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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
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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF
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N/A
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USAA Asset Management Company
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Bloomberg
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ICE Data Services
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Refinitiv
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N/A
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Y
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N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
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Victory Capital Management Inc
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Refinitiv
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N/A
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ICE Data Services
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N/A
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Citibank N.A.
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
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N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
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N
Victory Capital Management Inc
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N
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
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Y
Y
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438.06
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Bloomberg
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ICE Data Services
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Refinitiv
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N/A
N
Y
Citibank N.A.
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Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
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Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
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Y
Victory Capital Management Inc
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Y
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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF
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N
Y
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N
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N
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16059.00
N/A
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Y
Y
N
Victory Capital Management Inc
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000106189
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N
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Refinitiv
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N/A
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ICE Data Services
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N/A
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Bloomberg
N/A
N/A
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Y
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E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
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N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
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N
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
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Y
Victory Capital Management Inc
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N
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ITG AUSTRALIA LTD.
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000029299
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159654.45
0
Y
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300000000
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N
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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF
S000065161
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1
0
0
Exchange-Traded Fund
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N
0.02180
0.02180
0.017575919
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N
Y
N
N
Citibank, N.A.
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
N
N
Revenue sharing split
5459.42
223.65
N/A
Y
Y
Y
N
Victory Capital Management Inc
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000106189
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USAA Asset Management Company
801-72896
000159030
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2019-06-30
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
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000111242
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2019-06-30
Citibank, N.A.
N/A
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
N
N
Y
Refinitiv
N/A
N/A
N
ICE Data Services
N/A
N/A
N
Bloomberg
N/A
N/A
N
Y
Citibank N.A.
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Y
N
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
549300OX9HIV34JOX333
N
Y
Victory Capital Management Inc
549300YNO08S1SH3I683
Y
N
Y
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
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000019714
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000013041
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SUSQUEHANNA SECURITIES
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8NAV47T0Y26Q87Y0QP81
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34747.46
0
Y
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300000000
N
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N
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N
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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF
S000065161
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0.002406
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0.002406
-0.001609
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0.998391
0.008122
0
1387.50
0
0
0
0
0
937.5
0
0
0
0
Y
VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF
S000065158
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0.175790
0.021121
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0.000000
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0
11311.94
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
N
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF
S000065156
Y
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0.002639
0.002779
0.997361
0.002779
0.001841
0.000000
1.001841
0.000000
0
1112.90
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
Y
VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF
S000065157
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50000
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0.007371
0.923968
0.007371
-0.093004
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1.093004
0.000000
0
2857.14
0
0
0
0
0
2000
0
0
0
0
Y
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0
0
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2597.98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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S000065160
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EO-IFL.txt
VICTORY FUNDS
Interfund Lending N-CEN Certification
Period Ending August 31, 2019
In regards to the InterFund Lending Program, I certify that the Adviser
on behalf of the Funds has implemented procedures reasonably designed
to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of the InterFund
Lending Order which includes the following objectives: (a) that the
InterFund Loan rate will be higher than the Repo Rate, but lower than
the Bank Loan Rate; (b) compliance with the collateral requirements as
set forth in the Application; (c) Compliance with the percentage
limitations on interfund borrowing and lending; (d) Allocation of the
interfund borrowing and lending demand in an equitable manner and in
accordance with procedures established by the Trustees; and (e) that
the InterFund Loan Rate does not exceed the interest rate on any
third-party borrowings of a borrowing Fund at the time of the InterFund
Loan.
________Colin Kinney______________________ ______11/7/2019__________
Colin Kinney Date
Chief Compliance Officer
Victory Funds
INTERNAL CONTROL RPT
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ICL-VPII.txt
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Victory Portfolios II
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements
of VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF, VictoryShares
USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, VictoryShares USAA MSCI
USA Value Momentum ETF, VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap
Value Momentum ETF, VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF, and VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF (the Funds), each a series of Victory
Portfolios II, as of and for the year ended August 31, 2019,
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the
Funds internal control over financial reporting, including
controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing
our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds
internal control over financial reporting. 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