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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 811-22648

 

Aspiriant Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90025

 

(Address of principal executive offices) ( Zip code)

 

Robert J. Francais

 

Aspiriant Trust

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90025

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 806-4000

 

Date of fiscal year end: Feb 28

 

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2018

 

 

 

Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders

 

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

 

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

 

Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASPIRIANT TRUST

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summaries of Investments

2

Schedules of Investments

6

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

40

Statements of Operations

41

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

42

Financial Highlights

44

Notes to Financial Statements

48

Other Information

65

Expense Examples

67

 

 

2

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

Percent of Total
Net Assets

Common Stocks

 

Financials

8.4%

Health Care

6.1%

Technology

5.5%

Consumer Staples

4.2%

Consumer Discretionary

4.1%

Communications

4.0%

Utilities

2.7%

Industrials

1.1%

Other

1.3%

Total Common Stocks

37.4%

Exchange-Traded Funds

19.2%

Closed-End Mutual Fund

0.0%1

Open-End Mutual Fund

30.5%

Preferred Stock

0.1%

Private Fund

4.6%

Short-Term Investments

18.5%

Total Investments

110.3%

Liabilities in excess of other assets

(10.3)%

Total Net Assets

100.0%

 

1

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

3

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

Percent of Total
Net Assets

Municipal Bonds

 

General

11.2%

Medical

10.6%

Transportation

5.4%

Development

5.3%

General Obligation

5.1%

Education

4.5%

Water

3.6%

Airport

2.4%

Higher Education

2.3%

School District

2.2%

Tobacco Settlement

1.8%

Housing

1.4%

Multifamily Housing

1.0%

Other

4.9%

Total Municipal Bonds

61.7%

Closed-End Mutual Funds

0.6%

Open-End Mutual Funds

19.8%

Private Funds

12.1%

Short-Term Investment

5.7%

Total Investments

99.9%

Other assets less liabilities

0.1%

Total Net Assets

100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

4

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

Percent of Total
Net Assets

Open-End Mutual Funds

 

Global Allocation

61.8%

Global Macro

5.9%

Managed Futures

4.3%

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

72.0%

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Global Allocation

0.8%

Total Exchange-Traded Fund

0.8%

Private Funds

 

Global Allocation

11.8%

Merger Arbitrage

7.9%

Total Private Funds

19.7%

Short-Term Investment

7.5%

Total Investments

100.0%

Other assets less liabilities

0.0%1

Total Net Assets

100.0%

 

1

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

5

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

Percent of Total
Net Assets

Open-End Mutual Funds

 

Domestic

84.4%

Foreign

5.0%

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

89.4%

Short-Term Investment

10.8%

Total Investments

100.2%

Liabilities in excess of other assets

(0.2)%

Total Net Assets

100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

6

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 37.4%

       

AUSTRALIA — 0.3%

    13,428  

Australian Unity Office Fund - REIT

  $ 25,968  
    47,500  

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.1

    396,474  
    1,910  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    45,883  
    57,948  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    592,599  
    232,428  

GPT Group - REIT

    864,563  
    1,818  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    25,220  
    9,898  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    517,212  
    421,380  

Vicinity Centres - REIT

    840,318  
    15,453  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    573,368  
              3,881,605  
       

AUSTRIA — 0.2%

    8,828  

Agrana Beteiligungs A.G.

    217,036  
    10,956  

Erste Group Bank A.G.

    436,333  
    235  

Oberbank A.G.

    24,223  
    409  

OMV A.G.

    21,684  
    2,149  

Raiffeisen Bank International A.G.

    61,175  
    12,618  

UNIQA Insurance Group A.G.

    123,318  
    1,486  

Verbund A.G.

    60,354  
    12,228  

Vienna Insurance Group A.G. Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    333,475  
    22,404  

Voestalpine A.G.

    1,007,022  
              2,284,620  
       

BELGIUM — 0.4%

    2,800  

Ageas

    144,986  
    40,945  

Colruyt S.A.

    2,434,017  
    5,673  

Elia System Operator S.A./N.V.

    354,319  
    200  

KBC Group N.V.

    14,220  
    17,743  

UCB S.A.

    1,624,183  
              4,571,725  
       

BERMUDA — 1.0%

    34,077  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    1,041,734  
    5,929  

Asian Growth Properties Ltd.

    81  
    14,636  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    596,271  
    64,000  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    468,323  
    5,920  

Credicorp Ltd.

    1,290,678  
    11,083  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    2,471,731  
    54,225  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    375,352  
    21,000  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    1,326,273  
    8,000  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    290,470  
    171,000  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    304,783  
    960  

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd.

    13,566  
    7,321  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

  973,400  
    3,361  

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.

    62,414  
    1,848  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,714,851  
    6,000  

Wing On Co. International Ltd.

    22,169  
              10,952,096  
       

BRAZIL — 0.1%

    14,698  

Banco do Brasil S.A. - ADR

    108,839  
    63,707  

Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR

    630,062  
              738,901  
       

CANADA — 1.7%

    4,984  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.1

    172,048  
    1,900  

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust - REIT

    17,995  
    200  

Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust - REIT

    1,736  
    34,404  

Bank of Montreal 1

    2,819,885  
    38,824  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    2,247,910  
    17,495  

BCE, Inc.

    713,271  
    1,500  

Calian Group Ltd.

    35,632  
    45,648  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    4,276,684  
    85  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.*

    46,617  
    8,746  

Franco-Nevada Corp.1

    559,656  
    5,958  

George Weston Ltd.

    464,039  
    7,690  

Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust

    61,343  
    102,468  

Kinross Gold Corp.*

    307,404  
    15,600  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    806,897  
    6,852  

Magna International, Inc.1

    370,830  
    21,000  

Rogers Communications, Inc. - Class B

    1,088,138  
    38,218  

Royal Bank of Canada

    3,038,860  
    1,645  

Shaw Communications, Inc. - Class B

    33,180  
    40,259  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    2,431,196  
              19,493,321  
       

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.2%

    1,096  

Autohome, Inc. - ADR1

    90,541  
    466  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    3,323  
    457  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,269  
    13,141  

Hexindai, Inc. - ADR1

    112,224  
    1,146,000  

HKT Trust and HKT Ltd.

    1,480,808  
              1,692,165  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

CHILE — 0.2%

    11,902  

Banco de Chile - ADR

  $ 1,039,759  
    19,376  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas S.A. - ADR

    511,526  
    83,741  

Enel Americas S.A. - ADR1

    621,358  
    58,855  

Enel Chile S.A. - ADR

    286,624  
              2,459,267  
       

CHINA — 0.4%

    1,156,000  

Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

    519,457  
    40,178  

China Construction Bank Corp. - ADR

    709,945  
    8,046  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - ADR1

    799,049  
    4,821  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. - ADR

    227,551  
    2,068  

Huaneng Power International, Inc. - ADR

    52,672  
    2,418,321  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

    1,786,167  
              4,094,841  
       

COLOMBIA — 0.1%

    13,567  

Bancolombia S.A. - ADR

    588,265  
                 
       

CURACAO — 0.0%2

    3,552  

Retail Holdings N.V.

    41,558  
                 
       

DENMARK — 0.5%

    9,399  

Carlsberg A/S - Class B

    1,147,964  
    9,221  

Coloplast A/S - Class B

    988,763  
    21,203  

GN Store Nord A/S

    1,102,296  
    32,928  

Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR

    1,619,070  
    4,396  

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

    216,398  
    7,305  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    629,520  
    8,267  

William Demant Holding A/S*

    337,012  
              6,041,023  
       

FINLAND — 0.2%

    1,685  

Aspo Oyj

    19,480  
    1,853  

DNA Oyj

    39,427  
    3,884  

Elisa Oyj

    166,179  
    46,305  

Fortum Oyj

    1,172,014  
    12,504  

Kesko Oyj - B Shares

    728,364  
    1,022  

Olvi Oyj

    37,131  
    2,401  

Orion Oyj - Class A

    88,426  
    647  

Orion Oyj - Class B

  23,795  
    20,441  

Raisio Oyj

    72,367  
              2,347,183  
       

FRANCE — 0.3%

    357  

Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel de Paris et d’Ile-de-France

    37,926  
    138  

Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Toulouse 31

    17,969  
    4,645  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    549,776  
    76  

Constructions Industrielles de la Mediterranee S.A.

    9,086  
    29  

Dassault Aviation S.A.

    53,941  
    96  

Electricite de Strasbourg S.A.

    12,759  
    12,490  

Engie S.A.

    183,327  
    415  

Fleury Michon S.A.

    24,599  
    2,689  

Fnac Darty S.A.*

    226,659  
    438  

Gaumont S.A.

    70,168  
    347  

Hermes International

    225,910  
    542  

L’Oreal S.A.

    129,758  
    171  

Laurent-Perrier

    21,888  
    128  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.

    44,871  
    1,397  

Mr Bricolage

    19,459  
    5,619  

NetGem S.A.

    11,936  
    255  

Pernod Ricard S.A.

    40,252  
    1,505  

Peugeot S.A.

    41,469  
    768  

PSB Industries S.A.

    45,517  
    7,239  

Sanofi

    621,637  
    369  

Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise S.A. - REIT

    25,753  
    588  

TOTAL S.A.

    36,872  
    6,790  

TOTAL S.A. - ADR 1

    426,005  
    11,590  

Veolia Environnement S.A.

    244,145  
    2,946  

Veolia Environnement S.A. - ADR

    61,984  
    213  

Voyageurs du Monde

    34,861  
              3,218,527  
       

GERMANY — 0.2%

    11,474  

Aareal Bank A.G.

    466,556  
    473  

Allianz S.E.

    100,816  
    7,890  

Allianz S.E. - ADR

    167,702  
    4,399  

Aurubis A.G.

    323,465  
    1,916  

Comdirect Bank A.G.

    25,220  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

GERMANY (Continued)

    2,036  

Deutsche Lufthansa A.G.

  $ 53,196  
    9,248  

Deutsche Telekom A.G.

    149,139  
    1,369  

Merck KGaA

    143,852  
    4,820  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft A.G.

    1,038,395  
    1,191  

MVV Energie A.G.

    35,253  
    3,609  

Salzgitter A.G.

    163,451  
              2,667,045  
       

GUERNSEY — 0.6%

    110,730  

Amdocs Ltd.

    7,228,454  
    1,291  

PPHE Hotel Group Ltd.

    25,022  
    23,405  

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd. - REIT

    19,966  
              7,273,442  
       

HONG KONG — 1.8%

    52  

AIA Group Ltd.

    449  
    2,000  

Allied Group Ltd.

    12,235  
    322,000  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,572,582  
    71,382  

China Mobile Ltd. - ADR

    3,425,622  
    46,653  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. - ADR1

    546,773  
    64,000  

Chinney Investments Ltd.

    24,472  
    174,000  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,044,769  
    5,314  

CNOOC Ltd. - ADR

    944,351  
    94,210  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,555,831  
    13,000  

Harbour Centre Development Ltd.

    25,176  
    60,000  

Hon Kwok Land Investment Co., Ltd.

    31,424  
    90,420  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    186,288  
    506,500  

Link REIT

    5,048,457  
    58  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    299  
    46,500  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    326,396  
    95,000  

Regal Real Estate Investment Trust - REIT

    28,323  
    110,000  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,633,422  
    55,500  

Swire Pacific Ltd. - Class A

    628,131  
    294,200  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,156,635  
              20,191,635  
       

INDIA — 0.2%

    105,913  

Infosys Ltd. - ADR1

    2,199,813  
         
       

INDONESIA — 0.0%2

    5,628  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk P.T. - ADR

  133,215  
                 
       

IRELAND — 0.2%

    3,848  

Accenture PLC - Class A

    650,581  
    2,292  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    391,749  
    11,446  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    1,042,947  
              2,085,277  
       

ISLE OF MAN — 0.0%2

    13,156  

Kape Technologies PLC

    22,685  
    17,821  

Manx Telecom PLC

    38,818  
              61,503  
       

ISRAEL — 0.6%

    15,545  

Bank Hapoalim B.M.

    116,469  
    17,176  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.

    115,377  
    15,290  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    1,776,545  
    2,488  

Dor Alon Energy in Israel 1988 Ltd.

    37,305  
    2,131  

Elbit Systems Ltd.1

    271,916  
    186,616  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. - Class A

    652,198  
    215,630  

Isramco Negev 2 L.P.

    24,215  
    3,652  

Maabarot Products Ltd.

    41,240  
    332  

Malam - Team Ltd.

    36,152  
    12,763  

Mediterranean Towers Ltd.

    23,251  
    6,868  

Minrav Projects Ltd.

    7,962  
    21,122  

Nice Ltd. - ADR*

    2,441,492  
    1,464  

Paz Oil Co., Ltd.

    226,866  
    479  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    24,423  
    3,219  

Shalag Industries Ltd.

    13,777  
    13,646  

Shufersal Ltd.

    89,596  
    3,000  

Strauss Group Ltd.

    66,154  
    2,916  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*1

    308,046  
    6,303  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - ADR1

    144,402  
    3,225  

Victory Supermarket Chain Ltd.

    37,510  
              6,454,896  
       

ITALY — 0.3%

    179,870  

A2A S.p.A.

    309,188  
    3,971  

Enel S.p.A.

    19,632  
    25,662  

Eni S.p.A. - ADR

    953,343  
    105,702  

Iren S.p.A.

    247,912  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

ITALY (Continued)

    17,172  

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

  $ 1,138,667  
    2,019  

Luxottica Group S.p.A. - ADR

    134,163  
    2,700  

Orsero S.p.A.

    21,938  
              2,824,843  
       

JAPAN — 4.0%

    8,200  

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    446,985  
    14,900  

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    322,667  
    10,900  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    77,939  
    10,100  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    253,172  
    2,200  

Alps Logistics Co., Ltd.

    16,628  
    1,500  

Aohata Corp.

    35,240  
    230,335  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    3,905,011  
    1,400  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    54,258  
    3,600  

Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    89,414  
    35,900  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,320,376  
    700  

Bull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd.

    13,546  
    1,600  

Canare Electric Co., Ltd.

    28,902  
    61,767  

Canon, Inc.

    1,981,894  
    86,315  

Canon, Inc. - ADR1

    2,769,848  
    1,100  

Choushimaru Co., Ltd.

    52,976  
    6,500  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    94,393  
    1,100  

Daiichi Kensetsu Corp.

    17,414  
    6,200  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    241,997  
    2,800  

Dainichi Co., Ltd.

    18,537  
    1,200  

Dynac Holdings Corp.

    18,292  
    800  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd.

    69,707  
    17,400  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    734,947  
    400  

Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    9,996  
    4,000  

Gourmet Kineya Co., Ltd.

    44,721  
    1,100  

Hakuyosha Co., Ltd.

    29,607  
    2,800  

Isewan Terminal Service Co., Ltd.

    18,187  
    15,000  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    216,555  
    1,300  

Itec Corp.

    16,923  
    2,800  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    61,936  
    60,400  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    2,176,671  
    39,600  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

    462,648  
    42,500  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

    504,743  
    23,500  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    617,844  
    300  

JFE Container Co., Ltd.

    11,096  
    800  

Jichodo Co., Ltd.

    58,495  
    2,700  

Jolly - Pasta Co., Ltd.

    43,512  
    3,400  

Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd.

  77,603  
    1,000  

Kao Corp.

    77,599  
    500  

Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

    16,238  
    70,264  

KDDI Corp.

    1,857,769  
    5,400  

KDDI Corp. - ADR

    70,956  
    10,400  

King Co., Ltd.

    43,136  
    3,000  

Kohsoku Corp.

    32,882  
    5,000  

Makita Corp.

    226,689  
    72,000  

Marubeni Corp.

    589,929  
    900  

Maxvalu Chubu Co., Ltd.

    12,027  
    2,700  

Maxvalu Tohoku Co., Ltd.*

    36,742  
    400  

Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.

    8,540  
    18,200  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    367,055  
    1,000  

Meiko Trans Co., Ltd.

    10,809  
    37,000  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    263,702  
    49,800  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    830,614  
    7,700  

Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.

    89,727  
    21,700  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    38,112  
    1,000  

Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd.

    23,683  
    1,200  

Morozoff Ltd.

    61,723  
    2,400  

Nakayamafuku Co., Ltd.

    15,051  
    21,900  

Nichia Steel Works Ltd.

    63,369  
    400  

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.

    7,773  
    70,600  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    3,141,064  
    76,451  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. - ADR

    3,395,189  
    111,600  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,045,437  
    5,800  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    369,871  
    2,900  

Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    35,038  
    2,000  

Nittobest Corp.

    15,840  
    362,426  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    9,392,531  
    30,121  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc. - ADR1

    780,134  
    12,075  

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.

    242,691  
    15,966  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    749,045  
    6,000  

OUG Holdings, Inc.

    149,882  
    5,400  

Paris Miki Holdings, Inc.

    22,970  
    1,500  

Plant Co., Ltd.

    17,566  
    1,500  

Resol Holdings Co., Ltd.

    58,681  
    27  

Rinnai Corp.

    2,009  
    2,000  

Rock Paint Co., Ltd.

    15,299  
    700  

S&B Foods, Inc.

    61,720  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

JAPAN (Continued)

    5,100  

Secom Co., Ltd.

  $ 419,368  
    18,213  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    740,617  
    8,500  

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    785,387  
    1,234  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    115,587  
    3,900  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    226,660  
    2,600  

Shofu, Inc.

    30,292  
    14,041  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    575,130  
    1,100  

Taiko Bank Ltd.

    20,273  
    9,800  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    408,280  
    600  

Tokyu Recreation Co., Ltd.

    26,227  
    6  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    373  
    1,437  

Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR

    178,303  
    14,500  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    911,727  
    1,200  

Unicafe, Inc.

    12,721  
    13  

Unicharm Corp.

    425  
    6,800  

Weds Co., Ltd.

    45,444  
    6,586  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    72,445  
    2,000  

Yamaya Corp.

    56,701  
    2,600  

Yamazawa Co., Ltd.

    40,640  
    3,100  

Yashima Denki Co., Ltd.

    25,758  
    2,100  

Yomeishu Seizo Co., Ltd.

    45,340  
    1,100  

Yonkyu Co., Ltd.

    15,048  
              45,906,518  
       

JERSEY — 0.0%2

    5,559  

Glencore PLC

    22,648  
    7,138  

Randgold Resources Ltd. - ADR

    466,040  
              488,688  
       

LUXEMBOURG — 0.1%

    14,817  

Atento S.A.

    106,683  
    16,542  

Millicom International Cellular S.A.

    952,638  
              1,059,321  
       

NETHERLANDS — 0.3%

    2,713  

ABN AMRO Group N.V. - ADR

    36,639  
    8,250  

Aegon N.V.

    49,562  
    26,578  

ForFarmers N.V.

    297,233  
    99,924  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

    2,434,088  
    10,135  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. - ADR

    245,672  
    6,670  

Sligro Food Group N.V.

    286,316  
              3,349,510  
       

NEW ZEALAND — 0.3%

    4,070  

Abano Healthcare Group Ltd.

  23,211  
    4,384  

Briscoe Group Ltd.*

    10,384  
    19,158  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    70,344  
    1,125  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    15,735  
    58,872  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    638,487  
    120,276  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    194,958  
    222,335  

Goodman Property Trust - REIT

    219,250  
    30,944  

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd.

    66,939  
    214,125  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    465,281  
    30,643  

Metlifecare Ltd.

    128,692  
    46,321  

PGG Wrightson Ltd.

    19,920  
    82,191  

Property for Industry Ltd.

    95,772  
    24,994  

Sanford Ltd.

    127,039  
    200,363  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    529,003  
    45,654  

Stride Property Group

    57,663  
    10,388  

Synlait Milk Ltd.*

    87,949  
    32,857  

Trustpower Ltd.

    130,434  
    30,318  

Warehouse Group Ltd.

    40,919  
              2,921,980  
       

NORWAY — 0.3%

    2,163  

Equinor A.S.A.

    55,481  
    4,691  

Kongsberg Gruppen A.S.A.

    88,651  
    27,446  

Marine Harvest A.S.A.

    592,771  
    14,812  

Norsk Hydro A.S.A.

    81,669  
    2,681  

Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap A.S.A.

    46,675  
    137,075  

Orkla A.S.A.

    1,127,394  
    2,026  

Oslo Bors VPS Holding A.S.A.

    28,230  
    57,800  

Telenor A.S.A.

    1,087,288  
    3,840  

Yara International A.S.A.

    176,691  
              3,284,850  
       

PANAMA — 0.2%

    33,487  

Carnival Corp.

    2,059,116  
                 
       

PERU — 0.0%2

    12,372  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. - ADR

    155,763  
                 
       

PORTUGAL — 0.1%

    21,301  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.

    318,745  
    108  

Ramada Investimentos E Industria S.A.

    1,254  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

PORTUGAL (Continued)

    203,781  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS S.A.

  $ 577,186  
              897,185  
       

SINGAPORE — 0.1%

    25,000  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    454,476  
    7,499  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - ADR

    543,677  
    32,300  

Far East Hospitality Trust - REIT

    15,181  
    22,600  

Fraser and Neave Ltd.

    31,495  
    99,600  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    51,118  
    17,600  

Hotel Grand Central Ltd.*

    17,567  
    31,300  

IREIT Global - REIT

    17,432  
    44,500  

Keong Hong Holdings Ltd.

    16,697  
    8,000  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    38,083  
    210,200  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    79,669  
    40,100  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    34,206  
    7,900  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    56,393  
              1,355,994  
       

SOUTH KOREA — 0.1%

    62,927  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR

    1,636,731  
                 
       

SPAIN — 0.1%

    3,363  

Endesa S.A.

    75,241  
    53,158  

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

    477,143  
              552,384  
       

SWEDEN — 0.2%

    7,392  

AAK A.B.

    121,294  
    5,312  

Axfood A.B.

    101,493  
    21,608  

ICA Gruppen A.B.

    658,167  
    5,731  

Industrivarden A.B. - A Shares

    125,861  
    23,434  

Swedish Match A.B.

    1,252,747  
    53,645  

Telia Co. A.B.

    237,939  
              2,497,501  
       

SWITZERLAND — 1.7%

    455  

Alpiq Holding A.G.*

    38,494  
    158  

Berner Kantonalbank A.G.

    35,795  
    881  

BFW Liegenschaften A.G.

    38,994  
    6,892  

BKW A.G.*

    488,875  
    14,259  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,928,387  
    15,845  

Coca-Cola HBC A.G.

    542,535  
    39,391  

Garmin Ltd.

    2,684,103  
    81  

Intershop Holding A.G.

  42,112  
    7,398  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    392,548  
    1,489  

Kuehne + Nagel International A.G.

    240,389  
    3,063  

Nestle S.A.

    256,762  
    44,257  

Nestle S.A. - ADR

    3,706,524  
    13,203  

Novartis A.G.

    1,095,350  
    36,440  

Novartis A.G. - ADR

    3,024,884  
    4,420  

Roche Holding A.G.

    1,095,955  
    35,568  

Roche Holding A.G. - ADR

    1,101,185  
    6,238  

Sonova Holding A.G.

    1,183,144  
    1,052  

Swatch Group A.G.

    448,134  
    723  

Swiss Life Holding A.G.

    261,880  
    1,130  

Swisscom A.G.

    504,360  
    227  

Zurich Insurance Group A.G.

    69,106  
    2,010  

Zurich Insurance Group A.G. - ADR

    61,164  
              19,240,680  
       

TAIWAN — 1.0%

    122,131  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR

    4,297,790  
    138,802  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR

    6,051,767  
    353,457  

United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR1

    986,145  
              11,335,702  
       

THAILAND — 0.0%2

    8,280  

Kasikornbank PCL - ADR

    213,831  
                 
       

UNITED KINGDOM — 1.4%

    94,977  

3i Group PLC

    1,105,928  
    15,206  

A.G. Barr PLC

    138,391  
    24,925  

Amino Technologies PLC

    64,951  
    15,376  

Aviva PLC

    96,737  
    28,534  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    1,349,691  
    1,574  

BHP Billiton PLC

    33,675  
    58,235  

BP PLC

    414,701  
    48,787  

Britvic PLC

    516,253  
    29,017  

Burberry Group PLC

    843,324  
    52,579  

Carnival PLC - ADR

    3,203,113  
    233,112  

Centrica PLC

    433,007  
    1,133  

Diageo PLC

    39,626  
    6,885  

Eco Animal Health Group PLC

    46,415  
    5,443  

Eurocell PLC

    17,982  
    11,477  

Finsbury Food Group PLC

    18,525  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED KINGDOM (Continued)

    14,967  

Harworth Group PLC1

  $ 24,934  
    59,874  

HSBC Holdings PLC - ADR1

    2,635,055  
    8,159  

Inchcape PLC

    73,296  
    11,606  

Legal & General Group PLC

    38,354  
    13,159  

Marshall Motor Holdings PLC

    27,467  
    8,055  

Microgen PLC

    43,733  
    6,346  

Palace Capital PLC

    25,998  
    42,990  

Persimmon PLC

    1,360,073  
    13,891  

Premier Asset Management Group PLC

    47,184  
    1,962  

Quixant PLC

    12,086  
    5,302  

Relx PLC

    117,761  
    24,890  

Rightmove PLC

    159,076  
    5,505  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - B Shares

    182,226  
    19,352  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A - ADR

    1,262,331  
    167,704  

Royal Mail PLC

    975,236  
    16,268  

Segro PLC - REIT

    139,091  
    17,713  

Shoe Zone PLC

    38,465  
    43,242  

SSE PLC

    702,721  
    1,638  

System1 Group PLC*

    4,884  
    716  

WH Smith PLC

    19,188  
    9,676  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    33,056  
    5,951  

Zegona Communications PLC

    8,800  
              16,253,334  
       

UNITED STATES — 18.0%

    14,432  

Aaron’s, Inc.

    717,559  
    735  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

    47,701  
    7,272  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*1

    347,965  
    36,400  

Aegon N.V.

    216,580  
    17,797  

Aetna, Inc.

    3,564,205  
    91,533  

Aflac, Inc.

    4,232,486  
    39,702  

AGNC Investment Corp. - REIT

    755,132  
    13,033  

Allstate Corp.

    1,310,729  
    3,596  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*

    4,429,553  
    7,169  

Altria Group, Inc.

    419,530  
    349  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    702,436  
    1,144  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*1

    95,467  
    7,386  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    191,741  
    7,842  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    562,507  
    9,218  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    1,026,516  
    25,753  

American National Insurance Co.

    3,305,140  
    450  

Analog Devices, Inc.

  44,482  
    12,159  

Anthem, Inc.

    3,218,852  
    18,550  

Apple, Inc.

    4,222,536  
    1,870  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    195,808  
    2,506  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    126,302  
    222  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    25,610  
    40,257  

AT&T, Inc.

    1,285,809  
    417  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    38,460  
    4,354  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    638,949  
    34,062  

Avangrid, Inc.

    1,680,619  
    1,938  

BancFirst Corp.1

    123,644  
    2,329  

Bank of Hawaii Corp. 1

    193,610  
    15,617  

Baxter International, Inc.

    1,161,436  
    5,661  

Baycom Corp.*

    148,318  
    711  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    186,190  
    53,163  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 1

    953,744  
    5,454  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.*

    1,138,359  
    4,127  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A*

    1,342,513  
    407  

Biogen, Inc.*

    143,870  
    15,129  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A - REIT

    515,294  
    167  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    325,909  
    1,716  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    103,904  
    7,927  

Callaway Golf Co.

    180,815  
    2,043  

Career Education Corp.*

    32,586  
    1,760  

CDW Corp.

    154,106  
    878  

Centene Corp.*

    128,609  
    36,973  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.1

    1,027,480  
    1,077  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    133,020  
    2,871  

Chemed Corp.

    928,883  
    10,734  

Chemours Co.

    468,002  
    5,174  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    292,745  
    2,612  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    738,151  
    95,391  

Ciena Corp.*1

    3,012,448  
    7,651  

Cigna Corp.

    1,440,989  
    104,690  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,001,041  
    9,488  

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    1,081,822  
    170  

Clorox Co.

    24,647  
    17,148  

CNA Financial Corp.

    769,945  
    20,660  

Coca-Cola Co.

    920,816  
    11,305  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    750,765  

 

 

13

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    15,582  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

  $ 1,413,287  
    9,457  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    672,014  
    74,599  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    5,888,099  
    6,397  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,491,333  
    5,939  

Danaher Corp.

    614,924  
    5,280  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.1

    612,691  
    5,236  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*1

    637,954  
    4,067  

Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class V*

    391,123  
    9,043  

Denny’s Corp.*

    136,278  
    36,358  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.1

    1,361,244  
    31,342  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A

    2,199,895  
    1,766  

DTE Energy Co.

    196,273  
    10,195  

Duke Energy Corp.

    828,242  
    13,059  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,379,683  
    7,684  

Ellington Residential Mortgage - REIT1

    90,825  
    10,810  

Encompass Health Corp.

    881,988  
    1,036  

Entegra Financial Corp.*

    28,490  
    13,448  

Entergy Corp.

    1,124,118  
    7,696  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A

    1,078,364  
    37,931  

Evergy, Inc.

    2,163,964  
    59,781  

Exelon Corp.

    2,613,028  
    4,786  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    350,718  
    13,591  

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

    1,196,280  
    1,431  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    114,723  
    7,631  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

    1,443,175  
    3,406  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A*

    598,536  
    32,661  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    1,309,706  
    7,506  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    811,924  
    18,613  

First American Financial Corp.

    1,058,335  
    2,377  

First Data Corp.*

    61,136  
    2,407  

First Financial Corp.

    123,840  
    1,159  

First Northern Community Bancorp*

    15,832  
    8,919  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    559,578  
    17,701  

FNB Corp.1

    238,078  
    20,081  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    989,993  
    2,299  

General Dynamics Corp.

    444,627  
    19,189  

General Motors Co.

    691,763  
    2,076  

Genomic Health, Inc.*

    126,989  
    17,333  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,312,628  
    1,431  

Graham Holdings Co. - Class B

  805,152  
    1,677  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    199,798  
    5,217  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    582,426  
    3,866  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    199,292  
    1,321  

Hanger, Inc.*

    27,001  
    1,395  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    170,874  
    30,392  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.1

    1,071,926  
    2,904  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    389,455  
    348  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    27,033  
    7,877  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1,581,465  
    81,852  

Hormel Foods Corp.1

    3,204,506  
    5,729  

Humana, Inc.

    1,909,247  
    2,100  

Huntsman Corp.

    64,029  
    3,229  

Ingredion, Inc.

    326,355  
    4,740  

Innoviva, Inc.*

    68,825  
    154,676  

Intel Corp.

    7,490,959  
    3,379  

Inter Parfums, Inc.1

    220,649  
    4,757  

International Speedway Corp. - Class A

    210,022  
    2,994  

Intuit, Inc.

    657,093  
    823  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    119,746  
    3,590  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    568,800  
    5,181  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A

    334,434  
    45,529  

Johnson & Johnson

    6,132,301  
    8,969  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,027,668  
    396  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    9,029  
    4,247  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    490,698  
    3,252  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    562,173  
    6,463  

Lancaster Colony Corp.1

    1,009,973  
    5,699  

Lincoln National Corp.

    373,740  
    1,768  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    566,485  
    42,861  

Loews Corp.

    2,156,337  
    5,483  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    849,481  
    596  

Madison Square Garden Co.*

    179,956  
    4,260  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    399,290  
    499  

Masimo Corp.*

    58,827  
    6,082  

MasterCard, Inc. - Class A

    1,311,036  
    7,452  

Materion Corp.

    475,438  
    421  

McCormick & Co., Inc.1

    52,574  
    12,908  

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,094,065  
    8,343  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    232,686  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    16,017  

Merck & Co., Inc.

  $ 1,098,606  
    7,025  

MetLife, Inc.

    322,377  
    957  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    559,328  
    407,884  

MFA Financial, Inc. - REIT

    3,124,391  
    6,970  

Microsoft Corp.

    782,940  
    1,830  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    252,540  
    699  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Class B

    46,651  
    375  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    22,834  
    6,251  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    802,378  
    3,802  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A

    324,995  
    2,732  

MSG Networks, Inc.*

    66,388  
    1,128  

National HealthCare Corp.1

    86,935  
    6,043  

National Instruments Corp.

    288,553  
    5,669  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*1

    141,725  
    2,379  

New Media Investment Group, Inc.

    37,826  
    3,074  

New York Times Co. - Class A

    71,624  
    18,550  

News Corp.

    242,448  
    1,378  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    113,272  
    2,275  

NorthWestern Corp.

    136,409  
    3,183  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

    253,367  
    38  

NVR, Inc.*

    101,401  
    12,559  

Old Republic International Corp.

    278,559  
    318  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    24,973  
    990  

Oxford Industries, Inc.1

    92,159  
    50,460  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - REIT

    1,687,887  
    5,910  

Paychex, Inc.

    432,907  
    39,866  

People’s United Financial, Inc.1

    737,920  
    14,329  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,604,991  
    5,842  

Perficient, Inc.*

    167,841  
    135,318  

Pfizer, Inc.

    5,618,403  
    2,226  

Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class A

    105,067  
    5,448  

Phillips 66

    645,642  
    15,418  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

    527,912  
    14,475  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,137,011  
    2,748  

Plantronics, Inc.1

    184,721  
    6,701  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*1

    257,988  
    20,148  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1,671,277  
    1,930  

Progress Software Corp.

    78,995  
    7,426  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    729,604  
    28,827  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    1,509,093  
    1,822  

PVH Corp.

  260,838  
    10,015  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    1,101,450  
    686  

Ralph Lauren Corp.1

    91,108  
    10,337  

Raytheon Co.

    2,061,611  
    1,959  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    279,843  
    12,304  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    1,081,399  
    10,706  

Republic Services, Inc.

    785,392  
    2,143  

ResMed, Inc.

    238,752  
    287  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    22,438  
    559  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    75,996  
    3,545  

Royal Gold, Inc.1

    270,342  
    13,739  

Scholastic Corp.1

    577,588  
    88  

Seaboard Corp.

    324,261  
    26,147  

Service Corp. International

    1,097,128  
    2,001  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.1

    54,527  
    1,158  

Sonoco Products Co.

    64,894  
    6,888  

Southern Copper Corp.

    300,592  
    3,700  

Starbucks Corp.

    197,765  
    49,531  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. - REIT1

    1,091,168  
    3,375  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    154,339  
    4,853  

Steven Madden Ltd.1

    282,202  
    5,344  

Stryker Corp.

    905,434  
    928  

SunCoke Energy Partners LP

    14,152  
    7,363  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    752,057  
    27,981  

Sysco Corp.

    2,093,538  
    2,975  

Tapestry, Inc.

    150,803  
    3,144  

Tech Data Corp.*

    228,726  
    841  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    58,702  
    3,869  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    434,876  
    3,018  

Textron, Inc.1

    208,333  
    2,159  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    206,055  
    13,318  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    1,464,580  
    2,265  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.1

    65,232  
    15,498  

Torchmark Corp.

    1,362,584  
    5,074  

Tractor Supply Co.

    447,933  
    13,882  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    1,826,871  
    13,271  

Trustmark Corp.1

    470,855  
    856  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    107,214  
    56,040  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    1,199,256  
    4,663  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    165,583  
    4,464  

United Technologies Corp.

    587,909  

 

 

15

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    7,184  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

  $ 883,560  
    8,581  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,303,655  
    1,594  

Universal Corp.1

    95,321  
    4,362  

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

    567,758  
    6,497  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*1

    857,279  
    5,676  

Valero Energy Corp.

    669,087  
    2,210  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

    69,394  
    5,526  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

    619,023  
    19,693  

Vectren Corp.

    1,402,142  
    2,943  

VF Corp.

    271,139  
    4,836  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    710,360  
    13,328  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    667,333  
    1,487  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    526,502  
    63,839  

Walmart, Inc.

    6,119,607  
    11,830  

Walt Disney Co.

    1,325,197  
    10,102  

Waste Management, Inc.

    918,272  
    1,786  

Watsco, Inc.

    312,532  
    939  

WD-40 Co.1

    166,626  
    2,132  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    144,081  
    2,211  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    668,982  
    34,736  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.1

    1,286,969  
    3,047  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    213,991  
    3,414  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - REIT

    82,824  
    1,210  

XO Group, Inc.*

    36,373  
    7,590  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    659,495  
    4,843  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    598,740  
    13,206  

Zoetis, Inc.

    1,196,464  
              205,195,827  
       

VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) — 0.0%2

    2,639  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

    191,644  
                 
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

       

(Cost $353,180,365)

    424,893,325  
                 
       

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 19.2%

    1,356,236  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF1

    70,944,705  
    1,962,303  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF1

    116,089,845  
    248,567  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

    21,588,044  
    132,538  

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF1

    9,782,630  
         
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

       

(Cost $201,964,569)

    218,405,224  
         
       

CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUND — 0.0%2

    18,708  

Ground Rents Income Fund PLC - REIT

    25,649  
                 
       

TOTAL CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUND

       

(Cost $32,244)

    25,649  
         
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND — 30.5%

    13,095,641  

GMO Quality Fund - Class VI 3

    347,034,497  
                 
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND

       

(Cost $285,883,143)

    347,034,497  
                 
       

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%

       

GERMANY — 0.1%

    18,260  

Porsche Automobil Holding S.E.

    1,155,298  
                 
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

       

(Cost $1,066,352)

    1,155,298  
                 
       

PRIVATE FUND — 4.6%

       
       

RIEF Strategic Partners Fund LLC

    52,641,285  
                 
       

TOTAL PRIVATE FUND

       
       

(Cost $50,000,000)

    52,641,285  

 

 

16

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.5%

       

COLLATERAL POOL INVESTMENTS FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN —10.5%

       

Collateral Pool Allocation4

  $ 119,246,570  
                 
       

MONEY MARKET FUND — 8.0%

       
    91,667,412  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 2.03%5

    91,694,913  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT–TERM INVESTMENTS

       
       

(Cost $210,922,865)

    210,941,483  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.3%

       
       

(Cost $1,103,049,538)

    1,255,096,761  
       

Liabilities in excess of other assets (10.3)%

    (117,107,884 )
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS —100.0%

  $ 1,137,988,877  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

Certain shares or principal amounts are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated brokers-dealers. At period end, the aggregate market value of these securities was $116,570,264.

 

2

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

3

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

4

Please refer to Note 2, Securities Lending, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

5

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt

 

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

 

LLC – Limited Liability Company

 

LP – Limited Partnership

 

PCL – Public Company Limited

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

17

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 61.7%

       

ALABAMA — 0.7%

  $ 500,000  

Alabama Industrial Development Authority, 6.45%, 12/1/2023, Call 10/9/20181 2

  $ 499,960  
    1,500,000  

Auburn University, 5.00%, 06/1/2038, Call 06/1/2028

    1,740,660  
    3,855,000  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, 4.00%, 08/1/2047, Call 04/1/20221

    4,064,442  
    500,000  

County of Jefferson Sewer Revenue, AGM, 5.25%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2023

    549,945  
    2,605,000  

Jacksonville Public Educational Building Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2027

    2,888,841  
              9,743,848  
       

ALASKA — 0.1%

    1,200,000  

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority, 3.50%, 12/1/2020, Call 12/1/2019

    1,215,840  
                 
       

ARIZONA — 1.5%

    500,000  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023

    522,665  
       

Arizona Industrial Development Authority

       
    600,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 09/1/20273

    606,492  
    530,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/20273

    545,195  
    230,000  

Cahava Springs Revitalization District, 7.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/20273

    234,510  
    250,000  

City of Mesa Utility System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2028

    293,415  
    2,000,000  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2028

    2,339,880  
    1,500,000  

County of Pima, 4.00%, 07/1/2023

    1,630,740  
    699,000  

Eastmark Community Facilities District #1, 5.20%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20253

    705,738  
       

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix

       
    480,000  

7.00%, 07/1/2022, Call 07/1/2020

    518,227  
    645,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2026

    706,333  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2042, Call 06/1/2022

    1,072,020  
       

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima

       
  540,000  

7.00%, 01/1/2022

  538,197  
    500,000  

6.75%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2024

    512,160  
    340,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, 5.13%, 03/1/2042, Call 09/1/20223

    338,847  
    1,000,000  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 5.75%, 06/15/2038, Call 06/15/20273

    1,008,810  
    750,000  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, 2.88%, 07/1/20213

    746,460  
    2,000,000  

Mohave County Unified School District No. 20 Kingman, BAM, 5.00%, 07/1/2025

    2,332,220  
    830,000  

Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma, 9.75%, 05/1/2025, Call 05/1/2022

    928,098  
    1,975,000  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/2032

    2,321,889  
    1,250,000  

State of Arizona, AGM, 5.25%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2019

    1,294,213  
    785,000  

Westpark Community Facility District, 5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2026

    822,350  
              20,018,459  
       

ARKANSAS — 0.3%

    3,000,000  

City of Fort Smith AR Water & Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2028

    3,447,000  
                 
       

CALIFORNIA — 6.6%

    2,000,000  

Bay Area Toll Authority, 2.81% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+125 basis points), 04/1/2036, Call 10/1/20264

    2,079,760  
    1,000,000  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, 5.13%, 06/1/2038, Call 10/9/2018

    1,006,500  
       

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

       
    155,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2027

    175,006  
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2048, Call 11/15/2027

    3,409,140  

 

 

18

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

       

California Municipal Finance Authority

       
  $ 200,000  

6.63%, 01/1/2032, Call 01/1/20223

  $ 213,026  
    500,000  

7.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2022

    562,430  
    500,000  

5.75%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2021

    513,455  
    905,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2022

    927,326  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2037, Call 02/1/2027

    1,113,000  
    1,585,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2042, Call 01/1/2028

    1,784,742  
    750,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2046, Call 06/1/2026

    808,245  
    1,000,000  

California Municipal Finance Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 06/30/20282

    1,024,470  
       

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/20222 3

    1,057,220  
    250,000  

8.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20272 3

    269,795  
    990,000  

5.00%, 11/21/2045, Call 10/9/20183

    1,000,781  
       

California School Finance Authority

       
    700,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/20253

    754,103  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/20253

    1,070,370  
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20223

    513,495  
    350,000  

6.75%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/20243

    370,493  
    980,000  

7.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/20205

    730,100  
    1,000,000  

California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024

    1,129,190  
       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

       
    13,586  

6.00%, 11/1/2032, Call 11/1/20205

    13,042  
    1,000,000  

2.63%, 11/1/20331

    1,007,060  
    22,319  

6.25%, 11/1/2042, Call 11/1/20203 5

    21,471  
    435,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2043, Call 06/1/20283

    482,180  
    2,005,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024

    2,175,445  
    100,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2047, Call 04/1/2027

    110,945  
    1,000,000  

5.50%, 12/1/2054, Call 12/1/2024

    1,086,060  
    850,000  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, AGM, 5.25%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2024

    938,544  
    640,000  

City of Fresno Airport Revenue, BAM, 4.75%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/20232

    690,208  
  200,000  

City of Irvine, 5.00%, 09/2/2042, Call 09/2/2025

  218,722  
    500,000  

City of Lathrop, 5.00%, 09/2/2040, Call 09/2/2025

    541,640  
       

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2035, Call 11/15/20272

    1,144,060  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2047, Call 05/15/20272

    1,120,310  
    880,000  

City of Roseville, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 03/1/2019

    890,146  
    1,020,000  

City of San Juan Bautista Water & Wastewater Revenue, 6.00%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2018

    1,023,366  
    455,000  

City of Upland, 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028

    506,952  
    320,000  

Community Development Properties Los Angeles County, Inc., 5.25%, 09/1/2030, Call 09/1/2021

    350,906  
    250,000  

County of Madera, 5.38%, 03/15/2036, Call 03/15/2020

    264,733  
    1,000,000  

County of Sacramento Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2028

    1,170,870  
    700,000  

County of San Bernardino, 4.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    707,910  
       

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, AGM

       
    2,000,000  

0.00%, 01/15/2035

    1,037,840  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/15/2042, Call 01/15/2024

    1,094,180  
       

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

       
    2,000,000  

5.30%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2022

    2,087,220  
    935,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022

    961,227  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022

    2,570,125  
    1,000,000  

Hesperia Public Financing Authority, XLCA, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 10/9/2018

    1,000,890  
    1,000,000  

Independent Cities Finance Authority, 5.00%, 09/15/2036, Call 09/15/2025

    1,048,680  
    1,000,000  

Jurupa Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    1,104,850  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Lammersville School District Community Facilities District, 5.30%, 09/1/2030, Call 09/1/2022

  $ 1,051,360  
    500,000  

Lynwood Redevelopment Agency, 6.75%, 09/1/2026, Call 09/1/2021

    567,325  
    300,000  

M-S-R Energy Authority, 7.00%, 11/1/2034

    425,481  
    250,000  

Merced Designated Local Authority Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 6.50%, 09/1/2039, Call 09/1/2019

    262,275  
       

National City Community Development Commission

       
    500,000  

5.75%, 08/1/2021

    558,070  
    500,000  

7.00%, 08/1/2032, Call 08/1/2021

    575,800  
    150,000  

Norco Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 5.88%, 03/1/2032, Call 03/1/2020

    159,719  
    1,000,000  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County, 6.13%, 08/1/2029, Call 08/1/2019

    1,042,540  
    240,000  

Oxnard Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/2/2033, Call 09/2/2022

    252,389  
    5,000,000  

Palomar Health, AGC, 0.00%, 08/1/2032

    3,015,400  
    2,000,000  

Pico Rivera Water Authority, NATL-RE, 5.50%, 05/1/2029

    2,303,540  
    1,500,000  

Pittsburg Successor Agency Redevelopment Agency, 6.50%, 09/1/2028

    1,500,000  
    1,000,000  

Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority, BAM, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2023

    1,099,860  
    2,000,000  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, 5.00%, 05/15/2041, Call 05/15/2026

    2,259,740  
    500,000  

Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency, 6.13%, 06/30/2037, Call 06/30/2020

    541,435  
    733,000  

River Rock Entertainment Authority, 8.00%, 11/1/2018, Call 10/9/20185

    291,368  
    695,000  

Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2024

    785,621  
  2,500,000  

Sacramento City Financing Authority, AMBAC, 5.25%, 12/1/2026

  3,033,825  
    1,860,000  

San Bernardino County Financing Authority, NATL-RE, 5.50%, 06/1/2037

    2,018,267  
       

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission-San Francisco International Airport

       
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/20262

    2,769,300  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2027

    2,275,080  
    1,000,000  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Financing Authority, 6.63%, 08/1/2041, Call 02/1/2021

    1,120,620  
    2,100,000  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, 5.00%, 01/15/2044, Call 01/15/2025

    2,288,160  
    75,000  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, NATL-RE, 0.00%, 01/15/2034

    41,064  
    500,000  

San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2022

    533,260  
    965,000  

San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2024

    1,080,742  
       

Santa Ana Financing Authority, NATL-RE

       
    500,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2024

    580,825  
    500,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2024

    572,025  
    460,000  

Santaluz Community Facilities District No. 2, 5.10%, 09/1/2030, Call 09/1/2021

    496,860  
    490,000  

Semitropic Improvement District, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2019

    510,898  
    1,000,000  

South Tahoe Joint Powers Financing Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024

    1,032,650  
       

Southern California Public Power Authority

       
    565,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2029

    658,027  
    1,350,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2033

    1,600,573  
    1,000,000  

Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Finance Authority, 5.25%, 09/1/2028, Call 09/1/2022

    1,085,560  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

  $ 100,000  

Temecula Public Financing Authority, 5.75%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/20273

  $ 100,138  
       

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 09/24/2018

    502,115  
    1,000,000  

5.13%, 06/1/2046, Call 09/24/2018

    1,004,230  
    1,080,000  

Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 5.00%, 09/1/2032

    1,101,600  
    1,000,000  

Westminster Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 5.75%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2021

    1,107,940  
              88,087,911  
       

COLORADO — 2.6%

       

Cathedral Pines Metropolitan District

       
    580,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

    626,673  
    1,905,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026

    2,014,176  
       

Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District

       
    625,000  

5.63%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2023

    696,900  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2023

    529,935  
    2,000,000  

City & County of Denver Co. Airport System Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/20282

    2,302,620  
    500,000  

City Center West Residential Metropolitan District, 6.25%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2019

    486,750  
       

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 12/15/2025

    540,120  
    550,000  

4.75%, 04/1/2030, Call 04/1/2022

    563,035  
    1,000,000  

6.00%, 12/15/2037, Call 12/15/2024

    973,200  
    600,000  

6.25%, 11/1/2040, Call 11/1/2020

    613,866  
       

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, MORAL OBLG

       
    100,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2034, Call 08/15/2024

    108,208  
    500,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024

    502,935  
    500,000  

5.13%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2019

    505,010  
  1,000,000  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, NATL, 5.25%, 03/1/2025

  1,149,800  
       

Colorado Health Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 01/15/2035, Call 01/15/2026

    558,940  
    500,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2027

    554,035  
    1,000,000  

7.75%, 08/1/2039, Call 08/1/2019

    1,053,930  
    500,000  

8.00%, 08/1/2043, Call 02/1/2024

    570,760  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2045, Call 05/15/2025

    2,177,560  
    500,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.50%, 05/15/2030, Call 05/15/2019

    513,365  
    500,000  

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, 5.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 12/31/2024

    541,595  
       

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

    558,180  
    550,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2026

    599,126  
       

Denver Health & Hospital Authority

       
    945,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2028

    1,054,667  
    1,470,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2023

    1,558,729  
    250,000  

Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.38%, 12/1/2035, Call 12/1/2020

    256,735  
    1,000,000  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL, 0.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2026

    430,140  
       

E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL-RE

       
    320,000  

0.00%, 09/1/2028, Call 09/1/2020

    194,384  
    480,000  

0.00%, 09/1/2030

    312,206  
    250,000  

Fitzsimons Village Metropolitan District No. 3, 5.75%, 03/1/2032, Call 03/1/2020

    249,070  
    2,000,000  

Grand River Hospital District, AGM, 5.25%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2028

    2,372,740  
    1,010,000  

Harvest Junction Metropolitan District, 5.38%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2022

    1,048,420  
    750,000  

Heritage Todd Creek Metropolitan District, 6.13%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024

    764,880  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

COLORADO (Continued)

  $ 1,790,000  

Lincoln Park Metropolitan District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027

  $ 2,009,311  
    4,147  

Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, 7.00%, 06/1/2043

    3,732  
    1,010,000  

North Range Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025

    1,127,978  
    1,080,000  

Promenade Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.75%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2020

    1,133,892  
    425,000  

Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027

    477,071  
    1,000,000  

Regional Transportation District, 6.00%, 01/15/2041, Call 07/15/2020

    1,044,620  
    500,000  

Southglenn Metropolitan District, 3.00%, 12/1/2021

    497,770  
    125,000  

Sterling Hills West Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2027

    135,170  
    575,000  

Water Valley Metropolitan District No. 2, 5.25%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2026

    614,169  
              34,026,403  
       

CONNECTICUT — 0.2%

    500,000  

Connecticut State Development Authority, 7.95%, 04/1/2026, Call 10/9/20182

    484,010  
    190,000  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2027

    213,457  
    2,000,000  

State of Connecticut, 2.33% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+77 basis points), 09/15/20184

    2,000,420  
              2,697,887  
       

DELAWARE — 0.2%

    1,000,000  

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, 6.75%, 09/1/2035, Call 03/1/20253

    1,002,580  
    1,500,000  

Delaware Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025

    1,646,220  
              2,648,800  
       

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.5%

  2,000,000  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 04/1/2028

  2,307,240  
       

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

       
    1,820,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20272

    2,045,644  
    655,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/20242

    717,310  
    1,000,000  

Washington Convention & Sports Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2027

    1,172,540  
              6,242,734  
       

FLORIDA — 3.9%

    930,000  

Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, 6.70%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2022

    953,436  
    895,000  

Boggy Creek Improvement District, 5.13%, 05/1/2043, Call 05/1/2023

    905,328  
    100,000  

Bonterra Community Development District, 4.13%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2028

    96,330  
    1,350,000  

Capital Projects Finance Authority, NATL-RE, 5.00%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/9/2018

    1,350,877  
       

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.

       
    500,000  

4.38%, 06/15/20273

    488,390  
    810,000  

5.35%, 07/1/2029, Call 07/1/2020

    836,479  
    100,000  

Century Gardens at Tamiami Community Development District, 4.25%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026

    102,493  
    500,000  

City of Atlantic Beach, 5.63%, 11/15/2043, Call 11/15/2023

    551,035  
       

City of Lakeland

       
    540,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022

    569,090  
    2,435,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2024

    2,652,275  
    1,000,000  

City of Tampa, 5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2028

    1,153,850  
    500,000  

County of Bay, 5.00%, 09/1/2043, Call 09/1/2023

    518,745  
    1,740,000  

County of Miami-Dade Aviation Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/20242

    1,938,986  
    1,395,000  

County of Miami-Dade Aviation Revenue, AGC, 5.00%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2019

    1,443,992  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

FLORIDA (Continued)

  $ 3,000,000  

County of Palm Beach, 5.00%, 05/1/2028, Call 05/1/2026

  $ 3,512,700  
    100,000  

Fiddlers Creek Community Development District No. 1, 4.00%, 05/1/2021

    99,102  
       

Florida Development Finance Corp.

       
    750,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    766,028  
    2,000,000  

7.63%, 06/15/2041, Call 06/15/2021

    2,182,580  
    2,920,000  

5.63%, 01/1/2047, Call 01/1/20191 2 3

    3,051,079  
    500,000  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, 4.50%, 06/1/2033, Call 06/1/20283

    518,745  
    1,000,000  

FSU Financial Assistance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2022

    1,096,610  
    500,000  

Grand Bay at Doral Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2039, Call 05/1/2024

    504,625  
    1,000,000  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2036, Call 05/15/20232

    1,052,410  
    1,000,000  

Hernando County School District, AGM, 5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2026

    1,136,240  
    2,000,000  

Jacksonville Port Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/2044, Call 11/1/2028

    2,261,760  
       

Lake Ashton Community Development District

       
    150,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2025

    153,225  
    430,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2025

    413,325  
    1,680,000  

Lakeside Community Development District, 5.50%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2025

    1,720,253  
    100,000  

Lee County Industrial Development Authority, 5.75%, 06/15/2042, Call 06/15/2022

    100,191  
    910,000  

Majorca Isles Community Development District, 5.38%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2026

    923,905  
       

Mediterra South Community Development District

       
    95,000  

5.10%, 05/1/2031, Call 05/1/2022

    101,379  
    385,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2034, Call 05/1/2023

    364,942  
       

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority

       
  1,500,000  

4.25%, 11/15/2034, Call 11/15/2019

  1,501,305  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2024

    1,059,400  
       

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority

       
    630,000  

5.00%, 09/15/2034, Call 09/15/2024

    665,860  
    500,000  

5.75%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/20263

    478,260  
    105,000  

5.00%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/20273

    110,852  
    320,000  

5.25%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/2024

    338,598  
    1,280,000  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2026

    1,425,395  
       

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority

       
    525,000  

6.75%, 06/1/2024, Call 06/1/2022

    597,077  
    850,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2024

    923,338  
    500,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2022

    521,665  
    750,000  

Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority, 6.50%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2021

    815,662  
    680,000  

Putnam County Development Authority, 5.00%, 03/15/2042, Call 05/1/2028

    762,341  
    1,500,000  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, 5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2026

    1,698,000  
       

South Miami Health Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2037, Call 08/15/2027

    1,130,720  
    900,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2027

    1,013,940  
    1,650,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027

    1,852,108  
    2,000,000  

State of Florida, 4.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2028

    2,070,640  
    100,000  

Stonebrier Community Development District, 4.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026

    102,517  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

FLORIDA (Continued)

  $ 785,000  

Tolomato Community Development District, 5.40%, 05/1/2037, Call 10/9/2018

  $ 785,754  
    135,000  

Turtle Run Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/20283

    142,723  
    470,000  

Verandah West Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2033, Call 05/1/2023

    475,805  
              51,992,365  
       

GEORGIA — 1.0%

    1,000,000  

Atlanta Development Authority, 7.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2028

    996,570  
       

Burke County Development Authority

       
    1,500,000  

2.05%, 10/1/20321

    1,470,225  
    1,000,000  

4.13%, 11/1/2045, Call 02/1/2028

    991,070  
       

City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue, AGM

       
    165,000  

5.25%, 11/1/2034, Call 11/1/2019

    171,786  
    85,000  

5.25%, 11/1/2034, Call 11/1/2019

    88,227  
       

Fulton County Development Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027

    555,900  
    1,000,000  

6.50%, 04/1/2043, Call 04/1/2023

    964,350  
    750,000  

Gainesville & Hall County Development Authority, 6.63%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2019

    793,103  
    130,000  

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, 3.70%, 12/1/2025, Call 06/1/2020

    132,257  
    1,100,000  

Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., 4.00%, 12/1/2024

    1,193,412  
    500,000  

Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/20273

    511,015  
    500,000  

Medical Center Hospital Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/2020

    528,670  
    1,695,000  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, 5.00%, 04/1/2044, Call 04/1/2024

    1,823,549  
    600,000  

Thomasville Hospital Authority, 5.25%, 11/1/2035, Call 11/1/2020

    643,350  
  2,500,000  

Valdosta & Lowndes County Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2021

  2,684,450  
              13,547,934  
       

GUAM — 0.5%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       
    500,000  

5.25%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2023

    541,030  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2024

    1,077,800  
    450,000  

5.63%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2020

    480,960  
       

Territory of Guam

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

    1,105,750  
    245,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2037, Call 01/1/2022

    256,341  
    1,400,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2025

    1,526,896  
    1,000,000  

7.00%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2019

    1,062,860  
              6,051,637  
       

HAWAII — 0.1%

    500,000  

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp., 6.75%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2022

    535,060  
    1,000,000  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/20282

    1,119,310  
              1,654,370  
       

IDAHO — 0.3%

       

Idaho Health Facilities Authority

       
    300,000  

4.38%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/20243

    307,974  
    1,040,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,170,052  
       

Idaho Housing & Finance Association

       
    1,225,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2027, Call 07/15/2019

    1,259,925  
    250,000  

6.00%, 06/1/2038, Call 10/9/2018

    250,300  
    370,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20283

    395,301  
    415,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2049, Call 07/1/20283

    439,265  
    565,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2054, Call 07/1/20283

    595,815  
              4,418,632  
       

ILLINOIS — 7.2%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       
    100,000  

5.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2027

    115,018  
    1,000,000  

6.10%, 04/1/2036, Call 04/1/2027

    1,184,500  
    180,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027

    194,987  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ILLINOIS (Continued)

  $ 500,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

  $ 516,595  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2022

    504,140  
    1,950,000  

7.00%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2025

    2,267,791  
    1,100,000  

6.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2027

    1,286,571  
    1,000,000  

Chicago Board of Education, NATL, 0.00%, 12/1/2022

    871,540  
       

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/20282

    558,775  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2025

    2,719,775  
    680,000  

Chicago Park District, 5.00%, 11/15/2024

    769,461  
       

Chicago Transit Authority

       
    475,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2021

    510,164  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026

    2,684,750  
       

City of Chicago

       
    615,000  

4.50%, 01/1/2021, Call 01/1/2020

    636,999  
    1,000,000  

4.84%, 04/15/2028, Call 01/16/20233

    999,730  
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/2021

    1,024,940  
    1,000,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/2025

    1,076,060  
    2,380,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2027

    2,697,754  
    500,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2025

    534,585  
    900,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2041, Call 01/1/2022

    988,470  
    1,000,000  

City of Chicago Motor Fuel Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 01/1/2029, Call 01/1/2024

    1,052,350  
    665,000  

City of Chicago Wastewater Transmission Revenue, 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2025

    717,974  
    1,000,000  

City of Chicago Waterworks Revenue, AGM, 5.00%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2024

    1,117,570  
       

County of Cook

       
    700,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2021, Call 11/15/2019

    723,548  
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 11/15/2022, Call 11/15/2020

    1,065,400  
    2,000,000  

5.25%, 11/15/2033, Call 11/15/2020

    2,097,840  
    1,500,000  

6.50%, 10/15/2040, Call 10/15/20201

    1,583,520  
       

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority

       
    570,000  

3.90%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2027

    564,123  
    2,000,000  

4.50%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2024

    2,061,700  
       

Illinois Finance Authority

       
  700,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2026

  786,338  
    235,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2026, Call 08/15/2020

    248,748  
    465,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2026, Call 08/15/2020

    489,371  
    425,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2027

    479,995  
    465,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2019

    482,256  
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2028, Call 08/1/2027

    561,830  
    665,000  

6.38%, 11/1/2029, Call 05/1/2019

    685,342  
    2,135,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2031, Call 03/1/2027

    2,398,438  
    600,000  

5.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

    642,336  
    670,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    746,903  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2033, Call 08/1/2024

    1,112,050  
    315,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2034, Call 02/15/2027

    359,412  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2027

    555,830  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 01/1/2026

    2,066,640  
    500,000  

7.75%, 08/15/2034, Call 08/15/2019

    528,115  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2036, Call 10/9/2018

    975,980  
    225,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 08/15/2027

    245,664  
    1,000,000  

6.88%, 08/15/2038, Call 08/15/2019

    1,048,070  
    550,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    583,236  
    1,925,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2046, Call 09/1/2026

    2,056,882  
    2,100,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027

    2,271,318  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,041,230  
    1,000,000  

6.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2022

    1,067,700  
    250,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, AGM, 5.25%, 03/1/2030, Call 03/1/2020

    262,992  
    3,000,000  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, 1.80%, 12/1/20201

    2,996,040  
    485,000  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2021

    502,508  
    1,000,000  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.25%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2024

    1,096,250  
    1,000,000  

Illinois State University, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2033, Call 04/1/2028

    1,112,490  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ILLINOIS (Continued)

  $ 840,000  

Lake County Township High School District No. 121, 4.00%, 03/1/2019

  $ 849,610  
    530,000  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2057, Call 12/15/2027

    565,627  
       

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL

       
    1,000,000  

0.00%, 06/15/2029

    637,570  
    3,300,000  

0.00%, 12/15/2030

    1,947,924  
    1,600,000  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, State Appropriation, 5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 06/15/2022

    1,681,264  
    1,905,000  

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 12/1/2026

    2,095,005  
    500,000  

Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority, 4.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

    521,585  
       

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority

       
    780,000  

5.25%, 06/1/2021

    842,010  
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2024

    3,378,030  
    1,000,000  

Round Lake IL Lakewood Grove Special Service Area No. 3 & 4, BAM, 4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    1,012,220  
    2,000,000  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., 5.00%, 01/1/2031, Call 01/1/2028

    2,270,840  
    1,000,000  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, 7.13%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2023

    1,240,970  
       

State of Illinois

       
    735,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2019

    741,277  
    1,900,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2019

    1,955,461  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2019

    1,031,140  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2024, Call 03/1/2022

    521,590  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2025

    1,066,130  
    1,500,000  

5.50%, 07/1/2026, Call 07/1/2023

    1,622,295  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2028, Call 05/1/2024

    1,044,450  
    2,000,000  

3.00%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2026

    1,788,120  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 03/1/2022

    514,160  
    1,000,000  

4.25%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    979,340  
  1,500,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2039, Call 02/1/2024

    1,542,090  
    295,000  

State of Illinois, AMBAC, 6.25%, 12/15/2020

    304,310  
    2,000,000  

State of Illinois, BAM, 4.00%, 06/15/2030, Call 06/15/2026

    2,084,100  
       

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way

       
    550,000  

0.00%, 01/1/2031

    282,408  
    250,000  

0.00%, 01/1/2032

    120,305  
    1,350,000  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM, 0.00%, 01/1/2024

    1,131,205  
    1,000,000  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM-CR, 5.00%, 01/1/2027, Call 01/1/2023

    1,076,680  
    900,000  

Wonder Lake Village Special Service Area No. 1, 4.50%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2025

    876,294  
              96,254,604  
       

INDIANA — 1.2%

    1,820,000  

Ball State University, 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2028

    2,105,795  
    1,000,000  

City of Rockport, 7.00%, 06/1/2028, Call 02/1/20222

    1,018,930  
    1,500,000  

City of Whiting, 2.31% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+75 basis points), 12/1/2044, Call 06/3/20192 4

    1,503,060  
    1,000,000  

Indiana Bond Bank, 5.25%, 10/15/2018

    1,003,880  
       

Indiana Finance Authority

       
    505,000  

6.00%, 12/1/2019

    519,832  
    675,000  

6.00%, 12/1/2026, Call 06/1/2020

    691,247  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2030, Call 02/1/2028

    2,390,800  
    3,000,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2027

    3,107,010  
    250,000  

5.25%, 11/1/2039, Call 11/1/2019

    260,282  
    1,960,000  

Michigan City School Building Corp., 5.00%, 01/15/2025

    2,239,692  
    500,000  

Town of Shoals, 7.25%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/20232

    560,890  
              15,401,418  
       

IOWA — 0.6%

       

Iowa Finance Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2023

    1,067,740  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

IOWA (Continued)

  $ 2,520,000  

4.75%, 08/1/2042, Call 08/1/2022

  $ 2,586,704  
    250,000  

Iowa Finance Authority, AGC, 5.25%, 08/15/2029, Call 08/15/2019

    258,230  
    500,000  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, 6.00%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2021

    531,300  
       

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp.

       
    1,440,000  

4.63%, 12/1/20192

    1,474,387  
    650,000  

5.50%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2019

    672,887  
       

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority

       
    800,000  

5.60%, 06/1/2034, Call 10/9/2018

    807,440  
    410,000  

5.38%, 06/1/2038, Call 10/9/2018

    413,973  
              7,812,661  
       

KANSAS — 0.0%6

    500,000  

Overland Park Development Corp., AMBAC, 5.13%, 01/1/2032, Call 10/9/2018

    500,705  
                 
       

KENTUCKY — 0.6%

       

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority

       
    200,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2027

    215,686  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025

    2,129,960  
    765,000  

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, NATL, 5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026

    848,301  
    3,000,000  

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 5.00%, 11/12/2018

    3,018,270  
    1,000,000  

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2026

    1,101,710  
              7,313,927  
       

LOUISIANA — 1.1%

    1,175,000  

Ascension Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc., 6.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2023

    1,262,138  
    500,000  

Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, 6.25%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2021

    521,295  
    1,500,000  

Jefferson Sales Tax District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,713,120  
       

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority

       
  500,000  

6.50%, 11/1/2035, Call 11/1/2020

  544,120  
    1,205,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2037, Call 10/1/2027

    1,340,466  
    1,000,000  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2027

    1,107,510  
       

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2021

    1,092,690  
    500,000  

8.13%, 12/15/2033, Call 12/15/2023

    536,585  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2035, Call 05/15/2025

    1,105,750  
    920,000  

6.50%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/20232 3

    1,016,499  
    1,400,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2027

    1,531,446  
    1,260,000  

Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/20282

    1,420,222  
    1,000,000  

State of Louisiana, 4.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026

    1,049,520  
              14,241,361  
       

MAINE — 0.6%

    1,500,000  

Finance Authority of Maine, 5.38%, 12/15/2033, Call 12/15/20262 3

    1,557,570  
       

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
    1,615,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027

    1,815,696  
    700,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027

    786,989  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2028

    1,132,610  
    420,000  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, ST RES FD GTY, 5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2020

    439,572  
    1,500,000  

Maine Municipal Bond Bank, 5.00%, 11/1/2031, Call 11/1/2027

    1,763,505  
    500,000  

Town of Rumford, 6.88%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/9/20182

    499,960  
              7,995,902  
       

MARYLAND — 1.4%

       

City of Baltimore

       
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 01/1/2027

    2,849,900  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

MARYLAND (Continued)

  $ 1,525,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2036, Call 09/1/2027

  $ 1,696,379  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2027

    1,098,640  
       

City of Rockville

       
    575,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2024

    632,575  
    795,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2031, Call 11/1/2024

    872,743  
  1,600,000  

Howard County Housing Commission, 5.00%, 06/1/2044, Call 06/1/2024

    1,706,576  
       

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
    2,700,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2038, Call 08/15/2023

    2,965,923  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    1,077,700  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025

    537,290  
       

Maryland Stadium Authority

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2036, Call 05/1/2028

    2,309,500  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/2026

    2,238,320  
              17,985,546  
       

MASSACHUSETTS — 0.8%

    1,500,000  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 05/1/2036, Call 05/1/2028

    1,574,760  
       

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

       
    400,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2019

    414,764  
    600,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2027

    666,336  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20381

    2,271,080  
    500,000  

5.85%, 12/1/20421

    513,600  
       

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority

       
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/20212

    1,595,235  
    300,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2022, Call 01/1/2020

    313,947  
    310,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2028, Call 01/1/2020

    319,790  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20282

    1,164,390  
    200,000  

4.25%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/20262

    203,320  
    1,000,000  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 5.00%, 08/1/2040, Call 08/1/2026

    1,136,790  
              10,174,012  
       

MICHIGAN — 2.2%

    1,000,000  

Flint Hospital Building Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2019

    1,009,250  
       

Grand Rapids Public Schools, AGM

       
    1,170,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2022

    1,287,456  
  685,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2024

  781,366  
    1,000,000  

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2026

    1,108,320  
    275,000  

Kentwood Economic Development Corp., 5.63%, 11/15/2041, Call 05/15/2022

    294,676  
       

Michigan Finance Authority

       
    275,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 06/1/2019

    267,847  
    3,000,000  

4.50%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2024

    3,164,430  
    1,165,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2024

    1,264,573  
    1,670,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2032, Call 06/1/2022

    1,821,202  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024

    2,771,225  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2025

    1,095,370  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2025

    546,410  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022

    2,696,475  
    1,450,000  

Michigan Finance Authority, NATL, 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2024

    1,573,931  
    1,000,000  

Michigan Finance Authority, SAW, 4.00%, 11/1/2048, Call 11/1/2028

    1,010,790  
  250,000  

5.63%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2019

    261,425  
    2,000,000  

2.40%, 11/15/20471

    2,004,260  
    970,000  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, 2.64% (LIBOR 3 Month+100 basis points), 04/1/2042, Call 04/1/20212 4

    982,853  
       

Michigan Strategic Fund

       
    880,000  

7.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/20231 2 3

    980,716  
    2,445,000  

4.13%, 07/1/2045, Call 10/9/20181

    2,449,108  
    250,000  

Renaissance Public School Academy, 6.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2022

    257,735  
    500,000  

Summit Academy, 6.38%, 11/1/2035, Call 10/9/2018

    500,320  
    1,500,000  

Wayne County Airport Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,696,470  
              29,826,208  
       

MINNESOTA — 0.3%

    250,000  

City of Deephaven, 5.25%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    263,295  
    70,000  

City of Minneapolis, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20273

    68,222  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

MINNESOTA (Continued)

       

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St Paul

       
  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2025

  $ 1,172,990  
    1,285,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2030, Call 11/15/2025

    1,507,292  
    415,000  

5.50%, 09/1/2043, Call 09/1/2020

    424,620  
    145,000  

Northern Municipal Power Agency, 5.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2027

    163,479  
    500,000  

World Learner School of Chaska Charter School No. 4016, 8.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2021

    549,615  
              4,149,513  
       

MISSISSIPPI — 0.2%

    500,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., 5.00%, 02/1/20361 2 3

    518,995  
    2,000,000  

Mississippi Home Corp., GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 1.19%, 12/1/2020, Call 12/1/20191

    1,997,060  
              2,516,055  
       

MISSOURI — 0.5%

       

City of Kansas City Sanitary Sewer System Revenue

       
    600,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2030, Call 01/1/2028

    698,832  
    685,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2032, Call 01/1/2028

    785,894  
    350,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028

    397,043  
    250,000  

Hanley Road Corridor Transportation Development District, 5.88%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2019

    256,240  
       

Hannibal Industrial Development Authority

       
    640,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/2027

    701,536  
    445,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2047, Call 10/1/2027

    485,642  
       

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri

       
    835,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2020

    880,073  
    1,150,000  

6.00%, 02/1/2041, Call 02/1/2021

    1,225,865  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2043, Call 05/15/2028

    1,118,880  
    350,000  

4.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2027

    355,373  
              6,905,378  
       

MONTANA — 0.0%6

    500,000  

City of Kalispell, 3.40%, 11/15/2022, Call 11/15/2018

    500,190  
         
       

NEBRASKA — 0.4%

       

Central Plains Energy Project

       
  1,875,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2027, Call 09/1/2022

  2,044,462  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2022

    2,725,950  
    535,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2037

    629,267  
    250,000  

5.25%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022

    274,948  
              5,674,627  
       

NEVADA — 0.7%

    240,000  

City of Carson City, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2027

    264,830  
    1,000,000  

City of Sparks, 6.75%, 06/15/2028, Call 09/24/20183

    1,000,780  
    1,000,000  

County of Clark, 5.00%, 06/1/2043, Call 06/1/2028

    1,149,550  
    700,000  

County of Clark Department of Aviation, 5.00%, 07/1/2030, Call 01/1/2020

    727,811  
    1,000,000  

Henderson Public Improvement Trust, 5.50%, 01/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    1,097,840  
       

Las Vegas Valley Water District

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

    2,255,060  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026

    2,258,120  
    595,000  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, 5.00%, 12/15/2035, Call 12/15/20253

    615,861  
              9,369,852  
       

NEW HAMPSHIRE — 0.4%

       

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2027

    2,208,340  
    215,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 02/1/2028

    239,738  
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 01/1/2028

    3,378,060  
              5,826,138  
       

NEW JERSEY — 2.1%

       

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

       
    600,000  

5.13%, 09/15/2023, Call 08/20/20222

    648,366  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2024, Call 03/1/2023

    1,627,080  
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 09/1/2025, Call 03/1/2021

    1,055,290  
    2,000,000  

3.13%, 07/1/2029, Call 07/1/2027

    1,959,380  
    1,000,000  

3.38%, 07/1/2030, Call 07/1/2027

    988,900  
    100,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2027

    109,820  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW JERSEY (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2027

  $ 1,098,980  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2027

    550,100  
    280,000  

6.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/20243

    286,406  
    880,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2036, Call 12/15/2026

    955,654  
    350,000  

6.30%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20243

    357,396  
    1,250,000  

5.75%, 09/1/2050, Call 09/1/20283

    1,312,237  
    1,000,000  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2025, Call 06/15/2024

    1,098,650  
       

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

       
    500,000  

5.75%, 07/1/2037, Call 10/9/2018

    501,115  
    1,175,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2025

    1,287,812  
       

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 06/1/2020, Call 06/1/2019

    1,024,140  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/20252

    1,127,840  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2028, Call 06/1/20282

    568,940  
    855,000  

4.25%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/20262

    869,236  
    4,675,000  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 3.15%, 10/1/20242

    4,692,905  
    750,000  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2044, Call 06/15/2024

    790,680  
    2,000,000  

South Jersey Port Corp., 5.00%, 01/1/2037, Call 01/1/20282

    2,186,820  
    1,000,000  

State of New Jersey, 5.25%, 06/15/2026, Call 06/15/2019

    1,027,920  
    1,610,000  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2028

    1,799,304  
              27,924,971  
       

NEW MEXICO — 0.3%

    845,000  

County of Bernalillo, AMBAC, 5.45%, 06/1/2034, Call 10/9/20182

    845,389  
    810,000  

Mesa Del Sol Public Improvement District No. 1, 7.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2023

    842,772  
    1,020,000  

Volterra Public Improvement District, 6.75%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024

    1,045,898  
  1,055,000  

Winrock Town Center Tax Increment Development District No. 1, 6.00%, 05/1/2040, Call 05/1/20203

  1,069,833  
              3,803,892  
       

NEW YORK — 4.2%

    400,000  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., 6.00%, 07/15/2030, Call 01/15/2020

    423,816  
    450,000  

Build New York City Resource Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/2043, Call 04/15/2023

    461,138  
       

City of New York

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2026, Call 03/1/2024

    2,275,860  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2040, Call 04/1/2028

    2,300,100  
    1,000,000  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., 6.24%, 02/1/2047, Call 02/1/2027

    940,620  
    2,000,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2033, Call 05/15/2028

    2,306,940  
    2,500,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 2.01% (LIBOR 1 Month+57 basis points), 11/1/20324

    2,504,350  
    650,000  

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    704,840  
       

New York City Industrial Development Agency

       
    400,000  

5.65%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/9/20182

    403,700  
    500,000  

5.75%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/9/20182

    504,625  
    1,500,000  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, AMBAC, 5.00%, 01/1/2031, Call 10/9/2018

    1,503,615  
    1,000,000  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, FGIC, 5.00%, 03/1/2046, Call 10/9/2018

    1,005,090  
       

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, SAW

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2037, Call 07/15/2028

    2,307,800  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2043, Call 07/15/2028

    2,289,560  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW YORK (Continued)

       

New York City Water & Sewer System

       
  $ 1,500,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2027

  $ 1,748,835  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2039, Call 06/15/2028

    1,157,330  
  5,000,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2047, Call 12/15/2022

    5,484,800  
       

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI

       
    950,000  

5.63%, 06/1/2035

    1,043,727  
    450,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2026

    480,596  
       

New York Liberty Development Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 10/1/2035

    1,238,090  
    2,000,000  

5.38%, 11/15/2040, Call 11/15/20243

    2,204,840  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20243

    1,052,650  
    1,500,000  

7.25%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20243

    1,778,580  
       

New York State Dormitory Authority

       
    955,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2034, Call 02/15/2019

    969,822  
    45,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2034, Call 02/15/2019

    45,626  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2044, Call 02/15/2025

    2,224,100  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2045, Call 02/15/2025

    1,111,430  
    1,000,000  

New York State Urban Development Corp., 5.25%, 01/1/2021, Call 01/1/2019

    1,012,140  
    2,000,000  

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, NATL, 6.25%, 10/1/2021

    2,248,200  
       

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.

       
    235,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    254,289  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025

    539,790  
       

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       
    590,000  

5.50%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2020

    634,433  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2028

    1,167,760  
    4,500,000  

5.00%, 10/15/2041, Call 10/15/2025

    5,075,415  
    265,000  

6.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2020

    288,635  
  1,500,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2025

  1,698,990  
       

TSASC, Inc.

       
    970,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2027

    995,482  
    950,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2048, Call 06/1/2027

    972,220  
    750,000  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., 5.50%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2024

    828,742  
              56,188,576  
       

NORTH CAROLINA — 0.2%

    1,000,000  

County of New Hanover, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2019

    1,035,340  
    2,000,000  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, 5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2022

    2,197,300  
              3,232,640  
       

NORTH DAKOTA — 0.1%

    1,000,000  

County of Burleigh, 4.38%, 04/15/2026

    1,002,430  
                 
       

OHIO — 1.7%

    2,000,000  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.88%, 06/1/2030, Call 09/24/2018

    2,009,180  
    1,000,000  

Butler County Port Authority, 6.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2022

    987,090  
    830,000  

City of Akron, 5.00%, 12/1/2026

    919,042  
    1,000,000  

City of Chillicothe, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,102,540  
    400,000  

City of Cleveland Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 01/1/2031, Call 01/1/2022

    428,768  
    710,000  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    734,374  
    500,000  

County of Allen Hospital Facilities Revenue, 5.00%, 06/1/2038, Call 06/1/2020

    527,435  
    1,000,000  

County of Butler, 5.75%, 11/1/2040, Call 11/1/2020

    1,082,680  
    500,000  

County of Tuscarawas, 6.00%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/2025

    508,310  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

OHIO (Continued)

  $ 2,330,000  

Indian Creek Local School District, School District Credit Program, 5.00%, 11/1/2055, Call 11/1/2028

  $ 2,584,366  
       

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority

       
    500,000  

5.63%, 06/1/20185

    482,500  
    1,000,000  

5.63%, 10/1/2019

    1,023,000  
    1,000,000  

3.74%, 12/1/20231 5

    600,000  
  2,700,000  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, 1.35%, 03/1/20191

    2,700,000  
    2,665,000  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, 5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 02/15/2028

    3,065,017  
    1,500,000  

Ohio Water Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

    1,734,075  
    1,000,000  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, 5.75%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2022

    1,076,020  
    1,000,000  

State of Ohio, 5.60%, 08/1/2032, Call 10/9/20181 2

    1,001,460  
              22,565,857  
       

OKLAHOMA — 0.5%

    940,000  

Coweta Public Works Authority, 4.00%, 08/1/2027, Call 08/1/2026

    986,774  
    1,000,000  

Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2026

    1,131,270  
    1,175,000  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority, 4.50%, 09/1/2024

    1,296,695  
  850,000  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2029, Call 08/15/2028

    970,862  
    2,000,000  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2028

    2,021,260  
              6,406,861  
       

OREGON — 0.1%

       

Oregon State Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2045, Call 04/1/2025

    1,105,900  
    765,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2026

    829,941  
              1,935,841  
       

PENNSYLVANIA — 2.5%

    305,000  

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, 5.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027

    332,459  
  1,000,000  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, 5.50%, 08/15/2034, Call 08/15/2019

  1,030,660  
       

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority

       
    130,000  

6.75%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2019

    133,292  
    95,000  

6.00%, 07/15/2038, Call 07/15/2023

    99,048  
  1,000,000  

Allentown City School District, AGM SAW, 4.00%, 02/15/2021

    1,041,870  
       

Berks County Industrial Development Authority

       
    450,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2032, Call 05/15/2027

    494,887  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2027

    1,111,620  
       

Chester County Industrial Development Authority

       
    100,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024

    106,953  
    280,000  

5.38%, 10/15/2042, Call 10/15/2022

    288,876  
    1,125,000  

Coatesville School District, AGM SAW, 5.00%, 08/1/2022

    1,228,129  
       

Commonwealth Financing Authority

       
    1,825,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028

    2,057,213  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2028

    1,123,710  
    315,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, 5.75%, 07/1/2032

    396,881  
    265,000  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2025

    288,442  
    1,000,000  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, 5.63%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2022

    1,083,920  
    2,000,000  

Manheim Township School District, 1.84% (LIBOR 1 Month+42 basis points), 11/1/20214

    2,014,980  
    650,000  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2028

    731,009  
    290,000  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, FHA, 5.00%, 08/1/2024, Call 08/1/2020

    306,460  
    1,500,000  

Moon Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2024

    1,679,175  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

PENNSYLVANIA (Continued)

       

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

       
  $ 400,000  

6.25%, 10/15/2023, Call 10/15/2019

  $ 415,288  
    250,000  

6.40%, 12/1/2038, Call 09/1/2025

    255,068  
       

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2027

    1,186,910  
    600,000  

5.80%, 07/1/2030, Call 07/1/2020

    642,258  
       

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2024

    1,115,990  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2027

    2,216,640  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026

    554,010  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2028

    1,118,950  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,109,980  
       

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

       
    795,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2027, Call 05/1/2026

    915,919  
    500,000  

8.00%, 01/1/2033, Call 01/1/2023

    553,720  
    500,000  

6.88%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2023

    547,125  
    1,000,000  

6.60%, 11/1/2047, Call 11/1/2027

    974,660  
    440,000  

Quakertown General Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2022

    437,668  
    1,000,000  

School District of Philadelphia, SAW, 5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2026

    1,098,630  
    2,000,000  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 06/1/2027

    2,337,220  
    525,000  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, 5.00%, 12/15/2036, Call 12/15/2027

    583,821  
    1,150,000  

St. Mary Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2023

    1,302,375  
    275,000  

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/20282

    303,870  
    500,000  

Upper Merion Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 01/15/2034, Call 01/15/2026

    571,270  
              33,790,956  
       

RHODE ISLAND — 0.3%

    1,535,000  

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2026

  1,691,294  
       

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

6.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2023

    1,181,210  
    1,000,000  

8.38%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2021

    1,147,110  
    500,000  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., AGC, 6.25%, 05/15/2030, Call 05/15/2019

    515,945  
              4,535,559  
       

SOUTH CAROLINA — 1.1%

    1,000,000  

City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023

    1,093,600  
    2,000,000  

Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., 5.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 05/1/2026

    2,163,560  
    2,500,000  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, 4.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 11/1/20231

    2,658,125  
       

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority

       
    500,000  

6.00%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/20232 3

    508,875  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 05/1/2028

    1,123,700  
    1,000,000  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, AGM, 6.25%, 08/1/2034, Call 08/1/2021

    1,121,470  
    2,000,000  

South Carolina Ports Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/20282

    2,250,980  
       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2026

    1,691,790  
    730,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025

    774,034  
    1,015,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2055, Call 12/1/2025

    1,103,305  
              14,489,439  
       

SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.2%

       

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority

       
    555,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2040, Call 09/1/2027

    618,731  
    1,235,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/2025

    1,352,942  
              1,971,673  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

TENNESSEE — 1.6%

  $ 1,000,000  

Bristol Industrial Development Board, 0.00%, 12/1/20313

  $ 462,040  
       

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024

    539,560  
    1,220,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/2024

    1,301,410  
       

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board

       
    500,000  

6.50%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2020

    541,925  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022

    2,106,580  
       

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board

       
    365,000  

5.25%, 05/1/2025, Call 11/1/20243

    329,876  
    45,000  

6.00%, 05/1/2034, Call 11/1/20243

    39,658  
    2,000,000  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, 1.55%, 11/15/20301

    1,979,360  
    9,095,000  

Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, AGM, 1.54%, 06/1/2042, Call 09/6/20181

    9,095,000  
       

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.

       
    1,055,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2025

    1,188,890  
    1,000,000  

5.63%, 09/1/2026

    1,143,230  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 05/1/2048, Call 02/1/20231

    1,059,640  
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2049, Call 08/1/20251

    1,590,945  
              21,378,114  
       

TEXAS — 4.6%

    85,000  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2027

    83,571  
       

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc.

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2033, Call 01/1/2027

    563,715  
    320,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2027

    357,811  
    500,000  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 6.75%, 01/1/2041, Call 01/1/2021

    554,335  
    2,000,000  

City of Arlington, AGM, 5.00%, 02/15/2048, Call 02/15/2028

    2,265,260  
    1,000,000  

City of El Paso, 5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2026

    1,132,870  
    1,500,000  

City of Fort Worth, 5.00%, 03/1/2027, Call 03/1/2026

    1,744,650  
  250,000  

City of Hackberry, 4.50%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2027

  258,405  
       

City of Houston

       
    500,000  

5.25%, 09/1/2028, Call 09/1/2021

    541,765  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    1,057,530  
    750,000  

City of Houston Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/15/2035, Call 07/15/20252

    806,685  
    1,500,000  

City of Lewisville, 6.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/20223

    1,561,245  
    750,000  

City of Sugar Land, 5.00%, 02/15/2029, Call 02/15/2027

    880,702  
       

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022

    526,080  
    100,000  

4.40%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022

    100,880  
    1,500,000  

4.60%, 12/1/2049, Call 12/1/2024

    1,526,775  
    1,000,000  

Danbury Higher Education Authority, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/2043, Call 08/15/2023

    1,097,960  
    345,000  

Decatur Hospital Authority, 6.63%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2023

    401,332  
    1,065,000  

El Paso Downtown Development Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2026

    1,212,130  
    3,000,000  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/2038, Call 04/1/2028

    3,447,480  
    1,000,000  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 5.00%, 11/15/2022

    1,116,680  
    1,110,000  

Harris County Toll Road Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2043, Call 02/15/2028

    1,268,808  
    475,000  

Jefferson County Industrial Development Corp., 8.25%, 07/1/2032, Call 07/1/2022

    486,728  
       

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

       
    600,000  

4.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2024

    613,068  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/2024

    1,034,830  
    2,505,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/2025

    2,223,814  
       

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., AGM

       
    375,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2027

    414,064  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2024

    1,622,445  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

TEXAS (Continued)

  $ 2,200,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2027

  $ 2,394,480  
    830,000  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/15/2037, Call 06/15/2022

    831,917  
    1,050,000  

North Texas Municipal Water District, 5.00%, 06/1/2024

    1,204,003  
       

North Texas Tollway Authority

       
    405,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2028, Call 01/1/2019

    410,609  
    95,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2028, Call 01/1/2019

    96,242  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/2027

    2,268,940  
    905,000  

Northside Independent School District, PSF, 1.75%, 06/1/2032, Call 09/27/20181

    888,212  
    1,000,000  

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, 5.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2028

    1,152,270  
    1,000,000  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., 7.25%, 12/15/2047, Call 12/1/20215

    622,500  
       

SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

5.50%, 08/1/2021

    1,092,070  
    290,000  

5.50%, 08/1/2027

    343,792  
    1,750,000  

San Antonio Independent School District, PSF, 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2025

    1,958,600  
    1,000,000  

San Antonio Water System, 2.00%, 05/1/2043, Call 11/1/20211

    993,020  
       

State of Texas

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2025

    2,342,020  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2025

    2,845,450  
       

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

4.20%, 09/1/2025, Call 09/1/2023

    1,071,020  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2038, Call 05/15/2023

    2,172,020  
    1,620,000  

Texas City Industrial Development Corp., 4.13%, 12/1/2045, Call 02/4/2025

    1,577,216  
       

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I

       
    555,000  

5.25%, 12/15/2025

    639,993  
    170,000  

6.25%, 12/15/2026

    196,999  
       

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III

       
  500,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 12/15/2022

    542,775  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2031, Call 12/15/2022

    539,220  
       

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

7.50%, 06/30/2032, Call 06/30/2020

    1,091,900  
    1,345,000  

7.00%, 06/30/2040, Call 06/30/2020

    1,452,681  
    1,500,000  

Texas Water Development Board, 4.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027

    1,574,760  
       

Town of Westlake

       
    450,000  

5.50%, 09/1/2025

    452,556  
    200,000  

6.13%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2025

    201,068  
    1,200,000  

Uptown Development Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2036, Call 09/1/2026

    1,326,264  
              61,184,215  
       

UTAH — 0.3%

    200,000  

County of Utah, 5.00%, 05/15/2036, Call 05/15/2028

    230,694  
    1,200,000  

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/20262

    1,387,908  
       

Utah Charter School Finance Authority

       
    280,000  

3.63%, 06/15/20213

    277,833  
    1,300,000  

4.50%, 07/15/20273

    1,288,690  
    500,000  

5.25%, 06/15/2037, Call 06/15/20273

    507,690  
              3,692,815  
       

VERMONT — 0.2%

    500,000  

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, 6.25%, 01/1/2041, Call 01/1/2021

    548,685  
    1,400,000  

Vermont Student Assistance Corp., 5.00%, 06/15/20222

    1,512,238  
              2,060,923  
       

VIRGINIA — 1.4%

    715,000  

Celebrate North Community Development Authority, 4.69%, 03/1/2018*5

    429,000  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

VIRGINIA (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District, 5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2026

  $ 1,110,490  
    400,000  

Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority, 5.00%, 05/1/2023, Call 05/1/2019

    407,872  
    1,455,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Multifamily Variable Rate Demand Certificates, 4.15%, 04/15/2025, Call 04/15/20202

    1,482,441  
    2,000,000  

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2027

    2,367,920  
    3,000,000  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, 5.50%, 07/1/2057, Call 01/1/2028

    3,568,200  
       

Roanoke Economic Development Authority, AGM

       
    5,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/20201

    5,290  
    245,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2020

    255,614  
       

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2028, Call 11/15/2027

    1,202,370  
    2,500,000  

4.00%, 05/15/2031, Call 05/15/2026

    2,670,550  
       

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

       
    80,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2037, Call 07/1/20222

    88,358  
    130,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2042, Call 07/1/20222

    140,661  
    4,215,000  

5.00%, 12/31/2049, Call 06/30/20272

    4,597,385  
              18,326,151  
       

WASHINGTON — 2.4%

    2,000,000  

Clark County School District No. 114 Evergreen, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028

    2,117,420  
    1,500,000  

County of King WA Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 01/1/2025

    1,670,625  
    2,000,000  

Energy Northwest, 5.00%, 07/1/2032, Call 07/1/2028

    2,369,820  
       

King County Public Hospital District No. 4

       
    705,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025

    678,880  
    1,000,000  

7.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2021

    1,030,690  
       

King County School District No. 406 Tukwila, School Bond Gty

       
  2,190,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 06/1/2026

  2,343,300  
    1,560,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 06/1/2026

    1,658,093  
    275,000  

Ocean Shores Local Improvement District, 7.25%, 02/1/2031

    330,627  
    1,500,000  

Seattle Housing Authority, 1.25%, 04/1/2019, Call 09/27/2018

    1,492,980  
       

State of Washington

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 08/1/2023

    2,218,720  
    1,770,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2038, Call 02/1/2027

    2,018,525  
    1,435,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2028

    1,636,876  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2040, Call 06/1/2026

    1,132,000  
    275,000  

Tacoma Consolidated Local Improvement Districts, 5.75%, 04/1/2043, Call 09/24/2018

    275,503  
       

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority

       
    190,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2028

    223,180  
    1,000,000  

2.96% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+140 basis points), 01/1/2035, Call 07/1/20244

    1,015,570  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2027

    1,652,115  
    1,500,000  

6.38%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/9/2018

    1,504,485  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2037, Call 02/15/2028

    1,143,070  
    1,820,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2038, Call 03/1/2025

    1,988,277  
    2,500,000  

2.49% (LIBOR 1 Month+110 basis points), 01/1/2042, Call 01/1/20224

    2,530,825  
    1,000,000  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2028

    1,132,610  
              32,164,191  
       

WEST VIRGINIA — 0.2%

    1,000,000  

Monongalia County Commission Special District, 5.50%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/20273

    1,035,680  
    1,000,000  

West Virginia Parkways Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2028

    1,156,800  
              2,192,480  
       

WISCONSIN — 0.9%

       

Public Finance Authority

       
    1,015,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20222

    1,088,872  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

WISCONSIN (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/2024

  $ 1,016,590  
    500,000  

5.75%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/2025

    490,095  
    880,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2037, Call 06/15/20243

    886,081  
    535,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2024

    557,181  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 09/30/2037, Call 09/30/20272

    1,103,410  
    1,000,000  

6.50%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20273

    1,137,980  
    500,000  

5.75%, 04/1/2042, Call 04/1/2022

    532,635  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/20222

    1,053,550  
    165,000  

6.00%, 07/15/2042, Call 07/15/2022

    175,052  
    450,000  

5.50%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/20253

    462,838  
    1,000,000  

5.63%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/20253

    1,009,440  
    196,361  

3.75%, 07/1/2051, Call 03/15/20281 3

    190,146  
       

Public Finance Authority, ACA

       
    7,186  

0.00%, 01/1/20463

    225  
    7,085  

0.00%, 01/1/20473

    222  
    7,034  

0.00%, 01/1/20483

    220  
    6,984  

0.00%, 01/1/20493

    217  
    6,882  

0.00%, 01/1/20503

    214  
    7,540  

0.00%, 01/1/20513

    234  
    7,490  

0.00%, 01/1/20523

    232  
    7,388  

0.00%, 01/1/20533

    228  
    7,338  

0.00%, 01/1/20543

    226  
    7,237  

0.00%, 01/1/20553

    223  
    7,135  

0.00%, 01/1/20563

    219  
    7,085  

0.00%, 01/1/20573

    217  
    6,984  

0.00%, 01/1/20583

    214  
    6,933  

0.00%, 01/1/20593

    212  
    6,882  

0.00%, 01/1/20603

    210  
    6,781  

0.00%, 01/1/20613

    207  
    6,730  

0.00%, 01/1/20623

    205  
    6,629  

0.00%, 01/1/20633

    202  
    6,579  

0.00%, 01/1/20643

    200  
    6,528  

0.00%, 01/1/20653

    198  
    6,427  

0.00%, 01/1/20663

    195  
    83,706  

0.00%, 01/1/20673

    2,535  
    1,405,000  

University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/2023

    1,529,834  
  400,000  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 5.50%, 08/15/2030, Call 08/15/2020

  427,992  
    175,000  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, AMBAC, 5.50%, 02/15/2019

    177,914  
              11,846,665  
       

WYOMING — 0.1%

    500,000  

County of Campbell, 5.75%, 07/15/2039, Call 07/15/2019

    515,915  
    220,000  

County of Sweetwater, 5.25%, 07/15/2026, Call 08/21/2019

    227,049  
              742,964  
         
       

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

       

(Cost $809,818,766)

    819,679,130  

 

 

Number of
Shares

           
       

CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.6%

    8,184  

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

    94,443  
    53,753  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.

    473,564  
    31,817  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

    436,211  
    72,299  

Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.

    585,622  
    127,431  

Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

    963,378  
    30,359  

Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc.

    235,282  
    23,539  

DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.

    313,069  
    87,593  

DWS Municipal Income Trust

    959,143  
    17,462  

Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II

    188,590  
    17,008  

Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust

    202,055  
    23,118  

Invesco Municipal Trust

    273,717  
    11,819  

Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals

    143,365  
    8,572  

Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.

    116,836  
    37,184  

Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust

    416,461  
    123,034  

Pioneer Municipal High Income Trust

    1,419,812  

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS (Continued)

    108,960  

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.

  $ 1,384,882  
    8,866  

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.

    125,543  
                 
       

TOTAL CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $9,138,880)

    8,331,973  
                 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 19.8%

    13,775,647  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund - Admiral Class

    191,205,977  
    6,547,387  

Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt Fund - Admiral Class

    71,039,147  
                 
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $265,557,180)

    262,245,124  
                 
       

PRIVATE FUNDS — 12.1%

       

MacKay Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, LP*

    30,247,585  
       

MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP*

    130,989,586  
                 
       

TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS

       

(Cost $152,000,000)

    161,237,171  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 5.7%

    75,475,143  

BlackRock MuniCash - Institutional Shares, 1.35%7

    75,482,690  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $75,478,615)

    75,482,690  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

       

(Cost $1,311,993,441)

    1,326,976,088  
       

Other assets less liabilities — 0.1%

    1,144,971  
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 1,328,121,059  

  

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

Variable rate security.

 

2

Alternative Minimum Tax eligible security.

 

3

144A restricted security.

 

4

Floating rate security.

 

5

Security is in default.

 

6

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

7

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

 

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

 

AGM-CR – Assured Guaranty Municipal Custodial Receipts

 

AMBAC – American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

 

AR – Argentina

 

BAM – Build America Mutual Assurance Company

 

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation

 

FHA – Federal Housing Administration

 

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association

 

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

 

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

 

LP – Limited Partnership

 

NATL – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

 

NATL-RE – National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Reinsurance

 

OBLG – Obligation

 

PSF – Permanent School Fund Guaranteed

 

SAW – State Aid Withholding

 

SIFMA – Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

 

ST RES FD GTY – State Resource Fund Guaranty

 

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

38

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 72.0%

       

ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 10.2%

    7,669,838  

Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund - Class R6

  $ 75,317,811  
    1,697,301  

GMO SGM Major Markets Fund - Class VI

    54,364,539  
              129,682,350  
       

CORE/ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 61.8%

    14,682,683  

GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund - Class IV1

    396,872,918  
    2,129,116  

GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class III

    69,409,169  
    16,744,600  

JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund – R6 Class

    314,463,584  
              780,745,671  
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $894,700,373)

    910,428,021  
         
       

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 0.8%

       

CORE DIVERSIFIER — 0.8%

    247,382  

iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF

    9,390,621  
                 
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

       

(Cost $9,519,263)

    9,390,621  
         
       

PRIVATE FUNDS — 19.7%

       

ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIER — 7.9%

    10,159,238  

Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP - Class A

    100,170,088  
              100,170,088  
       

CORE DIVERSIFIERS — 11.8%

       

All Weather Portfolio Limited

    100,176,280  
       

D. E. Shaw Orienteer X Fund, LLC

    48,550,000  
              148,726,280  
       

TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS

       

(Cost $251,000,000)

    248,896,368  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 7.5%

    95,079,174  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 2.03%2

    95,107,698  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $95,088,375)

    95,107,698  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

       

(Cost $1,250,308,011)

    1,263,822,708  
       

Other assets less liabilities — 0.0%3

    223,969  
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 1,264,046,677  

 

1

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

2

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

3

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

 

LLC – Limited Liability Company

 

LP – Limited Partnership

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

39

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 89.4%

       

CORE — 78.5%

    2,522,223  

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund - I Class

  $ 26,256,345  
    2,683,329  

MetWest Total Return Bond Fund – Plan Class

    26,269,794  
    1,305,197  

PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class

    15,557,951  
    3,775,805  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Class 1

    39,419,409  
              107,503,499  
       

OPPORTUNISTIC — 10.9%

    254,003  

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund - Class IV

    6,819,983  
    1,414,355  

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund - Admiral Class

    8,160,825  
              14,980,808  
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $122,891,492)

    122,484,307  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 10.8%

    14,837,806  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 2.03% 2

    14,842,258  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $14,841,085)

    14,842,258  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

       

(Cost $137,732,577)

    137,326,565  
       

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.2)%

    (296,020 )
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 137,030,545  

 

1

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

2

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

40

 

ASPIRIANT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As of August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable Bond
Fund
*

 

ASSETS:

                               

Investments, at value (cost $1,103,049,538, $1,311,993,441, $1,250,308,011 and $137,732,577, respectively)

  $ 1,255,096,761     $ 1,326,976,088     $ 1,263,822,708     $ 137,326,565  

Cash

    505,337       732,124              

Foreign currency, at value (cost $166,988, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

    168,746                    

Receivables:

                               

Investments sold

    3,147                    

Fund shares sold

    1,291,770       612,351       1,036,643       249,985  

Dividends and interest

    1,269,021       10,050,729       156,259       279,543  

Other prepaid expenses

    59,540       68,264       85,859       20,430  

Total assets

    1,258,394,322       1,338,439,556       1,265,101,469       137,876,523  
                                 

LIABILITIES:

                               

Payables:

                               

Investments purchased

    551,208       9,652,079             222,950  

Securities lending collateral

    119,246,570                    

Fund shares redeemed

    142,948       79,073       558,701       500,002  

Due to Adviser

    148,946       252,630       106,253       8,873  

Accrued fund accounting fees

    148,492       180,251       118,055       13,933  

Accrued administrative servicing fees

    36,570       30,111       10,501       3,327  

Accrued fund administration fees

    32,448       38,205       36,287       3,156  

Accrued custody fees

    16,533       7,295       1,019       1,514  

Accrued Trustees' fees

    10,470       10,470       10,470       10,470  

Accrued transfer agent fees and expenses

    6,258       6,027       6,294       7,517  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer fees

    1,105       1,105       1,105       1,105  

Due to Custodian

                166,420       34,520  

Accrued other expenses

    63,897       61,251       39,687       38,611  

Total liabilities

    120,405,445       10,318,497       1,054,792       845,978  
                                 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,137,988,877     $ 1,328,121,059     $ 1,264,046,677     $ 137,030,545  
                                 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                               

Capital (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

  $ 945,938,009     $ 1,311,909,421     $ 1,224,966,985     $ 137,036,653  

Total distributable earnings (losses)

    192,050,868       16,211,638       39,079,692       (6,108 )

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO OUTSTANDING SHARES

  $ 1,137,988,877     $ 1,328,121,059     $ 1,264,046,677     $ 137,030,545  
                                 

SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

    82,845,324  ^     131,984,551       118,646,583       13,783,021  

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  $ 13.74  ^   $ 10.06     $ 10.65     $ 9.94  

 

^

Advisor Shares

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

41

 

ASPIRIANT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable Bond
Fund
*

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

                               

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $313,808, $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

  $ 10,009,952     $ 3,554,911     $ 2,992,560     $ 1,243,373  

Interest

    775,814       17,647,862       766,303       56,386  

Securities lending income

    108,158                    

Total investment income

    10,893,924       21,202,773       3,758,863       1,299,759  
                                 

EXPENSES:

                               

Advisory fees

    1,310,428       1,745,936       612,749       91,414  

Administrative services fees

    535,399       643,458       612,749       36,581  

Fund accounting fees

    180,805       219,003       144,962       13,933  

Fund administration fees

    154,818       183,448       173,739       9,984  

Registration fees

    41,283       62,026       83,665       20,176  

Audit fees

    36,544       39,630       19,291       20,164  

Legal fees

    25,666       25,781       34,979       17,935  

Custody fees

    21,763       10,515       1,355       1,514  

Trustees' fees and expenses

    19,376       19,376       19,376       19,376  

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    18,492       18,465       18,896       16,435  

Insurance fees

    8,800       8,800       8,800       5,511  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    7,770       7,770       7,770       7,770  

Regulatory services

    3,431       4,046       3,067       3,067  

Shareholder reporting fees

    3,061       512       3,664       4,159  

Other expenses

    9,272       3,377       2,817       2,124  

Total expenses

    2,376,908       2,992,143       1,747,879       270,143  

Less: Advisory fees waived

    (436,685 )     (291,198 )           (62,161 )

Less: Administrative services fees waived

    (415,810 )     (495,054 )     (551,463 )     (25,612 )

Net expenses

    1,524,413       2,205,891       1,196,416       182,370  

Net investment income

    9,369,511       18,996,882       2,562,447       1,117,389  
                                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                               

Investments

    (8,192,382 )     (1,115,971 )     5,818,325       811  

Foreign currency translations

    (184,964 )                  

Capital gain distributions

    12,483,914                    

Total net realized gain (loss)

    4,106,568       (1,115,971 )     5,818,325       811  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                               

Investments

    25,132,460       6,009,593       (26,496,117 )     (406,012 )

Foreign currency translations

    (12,502 )                  

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    25,119,958       6,009,593       (26,496,117 )     (406,012 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    29,226,526       4,893,622       (20,677,792 )     (405,201 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  $ 38,596,037     $ 23,890,504     $ (18,115,345 )   $ 712,188  

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

 

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM:

                       

OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income

  $ 9,369,511     $ 18,844,823     $ 18,996,882     $ 30,632,062  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    4,106,568       34,745,735       (1,115,971 )     1,126,705  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

    25,119,958       77,346,098       6,009,593       112,429  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    38,596,037       130,936,656       23,890,504       31,871,196  
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS^:

                               

From net investment income

          (21,527,271 )     (19,148,908 )     (31,951,419 )

From net realized gains

          (4,870,420 )           (363,323 )

Total distributions to shareholders

          (26,397,691 )     (19,148,908 )     (32,314,742 )
                                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS^:

                               

Shares sold

    113,518,775       249,516,310       174,578,875       403,981,553  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

          25,000,900       18,438,849       31,038,629  

Shares redeemed

    (53,974,887 )     (100,870,728 )     (120,474,817 )     (166,169,389 )

Net increase from capital share transactions

    59,543,888       173,646,482       72,542,907       268,850,793  
                                 

Total increase in net assets

  $ 98,139,925     $ 278,185,447     $ 77,284,503     $ 268,407,247  
                                 

NET ASSETS:

                               

Beginning of period

    1,039,848,952       761,663,505       1,250,836,556       982,429,309  

End of period

  $ 1,137,988,877     $ 1,039,848,952     $ 1,328,121,059     $ 1,250,836,556  
                                 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES^:

                               

Shares sold

    8,560,620       19,558,879       17,408,548       39,912,912  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

          1,909,460       1,843,740       3,073,715  

Shares redeemed

    (4,058,491 )     (7,829,666 )     (12,030,329 )     (16,463,582 )

Net increase

    4,502,129       13,638,673       7,221,959       26,523,045  

 

^

Represents Advisor Shares transactions for Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

Defensive
Allocation Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable
Bond Fund

 
   

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

   

Period Ended
August 31, 2018
*
(Unaudited)

 

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM:

               

OPERATIONS:

                       

Net investment income

  $ 2,562,447     $ 14,281,682     $ 1,117,389  

Net realized gain on investments

    5,818,325       22,694,710       811  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (26,496,117 )     24,894,823       (406,012 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (18,115,345 )     61,871,215       712,188  
                         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                       

From net investment income

          (14,857,016 )     (718,296 )

From net realized gains

          (6,283,359 )      

Total distributions to shareholders

          (21,140,375 )     (718,296 )
                         

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                       

Shares sold

    221,419,717       557,119,353       139,068,836  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

          20,280,079       665,411  

Shares redeemed

    (63,089,258 )     (62,010,105 )     (2,697,594 )

Net increase from capital share transactions

    158,330,459       515,389,327       137,036,653  
                         

Total increase in net assets

  $ 140,215,114     $ 556,120,167     $ 137,030,545  
                         

NET ASSETS:

                       

Beginning of period

    1,123,831,563       567,711,396        

End of period

  $ 1,264,046,677     $ 1,123,831,563     $ 137,030,545  
                         

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:

                       

Shares sold

    20,694,538       52,588,221       13,987,673  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

          1,905,209       67,281  

Shares redeemed

    (5,923,269 )     (5,797,927 )     (271,933 )

Net increase

    14,771,269       48,695,503       13,783,021  

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - ADVISOR SHARES

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2016

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2015

   

Period Ended
February 28,
2014
*

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.27     $ 11.77     $ 10.50     $ 11.53     $ 11.00     $ 10.00  
                                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.11       0.25       0.19       0.15       0.04       0.00  (1)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    0.36       1.61       1.34       (0.99 )     0.52       1.02  

Total from investment operations

    0.47       1.86       1.53       (0.84 )     0.56       1.02  
                                                 

Less Distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

          (0.29 )     (0.20 )     (0.00 )(1)     (0.03 )     (0.02 )

From net realized gain

          (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.19 )            

Total distributions

          (0.36 )     (0.26 )     (0.19 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )
                                                 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.74     $ 13.27     $ 11.77     $ 10.50     $ 11.53     $ 11.00  
                                                 

Total return

    3.47 %(2)     15.80 %     14.63 %     (7.33 )%     5.01 %     10.24 %(2)
                                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,137,989     $ 1,039,849     $ 761,664     $ 381,654     $ 301,750     $ 202,303  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.44 %(3)     0.44 %     0.59 %     1.05 %     1.81 %     2.20 %(3)

Expense waiver

    (0.16 )%(3)     (0.16 )%     (0.08 )%     (0.04 )%     %     %(3)

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.28 %(3)     0.28 %     0.51 %     1.01 %     1.81 %     2.20 %(3)

Net investment income (loss)

    1.72 %(3)     2.05 %     2.02 %     1.40 %     0.37 %     (0.05 )%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

    34 %(2)     38 %     89 %     83 %     101 %     43 %(2)

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on April 4, 2013.

 

(1)

Rounds to less than 0.005.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Period Ended
February 29,
2016
*

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.03     $ 10.00     $ 10.23     $ 10.00  
                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income

    0.15       0.28       0.28       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.03       0.05       (0.22 )     0.18  

Total from investment operations

    0.18       0.33       0.06       0.38  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.15 )     (0.30 )     (0.28 )     (0.15 )

From net realized gain

          (0.00 )(1)     (0.01 )      

Total distributions

    (0.15 )     (0.30 )     (0.29 )     (0.15 )
                                 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.06     $ 10.03     $ 10.00     $ 10.23  
                                 

Total return

    1.81 %(2)     3.35 %     0.60 %     3.86 %(2)
                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,328,121     $ 1,250,837     $ 982,429     $ 678,272  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.46 %(3)     0.46 %     0.51 %     0.61 %(3)

Expense waiver

    (0.12 )%(3)     (0.11 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.07 )%(3)

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.34 %(3)     0.35 %     0.44 %     0.54 %(3)

Net investment income

    2.94 %(3)     2.80 %     2.85 %     3.32 %(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

    9 %(2)     28 %     20 %     0 %(1) (2)

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on July 1, 2015.

 

(1)

Rounds to less than 0.005.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

46

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2018
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Period Ended
February 29,
2016
*

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.82     $ 10.29     $ 9.77     $ 10.00  
                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income

    0.02       0.15       0.11       0.00  (1)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.19 )     0.61       0.53       (0.23 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.17 )     0.76       0.64       (0.23 )
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

          (0.16 )     (0.12 )      

From net realized gain

          (0.07 )     (0.00 )(1)      

Total distributions

          (0.23 )     (0.12 )      
                                 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.65     $ 10.82     $ 10.29     $ 9.77  
                                 

Total return

    (1.57 )%(2)     7.44 %     6.54 %     (2.30 )%(2)
                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,264,047     $ 1,123,832     $ 567,711     $ 127,729  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.29 %(3)     0.30 %     0.35 %     0.78 %(3)

Expense waiver

    (0.09 )%(3)     (0.08 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.07 )%(3)

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.20 %(3)     0.22 %     0.28 %     0.71 %(3)

Net investment income (loss)

    0.42 %(3)     1.63 %     1.55 %     (0.20 )%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

    13 %(2)     37 %     16 %     0 %(2)

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on December 14, 2015.

 

(1)

Rounds to less than 0.005.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Period Ended
August 31, 2018
*
(Unaudited)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.00  
         

Income from Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income

    0.09  

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

    (0.09 )

Total from investment operations

    0.00  
         

Less Distributions:

       

From net investment income

    (0.06 )

Total distributions

    (0.06 )
         

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.94  
         

Total return

    0.03 %(1)
         

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

       

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 137,031  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

       

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.74 %(2)

Expense waiver

    (0.24 )%(2)

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.50 %(2)

Net investment income

    3.05 %(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

    0 %(1)

 

*

Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018.

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Aspiriant Trust, which was organized on November 22, 2011, is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company (the “Trust”). The Trust currently consists of the following four diversified portfolios: Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (the “Equity Allocation Fund”), which commenced operations on April 4, 2013, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund (the “Municipal Bond Fund”), which commenced operations on July 1, 2015, Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (the “Defensive Allocation Fund”), which commenced operations on December 14, 2015, and Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund (the “Taxable Bond Fund”, together with the Equity Allocation Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the Defensive Allocation Fund, each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”), which commenced operations on March 29, 2018. The Equity Allocation Fund has established two classes of shares: Advisor Shares and Institutional Shares. Only Advisor Shares have been offered and issued to date. The Municipal Bond Fund, the Defensive Allocation Fund, and the Taxable Bond Fund have each established, offered and issued only one class of shares. The Funds’ investment objectives are as follows:

 

The Equity Allocation Fund - The investment objective of the Equity Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions. Under normal circumstances, the Equity Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The types of equity securities the Fund will invest in include common stock, preferred stock, and depositary receipts. The Fund also may invest in securities that provide exposure to equity securities (i.e. rights, warrants, and investment company shares). The Fund will hold a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in countries with developed and emerging markets. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The adviser and sub-advisers generally will consider selling securities when other securities are identified that may result in a better opportunity.

 

The Municipal Bond Fund - The investment objective of the Municipal Bond Fund is to seek total return on investment through income exempt from regular federal income taxes and through capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Municipal Bond Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities that pay income that is exempt from regular federal personal income tax. These municipal securities include obligations issued by U.S. states and their subdivisions, authorities, instrumentalities, and corporations, as well as obligations issued by U.S. territories (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), which may include a focus on the California municipal securities market. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in securities that generate income subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in bonds of any maturity and duration. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including open-end and closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and private funds that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Municipal Bond Fund may invest directly.

 

The Defensive Allocation Fund – The investment objective of the Defensive Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term investment returns with lower risk and lower volatility than the stock market, and with relatively low correlation to stock and bond market indexes. Under normal circumstances, the Defensive Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in underlying funds (the “Underlying Funds”) and may, to a limited extent, invest in separately managed accounts (“SMAs”), which are private portfolios of securities for individual accounts. The Fund seeks to provide a return that has lower volatility than traditional asset classes (i.e., public equity and investment grade bonds) by combining several non-traditional or alternative asset class exposures, including investments that focus on a specialized asset class (i.e., long-short strategies).

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION (Continued)

 

The Defensive Allocation Fund’s exposures may include global equities, global fixed income, market neutral, global macro, managed futures, relative value, long/short equity, long/short debt, merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, security arbitrage, managed futures, derivatives and other non-traditional strategies.

 

The Taxable Bond Fund – The investment objective of the Taxable Bond Fund is to maximize long-term total return. The Fund invests primarily in Underlying Funds and may, to a limited extent, invest in SMAs. To achieve its investment objective, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests through Underlying Funds and SMAs at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed income securities. The Fund intends to allocate its assets to Underlying Funds and SMAs that primarily invest in various types of bonds and other securities, typically government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, notes, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, zero coupon bonds, bank loans, money market instruments, repurchase agreements, swaps, futures, options, credit default swaps, private placements and restricted securities. These investments may have interest rates that are fixed, variable or floating. The Underlying Funds and SMAs may invest in the U.S. and abroad, including international and emerging markets, and may purchase securities of any credit rating and varying maturities issued by domestic and foreign corporations, entities and governments.

 

Aspiriant, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) of the Trust (the “Board”) has the overall responsibility for monitoring the operations of the Trust and the Funds, including the Adviser.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”.

 

 

(a)

Securities Valuations

 

Securities are valued at market value as of the regularly scheduled close of trading (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Securities listed on the NYSE or other exchanges are valued on the basis of the last reported sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded. However, if the last sale price on the NYSE is different from the last sale price on any other exchange, the NYSE price will be used. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the bid price on the NYSE or other primary exchange for that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued on the basis of the last sales price as reported by NASDAQ®. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices as reported by NASDAQ®. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other assets are valued at fair value as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board. Debt securities including listed issues, are valued by using an evaluated mean price furnished by an independent pricing service, which may use matrix and valuation models as necessary to formulate its prices.

 

In the case of certain foreign securities, the local exchange close occurs at various times before the close of the NYSE. Therefore, foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(a)

Securities Valuations (Continued)

 

local close prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time each Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the close of the NYSE.

 

Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable NAV.

 

The investments in private funds, that are not publicly traded, such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies and exempted companies, are typically valued using NAV as a practical expedient, as reported by the private funds’ managers and their agents, when the NAV is calculated in a manner consistent with measurement principles in FASB ASC Topic 946 for investment companies. Such values are calculated according to the valuation policies of the particular private fund. Investments in private funds are subject to the terms of the private funds’ offering documents. Valuations of the private funds may be subject to estimates and are net of management, performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the private funds’ managers as required by the private funds’ offering documents.

 

The Board oversees the Trust’s Valuation Committee, whose actions are reported to the Board at least quarterly and more frequently, if appropriate.

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

 

Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels as described below:

 

 

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, benchmark yields, bids, offers, transactions, spreads, cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program, and other relationships observed in the markets among market securities, underlying equity of the issuer, proprietary pricing models, credit risk, etc.); or

 

 

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

 

The Trust measures the fair value of its investments in private funds that do not have a readily determinable fair value, based on the NAV of the investment as a practical expedient, without further adjustment, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the NAV should be adjusted to reflect any significant events that may change the valuation. In using the NAV as a practical expedient, certain attributes of the investment, which may impact the fair value of the investment, are not considered in measuring fair value. Attributes of those investments include the investment strategies of the investees and may also include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date and any unfunded commitments. The Trust is permitted to invest in private fund investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value and, as such, has elected to use the NAV as calculated on the reporting entity’s measurement date as the fair value of the investment.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, in valuing the Equity Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Common Stock

                                       

Australia

  $     $ 3,881,605     $     $     $ 3,881,605  

Austria

          2,284,620                   2,284,620  

Belgium

          4,571,725                   4,571,725  

Bermuda

    8,151,079       2,801,017                   10,952,096  

Brazil

    738,901                         738,901  

Canada

    19,493,321                         19,493,321  

Cayman Islands

    202,765       1,489,400                   1,692,165  

Chile

    2,459,267                         2,459,267  

China

    1,789,217       2,305,624                   4,094,841  

Colombia

    588,265                         588,265  

Curacao

    41,558                         41,558  

Denmark

    1,619,070       4,421,953                   6,041,023  

Finland

          2,347,183                   2,347,183  

France

    487,989       2,730,538                   3,218,527  

Germany

    167,702       2,499,343                   2,667,045  

Guernsey

    7,228,454       44,988                   7,273,442  

Hong Kong

    4,916,746       15,274,889                   20,191,635  

India

    2,199,813                         2,199,813  

Indonesia

    133,215                         133,215  

Ireland

    1,042,330       1,042,947                   2,085,277  

Isle of Man

          61,503                   61,503  

Israel

    4,942,401       1,512,495                   6,454,896  

Italy

    1,087,506       1,737,337                   2,824,843  

Japan

    7,194,430       38,712,088                   45,906,518  

Jersey

    466,040       22,648                   488,688  

Luxembourg

    106,683       952,638                   1,059,321  

Netherlands

    282,311       3,067,199                   3,349,510  

New Zealand

          2,921,980                   2,921,980  

Norway

          3,284,850                   3,284,850  

Panama

    2,059,116                         2,059,116  

Peru

    155,763                         155,763  

Portugal

          897,185                   897,185  

Singapore

    543,677       812,317                   1,355,994  

South Korea

    1,636,731                         1,636,731  

Spain

          552,384                   552,384  

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Common Stock (Continued)

                               

Sweden

  $     $ 2,497,501     $     $     $ 2,497,501  

Switzerland

    12,506,247       6,734,433                   19,240,680  

Taiwan

    11,335,702                         11,335,702  

Thailand

    213,831                         213,831  

United Kingdom

    7,100,499       9,152,835                   16,253,334  

United States

    205,195,827                         205,195,827  

Virgin Islands (British)

    191,644                         191,644  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    218,405,224                         218,405,224  

Closed-End Mutual Fund

          25,649                   25,649  

Open-End Mutual Fund

    347,034,497                         347,034,497  

Preferred Stock

                                       

Germany

          1,155,298                   1,155,298  

Private Fund

                      52,641,285       52,641,285  

Short-Term Investments

    91,694,913       119,246,570                   210,941,483  

Total Investments

  $ 963,412,734     $ 239,042,742     $     $ 52,641,285     $ 1,255,096,761  

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Equity Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Equity Allocation Fund and their attributes as of August 31, 2018:

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period (in
Months)

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds – Long/Short Equity(a)

  $ 52,641,285       N/A       Indefinite       Monthly       2       N/A  
    $ 52,641,285       N/A                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes funds that employ long and short trading in common stock and preferred stock of U.S. and foreign issuers and attempt to achieve capital appreciation.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, in valuing the Municipal Bond Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Municipal Bonds

  $     $ 819,679,130     $     $     $ 819,679,130  

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    8,331,973                         8,331,973  

Open-End Mutual Funds

    262,245,124                         262,245,124  

Private Funds

                      161,237,171       161,237,171  

Short-Term Investment

    75,482,690                         75,482,690  

Total Investments

  $ 346,059,787     $ 819,679,130     $     $ 161,237,171     $ 1,326,976,088  

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Municipal Bond Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Municipal Bond Fund and their attributes as of August 31, 2018:

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period (in
Days)

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds - Fixed Income Relative-Value (a)

  $ 161,237,171       N/A       Indefinite       Quarterly       65       25% investor level gate, if redemptions exceed 25% of total fund's assets  
    $ 161,237,171       N/A                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes funds that apply both a top-down overlay and bottom-up credit research in the construction of U.S. tax exempt and taxable portfolios.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Municipal Bond Fund’s net assets as of August 31, 2018:

 

Private Fund

Fair Value
as % of
Net Assets

Investment
Strategy

Valuation Policy of
Leveraged Investment

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Terms

MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP

9.9%

Fixed Income Relative-Value

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund (including accrued interest and dividends) less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Quarterly

25% investor level gate, if redemptions exceed 25% of total fund's assets

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, in valuing the Defensive Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedules of Investment:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Open-End Mutual Funds:

                                       

Alternative Diversifiers

  $ 129,682,350     $     $     $     $ 129,682,350  

Core/Alternative Diversifiers

    780,745,671                         780,745,671  

Exchange-Traded Fund:

                                       

Core Diversifier

    9,390,621                         9,390,621  

Private Funds:

                                       

Alternative Diversifier

                      100,170,088       100,170,088  

Core Diversifiers

                      148,726,280       148,726,280  

Short-Term Investment

    95,107,698                         95,107,698  

Total Investments

  $ 1,014,926,340     $     $     $ 248,896,368     $ 1,263,822,708  

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Defensive Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Defensive Allocation Fund and their attributes as of August 31, 2018:

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period (in
Business
Days)

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds –

                                               

Merger Arbitrage (a)

  $ 100,170,088       N/A       Indefinite       Daily       3       N/A  

Risk Parity (b)

    148,726,280       N/A       Indefinite       Monthly       5-10       N/A  
    $ 248,896,368       N/A                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes the funds that primarily focus on definitive merger arbitrage opportunities and aim to capture idiosyncratic spread returns by investing in securities of, and financial instruments relating to, companies subject to publicly announced mergers and acquisitions.

 

 

(b)

This category includes the funds that hold a globally diversified portfolio with approximately equal risk allocations across equities, developed market sovereign bonds, credit (e.g., corporate and emerging country debt) and inflation hedges (e.g., commodities and inflation linked sovereign debt), and some relative value positions to drive outperformance or fund alpha.

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s net assets as of August 31, 2018:

 

Private Funds

Fair Value
as % of
Net Assets

Investment
Strategy

Valuation Policy of
Leveraged Investment

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Terms

Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP – Class A

7.9%

Merger Arbitrage

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Daily

N/A

All Weather Portfolio Limited

7.9%

Risk Parity

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Monthly

N/A

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2018, in valuing the Taxable Bond Fund’s assets:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Open-End Mutual Funds:

                               

Core

  $ 107,503,499     $     $     $ 107,503,499  

Opportunistic

    14,980,808                   14,980,808  

Short-Term Investment

    14,842,258                   14,842,258  

Total Investments

  $ 137,326,565     $     $     $ 137,326,565  

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(c)

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income

 

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums using the effective interest method. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates. Distributions from underlying investment companies are classified as investment income or realized gains based on the U.S. income tax characteristics of the distribution. Realized gains and losses on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported on the identified cost basis, which is also used for income tax purposes.

 

 

(d)

Foreign Currency and Risk

 

 

i.

Assets and liabilities — at the closing rate of exchange as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 31, 2018.

 

 

ii.

Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are recorded at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions (or the average rate if significant rate fluctuations have not occurred).

 

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included within the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the US$ equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

 

Foreign investments present additional risks due to currency fluctuations, economic and political factors, government regulations, differences in accounting standards and other factors. Investments in emerging markets involve even greater risks.

 

 

(e)

Securities Lending

 

The Funds may participate in a securities lending program, providing portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions. When the Funds participate in securities lending they will be entitled to payments equal to the interest and dividends on the loaned securities and may receive a premium for lending the securities. As collateral, the Funds receive cash (“Cash Collateral”) or securities, such as various government securities or common stocks listed on certain indices (“Non-Cash Collateral”) in return for the securities and records a corresponding payable for collateral due to the respective broker. The amount of collateral received is maintained at a minimum level of 102% of the prior day’s market value on securities loaned. Investment transactions, including securities on loan and the related collateral, are recorded on a trade date basis. Cash Collateral is reinvested in short-term securities including overnight repurchase agreements, commercial paper, master notes, floating rate corporate notes (with at least quarterly reset rates), and money market funds. The valuation of collateral is discussed in “Securities Valuations” in Note 2 of the Notes to the Financial Statements. When the Funds lend their portfolio securities, they are subject to the risk that they may not be able to get

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(e)

Securities Lending (Continued)

 

the portfolio securities back from the borrower on a timely basis, in which case the Funds may lose certain investment opportunities. The Funds also are subject to the risks associated with the investments received as collateral from the borrower.

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund and Taxable Bond Fund had not participated in a securities lending program. The Equity Allocation Fund’s securities on loan were appropriately collateralized at August 31, 2018. Cash Collateral received as part of the Equity Allocation Fund’s securities lending program was invested in the following securities as of August 31, 2018:

 

Description

 

Value

 

Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 1.96%*

  $ 21,765,982  

Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, London, 2.28%*

    20,000,000  

Repurchase Agreement with ING Bank NV, London, 2.17%*

    15,000,000  

Repurchase Agreement with Natixis, New York, 1.95%*

    10,000,000  

Repurchase Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 2.18%*

    4,000,000  

Time Deposit with MUFG Bank Ltd., London, 1.88%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Landesbank Hessen Thuringen, London, 1.92%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Mizuho Bank Ltd., London, 1.91%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Royal Bank of Canada, London, 1.92%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Standard Chartered, London, 1.90%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Bank of Montreal, London, 1.95%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with National Bank of Canada, London, 1.90%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with National Australia Bank, London, 1.94%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Bred Banque Populaire, 1.97%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Den Norske Bank, Oslo, 1.87%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Skandanaviska Enskilda Banken, 1.88%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, 1.93%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Rabobank Netherlands, 1.88%*

    3,000,000  

Time Deposit with Australia New Zealand, London, 1.92%*

    3,000,000  

Yankee CD with Sumitomo Bank, New York, 2.27%*

    500,022  

Yankee CD with The Chiba Bank Ltd., New York, 2.19%*

    499,977  

Commercial Paper with Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.33%*

    499,406  

Total

  $ 114,265,387  

 

 

*

The rate shown is the annualized 7-day yield as of August 31, 2018.

 

As of August 31, 2018 the Equity Allocation Fund held Non-Cash Collateral in the amount of $4,984,374 which consisted of U.S. Treasury Securities.

 

The Equity Allocation Fund pays a portion of net revenue from securities lending to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”) for its services as the securities lending agent. The securities lending income as shown in the Statement of Operations is net of these expenses. For the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Equity Allocation Fund paid $46,915 to JPM from securities lending revenue.

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(f)

Distributions to Shareholders

 

The Municipal Bond Fund and Taxable Bond Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least quarterly. The Equity Allocation Fund and Defensive Allocation Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least annually. The Funds intend to distribute all or substantially all of their net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years) at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. U.S. GAAP requires that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. The final determination of tax characteristics of each individual Fund’s distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.

 

 

(g)

Amortization

 

Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.

 

 

(h)

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Funds 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 income and expenses for the period. The Funds believe that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent, however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

(i)

Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

(j)

Federal Income Taxes

 

Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore no federal income tax provision is required. Certain Funds may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years for all major jurisdictions, which the Funds consider to be its federal income tax filings. The open tax years include the current year plus the prior three tax years, or all years if the Funds have been in existence for less than three

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(j)

Federal Income Taxes (Continued)

 

years. As of and during the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Funds did not record a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds have no examinations in progress and are 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.

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

 

(a)

Investment Advisory Fees

 

The Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds pursuant to the terms of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and the Trust. In consideration for such services the Funds will pay the Adviser a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears. Pursuant to an administrative services agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Trust, the Adviser is entitled to a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears, for providing administrative services to the Funds that include the selection and monitoring of investment sub-advisers, negotiation of investment sub-advisory agreements, data gathering regarding investments, liaison with outside service providers such as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, auditors and accountants, creation of investor communications, and other such activities.

 

Equity Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.24% of the Equity Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.24% to 0.16% through June 30, 2019. During the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Adviser waived $436,685 of its advisory fee for the Equity Allocation Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Equity Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative services fee under the Administration Agreement that is not subject to recoupment. From March 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived expenses at a rate of 0.09% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of average daily net assets. For the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived $415,810 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Municipal Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.27% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.21% through June 30, 2019. Previously, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.24% through June 30, 2018. During the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Adviser waived $291,198 of its advisory fee for the Municipal Bond Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Municipal Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative services fee under the Administration Agreement that is not subject to recoupment. From March 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived expenses at a rate of 0.08% of average daily net assets such that

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS (Continued)

 

 

(a)

Investment Advisory Fees (Continued)

 

the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.02% of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. For the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived $495,054 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Defensive Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Defensive Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative services fee under the Administration Agreement that is not subject to recoupment. During the period March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived expenses at a rate of 0.09% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of average daily net assets. For the six months ended August 31, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived $551,463 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Taxable Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Taxable Bond Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.25% to 0.08% through June 30, 2019. During the period from March 29, 2018 to August 31, 2018, the Adviser waived $62,161 of its advisory fee for the Taxable Bond Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Taxable Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the administrative services fee under the Administration Agreement that is not subject to recoupment. Effective March 29, 2018, the Taxable Bond Fund’s inception, the Adviser voluntarily waived expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. For the period from March 29, 2018 to August 31, 2018, the Adviser voluntarily waived $25,612 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Effective November 14, 2017, the Adviser, the Equity Allocation Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund had entered into an expense limitation and reimbursement agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) under which the Adviser has contractually agreed to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses of each Fund (which excludes any acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend costs relating to short sales and extraordinary expenses of each Fund) to the extent necessary to limit the annualized operating expenses for the Equity Allocation Fund’s Advisor Shares to 0.65% and the Municipal Bond Fund to 0.65% of each Fund’s average daily net asset value (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation Agreement was terminated effective at the close of business on June 30, 2018.

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS (Continued)

 

(b) Sub-Advisory Fees

 

Aperio Group, LLC and Acadian Asset Management LLC serve as the sub-advisers of the Equity Allocation Fund. During the period March 1, 2018 to June 29, 2018, Wells Capital Management Inc. (“WellsCap”) also served as a sub-adviser for the Equity Allocation Fund. Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and WellsCap serve as the sub-advisers of the Municipal Bond Fund. The Adviser pays a portion of its advisory fee to the sub-advisers for sub-advisory services they provide to the Funds.

 

 

(c)

Custodian Fees

 

JPM serves as custodian of the Trust’s assets and is responsible for maintaining custody of the Funds’ cash and investments and retaining sub-custodians, including in connection with the custody of foreign securities. Cash held by the custodian, the amount of which may at times be substantial, is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the amount of available insurance coverage limits.

 

 

(d)

Fund Accounting Fees

 

JPM also serves as the Trust’s fund accounting agent.

 

 

(e)

Administration Fees

 

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Trust’s administrator and provides various administrative services necessary for the operations of the Trust including facilitating general Fund management; supervising the maintenance of each individual Fund’s general ledger, the preparation of the Funds’ financial statements, the payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders; and preparing specified financial, tax, and other reports.

 

 

(f)

Transfer Agent Fees

 

UMBFS also serves as a Trust’s Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent.

 

 

(g)

Trustees’ Fees

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are officers of the Adviser. Effective July 1, 2018, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $50,000, as well as $2,000 for each telephonic meeting that he or she attends, plus reimbursement of related expenses. For the period April 1, 2018, through June 30, 2018, the annual retainer was $45,000. Prior to April 1, 2018, the annual retainer was $40,000. The Chair of the Audit Committee is paid an additional $7,500 per year.

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2018, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and dispositions of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:

 

   

Other than
U.S. Government Securities

   

U.S. Government Securities

 
   

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Equity Allocation Fund

  $ 367,574,678     $ 332,651,846     $     $  

Municipal Bond Fund

    34,350,748       4,148       158,704,570       104,012,726  

Defensive Allocation Fund

    235,965,578       140,931,695              

Taxable Bond Fund*

    122,891,492                    

 

 

*

Commenced operations on March 29, 2018.

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

 

Losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October” losses) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. As of February 28, 2018, the Equity Allocation Fund, Municipal Bond Fund and Defensive Allocation Fund had $0, $757,790 and $0, respectively, of post-October capital losses which were deferred until March 1, 2018 for tax purposes.

 

At August 31, 2018, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation and (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

Equity
Allocation Fund

   

Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation Fund

   

Taxable Bond
Fund

 

Cost of investments

  $ 1,103,595,023     $ 1,318,640,975     $ 1,250,308,011     $ 137,732,577  
                                 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 158,146,302     $ 21,937,001     $ 29,047,600     $ 241,622  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (6,644,564 )     (13,601,888 )     (15,532,903 )     (647,634 )
                                 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

  $ 151,501,738     $ 8,335,113     $ 13,514,697     $ (406,012 )

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued)

 

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of the net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended February 28, 2018, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified to undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gain (loss) as follows.

 

   

Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

Paid in Capital

   

Accumulated Net
Investment
Income

   

Accumulated Net
Realized Gain
(Loss)

 

Equity Allocation Fund

  $ 11     $ 2,330,345     $ (2,330,356 )

Municipal Bond Fund

    (3,148,682 )     345,330       2,803,352  

Defensive Allocation Fund

    (11,060 )     2,470,614       (2,459,554 )

 

As of February 28, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

Equity
Allocation Fund

   

Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 1,197,790     $     $ 2,429,548  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

          9,945,939        

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    26,177,292             14,754,675  

Tax accumulated earnings

    27,375,082       9,945,939       17,184,223  

Accumulated capital and other losses

    (76,610 )     (787,642 )      

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    126,144,516       2,311,745       40,010,814  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency

    11,843              

Total accumulated earnings

  $ 153,454,831     $ 11,470,042     $ 57,195,037  

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Equity Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

 

 

2018

   

2017

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 23,441,182     $ 11,961,644  

Net long-term capital gains

    2,956,509       3,510,216  

Total taxable distributions

    26,397,691       15,471,860  

Total distributions paid

  $ 26,397,691     $ 15,471,860  

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued)

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Municipal Bond Fund during the years ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

 

 

2018

   

2017

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary income

  $     $ 172,966  

Net long-term capital gains

    363,323       980,889  

Total taxable distributions

    363,323       1,153,855  

Tax-exempt dividends

    31,951,419       21,388,272  

Total distributions paid

  $ 32,314,742     $ 22,542,127  

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Defensive Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

 

 

2018

   

2017

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 18,479,936     $ 5,863,886  

Net long-term capital gains

    2,660,439       15,218  

Total taxable distributions

    21,140,375       5,879,104  

Total distributions paid

  $ 21,140,375     $ 5,879,104  

 

6.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

On March 30, 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities, which is intended to enhance “the accounting for the amortization of premiums for purchased callable debt securities.” ASU 2017-08’s amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Management is evaluating the impact of the ASU 2017-08’s amendments on the Trust.

 

On August 28, 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820. ASU 2018-13’s amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-13’s amendments on the Trust.

 

7.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued and determined there were no subsequent events that required adjustment to our disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR ASPIRIANT TRUST

 

At a meeting held on April 26, 2018, the Board considered the renewal of (1) the Trust’s advisory agreement with the Adviser, on behalf of the Funds, (2) the sub-advisory agreements between the Adviser and each of Aperio Group, LLC (“Aperio”) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”) with respect to Equity Allocation Fund, (3) the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen”) with respect to the Municipal Bond Fund, and (4) the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Wells Capital Management, Inc. (“WellsCap”; together with Aperio, Acadian and Nuveen, the “Sub-Advisers”) with respect to Equity Allocation Fund and Municipal Bond Fund.

 

After the initial two-year term, the agreements must be approved annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the agreements or “interested persons” of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each year after the initial term, the Board calls and holds a meeting to decide whether to continue the agreements for an additional one-year term. In preparation for such meetings, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of information from the Adviser and Sub-Advisers.

 

In considering whether to renew the Trust’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements, the Trustees requested and reviewed materials from the Adviser and Sub-Advisers to help the Trustees evaluate the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ fees under the agreements. Representatives from the Adviser provided an overview of its advisory business and discussed its investment personnel, investment processes, and investment experience. The Board discussed the written materials from the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, the Adviser’s oral presentation, and other relevant information that the Board received, and considered the approval of the agreements in light of this information. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. Certain factors considered by the Board are addressed in more detail below.

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser to each Fund, as applicable, the Board reviewed, among other things, the Adviser’s and each Sub-Adviser’s personnel, experience, and compliance program. The Board considered the background and experience of the Adviser’s and each Sub-Adviser’s senior management and the qualifications, backgrounds, and responsibilities of the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Board also reviewed information pertaining to the Adviser’s and each Sub-Adviser’s organizational structure, investment operations, and other relevant information, including information relating to the financial condition of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser to determine whether adequate resources were available to continue to provide a high level of service to the Funds. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable.

 

Performance

 

The Board reviewed information regarding the performance of each Fund for various periods, as well as peer group and benchmark comparative performance. The Board also reviewed information regarding the portions of the Equity Allocation Fund managed by Aperio, Acadian, and WellsCap, respectively, and the portions of the Municipal Bond Fund managed by Nuveen and WellsCap, respectively. The Board noted periods of outperformance and underperformance relative to each Fund’s comparative index and Morningstar fund universe. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, it was satisfied with the performance of each Fund generally and the portions of each Fund managed by Aperio, Acadian, WellsCap and Nuveen, as applicable.

 

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (Continued)

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Cost of Services

 

The Board reviewed information regarding the Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory fees, observing that the advisory fee for each of the Equity Allocation Fund and Defensive Allocation Fund was lower than the advisory fees of 90% of funds in its respective Morningstar fund universe The Board further noted that the advisory fee for Municipal Bond Fund was lower than the advisory fees of 80% of funds in its Morningstar fund universe. The Board also noted that Adviser does not manage any other client accounts using the same strategies as the Funds, but that the Funds’ advisory fees were within the range of the Adviser’s standard fees to manage separate accounts. The Board noted that the Adviser is responsible for paying the Sub-Advisers out of the advisory fee it receives from the applicable Funds. The Board further noted that the Adviser has been lowering its advisory fees with respect to the Equity Allocation Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund and that the Funds’ expense ratios have been decreasing. With respect to those assets of the Funds that the Adviser invests in underlying funds, the Board determined that the Funds’ advisory fees are based on services that the Adviser provides to the Funds that are in addition to, not duplicative of, the services provided to an underlying fund by an adviser to an underlying fund. The Board concluded that each Fund’s advisory fee and, if applicable, sub-advisory fee are fair and reasonable in light of the services that the Funds receive.

 

Profitability

 

The Board reviewed information about the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser and to the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, and considered whether the level of profitability was reasonable and justified in light of the quality of the services rendered to the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser reimburses to its clients that are also shareholders of a Fund all net ordinary income that it receives from such Fund. Recognizing the difficulty in evaluating an investment adviser’s profitability with respect to the funds it manages in the context of an adviser with multiple lines of business, and noting that other profitability methodologies might also be reasonable, the Board determined that the level of profitability of the Adviser and Sub-Advisers was within the range the Board considered reasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board considered the potential for economies of scale, noting that the Sub-Advisers’ fee schedules include breakpoints and that the Adviser had been decreasing its fee over time, and currently is contractually waiving a portion of its fee, with respect to the Equity Allocation Fund and Municipal Bond Fund, thereby reducing the amount that it retains after paying the Sub-Advisers. The Board concluded that the Funds’ shareholders were benefitting from any economies of scale realized by the Adviser with respect to the Funds.

 

Ancillary Benefits

 

The Board noted the benefits received by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds (other than advisory and sub-advisory fees), including the intangible benefits of their association with the Funds generally and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Funds’ performance.

 

Conclusion

 

Based on its deliberations and evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ fees are fair and reasonable in light of the services provided to the Funds and approved the continuation of the agreements.

 

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses of each Fund. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may also incur additional costs such as a transaction fee charged on the purchase or sale of each Fund or an asset-based management fee. The following Example is 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.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from March 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Actual” provides information about actual account value and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Hypothetical” provides information about hypothetical account value and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value 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 each 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.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any costs that may be associated with investing in each Fund through a financial intermediary. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if any costs associated with investing through a financial intermediary were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Equity Allocation Fund

Beginning
Account Value
March 1,
2018

Ending
Account Value
August 31,
2018

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
March 1, 2018
to August 31,
2018
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,034.70

0.28%

$ 1.43

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.59

0.28%

$ 1.42

 

 

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August 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Municipal Bond Fund

Beginning
Account Value
March 1,
2018

Ending
Account Value
August 31,
2018

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
March 1, 2018
to August 31,
2018
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.10

0.34%

$ 1.74

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.28

0.34%

$ 1.74

 

Defensive Allocation Fund

Beginning
Account Value
March 1,
2018

Ending
Account Value
August 31,
2018

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
March 1, 2018
to August 31,
2018
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 984.30

0.20%

$ 0.98

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.02

0.20%

$ 1.00

 

Taxable Bond Fund

Beginning
Account Value
March 29,
2018

Ending
Account Value
August 31,
2018

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
March 29, 2018
to August 31,
2018

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.30

0.50%(2)

$ 2.12(2)

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.49

0.50%(3)

$ 2.54(3)

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 184/365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

(2)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for the period from March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 155/365 (to reflect partial period).

 

(3)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for the period from March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Advisor Shares (Ticker RMEAX)

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

(Ticker RMMBX)

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

(Ticker RMDFX)

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
(Ticker RMTBX)

 

Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Aspiriant, LLC
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

SUB-ADVISERS

Acadian Asset Management LLC
260 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

 

Aperio Group, LLC
Three Harbor Drive, Suite 315
Sausalito, CA 94965

 

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

 

Wells Capital Management, Inc.
525 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

 

AUDITORS

Deloitte & Touche LLP
555 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

 

CUSTODIAN

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Seaport Center, 70 Fargo Street
Boston, MA 02210-1950

 

DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Distribution Services, LLC
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

TRANSFER AGENT

UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

 

Item 2.  Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments

 

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

No material changes to report.

 

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

 

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or were 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 to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13.  Exhibits

 

(a) (1) Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

(2)Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4)There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 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.

 

Registrant Aspiriant Trust  
     
By /s/ Robert J. Francais  
Title Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date 11/7/2018  

 

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/ Robert J. Francais  
Title Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date 11/7/2018  
     
By /s/ Douglas S. Hendrickson  
Title Douglas S. Hendrickson, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
     
Date 11/7/2018