinvestment of distributions

    235,151        297,426        2,881,032        2,900,390   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,826,441     (458,917     (9,639,791     (7,023,943

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (164,068     615,178        1,756,318        10,211,085   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    10,400,000        72,600,000 (a)      1,925,813        151,263,962 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,591,929               8,087,290          

Cost of shares redeemed

           (105,977     (74,041,677     (43,566,107

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    18,991,929        72,494,023        (64,028,574     107,697,855   
CLASS Y        

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,812,030                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    24,373,862        103,213,136        31,831,705        47,982,742   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (272,727     (70,579,444     (34,988,570     (159,763,962

Redemption fees

    5,514        70,534        35,000        8,625   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    26,918,679        32,704,226        (3,121,865     (111,772,595
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     79,657,409        107,392,856        43,939,486        30,537,099   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    39,842,566        35,604,878        (51,219,698     (27,129,365
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    292,302,592        256,697,714        790,030,748        817,160,113   

End of period

  $ 332,145,158      $ 292,302,592      $ 738,811,050      $ 790,030,748   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

  $ 4,287,622      $ 4,114,595      $ 12,683,217      $ 18,305,482   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 173)

 

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    AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND     AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND  
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    279,524        94,701        22,556,156        20,333,041   

Shares sold

    4,367,231        164,697        14,903,085        5,586,553   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    35,946        63,067        1,742,414        1,641,534   

Shares redeemed

    (301,902     (42,941     (5,824,538     (5,004,972

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,380,799        279,524        33,377,117        22,556,156   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    127,426        53,682        3,527,546        2,654,916   

Shares sold

    162,394        86,939        801,790        1,212,704   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    29,284        35,033        284,406        252,647   

Shares redeemed

    (220,181     (48,228     (910,247     (592,721

Shares outstanding, end of period

    98,923        127,426        3,703,495        3,527,546   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    8,489,461        (a)      8,984,668        (a) 

Shares sold

    1,288,724        8,500,955        183,148        12,579,407   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    1,058,119               770,218          

Shares redeemed

           (11,494     (6,725,068     (3,594,739

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,836,304        8,489,461        3,212,966        8,984,668   
CLASS Y        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    23,708,830        19,044,183        34,443,561        43,655,846   

Shares sold

    322,420                        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    2,998,015        12,057,609        3,031,591        4,045,762   

Shares redeemed

    (33,810     (7,392,962     (3,173,164     (13,258,047

Shares outstanding, end of period

    26,995,455        23,708,830        34,301,988        34,443,561   

 

  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective January 8, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16

             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.36        0.16        (0.15     0.01        (0.06     (0.06     (0.12
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.09        0.15        2.21        2.36        (0.04     (0.05     (0.09
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.06 7      1.03        1.09                        
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.33        0.13        (0.16     (0.03     (0.05     (0.06     (0.11
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.09        0.11        2.21        2.32        (0.03     (0.05     (0.08
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.04 7      1.05        1.09                        
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.36        0.18        (0.17     0.01        (0.06     (0.06     (0.12
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $13.32        0.04        0.00 11      0.04                        
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.34        0.12 17      0.02 12      0.14        (0.03     (0.15     (0.18
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.88        0.05 13      0.57        0.62        (0.04     (0.12     (0.16
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.03 7      1.85        1.88                        
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.30        0.09 17      0.01 12      0.10        (0.00 )11      (0.15     (0.15
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.87        0.01 13      0.56        0.57        (0.02     (0.12     (0.14
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.01 7      1.86        1.87                        
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.35        0.15 17      0.00 11,12      0.15        (0.04     (0.15     (0.19
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $12.95        0.01 13      (0.61 )12      (0.60                     
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $11.47        0.27 17      (1.26     (0.99     (0.19     (0.08     (0.27
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.28        0.28        0.01 12      0.29        (0.10            (0.10
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.13 7      1.15        1.28                        
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $11.44        0.24 17      (1.25     (1.01     (0.15     (0.08     (0.23
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.27        0.24        0.01 12      0.25        (0.08            (0.08
FOR THE PERIOD 3/26/136—9/30/13     $10.00        0.15 7      1.12        1.27                        
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $11.47        0.30 17      (1.28     (0.98     (0.21     (0.08     (0.29
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $11.94        0.13        (0.60     (0.47                     
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $9.96        0.27        (1.97     (1.70     (0.07            (0.07
FOR THE PERIOD 5/13/146—9/30/14     $10.00        0.14        (0.18     (0.04                     
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $9.95        0.29        (2.01     (1.72     (0.06            (0.06
FOR THE PERIOD 5/13/146—9/30/14     $10.00        0.14        (0.19     (0.05                     
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $9.96        0.45        (2.14     (1.69     (0.07            (0.07
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $10.47        0.05        (0.56     (0.51                     
AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15     $10.00        0.08        (0.66     (0.58                     
AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15     $10.00        0.06        (0.66     (0.60                     
AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15     $10.00        0.08        (0.66     (0.58                     

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $13.25        0.03     $490,709        0.49     0.49     0.54     1.17     59  
  $13.36        21.39     $166,058        0.54     0.54     0.71     1.17     277  
  $11.09        10.90     $18,811        0.54     0.54     1.80 %8,9      1.09 %7      223    
               
  $13.19        (0.25 )%      $59,733        0.74     0.74     0.79     0.93     59  
  $13.33        21.05     $10,328        0.79     0.79     1.14     0.90     277  
  $11.09        10.90     $1,403        0.79     0.79     4.30 %8,9      0.72 %7      223    
               
  $13.25        0.07     $563,785        0.36     0.36     0.42     1.28     59  
  $13.36        0.30     $42,256        0.44     0.44     0.61     1.23     277    
               
  $12.30        1.02     $26,634        0.68     0.68     1.17     0.88 %17      228  
  $12.34        5.13     $8,233        0.75     0.75     2.58     0.37 %13      189  
  $11.88        18.80     $2,184        0.75     0.75     5.84 %8      0.45 %7      70    
               
  $12.25        0.72     $5,681        0.93     0.93     1.40     0.65 %17      228  
  $12.30        4.78     $1,284        1.00     1.00     3.27     0.11 %13      189  
  $11.87        18.70     $1,381        1.00     1.00     6.40 %8      0.17 %7      70    
               
  $12.31        1.06     $9,494        0.55     0.55     0.96     1.17 %17      228  
  $12.35        (4.63 )%      $95        0.65     0.65     2.34     0.45 %13      189    
               
  $10.21        (8.78 )%      $40,047        0.64     0.64     0.82     2.45 %17      236  
  $11.47        2.53     $26,729        0.70     0.70     1.38     2.36     204  
  $11.28        12.80     $15,810        0.70     0.70     2.16 %8      2.25 %7      218    
               
  $10.20        (8.92 )%      $4,142        0.88     0.88     1.06     2.19 %17      236  
  $11.44        2.19     $2,756        0.95     0.95     1.85     2.02     204  
  $11.27        12.70     $2,154        0.95     0.95     4.10 %8      2.65 %7      218    
               
  $10.20        (8.68 )%      $241,780        0.51     0.51     0.66     2.70 %17      236  
  $11.47        (3.94 )%      $26,412        0.60     0.60     1.34     5.13     204    
               
  $8.19        (17.14 )%      $48,992        0.79     0.79     1.39     2.79     317  
  $9.96        (0.40 )%      $11,572        0.85     0.85     3.30 %8,9      3.49     154    
               
  $8.17        (17.34 )%      $4,494        1.04     1.04     1.61     2.98     317  
  $9.95        (0.50 )%      $2,388        1.10     1.10     3.55 %8,9      3.49     154    
               
  $8.20        (17.06 )%      $135,503        0.65     0.65     0.89     4.66     317  
  $9.96        (4.87 )%      $95        0.75     0.75     2.73 %8,9      2.09     154    
               
  $9.42        (5.80 )%      $2,087        0.46     0.46     1.66 %8      1.20     207    
               
  $9.40        (6.00 )%      $135        0.70     0.70     2.48 %8      0.99     207    
               
  $9.42        (5.80 )%      $26,703        0.36     0.36     1.41 %8      1.33     207    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.05        (0.84     (0.79                     
AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.04        (0.84     (0.80                     
AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.84     (0.78                     
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.18        (0.78     (0.60                     
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.15        (0.76     (0.61                     
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.18        (0.77     (0.59                     
AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.21        (1.90     (1.69                     
AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.19        (1.89     (1.70                     
AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 2/11/156—9/30/15   $ 10.00        0.22        (1.90     (1.68                     
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS I
16
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.89        0.23        (0.10     0.13        (0.14     (1.92     (2.06
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 19.65        0.12        3.12        3.24        (0.13     (0.87     (1.00
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 16.06        0.12 7      3.47        3.59                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 13.89        0.26 14      2.16        2.42        (0.25            (0.25
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 14.40        0.15        (0.54     (0.39     (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010,^   $ 12.19        0.06        2.21        2.27        (0.02     (0.04     (0.06
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS N
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.85        0.17        (0.10     0.07        (0.08     (1.92     (2.00
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 19.61        0.06        3.13        3.19        (0.08     (0.87     (0.95
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 16.05        0.09 7      3.47        3.56                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12   $ 16.02        0.01 14      0.02        0.03                        
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS R6
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.89        0.23        (0.08     0.15        (0.18     (1.92     (2.10
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14   $ 21.90        0.04        (0.05 )12      (0.01                     
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS I
16
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.09        0.15 17      0.26 12      0.41        (0.04     (2.36     (2.40
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 21.77        0.00 11,13      0.73        0.73        (0.06     (1.35     (1.41
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 16.43        0.09 7      5.25        5.34                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 13.89        0.22 14      2.50        2.72        (0.18            (0.18
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 14.39        0.04        (0.42     (0.38     (0.02     (0.10     (0.12
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010,^   $ 11.40        0.03        3.13        3.16        (0.03     (0.14     (0.17
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS N
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.00        0.09 17      0.26 12      0.35               (2.36     (2.36
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 21.73        (0.06 )13      0.73        0.67        (0.05     (1.35     (1.40
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 16.43        0.03 7      5.27        5.30                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12   $ 16.09        0.02 14      0.32        0.34                        
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND
CLASS R6
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 21.10        0.13 17      0.29 12      0.42        (0.07     (2.36     (2.43
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14   $ 22.08        0.01 13      (0.99 )12      (0.98                     

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $9.21        (7.90 )%      $1,702        0.65     0.65     5.66 %8      0.77     98    
               
  $9.20        (8.00 )%      $128        0.92     0.92     6.53 %8      0.59     98    
               
  $9.22        (7.80 )%      $1,660        0.57     0.57     6.28 %8      0.96     98    
               
  $9.40        (6.00 )%      $3,213        0.61     0.61     1.42 %8      2.85     172    
               
  $9.39        (6.10 )%      $143        0.81     0.81     2.65 %8      2.28     172    
               
  $9.41        (5.90 )%      $41,373        0.51     0.51     1.22 %8      2.81     172    
               
  $8.31        (16.90 )%      $2,986        0.77     0.77     2.66 %8      3.46     173    
               
  $8.30        (17.00 )%      $881        1.03     1.03     3.06 %8      3.08     173    
               
  $8.32        (16.80 )%      $15,381        0.67     0.67     2.46 %8      3.66     173    
               
  $19.96        0.18     $874,115        0.45     0.45     0.50     1.06     90  
  $21.89        16.86     $953,235        0.49     0.49     0.55     0.55     83  
  $19.65        22.35     $719,389        0.49     0.49     0.55 %8      0.88 %7      62  
  $16.06        17.49     $490,442        0.50     0.49     0.58     1.69 %14      68  
  $13.89        (2.68 )%      $302,755        0.50     0.49     0.67     1.07     162  
  $14.40        18.60     $124,491        0.49     0.49     0.98     1.37     180    
               
  $19.92        (0.10 )%      $68,535        0.70     0.70     0.77     0.81     90  
  $21.85        16.59     $79,272        0.74     0.74     0.83     0.30     83  
  $19.61        22.18     $70,265        0.74     0.74     0.83 %8      0.64 %7      62  
  $16.05        0.19     $58,422        0.75     0.74     0.82     1.19 %14      68    
               
  $19.94        0.28     $62,973        0.31     0.31     0.36     1.09     90  
  $21.89        (0.05 )%      $131        0.39     0.39     0.48     0.75     83    
               
  $19.10        1.17     $316,232        0.63     0.62     0.68     0.69 %17      86  
  $21.09        3.07     $301,173        0.65     0.65     0.68     0.01 %13      83  
  $21.77        32.50     $242,675        0.65     0.65     0.68 %8,9      0.60 %7      49  
  $16.43        19.62     $145,770        0.66     0.65     0.72     1.44 %14      73  
  $13.89        (2.62 )%      $100,534        0.66     0.65     0.85     0.26     121  
  $14.39        27.69     $54,505        0.65     0.65     1.85     0.66     380    
               
  $18.99        0.89     $8,195        0.88     0.87     0.94     0.43 %17      86  
  $21.00        2.83     $7,189        0.90     0.90     1.04     (0.26 )%13      83  
  $21.73        32.26     $1,668        0.90     0.90     4.82 %8,9      0.18 %7      49  
  $16.43        2.11     $10        0.90     0.90     135.33 %15      3.36 %14      73    
               
  $19.09        1.25     $77,416        0.50     0.50     0.59     0.62 %17      86  
  $21.10        (4.44 )%      $96        0.55     0.55     0.63     0.13 %13      83    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 14.95        0.28        (1.51     (1.23     (0.31     (0.17     (0.48
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 15.29        0.27 13      (0.36     (0.09     (0.25            (0.25
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 13.09        0.22 7      1.98        2.20                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 11.37        0.29        1.74        2.03        (0.31            (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 13.62        0.29        (2.26     (1.97     (0.28            (0.28
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010,^   $ 11.98        0.08        1.62        1.70        (0.05     (0.01     (0.06
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 14.89        0.25        (1.51     (1.26     (0.27     (0.17     (0.44
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 15.25        0.22 13      (0.35     (0.13     (0.23            (0.23
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 13.08        0.25 7      1.92        2.17                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12   $ 12.95               0.13        0.13                        
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 14.94        0.33        (1.53     (1.20     (0.34     (0.17     (0.51
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14   $ 15.54        0.05 13      (0.65     (0.60                     
AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 10.02        0.20        (1.84     (1.64     (0.09            (0.09
FOR THE PERIOD 5/13/146—9/30/14   $ 10.00        0.09        (0.07     0.02                        
AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 10.01        0.16        (1.82     (1.66     (0.08            (0.08
FOR THE PERIOD 5/13/146—9/30/14   $ 10.00        0.09        (0.08     0.01                        
AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 10.02        0.19        (1.81     (1.62     (0.10            (0.10
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14   $ 10.63        0.05        (0.66 )12      (0.61                     
AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 15.90        0.18        (0.19     (0.01     (0.08     (0.27     (0.35
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 13.60        0.09        2.36        2.45        (0.04     (0.11     (0.15
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 11.13        0.09 7      2.38        2.47                        
FOR THE PERIOD 1/27/126—12/31/12   $ 10.00        0.19 14      1.17        1.36        (0.14     (0.09     (0.23
AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 15.86        0.15        (0.20     (0.05     (0.04     (0.27     (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 13.57        0.04        2.37        2.41        (0.01     (0.11     (0.12
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 11.13        0.07 7      2.37        2.44                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12   $ 11.12        0.01 14      0.00 11      0.01                        
AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 15.90        0.19        (0.19     0.00 11      (0.09     (0.27     (0.36
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14   $ 15.78        0.03        0.09        0.12                        

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $13.24        (8.40 )%      $257,299        0.60     0.60     0.68     1.95     112  
  $14.95        (0.64 )%      $279,838        0.65     0.65     0.71     1.73 %13      98  
  $15.29        16.81     $219,002        0.65     0.65     0.73 %8      2.09 %7      76  
  $13.09        17.92     $127,673        0.66     0.65     0.80     2.41     116  
  $11.37        (14.42 )%      $77,225        0.66     0.65     0.97     2.23     203  
  $13.62        14.20     $62,091        0.65     0.65     1.46     1.44     269    
               
  $13.19        (8.62 )%      $35,343        0.85     0.85     0.94     1.71     112  
  $14.89        (0.91 )%      $40,054        0.90     0.90     1.00     1.42 %13      98  
  $15.25        16.59     $41,503        0.90     0.90     1.03 %8      2.28 %7      76  
  $13.08        1.00     $11        0.90     0.90     132.42 %15      0.25     116    
               
  $13.23        (8.24 )%      $31,058        0.46     0.46     0.55     2.31     112  
  $14.94        (3.86 )%      $96        0.55     0.55     0.64     1.38 %13      98    
               
  $8.29        (16.45 )%      $6,612        0.75     0.75     2.92     2.06     159  
  $10.02        0.20     $6,260        0.80     0.80     4.03 %8,9      2.27     72    
               
  $8.27        (16.72 )%      $1,132        1.00     1.00     3.17     1.68     159  
  $10.01        0.10     $1,034        1.05     1.05     4.18 %8,9      2.13     72    
               
  $8.30        (16.34 )%      $80        0.66     0.66     3.02     1.93     159  
  $10.02        (5.74 )%      $94        0.70     0.70     3.73 %8,9      2.01     72    
               
  $15.54        (0.16 )%      $56,141        0.48     0.48     0.65     1.08     62  
  $15.90        18.15     $101,336        0.54     0.54     0.69     0.57     153  
  $13.60        22.19     $21,709        0.54     0.54     1.41 %8,9      1.00 %7      178  
  $11.13        13.67     $6,041        0.55     0.54     4.57     1.89 %14      93    
               
  $15.50        (0.39 )%      $147        0.64     0.64     0.75     0.89     62  
  $15.86        17.81     $137        0.79     0.79     1.60     0.30     153  
  $13.57        21.92     $115        0.79     0.79     4.11 %8,9      0.71 %7      178  
  $11.13        0.09     $10        0.79     0.79     15.32 %15      2.41 %14      93    
               
  $15.54        (0.09 )%      $70,197        0.31     0.31     0.43     1.15     62  
  $15.90        0.76     $101        0.44     0.44     0.67     0.77     153    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.72        0.11 17      0.23 12      0.34        (0.01     (0.54     (0.55
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $14.85        0.01        0.15        0.16        (0.04     (0.25     (0.29
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.15        0.05 7      3.65        3.70                        
FOR THE PERIOD 1/27/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.19 14      1.11        1.30        (0.15            (0.15
AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.67        0.07 17      0.24 12      0.31               (0.54     (0.54
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $14.81        (0.03     0.14        0.11        (0.00 )11      (0.25     (0.25
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.15        0.03 7      3.63        3.66                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12     $10.91        0.02 14      0.22        0.24                        
AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.72        0.12 17      0.24 12      0.36        (0.04     (0.54     (0.58
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $15.45        0.01        (0.74 )12      (0.73                     
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS I16              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.09        0.20        (1.28     (1.08     (0.25     (0.06     (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $13.18        0.23 13      (0.10     0.13        (0.06     (0.16     (0.22
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.24        0.20        1.74        1.94                        
FOR THE PERIOD 1/27/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.23        1.22        1.45        (0.19     (0.02     (0.21
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.06        0.21        (1.30     (1.09     (0.23     (0.06     (0.29
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $13.15        0.17 13      (0.08     0.09        (0.02     (0.16     (0.18
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.24        0.20        1.71        1.91                        
FOR THE PERIOD 12/17/1210—12/31/12     $11.14               0.10        0.10                        
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $13.09        0.31        (1.37     (1.06     (0.27     (0.06     (0.33
FOR THE PERIOD 7/10/1410—9/30/14     $13.66        0.03 13      (0.60     (0.57                     
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.07        0.24        1.04        1.28        (0.29     (0.42     (0.71
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $12.20        0.20        1.79        1.99        (0.08     (0.04     (0.12
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.16        0.15        1.89        2.04                        
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.14 14      0.10        0.24        (0.07     (0.01     (0.08
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.04        0.20        1.05        1.25        (0.23     (0.42     (0.65
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $12.19        0.17        1.79        1.96        (0.07     (0.04     (0.11
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.18        0.13        1.88        2.01                        
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.08 14      0.15        0.23        (0.04     (0.01     (0.05
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $14.07        0.26        1.03        1.29        (0.32     (0.42     (0.74
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/1410—9/30/14     $14.13        0.02        (0.08 )12      (0.06                     

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $14.51        2.13     $19,992        0.64     0.64     1.34     0.68 %17      111  
  $14.72        0.98     $14,690        0.70     0.70     1.61     0.04     154  
  $14.85        33.18     $6,764        0.70     0.70     2.67 %8,9      0.49 %7      81  
  $11.15        13.01     $3,435        0.71     0.70     5.77     1.91 %14      93    
               
  $14.44        1.90     $127        0.86     0.86     1.49     0.45 %17      111  
  $14.67        0.69     $125        0.95     0.95     2.44     (0.21 )%      154  
  $14.81        32.83     $122        0.95     0.95     5.05 %8,9      0.26 %7      81  
  $11.15        2.20     $10        0.95     0.95     12.32     4.19 %14      93    
               
  $14.50        2.23     $97        0.54     0.54     1.24     0.77 %17      111  
  $14.72        (4.72 )%      $95        0.60     0.60     1.65     0.22     154    
               
  $11.70        (8.36 )%      $23,699        0.65     0.65     0.94     1.57     147  
  $13.09        0.97     $81,624        0.70     0.70     0.91     1.73 %13      185  
  $13.18        17.26     $17,418        0.70     0.70     2.31 %8,9      2.14     154  
  $11.24        14.46     $5,739        0.71     0.70     5.28     2.38     131    
               
  $11.68        (8.51 )%      $103        0.79     0.78     1.03     1.69     147  
  $13.06        0.69     $112        0.95     0.95     1.92     1.26 %13      185  
  $13.15        16.99     $111        0.95     0.95     5.00 %8,9      2.19     154  
  $11.24        0.90     $10        0.95     0.95     15.82 %15      0.15     131    
               
  $11.70        (8.25 )%      $48,003        0.46     0.46     0.70     2.40     147  
  $13.09        (4.17 )%      $96        0.60     0.60     0.94     1.13 %13      185    
               
  $14.64        9.13     $158,468        0.45     0.45     0.55     1.65     24  
  $14.07        16.44     $224,826        0.49     0.49     0.62     1.51     16  
  $12.20        20.08     $155,660        0.52     0.52     0.93 %8      1.69     106  
  $10.16        2.34     $7,842        0.75     0.75     3.90     2.90 %14      141    
               
  $14.64        8.97     $30,629        0.70     0.70     0.81     1.38     24  
  $14.04        16.16     $28,843        0.74     0.74     0.92     1.26     16  
  $12.19        19.74     $20,736        0.77     0.77     1.48 %8      1.44     106  
  $10.18        2.29     $421        1.00     1.00     9.36     1.70 %14      141    
               
  $14.62        9.23     $109        0.35     0.34     0.45     1.76     24  
  $14.07        (0.42 )%      $100        0.39     0.39     0.54     1.69     16    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.37        0.28        (1.10     (0.82     (0.32     (0.28     (0.60
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.88        0.31        0.47        0.78        (0.17     (0.12     (0.29
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.67        0.23        0.98        1.21                        
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.10        0.67        0.77        (0.06     (0.04     (0.10
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.35        0.23        (1.10     (0.87            (0.28     (0.28
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $11.88        0.27        0.47        0.74        (0.15     (0.12     (0.27
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.69        0.20        0.99        1.19                        
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.08        0.68        0.76        (0.03     (0.04     (0.07
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $12.37        0.29        (1.10     (0.81     (0.34     (0.28     (0.62
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/1410—9/30/14     $13.02        0.03        (0.68 )12      (0.65                     
AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $10.46        0.19        (2.26     (2.07     (0.18            (0.18
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $10.27        0.25 13      0.03 12      0.28        (0.09     (0.00 )11      (0.09
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.92        0.20        (0.85     (0.65                     
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.10        0.94        1.04        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $10.45        0.12        (2.23     (2.11                     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $10.26        0.18 13      0.08 12      0.26        (0.07     (0.00 )11      (0.07
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $10.93        0.16        (0.83     (0.67                     
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/126—12/31/12     $10.00        0.08        0.94        1.02        (0.06     (0.03     (0.09
AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $10.46        0.21        (2.27     (2.06     (0.19            (0.19
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/1410—9/30/14     $11.15        0.03 13      (0.72     (0.69                     
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $8.91        0.12 17      (0.23     (0.11     (0.15     (0.85     (1.00
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $13.33        0.15 13      1.13        1.28        (0.39     (5.31     (5.70
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.35        0.14        1.84        1.98                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.99        0.20        1.69        1.89        (0.29     (0.24     (0.53
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.97        0.21        (0.95     (0.74     (0.11     (0.13     (0.24
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010     $10.00        0.16        1.25        1.41        (0.36     (0.08     (0.44
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $8.85        0.10 17      (0.23     (0.13     (0.14     (0.85     (0.99
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $13.27        0.12 13      1.12        1.24        (0.35     (5.31     (5.66
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.32        0.11        1.84        1.95                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.97        0.16        1.70        1.86        (0.27     (0.24     (0.51
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.97        0.16        (0.94     (0.78     (0.09     (0.13     (0.22
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010     $10.00        0.13        1.25        1.38        (0.33     (0.08     (0.41
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $8.96        0.14 17      (0.24     (0.10     (0.16     (0.85     (1.01
FOR THE PERIOD 1/08/1410—9/30/14     $8.70        0.15 13      0.11        0.26                        
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CLASS Y              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     $8.97        0.16 17      (0.24     (0.08     (0.18     (0.85     (1.03
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014     $13.38        0.18 13      1.15        1.33        (0.43     (5.31     (5.74
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013     $11.35        0.18        1.85        2.03                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.00        0.24        1.70        1.94        (0.35     (0.24     (0.59
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.99        0.24        (0.94     (0.70     (0.16     (0.13     (0.29
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010     $10.00        0.18        1.27        1.45        (0.38     (0.08     (0.46

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $10.95        (6.89 )%      $34,191        0.60     0.60     1.11     2.40     47  
  $12.37        6.68     $27,316        0.65     0.65     1.24     2.53     57  
  $11.88        11.34     $17,631        0.73     0.73     2.01 %8,9      2.68     115  
  $10.67        7.69     $5,366        0.90     0.90     5.00     1.91     81    
               
  $11.20        (7.15 )%      $141        0.86     0.86     1.43     1.94     47  
  $12.35        6.32     $462        0.90     0.90     1.85     2.18     57  
  $11.88        11.13     $1,153        1.00     1.00     4.15 %8,9      2.34     115  
  $10.69        7.62     $850        1.15     1.15     6.96     1.61     81    
               
  $10.94        (6.78 )%      $89        0.50     0.50     1.01     2.45     47  
  $12.37        (4.99 )%      $95        0.55     0.55     1.23     3.49     57    
               
  $8.21        (20.07 )%      $27,221        0.76     0.76     1.12     1.92     117  
  $10.46        2.78     $70,070        0.85     0.85     1.23     2.35 %13      124  
  $10.27        (5.95 )%      $29,471        0.96     0.96     2.08 %8      2.55     181  
  $10.92        10.39     $5,402        1.15     1.15     4.14     1.92     38    
               
  $8.34        (20.19 )%      $54        1.03     1.03     1.40     1.22     117  
  $10.45        2.60     $1,017        1.10     1.10     1.68     1.73 %13      124  
  $10.26        (6.13 )%      $2,594        1.25     1.25     3.50 %8      2.06     181  
  $10.93        10.22     $1,804        1.40     1.40     5.41     1.67     38    
               
  $8.21        (19.96 )%      $75        0.66     0.65     1.08     2.16     117  
  $10.46        (6.19 )%      $94        0.70     0.70     1.36     4.04 %13      124    
               
  $7.80        (1.64 )%      $34,186        0.90     0.90     0.90     1.49 %17      73  
  $8.91        11.55     $2,492        0.91     0.91     1.14     1.62 %13      90  
  $13.33        17.44     $1,263        0.95     0.95     2.27 %8,9      1.46     71  
  $11.35        18.95     $626        0.95     0.94     1.41     1.83     87  
  $9.99        (6.68 )%      $2,103        0.96     0.95     2.03     1.90     59  
  $10.97        14.12     $1,842        0.79     0.79     0.79     1.41     72    
               
  $7.73        (1.86 )%      $765        1.17     1.17     1.17     1.18 %17      73  
  $8.85        11.17     $1,128        1.21     1.21     1.60     1.28 %13      90  
  $13.27        17.23     $712        1.25     1.25     3.06 %8,9      1.14     71  
  $11.32        18.67     $518        1.25     1.24     1.87     1.51     87  
  $9.97        (7.03 )%      $2,019        1.27     1.26     3.22     1.46     59  
  $10.97        13.83     $1,498        1.10     1.10     1.10     1.28     72    
               
  $7.85        (1.47 )%      $85,017        0.70     0.70     0.71     1.69 %17      73  
  $8.96        2.99     $76,031        0.70     0.70     0.73     2.23 %13      90    
               
  $7.86        (1.29 )%      $212,178        0.51     0.51     0.51     1.88 %17      73  
  $8.97        11.99     $212,652        0.54     0.54     0.54     1.79 %13      90  
  $13.38        17.89     $254,723        0.51     0.51     0.51 %8,9      1.88     71  
  $11.35        19.45     $474,413        0.51     0.50     0.51     2.24     87  
  $10.00        (6.22 )%      $397,662        0.52     0.51     0.52     2.21     59  
  $10.99        14.54     $424,346        0.50     0.50     0.71     1.81     72    

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
    Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 10.99        0.21        (0.71     (0.50     (0.33     (0.55     (0.88
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 11.88        0.28 13      (0.09     0.19        (0.22     (0.86     (1.08
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 10.24        0.17        1.47        1.64                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 8.60        0.20        1.76        1.96        (0.32            (0.32
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 10.45        0.21        (1.78     (1.57     (0.21     (0.07     (0.28
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010   $ 9.78        0.16        0.84        1.00        (0.24     (0.09     (0.33
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 11.15        0.17        (0.70     (0.53     (0.30     (0.55     (0.85
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 12.06        0.25 13      (0.10     0.15        (0.20     (0.86     (1.06
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 10.43        0.13        1.50        1.63                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 8.76        0.19        1.76        1.95        (0.28            (0.28
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 10.61        0.20        (1.83     (1.63     (0.15     (0.07     (0.22
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010   $ 9.91        0.14        0.88        1.02        (0.23     (0.09     (0.32
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
CLASS R6
             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 11.56        0.18        (0.68     (0.50     (0.35     (0.55     (0.90
FOR THE PERIOD 1/08/1410—9/30/14   $ 12.08        0.34 13      (0.86     (0.52                     
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CLASS Y              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015   $ 11.58        0.25        (0.73     (0.48     (0.37     (0.55     (0.92
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014   $ 12.45        0.31 13      (0.07     0.24        (0.25     (0.86     (1.11
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013   $ 10.71        0.21        1.53        1.74                        
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012   $ 8.98        0.25        1.83        2.08        (0.35            (0.35
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011   $ 10.89        0.28        (1.88     (1.60     (0.24     (0.07     (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010   $ 10.16        0.20        0.89        1.09        (0.27     (0.09     (0.36

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            
Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return2,3
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(000’s)
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
$ 9.61        (4.79 )%    $ 320,807        0.92     0.92     0.92     1.98 %      84  
$ 10.99        1.33   $ 247,847        0.90     0.90     0.90     2.41 %13      71  
$ 11.88        16.02   $ 241,467        0.90     0.90     0.90 %8      2.11     59  
$ 10.24        22.87   $ 196,971        0.91     0.90     0.91     2.17     74  
$ 8.60        (15.00 )%    $ 138,229        0.94     0.93     0.94     2.13     60  
$ 10.45        10.40   $ 85,969        0.90     0.90     1.03     1.72     93    
               
$ 9.77        (4.99 )%    $ 36,174        1.21     1.21     1.21     1.61 %      84  
$ 11.15        0.96   $ 39,336        1.25     1.25     1.25     2.11 %13      71  
$ 12.06        15.63   $ 32,011        1.29     1.29     1.29 %8      1.52     59  
$ 10.43        22.41   $ 15,562        1.28     1.27     1.28     2.00     74  
$ 8.76        (15.27 )%    $ 1,167        1.35     1.34     2.18     1.96     60  
$ 10.61        10.40   $ 1,472        1.25     1.25     3.50     1.51     93    
               
$ 10.16        (4.59 )%    $ 32,648        0.75     0.75     0.75     1.61 %      84  
$ 11.56        (4.30 )%    $ 103,882        0.74     0.74     0.74     3.90 %13      71    
               
$ 10.18        (4.35 )%    $ 349,182        0.55     0.55     0.55     2.30 %      84  
$ 11.58        1.71   $ 398,966        0.54     0.54     0.54     2.54 %13      71  
$ 12.45        16.25   $ 543,667        0.55     0.55     0.55 %8      2.45     59  
$ 10.71        23.26   $ 474,564        0.56     0.55     0.56     2.52     74  
$ 8.98        (14.66 )%    $ 348,681        0.58     0.57     0.58     2.63     60  
$ 10.89        10.84   $ 371,799        0.55     0.55     0.77     2.02     93    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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 * Annualized for periods less than one year.
  Redemption fees of less than $0.005 per share were incurred by the share class.
 ^ Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss) are based on SEC method.
 1

Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss) are based on average shares outstanding.

 2

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period and is not annualized.

 3

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

 4

Ratios do not include the impact of the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 5

Portfolio turnover is not annualized.

 6

Commencement of operations.

 7

For the period ended September 30, 2013 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     $0.06         0.98

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     0.04         0.61   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     0.03         0.38   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     0.01         0.10   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     0.13         2.08   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     0.15         2.48   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.11         0.80   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.08         0.56   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.07         0.52   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.01         0.10   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.21         1.97   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.23         2.16   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.09         0.92   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.07         0.63   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.04         0.37   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.01         0.14   

 

 8

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period.

 9

Ratios are disproportionate between classes due to size of net assets and fixed expenses.

10 

Commencement of offering of shares.

11 

Amount is less than $.005 per share.

12 

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not indicative of the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.

13 

For the period ended September 30, 2014 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     $0.04         0.28

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     (0.00      0.02   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class R6

     (0.00      0.36   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     (0.02      (0.07

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     (0.08      (0.34

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class R6

     (0.01      0.05   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.25         1.57   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.20         1.26   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund—Class R6

     0.03         1.22   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.22         1.63   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.16         1.16   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund—Class R6

     0.02         1.03   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund—Class I

     0.23         2.13   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund—Class N

     0.16         1.51   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund—Class R6

   $ 0.01         3.82 %  

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class I

     0.14         1.50   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class N

     0.11         1.16   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class Y

     0.17         1.67   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class R6

     0.14         2.11   

AQR International Equity Fund—Class I

     0.26         2.22   

AQR International Equity Fund—Class N

     0.23         1.92   

AQR International Equity Fund—Class Y

     0.29         2.35   

AQR International Equity Fund—Class R6

     0.32         3.71   

 

14 

For the period ended December 31, 2012 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I .

     $0.24         1.57

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.01         1.07   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.15         1.01   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.02         2.93   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.17         1.76   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.01         2.28   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.12         1.26   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.02         3.54   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund—Class I

     0.11         2.58   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund—Class N

     0.05         1.38   

 

15 

The ratio is not representative of what the ratio would be if the Fund class had operated for a longer period of time. Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period.

16 

Effective April 1, 2015, Class L Shares were renamed Class I Shares.

17 

For the period ended September 30, 2015 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     $0.10         0.76

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     0.07         0.53   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund—Class R6

     0.13         1.05   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund—Class I

     0.25         2.28   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund—Class N

     0.22         2.02   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund—Class R6

     0.28         2.53   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.13         0.58   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.07         0.32   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class R6

     0.11         0.51   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class I

     0.09         0.57   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class N

     0.05         0.34   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund—Class R6

     0.10         0.66   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class I

     0.10         1.26   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class N

     0.08         0.95   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class R6

     0.12         1.46   

AQR Global Equity Fund—Class Y

     0.14         1.65   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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1. Organization

AQR Funds (the “Trust”), was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 4, 2008. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Funds are investment companies and apply specialized accounting and reporting guidance in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As of September 30, 2015, the Trust consists of thirty-three active series, twenty of which are presented in this book (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund. The remaining active series, which have a fiscal year-end of December 31st, are reported in a separate book. AQR Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as the investment advisor of each Fund.

Effective January 28, 2015, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the AQR Funds approved changing the names of the following Funds:

 

NAME—PRIOR TO NAME CHANGE    NAME—AFTER NAME CHANGE
AQR Core Equity Fund    AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund
AQR Small Cap Core Equity Fund    AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund
AQR International Core Equity Fund    AQR International Multi-Style Fund
AQR Emerging Core Equity Fund    AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund
AQR Momentum Fund    AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund
AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund    AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund
AQR International Momentum Fund    AQR International Momentum Style Fund
AQR Emerging Momentum Fund    AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund
AQR Tax-Managed Momentum Fund    AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund
AQR Tax-Managed Small Cap Momentum Fund    AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund
AQR Tax-Managed International Momentum Fund    AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund
AQR U.S. Defensive Equity Fund    AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund
AQR International Defensive Equity Fund    AQR International Defensive Style Fund
AQR Emerging Defensive Equity Fund    AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund and AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund commenced operations on February 11, 2015.

The investment objective for AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective for AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund and AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund is to seek total return. The investment objective for AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund and AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund is to seek long-term after-tax capital appreciation.

Effective April 1, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the AQR Funds approved the reclassification of Class L shares as Class I shares for the following Funds: AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, and AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund.

The Funds offer the following classes of shares:

 

FUND    CLASSES OFFERED
AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR International Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6

 

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FUND    CLASSES OFFERED
AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR International Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR International Defensive Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund    Class I, Class N and Class R6
AQR Global Equity Fund    Class I, Class N, Class Y and Class R6
AQR International Equity Fund    Class I, Class N, Class Y and Class R6

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Advisor to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Valuation of Investments: All securities and other investments are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 4.

Cash: Cash comprises U.S. Dollar and foreign currency deposits held at a custodian bank(s).

Due to/from Brokers: Due to/from brokers represents cash balances on deposit with, or cash balances owed to, the Funds’ prime brokers and counterparties.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars. The Funds’ assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the valuation date. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The Funds’ income earned and expense incurred in foreign denominated currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of such activity.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments and derivatives from the fluctuations that result from changes in the market prices of investments and derivatives held or sold during the period. Accordingly, such foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gain (loss) on investments in securities and derivatives and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and derivatives on the Statements of Operations.

Realized gains (losses) on foreign currency and foreign currency transactions reported on the Statements of Operations arise from the disposition of foreign currency and a change between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books on the transaction date and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency and foreign currency translation reported on the Statements of Operations arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and assets and liabilities (other than investments) denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at period end.

Investment Transactions and Related Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the effective yield method. Dividend income (expense) net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund first learns of the ex-date dividend notification. Interest purchased and interest sold on bonds is included in interest receivable and interest payable, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For inflation-linked bonds, interest income (expense) is earned on the principal amount and adjusted for the changes in the relevant consumer price index.

Multi-class Operations: Each class of shares offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges (except that shareholders of a class have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter relating solely to that class of shares). Income, non-class specific expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of relative net assets at the beginning of each day. Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each Fund. Trust level expenses are allocated among the Funds based on the ratio of average net assets or other reasonable methodology.

 

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The Funds record distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates (if actual amounts are not available) and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Funds adjust the estimated amounts of components of distributions (and consequently net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

Offering Cost: Offering costs, including professional fees, printing fees and initial registration, are amortized over a period not longer than twelve months from the date the Funds commenced operations.

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Accordingly no provision for federal income tax is necessary.

The Advisor evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds are required to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. The returns of the Funds for the prior three fiscal years, or since inception if shorter, are open for examination. As of September 30, 2015, the Funds had no examinations in progress.

The Funds have concluded that there is no tax liability/benefit resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will materially change in the next twelve months.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds intend to declare and distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions will be determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. As a result, income dividends and capital gain distributions declared during a fiscal period may differ significantly from the net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) reported on the Fund’s financial statements presented under GAAP.

Distributions classified as a tax basis return of capital, if any, are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets and have been recorded to paid in capital. In addition, other amounts have been reclassified between undistributed net investment income, accumulated undistributed/overdistributed net realized gains or losses and/or paid in capital to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend distributions.

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

3. Securities and Other Investments

Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in futures contracts as part of their primary investment strategy and to equitize its cash flows. Investments in futures may increase or decrease exposure to a particular market. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Funds, the Funds may not be entitled to the return of all of the margin owed to the Funds, potentially resulting in a loss. A realized gain (loss) represents the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or expired, and is reported in the Statements of Operations. The use of long futures contracts subjects the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of short futures contracts subjects the Funds to unlimited risk of loss. Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds buy and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar of the currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities that a Fund intends to buy are denominated, when a Fund holds cash reserves and short term investments), or for

 

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other investment purposes. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Funds are unable to enter into a closing position. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Total Return Swap Contracts: Certain Funds invest in total return swaps to obtain exposure to the underlying referenced instruments, obtain leverage or attain the returns from ownership without actually owning the underlying position. Total return swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay the positive return and the other party to pay the negative return on a specified reference security, security index or index component during the period of the swap. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as net change in appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. If the counterparty to a total return swap contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The use of long total return swap contracts subject the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of short total return swaps subject the Funds to unlimited loss. Periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend securities to qualified borrowers approved by the Advisor in order to generate additional income. Securities loaned are collateralized by cash valued at 102% to 105% of the market value of the securities on loan. The Funds invest cash collateral in money market funds as indicated on the Schedule of Investments, and record a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss associated with the collateral investments and are not entitled to additional collateral from the borrower to cover any such losses. Loans are subject to termination by the Funds or the borrower at any time. Securities lending also involves counterparty risks, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned in a timely manner or at all. In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, the lending agent will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. If, despite such efforts by the lending agent to exercise these remedies, the Funds sustain losses as a result of a borrower’s default, the lending agent indemnifies the Funds by purchasing replacement securities at its expense, or paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the replacement securities, subject to certain limitations which are set forth in the Securities Lending Agency Agreement between the Funds and the lending agent. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. This amount is recorded as Securities lending income, net on the Statements of Operations. Certain of the securities on loan may have been sold prior to the close of the reporting period and are included in Receivables for Securities Sold on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Master Agreements: Certain Funds are parties to master netting arrangements with counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain like transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying payment netting mechanisms across multiple transactions and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded by different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple Master Agreements with a counterparty and its affiliates. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow the Funds to close out and net their total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single Master Agreement with a counterparty.

Master Repurchase Agreements govern repurchase, or reverse repurchase transactions, relating to government bonds between certain Funds and select counterparties. Master Repurchase Agreements maintain provisions for initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral.

Prime Broker Arrangements may be entered into to facilitate execution and/or clearing of equities, bonds, equity options or short sales of securities between certain Funds and selected counterparties. These arrangements provide financing terms for such transactions and include guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations, and other events, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain provisions for payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Margin and other assets delivered as collateral are typically held by the prime broker and offset any obligations due to the prime broker.

Customer Account Agreements govern cleared derivatives transactions and exchange-traded futures and options transactions. Upon entering into an exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivative contract, the Funds are required to deposit with the relevant clearing organization cash or securities, which is referred to as the initial margin. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded as Deposits with brokers for futures contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For exchange-traded futures or centrally cleared swaps, initial margin is posted, and daily changes in fair value are recorded as a payable or receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on derivative instruments. Variation margin is determined separately for exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps and cannot be netted.

 

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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions entered into between certain Funds and a counterparty. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, netting of settlement payments, agreements to deliver supporting documents, collateral transfer and events of default or termination. Events of termination include a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time or a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all OTC contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by a party to elect early termination could be material to the financial statements and impact a Fund’s future derivative activity.

Collateral and margin requirements differ according to the terms of each type of Master Agreement. Collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure net of existing collateral already in place governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold. Collateral can be in the form of cash, debt securities issued by the U.S. government and other securities or money market funds as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty, or as permitted by the clearing house or exchange.

Collateral pledged by a Fund for OTC derivatives pursuant to a Master Agreement is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified as an asset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities either as a component of Investments in securities, at value (securities) or in Due from brokers (cash). Segregation of the Fund’s collateral in the custodian account helps mitigate counterparty risk.

Collateral posted for the benefit of a Fund pursuant to a Master Agreement is held by a custodian of the Fund. Amounts which have been invested or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Collateral received is reflected as a liability within Due to brokers in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are presented net only within a derivative type when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Funds and a derivative counterparty.

4. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investment Valuation Policies: The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the Funds’ shares are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open (each a “Business Day”). The NAV per share of each class within each Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of such Fund attributable to a class, less class liabilities, by the total number of shares of that class of the Fund outstanding at the time the computation is made. For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued on each Business Day using valuation methods as adopted by the Funds’ Board.

The Board has delegated responsibility for applying approved valuation policies to the Advisor. The Advisor monitors the continual appropriateness of valuation methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market factor changes and events affecting issuers. The Advisor has established a Valuation Committee (the “VC”) whose function is to monitor the valuation of portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments and determine in good faith the fair value of portfolio holdings after consideration of all relevant factors. The Advisor performs a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: (i) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and processes at vendors, (ii) review of daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, (iii) review of third party model prices against internal model prices, and (iv) review the results of back testing and reports for the Board on the results of fair value determinations.

Where market quotes are readily available, fair market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from pricing services or established market makers. Where market quotations are not readily available, or if an available market quotation is determined not to reflect fair value, securities or financial derivatives are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the VC in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Funds’ Board. Using fair value to price a security may require subjective determinations about the value of a security that could result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net assets. It is possible the estimated values may differ significantly from the values which would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. These differences could be material.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. GAAP establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the most observable inputs be used when available. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

Level  1  —  Inputs using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

Level  2  —  Other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

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Level  3  —  Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique used. The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Valuation Techniques: The following inputs and techniques may be used by the Funds to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities into the appropriate fair value hierarchy in accordance with GAAP.

Equity securities, including securities sold short, rights, exchange options, warrants, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies, are valued at the last quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades and are therefore considered Level 1.

An equity for which no sales are reported, as in the case of a security that is traded in the over-the-counter market or a less liquid listed equity, is valued at its last bid price (in the case of short sales, at the ask price) and is therefore considered Level 2. In addition, equities traded outside of the Western Hemisphere are also considered Level 2 because they are fair valued daily based on the application of a fair value factor (unless the Advisor determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate). The Funds apply daily fair value factors, furnished by an independent pricing service, to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the close of the NYSE. The pricing service uses statistical analysis and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Funds calculate their net asset value.

Fixed income securities and other investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, are valued based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs and are also classified within Level 2. These include certain U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, money market funds and less liquid listed equities. Corporate and sovereign bonds and other fixed-income instruments are valued at estimated fair value using the latest bid prices or evaluated quotes furnished by independent pricing services, as well as quotations from counterparties and other market participants. Evaluated quotes are based on a matrix system, which may consider such factors as quoted prices for identical or similar assets, yields, maturities and ratings and are not necessarily reliant on quoted prices. Short-term debt investments of sufficient credit quality maturing in less than 60 days are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all. Level 3 instruments include illiquid securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds may use one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach, the income approach, or the cost approach), including proprietary models for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within Level 3, the use of the market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the income approach generally consists of estimated future cash flows discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or durations of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment or adjusted as appropriate for credit, market and/or other risk factors.

The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 investments include the original transaction price, recent transactions in the same or similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt capital markets, changes in financial ratios or cash flows, benchmark yield curves, credit spreads, estimated default rates, underlying collateral, and other unique security features. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Advisor in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the fair value of the investment.

Exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures contracts and exchange-traded option contracts, are typically classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether or not they are deemed to be actively traded. Futures and option contracts that are listed on national exchanges and are freely transferable are valued at fair value based on their last sales price on the date of determination on the exchange that constitutes the principal market or, if no sales occurred on such date, at the bid price on such exchange at the close of business on such date. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued on daily basis using quotations provided by an independent pricing service.

OTC derivatives, including forward contracts and swap contracts, are valued by the Funds on a daily basis using observable inputs, such as quotations provided by an independent pricing service, the counterparty, dealers or brokers, whenever available and considered reliable.

 

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The value of each total return swap contract is derived from a combination of (i) the net value of the underlying positions, which are valued daily using the last sale or closing price on the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; (ii) financing costs; (iii) the value of dividends or accrued interest; (iv) cash balances within the swap; and (v) other factors, as applicable.

The U.S. Dollar value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service.

Generally, a valuation model is used consistently for similar derivative types and model inputs, including, but not limited to, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, volatilities and implied correlations which are obtained from outside brokers and/or pricing services when available. In instances where models are used, the value of an OTC derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability and reliability of observable inputs. Such inputs include market prices for reference securities, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs. Certain OTC derivatives, such as generic forwards, swaps and options, have inputs which can generally be corroborated by market data and are therefore classified within Level 2. Those OTC derivatives that have less liquidity or for which inputs are unobservable are classified within Level 3. While the valuations of less liquid OTC derivatives may utilize some Level 1 and/or Level 2 inputs, they also include other unobservable inputs which are considered significant to the fair value determination. At each measurement date, the Funds update the Level 1 and Level 2 inputs to reflect observable inputs, though the resulting gains and losses are reflected within Level 3 due to the significance of the unobservable inputs.

Quantitative Information

The following tables represent each Fund’s valuation inputs as presented on the Schedule of Investments:

 

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 1,068,716,575      $ 1,523,613      $      $ 1,070,240,188   

Money Market Funds

           40,087,564               40,087,564   

Total Assets

  $  1,068,716,575      $ 41,611,177      $      $ 1,110,327,752   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (280,572   $      $      $ (280,572

Total Liabilities

  $ (280,572   $      $      $ (280,572
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 40,470,423      $      $      $ 40,470,423   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    834,943                      834,943   

Securities Lending Collateral

           3,593,902               3,593,902   

Total Assets

  $ 41,305,366      $ 3,593,902      $      $ 44,899,268   
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 20,037,907      $ 255,339,504      $      $ 275,377,411   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7,327,731                      7,327,731   

Money Market Funds

           3,009,087               3,009,087   

Total Assets

  $ 27,365,638      $ 258,348,591      $      $ 285,714,229   
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 25,863,018      $ 154,209,267      $ 13,254      $ 180,085,539   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    3,306,059                      3,306,059   

Preferred Stocks

    2,377,007                      2,377,007   

Rights

           96,372               96,372   

Securities Lending Collateral

           6,988,846               6,988,846   

Money Market Funds

           3,067,339               3,067,339   

Total Assets

  $ 31,546,084      $ 164,361,824      $ 13,254      $ 195,921,162   

 

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AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 26,724,343      $ 12,570      $      $ 26,736,913   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,732,144                      1,732,144   

Money Market Funds

           848,406               848,406   

Total Assets

  $ 28,456,487      $ 860,976      $      $ 29,317,463   
AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 3,257,532      $      $      $ 3,257,532   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    127,873                      127,873   

Securities Lending Collateral

           261,756               261,756   

Money Market Funds

           153,155               153,155   

Total Assets

  $ 3,385,405      $ 414,911      $      $ 3,800,316   
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 2,760,014      $ 40,031,746      $      $ 42,791,760   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,254,219                      1,254,219   

Money Market Funds

           1,167,969               1,167,969   

Total Assets

  $ 4,014,233      $ 41,199,715      $      $ 45,213,948   
AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 2,565,704      $ 14,730,368      $      $ 17,296,072   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,384,332                      1,384,332   

Preferred Stocks

    222,885                      222,885   

Rights

           8,825               8,825   

Securities Lending Collateral

           1,077,831               1,077,831   

Money Market Funds

           1,354,892               1,354,892   

Total Assets

  $ 4,172,921      $ 17,171,916      $      $ 21,344,837   
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 974,628,655      $ 484,175      $      $ 975,112,830   

Money Market Funds

           29,587,039               29,587,039   

Total Assets

  $ 974,628,655      $ 30,071,214      $      $ 1,004,699,869   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (402,578   $  —      $  —      $ (402,578

Total Liabilities

  $ (402,578   $      $      $ (402,578
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 389,283,676      $      $ (a)    $ 389,283,676   

Rights

                  10,342        10,342   

Securities Lending Collateral

           43,938,129               43,938,129   

Warrants

                  31        31   

Money Market Funds

           11,732,024               11,732,024   

Total Assets

  $ 389,283,676      $ 55,670,153      $ 10,373      $ 444,964,202   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (378,384   $  —      $  —      $ (378,384

Total Liabilities

  $ (378,384   $      $      $ (378,384

 

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AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 20,889,053      $ 292,949,899      $ 84,955      $ 313,923,907   

Money Market Funds

           7,508,280               7,508,280   

Total Assets

  $ 20,889,053      $ 300,458,179      $ 84,955      $ 321,432,187   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (180,197   $      $      $ (180,197

Total Liabilities

  $ (180,197   $      $      $ (180,197
AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 1,559,722      $ 6,053,031      $ 56,058      $ 7,668,811   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    30,781                      30,781   

Preferred Stocks

    31,197                      31,197   

Rights

           2,896               2,896   

Securities Lending Collateral

           371,933               371,933   

Total Assets

  $ 1,621,700      $ 6,427,860      $ 56,058      $ 8,105,618   
AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 122,583,897      $ 56,110      $      $ 122,640,007   

Money Market Funds

           3,434,826               3,434,826   

Total Assets

  $ 122,583,897      $ 3,490,936      $      $ 126,074,833   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (49,249   $      $      $ (49,249

Total Liabilities

  $ (49,249   $      $      $ (49,249
AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 19,107,339      $      $      $ 19,107,339   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    839,966                      839,966   

Securities Lending Collateral

           2,011,744               2,011,744   

Money Market Funds

           662,689               662,689   

Total Assets

  $ 19,947,305      $ 2,674,433      $      $ 22,621,738   
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 4,949,492      $ 62,486,715      $ 2,960      $ 67,439,167   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    3,573,386                      3,573,386   

Money Market Funds

           2,052,955               2,052,955   

Total Assets

  $ 8,522,878      $ 64,539,670      $ 2,960      $ 73,065,508   
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 170,157,973      $      $      $ 170,157,973   

Money Market Funds

           18,079,824               18,079,824   

Total Assets

  $ 170,157,973      $ 18,079,824      $      $ 188,237,797   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (198,783   $      $      $ (198,783

Total Liabilities

  $ (198,783   $      $      $ (198,783

 

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AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 5,885,139      $ 26,814,306      $      $ 32,699,445   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,170,761                      1,170,761   

Preferred Stocks

           148,726               148,726   

Money Market Funds

           264,443               264,443   

Total Assets

  $ 7,055,900      $ 27,227,475      $      $ 34,283,375   
AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 8,597,889      $ 17,945,601      $         —      $ 26,543,490   

Preferred Stocks

    70,676                      70,676   

Securities Lending Collateral

           762,700               762,700   

Money Market Funds

           709,325               709,325   

Futures Contracts*

    2,028                      2,028   

Total Assets

  $ 8,670,593      $ 19,417,626      $      $ 28,088,219   
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 178,809,297      $ 112,530,210      $ (a)    $ 291,339,507   

Preferred Stocks

           773,517               773,517   

Warrants

           19               19   

Money Market Funds

           31,785,532               31,785,532   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           1,369,027               1,369,027   

Total Assets

  $ 178,809,297      $ 146,458,305      $ (a)    $ 325,267,602   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (694,562   $      $      $ (694,562

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (168,013            (168,013

Total Liabilities

  $ (694,562   $ (168,013   $      $ (862,575
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $      $ 661,213,103      $ (a)    $ 661,213,103   

Preferred Stocks

           2,945,436               2,945,436   

Warrants

           77               77   

Money Market Funds

           48,388,071               48,388,071   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           1,919,086               1,919,086   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           389,199               389,199   

Total Assets

  $      $ 714,854,972      $ (a)    $ 714,854,972   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (2,471,546   $      $      $ (2,471,546

Total Liabilities

  $ (2,471,546   $      $      $ (2,471,546

 

  * Derivative instruments, including futures, forward foreign currency exchange and total return swap contracts, are reported at the cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument within the Funds’ Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives.
  Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by country.
  (a) Security has zero value.

The Funds recognize all transfers at the beginning of the reporting period, related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is also transferred out at the beginning of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and 2 generally relate to whether the principal market for the security becomes active or inactive. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 or from Level 3 to Level 2 are due to a decline or an increase in market activity (e.g., frequency of trades), which resulted in a lack of, or increase in, available market inputs to determine price. During the period ended, AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund and AQR Global Equity Fund

 

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had one investment each, which transferred levels between 1 and 2. There were no transfers of investments between levels for any of the remaining Funds.

There were no Level 3 securities held at period end, except where noted in AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund. Securities classified as Level 3 in the Schedules of Investments are considered quantitatively insignificant in the aggregate for AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund.

The following table includes a rollforward of the balances of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the period for each Fund that held Level 3 securities that were considered quantitatively significant:

 

AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND      COMMON
STOCK
 

Balance as of September 30, 2014

     $   

Net amortization/(accretion)

         

Realized gain/(loss)

         

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

       (7,946

Purchases1

       21,214   

Sales2

         

Transfers in to Level 3

       42,790   

Transfers out of Level 3

         

Balance as of September 30, 2015

     $ 56,058   

Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for securities still held at September 30, 2015

     $ (7,946

 

1 

Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions.

2 

Sales include all sales of securities, maturities, pay downs and securities tendered in a corporate action.

The fair market values of Level 3 investments are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Advisor’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. Changes in significant unobservable inputs could cause significant changes in valuation to individual securities and in aggregate. Fair value determinations and valuation of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of a Fund’s investments in common stocks, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks and warrants potentially include credit spread, liquidity discount, earnings multiples and volatility. Significant increases in the credit spread or liquidity discount inputs in isolation would potentially result in a significantly lower fair value measurement, whereas an increase in volatility generally results in a higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the credit spread would be accompanied by a directionally-similar change in the assumptions used for the volatility and liquidity discount. Investments in common stocks potentially include liquidity discounts, theoretical values, book to value analysis and/or broker quotes. Significant changes in any of these inputs would significantly change the fair value measurement of the position.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the period ended September 30, 2015 for the AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements*

 

INVESTMENT TYPE   FAIR VALUE AT
9/30/15
  VALUATION
METHODOLOGY
  UNOBSERVABLE
INPUT(S)
  INPUT
VALUE/RANGE
  WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
           

Common Stock

  $19,881   Fundamental Analysis   Beta   0.17%   N/A

 

  * The table above does not include Level 3 securities that are valued by pricing vendors or brokers. At September 30, 2015, the value of these securities was $36,177. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated and are generally those inputs described in Note 4. The appropriateness of fair values for these securities is monitored on an ongoing basis which may include results of back testing, results of pricing vendor and/or broker due diligence, unchanged price review and consideration of macro or security specific events.

 

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5. Federal Income Tax Matters

At September 30, 2015, the cost of security positions and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for Federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

FUND   COST OF
INVESTMENTS
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
    NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  $ 1,147,115,007      $ 35,147,802      $ (71,935,057   $ (36,787,255

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

    47,028,656        1,916,920        (4,046,308     (2,129,388

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

    312,407,225        3,276,470        (29,969,466     (26,692,996

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

    234,261,691        1,100,039        (39,440,568     (38,340,529

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

    31,296,020        300,706        (2,279,263     (1,978,557

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

    4,024,128        113,613        (337,425     (223,812

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

    49,212,346        500,098        (4,498,496     (3,998,398

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

    24,040,944        180,704        (2,876,811     (2,696,107

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    885,897,177        152,747,534        (33,944,842     118,802,692   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    426,621,162        52,072,569        (33,729,529     18,343,040   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

    319,841,645        21,182,072        (19,591,530     1,590,542   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

    9,115,454        215,019        (1,224,855     (1,009,836

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    118,107,163        13,128,649        (5,160,979     7,967,670   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    21,926,548        2,456,487        (1,761,297     695,190   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

    75,232,580        3,605,657        (5,772,729     (2,167,072

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

    161,834,160        29,154,090        (2,750,453     26,403,637   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

    36,012,727        2,587,736        (4,317,088     (1,729,352

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

    32,422,278        1,042,267        (5,378,354     (4,336,087

AQR Global Equity Fund

    305,649,888        35,315,878        (17,067,191     18,248,687   

AQR International Equity Fund

    695,341,280        60,505,127        (43,299,720     17,205,407   

The differences between book basis and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals, mark to market on passive foreign investment companies (“PFIC”) and non-taxable dividends from Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT”).

As of September 30, 2015, the components of net assets (excluding paid in capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND    CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
LONG TERM
CAPITAL GAIN OR
(TAX BASIS
CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS)
    NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
    POST
OCTOBER
CAPITAL OR
LATE YEAR
ORDINARY
LOSS
DEFERRALS
    OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
    TOTAL
ACCUMULATED
EARNINGS
 

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

   $ 7,912,780      $ 1,494      $ (36,787,255   $ (16,532,225   $      $ (45,405,206

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

     214,186        191        (2,129,388     (706,036            (2,621,047

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

     4,229,379        (596,590     (26,674,735     (8,437,108            (31,479,054

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     3,999,452        (139,986     (38,347,314     (6,824,391            (41,312,239

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

     166,519        55        (1,978,557                   (1,811,983

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

     20,233        (4,560     (223,812                   (208,139

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

     606,131        (516,968     (3,995,626                   (3,906,463

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     271,822        (321,790     (2,697,070                   (2,747,038

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

     7,544,244        60,558,493        118,802,658                      186,905,395   

 

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FUND    CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
LONG TERM
CAPITAL GAIN OR
(TAX BASIS
CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS)
    NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
    POST
OCTOBER
CAPITAL OR
LATE YEAR
ORDINARY
LOSS
DEFERRALS
    OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
    TOTAL
ACCUMULATED
EARNINGS
 

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

   $ 1,962,418      $ 1,448,662      $ 18,343,041      $      $      $ 21,754,121   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

     5,077,538        (2,177,134 )       1,520,928        (18,245,521            (13,824,189

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

     185,744        (13,655 )       (1,010,325     (1,154,423            (1,992,659

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

     1,077,518               7,967,671        (1,766,680            7,278,509   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

     111,959        (83,308 )       695,190        (115,202            608,639   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

     1,051,323        (2,778,747 )       (2,177,567     (4,689,361            (8,594,352

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

     3,930,014        14,811,528        26,403,637                      45,145,179   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

     660,269        (2,827 )       (1,733,636     (386,640            (1,462,834

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

     949,703        (237,187 )       (4,341,267     (8,839,369            (12,468,120

AQR Global Equity Fund

     4,760,479        17,527,986        16,385,157        (2,030,856     (6,157     36,636,609   

AQR International Equity Fund

     15,067,599        8,880,941        9,133,033        (540,555            32,541,018   

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to wash sales loss deferrals, qualified late-year loss deferrals, post October capital loss deferrals, mark to market on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, mark to market on future contracts, mark to market on PFIC investments, capital loss carryover and non-taxable dividends from REIT investments.

As of September 30, 2015, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increase (decrease) to the components of net assets as follows:

 

FUND      UNDISTRIBUTED
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
       ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
       PAID-IN CAPITAL  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

     $ (75,818      $ 75,818         $   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       (8,630        8,630             

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       (249,905        249,905             

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       158,488           (144,229        (14,259

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       6,351           140           (6,491

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       6,175           255           (6,430

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       5,566           1,114           (6,680

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       751           8,219           (8,970

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       (986,655        986,655             

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       (242,312        242,312             

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       385,976           (385,976          

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       941           13,430           (14,371

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       (61,725        61,725             

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       (1,418        1,418             

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       (52,958        52,958             

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       (3,506        3,506             

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       (2,394        2,394             

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       (59,253        59,253             

AQR Global Equity Fund

       117,562           (169,606        52,044   

AQR International Equity Fund

       2,062,635           (2,111,944        49,309   

 

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For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to the tax treatment of redesignation of distributions, PFIC investments, REIT investments and certain non-deductible expenses.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year-ends or periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2015     SEPTEMBER 30, 2014  
FUND   ORDINARY INCOME     CAPITAL
GAINS
    ORDINARY INCOME     CAPITAL
GAINS
 

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  $ 2,933,755      $ 672,488      $ 319,367      $ 69   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

    131,837        88,141        60,042        81   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

    1,324,144        78,371        157,327          

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

    164,448                        

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    24,560,783        73,639,636        15,842,942        26,456,966   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    7,189,881        28,285,487        7,799,115        9,124,795   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

    6,554,908        3,582,058        4,569,588          

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

    74,317                        

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    1,263,697        1,207,604        353,859        92,904   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    13,062        546,861        119,846        42,494   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

    1,179,477        271,835        474,514        156,441   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

    6,386,436        2,527,136        1,761,198        195,128   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

    862,765        486,716        507,585        29,738   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

    1,399,258               378,685        295   

AQR Global Equity Fund

    8,844,660        24,653,244        45,140,308        58,908,214   

AQR International Equity Fund

    25,286,786        37,535,197        48,309,584        23,669,394   

During the period ended September 30, 2015, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amounts listed below:

 

FUND      SHORT-TERM        LONG TERM  

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     $         $ 160   

As of September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards available to offset capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by the U.S. Treasury regulations:

 

FUND      SHORT-TERM        LONG TERM  

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 486,787         $ 109,803   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       129,898           10,088   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       4,560             

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       497,100           19,868   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       314,839           6,951   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       2,177,134             

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       11,011           2,644   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       83,060           248   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       2,778,747             

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

                 2,827   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       115,776           121,411   

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law.

6. Investment Transactions

During the period ended September 30, 2015, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (excluding swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

FUND   PURCHASES     SALES  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  $ 1,324,129,099      $ 412,310,484   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

    98,215,704        63,371,974   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

    653,165,779        390,261,216   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

    496,394,001        280,198,611   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

    59,175,223        28,762,358   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

    5,759,914        2,145,231   

 

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FUND   PURCHASES     SALES  

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

  $ 97,959,446      $ 49,452,999   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

    39,925,745        18,020,002   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    947,651,021        992,693,029   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    415,631,330        325,621,958   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

    399,936,420        361,976,953   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

    16,449,604        14,049,815   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    99,058,701        75,017,525   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    26,257,557        20,950,471   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

    98,779,244        100,657,058   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

    43,861,920        135,412,235   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

    24,251,450        14,558,299   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

    78,796,440        108,779,778   

AQR Global Equity Fund

    243,003,372        206,786,560   

AQR International Equity Fund

    605,493,847        635,564,866   

7. Derivative Instruments and Activities

Certain funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objectives. The Funds’ derivative contracts held at September 30, 2015, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities across derivative types that are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All financial instruments held by the Funds were subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement. There were no financial instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Funds are not currently netting.

The following table lists the fair value of derivatives instruments held by the Funds, by primary underlying risk and contract type, as included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities* at September 30, 2015.

 

    ASSETS     LIABILITIES  
FUND   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
 
Equity Risk Exposure:              

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  $      $      $      $ 280,572      $      $   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

                         402,578                 

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

                         378,384                 

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

                         180,197                 

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

                         49,249                 

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

                         198,783                 

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

    2,028                                      

AQR Global Equity Fund

    322,023                      1,016,585        168,013          

AQR International Equity Fund

    660,613        469,438               3,132,159        80,239          
 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:             

AQR Global Equity Fund

                  1,715,833                      346,806   

AQR International Equity Fund

                  2,279,608                      360,522   
 
Netting:              
AQR Global Equity Fund     (322,023            (346,806     (322,023            (346,806

AQR International Equity Fund

    (660,613     (80,239     (360,522     (660,613     (80,239     (360,522
 
Net Fair Value of Derivative Contracts:               
AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund                          280,572                 
AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund                          402,578                 
AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund                          378,384                 
AQR International Momentum Style Fund                          180,197                 
AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund                          49,249                 
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund                          198,783                 
AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund     2,028                                      
AQR Global Equity Fund                   1,369,027        694,562        168,013          
AQR International Equity Fund            389,199        1,919,086        2,471,546                 

 

  * May include cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for exchange traded derivatives.

 

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The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments, by primary underlying risk exposure and contract type, on the Statements of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2015:

 

    REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
AS A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
    NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
AS A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
 
FUND   FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
 
Equity Risk Exposure:              

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

  $ (1,033,285   $      $      $ (280,572   $      $   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    97,579                      (351,253              

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

    (939,015                   (358,294              

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

    (572,610                   (176,545              

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

    389,528                      (49,249              

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

    52,127                      (149,568              

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

    (287,894                   2,028                 

AQR Global Equity Fund

    (640,053     227,354               (551,939     103,200          

AQR International Equity Fund

    (414,760     3,742,644               (1,700,173     1,277,479          
 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:              

AQR Global Equity Fund

                  (2,730,586                   4,244,504   

AQR International Equity Fund

                  (12,872,380                   10,039,194   

The following tables present the Funds’ gross OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty and contract type net of amounts available for offset under netting arrangements and any related collateral received or posted by the Funds’ as of September 30, 2015.

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

                          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Citibank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 818,960      $ (174,636   $ 644,324      $         —      $ (580,000   $ 64,324   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    896,873        (172,170     724,703               (700,000     24,703   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     1,715,833        (346,806     1,369,027               (1,280,000     89,027   

 

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                          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Citibank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 174,636      $ (174,636   $      $         —      $      $         —   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    172,170        (172,170                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     168,013               168,013               (168,013       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     514,819        (346,806     168,013               (168,013       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $161,987.

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

                          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 1,117,521      $ (176,341   $ 941,180      $         —      $ (910,000   $ 31,180   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    1,162,087        (184,181     977,906               (977,906       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     469,438        (80,239     389,199                      389,199   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     2,749,046        (440,761     2,308,285               (1,887,906     420,379   

 

                          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (b)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 176,341      $ (176,341   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    184,181        (184,181                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     80,239        (80,239                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     440,761        (440,761                            

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $52,094.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,820,056.

 

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For the period ended September 30, 2015, the quarterly average notional values of the derivatives held by the Funds were as follows:

Derivatives Volume Disclosure*

 

    AQR
LARGE CAP
MULTI-STYLE
FUND
    AQR
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE
FUND
    AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE
FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
STYLE
FUND
    AQR TM
LARGE CAP
MOMENTUM
STYLE
FUND
 
Futures Contracts:          
Average Notional Balance—Long   $ 24,176,186      $ 14,956,235      $ 5,414,026      $ 7,747,526      $ 2,201,265   
Average Notional Balance—Short                                   
Ending Notional Balance—Long     30,825,505        20,613,960        7,780,890        7,752,650        2,385,875   
Ending Notional Balance—Short                                   
         
          AQR
LARGE CAP
DEFENSIVE
STYLE
FUND
    AQR
EMERGING
DEFENSIVE
STYLE
FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
EQUITY
FUND
    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
 
Futures Contracts:          
Average Notional Balance—Long     $ 7,846,158      $ 955,620      $ 55,611,494      $ 164,472,882   
Average Notional Balance—Short                     26,148,350        73,273,359   
Ending Notional Balance—Long       17,464,605        711,990        50,408,843        148,400,234   
Ending Notional Balance—Short                           23,980,086        74,033,823   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:           
Average Settlement Value—Purchased               —                —        157,602,435        416,200,615   
Average Settlement Value—Sold                     133,001,345        346,345,890   
Ending Value—Purchased                     147,634,621        332,982,447   
Ending Value—Sold                           116,616,536        269,243,707   
Total Return Swaps:          
Average Notional Balance—Long                     5,333,961        9,541,684   
Average Notional Balance—Short                     8,144,705        34,286,540   
Ending Notional Balance—Long                     8,587,429        5,848,305   
Ending Notional Balance—Short                                  19,109,352   

 

* Notional values as of each quarter end are used to calculate the average represented.

8. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor serves as the investment advisor to each of the Funds, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated November 7, 2014, as amended, (“Investment Advisory Agreement”) and the Investment Management Agreement, dated November 7, 2014, as amended (“Investment Management Agreement”) each entered into by the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the Investment Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreement collectively referred to herein as the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor furnishes a continuous investment program for each Fund’s portfolio, makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds, and manages the Funds’ investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund. The Advisor is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers to execute purchase and sale orders for the portfolio transactions of each Fund, subject to its obligation to seek best execution, and also provides certain other administrative services to each Fund. The Advisor provides persons satisfactory to the Funds’ Board to serve as officers of the Funds.

Effective April 1, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved (1) an amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement, removing the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund and AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund (each, a “Style Fund” and collectively, the “Style Funds”) (the “Amended Investment Advisory Agreement”); and (2) an amendment to the Investment Management Agreement, reflecting: (a) the addition of the Style Funds, (b) for the Style Funds, the bundling of advisory services and shareholder servicing into a single agreement with a single contractual management fee (combining services that had been provided separately under the Investment Advisory Agreement and Shareholder Services Agreement prior to April 1, 2015), and (c) a reduction in the total fees payable to AQR for advisory and shareholder services by each of the Style Funds (the “Amended Investment Management Agreement” and, together with the Amended Investment Advisory Agreement, the “Amendments”). The footnotes to the following table provide additional information regarding how the total fees payable to the Advisor for advisory and shareholder services have changed for each Style Fund during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.

 

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Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Funds currently pay the Advisor an Investment Advisory fee calculated on the average daily net assets for each Fund, in the annual ratios below:

 

FUND      RATIO  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund1

       0.30

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund2

       0.50   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund3

       0.45   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund4

       0.60   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund5

       0.30   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund6

       0.50   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund7

       0.45   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund8

       0.60   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund9

       0.25   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund10

       0.45   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund11

       0.40   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund12

       0.55   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund13

       0.25   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund14

       0.45   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund15

       0.40   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund16

       0.25   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund17

       0.40   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund18

       0.55   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       0.40   

AQR International Equity Fund

       0.45   

 

1 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.15%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.30% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

2 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.45% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

3 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR International Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.40% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

4 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.55% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

5 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.15%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.30% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

6 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.45% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

7 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.40% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

8 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.55% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

9 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.15%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.25% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

10 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.05%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.35% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

11 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR International Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.35% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

12 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. Prior to April 1, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.50% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

13 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.15%. For the period

 

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  January 29, 2015 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.25% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%. Prior to January 29, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.30%.
14 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.05%. For the period January 29, 2015 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.35% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%. Prior to January 29, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.40%.

15 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. For the period January 29, 2015 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.35% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%. Prior to January 29, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.40%.

16 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.15%. For the period January 29, 2014 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.25% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

17 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR International Defensive Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. For the period January 29, 2014 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.35% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

18 

Effective April 1, 2015 (i) the AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund’s contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee and (ii) the Fund’s bundled contractual advisory fee was reduced by 0.10%. For the period April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, the contractual advisory fee was 0.50% and the shareholder servicing fee was 0.15%.

The Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement (“Fee Waiver Agreement”) whereby the Advisor has agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse each Fund at least through January 28, 2017 for Class I, N, and R6 shares, respectively, unless otherwise noted. Pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Advisor has agreed to waive and/or reimburse each Fund to the extent that the total annual fund operating expense ratios, exclusive of interest, taxes, borrowing costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expense related to short sales, and extraordinary expenses exceed the following ratios:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       0.45        0.70        0.35

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       0.60           0.85           0.50   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       0.75           1.00           0.65   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       0.45           0.70           0.35   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       0.60           0.85           0.50   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       0.75           1.00           0.65   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       0.40           0.65           0.30   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       0.60           0.85           0.50   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       0.55           0.80           0.45   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       0.70           0.95           0.60   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       0.40           0.65           0.30   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       0.60           0.85           0.50   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       0.55           0.80           0.45   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       0.40           0.65           0.30   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       0.55           0.80           0.45   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       0.70           0.95           0.60   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       0.90           1.15           0.70   

AQR International Equity Fund

       0.95           1.20           0.75   

Prior to April 1, 2015, the Fee Waiver for the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS L        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.54        0.79        0.44

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.75           1.00           0.65   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.70           0.95           0.60   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.85           1.10           0.75   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.54           0.79           0.44   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.75           1.00           0.65   

 

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FUND      CLASS I        CLASS L        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.70 %          0.95 %          0.60 %  

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.85           1.10           0.75   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.49           0.74           0.39   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.80           1.05           0.70   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.49           0.74           0.39   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.65           0.90           0.55   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       0.49        n/a           0.74           0.39   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       0.65           n/a           0.90           0.55   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       0.80           n/a           1.05           0.70   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       0.90           n/a           1.15           0.70   

AQR International Equity Fund

       0.95           n/a           1.20           0.75   

Prior to January 29, 2015, the Fee Waiver for the AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS L        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.54        0.79        0.44

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.70           0.95           0.60   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.70           0.95           0.60   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       0.90        n/a           1.20           0.70   

AQR International Equity Fund

       0.95           n/a           1.25           0.75   

For the period ended September 30, 2015 the Funds’ Advisor waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each of the Funds as follows:

 

FUND      INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
FEES WAIVED
       EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS
       TOTAL  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

     $ 415,132         $         $ 415,132   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       127,612           7,673           135,285   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       259,362                     259,362   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       226,021           65,425           291,446   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       29,164           90,723           119,887   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       8,007           95,621           103,628   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       91,210           79,438           170,648   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       43,991           113,263           157,254   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       537,386                     537,386   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       224,836           9,144           233,980   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       263,966           273           264,239   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       53,534           143,800           197,334   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       185,193                     185,193   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       93,659           41,300           134,959   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       186,218                     186,218   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       185,988                     185,988   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       140,400           23,535           163,935   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       251,856                     251,856   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       3,417                     3,417   

The Trust, in turn, agreed that the Funds will repay the fee waiver/expense reimbursement to the Advisor. Such repayment shall be made only out of the class of the Fund for which the applicable fee waiver and expense reimbursement was made. Repayments with respect to a Fund must be limited to amounts that do not cause the aggregate operating expenses of the Fund attributable to a share class during a year in which such repayment is made to exceed the applicable ratios when the waiver was generated. A repayment shall be payable only to the extent it can be made during the thirty-six months following the applicable period during which the Advisor waived fees or reimbursed the applicable Fund for its operating expenses under the Agreement.

 

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For the period ended September 30, 2015, the amounts waived and reimbursed by the Advisor, as well as the amounts available for potential future recoupment by the Advisor and the expiration schedule at September 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

    FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT
AMOUNTS EXPIRING
 
        DECEMBER 31,
2015
    SEPTEMBER 30,
2016
    2017     2018  
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 222,262      $ 432,416      $         —      $ 81,226      $ 128,928      $ 222,262   

Class N

    26,152        67,346               21,410        19,784        26,152   

Class R6

    166,718        168,805                      2,087        166,718   
Totals   $ 415,132      $ 668,567      $      $ 102,636      $ 150,799      $ 415,132   
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 100,459      $ 249,923      $      $ 58,782      $ 90,682      $ 100,459   

Class N

    23,999        107,536               45,218        38,319        23,999   

Class R6

    10,827        11,202                      375        10,827   
Totals   $ 135,285      $ 368,661      $      $ 104,000      $ 129,376      $ 135,285   
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 54,356      $ 286,119      $      $ 85,481      $ 146,282      $ 54,356   

Class N

    5,425        63,894               35,097        23,372        5,425   

Class R6

    199,581        204,397                      4,816        199,581   
Totals   $ 259,362      $ 554,410      $      $ 120,578      $ 174,470      $ 259,362   
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 109,345      $ 204,238      $      $      $ 94,893      $ 109,345   

Class N

    21,247        42,569                      21,322        21,247   

Class R6

    160,854        161,731                      877        160,854   
Totals   $ 291,446      $ 408,538      $      $      $ 117,092      $ 291,446   
AQR TM LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 11,715      $ 11,715      $      $      $      $ 11,715   

Class N

    1,613        1,613                             1,613   

Class R6

    106,559        106,559                             106,559   
Totals   $ 119,887      $ 119,887      $      $      $      $ 119,887   
AQR TM SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 20,360      $ 20,360      $      $      $      $ 20,360   

Class N

    4,999        4,999                             4,999   

Class R6

    78,269        78,269                             78,269   
Totals   $ 103,628      $ 103,628      $      $      $      $ 103,628   
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 8,706      $ 8,706      $      $      $      $ 8,706   

Class N

    1,708        1,708                             1,708   

Class R6

    160,234        160,234                             160,234   
Totals   $ 170,648      $ 170,648      $      $      $      $ 170,648   
AQR TM EMERGING MULTI-STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 26,558      $ 26,558      $      $      $      $ 26,558   

Class N

    15,945        15,945                             15,945   

Class R6

    114,751        114,751                             114,751   
Totals   $ 157,254      $ 157,254      $      $      $      $ 157,254   

 

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    FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT
AMOUNTS EXPIRING
 
        DECEMBER 31,
2015
    SEPTEMBER 30,
2016
    2017     2018  
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 466,807      $ 1,573,245      $ 334,720      $ 268,782      $ 502,936      $ 466,807   

Class N

    54,401        168,744        1,156        49,723        63,464        54,401   

Class R6

    16,178        16,198                      20        16,178   
Totals   $ 537,386      $ 1,758,187      $ 335,876      $ 318,505      $ 566,420      $ 537,386   
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 202,352      $ 390,878      $ 74,142      $ 48,178      $ 66,206      $ 202,352   

Class N

    5,430        25,083        520        11,973        7,160        5,430   

Class R6

    26,198        26,215                      17        26,198   
Totals   $ 233,980      $ 442,176      $ 74,662      $ 60,151      $ 73,383      $ 233,980   
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 211,033      $ 635,456      $ 140,213      $ 121,275      $ 162,935      $ 211,033   

Class N

    36,615        98,509        520        20,883        40,491        36,615   

Class R6

    16,591        16,610                      19        16,591   
Totals   $ 264,239      $ 750,575      $ 140,733      $ 142,158      $ 203,445      $ 264,239   
AQR EMERGING MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 168,054      $ 270,981      $      $      $ 102,927      $ 168,054   

Class N

    27,088        47,074                      19,986        27,088   

Class R6

    2,192        3,364                      1,172        2,192   
Totals   $ 197,334      $ 321,419      $      $      $ 124,085      $ 197,334   
AQR TM LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 132,303      $ 432,460      $ 123,116      $ 75,506      $ 101,535      $ 132,303   

Class N

    164        3,654        61        2,381        1,048        164   

Class R6

    52,726        52,779                      53        52,726   
Totals   $ 185,193      $ 488,893      $ 123,177      $ 77,887      $ 102,636      $ 185,193   
AQR TM SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 133,375      $ 451,334      $ 127,875      $ 80,939      $ 109,145      $ 133,375   

Class N

    854        5,922        52        3,096        1,920        854   

Class R6

    730        964                      234        730   
Totals   $ 134,959      $ 458,220      $ 127,927      $ 84,035      $ 111,299      $ 134,959   
AQR TM INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 122,477      $ 508,785      $ 160,934      $ 101,643      $ 123,731      $ 122,477   

Class N

    264        4,314        63        2,878        1,109        264   

Class R6

    63,477        63,552                      75        63,477   
Totals   $ 186,218      $ 576,651      $ 160,997      $ 104,521      $ 124,915      $ 186,218   

 

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    FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
SEPTEMBER 30,
2015
    POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT
AMOUNTS EXPIRING
 
        DECEMBER 31,
2015
    SEPTEMBER 30,
2016
    2017     2018  
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 162,616      $ 620,984      $ 65,338      $ 141,173      $ 251,857      $ 162,616   

Class N

    23,255        137,719        38,829        30,923        44,712        23,255   

Class R6

    117        128                      11        117   
Totals   $ 185,988      $ 758,831      $ 104,167      $ 172,096      $ 296,580      $ 185,988   
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 162,417      $ 505,109      $ 79,941      $ 119,897      $ 142,854      $ 162,417   

Class N

    1,033        81,561        43,475        24,012        13,041        1,033   

Class R6

    485        536                      51        485   
Totals   $ 163,935      $ 587,206      $ 123,416      $ 143,909      $ 155,946      $ 163,935   
AQR EMERGING DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND                                                

Class I

  $ 250,006      $ 642,243      $ 91,760      $ 107,052      $ 193,425      $ 250,006   

Class N

    1,479        81,534        32,715        30,375        16,965        1,479   

Class R6

    371        420                      49        371   
Totals   $ 251,856      $ 724,197      $ 124,475      $ 137,427      $ 210,439      $ 251,856   
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND                                                

Class I

  $      $ 19,665      $ 5,464      $ 9,725      $ 4,476      $   

Class N

           23,058        9,936        8,886        4,236          

Class R6

    3,417        19,196                      15,779        3,417   

Class Y

                                         
Totals   $ 3,417      $ 61,919      $ 15,400      $ 18,611      $ 24,491      $ 3,417   

During the period ended September 30, 2015, the Funds recouped amounts as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N  

AQR Global Equity Fund

     $ 4,392         $ 110   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Accounting Agent, Custodian and Security Lending Agent.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Transfer Agent, and ALPS Distributors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Distributor.

9. Distribution Plan

The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Class N shares of the Funds. The Plan allows for the payment of services related to the distribution and servicing of these shares at a rate of up to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net asset value of the Class N shares of the Funds.

10. Shareholder Servicing Agreements

Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Agreement, between the Trust and the Advisor, the Advisor provides certain administrative and/or support services to the AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund and their shareholders. These services include, among others, providing shareholders with analysis and explanations of Fund reports, information about shareholder positions in Fund shares, as well as

 

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assisting in the distribution of shareholder communications, such as prospectus materials, shareholder reports and annual reports. Under this agreement the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, calculated on the average daily net assets of each Class at the following rates:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Global Equity Fund

       0.30        0.30        0.20

AQR International Equity Fund

       0.30           0.30           0.20   

Effective April 1, 2015, the Trust, on behalf of each Style Fund, terminated the Shareholder Services Agreement with respect to each Style Fund. Prior to April 1, 2015, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Agreement, the Advisor received from the Style Funds an annual fee, payable monthly, calculated on the average daily net assets of each Class at the following rates:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS L        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15        0.15        0.15

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           015           0.15   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       n/a           0.15           0.15           0.15   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       0.15        n/a           0.15           0.15   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       0.15           n/a           0.15           0.15   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       0.15           n/a           0.15           0.15   

Fees incurred by the Funds under the Plan and/or the Shareholder Services Agreement for the period ended September 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

     $ 227,116         $ 27,884         $ 49,701   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       10,571           2,045           152   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       18,993           1,449           24,039   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       11,693           2,113           1,040   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       77           20           433   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       23           20           359   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       57           20           642   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       224           197           634   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       737,179           61,431           4,755   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       253,628           6,078           259   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       207,953           30,279           2,682   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       5,051           874           70   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       81,291           111           7,011   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       12,964           99           76   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       43,884           82           4,030   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       133,037           16,131           80   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       21,596           145           71   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       61,495           473           67   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       27,724           3,693           159,017   

AQR International Equity Fund

       904,513           117,649           129,680   

11. Capital Transactions

Investors may purchase shares of a Fund at its NAV, based on the next calculation of the NAV after the order is placed. Except as noted below, neither the Fund nor the distributor charges a sales charge or other transaction fee to purchase shares, although other institutions may impose transaction fees on shares purchased through them. The AQR Global Equity and AQR International Equity Funds’ Class Y shares charge purchase and redemption fees of 0.10% each, regardless of the period such shares may have been held. Prior to May 1, 2011, the Funds

 

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reserved the right to charge a redemption fee on redemption proceeds for shares that were held for less than 60 days. Effective May 1, 2011, this fee was eliminated for Class I, Class L and Class N Shares.

12. Principal Risks and Concentrations

In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). A Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments may expose the Fund to various elements of market risks which include interest rate, foreign currency, equity and commodity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. Convertible securities and non-convertible income producing securities are subject to certain risks, including (i) if interest rates go up, the value of convertible securities and non-convertible income-producing securities in the Funds’ portfolio generally will decline; (ii) during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Funds to reinvest in lower yielding securities (call or prepayment risk); and (iii) during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments (extension risk).

Currency risk arises from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of cash balances held in foreign currencies and non-U.S. denominated financial instruments. In addition, the Funds’ use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts may expose them to the risk that the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons.

The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Funds may invest in illiquid investments and may experience difficulty in selling those investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s net asset value to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the net asset value of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

Exposure to the commodities markets may subject a Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments and exchange-traded notes may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.

In addition to market risk, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that one or more securities in the Funds’ portfolio will decline in price, or fail to pay interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial status (credit risk). Credit risk is measured by the loss a Fund would record if the major financial institution or other counterparties failed to perform pursuant to terms of their obligations. Certain Funds may primarily maintain cash balances at one or several major financial institutions that may exceed federally insured limits and as such each of the Funds have credit risk associated with such financial institutions. In general, lower rated securities carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal payments, which could have a negative impact on the Funds’ net asset value or dividends. The Funds minimize credit risk by monitoring credit exposure and collateral values, and by requiring additional collateral to be promptly deposited with or returned to each of the Funds when deemed necessary.

Similar to credit risk, a Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. Financial assets, which potentially expose a Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. By using derivative instruments, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that derivative counterparties may not perform in accordance with the contractual provisions offset by the value of any collateral received. The Funds’ exposure to credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance is limited to the unrealized gains inherent in such transactions. The counterparties to the Funds’ derivative investments may include affiliates of the Funds’ clearing brokers and other major financial institutions. While the Funds use multiple clearing brokers and counterparties, a concentration of credit risk may exist because of balances held and transactions with a limited number of clearing brokers and counterparties. The Funds minimize counterparty credit risk through credit limits and approvals, credit monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and managing margin and collateral requirements, as appropriate.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into agreements with certain counterparties for derivative transactions. A number of each Fund’s Master Agreements contain provisions that require each Fund to maintain a predetermined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of a Fund’s net asset value over specified time periods. If a Fund was to violate such provisions, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. If such events are not cured by the Fund or waived by the counterparties, they may decide to curtail or limit extension of credit, and the Fund may be forced to unwind its derivative positions which may result in material losses.

 

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The Funds, at times, utilize substantial leverage in their investment program. Such leverage may take the form of trading on margin, investing in derivative instruments that are inherently leveraged, entering into reverse repurchase transactions and entering into other forms of direct and indirect borrowings. There is no guarantee that the Funds’ borrowing arrangement or other arrangements for obtaining leverage will continue to be available, or if available, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Funds. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase funding costs, limit access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Funds. In addition, a decline in market value of the Funds’ assets may have particular adverse consequences in instances where they have borrowed money based on the market value of those assets. A decrease in market value of those assets may result in the lender (including derivative counterparties) requiring the Funds to post additional collateral or otherwise sell assets at a time when it may not be in the Funds’ best interest to do so.

The Advisor relies heavily on quantitative models and information and data supplied by third parties. When models and data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may expose the Fund to potential risks. Such models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for a Fund.

Periodically, the Funds may be a party to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Funds are currently not subject to any actions that either individually or in the aggregate are expected to have a material impact on their results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

13. Line of Credit

Effective February 27, 2015 and terminating on February 26, 2016, the Trust renewed a committed syndicated line of credit (the “Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent. Borrowing, if any, under this arrangement bears, as incurred, interest at the sum of (a) 1.0% per annum plus (b) the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate, which is paid monthly. For the period ended September 30, 2015, the maximum loan amount outstanding per Fund was the lesser of an amount which did not exceed the borrowing limits set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and/or Registration Statement and did not cause the asset coverage ratio for any borrowings by a Fund to drop below the required amount under the Agreement (between 300-500% per Fund). The Agreement is subject to an annual commitment fee which is payable in arrears on a quarterly basis. In the event of a draw upon the line of credit, liquid assets of the borrowing Fund may be designated as collateral until its loan is repaid in full. Funds with less than $25,000,000 in assets are ineligible to draw upon the line of credit. The line of credit is in the amount of $225,000,000. Prior to February 27, 2015, the line of credit available was $200,000,000, subject to substantially similar terms.

Average borrowings under the agreement during the period ended September 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

FUND      AVERAGE
BORROWINGS
       AVERAGE
INTEREST
RATE %
       NUMBER OF
DAYS
OUTSTANDING
       INTEREST
PAID
 

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

     $ 10,000,000           1.17        3         $ 972   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       6,000,000           1.17           3           583   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       500,000           1.17           5           81   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       4,000,000           1.17           3           389   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       4,000,000           1.14           2           253   

Interest expense paid, if any, as a result of borrowing under this agreement is included in Interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

14. Principal Ownership

As of September 30, 2015, the Funds had individual shareholder and/or omnibus accounts owning more than 5% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as follows:

 

FUND      NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL
SHAREHOLDERS
AND/OR OMNIBUS
ACCOUNTS
       TOTAL
PERCENTAGE
INTEREST
HELD
 

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       4           92

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       5           93   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       4           96   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       4           98   

AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund*

       5           94   

AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund*

       2           94   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

       4           92   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund*

       5           92   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       3           74   

 

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FUND      NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL
SHAREHOLDERS
AND/OR OMNIBUS
ACCOUNTS
       TOTAL
PERCENTAGE
INTEREST
HELD
 

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       3           84

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       3           94   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund*

       4           90   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       3           98   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       3           98   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       3           100   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       5           96   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       3           96   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       2           86   

AQR Global Equity Fund

       3           83   

AQR International Equity Fund

       4           71   

 

  * The percentage shown is owned by the Advisor and/or affiliates.

Significant shareholder transactions by these shareholders, if any, may impact the Funds’ Performance.

15. New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-11, Balance Sheet (Topic) 860: Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures (“ASU 2014-11”), which expands the existing secured borrowing accounting for certain repurchase agreements and sets forth additional disclosure requirements for certain transactions accounted for as sales in order to provide financial statement users with information to compare similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. The Funds are required to apply ASU 2014-11 for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has evaluated the impact and does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)—Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”). The amendment removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the Net Asset Value per Share practical expedient. The Funds are required to apply ASU 2015-07 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2015-07.

16. Subsequent Events

A distribution was made on November 10, 2015, to distribute to shareholders of the AQR Global Equity Fund a portion of their income and capital gains, in anticipation of a large shareholder redemption. Management has determined that the redemption will have no impact on the ongoing operations of the AQR Global Equity Fund.

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of this report and have determined that there are no material events, other than noted above.

 

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To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of AQR Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund, AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund and AQR International Equity Fund (twenty of the portfolios constituting AQR Funds, hereinafter referred to as the “Funds”) at September 30, 2015, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented , in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and transfer agents and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmation of securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

November 19, 2015

 

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For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the Funds designate the following percentages of ordinary income dividends, or maximum amount allowable, as qualifying for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003:

 

FUND      PERCENTAGE  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       100.00

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       57.43

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       39.21

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       61.11

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       78.34

AQR Global Equity Fund

       100.00

AQR International Equity Fund

       93.07

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the following percentages of income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the dividends received deductions available to corporations:

 

FUND      PERCENTAGE  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

       64.72

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

       73.88

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

       0.95

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       41.22

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       29.69

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

       0.03

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

       0.14

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

       75.62

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

       100.00

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

       73.60

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

       1.29

AQR Global Equity Fund

       59.42

The Funds designate the following amounts, or the maximum allowable under Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, as long term capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015:

 

FUND      TOTAL  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

     $ 672,488   

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

     $ 88,141   

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 78,371   

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

     $ 73,639,636   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

     $ 28,285,487   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 3,582,058   

AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

     $ 1,207,604   

AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

     $ 546,861   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 271,835   

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

     $ 2,527,136   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

     $ 486,716   

AQR Global Equity Fund

     $ 24,653,244   

AQR International Equity Fund

     $ 37,535,197   

 

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Certain Funds have derived net income from sources within foreign countries. For the year ended September 30, 2015, the foreign source income for each Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      TOTAL        PER SHARE  

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 5,648,346         $ 0.2016   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     $ 4,752,434         $ 0.2061   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 711,866         $ 0.1498   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     $ 311,017         $ 0.1344   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 9,430,717         $ 0.3856   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

     $ 253,769         $ 0.2688   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 1,814,956         $ 0.2957   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

     $ 1,006,995         $ 0.3205   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

     $ 1,833,780         $ 0.5507   

AQR International Equity Fund

     $ 25,178,720         $ 0.3375   

Certain Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. For the year ended September 30, 2015, the foreign taxes paid for each Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      TOTAL        PER SHARE  

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 430,936         $ 0.0154   

AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     $ 475,359         $ 0.0206   

AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund

     $ 70,123         $ 0.0148   

AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund

     $ 32,707         $ 0.0141   

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 820,209         $ 0.0335   

AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund

     $ 27,349         $ 0.0290   

AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund

     $ 167,190         $ 0.0272   

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

     $ 76,048         $ 0.0242   

AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund

     $ 181,566         $ 0.0545   

AQR International Equity Fund

     $ 1,822,597         $ 0.0244   

 

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As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid for the Period Ending 9/30/15” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Each Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical

examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
9/30/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
9/30/15
 
AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $938.40         0.45      $2.19   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.81         0.45      $2.28   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $936.80         0.70      $3.40   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.56         0.70      $3.55   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $939.10         0.35      $1.70   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.31         0.35      $1.78   
AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $901.80         0.64      $3.05   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.86         0.64      $3.24   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $900.10         0.90      $4.29   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.56         0.90      $4.56   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $901.80         0.55      $2.62   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
9/30/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
9/30/15
 
AQR International Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $922.30         0.60      $2.89   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.06         0.60      $3.04   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $921.40         0.85      $4.09   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.81         0.85      $4.31   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $922.20         0.50      $2.41   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.56         0.50      $2.54   
AQR Emerging Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $828.10         0.74      $3.39   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.36         0.74      $3.75   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $826.90         1.00      $4.58   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.05         1.00      $5.06   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $829.10         0.65      $2.98   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.81         0.65      $3.29   
AQR TM Large Cap Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $940.10         0.45      $2.19   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.81         0.45      $2.28   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $938.10         0.68      $3.30   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.66         0.68      $3.45   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $939.20         0.36      $1.75   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.26         0.36      $1.83   
AQR TM Small Cap Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $895.00         0.65      $3.09   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.81         0.65      $3.29   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $894.10         0.90      $4.27   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.56         0.90      $4.56   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $895.10         0.55      $2.61   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   
AQR TM International Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $920.70         0.60      $2.89   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.06         0.60      $3.04   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $919.70         0.79      $3.80   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.11         0.79      $4.00   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $920.70         0.51      $2.46   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.51         0.51      $2.59   

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
9/30/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
9/30/15
 
AQR TM Emerging Multi-Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $831.00         0.76      $3.49   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.26         0.76      $3.85   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $830.80         1.01      $4.64   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.00         1.01      $5.11   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $832.00         0.66      $3.03   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.76         0.66      $3.35   
AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $935.80         0.40      $1.94   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.06         0.40      $2.03   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $934.80         0.65      $3.15   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.81         0.65      $3.29   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $936.60         0.30      $1.46   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.56         0.30      $1.52   
AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $884.30         0.60      $2.83   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.06         0.60      $3.04   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $883.30         0.85      $4.01   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.81         0.85      $4.31   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $884.60         0.50      $2.36   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.56         0.50      $2.54   
AQR International Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $917.50         0.55      $2.64   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $916.60         0.80      $3.84   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.06         0.80      $4.05   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $918.10         0.45      $2.16   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.81         0.45      $2.28   
AQR Emerging Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $841.60         0.71      $3.28   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.51         0.71      $3.60   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $839.60         0.96      $4.43   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.26         0.96      $4.86   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $841.80         0.61      $2.82   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.01         0.61      $3.09   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
9/30/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
9/30/15
 
AQR TM Large Cap Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $937.30         0.40      $1.94   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.06         0.40      $2.03   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $936.60         0.51      $2.48   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.51         0.51      $2.59   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $937.80         0.30      $1.46   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.56         0.30      $1.52   
AQR TM Small Cap Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $894.00         0.60      $2.85   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.06         0.60      $3.04   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $893.00         0.80      $3.80   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.06         0.80      $4.05   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $894.00         0.50      $2.37   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.56         0.50      $2.54   
AQR TM International Momentum Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $920.50         0.55      $2.65   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $919.70         0.64      $3.08   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.86         0.64      $3.24   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $920.50         0.45      $2.17   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.81         0.45      $2.28   
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $981.90         0.40      $1.99   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.06         0.40      $2.03   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $981.20         0.65      $3.23   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.81         0.65      $3.29   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $982.50         0.30      $1.49   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.56         0.30      $1.52   
AQR International Defensive Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $927.20         0.55      $2.66   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $926.40         0.80      $3.86   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.06         0.80      $4.05   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $927.90         0.45      $2.17   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.81         0.45      $2.28   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
9/30/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
9/30/15
 
AQR Emerging Defensive Style Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $861.50         0.70      $3.27   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.56         0.70      $3.55   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $860.70         0.95      $4.43   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.31         0.95      $4.81   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $862.40         0.61      $2.85   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.01         0.61      $3.09   
AQR Global Equity Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $924.20         0.90      $4.34   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.56         0.90      $4.56   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $923.50         1.15      $5.55   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.30         1.15      $5.82   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $925.70         0.70      $3.38   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.56         0.70      $3.55   
Class Y            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $926.90         0.49      $2.37   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.61         0.49      $2.48   
AQR International Equity Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $924.90         0.93      $4.49   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.41         0.93      $4.71   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $923.40         1.20      $5.79   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.05         1.20      $6.07   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $925.30         0.75      $3.62   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,021.31         0.75      $3.80   
Class Y            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $926.30         0.55      $2.66   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.31         0.55      $2.79   

Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period unless stated otherwise).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)   September 30, 2015

 

Listed in the chart below is basic information regarding the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. The address of each Officer and Trustee is Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich CT 06830.

 

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER PRESENT OR
PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)

Disinterested Trustees2

       
Timothy K. Armour, M.B.A., 1948   Chairman of the Board,
since
2010 and Trustee,

since 2008

  Interim Chief Executive Officer of Janus
Capital Group (2009 to 2010) (financial
services)
  41   Janus Capital
Group (since
2008); ETF
Securities (2010-
2013)
L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, 1950   Trustee,

since 2008

  Managing Director, Finance Scholars
Group (2010 to 2014) (consulting);
Managing Director and Owner, LJM
Advisory (2008-2010) (consulting)
  41   Nuveen Exchange
Traded
Commodities Funds
(since 2012)
William L. Atwell, M.B.A., 1950   Trustee,
since 2011
  Managing Director, Atwell Partners LLC
(since 2012) (consulting); President
(CIGNA International), CIGNA (2008 to
2012) (insurance)
  41   Webster Financial
Corporation
(since 2014)
Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., 1952   Trustee,
since 2011
  Retired from Northern Trust Company
(since 2009) banking)
  41   None
Brian Posner, M.B.A., 1961   Trustee,
since 2011
  President, Point Rider Group LLC (since
2008) (consulting)
  41   Biogen Idec (since
2008); Arch Capital
Group (since
2010); BG
Medicine (2012-
2015); RiverPark
Funds Trust
(2010 to 2012)

Mark. A. Zurack,

M.B.A., CFA

1957

  Trustee,
since 2014
  Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-
Residence, Columbia Business School
(since 2002)
  41   Exchange Traded
Concepts Trust
(since 2011);
Source ETF Trust
(since 2014)

Interested Trustees3

       
David Kabiller, CFA, 1963   Trustee, since 2010   Founding Principal, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 1998)
  41   None
Marco Hanig, Ph.D., 1958   Trustee, since 2014;

Chief Executive
Officer, since
2009; President,
since 2008

  Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2008)
  41   None

Officers

       
H.J. Willcox, J.D., 1966   Chief Compliance
Officer, since 2013
  Managing Director and
Chief Compliance Officer,
AQR Capital Management, LLC (since
2013); Global Head of Compliance and
Counsel KKR & Co., L.P. (2008-2013)
  N/A   N/A

Heather Bonner, CPA,

1977

  Chief Financial Officer,
since 2014
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC
(since 2013); Senior Manager,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (2007-
2013)
  N/A   N/A

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)   September 30, 2015

 

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER PRESENT OR
PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)
Gregory McNeil, M.S./M.B.A., CPA, 1975   Vice President and
Treasurer, since 2015
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 2015);
Assistant Treasurer at Franklin
Templeton Investments (2010-2015)
  N/A   N/A
Bradley Asness, J.D., M.B.A. 1969   Vice President, since
2009
  Principal and Chief Legal Officer, AQR
Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)
  N/A   N/A
Brendan R. Kalb, J.D. 1975   Executive
Vice President,
since 2009;
Secretary,
since 2008
  Managing Director and General Counsel,
AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2004)
  N/A   N/A
Nicole DonVito, J.D. 1979   Chief Legal Officer,
since 2014;
Vice President,
since 2009
  Senior Counsel & Head of Registered
Products, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2007)
  N/A   N/A

 

(1) Each Trustee serves until the election and qualification of a successor, or until death, resignation or removal as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
(2) A Disinterested Trustee is any Trustee that is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
(3) An Interested Trustee is a Trustee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Kabiller and Dr. Hanig are interested persons of the Trust because of their positions with the Advisor.

 

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Investment Advisor

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Transfer Agent

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Metro Tech Center

Brooklyn, NY 11245

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Administrator

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

70 Fargo Street

Boston, MA 02210

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

You may obtain a description of the AQR Funds proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ending June 30th of each year (available by August 31st of that year) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-290-2688 or visiting the funds website https://funds.aqr.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.SEC.gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-551-8090.

The Fund files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.SEC.gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and policies, experienced of its management, marketability of shares and other information.


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LOGO

 

 

AQR Funds

P.O. Box 2248, Denver, CO 80201-2248

p: +1.866.290.2688  |  w: https://funds.aqr.com


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

a). As of the end of the period, September 30, 2015, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12 (a)(1).

 

b). Not Applicable.

 

c). There has been no substantive amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 (“Reporting Period”).

 

d). Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its Code of Ethics during the Reporting Period.

 

e). Not Applicable.

 

f). Attached.


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Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that its Audit Committee has two “audit committee financial experts”, as that term is defined under Items 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its Audit Committee. Mr. L. Joe Moravy and Mr. Brian S. Posner, the Registrant’s audit committee financial experts, are “independent”, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the AQR Funds by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015 were:

 

     2014      2015  

Audit Fees (a)

   $ 520,830       $ 647,820   

Audit Related Fees (b)

   $ 104,000       $ 5,500   

Tax Fees (c)

   $ 159,100       $ 241,626   

All Other Fees (d)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Total:

   $ 783,930       $ 894,946   

 

(a) Audit Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. These services include the audits of the financial statements of the Registrant, issuance of consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the SEC.

 

(b) Audit Related Fees: These fees relate to assurance and related services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015 annual financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees” above. The audit related services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the year-ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015 relate to procedures performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with its review of the issuance of, and amendments to, the Registrant’s Registration Statement.

 

(c) Tax Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The tax services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the review of the Registrant’s federal and state income tax returns, excise tax calculations and the completion of an international taxation review.

 

(d) All Other Fees: These fees relate to products and services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees” above.

 

(e) Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures:

 

  (i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the principal accountant for the Registrant, pre-approves (i) the principal accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the Registrant (including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountant), and (ii) the principal accountant’s provision of any permissible non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any investment adviser or sub-adviser, if the engagement relates directly to the operations of the financial reporting of the Trust.

 

  (ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


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(f) Less than 50% of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by persons other than the accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015: $350,024 and $414,999, respectively.

 

(h) Not Applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the Board’s independent Trustees, Timothy K. Armour, William L. Atwell, Gregg D. Behrens, L. Joe Moravy, Brian S. Posner and Mark Zurack, are members of Audit Committee.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

Item 6. Investments

 

(a) Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) The Registrant made no divestments of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There have not been any changes in registrant’s control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)   The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3)   Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act – Not Applicable.
(b)   Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto.


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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.

AQR Funds

 

By: /s/ Marco Hanig

Marco Hanig,

Principal Executive Officer
November 25, 2015

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/ Marco Hanig

Marco Hanig,

Principal Executive Officer
November 25, 2015

 

By: /s/ Heather Bonner

Heather Bonner,
Principal Financial Officer
November 25, 2015