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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: 811-22538

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

50 S. LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Northern Trust Company

50 S. LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 557-4100

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2020

 

 

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INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS

US EQUITY FUND

  
       
    

ANNUAL REPORT

 

September 30, 2020

  
         

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

    

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

     1    

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

     2    

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     10  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

     12  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     13  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     14  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     15  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     16  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     22  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     23  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

September 30, 2020

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present to shareholders the September 30, 2020 Annual Report for the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Advisers Investment Trust. This report contains the results of Fund operations for the year ended September 30, 2020.

We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing the Fund and its Investment Adviser, Independent Franchise Partners, LLP, and we look forward to continuing to serve your investing needs.

Sincerely,

 

  LOGO                               LOGO   
Barbara J. Nelligan       Sandeep Ghela   
President       Chief Operating Officer   
Advisers Investment Trust       Independent Franchise Partners, LLP   

 

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  ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

  PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

  September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

  Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

  Value of a hypothetical $3,000,000 investment in the Fund from inception on December 20, 2011 to September 30, 2020

 

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  Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

    

Independent Franchise

Partners US Equity Fund

(without redemption fee)

 

Independent Franchise

Partners US Equity

Fund

(with redemption fee)

 

Russell 1000

Value Index

 

S&P 500      

Index      

  Q4 2019

       10.47 %       10.22 %       7.41 %       9.07 %      

  Q1 2020

       -16.94 %       -17.14 %       -26.73 %       -19.60 %

  Q2 2020

       20.13 %       19.83 %       14.29 %       20.54 %

  Q3 2020

       6.59 %       6.33 %       5.59 %       8.93 %

  Year to Date

       6.36 %       6.10 %       -11.58 %       5.57 %

  1 Year

       17.50 %       17.24 %       -5.02 %       15.15 %

  3 Years (Annualized)

       12.11 %       12.03 %       2.63 %       12.28 %

  5 Years (Annualized)

       13.87 %       13.83 %       7.66 %       14.15 %

  Since Inception (Annualized)

       13.29 %       13.29 %       10.35 %       14.36 %

The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs (including the Fund’s 0.25% redemption fee unless noted otherwise) and the deduction of fees and expenses. The Fund’s Total Annual Operating Expense, per the Prospectus dated January 28, 2020, was 0.76%. Effective October 1, 2020, the Fund’s Total Annual Operating Expense is 0.72%.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902.

Data as at September 30, 2020. The Inception date of the Fund is December 20, 2011. Performance is shown net of fees and periods greater than one year are annualized. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

 

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The Fund’s primary benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Russell 1000 Value Index. The secondary benchmark is the S&P 500 Index. Benchmark returns reflect dividends reinvested gross of any withholding taxes. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus for further information.

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings or underlying data and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings and / or underlying data contained in this communication. No further distribution of Russell Data is permitted without Russell’s express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication. Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus for further information.

Capacity Status

Client assets in the US Franchise strategy are $3.8bn at September 30, 2020. Mindful of the $5bn capacity limit for US Franchise we set in 2009, we have some capacity available in the strategy for existing or new clients.

Portfolio Commentary

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund delivered a return of 17.50% (assuming no redemption fee). This is an attractive absolute return and compares favorably against the Russell 1000 Value Index and S&P 500 Index, which fell 5.02% and rose 15.15% respectively. Although the Fund has generated strong returns over the period, if markets continue to rise appreciably from these levels, we would not expect the Fund to keep pace.

The Fund benefitted from exposure to certain stocks that possess durable intangible assets, notably Apple and Microsoft in the information technology sector, Nintendo and Electronic Arts in the communication services sector, and S&P Global in the financials sector.

The Fund’s lack of exposure to energy, real estate and the broader financials sector, the weakest sectors in the review period, benefitted relative returns. The energy, real estate and financials sectors fell 45%, 18% and 17% respectively compared to the 5% decline for the Russell 1000 Value Index. Companies in the energy and real estate sectors tend to be highly capital intensive and operate in an environment in which it is hard to exercise pricing power. Further, they tend to be highly cyclical. While financials tend to be highly leveraged and experience commoditization of their product offering. These attributes do not fit our long-term, buy and hold investment approach.

Consumer staples was the weakest sector for the Fund. As noted in previous reports, we have historically found many franchise companies within the consumer staples sector. Weak returns from some consumer staples companies, particularly Molson Coors, detracted from the Fund’s relative return.

Companies, such as Booking Holdings and Fox, whose revenues are particularly exposed to the impact of COVID-19, also detracted from the Fund’s returns during the review period.

We consistently encourage clients to assess returns over longer intervals, like a full market cycle, in line with our investment horizon. We caution that Franchise returns will likely lag if markets are led by sectors where we do not find Franchise opportunities. As always, we continue to design Franchise portfolios with the goal of protecting capital better than the broader market should there be a major fall. Experience has taught us that this is a key ingredient in compounding wealth over the long term.

Investment Returns and Contribution to Fund Return – 1 Year ending September 30, 2020

  US Equity Fund – Stock Returns (%)             US Equity Fund – Contribution to Fund Return (bps)  
  Top             Bottom             Top             Bottom       

  Apple

     +110%        Molson Coors      -31%        Apple      +432        Molson Coors      -122    

  Autodesk

     +81%         IBM      -19%        Nintendo      +285        IBM      -89      

  Facebook

     +67%         WWE      -16%        Microsoft      +285        Booking      -77      

  Microsoft

     +55%         Booking      -13%        S&P Global      +202        Fox      -69      

  Nintendo

     +53%         Chipotle Mexican Grill      -12%        Electronic Arts      +161        Chipotle Mexican Grill      -50      

Stock returns reflect total returns and are presented in US Dollars for the period the stock was held during the year ending September 30, 2020. Contribution to Fund return reflects contribution to gross return and is presented in US Dollars for the period the stocks were held during the year to September 30, 2020. Source: FactSet, Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. For complete attribution and methodology, please contact clientservice@franchisepartners.com.

 

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Significant Contributors to the Fund’s Return

Among the top contributors to the Fund’s return were Apple, Nintendo and Microsoft.

Apple’s revenues have continued their strong growth, particularly in its high margin Services division which has shown double digit growth over the past few quarters. The company also reported 550 million paid Services subscribers for the first time. This is a useful indication of the strength of customer loyalty to the Apple ecosystem. Anticipation continues to build about the next generation iPhone and the potential opportunities that 5G will offer. We reduced the position during the review period given the substantial increase in Apple’s share price and the commensurate reduction in its free cash flow yield.

Sales of Nintendo’s Switch console appear to be well ahead of company guidance. Furthermore, its latest Animal Crossing game was released to wide acclaim and continues to be a top selling software game. Media reports suggest that the next generation Switch console will be released in 2021 and that it will feature enhanced graphics and streaming capabilities. A successful launch should extend the Switch platform’s lifecycle. We continue to believe that Nintendo can benefit from the shift towards mobile gaming and further monetize its intellectual property. Nintendo’s shares trade on an estimated 5.8% free cash flow yield, after adjusting for its considerable net cash position.

Microsoft continues to grow revenues, led by its Office365 and Azure cloud platform businesses. As these high-margin businesses grow, they are improving Microsoft’s total gross and operating margins. We are mindful that the valuation is at the lower end of the portfolio, but continue to balance this against the company’s strong execution and potential for growth in its cloud services.

Notable Detractors from the Fund’s Return

Among the detractors from the Fund’s return were Molson Coors, Booking Holdings and Fox.

Molson Coors continues to wrestle with weaker demand. The company has meaningful exposure to on-trade beer consumption in the US, and the decline in demand from this channel has not been offset by off-trade growth. This has been a disappointing investment and, as described in detail in the final sales section below, we completed the final sale of Molson Coors in June.

Demand for Booking’s services has been significantly affected by COVID-19, with travel and hotel occupancy very low in many of its key markets. The travel industry will return, and we think that Booking will emerge from the pandemic-related disruption in a stronger position relative to its competitors and its hotel supplier base. Booking’s hotel suppliers should be more reliant on its leisure customers to improve occupancy, while the company’s strong balance sheet and margin structure leave it better placed to maintain investment than its competitors. The company’s shares trade on a 4.3% estimated free cash flow yield, after adjusting for the cash on its balance sheet.

Fox is exposed to advertising weakness due to COVID-19, with advertising accounting for 44% of Fox’s revenues in the last financial year. However, several factors give us comfort that Fox should be able to withstand an advertising downturn. First, the majority of its revenue comes from high-margin affiliate fee contracts. At its third quarter results announced in May, affiliate fee revenues improved 10%, reflecting the brand strength and pricing power of its channel portfolio. Second, the company has robust operating margins which should enable it to absorb the expected decline in advertising revenue. Third, it has a strong liquidity profile. As such we retain our long-term investment thesis and quality assessment of the Fox franchise. The company’s shares trade on an 11.9% estimated free cash flow yield, after adjusting for the cash on its balance sheet.

Significant Portfolio Changes During the Year

Portfolio activity has once again been higher than usual, primarily due to the increased dispersion of valuations across the universe of Franchise stocks. During the year, we initiated positions in Alphabet, Aon, Autodesk, Corteva, Facebook, IAA, IBM, ServiceMaster and World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”). We sold the positions in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Facebook, Imperial Brands, Molson Coors and Tiffany.

Initial Purchases

We initiated a position in Alphabet in March. Alphabet comprises two businesses: Google and OtherBets. Google contains the company’s core products and platforms such as Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Search, and YouTube. This is the jewel of the franchise that offers the potential for high free cash flow compounding. It benefits from a combination of powerful intangible assets: network effects, proprietary data, switching costs, and brands. OtherBets is a collection of earlier stage technologies – like autonomous vehicles, drone technology and life sciences – that are further afield from the core Google. This part of the business offers long-term optionality but is not core to our investment thesis.

Search and video advertising are core to the Google business. Once the COVID-19 disruption passes, we think Google can grow revenues in this category at a double-digit rate over the next few years. We expect search activity to continue to shift from desktop to mobile, which is under-monetized and offers attractive pricing potential. In addition, Google should be able to capture more of the value stream in popular search categories, like shopping and travel, and increase the monetization of video content on YouTube. Longer-term, Google should be able to increase its Search value proposition even further by combining its machine learning intelligence with other services such as Maps, Assistant and Gmail.

 

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The main risks to the investment thesis are the long-term relevance of search, and increased regulation. It is well known that regulators are investigating Alphabet’s monopoly position in search and whether it uses this to benefit other parts of its Google business. This could lead to fines, as seen in Europe, or, in a worst-case scenario, a break-up of Google. We think the arrival of the COVID-19 virus alters government and agency priorities and this likely becomes a medium- to long-term risk rather than a short-term concern. The impact of COVID-19 does, however, introduce a risk of disruption to near-term advertising revenues.

We initiated a smaller than average position in Alphabet at a 4.8% estimated free cash flow yield, adjusting for the company’s net cash position and early-stage business costs.

We initiated a position in Aon in July. Aon is a leading global provider of insurance and reinsurance broking services, as well as retirement and health solutions. Aon’s key intangible asset has historically been its customer relationships but its single corporate brand and heavy investment in data capabilities are increasingly important additional sources of competitive advantage.

Aon’s insurance and reinsurance broking business accounts for around 70% of operating profit. The company is the joint number one insurance broker globally and boasts annual retention rates in this business of more than 90%. Property and Casualty (“P&C”) insurance and reinsurance broking are particularly attractive categories. P&C insurance is a mandatory purchase with good revenue visibility, wide margins and low capital intensity. This makes it an attractive and sticky business.

The opportunity to purchase the shares came from the company’s decision to acquire the number three insurance broker, Willis Tower Watson (“WTW”), in March. The market appears overly concerned that a complex integration and extended deal review process could weaken Aon’s operating performance. We recognize these concerns but take a more positive long-term view of the combined business.

Our research suggests that Aon should be able to successfully execute the acquisition and integration of WTW once it receives anti-trust approval. Over the past few years, it has succeeded in accelerating organic growth while undertaking an ambitious restructuring program to unify its brands and operating businesses. Increased scale should also strengthen Aon’s data advantages and accelerate its long-term transition from insurance broker to the preeminent global supplier of insurance risk data and analytics. We think this transition should result in a more profitable and valuable business.

We initiated the position at an estimated 5.3% free cash flow yield, adjusting for the cash on its balance sheet, a valuation which does not factor in any potential upside from the WTW transaction.

We began building a position in Autodesk in March. The company provides the dominant software tool used by architects and engineers to design buildings. It also has an attractive challenger position in manufacturing design software. Its intangible assets are a combination of high switching costs and network effects. Architects and engineers train for several years on Autodesk tools, often at university. This creates meaningful barriers to switching to other software tools. In addition, the company’s dominance means that its software has become the de facto standard to share and collaborate on architectural and engineering drawings.

Autodesk is approaching the final stage of a transition from a license to a subscription software model, which should lead to meaningful margin improvements in the next few years. There is also significant penetration and upsell opportunity through AI-led design and automation of construction workflow. Finally, we see an additional growth opportunity in market share gains in manufacturing software. We think the company is well-invested and well-run, and capital allocation has been impressive.

Autodesk’s end markets are cyclical and economic disruption due to COVID-19 may modestly curb revenue growth in the near term. Most of the company’s revenue comes from subscriptions, which should limit that impact. In the long term, the emergence of AI-enabled design tools could disrupt Autodesk’s dominance. However, this risk is mitigated by the company’s high levels of R&D investment and early investment in AI-enabled tools. There was a short window of opportunity to begin purchasing the shares during the market nadir in mid-March at an estimated 5.5% free cash flow yield.

We began building a position in Corteva, a global seed and agrochemical company, in October and completed the purchase in November. Corteva was spun out of DowDuPont in June 2019 and the company operates across two segments, Seed and Crop Protection Chemicals (CPC). It is the number one global producer of corn and soybean seeds, and the number four company in CPC. The key intangible asset in Seed is a patented, difficult-to-replicate library of high-quality seed germplasm and genetic traits. In CPC, patents are again the key intangible asset. We believe Corteva has a promising pipeline of new products that should help improve its competitive position over the medium term.

 

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The company has the opportunity to deliver low double-digit free cash flow compounding in the medium term through a combination of modest revenue growth and significant margin improvement. We believe there are still meaningful synergies to be harvested from the merged Dow and DuPont cost base. In addition, Corteva’s roll-out of new traits should reduce its reliance on in-licensing seed traits and lower costs further.

The main risks are Corteva’s exposure to the agricultural cycle and the launches of its new products. We purchased the company’s shares at an estimated 5.8% free cash flow yield after factoring in some margin improvement. We think this valuation is attractive and helps compensate for these risks.

We initiated a position in Facebook, the leading global social media platform, in March. The company’s core intangible assets are the Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp brands, its extensive direct networks, proprietary and highly personalized advertising user data, and broad patent portfolios.

Once we pass through the economic disruption created by COVID-19, Facebook has the potential to deliver attractive long-term revenue growth and operating margin expansion. Revenue growth is supported by continued user growth, greater monetization of the Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram platforms, and increasing international advertising yields. For example, total users across the platforms grew 11% year-on-year last quarter to 2.26bn daily users, and the Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram platforms are all still under monetized.

There is also a long-term opportunity to improve operating margins. Operating margins have declined considerably over the past two years – from around 50% in 2017 to a little over 30% in 2019 – as the company has invested heavily in platform security and content moderation. These margins should begin to improve once the company’s investment phase moderates and the global economy normalizes.

The key risks to the investment thesis are a deep recession and increased regulation. Advertising comprises 98% of Facebook’s revenues and is skewed to small-to-medium sized businesses. Should COVID-19 result in a deep economic malaise, near-term advertising revenues will be depressed. However, Facebook’s advertising proposition benefits from the immediacy, measurability and flexibility it offers its customers and should emerge even stronger from the downturn. Regulation also presents a risk. However, it is possible this will be deprioritized by governments and agencies given the political focus on the coronavirus outbreak.

We initiated a small position in Facebook at an estimated 5.4% free cash flow yield. However, we subsequently sold the position in July. This is an unusually short holding period for a Franchise investment. We continue to view Facebook as a high-quality company with the potential to deliver attractive long-term revenue growth and operating margin expansion. However, given the rapid share price appreciation since we initiated the position, the valuation no longer provided adequate compensation for the risks the company faces.

We began building a position in IAA in late September 2019. The company provides an auction platform for US insurance companies to sell cars damaged in accidents. The US auto salvage auction industry benefits from a strong network effect and a supportive duopoly market structure: IAA and its main competitor, Copart, each have 40-45% market share. IAA has two key competitive advantages. First, it owns a network of nearly 200 salvage yards across the US. Each yard is around 50 acres and, because of strict planning permission and local opposition, it can take several years to find and obtain approval for new yards. This creates a high barrier for new entrants. Insurers prefer to deal with companies that operate nationwide and we estimate it would take around a decade for a competitor to replicate a national network of salvage yards. Second, the customer base purchasing salvage autos is highly fragmented which makes it hard for any single insurer to disintermediate the auction platforms.

The number of cars sent to salvage in the US has been increasing at high single-digit rates, driven by an increase in hard-to-repair electronic parts, an aging auto fleet and increased miles driven. In addition, the buyer base from outside of the US has expanded significantly, boosting salvage car prices and making it incrementally more compelling to sell a car at salvage than to repair a damaged car.

IAA was spun out of an automotive conglomerate in June 2019 and our research suggests that it has an opportunity to improve its operations as an independent company. Its EBITDA margin, while attractive at around 29%, is considerably lower than Copart’s despite a broadly similar business model. We think there is an opportunity for significant improvement in its margins and return on capital employed over the medium term.

The main risk to the investment thesis is the potential for the loss of a large auto insurer to Copart. The auto insurers on the supply-side of the network are relatively concentrated and there have been a few switches to Copart over the past 15 years.

 

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Geico is IAA’s largest insurance relationship. We estimate it supplies around 15-20% of IAA volumes and has been a customer since 2003. Leading up to our initial purchase, there had been rumours that Geico was exploring the use of Copart in certain geographies. Indeed, it was this speculation that gave us the opportunity to initiate a position in IAA at an attractive valuation. We initiated the purchase of IAA at an estimated 5.0% free cash flow yield after factoring in some margin improvement.

In February, we initiated a position in IBM, a leading technology infrastructure, application software and consulting company. The company’s key intangible asset is the high switching costs arising from the mission-critical software it provides to its customers.

We have followed IBM for close to a decade but historically felt that its valuation did not compensate us sufficiently for the risks associated with the stagnant state of its business. However, we view the company’s 2019 acquisition of Red Hat as transformational. Red Hat is the dominant provider of enterprise Linux and has a leading share in the provision of container platforms, which we believe to be the future of software application development.

The combination of Red Hat’s early lead in containers with IBM’s salesforce and customer relationships has the potential to accelerate IBM’s revenue growth and foster low-single-digit free cash flow compounding. When combined with the ongoing turnaround in IBM’s Global Business Services division and the positive impact of IBM’s senior management changes, we see the potential for further free cash flow compounding and a re-rating of the company’s stock price.

There are two main risks to the thesis. The first is that IBM fails to properly integrate Red Hat, particularly because of Red Hat’s unique culture. Our research into the calibre of the new management team at IBM gives us confidence that they should be able to execute sufficiently well to minimize this risk.

The second risk is that the hyper-scale cloud players – Amazon, Microsoft and Google – provide their own container management platforms and that clients prefer them. We expect Red Hat to co-exist alongside these larger cloud providers’ offerings; some customers prefer to have a single container platform and toolkit across all public cloud players, rather than training their developers on multiple hyperscale container platforms.

At the time of purchase, IBM’s shares traded on a 7.1% estimated free cash flow yield, after adjusting for its operational debt and pension. We think this valuation helps to compensate for the risks, particularly given the opportunity for revenue growth to accelerate.

We initiated a position in ServiceMaster in February. The company provides pest control, cleaning and restoration services. The company’s key asset is the Terminix pest control business, which accounts for 80% of the company’s profits and is the second largest pest control company in the U.S. Its intangible assets are a combination of brand power and a network of branches that enables it to serve national commercial accounts across the U.S.

We think ServiceMaster can sustainably improve its free cash flow compounding, which should lead to a re-rating of its shares. The company is in the midst of a turnaround, having previously been mismanaged and underinvested. The turnaround began in 2017. Since then, management and the board have overhauled its senior executive team, spun-off its warranty business (now trading as Frontdoor), separated the residential and commercial pest control businesses, and changed the compensation structure to encourage a greater focus on service levels and greater equity ownership.

In January of this year, the company announced plans to become a pure play pest control company by selling its cleaning and restoration services business. It completed the sale in September. We think all these actions should help the company improve organic revenue growth, margins and the balance sheet.

There are three main risks to the investment thesis. The first is the impact of COVID-19. However, pest control tends to be a non-discretionary expenditure, and the category held up relatively well in the 2008/ 2009 Global Financial crisis. The second is that the turnaround stalls or falters and the company is unable to sell its cleaning and restoration services business. The third is that elevated termite litigation claims in Mobile, Alabama, end up being higher than expected or spread to other regions. We have factored these claims into our forecasts.

It was the market’s reaction to the third risk that gave us the opportunity to purchase the shares at a 6.0% estimated free cash flow yield. We began with a relatively small position size to reflect the risks posed by the ongoing termite claims, and the company’s ability to sell the cleaning and restoration services business given the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and credit conditions.

We initiated a position in WWE, the leading global wrestling entertainment company, in January. WWE is a well-invested business with unique, fully integrated media content production and distribution assets: the WWE brand, its cast and characters, and its distribution rights.

 

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We think WWE has attractive long-term growth prospects based on a combination of its expanding global presence, its brand-enhancing investments, and the increasing value of its TV rights. For example, in 2018 WWE returned to U.S. broadcast TV for the first time in a decade with a 360% increase in the value of its TV rights. There is an opportunity to increase future U.S. TV rights renewal rates given the good value they offer relative to other top tier sports rights.

Internationally, WWE is broadcast in 25 languages in 180 countries. By creating resonant, localized content, the company should be able to continue to increase the value of its international media rights. If successful, WWE should be able to increase revenue and operating margins. Encouragingly, WWE announced a five-year extension of its broadcast rights in India, a top 5 market, with Sony Pictures Network at the end of March.

The opportunity to purchase the shares came with the departure of the company’s two co-presidents at the end of January. The departures raised market concerns about the company’s capital allocation priorities. WWE’s share price fell 22% on the day of the announcement to a level approximately 50% below its April 2019 peak. We assessed this to be an overreaction that created an opportunity to invest in a unique business with a strong net cash balance sheet and highly visible revenues at an attractive valuation. We purchased the shares at a 5.1% estimated free cash flow yield.

After our purchase in January, COVID-19 has clearly affected the company, disrupting its live events. The company is continuing to deliver its key Raw, Smackdown and NXT programs to its broadcast partners, however, the lack of ringside fans appears to have curbed WWE’s television appeal. We do not expect this to have a long-term impact on the company or our investment thesis. Financially, WWE has a strong balance sheet that is net cash.

Final Sales

We completed the final sale of Chipotle Mexican Grill in November. We established the position in November 2017. The company has performed well, recovering not only from the food safety scares of 2015 but also making several operational improvements that have helped same-store-sales and restaurant-level-margins return to close to their pre-2015 levels. We continue to see opportunity for further sales, profit and cash flow growth. However, given the strong share price appreciation, Chipotle’s shares traded below our valuation hurdle and so we sold the position.

As discussed in the section on initial purchases, we sold the position in Facebook in July. Given the rapid share price appreciation since we initiated the position in March, the valuation no longer provided adequate compensation for the risks the company faces.

We sold the position in Imperial Brands in May. It has been a disappointing and costly investment since we established the position in March 2017. Imperial remains highly free cash generative and offers a well-covered dividend yield of 9.4%. However, the company’s ability to compound free cash flow has become increasingly constrained due to the strategic and execution challenges in its next generation product (“NGP”) portfolio, as well as the geographic mix of its core tobacco business.

New CEO Stefan Bomhard joined the company at the start of July. We think he can further rationalize NGP investment, simplify the company’s overly complex geographic footprint, and rebuild investor confidence through improved transparency. Imperial Brands’ shares trade on an estimated 11.0% free cash flow yield, after adjusting for the debt on its balance sheet.

Despite the attractive valuation, we decided there are better risk/reward options available for the US Franchise portfolio, particularly given the limited capacity to hold non-US listed businesses. Non-US securities effectively have to cross a higher hurdle to be included in the Fund.

We completed the final sale of Molson Coors in June. The company’s shares held up better than we felt was warranted during the initial phase of the market downturn in late February and early March, particularly given the company’s exposure to the lockdown in the US. Having completed a substantial portion of the disposal early on, we were price sensitive sellers and tried to take advantage of the stock’s comparatively high volatility to complete the rest of the sale in mid-June.

We initiated the position in April 2017. Margins at the company have expanded in line with our original thesis. However, Molson Coors has faced two unexpected headwinds. First, US beer category volume growth in the past three years has deteriorated relative to long-term historic category volume trends, despite the generally healthier economy over most of that period. Second, innovation in the company’s premium beer portfolio has lagged and its premium beers have failed to grow ahead of its mainstream and economy beer segments. As a result, profits stagnated instead of growing in the low-single-digits as we had originally anticipated.

Looking back, we made a number of mistakes. We over-emphasized margin expansion in our thesis and under-estimated the burden of the moderately stretched balance sheet. We also assumed that family ownership would drive alignment and lead to improved execution. This has not happened and there are a handful of lessons here to help shape how we balance these sorts of risks with valuation in the future.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

We sold the position in Tiffany in March. We established the position in February 2019, following the market correction in the fourth quarter of 2018. Tiffany’s unique position in the luxury jewelry market was underscored by LVMH’s $135 per share bid for the company in November 2019. With that agreed bid acting as a floor to the share price, the shares held up relatively well in the first quarter of 2020. Given the limited upside potential, we sold the position and used the proceeds to fund the initial purchases outlined above.

We remain completely dedicated to investing our clients’ portfolios in keeping with the rigors of the Franchise quality and value criteria. As ever, we measure our success through long-term investment results and enduring client relationships. We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you in the coming years.

 

LOGO

Hassan Elmasry, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Michael Allison, CFA

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Richard Crosthwaite

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Sandeep Ghela

Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Karim Ladha, CFA

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Jayson Vowles, CFA

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Principal Investment Risks: Fund holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. All investments carry a certain amount of risk, and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. The value of the Fund’s investments will fluctuate with market conditions, and the value of your investment in the Fund also will vary. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could perform worse than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not deposits of a bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The main risks of investing in the Fund are set out in the Fund’s Prospectus, which can be obtained at www.franchisepartners.com/funds or by calling 855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902.

The comments and free cash flow yield estimates reflect the views of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP at the time of writing, unless otherwise indicated, and are subject to change without notice to the recipients of this document. Free cash flow yield estimates are based on the firm’s proprietary research and methodology.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 
   

Percentage

of Net

Assets

        Shares     Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS

    98.3%               

Biotechnology

    4.1%        

Corteva Inc.

        2,356,119     $ 67,879,788  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services

    2.1%        

ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc.(a)

        898,608       35,836,487  
       

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals

    7.7%        

Apple Inc.

        529,334       61,302,171  

International Business Machines Corp.

        550,094       66,929,937  
       

 

 

 
          128,232,108  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

    6.2%        

S&P Global Inc.

        152,952       55,154,491  

Western Union Co.

        2,284,138       48,949,078  
       

 

 

 
          104,103,569  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Support Services

    2.0%        

IAA Inc.(a)

        650,130       33,852,269  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    2.3%        

Alcon Inc.(a)

        688,792       39,111,689  
       

 

 

 

Information Services

    0.8%        

Equifax Inc.

        85,640       13,436,916  
       

 

 

 

Insurance

    4.1%        

Aon PLC - Class A

        332,496       68,593,925  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

    9.8%        

Alphabet Inc. - Class A(a)

        25,606       37,528,154  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

        42,421       72,568,756  

eBay Inc.

        1,032,808       53,809,297  
       

 

 

 
          163,906,207  
       

 

 

 

IT Services

    3.7%        

Accenture PLC - Class A

        271,368       61,326,454  
       

 

 

 

Media

    11.6%        

Fox Corp. - Class A

        2,725,370       75,847,047  

News Corp. - Class A

        4,106,804       57,577,392  

News Corp. - Class B

        1,566,403       21,898,314  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. - Class A

        982,350       39,755,705  
       

 

 

 
          195,078,458  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

    11.5%        

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

        1,070,421       64,535,682  

Johnson & Johnson

        504,944       75,176,063  

Novartis AG - REG

        612,436       53,134,749  
       

 

 

 
          192,846,494  
       

 

 

 

Software

    13.5%        

Autodesk Inc.(a)

        64,579       14,918,395  

Electronic Arts Inc.(a)

        428,838       55,924,763  

Microsoft Corp.

        343,981       72,349,524  

Oracle Corp.

        1,398,361       83,482,152  
       

 

 

 
            226,674,834  
       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 
   

Percentage

of Net

Assets

        Shares     Value  

 

 

Tobacco

    12.7%               

Altria Group Inc.

        1,409,133     $ 54,448,899  

British American Tobacco PLC

        1,860,469       66,678,228  

Philip Morris International Inc.

        1,230,516       92,276,395  
       

 

 

 
          213,403,522  
       

 

 

 

Toys/Games/Hobbies

    6.2%        

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

        184,917       104,604,828  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,330,527,643)

          1,648,887,548  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,330,527,643)

    98.3%           1,648,887,548  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

    1.7%           29,037,450  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%         $ 1,677,924,998  
       

 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

Abbreviations:

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2020, the Fund’s investments were concentrated in the following countries:

 

Country Allocation (Unaudited)   

Percentage

      of Net Assets      

 

 

 

United States

     82.6%  

Japan

     6.2     

Switzerland

     5.5     

United Kingdom

     4.0     

 

 

Total

     98.3%  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Independent

Franchise Partners

US Equity Fund

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost: $1,330,527,643)

   $ 1,648,887,548  

Cash

     33,598,032  

Foreign currency (Cost: $1,692)

     1,645  

Receivable for dividends

     4,105,018  

Reclaims receivable

     2,764,662  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,324,050  

Prepaid expenses

     6,573  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,691,687,528  

Liabilities:

  

Securities purchased payable

     12,063,971  

Capital shares redeemed payable

     200,000  

Investment advisory fees payable

     956,693  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     469,753  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     13,814  

Risk Officer fees payable

     8,000  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     50,299  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     13,762,530  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,677,924,998  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,677,924,998  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     85,071,919  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 19.72  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,199,432,998  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     478,492,000  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     1,677,924,998  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Independent

Franchise Partners

US Equity Fund

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $559,373)

   $ 36,094,896  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     10,906,679  

Accounting and Administration

     933,508  

Regulatory and Compliance

     164,844  

Risk Officer

     28,546  

Trustees

     52,830  

Other

     143,887  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     12,230,294  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     23,864,602  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     349,104,887  

Net increase from payments by affiliates

     271,684  

Net realized gains from foreign currency transactions

     37,029  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (116,273,609

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency

     189,122  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains from investment activities

     233,329,113  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     257,193,715  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

     Independent Franchise Partners
US Equity Fund
 
     2020     2019  

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 23,864,602     $ 33,123,824  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment and foreign currency transactions

     349,413,600       111,691,667  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     (116,084,487     25,037,278  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     257,193,715       169,852,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (165,226,614     (135,851,949
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (165,226,614     (135,851,949
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     84,665,411       106,291,312  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     158,832,872       130,469,928  

Value of shares redeemed

     (786,062,798     (267,284,191
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (542,564,515     (30,522,951
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (450,597,414     3,477,869  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     2,128,522,412       2,125,044,543  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $       1,677,924,998     $       2,128,522,412  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sold

     4,371,881       5,806,665  

Reinvested

     8,693,644       8,384,957  

Redeemed

     (42,009,553     (14,716,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     (28,944,028     (525,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years indicated

 

 

 

    Independent Franchise Partners
US Equity Fund
 
   

Year Ended

  September 30,  

2020

 

   

Year Ended

  September 30,  

2019

 

   

Year Ended

  September 30,  

2018

 

   

Year Ended

  September 30,  

2017

 

   

Year Ended

  September 30,  

2016

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 18.67     $ 18.55     $ 17.66     $ 16.21     $ 14.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.37       0.30       0.28       0.23       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

    2.72       1.06       1.51       1.80       2.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.09       1.36       1.79       2.03       2.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

         

From net investment income

    (0.37     (0.31     (0.24     (0.22     (0.24

From net realized gains on investments

    (1.68     (0.93     (0.66     (0.36     (0.93
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

    (2.05     (1.24     (0.90     (0.58     (1.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from redemption fees

    0.01       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

    1.05       0.12       0.89       1.45       1.64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.72     $ 18.67     $ 18.55     $ 17.66     $ 16.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    17.50 %(c)       8.67     10.34     12.99     20.23

Ratios/Supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

  $ 1,677,925     $ 2,128,522     $ 2,125,045     $ 1,929,030     $ 1,558,064  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.76     0.76     0.76     0.77     0.79

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.49     1.62     1.54     1.42     1.64

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.76     0.76 %(d)       0.76 %(d)       0.77     0.79

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    43.46     37.99     38.63     30.72     19.29

 

 

 

(a)

Redemption fees were less than $0.005 per share.

(b)

Total return excludes redemption fees.

(c)

During the period, the Adviser reimbursed the fund for a loss realized in connection with a trade error. Such payment represented 0.02% to the Fund’s total return.

(d)

During the years shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(e)

Portfolio turnover rate includes applicable corporate action activity and securities trading as a result of investor subscription and redemption activity.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated June 21, 2018. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (the “IFP US Equity Fund” or “Fund”) is a series of the Trust. These financial statements and notes only relate to the IFP US Equity Fund.

The Fund is a non-diversified fund, meaning it may invest in a smaller number of companies than a diversified fund, and seeks to achieve an attractive long-term rate of return.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trustees as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

When the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price), the Fund’s Fair Value Committee may in good faith establish a fair value for that security in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The Fund identifies possible fluctuations in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party pricing service to fair value its international equity securities.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

Fund   

Level 1 –

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2 –

Other Significant

 Observable Inputs 

    

Level 3 –

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

           

Common Stocks(1)

     $     1,648,887,548      $      $      $ 1,648,887,548  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     $ 1,648,887,548      $      $      $     1,648,887,548  
  

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See investment industries in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2020, there were no Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2020.

CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The Fund may engage in spot currency transactions for the purpose of foreign security settlement and operational processes. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. At financial reporting period ends, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

 

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IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on an annual basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

REDEMPTION FEES

The Fund will charge a redemption fee of up to 0.25% of the total redemption amount if you sell your shares, regardless of the length of time you have held your shares and subject to certain exceptions and limitations described in the prospectus. The redemption fee is paid directly to the Fund and is intended to encourage long-term investment in the Fund, to facilitate portfolio management and to avoid (or compensate the Fund for the impact of) transaction and other Fund expenses incurred as a result of shareholder redemptions. Redemption fees charged for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $860,901 and $564,454, respectively, and are reflected within the value of shares redeemed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2020, the Fund did not have material uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Independent Franchise Partners, LLP (the “Adviser” or “IFP”) to provide investment management services to the Fund. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets at the following annualized rates:

 

Adviser’s Assets

Under Management(1)

  

Scale Discount for

Assets in each Range(1)

  Annualized Rate(1)  

Effective Overall Annual

Fee(1)

 

First $1 billion

     0.88%   0.88%

$1 - 2 billion

   0.10%   0.78%   at $2 billion 0.83%

$2 - 3 billion

   0.20%   0.68%   at $3 billion 0.78%

$3 - 4 billion

   0.30%   0.58%   at $4 billion 0.73%

$4 - 5 billion

   0.40%   0.48%   at $5 billion 0.68%

Above $5 billion

       0.68%

 

(1) 

The Adviser’s total assets under management at the end of each calendar quarter are used to calculate the effective annual fee to be applied during the next calendar quarter. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the effective annualized rate was 0.68% given the Adviser’s total assets under management were in excess of $5 billion during the year. Effective October 1, 2020 the Adviser reduced its management fee annual rate by 0.04% for each asset tier.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor an annual $5,000 fee for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust certain annual and transaction-based fees, a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of $175,000 relating to these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual base fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC (“Carne”) provides Risk Management and Oversight Services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Carne, including providing the Risk Officer to the Fund to administer the Fund risk program and oversee the analysis of investment performance and performance of service providers. The Fund has agreed to pay Carne an annual fee of $30,000 for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Carne pursuant to this agreement are reflected as “Risk Officer” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, Carne or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2020, the Trust paid each Independent Trustee compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $120,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2020, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $367,500. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” expenses on the Statement of Operations.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2020, there were no expenses reduced by the Adviser. Any fees waived or expenses reimbursed during a fiscal year are not subject to repayment from the Fund to the Adviser in subsequent fiscal years.

During the year, the Adviser made a payment of $271,684 to the Fund as disclosed on the Statement of Operations to reimburse for a loss realized in connection with a trade error. Such payment represented 0.02% to the Fund’s total return.

 

C.

Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund     Cost of Purchases        Proceeds from sales   

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

   $ 684,947,254      $ 711,100,070  

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2020, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost     

Tax

Unrealized

    Appreciation    

    

Tax

Unrealized

    (Depreciation)    

   

  Net Unrealized  

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

   $  1,340,777,759      $ 402,831,200      $ (94,721,411   $ 308,109,789  

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 for the Fund was as follows:

 

IFP US Equity Fund     Ordinary Income      

Net Long

Term Gains

    

Total Taxable

Distributions

    

      Tax Return      

of Capital

    

 Total Distributions 

Paid

 

 

 

2020

   $ 36,780,971      $     128,445,643      $     165,226,614      $      $ 165,226,614  

2019

     51,861,949        83,990,000        135,851,949               135,851,949  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund  

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed Long

Term Capital

Gains

   

Accumulated

Earnings

   

Distributions

Payable

   

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Total

Accumulated

Earnings

 

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

    $36,085,921       $134,151,187       $170,237,108       $ —       $ —       $308,254,892       $478,492,000  

At September 30 2020, the latest tax year end, the Fund had no capital loss carry-forwards available to offset future net capital gains.

 

E.

In-Kind Transactions

Certain shareholders in the Fund received securities rather than cash for their redemption amounts in accordance with the provisions of the Fund. These shareholders received securities with a fair value equal to the value of the number of shares they owned at the current net asset value at the redemption date.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

In-kind withdrawals of $611,922,128 are reflected within the “Value of shares redeemed” on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, and net gains of $183,574,687 on the securities distributed to shareholders are reflected within the “Net realized gains from investment transactions” on the Statement of Operations.

 

F.

Concentration of Ownership Risk

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

G.

Other Risks

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

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LOGO

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust and Shareholders of Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (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 September 30, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 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 audit. 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 audit of these financial statements 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 audit 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 audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

Chicago, Illinois

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Advisers Investment Trust since 2011.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, One North Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606
    T:(312) 298 2000 , F:(312) 298 2001, www.pwc.com/us

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Other Federal Tax Information

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 are designated as Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”), as defined in the Act, subject to reduced tax rates in 2020:

 

Fund          QDI Percentage        

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

     73.48

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the Fund qualifies for the Dividends-Received Deduction (“DRD”) for corporate shareholders:

 

Fund   

Corporate

      DRD Percentage      

 

 

 

IFP US Equity Fund

     66.61

 

B.

Summary of Fund Holdings as of September 30, 2020

 

Market Exposure  

 

 
Equity Securities        % of Net Assets      

 

 

Software

     13.5%  

Tobacco

     12.7     

Media

     11.6     

Pharmaceuticals

     11.6     

Internet Software & Services

     9.7     

Computers & Peripherals

     7.7     

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     6.2     

Diversified Financials

     6.2     

Insurance

     4.1     

Biotechnology

     4.1     

IT Services

     3.7     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.3     

Commercial Services

     2.1     

Diversified Support Services

     2.0     

Information Services

     0.8     

 

 

Total

     98.3%  

 

 

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

5 Largest Security Positions  

 

 
Issuer        % of Net Assets      

 

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     6.2%  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     5.5     

Oracle Corp.

     5.0     

Fox Corp. - Class A

     4.5     

Johnson & Johnson

     4.5     

 

 

Total

     25.7%  

 

 

 

C.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2020 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this 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 in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

    

  Expense

  Ratio

    

Beginning Account

Value

4/1/2020

    

  Ending Account  

Value

9/30/2020

    

Expenses Paid

    4/1/20–9/30/20*    

 

 

 

Actual

     0.76%                      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,280.50      $ 4.33  

Hypothetical

     0.76%                      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.20      $ 3.84  

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

 

D.

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) and Independent Franchise Partners, LLP (the “Adviser”) with respect to the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (the “Fund”) be approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement to determine whether the Agreement is fair to the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered and approved

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund at a meeting held via videoconference on June 11, 2020 in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s order extending no-action relief from the requirements in Sections 15(c) and 32(a) of the 1940 Act and Rules 12b-1(b)(2) and 15a-4(b)(2)(ii) that votes of the Board be cast at a meeting held in-person.

The Board requested, and the Adviser provided, both written and oral reports containing information and data related to the following: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows; and (v) whether the fee level reflects these economies of scale to the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders.

The Board examined the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser. The Board considered the terms of the Agreement, information and reports provided by the Adviser on its business, personnel and operations, and advisory services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s investment philosophy and portfolio construction processes, the Adviser’s compliance program, pending material litigation (or lack thereof), insurance coverage, business continuity program, and information security practices. The Board noted that, as set forth in the reports provided by the Adviser, there had been no material compliance issues or concerns raised or encountered since the last renewal of the Agreement and that there had been no material compliance issues in the past 36 months with respect to the Fund or any other fund managed by the Adviser. The Board then considered key risks associated with the Fund and ways in which those risks are mitigated. Taking in to account the personnel involved in servicing the Fund as well as the materials provided by the Adviser, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality, extent, and nature of the services expected from the Adviser.

The Board reviewed the investment performance of the Fund and examined the selected peer groups and benchmark for the Fund. The Board reviewed the Fund’s performance compared to a peer selection based on the eVestment Large Cap Value universe and the eVestment Large Cap US Equity universe for one-month, three-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, and since inception periods through March 31, 2020. The Board also reviewed the performance of another fund advised by the Adviser with a similar investment mandate for one-month, three-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, and since inception periods through March 31, 2020. After considering the information presented to it, the Board expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Fund and the Adviser.

The Board reviewed the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser, including assertions related to compensation and profitability. The Board discussed the advisory fee paid by the Fund and the total operating expenses of the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser received a management fee of 0.68% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Board reviewed the investment advisory fee paid by the Fund in comparison to the investment advisory fees paid by the funds within the appropriate peer group, noting that the fee was competitive with the fees paid by its peers. The Board then reviewed the advisory fees paid by the other fund and accounts managed by the Adviser with similar investment mandates and noted that the Fund paid the same investment advisory fee as the fund and accounts. The Board then considered the expense cap for the Fund noting that the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive fees and or reimburse expenses to limit total annual fund operating expenses to 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. After considering the comparative data provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio were reasonable.

The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund and considered the information provided by the Adviser. Among other things, the Board considered the overall financial condition of the Adviser and representations made thereto and to the overall importance of the Fund’s relationship to the Adviser’s business strategy. The Board examined the Fund’s profit margin and the Adviser’s overall profitability. The Board concluded that, based on both the written and oral reports provided by the Adviser, the profit margin was reasonable.

In considering the economies of scale for the Fund, the Board considered the marketing and distribution plans for the Fund, its capacity, and breakeven point. The Board noted than other than the investment advisory fee, the Adviser derived no other fees or monetary benefits from the Fund. The Board also noted that the Fund does not assess and the Adviser does not receive Rule 12b-1 fees, that soft dollars are not a consideration for broker selection, and that the Adviser paid all third-party research expenses directly.

In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor or factors that were all-important or controlling; and each Trustee assigned different weights to various factors considered.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

On September 9, 2020 the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust considered a proposal from the Adviser to lower the management fee for the Fund from 0.88% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to 0.84% of the Fund’s average daily net assets effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, less a scale discount based on the Adviser’s combined total assets under management, and from 0.84% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets effective October 1, 2021, less a scale discount based on the Adviser’s combined total assets under management. In its deliberations, the Board considered information submitted by IFP in connection with the previous renewal of the Agreement on June 11, 2020 as well as performance and fee information provided by IFP regarding the reduction in fees. Among other things, the Board considered information presented to it related to the Fund’s performance and management fee compared to its peers and the impact of the management fee on profitability. The Board further noted that while the Adviser’s total assets under management remain above $5 billion, the effective overall annual fee for the Fund will be 0.64% for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.The Board further noted that effective October 1, 2021, provided the Adviser’s total assets under management remained above $5 billion, the effective overall annual fee for the Fund would be 0.60%. The Adviser’s total assets under management at the end of each calendar quarter will be used to calculate the effective annual fee to be applied during the next calendar quarter. The Board reviewed the management fee paid by the Fund and the total operating expenses of the Fund. After considering the information provided by IFP, the Board concluded that lowering the management fee, as proposed, was reasonable.

 

E.

Other Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by writing to the Fund at Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) 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 (i) without charge, by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT (or on Form N-PORT’s predecessor form, Form N-Q). The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free).

 

F.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office /Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds 2007 to present; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds 2014 to present.    12    Diamond Hill Funds

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.    12    None

Michael M. Van Buskirk

Year of Birth: 1947

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Boston Trust Walden Funds 1992 to present.    12    Boston Trust Walden Funds

1   The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940Act, and each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

David M. Whitaker2

Year of Birth: 1971

   Trustee    Indefinite/ July 2017 to present    President, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2011 to present; Director, Portland Air Freight, 2011 to present; Director, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2018 to present.    12    PAF Transportation

Daniel P. Houlihan3

Year of Birth: 1966

   Trustee    Indefinite/ March 2016 to present    Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, 2008 to present; Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2017 to present; Vice Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2014 to 2017.    12    None

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President    Indefinite/ August 2017 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

Scott Craven Jones

Year of Birth: 1962

   Risk Officer    Indefinite/ July 2014 to present    Director, Carne Global Financial Services, Inc., 2013 to present.    N/A    N/A

Rodney L. Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/ March 2019 to present    Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services) (2016 to present); Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, LLC (April 2008 to July 2016).    N/A    N/A

Troy Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/ July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2009 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

IFP US EQUITY FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Trent Statczar

Year of Birth: 1971

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/ July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2008 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

Toni M. Bugni

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2018 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2011 to present.    N/A    N/A

Deanna Y. Pellack

Year of Birth: 1987

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2018 to present    Vice President, Global Fund Services, Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2019 to present; Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2014 to 2019.    N/A    N/A

1The mailing address of Messrs. Whitaker, Ruehle, Sheets, and Statczar is 690 Taylor Road, Suite 210, Gahanna, Ohio 43230. The mailing address of Messrs. Houlihan and Jones and Mses. Nelligan, Bugni, and Pellack is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

2 Mr. Whitaker is the President of Foreside Financial Group, LLC and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

3 Mr. Houlihan is an Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 855-233-0437.

 

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Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

·  

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

·  

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

·  

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


Investment Adviser

Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Level 1, 10 Portman Square

London, W1H 6AZ

United Kingdom

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902


 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

     1  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     4  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     6  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     7  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     8  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     9  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     10  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     16  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     17  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Class I Shares from inception on March 27, 2018 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

    

    One Year    

Return

 

    Since Inception    

Return

 

    Gross Expense    

Ratio *

 

    Net Expense    

Ratio *

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund – Class I

  13.47%   14.70%   3.16%   0.66%

S&P 500 Index

  15.15%   12.76%   -   -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Fund commenced operations on March 27, 2018.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-252-5393 or 312-630-6583.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index an unmanaged index consisting of securities listed on exchanges in the United States of America. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other investment expenses, and is expressed in U.S. Dollars. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020

 

 

Portfolio Commentary

For the 12 months ending September 30, 2020, the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (Total Return Net Dividends). Our lack of exposure to energy, a sector that was down 45% for the 12 months period, was the leading contributor to relative results. Our underweight to industrials also added to relative performance. Stock selection to consumer staples was the largest detractor from relative performance followed by our underweight to information technology.

Leading contributors to Fund absolute performance during the period were Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Paypal Holdings Inc.

Amazon held up well earlier this year thanks in part to the increased demand for fresh food and household goods during the Covid-19 outbreak. The company has invested heavily in one-day shipping logistics and is well-placed to meet the surge in demand for e-commerce in the U.S. and globally. The company reported stronger than expected results for 2Q and guidance into 3Q as NA e-commerce growth rates have continued to remain strong. Amazon Web Services (AWS) also sustained at a high growth level. Amazon is the leading player in ecommerce in North America, and has leading positions in several markets in Europe, as well as India and Japan. Amazon was able to do this by offering very competitive pricing, free shipping for Prime members, and convenience. Amazon also has the leading position globally in Cloud services with AWS.

Microsoft stock likely benefited from expectations for continued strong trends in its Azure business, as cloud computing remains a critical resource for businesses. The company’s core software franchises (e.g. Office, Windows) should remain important despite near-term economic disruption. The company was also beneficiary of accelerated e-commerce adoption post-COVID. Once defined by its reliance on a PC-centric world, Microsoft has successfully transformed into more of a cloud first company. The company has built Azure into a leading public cloud provider, with natural strengths in hybrid cloud and ability to sell to enterprises. In addition, the shift to cloud computing is driving growth in its traditional franchises, as the company is shifting to more of a SaaS (software as a service) model. Under CEO Satya Nadella, we believe MSFT has become a much more open technology company that is now able to go after larger, addressable markets. In our view, MSFT offers an attractive combination of durable franchises and strong earnings growth.

Paypal was a beneficiary of accelerated e-commerce adoption post-COVID. PayPal has established itself as the dominant on-line digital payments business, operating in a space where many competitors have come and gone over the years. There is a long, highly visible secular tailwind of businesses moving from off-line to on-line, and PayPal is participating in that growth with a strong competitive advantage driven by its two-sided network. PayPal has successfully created closer partnerships with networks and issuers and built a more platform-based business model to get more deeply entrenched with clients and improve its value proposition. The company has also made savvy acquisitions to further bolster its product offerings and competitive position.

Leading detractors from Fund absolute performance during the period were Constellation Brands Inc., Wells Fargo & Co. and Anheuser-Busch Inbev.

Constellation Brands was down in a broad market sell-off earlier this year. We exited the position on the news that Constellation Brands’ Mexico plants would be closed for an undefined period under Mexico’s COVID-19 restrictions, putting key supply at risk.

Wells Fargo’s performance was impacted by the delays in implementing operational risk enhancements to the satisfaction of the regulators. We exited the position in late 2019.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020

 

 

Covid hit alcohol companies hard as bars, restaurants were closed and social gatherings discouraged. Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) is the world’s largest brewer and dominates the beer market in most of the countries in which it operates. Globally, it has roughly one fourth of beer volumes and close to one half of global beer profits. We believe ABI is best in class on costs among Consumer Staples companies, not just brewers. Management has historically executed well on its acquisitions and generates high levels of free cash.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

    Percentage

of Net

Assets

       Shares             Value  

COMMON STOCKS

   99.8%     

Communication Services

   10.6%     

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

        511     $ 750,966  

Comcast Corp. - Class A

        10,109       467,642  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(a)

        3,854       502,600  

Walt Disney (The) Co.

        2,985       370,379  
       

 

 

 
              2,091,587  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

   16.3%     

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

        337       1,061,122  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

        174       297,658  

Dollar General Corp.

        2,343       491,140  

Home Depot (The), Inc.

        1,076       298,816  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

        1,879       235,890  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

        436       201,031  

Ross Stores, Inc.

        4,849       452,509  

Starbucks Corp.

        2,247       193,062  
       

 

 

 
          3,231,228  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

   17.2%     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class B

        18,065       629,097  

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

        4,411       237,665  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

        1,784       316,928  

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

        12,173       600,981  

Hershey (The) Co.

        2,437       349,319  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

        13,421       771,036  

PepsiCo, Inc.

        3,595       498,267  
       

 

 

 
          3,403,293  
       

 

 

 

Financials

   7.1%     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)

        4,070       866,666  

CME Group, Inc.

        2,183       365,237  

M&T Bank Corp.

        1,853       170,643  
       

 

 

 
          1,402,546  
       

 

 

 

Health Care

   18.4%     

Abbott Laboratories

        2,862       311,471  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

        2,168       504,450  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

        13,347       509,989  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

        506       359,027  

Johnson & Johnson

        5,065       754,077  

Medtronic PLC

        4,317       448,623  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

        2,458       766,331  
       

 

 

 
          3,653,968  
       

 

 

 

Industrials

   3.6%     

Copart, Inc.(a)

        1,970       207,165  

Graco, Inc.

        3,458       212,148  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

        946       298,454  
       

 

 

 
          717,767  
       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

    Percentage

of Net

Assets

         Shares             Value  

Information Technology

     24.9%       

Adobe, Inc.(a)

        820     $ 402,153  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

        4,218       416,654  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

        2,048       692,572  

Microsoft Corp.

        6,078       1,278,386  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

        2,478       388,575  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

        2,033       400,562  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

        812       204,072  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

        967       206,919  

Teradyne, Inc.

        3,337       265,158  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

        3,448       689,496  
       

 

 

 
          4,944,547  
       

 

 

 

Materials

     1.7%       

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

        488       340,009  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,347,552)

          19,784,945  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     0.1%       

Northern Institutional U.S. Government Select Portfolio – Shares Class, 0.03%(b)

        10,826       10,826  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,826)

          10,826  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,358,378)

     99.9%          19,795,771  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     0.1%          20,638  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%        $     19,816,409  
       

 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)7-day current yield as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

At September 30, 2020, the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund’s investments (excluding short-term investments) were domiciled in the following countries:

 

CONCENTRATION BY COUNTRY    % OF NET ASSETS

United States

   93.2%

Canada

   3.2   

Ireland

   2.2   

All other countries less than 2%

   1.2   

Total

   99.8%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Vontobel  

U.S. Equity  

Institutional Fund  

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost: $15,358,378)

   $ 19,795,771  

Receivable for dividends

     13,147  

Reclaims receivable

     3,363  

Receivable for investments sold

     77,035  

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     54,522  

Prepaid expenses

     3,992  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     19,947,830  

Liabilities:

  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     74,041  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     12,295  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     45,085  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     131,421  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 19,816,409  
  

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 19,816,409  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     1,439,443  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.77  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 15,019,368  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     4,797,041  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 19,816,409  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Vontobel  

U.S. Equity  

Institutional Fund  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $2,411)

   $ 207,022  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     87,237  

Accounting and Administration

     166,870  

Regulatory and Compliance

     150,103  

Trustees

     52,830  

Legal

     33,711  

Other

     89,867  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     580,618  

Expenses reduced by Adviser

     (467,284
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     113,334  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     93,688  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     379,659  

Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions

     (314

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,030,417  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency

     1  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains from investment activities

     2,409,763  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         2,503,451  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

     Vontobel
U.S. Equity
Institutional Fund
 
     2020     2019  

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 93,688     $ 105,426  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment and foreign currency transactions

     379,345       150,010  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     2,030,418       1,241,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     2,503,451       1,497,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (300,442     (76,471
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (300,442     (76,471
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions (Class I Shares):

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,715,528       3,069,595  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     38,536       3,538  

Value of shares redeemed

     (61,399     (43
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     1,692,665       3,073,090  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     3,895,674       4,493,819  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     15,920,735       11,426,916  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $           19,816,409     $           15,920,735  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions (Class I Shares):

    

Sold

     151,580       265,460  

Reinvested

     3,001       349  

Redeemed

     (4,570     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     150,011       265,805  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund         

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2020

   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2019

   

Period Ended

    September 30,    

2018(a)

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 12.35     $ 11.16     $ 10.00  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

        

Net investment income(b)

       0.07       0.09       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

       1.58       1.17       1.11  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.65       1.26       1.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

        

From net investment income

       (0.09     (0.07      

From net realized gains

       (0.14            
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

       (0.23     (0.07      
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

       1.42       1.19       1.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.77     $ 12.35     $ 11.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

       13.47     11.46     11.60

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 19,816     $ 15,921     $ 11,427  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

       0.65     0.65     0.65

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

       0.54     0.82     0.84

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d)

       3.33     3.15     2.93

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

       57.97     27.31     20.78

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from March 27, 2018, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2018.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated June 21, 2018. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust and commenced operations on March 27, 2018. These financial statements and notes only relate to the Fund.

The Fund is a diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trustees as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

When the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price), the Fund’s Fair Value Committee may in good faith establish a fair value for that security in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The Fund identifies possible fluctuations in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party pricing service to fair value its international equity securities.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

Fund   

Level 1 -

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2  -

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

           

Common Stocks*

     $ 19,784,945      $      $      $ 19,784,945  

Short-Term Investments

     10,826                      10,826  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     $       19,795,771      $      $      $       19,795,771  
  

 

 

 

*See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2020 there were no Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2020.

CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The functional and reporting currency for the Fund is the U.S. dollar. The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities on the Statements of Operations. The Fund may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through a forward foreign currency contract. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arising from sales of spot foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in Net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period are included in Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency on the Statement of Operations.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

The Fund may engage in spot currency transactions for the purpose of foreign security settlement and operational processes. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on an annual basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2020, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax return for the tax years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

OTHER RISKS

Securities markets outside the United States (“U.S.”), while growing in volume, have for the most part substantially less volume than U.S. markets, and many securities traded on these foreign markets are less liquid and their prices are more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In addition, settlement of trades in some non-U.S. markets is much slower and more subject to failure than in U.S. markets. Other risks associated with investing in foreign securities include, among other things, imposition of exchange control regulation by the U.S. or foreign governments, U.S. and foreign withholding taxes, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, policies of governments with respect to possible nationalization of their industries, and economic or political instability in foreign nations. There may be less publicly available information about certain foreign companies than would be the case for comparable companies in the U.S., and certain foreign companies may not be subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to or as uniform as those of U.S. companies.

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact to the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Vontobel”) to provide investment advisory services to the Fund. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets as set forth in the following table. The total fees incurred by the Fund pursuant to the Agreement is reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statements of Operations. In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that Total Annual Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, interest, taxes, short sale dividends and financing costs associated with the use of the cash proceeds on securities sold short, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses with underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) exceed the rates in the table below.

 

Fund    Class    Advisory Fee   

Expense

        Limitation        

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

  

Class I

  

0.50% on First $500 million

   0.65%
     

0.45% on assets over $500 million

  

The expense limitation agreement is effective until January 28, 2021 for the Fund at which time it will be subject to automatic renewal upon the effective date of the annual update to the the Fund’s registration statement. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, interest, taxes, short sale dividends and financing costs associated with the use of the cash proceeds on securities sold short, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the current expense limitation at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to Vontobel, expense waivers/reimbursements from Vontobel and paid expense recoupments to Vontobel as follows:

 

Fund   

Advisory

Fee to

Vontobel

    

Expenses

Reduced

by Vontobel

    

Advisory Fees

Recouped

by Vontobel

 

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $             87,237      $             467,286      $                     —  

The balances of recoverable expenses to Vontobel by the Fund at September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

For the:    Expiring             Vontobel  

 

 

Year Ended September 30 , 2018

     September 30, 2021                          $ 112,057  

Year Ended September 30, 2019

     September 30, 2022           308,332  

Year ended September 30, 2020

     September 30, 2023           467,284  
        

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

         $ 887,673  
        

 

 

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor $50,000 annually and reimburses for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, and certain per account and transaction charges. The Fund is subject to a minimum annual fee of $150,000 relating to these services, and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund, as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund has agreed to pay Foreside a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to an overall minimum annual fee of $150,000 for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2020 the Trust paid each Independent Trustee compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $120,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2020, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $367,500. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

C.

Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost of Purchases      Proceeds from sales  

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $ 11,641,350      $ 9,932,824  

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2020, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost     

Tax

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Tax

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $     15,423,290      $     4,507,109      $     (134,628   $     4,372,481  

The difference between the tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 for the Fund were as follows:

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund    Ordinary Income     

Net Long

Term Gains

    

Total Taxable

Distributions

    

Tax Return

of Capital

    

Total Distributions

Paid

 

 

 
2020    $           130,710          $       169,732      $       300,442      $             —      $       300,442  
2019      76,471               76,471               76,471  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Undistributed Long

Term Capital

Gains

    

Accumulated

Earnings

    

Distributions

Payable

    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Total

Accumulated

Earnings

 

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

     37,283        387,277        424,560                      4,372,481        4,797,041  

 

E.

Concentration by Ownership

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts including in certain omnibus or institutional accounts which typically hold shares for the benefit of other underlying investors. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

15


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2020, and the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, and the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, and the period from March 27, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2018 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust) at September 30, 2020, the results of its operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the changes in its net assets for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 and its financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, and the period from March 27, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2018, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on 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 Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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

Our audits included performing procedures to 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 September 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor on one or more investment companies in the Trust since 2013

New York, New York

November 20, 2020

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Other Federal Tax Information

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 are designated as Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”), as defined in the Act, subject to reduced tax rates in 2020:

 

     QDI Percentage        

 

 

US Equity Institutional Fund

     100.00

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the Fund qualifies for the Dividends-Received Deduction (“DRD”) for corporate shareholders:

 

    

Corporate      

DRD Percentage      

 

 

 

US Equity Institutional Fund

     100.00

 

B.

Summary of Fund Holdings as of September 30, 2020

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

Market Exposure

 

Equity Securities    % of Net Assets    

 

Software

   13.1%

Retail

   13.0   

Internet

   10.6   

Diversified Financial Services

   8.8   

Healthcare-Products

   8.2   

Beverages

   6.7   

Pharmaceuticals

   6.4   

Food

   5.7   

Insurance

   4.4   

Media

   4.2   

Healthcare-Services

   3.9   

Electronics

   2.1   

Commercial Services

   2.0   

Telecommunications

   2.0   

Chemicals

   1.7   

Aerospace/Defense

   1.5   

 

Market Exposure

 

Equity Securities    % of Net Assets    

 

Semiconductors

   1.3%

Apparel

   1.2   

Machinery-Diversified

   1.1   

Distribution/Wholesale

   1.0   

Banks

   0.9   

 

Total

   99.8%

 

5 Largest Security Positions

 

Issuer    % of Net Assets    

 

Microsoft Corp.

   6.4%

Amazon.com, Inc.

   5.4   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B

   4.4   

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

   3.9   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   3.9   

 

Total

   24.0%

 

 

 
C.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2020 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this 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 in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

    

Expense

Ratio

    

Beginning Account

Value

4/1/2020

    

Ending Account

Value

9/30/2020

    

*Expenses Paid

4/1/20–9/30/20

 

 

 

Actual

     0.65%                          $ 1,000.00      $         1,300.30      $ 3.74  

Hypothetical

     0.65%                          $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.75      $ 3.29  

*Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

 

D.

Other Information

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures by writing to the Trust in the name of the Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for each 12 month period ending June 30th is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at 866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583 and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT (or on Form N-PORT’s predecessor form, Form N-Q). The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 866-252-5393 (toll free).

 

E.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office/Length

of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds 2007 to present; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds 2014 to present.    12    Diamond Hill Funds

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.    12   

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office/Length

of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Michael M. Van Buskirk

Year of Birth: 1947

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Boston Trust Walden Funds 1992 to present.    12    Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

1 

The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

David M. Whitaker2

Year of Birth: 1971

   Trustee    Indefinite/ July 2017 to present    President, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2011 to present; Director, Portland Air Freight, 2011 to present; Director, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2018 to present.    12    PAF Transportation

Daniel P. Houlihan3

Year of Birth: 1966

   Trustee    Indefinite/ March 2016 to present    Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, 2008 to present; Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2017 to present; Vice Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2014 to 2017.    12    None

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President    Indefinite/ August 2017 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Rodney Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer    Indefinite/March 2019 to present    Director, Foreside Financial, Group, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, LLC, April 2008 to July 2016.    N/A    N/A

Troy Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/ July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc. 2009 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

Trent Statczar

Year of Birth: 1971

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc. 2008 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

Toni M. Bugni

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/March 2018 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2011 to present.    N/A    N/A

Deanna Y. Pellack

Year of Birth: 1987

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2018 to present    Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2019 to present; Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2014 to 2019.    N/A    N/A

1The mailing address of Messrs. Whitaker, Ruehle, Sheets, and Statczar is 690 Taylor Road, Suite 210, Gahanna, Ohio 43230. The mailing address of Messr. Houlihan and Mses. Nelligan, Bugni, and Pellack is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

2 Mr. Whitaker is the President of Foreside Financial Group, LLC and is therefore deemed to be an "interested person" of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

3 Mr. Houlihan is an Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company and is therefore deemed to be an "interested person" of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 866-252-5393.

 

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Vontobel U.S. Equity

Institutional Fund

(A series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

 

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

 

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


Investment Adviser

Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.

1540 Broadway

38th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583


LOGO

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

 

 

Beginning on January 28, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling toll-free 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex or your financial intermediary. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund by calling toll-free 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913 or by contacting your financial intermediary.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.



 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

   i

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

   ii

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

   1

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

   39

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   41

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   43

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   46

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   63

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   81

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   83



 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

September 30, 2020

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the September 30, 2020 Annual Report for the JOHCM Funds (the “Funds”), each a series of the Advisers Investment Trust. This report contains the results of operations during the year ended September 30, 2020.

We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing the Funds and the Investment Adviser, J O Hambro Capital Management Limited, and we look forward to continuing to serve your investing needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
Barbara J. Nelligan    Jonathan Weitz
President    Senior Vice President – Business Manager
Advisers Investment Trust    J O Hambro Capital Management Limited

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on November 20, 2012 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

        One Year    
Return    
     Five Year    
Return    
     Since    
Inception    
Return    
     Gross    
Expense    
Ratio *    
     Net Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Institutional Shares

     4.56%      7.42%      4.15%      1.07%      1.07%

Fund Class I Shares

     4.37%      7.31%      4.06%      1.17%      1.17%

Fund Class II Shares

     4.26%      7.18%      3.93%      1.32%      1.32%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     10.54%      8.97%      3.74%      -      -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the performance of the predecessor Scotia Institutional Fund for periods prior to the reorganization into the Trust. The performance also reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class Shares and Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on November 20, 2012. Class II Shares commenced operations on December 17, 2013. Historical performance for Class II Shares prior to its inception is based on the performance of Class I Shares, the share class most similar to Class II. The performance of Class II Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index. The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Philosophy and Process

The Fund seeks to outperform its benchmark through a combination of top-down (country level) and bottom-up (stock level) active positions. The fund managers believe in the importance of understanding the investment drivers and risks at the country level. They believe in only investing in companies that benefit from the top-down environment that they can foresee. The Fund buys quality growth stocks at attractive valuations leading to a focused portfolio of 40-60 emerging markets stocks.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 4.56% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 10.54% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets NR Index, for the same period.

The portfolio lagged the benchmark over the period as the positive relative contribution from our country tilts, the driver of our top-down process, was eclipsed by negative stock selection. Our underweights in Thailand and Brazil provided a tailwind as concern over the fiscal outlook dampened risk appetite in Brazil while in Thailand, an upsurge in anti-establishment protests began in February when the Election Commission banned the progressive Future Forward Party.

Our Chinese names were the main source of weakness over the year. In China we have a substantial allocation to companies that are beneficiaries of a policy-led recovery in domestic economic activity in China while maintaining a zero-weighting in the expensive, US-listed, consumer and technology names which have re-rated this year. Not owning the likes of Alibaba hurt relative returns while the portfolio’s holding in Sinopec lagged. We believe that recent Chinese economic data points to a fairly strong Chinese economy (certainly compared with other major economies), but also that the nature of that recovery is that it is being driven (as in previous recoveries in 2009-10, 2013 and 2015-16) by centrally-mandated liquidity and credit provision, and the feed-through of that into the construction, real estate and financial sectors. Although there is some positive effect on Chinese consumers, we do not see signs of a strong recovery, and do not share the consensus enthusiasm for expensive Chinese consumer stocks. Instead, we have substantial exposure to the real estate sector, both developers and also service providers and companies with investment portfolios. We continue to look for opportunity in this part of the economy: construction, cement, real estate, infrastructure, and financials and asset reflation plays. It is where we find policy support, positive macro-economic momentum, positive fundamental momentum and attractive valuations, and, although our relative country weight in China does not show it, it is one of our strongest conviction ideas.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on December 17, 2014 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

      One Year    
Return    
   Five Year    
Return    
   Since Inception    
Return    
   Gross Expense    
Ratio *    
   Net Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Institutional Shares

   16.09%    10.54%    8.88%    2.56%    1.54%

Fund Class I Shares

   15.95%    10.43%    8.77%    2.66%    1.64%
MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index    6.89%    4.60%    2.71%    -    -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class Shares of the Fund commenced operations on December 17, 2014. Class I Shares commenced operations on January 28, 2016. Historical performance for Class I Shares prior to its inception is based on the performance of Institutional Class Shares. The performance of Class I Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Small Cap Index. The Index includes small cap representation across 26 Emerging Markets countries and covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Philosophy and Process

The investment objective of the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities issued by small and medium capitalization companies that are listed in, or whose principal business activities are located in, emerging markets, including frontier markets.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 16.09% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 6.89% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap NR Index, for the same period.

The portfolio’s strong showing was largely down to strong stock selection in a number of sectors, notably within materials, consumer discretionary, technology and real estate. Sector allocation effects were modestly positive. The benefits from being overweight technology were broadly cancelled out by our cash position as the market rose.

Taiwanese designer of integrated circuits, ASMedia Technology was the top performer over the year. The company continues to benefit from market share gains for AMD, a major customer. PC sales have also been strong due to work-from-home demand. Staying within the same sector, Silergy also performed well. The company saw significant order growth over the year as tensions between the US and China increased and localization in the tech supply chain took hold.

Chinese economic data has been improving while at the same time the country has refrained from massive stimulus which suggests a position of relative strength in comparison to larger developed markets such as the US and Europe. Although Chinese authorities have accelerated lending and infrastructure spending, the pace has been measured and targeted - leaving plenty of room to maneuver in the future.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on March 21, 2013 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

      One Year    
Return    
   Five Year    
Return    
   Since    
Inception    
Return    
   Gross    
Expense    
Ratio *    
   Net Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Institutional Shares

   21.43%    11.47%    10.48%    1.07%    1.07%

Fund Class I Shares

   21.26%    11.35%    10.39%    1.17%    1.17%

MSCI ACWI

   10.44%    10.30%    8.41%    -    -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the performance of the predecessor Scotia Institutional Fund for periods prior to the reorganization into the Trust. The performance also reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class Shares and Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on March 21, 2013.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) All Country World Index (ACWI). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Philosophy and Process

To seek to achieve its investment objective of long-term capital appreciation, the Fund employs a growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment philosophy, which is sometimes described as a core focus with a growth bias. The Fund seeks to own stocks, sectors and countries with positive earnings surprise, sustainably high or increasing return on equity, and attractive valuations. The Fund managers believe they can increase the probability of finding an attractive stock by looking where traditional growth investors tend to ignore. While the Fund’s managers seek to own stocks with idiosyncratic return patterns, they also recognize that many stocks have varying degrees of beta or correlation to their sector or country, so they also maintain a top-down research focus when constructing the portfolio. The Fund’s management team offers the unique capability of blending both a bottom-up and a top-down investment research approach to the portfolio construction process.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 21.43% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 10.44% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI AC World NR Index, for the same period.

It was a good year for the portfolio which significantly outperformed the benchmark, falling less than the index in the market crisis of the first quarter, then rising more than the index during the recovery in the second and third quarters. This was achieved by focusing on structural growth stocks with rock solid balance sheets while avoiding most cyclical companies with leveraged balance sheets.

Our industrials and financials picks were the main winners while our overweight allocation in technology and zero-weighting in energy proved helpful. In the industrial sector, owning the renewable wind energy related stocks such as Vestas (and Orsted in the Utilities sector) boosted performance. Equally, in the financial sector, owning the digital banks and exchanges such as SBI Holdings and Hong Kong Exchange helped. In the Healthcare sector, life-sciences companies Medpace and Thermo Fischer did well.

We remain very happy with the overall shape of the portfolio (sector/geographic positioning) and the majority of our stock holdings. However, we continue to look to buy the dips in any structural winners within three of the biggest structural/fundamental trends we can see globally over the next 5-10 years: decarbonization, digitization and deglobalization.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on September 29, 2016 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Cumulative Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

     One Year  
Return  
  Since Inception  
Return  
  Gross Expense  
Ratio *  
  Net Expense  
Ratio *  
Fund Institutional Shares   1.09%   3.08%   1.10%   0.75%
Fund Class I Shares   0.99%   2.97%   1.20%   0.85%
Fund Class II Shares   0.86%   2.83%   1.35%   1.00%
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index   6.98%   5.52%   -   -
ICE BofAML BB-B Global High Yield Constrained Index   4.37%   4.05%   -   -
MSCI World Index   10.41%   6.89%   -   -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class and Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on November 29, 2017. Class II Shares commenced operations on June 28, 2019. Historical performance for Class II Shares prior to its inception is based on the performance of Institutional Class Shares. The performance of Class II Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020 as supplemented September 14, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2023.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

The Fund’s benchmarks for performance comparison purposes are the: Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, ICE BofAML BB-B Global High Yield Constrained Index, and Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index. The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS. The ICE BofAML BB-B Global High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in The ICE BofAML Global High Yield Index rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, but caps issuer exposure at 2%. The MSCI World Index is a broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed market countries. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Indices. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Indices calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Philosophy and Process

The Fund aims to generate meaningful monthly income distributions and long-term capital appreciation by applying a global value investment philosophy to income-generative assets. The Fund invests in global equities and fixed income but may also hold cash and hedging assets e.g. commodity-linked investment instruments such as exchange traded funds that invest in gold and precious metals. The investment team has a long-term, absolute return-oriented investment philosophy and believes their highest priority is to protect the capital they manage from permanent impairment.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 1.09% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020.

The technology sector has been the star stock market performer this year after recovering well from the volatility faced at the start of the pandemic. Within this sector, Microsoft and Facebook were key contributors. The Q1 sell-off provided us the opportunity to add capital to world-leading tech businesses at compelling prices. Our gold holdings have proved to be a useful hedge in this year of pronounced volatility, with both miners, such as Barrick Gold, and bullion investments, such as SPDR Gold Trust, adding value. With the prospect of unfettered and continued central bank money printing, we believe gold will have an important ongoing role to play in any portfolio that seeks resilience. Given these dynamics, we had elected to increase our exposure to gold during Q1 as part of our defensive component of the portfolio.

Within equities, we have continued to add capital to our “green value” theme. We added to electric utilities and industrial gases. We believe these holdings should benefit from the European Green Deal and other de-carbonization efforts. The last decade was driven by IT firms. The next one may also be driven by the physical capital providers for de-carbonization, many of whom pay dividends. We also added to beverage companies, which should continue to recover over the next 12-18 months, once vaccines become widely available. We try to balance such recovery stocks with stable growers and defensives. Lastly, we trimmed technology investments by roughly 10% as valuations improved.

With traditional bond yields low, the environment remains challenging for income investors. We advise income investors to remember the lessons of the 2013 Taper Tantrum, when bond yields rose sharply and traditional fixed income suffered loses. We believe there is value in dividend stocks and preferred shares and they may offer some protection against inflation. With rates near zero, it may be equities and credit that are needed to diversify income portfolios from the risk of traditional bonds.

 

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JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on September 29, 2016 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

        One Year    
Return    
     Since    
Inception    
Return    
     Gross Expense    
Ratio *    
     Net Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Institutional Shares

     0.62%      4.05%      8.61%      0.89%

MSCI EAFE Index

     0.49%      4.87%      -      -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class Shares of the Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2016.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe, Australasia and Far East (“EAFE”) Index. The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Philosophy and Process

The investment objective of the JOHCM International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is to achieve long-term total return by investing in a concentrated portfolio of international equity securities. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in equity securities of companies headquartered outside the US, including those in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in foreign companies of any size, including small- and mid-capitalization companies, in order to achieve its objective. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks, rights and warrants. The Fund may also invest in equity related instruments, such as equity linked notes and participation notes, all of which derive their value from equities. The portfolio typically contains 25 to 40 stocks.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 0.62% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 0.49% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE NR Index, for the same period.

The portfolio’s marginal outperformance came chiefly from sector allocation effects as our significant underweights in the financials and real estate sectors added value, alongside our cash position. Stock selection provided a modest drag on relative returns as strength in our utilities holdings was outweighed by weakness in our communication services and industrials.

Looking at individual stock drivers, our Japanese names did well with utility holding Nippon gas and Drugstore operator Sugi Holdings among the top performers. Foodservice company Compass Group and Galp Energia were the main laggards. Many of the weaker-performing holdings have tremendous competitive advantages over their peers, in our view, and are well placed to continue growing market share as well as benefiting from growth tailwinds. We feel the share price declines this year present patient investors with a rare opportunity.

We continue to believe that the best value available to equity investors at this moment is in the forgotten category of Covid-disrupted structural winners. Lockdowns have undoubtedly accelerated pre-existing and mostly technology-driven structural trends. Markets have therefore concluded that Covid winners must be long-term structural winners by definition, and any company which has been facing disruption recently must be a structural loser. We think this is too simplistic.

 

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JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM International Select Fund

Value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund Class I Shares from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

        One Year    
Return    
     Five Year    
Return    
     Ten Year    
Return    
     Gross    
Expense    
Ratio *    
     Net    
Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Class I Shares

     23.30%      10.58%      9.81%      0.99%      0.99%

Fund Class II Shares

     23.02%      10.30%      9.56%      1.24%      1.24%

MSCI EAFE Index

     0.49%      5.26%      4.62%      -      -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the performance of the predecessor Scotia Institutional Fund for periods prior to the reorganization into the Trust. The performance also reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

While Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on July 29, 2009, Class I Shares began investing consistent with its investment objective on July 30, 2009. Class II Shares commenced operations on March 31, 2010. Historical performance for Class II Shares prior to its inception is based on the performance of Class I Shares. The performance of Class II Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe, Australasia and Far East (“EAFE”) Index. The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Philosophy and Process

To seek to achieve its investment objective of long-term capital appreciation, the Fund employs a growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment philosophy, which is sometimes described as a core focus with a growth bias. The Fund seeks to own stocks, sectors and countries with positive earnings surprise, sustainably high or increasing return on equity, and attractive valuations. The Fund managers believe they can increase the probability of finding an attractive stock by looking where traditional growth investors tend to ignore. While the Fund’s managers seek to own stocks with idiosyncratic return patterns, they also recognize that many stocks have varying degrees of beta or correlation to their sector or country, so they also maintain a top-down research focus when constructing the portfolio. The Fund’s management team offers the unique capability of blending both a bottom-up and a top-down investment research approach to the portfolio construction process.

Performance

The Fund’s class I share class returned 23.30% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 0.49% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE NR Index, for the same period.

It was a strong year for the portfolio which significantly outperformed the benchmark, falling less than the index in the market crisis of the first quarter, then rising more than the index during the recovery in the second and third quarters. This was achieved by focusing on structural growth stocks with rock solid balance sheets while avoiding most cyclical companies with leveraged balance sheets.

Our industrials and financials picks were the main winners while our overweight allocation in technology and zero-weighting in energy proved helpful. In the industrial sector, owning the renewable wind energy related stocks such as Vestas and Siemens Gamesa (plus Orsted in the Utilities sector) boosted performance. Equally, in the financial sector, owning the digital banks and exchanges such as SBI Holdings, Japan and Hong Kong Exchanges helped. In the communication services sector, the digital companies Z holdings and Cyberagent did well.

We remain very happy with the overall shape of the portfolio (sector/geographic positioning) and the majority of our stock holdings. However, we continue to look to buy the dips in any structural winners within three of the biggest structural/fundamental trends we can see globally over the next 5-10 years: decarbonization, digitization and deglobalization.

 

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JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Institutional Shares from inception on October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

      One Year    
Return    
   Five Year    
Return    
   Since Inception    
Return    
   Gross Expense    
Ratio *    
   Net Expense    
Ratio *    

Fund Institutional Shares

   2.79%    5.34%    3.53%    1.24%    1.24%

Fund Class I Shares

   2.73%    5.25%    3.46%    1.34%    1.34%

Fund Class II Shares

   2.59%    5.11%    3.29%    1.49%    1.49%
MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index    6.97%    6.80%    4.44%    -    -

Data as of September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Institutional Class Shares of the Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2013. Class II Shares commenced operations on November 18, 2013 and Class I Shares commenced operations on January 2, 2014. Historical performance for Class I and Class II Shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Institutional Class Shares. The performance of Class I and Class II Shares have been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2020. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-260-9549 or 312-557-5913.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) All Country World Index (“ACWI”) ex USA Small Cap Index. The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the small cap equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the Index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Philosophy and Process

The investment objective of the JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities such as common stocks, preferred stock, rights, and warrants issued by small companies that are based outside the United States, including companies in emerging and frontier as well as in developed markets. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of the value of its assets in fixed income securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold 70-80 investments across 12 countries.

The Fund may invest in securities of small U.S. companies that derive, or are expected to derive, a significant portion of their revenues from their foreign operations, although under normal circumstances not more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in securities of U.S. companies. The Fund will generally initiate the sale of securities whose market capitalization grows to exceed $3 billion.

Performance

The Fund’s Institutional share class returned 2.79% for the 12-month period to September 30, 2020 versus a return of 6.97% achieved by its benchmark, the MSCI AC World ex US Small and Mid Cap Index, for the same period.

The portfolio’s underperformance came largely from stock selection, particularly within the healthcare and communication services sectors. Sector tilts provided a positive boost to relative returns with our underweight in real estate and overweight in healthcare both adding value. But these positives were unable to offset the negatives from challenging stock selection.

Looking at individual stock performers, Avanza Bank was the top performer. Sweden’s largest online savings and investments platform announced higher income citing strong customer inflows, good trading and corporate finance activity and robust demand for their new mortgage products. Canadian oilfield services company Shawcor was the main laggard. Its shares suffered a sharp fall during the market crisis of February/March as Covid-19-induced demand concerns hit the sector hard.

Markets have recovered from the first quarter lows in anticipation of a quick economic recovery, with governments providing small business relief schemes, employment support programs and cash payments to households. Meanwhile, central banks are providing significant liquidity including commercial asset purchase policies. Markets will continue to be buoyed by the ample liquidity and continued government stimulus.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM CREDIT INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

    

Principal

        Amount        

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS

     61.8%        

Agriculture

     2.2%        

BAT Capital Corp.

        

3.56%, 08/15/27

      $ 100,000      $ 108,001  
        

 

 

 

Banks

     6.5%        

Bank of America Corp.

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 2.66%)

4.30%, 01/28/25(a)

        105,000        101,850  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        

(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.75%)

4.00%, 04/01/25(a)

        105,000        99,225  

Morgan Stanley

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.61%)

3.89%, 01/15/21(a)

        130,000        122,687  
        

 

 

 
           323,762  
        

 

 

 

Beverages

     4.0%        

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

        

4.70%, 02/01/36

                100,000        120,802  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.,

        

3.50%, 05/01/22

        50,000        51,985  

4.20%, 07/15/46

        25,000        26,371  
        

 

 

 
                   199,158  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services

     2.1%        

Service Corp International

        

8.00%, 11/15/21

        100,000        106,250  
        

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

     3.2%        

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

        

(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.97%)

5.38%, 06/01/25(a)

        150,000        162,533  
        

 

 

 

Electrical Component & Equipments

     3.2%        

Energizer Holdings, Inc.,

        

6.38%, 07/15/26(b)

        100,000        107,520  

7.75%, 01/15/27(b)

        50,000        54,625  
        

 

 

 
           162,145  
        

 

 

 

Food

     6.8%        

JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc.

        

6.50%, 04/15/29(b)

        100,000        110,997  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

        

4.38%, 06/01/46

        100,000        102,743  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

        

5.75%, 03/15/25(b)

        60,000        61,125  

Post Holdings, Inc.

        

5.75%, 03/01/27(b)

        60,000        63,075  
        

 

 

 
           337,940  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services

     4.1%        

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

        

5.50%, 04/01/26(b)

        50,000        52,625  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM CREDIT INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

    

Principal

        Amount        

               Value            

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance, Inc.

        

5.75%, 02/15/21

      $ 100,000      $ 101,812  

IQVIA, Inc.

        

5.00%, 10/15/26(b)

        50,000        52,250  
        

 

 

 
           206,687  
        

 

 

 

Internet

     2.6%        

Netflix, Inc.

        

5.50%, 02/15/22

        125,000        130,938  
        

 

 

 

Lodging

     3.5%        

Marriott International, Inc.

        

5.75%, 05/01/25

        155,000        172,983  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified

     1.0%        

Flowserve Corp.

        

3.50%, 10/01/30

        50,000        49,510  
        

 

 

 

Media

     15.4%        

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

        

4.00%, 03/01/23(b)

        50,000        50,606  

5.75%, 02/15/26(b)

        100,000        104,000  

CSC Holdings LLC,

        

6.75%, 11/15/21

        31,000        32,511  

5.50%, 04/15/27(b)

        100,000        105,260  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.

        

5.25%, 03/19/21(b)

        200,000        202,000  

Time Warner Cable LLC

        

4.00%, 09/01/21

        150,000        153,249  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.90%)
5.88%, 02/28/57(a)(c)

        10,000        10,123  

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.90%)
6.25%, 02/28/57(a)

        100,000        109,750  
        

 

 

 
           767,499  
        

 

 

 

Packing & Containers

     2.1%        

Berry Global, Inc.

        

4.88%, 07/15/26(b)

        75,000        78,750  

Plastipak Holdings, Inc.

        

6.25%, 10/15/25(b)

        25,000        25,000  
        

 

 

 
           103,750  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

     1.2%        

AbbVie, Inc.

        

4.30%, 05/14/36

        50,000        58,893  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines

     0.3%        

DCP Midstream L.P.

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 5.15%)

7.38%, 12/15/22(a)

        25,000        16,375  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM CREDIT INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

    

Principal

        Amount        

               Value            

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     2.1%        

American Tower Corp.

        

4.70%, 03/15/22

      $ 50,000      $ 52,990  

Office Properties Income Trust

        

4.15%, 02/01/22

        50,000        50,381  
        

 

 

 
           103,371  
        

 

 

 

Software

     1.5%        

MSCI, Inc.,

        

4.75%, 08/01/26(b)

        50,000        51,875  

5.38%, 05/15/27(b)

        20,000        21,350  
        

 

 

 
           73,225  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $3,098,878)

           3,083,020  
        

 

 

 

FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS

     25.9%        

Agriculture

     4.3%        

BAT International Finance PLC

        

3.50%, 06/15/22(b)

        50,000        52,388  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC

        

3.88%, 07/26/29(b)

        150,000        162,477  
        

 

 

 
           214,865  
        

 

 

 

Banks

     3.3%        

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

        

5.71%, 01/15/26(b)

        150,000        163,540  
        

 

 

 

Beverages

     2.3%        

Bacardi Ltd.

        

4.70%, 05/15/28(b)

        100,000        116,213  
        

 

 

 

Electric

     5.5%        

Electricite de France S.A.,

        

2.35%, 10/13/20

        50,000        50,030  

(Variable, USD Swap 10Y + 3.04%)
5.63%, 01/22/24(a)

        100,000        104,750  

Enel S.p.A.

        

(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 5.88%)

8.75%, 09/24/73(a)(b)

        100,000        116,718  
        

 

 

 
           271,498  
        

 

 

 

Media

     2.6%        

Videotron Ltd.

        

5.00%, 07/15/22

        126,000        131,513  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas

     2.1%        

BP Capital Markets PLC

        

(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.04%)

4.38%, 06/22/25(a)

        100,000        104,250  
        

 

 

 

Packing & Containers

     1.0%        

OI European Group B.V.

        

4.00%, 03/15/23(b)

        50,000        50,750  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM CREDIT INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

    

Principal

        Amount        

               Value            

Telecommunications

     4.8%        

Altice France S.A.

        

8.13%, 02/01/27(b)

      $ 110,000      $ 119,900  

Vodafone Group PLC

        

(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 4.87%)

7.00%, 04/04/79(a)

        100,000        118,662  
        

 

 

 
           238,562  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS (Cost $1,305,734)

           1,291,191  
        

 

 

 
     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS

     9.2%        

Closed-End Funds

     1.5%        

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (The), 5.38%

        2,750        73,970  
        

 

 

 

Electric

     1.7%        

Duke Energy Corp., 5.63%

        3,000        83,460  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     4.0%        

Boston Properties, Inc., 5.25%

        500        12,590  

Public Storage(c)

        4,000        103,720  

Public Storage, 4.63%

        400        10,768  

Vornado Realty Trust, 5.70%

        3,000        76,110  
        

 

 

 
           203,188  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications

     2.0%        

AT&T, Inc., 4.75%

        4,000        102,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $459,535)

           462,618  
        

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     0.7%        

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 0.00%(d)

        33,879        33,879  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $33,879)

           33,879  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,898,026)

     97.6%           4,870,708  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     2.4%           118,178  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $ 4,988,886  
        

 

 

 

(a)Floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at September 30, 2020, and the related index and spread are shown parenthetically for each security.

(b)Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

(c)Non-income producing security.

(d)7-day current yield as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM CREDIT INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, the JOHCM Credit Income Fund’s investments were concentrated as follows:

 

Country Allocation (Unaudited)   

Percentage  

of Net Assets  

 

United States

     71.8

United Kingdom

     8.8  

Italy

     5.6  

France

     5.5  

Canada

     2.6  

Bermuda

     2.3  

Netherlands

     1.0  

Total

     97.6
5 Largest Security Positions  
   
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.
5.25%, 3/19/21

     4.0

Marriott International, Inc.
5.75%, 5/1/25

     3.5  

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
5.71%, 1/15/26

     3.3  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
5.38%, 6/1/25

     3.3  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.88%, 7/26/29

     3.3  

Total

     17.4
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS

     95.7%        

Canada

     3.2%        

Barrick Gold Corp.

        727,404      $ 20,447,326  
        

 

 

 

China

     28.3%        

Anhui Conch Cement Co, Ltd. - Class H

        1,872,000        12,874,446  

China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H

        9,579,502        6,205,005  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - ADR

        114,512        4,633,156  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - Class H

        15,577,745        6,251,158  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

        1,313,000        8,445,500  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

        1,691,716        18,423,214  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

        11,484,003        5,956,825  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. - Class H

        4,548,982        4,578,301  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

        3,071,372        17,239,203  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

        809,575        53,431,605  

TravelSky Technology Ltd. - Class H

        3,109,000        6,635,165  

Xinyi Energy Holdings Ltd.

        1,654,948        869,109  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

        16,459,440        26,080,080  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. - Class H

        11,243,315        8,109,642  
        

 

 

 
             179,732,409  
        

 

 

 

Czech Republic

     0.8%        

Komercni Banka A.S.(a)

        236,690        4,984,146  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

     9.5%        

China Mobile Ltd. - ADR

        138,843        4,465,191  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

        4,789,757        11,989,766  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

        11,936,308        9,733,804  

China Resources Land Ltd.

        2,669,971        12,023,404  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

        5,521,009        7,195,075  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

        320,523        14,963,158  
        

 

 

 
           60,370,398  
        

 

 

 

India

     11.5%        

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

        1,105,844        1,961,232  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

        1,092,043        5,401,750  

HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR(a)

        475,369        23,749,435  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

        784,134        9,582,207  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

        1,392,831        11,476,036  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

        603,819        18,286,026  

State Bank of India(a)

        910,602        2,288,230  
        

 

 

 
           72,744,916  
        

 

 

 

Jersey

     1.6%        

Centamin PLC

        4,006,478        10,468,762  
        

 

 

 

Mexico

     3.1%        

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V.

        2,295,122        5,201,301  

Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.

        5,937,204        14,244,564  
        

 

 

 
           19,445,865  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

Netherlands

     4.3%        

Prosus N.V.(a)

        294,173      $   27,143,878  
        

 

 

 

Russia

     3.4%        

Globaltrans Investment PLC - REG - GDR

        743,960        4,538,156  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC - ADR(a)

        72,042        840,730  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC - ADR (London International Exchange)(a)

        1,386,186        16,197,584  
        

 

 

 
           21,576,470  
        

 

 

 

South Africa

     2.1%        

Naspers Ltd. - Class N

        75,208        13,290,488  
        

 

 

 

South Korea

     19.5%        

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

        517,049        9,253,846  

Com2uS Corp.

        14,965        1,467,724  

NCSoft Corp.

        19,425        13,378,258  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

        1,100,084        55,428,473  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - REG - GDR(b)

        1,264        1,601,488  

SK Hynix, Inc.

        231,370        16,601,198  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

        118,272        24,054,665  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR

        93,950        2,106,359  
        

 

 

 
           123,892,011  
        

 

 

 

Taiwan

     4.2%        

Primax Electronics Ltd.

        1,817,384        2,682,590  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

        4,228,000        6,043,754  

Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.

        5,618,643        6,945,218  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

        500,000        4,946,136  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

        9,924,000        6,099,275  
        

 

 

 
           26,716,973  
        

 

 

 

Turkey

     2.0%        

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.

        963,247        8,681,104  

Coca-Cola Icecek A.S.

        659,812        3,827,597  
        

 

 

 
           12,508,701  
        

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates

     2.2%        

Emaar Malls PJSC(a)

        19,222,211        7,797,420  

Emaar Properties PJSC(a)

        7,763,682        5,897,029  
        

 

 

 
           13,694,449  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $551,192,300)

           607,016,792  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $551,192,300)

     95.7%           607,016,792  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     4.3%           27,209,019  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $ 634,225,811  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets    

Communication Services

   17.1%

Consumer Discretionary

   10.7   

Consumer Staples

   4.2   

Energy

   4.6   

Financials

   13.6   

Industrials

   6.4   

Information Technology

   18.0   

Materials

   7.9   

Real Estate

   10.2   

Utilities

   3.0   

Total

   95.7%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Internet

     16.9

Semiconductors

     12.4  

Real Estate

     11.5  

Banks

     9.5  

Mining

     4.9  

Telecommunications

     4.8  

Oil & Gas

     4.6  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     4.3  

Diversified Financial Services

     4.1  

Retail

     3.4  

Building Materials

     3.0  

Gas

     2.9  

Commercial Services

     2.0  

Auto Manufacturers

     1.8  

Transportation

     1.6  

Engineering & Construction

     1.5  

Advertising

     1.5  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     1.4  

Food

     1.4  

Leisure Time

     1.0  

Beverages

     0.6  

Computers

     0.4  

Software

     0.2  

Total

     95.7
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     8.8

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     8.4  

Prosus N.V.

     4.3  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

     4.1  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

     3.8  

Total

     29.4
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

COMMON STOCKS

   94.2%      

Brazil

   4.4%      

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

        74,700      $ 309,127  

Grupo SBF S.A.(a)

        42,800        193,503  

Lojas Quero Quero S.A.(a)

        150,932        374,918  

Movida Participacoes S.A.(a)

        103,796        300,526  

Sul America S.A.

        33,600        237,107  

TOTVS S.A.

        53,865        259,930  

Vasta Platform Ltd.(a)

        14,766        227,839  
        

 

 

 
           1,902,950  
        

 

 

 

Canada

   1.3%      

Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.

        81,145        581,370  
        

 

 

 

Chile

   0.5%      

Vina Concha y Toro S.A.

        129,578        212,226  
        

 

 

 

China

   14.0%      

AsiaInfo Technologies Ltd.(b)

        208,000        325,820  

Bright Dairy & Food Co. Ltd. - Class A

        68,200        168,197  

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co. Ltd. - Class A

        20,400        450,273  

China Building Material Test & Certification Group Co. Ltd. - Class A

        85,408        241,607  

China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd.

        354,000        418,859  

China Yuhua Education Corp. Ltd.(b)

        524,000        447,595  

Chongqing Fuling Zhacai Group Co. Ltd. - Class A

        86,300        598,686  

Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC - Class A

        34,840        426,175  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. - Class H

        47,700        217,880  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

        667,000        391,591  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. - Class H

        152,000        302,821  

Silergy Corp.

        8,613        507,049  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd. - Class A

        26,520        627,654  

Xinyi Energy Holdings Ltd.

        848,000        445,334  

Zhou Hei Ya International Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

        511,000        532,755  
        

 

 

 
           6,102,296  
        

 

 

 

Czech Republic

   0.5%      

Moneta Money Bank A.S.(b)

        90,592        208,822  
        

 

 

 

Greece

   1.1%      

JUMBO S.A.

        13,829        243,207  

OPAP S.A.

        25,927        246,225  
        

 

 

 
           489,432  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

   4.1%      

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

        836,000        258,889  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

        605,000        345,043  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

        177,500        242,773  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

        225,000        162,579  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

        454,000        626,809  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

        51,000        167,147  
        

 

 

 
           1,803,240  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

Hungary

   1.4%      

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

        28,217      $ 596,172  
        

 

 

 

India

   11.2%      

Bata India Ltd.

        14,940        266,958  

Dixon Technologies India Ltd.

        3,449        409,600  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(b)

        23,236        592,002  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

        26,007        303,303  

Info Edge India Ltd.

        12,836        632,353  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

        29,417        863,791  

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

        11,675        272,617  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

        28,213        512,885  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

        44,463        420,821  

WNS Holdings Ltd. - ADR(a)

        9,654        617,470  
        

 

 

 
           4,891,800  
        

 

 

 

Indonesia

   0.9%      

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

        3,656,000        396,804  
        

 

 

 

Malaysia

   0.8%      

TIME dotCom Bhd.

        80,800        233,329  

V.S. Industry Bhd.

        238,300        130,175  
        

 

 

 
           363,504  
        

 

 

 

Mexico

   2.2%      

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V.

        122,000        276,482  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta S.A.B. de C.V.

        144,500        217,748  

Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. - Series B(a)

        371,165        363,250  

Industrias Penoles S.A.B de C.V.

        7,251        117,166  
        

 

 

 
           974,646  
        

 

 

 

Philippines

   0.6%      

Wilcon Depot, Inc.

        835,600        275,775  
        

 

 

 

Poland

   2.5%      

Asseco Poland S.A.

        17,717        318,552  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.(a)

        18,473        240,483  

Dino Polska S.A.(a)(b)

        8,728        514,368  
        

 

 

 
           1,073,403  
        

 

 

 

Russia

   3.3%      

Globaltrans Investment PLC - REG - GDR

        51,272        312,759  

Mail.Ru Group Ltd. - REG - GDR(a)

        21,452        587,785  

Sistema PJSC - REG - GDR

        101,138        542,100  
        

 

 

 
           1,442,644  
        

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia

   0.5%      

United Electronics Co.

        12,122        225,253  
        

 

 

 

South Africa

   3.5%      

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

        32,590        376,488  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. - ADR

        7,989        210,750  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.(a)

        31,916        227,280  

Mediclinic International PLC

        71,117        260,946  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

Ninety One Ltd.(a)

        60,582      $ 159,141  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)

        29,137        296,136  
        

 

 

 
           1,530,741  
        

 

 

 

South Korea

   18.0%      

Chunbo Co. Ltd.

        2,676        389,105  

Cosmax, Inc.

        3,740        370,613  

D&C Media Co. Ltd.(a)

        14,732        451,238  

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.

        15,624        500,281  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.

        5,610        503,412  

Duk San Neolux Co. Ltd.(a)

        19,277        521,067  

Echo Marketing, Inc.

        14,213        334,507  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.

        11,103        425,137  

E-MART, Inc.

        1,817        217,820  

Eugene Technology Co. Ltd.

        15,929        382,192  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.

        10,669        356,240  

Hugel, Inc.(a)

        2,767        436,678  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

        4,254        164,030  

KINX, Inc.

        5,619        421,389  

Mando Corp.

        14,137        430,299  

NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.

        18,898        318,829  

Park Systems Corp.

        5,168        310,910  

PSK, Inc.

        15,242        415,786  

Webcash Corp.

        8,456        504,939  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.(a)

        13,787        392,592  
        

 

 

 
           7,847,064  
        

 

 

 

Switzerland

   0.6%      

Wizz Air Holdings PLC(a)(b)

        5,891        236,709  
        

 

 

 

Taiwan

   18.5%      

Accton Technology Corp.

        48,000        368,759  

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

        8,000        401,906  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

        80,340        363,391  

Chicony Power Technology Co. Ltd.

        215,000        492,922  

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

        112,000        562,668  

Epistar Corp.(a)

        159,000        194,070  

Global PMX Co. Ltd.(a)

        37,000        212,710  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical(a)

        532,000        341,662  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

        38,110        375,021  

Kaori Heat Treatment Co. Ltd.

        87,000        158,608  

Kindom Development Co. Ltd.

        337,000        454,965  

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

        256,000        327,049  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

        41,000        329,846  

momo.com, Inc.

        12,000        291,278  

Nan Liu Enterprise Co. Ltd.

        21,000        170,033  

Pan Jit International, Inc.

        240,000        300,808  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

        15,540        563,393  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

        62,000      $ 788,861  

Topkey Corp.

        17,000        83,938  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

        184,000        472,675  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

        17,850        605,847  

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd.

        69,000        211,322  
        

 

 

 
           8,071,732  
        

 

 

 

Thailand

   2.8%      

Com7 PCL - REG

        277,700        346,167  

JMT Network Services PCL - REG

        446,800        451,206  

Mega Lifesciences PCL - REG

        396,100        434,382  
        

 

 

 
           1,231,755  
        

 

 

 

United Kingdom

   0.8%      

Avast PLC(b)

        48,158        327,481  
        

 

 

 

United States

   0.7%      

QIWI PLC - ADR

        17,921        310,929  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $34,616,005)

           41,096,748  
        

 

 

 

EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES

   0.9%      

India

   0.9%      

Voltas Ltd., Issued by CLSA Global Markets Pte. Ltd., Maturity Date
6/30/25(a)(b)

        42,916        395,743  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES (Cost $364,384)

           395,743  
        

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS

   1.0%      

Brazil

   1.0%      

Gerdau S.A. - ADR, 0.68%(c)

        117,737        435,627  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $297,539)

           435,627  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $35,277,928)

   96.1%         41,928,118  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

   3.9%         1,718,982  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   100.0%       $ 43,647,100  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

(c) Current yield is disclosed. Dividends are calculated based on a percentage of issuer’s net income.

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets  

Communication Services

     7.3

Consumer Discretionary

     14.2  

Consumer Staples

     8.3  

Financials

     4.8  

Health Care

     9.9  

Industrials

     11.3  

Information Technology

     23.8  

Materials

     12.5  

Real Estate

     3.0  

Utilities

     1.0  

Total

     96.1

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM EMERGING MARKETS SMALL MID CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity and Equity-Linked Securities    % of Net Assets  

Semiconductors

     10.8

Retail

     7.8  

Pharmaceuticals

     6.2  

Software

     5.5  

Commercial Services

     4.7  

Chemicals

     4.6  

Mining

     4.5  

Electronics

     4.2  

Food

     4.2  

Computers

     4.1  

Real Estate

     3.7  

Telecommunications

     2.6  

Diversified Financial Services

     2.5  

Electrical Component & Equipments

     2.4  

Internet

     2.4  

Transportation

     2.2  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     2.1  

Healthcare-Services

     2.0  

Banks

     1.8  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     1.5  

Beverages

     1.4  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     1.2  

Healthcare-Products

     1.1  

Media

     1.0  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     1.0  

Biotechnology

     1.0  

Iron/Steel

     1.0  

Home Furnishings

     0.9  

Engineering & Construction

     0.9  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.9  

Distribution/Wholesale

     0.9  

Hand/Machine Tools

     0.8  

Advertising

     0.8  

Leisure Time

     0.8  

Apparel

     0.6  

Entertainment

     0.6  

Insurance

     0.5  

Airlines

     0.5  

Packing & Containers

     0.4  

Total

     96.1
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

     2.0

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     1.8  

Info Edge India Ltd.

     1.4  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd. - Class A

     1.4  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1.4  

Total

     8.0
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

COMMON STOCKS

   98.5%      

Australia

   4.7%      

Atlassian Corp. PLC - Class A(a)

        64,558      $ 11,735,999  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

        454,291        10,165,057  
        

 

 

 
           21,901,056  
        

 

 

 

Denmark

   5.4%      

Orsted A/S(b)

        86,035        11,860,823  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

        79,510        12,897,101  
        

 

 

 
           24,757,924  
        

 

 

 

Germany

   2.3%      

SAP S.E.

        69,493        10,816,896  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

   2.5%      

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

        245,757        11,472,814  
        

 

 

 

Ireland

   7.7%      

Accenture PLC - Class A

        52,305        11,820,407  

Aptiv PLC

        136,489        12,513,311  

Medtronic PLC

        108,706        11,296,728  
        

 

 

 
           35,630,446  
        

 

 

 

Israel

   0.0%      

JFrog Ltd.(a)

        333        28,188  
        

 

 

 

Japan

   13.2%      

Kao Corp.

        143,300        10,716,419  

PeptiDream, Inc.(a)

        255,100        11,900,554  

Rakuten, Inc.

        1,043,700        11,202,469  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

        341,500        13,470,251  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

        532,100        13,687,833  
        

 

 

 
           60,977,526  
        

 

 

 

Netherlands

   7.7%      

ASML Holding N.V.

        30,937        11,414,826  

Koninklijke DSM N.V.

        77,887        12,839,397  

Prosus N.V.(a)

        123,188        11,366,781  
        

 

 

 
           35,621,004  
        

 

 

 

New Zealand

   2.1%      

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.(a)

        960,559        9,666,406  
        

 

 

 

South Korea

   2.6%      

NAVER Corp.

        47,380        11,996,188  
        

 

 

 

Taiwan

   2.7%      

MediaTek, Inc.

        585,540        12,272,039  
        

 

 

 

United Kingdom

   5.0%      

IHS Markit Ltd.

        148,920        11,691,709  

Linde PLC

        48,033        11,438,099  
        

 

 

 
           23,129,808  
        

 

 

 

United States

   42.6%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

        125,772        12,695,425  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

        103,171        9,052,224  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

CME Group, Inc.

        55,215      $ 9,238,022  

Cree, Inc.(a)

        182,527        11,634,271  

Estee Lauder Cos. (The), Inc. - Class A

        54,737        11,946,350  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

        115,802        11,585,990  

Intuit, Inc.

        35,788        11,674,403  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

        117,452        11,601,909  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)

        91,811        10,259,879  

Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

        248,749        11,681,253  

Microsoft Corp.

        61,674        12,971,892  

Nasdaq, Inc.

        91,456        11,222,566  

NVIDIA Corp.

        22,970        12,431,823  

Oracle Corp.

        200,399        11,963,820  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

        60,933        12,005,629  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

        116,048        11,771,909  

Snowflake, Inc. - Class A(a)

        28        7,028  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

        29,838        13,174,074  
        

 

 

 
           196,918,467  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $323,885,123)

           455,188,762  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $323,885,123)

   98.5%         455,188,762  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

   1.5%         6,770,097  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   100.0%       $ 461,958,859  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM Global Equity Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets  

Communication Services

     2.6

Consumer Discretionary

     7.6  

Consumer Staples

     7.0  

Financials

     14.3  

Health Care

     15.4  

Industrials

     8.2  

Information Technology

     33.3  

Materials

     7.5  

Utilities

     2.6  

Total

     98.5

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Diversified Financial Services

     14.3

Semiconductors

     12.9  

Software

     12.8  

Commercial Services

     8.0  

Internet

     7.5  

Healthcare-Products

     5.3  

Electronics

     5.3  

Chemicals

     5.2  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     4.9  

Healthcare-Services

     4.8  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     2.8  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     2.7  

Electric

     2.6  

Computers

     2.6  

Pharmaceuticals

     2.5  

Mining

     2.2  

Food

     2.1  

Total

     98.5
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

     3.0

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2.9  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2.9  

Microsoft Corp.

     2.8  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     2.8  

Total

     14.4
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

COMMON STOCKS

   56.2%      

Agriculture

   1.9%      

British American Tobacco PLC

        20,854      $ 747,396  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

        10,920        818,891  
        

 

 

 
           1,566,287  
        

 

 

 

Banks

   2.1%      

FinecoBank Banca Fineco S.p.A.(a)

        16,594        228,701  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        6,786        653,288  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(a)

        419,509        142,663  

Truist Financial Corp.

        10,167        386,855  

Wells Fargo & Co.

        14,674        344,986  
        

 

 

 
           1,756,493  
        

 

 

 

Beverages

   2.1%      

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

        8,917        440,232  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

        13,648        529,679  

Diageo PLC

        23,325        797,582  
        

 

 

 
           1,767,493  
        

 

 

 

Building Materials

   1.2%      

CRH PLC

        16,710        602,867  

Vulcan Materials Co.

        3,202        433,999  
        

 

 

 
           1,036,866  
        

 

 

 

Chemicals

   3.0%      

Air Liquide S.A.

        3,792        602,423  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

        3,459        1,030,298  

Linde PLC

        3,544        843,933  
        

 

 

 
           2,476,654  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services

   1.4%      

Amadeus IT Group S.A.

        10,394        579,953  

Bureau Veritas S.A.(a)

        25,759        581,674  
        

 

 

 
           1,161,627  
        

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care

   1.2%      

Unilever PLC

        15,962        983,692  
        

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

   3.3%      

Azimut Holding S.p.A.

        22,483        406,474  

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

        12,466        451,643  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

        13,717        584,840  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

        1,184        400,394  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

        4,561        912,063  
        

 

 

 
           2,755,414  
        

 

 

 

Electric

   3.6%      

Ameren Corp.

        8,576        678,190  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

        6,222        484,071  

Duke Energy Corp.

        8,894        787,653  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
           Shares                        Value            

Enel S.p.A.

        42,585      $ 370,372  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

        6,880        666,672  
        

 

 

 
           2,986,958  
        

 

 

 

Electronics

   1.0%      

ABB Ltd. - REG

        16,036        408,278  

Honeywell International, Inc.

        2,679        440,990  
        

 

 

 
           849,268  
        

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction

   0.7%      

Bouygues S.A.

        16,001        555,682  
        

 

 

 

Food

   4.7%      

Danone S.A.

        13,085        847,158  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

        12,188        700,201  

Nestle S.A. - REG

        10,591        1,257,282  

Sligro Food Group N.V.(a)

        30,551        546,606  

Sysco Corp.

        8,955        557,180  
        

 

 

 
           3,908,427  
        

 

 

 

Food Service

   0.9%      

Aramark

        12,371        327,213  

Compass Group PLC

        25,552        385,431  
        

 

 

 
           712,644  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products

   0.5%      

EssilorLuxottica S.A.(a)

        3,034        413,170  
        

 

 

 

Holding Companies-Diversified

   0.4%      

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

        8,500        337,280  
        

 

 

 

Home Builders

   0.7%      

Sekisui House Ltd.

        31,500        554,793  
        

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares

   0.6%      

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

        5,054        493,020  
        

 

 

 

Insurance

   0.7%      

Allianz S.E. - REG

        3,182        610,423  
        

 

 

 

Internet

   1.4%      

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

        255        374,748  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)

        2,948        772,081  
        

 

 

 
           1,146,829  
        

 

 

 

Lodging

   0.6%      

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.(a)

        132,700        238,860  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

        2,665        246,726  
        

 

 

 
           485,586  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified

   1.4%      

Duerr A.G.

        9,762        300,558  

FANUC Corp.

        2,200        419,703  

Flowserve Corp.

        9,012        245,937  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

        1,085        239,438  
        

 

 

 
           1,205,636  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

             Shares                        Value            

Mining

     2.9%        

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

        6,627      $ 527,576  

Barrick Gold Corp.

        18,886        530,462  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

        3,434        479,865  

Newmont Corp.

        7,869        499,288  

Royal Gold, Inc.

        3,025        363,514  
        

 

 

 
           2,400,705  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas

     2.1%        

Chevron Corp.

        7,642        550,224  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

        16,251        557,897  

TOTAL S.E.

        19,821        678,583  
        

 

 

 
           1,786,704  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

     4.3%        

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

        44,948        842,140  

Pfizer, Inc.

        28,235        1,036,225  

Roche Holding A.G. - ADR

        14,116        604,306  

Sanofi

        10,893        1,089,792  
        

 

 

 
           3,572,463  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate

     1.7%        

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

        75,000        170,515  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

        151,343        382,358  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

        24,679        91,559  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

        85,000        253,902  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

        24,600        370,172  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)

        13,009        122,805  
        

 

 

 
           1,391,311  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     2.8%        

Boston Properties, Inc.

        8,179        656,774  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

        37,544        409,605  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

        379,649        386,588  

JBG SMITH Properties

        14,142        378,157  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

        17,176        489,859  
        

 

 

 
           2,320,983  
        

 

 

 

Retail

     0.5%        

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. - REG

        5,840        391,214  
        

 

 

 

Semiconductors

     2.2%        

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

        4,622        576,872  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR

        6,689        542,277  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

        4,969        709,524  
        

 

 

 
           1,828,673  
        

 

 

 

Software

     3.4%        

Microsoft Corp.

        5,036        1,059,222  

Oracle Corp.

        17,022        1,016,213  

SAP S.E.

        5,041        784,654  
        

 

 

 
           2,860,089  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

             Shares                        Value            

Telecommunications

     2.9%        

Altice Europe N.V.(a)

        38,596      $ 185,170  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

        10,582        416,825  

KDDI Corp.

        86        2,166  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

        21,653        1,288,137  

Vodafone Group PLC

        394,455        522,626  
        

 

 

 
           2,414,924  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $41,774,238)

           46,731,308  
        

 

 

 
     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Principal
        Amount        
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS

     15.0%        

Agriculture

     1.5%        

BAT Capital Corp.

        

3.46%, 09/06/29

      $ 1,200,000        1,277,740  
        

 

 

 

Banks

     1.6%        

Bank of America Corp.

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 2.66%)

4.30%, 01/28/25(b)

        450,000        436,500  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        

(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.75%)

4.00%, 04/01/25(b)

        900,000        850,500  
        

 

 

 
           1,287,000  
        

 

 

 

Beverages

     0.5%        

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

        

4.70%, 02/01/36

        150,000        181,203  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

        

4.20%, 07/15/46

        200,000        210,968  
        

 

 

 
           392,171  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services

     0.2%        

Service Corp International

        

8.00%, 11/15/21

        150,000        159,375  
        

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

     0.5%        

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

        

(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.97%)

5.38%, 06/01/25(b)

        350,000        379,242  
        

 

 

 

Electrical Component & Equipments

     0.3%        

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

        

7.75%, 01/15/27(c)

        200,000        218,500  
        

 

 

 

Food

     0.9%        

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

        

4.38%, 06/01/46

        250,000        256,857  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

        

5.75%, 03/15/25(c)

        300,000        305,625  

Post Holdings, Inc.

        

5.75%, 03/01/27(c)

        200,000        210,250  
        

 

 

 
           772,732  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Principal
        Amount        
               Value            

Healthcare-Services

     0.7%        

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance, Inc.

        

5.75%, 02/15/21

      $ 428,000      $ 435,757  

IQVIA, Inc.

        

5.00%, 10/15/26(c)

        150,000        156,750  
        

 

 

 
           592,507  
        

 

 

 

Internet

     0.5%        

Netflix, Inc.

        

5.50%, 02/15/22

        400,000        419,000  
        

 

 

 

Lodging

     1.1%        

Marriott International, Inc.

        

5.75%, 05/01/25

        850,000        948,617  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified

     0.5%        

Flowserve Corp.

        

3.50%, 10/01/30

        450,000        445,594  
        

 

 

 

Media

     5.0%        

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

        

4.00%, 03/01/23(c)

        1,650,000        1,669,998  

CSC Holdings LLC,

        

6.75%, 11/15/21

        728,000        763,490  

5.50%, 04/15/27(c)

        150,000        157,890  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.

        

5.25%, 03/19/21(c)

        400,000        404,000  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

        

4.13%, 02/15/21

        480,000        481,875  

4.00%, 09/01/21

        195,000        199,224  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.90%)
5.88%, 02/28/57(a)(b)

        200,000        202,451  

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.90%)
6.25%, 02/28/57(b)

        250,000        274,375  
        

 

 

 
           4,153,303  
        

 

 

 

Packing & Containers

     0.6%        

Berry Global, Inc.

        

4.88%, 07/15/26(c)

        300,000        315,000  

Plastipak Holdings, Inc.

        

6.25%, 10/15/25(c)

        200,000        200,000  
        

 

 

 
           515,000  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

     0.3%        

AbbVie, Inc.

        

4.30%, 05/14/36

        200,000        235,573  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines

     0.6%        

DCP Midstream L.P.

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 5.15%)

7.38%, 12/15/22(b)

        800,000        524,000  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Principal
        Amount        
               Value            

Software

     0.2%        

MSCI, Inc.

        

5.38%, 05/15/27(c)

      $ 150,000      $ 160,125  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $12,698,475)

           12,480,479  
        

 

 

 
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     3.8%        

iShares Gold Trust

        68,588        1,233,898  

SPDR Gold Shares

        10,682        1,891,996  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $2,387,381)

           3,125,894  
        

 

 

 
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS

     9.1%        

Agriculture

     1.6%        

Imperial Brands Finance PLC,

        

4.25%, 07/21/25(c)

        700,000        774,663  

3.88%, 07/26/29(c)

        500,000        541,592  
        

 

 

 
           1,316,255  
        

 

 

 

Banks

     1.6%        

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.,

        

5.02%, 06/26/24(c)

        1,200,000        1,261,120  

5.71%, 01/15/26(c)

        50,000        54,513  
        

 

 

 
           1,315,633  
        

 

 

 

Beverages

     0.6%        

Bacardi Ltd.

        

2.75%, 07/15/26(c)

        450,000        470,481  
        

 

 

 

Electric

     1.3%        

Electricite de France S.A.

        

(Variable, USD Swap 10Y + 3.04%)

5.63%, 01/22/24(b)

        250,000        261,875  

Enel S.p.A.

        

(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 5.88%)

8.75%, 09/24/73(b)(c)

        675,000        787,847  
        

 

 

 
           1,049,722  
        

 

 

 

Insurance

     0.2%        

Allianz S.E.

        

3.88%, 03/07/22

        200,000        197,805  
        

 

 

 

Media

     2.1%        

Videotron Ltd.,

        

5.00%, 07/15/22

        1,000,000        1,043,750  

5.13%, 04/15/27(c)

        700,000        736,400  
        

 

 

 
           1,780,150  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas

     0.3%        

BP Capital Markets PLC

        

(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.04%)

4.38%, 06/22/25(b)

        200,000        208,500  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Principal
        Amount        
               Value            

Packing & Containers

     0.5%        

OI European Group B.V.

        

4.00%, 03/15/23(c)

      $ 450,000      $ 456,750  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications

     0.9%        

Altice France S.A.,

        

8.13%, 02/01/27(c)

        250,000        272,500  

5.50%, 01/15/28(c)

        200,000        202,500  

Vodafone Group PLC

        

(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 4.87%)

7.00%, 04/04/79(b)

        250,000        296,656  
        

 

 

 
           771,656  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS (Cost $7,432,508)

           7,566,952  
        

 

 

 
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS

     5.2%        

Banks

     0.7%        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.00%

        7,500        205,800  

Morgan Stanley

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.94%), 6.88%(b)

        7,525        204,304  

Morgan Stanley

        

(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 4.32%), 7.13%(b)

        7,550        208,380  
        

 

 

 
           618,484  
        

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

     0.2%        

Charles Schwab (The) Corp., 6.00%

        7,925        201,691  
        

 

 

 

Electric

     0.5%        

Duke Energy Corp., 5.63%

        7,513        209,012  

Duke Energy Corp., 5.75%

        7,500        206,175  
        

 

 

 
           415,187  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.4%        

Boston Properties, Inc., 5.25%

        4,578        115,274  

Public Storage, 4.63%

        7,600        204,592  

Public Storage, 5.40%

        3,150        80,419  

Public Storage, 5.60%

        7,750        218,550  

Vornado Realty Trust, 5.70%

        20,375        516,914  
        

 

 

 
           1,135,749  
        

 

 

 

Semiconductors

     0.8%        

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2.81%(d)

        16,323        704,225  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications

     1.6%        

AT&T, Inc., 4.75%

        34,500        879,750  

AT&T, Inc., 5.35%

        15,650        413,629  
        

 

 

 
           1,293,379  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $4,084,858)

           4,368,715  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Principal
        Amount        
               Value            

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

     7.4%        

U.S. Treasury Notes

     7.4%        

2.50%, 02/28/21

      $ 1,400,000      $ 1,413,727  

1.50%, 10/31/21

        1,000,000        1,014,766  

0.38%, 03/31/22

        1,111,200        1,115,237  

0.50%, 03/15/23

        1,821,000        1,836,791  

2.13%, 09/30/24

        750,000        807,246  
        

 

 

 
           6,187,767  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,105,363)

           6,187,767  
        

 

 

 
     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

     Shares      Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     1.8%        

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 0.00%(e)

        1,526,309        1,526,309  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,526,309)

           1,526,309  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $76,009,132)

     98.5%           81,987,424  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     1.5%           1,213,274  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $ 83,200,698  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at September 30, 2020, and the related index and spread are shown parenthetically for each security.

(c) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

(d) Current yield is disclosed. Dividends are calculated based on a percentage of the issuer’s net income.

(e) 7-day current yield as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2020, the Fund had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY   

CONTRACTS
TO

DELIVER
CURRENCY

     AMOUNT
(LOCAL
CURRENCY)
    

IN

EXCHANGE

FOR

CURRENCY

     AMOUNT
(LOCAL
CURRENCY)
     SETTLEMENT
DATE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Goldman Sachs

     Euro        1,422,981        United States Dollar        1,689,021        12/23/2020      $ 17,209  

Total

                                                $ 17,209  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, the JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund’s investments were concentrated as follows:

 

Country Allocation (Unaudited)    Percentage  
of Net Assets  
 

United States

     58.8

United Kingdom

     9.7  

France

     6.6  

Canada

     4.0  

Switzerland

     3.9  

Italy

     3.7  

Germany

     2.3  

Netherlands

     2.1  

Hong Kong

     1.8  

Japan

     1.6  

South Korea

     0.8  

Ireland

     0.7  

Spain

     0.7  

Taiwan

     0.7  

Bermuda

     0.6  

Singapore

     0.5  

Total

     98.5
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer   % of Net Assets  

SPDR Gold Shares

    2.3

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

0.50%, 3/15/23

    2.2  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

4.00%, 3/1/23

    2.0  

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50%, 2/28/21

    1.7  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.6  

Total

    9.8
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
             Shares                        Value            

COMMON STOCKS

     85.5%        

Belgium

     2.2%        

Proximus SADP

        3,468      $ 63,329  
        

 

 

 

Finland

     4.6%        

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

        2,288        64,784  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

        9,121        71,842  
        

 

 

 
           136,626  
        

 

 

 

France

     11.9%        

Bureau Veritas S.A.(a)

        1,133        25,585  

Coface S.A.(a)

        7,650        53,546  

Safran S.A.(a)

        753        74,548  

Sanofi

        1,388        138,863  

Thales S.A.

        773        58,148  
        

 

 

 
           350,690  
        

 

 

 

Germany

     6.2%        

Continental A.G.

        407        44,130  

Henkel A.G. & Co. KGaA

        485        45,434  

SAP S.E.

        597        92,926  
        

 

 

 
           182,490  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

     2.1%        

China Mobile Ltd.

        9,560        60,999  
        

 

 

 

Italy

     4.7%        

Enel S.p.A.

        15,872        138,042  
        

 

 

 

Japan

     15.0%        

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

        1,500        48,002  

KDDI Corp.

        3,764        94,791  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

        1,500        75,807  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

        3,604        73,471  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

        2,815        52,929  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

        1,360        95,941  
        

 

 

 
           440,941  
        

 

 

 

Netherlands

     2.1%        

SBM Offshore N.V.

        3,902        62,493  
        

 

 

 

Portugal

     2.5%        

Galp Energia SGPS S.A.

        7,772        72,096  
        

 

 

 

Spain

     2.9%        

Amadeus IT Group S.A.

        696        38,835  

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

        1,620        45,205  
        

 

 

 
           84,040  
        

 

 

 

Switzerland

     2.8%        

Roche Holding A.G. (Genusschein)

        125        42,770  

Schindler Holding A.G. - REG

        147        39,996  
        

 

 

 
           82,766  
        

 

 

 

United Kingdom

     25.1%        

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

        17,181        109,673  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
             Shares                        Value            

Compass Group PLC

        3,930      $ 59,281  

Ferguson PLC

        753        75,904  

Johnson Matthey PLC

        2,062        62,713  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

        5,876        52,468  

Rio Tinto PLC

        1,308        78,575  

RSA Insurance Group PLC(a)

        19,008        110,788  

Sage Group (The) PLC

        1,386        12,891  

Smith & Nephew PLC

        2,769        54,184  

Unilever N.V.

        1,992        120,279  
        

 

 

 
           736,756  
        

 

 

 

United States

     3.4%        

Philip Morris International, Inc.

        1,332        99,887  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,423,213)

           2,511,155  
        

 

 

 

EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES

     2.4%        

India

     2.4%        

ITC Ltd., Issued by CLSA Global Markets Pte. Ltd., Maturity Date 6/30/25(b)

        30,181        70,237  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES (Cost $77,405)

           70,237  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,500,618)

     87.9%           2,581,392  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     12.1%           354,078  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $ 2,935,470  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

Abbreviations:

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM International Opportunities Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets  

Communication Services

     11.6

Consumer Discretionary

     11.0  

Consumer Staples

     16.5  

Energy

     4.6  

Financials

     7.4  

Health Care

     8.0  

Industrials

     11.8  

Information Technology

     4.9  

Materials

     4.8  

Utilities

     7.3  

Total

     87.9

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity and Equity-Linked Securities    % of Net Assets  

Telecommunications

     10.0

Retail

     8.5  

Insurance

     7.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     6.2  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     5.9  

Distribution/Wholesale

     5.2  

Electric

     4.7  

Aerospace/Defense

     4.5  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     3.7  

Software

     3.6  

Agriculture

     3.4  

Mining

     2.7  

Oil & Gas

     2.5  

Shipbuilding

     2.4  

Diversified Financial Services

     2.4  

Commercial Services

     2.2  

Chemicals

     2.1  

Oil & Gas Services

     2.1  

Food Service

     2.0  

Healthcare-Products

     1.8  

Leisure Time

     1.6  

Household Products/Wares

     1.6  

Hand/Machine Tools

     1.4  

Total

     87.9
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

Sanofi

     4.7

Enel S.p.A.

     4.7  

Unilever N.V

     4.1  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     3.8  

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

     3.8  

Total

     21.1
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SELECT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

             Shares                        Value            

COMMON STOCKS

     98.0%        

Australia

     4.9%        

Atlassian Corp. PLC - Class A(a)

        1,430,634      $ 260,074,955  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

        10,736,525        240,236,735  
        

 

 

 
           500,311,690  
        

 

 

 

Denmark

     5.3%        

Orsted A/S(b)

        1,862,553        256,772,374  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

        1,762,086        285,823,175  
        

 

 

 
           542,595,549  
        

 

 

 

France

     4.8%        

L’Oreal S.A.

        760,876        247,643,935  

Schneider Electric S.E.

        2,010,806        250,020,256  
        

 

 

 
           497,664,191  
        

 

 

 

Germany

     4.7%        

Deutsche Boerse A.G.

        1,420,798        249,539,040  

SAP S.E.

        1,500,304        233,529,022  
        

 

 

 
           483,068,062  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

     2.4%        

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

        5,319,651        248,340,299  
        

 

 

 

Ireland

     10.2%        

Accenture PLC - Class A

        1,133,554        256,171,869  

Aptiv PLC

        2,928,943        268,525,494  

ICON PLC(a)

        1,424,187        272,147,894  

Medtronic PLC

        2,404,084        249,832,409  
        

 

 

 
           1,046,677,666  
        

 

 

 

Italy

     2.4%        

FinecoBank Banca Fineco S.p.A.(a)

        17,578,872        242,274,657  
        

 

 

 

Japan

     34.0%        

Advantest Corp.

        5,337,000        257,576,732  

CyberAgent, Inc.

        4,308,200        264,296,724  

Fujitsu Ltd.

        1,970,555        267,934,942  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

        9,391,800        261,632,849  

Kao Corp.

        3,175,200        237,451,310  

ORIX Corp.

        17,377,800        215,028,957  

PeptiDream, Inc.(a)

        5,702,500        266,024,747  

Rakuten, Inc.

        23,357,200        250,702,607  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

        7,123,500        280,981,937  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

        11,390,000        292,998,341  

Sekisui House Ltd.

        7,812,764        137,602,135  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

        6,657,400        236,337,227  

Terumo Corp.

        6,104,600        241,949,727  

Z Holdings Corp.

        42,095,800        279,002,173  
        

 

 

 
           3,489,520,408  
        

 

 

 

Netherlands

     10.0%        

ASML Holding N.V.

        685,678        252,994,633  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SELECT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

        8,643,801      $ 255,894,229  

Koninklijke DSM N.V.

        1,715,548        282,802,044  

Prosus N.V.(a)

        2,603,765        240,254,132  
        

 

 

 
           1,031,945,038  
        

 

 

 

New Zealand

     2.0%        

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.(a)

        20,549,458        206,795,626  
        

 

 

 

South Korea

     2.5%        

SK Hynix, Inc.

        3,532,197        253,441,245  
        

 

 

 

Spain

     2.5%        

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A.

        9,517,837        257,665,662  
        

 

 

 

Switzerland

     5.0%        

Lonza Group A.G. - REG

        428,999        264,837,774  

Roche Holding A.G. (Genusschein)

        728,823        249,376,872  
        

 

 

 
           514,214,646  
        

 

 

 

Taiwan

     2.5%        

MediaTek, Inc.

        12,335,515        258,533,858  
        

 

 

 

United Kingdom

     4.8%        

IHS Markit Ltd.

        3,178,652        249,555,969  

Linde PLC

        1,031,989        244,290,026  
        

 

 

 
           493,845,995  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $7,483,220,308)

           10,066,894,592  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,483,220,308)

     98.0%           10,066,894,592  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     2.0%           208,595,732  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $   10,275,490,324  
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

Abbreviations:

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM International Select Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets    

Communication Services

   5.3%

Consumer Discretionary

   8.7   

Consumer Staples

   9.2   

Financials

   14.7   

Health Care

   17.3   

Industrials

   12.9   

Information Technology

   19.9   

Materials

   7.5   

Utilities

   2.5   

Total

   98.0%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SELECT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Diversified Financial Services

     12.3

Internet

     10.1  

Semiconductors

     10.0  

Healthcare-Services

     7.8  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     5.3  

Commercial Services

     5.2  

Chemicals

     5.1  

Computers

     5.1  

Software

     4.8  

Healthcare-Products

     4.8  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.7  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     4.7  

Food

     4.5  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     2.6  

Electric

     2.5  

Electrical Component & Equipments

     2.4  

Banks

     2.4  

Mining

     2.3  

Home Builders

     1.4  

Total

     98.0
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

     2.9

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     2.8  

Koninklijke DSM N.V.

     2.8  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2.7  

Z Holdings Corp.

     2.7  

Total

     13.9
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS

     97.8%        

Australia

     1.5%        

GWA Group Ltd.

        1,393,267      $ 2,774,239  
        

 

 

 

Canada

     3.4%        

Heroux-Devtek, Inc.(a)

        289,685        2,010,206  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

        64,493        1,324,684  

Linamar Corp.

        95,722        2,847,470  
        

 

 

 
           6,182,360  
        

 

 

 

China

     0.3%        

Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.

        1,151,000        442,575  
        

 

 

 

Finland

     3.8%        

Ahlstrom-Munksjo OYJ

        190,405        4,013,862  

Vaisala OYJ - Class A

        66,718        2,890,359  
        

 

 

 
           6,904,221  
        

 

 

 

France

     7.5%        

Coface S.A.(a)

        341,895        2,393,103  

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

        227,819        2,222,325  

IPSOS

        107,512        2,691,220  

Lectra

        133,988        3,173,304  

Robertet S.A.

        2,687        3,062,163  
        

 

 

 
             13,542,115  
        

 

 

 

Germany

     3.5%        

Gerresheimer A.G.

        27,353        3,061,084  

KWS Saat S.E. & Co. KGaA

        38,142        3,219,810  
        

 

 

 
           6,280,894  
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong

     6.3%        

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

        3,208,000        993,439  

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.(a)

        1,615,725        2,908,305  

Pico Far East Holdings Ltd.

        7,666,000        910,022  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

        2,095,000        2,892,433  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

        2,478,000        1,314,131  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

        726,000        2,379,391  
        

 

 

 
           11,397,721  
        

 

 

 

Ireland

     2.7%        

Grafton Group PLC(a)

        308,935        2,692,775  

Irish Continental Group PLC(a)

        572,723        2,130,299  
        

 

 

 
           4,823,074  
        

 

 

 

Japan

     18.7%        

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

        41,300        2,792,102  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

        109,000        2,708,851  

EPS Holdings, Inc.

        97,900        965,401  

Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.

        225,100        2,127,954  

Iwatani Corp.

        81,400        3,044,830  

Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

        153,700        3,246,988  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

        74,200        2,434,286  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

Mani, Inc.

        99,900      $ 2,715,719  

Rion Co. Ltd.

        127,700        2,909,620  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

        50,800        1,664,192  

Sakata Seed Corp.

        79,900        2,856,142  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

        62,900        3,113,241  

Tayca Corp.

        33,800        461,820  

Transcosmos, Inc.

        101,200        2,740,504  
        

 

 

 
             33,781,650  
        

 

 

 

Mexico

     1.7%        

Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. - Series B(a)

        3,205,854        3,137,493  
        

 

 

 

Netherlands

     3.1%        

Corbion N.V.

        76,911        3,539,342  

Sligro Food Group N.V.(a)

        117,265        2,098,057  
        

 

 

 
           5,637,399  
        

 

 

 

Norway

     3.2%        

Borregaard ASA

        230,499        3,528,840  

Norway Royal Salmon ASA

        97,012        2,225,738  
        

 

 

 
           5,754,578  
        

 

 

 

South Korea

     6.6%        

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

        37,287        1,890,287  

Choong Ang Vaccine Laboratory

        158,941        2,424,132  

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

        28,682        2,193,303  

Samwha Capacitor Co. Ltd.

        48,691        2,320,005  

SK Materials Co. Ltd.

        15,761        3,099,077  
        

 

 

 
           11,926,804  
        

 

 

 

Sweden

     9.8%        

AAK AB(a)

        143,772        2,683,329  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

        145,637        2,858,800  

BioGaia AB - Class B

        48,609        3,158,879  

Cloetta AB - Class B(a)

        954,171        2,770,083  

IAR Systems Group AB(a)

        152,846        2,747,724  

Thule Group AB(b)

        102,078        3,382,900  
        

 

 

 
           17,601,715  
        

 

 

 

Switzerland

     8.9%        

Bobst Group S.A. - REG

        40,721        2,535,529  

Gurit Holding A.G. - Bearer

        1,445        3,071,830  

Huber + Suhner A.G. - REG

        29,238        2,196,699  

LEM Holding S.A. - REG

        1,912        3,582,989  

Valiant Holding A.G. - REG

        26,038        2,193,745  

Valora Holding A.G. - REG(a)

        12,947        2,412,144  
        

 

 

 
           15,992,936  
        

 

 

 

Taiwan

     5.6%        

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

        23,000        901,353  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

        361,000        2,904,254  

Sinmag Equipment Corp.

        323,667        853,814  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
    Shares      Value  

Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.

       2,051,000      $ 2,535,246  

TOPBI International Holdings Ltd.

       1,165,850        1,376,703  

Walsin Technology Corp.

       276,000        1,472,343  
       

 

 

 
          10,043,713  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom

     11.2     

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

       955,140        2,452,606  

First Derivatives PLC

       76,749        3,282,946  

Gamma Communications PLC

       140,879        2,999,423  

Genus PLC

       59,570        2,962,422  

JET2 PLC

       203,119        1,759,965  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

       522,531        2,245,246  

Porvair PLC

       355,611        2,340,200  

SThree PLC

       722,515        2,237,513  
       

 

 

 
          20,280,321  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $164,377,604)

          176,503,808  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $164,377,604)

     97.8        176,503,808  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     2.2        3,911,338  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0      $   180,415,146  
       

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

Abbreviations:

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2020 the industry sectors for the JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund were:

 

Sector Allocation (Unaudited)    % of Net Assets  

Communication Services

     7.0

Consumer Discretionary

     10.7  

Consumer Staples

     13.6  

Energy

     1.7  

Financials

     6.1  

Health Care

     11.8  

Industrials

     19.9  

Information Technology

     15.2  

Materials

     11.8  

Total

     97.8

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Market Exposure (Unaudited)  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Food

     10.0

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     7.9  

Electronics

     6.8  

Pharmaceuticals

     5.8  

Chemicals

     5.7  

Software

     5.1  

Retail

     5.1  

Transportation

     4.6  

Telecommunications

     3.6  

Leisure Time

     3.5  

Agriculture

     3.2  

Banks

     3.2  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     3.0  

Environmental Control

     2.8  

Forest Products & Paper

     2.2  

Packing & Containers

     1.9  

Machinery-Diversified

     1.9  

Semiconductors

     1.8  

Commercial Services

     1.7  

Engineering & Construction

     1.7  

Lodging

     1.6  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.6  

Internet

     1.5  

Healthcare-Products

     1.5  

Advertising

     1.5  

Media

     1.4  

Insurance

     1.3  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     1.3  

Electrical Component & Equipments

     1.2  

Aerospace/Defense

     1.1  

Airlines

     1.0  

Apparel

     0.8  

Healthcare-Services

     0.5  

Total

     97.8
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

Ahlstrom-Munksjo OYJ

     2.2

LEM Holding S.A. - REG

     2.0  

Corbion N.V.

     2.0  

Borregaard ASA

     2.0  

Thule Group AB

     1.9  

Total

     10.1
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    JOHCM
Credit Income
Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Small Mid Cap
Equity Fund
   

JOHCM

Global

Equity Fund

 

 

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at cost

  $         4,898,026     $ 551,192,300     $   35,277,928     $         323,885,123  

Investments, at value

    4,870,708       607,016,792       41,928,118       455,188,762  

Cash

          14,578,664       2,105,658       6,210,455  

Foreign currency (Cost: $0, $270, $87,127, $0, $465,975, $0, $37,898,256 and $29,982, respectively)

          269       87,112        

Receivable for interest

    51,149                    

Receivable for dividends

    1,069       897,158       59,809       201,798  

Reclaims receivable

          126,999       5,784       666,705  

Receivable for investments sold

    26,536             182,789       1,045,549  

Receivable for capital shares sold

          12,735,491       45,000       25,000  

Receivable from service providers

    25,598                   1,750  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       

Prepaid expenses

    49,766       982       239       3,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    5,024,826       635,356,355       44,414,509       463,343,147  

Liabilities:

       

Securities purchased payable

    10,205             445,910       850,050  

Capital shares redeemed payable

          298,958       45,107       1,035  

Distributions payable to shareholders

    2,054                    

Investment advisory fees payable

    2,250       457,420       96,754       357,331  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

    19,262       314,504       111,023       138,792  

Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees payable

          9,164       1,194       3,202  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

    56       6,870       489       5,084  

Risk Officer fees payable

    43       1,313       95       969  

Trustee fees payable

    23                    

Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable

                38,024        

Accrued expenses and other payables

    2,047       42,315       28,813       27,825  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    35,940       1,130,544       767,409       1,384,288  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 4,988,886     $ 634,225,811     $ 43,647,100     $ 461,958,859  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

       

Paid in capital

  $ 5,014,558     $ 628,333,371     $ 38,342,484     $ 308,902,420  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (25,672     5,892,440       5,304,616       153,056,439  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 4,988,886     $ 634,225,811     $ 43,647,100     $ 461,958,859  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

       

Class I

  $     $ 75,970,418     $ 14,364,626     $ 39,213,422  

Class II

          14,268,124              

Institutional

    4,988,886       543,987,269       29,282,474       422,745,437  

Share of Common Stock Outstanding:

       

Class I

          7,027,357       1,071,802       2,269,220  

Class II

          1,321,308              

Institutional

    501,532       50,159,487       2,182,455       24,410,937  

Net Asset Value per Share:

       

Class I

  $     $ 10.81     $ 13.40     $ 17.28  

Class II

          10.80              

Institutional

    9.95       10.85       13.42       17.32  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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JOHCM
Global Income
Builder Fund
    JOHCM
International
Opportunities Fund
   

JOHCM
International

Select Fund

    JOHCM
International Small
Cap Equity Fund
 

 

 

 
$         76,009,132     $ 2,500,618     $       7,483,220,308     $       164,377,604  
  81,987,424       2,581,392       10,066,894,592       176,503,808  
        371,990       295,866,308       3,244,943  
  469,805             37,898,262       30,013  
  239,618                    
  134,292       6,526       20,192,890       211,775  
  163,978       6,595       16,240,460       575,481  
  917,836       2,950       25,233,082        
  11,380             6,152,718       99,051  
  41,923       81,322       1,756       1,750  
  17,209                    
  18,636       261       11,601       18,323  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  84,002,101       3,051,036       10,468,491,669       180,685,144  
  557,013       33,520       179,424,670       2  
  42,479             2,666,364       10,676  
  62,918                    
  45,735       1,788       7,419,625       155,370  
  79,353       73,873       2,778,162       81,096  
  620             131,058       3,087  
  923       32       112,684       2,000  
  176       8       21,462       384  
                     
                     
  12,186       6,345       447,320       17,383  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  801,403       115,566       193,001,345       269,998  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 83,200,698     $ 2,935,470     $ 10,275,490,324     $ 180,415,146  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 79,496,424     $ 2,845,603     $ 7,476,992,171     $ 188,259,464  
  3,704,274       89,867       2,798,498,153       (7,844,318

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 83,200,698     $ 2,935,470     $ 10,275,490,324     $ 180,415,146  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 7,284,792     $     $ 9,631,883,513     $ 33,852,691  
  80,987             643,606,811       1,529,440  
  75,834,919       2,935,470             145,033,015  
  736,663             349,850,491       3,094,356  
  8,189             23,379,361       139,090  
  7,667,892       280,121             13,269,107  
$ 9.89     $     $ 27.53     $ 10.94  
  9.89             27.53       11.00  
  9.89       10.48             10.93  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    JOHCM
Credit Income
Fund(a)
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Small Mid Cap
Equity Fund
    JOHCM Global
Equity Fund
 

 

 

Investment Income:

       

Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $0, $1,562,677, $68,952, $208,791, $83,868, $6,924, $13,131,210 and $374,144)

  $             2,420     $         12,543,638     $     650,715     $         4,247,820  

Interest income

    18,586       16,881       474       23,339  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    21,006       12,560,519       651,189       4,271,159  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

       

Investment advisory

    3,301       5,506,266       412,692       3,913,672  

Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees - Class I

          75,200       6,043       75,114  

Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees - Class II

          34,574              

Accounting and Administration

    20,945       726,112       213,825       287,283  

Investment advisory recoupment

                       

Regulatory and Compliance

    82       86,245       4,595       60,048  

Risk Officer

    43       5,332       285       3,730  

Trustees

    39       9,335       510       6,496  

Legal

    1,838       3,882       220       2,731  

Registration

    3,861       76,686       35,148       40,183  

Interest expense

          3,500       11       4,912  

Other

    2,715       104,564       27,148       37,357  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

    32,824       6,631,696       700,477       4,431,526  

Expenses reduced by Service Providers

    (28,915           (205,473      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,909       6,631,696       495,004       4,431,526  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    17,097       5,928,823       156,185       (160,367
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

       

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

    1,801       (50,892,694     2,274,305       26,181,906  

Net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions

          (218,494     (56,808     (113,970

Net realized gains from forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (27,318     71,486,593       4,805,121       60,610,263  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency

          5,994       (660     33,777  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities

    (25,517     20,381,399       7,021,958       86,711,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (8,420   $ 26,310,222     $ 7,178,143     $ 86,551,609  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                         

 

 

(a)   For the period from August 17, 2020, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2020.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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JOHCM
Global Income
Builder Fund
    JOHCM
International
Opportunities Fund
    JOHCM
International
Select Fund
    JOHCM
International Small
Cap Equity Fund
 

 

 

 
$         1,531,565     $         58,395     $       125,560,445     $       2,794,960  
  1,244,454       325       329,528       2,512  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,776,019       58,720       125,889,973       2,797,472  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  615,746       17,707       78,431,569       2,030,993  
  7,201                   33,341  
  246             1,483,238       3,815  
  182,634       173,289       5,517,310       173,299  
                    25,988  
  13,425       295       1,283,236       28,253  
  811       21       80,074       1,744  
  1,440       32       138,779       3,058  
  590       15       58,878       1,253  
  60,866       24,833       87,272       54,959  
  792             37,185       502  
  26,067       5,968       943,371       30,999  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  909,818       222,160       88,060,912       2,388,204  
  (139,114     (201,146           (27,281

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  770,704       21,014       88,060,912       2,360,923  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,005,315       37,706       37,829,061       436,549  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (1,378,288     (26,504     312,626,901       (19,081,687
  50,277       2,504       (1,801,534     (4,719
  88,461                    
  2,607,381       (16,447     1,522,250,840       19,128,447  
  15,799       437       727,690       37,278  
  (61,475                  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,322,155       (40,010     1,833,803,897       79,319  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 3,327,470     $ (2,304   $ 1,871,632,958     $ 515,868  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

     JOHCM
    Credit Income    
Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging Markets
Small Mid Cap
Equity Fund
 
      2020(a)     2020     2019     2020     2019  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 17,097     $ 5,928,823     $ 22,300,479     $ 156,185     $ 85,053  

Net realized gains (losses) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     1,801       (51,111,188     (3,383,072     2,217,497       (3,235,106

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     (27,318     71,492,587       (26,040,831     4,804,461       2,788,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (8,420     26,310,222       (7,123,424     7,178,143       (361,964
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

          

From distributable earnings

          

Class I

           (3,215,212     (3,842,442     (2,460     (2,137

Class II

           (513,302     (312,740            

Institutional Class

     (17,962     (19,514,553     (16,260,685     (175,677     (116,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (17,962     (23,243,067     (20,415,867     (178,137     (118,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Class I transactions

           (3,464,722     (9,704,832     10,867,243       (306,309

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Class II transactions

           960,552       5,091,479              

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Institutional transactions

     5,015,268       50,387,584       119,702,512       1,495,200       227,448  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     5,015,268       47,883,414       115,089,159       12,362,443       (78,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     4,988,886       50,950,569       87,549,868       19,362,449       (559,167

Net assets:

          

Beginning of year

           583,275,242       495,725,374       24,284,651       24,843,818  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $     4,988,886     $     634,225,811     $     583,275,242     $     43,647,100     $     24,284,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                

 

 

(a)   For the period from August 17, 2020, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2020.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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JOHCM
Global
Equity Fund
    JOHCM
Global Income
Builder Fund
    JOHCM
International
Opportunities Fund
     JOHCM
International
Select Fund
 
2020     2019     2020     2019     2020      2019      2020      2019  
$         (160,367)    $ 2,740,703     $ 2,005,315     $ 2,481,049     $ 37,706      $ 50,853      $ 37,829,061      $ 100,676,827  
  26,067,936       50,784,370       (1,239,550     123,616       (24,000      (97      310,825,367        (15,994,472
  60,644,040       (47,271,077     2,561,705       4,133,697       (16,010      (20,176      1,522,978,530        (363,469,530

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  86,551,609       6,253,996       3,327,470       6,738,362       (2,304      30,580        1,871,632,958        (278,787,175

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (21,676,588     (7,485,629     (216,406     (205,650                   (78,543,873      (102,099,543
              (3,037     (201                   (4,463,461      (6,729,002
  (31,391,428     (10,781,494     (2,660,890     (2,437,268     (53,453      (40,554              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (53,068,016     (18,267,123     (2,880,333     (2,643,119     (53,453      (40,554      (83,007,334      (108,828,545

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (113,508,495     (29,252,618     490,238       1,174,537                     134,382,072        565,520,424  
              12,370       76,309                     (58,985,362      62,343,549  
  158,647,691       (100,351,156     (30,393,091     73,575,868       690,598        34,954                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  45,139,196       (129,603,774     (29,890,483     74,826,714       690,598        34,954        75,396,710        627,863,973  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  78,622,789       (141,616,901     (29,443,346     78,921,957       634,841        24,980        1,864,022,334        240,248,253  
  383,336,070       524,952,971       112,644,044       33,722,087       2,300,629        2,275,649        8,411,467,990        8,171,219,737  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 461,958,859     $ 383,336,070     $ 83,200,698     $ 112,644,044     $ 2,935,470      $ 2,300,629      $ 10,275,490,324      $ 8,411,467,990  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

     JOHCM
    International Small    
Cap Equity Fund
 
      2020     2019  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 436,549     $ 2,793,782  

Net realized gains (losses) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (19,086,406     4,742,682  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     19,165,725       (36,114,343
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     515,868       (28,577,879
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

    

Class I

     (1,289,585     (2,357,616

Class II

     (51,613     (90,907

Institutional Class

     (6,233,059     (10,990,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (7,574,257     (13,438,589
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Class I transactions

     6,208,040       (10,592,293

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Class II transactions

     (72,503     397,413  

Change in net assets from capital transactions from Institutional transactions

     (26,688,964     (7,861,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (20,553,427     (18,056,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (27,611,816     (60,072,750

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     208,026,962       268,099,712  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $             180,415,146     $             208,026,962  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
              

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

         Institutional Class      
JOHCM Credit Income Fund   

Period Ended
September 30,

2020(a)

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $         10.00  
  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income(b)

     0.03  

Net realized and unrealized losses from investments

     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.01
  

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

  

From net investment income

     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.05
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.95  
  

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     (0.14 %) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 4,989  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.65 %(d) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.85 %(d) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     5.47 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     5.72 %(c) 
        

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from August 17, 2020, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2020.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended    
JOHCM Emerging Markets    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    
Opportunities Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016    

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.75     $ 11.38     $ 11.96     $ 10.04     $ 9.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.08       0.40       0.14       0.10       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.40       (0.59     (0.27     1.89       1.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.48       (0.19     (0.13     1.99       1.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.42     (0.10     (0.07     (0.07     (0.08

From net realized gains

           (0.34     (0.38           (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.42     (0.44     (0.45     (0.07     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     0.06       (0.63     (0.58     1.92       0.85  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.81     $ 10.75     $ 11.38     $ 11.96     $ 10.04  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     4.37     (1.31 %)      (1.30 %)      20.09     16.54

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $         75,971     $         83,555     $         99,577     $         71,650     $         29,446  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.20     1.32     1.34     1.38     1.37

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.81     3.71     1.15     0.92     2.09

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.20     1.32     1.34     1.38     1.37

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

           (b)       0.02     0.01      

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     53.30     35.35     31.87     22.62     40.75

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

 

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

 

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class II  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended    
JOHCM Emerging Markets    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    
Opportunities Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016    

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.74     $ 11.36     $ 11.95     $ 10.03     $ 9.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.08       0.41       0.12       0.08       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.38       (0.60     (0.27     1.90       1.38  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.46       (0.19     (0.15     1.98       1.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.40     (0.09     (0.06     (0.06     (0.08

From net realized gains

           (0.34     (0.38           (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.40     (0.43     (0.44     (0.06     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     0.06       (0.62     (0.59     1.92       0.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.80     $ 10.74     $ 11.36     $ 11.95     $ 10.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     4.26     (1.37 %)      (1.47 %)      19.89     16.42

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $         14,268     $         13,348     $         8,020     $         5,668     $         1,953  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.35     1.47     1.49     1.54     1.50

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.76     3.86     1.01     0.71     0.54

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.35     1.47     1.49     1.54     1.56

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

           (b)       0.02     0.02      

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     53.30     35.35     31.87     22.62     40.75

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

 

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

 

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended    
JOHCM Emerging Markets    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    
Opportunities Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016    

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.78     $ 11.41     $ 11.99     $ 10.06     $ 9.20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.11       0.48       0.15       0.13       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.39       (0.66     (0.27     1.88       1.35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.50       (0.18     (0.12     2.01       1.45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.43     (0.11     (0.08     (0.08     (0.08

From net realized gains

           (0.34     (0.38           (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.43     (0.45     (0.46     (0.08     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     0.07       (0.63     (0.58     1.93       0.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.85     $ 10.78     $ 11.41 $        11.99     $ 10.06  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     4.56     (1.21 %)      (1.23 %)      20.21     16.64

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $         543,987     $         486,372     $         388,129     $         269,622     $         110,330  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.10     1.22     1.24     1.29     1.27

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.04     4.46     1.26     1.23     1.14

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.10     1.22     1.24     1.29     1.29

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

           (b)       0.02     0.01      

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     53.30     35.35     31.87     22.62     40.75

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended    
JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    
Cap Equity Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016(a)     

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.62     $ 11.85     $ 14.00     $ 11.78     $ 9.20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(b)

     0.15       0.02       0.09       0.06       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     1.70       (0.20     (0.56     2.38       2.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.85       (0.18     (0.47     2.44       2.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.07     (0.05     (0.13     (0.22      

From net realized gains

                 (1.55            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.07     (0.05     (1.68     (0.22      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     1.78       (0.23     (2.15     2.22       2.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.40     $ 11.62     $ 11.85     $ 14.00     $ 11.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     15.95     (1.51 %)      (4.50 %)      21.37     28.04 %(c) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s) .

   $         14,365     $ 415     $ 751     $ 149     $ 147  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.64     1.64     1.64     1.64     1.64 %(d) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.21     0.15     0.69     0.47     1.11 %(d) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     2.29     2.66     2.65     4.37     5.72 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     136.73         133.43         127.34         174.08         162.74 %(c) 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from January 28, 2016, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2016.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended    
JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    
Cap Equity Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016    

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.64     $ 11.87     $ 14.02     $ 11.78     $ 9.91  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.04       0.04       0.09       0.05       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     1.83       (0.21     (0.55     2.42       2.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.87       (0.17     (0.46     2.47       2.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.09     (0.06     (0.14     (0.23     (0.06

From net realized gains

                 (1.55           (0.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.09     (0.06     (1.69     (0.23     (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     1.78       (0.23     (2.15     2.24       1.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 13.42     $ 11.64     $ 11.87     $ 14.02     $ 11.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     16.09     (1.42 %)      (4.43 %)      21.59     24.13

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $         29,282     $         23,870     $         24,093     $ 7,406     $ 6,114  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.54     1.54     1.54     1.54     1.54

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.33     0.36     0.69     0.40     0.27

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     2.19     2.56     2.48     4.38     4.63

Portfolio turnover rate(b)

     136.73     133.43     127.34         174.08         162.74

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
JOHCM Global Equity Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $             16.41     $             16.73     $             15.05     $             13.58     $             12.24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.04     0.10       0.07       0.07       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

     3.17       0.25       1.67       1.43       1.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.13       0.35       1.74       1.50       1.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.02     (0.18     (0.06     (0.03      

From net realized gains

     (2.24     (0.49                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (2.26     (0.67     (0.06     (0.03      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     0.87       (0.32     1.68       1.47       1.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.28     $ 16.41     $ 16.73     $ 15.05     $ 13.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     21.26     2.66     11.61     11.06     10.95

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 39,213     $ 157,452     $ 189,317     $ 216,867     $ 171,464  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.16     1.16     1.17     1.18     1.18

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

     (0.28 %)      0.63     0.39     0.49     0.50

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.16     1.17     1.17     1.18     1.20

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

           (b)       (b)       (b)        

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     40.21     46.36     24.81     51.44     124.32

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
JOHCM Global Equity Fund    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $             16.44     $             16.76     $             15.08     $             13.61     $             12.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     (b)       0.10       0.09       0.08       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

     3.15       0.26       1.67       1.43       1.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.15       0.36       1.76       1.51       1.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.04     (0.19     (0.08     (0.04      

From net realized gains

     (2.23     (0.49                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (2.27     (0.68     (0.08     (0.04      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     0.88       (0.32     1.68       1.47       1.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.32     $ 16.44     $ 16.76     $ 15.08     $ 13.61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     21.43     2.76     11.76     11.15     11.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 422,745     $ 225,884     $ 335,636     $ 287,089     $ 245,918  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.06     1.06     1.07     1.08     1.08

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.01     0.66     0.57     0.57     0.52

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.06     1.07     1.07     1.08     1.10

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

           (c)       (c)       (c)        

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     40.21     46.36     24.81     51.44     124.32

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(d)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund    2020     2019     2018(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $             10.09     $                 9.71     $             10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income(b)

     0.21       0.31       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     (0.11     0.41       (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.10       0.72       (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

      

From net investment income

     (0.25     (0.34     (0.28

From net realized gains

     (0.05            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.30     (0.34     (0.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.20     0.38       (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.89     $ 10.09     $ 9.71  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.99     7.66     (0.06 %)(c) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 7,285     $ 6,933     $ 5,516  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.93     0.98     0.98 %(d) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.14     3.14     3.50 %(d) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.08     1.18     1.56 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     141.42 %(c)      54.70 %(c)      41.93 %(c) 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from November 29, 2017, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2018.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class II  
     Year Ended     Period Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund    2020     2019(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                 10.09     $                 10.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

    

Net investment income(b)

     0.20       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     (0.12     0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.08       0.07  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

    

From net investment income

     (0.23     (0.06

From net realized gains

     (0.05      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.28     (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.20     0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.89     $ 10.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.86     0.75 %(c) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 81     $ 77  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.08     1.13 %(d) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.01     2.70 %(d) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.23     1.63 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     141.42 %(c)      54.70 %(c) 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from June 28, 2019, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2019.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund    2020     2019     2018(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                 10.09     $                 9.71     $                 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income(b)

     0.22       0.33       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     (0.11     0.40       (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.11       0.73        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

      

From net investment income

     (0.26     (0.35     (0.29

From net realized gains

     (0.05            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.31     (0.35     (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.20     0.38       (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.89     $ 10.09     $ 9.71  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     1.09     7.77     0.03 %(c) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 75,835     $ 105,634     $ 28,206  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.83     0.88     0.88 %(d) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.19     3.42     3.62 %(d) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     0.98     1.08     1.47 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     141.42 %(c)      54.70 %(c)      41.93 %(c) 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from November 29, 2017, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2018.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  

JOHCM International Opportunities

Fund

     September 30,  
2020
      September 30,  
2019
      September 30,  
2018
      September 30,  
2017
      September 30,  
2016(a)
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.65     $ 10.71     $ 11.19     $ 9.98     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(b)

     0.17       0.24       0.20       0.20       (— )(c)  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     (0.09     (0.10     (0.02     1.09       (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.08       0.14       0.18       1.29       (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.23     (0.18     (0.29     (0.08      

From net realized gains

     (0.02     (0.02     (0.37            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.25     (0.20     (0.66     (0.08      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.17     (0.06     (0.48     1.21       (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.48     $ 10.65     $ 10.71     $ 11.19     $ 9.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(d)

     0.62     1.42     1.76     13.12     (0.20 %) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s) .

   $ 2,935     $ 2,301     $ 2,276     $ 2,254     $ 1,995  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.89     0.89     0.89     0.89     0.89 %(e) 

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

     1.60     2.29     1.86     1.94     (0.89 %)(e) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     9.42     8.61     8.23     9.03     72.58 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     64.62     34.58     57.05     68.89     (d)  

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from September 29, 2016, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2016.

(b)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(c)

Amount was less than $0.005 per share.

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(f)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  
JOHCM International Select Fund    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2018
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2017
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2016
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 22.54     $ 23.66     $ 21.92     $ 19.94     $ 17.45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.11       0.28       0.27       0.30       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     5.11       (1.09     1.73       1.81       2.37  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.22       (0.81     2.00       2.11       2.56  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.23     (0.31     (0.26     (0.13     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.23     (0.31     (0.26     (0.13     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     4.99       (1.12     1.74       1.98       2.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 27.53     $ 22.54     $ 23.66     $ 21.92     $ 19.94  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     23.30     (3.31 %)      9.22     10.72     14.70

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 9,631,884     $ 7,822,739     $ 7,619,731     $ 6,081,384     $ 4,003,594  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.98     0.99     1.00     1.01     1.01

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.45     1.27     1.16     1.49     1.04

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     0.98     0.99     1.00     1.01     1.01

Portfolio turnover rate(b)

     43.51     33.06     26.06     34.96     107.37

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class II  
JOHCM International Select Fund    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2018
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2017
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2016
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 22.54     $ 23.68     $ 21.93     $ 19.96     $ 17.48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.05       0.23       0.19       0.26       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     5.11       (1.10     1.76       1.81       2.37  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.16       (0.87     1.95       2.07       2.51  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.17     (0.27     (0.20     (0.10     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.17     (0.27     (0.20     (0.10     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     4.99       (1.14     1.75       1.97       2.48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 27.53     $ 22.54     $ 23.68     $ 21.93     $ 19.96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     23.02     (3.59 %)      8.97     10.45     14.37

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 643,607     $ 588,729     $ 551,489     $ 400,294     $ 297,486  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.23     1.24     1.25     1.27     1.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.20     1.03     0.83     1.29     0.78

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.23     1.24     1.25     1.27     1.30

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

                       0.01      

Portfolio turnover rate(b)

     43.51     33.06     26.06     34.96     107.37

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class I  

JOHCM International Small Cap

Equity Fund

   Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2018
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2017
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2016
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.00     $ 13.03     $ 12.75     $ 10.64     $ 9.66  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.02       0.12       0.10       0.11       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.31       (1.51     0.37       2.13       0.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.33       (1.39     0.47       2.24       1.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.12     (0.13     (0.09     (0.13     (0.11

From net realized gains

     (0.27     (0.51     (0.10            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.39     (0.64     (0.19     (0.13     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.06     (2.03     0.28       2.11       0.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.94     $ 11.00     $ 13.03     $ 12.75     $ 10.64  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.73     (10.27 %)      3.66     21.30     11.44

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 33,853     $ 29,053     $ 46,852     $ 62,965     $ 43,997  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.30     1.34     1.31     1.34     1.34

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.17     1.04     0.79     0.97     1.17

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.32     1.34     1.32     1.36     1.41

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

     0.01     (b)       0.02            

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     24.72     23.66     17.61     16.01     39.39

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Class II  

JOHCM International Small Cap

Equity Fund

   Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2018
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2017
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2016
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.06     $ 13.09     $ 12.83     $ 10.70     $ 9.71  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.01       0.11       0.11       0.09       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.30       (1.51     0.33       2.15       1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.31       (1.40     0.44       2.24       1.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.10     (0.12     (0.08     (0.11     (0.10

From net realized gains

     (0.27     (0.51     (0.10            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.37     (0.63     (0.18     (0.11     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.06     (2.03     0.26       2.13       0.99  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 11.00     $ 11.06     $ 13.09     $ 12.83     $ 10.70  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.59     (10.35 %)      3.43     21.21     11.28

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 1,529     $ 1,609     $ 1,474     $ 1,230     $ 430  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.45     1.49     1.47     1.49     1.49

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.04     1.02     0.87     0.76     0.94

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.47     1.49     1.47     1.53     1.63

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

     0.01     (b)       0.02            

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     24.72     23.66     17.61     16.01     39.39

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

JOHCM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     Institutional Class  

JOHCM International Small Cap

Equity Fund

   Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2018
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2017
    Year Ended
  September 30,  
2016
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.99     $ 13.02     $ 12.74     $ 10.64     $ 9.66  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.03       0.14       0.15       0.14       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     0.30       (1.51     0.33       2.10       0.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.33       (1.37     0.48       2.24       1.10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.12     (0.15     (0.10     (0.14     (0.12

From net realized gains

     (0.27     (0.51     (0.10            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.39     (0.66     (0.20     (0.14     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.06     (2.03     0.28       2.10       0.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.93     $ 10.99     $ 13.02     $ 12.74     $ 10.64  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.79     (10.13 %)      3.73     21.37     11.54

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 145,033     $ 177,365     $ 219,774     $ 164,092     $ 75,799  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.20     1.24     1.22     1.24     1.24

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.24     1.29     1.17     1.24     1.29

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.22     1.24     1.22     1.27     1.28

Ratio of expense recoupment to average net assets

     0.01     (b)       0.02            

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     24.72     23.66     17.61     16.01     39.39

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount rounds to less 0.005%.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level without regard to each class of shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated June 21, 2018. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company (as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08), the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies”). The JOHCM Credit Income Fund, the JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund, the JOHCM Global Equity Fund, the JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund, the JOHCM International Opportunities Fund, the JOHCM International Select Fund, and the JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund (referred to individually as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds” or the “JOHCM Funds”) are each a diversified fund and a series of the Trust. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. These financial statements and notes only relate to the JOHCM Funds.

Each JOHCM Fund, except for the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund and the JOHCM International Select Fund, is authorized to issue three classes of shares: Class I Shares, Class II Shares, and Institutional Shares. The JOHCM International Select Fund is authorized to issue two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund is authorized to issue four classes of shares: Class I Shares, Class II Shares, Class III Shares, and Institutional Shares. Each class is distinguished by the class-specific shareholder servicing and distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees incurred, as applicable. As of September 30, 2020, the following classes were in operation:

 

Fund    Commencement Date    Investment Objective

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional Shares: August 17, 2020    to preserve capital and deliver returns through a combination of income and modest capital appreciation.

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I Shares: November 21, 2012 Class II Shares: December 18, 2013 Institutional Shares: November 21, 2012    to seek long-term capital appreciation

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I Shares: January 28, 2016 Institutional Shares: December 17, 2014    to seek long-term capital appreciation

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I Shares: March 22, 2013 Institutional Shares: March 22, 2013    to seek long-term capital appreciation

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I Shares: November 29, 2017 Class II Shares: June 28, 2019 Institutional Shares: November 29, 2017    to seek a level of current income that is consistent with the preservation and long-term growth of capital in inflation-adjusted terms

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional Shares: September 29, 2016    to achieve long-term total return by investing in a concentrated portfolio of international equity securities

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I Shares: July 29, 2009 Class II Shares: March 31, 2010    to seek long-term capital appreciation

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I Shares: January 2, 2014 Class II Shares: November 18, 2013 Institutional Shares: October 1, 2013    to seek long-term capital appreciation

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds.

A. Significant accounting policies related to Investments are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trustees as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Funds are calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

When the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price), a Funds’ Fair Value Committee may in good faith establish a fair value for that security in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when a Funds’ net asset value is calculated. The Funds identify possible fluctuations in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Funds may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party pricing service to fair value their international equity securities.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of each Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing each Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

                   Level 3 -         
            Level 2 -      Significant         
     Level 1 -      Other Significant      Unobservable         
Fund    Quoted Prices      Observable Inputs      Inputs      Total  

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

           

Corporate Bonds*

    $      $ 3,083,020      $      $ 3,083,020  

Foreign Issuer Bonds*

            1,291,191               1,291,191  

Preferred stocks*

     379,158        83,460               462,618  

Short-Term Investments

     33,879                      33,879  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 413,037      $ 4,457,671      $      $ 4,870,708  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

           

Common Stocks:

           

South Korea

    $ 3,707,847      $ 120,184,164      $                         —      $         123,892,011  

Other*

     483,124,781                      483,124,781  
  

 

 

 

Total common stocks

    $         486,832,628      $         120,184,164      $      $ 607,016,792  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 486,832,628      $ 120,184,164      $      $ 607,016,792  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

           

Common Stocks:

           

South Korea

    $      $ 7,847,064      $      $ 7,847,064  

Thailand

            1,231,755               1,231,755  

Other*

     32,017,929                      32,017,929  
  

 

 

 

Total common stocks

    $ 32,017,929      $ 9,078,819      $      $ 41,096,748  
  

 

 

 

Equity-Linked Securities

            395,743               395,743  

Preferred stocks

     435,627                      435,627  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 32,453,556      $ 9,474,562      $      $ 41,928,118  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

           

Common Stocks:

           

South Korea

    $      $ 11,996,188      $      $ 11,996,188  

Other*

     443,192,574                      443,192,574  
  

 

 

 

Total common stocks

    $ 443,192,574      $ 11,996,188      $      $ 455,188,762  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 443,192,574      $ 11,996,188      $      $ 455,188,762  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

           

Common Stocks*

    $ 46,731,308      $      $      $ 46,731,308  

Corporate Bonds*

            12,480,479               12,480,479  

Exchange Traded Funds*

     3,125,894                      3,125,894  

Foreign Issuer Bonds*

            7,566,952               7,566,952  

Preferred stocks:

           

South Korea

            704,225               704,225  

United States

     3,455,478        209,012               3,664,490  
  

 

 

 

Total preferred stocks

    $ 3,455,478      $ 913,237      $      $ 4,368,715  
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

                   Level 3 -         
            Level 2 -      Significant         
     Level 1 -      Other Significant      Unobservable         
Fund    Quoted Prices      Observable Inputs      Inputs      Total  

U.S. Treasury Obligations*

    $      $ 6,187,767      $      $ 6,187,767  

Short-Term Investments

     1,526,309                      1,526,309  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 54,838,989      $ 27,148,435      $      $ 81,987,424  
  

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

           

Assets:

           

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    $      $ 17,209      $      $ 17,209  
  

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

    $      $ 17,209      $      $ 17,209  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

           

Common Stocks*

    $ 2,511,155      $      $      $ 2,511,155  

Equity-Linked Securities

            70,237               70,237  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 2,511,155      $ 70,237      $      $ 2,581,392  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM International Select Fund

           

Common Stocks:

           

South Korea

    $      $ 253,441,245      $                         —      $ 253,441,245  

Other*

     9,813,453,347                      9,813,453,347  
  

 

 

 

Total common stocks

    $         9,813,453,347      $         253,441,245      $      $       10,066,894,592  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 9,813,453,347      $ 253,441,245      $      $ 10,066,894,592  
  

 

 

 

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

           

Common Stocks:

           

South Korea

    $      $ 11,926,804      $      $ 11,926,804  

Other*

     164,577,004                      164,577,004  
  

 

 

 

Total common stocks

    $ 164,577,004      $ 11,926,804      $      $ 176,503,808  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

    $ 164,577,004      $ 11,926,804      $      $ 176,503,808  
  

 

 

 

 

*

See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2020 there were no Level 3 securities held by the Funds. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2020.

EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES

The Funds may invest in equity-linked securities, also known as participation notes. The Funds may use these instruments as an alternate means to gain exposure to what is generally an emerging securities market, such as countries in which it does not have local accounts. These instruments represent interests in securities listed on certain foreign exchanges, and thus present similar risks to investing directly in such equity securities. These instruments are generally issued by the associates of foreign-based foreign brokerages and domestic institutional brokerages. Accordingly, the equity-linked securities also expose investors to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the entity issuing the note may not be able to honor its financial commitments.

At September 30, 2020, the Funds held equity-linked securities issued by counterparties as follows:

 

Fund    Counterparty    Fair value          % of    
    Net Assets    

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   CLSA Global Markets Pte Ltd.    $               395,743      0.9%

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   CLSA Global Markets Pte Ltd.    $ 70,237      2.4%

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The functional and reporting currency for the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities on the Statements of Operations. The Funds may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through a forward foreign currency contract. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arising from sales of spot foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in Net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period are included in Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency on the Statements of Operations.

The Funds may engage in spot currency transactions for the purpose of foreign security settlement and operational processes. Certain Funds are authorized to enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts, for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a specified exchange rate on a future date as a hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions, or as a cross-hedge transaction or for speculative purposes. The objective of a Fund’s foreign currency hedging transactions is to reduce the risk that the U.S. dollar value of a Fund’s foreign currency denominated securities will decline in value due to change in foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of a Funds’ securities and the price of a Funds’ shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable exchange rates. Any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the Statements of Operations. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Realized gains or losses, if any, are included in Net realized gains (losses) on forward foreign exchange contracts in the Statements of Operations.

Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The contractual amounts of forward foreign currency exchange contracts do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The Funds bear the market risk from changes in forward foreign currency exchange rates and the credit risk if the counterparty to the contract fails to perform. The institutions that deal in forward foreign currency exchange contracts are not required to continue to make markets in the currencies they trade and these markets can experience periods of illiquidity.

Below are the types of derivatives by primary risk exposure as presented in the Statements of Assets & Liabilities as of September 30, 2020:

 

         

Assets

    

Liabilities

 
          Statement of           Statement of       
Fund    Contract Type    Assets Location    Value      Liabilities Location    Value    

 

 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $  17,209      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $       —  

As of September 30, 2020, gross amounts of assets and liabilities for forward foreign exchange contracts not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are as follows:

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

                 Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Assets & Liabilities
 
          Gross Amounts of                       
          Assets Presented                       
          in Statement of      Financial      Cash Collateral         
Fund    Counterparty    Assets & Liabilities      Instruments      Received      Net Amount  

 

 

JOHCM Global Income Builder

   Goldman Sachs    $                     17,209      $                     —      $                     —      $                     17,209  

The following table, set forth by primary risk exposure, displays the Fund’s realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) by type of derivative contract for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

               Amount of Realized Gain
Fund    Contract Type    Statement of Operations Location    (Loss) on Derivative Contracts

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Net realized gains (losses) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $                    88,461
               Change in Unrealized Appreciation
Fund    Contract Type    Statement of Operations Location    (Depreciation) on Derivative Contracts

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $                    (61,475)

Volume of derivative activity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020*:

 

     Foreign  
                     Exchange Contracts                   
     Number    Average  
     Of    Notional  
Fund    Trades    Amount  

 

 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   4    $             2,036,826  

 

*

Activity for the period is measured by number of trades during the period and average notional amount for foreign currency exchange.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Funds determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Expenses incurred which do not specifically relate to an individual JOHCM Fund are allocated among all Funds in the JOHCM Funds in proportion to each Fund’s relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Certain expenses that arise in connection with a class of shares are charged to that class of shares.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

The investment income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses charged to a class), and realized/unrealized gains/losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized/unrealized gains/losses are incurred.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions of dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid as follows:

 

     Declaration and  
      Payment Frequency  

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

     Daily/Monthly  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     Annually  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     Annually  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

     Annually  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     Daily/Monthly  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     Annually  

JOHCM International Select Fund

     Annually  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     Annually  

The Funds intend to distribute their net realized long-term capital gains and their net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as each Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

The Funds analyzed all open tax years, as defined by the Statute of Limitations, for all major jurisdictions that remain subject to examination. The Funds’ Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2017 through September 30, 2020, as applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown or uncertain tax positions taken by the Funds will be recorded as interest expense on the Statements of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

 

CAPITAL GAIN TAXES

Investments in certain foreign securities may subject the Funds to capital gain taxes on the disposal of those securities. Any capital gains assessed will reduce the proceeds received on the sale and be reflected in net realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Funds estimate and accrue foreign capital gain taxes on certain investments held which impact the amount of unrealized appreciation/depreciation on such investments. The JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund paid $355 and the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Fund paid $10,243 in capital gain taxes during the year. These amounts are included in the net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions on the Statement of Operations.

OTHER RISKS

Securities markets outside the United States (“U.S.”), while growing in volume, have for the most part substantially less volume than U.S. markets, and many securities traded on these foreign markets are less liquid and their prices are more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In addition, settlement of trades in some non-U.S. markets is much slower and more subject to failure than in U.S. markets. Other risks associated with investing in foreign securities include, among other things, imposition of exchange control regulation by the U.S. or foreign governments, U.S. and foreign withholding taxes, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, policies of governments with respect to possible nationalization of their industries, and economic or political instability in foreign nations. There may be less publicly available information about certain foreign companies than would be the case for comparable companies in the U.S., and certain foreign companies may not be subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to or as uniform as those of U.S. companies.

Certain Funds may invest in emerging market securities. Investing in emerging market securities involves risks which are in addition to the usual risks inherent in foreign investments. These countries generally are located in the Asia and Pacific regions, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central America, South America and Africa. Some countries with emerging securities markets have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain countries. Moreover, the economies of some countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as rate of growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, number and depth of industries forming the economy’s base, condition and stability of financial institutions, governmental controls and investment restrictions that are subject to political change and balance of payments position. Further, a Fund may face greater difficulties or restrictions with respect to investments made in emerging markets countries than in the U.S. Satisfactory custodial services may not be available in some emerging markets countries, which may result in a Fund incurring additional costs and delays in the trading and custody of such securities.

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact to the Fund’s operations and performance.

The JOHCM Credit Income Fund and the JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, or investment value. The Funds’ investments may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps or floors based on LIBOR. The Funds may also obtain financing at floating rates based on LIBOR. In 2017, the head of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may have investments linked to other interbank offered rates, such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), which may also cease to be published. Various financial industry groups have begun planning for the transition away from LIBOR, but there are challenges to converting certain securities and transactions to a new reference rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace the U.S. dollar LIBOR). Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known. The transition process might lead to increase volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. While some existing LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology, there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectivenss of any such alternative methodologies to replicate LIBOR. Not all existing LIBOR-based instruments may have alternative rate-setting provisions and

 

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there remains uncertainty regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to add alternative rate-setting provisions in certain existing instruments. In addition, a liquid market for newly-issued instruments that use a reference rate other than LIBOR still may be developing. All of the aforementioned may adversely affect the Funds’ performance or NAV.

B. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Funds have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with JO Hambro Capital Management Limited (the “Adviser” or “JOHCM”) to provide investment management services to the Funds. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Adviser receives an annual fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates set forth in the following table (expressed as a percentage of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets). The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that Total Annual Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies, brokerage commissions, interest, dividends, litigation and indemnification expenses) exceed the rates in the table below (expressed as a percentage of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets).

 

                Expense  
Fund        Class                Advisory Fee                 Limitation      

 

 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional      0.55     0.59 %(a) 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I      0.90 %(b)      1.19 %(c) 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II      0.90 %(b)      1.34 %(c) 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional      0.90 %(b)      1.09 %(c) 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      1.30     1.64

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      1.30     1.54

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I      0.95     1.18

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional      0.95     1.08

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I      0.67     0.83 %(d) 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II      0.67     0.98 %(d) 

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional      0.67     0.73 %(d) 

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional      0.75     0.89

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I      0.89     1.05

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II      0.89     1.30

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      1.05     1.34

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II      1.05     1.49

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      1.05     1.24

 

(a) 

Prior to September 14, 2020 the expense limit was 0.69%.

(b) 

Prior to December 16, 2019 the advisory fee was 1.05%.

(c) 

Prior to December 16, 2019 the expense limits were 1.29%, 1.39%, and 1.54% for the Institutional, Class I, and Class II shares, respectively.

(d) 

Prior to September 14, 2020 the expense limits were 0.83%, 0.93%, and 1.08% for Institutional, Class I, and Class II shares, respectively.

The expense limitation agreement is effective until January 28, 2021 for the Funds, except for the JOHCM Credit Income Fund and JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund which are effective until January 28, 2023, at which time it will be subject to automatic renewal upon the effective date of the annual update to the a Funds’ registration statement. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, interest, taxes, short sale dividends and financing costs associated with the use of the cash proceeds on securities sold short, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the current expense limitation at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

 

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JOHCM (USA), Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the investment sub-adviser to the JOHCM Credit Income Fund, the JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund and the JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is paid a fee of 0.55%, 0.67% and 1.05%, based on average daily net assets of the JOHCM Credit Income Fund, the JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund and the JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund, respectively, by the Adviser.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the JOHCM Funds incurred advisory fees payable to JOHCM, expense waivers/reimbursements from JOHCM, and paid expense recoupments to JOHCM as follows:

 

Fund   

Advisory

Fee to

JOHCM

     Expenses
Reduced
by JOHCM
    

    Advisory Fees    
Recouped

by JOHCM

 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   $             3,301      $             10,656      $  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     5,506,266                

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     412,692        201,003         

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

     3,913,672                

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     615,746        123,468         

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     17,707        80,299         

JOHCM International Select Fund

     78,431,569                

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     2,030,993               25,988  

The balances of recoverable expenses to JOHCM by Funds at September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

For the:    Expiring     

JOHCM
Credit
Income

Fund

     JOHCM
Emerging
Markets
Opportunities
Fund
    

JOHCM
Emerging
Markets
Small

Mid Cap
Equity Fund

     JOHCM
Global
Equity
Fund
     JOHCM
Global
Income
Builder
Fund
     JOHCM
International
Opportunities
Fund
    

JOHCM
International
Select

Fund

     JOHCM
International
Small Cap
Equity Fund
 

Year ended September 30, 2018

    
September
30, 2021
 
 
   $        $ —        $186,928        $ —      $ 53,449        $  43,552        $ —        $ —  

Year ended September 30, 2019

    
September
30, 2022
 
 
                   238,798               28,639        21,181                

Year ended September 30, 2020

    
September
30, 2023
 
 
     10,656               201,003               123,468        80,299                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

      $ 10,656        $ —        $626,729        $ —      $ 205,556        $145,032        $ —        $ —  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), provides distribution services to the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Funds. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Funds on a continuous basis. Currently, the Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor an annual fee of $285,000, 0.006% of average daily net assets of the Funds, and reimbursement for certain expenses and out-of-pocket costs incurred on behalf of the Funds.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Funds pursuant to written agreements with the Trust on behalf of the Funds. The Funds have agreed to pay Northern Trust a tiered basis-point fee based on the JOHCM Funds’ complex level net assets and certain per account and transaction charges. The total fee is

 

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subject to a minimum annual fee of $160,000 per Fund relating to these services, and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Funds, as well as other charges for additional service activities. Fees paid to Northern Trust for their services are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statements of Operations. Northern Trust has agreed to voluntarily waive its minimum fees and certain other expenses. The waiver agreement may be terminated at any time and the waivers are not subject to recoupment. Amounts waived by Northern Trust are included in “Expenses reduced by Service Providers” on the Statement of Operations.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Northern Trust voluntarily waived expenses as follows:

 

Fund    Expenses
    Waived by    
Northern
Trust
 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   $ 18,259  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     4,470  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     15,646  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

         120,847  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     27,281  

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”) provides compliance and financial control Services for the Funds pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Funds, including providing certain officers to the Funds. The Funds have agreed to pay Foreside an annual base fee, a fee based on the JOHCM Funds ‘complex level net assets, subject to an overall minimum annual fee of $200,000 for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Funds. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statements of Operations.

Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC (“Carne”) provides Risk Management and Oversight Services for the JOHCM Funds pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the JOHCM Funds, including providing the Risk Officer to the JOHCM Funds to administer the Fund risk program and oversee the analysis of investment performance and performance of service providers. The JOHCM Funds have agreed to pay Carne an annual fee of $50,000 for the first fund and an additional $5,000 per fund thereafter for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the JOHCM Funds. Total fees paid to Carne pursuant to this agreement are reflected as “Risk Officer” fees on the Statements of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, Carne or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Funds for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2020, the Trust paid each Independent Trustee compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $120,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2020, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $367,500. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Funds are reflected as “Trustees” expenses on the Statements of Operations.

C. Rule 12b-1 Plan

The JOHCM Funds adopted an amended plan under Rule 12b-1 that is applicable to Class I, Class II and Class III Shares of all JOHCM Funds, except Class I Shares of the JOHCM International Select Fund, to pay for certain distribution and promotion activities related to marketing of their shares. Each Fund will pay the Distributor a fee for the principal underwriter’s services in connection with the sales and promotion of the Funds, including its expenses in connection there with at annual rates of 0.10%, 0.25%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the outstanding Class I Shares, Class II Shares and Class III Shares, respectively. Total fees paid pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “12b-1 Fees” on the Statements of Operations.

 

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D. Credit Agreement

The Trust, on behalf of the JOHCM Funds, and Northern Trust, entered into a $100 million revolving Credit Agreement for liquidity and other purposes effective as of December 22, 2017 and as amended December 20, 2019. The Credit Agreement is scheduled to mature on December 20, 2020. The Credit Agreement may be extended subject to appropriate approvals.

Any advance under the Credit Agreement will accrue interest at a rate that is equal to the greater of (i) the Funds’ option of the daily London Interbank Offered Rate plus 1.50% or the Federal funds (effective) interest rate plus 1.50% and (ii) 2.00%. In addition, there is a usage fee on the undrawn portion of the $100 million maximum commitment amount in an amount equal to the product of the difference between the maximum commitment amount and the sum of the average daily balance of the loans multiplied by 0.30% per annum.

During the year ended September 30, 2020, the following Fund had borrowings with the average loan and weighted interest rate as disclosed below:

 

Fund           Dollar Amount                 Days Outstanding          Rate              

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

  $ 3,767,222       18        1.86  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

    134,000       1        3.05  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

    9,219,821       12        1.60  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

    4,650,000       2        3.06  

JOHCM International Select Fund

    48,766,667       9        3.05  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

    1,654,286       7        1.56  

The JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Fund, JOHCM Global Equity Fund, JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund, JOHCM International Select Fund, and JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund incurred interest expense of $3,500, $11, $4,912, $792, $37,185 and $502 related to borrowings under the Credit Agreement during the year ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The amounts are included in the Interest expense" on the Statement of Operations.

E. Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:

 

Fund        Cost of Purchases          Proceeds from sales  

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   $ 4,982,331      $ 265,366  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     331,797,414        304,348,595  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     53,890,834        42,803,539  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

     173,260,972        159,371,267  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     122,471,850        150,452,515  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     1,994,341        1,311,204  

JOHCM International Select Fund

     4,197,939,461        3,719,469,011  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     47,104,900        76,487,113  

 

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F. Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2020, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost    

Tax

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Tax

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

  $ 4,898,026     $ 10,386     $ (37,704   $ (27,318

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

    554,994,488       109,127,375       (57,105,071     52,022,304  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

    35,596,090       7,018,549       (686,521     6,332,028  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

    324,555,459       132,965,889       (2,332,586     130,633,303  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

    77,365,779       6,452,721       (1,831,076     4,621,645  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

    2,555,885       202,109       (176,602     25,507  

JOHCM International Select Fund

    7,488,707,463       2,673,016,403       (94,829,274     2,578,187,129  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

    164,963,405       30,659,203       (19,118,800     11,540,403  

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

 

    Distributions From  
Fund  

Ordinary

Income*

2020

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

2020

   

Ordinary

Income*

2019

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

2019

 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

  $ 15,908     $     $     $  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

    23,243,067             7,125,670       13,290,197  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

    178,137             118,342        

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

    4,522,375       48,545,641       5,049,812       13,217,311  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

    2,723,962       93,453       2,643,119        

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

    49,029       4,424       37,334       3,220  

JOHCM International Select Fund

    83,007,334             108,828,545        

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

    2,585,125       4,989,132       5,877,361       7,561,228  

 

*

Ordinary income includes short-term capital gains, if any.

 

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As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     JOHCM
Credit
Income
Fund
    JOHCM
Emerging
Markets
Opportunities
Fund
   

JOHCM
Emerging
Markets
Small

Mid Cap
Equity Fund

   

JOHCM
Global

Equity

Fund

     JOHCM
Global
Income
Builder
Fund
    JOHCM
International
Opportunities
Fund
    

JOHCM
International
Select

Fund

     JOHCM
International
Small Cap
Equity Fund
 

 

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

   $ 2,923     $ 7,134,443     $ 116,500     $ 98,675      $ 434,428     $ 40,210      $ 38,033,297      $ 431,823  

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

     777                   22,299,190              23,850        181,708,320         

Accumulated Capital Losses and Other Items

     (2,054     (53,312,266     (1,104,666            (1,362,727                   (19,844,261

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (27,318     52,070,263       6,292,782       130,658,573        4,632,573       25,807        2,578,756,536        11,568,120  
  

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)

   $ (25,672   $ 5,892,440     $ 5,304,616     $ 153,056,438      $ 3,704,274     $ 89,867      $ 2,798,498,153      $ (7,844,318
  

 

 

 

For the period subsequent to October 31, 2019, through the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the JOHCM Global Income Builder and JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Funds incurred net capital losses and/or late year ordinary loss deferral in the amount of $1,299,809 and $19,844,261, respectively, which the Funds intend to treat as having been incurred in the following fiscal year.

As of the tax year ended September 30, 2020, capital losses incurred by the Funds are carried forward indefinitely under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 and are as follows:

 

Fund    Short-Term
Capital Loss
Carry-Forward
    Long-Term
Capital Loss
Carry-Forward
 

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   $     (35,661,586   $     (17,650,680

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     (1,104,666      

During the tax year ended September 30, 2020 the JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity, JOHCM Global Income Builder and JOHCM International Select Funds utilized $2,208,493, $40,693 and $117,957,311, respectively, in capital loss carry forwards.

 

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G. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in dollars for common stock for the year ended September 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund    Class   Proceeds from
Shares Sold
    Reinvestments
of Dividends
   

Payments

for Shares
Redeemed

    Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Net Assets
 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional   $ 5,000,000     $ 15,268     $     $ 5,015,268  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I     42,325,858       2,251,441       (48,042,021     (3,464,722

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II     4,664,808       490,550       (4,194,806     960,552  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     207,211,534       16,812,678       (173,636,628     50,387,584  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     12,428,029       2,281       (1,563,067     10,867,243  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional     1,440,265       149,464       (94,529     1,495,200  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I     3,519,510       21,656,693       (138,684,698     (113,508,495

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional     180,931,654       24,584,456       (46,868,419     158,647,691  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I     529,712       183,020       (222,494     490,238  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II     50,021       3,030       (40,681     12,370  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional     41,158,360       1,535,764       (73,087,215     (30,393,091

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     644,500       46,098             690,598  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I     2,271,244,666       44,215,407       (2,181,078,001     134,382,072  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II     30,925,107       4,417,494       (94,327,963     (58,985,362

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     14,734,283       1,221,856       (9,738,099     6,218,040  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II     1,218,535       47,818       (1,338,856     (72,503

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional     14,528,116       5,436,494       (46,653,574     (26,688,964 )

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock for the year ended September 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund    Class    Shares Sold      Shares From
Reinvested
Dividends
     Shares
Redeemed
   

Net Increase
(Decrease)

in Shares

 

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional      499,999        1,533              501,532  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I      4,379,135        204,863        (5,332,623     (748,625

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II      464,763        44,636        (431,403     77,996  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional      20,713,201        1,525,651        (17,205,000     5,033,852  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      1,160,131        184        (124,216     1,036,099  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      126,808        12,015        (7,448     131,375  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I      238,693        1,454,445        (9,021,228     (7,328,090

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional      11,976,963        1,648,857        (2,953,515     10,672,305  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I      53,475        18,484        (22,580     49,379  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II      4,861        305        (4,609     557  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional      4,191,551        154,829        (7,150,407     (2,804,027

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional      59,897        4,192              64,089  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I      96,311,415        1,850,017        (95,350,810     2,810,622  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II      1,294,591        184,524        (4,214,374     (2,735,259

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      1,350,188        104,881        (1,001,642     453,427  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II      117,970        4,080        (128,462     (6,412

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      1,514,927        467,454        (4,855,798     (2,873,417 )

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Transactions in dollars for common stock for the year ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund   Class   Proceeds from
Shares Sold
    Reinvestments
of Dividends
   

Payments

for Shares
Redeemed

    Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Net Assets
 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

  Class I   $ 61,405,755     $ 2,882,032     $ (73,992,619   $ (9,704,832

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

  Class II     12,585,163       307,463       (7,801,147     5,091,479  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

  Institutional     249,369,503       15,568,147       (145,235,138     119,702,512  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

  Class I     108,896       1,944       (417,149     (306,309

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

  Institutional     169,037       98,827       (40,416     227,448  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

  Class I     39,390,979       7,476,383       (76,119,980     (29,252,618

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

  Institutional     29,578,158       8,109,357       (138,038,671     (100,351,156

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

  Class I     1,374,630       173,665       (373,758     1,174,537  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

  Class II     76,000       309             76,309  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

  Institutional     74,698,016       964,622       (2,086,770     73,575,868  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

  Institutional           34,954             34,954  

JOHCM International Select Fund

  Class I     2,250,373,560       54,505,951       (1,739,359,087     565,520,424  

JOHCM International Select Fund

  Class II     100,012,354       6,663,586       (44,332,391     62,343,549  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

  Class I     8,399,685       2,243,756       (21,235,734     (10,592,293

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

  Class II     607,525       86,101       (296,213     397,413  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

  Institutional     60,819,030       9,631,411       (78,311,843     (7,861,402

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Transactions in shares of common stock for the year ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund    Class    Shares Sold      Shares From
Reinvested
Dividends
     Shares
Redeemed
   

Net Increase
(Decrease)

in Shares

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I      5,777,842        288,203        (7,042,235     (976,190

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II      1,229,780        30,746        (722,932     537,594  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional      23,340,942        1,553,707        (13,792,016     11,102,633  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      9,837        181        (37,672     (27,654

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      15,077        9,185        (3,664     20,598  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I      2,635,119        526,877        (4,881,091     (1,719,095

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional      1,906,010        570,680        (8,758,786     (6,282,096

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I      140,114        17,949        (38,613     119,450  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II      7,601        31              7,632  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional      7,678,540        99,597        (209,706     7,568,431  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional             3,641              3,641  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I      101,798,585        2,657,530        (79,432,812     25,023,303  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II      4,499,344        324,105        (2,001,530     2,821,919  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I      771,931        218,052        (1,945,888     (955,905

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II      51,782        8,319        (27,227     32,874  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      5,581,996        937,820        (7,259,190     (739,374

H. Concentration of Ownership

A significant portion of a Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts, including in certain omnibus or institutional accounts which typically hold shares for the benefit of other underlying investors. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by a Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy.

In addition, as of September 30, 2020, the Adviser or Adviser affiliates held outstanding shares of the Funds as follows:

 

Fund    Class      %
        Ownership        
 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     Institutional        93.9  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     Institutional        78.6  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust and Shareholders of JOHCM Credit Income Fund, JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund, JOHCM Global Equity Fund, JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund, JOHCM International Opportunities Fund, JOHCM International Select Fund, and JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund.

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of JOHCM Credit Income Fund, JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund, JOHCM Global Equity Fund, JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund, JOHCM International Opportunities Fund, JOHCM International Select Fund, and JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund (eight of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020 (for the period August 17, 2020 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2020 for JOHCM Credit Income Fund), the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (for the period August 17, 2020 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2020 for JOHCM Credit Income Fund), including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended (for the period August 17, 2020 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2020 for JOHCM Credit Income Fund), the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (for the period August 17, 2020 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2020 for JOHCM Credit Income Fund) and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds 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 of these financial statements 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

 

 
 

  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, One North Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606

  T:(312) 298 2000, www.pwc.com/us

 

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procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

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Chicago, IL

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Advisers Investment Trust since 2011.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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A.     Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2020 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this 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 in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Funds’ 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 the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Actual Expense Example

 

                Beginning      Ending      *Expenses  
         Expense          Account Value              Account Value          Paid  
Fund    Class   Ratio      4/1/2020      9/30/2020          4/1/20–9/30/20      

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional**     0.65%      $ 1,000.00      $ 998.60      $ 0.78  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I     1.18%        1,000.00        1,290.00        6.76  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II     1.33%        1,000.00        1,288.80        7.61  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     1.08%        1,000.00        1,291.70        6.19  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     1.64%        1,000.00        1,424.00        9.95  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional     1.54%        1,000.00        1,424.60        9.34  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I     1.15%        1,000.00        1,373.60        6.82  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional     1.05%        1,000.00        1,373.50        6.23  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I     0.90%        1,000.00        1,147.50        4.85  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II     1.05%        1,000.00        1,147.00        5.64  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional     0.80%        1,000.00        1,148.10        4.31  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     0.89%        1,000.00        1,154.20        4.79  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I     0.98%        1,000.00        1,355.50        5.78  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II     1.23%        1,000.00        1,353.50        7.25  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     1.29%        1,000.00        1,297.70        7.41  

 

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                Beginning      Ending      *Expenses  
          Expense         Account Value              Account Value          Paid  
Fund    Class    Ratio     4/1/2020      9/30/2020          4/1/20–9/30/20      

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II      1.44   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,297.20      $ 8.26  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional      1.19     1,000.00        1,298.10        6.85  

* Actual expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the actual number of operational days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

** JOHCM Credit Income Fund Institutional class launched on August 17, 2020, and expenses paid represent amounts for the actual number of days of operation.

Hypothetical Expense Example

 

               Beginning      Ending         
         Expense         Account Value              Account Value          *Expenses Paid  
Fund    Class   Ratio     4/1/2020      9/30/2020          4/1/20–9/30/20      

JOHCM Credit Income Fund

   Institutional**     0.65   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.74      $ 3.29  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class I     1.18     1,000.00        1,019.10        5.96  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Class II     1.33     1,000.00        1,018.35        6.71  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     1.08     1,000.00        1,019.60        5.45  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     1.64     1,000.00        1,016.79        8.27  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional     1.54     1,000.00        1,017.29        7.77  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Class I     1.15     1,000.00        1,019.25        5.80  

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

   Institutional     1.05     1,000.00        1,019.75        5.30  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class I     0.90     1,000.00        1,020.48        4.56  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Class II     1.05     1,000.00        1,019.75        5.30  

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

   Institutional     0.80     1,000.00        1,020.98        4.06  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

   Institutional     0.89     1,000.00        1,020.55        4.50  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class I     0.98     1,000.00        1,020.09        4.96  

JOHCM International Select Fund

   Class II     1.23     1,000.00        1,018.84        6.22  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class I     1.29     1,000.00        1,018.55        6.51  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Class II     1.44     1,000.00        1,017.81        7.25  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

   Institutional     1.19     1,000.00        1,019.04        6.01  

*Hypothetical expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

**JOHCM Credit Income Fund Institutional class launched on August 17, 2020.

 

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B.     Qualified Dividend Income (QDI)

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 are designated as Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”), as defined in the Act, subject to reduced tax rates in 2020:

 

Fund    QDI Percentage  

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     50.61

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     100.00

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

     16.76

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     36.18

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     100.00

JOHCM International Select Fund

     100.00

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     93.11

C.     Corporate Dividends Received Deduction (DRD)

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the Fund qualifies for the Dividends-Received Deduction (“DRD”) for corporate shareholders:

 

Fund    Corporate DRD Percentage  

 

 

JOHCM Global Equity Fund

     16.76

JOHCM Global Income Builder Fund

     15.84

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     6.91

D.     Foreign Tax Credit

The Funds below intends to make an election that will allow shareholders to treat their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Funds as having been paid by them. The amounts per share which represent income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries are as follows:

 

Fund    Foreign Tax Credit      Foreign Source Income  

 

 

JOHCM Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

     $0.0177        $0.1279  

JOHCM Emerging Markets Small Mid Cap Equity Fund

     $0.0219        $0.0691  

JOHCM International Opportunities Fund

     $0.0193        $0.1465  

JOHCM International Select Fund

     $0.0307        $0.1318  

JOHCM International Small Cap Equity Fund

     $0.0192        $0.0491  

E.     Board Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) between Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) and JO Hambro Capital Management Limited (the “Adviser”) and the Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and JOHCM (USA) Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the JOHCM Credit Income Fund (the “Fund”) be approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) to determine whether the Agreements are fair to the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered and approved the Agreements for the Fund at an in-person meeting held on March 4, 2020.

 

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The Board requested, and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable, provided, both written and oral reports containing information and data related to the following: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services expected to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from their respective relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grow; and (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of the Fund’s potential shareholders.

The Board examined the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, information and reports provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser on their business, personnel and operations, and proposed advisory services to be provided to the Fund. The Board noted that the Sub-Adviser was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s investment philosophy and portfolio construction process, the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, pending material litigation (if any), insurance coverage, business continuity program, and information security practices. The Board noted that, as set forth in the reports provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser that there had been no material compliance issues in the past 36 months with respect to other funds managed by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Board then considered key risks associated with the Fund and ways in which those risks were expected to be mitigated. Taking into account the personnel expected to be involved in servicing the Fund as well as the materials provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality, extent, and nature of the services expected from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

The Board reviewed the investment performance for the Fund’s strategy compared to the selected peer groups and benchmarks for the Fund. The Board determined that because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the Trustees would review performance over time. The Board reviewed the performance of the peer group for the Fund, as identified by the Adviser and was satisfied with the proposed benchmark for the Fund.

The Board reviewed the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser, including assertions related to compensation and profitability. The Board discussed the proposed advisory fee to be paid by the Fund and the total expected expenses of the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser would receive a management fee of 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Board reviewed the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund in comparison to the average investment advisory fee paid by the Fund’s peer group, noting that the fee was competitive. The Board then reviewed the sub-advisory fee to be paid to the Sub-Adviser and determined it to be fair and commensurate with the services provided by the Sub-Adviser. The Board then considered the proposed expense cap for the Fund noting that the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive fees and or reimburse expenses to limit total annual fund operating expenses. After considering the comparative data provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio was reasonable.

The Board considered the expected profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund and considered the information provided by the Adviser. Among other things, the Board considered the overall financial condition of the Adviser and representations made thereto and to the overall importance of the Fund’s relationship to the Adviser’s business strategy. The Board again took into account that the Sub-Adviser was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Board concluded that, based on both the written and oral reports provided by the Adviser, the expected profit margin was reasonable.

In considering the economies of scale for the Fund, the Board considered the marketing and distribution plans for the Fund, the Fund’s capacity, and its breakeven point. The Board noted that other than the investment advisory fees, the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund raises the Adviser’s profile within the United States and provides additional business opportunities for the Adviser.

In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor or factors that were all-important or controlling; and each Trustee assigned different weights to various factors considered.

 

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F.     Other Information

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures by writing to the Trust in the name of the Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 866-260-9549 (toll free) or 312-557-5913. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for each 12 month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at 866-260-9549 (toll free) or 312-557-5913 and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (The “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2019 the Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Previously, the Funds filed their complete scheduled of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

G.     Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

                      Other
                 Number of    Directorships
     Position(s)   Term of       Portfolios in the    Held by Trustee
Name, Address and    Held with   Office/Length of   Principal Occupation(s) During   Trust Overseen    During Past 5
Year of Birth1    the Trust   Time Served   Past 5 Years   by Trustee    Years
D’Ray Moore
Year of Birth: 1959
   Trustee   Indefinite/July
2011 to present
  Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds 2007 to present; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds 2014 to present.   12    Diamond Hill Funds
Steven R. Sutermeister
Year of Birth: 1954
   Trustee   Indefinite/July
2011 to present
  President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.   12    None
Michael M. Van Buskirk
Year of Birth: 1947
   Trustee   Indefinite/July
2011 to present
  Independent Trustee, Boston Trust Walden Funds 1992 to present.   12    Boston Trust Walden Funds

1 The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.

 

                  Number of     
                  Portfolios     
     Position(s)    Term of       in the Trust    Other Directorships
Name, Address and    Held with    Office/Length   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by    Held by Trustee
Year of Birth1    the Trust2    of Time Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee    During Past 5 Years
David M. Whitaker2
Year of Birth: 1971
   Trustee    Indefinite/
July 2017
to present
  President, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2011 to present; Director, Portland Air Freight, 2011 to present; Director, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2018 to present.   12    PAF Transportation

 

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                  Number of    
                  Portfolios    
     Position(s)    Term of       in the Trust   Other Directorships
Name, Address and    Held with    Office/Length   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by   Held by Trustee
Year of Birth1    the Trust2    of Time Served   During Past 5 Years   Trustee   During Past 5 Years
Daniel P. Houlihan3
Year of Birth: 1966
   Trustee    Indefinite/
March 2016
to present
  Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, 2008 to present; Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2017 to present; Vice Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2014 to 2017.   12   None
Barbara J. Nelligan
Year of Birth: 1969
   President    Indefinite/
August 2017
to present
  Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.   N/A   N/A
Scott Craven Jones
Year of Birth: 1962
   Risk Officer    Indefinite/
July 2014
to present
  Director, Carne Global Financial Services, Inc., 2013 to present.   N/A   N/A
Rodney L. Ruehle
Year of Birth: 1968
   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/
March 2019
to present
  Director, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services) (2016 to present); Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, LLC (April 2008 to July 2016).   N/A   N/A
Troy Sheets
Year of Birth: 1971
   Treasurer    Indefinite/
July 2011
to present
  Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2009 to 2016.   N/A   N/A
Trent Statczar
Year of Birth: 1971
   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/
July 2011
to present
  Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2008 to 2016.   N/A   N/A
Toni M. Bugni
Year of Birth: 1973
   Secretary    Indefinite/
March 2018
to present
  Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2011 to present.   N/A   N/A

 

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                  Number of    
                  Portfolios    
    Position(s)   Term of         in the Trust   Other Directorships
Name, Address and   Held with   Office/Length    Principal Occupation(s)    Overseen by   Held by Trustee
Year of Birth1   the Trust2   of Time Served    During Past 5 Years    Trustee   During Past 5 Years

Deanna Y. Pellack

Year of Birth: 1987

  Assistant Secretary  

Indefinite/

March 2018 to present

   Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2019 to present; Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2014 to 2019.    N/A   N/A

1 The mailing address of Messrs. Whitaker, Ruehle, Sheets, and Statczar is 690 Taylor Road, Suite 210, Gahanna, Ohio 43230. The mailing address of Messrs. Houlihan and Jones and Mses. Nelligan, Bugni, and Pellack is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

2 Mr. Whitaker is the President of Foreside Financial Group, LLC and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

3 Mr. Houlihan is an Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 866-260-9549.

 

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JOHCM Funds

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Notice of Privacy Policy & Practices

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

The Funds recognizes and respects the privacy concerns and expectations of our customers1. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal confidential information we collect about you. We provide this notice so that you will know what kinds of information we collect and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We collect nonpublic personal information about our customers from the following sources:

 

·  

Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customer’s name, address, social security number, and information about a customer’s investment goals and risk tolerance;

 

·  

Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customer’s account(s); and

 

·  

Correspondences including written, telephonic or electronic between a customer and the Funds or service providers to the Funds.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Funds may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services, provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreement regarding the information. The Funds also may disclose non-public personal information as otherwise permitted by law.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We require service providers to the Funds:

 

·  

to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of information about customers of the Funds; and

 

·  

to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the Funds.

We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former shareholder of the Funds.

 

 

 

1 

For purposes of this notice, the term “customer” or “customers” include individuals who provide nonpublic personal information to the Funds, but do not invest in Fund shares.


Investment Adviser

J O Hambro Capital Management Limited

Level 3

1 St Jame’s Market

London, SW1Y 4AH

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

866-260-9549 (toll free) or 312-557-5913


 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN

BOND FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2020

                                                                                                               

Beginning on January 28, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling toll-free 800-245-0371 or 312-557-0164. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex or your financial intermediary. If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund by calling toll-free 800-245-0371 or 312-557-0164 or by contacting your financial intermediary.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

     1  

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

     2  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     6  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

     11  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     12  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     13  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     14  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     15  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     21  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     23  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present to shareholders the September 30, 2020 Annual Report for the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Advisers Investment Trust. This report contains the results of Fund operations for the year ended September 30, 2020.

We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing the Fund and its Investment Adviser, River Canyon Fund Management LLC, and we look forward to continuing to serve your investing needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Barbara J. Nelligan

President

Advisers Investment Trust

 

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River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

Value of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Fund’s Institutional Shares from inception on December 30, 2014 to September 30, 2020

 

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Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2020

 

    

  One Year    

  Return    

 

  3 Year    

  Return    

 

  5 Year    

  Return    

 

  Since Inception    

  Return    

 

  Gross Expense    

  Ratio*    

 

Net Expense    

  Ratio*    

River Canyon Total Return

Bond Fund – Institutional

Shares

  3.20%   6.08%   5.84%   5.95%   1.53%   0.70%

Bloomberg Barclays U.S.

Aggregate Bond Index

  6.98%   5.24%   4.18%   3.84%   -   -

 

Allocation Breakdown as of 9/30/2020

                                
   

RMBS Non-Agency

   19%
   

Corporate

   18%
   

ABS

   13%
   

Agency CMO

   15%
   

CLO 2.0

     9%
   

CMBS

     8%
   

Municipals

     8%
   

RMBS Agency

     7%
   

Mortgage REIT

     3%

 

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The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of any transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. 3 year, 5 year, and since inception returns are annualized.

The Inception date of the Fund is December 30, 2014.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund until January 28, 2021.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 800-245-0371 or 312-557-0164.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The index is an unmanaged index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. The impact of any transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Market Commentary (for Fiscal year ending September 30, 2020)

The fiscal year began favorably as the US economy achieved record low unemployment, steady GDP growth and low inflation amid indications from the Fed that rates would remain low following three rate cuts in 2019. Risk assets performed well in 2019, with the S&P 500 up 31.5% for the year and the Bloomberg Barclays US Bond Aggregate up 8.72%. The positive sentiment was quickly extinguished by the end of the first quarter of 2020, as the Covid-19 virus spread and government-imposed lockdowns followed. Global economic activity came to a halt, triggering an unprecedented flight to safety and a corresponding decline in risk assets. Central Banks, particularly the Federal Reserve, acted swiftly with supportive measures including 150 bps of rate cuts, a new round quantitative easing (QE), and implementation of several programs to support and increase liquidity in credit markets. Stimulus action from Congress and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the US economy, triggered a swift rebound in risk assets from the lows and, in some cases, to new all-time highs. Treasury rates across the yield curve moved significantly lower throughout the fiscal year as the 10-year treasury yield fell from 1.92% to 0.63%, while the 30- year Treasury yield fell from 2.39% to 1.65%.

Although financial markets quickly rebounded and stabilized, the economic impact and headlines from Covid-19 dominated the remainder of the fiscal year. Significant portions of the US economy, including airlines, hotels, brick and mortar retail, and many small businesses who found themselves in the eye of the Covid-19 storm, continue to suffer significant headwinds. Most developed nations remain with portions of their economies on lockdown to various degrees. Expected annualized US GDP growth is forecasted to fall -3.5% for 2020, after a -31.4% collapse in the second quarter. The unemployment rate spiked from 4% to 14% and has recovered to 8%. US inflation expectations have been subdued, undershooting the Central Bank’s inflation target and prompting the Fed to change its inflation targeting policy to an average of 2% over a longer time frame rather than the previous policy guidance of aiming to prevent inflation from rising above 2% at any point. Through advancements in therapeutics and progress toward a vaccine, the worst of the Covid-19 virus’ economic impact is potentially in the past and there is reason to be optimistic that global economic activity can normalize over the fiscal year.

 

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Fund Insights

The Fund entered the year with an elevated cash position and a bias towards higher-quality liquid structured credit securities, anchored by an allocation to Agency MBS and AAA CLOs. The Fund’s refrain from large exposures in junior securities provided resiliency during the spring’s historic market disruption, driven by the forced and swift unwind of many levered investment vehicles and structures. While the Fund sustained some negative mark to market performance in late March, the Fund’s ultimate staying power was affirmed as prices rebounded throughout the year for higher quality, senior securities with durable underlying assets. The Fund’s defensive posture and cash allocation placed it in a favorable position to capitalize on the wide-scale dislocation across many credit sectors including ABS, CMBS, CLOs and corporate debt. Security selection in the Non-Agency RMBS and ABS sectors were the primary drivers of fiscal year performance. The Fund’s duration posture and income generation were also material positive performance drivers.

Looking Forward

We continue to manage the portfolio with a focus on delivering strong relative and absolute returns across a variety of interest rate and economic environments while effectively managing credit, prepayment, and duration risks. The increased volatility in markets has allowed us to identify and purchase securities that fit the Fund’s long-term investment profile of asymmetric upside with robust downside protection. The Fund’s fiscal year performance supports momentum in the Fund’s growth as fixed-income investors facing historically low yields and significant duration risk seek alternatives to traditional core bond allocations. Our investment philosophy and process remain unchanged. We continue to believe that our research process, security level analysis, size, and experience in the structured product markets position us favorably in managing the Fund’s future prospects.

 

 

Disclaimer

Any investment in the Fund involves significant risk, including the risk of loss of all or a portion of your investment. The results indicated herein include both realized and unrealized gains and losses, and actual results when realized may differ materially from those set forth herein. Total returns include reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions. The value of an investment in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than its original purchase cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing.

Certain information contained herein constitutes “forward-looking statements”, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. Due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results or the actual performance of an individual investment, an asset class or the Fund may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Certain Investment Risks

It is important to note that the Fund is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Fixed income investments involve interest rate risk, issuer credit risk and risk of default, prepayment risk, duration, risk and price volatility risk. Funds investing in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise, and investors participating in such Funds can suffer a partial or total loss of their principal.

Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities involve risks that are different from or more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. For example, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed-rate MBS, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates and causing funds investing in such securities (such as the Fund) to exhibit additional volatility. Conversely, declining interest rates may cause borrowers to pay off their mortgages sooner than expected, thereby reducing returns

 

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because the Fund may be required to reinvest the return of borrower principal at the lower prevailing interest rate. MBS related to floating rate loans may exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation of similar credit quality. With respect to non-agency MBS, there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in pools created by non-governmental issuers. Non-agency MBS also are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee.

For a more complete list of Fund risks, please see the Prospectus.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Percentage

of Net

Assets

  Shares      Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS

     3.0     

AGNC Investment Corp.

       
       362,951      $ 5,048,648  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,046,992)

          5,048,648  
       

 

 

 
    

Percentage

of Net

Assets

 

      Principal      

Amount

               Value            

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

     119.0     

PRIVATE(a)

     63.8     

Home Equity

     63.8     

Argent Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-W5
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.46%, 0.46% Floor)(b)

 

    

0.61%, 01/25/36

     $ 3,550,000      $ 3,384,891  

Bella Vista Mortgage Trust Series 2004-1
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.70%, 0.35% Floor, 11.25% Cap)(b)

       

0.86%, 11/20/34

       344,605        347,045  

Boeing (The) Co.

       

5.81%, 05/01/50

       5,500,000        6,653,791  

Boeing (The) Co.

       

5.93%, 05/01/60

       1,475,000        1,825,518  

Business Jet Securities LLC Series 2018-1(c)

       

7.75%, 02/15/33

       1,859,301        1,871,953  

Business Jet Securities LLC Series 2018-2(c)

       

6.66%, 06/15/33

       1,835,416        1,838,300  

Business Jet Securities LLC Series 2019-1(c)

       

4.21%, 07/15/34

       1,804,866        1,809,195  

Business Jet Securities LLC Series 2019-1(c)

       

5.19%, 07/15/34

       809,297        809,998  

Chase Funding Trust Series 2003-3
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.54%, 0.27% Floor)(b)

       

0.69%, 04/25/33

       280,355        267,895  

Chase Funding Trust Series 2004-2
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.50%, 0.25% Floor)(b)

       

0.65%, 02/26/35

       1,531,944        1,464,139  

CHL GMSR Issuer Trust Series 2018-GT1
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 2.75%)(b)(c)

       

2.90%, 05/25/23

       1,975,000        1,895,918  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(c)

       

5.13%, 08/15/27

       5,265,000        5,055,716  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-S3
(Step to 6.61% on 11/25/20)(d)

       

6.53%, 06/25/21

       3,482        409,674  

CSMC Trust Series 2020-LOTS
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 3.97%, 4.73% Floor)(b)(c)

       

4.72%, 07/15/22

       6,825,000        6,868,514  

CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-S2

       

5.84%, 07/25/27

       275,234        165,168  

CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-S5

       

5.75%, 06/25/35

       6,977        1,260,584  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
    

    Principal    

Amount

               Value            

 

 

Genworth Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(c)

        

6.50%, 08/15/25

      $ 4,000,000      $ 4,178,800  

GE-WMC Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2005-1
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.69%, 0.46% Floor)(b)

        

0.84%, 10/25/35

        315,244        274,032  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust 2019-PJ3(c)(e)(f)(g)

        

0.22%, 03/25/50

        172,927,721        311,270  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2015-3A(c)

        

2.67%, 09/25/21

        763,404        766,389  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2015-3A(c)

        

3.71%, 09/25/21

        3,000,000        3,008,755  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2016-2A(c)

        

3.94%, 03/25/22

        3,000,000        3,019,657  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP Series 2017-1A(c)

        

2.96%, 10/25/21

        488,035        490,457  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series 2007-A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.45%, 0.45% Floor)(b)

        

0.60%, 04/25/37

        10,000,000        4,313,018  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2005-3
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 1.08%, 0.72% Floor)(b)

        

1.23%, 11/25/35

        52,786        52,726  

Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd. Series 2018-1(c)

        

4.46%, 12/15/38

        3,550,537        3,354,143  

Indymac Residential Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2005-L3
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.44%, 0.22% Floor)(b)

        

0.59%, 12/25/38

        1,298,959        896,282  

Jamestown CLO XI Ltd. Series 2018-11A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.70%)(b)(c)

        

1.97%, 07/14/31

        3,000,000        2,939,745  

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust Series 2007-CH1(h)

        

4.85%, 11/25/36

        357,475        281,560  

JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust Series 2009-7(c)(f)(g)

        

7.00%, 09/27/37

        9,698,142        6,291,369  

LCM XXIII Ltd. Series 23A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.30%, 3.30% Floor)(b)(c)

        

3.57%, 10/20/29

        1,110,000        1,008,962  

Lehman Mortgage Trust Series 2008-4
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.38%, 0.38% Floor, 7.00% Cap)(b)

        

0.53%, 01/25/37

        568,521        125,960  

Midocean Credit CLO IX Series 2018-9A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.75%, 1.75% Floor)(b)(c)

        

2.02%, 07/20/31

        2,500,000        2,446,229  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC(c)

        

6.50%, 06/20/27

        5,000,000        5,206,250  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Series 2002-HE3
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 1.08%, 0.54% Floor)(b)

        

1.23%, 03/25/33

        49,094        48,188  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust Series 2004-HE9
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.89%, 0.59% Floor)(b)

        

1.03%, 11/25/34

        1,952,999        1,847,484  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Percentage

of Net

Assets

 

    Principal    

Amount

               Value            

 

 

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust Series 2020-1A(c)(f)(g)

       

2.82%, 09/25/30

     $ 1,000,000      $ 1,000,000  

New Residential Investment Corp.(c)

       

6.25%, 10/15/25

       7,000,000        6,898,360  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust Series 2007-1(h)

       

5.82%, 03/25/47

       860,176        895,329  

NP SPE II LLC Series 2019-2A(c)

       

6.44%, 11/19/49

       2,842,420        2,836,910  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2006-A6
(Floating, 5.90% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 5.90% Cap)(b)(e)

       

5.75%, 07/25/36

       11,992,146        2,790,638  

Start Ltd. Series 2018-1(c)

       

4.09%, 05/15/43

       2,179,951        2,015,253  

TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-5

       

6.20%, 11/25/36

       9,215,000        2,234,300  

Venture 32 CLO Ltd. Series 2018-32A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.10%, 1.10% Floor)(b)(c)

       

1.37%, 07/18/31

       2,000,000        1,977,662  

Venture XXVII CLO Ltd. Series 2017-27A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.30%)(b)(c)

       

1.57%, 07/20/30

       3,145,000        3,120,344  

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust Series 2019-NPL2
(Step to 6.97% on 03/25/22)(c)(d)

       

3.97%, 02/25/49

       1,526,625        1,527,701  

Vibrant CLO VI Ltd. Series 2017-6A
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.24%)(b)(c)

       

1.47%, 06/20/29

       3,000,000        2,981,611  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust Series 2005-AR2
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 1M + 0.35%, 0.35% Floor, 10.50% Cap)(b)

       

0.50%, 01/25/45

       148,931        142,210  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. Series 2018-2
(Floating, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.20%, 1.20% Floor)(b)(c)

       

1.47%, 10/20/31

       1,000,000        989,980  
       

 

 

 
          106,199,873  
       

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

     55.2     

Fannie Mae REMICS Series 2017-4(e)

       

3.50%, 05/25/41

       3,707,388        143,588  

Freddie Mac REMICS(e)

       

3.50%, 05/15/40

       4,754,668        131,210  

Freddie Mac REMICS(e)

       

4.00%, 07/15/47

       13,996,075        1,436,036  

Freddie Mac REMICS
(Floating, 6.15% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 6.15% Cap)(b)(e)

       

6.00%, 12/15/38

       5,769,149        97,954  

Government National Mortgage Association Pool TBA

       

3.50%, 10/01/50

       57,100,000        60,122,285  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2016-116(e)

       

3.50%, 11/20/44

       15,243,688        1,556,990  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2016-60(e)

       

3.50%, 05/20/46

       6,774,122        1,017,871  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
    

    Principal    

Amount

               Value            

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2017-117
(Floating, 6.20% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 6.20% Cap)(b)(e)

        

6.04%, 08/20/47

      $ 4,336,499      $ 892,745  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2017-68
(Floating, 6.15% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 6.15% Cap)(b)(e)

        

5.99%, 05/20/47

        13,938,485        2,851,479  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-112(e)

        

3.50%, 04/20/49

        829,182        51,791  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-112(e)

        

3.50%, 09/20/49

        2,548,905        176,104  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-121
(Floating, 6.05% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 6.05% Cap)(b)(e)

        

5.89%, 10/20/49

        14,303,277        2,073,523  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-128(e)

        

4.00%, 10/20/49

        23,761,119        2,369,841  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-145(e)

        

3.50%, 08/20/49

        20,611,947        904,452  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-151(e)

        

3.00%, 12/20/49

        20,470,640        2,221,034  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-156(e)(f)(g)

        

0.78%, 11/16/61

        13,190,386        962,926  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2019-81(e)(f)(g)

        

0.94%, 02/16/61

        32,400,051        2,632,138  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-104(e)

        

3.00%, 07/20/50

        11,065,335        1,300,913  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-105(e)(f)(g)

        

0.98%, 03/16/62

        42,895,322        3,529,950  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-107(e)

        

3.00%, 07/20/50

        3,582,956        473,038  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-123(e)

        

2.50%, 08/20/50

        28,542,572        3,620,728  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-133(e)

        

2.50%, 09/20/50

        11,296,926        1,412,116  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-47(e)

        

3.50%, 04/20/50

        11,812,317        443,666  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-62
(Floating, 6.15% - ICE LIBOR USD 1M, 6.15% Cap)(b)(e)

        

5.99%, 05/20/50

        5,084,029        1,102,033  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2020-93(e)

        

3.00%, 04/20/50

        4,952,166        240,449  
        

 

 

 
           91,764,860  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $200,291,965)

           197,964,733  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

Percentage    

of Net    

Assets    

 

    Principal    

Amount

              Value            

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS

     7.5    

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Commonwealth Puerto Rico Taxable Revenue Bond(i)

      

7.50%, (41% PIK), 08/20/40

     $ 10,027,397     $ 6,893,836  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue Capital Appreciation Restructured Series

      

0.00%, 07/01/51

       27,409,000       5,601,577  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $12,491,532)

         12,495,413  
      

 

 

 
    

Percentage    

of Net    

Assets    

  Shares     Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS(a)

     6.3    

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 0.00%(j)

       10,380,526       10,380,526  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $10,380,526)

         10,380,526  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $228,211,015)

     135.8       225,889,320  
      

 

 

 
    

Percentage    

of Net    

Assets    

 

Principal

Amount

    Value  

 

 

TBA SALE COMMITMENTS

     (29.4 %)     

Fannie Mae TBA

      

2.50%, 10/01/50

       (46,650,000     (48,933,299
      

 

 

 

TOTAL TBA SALE COMMITMENTS
(Cost $(49,002,545))

         (48,933,299
      

 

 

 

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     (6.4 %)        (10,653,778
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0     $ 166,302,243  
      

 

 

 

(a)All or a portion of this security is designated as collateral for the TBA security at September 30, 2020.

(b)Floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at September 30, 2020, and the related index and spread are shown parenthetically for each security.

(c)Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

(d)Step coupon bond. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

(e)Interest only security.

(f)Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

(g)Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets.

(h)The interest rate on this certificate may increase 0.50% per annum after the first possible optional termination date.

(i)Security is a payment in-kind (PIK) bond and may pay all of or a portion of its coupon interest in-kind in lieu of cash. The percentage disclosed above represents the most recent PIK percentage relative to total interest paid.

(j)7-day current yield as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

Abbreviations:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

TBA – To be announced

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

    

    River Canyon    

Total Return

Bond Fund

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost: $228,211,015)

   $ 225,889,320  

Collateral due from broker

     230,000  

Receivable for interest

     1,289,281  

Receivable for dividends

     43,584  

Receivable for investments sold

     49,044,660  

Receivable for capital shares sold

     602,435  

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     9,853  

Prepaid expenses

     4,730  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     277,113,863  

Liabilities:

  

Securities purchased payable

     61,725,706  

TBA sale commitments, at value (Cost: $49,002,545)

     48,933,299  

Capital shares redeemed payable

     2,826  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     74,794  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     10,160  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     64,835  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     110,811,620  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 166,302,243  
  

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 166,302,243  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     15,227,890  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.92  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 165,272,324  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     1,029,919  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 166,302,243  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 
    

 

    River Canyon    

Total Return

Bond Fund

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 26,362  

Interest income

     4,893,618  

Non-cash interest income

     141,510  
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,061,490  
  

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     898,289  

Accounting and Administration

     178,841  

Regulatory and Compliance

     125,394  

Trustees

     52,830  

Other

     212,227  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,467,581  

Expenses reduced by Adviser

     (569,246
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     898,335  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,163,155  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     4,063,845  

Net realized gains on investments sold short

     728,674  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (5,566,667

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments sold short

     69,246  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized losses from investment activities

     (704,902
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,458,253  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 
    

 

River Canyon

Total Return Bond Fund

 
                 2020                             2019              

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,163,155     $ 1,443,726  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     4,792,519       1,953,013  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (5,497,421     1,890,037  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     3,458,253       5,286,776  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (7,517,436     (1,539,441
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (7,517,436     (1,539,441
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     144,873,311       91,985,857  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     5,734,465       1,249,510  

Value of shares redeemed

     (95,432,695     (8,074,617
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     55,175,081       85,160,750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     51,115,898       88,908,085  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     115,186,345       26,278,260  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 166,302,243     $ 115,186,345  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sold

     13,412,142       8,400,510  

Reinvested

     529,424       115,344  

Redeemed

     (9,021,402     (731,990
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     4,920,164       7,783,864  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years indicated

 

 

 
   

 

River Canyon

Total Return Bond Fund

 
   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2020

   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2019

   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2018

   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2017

   

Year Ended

    September 30,    

2016

 
                                  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.17     $ 10.41     $ 10.35     $ 10.23     $ 10.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.33       0.24       0.46       0.38       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

    0.02       0.79       0.05       0.25       0.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.35       1.03       0.51       0.63       0.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

         

From net investment income

    (0.35     (0.27     (0.45     (0.39     (0.26

From net realized gains on investments

    (0.25                 (0.12      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

    (0.60     (0.27     (0.45     (0.51     (0.26
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

    (0.25     0.76       0.06       0.12       0.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.92     $ 11.17     $ 10.41     $ 10.35     $ 10.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    3.20     10.16     5.00     6.41     4.55

Ratios/Supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 166,302     $ 115,186     $ 26,278     $ 28,635     $ 26,898  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    3.02     2.60     4.39     3.81     2.90

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(a)

    1.06     1.48     2.43     1.98     1.81

Portfolio turnover rate

    44.82     30.46     46.78     47.85     18.57

 

 

 

(a)

During the years shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated June 21, 2018. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust, and the Fund’s Institutional Shares class commenced operations on December 30, 2014. Prior to April 6, 2015 shares of the Fund were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). During that time, investments in the Fund were made only by individuals or entities that were “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and shares were issued solely in private placement transactions that did not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Effective April 6, 2015, the Fund became publicly available for investment.

The Fund is a non-diversified fund, meaning it may invest in a smaller number of companies than a diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to maximize total return.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies related to Investments are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

• Level 1 —quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

• Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

• Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trustees as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

When the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price), the Fund’s Fair Value Committee may in good faith establish a fair value for that security in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

In the fair value situations as noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

    

Level 1 -

      Quoted Prices      

    

Level 2 -

  Other Significant  

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

               Total            

 

 

Assets:

          

Investments in Securities:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 5,048,648      $     $      $ 5,048,648  

Mortgage-Backed Securities*

            197,964,733              197,964,733  

Municipal Bonds

            12,495,413              12,495,413  

Short-Term Investments

     10,380,526                     10,380,526  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets - Investment in Securities

   $ 15,429,174      $ 210,460,146     $      $ 225,889,320  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Investments in Securities:

          

TBA Sale Commitments

   $      $ (48,933,299   $      $ (48,933,299
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 15,429,174      $ 161,526,847     $      $ 176,956,021  
  

 

 

 

 

*

See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2020, there were no Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2020.

FORWARD COMMITMENTS

The Fund may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (i.e., “when issued,” “delayed delivery,” “forward commitment,” or “TBA transaction”) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered, however the market value may change prior to delivery. When the Fund makes a commitment to purchase a security on a forward commitment basis, cash or liquid securities equal to the amount of such Fund’s commitments will be reserved for payment of the commitment.

The Fund may enter into TBA sale commitments to help manage portfolio duration, hedge its positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Unsettled TBA sale (purchase) commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities. The contract is adjusted to market value daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale (purchase) commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase (sale) commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on a monthly basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year. Prior to July 2019, the income dividends were made on a quarterly basis.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2020, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

River Canyon Fund Management LLC (the “Adviser” or “River Canyon”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the Trust’s Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, the Fund paid the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.65% of average daily net assets. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor an annual $25,000 fee for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of $150,000 relating to these services, as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual asset-based fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to an overall annual minimum fee of $125,000 for these services, and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2020, the Trust paid each Independent Trustee compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $120,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2020 the Trust pays an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $367,500. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” expenses on the Statement of Operations.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, expenses on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2021. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date in which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, expenses on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses) to exceed the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to River Canyon, expense waivers/reimbursements from River Canyon, and paid expense recoupments to River Canyon as follows:

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Fund   

Advisory

Fee to

    River Canyon    

    

Expenses

Reduced

    by River Canyon    

    

Advisory Fees

Recouped

    by River Canyon    

 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $ 898,289      $ 569,246      $  

The balances of recoverable expenses to River Canyon by the Fund at September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

For the:    Expiring    River Canyon  

 

 

Year Ended September 30 , 2018

   September 30, 2021    $ 472,932  

Year Ended September 30, 2019

   September 30, 2022      451,131  

Year ended September 30, 2020

           September 30, 2023              569,246  
     

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

      $ 1,493,309  
     

 

 

 

 

C.

Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund      Cost of Purchases        Proceeds from sales  

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $ 134,947,132      $ 47,933,979  

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2020, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost     

Tax

    Unrealized    

Appreciation

    

Tax

Unrealized

    (Depreciation)    

   

    Net Unrealized    

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $     179,679,853      $ 6,892,450      $ (9,616,282   $ (2,723,832

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 for the Fund was as follows:

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund      Ordinary Income       

Net Long

    Term Gains    

    

    Total Taxable    

Distributions

    

    Tax Return    

of Capital

    

Total Distributions

Paid

 

 

 

2020

   $ 4,996,188      $ 2,521,248      $ 7,517,436      $      $ 7,517,436  

2019

     1,539,441               1,539,441               1,539,441  

As of the tax year ended September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Undistributed Long

Term Capital

Gains

    

Accumulated

Earnings

    

Distributions

Payable

    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

   

Total

Accumulated

Earnings

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

     $1,781,914        $1,971,837        $3,753,751        $ —        $ —        $(2,723,832  

$1,029,919

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

E.

Concentration of Ownership

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

F.

Other Risks

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, or investment value. The Fund’s investments may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps or floors based on LIBOR. The Fund may also obtain financing at floating rates based on LIBOR. In 2017, the head of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time. The Fund may have investments linked to other interbank offered rates, such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), which may also cease to be published. Various financial industry groups have begun planning for the transition away from LIBOR, but there are challenges to converting certain securities and transactions to a new reference rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace the U.S. dollar LIBOR). Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known. The transition process might lead to increase volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. While some existing LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology, there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectivenss of any such alternative methodologies to replicate LIBOR. Not all existing LIBOR-based instruments may have alternative rate-setting provisions and there remains uncertainty regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to add alternative rate-setting provisions in certain existing instruments. In addition, a liquid market for newly-issued instruments that use a reference rate other than LIBOR still may be developing. All of the aforementioned may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or NAV.

 

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LOGO   

Deloitte & Touche LLP    

111 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606-4301

USA

 

Tel:+1 312 486 1000

Fax:+1 312 486 1486

www.deloitte.com

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund and the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2020, 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 financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund of the Trust as of September 30, 2020, and the results of its operations, the changes in its 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 and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, 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 and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020, by correspondence with the

 

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custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more River Canyon Fund Management LLC investment companies since 2015.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Security Allocation as of September 30, 2020

 

Market Exposure

 

Securities    % of Net Assets    

 

Home Equity

   63.8%

U.S. Government Agencies

   25.8    

Municipal Bonds

   7.5    

Real Estate Investment Trust

   3.0    

 

Total

   100.2%

 

5 Largest Security Positions

 

Issuer    % of Net Assets    

 

Government National Mortgage
Association Pool TBA

  

3.50%, 10/1/50

   36.2%

Fannie Mae TBA

  

2.50%, 10/1/50

   29.4    

New Residential Investment Corp.

  

6.25%, 10/15/25

   4.2    

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Commonwealth Puerto Rico Taxable Revenue Bond

  

7.50%, 8/20/40

   4.2    

CSMC Trust Series 2020-LOTS

  

4.72%, 7/15/22

   4.1    

 

Total

   78.1%

 

 
B.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2020 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this 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 in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

    

Expense

Ratio

  

Beginning Account

Value

4/1/2020

    

  Ending Account  

Value

9/30/2020

    

    *Expenses Paid    

4/1/20–9/30/20

 

 

 

Actual

   0.65%                  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,089.50      $ 3.40  

Hypothetical

   0.65%                  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.75      $ 3.29  

* Expenses are calculated using each Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

C.

Other Information

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures by writing to the Trust in the name of the Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for each 12 month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at 800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164 and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT (or on Form N-PORT’s predecessor form, Form N-Q). The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 800-245-0371 (toll free).

 

D.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office/Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds 2007 to present; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds 2014 to present.    12    Diamond Hill Funds

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.    12    None

Michael M. Van Buskirk

Year of Birth: 1947

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Boston Trust Walden Funds 1992 to present.    12    Boston Trust Walden Funds

1 The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940Act, and each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

David M. Whitaker

Year of Birth: 19712

   Trustee   

Indefinite/

July 2017 to present

   President, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2011 to present; Director, Portland Air Freight, 2011 to present; Director, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2018 to present.    12    PAF
Transportation

Daniel P. Houlihan

Year of Birth: 19663

   Trustee    Indefinite/ March 2016 to present    Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, 2008 to present; Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2017 to present; Vice Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2014 to 2017.    12    None

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President   

Indefinite/ August 2017

to present

   Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

Rodney Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief
Compliance
Officer and
AML Officer
   Indefinite/March 2019 to present    Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, LLC, April 2008 to July 2016.    N/A    N/A

Troy Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/ July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2009 to 2016.    N/A    N/A
Trent Statczar Year of Birth: 1971    Assistant
Treasurer
  

Indefinite/July

2011 to present

   Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2008 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Toni M. Bugni

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2018 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2011 to present.    N/A    N/A

Deanna Y. Pellack

Year of Birth: 1987

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite/March 2018 to present    Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2019 to present; Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2014 to 2019.    N/A    N/A

1The mailing address of Messrs. Whitaker, Ruehle, Sheets, and Statczar is 690 Taylor Road, Suite 210, Gahanna, Ohio 43230. The mailing address of Messr. Houlihan and Mses. Nelligan, Bugni, and Pellack is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

2 Mr. Whitaker is the President of Foreside Financial Group, LLC and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

3 Mr. Houlihan is an Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 800-245-0371.

 

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River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

Notice of Privacy Policy & Practices

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

The Fund recognizes and respects the privacy concerns and expectations of our customers. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal confidential information we collect about you. We provide this notice so that you will know what kinds of information we collect and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We collect nonpublic personal information about our customers from the following sources:

 

   

Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customer’s name, address, social security number, and information about a customer’s investment goals and risk tolerance;

 

   

Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customer’s account(s); and

 

   

Correspondences including written, telephonic or electronic between a customer and the Funds or service providers to the Funds.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Fund may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services, provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreement regarding the information. The Fund also may disclose non-public personal information as otherwise permitted by law.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We require service providers to the Fund:

 

   

to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of information about customers of the Funds; and

 

   

to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the Funds.

We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former shareholder of the Fund.


Investment Adviser

River Canyon Fund Management LLC

2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11th Floor

Los Angeles, California, 90067

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

111 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164


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NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

 

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     1  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

     4  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     5  

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     6  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     7  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     8  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     13  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     15  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

       
     

Percentage

of Net

Assets

    

Principal

Amount

(000s)

    

Value

(000s)

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

     76.6%        

U.S. Treasury Bills

     58.4%        

0.14%, 10/13/20(a)

      $ 10,000      $ 10,000  

0.15%, 10/13/20(a)

        79,500        79,496  

0.09%, 10/15/20(a)

        246,000        245,991  

0.29%, 10/15/20(a)

        63,650        63,643  

0.07%, 10/20/20(a)

        50,000        49,998  

0.15%, 10/20/20(a)

        65,000        64,995  

0.11%, 10/22/20(a)

        19,000        18,999  

0.16%, 10/22/20(a)

        50,000        49,995  

0.16%, 11/5/20(a)

        57,000        56,991  

0.11%, 11/10/20(a)

        11,500        11,499  

0.12%, 11/10/20(a)

        73,800        73,790  

0.14%, 11/12/20(a)

                250,000              249,959  

0.19%, 11/17/20(a)

        17,000        16,996  

0.10%, 11/19/20(a)

        436,000        435,940  

0.13%, 11/19/20(a)

        202,000        201,965  

0.10%, 11/24/20(a)

        147,800        147,777  

0.18%, 11/24/20(a)

        50,000        49,986  

0.16%, 12/1/20(a)

        115,000        114,968  

0.10%, 12/3/20(a)

        398,600        398,527  

0.17%, 12/3/20(a)

        35,000        34,990  

0.18%, 12/3/20(a)

        32,000        31,990  

0.15%, 12/8/20(a)

        60,000        59,982  

0.11%, 12/10/20(a)

        161,150        161,114  

0.19%, 12/10/20(a)

        30,000        29,989  

0.11%, 12/17/20(a)

        250,000        249,941  

0.19%, 12/17/20(a)

        100,000        99,960  

0.10%, 12/24/20(a)

        6,000        5,999  

0.18%, 12/24/20(a)

        25,000        24,990  

0.12%, 1/7/21(a)

        45,000        44,985  

0.16%, 1/7/21(a)

        50,000        49,978  

0.17%, 1/7/21(a)

        50,000        49,978  

0.11%, 1/12/21(a)

        70,000        69,978  

0.15%, 1/14/21(a)

        187,000        186,920  

0.13%, 1/21/21(a)

        145,000        144,941  

0.17%, 1/28/21(a)

        50,000        49,973  

0.12%, 2/16/21(a)

        250,000        249,884  

0.12%, 2/18/21(a)

        103,500        103,452  

0.13%, 3/11/21(a)

        33,200        33,181  

0.14%, 7/15/21(a)

        25,000        24,973  

0.14%, 8/12/21(a)

        50,000        49,939  
        

 

 

 
           4,098,652  
        

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

     13.6%        

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.05%) 0.15%, 10/1/20(b)

        35,000        34,997  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

       
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
    

Principal
Amount

(000s)

    

Value

(000s)

 

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.06%) 0.16%, 10/1/20(b)

      $         250,000      $ 249,992  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.11%) 0.21%, 10/1/20(b)

        150,000        149,965  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.12%) 0.22%, 10/1/20(b)

        99,000        99,028  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.14%) 0.24%, 10/1/20(b)

        92,000        91,954  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.15%) 0.25%, 10/1/20(b)

        25,000        24,997  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.30%) 0.40%, 10/1/20(b)

        300,000        300,691  
        

 

 

 
           951,624  
        

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     4.6%        

1.75%, 11/15/20

        30,000        30,004  

2.75%, 11/30/20

        80,000        80,140  

1.88%, 12/15/20

        99,500        99,547  

2.00%, 2/28/21

        55,000        55,142  

2.38%, 3/15/21

        1,000        1,009  

1.63%, 6/30/21

        54,500        55,106  
        

 

 

 
           320,948  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,371,224)

               5,371,224  
        

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

     22.5%        

Repurchase Agreements

     22.5%        

BNP Paribas S.A., dated 9/30/20, repurchase price $300,001, 0.06%, 10/1/20(c)

        300,000        300,000  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/30/20, repurchase price $300,001,
0.06%, 10/1/20(d)

        300,000        300,000  

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/20, repurchase price $675,001,
0.07%, 10/1/20(e)

        675,000        675,000  

JPMorgan Securities LLC, dated 9/30/20, repurchase price $300,001,
0.06%, 10/1/20(f)

        300,000        300,000  
        

 

 

 
           1,575,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $1,575,000)

           1,575,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,946,224)

     99.1%           6,946,224  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     0.9%           66,616  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $     7,012,840  
        

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Discount rate at the time of purchase.

(b) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed. Maturity date represents the next interest reset date. The security’s legal final maturity date is longer than the reset date. Securities with longer maturity dates have a greater sensitivity to changes in liquidity, interest rate risk and/or credit risk.

(c) 

The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

BNP Paribas S.A.   

Value

(000s)

    

Coupon

Rates

    

Maturity

Dates

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

   $ 3,818        0.00%        11/17/20 — 9/9/21     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   $ 37,736        0.00% -2.75%        8/15/25 — 2/15/48     

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $         264,601        0.63% — 1.13%        2/28/25 — 1/15/26     

Total

   $ 306,155                    
                            

(d) The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

        
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.   

Value

(000s)

    

Coupon

Rates

    

Maturity

Dates

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   $ 306,000        1.00% — 3.38%        11/15/47 — 2/15/49     
                            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

(e) The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp.   

Value

(000s)

    

Coupon

Rates

    

Maturity

Dates

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $         688,500        0.38%        9/30/2027  
                            
(f) The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

JPMorgan Securities LLC   

Value

(000s)

    

Coupon

Rates

    

Maturity

Dates

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $ 306,000        0.38% — 2.75%        7/15/21 — 3/31/22     
                            
At September 30, 2020 the asset allocations for the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund were:

 

Asset Allocation (Unaudited)      % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bills

           58.4%  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

           13.6     

U.S. Treasury Notes

           4.6     

Repurchase Agreements

           22.5     

Total

                       99.1%  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands   

NTAM

Treasury

Assets Fund

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost: $5,371,224)

   $ 5,371,224  

Repurchase agreements, cost equals fair value

     1,575,000  

Cash

     916  

Receivable for interest

     2,240  

Receivable for investments sold

     64,999  

Prepaid expenses

     21  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     7,014,400  

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable to shareholders

     562  

Investment advisory fees payable

     484  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     450  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     19  

Trustee fees payable

     1  

Accrued expenses and other payable

     44  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,560  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,012,840  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $             7,012,840  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     7,012,259  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 7,012,205  

Distributable earnings

     635  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,012,840  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands   

NTAM

Treasury

Assets Fund

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 72,976  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     7,769  

Accounting and Administration

     940  

Regulatory and Compliance

     351  

Trustees

     54  

Other

     127  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     9,241  

Expenses reduced by Adviser

     (2,108
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     7,133  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     65,843  
  

 

 

 

Realized Gains from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     8,486  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gains from investment activities

     8,486  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $               74,329  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

    

NTAM

Treasury

Assets Fund

 
  

 

 

 
Amounts in thousands    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2019
 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 65,843     $ 176,703  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     8,486       183  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     74,329       176,886  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (73,936     (176,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (73,936     (176,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     6,703,717       888,750  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     87,022       175,880  

Value of shares redeemed

     (7,815,887     (956,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (1,025,148     107,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (1,024,755     107,873  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     8,037,595       7,929,722  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $             7,012,840     $             8,037,595  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions

    

Sold

     6,703,717       888,750  

Reinvested

     87,022       175,880  

Redeemed

     (7,815,887     (956,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     (1,025,148     107,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

    

NTAM

Treasury

Assets Fund

 
  

 

 

 
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
     2020     2019     2018(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

      

    Net investment income

     0.01       0.02       0.01  

    Net realized gains from investments(b)

                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

        Total from investment operations

                     0.01                       0.02                       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

      

    From net investment income

     (0.01     (0.02     (0.01

    From net realized gains on investments

     (— )(b)       (— )(b)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

        Total distributions paid

     (0.01     (0.02     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     1.06     2.28     0.88

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 7,012,840     $ 8,037,595     $ 7,929,722  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

     0.10     0.10     0.10

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

     0.93     2.25     1.81

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d), (e)

     0.13     0.13     0.13
      

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from April 4, 2018, commencement of operations, to September 30, 2018.

 

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

During the period shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated June 21, 2018. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, The Trust was converted to a Delaware Statutory Trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The NTAM Treasury Assets Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust, and commenced operations on April 4, 2018. Shares of the Fund are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Investments in the Fund may be made only by individuals or entities that were “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.

The Fund is a diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity by investing its net assets, under normal market conditions, exclusively in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury securities and related repurchase agreements and other securities that limit their investments to, or are backed by, U.S. Treasury securities.

The Fund operates as a “government money market fund” under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under this method, investments purchased at a discount or premium are valued by accruing or amortizing the difference between the original purchase price and maturity value of the issue over the period to effective maturity. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, such securities will be fair valued in good faith by the Fund’s Fair Value Committee in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels as follows:

 

 

Level 1 —quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

Amounts in thousands    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Investments held by the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund*

     $                   —      $ 6,946,224      $      $ 6,946,224  
  

 

 

 

* See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2020, there were no Level 1 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2020.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a master repurchase agreement by which they purchase securities for cash from a seller and agree to resell those securities to the same seller at a specific price within a specified time or with an indefinite life and a liquidity feature which allows the Fund to resell the security quarterly. The interest rate on such repurchase agreements resets daily. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the fair value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, is required to equal or exceed the fair value of the repurchase agreement. The Fund is subject to credit risk on repurchase agreements to the extent that the counterparty fails to perform under the agreement and the value of the collateral received falls below the agreed repurchase price. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund has entered into such repurchase agreements at September 30, 2020, as reflected in the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

Amounts in thousands   

Gross Amounts not Offset in the

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

       

 

 
Counterparty   

        Gross Amounts of Assets

        Presented in Statements of

        Assets and Liablities

    

Financial  

Instruments*  

   

Net

Amount

 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     $ 300,000      $ (300,000   $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     300,000        (300,000      

Fixed Income Clearing Corp

     675,000        (675,000      

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     300,000                  (300,000      
  

 

 

 
     $         1,575,000      $ (1,575,000   $                     —  
  

 

 

 

* Collateral received is reflected up to the fair market value of the repurchase agreement.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net income are declared daily and paid monthly by the Fund to its shareholders. Net income includes the interest accrued on the Fund’s assets less estimated expenses. The Fund’s net realized short-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2020, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown or uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “NTI”) to provide investment management services to the Fund. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets at the annualized rate of 0.11%.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Placement Agent”), provides private placement services to the Fund pursuant to a placement agent agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Placement Agent acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a private placement basis to eligible investors only. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Placement Agent an asset-based fee, which is calculated and billed monthly, for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”), an affiliate to NTI, serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund agreed to pay Northern Trust certain annual and transaction-based fees, a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual base fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, or the Placement Agent and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2020, the Trust paid each Independent Trustee compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $120,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2020,

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

the Trust pays an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $367,500. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” expenses on the Statement of Operations.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of the compensation paid to each Trustee, expenses associated with each Trustee’s attendance at Board of Trustees meetings and other Trust related travel, expenses of third party consultants engaged by the Board, membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2021. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three fiscal years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of the compensation paid to each Trustee, expenses associated with each Trustee’s attendance at Board of Trustees meetings and other Trust related travel, expenses of third party consultants engaged by the Board, membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to NTI, expense waivers and/or reimbursements from NTI, and paid expense recoupments to NTI, as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands      Advisory Fee to NTI     

Expenses Reduced by

NTI

    

Advisory Fees

    Recouped by NTI

 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

   $ 7,769      $ 2,108      $  

The balances of recoverable expenses to NTI by the Fund at September 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):

 

For the:    Expiring       

NTAM

Treasury

Assets Fund

 

 

 

Period ended September 30, 2018

     September 30, 2021                $1,178  

Year ended September 30, 2019

     September 30, 2022                2,246  

Year ended September 30, 2020

     September 30, 2023                2,108  
       

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

                  5,532  
       

 

 

 

 

C.

Other Risks

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2020, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Amounts in thousands    Tax Cost        Tax Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Tax Unrealized    

(Depreciation)    

   

    Net Unrealized

    Appreciation

    (Depreciation)

 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

   $       6,946,382      $      $ (158   $ (158

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax periods ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 for the Fund were as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands      Ordinary Income     

Net Long

      Term Gains

    

Total Taxable

  Distributions Paid

    

      Tax Return

      of Capital

    

  Total Distributions

Paid

 

 

 

2020

   $ 87,018      $      $ 87,018      $      $ 87,018  

2019

     175,874               175,874               175,874  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands   

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Undistributed Long-

Term Capital

Gains

    

Accumulated

Earnings

    

Distributions

Payable

   

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Total

Accumulated

Earnings

 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

     1,355                 1,355          (562)        —          (158)        635  

 

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LOGO

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years then ended and for the period April 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2018, and the related notes.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund of the Trust as of September 30, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period from April 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, 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 and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures

 

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included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more Northern Trust investment companies since 2002.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2020 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this 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 in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

    

Expense

Ratio

    

Beginning Account

Value

4/1/2020

    

Ending Account

Value

9/30/2020

    

Expenses Paid    

4/1/20–9/30/20*    

 

 

 

Actual

     0.10%                    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.90      $ 0.50  

Hypothetical

     0.10%                    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.50      $ 0.51  

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (366).

 

B.

Other Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by writing to the Fund at NTAM Treasury Assets Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) 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 (i) without charge, by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

For relevant periods ended December 31, 2018 and prior, the Fund filed a complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

C.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office/Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other
Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds 2007 to present; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds 2014 to present.    12    Diamond Hill Funds
Steven R. Sutermeister Year of Birth: 1954    Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.    12    None

Michael M. Van Buskirk

Year of Birth: 1947

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Boston Trust Walden Funds 1992 to present.    12    Boston Trust Walden Funds

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

David M. Whitaker Year of Birth: 19712    Trustee    Indefinite/ July 2017 to present    President, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2011 to present; Director, Portland Air Freight, 2011 to present; Director, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2018 to present.    12    PAF Transportation
Daniel P. Houlihan Year of Birth: 19663    Trustee    Indefinite/ March 2016 to present    Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, 2008 to present; Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2017 to present; Vice Chairman, National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) 2014 to 2017.    12    None
Barbara J. Nelligan Year of Birth: 1969    President    Indefinite/ August 2017 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Rodney Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/March 2019 to present    Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, LLC, April 2008 to July 2016.    N/A    N/A

Troy Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/ July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2009 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

Trent Statczar

Year of Birth: 1971

  

Assistant

Treasurer

   Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Senior Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2016 to present; Director, Beacon Hill Fund Services, Inc., 2008 to 2016.    N/A    N/A

Toni M. Bugni

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2018 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2011 to present.    N/A    N/A

Deanna Y. Pellack

Year of Birth: 1987

  

Assistant

Secretary

   Indefinite/March 2018 to present    Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2019 to present; Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company 2014 to 2019.    N/A    N/A

1The mailing address of Messrs. Whitaker, Ruehle, Sheets, and Statczar is 690 Taylor Road, Suite 210, Gahanna, Ohio 43230. The mailing address of Messr. Houlihan and Mses. Nelligan, Bugni, and Pellack is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

2 Mr. Whitaker is the President of Foreside Financial Group, LLC and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

3 Mr. Houlihan is an Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company and is therefore deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 855-351-4583.

 

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NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Advisers Investment Trust.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

·  

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

·  

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

·  

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Advisers Investment Trust or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


Investment Adviser

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

111 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Placement Agent

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

855-351-4583 (toll free)


(b) Not applicable.


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

As of September 30, 2020, the registrant had adopted a “code of ethics” (as such term is defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR) that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. This code is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) hereto. There were no substantive amendments or waivers to the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The “audit committee financial expert” is Mr. Steven R. Sutermeister, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)

Audit Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 $22,000

2019 $20,000

JOHCM Funds

2020 $220,000

2019 $229,500

The fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.

Vontobel U.S Equity Institutional Fund

2020 $22,432

2019 $21,263

The fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.


River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 $29,800

2019 $29,800

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 $26,500

2019 $26,500

The fees paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.

 

(b)

Audit-Related Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

JOHCM Funds

2020 $0

2019 $0

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

 

(c)

Tax Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 $5,525

2019 $5,300

JOHCM Funds

2020 $56,745

2019 $57,825

The fees to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns, review of annual distributions, and additional tax provision support fees. The 2019 JOHCM Funds’ amount has been updated for final billings.


Vontobel Funds

2020   $5,735

2019 $50,260

The fees to Ernst & Young LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns, review of annual distributions, and additional tax provision support fees. The 2019 amounts include fees paid for the final tax returns for three Vontobel Funds that reorganized out of the Trust.

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 $6,200

2019 $6,200

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 $3,300

2019 $3,300

The fees to Deloitte & Touche LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns and review of annual distributions.

 

(d)

All Other Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

JOHCM Funds

2020 $0

2019 $0

Vontobel Funds

2020 $0

2019 $0

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 $0

2019 $0

(e)(1) Except as permitted by rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of regulation S-X the registrant’s audit committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent


  accountants relating to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to the registrant, the audit committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.

 

(e)(2)

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 0%

2019 0%

JOHCM Funds

2020 0%

2019 0%

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2020 0%

2019 0%

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 0%

2019 0%

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 0%

2019 0%

 

(f)

Not applicable.

 

(g)

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2020 $5,525

2019 $5,300

JOHCM Funds

2020 $56,745

2019 $57,825

Vontobel Funds

2020   $5,735

2019 $50,260

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2020 $6,200

2019 $6,200

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2020 $3,300

2019 $3,300


(h) The Audit Committee considered the non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and believes the services are compatible with the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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 these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(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.

 

(a)(1)    The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is filed herewith.
(a)(2)    Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are filed herewith.
(a)(3)    Not applicable.
(a)(4)    Not applicable.

(b)   

  

Certificationpursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) is filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Advisers Investment Trust
By:  

/s/ Troy A. Sheets

  Troy A. Sheets
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:   December 3, 2020

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/ Barbara J. Nelligan

  Barbara J. Nelligan
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   December 3, 2020
By:  

/s/ Troy A. Sheets

  Troy A. Sheets
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:   December 3, 2020