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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549



FORM N-Q


QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number 811-22576


Ranger Funds Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


2828 Harwood Street

Suite 1600

Dallas, TX 75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


National Corporate Research, Ltd.

615 South DuPont Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

 (Name and address of agent for service)


With Copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 871-5200


Date of fiscal year end: July 31


Date of reporting period: April 30, 2013


Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, and 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.




 

Ranger Small Cap Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

April 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.19%

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace - 2.56%

 

 

 

 

 

4295

 

Triumph Group, Inc.

 $        343,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back Office Support HR & Consutling - 5.24%

 

 

 

8952

 

Advisory Board Co. *

           439,991

 

 

3280

 

Maximus, Inc.

              261,383

 

 

 

 

 

              701,374

 

 

Banks: Diversified - 10.33%

 

 

 

18415

 

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

              353,200

 

 

6251

 

Bank of the Ozarks

              255,853

 

 

3230

 

SVB Financial Group *

              229,685

 

 

5390

 

Home Bancshares, Inc.

              214,091

 

 

3970

 

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. *

              165,390

 

 

2280

 

Signature Bank Corp. *

              163,271

 

 

 

 

 

           1,381,490

 

 

Building: Roofing/Wallboard & Plumbing - 1.92%

 

 

 

6750

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. *

              257,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals: Specialty - 1.05%

 

 

 

6180

 

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. *

              140,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Technology - 1.57%

 

 

 

9847

 

Procera Networks, Inc. *

              109,203

 

 

6100

 

Ixia *

              100,467

 

 

 

 

 

              209,670

 

 

Computer Services Software & Systems - 9.03%

 

 

 

12045

 

Synchronoss Tech, Inc. *

              341,355

 

 

5144

 

SPS Commerce, Inc. *

              242,437

 

 

12046

 

AVG Technologies N.V. *

              196,591

 

 

13587

 

Liveperson, Inc. *

              174,185

 

 

5330

 

QLIK Technologies, Inc. *

              138,633

 

 

2400

 

Sourcefire, Inc. *

              114,624

 

 

 

 

 

           1,207,825

 

 

Consumer Services: Misc - 0.49%

 

 

 

1253

 

Coinstar, Inc. *

                66,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetics - 1.29%

 

 

 

 

 

5980

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.

              173,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Maint & Security Service - 2.69%

 

 

 

16130

 

Healthcare SVG Group, Inc.

              359,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foods - 2.49%

 

 

 

 

 

3260

 

Treehouse Foods, Inc. *

              207,695

 

 

3335

 

Annies, Inc. *

              126,030

 

 

 

 

 

              333,725

 

 

Health Care Management Services - 1.75%

 

 

 

5080

 

Centene Corp. *

              234,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Services - 8.60%

 

 

 

10240

 

Air Methods Corp.

              374,682

 

 

3270

 

Athena Heath, Inc. *

              314,770

 

 

4110

 

Medidata Solutions, Inc. *

              272,740

 

 

7460

 

HMS Holdings Corp. *

              188,067

 

 

 

 

 

           1,150,259

 

 

Homebuilding - 2.73%

 

 

 

 

 

7490

 

Meritage Homes Corp. *

              365,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance: Property-Casualty - 1.35%

 

 

 

13490

 

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. *

              180,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery: Industrial - 1.32%

 

 

 

2080

 

Chart Industries, Inc. *

              176,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies - 1.75%

 

 

 

4269

 

Cantel Medical Corp. *

              134,943

 

 

1951

 

Neogen Corp. *

                99,169

 

 

 

 

 

              234,112

 

 

Medical Services - 2.65%

 

 

 

6580

 

Parexel International Corp. *

              269,451

 

 

2684

 

Icon Public Ltd., Co. *

                86,210

 

 

 

 

 

              355,661

 

 

Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 1.32%

 

 

 

17684

 

Pacific Drill S.A. *

              176,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil: Crude Producers - 6.16%

 

 

 

8580

 

Gulfport Energy Corp. *

              447,790

 

 

13880

 

Approach Resources, Inc. *

              329,234

 

 

13035

 

Callon Petroleum Co. *

                46,665

 

 

 

 

 

              823,689

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.39%

 

 

 

22965

 

Akorn, Inc. *

              345,623

 

 

8990

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. *

              242,281

 

 

 

 

 

              587,904

 

 

Railroad Equipment - 3.42%

 

 

 

4355

 

Wabtec

              457,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants - 3.20%

 

 

 

 

 

11680

 

Sonic Corp. *

              146,351

 

 

1570

 

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

              141,284

 

 

2910

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers *

              140,757

 

 

 

 

 

              428,392

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Electrical - 2.00%

 

 

 

5840

 

EnerSys *

              267,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Brokerage & Services - 1.35%

 

 

 

4266

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

              180,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Components - 2.30%

 

 

 

25220

 

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. *

              188,141

 

 

12660

 

Inphi Corp. *

              119,131

 

 

 

 

 

              307,272

 

 

Specialty Retail - 8.61%

 

 

 

 

 

13233

 

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

              307,138

 

 

7470

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. *

              299,472

 

 

4420

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

              267,322

 

 

4940

 

Francescas Holdings Corp. *

              141,086

 

 

7470

 

Express, Inc. *

              136,029

 

 

 

 

 

           1,151,047

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment - 1.08%

 

 

 

7280

 

Vocera Communications, Inc. *

              144,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles Apparel & Shoes - 2.40%

 

 

 

3820

 

Steven Madden Ltd. *

              185,767

 

 

2461

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp. *

              135,650

 

 

 

 

 

              321,417

 

 

Transportation Miscellaneous - 1.15%

 

 

 

4215

 

Hub Group, Inc. *

              154,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,597,026) - 96.19%

 $   12,871,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.24%

 

 

 

434,162

 

First American Government Obligation Fund 0.02% ** (Cost $434,162)

           434,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,077,873) - 99.43%

 $   13,305,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - .57%

            76,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

 $   13,381,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at April 30, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Ranger Small Cap Fund

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

At April 30, 2013 the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $12,077,873 amounted to $1,227,509.

 

 

 

 

 


2. SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

 

 

All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 


Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 


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

 


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

 


The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

 


The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 


The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the fund’s assets measured at fair value as of April 30, 2013:


Valuation Inputs of Assets

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

 

$12,871,220

               $0

              $0

$12,871,220

Preferred Stocks

 

$0

               $0

              $0

$0

Cash Equivalents

 

$434,162

               $0

              $0

$434,162

Total

 

$13,305,382

               $0

              $0

$13,305,382




 

Ranger Quest for Income and Growth Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Report Date: 4/30/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks - 63.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense - 2.69%

 

 

 

11,320

 

Bae Systems Plc. ADR (United Kingdom)

 $              265,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.64%

 

 

 

 

 

3,179

 

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.*

                 161,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles - 2.44%

 

 

 

 

 

4,357

 

Daimler AG-Registered Shares

                 239,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages - 6.65%

 

 

 

 

 

20,594

 

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia)

                 323,403

 

 

674,745

 

Thai Beverage PCL (Singapore)

                 331,536

 

 

 

 

 

                 654,939

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.23%

 

 

 

 

 

8,418

 

Federation Investors, Inc.

                 193,277

 

 

5,214

 

Solar Capital, Ltd.

                 124,771

 

 

 

 

 

                 318,048

 

 

Chemicals - 1.32%

 

 

 

 

 

1,390

 

Basic Energy Services, Inc.

                 129,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.06%

 

 

 

77,485

 

NRW Holdings, Ltd.

                 104,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 1.75%

 

 

 

2,268

 

Common Wealth Bank of Australia

                 172,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 2.25%

 

 

 

20,759

 

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

                 221,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 14.30%

 

 

 

7,955

 

AT&T, Inc.

                 297,994

 

 

3,212

 

BCE, Inc.

                 150,521

 

 

7,080

 

Belgacom SA

                 163,198

 

 

605

 

Swisscom AG-REG

                 285,081

 

 

11,687

 

Telstra Corp. Ltd. ADR (Australia)

                 302,576

 

 

3,890

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

                 209,710

 

 

 

 

 

              1,409,080

 

 

Electric Utilities - 1.44%

 

 

 

 

 

2,950

 

Southern Co.

                 142,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.09%

 

 

 

2,973

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

                 205,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.25%

 

 

 

 

 

57,449

 

Asian Citrus Holdings, Ltd.

                   24,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media - 2.64%

 

 

 

 

 

14,518

 

Regal Entertainment Group Class-A

                 260,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.08%

 

 

 

10,355

 

Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd.

                 203,501

 

 

3,460

 

Penn West Petroleum, Ltd.

                   31,936

 

 

5,253

 

Total SA

                 264,795

 

 

 

 

 

                 500,232

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.16%

 

 

 

4,730

 

Homeservs Plc ADR*

                   15,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.51%

 

 

 

 

 

3,828

 

Astrazeneca Plc

                 198,750

 

 

1,530

 

Novartis AG ADR (Switzerland)

                 112,853

 

 

1,210

 

Sanofi ADR (France) *

                 132,635

 

 

 

 

 

                 444,238

 

 

Tobacco - 5.48%

 

 

 

 

 

1,762

 

British American Tobacco Plc. ADR

                 195,617

 

 

2,243

 

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc. ADR (United Kingdom)

                 161,518

 

 

1,905

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

                 182,099

 

 

 

 

 

                 539,234

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 1.81%

 

 

 

69,810

 

Sats Ltd.

                 178,593

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.36%

 

 

 

7,596

 

Vodafone Group Plc. ADR (France)

                 232,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,879,638) - 63.15%

              6,220,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 19.32%

 

 

 

18,174

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

                 289,694

 

 

84,816

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

                 189,429

 

 

56,247

 

CDL Hospitality Trusts*

                   91,362

 

 

1,120

 

Cofinimmo*

                 134,910

 

 

3,064

 

Health Care Reit, Inc.

                 229,708

 

 

6,256

 

National Retail Properties, Inc.

                 248,238

 

 

12,323

 

Penny Mac Mortgage Investment Trust

                 311,156

 

 

3,831

 

Realty Income Corp.

                 195,266

 

 

7,774

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

                 213,707

 

 

 

 

 

1,903,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $1,693,618) - 19.32%

              1,903,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 17.34%

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 15.88%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,533

 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

                   96,451

 

 

6,660

 

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P.

                 201,332

 

 

4,972

 

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

                 247,556

 

 

1,633

 

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

                   95,824

 

 

3,584

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

                 317,005

 

 

4,725

 

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

                 271,310

 

 

3,021

 

TC Pipelines, L.P.

                 141,987

 

 

4,627

 

Teekay LNG Partners, L.P.

                 192,900

 

 

 

 

 

1,564,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 1.46%

 

 

 

 

 

3,711

 

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P.

                 143,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost $1,572,029) - 17.34%

$             1,707,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.22%

 

 

 

317,258

 

First American Government Obligation Fund 0.02% ** (Cost $317,258)

                 317,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,462,543) - 103.03%

$            10,148,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - ( 3.03%)

                (298,010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

$             9,850,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADR - American Depository Receipts.

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

**Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at April 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Ranger Quest for Income and Growth Fund

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

At April 30, 2013 the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $9,462,543 amounted to $686,158.

 

 

 

 

 


2. SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 


Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 


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

 


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

 


The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

 


The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 


The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the fund's assets measured at fair value as of April 30, 2013:


Valuation Inputs of Assets

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

 

$6,220,178

$0

$0

$6,220,178

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

$1,903,470

$0

$0

$1,903,470

Master Limited Partnerships

 

$1,707,795

$0

$0

$1,707,795

Cash Equivalents

 

$317,258

$0

$0

$317,258

Total

 

$10,148,701

$0

$0

$10,148,701



ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


      (a)

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant's management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant's management, including the Registrant's principal executive officer and the Registrant's principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

      (b)

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS. There have been no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.


Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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.


Ranger Funds Investment Trust


By /s/ Kenneth Scott Canon

     Kenneth Scott Canon

     President (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: June 26, 2013


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/ Kenneth Scott Canon

     Kenneth Scott Canon

     President (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: June 26, 2013



By /s/ Joseph W. Thompson

     Joseph W. Thompson

     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)


Date: June 26, 2013