NPORT-EX 2 northstarnport.htm BOND FUND

 

NORTH STAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 83.7%      
    ASSET MANAGEMENT - 10.9%      
49,000   Blackstone, Inc.       $ 6,263,180
160,000   Compass Diversified Holdings         3,680,000
51,000   KKR & Company, Inc.         5,011,260
             

14,954,440

    BANKING - 5.9%      
108,000   Bank of America Corporation         3,728,160
24,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company         4,465,440
             

8,193,600

    BEVERAGES - 1.9%      
16,000   PepsiCo, Inc.         2,645,440
             
 
    BIOTECH & PHARMA - 6.9%      
25,000   AbbVie, Inc.         4,401,250
50,000   Pfizer, Inc.         1,328,000
19,000   Zoetis, Inc.         3,768,270
             

9,497,520

    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.6%      
350,000   BGSF, Inc.         3,580,500
             
 
    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 4.5%      
22,000   Amazon.com, Inc.(a)         3,888,720
900,000   CarParts.com, Inc.(a)         2,295,000
             

6,183,720

    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.5%      
30,000   Carrier Global Corporation         1,667,400
1,965,000   Orion Energy Systems, Inc.(a)         1,847,100
             

3,514,500

    ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 1.6%      
200,000   Paramount Global, Class B         2,208,000
             
 
    HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 3.1%      
38,000   CVS Health Corporation         2,826,060
3,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.         1,480,800
             

4,306,860

 
 

 

NORTH STAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 83.7% (Continued)      
    INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 2.7%      
27,000   Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)       $ 3,738,420
             
 
    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 7.4%      
137,000   Denny's Corporation(a)         1,264,510
83,000   Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation(a)         3,194,670
70,000   Sphere Entertainment Company(a)         3,031,000
155,000   Wendy's Company (The)         2,807,050
             

10,297,230

    LEISURE PRODUCTS - 1.3%      
125,000   Topgolf Callaway Brands Corporation(a)         1,780,000
             
 
    METALS & MINING - 0.8%      
30,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.         1,134,300
             
 
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.3%      
15,500   Exxon Mobil Corporation         1,620,060
83,000   Kinder Morgan, Inc.         1,443,370
             

3,063,430

    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 1.0%      
125,000   US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)         1,437,500
             
 
    RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.7%      
24,000   Target Corporation         3,670,080
             
 
    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.7%      
40,000   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)         3,700,000
             
 
    RETAIL REIT - 0.5%      
13,000   Realty Income Corporation         677,430
             
 
    SEMICONDUCTORS - 11.1%      
38,000   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)         7,316,140
5,000   NVIDIA Corporation         3,955,600
 
 

 

NORTH STAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 83.7% (Continued)      
    SEMICONDUCTORS - 11.1% (Continued)      
26,000   QUALCOMM, Inc.       $ 4,102,540
             

15,374,280

    SPECIALTY REIT - 0.5%      
16,000   EPR Properties         657,280
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.7%      
28,000   Apple, Inc.         5,061,000
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 2.2%      
25,000   Paychex, Inc.         3,065,500
             
 
    TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.2%      
11,000   United Parcel Service, Inc., B         1,630,860
             
 
    WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.7%      
109,000   Acme United Corporation         5,177,500
             
 
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $60,794,985)    

  115,549,390

               
    PREFERRED STOCKS1.1%      
    ASSET MANAGEMENT1.1%      
60,000   Compass Diversified Holdings, 7.875% (Cost $1,343,894)         1,545,000
             
             
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity  
    CORPORATE BONDS — 4.6%      
    HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES1.1%      
500,000   McKesson Corporation   3.7960 03/15/24   499,691
1,000,000   Owens & Minor, Inc.   4.3750 12/15/24   985,181
            1,484,872
 
 

 

NORTH STAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Fair Value
    CORPORATE BONDS — 4.6% (Continued)      
    INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES0.7%      
1,000,000   Lazard Group, LLC   3.7500 02/13/25   981,663
             
    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES1.3%      
1,850,000   Wendy's International, LLC   7.0000 12/15/25   1,856,040
             
    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY0.4%      
600,000   Sally Holdings, LLC / Sally Capital, Inc.   5.6250 12/01/25   600,287
             
    TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT1.1%      
1,500,000   Trinity Industries, Inc.   4.5500 10/01/24   1,480,508
             
  TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $6,505,134)    

6,403,370

             
    U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 1.5%      
    U.S. TREASURY NOTES 1.5%      
1,000,000   United States Treasury Note   3.8750 03/31/25   988,222
1,000,000   United States Treasury Note   3.8750 04/30/25   987,930
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $1,970,641)    

1,976,152

             
 
 

 

NORTH STAR OPPORTUNITY FUND      
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)      
February 29, 2024          
Shares             Fair Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.5%      
    MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 5.9%      
8,125,210   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.22% (Cost $8,125,210)(b)       $ 8,125,210
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity
    U.S. TREASURY BILLS 4.6%      
1,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) 5.3100 03/14/24                            988,097
2,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) 5.3200 04/18/24                         1,985,941
1,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) 5.3300 05/16/24                            988,956
1,500,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) 5.2200 08/08/24                        1,465,847
1,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) 5.2000 09/05/24                           973,915
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS (Cost $6,413,413)                            6,412,756
           
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $14,538,623)                          14,537,966
           
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.4% (Cost $85,153,277)     $ 140,011,878
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.4)%    

(1,869,311)

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 138,142,567

           
               
 

 

 

 

LLC  - Limited Liability Company
REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
   
   
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
(c) Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is the current yield as of February 29, 2024.

 

 

 
 

 

NORTH STAR MICRO CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 92.9%      
    AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%      
20,300   Ducommun, Inc.(a)       $ 968,716
             
 
    APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 8.2%      
149,000   Lakeland Industries, Inc.         2,684,980
39,000   Movado Group, Inc.         1,119,690
102,500   Rocky Brands, Inc.         2,557,375
180,000   Superior Group of Companies, Inc.         2,586,600
             

8,948,645

    ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.0%      
88,900   Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.         1,077,468
             
 
    AUTOMOTIVE - 2.0%      
49,500   Miller Industries, Inc.         2,227,995
             
 
    BANKING - 2.2%      
50,500   Bar Harbor Bankshares         1,273,610
50,000   First Busey Corporation         1,153,000
             

2,426,610

    BEVERAGES - 0.0%(b)      
278,942   Truett-Hurst, Inc.(a),(c),(d)         50,210
             
 
    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 5.8%      
609,000   ARC Document Solutions, Inc.         1,650,390
28,000   Barrett Business Services, Inc.         3,415,720
52,000   Hackett Group, Inc. (The)         1,285,440
             

6,351,550

    CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 5.4%      
19,000   Apogee Enterprises, Inc.         1,086,990
19,000   United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.         4,844,620
             

5,931,610

    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 5.6%      
215,000   1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A(a)         2,240,300
618,000   CarParts.com, Inc.(a)         1,575,900
 
 

 

NORTH STAR MICRO CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 92.9% (Continued)      
    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 5.6% (Continued)      
126,000   Liquidity Services, Inc.(a)       $ 2,259,180
             

6,075,380

    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0%      
37,900   Allient, Inc.         1,077,118
             
 
    FOOD - 1.0%      
15,000   Nathan's Famous, Inc.         1,053,750
             
 
    HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 3.3%      
376,000   ACCO Brands Corporation         2,098,080
88,051   Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, Class A         1,553,220
             

3,651,300

    HOME CONSTRUCTION - 5.8%      
76,000   Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a)         4,446,000
118,000   Interface, Inc.         1,854,960
             

6,300,960

    HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.8%      
19,800   Central Garden & Pet Company(a)         868,625
4,950   Central Garden & Pet Company, Class A(a)         186,566
157,000   Crown Crafts, Inc.(c)         863,500
             

1,918,691

    INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 3.0%      
131,500   Eastern Company (The)         3,280,925
             
 
    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.2%      
125,600   Century Casinos, Inc.(a)         365,496
226,500   Denny's Corporation(a)         2,090,595
             

2,456,091

    LEISURE PRODUCTS - 5.4%      
232,000   Escalade, Inc.         3,440,560
54,500   Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A         2,504,820
             

5,945,380

    MACHINERY - 6.3%      
16,100   Alamo Group, Inc.         3,256,869
 
 

 

NORTH STAR MICRO CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 92.9% (Continued)      
    MACHINERY - 6.3% (Continued)      
116,499   QEP Company, Inc.(a)       $ 2,395,802
10,500   Tennant Company         1,188,495
             

6,841,166

    MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.9%      
783,000   Accuray, Inc.(a)         2,035,800
             
 
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.1%      
370,000   Evolution Petroleum Corporation         2,168,200
50,000   World Kinect Corporation         1,218,000
             

3,386,200

    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.1%      
197,500   US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)         2,271,250
             
 
    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 10.7%      
52,000   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)         4,810,000
162,000   Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.         3,878,280
115,000   Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B(a)         547,400
72,000   Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.         2,406,960
             

11,642,640

    SOFTWARE - 1.9%      
170,000   Cantaloupe, Inc.(a)         1,105,000
84,000   Mitek Systems, Inc.(a)         975,240
             

2,080,240

    SPECIALTY REIT - 1.8%      
140,000   Postal Realty Trust, Inc.         2,004,800
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.4%      
83,000   AstroNova, Inc.(a)         1,459,140
67,000   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(a)         2,314,850
             

3,773,990

    TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 3.2%      
105,000   Blue Bird Corporation(a)         3,553,200
             
 
 
 

 

NORTH STAR MICRO CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 92.9% (Continued)      
    WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 3.9%      
91,000   Acme United Corporation       $ 4,322,500
             
 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $68,909,854)    

  101,654,185

               
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 7.2%      
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.2%      
7,839,462   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.22% (Cost $7,839,462)(e)         7,839,462
             
 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (Cost $76,749,316)     $ 109,493,647
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.1)%    

(58,440)

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 109,435,207

           
               
 

 

 

 

REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Less than 0.05%
(c) Affiliated Company – North Star Micro Cap Fund holds in excess of 5% of outstanding voting securities of this security.
(d) Illiquid security. The total fair value of the securities at February 29, 2024 was $50,210 representing 0.1% of net assets.
(e) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.

 

 
 

 

NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 89.9%      
    APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 7.4%      
31,500   Movado Group, Inc.       $ 904,365
66,650   Rocky Brands, Inc.         1,662,918
148,000   Superior Group of Companies, Inc.         2,126,760
59,000   Weyco Group, Inc.         1,902,160
             

6,596,203

    ASSET MANAGEMENT - 8.5%      
122,300   Compass Diversified Holdings         2,812,900
83,000   Sprott, Inc.         3,065,190
153,700   Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.         1,862,844
             

7,740,934

    BANKING - 6.1%      
15,850   Bank of Hawaii Corporation         955,438
76,500   Bar Harbor Bankshares         1,929,330
47,200   Old National Bancorp         775,496
19,000   Wintrust Financial Corporation         1,830,650
             

5,490,914

    CHEMICALS - 4.9%      
61,000   Oil-Dri Corp of America         4,348,690
             
 
    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 7.6%      
23,200   ABM Industries, Inc.         958,392
303,000   ARC Document Solutions, Inc.         821,130
252,000   BGSF, Inc.         2,577,960
42,000   Ennis, Inc.         853,440
115,000   Resources Connection, Inc.         1,590,450
             

6,801,372

    CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.1%      
18,100   Apogee Enterprises, Inc.         1,035,501
             
 
    ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 5.0%      
38,000   NorthWestern Corporation         1,820,960
10,500   Otter Tail Corporation         949,830
33,500   Unitil Corporation         1,707,160
             

4,477,950

 
 

 

NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 89.9% (Continued)      
    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.2%      
200,000   LSI Industries, Inc.       $ 2,886,000
             
 
    FOOD - 1.1%      
68,000   WK Kellogg Company         995,520
             
 
    GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 5.9%      
162,000   Global Water Resources, Inc.         2,096,280
44,000   Northwest Natural Holding Company         1,616,560
90,000   RGC Resources, Inc.         1,688,400
             

5,401,240

    HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.9%      
64,000   Patterson Companies, Inc.         1,733,760
             
 
    HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 5.8%      
321,000   ACCO Brands Corporation         1,791,180
64,000   Flexsteel Industries, Inc.         2,230,400
64,000   Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, Class A         1,128,960
             

5,150,540

    HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.9%      
169,000   Crown Crafts, Inc.         929,500
60,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc.         1,713,000
             

2,642,500

    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.8%      
11,500   Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.         760,495
100,000   Wendy's Company (The)         1,811,000
             

2,571,495

    LEISURE PRODUCTS - 2.9%      
179,000   Escalade, Inc.         2,654,570
             
 
    MACHINERY - 0.9%      
33,000   Douglas Dynamics, Inc.         828,300
             
 
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.4%      
367,000   Evolution Petroleum Corporation         2,150,620
 
 

 

NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 89.9% (Continued)      
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 3.4% (Continued)      
146,000   Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.       $ 897,900
             

3,048,520

    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 1.1%      
121,000   Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A         1,033,340
             
 
    RESIDENTIAL REIT - 2.1%      
125,000   UMH Properties, Inc.         1,925,000
             
 
    RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.2%      
38,000   Village Super Market, Inc., Class A         1,039,300
             
 
    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 5.6%      
96,300   Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.         3,219,309
54,000   Monro, Inc.         1,812,780
             

5,032,089

    SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.0%      
11,300   NVE Corporation         944,567
             
 
    SOFTWARE - 1.8%      
145,000   American Software, Inc., Class A         1,626,900
             
 
    SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.0%      
14,000   GATX Corporation         1,775,760
             
 
    SPECIALTY REIT - 2.9%      
183,000   Postal Realty Trust, Inc.         2,620,560
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 0.8%      
16,100   Value Line, Inc.         693,910
             
 
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $66,853,712)    

  81,095,435

               
 
 

 

NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    PREFERRED STOCK0.9%      
    HOME CONSTRUCTION0.9%      
40,000   Green Brick Partners, Inc., 5.750%       $ 834,800
             
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $846,709)    

834,800   

             
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 9.1%      
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 9.1%      
8,215,920   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.22% (Cost $8,215,920)(a)         8,215,920
             
 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost $75,916,341)     $ 90,146,155
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 0.1%    

97,899

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 90,244,054

           
               
 

 

 

 

REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.

 

 
 

 

NORTH STAR BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    PREFERRED STOCKS6.8%      
    ASSET MANAGEMENT1.9%      
22,000   Compass Diversified Holdings, 7.875%       $ 566,500
             
    BANKING3.1%      
21,000   Bank of America Corporation, 4.00%         492,870
23,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company, 4.20%         457,700
                                   950,570     
    ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT1.1%      
22,000   Paramount Global, 5.75%         319,000
             
    INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES0.7%      
250,000   Mellon Capital IV - Series 1, 6.197%         212,745
             
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $2,942,439)     2,048,815    
             
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity  
    CORPORATE BONDS — 80.9%      
    APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS2.9%      
925,000   Under Armour, Inc.   3.2500 06/15/26   873,044
             
    ASSET MANAGEMENT10.1%      
500,000   Blackstone Private Credit Fund   2.3500 11/22/24   486,500
400,000   Blackstone Private Credit Fund   2.6250 12/15/26   361,525
1,000,000   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   3.3750 04/15/24   996,695
1,300,000   Hercules Capital, Inc.   2.6250 09/16/26   1,171,315
              3,016,035
    AUTOMOTIVE9.0%      
1,350,000   Ford Motor Company   7.1250 11/15/25   1,368,563
1,310,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)   9.5000 05/31/25   1,324,325
              2,692,888
    BANKING3.6%      
1,200,000   Wintrust Financial Corporation   4.8500 06/06/29   1,089,578
             
 
 

 

NORTH STAR BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Fair Value
    CORPORATE BONDS — 80.9% (Continued)      
    ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT 2.6%      
825,000   AMC Networks, Inc.   4.7500 08/01/25  $ 787,522
           
    FOOD4.2%      
1,300,000   J M Smucker Company (The)   3.5000 03/15/25 1,273,727
             
    HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES4.5%      
1,355,000   Owens & Minor, Inc.   4.3750 12/15/24   1,334,919
             
    HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS7.4%      
1,000,000   ACCO Brands Corporation(a)   4.2500 03/15/29   887,654
1,360,000   Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)   5.2500 12/15/26   1,324,429
              2,212,083
    HOME CONSTRUCTION3.1%      
1,000,000   Interface Inc(a)   5.5000 12/01/28   939,121
             
    HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS4.0%      
1,200,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)   6.5000 12/31/27   1,190,784
             
    INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES4.0%      
1,250,000   Lazard Group, LLC   3.6250 03/01/27   1,184,493
             
    INSURANCE4.6%      
1,400,000   Old Republic International Corporation   4.8750 10/01/24   1,393,368
             
    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES11.6%      
750,000   Brinker International, Inc.(a)   5.0000 10/01/24   743,374
1,000,000   Cedar Fair, L.P. / Canada's Wonderland Company   5.3750 04/15/27   990,203
400,000   Las Vegas Sands Corporation   3.2000 08/08/24   394,772
1,321,000   Wendy's International, LLC   7.0000 12/15/25   1,325,313
              3,453,662
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS6.8%      
1,290,000   Gulfport Energy Corporation   8.0000 05/17/26   1,313,785
750,000   Occidental Petroleum Corporation   2.9000 08/15/24   739,571
              2,053,356
 
 

 

NORTH STAR BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Principal Amount ($)         Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Fair Value
    CORPORATE BONDS — 80.9% (Continued)      
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.5%      
750,000   Ventas Realty, L.P.   3.7500 05/01/24 $ 747,252
             
  TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $24,300,236)    

24,241,832

             
    U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 5.0%      
    U.S. TREASURY NOTES 5.0%      
500,000   United States Treasury Note   4.2500 09/30/24   497,163
500,000   United States Treasury Note   3.8750 03/31/25   494,111
500,000   United States Treasury Note   3.8750 04/30/25   493,964
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $1,482,210)    

1,485,238

             
Shares              
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.2%      
    MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 4.6%      
1,376,620   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.22% (Cost $1,376,620)(b)       1,376,620
Principal Amount ($)            
    U.S. TREASURY BILLS1.6%      
          500,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) (Cost $494,876) 5.3300 05/16/24                       494,478
           
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,871,496)                       1,871,098
           
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $30,596,381)     $ 29,646,983
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.1%    

336,406

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 29,983,389

           
               
 

 

 

 

LLC  - Limited Liability Company
LP  - Limited Partnership
   
   
   
 
 

 

NORTH STAR BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.  As of February 29, 2024 the total market value of 144A securities is 3,760,933 or 12.5% of net assets.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
(c) Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is the current yield as of February 29, 2024.
   

 

 
 

 

NORTH STAR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.0%      
    ASSET MANAGEMENT - 3.3%      
18,000   Compass Diversified Holdings       $ 414,000
22,000   Sprott, Inc.         812,460
             

1,226,460

    BANKING - 8.6%      
3,710   City Holding Company         372,781
7,715   Lakeland Financial Corporation         491,446
12,000   NBT Bancorp, Inc.         412,680
12,460   QCR Holdings, Inc.         710,220
25,000   Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida         603,500
19,096   TriCompany Bancshares         637,997
             

3,228,624

    CHEMICALS - 3.3%      
9,250   Materion Corporation         1,242,460
             
 
    COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 5.0%      
46,861   Hackett Group, Inc. (The)         1,158,403
18,225   V2X, Inc.(a)         701,663
             

1,860,066

    E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 2.2%      
45,200   Liquidity Services, Inc.(a)         810,436
             
 
    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 8.7%      
27,000   Allient, Inc.         767,340
16,441   Kimball Electronics, Inc.(a)         370,087
53,000   LSI Industries, Inc.         764,790
10,152   OSI Systems, Inc.(a)         1,331,739
             

3,233,956

    ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 8.5%      
5,600   Comfort Systems USA, Inc.         1,712,088
19,829   VSE Corporation         1,469,329
             

3,181,417

 
 

 

NORTH STAR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.0% (Continued)      
    GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 1.1%      
30,900   Global Water Resources, Inc.       $ 399,846
             
 
    HOME CONSTRUCTION - 3.6%      
15,980   Skyline Champion Corporation(a)         1,338,964
             
 
    INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 3.6%      
18,574   AZZ, Inc.         1,352,187
             
 
    INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.0%      
29,600   Titan Machinery, Inc.(a)         746,808
             
 
    LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 5.9%      
73,000   Bowlero Corporation         908,850
36,000   Denny's Corporation(a)         332,280
22,400   Sphere Entertainment Company(a)         969,920
             

2,211,050

    LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.8%      
6,800   Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A         312,528
             
 
    MACHINERY - 3.3%      
6,063   Alamo Group, Inc.         1,226,484
             
 
    MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 0.9%      
4,675   Haemonetics Corporation(a)         341,182
             
 
    METALS & MINING - 3.3%      
5,100   Encore Wire Corporation         1,229,100
             
 
    OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.2%      
5,900   Gulfport Energy Corporation(a)         837,741
             
 
    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 8.4%      
111,600   Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)         1,004,400
90,607   ProPetro Holding Corporation(a)         670,492
 
 

 

NORTH STAR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    COMMON STOCKS — 97.0% (Continued)      
    OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 8.4% (Continued)      
24,200   Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a)       $ 660,418
68,500   US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)         787,750
             

3,123,060

    RESIDENTIAL REIT - 2.0%      
49,561   UMH Properties, Inc.         763,239
             
 
    RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 5.9%      
10,300   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)         952,750
21,817   Shoe Carnival, Inc.         714,943
5,300   Signet Jewelers Ltd.         539,328
             

2,207,021

    SEMICONDUCTORS - 5.1%      
7,392   Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)         832,857
22,762   Cohu, Inc.(a)         731,343
7,000   Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.         333,340
             

1,897,540

    SOFTWARE - 0.9%      
30,000   Mitek Systems, Inc.(a)         348,300
             
 
    SPECIALTY REIT - 2.2%      
55,500   Postal Realty Trust, Inc.         794,760
             
 
    STEEL - 1.1%      
7,800   Commercial Metals Company         421,200
             
 
    TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 2.4%      
25,718   Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(a)         888,557
             
 
    TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 2.7%      
29,400   Blue Bird Corporation(a)         994,896
             
 
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $23,449,179)    

  36,217,882

               
 
 

 

NORTH STAR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 29, 2024
 
Shares             Fair Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 3.1%      
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.1%      
1,164,733   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.22% (Cost $1,164,733)(b)       $ 1,164,733
             
 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (Cost $24,613,912)     $ 37,382,615
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.1)%    

(36,303)

    NET ASSETS - 100.0%        

$ 37,346,312

           
               
 

 

 

 

LTD  - Limited Company
REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.