0001004726-21-000199.txt : 20210727 0001004726-21-000199.hdr.sgml : 20210727 20210727171831 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001004726-21-000199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210727 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210727 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210727 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Victory Portfolios II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001547580 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN/A SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22696 FILM NUMBER: 211118669 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4900 TIEDEMAN ROAD, 4TH FLOOR CITY: BROOKLYN STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 BUSINESS PHONE: 216-898-2411 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4900 TIEDEMAN ROAD, 4TH FLOOR CITY: BROOKLYN STATE: OH ZIP: 44144 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Compass EMP Funds Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120417 0001547580 S000065156 VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF C000210925 VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF ULVM 0001547580 S000065157 VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF C000210926 VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF UIVM 0001547580 S000065158 VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF C000210927 VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF UEVM 0001547580 S000065159 VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF C000210928 VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF USTB 0001547580 S000065160 VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF C000210929 VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF UITB 0001547580 S000065161 VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF C000210930 VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF USVM N-CEN/A 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN/A 0001752724-19-162450 LIVE 0001547580 XXXXXXXX 811-22696 true false false N-1A S000065161 true S000065160 true S000065157 true S000065159 true S000065158 true S000065156 true Victory Portfolios II 811-22696 0001547580 5493002SUQLUY3T5P040 4900 Tiedeman Road 4th Floor Brooklyn 44144 US-OH US 800-539-3863 Victory Capital Advisers, Inc. 4900 Tiedeman Road 4th Floor Brooklyn 44144 800-539-3863 records relating to its functions as investment adviser and administrator Citibank N.A. 388 Greenwich St. New York 10013 813-604-4707 records relating to its function as custodian and transfer agent for certain funds FIS Investor Services LLC 4249 Easton Way Suite 400 Columbus 43219 800-237-4851 Records relating to its functions as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent Victory Capital Management Inc. 4900 Tiedman Road 4th Floor Brooklyn 44144 800-539-3863 records relating to its function as distributor for certain funds Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons Suite 200 Columbus 43219 614-470-8000 Records relating to its functions as sub-administor and sub-fund accountant Foreside Fund Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Suite 100 Portland 04101 866-251-6920 records relating to function as distributor for certain funds N N N-1A 22 Y David Meyer N/A N John Kelly N/A N Gloria Nelund N/A N Dennis Bushe N/A N David Brown N/A Y Nigel Andrews N/A N Leigh Wilson N/A N E. 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Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A funds internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A funds internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a funds assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of August 31, 2019. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. COHEN AND COMPANY, LTD. Cleveland, Ohio October 28, 2019