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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 811-22445  

 

Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

507 Plum Street, Suite 120 Syracuse, NY 13204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Capital Services, Inc. 615 S. Dupont Hwy. Dover, DE 19901
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

With a copy to:

 

Jesse D. Hallee, Esq.

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450

Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 234-9716  

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31  
     
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2023  

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

1789 Growth and Income Fund

Class P Shares

(PSEPX)

Class C Shares

(PSECX)

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

October 31, 2023

 

 

1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

December 2023

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

The markets are set to finish 2023 on a very positive note.

 

Much of the rally has come in just the last few weeks as data have shown that some inflation measures are moderating without the widely expected damage to the economy from a historically aggressive rise in interest rates. The data were clearly positive, and so has the commentary from the Federal Reserve, but as is normally the case, the market tends to overshoot to the positive (as well as the negative) in the short term. Market expectations now partly suggest a return to below-average inflation and economic growth, as well as a period of rapid declines in interest rates which will end at then remain at highly stimulative levels. This proposes a partial return to the investing environment we experienced from 1980s until 2020. That is a stark change from only a few months ago, yet the market has already made new all-time highs.

 

We think inflation is here to stay. Inflation in general is not good, but in our view, today’s inflation reflects strong growth and increasing demand. A period of sustainable, above average growth could be driven by several factors including continuing expectations for a strong and deep labor market. In this scenario, inflation expectations and rates would be higher, but demand and growth would be broad based which could present a much wider scope of investment opportunities. In any scenario, inflation needs to be contained and bringing it into line is still a challenge.

 

Despite a few highly volatile periods, the Fund finished the fiscal year in positive territory.

 

We will review the year and then Fund performance below.

 

Fiscal Year in Review

 

Last fall was brutal for investors. When our year began on October 31, 2022, the stock market was firmly in correction territory, down 15% since the Fed’s first rate hike and nearly 20% down from the last market peak. Many inflation readings, such as core CPI of approximately 7%, reached levels not seen in 40 years. The Fed was stomping on the breaks and announced its fourth consecutive increase of 75bps. Economists put the odds of recession in the upcoming year at 65%. Annual profit estimates were quickly revised down as, according to FactSet, the number of companies citing “recession” on their earnings call was even higher than the number from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had been the most since 2010. Rough markets, however, often sow the seeds of recovery which happened to be true in this case.

 

Over the next few months, many of the worst-case scenarios for inflation, the economy and corporate profits failed to materialize and by the new year the market started to move higher. However, the rally ran into trouble in the first quarter when stronger economic readings reinforced a ‘higher for longer’ rate policy which was at odds with retail company

 

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reports that suggested conditions were already deteriorating. With an already weak tone to the market, the ensuing bank crisis in March had the potential to derail any of the progress made since the Fall. Within five days three banks failed. The first failure, Silicon Valley Bank, was triggered by a flight in deposits which forced the bank to sell its treasury portfolio of long-dated securities. Because of the rapid rise in rates, the portfolio had to be sold on the market at a deep discount. The bank’s clientele were mostly large companies that kept a large balance meaning that only a small amount of their deposit was insured in the case of bankruptcy. When fear over the bonds sales grew, the companies quickly withdrew their money. A banking crisis could set the market on fire given the prospect of contagion, so the Federal Reserve and regulators worked quickly. The Fed provided short term funding and access to the discount window and the regulators took control of the banks or in the case of First Republic it was sold to JP Morgan. The response was impressive and by the end of July the market was close to a new all-time high.

 

The next three months however, until the close of our fiscal year in October, were very difficult. It was not clear that the Fed was making enough progress on inflation, and it signaled to the market that the next few economic reports would be critical to its outlook, which raised near-term volatility. Inflation risk took a back seat however as the war in Israel unfolded.

 

Markets abhor uncertainty and war represents the most difficult of situations. From a market perspective, it was a major factor in the cumulative 10% decline of those last three months but that pales in comparison to the impact of the human cost and the impact of the long-term physical destruction of the region which goes well beyond the scope of this letter.

 

As we said before, despite the many challenges of the year, the Fund was able to deliver positive returns.

 

We review performance and investment highlights below.

 

Fund Performance

 

For the previous 12 months ending on October 31, 2023, the Class P and C shares gained 2.60% and 1.54% respectively. S&P 500 index gained 10.14% while the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index fell 6.25% and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index fell 7.53%.

 

The Fund tends to lag the performance of the S&P 500 when the technology sector delivers strong performance because of the differences in exposure to the group. For example, 30% of the S&P index is technology related while the Fund has just over 5% exposure. Technology had a strong year, rebounding from a very poor year the before. This contributed to Fund outperformance in the prior year, but also factored into the underperformance this year. The fund rarely has high exposure to technology companies as many of them do not pay and grow dividends.

 

The fund significantly outperformed both the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocratic Index over the past year. In the case of the Dow Jones index, 30% of the index is made up of stocks in the Utility sector where the Fund

 

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has only 4%. Utility companies normally finance their operations with high levels of debt. Higher interest rates make it more costly to operate the business and comes with higher financial risk. The sector fell nearly 8% over the year.

 

The fund also outperformed the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocratic Index. The index has exposure to utilities of around 11% but also a 20% exposure to consumer staples which fell 4%.

 

While some of the Fund performance can be explained by sector weighting, the Fund also has exposure to individual stocks which have other factors that affect performance. We discuss the investment highlights below.

 

Investment Highlights

 

The Fund’s top returners were Packaging Corporation of America, up 27%, CME Group, up 22% and Republic Services., up 13.4%. The bottom performers were Cummings Inc, down 11%, NextEra Energy down 25% and Crown Castle, down 30%.

 

Packaging Corporation of America is a solid investment in the portfolio as still offers an attractive yield of over 3% even after a 27% gain over the past year. The packaging business is well positioned for growth given the increasing demand from eCommerce and steady demand from the food, beverage, and healthcare sectors. Consumer preference for environmentally friendly and renewable packaging also presents an attractive opportunity. The company continues to grow share and its vertical integration has helped drive high margins and provide cash flow for dividend growth.

 

CME Group is the largest financial exchange for futures and options. Volatility in equity and interest rates helped to drive the trading volume of many of its contracts to record highs. Given the economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the outlook for increasing volume in contracts like oil, agriculture and foreign exchange is also positive. In addition to offering a solid dividend and dividend growth the company pays an annual special dividend which makes the yield around 4.5% today.

 

Republic Services is one of the largest waste management companies and it continues to both consolidate its position and expand to new high growth markets, like environmental services. Long term contracts – nearly 80% of revenue - provides steady cash flow to go after opportunities as well as advance technology initiatives to both differentiate its service offerings and generate efficiencies. The company has done a remarkable job adapting to the inflationary environment by indexing its contracts to benchmarks like CPI.

 

Weak performers like NextEra and Crown Castle both faced industry challenges from rising interest rates. NextEra also cut the outlook for distributions from its MLP, while Crown Castle’s core market in cell towers was much weaker than the prior year. In the case of Crown Castle, the company could make positive changes based on interest from activist investors. NextEra’s outlook should also improve as it repositions its portfolio of assets. Cummings has a solid long-term outlook given the trend toward zero emissions engines, but in the near-term concern over the growth in large markets like China and Europe is keeping investor sentiment low.

 

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Outlook & Conclusion

 

We think we are a few years into a major transition period which will affect the investment outlook for some time. The impact of COVID, geopolitics and inflation on the markets - but also on many people’s lives – could lead to long lasting, structural changes in our economy.

 

As we said before, we think that inflation is here to stay, but at the same time we are still very positive as it relates to the outlook for markets returns. We see inflation as a reflection of strong growth and increasing demand. Today’s labor market could drive sustainable demand and growth across many sectors leading to an increasing number of investment opportunities.

 

In terms of our strategy, we think dividend and dividend growth stocks are well positioned to deliver attractive returns partially because dividend growth can help offset inflation’s negative effect on real returns. Additionally, we are excited at the prospect of new investment opportunities as security selection and active management are central to our strategy.

 

Paul A. Tryon, CFA

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND - CLASS P
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
1789 Growth and Income Fund - Class P, S&P 500 Index, S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index and Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for years ended October 31, 2023)

 

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Ten
Years

 

1789 Growth and Income Fund - Class P (a)

2.60%

8.20%

7.07%

5.91%

 

S&P 500 Index

10.14%

10.36%

11.01%

11.18%

 

S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index

-6.25%

9.97%

7.01%

8.81%

 

Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

-7.53%

12.44%

6.02%

8.24%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
1789 Growth and Income Fund - Class C, S&P 500 Index, S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index and Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for years ended October 31, 2023)

 

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Ten
Years

 

1789 Growth and Income Fund - Class C - Without CDSC (a)

1.54%

7.12%

6.00%

4.85%

 

1789 Growth and Income Fund - Class C - With CDSC (a)

0.58%

7.12%

6.00%

4.85%

 

S&P 500 Index

10.14%

10.36%

11.01%

11.18%

 

S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index

-6.25%

9.97%

7.01%

8.81%

 

Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

-7.53%

12.44%

6.02%

8.24%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
October 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector Diversification vs. S&P 500 Index (% of Common Stocks)

 

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings

 

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Kroger Company (The)

6.6%

CME Group, Inc.

5.9%

Ingredion, Inc.

5.0%

Cummins, Inc.

5.0%

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

5.0%

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)

5.0%

Republic Services, Inc.

5.0%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

4.9%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

4.9%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

4.9%

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023

COMMON STOCKS — 81.9%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communications — 5.0%

               

Advertising & Marketing — 5.0%

               

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)

    49,950     $ 1,418,580  
                 

Consumer Discretionary — 4.7%

               

Retail - Discretionary — 4.7%

               

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    4,775       1,359,395  
                 

Consumer Staples — 11.6%

               

Food — 5.0%

               

Ingredion, Inc.

    15,400       1,441,132  
                 

Retail - Consumer Staples — 6.6%

               

Kroger Company (The)

    41,250       1,871,513  
                 

Financials — 19.9%

               

Banking — 4.1%

               

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    8,500       1,182,010  
                 

Institutional Financial Services — 5.9%

               

CME Group, Inc.

    7,950       1,697,007  
                 

Insurance — 0.3%

               

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.

    2,645       81,175  
                 

Specialty Finance — 9.6%

               

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    35,750       1,397,468  

First American Financial Corporation

    26,200       1,347,728  
              2,745,196  

Health Care — 4.9%

               

Health Care Facilities & Services — 4.9%

               

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,625       1,405,845  
                 

Industrials — 14.9%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 4.9%

               

Lockheed Martin Corporation

    3,075       1,398,018  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

COMMON STOCKS — 81.9% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 14.9% (Continued)

               

Commercial Support Services — 5.0%

               

Republic Services, Inc.

    9,550     $ 1,418,079  
                 

Transportation Equipment — 5.0%

               

Cummins, Inc.

    6,650       1,438,395  
                 

Materials — 9.7%

               

Chemicals — 4.8%

               

Celanese Corporation

    11,950       1,368,394  
                 

Containers & Packaging — 4.9%

               

Packaging Corporation of America

    9,100       1,392,755  
                 

Real Estate — 1.9%

               

REITs — 1.9%

               

Crown Castle, Inc.

    5,750       534,635  
                 

Technology — 5.0%

               

Technology Services — 5.0%

               

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    3,770       1,418,840  
                 

Utilities — 4.3%

               

Electric Utilities — 4.3%

               

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    21,100       1,230,130  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $18,303,083)

          $ 23,401,099  

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 16.2%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 5.24% (a) (Cost $4,632,371)

    4,632,371     $ 4,632,371  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 98.1% (Cost $22,935,454)

          $ 28,033,470  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.9%

            555,595  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 28,589,065  

 

(a)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2023.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
October 31, 2023

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities:

       

At cost

  $ 22,935,454  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 28,033,470  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    936,851  

Dividends receivable

    32,068  

Other assets

    1,500  

TOTAL ASSETS

    29,003,889  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    7,000  

Payable for investment securities purchased

    293,429  

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    37,904  

Accrued service fees (Note 4)

    5,488  

Accrued distribution fees (Note 4)

    71,003  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    414,824  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 28,589,065  
         

Net assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 23,033,191  

Distributable earnings

    5,555,874  

NET ASSETS

  $ 28,589,065  
         

PRICING OF CLASS P SHARES

       

Net assets applicable to Class P Shares

  $ 11,699,623  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    773,953  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 15.12  

Short-term redemption price per share (Note 2) (a)

  $ 14.97  
         

PRICING OF CLASS C SHARES

       

Net assets applicable to Class C Shares

  $ 16,889,442  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    1,148,376  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 14.71  

Redemption price per share with CDSC fee (Note 2) (b)

  $ 14.56  

 

(a)

Class P shares of the Fund impose a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase.

(b)

A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% is charged on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any redemption fee or CDSC.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended October 31, 2023

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends

  $ 1,025,743  
         

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    231,580  

Distribution fees, Class C (Note 4)

    179,904  

Service fees (Note 4)

    74,105  

Trustees’ fees (Note 4)

    6,000  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    491,589  
         

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    534,154  
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    458,148  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (345,259 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

    112,889  
         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 647,043  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Year
Ended
October 31,
2023

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2022

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 534,154     $ 76,024  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    458,148       1,200,547  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (345,259 )     (3,234,443 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    647,043       (1,957,872 )
                 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

               

From distributable earnings

               

Class P

    (777,969 )     (238,542 )

Class C

    (941,304 )     (314,791 )

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

    (1,719,273 )     (553,333 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Notes 1 and 5)

               

Class P

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    785,886       1,934,803  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    640,290       200,484  

Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2)

          3,883  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (2,451,183 )     (1,813,245 )

Net increase (decrease) in Class P shares capital share transactions

    (1,025,007 )     325,925  
                 

Class C

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    670,935       2,659,011  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    890,850       298,123  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (1,839,401 )     (2,788,733 )

Net increase (decrease) in Class C shares capital share transactions

    (277,616 )     168,401  
                 

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

    (2,374,853 )     (2,016,879 )
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of year

    30,963,918       32,980,797  

End of year

  $ 28,589,065     $ 30,963,918  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND - CLASS P
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

 

Year
Ended
October 31,
2023

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2022

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2021

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2020

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2019

 

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 15.65     $ 16.79     $ 12.97     $ 13.95     $ 12.81  
                                         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                       

Net investment income (a)

    0.36       0.13       0.14       0.15       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.05       (0.98 )     3.77       (0.96 )     1.87  

Total from investment operations

    0.41       (0.85 )     3.91       (0.81 )     2.11  
                                         

Less distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

    (0.34 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.13 )     (0.25 )

Net realized gains on investments

    (0.60 )     (0.24 )           (0.03 )     (0.72 )

Return of capital

                      (0.01 )      

Total distributions

    (0.94 )     (0.29 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.97 )
                                         

Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2)

          0.00 (b)            0.00 (b)      0.00 (b) 
                                         

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 15.12     $ 15.65     $ 16.79     $ 12.97     $ 13.95  
                                         

Total return (c)

    2.60 %     (5.22 %)     30.26 %     (5.84 %)     17.98 %
                                         

Net assets at end of year (000’s)

  $ 11,700     $ 13,152     $ 13,779     $ 13,047     $ 14,030  
                                         

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.01 %     1.01 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.01 %
                                         

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.32 %     0.82 %     0.91 %     1.13 %     1.84 %
                                         

Portfolio turnover rate

    9 %     14 %     10 %     5 %     18 %

 

(a)

Net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND - CLASS C
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

Year
Ended
October 31,
2023

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2022

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2021

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2020

   

Year
Ended
October 31,
2019

 

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 15.27     $ 16.53     $ 12.84     $ 13.85     $ 12.73  
                                         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (a)

    0.20       (0.03 )     (0.02 )     0.02       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.04       (0.96 )     3.74       (0.96 )     1.87  

Total from investment operations

    0.24       (0.99 )     3.72       (0.94 )     1.97  
                                         

Less distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.13 )

Net realized gains on investments

    (0.60 )     (0.24 )           (0.03 )     (0.72 )

Return of capital

                      (0.00 )(b)      

Total distributions

    (0.80 )     (0.27 )     (0.03 )     (0.07 )     (0.85 )
                                         

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 14.71     $ 15.27     $ 16.53     $ 12.84     $ 13.85  
                                         

Total return (c)

    1.54 %     (6.19 %)     29.02 %     (6.79 %)     16.80 %
                                         

Net assets at end of year (000’s)

  $ 16,889     $ 17,812     $ 19,202     $ 15,932     $ 15,679  
                                         

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.01 %     2.01 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.01 %
                                         

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.31 %     (0.19 %)     (0.10 %)     0.15 %     0.77 %
                                         

Portfolio turnover rate

    9 %     14 %     10 %     5 %     18 %

 

(a)

Net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2023

 

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

1789 Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and organized as a statutory trust under the laws of Delaware by the filing of a Certificate of Trust on July 6, 2010.

 

The Fund seeks total return comprised of current income, growth of income, and capital appreciation.

 

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares: Class P shares (sold without any sales loads or distribution fees); and Class C shares (sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year after the original purchase of the shares and a distribution fee of up to 1.00% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares).

 

Each class of shares represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund, has the same rights and is identical in all material respects except that (1) the classes bear differing levels of sales loads and distribution fees and (2) each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its own distribution arrangements.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies used in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

Regulatory update - Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – Effective January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

 

SECURITIES VALUATION: The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). Common stocks generally are valued using market quotations but may

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), and (‘valuation designee’), believes such prices more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued at its last bid price. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below). When quotations are not readily available, when the valuation designee determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the valuation designee, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Such methods of fair valuation may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, multiple of book value, discount from market of a similar freely traded security, purchase price of the security, subsequent private transactions in the security or related securities, or a combination of these and other factors.

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments based on the inputs used to value the investments as of October 31, 2023 by security type:

 

 

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 23,401,099     $     $     $ 23,401,099  

Money Market Funds

    4,632,371                   4,632,371  

Total

  $ 28,033,470     $     $     $ 28,033,470  
 

 

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by sector and industry type. The Fund did not hold derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of or during the year ended October 31, 2023.

 

SHARE VALUATION: The NAV per share of each class of shares of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of shares of that class outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. The offering price of Class C shares and Class P shares is equal to the NAV per share. The redemption price per share of each class of shares of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share, except that (i) Class C shares are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on shares redeemed within one year of purchase and (ii) Class P shares are generally subject to a redemption fee of 1.00%, payable to the class, if redeemed within 60 days or less from the date of purchase. During the years ending October 31, 2023 and 2022, proceeds from redemption fees, recorded in capital, totaled $0 and $3,883, respectively, for Class P Shares.

 

INVESTMENT INCOME: Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received on the date of distribution. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that pay distributions to their shareholders based on available funds from operations. It is common for these distributions to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such distribution to be designated as return of capital. Distributions received from REITs are generally recorded as dividend income and, if necessary, are reclassified annually in accordance with tax information provided by the underlying REITs. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities, if any, are amortized using the interest method.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS: Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN CLASSES: Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses which are not attributable to a specific class are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund.

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Dividends arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, may be distributed throughout the year and net realized long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

 

Years Ended

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total
Distributions *

 

October 31, 2023

  $ 617,402     $ 1,101,871     $ 1,719,273  

October 31, 2022

  $ 101,097     $ 452,236     $ 553,333  

 

*

Total Distributions may not tie to the amounts listed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to reclassifications of the character of the distributions as a result of permanent differences between financial statements and income tax reporting.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increase (decrease) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

FEDERAL INCOME TAX: The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from the prior year.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of October 31, 2023:

 

Cost of investments

  $ 22,953,872  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,609,861  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (530,263 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    5,079,598  

Undistributed ordinary income

    37,287  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    438,989  

Distributable earnings

  $ 5,555,874  
 

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost and the financial statement cost of the Fund’s investments is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These timing differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, three years) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and certain State tax authorities. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably likely that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits or expenses will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax expenses as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

During the year ended October 31, 2023, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than U.S. Government securities and short-term securities, totaled $2,129,045 and $2,892,637 respectively.

 

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

A Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent and fund accounting agent, or Pinnacle Investments, LLC (the “Distributor”), the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

INVESTMENT MANAGER: Under the terms of an Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Fund, subject to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser furnishes office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and executive personnel necessary for managing the assets of the Fund. For its services, the Adviser receives an investment advisory fee at the rate of 0.75% per annum, accrued daily and paid monthly, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Adviser earned $231,580 in investment advisory fees.

 

Under a Services Agreement, the Adviser is obligated to pay all of the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding advisory fees, brokerage fees and commissions, distribution fees, taxes, borrowing costs, fees and expenses of non-interested Trustees of the Trust, dividend expense on securities sold short, the fees and expenses of acquired funds and extraordinary expenses. Under the Services Agreement, the Adviser receives a service fee at the rate of 0.24% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

DISTRIBUTOR: The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser and serves as the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares pursuant to an agreement with the Trust. The Distributor promotes and sells shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. During the year ended October 31, 2023, the Distributor collected $776 in CDSCs on redemptions of Class C shares of the Fund.

 

DISTRIBUTION PLAN: The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, Class C shares may pay brokers for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares. The annual limitation for payment of expenses pursuant to the Plan is 1.00% of average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. During the year ended October 31, 2023, Class C shares incurred distribution fees of $179,904.

 

TRUSTEE COMPENSATION: Each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, either in person or by telephone.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER: The Trust has entered into mutual fund services agreements with Ultimus, pursuant to which Ultimus provides day-to-day operational services to the Fund including, but not limited to, accounting, administrative, transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and recordkeeping services. The fees payable to Ultimus are paid by the Adviser (not the Fund).

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF FUND SHARES: As of October 31, 2023, the following shareholder owned of record 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

NAME OF RECORD OWNER

 

% Ownership

 

Wells Fargo Clearing Services (for the benefit of its customers)

    73 %

 

A beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting.

 

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2022

 

CLASS P SHARES

 

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    50,073       116,324  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    41,646       11,482  

Shares redeemed

    (157,957 )     (108,114 )

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (66,238 )     19,692  

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    840,191       820,499  

Shares outstanding, end of year

    773,953       840,191  
 

 

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2023

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2022

 

CLASS C SHARES

 

Shares

   

Shares

 

Shares sold

    44,036       160,622  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    59,534       17,353  

Shares redeemed

    (121,770 )     (172,956 )

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (18,200 )     5,019  

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    1,166,576       1,161,557  

Shares outstanding, end of year

    1,148,376       1,166,576  
 

 

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

6. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

 

The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders of 1789 Growth and Income Fund and
Board of Trustees of Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of 1789 Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (Continued)

 

 

significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2010.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
December 22, 2023

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, possibly including contingent deferred sales loads and redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees (if applicable to your class) and other Fund expenses. The following examples are 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table that follows are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent semi-annual period (May 1, 2023) and held until the end of the period (October 31, 2023).

 

The table that follows illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

More information about the Fund’s expenses, including historical expense ratios, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
May 1,
2023

   

Ending
Account Value
October 31,
2023

   

Expense
Ratio
(a)

   

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(b)

 

Class P Shares

                               

Based on Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 985.00       1.01 %   $ 5.05  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.11       1.01 %   $ 5.14  

Class C Shares

                               

Based on Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 980.30       2.01 %   $ 10.03  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1015.07       2.01 %   $ 10.21  

 

(a)

Annualized, based on the most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of each Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-229-9448, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-229-9448, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The filings are available upon request by calling 1-888-229-9448. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Fund’s website at www.pcm-advisors.com.

 

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund designated $1,101,871 as long-term capital gain distributions.

 

Qualified Dividend – The Fund designates 100%, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate.

 

Dividends Received Deduction – Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal year 2023 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited)

 

 

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust:

 

Name,
Address
(a),
and Year of Birth

Position(s)
with the
Trust

Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During the Past
5 Years

Independent Trustees

Joseph O.
Reagan, MD,
1951

Trustee

Chairman

Since 2010

Since 2019

Retired; Adjunct Professor, Cornell University’s Sloan School of Management: 2009 to 2015; Practice Consultant, Community General Hospital’s Anesthesia Group: 2008 to 2020.

1

None

Mark E. Wadach
1951

Trustee

Since 2014

Sales Representative for Upstate Utilities Inc. (utilities, telecom and cellular): 2007 to present.

1

NYSA Series Trust (registered investment company)

Christopher Wiles
1943

Trustee

Since 2019

Retired; New York State Attorney General’s Office: 2014 to 2018.

1

None

Interested Trustee

Dalton J. Axenfeld (b)
1988

Trustee

Since 2019

CFO, Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC: 2017 to present; Controller, Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC: 2016 to 2017.

1

None

 

   

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Name,
Address
(a),
and Year of Birth

Position(s)
with the
Trust

Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers

Stephen J. Fauer, CFA
1959

President, Principal Executive Officer

Since 2021

Chief Investment Officer, Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC: 2006 to present.

Paul Tryon, CFA
1975

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Since 2017

Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager, Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC: 2016 to present.

Kevin McClelland
1986

Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer

Since 2012 (CCO Since 2013)

Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC: March 2013 to present.

Jesse D. Hallee
225 Pictoria Drive,
Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio
45246,
1976

Secretary

Since May 2021

Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2019-present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2013-2019).

 

(a)

The address of each Trustee and officer is c/o Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust, 5845 Widewaters Parkway, Suite 300, East Syracuse, New York, 31057, unless listed otherwise.

(b)

Considered an “interested person” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Adviser.

 

Additional information about the Trustees and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-888-229-9448.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), 5845 Widewaters Parkway, Suite 300, East Syracuse, New York 13057, serves as the investment adviser to the 1789 Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”). The Adviser provides the Fund with a continuous program of investing the Fund’s assets and determining the composition of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition to serving as the investment adviser to the Fund, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, pension funds, foundations, endowments, labor unions, insurance companies, healthcare organizations and governments.

 

The Adviser is subject to the oversight of the Fund and the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board of Trustees”). The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a written investment management agreement between the Adviser and the Fund dated November 19, 2010 (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any loss suffered by the Fund or its shareholders, except by reason of its own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, or from its reckless disregard of its duties under the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement is terminable by the Fund at any time, without penalty, either by action of the Board of Trustees or upon a vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Adviser. The Advisory Agreement is also terminable by the Adviser with 60 days’ prior written notice to the Fund, and will terminate automatically in the event of its “assignment,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), including in the event of a change of control or sale of the Adviser. The Advisory Agreement continues in force until November 19, 2024, after which it may be continued from year to year thereafter only as long as such continuance is approved annually by (a) the vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”); or (b) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act).

 

The Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for an additional term of one year at a telephonic meeting held on September 14, 2023. In the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel of their obligations in determining to approve the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Trustees and counsel.

 

In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative, and each Trustee weighed the various factors independently as he deemed appropriate. The Trustees considered the following matters, among other things, in connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreement.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

 

The Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. The Trustees specifically reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds, and responsibilities of the key personnel that oversee the investment management and day-to-day operations of the Fund. The Trustees noted that Mr. Tryon is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and its portfolio. The Trustees considered that the Adviser has a staff of skilled investment professionals who provide research and trading services to the Fund and determined that the Adviser possesses adequate resources to manage the Fund. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s compliance program and noted the resources it has dedicated towards compliance, including providing a qualified compliance officer to oversee its compliance program. The Trustees also considered the overall investment management capabilities of the Adviser and its ongoing financial commitment to the Fund. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s responsibilities with regards to brokerage selection and best execution and were mindful that the Adviser does not enter into any “soft dollar” arrangements on behalf of the Fund.

 

Investment Performance of the Fund

 

The Trustees compared the Fund’s returns to the returns of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The Trustees also compared the Fund’s performance to other domestic growth and income funds of similar size with similar investment styles, and the Adviser’s separately managed accounts that are managed in a similar investment style (the “Composite Returns”), as included in the Board Materials. In reviewing the comparative performance, the Board considered that the returns for the Fund’s Class C and Class P shares for the one-year period ended August 31, 2023 were both lower than the average and median returns for the one-year period ended August 31, 2023 for the Fund’s peer group, the “Large Cap Value Category” with less than $40 million in assets as derived from Morningstar, Inc. (the “peer group”). The Board also considered the returns for the Fund’s Class C and Class P shares for the three-year period ended August 31, 2023 as compared to the Fund’s peer group. The Board noted that the returns for the Fund’s Class C and Class P shares for the three-year period ended August 31, 2023 were both lower than the average and median returns for the three-year period ended August 31, 2023 for the peer group.

 

Expenses

 

The Board considered statistical information regarding the Fund’s expense ratio and its various components, including the contractual advisory fee, as compared to its peer group, as defined above. The Trustees noted that the overall expense ratio of the Fund’s Class C shares was higher than the average and median expense ratios for the peer group, and that the overall expense ratio of the Fund’s Class P shares was higher than the average and median expense ratios for the peer group, according to the Board Materials. The Board considered that, according to the services agreement between the Trust and the Adviser,

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

in return for a service fee paid by the Fund, the Adviser pays all operating expenses of the Fund excluding advisory fees; brokerage fees and commissions; fees paid pursuant to the Fund’s Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (“12b-1 fees”); taxes; borrowing costs; fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees; and the fees and expenses of acquired funds and extraordinary expenses.

 

Investment Advisory Fee Rates

 

The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser for investment advisory services. Additionally, the Trustees received and considered information comparing the Fund’s advisory fee rate with those of the other funds in its peer group, as defined above. The Trustees noted that the advisory fee rate for the Fund was higher than the median and average rates for the peer group presented, as included in the Board Materials.

 

The Trustees reviewed the Adviser’s financial statements and discussed its financial condition. It was noted that the Adviser experienced a profit in 2022 and in the first eight months of 2023. It was also noted that the Distributor was profitable in 2022, and the Trustees reviewed the Distributor’s Income Statement for the year ended December 31, 2022 which was included in the Board Materials. It was noted that the Adviser and the Distributor are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Holding Company, whose management remains fully committed to supporting the Adviser. The Trustees discussed the level of the Fund’s assets, the projected profits of the Adviser and the other ancillary benefits that the Adviser may receive by providing advisory services to the Fund. The Trustees further considered the Adviser’s commitment to continue to grow assets in the Fund and the Adviser’s representation that it has adequate financial resources to continue to provide service to the Fund.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Trustees noted that the investment advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints; however, the Trustees discussed the fact that the Fund’s assets have not grown to an extent that permits it to realize any meaningful economies of scale at this time. The Trustees observed that as the assets of the Fund grow, this factor will become more relevant to their consideration process.

 

Conclusion

 

The Trustees determined that the overall arrangement between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, was fair and reasonable and that approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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1789 GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Funds’ Board of Trustees approved the appointment of a committee to serve as Liquidity Program Administrator (“LPA”), which committee includes representatives from the Fund’s Adviser. The LPA is responsible for the program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the program’s operation and effectiveness. The written Liquidity Assessment Report that was presented to the Board of Trustees at the September 14, 2023 Board meeting covered the period from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”).

 

During the Review Period, the Fund did not experience unusual stress or disruption to its operations related to purchase and redemption activity. Also, during the Review Period, the Fund held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. During the Review Period, the Fund did not hold illiquid securities and the Fund was not required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum. The Report concluded that the Fund’s liquidity risk was low during the Review Period.

 

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Privacy Notice

 

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES THE PINNACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

       

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

       

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

● Social Security Number

● Assets

● Retirement Assets

● Transaction History

● Checking Account Information

● Purchase History

● Account Balances

● Account Transactions

● Wire Transfer Instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

       

How?

All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does the Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you

No

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

 

Questions?

Call 1-888-229-9448

 

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust

Pinnacle Investments, LLC (Distributor)

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator)

What we do

How does the Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does the Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

● Open an account

● Provide account information

● Give us your contact information

● Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

● Make a wire transfer

● Tell us where to send the money

● Tell us who receives the money

● Show your government-issued ID

● Show your driver’s license

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

● Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

● Affiliates from using your information to market to you

● Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

● Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC, the investment adviser to the Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust, could be deemed to be an affiliate.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

● Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

● Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust does not jointly market.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

Pinnacle Capital Management, LLC

5845 Widewaters Parkway,

Suite 300

East Syracuse, NY 13057

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, OH 44115

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

One Lincoln Center

110 West Fayette Street

Syracuse, NY 13202

 

CUSTODIAN

U.S. Bank, N.A.

425 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

 

TRANSFER AGENT

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450

Cincinnati, OH 45246

 

DISTRIBUTOR

Pinnacle Investments, LLC

507 Plum Street, Suite 120

Syracuse, NY 13204

 

 

 

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Fund’s prospectus which contains information about the Fund’s management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

PCM-AR-23

 

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), a copy of registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The audit committee determined that, although none of its members meet the technical definition of an audit committee financial expert, the members have sufficient financial expertise to address any issues that are likely to come before the committee.

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,000 and $15,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item.

 

(c)Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $3,500 and $3,500 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively. The services comprising these fees relate to tax preparation of the registrant’s federal income and excise tax returns.

 

(d)All Other Fees. With respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the aggregate fees billed by the principal accountant for audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser was $16,000 and $16,000, respectively.

 

(e)(1)The audit committee approves all audit and non-audit related services and, therefore, has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(e)(2)None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

 

 

(g)With respect to the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, aggregate non-audit fees of $3,500 and $3,500, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant. With respect to the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, aggregate non-audit fees of $6,000 and $6,000, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services 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.

 

(h)The registrant’s audit committee of the board of trustees determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

(i)Not applicable

 

(j)Not applicable

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)See Schedule I (Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers)

 

(b)Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such candidate recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation contains: (i) sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position; and (ii) is received in a sufficiently timely manner as determined by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in its discretion. Shareholders shall be directed to address any such recommendations in writing to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o the Secretary of the Trust. The Secretary shall retain copies of any shareholder recommendations which meet the foregoing requirements for a period of not more than 12 months following receipt. The Secretary shall have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any shareholder recommendations.

 

 

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Attached hereto

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto

 

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable

 

(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountants: Not applicable

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH Code of Ethics

 

Exhibit 99.CERT Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act

 

Exhibit 99.906CERT Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Pinnacle Capital Management Funds Trust  
       
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Stephen Fauer  
       
    Stephen Fauer, President  
       
Date January 3, 2024    
       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
       
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Stephen Fauer  
       
    Stephen Fauer, President  
       
Date January 3, 2024    
       
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Paul A. Tryon  
       
    Paul A. Tryon, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
       
Date January 3, 2024    

 

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