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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:              811-22696

 

Victory Portfolios II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

  4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio   44144  
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)  

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43219

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-539-3863

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

June 30, 2020

Annual Report

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Victory Funds' shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Victory Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on www.VictoryFunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change, and you need not take any action.

You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Victory Funds or your financial intermediary electronically sooner than January 1, 2021 by notifying your financial intermediary directly or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800-539-3863 or by sending an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your reports. If you invest directly with the Victory Funds, you can call 800-539-3863 or send an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Victory Funds you hold directly or through your financial intermediary.



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Victory
Portfolios II

Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

   

2

   

Fund Review and Commentary (Unaudited)

   

4

   

Financial Statements

 
Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

8-19

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

37

   

Statements of Operations

   

38

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

39-40

   

Financial Highlights

   

42-43

   

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

20-36

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

37

   

Statements of Operations

   

38

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

39-40

   

Financial Highlights

   

44-45

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

46

   
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
   

59

   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

   

60

   

Trustee and Officer Information

    60

 

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

    63    

Expense Examples

    63    

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

    65

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

    66

 

Privacy Policy (inside back cover)

     

The Victory Funds are distributed by Victory Capital Services, Inc. Victory Capital Management Inc. is the investment adviser to the Funds and receives fees from the Funds for performing services for the Funds.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus of the Victory Funds.

For additional information about any Victory Fund, including fees, expenses, and risks, view our prospectus online at www.vcm.com or call 800-539-3863. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

The information in this annual report is based on data obtained from recognized services and sources and is believed to be reliable. Any opinions, projections, or recommendations in this report are subject to change without notice and are not intended as individual investment advice. Past investment performance of the Funds, markets or securities mentioned herein should not be considered to be indicative of future results.

• NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE
• MAY LOSE VALUE

Call Victory at:

800-539-FUND (800-539-3863)

Visit our website at:

www.vcm.com


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Victory Funds Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

What a difference a year makes. Not long ago, we were marveling at the longest-ever bull market in equities. Although the current market environment appears constructive and relatively calm (as of this writing), what has transpired over the past year has been nothing short of astounding.

In fact, the annual period ended June 30, 2020, has been the most unusual period for investors since the Global Financial Crisis or, perhaps, the Great Depression. We entered this year with mundane concerns of interest rates and global trade talks, but that all changed quickly in early 2020. The spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States was an unprecedented event that rendered virtually any economic forecast unreliable. In March, and seemingly overnight, the sentiment pendulum swung from risk-on to risk-off.

The global economy came to an all-stop and equities sold off sharply. Meanwhile, liquidity evaporated in many segments of the fixed-income market, especially higher-yielding credits and anything perceived to be higher risk, which caused credit spreads to widen and depressed prices.

Fortunately, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") and other monetary authorities worldwide leapt into action — slashing interest rates, (re)starting quantitative easing and, in the case of the Fed, launching an array of programs to provide liquidity to stabilize fixed-income markets.

The U.S. government also stepped up to provide $2 trillion of fiscal stimulus in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which aims help toward corporations, small businesses, and individuals that have been affected by the abrupt economic stoppage.

All those steps ended the market's freefall, spurred a significant rally in equities, and helped tighten credit spreads across much of the fixed-income universe. In fact, by June 30, 2020, sentiment was nothing less than bullish and the broad market indexes had largely recovered losses from the first quarter. Through all this turmoil and volatility, the S&P 500® Index managed to deliver an annual return of approximately 7.5% for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020. Meanwhile, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries declined 144 basis points, reflecting both the Fed intervention and the uncertainties, ending June 30 at approximately 0.66%.

Looking ahead, the economy and markets remain unpredictable. For equities, investors should expect continued bouts of elevated volatility, which will likely be driven by reports on the virus, a possible vaccine, and the economic data. On the whole, however, we believe the tenor of the market is much improved from the depths of the crisis even as earnings estimates remain vague at best.

Credit markets, too, remain unpredictable, though they have stabilized markedly. A wide range of outcomes are conceivable over the next year, but continued monetary intervention and fiscal stimulus, coupled with a regional approach to economic shutdowns, may well prevent credit spreads from returning to the elevated levels of March.


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Regardless, whatever is in store for markets, the investment philosophies and resolve of Victory Capital's various independent investment franchises remain steadfast. We believe that our collective investment talent and their actively managed portfolios will be able to manage risks and excel in an environment that often creates short-term pricing dislocations that benefit astute investors.

On the following pages, you will find information relating to your Victory Funds investment. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor. If you invest with us directly, you may call (800) 539-3863, or visit our website at www.vcm.com.

My colleagues and I sincerely appreciate the confidence you have placed in the Victory Funds, and we value the opportunity to help meet your investment goals.

Christopher K. Dyer, CFA

President,

Victory Funds


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Victory Equity Long/Cash Funds

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 6.71% (Class A Shares at net asset value) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Index returned 7.92% and the S&P 500® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned 7.51% during the period. The difference in performance of the Fund and the Index was primarily due to the Fund's fees and expenses. Neither the Index nor the S&P 500® Index are investable products; therefore, fees and expenses do not apply.

The Index moves from equities to U.S. Treasury bills ("T-Bills") during periods of significant market decline ("Long/Cash" feature). The Long/Cash feature of the Index triggered and allocated to a 75% T-Bill position on March 2, 2020. The Index held that T-Bill position until April 1, 2020, at which time the T-Bill position went to 50% and has held that position through the end of the reporting period. Due to the large market downturn, which occurred while the Index held the T-Bill position, the Long/Cash trigger was the key driver of the Fund's outperformance (before fees) versus the S&P 500® Index for the fiscal year.

Additionally, underweights to the Energy and Financials sectors contributed to the Fund's performance relative to the S&P 500® Index, while its underweight positions in Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary detracted from the Fund's performance.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class I

     

 

INCEPTION DATE

 

11/19/12

 

11/19/12

 

11/19/12

     

 

  Net Asset
Value
  Maximum
Offering
Price
  Net Asset
Value
  Contingent
Deferred
Charges
  Net Asset
Value
  NASDAQ Victory
US Large
Cap 500 Long/
Cash Volatility
Weighted Index1
  S&P 500®
Index2
 

One Year

   

6.71

%

   

0.58

%

   

5.96

%

   

5.02

%

   

6.97

%

   

7.92

%

   

7.51

%

 

Three Year

   

6.37

%

   

4.29

%

   

5.54

%

   

5.54

%

   

6.60

%

   

7.48

%

   

10.73

%

 

Five Year

   

7.89

%

   

6.62

%

   

7.08

%

   

7.08

%

   

8.15

%

   

9.01

%

   

10.73

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

11.09

%

   

10.23

%

   

10.25

%

   

10.25

%

   

11.35

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

  1.25%   2.00%   1.00%      

 
With Applicable
Waivers
  0.99%   1.74%   0.74%    

 


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Victory Equity Long/Cash Funds

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses for each class of shares through October 31, 2020.

The maximum offering price (MOP) reflects a maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A Shares. Class C Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge, but are subject to a deferred sales charge of 1.00% on shares redeemed within one year of purchase. NAV does not reflect sales charges. The total return figures set forth above include all waivers of fees for various periods since inception. Without such fee waivers, the total returns would have been lower. Some fee waivers are voluntary and may be modified or terminated at any time.

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund — Growth of $10,000

1Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Long/Short Cash Volatility Weighted Index is an unmanaged index whose strategy involves equity-oriented investing on both the long and short sides of the market. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the index directly. Unlike the Fund's returns, the index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

2The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index comprised of 500 domestically traded common stocks, is weighted according to the market value of each common stock in the index, and includes reinvestment of dividends. This index does not include the effect of sales charges and is not representative of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment of growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A Shares of the Fund. The performance of other classes of the Fund's shares will be greater than or less than the line shown based on the differences in loads and fees paid by shareholders investing in the different classes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


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Victory Bond Replacement Funds

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that achieve high current income.

The Fund returned 5.31% (Class A Shares at net asset value) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, outperforming its benchmark, the FTSE 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the "Index"), which returned 1.56%.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by engaging in a multi-strategy approach utilizing several distinct strategies. Four of those strategies involve buying the stocks of the Nasdaq Victory High Dividend Indexes and shorting a beta-adjusted equivalent amount of high correlating equity index futures against them. Together, these strategies are referred to as the "spread" strategies and cover the U.S. large cap, U.S. small cap, international developed, and emerging market asset classes in approximately equal dollar amounts.

The Fund's remaining strategy is designed to diversify its investments and its market risk exposure. This consists of holding a long position in Nasdaq-100® Index futures and a short position in a beta-adjusted equivalent amount of S&P 500® Index futures (the Nasdaq/S&P strategy).

The Fund's use of derivative strategies to hedge market risk and produce a steady stream of income can produce offsetting gains or losses depending on the market environment. During the fiscal year, the spread strategies collectively detracted from the Fund's performance, but were more than offset by gains in the Nasdaq/S&P strategy.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

 

INCEPTION DATE

 

11/19/12

 

11/19/12

 

11/19/12

 

 

  Net Asset
Value
  Maximum
Offering
Price
  Net Asset
Value
  Contingent
Deferred
Charges
  Net Asset
Value
  FTSE
3-Month
U.S. Treasury
Bill Index1
 

One Year

   

5.31

%

   

–0.74

%

   

4.59

%

   

3.59

%

   

5.79

%

   

1.56

%

 

Three Year

   

4.21

%

   

2.19

%

   

3.46

%

   

3.46

%

   

4.54

%

   

1.72

%

 

Five Year

   

3.99

%

   

2.77

%

   

3.23

%

   

3.23

%

   

4.30

%

   

1.15

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

2.24

%

   

1.44

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.47

%

   

2.55

%

   

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

  1.03%   2.56%   1.05%  

 

With Applicable Waivers

  0.75%   1.50%   0.40%  

 


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Victory Bond Replacement Funds

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses for each class of shares through October 31, 2020.

The maximum offering price (MOP) reflects a maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A Shares. Class C Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge, but are subject to a deferred sales charge of 1.00% on shares redeemed within one year of purchase. NAV does not reflect sales charges. The total return figures set forth above include all waivers of fees for various periods since inception. Without such fee waivers, the total returns would have been lower. Some fee waivers are voluntary and may be modified or terminated at any time.

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund — Growth of $10,000

1The FTSE 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index which measures monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to market and consists of the last three three-month U.S. Treasury Bill issues. Index assumes reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund's returns, the index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

The graph reflects investment of growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A Shares of the Fund. The performance of other classes of the Fund's shares will be greater than or less than the line shown based on the differences in loads and fees paid by shareholders investing in the different classes.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


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Victory Portfolios II
Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (53.6%)

 

Communication Services (2.4%):

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

1,088

   

$

82,579

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

   

56

     

79,411

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

2,757

     

83,344

   

Cable One, Inc.

   

49

     

86,968

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

192

     

97,927

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

2,103

     

81,975

   

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

2,231

     

47,074

   

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

   

1,658

     

57,218

   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

   

717

     

94,680

   

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

   

362

     

82,200

   

Fox Corp., Class A

   

2,278

     

61,096

   

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,240

     

88,189

   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   

139

     

63,251

   

Omnicom Group, Inc. (b)

   

1,343

     

73,328

   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

15,079

     

88,513

   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

   

535

     

74,670

   

The New York Times Co., Class A

   

1,411

     

59,304

   

The Walt Disney Co.

   

634

     

70,697

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)

   

780

     

81,237

   

Twitter, Inc. (a)

   

1,222

     

36,403

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

2,237

     

123,326

   
     

1,613,390

   

Consumer Discretionary (5.8%):

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   

478

     

68,091

   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

   

43

     

118,629

   

Aptiv PLC

   

715

     

55,713

   

Aramark

   

1,959

     

44,215

   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   

83

     

93,634

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

671

     

58,558

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

42

     

66,878

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

1,673

     

59,057

   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

541

     

63,405

   

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

   

243

     

47,854

   

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

   

778

     

69,670

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

   

84

     

88,398

   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   

871

     

70,185

   

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

1,355

     

75,135

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

754

     

57,131

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

544

     

103,638

   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

   

707

     

65,525

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

128

     

47,288

   

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

   

1,335

     

87,082

   

eBay, Inc.

   

1,877

     

98,449

   

Etsy, Inc. (a)

   

639

     

67,881

   

Garmin Ltd.

   

873

     

85,118

   

Gentex Corp.

   

2,634

     

67,877

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

948

     

82,438

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II
Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

640

   

$

47,968

   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

794

     

58,319

   

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

   

979

     

49,234

   

Kohl's Corp.

   

1,024

     

21,268

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

1,014

     

46,178

   

Lear Corp.

   

480

     

52,330

   

Lennar Corp., Class A

   

1,161

     

71,541

   

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A (b)

   

2,856

     

38,270

   

LKQ Corp. (a)

   

2,035

     

53,317

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

663

     

89,585

   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   

552

     

47,323

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

528

     

97,399

   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

   

398

     

40,500

   

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

897

     

87,951

   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

1,418

     

23,298

   

NVR, Inc. (a)

   

18

     

58,658

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

   

212

     

89,394

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

   

805

     

48,759

   

Pool Corp.

   

364

     

98,961

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

1,712

     

58,259

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

440

     

31,909

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

734

     

62,566

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)

   

657

     

33,047

   

Service Corp. International

   

2,092

     

81,358

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

1,031

     

75,871

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

1,627

     

21,607

   

Target Corp.

   

467

     

56,007

   

The Home Depot, Inc.

   

413

     

103,461

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

1,242

     

62,796

   

Tractor Supply Co.

   

818

     

107,803

   

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

142

     

28,886

   

VF Corp.

   

887

     

54,054

   

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

   

470

     

60,879

   

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

   

1,251

     

60,136

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

1,036

     

90,038

   
     

3,850,779

   

Consumer Staples (4.0%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

2,113

     

84,309

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   

1,455

     

92,625

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

2,233

     

110,824

   

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

492

     

73,564

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

1,307

     

101,031

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

1,317

     

96,483

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

1,722

     

60,563

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

355

     

107,640

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

1,915

     

118,059

   

Hormel Foods Corp. (b)

   

2,233

     

107,787

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

863

     

71,629

   

Kellogg Co.

   

1,233

     

81,452

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

702

     

99,228

   

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   

808

   

$

51,655

   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   

598

     

107,287

   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   

1,791

     

91,574

   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

   

1,281

     

88,799

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

880

     

116,389

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

843

     

59,061

   

Sysco Corp.

   

1,488

     

81,334

   

The Clorox Co.

   

601

     

131,842

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

1,952

     

87,215

   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

   

346

     

65,283

   

The Hershey Co.

   

625

     

81,013

   

The J.M. Smucker Co.

   

807

     

85,389

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

2,233

     

71,210

   

The Kroger Co.

   

2,223

     

75,249

   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   

932

     

55,650

   

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

   

2,417

     

47,663

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

1,473

     

62,440

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

1,066

     

127,685

   
     

2,691,932

   

Energy (0.9%):

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   

3,632

     

62,398

   

ConocoPhillips

   

1,128

     

47,399

   

Continental Resources, Inc.

   

1,620

     

28,399

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

740

     

37,488

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

1,483

     

66,320

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

1,460

     

42,632

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

4,976

     

75,485

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

1,218

     

40,462

   

Phillips 66

   

923

     

66,364

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

3,853

     

73,284

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

850

     

49,997

   
     

590,228

   

Financials (9.0%):

 

Aflac, Inc.

   

2,146

     

77,320

   

Alleghany Corp.

   

123

     

60,164

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

2,305

     

45,708

   

American Express Co.

   

749

     

71,305

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,039

     

65,935

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

1,734

     

54,066

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

426

     

63,917

   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

   

2,198

     

62,973

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

1,611

     

63,957

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

1,031

     

100,513

   

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (a)

   

1,625

     

50,684

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2,593

     

61,584

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

   

581

     

103,714

   

BlackRock, Inc., Class A

   

165

     

89,775

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

2,027

     

82,621

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

798

     

49,947

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

   

722

   

$

67,348

   

Chubb Ltd.

   

593

     

75,086

   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

926

     

59,292

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

1,093

     

55,852

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

2,043

     

51,565

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

390

     

63,391

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

1,184

     

45,110

   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Class C

   

1,523

     

90,574

   

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) (b)

   

171

     

71,651

   

Discover Financial Services

   

979

     

49,038

   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,287

     

46,641

   

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

   

414

     

79,447

   

Everest Re Group Ltd. (b)

   

380

     

78,356

   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   

271

     

89,015

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

2,578

     

79,041

   

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

2,805

     

54,080

   

First American Financial Corp.

   

1,637

     

78,609

   

First Republic Bank

   

761

     

80,658

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (b)

   

2,825

     

59,240

   

Globe Life, Inc.

   

1,028

     

76,308

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

6,059

     

54,743

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

958

     

87,753

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

4,011

     

43,158

   

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

   

3,150

     

48,983

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

724

     

68,099

   

KeyCorp

   

4,054

     

49,378

   

KKR & Co., Inc.

   

2,153

     

66,485

   

Loews Corp.

   

1,873

     

64,225

   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

773

     

60,603

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

511

     

53,129

   

Markel Corp. (a)

   

83

     

76,623

   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

160

     

80,147

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

932

     

100,069

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

1,889

     

68,986

   

Moody's Corp.

   

317

     

87,089

   

Morgan Stanley

   

1,552

     

74,962

   

Morningstar, Inc.

   

570

     

80,353

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

214

     

71,437

   

Nasdaq, Inc.

   

814

     

97,249

   

Northern Trust Corp. (b)

   

781

     

61,965

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

4,373

     

71,324

   

People's United Financial, Inc.

   

5,351

     

61,911

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (b)

   

1,510

     

62,725

   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   

1,122

     

66,624

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

895

     

54,506

   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   

818

     

56,303

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

4,890

     

54,377

   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   

667

     

52,319

   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

500

     

85,515

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

296

     

97,525

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

2,824

   

$

51,990

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

1,328

     

73,013

   

Signature Bank

   

603

     

64,473

   

State Street Corp.

   

854

     

54,272

   

SVB Financial Group (a)

   

228

     

49,141

   

Synchrony Financial

   

2,477

     

54,890

   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   

649

     

80,152

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

1,812

     

53,309

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

862

     

83,605

   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

1,805

     

69,763

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A (b)

   

1,187

     

67,255

   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   

1,319

     

44,503

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

388

     

76,677

   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

1,867

     

71,973

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

632

     

66,493

   

The Progressive Corp.

   

999

     

80,030

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

727

     

82,914

   

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

   

1,197

     

69,594

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

1,684

     

63,234

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

1,989

     

73,235

   

Voya Financial, Inc.

   

1,331

     

62,091

   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   

1,274

     

72,987

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

1,917

     

49,075

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

1,639

     

55,726

   
     

6,083,445

   

Health Care (7.4%):

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

1,164

     

106,425

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

678

     

66,566

   

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

   

204

     

49,278

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

1,013

     

89,519

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

487

     

54,661

   

Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

   

164

     

45,008

   

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

   

332

     

65,915

   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

741

     

74,671

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

374

     

88,212

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

232

     

61,011

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

937

     

80,676

   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

   

128

     

34,246

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

398

     

105,100

   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   

1,920

     

67,411

   

Bruker Corp.

   

1,302

     

52,965

   

Centene Corp. (a)

   

929

     

59,038

   

Cerner Corp.

   

1,302

     

89,252

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

   

432

     

75,319

   

Chemed Corp.

   

203

     

91,567

   

Cigna Corp.

   

298

     

55,920

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

1,168

     

75,885

   

Danaher Corp.

   

583

     

103,092

   

DaVita, Inc. (a)

   

744

     

58,880

   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

   

1,744

     

76,841

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

   

953

   

$

65,862

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

655

     

107,538

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

883

     

54,684

   

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

   

2,310

     

54,839

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

518

     

50,277

   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

   

1,282

     

74,856

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

896

     

98,363

   

Humana, Inc.

   

182

     

70,571

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   

261

     

86,172

   

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   

192

     

71,107

   

Incyte Corp. (a)

   

744

     

77,354

   

Insulet Corp. (a)

   

219

     

42,543

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

   

129

     

73,508

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

527

     

74,771

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

   

569

     

62,783

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

734

     

103,222

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

   

527

     

87,540

   

Masimo Corp. (a)

   

474

     

108,066

   

Medtronic PLC

   

1,012

     

92,800

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

1,178

     

91,095

   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

   

103

     

82,972

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

386

     

68,700

   

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

   

297

     

53,110

   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   

848

     

83,180

   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

676

     

65,768

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

981

     

111,794

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

128

     

79,827

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

441

     

84,672

   

Stryker Corp.

   

445

     

80,185

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

222

     

80,804

   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

285

     

80,837

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

259

     

93,846

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

248

     

73,148

   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

   

593

     

55,084

   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

530

     

64,936

   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

   

380

     

89,080

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

308

     

89,416

   

Waters Corp. (a)

   

403

     

72,701

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

515

     

116,992

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

558

     

66,603

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

623

     

85,376

   
     

4,954,440

   

Industrials (8.3%):

 

3M Co.

   

487

     

75,967

   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   

1,324

     

48,008

   

Allegion PLC

   

703

     

71,861

   

AMERCO, Inc.

   

209

     

63,158

   

American Airlines Group, Inc. (b)

   

2,234

     

29,198

   

AMETEK, Inc.

   

1,006

     

89,907

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

1,723

     

81,188

   

See notes to financial statements.


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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   

883

   

$

69,810

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

507

     

60,673

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

552

     

69,828

   

Cintas Corp.

   

287

     

76,445

   

Copart, Inc. (a)

   

953

     

79,356

   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

   

92

     

65,382

   

CSX Corp.

   

1,033

     

72,041

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

476

     

82,472

   

Deere & Co.

   

423

     

66,474

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

1,567

     

43,954

   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   

1,601

     

74,479

   

Dover Corp.

   

745

     

71,937

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

792

     

69,284

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

1,147

     

71,148

   

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) (b)

   

385

     

18,314

   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   

1,077

     

81,895

   

Fastenal Co.

   

1,574

     

67,430

   

Fortive Corp.

   

1,070

     

72,396

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

1,124

     

71,857

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

528

     

64,379

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

574

     

85,790

   

Graco, Inc.

   

1,551

     

74,432

   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,218

     

76,854

   

HEICO Corp.

   

574

     

57,199

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

534

     

77,211

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

625

     

78,350

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   

340

     

59,327

   

IDEX Corp.

   

571

     

90,242

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

457

     

79,906

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a)

   

1,762

     

49,547

   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

700

     

84,238

   

Kansas City Southern

   

484

     

72,256

   

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

   

1,542

     

64,317

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

389

     

66,002

   

Lennox International, Inc.

   

332

     

77,353

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

268

     

97,798

   

Masco Corp.

   

1,670

     

83,850

   

Nordson Corp.

   

511

     

96,943

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

370

     

64,961

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

546

     

92,597

   

Owens Corning, Inc.

   

1,068

     

59,552

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

1,098

     

82,185

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

327

     

59,929

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

1,761

     

69,084

   

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

669

     

41,224

   

Republic Services, Inc.

   

1,319

     

108,224

   

Robert Half International, Inc.

   

1,383

     

73,064

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

329

     

70,077

   

Rollins, Inc.

   

1,977

     

83,805

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

250

     

97,065

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Snap-on, Inc.

   

562

   

$

77,843

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

1,645

     

56,227

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   

1,049

     

25,113

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

401

     

55,891

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

233

     

72,451

   

Textron, Inc.

   

1,351

     

44,461

   

The Middleby Corp. (a)

   

595

     

46,969

   

The Toro Co.

   

1,264

     

83,854

   

Trane Technologies PLC

   

882

     

78,480

   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   

112

     

49,510

   

TransUnion

   

846

     

73,636

   

Trex Co., Inc. (a) (b)

   

486

     

63,214

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

431

     

72,869

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,028

     

35,579

   

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

   

341

     

50,823

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

653

     

111,140

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

235

     

73,828

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

959

     

101,568

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

611

     

108,574

   

Woodward, Inc.

   

720

     

55,836

   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)

   

551

     

42,565

   

Xylem, Inc.

   

908

     

58,984

   
     

5,521,638

   

Information Technology (9.0%):

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

   

513

     

110,150

   

Adobe, Inc. (a)

   

214

     

93,156

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   

835

     

43,929

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

880

     

94,239

   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

   

854

     

81,821

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

552

     

67,697

   

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

   

270

     

78,767

   

Apple, Inc.

   

251

     

91,564

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

844

     

51,020

   

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

   

214

     

44,946

   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

   

470

     

48,697

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

561

     

83,527

   

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

   

1,276

     

92,587

   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

   

1,094

     

85,102

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

218

     

68,803

   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   

737

     

93,002

   

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

   

301

     

65,281

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

   

939

     

90,106

   

CDW Corp.

   

559

     

64,945

   

Ciena Corp. (a)

   

1,229

     

66,563

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

1,631

     

76,070

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

896

     

132,527

   

Cognex Corp.

   

1,093

     

65,274

   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

   

1,273

     

72,332

   

Corning, Inc.

   

2,609

     

67,573

   

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (a)

   

1,208

     

66,368

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   

1,064

   

$

70,086

   

Entegris, Inc.

   

1,103

     

65,132

   

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

   

258

     

65,019

   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   

528

     

50,593

   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

   

545

     

76,017

   

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

   

144

     

60,198

   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

   

708

     

69,115

   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

254

     

63,889

   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

   

1,267

     

51,402

   

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

   

559

     

76,734

   

Gartner, Inc. (a)

   

426

     

51,687

   

Genpact Ltd.

   

2,027

     

74,026

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

438

     

74,294

   

Intel Corp.

   

1,127

     

67,428

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

602

     

72,704

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

591

     

108,761

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

3,508

     

80,193

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

529

     

53,313

   

KLA Corp.

   

331

     

64,373

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

164

     

53,047

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

663

     

62,103

   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   

252

     

74,516

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

1,152

     

69,823

   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (b)

   

564

     

59,395

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

   

766

     

39,464

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

493

     

100,330

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

412

     

46,655

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

342

     

81,055

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

496

     

69,504

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

958

     

42,506

   

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   

1,526

     

30,261

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

165

     

62,685

   

Oracle Corp.

   

1,607

     

88,819

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

1,244

     

94,233

   

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

   

161

     

49,867

   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

   

363

     

52,958

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

605

     

105,409

   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

   

444

     

49,075

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

730

     

66,583

   

RealPage, Inc. (a)

   

847

     

55,063

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

1,309

     

63,369

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

518

     

66,231

   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

935

     

52,809

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

357

     

42,758

   

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

   

470

     

91,650

   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

   

932

     

76,005

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

762

     

64,397

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

549

     

69,707

   

The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

113

     

45,935

   

The Western Union Co. (b)

   

3,308

     

71,519

   

Trimble, Inc. (a)

   

1,659

     

71,652

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

290

   

$

100,595

   

Ubiquiti, Inc. (b)

   

239

     

41,720

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

261

     

39,051

   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

   

425

     

87,903

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

456

     

88,086

   

VMware, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

407

     

63,028

   

WEX, Inc. (a)

   

306

     

50,493

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

1,693

     

25,886

   

Xilinx, Inc.

   

589

     

57,952

   

Zebra Technologies Corp. (a)

   

214

     

54,773

   

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

328

     

83,161

   
     

6,053,041

   

Materials (2.6%):

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

365

     

88,133

   

Albemarle Corp.

   

525

     

40,535

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

1,005

     

112,541

   

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

   

2,504

     

56,465

   

Ball Corp.

   

960

     

66,710

   

Celanese Corp.

   

749

     

64,669

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

1,573

     

44,264

   

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

979

     

63,762

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

940

     

65,462

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

483

     

96,093

   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (b)

   

427

     

52,290

   

International Paper Co.

   

1,769

     

62,286

   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

791

     

51,985

   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   

331

     

68,375

   

Nucor Corp.

   

1,587

     

65,718

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

814

     

81,237

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

818

     

86,757

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

592

     

56,199

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

592

     

73,597

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

1,319

     

99,004

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

1,966

     

51,293

   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

153

     

88,411

   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

723

     

83,759

   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   

819

     

43,939

   

Westrock Co.

   

1,552

     

43,860

   
     

1,707,344

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,355

     

61,273

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

442

     

45,729

   
     

107,002

   

Utilities (4.0%):

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

2,222

     

106,300

   

Ameren Corp.

   

1,534

     

107,932

   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

1,279

     

101,860

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   

858

     

110,391

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

1,106

     

110,135

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

3,497

   

$

65,289

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

1,808

     

105,623

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

1,389

     

99,911

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

960

     

103,200

   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

1,339

     

106,973

   

Edison International

   

1,004

     

54,527

   

Entergy Corp.

   

993

     

93,153

   

Essential Utilities, Inc.

   

1,951

     

82,410

   

Evergy, Inc.

   

1,913

     

113,421

   

Eversource Energy

   

1,376

     

114,579

   

Exelon Corp.

   

2,269

     

82,342

   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   

3,717

     

82,443

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

435

     

104,474

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

2,269

     

73,879

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

2,918

     

88,590

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

1,175

     

86,116

   

PPL Corp.

   

3,026

     

78,192

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

2,213

     

108,792

   

Sempra Energy

   

778

     

91,205

   

The Southern Co.

   

1,729

     

89,649

   

Vistra Corp.

   

3,655

     

68,056

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   

1,211

     

106,144

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

1,737

     

108,563

   
     

2,644,149

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $27,576,786)

   

35,817,388

   

Rights (0.0%) (c)

 

Communication Services (0.0%): (c)

 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. Expires 7/28/20 (a)780    

131

   

Total Rights (Cost $—)

   

131

   

Investment Companies (46.2%)

 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (d) (e)30,853,208    

30,853,208

   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $30,853,208)

   

30,853,208

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (2.2%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

24,248

     

24,248

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

733,868

     

733,868

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional
Class, 0.30% (d)
   

168,617

     

168,617

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

96,487

     

96,487

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional
Class, 0.41% (d)
   

433,826

     

433,826

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $1,457,046)

   

1,457,046

   

Total Investments (Cost $59,887,040) — 102.0%

   

68,127,773

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.0)%

   

(1,314,707

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

66,813,066

   

See notes to financial statements.


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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

(e)  Represents an investment greater than 25% of the Fund's net assets. Performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted by concentrated investments in securities. The financial statements and portfolio holdings for these securities can be found at www.sec.gov.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

4

   

9/18/20

 

$

608,320

   

$

618,040

   

$

9,720

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

9,720

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

9,720

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (76.5%)

 

Australia (2.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   

196,387

   

$

426,158

   

Financials (1.0%):

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

35,960

     

466,450

   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

33,502

     

424,425

   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

   

66,439

     

426,805

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

37,181

     

465,868

   
     

1,783,548

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

BHP Group Ltd.

   

19,434

     

483,724

   

BHP Group PLC

   

18,445

     

377,379

   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

35,595

     

345,942

   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

   

6,671

     

456,653

   
     

1,663,698

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

   

38,161

     

451,319

   
     

4,324,723

   

Austria (0.2%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

OMV AG (a)

   

9,659

     

325,905

   

Bermuda (0.4%):

 

Financials (0.1%):

 

Invesco Ltd.

   

21,092

     

226,950

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Triton International Ltd.

   

14,289

     

432,099

   
     

659,049

   

Brazil (0.3%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

   

52,000

     

260,803

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

CCR SA

   

79,900

     

213,079

   
     

473,882

   

Canada (1.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.9%):

 

BCE, Inc. (b) (c)

   

14,226

     

593,397

   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (b)

   

31,054

     

506,509

   

TELUS Corp. (b) (c)

   

32,714

     

548,768

   
     

1,648,674

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Energy (0.4%):

 

Enbridge, Inc.

   

14,372

   

$

437,068

   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

   

17,105

     

427,688

   
     

864,756

   
     

2,513,430

   

Chile (0.4%):

 

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

   

882,442

     

299,056

   

Colbun SA

   

2,482,662

     

396,186

   
     

695,242

   

China (3.3%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

354,000

     

213,501

   

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H (a) (d)

   

110,800

     

265,293

   
     

478,794

   

Energy (0.6%):

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

   

936,000

     

391,501

   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   

242,500

     

376,364

   

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,062,000

     

355,132

   
     

1,122,997

   

Financials (1.9%):

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H (b)

   

1,576,000

     

637,894

   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H (a) (b)

   

1,536,000

     

569,000

   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

   

703,000

     

435,289

   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,658,000

     

327,062

   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

936,000

     

410,173

   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

948,000

     

357,970

   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

701,500

     

482,897

   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

987,000

     

390,345

   
     

3,610,630

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

   

516,000

     

292,673

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

   

734,800

     

139,030

   

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class B (a)

   

142,300

     

259,899

   
     

398,929

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

   

168,000

     

300,159

   
     

6,204,182

   

Colombia (0.1%):

 

Materials (0.1%):

 

Cementos Argos SA

   

249,474

     

225,904

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Czech Republic (0.6%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

Komercni Banka A/S (a)

   

18,083

   

$

422,221

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

CEZ A/S (b)

   

37,174

     

796,739

   
     

1,218,960

   

Denmark (0.1%):

 

Financials (0.1%):

 

Danske Bank A/S (c)

   

19,657

     

262,811

   

Egypt (0.1%):

 

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Elsewedy Electric Co.

   

516,320

     

213,685

   

Finland (0.7%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

Sampo Oyj, Class A (c)

   

12,013

     

414,051

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R (c)

   

22,235

     

266,116

   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

   

10,035

     

290,637

   
     

556,753

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Fortum Oyj (c)

   

20,539

     

391,813

   
     

1,362,617

   

France (1.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Orange SA

   

39,900

     

477,083

   

Publicis Groupe SA (c)

   

7,844

     

254,791

   
     

731,874

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

TOTAL SA (c)

   

10,446

     

402,748

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

BNP Paribas SA (a)

   

7,495

     

299,430

   

CNP Assurances (a)

   

23,994

     

278,270

   

Natixis SA (a)

   

71,137

     

187,611

   

Societe Generale SA (a)

   

11,102

     

185,607

   
     

950,918

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Alstom SA

   

7,072

     

329,534

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Suez

   

26,271

     

308,753

   
     

2,723,827

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Germany (0.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

   

35,782

   

$

600,344

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

6,329

     

404,014

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

Covestro AG (a) (d)

   

7,857

     

299,235

   

Evonik Industries AG

   

13,694

     

348,757

   
     

647,992

   
     

1,652,350

   

Hong Kong (0.9%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

CNOOC Ltd.

   

242,000

     

271,610

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

53,000

     

343,215

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

   

39,500

     

209,939

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

   

71,000

     

367,027

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

85,000

     

464,458

   
     

831,485

   
     

1,656,249

   

India (0.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

   

58,924

     

173,207

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Vedanta Ltd.

   

135,946

     

194,229

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Torrent Power Ltd.

   

72,166

     

305,340

   
     

672,776

   

Indonesia (0.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

1,737,900

     

374,245

   

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

   

70,500

     

234,684

   

Energy (0.3%):

 

PT Bukit Asam Tbk

   

1,616,700

     

232,256

   

PT United Tractors Tbk

   

238,300

     

278,753

   
     

511,009

   
     

1,119,938

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Ireland (0.4%):

 

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

4,168

   

$

364,617

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Seagate Technology PLC

   

6,882

     

333,157

   

   

697,774

   

Isle of Man (0.2%):

 

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

   

78,578

     

403,312

   

Italy (0.6%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

Snam SpA

   

80,885

     

394,294

   

Financials (0.3%):

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

160,227

     

307,881

   

Poste Italiane SpA (d)

   

30,429

     

265,783

   
     

573,664

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Atlantia SpA (a) (c)

   

12,118

     

195,996

   
     

1,163,954

   

Japan (2.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Softbank Corp.

   

55,400

     

706,239

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Bridgestone Corp. (c)

   

14,900

     

480,971

   

Subaru Corp.

   

14,100

     

295,291

   
     

776,262

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   

28,800

     

534,970

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

   

86,500

     

308,378

   

Industrials (1.0%):

 

Komatsu Ltd.

   

21,100

     

432,199

   

Marubeni Corp.

   

57,800

     

262,587

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

   

20,700

     

437,488

   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   

27,700

     

410,477

   

Sumitomo Corp.

   

32,500

     

373,849

   
     

1,916,600

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Canon, Inc. (c)

   

18,200

     

363,104

   
     

4,605,553

   

Korea, Republic Of (0.6%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

KT&G Corp.

   

8,076

     

527,436

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

13,647

   

$

310,378

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

POSCO

   

2,114

     

307,931

   
     

1,145,745

   

Luxembourg (0.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

PLAY Communications SA (d)

   

32,564

     

251,602

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Tenaris SA

   

30,929

     

200,979

   
     

452,581

   

Macau (0.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Sands China Ltd.

   

62,000

     

244,239

   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

124,400

     

215,769

   
     

460,008

   

Malaysia (0.9%):

 

Financials (0.4%):

 

Malayan Banking Bhd (b)

   

465,200

     

817,880

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Sime Darby Bhd

   

946,700

     

477,597

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

   

265,100

     

386,488

   
     

1,681,965

   

Mexico (0.3%):

 

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

   

428,765

     

241,633

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

   

115,291

     

268,070

   
     

509,703

   

Netherlands (1.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

187,774

     

499,421

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   

18,668

     

508,736

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Core Laboratories NV (c)

   

9,239

     

187,737

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV (d)

   

21,148

     

181,977

   

ING Groep NV

   

35,890

     

250,165

   

NN Group NV

   

10,201

     

342,805

   
     

774,947

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Randstad NV

   

6,881

   

$

307,658

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

4,161

     

273,461

   
     

2,551,960

   

Philippines (0.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

   

10,050

     

417,798

   

PLDT, Inc.

   

17,615

     

438,687

   
     

856,485

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

   

2,168,000

     

179,178

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Manila Electric Co.

   

53,020

     

286,223

   
     

1,321,886

   

Poland (1.0%):

 

Energy (0.6%):

 

Grupa Lotos SA

   

18,944

     

288,927

   

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

   

20,154

     

320,456

   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

   

338,725

     

390,782

   
     

1,000,165

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Bank Pekao SA

   

17,541

     

240,480

   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

   

46,157

     

339,890

   

Santander Bank Polska SA (a)

   

4,652

     

207,815

   
     

788,185

   
     

1,788,350

   

Portugal (0.3%):

 

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Energias de Portugal SA

   

105,162

     

501,924

   

Russian Federation (1.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

   

110,330

     

515,382

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Magnit PJSC

   

8,054

     

457,083

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Tatneft PJSC

   

41,907

     

327,855

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

Alrosa PJSC

   

343,470

     

312,423

   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

   

1,334

     

351,780

   

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR (b)

   

46,514

     

574,446

   

Severstal PJSC

   

37,481

     

456,444

   
     

1,695,093

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC

   

98,650,000

   

$

260,048

   
     

3,255,461

   

Singapore (0.5%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   

21,700

     

316,748

   

Financials (0.3%):

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   

36,100

     

543,307

   
     

860,055

   

South Africa (1.8%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

MTN Group Ltd.

   

77,963

     

238,887

   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

   

59,476

     

422,218

   
     

661,105

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

   

26,535

     

219,525

   

The Foschini Group Ltd.

   

38,368

     

142,681

   
     

362,206

   

Consumer Staples (0.4%):

 

AVI Ltd.

   

79,210

     

322,324

   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   

36,329

     

373,988

   
     

696,312

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

   

39,362

     

297,247

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

Absa Group Ltd.

   

38,739

     

191,339

   

Nedbank Group Ltd.

   

31,868

     

186,944

   

Old Mutual Ltd.

   

372,492

     

259,749

   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

   

35,955

     

217,137

   
     

855,169

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Netcare Ltd.

   

266,289

     

208,860

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

   

27,154

     

265,997

   
     

3,346,896

   

Spain (0.7%):

 

Financials (0.1%):

 

CaixaBank SA

   

102,656

     

219,593

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

   

10,847

     

278,733

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Naturgy Energy Group SA

   

20,038

   

$

374,057

   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

   

23,994

     

448,879

   
     

822,936

   
     

1,321,262

   

Sweden (1.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Telia Co. AB

   

122,287

     

457,653

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (c)

   

15,688

     

229,063

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Lundin Energy AB (c)

   

9,375

     

228,879

   

Financials (0.3%):

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)

   

35,225

     

305,874

   

Swedbank AB, Class A (a) (c)

   

21,459

     

275,644

   
     

581,518

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Volvo AB, Class B

   

21,314

     

335,485

   
     

1,832,598

   

Switzerland (0.6%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

   

33,099

     

382,363

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Adecco Group AG

   

7,474

     

352,384

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

   

10,738

     

473,199

   
     

1,207,946

   

Taiwan (4.1%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

   

532,000

     

659,231

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

   

564,000

     

535,798

   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

   

908,000

     

450,607

   
     

986,405

   

Information Technology (1.9%):

 

Compal Electronics, Inc. (b)

   

1,104,000

     

722,856

   

Inventec Corp.

   

663,000

     

566,196

   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   

247,000

     

389,065

   

Nanya Technology Corp.

   

95,000

     

198,271

   

Powertech Technology, Inc. (b)

   

88,000

     

321,330

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Market Neutral Income Fund
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

   

94,000

   

$

380,734

   

Walsin Technology Corp.

   

30,000

     

183,401

   

WPG Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

538,000

     

718,067

   

Yageo Corp.

   

13,000

     

169,416

   
     

3,649,336

   

Materials (1.3%):

 

Asia Cement Corp.

   

289,000

     

428,753

   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre

   

204,000

     

525,597

   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   

150,000

     

446,765

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (b)

   

248,000

     

544,881

   

Taiwan Cement Corp. (b)

   

354,000

     

515,248

   
     

2,461,244

   
     

7,756,216

   

Thailand (1.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Intouch Holdings PCL

   

194,500

     

355,949

   

Jasmine International PCL

   

1,080,100

     

125,643

   

Total Access Communication PCL

   

224,400

     

286,424

   
     

768,016

   

Energy (0.4%):

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

   

105,100

     

315,985

   

PTT PCL

   

341,900

     

422,088

   
     

738,073

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

The Siam Commercial Bank PCL

   

107,700

     

253,871

   

Materials (0.5%):

 

PTT Global Chemical PCL

   

204,800

     

309,384

   

The Siam Cement PCL

   

43,000

     

514,423

   
     

823,807

   
     

2,583,767

   

Turkey (0.6%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S

   

27,065

     

281,263

   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A/S

   

74,633

     

290,850

   
     

572,113

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (a)

   

250,844

     

314,696

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Enerjisa Enerji A/S (d)

   

255,777

     

321,393

   
     

1,208,202

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

United Kingdom (3.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

BT Group PLC

   

173,999

   

$

246,038

   

WPP PLC

   

29,049

     

226,438

   

   

472,476

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Barratt Developments PLC

   

27,246

     

167,430

   

Persimmon PLC

   

7,125

     

201,615

   
     

369,045

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

British American Tobacco PLC

   

8,507

     

326,214

   

Imperial Brands PLC

   

14,079

     

267,973

   
     

594,187

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

19,792

     

316,843

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

Admiral Group PLC

   

17,696

     

501,758

   

Aviva PLC

   

88,314

     

299,280

   

Legal & General Group PLC

   

92,829

     

253,033

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

456,416

     

176,038

   
     

1,230,109

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (b)

   

23,439

     

473,383

   

Industrials (0.0%): (e)

 

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

   

35,110

     

96,823

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

Anglo American PLC

   

12,371

     

285,144

   

Antofagasta PLC

   

25,495

     

295,040

   

Mondi PLC

   

16,422

     

307,122

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

7,122

     

400,736

   
     

1,288,042

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

National Grid PLC

   

38,901

     

474,530

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

28,653

     

321,913

   
     

796,443

   

   

5,637,351

   

United States (37.9%):

 

Communication Services (1.4%):

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

14,497

     

438,244

   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   

15,297

     

596,583

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

7,062

     

385,585

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

14,419

     

286,650

   

The Marcus Corp.

   

15,669

     

207,928

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

11,761

     

648,384

   
     

2,563,374

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary (5.0%):

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (c)

   

20,857

   

$

725,615

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

22,251

     

242,536

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

11,861

     

498,162

   

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (c)

   

20,678

     

220,428

   

Brinker International, Inc.

   

11,599

     

278,376

   

Collectors Universe, Inc.

   

13,598

     

466,139

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

3,966

     

300,504

   

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (c)

   

4,903

     

206,416

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

4,983

     

433,322

   

Hasbro, Inc.

   

3,366

     

252,282

   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. (c)

   

21,173

     

338,768

   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

   

23,072

     

448,750

   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

5,898

     

436,983

   

Kohl's Corp. (b)

   

5,384

     

111,826

   

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   

8,563

     

152,507

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (b)

   

5,333

     

242,865

   

LCI Industries

   

4,145

     

476,592

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

9,937

     

354,751

   

Movado Group, Inc.

   

18,037

     

195,521

   

Oxford Industries, Inc. (c)

   

6,818

     

300,060

   

PetMed Express, Inc. (b)

   

8,391

     

299,055

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

17,524

     

487,518

   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

   

15,436

     

317,364

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (c)

   

3,458

     

173,937

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

17,952

     

146,488

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

8,557

     

113,637

   

The Buckle, Inc. (c)

   

11,188

     

175,428

   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (c)

   

11,636

     

266,697

   

The Children's Place, Inc. (c)

   

4,022

     

150,503

   

Tupperware Brands Corp. (c)

   

49,016

     

232,826

   

Whirlpool Corp. (c)

   

2,472

     

320,198

   
     

9,366,054

   

Consumer Staples (4.5%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

11,109

     

443,249

   

B&G Foods, Inc. (c)

   

18,257

     

445,106

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

11,741

     

582,706

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

9,058

     

318,570

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

10,072

     

620,939

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

4,538

     

376,654

   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

   

6,260

     

534,166

   

Kellogg Co.

   

6,481

     

428,135

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

3,690

     

521,581

   

Medifast, Inc. (c)

   

2,887

     

400,629

   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

11,572

     

442,398

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

4,432

     

310,506

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

10,266

     

458,685

   

The J.M. Smucker Co.

   

4,241

     

448,740

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

11,743

     

374,484

   

Universal Corp.

   

10,644

     

452,476

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Vector Group Ltd.

   

26,867

   

$

270,282

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

7,744

     

328,268

   

Weis Markets, Inc. (b)

   

14,686

     

736,062

   
     

8,493,636

   

Energy (1.9%):

 

Archrock, Inc.

   

47,449

     

307,944

   

ConocoPhillips

   

5,933

     

249,305

   

CVR Energy, Inc.

   

14,450

     

290,589

   

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. (c)

   

14,016

     

244,018

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

7,800

     

348,816

   

Falcon Minerals Corp.

   

67,524

     

216,077

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

7,679

     

224,227

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

26,167

     

396,953

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

6,404

     

212,741

   

Phillips 66

   

4,853

     

348,931

   

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

   

27,080

     

200,934

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

20,262

     

385,383

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

4,468

     

262,808

   
     

3,688,726

   

Financials (8.1%):

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

9,118

     

284,299

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

8,472

     

336,338

   

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

15,852

     

515,190

   

Associated Bancorp

   

32,398

     

443,205

   

Cadence Bancorp

   

21,318

     

188,878

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

18,117

     

476,477

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

5,747

     

293,672

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

10,746

     

271,229

   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

17,136

     

485,720

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

6,229

     

237,325

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

13,558

     

415,688

   

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

14,751

     

284,399

   

First Financial Bancorp

   

24,684

     

342,861

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (c)

   

14,854

     

311,488

   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

   

18,138

     

249,579

   

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

   

44,422

     

409,571

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

31,863

     

287,882

   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

   

62,926

     

534,871

   

KeyCorp

   

21,319

     

259,665

   

Mercury General Corp. (c)

   

10,913

     

444,705

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

9,935

     

362,826

   

Moelis & Co., Class A (c)

   

12,265

     

382,177

   

Navient Corp.

   

32,808

     

230,640

   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (b)

   

52,409

     

535,882

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

22,994

     

375,032

   

Park National Corp.

   

6,998

     

492,519

   

People's United Financial, Inc.

   

28,137

     

325,545

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (c)

   

7,940

     

329,828

   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   

38,120

     

550,834

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

4,708

   

$

286,717

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

25,712

     

285,917

   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (b)

   

7,525

     

573,857

   

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (c)

   

14,850

     

273,389

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

9,529

     

280,343

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

   

6,244

     

353,785

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

3,323

     

349,613

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

8,855

     

332,505

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

10,458

     

385,064

   

United Bankshares, Inc. (c)

   

19,524

     

540,034

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

10,083

     

258,125

   

WesBanco, Inc.

   

18,918

     

384,225

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

8,617

     

292,978

   
     

15,254,877

   

Health Care (1.6%):

 

AbbVie, Inc. (c)

   

3,565

     

350,012

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

1,964

     

463,229

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

6,144

     

399,176

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

6,192

     

478,827

   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)

   

32,135

     

748,424

   

National Healthcare Corp. (b)

   

9,041

     

573,561

   
     

3,013,229

   

Industrials (5.3%):

 

3M Co.

   

2,558

     

399,022

   

ABM Industries, Inc.

   

15,787

     

573,068

   

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   

9,987

     

318,186

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

2,905

     

367,482

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

2,501

     

433,323

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

8,243

     

231,216

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

6,033

     

374,227

   

Ennis, Inc. (b)

   

28,664

     

519,965

   

GATX Corp. (c)

   

6,520

     

397,590

   

GrafTech International Ltd. (c)

   

32,863

     

262,247

   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

   

12,921

     

238,780

   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   

15,272

     

214,419

   

Healthcare Services Group (c)

   

10,655

     

260,621

   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

   

16,465

     

355,973

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

10,652

     

251,494

   

HNI Corp.

   

14,286

     

436,723

   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   

6,613

     

255,659

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

18,626

     

256,294

   

Knoll, Inc.

   

23,161

     

282,333

   

Matson, Inc. (c)

   

12,142

     

353,332

   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

   

5,734

     

501,094

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

11,099

     

304,002

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

39,767

     

476,011

   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   

22,396

     

270,096

   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

   

12,138

     

276,139

   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

16,627

     

353,989

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Wabash National Corp.

   

36,172

   

$

384,147

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

3,213

     

570,950

   
     

9,918,382

   

Information Technology (2.7%):

 

American Software, Inc., Class A

   

20,092

     

316,650

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

1,145

     

361,373

   

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

   

12,123

     

473,161

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

8,575

     

399,938

   

Corning, Inc.

   

13,720

     

355,348

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

3,163

     

381,996

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

18,447

     

421,698

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

6,060

     

367,297

   

MTS Systems Corp.

   

7,965

     

140,104

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

5,041

     

223,669

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

6,542

     

495,557

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

3,839

     

350,155

   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

   

24,450

     

331,053

   

The Western Union Co. (c)

   

17,394

     

376,058

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

8,904

     

136,142

   
     

5,130,199

   

Materials (3.6%):

 

Cabot Corp.

   

10,596

     

392,582

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

8,270

     

232,718

   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

20,379

     

415,732

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

4,941

     

344,091

   

Futurefuel Corp.

   

35,164

     

420,210

   

Greif, Inc., Class A

   

9,851

     

338,973

   

Haynes International, Inc.

   

16,466

     

384,646

   

International Paper Co.

   

9,304

     

327,594

   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   

34,903

     

363,340

   

Myers Industries, Inc.

   

32,778

     

476,920

   

Neenah, Inc.

   

7,005

     

346,467

   

Nucor Corp.

   

8,344

     

345,525

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

4,279

     

427,044

   

PolyOne Corp.

   

13,987

     

366,879

   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   

12,714

     

424,775

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

10,339

     

269,744

   

Tredegar Corp.

   

26,981

     

415,507

   

Trinseo SA

   

11,892

     

263,527

   

Westrock Co.

   

8,163

     

230,686

   
     

6,786,960

   

Utilities (3.8%):

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (b)

   

6,724

     

535,499

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

18,388

     

343,304

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (b)

   

7,304

     

525,377

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

5,047

     

542,552

   

Duke Energy Corp. (b) (c)

   

7,039

     

562,346

   

Edison International

   

5,278

     

286,648

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Entergy Corp.

   

5,219

   

$

489,594

   

Exelon Corp.

   

11,930

     

432,940

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

15,342

     

465,783

   

Otter Tail Corp. (b)

   

12,959

     

502,680

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

6,177

     

452,712

   

PPL Corp.

   

15,913

     

411,192

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

11,637

     

572,075

   

The Southern Co. (b)

   

9,092

     

471,420

   

Unitil Corp. (b)

   

12,525

     

561,371

   
     

7,155,493

   
     

71,370,930

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $141,452,911)

   

143,970,929

   

Rights (0.0%) (e)

 

Spain (0.0%): (e)

 

Industrials (0.0%): (e)

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Expires 7/8/20 (a)

   

10,847

     

16,920

   

Total Rights (Cost $16,918)

   

16,920

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (5.8%)

 

United States (5.8%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (f)

   

181,060

     

181,060

   
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio,
Class I, 0.09% (f)
   

5,479,901

     

5,479,901

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional
Class, 0.30% (f)
   

1,259,086

     

1,259,086

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (f)

   

720,485

     

720,485

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional
Class, 0.41% (f)
   

3,239,442

     

3,239,442

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $10,879,974)

   

10,879,974

   

Total Investments (Cost $152,349,803) — 82.3%

   

154,867,823

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 17.7%

   

33,346,971

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

188,214,794

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $1,585,283 and amounted to 0.8% of net assets.

(e)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(f)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Market Neutral Income Fund
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

PCL — Public Company Limited

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures

   

682

   

9/18/20

 

$

136,320,287

   

$

138,408,490

   

$

2,088,203

   

Futures Contracts Sold

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

1,104

   

9/18/20

 

$

174,028,727

   

$

170,579,040

   

$

3,449,687

   

Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

   

487

   

9/18/20

   

43,289,777

     

43,304,040

     

(14,263

)

 
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Futures
   

655

   

9/18/20

   

32,083,308

     

32,281,675

     

(198,367

)

 
E-Mini Russell 2000 Index
Futures
   

457

   

9/18/20

   

33,103,951

     

32,849,160

     

254,791

   
                                   

$

3,491,848

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

5,792,681

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(212,630

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

5,580,051

   

See notes to financial statements.


36



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    Victory
US 500
Enhanced
Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
  Victory
Market Neutral
Income Fund
 

ASSETS:

 

Investments, at value (Cost $59,887,040 and $152,349,803)

 

$

68,127,773

(a)

 

$

154,867,823

(b)

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $— and $58,676)

   

     

58,560

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

     

10,765,345

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

236,880

     

32,028,506

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

37,860

     

567,505

   

Capital shares issued

   

16,626

     

977,372

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

8,500

     

   

Reclaims

   

     

33,267

   

From Adviser

   

30,563

     

119,976

   

Prepaid expenses

   

315

     

596

   

Total Assets

   

68,458,517

     

199,418,950

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

1,457,046

     

10,879,974

   

Capital shares redeemed

   

84,655

     

34,155

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

88,160

   

Accrued foreign capital gains taxes

   

     

21,515

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

39,102

     

87,493

   

Administration fees

   

3,281

     

9,044

   

Custodian fees

   

716

     

16,232

   

Transfer agent fees

   

16,263

     

8,714

   

Compliance fees

   

50

     

134

   

Trustees' fees

   

34

     

66

   
12b-1 fees    

13,532

     

1,492

   

Other accrued expenses

   

30,772

     

57,177

   

Total Liabilities

   

1,645,451

     

11,204,156

   

NET ASSETS:

 
Capital    

53,714,802

     

185,467,803

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

13,098,264

     

2,746,991

   

Net Assets

 

$

66,813,066

   

$

188,214,794

   

Net Assets

 

Class A Shares

 

$

26,394,369

   

$

12,869,522

   

Class C Shares

   

26,239,559

     

625,776

   

Class I Shares

   

14,179,138

     

174,719,496

   

Total

 

$

66,813,066

   

$

188,214,794

   
Shares (unlimited number of shares authorized with a par value
of $0.001 per share):
 

Class A Shares

   

1,966,871

     

1,316,614

   

Class C Shares

   

2,020,517

     

64,605

   

Class I Shares

   

1,055,581

     

17,778,395

   

Total

   

5,042,969

     

19,159,614

   
Net asset value, offering (except Class A Shares) and redemption
price per share:
 

Class A Shares

 

$

13.42

   

$

9.77

   

Class C Shares (c)

 

$

12.99

   

$

9.69

   

Class I Shares

 

$

13.43

   

$

9.83

   

Maximum Sales Charge — Class A Shares

   

5.75

%

   

5.75

%

 
Maximum offering price
(100%/(100%-maximum sales charge) of net asset value
adjusted to the nearest cent) per share — Class A Shares
 

$

14.24

   

$

10.37

   

(a)  Includes $1,438,979 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $10,559,980 of securities on loan.

(c)  Redemption price per share varies by the length of time shares are held.

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    Victory
US 500
Enhanced
Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
  Victory
Market Neutral
Income Fund
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

1,254,790

   

$

5,710,314

   

Interest

   

1,329

     

192,079

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

6,875

     

47,264

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(47

)

   

(404,228

)

 

Total Income

   

1,262,947

     

5,545,429

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

567,706

     

919,598

   

Administration fees

   

48,669

     

92,399

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

15,017

     

14,184

   

12b-1 fees — Class A Shares

   

73,480

     

53,235

   

12b-1 fees — Class C Shares

   

309,529

     

3,954

   

Custodian fees

   

12,452

     

93,257

   

Transfer agent fees — Class A Shares

   

30,298

     

2,283

   

Transfer agent fees — Class C Shares

   

30,743

     

464

   

Transfer agent fees — Class I Shares

   

15,831

     

68,972

   

Trustees' fees

   

8,365

     

11,308

   

Compliance fees

   

658

     

1,167

   

Legal and audit fees

   

18,663

     

32,520

   

State registration and filing fees

   

59,081

     

60,980

   

Interest expense on interfund lending

   

     

939

   

Other expenses

   

23,936

     

70,613

   

Total Expenses

   

1,214,428

     

1,425,873

   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser

   

(229,910

)

   

(670,257

)

 

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Distributor

   

(3,750

)

   

(62,750

)

 

Net Expenses

   

980,768

     

692,866

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

282,179

     

4,852,563

   

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:

 
Net realized gains (losses) from investment securities and
foreign currency translations
   

10,027,578

     

(16,701,477

)

 

Foreign refunds (taxes) on realized gains

   

     

82

   

Net realized gains (losses) from futures transactions

   

(26,210

)

   

12,824,615

   

Net realized gains (losses) from written options

   

     

1,328,817

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment
securities and foreign currency translations
   

(5,357,622

)

   

450,954

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures
transactions
   

4,309

     

7,248,519

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options

   

     

40,524

   

Net change in accrued foreign taxes on unrealized gains

   

     

(2,338

)

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments

   

4,648,055

     

5,189,696

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,930,234

   

$

10,042,259

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    Victory US 500
Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
  Victory Market Neutral
Income Fund
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

282,179

   

$

756,729

   

$

4,852,563

   

$

2,003,995

   
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment transactions
   

10,001,368

     

12,653,453

     

(2,547,963

)

   

1,293,733

   
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation
on investments
   

(5,353,313

)

   

(15,031,990

)

   

7,737,659

     

(2,114,714

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

4,930,234

     

(1,621,808

)

   

10,042,259

     

1,183,014

   

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

Class A Shares

   

(3,629,656

)

   

(5,511,646

)

   

(475,577

)

   

(846,203

)

 

Class C Shares

   

(3,821,175

)

   

(4,685,954

)

   

(6,981

)

   

(9,801

)

 

Class I Shares

   

(2,728,622

)

   

(4,447,685

)

   

(4,070,545

)

   

(1,094,578

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
distributions to shareholders
   

(10,179,453

)

   

(14,645,285

)

   

(4,553,103

)

   

(1,950,582

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
capital transactions
   

(23,493,549

)

   

(17,658,385

)

   

94,738,075

     

45,113,641

   

Change in net assets

   

(28,742,768

)

   

(33,925,478

)

   

100,227,231

     

44,346,073

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

95,555,834

     

129,481,312

     

87,987,563

     

43,641,490

   

End of period

 

$

66,813,066

   

$

95,555,834

   

$

188,214,794

   

$

87,987,563

   

(continues on next page)

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  (continued)

    Victory US 500
Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
  Victory Market Neutral
Income Fund
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

Capital Transactions:

 

Class A Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

$

1,011,964

   

$

3,179,765

   

$

10,172,219

   

$

18,863,042

   

Distributions reinvested

   

3,601,418

     

5,443,862

     

470,960

     

835,435

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(9,875,436

)

   

(20,651,944

)

   

(31,050,301

)

   

(10,575,001

)

 

Total Class A Shares

 

$

(5,262,054

)

 

$

(12,028,317

)

 

$

(20,407,122

)

 

$

9,123,476

   

Class C Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

$

744,798

   

$

5,933,599

   

$

286,307

   

$

193,648

   

Distributions reinvested

   

3,779,973

     

4,654,559

     

6,981

     

9,801

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(11,854,457

)

   

(11,177,965

)

   

(120,324

)

   

(68,456

)

 

Total Class C Shares

 

$

(7,329,686

)

 

$

(589,807

)

 

$

172,964

   

$

134,993

   

Class I Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

$

2,905,460

   

$

6,951,471

   

$

136,738,767

   

$

46,027,381

   

Distributions reinvested

   

2,572,276

     

4,229,419

     

3,984,071

     

1,066,302

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(16,379,545

)

   

(16,221,151

)

   

(25,750,605

)

   

(11,238,511

)

 

Total Class I Shares

 

$

(10,901,809

)

 

$

(5,040,261

)

 

$

114,972,233

   

$

35,855,172

   
Change in net assets resulting from
capital transactions
 

$

(23,493,549

)

 

$

(17,658,385

)

 

$

94,738,075

   

$

45,113,641

   

Share Transactions:

 

Class A Shares

 

Issued

   

73,351

     

208,203

     

1,055,922

     

1,959,809

   

Reinvested

   

266,210

     

421,510

     

49,332

     

87,585

   

Redeemed

   

(715,630

)

   

(1,419,022

)

   

(3,220,943

)

   

(1,096,194

)

 

Total Class A Shares

   

(376,069

)

   

(789,309

)

   

(2,115,689

)

   

951,200

   

Class C Shares

 

Issued

   

55,810

     

409,244

     

29,942

     

20,286

   

Reinvested

   

287,964

     

371,350

     

735

     

1,035

   

Redeemed

   

(887,789

)

   

(777,932

)

   

(12,813

)

   

(7,185

)

 

Total Class C Shares

   

(544,015

)

   

2,662

     

17,864

     

14,136

   

Class I Shares

 

Issued

   

205,422

     

456,414

     

14,290,486

     

4,782,813

   

Reinvested

   

189,857

     

326,714

     

414,197

     

111,472

   

Redeemed

   

(1,198,037

)

   

(1,131,076

)

   

(2,675,738

)

   

(1,163,832

)

 

Total Class I Shares

   

(802,758

)

   

(347,948

)

   

12,028,945

     

3,730,453

   

Change in Shares

   

(1,722,842

)

   

(1,134,595

)

   

9,931,120

     

4,695,789

   

See notes to financial statements.


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41



Victory Portfolios II

 

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

     

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

Class A

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

14.26

     

0.08

     

0.88

     

0.96

     

(0.07

)

   

(1.73

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

16.50

     

0.13

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(1.89

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

16.04

     

0.11

     

1.91

     

2.02

     

(0.10

)

   

(1.46

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

13.80

     

0.11

     

2.48

     

2.59

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.24

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

14.15

     

0.13

     

0.16

     

0.29

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.52

)

 

Class C

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

13.90

     

(0.03

)

   

0.87

     

0.84

     

(0.02

)

   

(1.73

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

16.16

     

0.02

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(1.89

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

15.78

     

(0.02

)

   

1.86

     

1.84

     

(c)

   

(1.46

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

13.59

     

(c)

   

2.44

     

2.44

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.24

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

13.95

     

0.02

     

0.17

     

0.19

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.52

)

 

Class I

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

14.26

     

0.12

     

0.88

     

1.00

     

(0.10

)

   

(1.73

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

16.50

     

0.17

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.89

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

16.05

     

0.15

     

1.90

     

2.05

     

(0.14

)

   

(1.46

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

13.80

     

0.15

     

2.48

     

2.63

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.24

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

14.15

     

0.16

     

0.16

     

0.32

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.52

)

 

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

(c)  Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(d)  Portfolio turnover increased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the year.

See notes to financial statements.


42



Victory Portfolios II

  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
to
Shareholders
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return
(Excludes
Sales
Charge)
  Net
Expenses
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
  Gross
Expenses
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)
 

Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

Class A

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(1.80

)

 

$

13.42

     

6.71

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.56

%

   

1.28

%

 

$

26,394

     

54

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(2.01

)

 

$

14.26

     

(0.01

)%

   

0.99

%

   

0.84

%

   

1.25

%

 

$

33,406

     

120

%(d)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(1.56

)

 

$

16.50

     

12.79

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.67

%

   

1.19

%

 

$

51,671

     

45

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.35

)

 

$

16.04

     

18.89

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.35

%

 

$

36,721

     

38

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.64

)

 

$

13.80

     

2.17

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.92

%

   

1.28

%

 

$

62,700

     

46

%

 

Class C

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(1.75

)

 

$

12.99

     

5.96

%

   

1.74

%

   

(0.19

)%

   

2.03

%

 

$

26,240

     

54

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(1.93

)

 

$

13.90

     

(0.73

)%

   

1.74

%

   

0.10

%

   

2.00

%

 

$

35,649

     

120

%(d)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(1.46

)

 

$

16.16

     

11.78

%

   

1.74

%

   

(0.11

)%

   

1.97

%

 

$

41,410

     

45

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.25

)

 

$

15.78

     

18.09

%

   

1.74

%

   

0.01

%

   

2.12

%

 

$

57,620

     

38

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.55

)

 

$

13.59

     

1.42

%

   

1.74

%

   

0.16

%

   

2.11

%

 

$

58,249

     

46

%

 

Class I

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(1.83

)

 

$

13.43

     

6.97

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.86

%

   

1.02

%

 

$

14,179

     

54

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(2.05

)

 

$

14.26

     

0.24

%

   

0.74

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.00

%

 

$

26,501

     

120

%(d)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(1.60

)

 

$

16.50

     

12.97

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.95

%

 

$

36,400

     

45

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.38

)

 

$

16.05

     

19.24

%

   

0.74

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.13

%

 

$

32,751

     

38

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.67

)

 

$

13.80

     

2.42

%

   

0.74

%

   

1.14

%

   

1.11

%

 

$

44,170

     

46

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


43



Victory Portfolios II

 

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Class A

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

9.51

     

0.27

     

0.23

     

0.50

     

(0.24

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

9.61

     

0.32

     

(0.13

)

   

0.19

     

(0.27

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

9.40

     

0.24

     

0.26

     

0.50

     

(0.29

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

9.21

     

0.24

     

0.20

(d)

   

0.44

     

(0.25

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

9.41

     

0.26

     

(0.02

)

   

0.24

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.23

)

 

Class C

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

9.43

     

0.21

     

0.22

     

0.43

     

(0.17

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

9.54

     

0.25

     

(0.14

)

   

0.11

     

(0.20

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

9.33

     

0.17

     

0.26

     

0.43

     

(0.22

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

9.15

     

0.17

     

0.20

(d)

   

0.37

     

(0.19

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

9.36

     

0.19

     

(0.02

)

   

0.17

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.23

)

 

Class I

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

 

$

9.55

     

0.31

     

0.23

     

0.54

     

(0.26

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2019

 

$

9.65

     

0.38

     

(0.16

)

   

0.22

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

 

$

9.44

     

0.26

     

0.26

     

0.52

     

(0.31

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2017

 

$

9.24

     

0.27

     

0.20

(d)

   

0.47

     

(0.27

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/2016

 

$

9.44

     

0.30

     

(0.04

)

   

0.26

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.23

)

 

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

(c)  Portfolio turnover increased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the year.

(d)  The amount of net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share for the year ended June 30, 2017 does not accord with the amounts on the Statement of Operations due to timing of purchases and sales of Fund Shares in relation to fluctuating market values.

See notes to financial statements.


44



Victory Portfolios II

  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
to
Shareholders
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return
(Excludes
Sales
Charge)
  Net
Expenses
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
  Gross
Expenses
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)
 

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Class A

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(0.24

)

 

$

9.77

     

5.31

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.78

%

   

1.17

%

 

$

12,870

     

119

%(c)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(0.29

)

 

$

9.51

     

1.99

%

   

0.75

%

   

3.36

%

   

1.03

%

 

$

32,627

     

82

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(0.29

)

 

$

9.61

     

5.37

%

   

0.89

%

   

2.55

%

   

1.18

%

 

$

23,847

     

69

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.25

)

 

$

9.40

     

4.77

%

   

0.90

%

   

2.59

%

   

1.25

%

 

$

24,998

     

63

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.44

)

 

$

9.21

     

2.54

%

   

0.90

%

   

2.72

%

   

1.06

%

 

$

29,649

     

92

%

 

Class C

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(0.17

)

 

$

9.69

     

4.59

%

   

1.50

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.62

%

 

$

626

     

119

%(c)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(0.22

)

 

$

9.43

     

1.19

%

   

1.50

%

   

2.57

%

   

2.56

%

 

$

441

     

82

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(0.22

)

 

$

9.54

     

4.64

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.79

%

   

2.51

%

 

$

311

     

69

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.19

)

 

$

9.33

     

4.02

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.88

%

   

3.00

%

 

$

519

     

63

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.38

)

 

$

9.15

     

1.75

%

   

1.65

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.48

%

 

$

518

     

92

%

 

Class I

 

Year Ended 6/30/2020

   

(0.26

)

 

$

9.83

     

5.79

%

   

0.40

%

   

3.23

%

   

0.89

%

 

$

174,719

     

119

%(c)

 

Year Ended 6/30/2019

   

(0.32

)

 

$

9.55

     

2.25

%

   

0.40

%

   

3.91

%

   

1.05

%

 

$

54,920

     

82

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2018

   

(0.31

)

 

$

9.65

     

5.62

%

   

0.64

%

   

2.72

%

   

1.09

%

 

$

19,483

     

69

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2017

   

(0.27

)

 

$

9.44

     

5.11

%

   

0.65

%

   

2.83

%

   

1.13

%

 

$

31,140

     

63

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/2016

   

(0.46

)

 

$

9.24

     

2.77

%

   

0.65

%

   

3.16

%

   

1.05

%

 

$

43,866

     

92

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


45



Victory Portfolios II

  Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2020
 

1. Organization:

Victory Portfolios II (the "Trust") was organized on April 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust as a successor to the "Compass EMP Funds Trust." The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment company. The Trust is comprised of 24 funds, 22 of which are exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, which are units of beneficial interest with no par value. Each Fund is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act.

The accompanying financial statements are those of the two following Funds (collectively, the "Funds" and individually, a "Fund").

Funds (Legal Name)

 

Funds (Short Name)

  Investment Share
Classes Offered
 
Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
  US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

Classes A, C and I

 

Victory Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Classes A, C and I

 

Each class of shares of a Fund has substantially identical rights and privileges except with respect to sales charges, fees paid under distribution plans, expenses allocable exclusively to each class of shares, voting rights on matters solely affecting a single class of shares, and the exchange privilege of each class of shares.

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

Investment Valuation:

The Funds record investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds' investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities or interest rates applicable to those securities, etc.)

• Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuation techniques are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with entering into those investments.

Portfolio securities listed or traded on securities exchanges, including ETFs, American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Rights, are valued at the closing price on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded, if available, or at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange or system, then a security is valued at the last available bid quotation on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or an exchange on which they are traded. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Options are generally valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based on the observability of inputs used to determine the fair value.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Board, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time the Funds' net asset values are calculated. The Market Neutral Income Fund uses a systematic valuation model, provided daily by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities. To the extent this model is utilized, these valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

A summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2020, based upon the three levels defined above, is included in the table below while the breakdown, by category, of investments is disclosed on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

Total

 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

Common Stocks

 

$

35,817,388

   

$

   

$

   

$

35,817,388

   

Rights

   

131

     

     

     

131

   

Investment Companies

   

30,853,208

     

     

     

30,853,208

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

1,457,046

     

     

     

1,457,046

   

Total

 

$

68,127,773

   

$

   

$

   

$

68,127,773

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

9,720

   

$

   

$

   

$

9,720

   

Total

 

$

9,720

   

$

   

$

   

$

9,720

   


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LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

Total

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Common Stocks

 

$

77,607,110

   

$

66,363,819

   

$

   

$

143,970,929

   

Rights

   

16,920

     

     

     

16,920

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

10,879,974

     

     

     

10,879,974

   

Total

 

$

88,504,004

   

$

66,363,819

   

$

   

$

154,867,823

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

5,792,681

   

$

   

$

   

$

5,792,681

   

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

   

(212,630

)

   

     

     

(212,630

)

 

Total

 

$

5,580,051

   

$

   

$

   

$

5,580,051

   

^  Futures Contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

For the year ended June 30, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of the Level 3 fair value hierarchy.

Investment Companies:

The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end investment companies. These investment companies value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the board of directors of the underlying funds.

Derivative Instruments:

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts:

The Funds may enter into foreign exchange currency contracts to convert U.S. dollars to and from various foreign currencies. A foreign exchange currency contract is an obligation by a Fund to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price (in U.S. dollars) set at the time of the contract. The Funds do not engage in "cross-currency" foreign exchange contracts (i.e., contracts to purchase or sell one foreign currency in exchange for another foreign currency). The Funds' foreign exchange currency contracts might be considered spot contracts (typically a contract of one week or less) or forward contracts (typically a contract term over one week). A spot contract is entered into for purposes of hedging against foreign currency fluctuations relating to a specific portfolio transaction, such as the delay between a security transaction trade date and settlement date. Forward contracts are entered into for purposes of hedging portfolio holdings or concentrations of such holdings. Each foreign exchange currency contract is adjusted daily by the prevailing spot or forward rate of the underlying currency, and any appreciation or depreciation is recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until the contract settlement date, at which time the Fund records realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of a contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. A Fund could be exposed to risk if a counterparty is unable to meet the terms of a foreign exchange currency contract or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. In addition, the use of foreign exchange currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. As of June 30, 2020, the Funds had no open forward foreign exchange currency contracts.

Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into contracts for the future delivery of securities or foreign currencies and futures contracts based on a specific security, class of securities, foreign currency or an index, and purchase or sell options on any such futures contracts. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating either party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, while the contract is outstanding, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. No physical delivery of


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June 30, 2020
 

the underlying asset is made. A Fund may enter into futures contracts in an effort to hedge against market risks. The acquisition of put and call options on futures contracts will give the Fund the right (but not the obligation), for a specified price, to sell or to purchase the underlying futures contract, upon exercise of the option, at any time during the option period. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require the Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A good faith margin deposit, known as initial margin, of cash or government securities with a broker or custodian is required to initiate and maintain open positions in futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund based on the change in the market value of the position and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed out, at which time the gain or loss is realized. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if the Fund had not entered into any futures transactions. In addition, the value of a Fund's futures positions may not prove to be perfectly or even highly correlated with the value of its portfolio securities or foreign currencies, limiting a Fund's ability to hedge effectively against interest rate, exchange rate and/or market risk and giving rise to additional risks. There is no assurance of liquidity in the secondary market for purposes of closing out futures positions. The collateral held by the Funds is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under Deposits with brokers for futures contracts.

As of June 30, 2020, the Funds entered into futures contracts primarily for the strategy of hedging or other purposes, including but not limited to, providing liquidity and equitizing cash.

Options Transactions:

The Funds may purchase or sell options to aid in hedging against equity price risk incurred in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. When a Fund writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

The Funds may purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Fund's portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Fund to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Fund upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Fund. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the benefits realized by the Fund as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since these options are exchange-traded. The collateral held by the Funds, if any, is presented on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Market Neutral Income Fund did not purchase or sell a material volume of options.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivatives Assets:

The Funds are subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net


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June 30, 2020
 

of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement.

The table below, as of June 30, 2020, discloses both gross information and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and instruments and transactions that are subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement as well as amounts related to collateral held at clearing brokers and counterparties.

    Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets
  Gross Amounts
of Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Amount
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

Futures-Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

8,500

   

$

   

$

8,500

   

$

   

$

8,500

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Futures-Goldman Sachs & Co.

   

2,586,880

     

(2,586,880

)

   

     

     

   
    Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
of Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
  Net
Amount
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Futures-Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

2,675,040

   

$

(2,586,880

)

 

$

88,160

   

$

(88,160

)

 

$

   

*  Cash collateral pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The total cash collateral pledged by each Fund is disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2020:

   

Assets

 

Liabilities

 
    Variation Margin
Receivable on Open
Futures Contracts*
  Variation Margin
Payable on Open
Futures Contracts*
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

9,720

   

$

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

5,792,681

     

212,630

   

*  Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Only current day's variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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June 30, 2020
 

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended June 30, 2020:

    Net Realized Gains (Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized as a
Result from Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations
 
    Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
from Futures
Contracts
  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
from Written
Options
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
on Futures
Contracts
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
on Written
Options
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

$

(26,210

)

 

$

   

$

4,309

   

$

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

12,824,615

     

1,328,817

     

7,248,519

     

40,524

   

All open derivative positions at year end are reflected on each respective Fund's Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The underlying face value of open derivative positions relative to the US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund's net assets at year end is generally representative of the notional amount of open positions to net assets throughout the year. The volume associated with futures contracts in the Market Neutral Income Fund was 85% based on average monthly notional amounts in comparison to net assets during the year.

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

Changes in holdings of investments are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are recorded on the identified cost basis.

Withholding taxes on interest, dividends and gains as a result of certain investments in ADRs by the Funds have been provided for in accordance with each investment's applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Securities Lending:

The Trust has entered into a Master Securities Lending Agreement ("MSLA") with Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank" or the "Agent"). Under the terms of the MSLA, the Funds may lend securities to certain broker-dealers and banks in exchange for collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls associated with increases in the valuation of the securities loaned are adjusted the next business day. The collateral can be received in the form of cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral can include U.S. Government Securities, letters of credit and certificates of deposit. The cash collateral is invested in short-term instruments or cash equivalents, primarily open-end investment companies, as noted on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. The Trust does not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Funds any dividends or interest paid on such securities plus any fee negotiated between the parties to the lending agreement. The Funds also earn a return from the collateral. The Funds pay the Agent various fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral and fees based on the investment income received from securities lending activities. Securities lending income (net of these fees) is disclosed on the Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them.


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June 30, 2020
 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under the MSLA, which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.

The following table is a summary of the Funds' securities lending transactions which are subject to offset under the MSLA as of June 30, 2020. These transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings with an overnight and continuous contractual maturity for cash collateral and greater than overnight and continuous contractual maturity for non-cash collateral.

    Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
(Value of
  Value of
Cash
  Value of Non-cash Collateral
Received by Maturity
     
    Securities
on Loan)
  Collateral
Received*
 

<30 Days

  Between 30
and 90 Days
 

>90 Days

 

Net Amount

 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility
Wtd Index Fund
 

$

1,438,979

   

$

1,438,979

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
Market Neutral Income
Fund
   

10,559,980

     

10,559,980

     

     

     

     

   

*  Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations:

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities of a Fund denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the date of the transactions. 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 disclosed as Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations. Any realized gains or losses from these fluctuations are disclosed as Net realized gains (losses) from investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations.

Foreign Taxes:

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received (a portion of which may be reclaimable), capital gains on the sale of securities, and certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for each Fund. Distributable net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually from each Fund. The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains (collectively, distributions to shareholders) are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these "book/tax" differences are permanent in nature (e.g., net operating loss and distribution reclassification), such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital. Net investment losses incurred by a Fund may be reclassified as an offset to capital on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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  Notes to Financial Statements — continued
June 30, 2020
 

As of June 30, 2020, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, reclassification adjustments were as follows:

  Total
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)
 

Capital

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

(859,419

)

 

$

859,419

   

Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. The Funds have a tax year end of June 30.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax years, which includes the current fiscal tax year end). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Allocations:

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to the Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust, or jointly with an affiliated trust, are allocated among the respective funds in the Trust and/or affiliated trust based upon net assets or another appropriate basis.

Income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses such as transfer agent fees, state registration fees, printing fees and 12b-1 fees), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities:

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

36,946,441

   

$

100,376,211

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

235,951,887

     

148,110,112

   

For the year ended June 30, 2020, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government Securities.

4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties:

Investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Victory Capital Management Inc. ("VCM" or the "Adviser"), a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Adviser is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Victory Capital Operating, LLC.

Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The rates at which the Adviser is paid by each Fund are included in the table below. The Adviser may use its resources to assist with the Funds' distribution and marketing expenses.

   

Flat Rate

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

   

0.70

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

0.60

%

 


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VCM also serves as the Funds' administrator and fund accountant. Under an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement, VCM is paid for its services an annual fee at a rate of 0.08% of the first $15 billion in average daily net assets of the Trust, Victory Variable Insurance Funds and Victory Portfolios (collectively, the "Victory Funds Complex"), 0.05% of the average daily net assets above $15 billion to $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex and 0.04% of the average daily net assets over $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex.

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi"), an affiliate of Citibank, acts as sub-administrator and sub-fund accountant to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Administration and Sub-Fund Accounting Services Agreement between VCM and Citi. VCM pays Citi a fee for providing these services. The Funds reimburse VCM and Citi for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services and certain other expenses specifically allocated to the Funds under the Fund Administration, Servicing, and Accounting Agreement. Amounts paid by the Funds to reimburse VCM for expenses incurred during the year ended June 30, 2020, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Sub-Administration fees.

Citibank acts as the custodian of the Funds' assets pursuant to the Global Custodial Services Agreement (the "Custody Agreement"). Citibank's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, Citibank also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser. Citibank may, with the approval of a Fund and at its own expense, open and maintain a sub-custody account or accounts on behalf of a Fund, provided that it shall remain liable for the performance of all of its duties under the Custody Agreement.

FIS Investor Services, LLC ("FIS") serves as the Funds' transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") is an employee of the Adviser, which pays the compensation of the CCO and his support staff. The Trust has entered into an agreement to provide compliance services with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser furnishes its compliance personnel, including the services of the CCO, and other resources reasonably necessary to provide the Trust with compliance oversight services related to the design, administration and oversight of a compliance program for the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Funds in the Victory Funds Complex, in aggregate, compensate the Adviser for these services.

The Victory Funds Complex pays an annual retainer to each Independent Trustee, plus an additional annual retainer to the Chairman of the Board. The aggregate amount of the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees are allocated amongst all the funds in the Victory Funds Complex and are presented on the Statements of Operations.

Sidley Austin LLP provides legal services to the Trust.

Victory Capital Services, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as distributor for the continuous offering of the shares of the Fund pursuant to a Distribution Agreement between the Distributor and the Trust. Effective June 30, 2020, the Distributor's name was changed from Victory Capital Advisers, Inc.

Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plans (the "Plans") adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Distributor may receive a monthly distribution and service fees, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets for Class A Shares, and at an annual rate of up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C Shares of the Funds. The distribution and service fees paid to the Distributor may be used by the Distributor to pay for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A or Class C Shares of the Funds.

The Plans are characterized as reimbursement plans since the distribution fees will be paid to the Distributor as reimbursement for, or in anticipation of, expenses incurred for distribution-related activity. If the aggregate payments received by the Distributor for a particular class of shares of the Funds in any fiscal year exceed the expenditures made by the Distributor in that year pursuant to the


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Plans, the Distributor will reimburse the Funds for the amount of the excess. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Distributor reimbursed $3,750 to the US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund and $62,750 to the Market Neutral Income Fund.

In addition, the Distributor is entitled to receive commission on sales of Class A Shares of the Funds. For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Distributor received approximately $3,479 from commissions earned on sales of Class A Shares. A $15 fee may be charged for redemptions made by wire. The redemption fee is paid directly to and retained by the Funds, and is designed to deter excessive short-term trading and to offset brokerage commissions, market impact and other costs that may be associated with short- term money movement in and out of the Funds.

The Adviser has entered into expense limitation agreements with certain Funds. Under the terms of the agreements, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees or reimburse certain expenses to the extent that ordinary operating expenses incurred by certain classes of a Fund in any fiscal year exceed the expense limit for such classes of the Fund. Such excess amounts will be the liability of the Adviser. Interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund's business are excluded from the expense limits. As of June 30, 2020, the expense limits (excluding voluntary waivers) are as follows:

   

In effect July 1, 2019 until October 31, 2020

 
    Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
  Class I
Shares
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

   

0.99

%

   

1.74

%

   

0.74

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

0.75

%

   

1.50

%

   

0.40

%

 

The Funds have agreed to repay fees and expenses that were waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for a period up to three fiscal years after such waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent such payments or repayments would not cause the expenses of a class to exceed the original expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or any expense limitation agreement in place at the time of repayment. Amounts repaid to the Adviser during the year ended June 30, 2020, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Recoupment of prior expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser.

As of June 30, 2020, the following amounts are available to be repaid to the Adviser.

    Expires
June 30, 2021
  Expires
June 30, 2022
  Expires
June 30, 2023
 

Total

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

283,259

   

$

292,081

   

$

229,910

   

$

805,250

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

197,955

     

258,188

     

670,257

     

1,126,400

   

The Adviser may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees to assist the Funds in maintaining competitive expense ratios. Voluntary waivers and reimbursements applicable to the Funds are not available to be recouped at a future time. There were no voluntary waivers or reimbursements for the year ended June 30, 2020.

Certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Funds are also officers and/or employees of the Adviser, Administrator, Fund Accountant, Sub-Administrator, Sub-Fund Accountant, and Legal Counsel.

5. Risks:

Each Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks.

An investment in the Funds' shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Funds, some of which will be traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest may affect the value of the Funds' shares. An investment in the Funds' shares at any point in time may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of the Funds' distributions.


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The Market Neutral Income Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers in various countries. Investing on an international basis involves certain risks not involved in domestic investments including the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of foreign currency, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments, which could affect the value of the Fund's investments in certain foreign countries. Governments of many countries have exercised and continue to exercise substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector through the ownership or control of many companies, including some of the largest in these countries. As a result, government actions in the future could have a significant effect on economic conditions which may adversely affect prices of certain portfolio securities. There is also generally less government supervision and regulation of stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the United States. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, and special U.S. tax considerations may apply. Moreover, foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. The Schedule of Portfolio Investments includes information on each Fund's holdings, including industry and/or geographic composition, as relevant.

The Funds will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount each expects to receive from counterparties for financial instruments entered into by the Funds. The Funds may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and the Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit ratings are investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

An outbreak of respiratory disease called COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and consumer activity, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines and general concern and uncertainty. These negative impacts have caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for Fund investors during and subsequent to period end. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession. Public health crises may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds' investments will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

6. Borrowing and Interfund Lending:

Line of Credit:

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Victory Funds Complex and the USAA Mutual Funds Complex (another series of mutual funds managed by the Adviser) participated in a short-term demand note "Line of Credit" with Citibank. The Line of Credit agreement with Citibank was renewed on June 29, 2020 with a termination date of June 28, 2021. Under the agreement with Citibank, the Victory Funds Complex and USAA Mutual Funds Complex, combined, may borrow up to $600 million, of which $300 million is committed and $300 million is uncommitted. $40 million of the Line of Credit is reserved for use by the Victory Floating Rate Fund (herein, the "Fund"), another series of the Victory Funds Complex, with that Fund paying the related commitment fees for that amount. The purpose of the agreement is to meet temporary or emergency cash needs. For the year ended June 30, 2020, Citibank received an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on $300 million for providing the Line of Credit. For the year ended June 30, 2020, Citibank earned approximately $450 thousand in commitment fees from the combined Victory Funds Complex and USAA Mutual Funds Complex. Each fund in the Victory Funds


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Complex pays a pro-rata portion of the commitment fees plus any interest (one month LIBOR plus one percent) on amounts borrowed. Effective June 29, 2020, under an amended Line of Credit agreement, Citibank will also receive an annual upfront fee of 0.10% on the $300 million committed line of credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex will pay a pro-rata portion of the upfront fee. Interest charged to each Fund during the period, if applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Line of credit fees.

The Funds did not utilize the Line of Credit during the year ended June 30, 2020.

Interfund Lending:

The Trust and Adviser rely on an exemptive order granted by the SEC in March 2017 (the "Order"), permitting the establishment and operation of an Interfund Lending Facility (the "Facility"). The Facility allows each Fund to directly borrow money from or lend money to any other Victory Fund relying upon the Order at rates beneficial to both the borrowing and lending funds. Advances under the Facility are allowed for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities, and are subject to each Fund's borrowing restrictions. The interfund loan rate is determined, as specified in the Order, by averaging the current repurchase agreement rate and the current bank loan rate. As a Borrower, interest charged to each Fund during the period, as applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Interest expense on interfund lending. As a Lender, interest earned by each Fund during the period, if applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Interfund lending income.

The average borrowing for the days outstanding and average interest rate for each Fund during the year ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

  Borrower or
Lender
  Amount
Outstanding at
June 30, 2020
  Average
Borrowing
  Days
Borrowing
Outstanding
  Average
Interest
Rate*
  Maximum
Borrowing
During the
Period
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Borrower

 

$

   

$

5,953,667

     

6

     

0.96

%

 

$

8,132,000

   

*  For the year ended June 30, 2020, based on the number of days borrowings were outstanding.

7. Federal Income Tax Information:

The tax character of distributions paid during the tax years ended, as noted below, were as follows (total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid):

 

Year Ended June 30, 2020

 

 

Distributions paid from

     

 

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

1,380,360

   

$

8,799,093

   

$

10,179,453

   

$

10,179,453

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

4,553,103

     

     

4,553,103

     

4,553,103

   

 

Year Ended June 30, 2019

 

 

Distributions paid from

     

 

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

1,600,430

   

$

13,044,855

   

$

14,645,285

   

$

14,645,285

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

1,950,582

     

     

1,950,582

     

1,950,582

   


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As of June 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Accumulated
Earnings
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

$

1,797,820

   

$

4,597,460

   

$

6,395,280

   

$

6,702,984

   

$

13,098,264

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

3,244,696

     

7,108,438

     

10,353,134

     

(7,606,143

)

   

2,746,991

   

*  The difference between the book-basis and tax-basis of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Market Neutral Income Fund utilized $1,011,865 and $3,526,994 of short term and long term capital loss carryforwards, respectively for federal income tax purposes.

As of June 30, 2020, the cost basis for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments were as follows:

  Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd
Index Fund
 

$

61,424,789

   

$

8,348,204

   

$

(1,645,220

)

 

$

6,702,984

   

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

162,451,836

     

9,621,241

     

(17,205,254

)

   

(7,584,013

)

 

8. Fund Ownership:

Ownership of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2020, the shareholders listed below held more than 25% of the shares outstanding of the Funds and may be deemed to control those Funds. Shareholders of record may hold Fund shares for the benefit of their customers.

   

Shareholder

 

Percent

 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility
Wtd Index Fund
 

LPL Financial Corp.

   

33.4

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   

40.5

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Gerlach Co. LLC

   

41.5

%

 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Victory Portfolios II

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Victory US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund and Victory Market Neutral Income Fund (the "Funds"), each a series of Victory Portfolios II, as of June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2020, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Victory Capital Management, Inc. since 2015.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
August 25, 2020


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Trustee and Officer Information

Board of Trustees:

Overall responsibility for management of the Trust rests with the Board. The Trust is managed by the Board in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. There are currently nine Trustees, eight of whom are not "interested persons" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Independent Trustees") and one of whom is an "interested person" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Interested Trustee"). The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise its day-to-day operations.

The following tables list the Trustees, their date of birth, position with the Trust, commencement of service, principal occupations during the past five years and any directorships of other investment companies or companies whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or who file reports under that Act. Each Trustee oversees 24 portfolios in the Trust, 42 portfolios in Victory Portfolios and 9 portfolios in Victory Variable Insurance Funds, each a registered investment company that, together with the Trust, comprise the Victory Funds Complex. Each Trustee's address is c/o Victory Portfolios II, 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. Each Trustee has an indefinite term.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 

Independent Trustees.

 
David Brooks Adcock,
Born October 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Consultant (since 2006).

  Chair and Trustee, Turner Funds (December
2016-December
2017).
 
Nigel D. T. Andrews,
Born April 1947
 

Vice Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

Director, TCG BDC II, Inc. (since 2017); Director, TCG BDC I, Inc. (formerly Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.) (since 2012).

 
E. Lee Beard,*
Born August 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired (since 2015).

 

None.

 
Dennis M. Bushe,
Born January 1944
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Retired.

  Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November
2011-July 2016).
 


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Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 
John L. Kelly,
Born April 1953
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Partner, McCarvill Capital Partners (September 2016-September 2017); Advisor (January 2016-April 2016) and Managing Partner (August 2014-January 2016) Endgate Commodities LLC.

 

Director, Caledonia Mining Corporation (since May 2012).

 
David L. Meyer,*
Born April 1957
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

None.

 
Gloria S. Nelund,
Born May 1961
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Chair, CEO and Co-Founder of TriLinc Global, LLC, an investment firm.

  TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (since 2012); Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November
2007-July 2016).
 
Leigh A. Wilson,
Born December 1944
 

Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Private Investor.

 

Chair (since 2013), Caledonia Mining Corporation.

 

Interested Trustee.

 
David C. Brown,**
Born May 1972
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), the Adviser; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

Trustee, USAA Mutual Funds Trust.

 

*  The Board has designated Mr. Meyer and Ms. Beard as its Audit Committee Financial Experts.

**  Mr. Brown is an "Interested Person" by reason of his relationship with the Adviser.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and is available, without charge, by calling 800-539-3863.


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Officers:

The officers of the Trust, their date of births, commencement of service and their principal occupations during the past five years, are detailed in the following table. Each officer serves until the earlier of his or her resignation, removal, retirement, death, or the election of a successor. The mailing address of each officer of the Trust is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. The officers of the Trust receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
 

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

 
Christopher K. Dyer,
Born February 1962
 

President

 

May 2015

 

Director of Mutual Fund Administration, the Adviser.

 
Scott A. Stahorsky,
Born July 1969
 

Vice President

 

May 2015

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2015); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2015).

 
Erin G. Wagner,
Born February 1974
 

Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Associate General Counsel, the Adviser (since 2013).

 
Allan Shaer,
Born March 1965
 

Treasurer

 

December 2017

 

Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (since 2016); Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, JP Morgan Chase (2011-2016).

 
Christopher A. Ponte,
Born March 1984
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

May 2015*

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2017); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2017); Chief Financial Officer, Victory Capital Services, Inc. (since 2018).

 
Colin Kinney,
Born October 1973
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

July 2017

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013) and Chief Risk Officer (2009-2017), the Adviser.

 
Chuck Booth,
Born April 1960
 

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Identity Theft Officer

 

May 2015

 

Director, Regulatory Administration and CCO Support Services, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

 
Jay G. Baris,
Born January 1954
 

Assistant Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (since April 2020); Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (January 2018-April 2020); Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (2011- January 2018).

 

*  On December 5, 2017, Mr. Ponte resigned as Treasurer and accepted the position of Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.


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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

Proxy Voting:

Information regarding the policies and procedures each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-539-3863. The information is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

The Trust files a complete list of Schedules of Portfolio Investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense figures in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that 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 table under the heading entitled "Actual Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense figures in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

  Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

Class A Shares

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

986.80

   

$

1,019.94

   

$

4.89

   

$

4.97

     

0.99

%

 

Class C Shares

   

1,000.00

     

983.10

     

1,016.21

     

8.58

     

8.72

     

1.74

%

 

Class I Shares

   

1,000.00

     

987.50

     

1,021.18

     

3.66

     

3.72

     

0.74

%

 


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

  Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

Class A Shares

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,032.60

   

$

1,021.13

   

$

3.79

   

$

3.77

     

0.75

%

 

Class C Shares

   

1,000.00

     

1,029.60

     

1,017.40

     

7.57

     

7.52

     

1.50

%

 

Class I Shares

   

1,000.00

     

1,035.10

     

1,022.87

     

2.02

     

2.01

     

0.40

%

 

*  Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/366 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Funds paid qualified dividend income for the purposes of reduced individual federal income tax rates of:

 

Percent

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

   

32

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

55

%

 

Dividends qualified for corporate dividends received deductions of:

 

Percent

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

   

31

%

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

35

%

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the following Funds designated short-term capital gain distributions:

 

Amount

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

1,430,322

   

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the following Funds designated long-term capital gain distributions:

 

Amount

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index Fund

 

$

9,326,373

   


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Liquidity Risk Management Program:

The Victory Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the "LRMP") as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Act. The LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk, taking into consideration each Fund's investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other liquidity management tools such as available funding sources including the Victory Funds Complex Interfund Lending Facility and Line of Credit (discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements). The Board approved the appointment of VCM as the administrator of the LRMP. At an in-person meeting held on February 20, 2020, VCM provided an oral and written report to the Trustees on the operation and effectiveness of the LRMP during the previous year.

VCM manages liquidity risks associated with the Funds' investments by monitoring, among other things, cash and cash equivalents, any use of derivatives, the concentration of investments, the appropriateness of each Fund's investment strategy, and by classifying every fund investment as either highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid on at least a monthly basis. To assist with the classification of Fund investments, VCM has retained a third-party provider of liquidity evaluation services. This provider determines preliminary liquidity classifications for all portfolio holdings based upon portfolio-level data and certain assumptions provided by VCM. VCM reviews the preliminary liquidity classifications and, when appropriate, considers other information including input from the Funds' portfolio managers (including the portfolio managers employed by any investment sub-advisers) in determining final liquidity classifications.

The report from VCM concluded that the Funds did not experience any significant liquidity challenges during the covered period, and the Funds' LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage its liquidity risk. The report also concluded that the LRMP continues to operate adequately and effectively to enable VCM to oversee and manage liquidity risk and ensure each Fund is able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution to the remaining investors' interest in each Fund. During the review period, each Fund's portfolio consisted primarily of highly liquid investments, which are defined as cash and any investments reasonably expected to be converted to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Funds have not adopted a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum. The Funds' investments were below the limitation on illiquid investments during the review period. Additionally, VCM indicated that no events occurred that would require the filing of Form N-LIQUID and recommended no material changes to the LRMP.


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Privacy Policy

Protecting the Privacy of Information

The Trust respects your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. This is the information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us or third parties. It may include your name, address, social security number, account transactions and balances, and information about investment goals and risk tolerance.

We do not disclose any information about you or about former customers to anyone except as permitted or required by law. Specifically, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as the transfer agent that processes shareholder accounts and printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. We may also disclose this information to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf. This allows us to continue to offer you Victory investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize. These companies will use this information only in connection with the services for which we hired them. They are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose.

To protect your personal information internally, we permit access only by authorized employees and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.*

*  You may have received communications regarding information about privacy policies from other financial institutions which gave you the opportunity to "opt-out" of certain information sharing with companies which are not affiliated with that financial institution. The Trust does not share information with other companies for purposes of marketing solicitations for products other than the Trust. Therefore, the Trust does not provide opt-out options to their shareholders.



Victory Funds
P.O. Box 182593
Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593

Visit our website at:

 

Call Victory at:

 

www.vcm.com

 

800-539-FUND (800-539-3863)

 

VP-COMPASS-AR (6/20)



June 30, 2020

Annual Report

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the VictoryShares' shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on www.VictorySharesLiterature.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change, and you need not take any action.

You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically sooner than January 1, 2021 by notifying your financial intermediary directly.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all VictoryShares you hold directly or through your financial intermediary.



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• Detailed performance records

• Daily share prices

• The latest fund news

• Investment resources to help you become a better investor

• A section dedicated to investment professionals

Whether you're a potential investor searching for the fund that matches your investment philosophy, a seasoned investor interested in planning tools, or an investment professional, www.vcm.com has what you seek. Visit us anytime. We're always open.



Victory Portfolios II

Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

   

5

   

Fund Review and Commentary (Unaudited)

   

7

   

Financial Statements

 

Victory Portfolios II Exchange-Traded Funds

 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

35-46

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

170

   

Statements of Operations

   

175

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

180

   

Financial Highlights

   

186

   

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

47-57

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

170

   

Statements of Operations

   

175

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

180

   

Financial Highlights

   

186

   

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

58-77

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

170

   

Statements of Operations

   

175

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

180

   

Financial Highlights

   

186

   

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

78-95

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

171

   

Statements of Operations

   

176

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

181

   

Financial Highlights

   

188

   
VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

96-99

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

171

   

Statements of Operations

   

176

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

181

   

Financial Highlights

   

188

   
VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

100-103

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

171

   

Statements of Operations

   

176

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

181

   

Financial Highlights

   

188

   


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Table of Contents (continued)

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

104-110

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

172

   

Statements of Operations

   

177

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

182

   

Financial Highlights

   

190

   
VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

111-116

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

172

   

Statements of Operations

   

177

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

182

   

Financial Highlights

   

190

   

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

117-119

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

172

   

Statements of Operations

   

177

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

182

   

Financial Highlights

   

190

   
VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

120-122

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

173

   

Statements of Operations

   

178

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

183

   

Financial Highlights

   

192

   

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

123-134

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

173

   

Statements of Operations

   

178

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

183

   

Financial Highlights

   

192

   
VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

135-138

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

173

   

Statements of Operations

   

178

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

183

   

Financial Highlights

   

192

   
VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

139-149

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

174

   

Statements of Operations

   

179

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

184

   

Financial Highlights

   

194

   


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Table of Contents (continued)

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

150-169

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

174

   

Statements of Operations

   

179

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

184

   

Financial Highlights

   

194

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

196

   
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
   

217

   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

 

Trustee and Officer Information

    220    

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

    223    

Expense Examples

    223    

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

    225    

Liquidity Risk Management Program

   

226

   

Privacy Policy (inside back cover)

 

The VictoryShares are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Victory Capital Management Inc. is the investment adviser to the Funds and receives fees from the Funds for performing services for the Funds.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus of the VictoryShares.

For additional information about any VictoryShares, including fees, expenses, and risks, view our prospectus online at www.vcm.com or call 866-376-7890. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

The information in this annual report is based on data obtained from recognized services and sources and is believed to be reliable. Any opinions, projections, or recommendations in this report are subject to change without notice and are not intended as individual investment advice. Past investment performance of the ETFs, markets or securities mentioned herein should not be considered to be indicative of future results.

• NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

Call Victory at:

866-376-7890

Visit our website at:

www.vcm.com


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Victory Funds Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

What a difference a year makes. Not long ago, we were marveling at the longest-ever bull market in equities. Although the current market environment appears constructive and relatively calm (as of this writing), what has transpired over the past year has been nothing short of astounding.

In fact, the annual period ended June 30, 2020, has been the most unusual period for investors since the Global Financial Crisis or, perhaps, the Great Depression. We entered this year with mundane concerns of interest rates and global trade talks, but that all changed quickly in early 2020. The spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States was an unprecedented event that rendered virtually any economic forecast unreliable. In March, and seemingly overnight, the sentiment pendulum swung from risk-on to risk-off.

The global economy came to an all-stop and equities sold off sharply. Meanwhile, liquidity evaporated in many segments of the fixed-income market, especially higher-yielding credits and anything perceived to be higher risk, which caused credit spreads to widen and depressed prices.

Fortunately, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") and other monetary authorities worldwide leapt into action — slashing interest rates, (re)starting quantitative easing and, in the case of the Fed, launching an array of programs to provide liquidity to stabilize fixed-income markets.

The U.S. government also stepped up to provide $2 trillion of fiscal stimulus in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which aims help toward corporations, small businesses, and individuals that have been affected by the abrupt economic stoppage.

All those steps ended the market's freefall, spurred a significant rally in equities, and helped tighten credit spreads across much of the fixed-income universe. In fact, by June 30, 2020, sentiment was nothing less than bullish and the broad market indexes had largely recovered losses from the first quarter. Through all this turmoil and volatility, the S&P 500® Index managed to deliver an annual return of approximately 7.5% for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020. Meanwhile, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries declined 144 basis points, reflecting both the Fed intervention and the uncertainties, ending June 30 at approximately 0.66%.

Looking ahead, the economy and markets remain unpredictable. For equities, investors should expect continued bouts of elevated volatility, which will likely be driven by reports on the virus, a possible vaccine, and the economic data. On the whole, however, the tenor of the market is much improved from the depths of the crisis even as earnings estimates remain vague at best.

Credit markets, too, remain unpredictable, though they have stabilized markedly. A wide range of outcomes are conceivable over the next year, but continued monetary intervention and fiscal stimulus, coupled with a regional approach to economic shutdowns, may well prevent credit spreads from returning to the elevated levels of March.


5



Regardless, whatever is in store for markets, you can be certain that the investment philosophies and resolve of Victory Capital's various independent investment franchises remain steadfast. We believe that our collective investment talent and their passively managed portfolios will be able to manage risks and excel in an environment that often creates short-term pricing dislocations that benefit astute investors.

On the following pages, you will find information relating to your Victory Funds investment. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor. If you invest with us directly, you may call (800) 539-3863, or visit our website at www.vcm.com.

My colleagues and I sincerely appreciate the confidence you have placed in the Victory Funds, and we value the opportunity to help meet your investment goals.

Christopher K. Dyer, CFA

President,

Victory Funds


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -2.12% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -1.82%. The Fund underperformed the S&P 500® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, which returned 7.51% during the period.

Over the reporting period, much of the Fund's underperformance relative to the S&P 500® Index was driven by its underweight positions in the largest market cap names within the index. The well-known FAANG+M stocks, comprised of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, and Microsoft, combined to make up over 22% of the S&P 500® Index and contributed a positive 8.37% to that index's return. Within the Fund, FAANG+M stocks made up 1.49% of the portfolio and contributed 0.51% to its return.

From a sector perspective, the Fund's underweight positions in Energy and Real Estate, along with positive stock selection within Health Care, contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the Index. An underweight position to Information Technology and an overweight position to Financials detracted from relative performance. Stock selection within Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary also weighed on relative performance over the reporting period.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/1/14

 

7/1/14

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Large Cap
500 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  S&P 500® Index2  

One Year

   

–2.12

%

   

–2.17

%

   

–1.82

%

   

7.51

%

 

Three Year

   

6.19

%

   

6.16

%

   

6.55

%

   

10.73

%

 

Five Year

   

8.06

%

   

8.06

%

   

8.44

%

   

10.73

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

7.78

%

   

7.77

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.40

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index consists of 500 of the largest U.S. stocks with consistent positive earnings. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index comprised of 500 domestically traded common stocks, is weighted according to the market value of each common stock in the index, and includes reinvestment of dividends. This index does not include the effect of sales charges and is not representative of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


8



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -11.00% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 compared to the Index's return of -10.76%. The Russell 2000® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -6.63% during the period.

An underweight position to the Real Estate sector along with positive stock selection within the Communication Services sector contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the Russell 2000® Index over the fiscal year. An underweight position to Health Care and an overweight position to Financials detracted from the Fund's relative performance to the index, along with stock selection within Health Care and Information Technology.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/8/15

 

7/8/15

     

 



 


Net Asset Value
 


Market Price Value
  Nasdaq Victory
US Small Cap
500 Volatility
Weighted Index1
 

Russell 2000®
Index2
 

One Year

   

–11.00

%

   

–11.17

%

   

–10.76

%

   

–6.62

%

 

Three Year

   

–0.39

%

   

–0.44

%

   

–0.08

%

   

2.01

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

4.13

%

   

4.09

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.46

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


9



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index consists of 500 of the largest U.S. small cap stocks with $3 billion or less of market value with consistent positive earnings. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


10



VictoryShares

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory International 500 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -7.23% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -7.02%. The MSCI EAFE Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -5.13% during the period.

Fund exposure to the Energy and Financial sectors contributed positively to performance relative to the MSCI EAFE Index for the fiscal year. An underweight position to Health Care along with negative stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary and Utilities sectors detracted from the Fund's performance relative to the MSCI EAFE Index for the period.

From a country perspective, an underweight position in the Fund's stock selection in the United Kingdom contributed to relative performance, while an overweight position in stock selection in Canada detracted from the Fund's performance.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

8/20/15

 

8/20/15

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
International
500 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  MSCI EAFE
Index2
 

One Year

   

–7.23

%

   

–7.35

%

   

–7.02

%

   

–5.13

%

 

Three Year

   

0.07

%

   

–0.04

%

   

0.28

%

   

0.81

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

2.14

%

   

2.17

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.73

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.45

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


11



VictoryShares

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory International 500 Volatility Weighted Index consists of 500 of the largest developed country stocks with consistent positive earnings. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index that captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


12



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory Emerging Market 500 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -12.35% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -11.58%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -3.39% during the period.

Stock selection within the Financial and Real Estate sectors contributed positively to Fund performance relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over the reporting period. The Fund's underweight positions in the Communication Services and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative Fund performance along with its stock selection within Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

The Fund's underweight stock selection in Saudi Arabia along with stock selection within Brazil contributed to the Fund's performance relative to the MSCI Emerging Market Index. An underweight stock selection in China, along with negative stock selection within China, were the primary drivers of the Fund's underperformance relative to that index.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

3/22/16

 

3/22/16

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
Emerging Market
500 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  MSCI Emerging
Markets (Net)
Index2
 

One Year

   

–12.35

%

   

–12.58

%

   

–11.58

%

   

–3.39

%

 

Three Year

   

–1.90

%

   

–2.65

%

   

–1.16

%

   

1.90

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

1.84

%

   

1.56

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

1.41

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.50

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


13



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory Emerging Market 500 Volatility Weighted Index consists of 500 of the largest Emerging Market country stocks with consistent positive earnings. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a float-adjusted market cap index covering over 2,700 securities in 21 markets that are currently classified as Emerging Market countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


14



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -12.78% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 compared to the Index's return of -12.62%. The Russell 1000® Value Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -8.84% during the period.

Stock selection within the Industrials sector, along with an underweight selection to the Real Estate sector, contributed positively to Fund performance relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index over the reporting period. Conversely, stock selection within the Utilities and the Consumer Discretionary sectors detracted from the Fund's relative performance.

The primary driver of the Fund's underperformance relative to the Index was the lackluster performance of high-dividend yielding stocks compared to low-dividend yielding stocks. The highest-yielding quartile of the Russell 1000® Value Index was down -15.24% over the reporting period versus -3.75% for the lowest-dividend yielding quartile. The Fund selects the 100 highest-dividend yielding stocks within that index.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/8/15

 

7/8/15

     

 




 
 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Large Cap
High Dividend
100 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  Russell 1000®
Value Index2
 

One Year

   

–12.78

%

   

–12.94

%

   

–12.61

%

   

–8.84

%

 

Three Year

   

1.13

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.82

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

5.73

%

   

5.69

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.42

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


15



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index consists of the highest 100 dividend yielding stocks of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The Russell 1000® Value Index is made of about 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. It represents top companies by market capitalization. It's made up of about 90% of the total market capitalization of all U.S. stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


16



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -13.61% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -13.49%. The Russell 2000® Value Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -17.48% during the period.

An overweight position in the Consumer Staples sector and an underweight position in the Energy sector contributed to the Fund's relative performance versus the Russell 2000® Value Index over the reporting period. Positive stock selection within the Communication Services and Consumer Staples sectors also contributed to relative performance. The largest detractors from the Fund's relative performance resulted from an underweight position in the Information Technology sector along with negative stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary sector.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/8/15

 

7/8/15

     

 




  Net Asset Value  

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Small Cap
High Dividend
100 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  Russell 2000®
Value Index2
 

One Year

   

–13.61

%

   

–13.69

%

   

–13.49

%

   

–17.48

%

 

Three Year

   

0.31

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.55

%

   

–4.35

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

4.43

%

   

4.40

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.44

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


17



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index consists of the highest 100 dividend-yielding stocks of the Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Index. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The Russell 2000® Index is an index measuring the performance of approximately 2,000 smallest-cap American companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the largest U.S. stocks. It is a market cap-weighted index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


18



VictoryShares

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory International High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -19.22% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -18.64%. The MSCI EAFE Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -5.13% during the period.

The Fund held an underweight position in the Real Estate sector, along with an overweight position in the Materials sector, which contributed positively to the Fund's relative performance versus the MSCI EAFE Index over the reporting period. The Fund's underweight position in the Health Care sector, along with negative stock selection within the Communication Services sector, detracted from the Fund's relative performance.

From a country perspective, an underweight stock selection in Belgium contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the Index, while an underweight stock selection in Japan detracted from performance. Additionally, stock selection within Japan and the United Kingdom dragged on Fund performance over the reporting period.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

8/20/15

 

8/20/15

     

 




 

Net Asset Value

 
Market Price Value
  Nasdaq Victory
International
High Dividend
100 Volatility
Weighted Index1
  MSCI EAFE
Index (Net)2
 

One Year

   

–19.22

%

   

–19.88

%

   

–18.64

%

   

–5.13

%

 

Three Year

   

–5.75

%

   

–5.99

%

   

–5.32

%

   

0.81

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–2.62

%

   

–2.67

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.59

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.45

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


19



VictoryShares

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory International High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index consists of the highest 100 dividend-yielding stocks of the Nasdaq Victory International 500 Volatility Weighted Index. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is an equity index that captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across Developed Market countries around the world. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


20



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory Emerging Market High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -15.55% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -14.88%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -3.39% during the period.

Cash allocations, along with stock selection within the Real Estate sector, contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over the fiscal year. An underweight position to the Consumer Discretionary sector and an overweight position to the Utilities sector detracted from the Fund's relative performance to the index. Stock selection within the Communication Services and the Consumer Discretionary sectors also weighed on relative Fund performance.

The Fund held underweight stock positions in Brazil and India, along with an overweight stock position in Taiwan, contributing to the Fund's relative performance to the Index. Underweight stock positions in China and overweight stock positions in South Africa, detracted from performance relative to the Index. Additionally, stock selection within China and South Africa negatively impacted relative performance.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/26/17

 

10/26/17

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
Em Mkt High Div.
100 Vol. Wtd
Index1
  MSCI Emerging
Markets (Net)
Index2
 

One Year

   

–15.55

%

   

–16.75

%

   

–14.88

%

   

–3.39

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–4.40

%

   

–4.65

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.88

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.51

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


21



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory Em Mkt High Div. 100 Vol. Wtd Index consists of the highest 100 dividend-yielding stocks of the Nasdaq Victory Emerging Market 500 Volatility Weighted Index. These stocks are then weighted based on their standard deviation (volatility). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2MSCI Emerging Market (Net) Index is a float-adjusted market cap index covering over 2,700 securities in 21 markets that are currently classified as Emerging Market countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


22



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory Dividend Accelerator Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 2.23% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of 2.57%. The S&P 500® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned 7.51% during the period.

The Fund held an underweight position in the Energy sector, which contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the S&P 500® Index over the fiscal year. Stock selection within the Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors also added to relative performance. An underweight position to the Information Technology sector, along with negative stock selection within the Information Technology and Communication Services sectors, detracted from Fund performance relative to that index.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

4/18/17

 

4/18/17

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
Dividend
Accelerator
Index1
  S&P 500® Index2  

One Year

   

2.23

%

   

2.12

%

   

2.57

%

   

7.51

%

 

Three Year

   

10.21

%

   

10.19

%

   

10.61

%

   

10.73

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

10.56

%

   

10.55

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.59

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


23



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory Dividend Accelerator Index utilizes a rules-based approach designed to identify dividend paying stocks with a higher likelihood of future dividend growth. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index comprised of 500 domestically traded common stocks, is weighted according to the market value of each common stock in the index, and includes reinvestment of dividends. This index does not include the effect of sales charges and is not representative of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


24



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 1.82% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of 2.14%. The S&P 500® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned 7.51% during the period.

An underweight position in the Energy sector, along with stock selection within the Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors, contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the S&P 500® Index over the fiscal year. The Fund's underweight position in the Information Technology sector, along with stock selection in the Communication Services and Health Care sectors, detracted from Fund performance relative to that index.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

6/22/17

 

6/22/17

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Multi-Factor
Minimum
Volatility Index1
  S&P 500® Index2  

One Year

   

1.82

%

   

1.81

%

   

2.14

%

   

7.51

%

 

Three Year

   

9.74

%

   

9.67

%

   

10.13

%

   

10.73

%

 

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

9.46

%

   

9.39

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.48

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


25



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index utilizes a rules-based approach designed to generate investment returns with less volatility than the broader U.S. market. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index comprised of 500 domestically traded common stocks, is weighted according to the market value of each common stock in the index, and includes reinvestment of dividends. This index does not include the effect of sales charges and is not representative of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


26



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 7.49% over the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of 7.92%. The Fund underperformed the S&P 500® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, which returned 7.51% during the period.

The Index moves from equities to U.S. Treasury bills ("T-Bills") during periods of significant market decline ("Long/Cash" feature). The Long/Cash feature of the Index triggered and allocated to a 75% T-Bill position on March 2, 2020. The Index held that T-Bill position until April 1, 2020, at which time the T-Bill position went to 50% and held that position through the end of the reporting period. Due to the large market downturn, which occurred while the Index held the T-Bill position, the Long/Cash trigger was the key driver of the Fund's outperformance (before fees) versus the S&P 500® Index for the fiscal year.

The Fund's underweight positions in the Energy and Financials sectors contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the S&P 500® Index, while underweight positions in Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary detracted.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/1/14

 

7/1/14

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Large Cap
500 Long/Cash
Vol. Wtd. Index1
  S&P 500® Index2  

One Year

   

7.49

%

   

7.46

%

   

7.92

%

   

7.51

%

 

Three Year

   

7.07

%

   

7.05

%

   

7.48

%

   

10.73

%

 

Five Year

   

8.60

%

   

8.59

%

   

9.01

%

   

10.73

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

8.19

%

   

8.18

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.40

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


27



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index reduces its exposure to the equity markets during periods of significant market declines and reinvests when market prices have further declined or rebounded. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index comprised of 500 domestically traded common stocks, is weighted according to the market value of each common stock in the index, and includes reinvestment of dividends. This index does not include the effect of sales charges and is not representative of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


28



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

The VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 5.49% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 compared to the Index's return of 5.79%. The Russell 1000® Value Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -8.84% during the period.

The Index moves from equities to U.S. Treasury bills ("T-Bills") during periods of significant market decline ("Long/Cash" feature). The Long/Cash feature of the Index triggered and allocated to a 75% T-Bill position on March 2, 2020. The Index held that T-Bill position until April 1, 2020, at which time the T-Bill position went to 25% and held that position through the end of the reporting period. Due to the large market downturn, which occurred while the Index held the T-Bill position, the Long/Cash trigger was the key driver of the Fund's outperformance versus the S&P 500® Index for the fiscal year.

The Fund's underweight positions in the Financials and Energy sectors contributed positively to the Fund's performance relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index, while an overweight position in the Consumer Staples sector and an underweight position in the Health Care sector detracted from the Fund's relative performance over the reporting period.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/1/14

 

7/1/14

     

 




 

Net Asset Value

 
Market Price Value
  Nasdaq Victory
US Large Cap
High Div. 100
Long/Cash
Vol. Wtd Index1
  Russell 1000®
Value Index2
 

One Year

   

5.49

%

   

5.41

%

   

5.79

%

   

–8.84

%

 

Three Year

   

5.69

%

   

5.66

%

   

6.08

%

   

1.82

%

 

Five Year

   

8.98

%

   

8.97

%

   

9.42

%

   

4.64

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

8.10

%

   

8.08

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.40

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


29



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index reduces its exposure to the equity markets during periods of significant market declines and reinvests when market prices have further declined or rebounded. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The Russell 1000® Value Index is made of about 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. It represents top companies by market capitalization. It's made up of about 90% of the total market capitalization of all U.S. stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


30



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned 5.00% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of 5.58%. The Russell 2000® Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -6.63% during the period.

The Index moves from equities to U.S. Treasury bills ("T-Bills") during periods of significant market decline ("Long/Cash" feature). The Long/Cash feature of the Index was triggered multiple times during the fiscal year, with the first trigger resulting in an allocation to a 75% T-Bill position on September 1, 2019, and a subsequent reallocation to 100% equities October 1, 2019. The Index triggered an allocation to a 75% T-Bill position on March 2, 2020. The Index held that T-Bill position until April 1, 2020, at which time the T-Bill position went to 25% and held that position through the end of the reporting period. Due to the large market downturn, which occurred while the Index held the T-Bill position, the Long/Cash trigger was the key driver of the Fund's outperformance versus the S&P 500® Index for the fiscal year.

The Fund's overweight position in the Consumer Discretionary sector and underweight position in the Real Estate sector contributed positively to Fund performance relative to the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund's underweight positions in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance over the reporting period.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

7/31/14

 

7/31/14

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
US Small Cap
500 Long/Cash
Vol. Wtd. Index1
  Russell 2000®
Index2
 

One Year

   

5.00

%

   

5.04

%

   

5.58

%

   

–6.62

%

 

Three Year

   

–0.54

%

   

–0.53

%

   

–0.10

%

   

2.01

%

 

Five Year

   

1.18

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.61

%

   

4.29

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

3.12

%

   

3.11

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.42

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


31



VictoryShares

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory US Small Cap 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index reduces its exposure to the equity markets during periods of significant market declines and reinvests when market prices have further declined or rebounded. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The Russell 2000® Index is a market cap-weighted index composed of 2,000 U.S. small-cap common stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


32



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory International 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index (the "Index") before fees and expenses.

The Fund returned -14.55% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, compared to the Index's return of -14.14%. The MSCI EAFE Index, a market cap-based index against which the performance of the Fund is also measured, returned -5.13% during the period.

The Index moves from equities to U.S. Treasury bills ("T-Bills") during periods of significant market decline ("Long/Cash" feature). The Long/Cash feature of the Index narrowly missed triggering in February following the large market downturn. The Index went on to trigger in late March, allocating to a 50% T-Bill position on April 1, 2020. The Index held the 50% T-Bill position through the end of the reporting period. The Fund's allocation to T-Bills while the market mounted a significant comeback was the key driver of underperformance relative to the MSCI EAFE Index for the fiscal year.

The Fund's underweight position in the Energy sector, along with stock selection in the Financials sector, contributed positively to relative Fund performance over the reporting period. Negative stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector, along with an underweight to the Information Technology sector, detracted from relative Fund performance.

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

9/30/14

 

9/30/14

     

 




 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Nasdaq Victory
International 500
Long/Cash
Volatility
Wtd Index1
  MSCI EAFE
Index (Net)2
 

One Year

   

–14.55

%

   

–14.51

%

   

–14.14

%

   

–5.13

%

 

Three Year

   

–3.51

%

   

–3.88

%

   

–3.06

%

   

0.81

%

 

Five Year

   

–3.16

%

   

–3.39

%

   

–2.57

%

   

2.05

%

 

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–2.46

%

   

–2.50

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.56

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.45

%

             

Portfolio Holdings:

(As a Percentage of Total Investments)


33



VictoryShares

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (continued)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated November 1, 2019, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through October 31, 2020.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Nasdaq Victory International 500 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index reduces its exposure to the equity markets during periods of significant market declines and reinvests when the market prices have further declined or rebounded. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is an equity index that captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


34



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.6%)

 

Communication Services (4.6%):

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

20,266

   

$

1,538,189

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,048

     

1,486,116

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

51,366

     

1,552,794

   

Cable One, Inc.

   

926

     

1,643,511

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

3,579

     

1,825,434

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

39,178

     

1,527,158

   

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

41,569

     

877,106

   

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

   

30,895

     

1,066,186

   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

   

13,351

     

1,762,999

   

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

   

6,748

     

1,532,269

   

Fox Corp., Class A

   

42,453

     

1,138,589

   

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

   

23,111

     

1,643,654

   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   

2,594

     

1,180,374

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

25,025

     

1,366,365

   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

280,963

     

1,649,253

   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

   

9,972

     

1,391,792

   

The New York Times Co. Class A

   

26,294

     

1,105,137

   

The Walt Disney Co.

   

11,809

     

1,316,822

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)

   

14,533

     

1,513,612

   

Twitter, Inc. (a)

   

22,771

     

678,348

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

41,672

     

2,297,378

   
     

30,093,086

   

Consumer Discretionary (10.9%):

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (b)

   

8,907

     

1,268,802

   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

   

802

     

2,212,574

   

Aptiv PLC

   

13,318

     

1,037,739

   

Aramark

   

36,494

     

823,670

   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   

1,541

     

1,738,433

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

12,493

     

1,090,264

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

786

     

1,251,579

   

BorgWarner, Inc. (b)

   

31,180

     

1,100,654

   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

10,074

     

1,180,673

   

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

   

4,522

     

890,517

   

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

   

14,498

     

1,298,296

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

   

1,573

     

1,655,362

   

Columbia Sportswear Co. (b)

   

16,234

     

1,308,136

   

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

25,239

     

1,399,503

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

14,051

     

1,064,644

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

10,133

     

1,930,437

   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

   

13,174

     

1,220,966

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

2,382

     

880,006

   

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

   

24,868

     

1,622,140

   

eBay, Inc.

   

34,973

     

1,834,334

   

Etsy, Inc. (a) (b)

   

11,897

     

1,263,818

   

Garmin Ltd.

   

16,261

     

1,585,447

   

Gentex Corp.

   

49,074

     

1,264,637

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

17,657

     

1,535,453

   

See notes to financial statements.


35



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

11,925

   

$

893,779

   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

14,788

     

1,086,179

   

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

   

18,239

     

917,239

   

Kohl's Corp.

   

19,075

     

396,188

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

18,893

     

860,387

   

Lear Corp.

   

8,945

     

975,184

   

Lennar Corp., Class A

   

21,636

     

1,333,210

   

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A (b)

   

53,211

     

713,027

   

LKQ Corp. (a)

   

37,913

     

993,321

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

12,355

     

1,669,408

   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   

10,292

     

882,333

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

9,838

     

1,814,816

   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

   

7,423

     

755,364

   

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

16,718

     

1,639,200

   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

26,420

     

434,081

   

NVR, Inc. (a)

   

339

     

1,104,716

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

   

3,956

     

1,668,127

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

   

14,995

     

908,247

   

Pool Corp.

   

6,774

     

1,841,647

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

31,898

     

1,085,489

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

8,205

     

595,027

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

13,667

     

1,164,975

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)

   

12,250

     

616,175

   

Service Corp. International

   

38,985

     

1,516,126

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

19,202

     

1,413,075

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

30,318

     

402,623

   

Target Corp.

   

8,692

     

1,042,432

   

The Home Depot, Inc.

   

7,700

     

1,928,927

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

23,134

     

1,169,655

   

Tractor Supply Co.

   

15,240

     

2,008,479

   

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

2,643

     

537,639

   

VF Corp.

   

16,518

     

1,006,607

   

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

   

8,756

     

1,134,165

   

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

   

23,314

     

1,120,704

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

19,302

     

1,677,537

   
     

71,764,172

   

Consumer Staples (7.6%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

39,362

     

1,570,544

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   

27,103

     

1,725,377

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

41,603

     

2,064,757

   

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

9,162

     

1,369,902

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

24,353

     

1,882,487

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

24,544

     

1,798,093

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

32,093

     

1,128,711

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

6,612

     

2,004,825

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

35,687

     

2,200,103

   

Hormel Foods Corp. (b)

   

41,609

     

2,008,466

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

16,080

     

1,334,640

   

Kellogg Co.

   

22,966

     

1,517,134

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

13,076

     

1,848,293

   

See notes to financial statements.


36



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   

15,061

   

$

962,850

   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   

11,134

     

1,997,551

   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   

33,370

     

1,706,208

   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

   

23,877

     

1,655,154

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

16,399

     

2,168,931

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

15,700

     

1,099,942

   

Sysco Corp.

   

27,731

     

1,515,776

   

The Clorox Co.

   

11,192

     

2,455,189

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

36,376

     

1,625,280

   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

   

6,440

     

1,215,099

   

The Hershey Co.

   

11,637

     

1,508,388

   

The J.M. Smucker Co.

   

15,028

     

1,590,113

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

41,609

     

1,326,911

   

The Kroger Co.

   

41,413

     

1,401,830

   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   

17,368

     

1,037,043

   

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

   

45,041

     

888,209

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

27,437

     

1,163,054

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

19,869

     

2,379,909

   
     

50,150,769

   

Energy (1.6%):

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   

67,670

     

1,162,571

   

ConocoPhillips

   

21,019

     

883,218

   

Continental Resources, Inc. (b)

   

30,179

     

529,038

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

13,792

     

698,703

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

27,636

     

1,235,882

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

27,206

     

794,415

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

92,718

     

1,406,532

   

ONEOK, Inc. (b)

   

22,688

     

753,695

   

Phillips 66

   

17,197

     

1,236,464

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

71,795

     

1,365,541

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

15,828

     

931,003

   
     

10,997,062

   

Financials (16.8%):

 

Aflac, Inc.

   

39,990

     

1,440,840

   

Alleghany Corp.

   

2,290

     

1,120,131

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

42,953

     

851,758

   

American Express Co.

   

13,953

     

1,328,326

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

19,359

     

1,228,522

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

32,304

     

1,007,239

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

7,942

     

1,191,618

   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

   

40,957

     

1,173,418

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

30,016

     

1,191,635

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

19,210

     

1,872,784

   

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (a)

   

30,285

     

944,589

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

48,315

     

1,147,481

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

   

10,818

     

1,931,121

   

BlackRock, Inc., Class A

   

3,068

     

1,669,268

   

Brown & Brown, Inc. (b)

   

37,768

     

1,539,424

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

14,870

     

930,713

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Value

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

   

13,454

   

$

1,254,989

   

Chubb Ltd.

   

11,040

     

1,397,885

   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

17,249

     

1,104,453

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

20,359

     

1,040,345

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

38,073

     

960,963

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

7,265

     

1,180,853

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

22,067

     

840,753

   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Class C

   

28,373

     

1,687,343

   

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) (b)

   

3,188

     

1,335,804

   

Discover Financial Services

   

18,235

     

913,391

   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   

23,984

     

869,180

   

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

   

7,706

     

1,478,781

   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   

7,074

     

1,458,659

   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   

5,055

     

1,660,416

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

48,040

     

1,472,906

   

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

52,265

     

1,007,669

   

First American Financial Corp.

   

30,493

     

1,464,274

   

First Republic Bank

   

14,179

     

1,502,833

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (b)

   

52,629

     

1,103,630

   

Globe Life, Inc.

   

19,161

     

1,422,321

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

112,894

     

1,019,997

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

17,849

     

1,634,968

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

74,730

     

804,095

   

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

   

58,683

     

912,521

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

13,484

     

1,268,305

   

KeyCorp

   

75,534

     

920,004

   

KKR & Co., Inc.

   

40,113

     

1,238,689

   

Loews Corp.

   

34,901

     

1,196,755

   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

14,404

     

1,129,274

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

9,522

     

990,002

   

Markel Corp. (a)

   

1,542

     

1,423,528

   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

2,974

     

1,489,736

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

17,370

     

1,865,017

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

35,205

     

1,285,687

   

Moody's Corp.

   

5,915

     

1,625,028

   

Morgan Stanley (b)

   

28,923

     

1,396,981

   

Morningstar, Inc.

   

10,617

     

1,496,678

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

3,993

     

1,332,943

   

Nasdaq, Inc.

   

15,165

     

1,811,762

   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

14,543

     

1,153,842

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

81,476

     

1,328,874

   

People's United Financial, Inc.

   

99,695

     

1,153,471

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

28,132

     

1,168,603

   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   

20,907

     

1,241,458

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

16,679

     

1,015,751

   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   

15,243

     

1,049,176

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

91,102

     

1,013,054

   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   

12,434

     

975,323

   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

9,323

     

1,594,512

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

5,518

     

1,818,070

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Value

 

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

52,616

   

$

968,661

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

24,749

     

1,360,700

   

Signature Bank

   

11,231

     

1,200,819

   

State Street Corp.

   

15,916

     

1,011,462

   

SVB Financial Group (a)

   

4,248

     

915,571

   

Synchrony Financial

   

46,144

     

1,022,551

   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   

12,089

     

1,492,992

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

33,762

     

993,278

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

16,052

     

1,556,883

   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

33,640

     

1,300,186

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A (b)

   

22,122

     

1,253,433

   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   

24,567

     

828,891

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

7,223

     

1,427,409

   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

34,784

     

1,340,923

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

11,773

     

1,238,637

   

The Progressive Corp.

   

18,616

     

1,491,328

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

13,545

     

1,544,807

   

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

   

22,302

     

1,296,638

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

31,374

     

1,178,094

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

37,055

     

1,364,365

   

Voya Financial, Inc.

   

24,791

     

1,156,500

   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   

23,743

     

1,360,236

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

35,724

     

914,534

   

Zions Bancorp NA (b)

   

30,530

     

1,038,020

   
     

113,337,337

   

Health Care (13.8%):

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

21,685

     

1,982,660

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

12,631

     

1,240,112

   

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

   

3,802

     

918,411

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

18,876

     

1,668,072

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

9,071

     

1,018,129

   

Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,058

     

839,238

   

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

   

6,184

     

1,227,771

   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

13,816

     

1,392,238

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

6,959

     

1,641,350

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

4,323

     

1,136,863

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

17,452

     

1,502,617

   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

   

2,386

     

638,374

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

7,422

     

1,959,927

   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   

35,765

     

1,255,709

   

Bruker Corp.

   

24,254

     

986,653

   

Centene Corp. (a)

   

17,302

     

1,099,542

   

Cerner Corp. (b)

   

24,264

     

1,663,298

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

   

8,055

     

1,404,389

   

Chemed Corp.

   

3,774

     

1,702,338

   

Cigna Corp.

   

5,558

     

1,042,959

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

21,771

     

1,414,462

   

Danaher Corp.

   

10,855

     

1,919,490

   

DaVita, Inc. (a)

   

13,855

     

1,096,485

   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

   

32,501

     

1,431,994

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Shares

 

Value

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

   

17,763

   

$

1,227,601

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

12,201

     

2,003,159

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

16,458

     

1,019,244

   

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

   

43,044

     

1,021,865

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

9,650

     

936,629

   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

   

23,893

     

1,395,112

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

16,695

     

1,832,777

   

Humana, Inc.

   

3,397

     

1,317,187

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   

4,871

     

1,608,209

   

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   

3,584

     

1,327,334

   

Incyte Corp. (a)

   

13,866

     

1,441,648

   

Insulet Corp. (a)

   

4,086

     

793,746

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

   

2,395

     

1,364,743

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

9,817

     

1,392,836

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

   

10,605

     

1,170,156

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

13,681

     

1,923,959

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

   

9,810

     

1,629,539

   

Masimo Corp. (a)

   

8,832

     

2,013,608

   

Medtronic PLC

   

18,853

     

1,728,820

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

21,942

     

1,696,775

   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

   

1,920

     

1,546,656

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

7,199

     

1,281,278

   

Penumbra, Inc. (a) (b)

   

5,534

     

989,590

   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   

15,796

     

1,549,430

   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

12,593

     

1,225,173

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

18,269

     

2,081,935

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

2,394

     

1,493,018

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

8,216

     

1,577,472

   

Stryker Corp.

   

8,283

     

1,492,514

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

4,133

     

1,504,329

   

The Cooper Cos., Inc. (b)

   

5,302

     

1,503,859

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

4,817

     

1,745,392

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

4,627

     

1,364,734

   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

   

11,044

     

1,025,877

   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

9,881

     

1,210,620

   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

   

7,089

     

1,661,803

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

5,731

     

1,663,766

   

Waters Corp. (a)

   

7,515

     

1,355,706

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

9,602

     

2,181,286

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

10,405

     

1,241,941

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

11,617

     

1,591,994

   
     

92,316,401

   

Industrials (15.3%):

 

3M Co.

   

9,065

     

1,414,049

   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   

24,672

     

894,607

   

Allegion PLC

   

13,091

     

1,338,162

   

AMERCO, Inc.

   

3,899

     

1,178,239

   

American Airlines Group, Inc. (b)

   

41,625

     

544,039

   

AMETEK, Inc.

   

18,748

     

1,675,509

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

32,105

     

1,512,788

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Shares

 

Value

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (b)

   

16,459

   

$

1,301,249

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

9,437

     

1,129,326

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

10,293

     

1,302,065

   

Cintas Corp.

   

5,348

     

1,424,493

   

Copart, Inc. (a)

   

17,761

     

1,478,958

   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,707

     

1,213,114

   

CSX Corp.

   

19,243

     

1,342,007

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

8,865

     

1,535,950

   

Deere & Co.

   

7,874

     

1,237,399

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

29,206

     

819,228

   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   

29,824

     

1,387,412

   

Dover Corp.

   

13,880

     

1,340,253

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

14,765

     

1,291,642

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

21,379

     

1,326,139

   

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

   

7,165

     

340,839

   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   

20,065

     

1,525,742

   

Fastenal Co.

   

29,318

     

1,255,983

   

Fortive Corp.

   

19,944

     

1,349,411

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

20,948

     

1,339,206

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

9,839

     

1,199,669

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

10,697

     

1,598,774

   

Graco, Inc.

   

28,900

     

1,386,911

   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

41,318

     

1,431,669

   

HEICO Corp.

   

10,694

     

1,065,657

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

9,957

     

1,439,683

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

11,638

     

1,458,940

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   

6,332

     

1,104,871

   

IDEX Corp.

   

10,635

     

1,680,755

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

8,510

     

1,487,974

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) (b)

   

32,829

     

923,151

   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

13,034

     

1,568,512

   

Kansas City Southern

   

9,024

     

1,347,193

   

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

   

28,729

     

1,198,287

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

7,240

     

1,228,411

   

Lennox International, Inc. (b)

   

6,188

     

1,441,742

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

4,997

     

1,823,505

   

Masco Corp.

   

31,107

     

1,561,882

   

Nordson Corp.

   

9,525

     

1,806,989

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

6,885

     

1,208,799

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

10,183

     

1,726,934

   

Owens Corning, Inc.

   

19,908

     

1,110,070

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

20,452

     

1,530,832

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

6,095

     

1,117,031

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

32,813

     

1,287,254

   

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

12,470

     

768,401

   

Republic Services, Inc.

   

24,578

     

2,016,625

   

Robert Half International, Inc.

   

25,763

     

1,361,059

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

6,124

     

1,304,412

   

Rollins, Inc. (b)

   

36,841

     

1,561,690

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

4,649

     

1,805,021

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Snap-on, Inc.

   

10,468

   

$

1,449,923

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

30,657

     

1,047,856

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (b)

   

19,542

     

467,835

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

7,469

     

1,041,029

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

4,342

     

1,350,145

   

Textron, Inc.

   

25,178

     

828,608

   

The Middleby Corp. (a) (b)

   

11,083

     

874,892

   

The Toro Co.

   

23,554

     

1,562,572

   

Trane Technologies PLC

   

16,432

     

1,462,119

   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   

2,082

     

920,348

   

TransUnion

   

15,767

     

1,372,360

   

Trex Co., Inc. (a) (b)

   

9,046

     

1,176,613

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

8,037

     

1,358,816

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

19,155

     

662,955

   

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

   

6,350

     

946,404

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

12,165

     

2,070,483

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

4,373

     

1,373,822

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

17,870

     

1,892,612

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

11,385

     

2,023,114

   

Woodward, Inc.

   

13,411

     

1,040,023

   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)

   

10,268

     

793,203

   

Xylem, Inc.

   

16,914

     

1,098,733

   
     

102,864,977

   

Information Technology (16.7%):

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

   

9,565

     

2,053,797

   

Adobe, Inc. (a)

   

3,985

     

1,734,710

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   

15,557

     

818,454

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

16,404

     

1,756,704

   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

   

15,918

     

1,525,103

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

10,280

     

1,260,739

   

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

   

5,030

     

1,467,402

   

Apple, Inc.

   

4,678

     

1,706,534

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

15,717

     

950,093

   

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

   

3,983

     

836,549

   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

   

8,751

     

906,691

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

10,456

     

1,556,794

   

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

   

23,767

     

1,724,534

   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings Corp.

   

20,385

     

1,585,749

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

4,055

     

1,279,799

   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   

13,730

     

1,732,589

   

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

   

5,606

     

1,215,829

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

   

17,500

     

1,679,300

   

CDW Corp.

   

10,416

     

1,210,131

   

Ciena Corp. (a)

   

22,906

     

1,240,589

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

30,385

     

1,417,156

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

16,697

     

2,469,652

   

Cognex Corp.

   

20,366

     

1,216,258

   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

   

23,716

     

1,347,543

   

Corning, Inc.

   

48,615

     

1,259,129

   

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (a)

   

22,507

     

1,236,535

   

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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   

19,823

   

$

1,305,741

   

Entegris, Inc. (b)

   

20,550

     

1,213,478

   

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

   

4,802

     

1,210,152

   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   

9,829

     

941,815

   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

   

10,153

     

1,416,140

   

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

   

2,685

     

1,122,437

   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

   

13,190

     

1,287,608

   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

4,729

     

1,189,485

   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

   

23,615

     

958,061

   

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

   

10,413

     

1,429,393

   

Gartner, Inc. (a)

   

7,938

     

963,118

   

Genpact Ltd.

   

37,774

     

1,379,506

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

8,152

     

1,382,742

   

Intel Corp.

   

21,005

     

1,256,729

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

11,208

     

1,353,590

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

11,008

     

2,025,801

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

65,362

     

1,494,176

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

9,848

     

992,481

   

KLA Corp.

   

6,172

     

1,200,331

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

3,052

     

987,200

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

12,360

     

1,157,761

   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   

4,694

     

1,388,016

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

21,469

     

1,301,236

   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (b)

   

10,511

     

1,106,913

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

   

14,267

     

735,036

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

9,194

     

1,871,071

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

7,673

     

868,891

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

6,371

     

1,509,926

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

9,236

     

1,294,241

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

17,858

     

792,359

   

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   

28,429

     

563,747

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

3,067

     

1,165,184

   

Oracle Corp.

   

29,936

     

1,654,563

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

23,181

     

1,755,961

   

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

   

3,007

     

931,358

   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

   

6,769

     

987,529

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

11,277

     

1,964,792

   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

   

8,276

     

914,746

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

13,599

     

1,240,365

   

RealPage, Inc. (a)

   

15,788

     

1,026,378

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

24,383

     

1,180,381

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

9,648

     

1,233,593

   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

17,425

     

984,164

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

6,646

     

795,991

   

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

   

8,754

     

1,707,030

   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

   

17,360

     

1,415,708

   

Teradyne, Inc. (b)

   

14,199

     

1,199,957

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

10,225

     

1,298,268

   

The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

2,099

     

853,244

   

The Western Union Co. (b)

   

61,630

     

1,332,441

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Trimble, Inc. (a)

   

30,905

   

$

1,334,787

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

5,395

     

1,871,418

   

Ubiquiti, Inc. (b)

   

4,453

     

777,316

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

4,869

     

728,500

   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

   

7,922

     

1,638,507

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

8,499

     

1,641,752

   

VMware, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

7,588

     

1,175,078

   

WEX, Inc. (a)

   

5,694

     

939,567

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

31,547

     

482,354

   

Xilinx, Inc.

   

10,978

     

1,080,125

   

Zebra Technologies Corp. (a)

   

3,984

     

1,019,705

   

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

6,114

     

1,550,144

   
     

112,768,450

   

Materials (4.7%):

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

6,798

     

1,641,445

   

Albemarle Corp. (b)

   

9,783

     

755,345

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

18,724

     

2,096,714

   

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

   

46,647

     

1,051,890

   

Ball Corp.

   

17,895

     

1,243,524

   

Celanese Corp.

   

13,950

     

1,204,443

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

29,301

     

824,530

   

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

18,247

     

1,188,427

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

17,506

     

1,219,118

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

8,997

     

1,789,953

   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   

7,948

     

973,312

   

International Paper Co.

   

32,963

     

1,160,627

   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

14,741

     

968,779

   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (b)

   

6,175

     

1,275,570

   

Nucor Corp.

   

29,563

     

1,224,204

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

15,163

     

1,513,267

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

15,247

     

1,617,097

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

11,025

     

1,046,603

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

11,030

     

1,371,250

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

24,575

     

1,844,600

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

36,632

     

955,729

   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

2,848

     

1,645,717

   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

13,480

     

1,561,658

   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   

15,259

     

818,645

   

Westrock Co.

   

28,922

     

817,336

   
     

31,809,783

   

Real Estate (0.3%):

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

25,245

     

1,141,579

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

8,235

     

851,993

   
     

1,993,572

   

Utilities (7.3%):

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

41,403

     

1,980,720

   

Ameren Corp.

   

28,589

     

2,011,522

   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

23,827

     

1,897,582

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   

15,984

   

$

2,056,501

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

20,612

     

2,052,543

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

65,151

     

1,216,369

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

33,678

     

1,967,469

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

25,881

     

1,861,620

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

17,885

     

1,922,638

   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

24,942

     

1,992,616

   

Edison International

   

18,701

     

1,015,651

   

Entergy Corp.

   

18,495

     

1,735,016

   

Essential Utilities, Inc.

   

36,349

     

1,535,382

   

Evergy, Inc.

   

35,652

     

2,113,807

   

Eversource Energy

   

25,641

     

2,135,127

   

Exelon Corp.

   

42,271

     

1,534,015

   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   

69,255

     

1,536,076

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

8,111

     

1,948,019

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

42,270

     

1,376,311

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

54,362

     

1,650,430

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

21,887

     

1,604,098

   

PPL Corp.

   

56,386

     

1,457,014

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

41,234

     

2,027,063

   

Sempra Energy

   

14,503

     

1,700,187

   

The Southern Co.

   

32,217

     

1,670,451

   

Vistra Corp.

   

68,109

     

1,268,190

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   

22,562

     

1,977,559

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

32,367

     

2,022,938

   
     

49,266,914

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $642,690,854)

   

667,362,523

   

Rights (0.0%) (c)

 

Communication Services (0.0%): (c)

 

T-Mobile U.S., Inc., Expires 7/28/20 (a)

   

14,605

     

2,454

   

Total Rights (Cost $—)

   

2,454

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (4.1%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

453,361

     

453,361

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

13,721,293

     

13,721,293

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (d)
   

3,152,665

     

3,152,665

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

1,804,045

     

1,804,045

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (d)
   

8,111,340

     

8,111,340

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $27,242,704)

   

27,242,704

   

Total Investments (Cost $669,933,558) — 103.7%

   

694,607,681

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (3.7)%

   

(24,602,814

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

670,004,867

   

See notes to financial statements.


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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

15

   

9/18/20

 

$

2,269,873

   

$

2,317,650

   

$

47,777

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

47,777

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

47,777

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.6%)

 

Communication Services (2.3%):

 

Cargurus, Inc. (a)

   

1,020

   

$

25,857

   

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

2,242

     

8,856

   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   

1,465

     

57,135

   

MSG Networks, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

2,503

     

24,905

   

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)

   

1,659

     

17,353

   

Sciplay Corp., Class A (a)

   

2,917

     

43,259

   

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

   

645

     

31,792

   

TechTarget, Inc. (a)

   

1,394

     

41,862

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

1,379

     

27,415

   

The Marcus Corp.

   

1,501

     

19,918

   

United States Cellular Corp. (a)

   

782

     

24,140

   

WideOpenWest, Inc. (a)

   

4,701

     

24,774

   

Yelp, Inc. (a)

   

1,058

     

24,472

   
     

371,738

   

Consumer Discretionary (17.2%):

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

   

1,997

     

69,476

   

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

   

1,045

     

32,552

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (b)

   

2,131

     

23,228

   

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a)

   

332

     

29,173

   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

   

452

     

34,953

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

1,134

     

47,628

   

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

   

793

     

16,605

   

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

   

1,980

     

21,107

   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

869

     

18,736

   

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

1,362

     

28,466

   

Brinker International, Inc.

   

1,112

     

26,688

   

Carriage Services, Inc.

   

1,452

     

26,310

   

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

   

178

     

34,327

   

Century Communities, Inc. (a)

   

1,041

     

31,917

   

Collectors Universe, Inc.

   

1,300

     

44,564

   

Conn's, Inc. (a)

   

2,291

     

23,116

   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   

1,489

     

41,111

   

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

   

1,349

     

33,664

   

Crocs, Inc. (a)

   

980

     

36,083

   

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (b)

   

940

     

12,530

   

Denny's Corp. (a)

   

2,980

     

30,098

   

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

   

468

     

19,703

   

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

   

543

     

36,419

   

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,010

     

29,668

   

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

   

544

     

44,940

   

Garrett Motion, Inc. (a)

   

3,303

     

18,299

   

Genesco, Inc. (a)

   

625

     

13,538

   

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

   

1,044

     

40,612

   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

   

999

     

13,277

   

Graham Holdings Co. Class B

   

132

     

45,232

   

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

   

3,901

     

46,227

   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

   

390

     

25,728

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

   

2,028

   

$

32,448

   

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

   

1,404

     

27,448

   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

   

2,206

     

42,907

   

Installed Building Products, Inc. (a)

   

479

     

32,946

   

iRobot Corp. (a) (b)

   

518

     

43,460

   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

564

     

41,786

   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

   

569

     

51,790

   

KB Home

   

1,209

     

37,092

   

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   

819

     

14,586

   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

   

1,320

     

35,719

   

LCI Industries

   

396

     

45,532

   

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)

   

428

     

37,677

   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

   

265

     

40,102

   

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

   

1,078

     

37,126

   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a)

   

630

     

32,729

   

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

   

1,412

     

31,615

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

950

     

33,915

   

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

   

568

     

43,236

   

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)

   

1,059

     

36,091

   

Monro, Inc.

   

642

     

35,271

   

Movado Group, Inc.

   

1,724

     

18,688

   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

   

337

     

37,943

   

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

720

     

21,974

   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

   

652

     

28,695

   

PetMed Express, Inc.

   

802

     

28,583

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

1,676

     

46,626

   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

   

1,478

     

30,388

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

1,716

     

14,003

   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,870

     

23,431

   

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

   

959

     

28,070

   

Shutterstock, Inc.

   

1,063

     

37,173

   

Skyline Champion Corp. (a)

   

1,052

     

25,606

   

Sleep Number Corp. (a)

   

625

     

26,025

   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

   

1,103

     

35,197

   

Stamps.com, Inc. (a)

   

88

     

16,165

   

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

   

985

     

40,582

   

Steven Madden Ltd.

   

1,067

     

26,344

   

Stoneridge, Inc. (a)

   

1,759

     

36,341

   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

   

780

     

59,280

   

The Buckle, Inc. (b)

   

1,069

     

16,762

   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (b)

   

1,116

     

25,579

   

The Children's Place, Inc.

   

385

     

14,407

   

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)

   

3,314

     

23,430

   

Tilly's, Inc., Class A

   

3,308

     

18,756

   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)

   

3,012

     

44,246

   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   

4,690

     

22,278

   

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

1,335

     

29,757

   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

   

1,140

     

17,351

   

Visteon Corp. (a)

   

398

     

27,263

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

445

     

61,841

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Winmark Corp.

   

337

   

$

57,708

   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   

561

     

37,374

   

XPEL, Inc. (a)

   

1,249

     

19,534

   

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

810

     

34,611

   

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

   

1,020

     

27,928

   
     

2,789,390

   

Consumer Staples (5.8%):

 

B&G Foods, Inc. (b)

   

1,746

     

42,567

   

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,756

     

65,446

   

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

1,694

     

32,305

   

Hostess Brands, Inc. (a)

   

5,223

     

63,825

   

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

   

1,148

     

49,444

   

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   

727

     

35,005

   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

   

591

     

50,430

   

Lifevantage Corp. (a)

   

2,531

     

34,219

   

Medifast, Inc. (b)

   

276

     

38,301

   

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (b)

   

715

     

26,244

   

National Beverage Corp. (a)

   

654

     

39,907

   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

1,107

     

42,320

   

PriceSmart, Inc.

   

601

     

36,258

   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

   

2,338

     

59,829

   

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (a)

   

1,225

     

16,636

   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (b)

   

1,913

     

65,559

   

Universal Corp.

   

1,018

     

43,276

   

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

375

     

27,536

   

Vector Group Ltd.

   

2,572

     

25,874

   

WD-40 Co.

   

355

     

70,397

   

Weis Markets, Inc.

   

1,404

     

70,369

   
     

935,747

   

Energy (1.8%):

 

Archrock, Inc.

   

4,542

     

29,477

   

Cactus, Inc., Class A

   

1,141

     

23,539

   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (a)

   

3,466

     

17,573

   

Core Laboratories NV

   

884

     

17,963

   

CVR Energy, Inc.

   

1,385

     

27,852

   

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

1,343

     

23,382

   

Falcon Minerals Corp.

   

6,462

     

20,678

   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

   

3,840

     

13,325

   

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A (a)

   

4,042

     

24,495

   

ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)

   

1,950

     

10,023

   

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

   

2,592

     

19,233

   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

   

12,230

     

31,309

   

World Fuel Services Corp.

   

1,300

     

33,487

   
     

292,336

   

Financials (22.2%):

 

American National Insurance Co.

   

635

     

45,764

   

Ameris Bancorp

   

1,438

     

33,922

   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

   

720

     

44,035

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

1,516

   

$

49,269

   

Associated Bancorp

   

3,101

     

42,422

   

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

   

1,676

     

38,816

   

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

   

1,544

     

34,092

   

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

   

1,402

     

30,508

   

BancFirst Corp.

   

1,085

     

44,018

   

BancorpSouth Bank

   

2,236

     

50,847

   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

829

     

50,909

   

BankUnited, Inc.

   

1,683

     

34,081

   

Banner Corp.

   

1,073

     

40,774

   

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,975

     

21,765

   

Cadence Bancorp

   

2,042

     

18,092

   

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

994

     

40,853

   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

   

5,989

     

65,939

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

1,732

     

45,552

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

2,720

     

42,350

   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

   

675

     

45,934

   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

1,642

     

46,542

   

Columbia Financial, Inc. (a)

   

5,124

     

71,504

   

CVB Financial Corp.

   

3,157

     

59,162

   

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

   

815

     

26,691

   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

   

1,511

     

45,557

   

Evercore, Inc.

   

589

     

34,704

   

Federated Hermes, Inc.

   

1,720

     

40,764

   

First Bancorp, Inc.

   

5,756

     

32,176

   

First Busey Corp.

   

2,791

     

52,052

   

First Financial Bancorp

   

2,364

     

32,836

   

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

   

1,772

     

54,861

   

First Merchants Corp.

   

1,454

     

40,087

   

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

   

2,900

     

38,715

   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,883

     

55,417

   

Fulton Financial Corp.

   

4,116

     

43,341

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A (a)

   

557

     

41,864

   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,734

     

23,860

   

Hancock Whitney Corp.

   

1,334

     

28,281

   

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

   

1,119

     

37,419

   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

   

2,572

     

47,453

   

Home BancShares, Inc.

   

2,829

     

43,510

   

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

   

4,252

     

39,203

   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   

1,381

     

50,724

   

Independent Bank Corp.

   

731

     

49,043

   

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

   

1,068

     

43,275

   

International Bancshares Corp.

   

1,487

     

47,614

   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

   

6,021

     

51,179

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

304

     

47,184

   

Mercury General Corp.

   

1,044

     

42,543

   

Moelis & Co. Class A

   

1,172

     

36,520

   

National General Holdings Corp.

   

2,610

     

56,403

   

Navient Corp.

   

3,140

     

22,074

   

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,781

     

54,784

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

   

1,140

   

$

54,424

   

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,372

     

22,062

   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

   

5,015

     

51,278

   

Oceanfirst Financial Corp.

   

2,881

     

50,792

   

Old National Bancorp

   

3,873

     

53,292

   

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,791

     

38,829

   

Park National Corp.

   

669

     

47,084

   

Pennymac Financial Services

   

1,288

     

53,826

   

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,071

     

41,405

   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   

3,648

     

52,714

   

Renasant Corp.

   

1,854

     

46,165

   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,812

     

42,491

   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

   

719

     

54,831

   

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a)

   

1,903

     

38,821

   

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

   

1,233

     

44,092

   

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

   

2,132

     

36,479

   

South State Corp.

   

788

     

37,556

   

Towne Bank

   

2,644

     

49,813

   

Trustmark Corp.

   

2,071

     

50,781

   

UMB Financial Corp.

   

922

     

47,529

   

United Bankshares, Inc.

   

1,869

     

51,697

   

United Community Banks, Inc.

   

2,020

     

40,642

   

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

   

2,087

     

36,940

   

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A (c)

   

1,610

     

27,676

   

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

   

647

     

32,874

   

Washington Federal, Inc.

   

2,198

     

58,994

   

WesBanco, Inc.

   

1,809

     

36,741

   

Westamerica Bancorp

   

1,103

     

63,334

   

WSFS Financial Corp.

   

1,521

     

43,653

   
     

3,564,099

   

Health Care (8.3%):

 

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

   

496

     

45,910

   

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

2,684

     

60,283

   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

474

     

17,884

   

Atrion Corp.

   

81

     

51,598

   

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

1,589

     

25,980

   

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (a)

   

733

     

44,919

   

BioTelemetry, Inc. (a)

   

765

     

34,570

   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

   

1,134

     

25,844

   

CONMED Corp.

   

561

     

40,386

   

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

2,198

     

36,970

   

CorVel Corp. (a)

   

701

     

49,694

   

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

626

     

31,431

   

HealthStream, Inc. (a)

   

2,096

     

46,384

   

HMS Holdings Corp. (a)

   

1,351

     

43,759

   

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

   

2,894

     

40,458

   

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

   

512

     

37,402

   

iRadimed Corp. (a)

   

899

     

20,866

   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,620

     

23,166

   

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

   

1,199

     

31,654

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Shares

 

Value

 

Magellan Health, Inc. (a)

   

637

   

$

46,488

   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)

   

3,076

     

71,639

   

National Healthcare Corp.

   

867

     

55,003

   

National Research Corp.

   

773

     

44,996

   

Nextgen Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

2,164

     

23,761

   

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

   

956

     

25,114

   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   

830

     

49,651

   

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)

   

747

     

45,970

   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

1,199

     

28,476

   

Surmodics, Inc. (a)

   

865

     

37,403

   

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)

   

619

     

25,645

   

The Ensign Group, Inc.

   

839

     

35,112

   

The Joint Corp. (a)

   

2,111

     

32,235

   

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (a)

   

1,627

     

30,946

   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   

310

     

25,116

   

Zynex, Inc. (a)

   

1,233

     

30,665

   
     

1,317,378

   

Industrials (22.9%):

 

AAON, Inc.

   

708

     

38,437

   

ABM Industries, Inc.

   

1,513

     

54,921

   

Alamo Group, Inc.

   

308

     

31,613

   

Albany International Corp.

   

653

     

38,338

   

Allegiant Travel Co.

   

333

     

36,368

   

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

   

796

     

28,099

   

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   

955

     

30,426

   

Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,754

     

48,726

   

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

   

428

     

32,378

   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   

798

     

49,786

   

Arcosa, Inc.

   

923

     

38,951

   

ASGN, Inc. (a)

   

812

     

54,143

   

Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,099

     

30,058

   

AZZ, Inc.

   

887

     

30,442

   

Barnes Group, Inc.

   

663

     

26,228

   

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,650

     

41,481

   

Brady Corp., Class A

   

1,148

     

53,749

   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

   

1,562

     

32,333

   

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

   

529

     

25,651

   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

   

1,087

     

36,360

   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

766

     

31,215

   

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,611

     

28,611

   

CSW Industrials, Inc.

   

808

     

55,842

   

Ducommun, Inc. (a)

   

446

     

15,552

   

DXP Enterprise, Inc. (a)

   

1,108

     

22,060

   

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a)

   

1,826

     

39,478

   

Encore Wire Corp.

   

865

     

42,229

   

EnerSys

   

573

     

36,890

   

Ennis, Inc.

   

2,744

     

49,776

   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   

584

     

49,365

   

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)

   

1,406

     

26,152

   

Federal Signal Corp.

   

1,449

     

43,079

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Forward Air Corp.

   

893

   

$

44,489

   

Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (a)

   

1,956

     

30,533

   

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   

926

     

48,634

   

GATX Corp.

   

623

     

37,991

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

   

874

     

41,961

   

GMS, Inc. (a)

   

1,256

     

30,885

   

GrafTech International Ltd. (b)

   

3,146

     

25,105

   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (a)

   

3,436

     

31,817

   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

   

1,236

     

22,841

   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   

1,460

     

20,498

   

Healthcare Services Group

   

1,019

     

24,925

   

Heartland Express, Inc.

   

2,794

     

58,171

   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

   

1,574

     

34,030

   

Helios Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

672

     

25,032

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

1,019

     

24,059

   

HNI Corp.

   

1,369

     

41,850

   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

824

     

39,437

   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)

   

701

     

31,019

   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   

632

     

24,433

   

ICF International, Inc.

   

667

     

43,242

   

Insperity, Inc.

   

300

     

19,419

   

Interface, Inc.

   

2,211

     

17,998

   

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a)

   

1,555

     

25,051

   

Kadant, Inc. (b)

   

412

     

41,060

   

Kaman Corp.

   

848

     

35,277

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

1,784

     

24,548

   

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

   

2,992

     

34,588

   

Knoll, Inc.

   

2,218

     

27,037

   

Korn Ferry

   

998

     

30,669

   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

1,473

     

23,023

   

Marten Transport Ltd.

   

1,881

     

47,326

   

Matson, Inc.

   

1,161

     

33,785

   

McGrath RentCorp

   

664

     

35,863

   

Meritor, Inc. (a)

   

1,252

     

24,790

   

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (a)

   

3,300

     

11,352

   

Moog, Inc., Class A

   

533

     

28,238

   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   

1,383

     

36,760

   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

   

4,324

     

40,775

   

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,369

     

43,685

   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

   

548

     

47,890

   

NV5 Global, Inc. (a)

   

469

     

23,839

   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

   

523

     

32,034

   

PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)

   

2,055

     

32,222

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

1,061

     

29,061

   

Primoris Services Corp.

   

2,088

     

37,083

   

Proto Labs, Inc. (a)

   

342

     

38,465

   

Raven Industries, Inc.

   

1,460

     

31,405

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

3,805

     

45,546

   

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

962

     

39,885

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Saia, Inc. (a)

   

362

   

$

40,247

   

SkyWest, Inc.

   

860

     

28,053

   

SP Plus Corp. (a)

   

1,083

     

22,429

   

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) (b)

   

919

     

16,358

   

SPX Corp. (a)

   

996

     

40,985

   

Standex International Corp.

   

476

     

27,394

   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   

2,144

     

25,857

   

Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a)

   

2,617

     

27,400

   

Tennant Co.

   

528

     

34,325

   

The Gorman-Rupp Co.

   

1,444

     

44,880

   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

   

1,164

     

26,481

   

The Shyft Group, Inc.

   

1,823

     

30,699

   

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,165

     

31,544

   

TriMas Corp. (a)

   

1,955

     

46,822

   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

1,592

     

33,894

   

Triton International Ltd.

   

1,366

     

41,308

   

TrueBlue, Inc. (a)

   

1,982

     

30,265

   

UFP Industries, Inc.

   

642

     

31,785

   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   

362

     

41,130

   

Vectrus, Inc. (a)

   

701

     

34,440

   

Vicor Corp. (a)

   

692

     

49,789

   

Wabash National Corp.

   

3,461

     

36,756

   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

1,506

     

65,556

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

960

     

33,706

   
     

3,660,466

   

Information Technology (10.0%):

 

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)

   

420

     

26,191

   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

   

542

     

36,742

   

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

811

     

52,561

   

American Software, Inc., Class A

   

1,924

     

30,322

   

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

1,262

     

35,147

   

Badger Meter, Inc.

   

684

     

43,037

   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

   

797

     

35,259

   

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

   

1,159

     

45,236

   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

   

1,036

     

17,498

   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

   

1,034

     

42,797

   

CTS Corp.

   

1,329

     

26,633

   

Digi International, Inc. (a)

   

2,516

     

29,311

   

Diodes, Inc. (a)

   

824

     

41,777

   

Ebix, Inc.

   

982

     

21,958

   

ePlus, Inc. (a)

   

375

     

26,505

   

EVERTEC, Inc.

   

1,350

     

37,935

   

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

816

     

51,734

   

Fabrinet (a)

   

563

     

35,142

   

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

   

1,651

     

48,424

   

GlobalSCAPE, Inc.

   

2,074

     

20,222

   

GreenSky, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,271

     

11,128

   

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

751

     

19,962

   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

761

     

37,441

   

Intelligent Systems Corp. (a)

   

578

     

19,698

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

   

1,340

   

$

38,043

   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

   

1,142

     

35,699

   

MTS Systems Corp.

   

762

     

13,404

   

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

1,023

     

23,928

   

NIC, Inc.

   

1,596

     

36,644

   

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

   

697

     

52,024

   

Paysign, Inc. (a)

   

1,924

     

18,682

   

PC Connection, Inc.

   

570

     

26,425

   

Perficient, Inc. (a)

   

938

     

33,562

   

Photronics, Inc. (a)

   

2,040

     

22,705

   

Plexus Corp. (a)

   

649

     

45,793

   

Power Integrations, Inc.

   

429

     

50,678

   

Sanmina Corp. (a)

   

1,591

     

39,839

   

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

   

1,423

     

34,280

   

Semtech Corp. (a)

   

824

     

43,029

   

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

797

     

21,662

   

Smith Micro Software, Inc. (a)

   

2,277

     

10,155

   

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

   

788

     

59,194

   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

1,268

     

35,073

   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

   

2,341

     

31,697

   

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

   

1,003

     

46,700

   

Verra Mobility Corp. (a)

   

3,135

     

32,228

   

Virtusa Corp. (a)

   

684

     

22,209

   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   

2,026

     

30,937

   

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,482

     

36,428

   
     

1,633,678

   

Materials (6.4%):

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

1,640

     

16,712

   

American Vanguard Corp.

   

2,200

     

30,272

   

Boise Cascade Co.

   

1,050

     

39,491

   

Cabot Corp.

   

1,013

     

37,532

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

885

     

21,488

   

Chase Corp.

   

431

     

44,177

   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

1,952

     

39,821

   

Futurefuel Corp.

   

3,366

     

40,224

   

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

1,805

     

33,537

   

Gold Resource Corp.

   

4,928

     

20,254

   

Greif, Inc., Class A

   

945

     

32,517

   

H.B. Fuller Co.

   

1,156

     

51,557

   

Haynes International, Inc.

   

1,574

     

36,769

   

Ingevity Corp. (a)

   

656

     

34,486

   

Innospec, Inc.

   

524

     

40,479

   

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

984

     

18,539

   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   

3,341

     

34,780

   

Materion Corp.

   

890

     

54,725

   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   

788

     

36,981

   

Myers Industries, Inc.

   

3,137

     

45,644

   

Neenah, Inc.

   

669

     

33,089

   

PolyOne Corp.

   

1,340

     

35,148

   

PQ Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

3,325

     

44,023

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Ryerson Holding Corp. (a)

   

3,333

   

$

18,765

   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   

1,218

     

40,693

   

Stepan Co.

   

598

     

58,065

   

Tredegar Corp.

   

2,582

     

39,763

   

Trinseo SA

   

1,137

     

25,196

   

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

   

1,475

     

22,700

   
     

1,027,427

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a)

   

1,359

     

39,221

   

Utilities (2.5%):

 

American States Water Co.

   

795

     

62,511

   

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

   

764

     

64,176

   

MGE Energy, Inc.

   

884

     

57,027

   

Middlesex Water Co.

   

861

     

57,842

   

Otter Tail Corp.

   

1,239

     

48,061

   

The York Water Co.

   

1,305

     

62,588

   

Unitil Corp.

   

1,196

     

53,650

   
     

405,855

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $18,486,592)

   

16,037,335

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (2.1%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

5,491

     

5,491

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

166,153

     

166,153

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (d)
   

38,176

     

38,176

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

21,845

     

21,845

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (d)
   

98,221

     

98,221

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $329,886)

   

329,886

   

Total Investments (Cost $18,816,478) — 101.7%

   

16,367,221

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.7)%

   

(277,810

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

16,089,411

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  Affiliated security (See Note 8).

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

See notes to financial statements.


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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index Future

   

1

   

9/18/20

 

$

69,064

   

$

71,880

   

$

2,816

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

2,816

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

2,816

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.2%)

 

Australia (6.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

REA Group Ltd.

   

2,276

   

$

169,394

   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   

83,379

     

180,047

   
     

349,441

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

   

7,868

     

138,417

   

Consumer Staples (0.8%):

 

Coles Group Ltd.

   

17,919

     

212,260

   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

   

7,217

     

223,208

   

Woolworths Group Ltd.

   

8,027

     

206,450

   
     

641,918

   

Energy (0.3%):

 

Origin Energy Ltd.

   

36,687

     

147,812

   

Santos Ltd.

   

32,528

     

118,937

   
     

266,749

   

Financials (2.0%):

 

ASX Ltd.

   

3,890

     

229,135

   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

15,151

     

194,837

   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

4,201

     

201,197

   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

   

46,635

     

185,640

   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

   

2,406

     

196,864

   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

14,100

     

177,236

   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

   

21,853

     

133,576

   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

   

28,206

     

179,609

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

15,673

     

194,089

   
     

1,692,183

   

Health Care (0.9%):

 

Cochlear Ltd.

   

976

     

127,214

   

CSL Ltd.

   

823

     

162,955

   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

   

4,014

     

184,210

   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

   

11,120

     

233,449

   
     

707,828

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

22,190

     

166,407

   

Materials (1.0%):

 

BHP Group Ltd.

   

8,325

     

205,728

   

BHP Group PLC

   

7,904

     

162,003

   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

14,999

     

143,317

   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

   

6,691

     

145,546

   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

   

2,860

     

193,286

   
     

849,880

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.2%):

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

   

16,095

   

$

189,322

   
     

5,002,145

   

Austria (0.3%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

OMV AG (a)

   

4,136

     

138,277

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

   

4,748

     

111,746

   
     

250,023

   

Belgium (0.7%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

   

2,296

     

113,143

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

KBC Group NV

   

2,355

     

135,085

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

UCB SA

   

1,652

     

191,340

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Umicore SA

   

2,251

     

105,982

   
     

545,550

   

Bermuda (0.1%):

 

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

   

2,700

     

112,698

   

Canada (11.0%):

 

Communication Services (1.1%):

 

BCE, Inc. (b)

   

6,095

     

254,235

   

Rogers Communications, Inc.

   

4,594

     

184,620

   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (b)

   

13,590

     

221,661

   

TELUS Corp. (b) (c)

   

14,269

     

239,358

   
     

899,874

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Dollarama, Inc.

   

4,737

     

157,598

   

Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (c)

   

2,962

     

161,236

   
     

318,834

   

Consumer Staples (1.1%):

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

   

5,841

     

183,182

   

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

   

5,665

     

275,905

   

Metro, Inc.

   

6,938

     

286,229

   

Saputo, Inc. (c)

   

8,161

     

194,616

   
     

939,932

   

Energy (1.0%):

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

4,363

     

75,695

   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (c)

   

14,030

     

65,633

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

6,152

     

187,089

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Imperial Oil Ltd.

   

7,809

   

$

125,644

   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

   

7,457

     

186,453

   

TC Energy Corp.

   

4,991

     

213,259

   
     

853,773

   

Financials (3.7%):

 

Bank of Montreal

   

4,343

     

231,196

   

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

5,788

     

190,517

   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (c)

   

3,652

     

244,130

   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

   

517

     

159,750

   

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

   

12,936

     

226,814

   

Intact Financial Corp.

   

2,627

     

250,062

   

Manulife Financial Corp.

   

10,793

     

146,859

   

National Bank of Canada

   

7,146

     

323,870

   

Power Corp. of Canada

   

9,335

     

164,226

   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

4,541

     

308,142

   

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

   

5,857

     

215,269

   

The Bank of Nova Scotia (c)

   

7,377

     

305,319

   

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

5,851

     

261,170

   
     

3,027,324

   

Industrials (0.9%):

 

CAE, Inc.

   

6,732

     

109,208

   

Canadian National Railway Co.

   

2,604

     

230,416

   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

   

825

     

209,879

   

WSP Global, Inc. (c)

   

3,159

     

193,766

   
     

743,269

   

Information Technology (0.7%):

 

CGI, Inc. (a)

   

3,110

     

195,962

   

Constellation Software, Inc.

   

171

     

193,107

   

Open Text Corp.

   

4,427

     

188,019

   
     

577,088

   

Materials (0.5%):

 

Aginco Eagle Mines Ltd.

   

2,203

     

141,084

   

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

5,843

     

157,245

   

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (b)

   

2,424

     

99,824

   
     

398,153

   

Utilities (1.6%):

 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (c)

   

17,109

     

221,204

   

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

   

10,226

     

254,633

   

Emera, Inc. (c)

   

7,114

     

279,969

   

Fortis, Inc.

   

8,056

     

306,418

   

Hydro One Ltd. (c) (d)

   

15,224

     

286,333

   
     

1,348,557

   
     

9,106,804

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Denmark (2.5%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

   

1,188

   

$

157,031

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Danske Bank A/S

   

8,169

     

108,742

   

Tryg A/S

   

6,857

     

198,520

   
     

307,262

   

Health Care (1.0%):

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

   

1,296

     

200,894

   

Demant A/S (a) (c)

   

4,265

     

112,481

   

Genmab A/S (a)

   

656

     

219,597

   

GN Store Nord A/S

   

2,329

     

124,109

   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

   

2,720

     

176,116

   
     

833,197

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

DSV PANALPINA A/S

   

1,374

     

167,777

   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

   

1,274

     

129,748

   
     

297,525

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

   

1,646

     

169,768

   

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

   

3,058

     

176,836

   
     

346,604

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Orsted A/S (d)

   

1,417

     

163,541

   
     

2,105,160

   

Finland (1.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Elisa Oyj

   

3,467

     

210,867

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Neste Oyj

   

3,216

     

125,764

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

Sampo Oyj, Class A

   

5,149

     

177,119

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Kone Oyj, Class B

   

3,508

     

241,263

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R

   

9,530

     

113,806

   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

   

4,301

     

124,273

   
     

238,079

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Fortum Oyj (c)

   

8,802

     

167,160

   
     

1,160,252

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

France (8.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.8%):

 

Iliad SA (a)

   

717

   

$

139,872

   

Orange SA

   

16,841

     

201,396

   

Publicis Groupe SA (c)

   

3,360

     

108,748

   

Vivendi SA

   

8,628

     

221,382

   
     

671,398

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Accor SA (a)

   

4,403

     

119,751

   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (a)

   

1,334

     

138,383

   

Hermes International

   

272

     

227,280

   

Kering SA

   

235

     

127,842

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

   

362

     

158,806

   

Sodexo SA

   

1,832

     

123,897

   
     

895,959

   

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

Danone SA (a)

   

2,804

     

193,916

   

L'Oreal SA (a) (c)

   

633

     

203,166

   

Pernod Ricard SA

   

1,079

     

169,762

   
     

566,844

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

TOTAL SA (c)

   

4,475

     

170,801

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

Amundi SA (d)

   

2,220

     

173,829

   

BNP Paribas SA (a)

   

3,212

     

127,628

   

CNP Assurances (a)

   

10,281

     

118,385

   

Natixis SA (a)

   

30,227

     

78,951

   

Societe Generale SA (a)

   

4,756

     

79,075

   
     

577,868

   

Health Care (1.1%):

 

BioMerieux (a)

   

1,698

     

233,292

   

EssilorLuxottica SA (a)

   

1,285

     

164,929

   

Orpea

   

1,459

     

168,658

   

Sanofi

   

1,913

     

194,814

   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

   

738

     

186,542

   
     

948,235

   

Industrials (2.6%):

 

Aeroports de Paris

   

1,315

     

135,023

   

Alstom SA

   

3,030

     

140,956

   

Bollore SA

   

52,638

     

165,338

   

Bureau Veritas SA

   

7,359

     

155,257

   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

   

4,208

     

151,510

   

Edenred

   

3,421

     

149,615

   

Eiffage SA (a)

   

1,798

     

164,419

   

Getlink SE

   

11,174

     

161,180

   

Legrand SA

   

2,598

     

197,356

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Safran SA (a)

   

1,185

   

$

118,773

   

Schneider Electric SE

   

1,626

     

180,620

   

Teleperformance (a)

   

609

     

154,550

   

Thales SA

   

1,647

     

132,996

   

Vinci SA

   

1,824

     

168,026

   
     

2,175,619

   

Information Technology (0.6%):

 

Atos SE (a)

   

1,716

     

146,317

   

Capgemini SE

   

1,281

     

146,715

   

Dassault Systemes SA

   

1,042

     

179,802

   
     

472,834

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

Air Liquide SA

   

1,562

     

225,311

   

Arkema SA

   

1,395

     

133,427

   
     

358,738

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Suez

   

11,257

     

131,963

   

Veolia Environnement SA

   

7,448

     

167,510

   
     

299,473

   
     

7,137,769

   

Germany (5.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

   

15,064

     

252,914

   

Scout24 AG (d)

   

3,139

     

243,496

   
     

496,410

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%):

 

Adidas AG (a)

   

510

     

133,838

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

2,712

     

173,112

   

Puma SE (a)

   

1,503

     

116,201

   

   

423,151

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Beiersdorf AG

   

2,152

     

244,416

   

Financials (1.2%):

 

Allianz SE

   

979

     

199,903

   

Deutsche Boerse AG

   

1,204

     

217,833

   

Hannover Rueck SE

   

1,253

     

215,930

   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Class R

   

885

     

230,061

   

Talanx AG

   

4,761

     

176,930

   
     

1,040,657

   

Health Care (0.9%):

 

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

   

1,844

     

136,288

   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (a)

   

1,006

     

98,097

   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a)

   

2,027

     

173,746

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (a)

   

3,425

   

$

169,759

   

Merck KGaA

   

1,578

     

183,123

   
     

761,013

   

Industrials (1.0%):

 

Brenntag AG

   

3,296

     

173,178

   

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares (a)

   

5,999

     

219,365

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (a)

   

629

     

108,926

   

Rational AG

   

273

     

152,854

   

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

   

1,685

     

198,304

   
     

852,627

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

Infineon Technologies AG

   

4,824

     

113,128

   

Nemetschek SE

   

1,607

     

110,485

   
     

223,613

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

Covestro AG (a) (d)

   

3,366

     

128,000

   

Evonik Industries AG

   

5,868

     

149,048

   

Symrise AG

   

2,020

     

234,871

   
     

511,919

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Deutsche Wohnen SE

   

3,946

     

177,097

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Uniper SE

   

6,511

     

209,926

   

   

4,940,829

   

Hong Kong (3.5%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

   

18,000

     

122,511

   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

   

14,000

     

136,924

   
     

259,435

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

   

85,500

     

146,061

   

WH Group Ltd. (d)

   

98,500

     

84,389

   
     

230,450

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

AIA Group Ltd.

   

14,400

     

134,333

   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

   

5,100

     

217,153

   
     

351,486

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

   

67,000

     

126,215

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

22,500

     

144,575

   

MTR Corp. Ltd. (c)

   

28,500

     

147,643

   
     

292,218

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Real Estate (1.2%):

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

   

23,703

   

$

141,295

   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

   

66,000

     

156,350

   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

   

33,840

     

128,369

   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

   

24,000

     

113,957

   

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

   

29,500

     

124,847

   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

   

116,000

     

145,930

   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   

9,000

     

114,905

   

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

   

17,000

     

90,151

   
     

1,015,804

   

Utilities (0.8%):

 

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

   

33,200

     

102,380

   

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

   

31,000

     

159,594

   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

   

119,744

     

185,403

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

36,000

     

195,786

   
     

643,163

   
     

2,918,771

   

Ireland (1.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

WPP PLC

   

12,447

     

97,273

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC

   

1,192

     

156,463

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Kerry Group PLC

   

1,305

     

161,705

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

DCC PLC

   

2,432

     

202,775

   

Experian PLC

   

5,107

     

178,359

   

Kingspan Group PLC

   

2,136

     

137,617

   
     

518,751

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

CRH PLC

   

4,993

     

171,080

   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

   

3,575

     

119,521

   
     

290,601

   
     

1,224,793

   

Israel (0.7%):

 

Financials (0.4%):

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

   

26,695

     

158,726

   

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

   

32,252

     

161,297

   

Isracard Ltd.

   

1

     

2

   
     

320,025

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Nice Ltd. (a)

   

1,007

     

187,627

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Azrieli Group Ltd.

   

2,052

   

$

92,901

   
     

600,553

   

Italy (1.7%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Moncler SpA

   

3,015

     

115,296

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Davide Campari — Milano SpA (c)

   

20,587

     

173,457

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Snam SpA

   

34,404

     

167,508

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   

12,824

     

194,056

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

67,896

     

129,942

   

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

   

19,165

     

137,577

   

Poste Italiane SpA (d)

   

13,037

     

113,359

   

UniCredit SpA

   

8,664

     

79,695

   
     

654,629

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Atlantia SpA (a)

   

5,193

     

83,424

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

   

25,966

     

178,464

   
     

1,372,778

   

Japan (20.7%):

 

Communication Services (1.6%):

 

KDDI Corp.

   

6,700

     

200,702

   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

   

5,200

     

117,380

   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (b)

   

400

     

177,881

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

8,500

     

198,053

   

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

   

9,200

     

245,595

   

Softbank Corp.

   

23,600

     

300,574

   

Z Holdings Corp.

   

22,100

     

107,675

   
     

1,347,860

   

Consumer Discretionary (3.3%):

 

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

   

3,600

     

104,705

   

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

   

2,100

     

110,233

   

Bridgestone Corp. (c)

   

6,300

     

202,433

   

Denso Corp.

   

4,500

     

175,273

   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

   

300

     

171,452

   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,200

     

234,809

   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

   

1,300

     

171,471

   

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

   

6,900

     

151,409

   

Panasonic Corp.

   

13,700

     

119,234

   

Sekisui House Ltd.

   

10,000

     

190,117

   

Shimano, Inc.

   

1,000

     

192,201

   

Sony Corp.

   

2,600

     

177,829

   

Subaru Corp.

   

5,900

     

122,498

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

   

13,600

   

$

156,143

   

Toyota Industries Corp.

   

3,200

     

169,248

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

3,400

     

212,957

   

Yamaha Corp.

   

2,700

     

126,797

   
     

2,788,809

   

Consumer Staples (1.7%):

 

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

   

4,200

     

146,899

   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   

12,200

     

226,179

   

Kao Corp.

   

2,700

     

213,579

   

Kikkoman Corp.

   

3,000

     

144,220

   

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

4,700

     

153,242

   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

   

2,300

     

145,614

   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

   

4,800

     

186,958

   

Unicharm Corp.

   

4,400

     

180,141

   
     

1,396,832

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

   

36,900

     

130,565

   

Inpex Corp.

   

13,400

     

82,776

   
     

213,341

   

Financials (2.3%):

 

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

   

10,800

     

128,348

   

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

   

10,400

     

240,059

   

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

   

27,900

     

207,260

   

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

24,400

     

173,282

   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

   

7,500

     

205,701

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   

26,900

     

120,198

   

ORIX Corp.

   

11,200

     

137,821

   

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

   

4,700

     

161,383

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

7,700

     

216,250

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

   

5,700

     

159,712

   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

   

4,000

     

174,065

   
     

1,924,079

   

Health Care (2.6%):

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   

9,300

     

155,014

   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

4,500

     

240,297

   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   

1,900

     

154,978

   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

   

1,400

     

110,823

   

Hoya Corp.

   

1,700

     

161,560

   

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

   

6,700

     

175,568

   

M3, Inc.

   

4,300

     

182,619

   

Olympus Corp.

   

5,700

     

109,581

   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

7,300

     

212,116

   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

3,200

     

139,281

   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

   

3,200

     

200,074

   

Sysmex Corp.

   

1,800

     

137,217

   

Terumo Corp.

   

3,900

     

147,424

   
     

2,126,552

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Industrials (4.5%):

 

ANA Holdings, Inc.

   

8,000

   

$

181,623

   

Central Japan Railway Co.

   

1,100

     

170,054

   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

   

1,100

     

176,626

   

East Japan Railway Co.

   

3,200

     

221,534

   

FANUC Corp.

   

900

     

160,560

   

ITOCHU Corp.

   

9,800

     

210,733

   

Komatsu Ltd.

   

9,100

     

185,734

   

Kubota Corp.

   

11,200

     

166,817

   

Makita Corp.

   

3,100

     

112,417

   

Marubeni Corp.

   

24,700

     

111,534

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

   

8,700

     

182,929

   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

   

11,800

     

152,965

   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

   

6,000

     

141,330

   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   

11,800

     

174,278

   

Nidec Corp.

   

2,600

     

173,301

   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

4,400

     

150,063

   

Secom Co. Ltd.

   

2,700

     

235,662

   

SMC Corp.

   

300

     

153,335

   

Sumitomo Corp.

   

13,800

     

157,800

   

Tokyu Corp.

   

13,600

     

191,100

   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

   

4,600

     

116,278

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

3,200

     

179,207

   
     

3,705,880

   

Information Technology (2.8%):

 

Advantest Corp.

   

1,800

     

102,038

   

Canon, Inc. (c)

   

7,700

     

152,238

   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   

3,100

     

132,373

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

   

1,400

     

163,653

   

Keyence Corp.

   

400

     

166,840

   

Kyocera Corp.

   

3,200

     

173,842

   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

2,700

     

157,958

   

NEC Corp.

   

3,700

     

177,186

   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

   

5,878

     

159,364

   

NTT Data Corp.

   

11,800

     

131,050

   

Obic Co. Ltd.

   

1,000

     

174,787

   

Omron Corp.

   

2,500

     

167,192

   

Oracle Corp.

   

1,900

     

223,861

   

TDK Corp.

   

1,300

     

128,603

   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

   

600

     

146,943

   
     

2,357,928

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

Asahi Kasei Corp.

   

15,000

     

121,656

   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (c)

   

2,800

     

203,335

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

1,200

     

139,996

   
     

464,987

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Real Estate (0.7%):

 

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

   

5,300

   

$

124,792

   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

   

10,000

     

148,435

   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

   

7,300

     

129,116

   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

   

6,200

     

170,161

   
     

572,504

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

14,700

     

184,090

   

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

13,100

     

126,802

   
     

310,892

   
     

17,209,664

   

Korea, Republic Of (3.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

NAVER Corp.

   

760

     

168,706

   

NCSoft Corp.

   

254

     

188,156

   
     

356,862

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%):

 

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

   

840

     

134,087

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

1,533

     

124,521

   

Kia Motors Corp.

   

5,059

     

134,803

   
     

393,411

   

Consumer Staples (0.4%):

 

KT&G Corp.

   

3,606

     

234,444

   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

   

126

     

141,001

   
     

375,445

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

6,070

     

136,257

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

4,883

     

137,827

   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

   

897

     

131,254

   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

   

3,750

     

139,362

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

   

6,889

     

164,665

   
     

709,365

   

Health Care (0.4%):

 

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd. (a)

   

1,455

     

131,129

   

Celltrion, Inc. (a)

   

708

     

180,120

   
     

311,249

   

Industrials (0.4%):

 

Samsung C&T Corp.

   

1,620

     

156,235

   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

807

     

195,242

   
     

351,477

   

Information Technology (0.4%):

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

3,494

     

153,378

   

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

   

1,143

     

160,123

   
     

313,501

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (0.2%):

 

POSCO

   

941

   

$

136,127

   
     

2,947,437

   

Luxembourg (0.5%):

 

Energy (0.1%):

 

Tenaris SA (c)

   

12,693

     

81,963

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Eurofins Scientific

   

257

     

161,276

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Aroundtown SA

   

23,205

     

132,898

   
     

376,137

   

Macau (0.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Sands China Ltd.

   

26,000

     

101,983

   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

53,200

     

91,569

   
     

193,552

   

Netherlands (3.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

79,684

     

211,262

   

Consumer Staples (0.9%):

 

Heineken Holding NV

   

2,223

     

181,930

   

Heineken NV

   

1,873

     

172,666

   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   

8,001

     

218,058

   

Unilever NV

   

4,039

     

214,394

   

   

787,048

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV (d)

   

9,056

     

77,991

   

ING Groep NV

   

15,127

     

105,327

   

NN Group NV

   

4,369

     

146,754

   
     

330,072

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

3,628

     

169,224

   

Industrials (0.4%):

 

Randstad NV

   

2,948

     

131,346

   

Wolters Kluwer NV

   

2,639

     

206,104

   
     

337,450

   

Information Technology (0.5%):

 

Adyen NV (a) (d)

   

164

     

238,681

   
ASML Holding NV    

493

     

181,050

   
     

419,731

   

Materials (0.5%):

 

Akzo Nobel NV

   

2,596

     

232,551

   

Koninklijke DSM NV

   

1,562

     

216,186

   
     

448,737

   

   

2,703,524

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

New Zealand (0.4%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (a)

   

10,592

   

$

137,956

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

   

8,873

     

203,773

   
     

341,729

   

Norway (0.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Adevinta ASA (a)

   

11,380

     

114,615

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Orkla ASA, Class A

   

25,966

     

227,514

   

Financials (0.3%):

 

DNB ASA (a)

   

8,678

     

114,641

   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a)

   

10,175

     

187,296

   
     

301,937

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Yara International ASA

   

3,969

     

137,744

   
     

781,810

   

Portugal (0.5%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (a)

   

9,899

     

173,314

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Energias de Portugal SA

   

44,515

     

212,536

   
     

385,850

   

Russian Federation (0.3%):

 

Materials (0.3%):

 

Polymetal International PLC

   

10,373

     

207,609

   

Singapore (2.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%):

 

Genting Singapore Ltd.

   

417,200

     

227,569

   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   

9,100

     

131,670

   
     

359,239

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Wilmar International Ltd.

   

59,500

     

174,661

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   

15,400

     

229,900

   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

37,600

     

242,877

   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

15,000

     

217,792

   
     

690,569

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   

37,200

     

159,127

   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

   

44,500

     

119,131

   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

   

66,800

     

158,214

   
     

436,472

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

CapitaLand Ltd. (a)

   

88,400

   

$

185,264

   
     

1,846,205

   

Spain (1.9%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   

5,586

     

147,910

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

Banco Santander SA

   

36,338

     

88,768

   

CaixaBank SA

   

43,484

     

92,840

   
     

181,608

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Grifols SA

   

5,400

     

163,975

   

Industrials (0.4%):

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

   

4,647

     

117,147

   

Aena SME SA (a) (d)

   

1,295

     

172,686

   
     

289,833

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Amadeus IT Group SA

   

2,243

     

116,868

   

Utilities (0.8%):

 

Acciona SA

   

1,308

     

128,060

   

Iberdrola SA

   

17,955

     

208,162

   

Naturgy Energy Group SA

   

8,586

     

159,779

   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

   

10,281

     

191,783

   
     

687,784

   
     

1,587,978

   

Sweden (4.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

Tele2 AB, B Shares

   

12,880

     

170,833

   

Telia Co. AB

   

52,848

     

197,433

   
     

368,266

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (c)

   

6,720

     

97,390

   

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

Essity AB, Class B (a)

   

5,548

     

179,333

   

ICA Gruppen AB

   

4,102

     

194,551

   

Swedish Match AB

   

2,527

     

177,688

   
     

551,572

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Lundin Energy AB

   

4,012

     

96,735

   

Financials (1.0%):

 

Investor AB, Class B

   

4,262

     

224,971

   

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (a) (c)

   

4,830

     

219,227

   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)

   

15,093

     

130,756

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (a)

   

14,835

   

$

140,847

   

Swedbank AB, Class A (a)

   

9,193

     

117,835

   
     

833,636

   

Industrials (1.5%):

 

Alfa Laval AB (a)

   

5,385

     

118,162

   

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

   

8,054

     

163,802

   

Atlas Copco AB, Class A (c)

   

3,876

     

164,192

   

Epiroc AB, Class A

   

12,339

     

153,789

   

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (a)

   

9,768

     

215,911

   

Skanska AB, Class B (a)

   

8,368

     

170,233

   
SKF AB, Class B    

7,357

     

136,753

   

Volvo AB, Class B

   

9,131

     

143,016

   
     

1,265,858

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Hexagon AB, Class B (a)

   

2,230

     

130,232

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B (a)

   

3,114

     

118,709

   
     

3,462,398

   

Switzerland (7.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Swisscom AG, Registered Shares

   

518

     

271,195

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered Shares

   

2,156

     

137,573

   

The Swatch Group AG, B shares

   

668

     

133,360

   
     

270,933

   

Consumer Staples (1.0%):

 

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

   

104

     

198,404

   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

   

31

     

255,279

   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

   

5,201

     

130,674

   

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

   

2,316

     

256,100

   
     

840,457

   

Financials (1.5%):

 

Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares

   

1,395

     

209,279

   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

   

12,736

     

131,743

   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

   

3,359

     

140,609

   

Partners Group Holding AG

   

238

     

215,939

   

Swiss Life Holding AG

   

515

     

190,841

   

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

   

14,182

     

163,276

   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

   

579

     

204,288

   
     

1,255,975

   

Health Care (1.4%):

 

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

   

422

     

222,851

   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   

2,540

     

221,016

   

Roche Holding AG

   

705

     

244,391

   

Sonova Holding AG (a)

   

806

     

160,953

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Straumann Holding AG, Class R

   

179

   

$

153,828

   

Vifor Pharma AG

   

892

     

134,243

   
     

1,137,282

   

Industrials (1.4%):

 

ABB Ltd., Registered Shares

   

7,819

     

176,076

   

Adecco Group AG

   

3,201

     

150,250

   

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

   

447

     

223,783

   

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (a)

   

1,208

     

200,738

   

Schindler Holding AG

   

820

     

193,053

   

SGS SA, Registered Shares

   

80

     

195,524

   
     

1,139,424

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

Stmicroelectronics NV

   

3,748

     

101,979

   

Temenos AG

   

746

     

115,893

   
     

217,872

   

Materials (1.1%):

 

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

   

324

     

251,073

   

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

   

75

     

279,350

   

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

   

4,599

     

201,546

   

Sika AG, Registered Shares

   

888

     

170,953

   
     

902,922

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered Shares

   

2,205

     

203,925

   
     

6,239,985

   

United Kingdom (8.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

BT Group PLC

   

74,046

     

104,624

   

Informa PLC

   

18,759

     

109,323

   

Rightmove PLC

   

21,652

     

146,462

   
     

360,409

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Barratt Developments PLC

   

11,675

     

71,727

   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   

2,021

     

104,284

   

Burberry Group PLC

   

5,145

     

101,954

   

Compass Group PLC

   

7,894

     

108,752

   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

   

2,771

     

122,454

   

JD Sports Fashion PLC

   

12,423

     

95,762

   

Next PLC

   

1,675

     

101,558

   

Persimmon PLC

   

3,051

     

86,408

   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

   

41,990

     

74,182

   
     

867,081

   

Consumer Staples (1.1%):

 

Associated British Foods PLC

   

5,400

     

128,114

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

3,645

     

140,192

   

Diageo PLC

   

5,456

     

181,254

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Imperial Brands PLC

   

6,032

   

$

114,973

   

Tesco PLC

   

56,633

     

160,041

   

Unilever PLC

   

3,704

     

199,845

   

   

924,419

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

8,479

     

135,194

   

Financials (1.7%):

 
3i Group PLC    

11,822

     

121,945

   

Admiral Group PLC

   

7,576

     

215,781

   

Aviva PLC

   

37,587

     

127,406

   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

   

5,249

     

105,901

   

Legal & General Group PLC

   

39,521

     

108,158

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

194,153

     

74,987

   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

   

1,214

     

125,706

   

Prudential PLC

   

7,585

     

114,503

   

RSA Insurance Group PLC

   

27,582

     

140,034

   

Schroders PLC

   

4,264

     

155,785

   

Standard Chartered PLC

   

21,677

     

118,191

   
     

1,408,397

   

Health Care (0.6%):

 

AstraZeneca PLC

   

1,749

     

182,469

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (b)

   

10,043

     

203,630

   

Smith & Nephew PLC

   

6,904

     

128,770

   
     

514,869

   

Industrials (1.8%):

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

4,145

     

139,627

   

BAE Systems PLC

   

23,398

     

140,127

   

Bunzl PLC

   

7,257

     

194,738

   

Ferguson PLC

   

1,798

     

147,285

   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

   

15,045

     

41,416

   

Intertek Group PLC

   

2,454

     

165,390

   

RELX PLC

   

7,418

     

171,855

   

Rentokil Initial PLC

   

27,433

     

173,196

   

Smiths Group PLC

   

8,634

     

151,036

   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

   

1,486

     

183,658

   
     

1,508,328

   

Information Technology (0.5%):

 

AVEVA Group PLC

   

2,559

     

129,730

   

Halma PLC

   

6,039

     

172,304

   

The Sage Group PLC

   

17,779

     

147,973

   
     

450,007

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

Anglo American PLC

   

5,301

     

122,771

   

Antofagasta PLC

   

10,924

     

126,892

   

Croda International PLC

   

3,163

     

205,963

   

Mondi PLC

   

7,036

     

131,668

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

3,052

     

172,003

   
     

759,297

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.6%):

 

National Grid PLC

   

16,668

   

$

204,269

   

Severn Trent PLC

   

5,173

     

158,875

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

12,267

     

138,328

   
     

501,472

   

   

7,429,473

   

United States (0.3%):

 

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

   

2,362

     

221,322

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $83,219,684)

   

82,412,798

   

Rights (0.0%) (e)

 

Spain (0.0%): (e)

 

Industrials (0.0%): (e)

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires 7/8/20 (a)

   

4,451

     

6,943

   

Total Rights (Cost $6,942)

   

6,943

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (3.7%)

 

United States (3.7%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (f)

   

52,003

     

52,003

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (f)

   

1,573,907

     

1,573,907

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (f)
   

361,628

     

361,628

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (f)

   

206,934

     

206,934

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (f)
   

930,415

     

930,415

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $3,124,887)

   

3,124,887

   

Total Investments (Cost $86,351,513) — 102.9%

   

85,544,628

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.9)%

   

(2,424,668)

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

83,119,960

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $1,682,305 and amounted to 2.0% of net assets.

(e)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(f)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

See notes to financial statements.


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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

   

6

   

9/18/20

 

$

537,374

   

$

533,520

   

$

(3,854

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(3,854

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(3,854

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.4%)

 

Brazil (5.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

TIM Participacoes SA

   

25,700

   

$

67,119

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.0%):

 

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

   

6,264

     

55,184

   

Cogna Educacao

   

25,061

     

30,467

   

Grendene SA

   

37,182

     

50,126

   

Guararapes Confeccoes SA

   

13,250

     

43,036

   

Lojas Renner SA

   

7,462

     

57,366

   

Magazine Luiza SA

   

5,200

     

68,524

   

Movida Participacoes SA

   

15,098

     

36,515

   

Mrv Engenharia E Participacoes SA

   

12,100

     

40,057

   

YDUQS Part

   

5,200

     

32,182

   
     

413,457

   

Consumer Staples (0.9%):

 

Ambev SA

   

27,000

     

70,216

   

JBS SA

   

11,503

     

44,745

   

M Dias Branco SA

   

8,000

     

59,752

   

Marfrig Global Foods SA (a)

   

20,337

     

47,166

   

Natura & Co. Holding SA

   

6,627

     

48,631

   

Raia Drogasil SA

   

2,800

     

56,966

   

Sao Martinho SA

   

14,400

     

56,173

   
     

383,649

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Cosan SA

   

4,800

     

62,609

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

B3 SA- Brasil Bolsa Balcao

   

5,958

     

60,367

   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

   

13,146

     

65,933

   

IRB Brasil Resseguros SA

   

7,300

     

14,769

   

Porto Seguro SA

   

7,909

     

73,341

   
     

214,410

   

Health Care (0.8%):

 

Fleury SA

   

13,200

     

59,698

   

Hapvida Participacoes E Investimentos SA (b)

   

5,600

     

64,032

   

Hypera SA

   

11,700

     

71,656

   

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

   

5,100

     

63,792

   

Odontoprev SA

   

24,600

     

64,382

   
     

323,560

   

Industrials (1.0%):

 

CCR SA

   

20,132

     

53,688

   

Cia de Locacao das Americas

   

15,407

     

47,973

   

Cosan Logistica SA (a)

   

20,850

     

73,013

   

JSL SA

   

8,423

     

35,909

   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

   

7,118

     

53,557

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Rumo SA (a)

   

17,500

   

$

72,386

   

WEG SA

   

7,320

     

68,135

   
     

404,661

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

TOTVS SA

   

13,558

     

57,726

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Duratex SA

   

18,488

     

43,727

   

Utilities (1.2%):

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   

7,089

     

40,418

   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

   

5,800

     

61,550

   

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais

   

6,677

     

71,508

   

Energias do Brasil SA

   

23,600

     

75,611

   

Eneva SA (a)

   

8,526

     

70,532

   

Engie Brasil Energia SA

   

10,575

     

81,862

   

Equatorial Energia SA

   

16,700

     

71,319

   

Light SA (a)

   

16,400

     

50,009

   
     

522,809

   
     

2,493,727

   

Chile (1.4%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

SACI Falabella

   

20,643

     

65,382

   

Financials (0.6%):

 

Banco de Chile

   

945,070

     

83,466

   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

   

2,136

     

72,599

   

Banco Santander Chile

   

2,138,367

     

87,525

   
     

243,590

   

Utilities (0.7%):

 

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

   

222,936

     

75,552

   

Colbun SA

   

627,201

     

100,089

   

Enel Americas SA

   

742,113

     

112,099

   
     

287,740

   
     

596,712

   

China (17.1%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

308,000

     

86,237

   

China Tower Corp. Ltd. (b)

   

344,000

     

60,808

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

2,000

     

128,666

   
     

275,711

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.4%):

 

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

   

8,000

     

70,604

   

BYD Co. Ltd.

   

9,500

     

73,362

   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

88,356

     

52,783

   

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H (a) (b)

   

27,937

     

66,542

   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

   

105,000

     

65,572

   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

   

56,800

     

40,968

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

   

19,500

   

$

61,894

   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

   

6,267

     

75,524

   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

   

20,028

     

110,860

   
     

618,109

   

Consumer Staples (0.8%):

 

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B (a)

   

8,800

     

94,560

   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

   

25,000

     

95,480

   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

   

114,000

     

86,048

   

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

   

8,000

     

82,010

   
     

358,098

   

Energy (1.0%):

 

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   

334,835

     

76,037

   

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

   

54,000

     

48,494

   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

   

236,000

     

98,355

   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   

61,119

     

95,578

   

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

   

269,084

     

89,228

   
     

407,692

   

Financials (5.6%):

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

   

398,000

     

160,221

   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H (a)

   

388,000

     

143,680

   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

   

177,000

     

109,165

   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

   

419,000

     

82,175

   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

236,000

     

102,922

   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

   

149,000

     

120,541

   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

239,315

     

89,855

   

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

   

132,000

     

71,362

   

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H (a) (b)

   

37,200

     

73,053

   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

19,000

     

87,397

   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

177,000

     

121,497

   

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

26,800

     

71,579

   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

249,581

     

98,218

   

Citic Securities Co. Ltd.

   

32,500

     

61,475

   

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H (b) (c)

   

76,500

     

86,565

   

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

   

58,400

     

62,542

   

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (b)

   

41,084

     

56,826

   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd.

   

67,200

     

54,278

   

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

40,400

     

64,325

   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

   

173,000

     

104,912

   

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

   

20,800

     

69,644

   

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

144,611

     

79,860

   

People's Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd.

   

327,000

     

95,354

   

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

   

87,000

     

71,730

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.

   

11,000

     

109,996

   

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

219,000

     

125,744

   
     

2,374,916

   

Health Care (0.9%):

 

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

20,000

     

50,475

   

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.

   

28,000

     

93,570

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd.

   

49,600

   

$

83,325

   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

30,400

     

77,821

   

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,623

     

84,583

   
     

389,774

   

Industrials (2.6%):

 

Air China Ltd.

   

78,000

     

46,496

   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

   

130,435

     

73,546

   

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

   

20,500

     

86,494

   

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H (a) (c)

   

154,093

     

54,875

   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd.

   

75,000

     

58,933

   

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

   

164,000

     

84,219

   

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

   

121,225

     

53,650

   

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd. (a) (c)

   

214,000

     

61,574

   

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

18,000

     

83,610

   

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

146,000

     

61,600

   

Fosun International Ltd.

   

71,500

     

90,963

   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd.

   

94,000

     

110,127

   

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. (a)

   

400,000

     

113,544

   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd.

   

34,000

     

63,347

   

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

   

70,049

     

53,958

   
     

1,096,936

   

Information Technology (1.5%):

 

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

7,703

     

47,260

   

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

136,604

     

58,693

   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

   

112,000

     

61,995

   

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (a)

   

26,500

     

92,319

   

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

   

34,200

     

79,070

   

Silergy Corp.

   

1,000

     

65,096

   

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

   

3,492

     

55,870

   

Xiaomi Corp. (a) (b)

   

39,800

     

65,937

   

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

   

74,000

     

70,083

   

ZTE Corp., Class H

   

12,200

     

37,307

   
     

633,630

   

Materials (1.0%):

 

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

   

12,000

     

80,823

   

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd.

   

117,000

     

38,193

   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

   

64,000

     

68,126

   

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

   

185,695

     

34,981

   

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class B (a)

   

35,900

     

65,338

   

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

28,700

     

60,953

   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

160,000

     

74,526

   
     

422,940

   

Real Estate (1.1%):

 

China Vanke Co. Ltd.

   

24,300

     

76,816

   

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

   

78,059

     

60,833

   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

61,639

     

75,714

   

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

   

42,000

     

74,351

   

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

18,000

     

85,584

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Seazen Group Ltd.

   

43,144

   

$

37,464

   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

   

12,000

     

50,243

   
     

461,005

   

Utilities (0.6%):

 

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

487,862

     

100,716

   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

   

16,000

     

77,933

   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

   

7,087

     

79,737

   
     

258,386

   
     

7,297,197

   

Colombia (0.3%):

 

Materials (0.1%):

 

Cementos Argos SA

   

63,046

     

57,089

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

   

15,111

     

75,661

   
     

132,750

   

Czech Republic (0.7%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

Komercni Banka A/S (a)

   

4,571

     

106,268

   

Utilities (0.5%):

 

CEZ A/S

   

9,394

     

200,559

   
     

306,827

   

Egypt (0.4%):

 

Financials (0.3%):

 

Commercial International Bank

   

24,153

     

96,882

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Elsewedy Electric Co.

   

130,491

     

53,770

   
     

150,652

   

Hong Kong (2.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

China Mobile Ltd.

   

14,500

     

97,848

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

   

37,000

     

58,243

   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

   

26,000

     

78,668

   
     

136,911

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

   

10,500

     

82,235

   

Energy (0.4%):

 

CNOOC Ltd.

   

60,000

     

66,733

   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

   

120,000

     

77,726

   
     

144,459

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials (0.4%):

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

   

33,000

   

$

104,957

   

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

40,000

     

64,101

   
     

169,058

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

   

28,800

     

54,402

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

   

78,000

     

95,509

   

Real Estate (0.5%):

 

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

   

102,725

     

72,236

   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., Class H

   

26,000

     

78,668

   

China Resources Land Ltd.

   

16,000

     

60,591

   
     

211,495

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   

70,000

     

120,124

   
     

1,112,041

   

Hungary (0.4%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (a)

   

14,483

     

85,548

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

OTP Bank Nyrt (a)

   

2,374

     

83,171

   
     

168,719

   

India (10.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

   

14,893

     

43,694

   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

   

11,369

     

25,765

   
     

69,459

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

   

2,555

     

95,638

   

Eicher Motors Ltd.

   

260

     

63,139

   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

   

11,006

     

74,449

   

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

   

35,251

     

44,193

   

Page Industries Ltd.

   

213

     

56,184

   

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

   

11,161

     

68,889

   

The Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (a)

   

38,669

     

40,923

   

Titan Co. Ltd.

   

4,107

     

51,670

   
     

495,085

   

Consumer Staples (1.7%):

 

Britannia Industries Ltd.

   

2,195

     

104,774

   

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

   

5,202

     

96,924

   

Dabur India Ltd.

   

16,819

     

103,801

   

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

   

11,224

     

102,698

   

Marico Ltd.

   

26,332

     

122,734

   

Nestle India Ltd.

   

472

     

107,371

   

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

   

15,017

     

77,065

   
     

715,367

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

   

4,586

   

$

103,512

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

   

1,105

     

41,434

   

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

   

576

     

44,594

   

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

   

1,768

     

59,551

   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   

12,008

     

55,898

   

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

   

3,665

     

23,049

   

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

   

4,337

     

78,151

   

State Bank of India (a)

   

14,507

     

34,289

   
     

336,966

   

Health Care (1.7%):

 

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

   

3,593

     

67,442

   

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

   

6,408

     

65,499

   

Biocon Ltd.

   

18,389

     

95,016

   

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

   

23,417

     

109,519

   

Cipla Ltd.

   

17,030

     

144,419

   

Natco Pharma Ltd.

   

10,662

     

89,132

   

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

   

2,492

     

45,015

   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

   

15,296

     

95,819

   
     

711,861

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

   

20,312

     

42,037

   

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

   

18,532

     

84,414

   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

   

5,386

     

67,319

   

Siemens Ltd.

   

4,280

     

62,169

   

Voltas Ltd.

   

9,808

     

70,989

   
     

326,928

   

Information Technology (1.6%):

 

HCL Technologies Ltd.

   

14,563

     

107,411

   

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

   

16,559

     

73,102

   

Infosys Ltd.

   

7,379

     

71,929

   

Mindtree Ltd.

   

5,636

     

69,100

   

Mphasis Ltd.

   

7,495

     

87,236

   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

   

3,775

     

104,109

   

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

   

9,831

     

70,759

   

Wipro Ltd.

   

38,457

     

111,884

   
     

695,530

   

Materials (1.7%):

 

ACC Ltd.

   

4,541

     

80,131

   

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

   

26,045

     

66,787

   

Asian Paints Ltd.

   

4,063

     

90,811

   

Berger Paints India Ltd.

   

10,552

     

69,029

   

Castrol India Ltd.

   

31,758

     

52,875

   

Grasim Industries Ltd.

   

7,171

     

58,860

   

JSW Steel Ltd.

   

18,326

     

45,961

   

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

   

4,812

     

87,453

   

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

   

1,447

     

74,623

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

UPL Ltd. (a)

   

9,341

   

$

52,607

   

Vedanta Ltd.

   

34,361

     

48,425

   
     

727,562

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

DLF Ltd.

   

18,289

     

35,864

   

Utilities (0.5%):

 

Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

   

5,467

     

76,184

   

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (a)

   

104,865

     

62,295

   

Torrent Power Ltd.

   

18,240

     

77,008

   
     

215,487

   
     

4,433,621

   

Indonesia (3.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

   

467,842

     

29,796

   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

439,286

     

94,287

   

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

   

778,023

     

60,501

   

PT XL Axiata Tbk

   

396,357

     

77,263

   
     

261,847

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk (a)

   

650,251

     

69,098

   

PT Astra International Tbk

   

218,000

     

73,638

   
     

142,736

   

Consumer Staples (0.5%):

 

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk (a)

   

109,800

     

43,078

   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

   

17,770

     

58,994

   

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (a)

   

208,800

     

95,877

   
     

197,949

   

Energy (0.3%):

 

PT Bukit Asam Tbk

   

408,600

     

58,084

   

PT United Tractors Tbk

   

60,200

     

70,113

   
     

128,197

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

   

70,700

     

141,673

   

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

   

200,100

     

69,704

   

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

188,800

     

60,852

   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

334,300

     

71,283

   
     

343,512

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

   

959,500

     

98,583

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk

   

223,800

     

69,298

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk

   

99,700

     

41,922

   

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (a)

   

66,300

     

55,056

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

105,100

   

$

71,188

   
     

168,166

   
     

1,410,288

   

Luxembourg (0.1%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

PLAY Communications SA (b)

   

8,230

     

63,191

   

Malaysia (8.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Axiata Group Bhd

   

79,800

     

66,151

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Genting Bhd

   

96,800

     

92,675

   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

   

130,100

     

76,860

   
     

169,535

   

Consumer Staples (1.7%):

 

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

   

17,800

     

135,002

   

IOI Corp. Bhd

   

129,200

     

130,935

   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

   

26,300

     

136,336

   

PPB Group Bhd

   

42,860

     

177,945

   

QL Resources Bhd

   

72,800

     

163,194

   
     

743,412

   

Energy (0.8%):

 

Dialog Group Bhd

   

195,600

     

164,884

   

Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd

   

208,820

     

80,456

   

Yinson Holdings Bhd

   

56,100

     

77,289

   
     

322,629

   

Financials (1.7%):

 

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

   

126,100

     

104,826

   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

   

39,500

     

129,868

   

Malayan Banking Bhd

   

117,600

     

206,229

   

Public Bank Bhd

   

37,000

     

142,557

   

RHB Bank Bhd

   

112,100

     

125,384

   
     

708,864

   

Health Care (1.4%):

 

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

   

79,400

     

241,027

   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

   

83,600

     

107,367

   

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

   

70,800

     

266,172

   
     

614,566

   

Industrials (1.4%):

 

Gamuda Bhd

   

92,200

     

78,367

   

IJM Corp. Bhd

   

182,100

     

76,965

   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

   

54,200

     

68,976

   

MISC Bhd

   

70,100

     

125,386

   

Sime Darby Bhd

   

239,300

     

120,139

   

Westports Holdings Bhd

   

129,800

     

115,176

   
     

585,009

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (0.5%):

 

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

   

67,000

   

$

97,000

   

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

   

105,000

     

111,068

   
     

208,068

   

Utilities (0.5%):

 

Petronas Gas Bhd

   

27,900

     

109,971

   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

   

42,800

     

116,132

   
     

226,103

   
     

3,644,337

   

Mexico (3.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Class L

   

127,227

     

81,665

   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV (a)

   

35,462

     

37,238

   
     

118,903

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Alsea SAB de CV (a)

   

39,715

     

39,077

   

El Puerto de Liverpool Sab de CV

   

19,562

     

47,979

   
     

87,056

   

Consumer Staples (1.5%):

 

Arca Continental SAB de CV

   

24,926

     

109,286

   

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

   

11,647

     

125,725

   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

   

55,309

     

92,594

   

Grupo Lala SAB de CV

   

111,840

     

59,134

   

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Class B

   

28,453

     

83,059

   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A

   

42,006

     

65,589

   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

   

35,803

     

85,928

   
     

621,315

   

Financials (0.6%):

 

Grupo Elektra SAB de CV

   

2,585

     

141,780

   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (a)

   

14,530

     

50,408

   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV (a)

   

69,631

     

48,332

   
     

240,520

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

   

108,497

     

61,144

   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (a)

   

13,359

     

62,118

   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (a)

   

5,535

     

61,819

   

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (a)

   

11,433

     

82,373

   
     

267,454

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

   

24,222

     

101,930

   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

   

29,138

     

67,751

   
     

169,681

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV, Class N

   

20,442

     

59,007

   
     

1,563,936

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Morocco (0.3%):

 

Financials (0.3%):

 

Attijariwafa Bank (a)

   

3,018

   

$

110,729

   

Philippines (2.8%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

   

2,540

     

105,547

   

PLDT, Inc.

   

4,450

     

111,663

   
     

217,210

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Jollibee Foods Corp.

   

19,780

     

55,590

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Universal Robina Corp.

   

25,580

     

66,755

   

Financials (0.9%):

 

Ayala Corp.

   

7,665

     

119,556

   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

   

57,496

     

83,102

   

BDO Unibank, Inc.

   

30,460

     

59,923

   

Metro Pacific Investments Co.

   

824,700

     

61,254

   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

   

81,552

     

60,573

   
     

384,408

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

Alliance Global Group, Inc. (a)

   

400,300

     

54,643

   

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

   

549,000

     

45,185

   

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

   

51,810

     

67,447

   

SM Investments Corp. (a)

   

5,162

     

97,302

   
     

264,577

   

Real Estate (0.3%):

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

   

106,300

     

72,126

   

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

   

117,900

     

75,381

   
     

147,507

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Manila Electric Co.

   

13,400

     

72,091

   
     

1,208,138

   

Poland (2.1%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

CD Projekt SA (a)

   

1,125

     

112,355

   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

   

14,317

     

95,227

   
     

207,582

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Dino Polska SA (a) (b)

   

1,692

     

85,839

   

Energy (0.6%):

 

Grupa Lotos SA

   

4,787

     

72,639

   

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

   

5,093

     

80,656

   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

   

85,602

     

98,394

   
     

251,689

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials (0.6%):

 

Bank Pekao SA

   

4,433

   

$

60,361

   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

   

11,540

     

66,892

   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

   

11,665

     

85,346

   

Santander Bank Polska SA (a)

   

1,177

     

52,211

   
     

264,810

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

KGHM Polska Miedz SA (a)

   

3,669

     

84,346

   
     

894,266

   

Romania (0.2%):

 

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

   

19,858

     

101,625

   

Russian Federation (2.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

   

27,878

     

129,841

   

Consumer Staples (0.5%):

 

Magnit PJSC

   

2,035

     

115,174

   

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

   

2,607

     

92,288

   
     

207,462

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Tatneft PJSC

   

10,586

     

82,136

   

Materials (1.0%):

 

Alrosa PJSC

   

86,752

     

78,626

   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

   

337

     

88,580

   

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

   

11,754

     

145,045

   

Severstal PJSC

   

9,457

     

114,876

   
     

427,127

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC

   

24,940,000

     

65,533

   

Inter RAO UES PJSC

   

869,000

     

59,241

   
     

124,774

   
     

971,340

   

South Africa (4.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

MTN Group Ltd.

   

19,702

     

60,012

   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

   

15,031

     

106,552

   
     

166,564

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

   

6,706

     

55,290

   

Pepkor Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

96,594

     

61,261

   

The Foschini Group Ltd.

   

9,694

     

35,877

   
     

152,428

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Staples (1.2%):

 

AVI Ltd.

   

20,018

   

$

81,415

   

Bid Corp. Ltd.

   

5,396

     

88,200

   

Clicks Group Ltd.

   

5,337

     

64,730

   

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

   

21,309

     

62,658

   

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

   

9,636

     

59,252

   

The SPAR Group Ltd.

   

8,515

     

84,246

   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   

9,181

     

94,435

   
     

534,936

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

   

9,947

     

74,808

   

Financials (1.3%):

 

Absa Group Ltd.

   

9,790

     

48,148

   

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

   

1,521

     

75,304

   

FirstRand Ltd.

   

26,369

     

57,864

   

Nedbank Group Ltd.

   

8,053

     

47,150

   

Old Mutual Ltd.

   

94,137

     

65,348

   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

   

1,188,597

     

112,389

   

Sanlam Ltd.

   

24,146

     

82,054

   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

   

9,087

     

54,750

   
     

543,007

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

   

58,410

     

56,813

   

Netcare Ltd.

   

67,297

     

52,924

   
     

109,737

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

The Bidvest Group Ltd.

   

7,309

     

59,857

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

   

6,862

     

66,922

   

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

   

789

     

57,049

   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

   

2,537

     

73,955

   

Gold Fields Ltd.

   

7,145

     

66,827

   

Northam Platinum Ltd. (a)

   

7,211

     

48,311

   
     

313,064

   
     

1,954,401

   

Taiwan (21.9%):

 

Communication Services (1.5%):

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

   

67,000

     

265,774

   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

   

86,000

     

198,271

   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

   

52,000

     

194,812

   
     

658,857

   

Consumer Discretionary (2.3%):

 

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

   

96,000

     

109,849

   

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

   

9,000

     

104,357

   

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

   

17,600

     

99,352

   

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

   

135,000

     

166,604

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

14,373

   

$

128,648

   

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

   

3,000

     

71,504

   

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

   

18,000

     

122,665

   

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

   

8,215

     

80,075

   

Pou Chen Corp.

   

109,000

     

106,432

   
     

989,486

   

Consumer Staples (1.0%):

 

President Chain Store Corp.

   

16,000

     

160,841

   

Standard Foods Corp.

   

53,000

     

113,206

   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

   

59,000

     

142,624

   
     

416,671

   

Financials (4.3%):

 

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

   

24,960

     

105,781

   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

   

239,795

     

157,316

   

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

233,800

     

161,310

   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

186,931

     

176,189

   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

237,730

     

182,559

   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

276,330

     

187,374

   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

152,000

     

159,240

   

Sinopac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

370,792

     

136,399

   

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

487,793

     

220,784

   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

333,556

     

234,660

   

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

196,000

     

115,959

   
     

1,837,571

   

Industrials (2.0%):

 

Airtac International Group

   

3,000

     

52,484

   

Eva Airways Corp.

   

308,085

     

116,988

   

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

   

143,000

     

135,267

   

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

   

7,121

     

70,860

   

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

   

99,000

     

122,512

   

Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd.

   

155,000

     

142,151

   

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

   

4,000

     

114,731

   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

   

230,000

     

113,460

   
     

868,453

   

Information Technology (8.5%):

 

Accton Technology Corp.

   

12,000

     

92,761

   

Acer, Inc.

   

208,000

     

126,232

   

Advantech Co. Ltd.

   

11,000

     

110,205

   

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

   

33,895

     

77,684

   

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

   

2,053

     

99,883

   

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

   

9,000

     

67,740

   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

33,000

     

95,325

   

Chroma ATE, Inc.

   

12,000

     

61,638

   

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   

279,000

     

182,090

   

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

41,095

     

66,460

   

Delta Electronics, Inc.

   

21,000

     

119,257

   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

   

58,100

     

111,295

   

Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.

   

3,078

     

73,050

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

   

36,400

   

$

106,503

   

Inventec Corp.

   

167,000

     

142,116

   

ITEQ Corp.

   

10,272

     

51,369

   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   

62,650

     

98,345

   

Macronix International

   

49,000

     

51,500

   

MediaTek, Inc.

   

6,000

     

117,783

   

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

   

33,000

     

120,275

   

Nanya Technology Corp.

   

24,000

     

49,636

   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

   

9,000

     

69,571

   

Pegatron Corp.

   

42,000

     

91,134

   

Powertech Technology, Inc.

   

21,580

     

78,286

   

Quanta Computer, Inc.

   

60,000

     

144,431

   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

   

23,627

     

94,925

   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

   

9,000

     

91,236

   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

   

133,531

     

188,560

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

10,000

     

106,120

   

Tripod Technology Corp.

   

19,000

     

84,387

   

Unimicron Technology Corp.

   

38,000

     

64,546

   

United Microelectronics Corp.

   

177,698

     

95,792

   

Walsin Technology Corp.

   

7,000

     

42,482

   

Wistron Corp.

   

118,000

     

143,224

   

WPG Holdings Ltd.

   

136,000

     

180,980

   

Yageo Corp.

   

3,198

     

41,310

   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

   

15,000

     

65,350

   
     

3,603,481

   

Materials (2.3%):

 

Asia Cement Corp.

   

73,000

     

107,910

   

China Steel Corp.

   

280,000

     

196,508

   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre

   

52,000

     

133,460

   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   

38,004

     

112,871

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

   

63,000

     

137,983

   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

   

88,974

     

128,959

   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

   

98,000

     

165,299

   
     

982,990

   
     

9,357,509

   

Thailand (7.4%):

 

Communication Services (1.0%):

 

Advanced Info Service PCL

   

13,500

     

80,815

   

Intouch Holdings PCL

   

49,100

     

89,369

   

Jasmine International PCL

   

273,000

     

31,625

   

Total Access Communication PCL

   

56,600

     

71,886

   

True Corp. PCL

   

627,200

     

69,003

   

VGI PCL

   

338,200

     

82,077

   
     

424,775

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.6%):

 

Home Product Center PCL

   

212,000

     

105,644

   

Minor International PCL (a)

   

85,300

     

56,031

   

Siam Global House PCL

   

198,413

     

106,577

   
     

268,252

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Staples (1.3%):

 

Berli Jucker PCL

   

76,000

   

$

97,140

   

Carabao Group PCL

   

29,700

     

99,948

   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

   

90,200

     

92,669

   
CP ALL PCL    

54,900

     

120,356

   

Osotspa PCL

   

53,500

     

65,784

   

Thai Union Group PCL

   

146,800

     

61,278

   
     

537,175

   

Energy (0.4%):

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

   

26,500

     

78,675

   

PTT PCL

   

86,300

     

105,418

   
     

184,093

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

Bangkok Bank PCL

   

22,500

     

77,903

   

Kasikornbank PCL

   

18,800

     

56,727

   

Krung Thai Bank PCL

   

282,100

     

94,021

   

The Siam Commercial Bank PCL

   

27,200

     

63,810

   
     

292,461

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

   

149,000

     

108,481

   

Industrials (0.7%):

 

Airports of Thailand PCL

   

51,100

     

100,037

   

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

   

321,800

     

98,923

   

BTS Group Holdings PCL

   

261,500

     

95,617

   
     

294,577

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL

   

33,700

     

58,613

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

PTT Global Chemical PCL

   

51,700

     

77,373

   

The Siam Cement PCL

   

10,850

     

129,200

   

TOA Paint Thailand PCL

   

67,400

     

79,604

   
     

286,177

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Central Pattana PCL

   

47,700

     

75,245

   

Utilities (1.4%):

 

B Grimm Power PCL

   

42,100

     

72,882

   

Electricity Generating PCL

   

12,400

     

99,107

   

Energy Absolute PCL

   

54,300

     

68,964

   

Global Power Synergy PCL

   

26,900

     

63,977

   

Gulf Energy Development PCL

   

60,400

     

73,780

   

Ratch Group PCL

   

48,929

     

98,558

   

TTW PCL

   

313,300

     

133,820

   
     

611,088

   
     

3,140,937

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Turkey (3.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S

   

37,151

   

$

89,247

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%):

 

Arcelik A/S (a)

   

24,985

     

72,653

   

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S

   

6,840

     

70,864

   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A/S

   

18,862

     

73,039

   
     

216,556

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S

   

13,631

     

135,444

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Akbank TAS (a)

   

62,177

     

55,240

   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S (a)

   

42,415

     

52,434

   

Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S (a)

   

78,363

     

63,895

   
     

171,569

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S

   

14,899

     

70,712

   

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A/S

   

108,155

     

97,353

   

KOC Holding A/S

   

31,877

     

83,844

   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A/S

   

95,655

     

77,575

   
     

329,484

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (a)

   

63,393

     

79,479

   

Koza Altin Isletmeleri A/S (a)

   

6,131

     

74,672

   

Petkim Petrokimya Holding A/S (a) (c)

   

156,435

     

97,607

   
     

251,758

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Enerjisa Enerji A/S (b)

   

64,639

     

81,230

   
     

1,275,288

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $44,935,580)

   

42,388,231

   

Preferred Stocks (0.2%)

 

Brazil (0.2%):

 

Energy (0.2%):

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   

14,300

     

56,677

   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $90,613)

   

56,677

   

Rights (0.0%) (d)

 

Thailand (0.0%): (d)

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%): (d)

 

Minor International PCL, Expires 7/24/20 (a) (e) (f)

   

10,402

     

471

   

Total Rights (Cost $—)

   

471

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (0.6%)

 

United States (0.6%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (g)

   

4,654

   

$

4,654

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (g)

   

140,855

     

140,855

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (g)
   

32,363

     

32,363

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (g)

   

18,519

     

18,519

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (g)
   

83,266

     

83,266

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $279,657)

   

279,657

   

Total Investments (Cost $45,305,850) — 100.2%

   

42,725,036

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.2)%

   

(86,609)

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

42,638,427

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $1,425,742 and amounted to 3.3% of net assets.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(e)  The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, illiquid securities were less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets.

(f)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. (See Note 2)

(g)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

PCL — Public Company Limited

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Future
   

1

   

9/18/20

 

$

49,204

   

$

49,285

   

$

81

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

81

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

81

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.3%)

 

Communication Services (4.1%):

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

77,510

   

$

2,343,127

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

37,762

     

2,061,805

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

62,883

     

3,466,740

   
     

7,871,672

   

Consumer Discretionary (5.4%):

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

21,204

     

1,606,628

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

26,643

     

2,316,875

   

Hasbro, Inc.

   

17,995

     

1,348,725

   

Kohl's Corp. (a)

   

28,784

     

597,844

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)

   

28,510

     

1,298,345

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)

   

18,484

     

929,745

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

45,749

     

607,547

   

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

   

13,212

     

1,711,350

   
     

10,417,059

   

Consumer Staples (14.4%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

59,397

     

2,369,940

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

62,777

     

3,115,623

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

48,428

     

1,703,213

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

53,851

     

3,319,915

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

24,264

     

2,013,912

   

Kellogg Co.

   

34,655

     

2,289,309

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

19,731

     

2,788,977

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

23,691

     

1,659,791

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

54,891

     

2,452,530

   

The J.M. Smucker Co. (b)

   

22,677

     

2,399,453

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

62,787

     

2,002,277

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

41,403

     

1,755,073

   
     

27,870,013

   

Energy (6.7%):

 

ConocoPhillips

   

31,717

     

1,332,748

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

41,702

     

1,864,913

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

41,053

     

1,198,748

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

139,909

     

2,122,420

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

34,237

     

1,137,353

   

Phillips 66

   

25,950

     

1,865,805

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

108,338

     

2,060,589

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

23,885

     

1,404,916

   
     

12,987,492

   

Financials (21.3%):

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

48,747

     

1,519,931

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

45,293

     

1,798,132

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

30,723

     

1,569,945

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

57,451

     

1,450,063

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

33,299

     

1,268,692

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

72,492

     

2,222,606

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

78,866

   

$

1,520,536

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (b)

   

79,417

     

1,665,374

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

170,355

     

1,539,157

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

112,765

     

1,213,351

   

KeyCorp

   

113,980

     

1,388,276

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

53,124

     

1,940,088

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

122,945

     

2,005,233

   

People's United Financial, Inc. (b)

   

150,438

     

1,740,568

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

42,450

     

1,763,373

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

25,168

     

1,532,731

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

137,471

     

1,528,678

   

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

79,397

     

1,461,699

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

50,947

     

1,498,861

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

   

33,381

     

1,891,368

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

17,765

     

1,869,056

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

47,343

     

1,777,730

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

55,916

     

2,058,826

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

53,907

     

1,380,019

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

46,069

     

1,566,346

   
     

41,170,639

   

Health Care (4.6%):

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

19,060

     

1,871,311

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

10,501

     

2,476,766

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

32,853

     

2,134,459

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

33,110

     

2,560,396

   
     

9,042,932

   

Industrials (7.5%):

 

3M Co.

   

13,679

     

2,133,787

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

15,532

     

1,964,798

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

13,377

     

2,317,699

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

44,070

     

1,236,164

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

22,280

     

1,949,055

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

32,260

     

2,001,088

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

17,180

     

3,052,886

   
     

14,655,477

   

Information Technology (11.7%):

 

Broadcom, Inc.

   

6,119

     

1,931,218

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

45,851

     

2,138,491

   

Corning, Inc.

   

73,358

     

1,899,972

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

16,912

     

2,042,462

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

98,630

     

2,254,681

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

32,395

     

1,963,461

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

26,947

     

1,195,639

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

34,980

     

2,649,736

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

20,521

     

1,871,720

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

36,793

     

1,781,149

   

The Western Union Co.

   

92,999

     

2,010,638

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

47,604

     

727,865

   
     

22,467,032

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (6.8%):

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

44,215

   

$

1,244,210

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

26,416

     

1,839,610

   

International Paper Co.

   

49,739

     

1,751,310

   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

22,244

     

1,461,876

   

Nucor Corp.

   

44,610

     

1,847,300

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

22,881

     

2,283,524

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

55,277

     

1,442,177

   

Westrock Co.

   

43,642

     

1,233,323

   
     

13,103,330

   

Utilities (16.8%):

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

   

35,955

     

2,863,456

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

98,312

     

1,835,485

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)

   

39,053

     

2,809,082

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

26,989

     

2,901,318

   

Duke Energy Corp. (a)

   

37,637

     

3,006,821

   

Edison International

   

28,219

     

1,532,574

   

Entergy Corp.

   

27,908

     

2,618,049

   

Exelon Corp.

   

63,786

     

2,314,794

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

82,031

     

2,490,461

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

33,027

     

2,420,549

   

PPL Corp.

   

85,086

     

2,198,622

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

62,222

     

3,058,833

   

The Southern Co. (a)

   

48,614

     

2,520,636

   
     

32,570,680

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $217,921,459)

   

192,156,326

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (1.5%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (c)

   

48,897

     

48,897

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (c)

   

1,479,895

     

1,479,895

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (c)
   

340,028

     

340,028

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (c)

   

194,574

     

194,574

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (c)
   

874,841

     

874,841

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $2,938,235)

   

2,938,235

   

Total Investments (Cost $220,859,694) — 100.8%

   

195,094,561

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.8)%

   

(1,459,260

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

193,635,301

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

See notes to financial statements.


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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

7

   

9/18/20

 

$

1,083,718

   

$

1,081,570

   

$

(2,148

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(2,148

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(2,148

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.5%)

 

Communication Services (3.0%):

 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   

27,034

   

$

1,054,326

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

25,480

     

506,542

   

The Marcus Corp.

   

27,690

     

367,446

   
     

1,928,314

   

Consumer Discretionary (19.8%):

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (a)

   

36,859

     

1,282,325

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

   

39,322

     

428,610

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

20,960

     

880,320

   

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

   

36,542

     

389,538

   

Brinker International, Inc.

   

20,498

     

491,952

   

Collectors Universe, Inc.

   

24,030

     

823,748

   

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

   

8,663

     

364,712

   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. (a)

   

37,417

     

598,672

   

Hooker Furniture Corp. (a)

   

40,772

     

793,015

   

Jack in the Box, Inc. (a)

   

10,423

     

772,240

   

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   

15,131

     

269,483

   

LCI Industries

   

7,326

     

842,343

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

17,560

     

626,892

   

Movado Group, Inc.

   

31,875

     

345,525

   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

   

12,047

     

530,188

   

PetMed Express, Inc.

   

14,827

     

528,434

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

30,970

     

861,586

   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

   

27,276

     

560,795

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

31,722

     

258,852

   

The Buckle, Inc. (a)

   

19,771

     

310,009

   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a)

   

20,562

     

471,281

   

The Children's Place, Inc. (a)

   

7,108

     

265,981

   

Tupperware Brands Corp. (a)

   

86,620

     

411,445

   
     

13,107,946

   

Consumer Staples (8.8%):

 

B&G Foods, Inc. (a)

   

32,266

     

786,645

   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

   

10,933

     

932,913

   

Medifast, Inc. (a)

   

5,099

     

707,588

   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

20,452

     

781,880

   

Universal Corp.

   

18,810

     

799,613

   

Vector Group Ltd.

   

47,479

     

477,639

   

Weis Markets, Inc.

   

25,954

     

1,300,814

   
     

5,787,092

   

Energy (3.9%):

 

Archrock, Inc.

   

83,851

     

544,193

   

Core Laboratories NV

   

16,326

     

331,744

   

CVR Energy, Inc.

   

25,537

     

513,549

   

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

24,768

     

431,211

   

Falcon Minerals Corp.

   

119,327

     

381,846

   

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A (a)

   

47,855

     

355,084

   
     

2,557,627

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials (20.9%):

 

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

28,015

   

$

910,488

   

Associated Bancorp

   

57,255

     

783,248

   

Cadence Bancorp

   

37,674

     

333,792

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

32,019

     

842,100

   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

30,284

     

858,400

   

First Financial Bancorp

   

43,619

     

605,868

   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

   

32,055

     

441,077

   

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

   

78,502

     

723,788

   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

   

111,204

     

945,235

   

Mercury General Corp.

   

19,285

     

785,864

   

Moelis & Co. Class A

   

21,676

     

675,424

   

Navient Corp.

   

57,978

     

407,585

   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

   

92,618

     

947,019

   

Park National Corp. (a)

   

12,367

     

870,389

   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   

67,367

     

973,453

   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

   

13,301

     

1,014,334

   

United Bankshares, Inc.

   

34,505

     

954,409

   

WesBanco, Inc.

   

33,429

     

678,943

   
     

13,751,416

   

Health Care (3.5%):

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (b)

   

56,790

     

1,322,639

   

National Healthcare Corp.

   

15,977

     

1,013,581

   
     

2,336,220

   

Industrials (21.2%):

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

   

27,900

     

1,012,771

   

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   

17,649

     

562,297

   

Ennis, Inc.

   

50,657

     

918,918

   

GATX Corp. (a)

   

11,523

     

702,672

   

GrafTech International Ltd. (a)

   

58,076

     

463,446

   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

   

22,833

     

421,954

   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   

26,986

     

378,883

   

Healthcare Services Group

   

18,828

     

460,533

   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

   

29,096

     

629,056

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

18,824

     

444,435

   

HNI Corp.

   

25,246

     

771,770

   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   

11,683

     

451,665

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

32,915

     

452,910

   

Knoll, Inc.

   

40,928

     

498,912

   

Matson, Inc.

   

21,457

     

624,399

   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

   

10,134

     

885,610

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

19,612

     

537,173

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

70,277

     

841,215

   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   

39,579

     

477,323

   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

   

21,449

     

487,965

   

Trinity Industries, Inc. (a)

   

29,383

     

625,564

   

Triton International Ltd.

   

25,254

     

763,681

   

Wabash National Corp.

   

63,920

     

678,831

   
     

14,091,983

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Information Technology (3.3%):

 

American Software, Inc., Class A

   

35,506

   

$

559,575

   

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

   

21,424

     

836,179

   

MTS Systems Corp.

   

14,074

     

247,562

   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

   

43,208

     

585,036

   
     

2,228,352

   

Materials (12.3%):

 

Cabot Corp.

   

18,724

     

693,724

   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

36,014

     

734,685

   

Futurefuel Corp.

   

62,143

     

742,610

   

Greif, Inc., Class A

   

17,406

     

598,940

   

Haynes International, Inc.

   

29,099

     

679,753

   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   

61,681

     

642,099

   

Myers Industries, Inc.

   

57,926

     

842,824

   

Neenah, Inc.

   

12,377

     

612,166

   

PolyOne Corp.

   

24,714

     

648,248

   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   

22,468

     

750,656

   

Tredegar Corp.

   

47,682

     

734,303

   

Trinseo SA

   

21,013

     

465,648

   
     

8,145,656

   

Utilities (2.8%):

 

Otter Tail Corp.

   

22,903

     

888,407

   

Unitil Corp.

   

22,135

     

992,091

   
     

1,880,498

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $75,507,881)

   

65,815,104

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (4.8%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (c)

   

52,861

     

52,861

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (c)

   

1,599,862

     

1,599,862

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (c)
   

367,592

     

367,592

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (c)

   

210,346

     

210,346

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (c)
   

945,759

     

945,759

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $3,176,420)

   

3,176,420

   

Total Investments (Cost $78,684,301) — 104.3%

   

68,991,524

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (4.3)%

   

(2,849,782

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

66,141,742

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

See notes to financial statements.


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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures

   

4

   

9/18/20

 

$

280,806

   

$

287,520

   

$

6,714

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

6,714

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

6,714

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.9%)

 

Australia (10.7%):

 

Communication Services (1.2%):

 

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   

336,961

   

$

727,627

   

Financials (4.8%):

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

61,239

     

787,515

   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

56,983

     

716,273

   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

   

114,013

     

726,007

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

63,353

     

784,542

   
     

3,014,337

   

Materials (3.5%):

 

BHP Group Ltd.

   

33,650

     

831,564

   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

60,605

     

579,086

   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

   

11,552

     

780,712

   

   

2,191,362

   

Utilities (1.2%):

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

   

65,051

     

765,179

   

   

6,698,505

   

Austria (0.9%):

 

Energy (0.9%):

 

OMV AG (a)

   

16,724

     

559,126

   

Canada (7.1%):

 

Communication Services (4.7%):

 

BCE, Inc. (b)

   

24,632

     

1,027,453

   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (b)

   

54,795

     

893,739

   

TELUS Corp. (b) (c)

   

57,669

     

967,381

   
     

2,888,573

   

Energy (2.4%):

 

Enbridge, Inc.

   

24,886

     

756,810

   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

   

30,143

     

753,686

   
     

1,510,496

   
     

4,399,069

   

Denmark (0.7%):

 

Financials (0.7%):

 

Danske Bank A/S

   

33,007

     

439,377

   

Finland (3.8%):

 

Financials (1.2%):

 

Sampo Oyj, Class A

   

20,800

     

715,493

   

Materials (1.5%):

 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R

   

38,495

     

459,700

   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj (c)

   

17,374

     

502,004

   
     

961,704

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (1.1%):

 

Fortum Oyj (c)

   

35,564

   

$

675,403

   
     

2,352,600

   

France (7.5%):

 

Communication Services (2.0%):

 

Orange SA

   

68,061

     

813,918

   

Publicis Groupe SA (c)

   

13,578

     

439,457

   
     

1,253,375

   

Energy (1.1%):

 

TOTAL SA (c)

   

18,087

     

690,340

   

Financials (2.6%):

 

BNP Paribas SA (a)

   

12,977

     

515,639

   

CNP Assurances (a)

   

41,544

     

478,376

   

Natixis SA (a)

   

122,141

     

319,022

   

Societe Generale SA (a)

   

19,220

     

319,560

   
     

1,632,597

   

Industrials (0.9%):

 

Alstom SA

   

12,243

     

569,547

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Suez

   

45,485

     

533,209

   
     

4,679,068

   

Germany (4.6%):

 

Communication Services (1.7%):

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

   

60,930

     

1,022,972

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

10,958

     

699,470

   

Materials (1.8%):

 

Covestro AG (a) (d)

   

13,603

     

517,286

   

Evonik Industries AG

   

23,710

     

602,239

   
     

1,119,525

   
     

2,841,967

   

Hong Kong (3.8%):

 

Industrials (0.9%):

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

91,000

     

584,725

   

Real Estate (0.6%):

 

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

   

68,500

     

363,257

   

Utilities (2.3%):

 

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

   

122,000

     

628,079

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

148,000

     

804,898

   
     

1,432,977

   
     

2,380,959

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Italy (3.2%):

 

Energy (1.1%):

 

Snam SpA

   

139,024

   

$

676,886

   

Financials (1.6%):

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

274,349

     

525,059

   

Poste Italiane SpA (d)

   

52,683

     

458,087

   
     

983,146

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

Atlantia SpA (a)

   

20,979

     

337,021

   

   

1,997,053

   

Japan (12.8%):

 

Communication Services (2.0%):

 

Softbank Corp.

   

96,100

     

1,223,949

   

Consumer Discretionary (2.1%):

 

Bridgestone Corp. (c)

   

25,800

     

829,013

   

Subaru Corp.

   

24,300

     

504,524

   
     

1,333,537

   

Consumer Staples (1.5%):

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   

50,000

     

926,964

   

Energy (0.9%):

 

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

   

149,700

     

529,690

   

Industrials (5.3%):

 

Komatsu Ltd.

   

36,700

     

749,059

   

Marubeni Corp.

   

99,800

     

450,653

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

   

35,900

     

754,845

   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   

48,000

     

708,929

   

Sumitomo Corp.

   

56,400

     

644,922

   
     

3,308,408

   

Information Technology (1.0%):

 

Canon, Inc. (c)

   

31,500

     

622,793

   
     

7,945,341

   

Korea, Republic Of (3.3%):

 

Consumer Staples (1.5%):

 

KT&G Corp.

   

14,581

     

947,983

   

Financials (0.9%):

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

24,535

     

550,753

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

POSCO

   

3,813

     

551,598

   
     

2,050,334

   

Luxembourg (0.6%):

 

Energy (0.6%):

 

Tenaris SA

   

53,549

     

345,784

   

Macau (1.3%):

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.3%):

 

Sands China Ltd.

   

106,800

   

$

418,915

   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

214,000

     

368,342

   
     

787,257

   

Netherlands (5.8%):

 

Communication Services (1.4%):

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

322,048

     

853,826

   

Consumer Staples (1.4%):

 

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   

32,324

     

880,953

   

Financials (2.1%):

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV (d)

   

36,615

     

315,329

   

ING Groep NV

   

61,115

     

425,536

   

NN Group NV

   

17,662

     

593,264

   
     

1,334,129

   

Industrials (0.9%):

 

Randstad NV

   

11,913

     

530,775

   
     

3,599,683

   

Portugal (1.4%):

 

Utilities (1.4%):

 

Energias de Portugal SA

   

180,034

     

859,568

   

Singapore (2.4%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.9%):

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   

37,500

     

542,597

   

Financials (1.5%):

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   

62,600

     

934,529

   
     

1,477,126

   

Spain (3.7%):

 

Financials (0.6%):

 

CaixaBank SA

   

175,692

     

375,109

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

   

18,779

     

473,404

   

Utilities (2.3%):

 

Naturgy Energy Group SA

   

34,694

     

645,628

   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

   

41,546

     

775,006

   
     

1,420,634

   
     

2,269,147

   

Sweden (5.1%):

 

Communication Services (1.3%):

 

Telia Co. AB

   

213,555

     

797,814

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.7%):

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

   

27,161

     

393,633

   

Energy (0.6%):

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Lundin Energy AB

   

16,230

   

$

391,328

   

Financials (1.6%):

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a) (c)

   

60,990

     

528,378

   

Swedbank AB, Class A (a)

   

37,152

     

476,210

   
     

1,004,588

   

Industrials (0.9%):

 

Volvo AB, Class B

   

36,904

     

578,018

   
     

3,165,381

   

Switzerland (3.4%):

 

Financials (1.1%):

 

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

   

57,309

     

659,792

   

Industrials (1.0%):

 

Adecco Group AG

   

12,941

     

607,429

   

Materials (1.3%):

 

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

   

18,593

     

814,818

   
     

2,082,039

   

United Kingdom (17.0%):

 

Communication Services (1.3%):

 

BT Group PLC

   

299,218

     

422,783

   

WPP PLC

   

50,294

     

393,046

   

   

815,829

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.0%):

 

Barratt Developments PLC

   

47,172

     

289,810

   

Persimmon PLC

   

12,334

     

349,313

   
     

639,123

   

Consumer Staples (1.7%):

 

British American Tobacco PLC

   

14,728

     

566,461

   

Imperial Brands PLC

   

24,375

     

464,598

   
     

1,031,059

   

Energy (0.9%):

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

34,267

     

546,374

   

Financials (3.4%):

 

Admiral Group PLC

   

30,641

     

872,724

   

Aviva PLC

   

151,886

     

514,836

   

Legal & General Group PLC

   

159,701

     

437,057

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

784,552

     

303,015

   
     

2,127,632

   

Health Care (1.3%):

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (b)

   

40,584

     

822,872

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

   

60,789

     

167,342

   

Materials (4.7%):

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Anglo American PLC

   

21,418

   

$

496,039

   

Antofagasta PLC

   

44,141

     

512,737

   

BHP Group PLC

   

31,937

     

654,590

   

Mondi PLC

   

28,433

     

532,082

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

12,333

     

695,056

   

   

2,890,504

   

Utilities (2.2%):

 

National Grid PLC

   

67,356

     

825,459

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

49,611

     

559,435

   
     

1,384,894

   

   

10,425,629

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $70,151,445)

   

61,355,013

   

Rights (0.0%) (e)

 

Spain (0.0%): (e)

 

Industrials (0.0%): (e)

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires 7/8/20 (a)

   

18,779

     

29,292

   

Total Rights (Cost $29,289)

   

29,292

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (5.8%)

 

United States (5.8%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (f)

   

59,378

     

59,378

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (f)

   

1,797,119

     

1,797,119

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (f)
   

412,914

     

412,914

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (f)

   

236,281

     

236,281

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (f)
   

1,062,367

     

1,062,367

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $3,568,059)

   

3,568,059

   

Total Investments (Cost $73,748,793) — 104.7%

   

64,952,364

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (4.7)%

   

(2,910,333

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

62,042,031

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $1,290,702 and amounted to 2.1% of net assets.

(e)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(f)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

See notes to financial statements.


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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

   

4

   

9/18/20

 

$

355,941

   

$

355,680

   

$

(261

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(261

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(261

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.7%)

 

Brazil (1.3%):

 

Financials (0.7%):

 

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

   

31,647

   

$

158,724

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

CCR SA

   

48,666

     

129,783

   
     

288,507

   

Chile (2.0%):

 

Utilities (2.0%):

 

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

   

538,206

     

182,396

   

Colbun SA

   

1,514,191

     

241,636

   
     

424,032

   

China (17.4%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.4%):

 

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

216,097

     

129,096

   

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H (a) (b)

   

67,298

     

160,293

   
     

289,389

   

Energy (3.2%):

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

   

572,000

     

238,386

   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   

148,194

     

231,747

   

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

   

648,240

     

214,956

   
     

685,089

   

Financials (10.1%):

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

   

962,000

     

387,267

   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H (a)

   

937,000

     

346,979

   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

   

429,000

     

264,586

   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,011,000

     

198,279

   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

571,000

     

249,020

   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

578,470

     

217,198

   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

428,000

     

293,790

   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

602,351

     

237,045

   
     

2,194,164

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

   

314,566

     

177,368

   

Materials (1.1%):

 

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

   

447,838

     

84,364

   

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class B (a)

   

86,720

     

157,830

   
     

242,194

   

Real Estate (0.8%):

 

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

   

102,000

     

180,566

   
     

3,768,770

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Colombia (0.7%):

 

Materials (0.7%):

 

Cementos Argos SA

   

152,202

   

$

137,822

   

Czech Republic (3.4%):

 

Financials (1.2%):

 

Komercni Banka A/S (a)

   

11,033

     

256,499

   

Utilities (2.2%):

 

CEZ A/S

   

22,680

     

484,211

   
     

740,710

   

Egypt (0.6%):

 

Industrials (0.6%):

 

Elsewedy Electric Co.

   

315,018

     

129,805

   

Hong Kong (0.8%):

 

Energy (0.8%):

 

CNOOC Ltd.

   

147,000

     

163,496

   

India (1.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

   

35,954

     

105,483

   

Materials (0.5%):

 

Vedanta Ltd.

   

82,954

     

116,907

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Torrent Power Ltd.

   

44,035

     

185,912

   
     

408,302

   

Indonesia (3.2%):

 

Communication Services (1.1%):

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   

1,060,414

     

227,605

   

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

   

43,057

     

142,942

   

Energy (1.4%):

 

PT Bukit Asam Tbk

   

986,500

     

140,234

   

PT United Tractors Tbk

   

145,400

     

169,344

   
     

309,578

   
     

680,125

   

Luxembourg (0.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.7%):

 

PLAY Communications SA (b)

   

19,867

     

152,541

   

Malaysia (4.7%):

 

Financials (2.3%):

 

Malayan Banking Bhd

   

283,900

     

497,861

   

Industrials (1.3%):

 

Sime Darby Bhd

   

577,700

     

290,031

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (1.1%):

 

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

   

161,800

   

$

234,246

   
     

1,022,138

   

Mexico (1.4%):

 

Industrials (0.7%):

 

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

   

261,592

     

147,422

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

   

70,340

     

163,551

   
     

310,973

   

Philippines (3.7%):

 

Communication Services (2.4%):

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

   

6,135

     

254,932

   

PLDT, Inc.

   

10,755

     

269,874

   
     

524,806

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

   

1,323,000

     

108,889

   

Utilities (0.8%):

 

Manila Electric Co.

   

32,350

     

174,040

   
     

807,735

   

Poland (5.0%):

 

Energy (2.8%):

 

Grupa Lotos SA

   

11,558

     

175,383

   

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

   

12,296

     

194,728

   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

   

206,658

     

237,541

   
     

607,652

   

Financials (2.2%):

 

Bank Pekao SA

   

10,702

     

145,721

   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

   

28,161

     

206,038

   

Santander Bank Polska SA (a)

   

2,838

     

125,891

   
     

477,650

   
     

1,085,302

   

Romania (1.1%):

 

Real Estate (1.1%):

 

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

   

47,943

     

245,351

   

Russian Federation (9.1%):

 

Communication Services (1.4%):

 

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

   

67,300

     

313,448

   

Consumer Staples (1.3%):

 

Magnit PJSC

   

4,913

     

278,059

   

Energy (0.9%):

 

Tatneft PJSC

   

25,554

     

198,272

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (4.8%):

 

Alrosa PJSC

   

209,431

   

$

189,814

   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

   

814

     

213,958

   

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

   

28,379

     

350,197

   

Severstal PJSC

   

22,855

     

277,625

   
     

1,031,594

   

Utilities (0.7%):

 

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC

   

60,170,000

     

158,105

   
     

1,979,478

   

South Africa (9.4%):

 

Communication Services (1.9%):

 

MTN Group Ltd.

   

47,567

     

144,888

   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

   

36,289

     

257,246

   
     

402,134

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.0%):

 

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

   

16,190

     

133,484

   

The Foschini Group Ltd.

   

23,406

     

86,624

   
     

220,108

   

Consumer Staples (2.0%):

 

AVI Ltd.

   

48,328

     

196,553

   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   

22,165

     

227,986

   
     

424,539

   

Energy (0.8%):

 

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

   

24,015

     

180,609

   

Financials (2.4%):

 

Absa Group Ltd.

   

23,636

     

116,244

   

Nedbank Group Ltd.

   

19,443

     

113,838

   

Old Mutual Ltd.

   

227,268

     

157,765

   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

   

21,937

     

132,172

   
     

520,019

   

Health Care (0.6%):

 

Netcare Ltd.

   

162,469

     

127,771

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

   

16,567

     

161,570

   
     

2,036,750

   

Taiwan (21.7%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.8%):

 

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

   

325,000

     

401,085

   

Industrials (2.8%):

 

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

   

345,000

     

326,343

   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

   

555,000

     

273,784

   
     

600,127

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Information Technology (10.2%):

 

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   

674,000

   

$

439,888

   

Inventec Corp.

   

405,000

     

344,652

   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   

151,059

     

237,126

   

Nanya Technology Corp.

   

57,000

     

117,884

   

Powertech Technology, Inc.

   

53,551

     

194,269

   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

   

57,356

     

230,435

   

Walsin Technology Corp.

   

18,000

     

109,239

   

WPG Holdings Ltd.

   

328,000

     

436,481

   

Yageo Corp.

   

8,000

     

103,339

   
     

2,213,313

   

Materials (6.9%):

 

Asia Cement Corp.

   

177,000

     

261,644

   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre

   

124,000

     

318,251

   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   

91,773

     

272,565

   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

   

151,000

     

330,721

   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

   

216,000

     

313,070

   
     

1,496,251

   
     

4,710,776

   

Thailand (7.2%):

 

Communication Services (2.1%):

 

Intouch Holdings PCL

   

118,600

     

215,870

   

Jasmine International PCL

   

658,700

     

76,306

   

Total Access Communication PCL

   

136,900

     

173,871

   
     

466,047

   

Energy (2.1%):

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

   

64,100

     

190,305

   

PTT PCL

   

208,600

     

254,810

   
     

445,115

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

The Siam Commercial Bank PCL

   

65,700

     

154,130

   

Materials (2.3%):

 

PTT Global Chemical PCL

   

124,900

     

186,922

   

The Siam Cement PCL

   

26,300

     

313,176

   
     

500,098

   
     

1,565,390

   

Turkey (3.4%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.6%):

 

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S

   

16,512

     

171,067

   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A/S

   

45,535

     

176,325

   
     

347,392

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (a)

   

153,044

     

191,878

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Enerjisa Enerji A/S (b)

   

156,053

   

$

196,107

   
     

735,377

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $25,064,619)

   

21,393,380

   

Total Investments (Cost $25,064,619) — 98.7%

   

21,393,380

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.3%

   

285,794

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

21,679,174

   

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $508,941 and amounted to 2.3% of net assets.

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

PCL — Public Company Limited

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Futures
   

2

   

9/18/20

 

$

97,218

   

$

98,570

   

$

1,352

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

1,352

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

1,352

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.8%)

 

Consumer Discretionary (15.9%):

 

Gentex Corp.

   

193,857

   

$

4,995,695

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

28,141

     

3,802,412

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

33,980

     

6,268,291

   

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

43,356

     

4,251,055

   

Pool Corp.

   

16,735

     

4,549,744

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

16,749

     

1,427,685

   

Target Corp.

   

65,087

     

7,805,884

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

41,640

     

2,105,318

   

VF Corp.

   

36,523

     

2,225,712

   
     

37,431,796

   

Consumer Staples (16.3%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

80,279

     

3,203,132

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   

38,680

     

2,462,368

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

57,467

     

4,210,032

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

12,062

     

3,657,319

   

Hormel Foods Corp. (a)

   

37,123

     

1,791,927

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

19,117

     

2,702,188

   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   

26,295

     

4,075,463

   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   

10,879

     

1,951,801

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

15,483

     

2,047,782

   

Sysco Corp.

   

50,466

     

2,758,472

   

The Clorox Co.

   

12,741

     

2,794,993

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

35,597

     

1,590,474

   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   

21,682

     

2,592,517

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

21,290

     

2,550,116

   
     

38,388,584

   

Energy (0.6%):

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

33,517

     

1,498,880

   

Financials (13.6%):

 

Aflac, Inc.

   

67,933

     

2,447,626

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

51,012

     

3,237,222

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

43,405

     

1,769,188

   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

9,603

     

614,880

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

16,916

     

2,749,527

   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Class C

   

45,993

     

2,735,204

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

40,909

     

667,226

   

RLI Corp.

   

24,277

     

1,993,142

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

3,373

     

1,111,336

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

36,632

     

2,014,027

   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   

16,111

     

1,989,709

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

36,867

     

3,575,730

   

W.R. Berkley Corp. (a)

   

124,651

     

7,141,255

   
     

32,046,072

   

Health Care (9.3%):

 

Chemed Corp.

   

5,856

     

2,641,466

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Humana, Inc.

   

12,318

   

$

4,776,304

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

11,992

     

1,686,435

   

Medtronic PLC

   

37,621

     

3,449,845

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

37,195

     

2,876,289

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

15,365

     

4,531,907

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

8,215

     

1,866,202

   
     

21,828,448

   

Industrials (21.6%):

 

3M Co.

   

49,268

     

7,685,315

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

12,910

     

1,544,940

   

Cintas Corp.

   

6,504

     

1,732,405

   

CSX Corp.

   

39,355

     

2,744,618

   

Dover Corp.

   

41,476

     

4,004,923

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

79,043

     

4,903,037

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

10,277

     

1,536,000

   

IDEX Corp.

   

27,382

     

4,327,451

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

20,290

     

3,547,707

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

22,738

     

3,857,957

   

Nordson Corp.

   

16,757

     

3,178,970

   

Republic Services, Inc.

   

41,146

     

3,376,030

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

3,222

     

1,250,974

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

13,829

     

4,344,519

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

24,332

     

2,577,002

   
     

50,611,848

   

Information Technology (12.5%):

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

19,073

     

2,839,779

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

18,191

     

5,387,992

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

20,524

     

3,777,032

   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   

14,256

     

4,215,499

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

46,248

     

2,803,091

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

20,269

     

4,124,944

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

29,845

     

3,789,420

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

13,822

     

2,669,996

   
     

29,607,753

   

Materials (5.7%):

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

13,548

     

3,271,300

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

9,615

     

1,912,904

   

Nucor Corp.

   

20,626

     

854,123

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

22,979

     

2,437,153

   

Sonoco Products Co.

   

61,630

     

3,222,633

   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

2,692

     

1,555,572

   
     

13,253,685

   

Utilities (4.3%):

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

51,682

     

3,717,486

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

99,778

     

6,236,125

   
     

9,953,611

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $229,998,049)

   

234,620,677

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (0.1%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (b)

   

5,276

   

$

5,276

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (b)

   

159,692

     

159,692

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (b)
   

36,692

     

36,692

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (b)

   

20,996

     

20,996

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (b)
   

94,402

     

94,402

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $317,058)

   

317,058

   

Total Investments (Cost $230,315,107) — 99.9%

   

234,937,735

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%

   

338,874

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

235,276,609

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

3

   

9/18/20

 

$

458,075

   

$

463,530

   

$

5,455

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

5,455

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

5,455

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.6%)

 

Communication Services (3.5%):

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

181,603

   

$

5,489,859

   

Consumer Discretionary (16.0%):

 

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   

2,888

     

3,258,011

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

5,899

     

514,806

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

274

     

436,301

   

BorgWarner, Inc. (b)

   

58,769

     

2,074,546

   

eBay, Inc.

   

116,244

     

6,096,998

   

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

15,250

     

444,690

   

Hanesbrands, Inc. (b)

   

46,144

     

520,966

   

Lear Corp.

   

4,469

     

487,210

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

   

1,117

     

471,005

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

40,323

     

3,437,132

   

Target Corp. (c)

   

46,100

     

5,528,773

   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

   

13,481

     

708,696

   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

7,908

     

648,535

   
     

24,627,669

   

Consumer Staples (17.3%):

 

Ingredion, Inc.

   

18,171

     

1,508,193

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

30,412

     

4,298,736

   

The Clorox Co.

   

20,031

     

4,394,200

   

The Kroger Co.

   

137,960

     

4,669,946

   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   

51,468

     

6,154,029

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

12,511

     

530,341

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

42,849

     

5,132,454

   
     

26,687,899

   

Energy (0.7%):

 

Chevron Corp.

   

7,615

     

679,487

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

8,005

     

470,854

   
     

1,150,341

   

Financials (10.5%):

 

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (a)

   

14,632

     

456,372

   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   

8,313

     

1,714,141

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

71,566

     

2,194,214

   

First American Financial Corp.

   

17,800

     

854,756

   

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

   

18,980

     

465,769

   

Synchrony Financial

   

22,569

     

500,129

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

45,645

     

4,427,108

   

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

   

5,626

     

570,083

   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

10,305

     

397,258

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

41,910

     

4,779,835

   
     

16,359,665

   

Health Care (16.2%):

 

Biogen, Inc. (a)

   

11,523

     

3,082,979

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

39,520

     

2,062,549

   

Cerner Corp.

   

54,940

     

3,766,137

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Johnson & Johnson (c)

   

46,411

   

$

6,526,779

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

66,713

     

5,158,916

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

37,941

     

4,323,756

   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

   

3,665

     

340,442

   
     

25,261,558

   

Industrials (13.7%):

 

3M Co.

   

27,798

     

4,336,210

   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (b)

   

38,028

     

3,006,494

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

8,396

     

536,756

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

13,442

     

4,905,255

   

Republic Services, Inc. (c)

   

54,676

     

4,486,165

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

37,559

     

3,977,874

   
     

21,248,754

   

Information Technology (20.1%):

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

126,357

     

5,893,290

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

29,118

     

4,306,843

   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

   

3,406

     

475,069

   

International Business Machines Corp. (b)

   

31,849

     

3,846,403

   

Microsoft Corp. (c)

   

43,394

     

8,831,112

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

8,710

     

386,463

   

Oracle Corp.

   

76,447

     

4,225,226

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

6,105

     

556,837

   

Science Applications International Corp.

   

4,866

     

377,991

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

3,634

     

461,409

   

The Western Union Co. (b)

   

87,864

     

1,899,620

   
     

31,260,263

   

Real Estate (1.6%):

 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

   

44,517

     

570,708

   

Equity Commonwealth

   

32,491

     

1,046,210

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

   

39,524

     

797,990

   
     

2,414,908

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $148,873,144)

   

154,500,916

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (0.5%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

13,938

     

13,938

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

421,833

     

421,833

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (d)
   

96,922

     

96,922

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

55,462

     

55,462

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (d)
   

249,367

     

249,367

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $837,522)

   

837,522

   

Total Investments (Cost $149,710,666) — 100.1%

   

155,338,438

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

   

(156,124

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

155,182,314

   

See notes to financial statements.


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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

4

   

9/18/20

 

$

625,889

   

$

618,040

   

$

(7,849

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(7,849

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(7,849

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (54.0%)

 

Communication Services (2.4%):

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

9,993

   

$

758,469

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

   

516

     

731,714

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

25,327

     

765,635

   

Cable One, Inc.

   

456

     

809,332

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,765

     

900,220

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

19,317

     

752,977

   

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

20,496

     

432,466

   

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

   

15,233

     

525,691

   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

   

6,583

     

869,285

   

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

   

3,327

     

755,462

   

Fox Corp., Class A

   

20,932

     

561,396

   

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

   

11,395

     

810,412

   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   

1,279

     

581,996

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

12,340

     

673,764

   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

138,539

     

813,224

   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

   

4,918

     

686,405

   

The New York Times Co. Class A

   

12,966

     

544,961

   

The Walt Disney Co.

   

5,823

     

649,323

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)

   

7,166

     

746,339

   

Twitter, Inc. (a)

   

11,229

     

334,512

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

20,548

     

1,132,811

   
     

14,836,394

   

Consumer Discretionary (6.0%):

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (b)

   

4,392

     

625,640

   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

   

395

     

1,089,733

   

Aptiv PLC

   

6,566

     

511,623

   

Aramark

   

17,994

     

406,125

   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   

760

     

857,371

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

6,160

     

537,583

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

387

     

616,236

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

15,373

     

542,667

   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

4,967

     

582,132

   

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

   

2,229

     

438,957

   

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

   

7,148

     

640,103

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

   

775

     

815,579

   

Columbia Sportswear Co. (b)

   

8,004

     

644,962

   

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

12,444

     

690,019

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

6,928

     

524,935

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

4,996

     

951,788

   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

   

6,496

     

602,049

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

1,174

     

433,723

   

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

   

12,261

     

799,785

   

eBay, Inc.

   

17,244

     

904,448

   

Etsy, Inc. (a) (b)

   

5,866

     

623,145

   

Garmin Ltd.

   

8,018

     

781,755

   

Gentex Corp.

   

24,197

     

623,557

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

8,706

     

757,074

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

5,880

   

$

440,706

   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

7,291

     

535,524

   

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

   

8,994

     

452,308

   

Kohl's Corp. (c)

   

9,406

     

195,363

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (c)

   

9,317

     

424,296

   

Lear Corp.

   

4,411

     

480,887

   

Lennar Corp., Class A

   

10,669

     

657,424

   

Levi Strauss & Co. Class A (b)

   

26,238

     

351,589

   

LKQ Corp. (a)

   

18,695

     

489,809

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

6,093

     

823,286

   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   

5,076

     

435,165

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

4,852

     

895,047

   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

   

3,661

     

372,543

   

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

8,244

     

808,325

   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

13,027

     

214,034

   

NVR, Inc. (a)

   

168

     

547,470

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

   

1,951

     

822,678

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

   

7,394

     

447,855

   

Pool Corp.

   

3,341

     

908,317

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

15,729

     

535,258

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

4,046

     

293,416

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

6,740

     

574,518

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)

   

6,041

     

303,862

   

Service Corp. International

   

19,224

     

747,622

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

9,469

     

696,824

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

14,950

     

198,536

   

Target Corp. (c)

   

4,286

     

514,020

   

The Home Depot, Inc.

   

3,796

     

950,936

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

11,408

     

576,788

   

Tractor Supply Co.

   

7,515

     

990,403

   

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

1,304

     

265,260

   

VF Corp. (b)

   

8,145

     

496,356

   

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

   

4,318

     

559,311

   

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

   

11,496

     

552,613

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

9,518

     

827,209

   
     

35,386,547

   

Consumer Staples (4.1%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

19,409

     

774,419

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   

13,364

     

850,752

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

20,513

     

1,018,060

   

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

4,517

     

675,382

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

12,008

     

928,218

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

12,101

     

886,519

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

15,824

     

556,530

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

3,260

     

988,465

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

17,596

     

1,084,794

   

Hormel Foods Corp. (b)

   

20,516

     

990,307

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

7,930

     

658,190

   

Kellogg Co.

   

11,325

     

748,130

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

6,447

     

911,283

   

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   

7,427

   

$

474,808

   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   

5,490

     

984,961

   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   

16,455

     

841,344

   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

   

11,774

     

816,174

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

8,086

     

1,069,455

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

7,742

     

542,405

   

Sysco Corp.

   

13,674

     

747,421

   

The Clorox Co.

   

5,518

     

1,210,485

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

17,936

     

801,380

   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

   

3,176

     

599,248

   

The Hershey Co.

   

5,737

     

743,630

   

The J.M. Smucker Co.

   

7,411

     

784,158

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

20,517

     

654,287

   

The Kroger Co.

   

20,421

     

691,251

   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   

8,564

     

511,356

   

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

   

22,210

     

437,981

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

13,530

     

573,537

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

9,798

     

1,173,603

   
     

24,728,533

   

Energy (0.9%):

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   

33,367

     

573,245

   

ConocoPhillips

   

10,363

     

435,453

   

Continental Resources, Inc.

   

14,880

     

260,846

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

6,800

     

344,488

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

13,627

     

609,399

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

13,414

     

391,689

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

45,719

     

693,558

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

11,188

     

371,665

   

Phillips 66

   

8,480

     

609,712

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

35,402

     

673,347

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

7,805

     

459,090

   
     

5,422,492

   

Financials (9.0%):

 

Aflac, Inc.

   

19,718

     

710,440

   

Alleghany Corp.

   

1,129

     

552,239

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

21,179

     

419,980

   

American Express Co.

   

6,879

     

654,881

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

9,546

     

605,789

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

15,929

     

496,666

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

3,916

     

587,557

   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

   

20,195

     

578,587

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

14,800

     

587,560

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

9,471

     

923,327

   

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (a)

   

14,933

     

465,760

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

23,823

     

565,796

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

   

5,334

     

952,172

   

BlackRock, Inc., Class A

   

1,512

     

822,663

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

18,622

     

759,033

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

7,331

     

458,847

   

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

   

6,633

   

$

618,726

   

Chubb Ltd.

   

5,443

     

689,193

   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

8,505

     

544,575

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

10,039

     

512,993

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

18,773

     

473,831

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

3,581

     

582,056

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

10,880

     

414,528

   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Class C

   

13,990

     

831,986

   

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) (b)

   

1,572

     

658,683

   

Discover Financial Services

   

8,991

     

450,359

   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   

11,825

     

428,538

   

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

   

3,799

     

729,028

   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   

3,488

     

719,226

   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   

2,492

     

818,547

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

23,688

     

726,274

   

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

25,771

     

496,865

   

First American Financial Corp.

   

15,035

     

721,981

   

First Republic Bank

   

6,991

     

740,976

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (b)

   

25,950

     

544,172

   

Globe Life, Inc.

   

9,447

     

701,251

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

55,666

     

502,942

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

8,801

     

806,172

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

36,849

     

396,495

   

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

   

28,936

     

449,955

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

6,649

     

625,405

   

KeyCorp

   

37,245

     

453,644

   

KKR & Co., Inc.

   

19,780

     

610,806

   

Loews Corp.

   

17,209

     

590,097

   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

7,103

     

556,875

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

4,696

     

488,243

   

Markel Corp. (a)

   

761

     

702,532

   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

1,467

     

734,850

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

8,565

     

919,623

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

17,360

     

633,987

   

Moody's Corp.

   

2,917

     

801,387

   

Morgan Stanley

   

14,262

     

688,855

   

Morningstar, Inc.

   

5,235

     

737,978

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

1,969

     

657,292

   

Nasdaq, Inc.

   

7,478

     

893,396

   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

7,172

     

569,026

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

40,175

     

655,254

   

People's United Financial, Inc.

   

49,158

     

568,758

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (b)

   

13,872

     

576,243

   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   

10,310

     

612,208

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

8,225

     

500,903

   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   

7,517

     

517,395

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

44,921

     

499,522

   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   

6,131

     

480,916

   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

4,598

     

786,396

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

2,722

     

896,844

   

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Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

25,944

   

$

477,629

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

12,204

     

670,976

   

Signature Bank

   

5,539

     

592,230

   

State Street Corp.

   

7,848

     

498,740

   

SVB Financial Group (a)

   

2,095

     

451,535

   

Synchrony Financial

   

22,754

     

504,229

   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   

5,961

     

736,184

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

16,648

     

489,784

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

7,915

     

767,676

   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

16,587

     

641,088

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

   

10,907

     

617,991

   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   

12,114

     

408,726

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

3,561

     

703,725

   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

17,151

     

661,171

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

5,806

     

610,849

   

The Progressive Corp.

   

9,180

     

735,410

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

6,679

     

761,740

   

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

   

10,997

     

639,366

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

15,471

     

580,936

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

18,272

     

672,775

   

Voya Financial, Inc.

   

12,225

     

570,296

   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   

11,707

     

670,694

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

17,615

     

450,944

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

15,054

     

511,836

   
     

55,885,614

   

Health Care (7.5%):

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

10,691

     

977,478

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

6,228

     

611,465

   

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

   

1,874

     

452,683

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

9,307

     

822,460

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

4,472

     

501,937

   

Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,507

     

413,581

   

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

   

3,049

     

605,348

   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

6,812

     

686,445

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

3,431

     

809,236

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

2,131

     

560,410

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

8,605

     

740,891

   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

   

1,176

     

314,639

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

3,660

     

966,495

   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   

17,635

     

619,165

   

Bruker Corp.

   

11,959

     

486,492

   

Centene Corp. (a)

   

8,530

     

542,082

   

Cerner Corp.

   

11,964

     

820,133

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,971

     

692,344

   

Chemed Corp.

   

1,861

     

839,441

   

Cigna Corp.

   

2,740

     

514,161

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

10,735

     

697,453

   

Danaher Corp.

   

5,352

     

946,394

   

DaVita, Inc. (a)

   

6,831

     

540,605

   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

   

16,025

     

706,062

   

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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

   

8,758

   

$

605,265

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

6,017

     

987,870

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

8,115

     

502,562

   

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

   

21,223

     

503,834

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

4,758

     

461,811

   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

   

11,781

     

687,893

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

8,231

     

903,599

   

Humana, Inc.

   

1,674

     

649,094

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   

2,402

     

793,044

   

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   

1,768

     

654,779

   

Incyte Corp. (a)

   

6,837

     

710,843

   

Insulet Corp. (a)

   

2,016

     

391,628

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

   

1,181

     

672,969

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

4,842

     

686,983

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

   

5,229

     

576,968

   

Johnson & Johnson(c)

   

6,747

     

948,831

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

   

4,838

     

803,640

   

Masimo Corp. (a)

   

4,356

     

993,124

   

Medtronic PLC

   

9,297

     

852,535

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

10,820

     

836,711

   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

   

947

     

762,856

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

3,550

     

631,829

   

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

   

2,730

     

488,179

   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   

7,789

     

764,023

   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

6,209

     

604,074

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

9,008

     

1,026,552

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

1,181

     

736,531

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

4,052

     

777,984

   

Stryker Corp.

   

4,084

     

735,896

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

2,039

     

742,155

   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

2,614

     

741,435

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

2,376

     

860,920

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,282

     

673,076

   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

   

5,446

     

505,879

   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

4,873

     

597,040

   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

   

3,496

     

819,532

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

2,826

     

820,415

   

Waters Corp. (a)

   

3,706

     

668,562

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

4,735

     

1,075,651

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

5,131

     

612,436

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

5,728

     

784,965

   
     

45,521,373

   

Industrials (8.4%):

 

3M Co.

   

4,469

     

697,119

   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   

12,165

     

441,103

   

Allegion PLC

   

6,454

     

659,728

   

AMERCO, Inc. (b)

   

1,922

     

580,809

   

American Airlines Group, Inc. (b)

   

20,524

     

268,249

   

AMETEK, Inc.

   

9,243

     

826,047

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

15,831

     

745,957

   

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   

8,116

   

$

641,651

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

4,653

     

556,825

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

5,075

     

641,988

   

Cintas Corp.

   

2,636

     

702,125

   

Copart, Inc. (a)

   

8,757

     

729,195

   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a) (c)

   

842

     

598,384

   

CSX Corp.

   

9,488

     

661,693

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

4,371

     

757,319

   

Deere & Co.

   

3,883

     

610,213

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

14,400

     

403,920

   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   

14,706

     

684,123

   

Dover Corp.

   

6,843

     

660,760

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

7,280

     

636,854

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

10,541

     

653,858

   

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,532

     

168,017

   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   

9,893

     

752,264

   

Fastenal Co.

   

14,456

     

619,295

   

Fortive Corp.

   

9,834

     

665,368

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

10,329

     

660,333

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

4,851

     

591,482

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

5,273

     

788,103

   

Graco, Inc.

   

14,250

     

683,858

   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

20,373

     

705,924

   

HEICO Corp.

   

5,272

     

525,355

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

4,909

     

709,792

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

5,738

     

719,316

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   

3,122

     

544,758

   

IDEX Corp.

   

5,244

     

828,762

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

4,197

     

733,845

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) (c)

   

16,188

     

455,207

   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

6,426

     

773,305

   

Kansas City Southern

   

4,450

     

664,341

   

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

   

14,166

     

590,864

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

3,570

     

605,722

   

Lennox International, Inc.

   

3,052

     

711,085

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

2,464

     

899,162

   

Masco Corp.

   

15,339

     

770,172

   

Nordson Corp.

   

4,697

     

891,068

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

3,395

     

596,060

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

5,021

     

851,511

   

Owens Corning, Inc.

   

9,817

     

547,396

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

10,085

     

754,862

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

3,006

     

550,910

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

16,180

     

634,741

   

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

6,149

     

378,901

   

Republic Services, Inc. (c)

   

12,120

     

994,446

   

Robert Half International, Inc.

   

12,704

     

671,152

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

3,020

     

643,260

   

Rollins, Inc. (b)

   

18,166

     

770,057

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

2,293

     

890,280

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Snap-on, Inc.

   

5,162

   

$

714,989

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

15,116

     

516,665

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   

9,637

     

230,710

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

3,684

     

513,476

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,141

     

665,744

   

Textron, Inc.

   

12,415

     

408,578

   

The Middleby Corp. (a)

   

5,465

     

431,407

   

The Toro Co.

   

11,614

     

770,473

   

Trane Technologies PLC

   

8,102

     

720,916

   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   

1,027

     

453,985

   

TransUnion

   

7,775

     

676,736

   

Trex Co., Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,461

     

580,242

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

3,963

     

670,024

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

9,445

     

326,891

   

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

   

3,131

     

466,644

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

5,999

     

1,021,030

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

2,156

     

677,329

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

8,813

     

933,385

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

5,614

     

997,608

   

Woodward, Inc. (b)

   

6,613

     

512,838

   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)

   

5,064

     

391,194

   

Xylem, Inc.

   

8,340

     

541,766

   
     

50,721,524

   

Information Technology (9.0%):

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

   

4,716

     

1,012,620

   

Adobe, Inc. (a)

   

1,964

     

854,949

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   

7,670

     

403,519

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

8,088

     

866,144

   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

   

7,848

     

751,918

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

5,069

     

621,662

   

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

   

2,480

     

723,490

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2,306

     

841,229

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

7,749

     

468,427

   

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

   

1,963

     

412,289

   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

   

4,314

     

446,974

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

5,155

     

767,528

   

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

   

11,719

     

850,331

   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings Corp.

   

10,051

     

781,867

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

1,999

     

630,904

   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   

6,770

     

854,306

   

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,764

     

599,456

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

   

8,629

     

828,039

   

CDW Corp.

   

5,136

     

596,700

   

Ciena Corp. (a)

   

11,294

     

611,683

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

14,982

     

698,760

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

8,233

     

1,217,742

   

Cognex Corp.

   

10,042

     

599,708

   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

   

11,694

     

664,453

   

Corning, Inc.

   

23,971

     

620,849

   

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (a) (b)

   

11,097

     

609,669

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   

9,774

   

$

643,813

   

Entegris, Inc.

   

10,132

     

598,295

   

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

   

2,367

     

596,508

   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   

4,846

     

464,344

   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

   

5,005

     

698,097

   

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

   

1,324

     

553,485

   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

   

6,504

     

634,920

   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,331

     

586,316

   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

   

11,644

     

472,397

   

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

   

5,134

     

704,744

   

Gartner, Inc. (a)

   

3,914

     

474,886

   

Genpact Ltd.

   

18,625

     

680,185

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

4,019

     

681,703

   

Intel Corp.

   

10,358

     

619,719

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

5,527

     

667,496

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

5,427

     

998,731

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

32,229

     

736,756

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

4,857

     

489,488

   

KLA Corp.

   

3,044

     

591,997

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

1,505

     

486,807

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

6,095

     

570,919

   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   

2,315

     

684,546

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

10,586

     

641,617

   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (b)

   

5,183

     

545,822

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

   

7,036

     

362,495

   

Microsoft Corp. (c)

   

4,533

     

922,511

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

3,784

     

428,500

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

3,142

     

744,655

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

4,554

     

638,152

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

8,806

     

390,722

   

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   

14,019

     

277,997

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

1,512

     

574,424

   

Oracle Corp.

   

14,762

     

815,896

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

11,431

     

865,898

   

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

   

1,483

     

459,330

   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

   

3,338

     

486,981

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

5,562

     

969,067

   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

   

4,081

     

451,073

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

6,706

     

611,654

   

RealPage, Inc. (a)

   

7,785

     

506,103

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

12,023

     

582,033

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

4,757

     

608,230

   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

8,593

     

485,333

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

3,277

     

392,486

   

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

   

4,317

     

841,815

   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

   

8,560

     

698,068

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

7,002

     

591,739

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

5,042

     

640,183

   

The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

1,035

     

420,728

   

The Western Union Co.

   

30,389

     

657,010

   

Trimble, Inc. (a)

   

15,239

     

658,173

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,660

   

$

922,700

   

Ubiquiti, Inc.

   

2,196

     

383,334

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

2,401

     

359,238

   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

   

3,907

     

808,085

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

4,191

     

809,575

   

VMware, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

3,742

     

579,486

   

WEX, Inc. (a)

   

2,808

     

463,348

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

15,556

     

237,851

   

Xilinx, Inc.

   

5,414

     

532,683

   

Zebra Technologies Corp. (a)

   

1,965

     

502,942

   

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

3,015

     

764,423

   
     

55,603,728

   

Materials (2.5%):

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

3,351

     

809,132

   

Albemarle Corp. (b)

   

4,824

     

372,461

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

9,232

     

1,033,800

   

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

   

23,000

     

518,650

   

Ball Corp.

   

8,824

     

613,180

   

Celanese Corp.

   

6,878

     

593,847

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

14,447

     

406,539

   

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

8,996

     

585,909

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

8,632

     

601,132

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

4,436

     

882,542

   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   

3,920

     

480,043

   

International Paper Co.

   

16,254

     

572,303

   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

7,269

     

477,719

   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (b)

   

3,045

     

629,006

   

Nucor Corp.

   

14,577

     

603,634

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

7,477

     

746,205

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

7,518

     

797,359

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

5,436

     

516,039

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

5,439

     

676,176

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

12,118

     

909,577

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

18,063

     

471,264

   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

1,405

     

811,879

   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

6,647

     

770,055

   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   

7,524

     

403,663

   

Westrock Co.

   

14,262

     

403,044

   
     

15,685,158

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

12,448

     

562,899

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

4,061

     

420,151

   
     

983,050

   

Utilities (4.0%):

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

20,415

     

976,654

   

Ameren Corp.

   

14,096

     

991,794

   

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (c)

   

11,748

     

935,611

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   

7,881

     

1,013,970

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

10,163

     

1,012,032

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

32,125

   

$

599,774

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

16,606

     

970,123

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (c)

   

12,761

     

917,899

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

8,819

     

948,043

   

Duke Energy Corp. (c)

   

12,298

     

982,487

   

Edison International

   

9,220

     

500,738

   

Entergy Corp.

   

9,119

     

855,453

   

Essential Utilities, Inc. (b)

   

17,922

     

757,025

   

Evergy, Inc. (c)

   

17,579

     

1,042,259

   

Eversource Energy(c)

   

12,643

     

1,052,783

   

Exelon Corp.

   

20,843

     

756,392

   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   

34,149

     

757,425

   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (c)

   

4,000

     

960,680

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

20,843

     

678,648

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

26,805

     

813,800

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

10,793

     

791,019

   

PPL Corp.

   

27,803

     

718,430

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

20,333

     

999,569

   

Sempra Energy

   

7,151

     

838,312

   

The Southern Co. (c)

   

15,886

     

823,689

   

Vistra Corp.

   

33,584

     

625,334

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (c)

   

11,125

     

975,106

   

Xcel Energy, Inc. (b) (c)

   

15,960

     

997,500

   
     

24,292,549

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $283,215,289)

   

329,066,962

   

Rights (0.0%) (d)

 

Communication Services (0.0%): (d)

 

T-Mobile U.S., Inc., Expires 7/28/20 (a)

   

7,166

     

1,204

   

Total Rights (Cost $—)

   

1,204

   

Investment Companies (45.9%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (e) (f)

   

280,075,188

     

280,075,188

   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $280,075,188)

   

280,075,188

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (1.8%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (e)

   

183,266

     

183,266

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (e)

   

5,546,684

     

5,546,684

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (e)
   

1,274,431

     

1,274,431

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (e)

   

729,266

     

729,266

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (e)
   

3,278,921

     

3,278,921

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $11,012,568)

   

11,012,568

   

Total Investments (Cost $574,303,045) — 101.7%

   

620,155,922

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.7)%

   

(10,542,684

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

609,613,238

   

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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(d)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(e)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

(f)  Represents an investment greater than 25% of the Fund's net assets. Performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted by concentrated investments in securities. The financial statements and portfolio holdings for these securities can be found at www.sec.gov.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

15

   

9/18/20

 

$

2,345,123

   

$

2,317,650

   

$

(27,473

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(27,473

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(27,473

)

 

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Common Stocks (76.7%)

 

Communication Services (3.1%):

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

175,096

   

$

5,293,152

   

Omnicom Group, Inc. (a)

   

85,296

     

4,657,162

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

141,995

     

7,828,184

   
     

17,778,498

   

Consumer Discretionary (4.0%):

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

47,804

     

3,622,109

   

Genuine Parts Co.

   

60,189

     

5,234,035

   

Hasbro, Inc.

   

40,571

     

3,040,796

   

Kohl's Corp. (b)

   

65,017

     

1,350,403

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (b)

   

64,277

     

2,927,175

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

   

41,674

     

2,096,202

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

103,352

     

1,372,515

   

Whirlpool Corp. (a)

   

29,842

     

3,865,434

   
     

23,508,669

   

Consumer Staples (11.2%):

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

134,182

     

5,353,862

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

141,530

     

7,024,134

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

109,388

     

3,847,176

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

121,625

     

7,498,181

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

54,706

     

4,540,598

   

Kellogg Co.

   

78,133

     

5,161,466

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

44,564

     

6,299,121

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

53,520

     

3,749,611

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

123,984

     

5,539,605

   

The J.M. Smucker Co. (a)

   

51,225

     

5,420,117

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

141,557

     

4,514,253

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

93,508

     

3,963,804

   
     

62,911,928

   

Energy (5.2%):

 

ConocoPhillips

   

71,508

     

3,004,766

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

94,195

     

4,212,400

   

HollyFrontier Corp. (a)

   

92,717

     

2,707,336

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

315,999

     

4,793,706

   

ONEOK, Inc. (a)

   

77,329

     

2,568,869

   

Phillips 66

   

58,606

     

4,213,771

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

244,252

     

4,645,673

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

53,952

     

3,173,457

   
     

29,319,978

   

Financials (16.4%):

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

109,902

     

3,426,744

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

102,115

     

4,053,966

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

69,265

     

3,539,442

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

129,782

     

3,275,698

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

75,211

     

2,865,539

   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   

163,437

     

5,010,978

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

178,160

   

$

3,434,925

   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)

   

179,409

     

3,762,207

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

384,789

     

3,476,569

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

254,747

     

2,741,078

   

KeyCorp

   

257,486

     

3,136,179

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

120,011

     

4,382,802

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

277,187

     

4,520,920

   

People's United Financial, Inc. (a)

   

339,852

     

3,932,088

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a)

   

95,877

     

3,982,731

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

56,858

     

3,462,652

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

310,515

     

3,452,927

   

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

179,354

     

3,301,907

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

115,066

     

3,385,242

   

The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

   

75,259

     

4,264,174

   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

40,053

     

4,213,976

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

106,952

     

4,016,048

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

126,066

     

4,641,749

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

121,776

     

3,117,466

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

104,074

     

3,538,516

   
     

92,936,523

   

Health Care (3.6%):

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

42,970

     

4,218,795

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

23,676

     

5,584,221

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

74,067

     

4,812,133

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

74,649

     

5,772,607

   
     

20,387,756

   

Industrials (5.9%):

 

3M Co.

   

30,896

     

4,819,467

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

35,088

     

4,438,632

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

30,219

     

5,235,744

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

99,360

     

2,787,048

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

50,332

     

4,403,043

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

72,878

     

4,520,622

   

Watsco, Inc. (a)

   

38,797

     

6,894,227

   
     

33,098,783

   

Information Technology (9.1%):

 

Broadcom, Inc.

   

13,821

     

4,362,046

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

103,565

     

4,830,272

   

Corning, Inc.

   

165,391

     

4,283,627

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

38,206

     

4,614,139

   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

222,793

     

5,093,048

   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   

73,185

     

4,435,742

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

60,877

     

2,701,112

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

79,023

     

5,985,992

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

46,265

     

4,219,831

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

83,093

     

4,022,532

   

The Western Union Co. (a)

   

210,093

     

4,542,211

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

107,541

     

1,644,302

   
     

50,734,854

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (5.2%):

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

99,685

   

$

2,805,136

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

59,678

     

4,155,976

   

International Paper Co.

   

112,358

     

3,956,125

   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

   

50,251

     

3,302,496

   

Nucor Corp.

   

100,761

     

4,172,513

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

51,674

     

5,157,065

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

124,876

     

3,258,015

   

Westrock Co.

   

98,591

     

2,786,182

   
     

29,593,508

   

Utilities (13.0%):

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (b)

   

81,225

     

6,468,759

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

222,096

     

4,146,532

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (b)

   

88,220

     

6,345,665

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

60,847

     

6,541,053

   

Duke Energy Corp. (b)

   

85,026

     

6,792,728

   

Edison International

   

63,621

     

3,455,257

   

Entergy Corp.

   

62,921

     

5,902,619

   

Exelon Corp.

   

144,099

     

5,229,353

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

185,285

     

5,625,253

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   

74,611

     

5,468,240

   

PPL Corp.

   

192,216

     

4,966,861

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   

140,530

     

6,908,454

   

The Southern Co. (b)

   

109,824

     

5,694,374

   
     

73,545,148

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $398,663,479)

   

433,815,645

   

Investment Companies (23.1%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (c)

   

130,782,399

     

130,782,399

   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $130,782,399)

   

130,782,399

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (4.5%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (c)

   

423,381

     

423,381

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (c)

   

12,813,901

     

12,813,901

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (c)
   

2,944,179

     

2,944,179

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (c)

   

1,684,744

     

1,684,744

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (c)
   

7,574,935

     

7,574,935

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $25,441,140)

   

25,441,140

   

Total Investments (Cost $554,887,018) — 104.3%

   

590,039,184

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (4.3)%

   

(24,147,158

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

565,892,026

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

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(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(c)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

16

   

9/18/20

 

$

2,486,904

   

$

2,472,160

   

$

(14,744

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(14,744

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(14,744

)

 

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Shares

 

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Common Stocks (78.1%)

 

Communication Services (1.8%):

 

Cargurus, Inc. (a)

   

1,844

   

$

46,745

   

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

4,045

     

15,978

   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   

2,650

     

103,350

   

MSG Networks, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

4,533

     

45,103

   

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)

   

3,011

     

31,495

   

Sciplay Corp., Class A (a)

   

5,268

     

78,124

   

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

   

1,172

     

57,768

   

TechTarget, Inc. (a)

   

2,527

     

75,886

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

2,502

     

49,740

   

The Marcus Corp.

   

2,718

     

36,068

   

United States Cellular Corp. (a)

   

1,414

     

43,650

   

WideOpenWest, Inc. (a)

   

8,527

     

44,937

   

Yelp, Inc. (a)

   

1,920

     

44,410

   
     

673,254

   

Consumer Discretionary (13.6%):

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (b)

   

3,619

     

125,904

   

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

   

1,889

     

58,842

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (b)

   

3,859

     

42,063

   

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a)

   

601

     

52,810

   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

   

821

     

63,488

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

2,049

     

86,058

   

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

   

1,439

     

30,133

   

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

   

3,588

     

38,248

   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,577

     

34,000

   

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

2,471

     

51,644

   

Brinker International, Inc.

   

2,012

     

48,288

   

Carriage Services, Inc.

   

2,625

     

47,565

   

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

   

323

     

62,291

   

Century Communities, Inc. (a)

   

1,890

     

57,947

   

Collectors Universe, Inc.

   

2,349

     

80,524

   

Conn's, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,144

     

41,813

   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   

2,685

     

74,133

   

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

   

2,446

     

61,040

   

Crocs, Inc. (a)

   

1,773

     

65,281

   

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (b)

   

1,705

     

22,728

   

Denny's Corp. (a)

   

5,399

     

54,530

   

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

   

851

     

35,827

   

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

   

986

     

66,131

   

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

3,626

     

53,520

   

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

   

988

     

81,619

   

Garrett Motion, Inc. (a)

   

5,984

     

33,151

   

Genesco, Inc. (a)

   

1,130

     

24,476

   

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

   

1,886

     

73,365

   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

   

1,814

     

24,108

   

Graham Holdings Co. Class B

   

237

     

81,213

   

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

   

7,043

     

83,459

   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

   

709

     

46,773

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

   

3,673

   

$

58,768

   

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

   

2,545

     

49,755

   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

   

3,999

     

77,781

   

Installed Building Products, Inc. (a)

   

870

     

59,839

   

iRobot Corp. (a)

   

940

     

78,866

   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

1,023

     

75,794

   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

   

1,028

     

93,569

   

KB Home

   

2,194

     

67,312

   

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   

1,479

     

26,341

   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

   

2,394

     

64,782

   

LCI Industries

   

719

     

82,671

   

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)

   

777

     

68,399

   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

   

479

     

72,487

   

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

   

1,957

     

67,399

   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,144

     

59,431

   

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

   

2,563

     

57,386

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

1,724

     

61,547

   

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

   

1,030

     

78,404

   

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)

   

1,922

     

65,502

   

Monro, Inc.

   

1,165

     

64,005

   

Movado Group, Inc.

   

3,125

     

33,875

   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

   

611

     

68,792

   

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,301

     

39,707

   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

   

1,183

     

52,064

   

PetMed Express, Inc.

   

1,456

     

51,892

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

3,038

     

84,516

   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

   

2,668

     

54,854

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

3,115

     

25,418

   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,391

     

42,489

   

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (b)

   

1,739

     

50,901

   

Shutterstock, Inc. (b)

   

1,929

     

67,457

   

Skyline Champion Corp. (a)

   

1,903

     

46,319

   

Sleep Number Corp. (a)

   

1,134

     

47,220

   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

   

2,001

     

63,852

   

Stamps.com, Inc. (a)

   

159

     

29,207

   

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

   

1,787

     

73,624

   

Steven Madden Ltd.

   

1,937

     

47,825

   

Stoneridge, Inc. (a)

   

3,186

     

65,823

   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

   

1,417

     

107,692

   

The Buckle, Inc.

   

1,942

     

30,451

   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (b)

   

2,019

     

46,275

   

The Children's Place, Inc.

   

697

     

26,082

   

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)

   

6,008

     

42,477

   

Tilly's, Inc., Class A

   

5,994

     

33,986

   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)

   

5,462

     

80,236

   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   

8,483

     

40,294

   

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

2,409

     

53,697

   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

   

2,068

     

31,475

   

Visteon Corp. (a)

   

722

     

49,457

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

808

     

112,287

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Winmark Corp.

   

609

   

$

104,284

   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   

1,018

     

67,819

   

XPEL, Inc. (a)

   

2,256

     

35,284

   

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,470

     

62,813

   

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

   

1,852

     

50,708

   
     

5,054,162

   

Consumer Staples (4.5%):

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

   

3,168

     

77,236

   

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

3,173

     

118,258

   

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

3,072

     

58,583

   

Hostess Brands, Inc. (a)

   

9,463

     

115,638

   

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

   

2,083

     

89,715

   

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   

1,320

     

63,558

   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

   

1,073

     

91,559

   

Lifevantage Corp. (a)

   

4,583

     

61,962

   

Medifast, Inc. (b)

   

501

     

69,524

   

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (b)

   

1,296

     

47,570

   

National Beverage Corp. (a)

   

1,187

     

72,430

   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

2,000

     

76,460

   

PriceSmart, Inc.

   

1,091

     

65,820

   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

   

4,243

     

108,578

   

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,216

     

30,093

   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (b)

   

3,467

     

118,814

   

Universal Corp.

   

1,846

     

78,473

   

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

681

     

50,006

   

Vector Group Ltd.

   

4,663

     

46,910

   

WD-40 Co.

   

643

     

127,507

   

Weis Markets, Inc.

   

2,549

     

127,756

   
     

1,696,450

   

Energy (1.5%):

 

Archrock, Inc.

   

8,222

     

53,361

   

Cactus, Inc., Class A

   

2,072

     

42,745

   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (a)

   

6,274

     

31,809

   

Core Laboratories NV

   

1,603

     

32,573

   

CVR Energy, Inc.

   

2,497

     

50,215

   

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

2,428

     

42,271

   

Falcon Minerals Corp.

   

11,706

     

37,459

   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

   

6,932

     

24,054

   

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A (a)

   

7,323

     

44,377

   

ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)

   

3,535

     

18,170

   

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A (b)

   

4,695

     

34,837

   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

   

22,090

     

56,550

   

World Fuel Services Corp.

   

2,352

     

60,589

   
     

529,010

   

Financials (17.5%):

 

American National Insurance Co.

   

1,148

     

82,736

   

Ameris Bancorp

   

2,608

     

61,523

   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

   

1,307

     

79,936

   

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Shares

 

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Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

2,751

   

$

89,408

   

Associated Bancorp

   

5,598

     

76,581

   

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

   

3,031

     

70,198

   

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

   

2,801

     

61,846

   

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

   

2,534

     

55,140

   

BancFirst Corp.

   

1,969

     

79,882

   

BancorpSouth Bank

   

4,050

     

92,097

   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

1,499

     

92,054

   

BankUnited, Inc.

   

3,035

     

61,459

   

Banner Corp.

   

1,945

     

73,910

   

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,581

     

39,463

   

Cadence Bancorp

   

3,699

     

32,773

   

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,798

     

73,898

   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

   

10,856

     

119,525

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

3,143

     

82,661

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

4,910

     

76,449

   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

   

1,224

     

83,293

   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

2,972

     

84,241

   

Columbia Financial, Inc. (a)

   

9,288

     

129,615

   

CVB Financial Corp.

   

5,720

     

107,194

   

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,479

     

48,437

   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

   

2,741

     

82,641

   

Evercore, Inc.

   

1,065

     

62,750

   

Federated Hermes, Inc.

   

3,103

     

73,541

   

First Bancorp, Inc.

   

10,431

     

58,309

   

First Busey Corp.

   

5,055

     

94,276

   

First Financial Bancorp

   

4,281

     

59,463

   

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

   

3,209

     

99,351

   

First Merchants Corp.

   

2,637

     

72,702

   

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

   

5,252

     

70,114

   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,408

     

100,297

   

Fulton Financial Corp.

   

7,457

     

78,522

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,012

     

76,062

   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,146

     

43,289

   

Hancock Whitney Corp.

   

2,405

     

50,986

   

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

   

2,031

     

67,917

   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

   

4,657

     

85,922

   

Home BancShares, Inc.

   

5,126

     

78,838

   

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

   

7,702

     

71,012

   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   

2,497

     

91,715

   

Independent Bank Corp.

   

1,326

     

88,961

   

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

   

1,937

     

78,487

   

International Bancshares Corp.

   

2,692

     

86,198

   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

   

10,874

     

92,429

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

552

     

85,676

   

Mercury General Corp.

   

1,886

     

76,855

   

Moelis & Co. Class A

   

2,128

     

66,308

   

National General Holdings Corp.

   

4,728

     

102,172

   

Navient Corp.

   

5,692

     

40,015

   

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,228

     

99,293

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

   

2,063

   

$

98,487

   

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,490

     

40,039

   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

   

9,091

     

92,955

   

Oceanfirst Financial Corp.

   

5,223

     

92,081

   

Old National Bancorp

   

7,019

     

96,581

   

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,247

     

70,395

   

Park National Corp.

   

1,214

     

85,441

   

Pennymac Financial Services

   

2,338

     

97,705

   

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,944

     

75,155

   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   

6,606

     

95,457

   

Renasant Corp.

   

3,358

     

83,614

   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

   

3,281

     

76,939

   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

   

1,305

     

99,519

   

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a)

   

3,453

     

70,441

   

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

   

2,237

     

79,995

   

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

   

3,862

     

66,079

   

South State Corp.

   

1,429

     

68,106

   

Towne Bank

   

4,788

     

90,206

   

Trustmark Corp.

   

3,752

     

91,999

   

UMB Financial Corp.

   

1,666

     

85,882

   

United Bankshares, Inc.

   

3,373

     

93,297

   

United Community Banks, Inc.

   

3,660

     

73,639

   

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

   

3,783

     

66,959

   

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A (c)

   

2,921

     

50,212

   

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

   

1,174

     

59,651

   

Washington Federal, Inc.

   

3,981

     

106,850

   

WesBanco, Inc.

   

3,280

     

66,617

   

Westamerica Bancorp

   

2,002

     

114,956

   

WSFS Financial Corp.

   

2,754

     

79,040

   
     

6,456,717

   

Health Care (6.4%):

 

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

   

900

     

83,304

   

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

4,855

     

109,044

   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

860

     

32,448

   

Atrion Corp.

   

147

     

93,640

   

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,879

     

47,072

   

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (a)

   

1,330

     

81,503

   

BioTelemetry, Inc. (a)

   

1,389

     

62,769

   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

   

2,059

     

46,925

   

CONMED Corp.

   

1,017

     

73,214

   

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

3,981

     

66,960

   

CorVel Corp. (a)

   

1,272

     

90,172

   

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

1,134

     

56,938

   

HealthStream, Inc. (a)

   

3,799

     

84,072

   

HMS Holdings Corp. (a)

   

2,436

     

78,902

   

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

   

5,247

     

73,353

   

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

   

930

     

67,937

   

iRadimed Corp. (a)

   

1,631

     

37,856

   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,938

     

42,013

   

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

   

2,174

     

57,394

   

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Magellan Health, Inc. (a)

   

1,152

   

$

84,073

   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)

   

5,576

     

129,865

   

National Healthcare Corp.

   

1,568

     

99,475

   

National Research Corp.

   

1,397

     

81,319

   

Nextgen Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

3,926

     

43,107

   

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

   

1,732

     

45,500

   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   

1,506

     

90,089

   

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)

   

1,356

     

83,448

   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

2,175

     

51,656

   

Surmodics, Inc. (a)

   

1,564

     

67,627

   

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)

   

1,122

     

46,484

   

The Ensign Group, Inc.

   

1,524

     

63,779

   

The Joint Corp. (a)

   

3,809

     

58,163

   

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (a)

   

2,939

     

55,900

   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   

563

     

45,614

   

Zynex, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,224

     

55,311

   
     

2,386,926

   

Industrials (17.8%):

 

AAON, Inc.

   

1,284

     

69,708

   

ABM Industries, Inc.

   

2,736

     

99,317

   

Alamo Group, Inc.

   

559

     

57,376

   

Albany International Corp.

   

1,186

     

69,630

   

Allegiant Travel Co.

   

604

     

65,963

   

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

   

1,439

     

50,797

   

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   

1,726

     

54,990

   

Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)

   

3,177

     

88,256

   

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

   

775

     

58,629

   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   

1,450

     

90,466

   

Arcosa, Inc.

   

1,668

     

70,390

   

ASGN, Inc. (a)

   

1,468

     

97,887

   

Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,994

     

54,536

   

AZZ, Inc.

   

1,605

     

55,084

   

Barnes Group, Inc.

   

1,204

     

47,630

   

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,989

     

75,143

   

Brady Corp., Class A

   

2,084

     

97,573

   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

   

2,828

     

58,540

   

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

   

960

     

46,550

   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

   

1,959

     

65,529

   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

1,391

     

56,683

   

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,905

     

51,593

   

CSW Industrials, Inc.

   

1,460

     

100,900

   

Ducommun, Inc. (a)

   

807

     

28,140

   

DXP Enterprise, Inc. (a)

   

2,006

     

39,939

   

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a)

   

3,314

     

71,649

   

Encore Wire Corp.

   

1,569

     

76,599

   

EnerSys

   

1,041

     

67,020

   

Ennis, Inc.

   

4,974

     

90,228

   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   

1,060

     

89,601

   

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)

   

2,541

     

47,263

   

Federal Signal Corp.

   

2,624

     

78,012

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Forward Air Corp.

   

1,615

   

$

80,459

   

Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (a)

   

3,534

     

55,166

   

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   

1,681

     

88,286

   

GATX Corp. (b)

   

1,131

     

68,968

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

   

1,586

     

76,144

   

GMS, Inc. (a)

   

2,271

     

55,844

   

GrafTech International Ltd. (b)

   

5,679

     

45,318

   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (a)

   

6,202

     

57,431

   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

   

2,242

     

41,432

   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   

2,648

     

37,178

   

Healthcare Services Group

   

1,849

     

45,227

   

Heartland Express, Inc.

   

5,063

     

105,412

   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

   

2,853

     

61,682

   

Helios Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

1,220

     

45,445

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

1,849

     

43,655

   

HNI Corp.

   

2,479

     

75,783

   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,495

     

71,551

   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,273

     

56,330

   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   

1,143

     

44,188

   

ICF International, Inc.

   

1,210

     

78,444

   

Insperity, Inc.

   

543

     

35,148

   

Interface, Inc.

   

4,006

     

32,609

   

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a)

   

2,821

     

45,446

   

Kadant, Inc.

   

747

     

74,446

   

Kaman Corp.

   

1,540

     

64,064

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

3,219

     

44,293

   

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

   

5,419

     

62,644

   

Knoll, Inc.

   

4,018

     

48,979

   

Korn Ferry

   

1,804

     

55,437

   

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,668

     

41,701

   

Marten Transport Ltd.

   

3,408

     

85,745

   

Matson, Inc.

   

2,107

     

61,314

   

McGrath RentCorp

   

1,206

     

65,136

   

Meritor, Inc. (a)

   

2,271

     

44,966

   

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (a)

   

5,980

     

20,571

   

Moog, Inc., Class A

   

967

     

51,232

   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   

2,511

     

66,742

   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

   

7,808

     

73,629

   

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

   

2,482

     

79,201

   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

   

995

     

86,953

   

NV5 Global, Inc. (a)

   

850

     

43,206

   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

   

949

     

58,126

   

PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)

   

3,725

     

58,408

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

1,918

     

52,534

   

Primoris Services Corp.

   

3,786

     

67,239

   

Proto Labs, Inc. (a) (b)

   

621

     

69,844

   

Raven Industries, Inc.

   

2,645

     

56,894

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

6,889

     

82,462

   

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   

1,745

     

72,348

   

Saia, Inc. (a)

   

657

     

73,045

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

SkyWest, Inc.

   

1,560

   

$

50,887

   

SP Plus Corp. (a)

   

1,966

     

40,716

   

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,667

     

29,673

   

SPX Corp. (a)

   

1,807

     

74,358

   

Standex International Corp.

   

863

     

49,666

   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   

3,886

     

46,865

   

Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a)

   

4,725

     

49,471

   

Tennant Co.

   

959

     

62,345

   

The Gorman-Rupp Co.

   

2,622

     

81,492

   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

   

2,106

     

47,912

   

The Shyft Group, Inc.

   

3,291

     

55,420

   

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

3,924

     

57,173

   

TriMas Corp. (a)

   

3,543

     

84,855

   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

2,885

     

61,422

   

Triton International Ltd.

   

2,479

     

74,965

   

TrueBlue, Inc. (a)

   

3,598

     

54,941

   

UFP Industries, Inc.

   

1,166

     

57,729

   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   

657

     

74,648

   

Vectrus, Inc. (a)

   

1,272

     

62,493

   

Vicor Corp. (a)

   

1,257

     

90,440

   

Wabash National Corp.

   

6,273

     

66,619

   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

2,730

     

118,837

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

1,742

     

61,162

   
     

6,634,015

   

Information Technology (7.8%):

 

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)

   

759

     

47,331

   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

   

984

     

66,705

   

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,465

     

94,946

   

American Software, Inc., Class A

   

3,472

     

54,718

   

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,291

     

63,804

   

Badger Meter, Inc.

   

1,241

     

78,084

   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

   

1,448

     

64,060

   

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

   

2,103

     

82,080

   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (b)

   

1,880

     

31,753

   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

   

1,875

     

77,606

   

CTS Corp.

   

2,412

     

48,336

   

Digi International, Inc. (a)

   

4,560

     

53,124

   

Diodes, Inc. (a)

   

1,495

     

75,797

   

Ebix, Inc.

   

1,782

     

39,846

   

ePlus, Inc. (a)

   

681

     

48,133

   

EVERTEC, Inc.

   

2,443

     

68,648

   

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,481

     

93,895

   

Fabrinet (a)

   

1,020

     

63,668

   

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

   

2,995

     

87,843

   

GlobalSCAPE, Inc.

   

3,742

     

36,485

   

GreenSky, Inc., Class A (a)

   

4,116

     

20,168

   

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

1,362

     

36,202

   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

1,381

     

67,945

   

Intelligent Systems Corp. (a)

   

1,046

     

35,648

   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

   

2,417

     

68,619

   

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Shares

 

Value

 

Methode Electronics, Inc.

   

2,073

   

$

64,802

   

MTS Systems Corp.

   

1,382

     

24,309

   

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

1,853

     

43,342

   

NIC, Inc.

   

2,891

     

66,377

   

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

   

1,262

     

94,197

   

Paysign, Inc. (a)

   

3,483

     

33,820

   

PC Connection, Inc.

   

1,035

     

47,983

   

Perficient, Inc. (a)

   

1,702

     

60,898

   

Photronics, Inc. (a)

   

3,698

     

41,159

   

Plexus Corp. (a)

   

1,177

     

83,049

   

Power Integrations, Inc.

   

780

     

92,141

   

Sanmina Corp. (a)

   

2,884

     

72,215

   

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

   

2,583

     

62,224

   

Semtech Corp. (a)

   

1,494

     

78,017

   

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,447

     

39,329

   

Smith Micro Software, Inc. (a)

   

4,112

     

18,340

   

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

   

1,430

     

107,421

   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

2,301

     

63,646

   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

   

4,225

     

57,207

   

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

   

1,814

     

84,460

   

Verra Mobility Corp. (a)

   

5,661

     

58,195

   

Virtusa Corp. (a)

   

1,243

     

40,360

   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   

3,676

     

56,133

   

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (a)

   

2,678

     

65,825

   
     

2,960,893

   

Materials (5.0%):

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,976

     

30,325

   

American Vanguard Corp.

   

3,986

     

54,847

   

Boise Cascade Co.

   

1,897

     

71,346

   

Cabot Corp.

   

1,838

     

68,098

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

1,605

     

38,969

   

Chase Corp.

   

782

     

80,155

   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

3,536

     

72,134

   

Futurefuel Corp.

   

6,102

     

72,919

   

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

3,271

     

60,775

   

Gold Resource Corp.

   

8,899

     

36,575

   

Greif, Inc., Class A

   

1,708

     

58,772

   

H.B. Fuller Co.

   

2,091

     

93,258

   

Haynes International, Inc.

   

2,845

     

66,459

   

Ingevity Corp. (a)

   

1,186

     

62,348

   

Innospec, Inc.

   

950

     

73,388

   

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,778

     

33,498

   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   

6,054

     

63,022

   

Materion Corp.

   

1,609

     

98,938

   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   

1,430

     

67,110

   

Myers Industries, Inc.

   

5,664

     

82,411

   

Neenah, Inc.

   

1,215

     

60,094

   

PolyOne Corp.

   

2,426

     

63,634

   

PQ Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

6,028

     

79,811

   

Ryerson Holding Corp. (a)

   

6,044

     

34,028

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (b)

   

2,205

   

$

73,669

   

Stepan Co.

   

1,085

     

105,353

   

Tredegar Corp.

   

4,663

     

71,810

   

Trinseo SA

   

2,055

     

45,539

   

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

   

2,676

     

41,184

   
     

1,860,469

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a)

   

2,464

     

71,111

   

Utilities (2.0%):

 

American States Water Co.

   

1,437

     

112,991

   

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

   

1,386

     

116,424

   

MGE Energy, Inc.

   

1,603

     

103,409

   

Middlesex Water Co.

   

1,562

     

104,935

   

Otter Tail Corp.

   

2,249

     

87,239

   

The York Water Co.

   

2,359

     

113,138

   

Unitil Corp.

   

2,173

     

97,394

   
     

735,530

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $25,128,509)

   

29,058,537

   

Investment Companies (21.7%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (d)

   

8,057,856

     

8,057,856

   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $8,057,856)

   

8,057,856

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (1.9%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

11,821

     

11,821

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

357,768

     

357,768

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (d)
   

82,202

     

82,202

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

47,039

     

47,039

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (d)
   

211,494

     

211,494

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $710,324)

   

710,324

   

Total Investments (Cost $33,896,689) — 101.7%

   

37,826,717

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.7)%

   

(624,090

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

37,202,627

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  Affiliated security (See Note 8).

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

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Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures

   

2

   

9/18/20

 

$

136,948

   

$

143,760

   

$

6,812

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

6,812

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

6,812

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (52.3%)

 

Australia (3.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

REA Group Ltd.

   

694

   

$

51,652

   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   

25,715

     

55,528

   
     

107,180

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

   

2,418

     

42,539

   

Consumer Staples (0.4%):

 

Coles Group Ltd.

   

5,525

     

65,447

   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

   

2,219

     

68,629

   

Woolworths Group Ltd.

   

2,469

     

63,501

   
     

197,577

   

Energy (0.2%):

 

Origin Energy Ltd.

   

11,312

     

45,576

   

Santos Ltd.

   

10,027

     

36,663

   
     

82,239

   

Financials (1.1%):

 

ASX Ltd. (a)

   

1,192

     

70,213

   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

4,666

     

60,003

   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

1,287

     

61,638

   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

   

14,381

     

57,247

   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

   

735

     

60,139

   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

4,342

     

54,579

   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

   

6,733

     

41,155

   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

   

8,696

     

55,374

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

4,829

     

59,801

   
     

520,149

   

Health Care (0.5%):

 

Cochlear Ltd.

   

293

     

38,191

   

CSL Ltd.

   

255

     

50,490

   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

   

1,230

     

56,447

   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

   

3,423

     

71,861

   
     

216,989

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

6,836

     

51,265

   

Materials (0.4%):

 

BHP Group Ltd.

   

2,560

     

63,263

   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

4,619

     

44,135

   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

   

2,057

     

44,745

   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

   

874

     

59,067

   

   

211,210

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.1%):

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

   

4,957

   

$

58,308

   

   

1,487,456

   

Austria (0.2%):

 

Energy (0.1%):

 

OMV AG (b)

   

1,269

     

42,426

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

Erste Group Bank AG (b)

   

1,457

     

34,291

   
     

76,717

   

Belgium (0.3%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

   

699

     

34,445

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

KBC Group NV

   

719

     

41,243

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

UCB SA

   

503

     

58,259

   

Materials (0.0%): (c)

 

Umicore SA

   

686

     

32,298

   
     

166,245

   

Bermuda (0.1%):

 

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

   

794

     

33,142

   

Canada (5.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

BCE, Inc. (d)

   

1,872

     

78,085

   

Rogers Communications, Inc.

   

1,410

     

56,664

   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (d)

   

4,175

     

68,096

   

TELUS Corp. (a) (d)

   

4,395

     

73,725

   
     

276,570

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Dollarama, Inc.

   

1,454

     

48,374

   

Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (a)

   

906

     

49,318

   
     

97,692

   

Consumer Staples (0.6%):

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

   

1,793

     

56,231

   

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

   

1,740

     

84,744

   

Metro, Inc.

   

2,133

     

87,998

   

Saputo, Inc. (a)

   

2,511

     

59,880

   
     

288,853

   

Energy (0.5%):

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (a)

   

1,338

     

23,213

   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (a)

   

4,322

     

20,219

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

1,892

     

57,538

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Imperial Oil Ltd.

   

2,401

   

$

38,631

   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

   

2,293

     

57,333

   

TC Energy Corp.

   

1,533

     

65,503

   
     

262,437

   

Financials (1.9%):

 

Bank of Montreal

   

1,332

     

70,908

   

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,777

     

58,491

   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (a)

   

1,119

     

74,803

   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

   

160

     

49,439

   

Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (a)

   

3,983

     

69,836

   

Intact Financial Corp.

   

803

     

76,437

   

Manulife Financial Corp.

   

3,322

     

45,202

   

National Bank of Canada (a)

   

2,197

     

99,572

   

Power Corp. of Canada

   

2,871

     

50,508

   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

1,394

     

94,594

   

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

   

1,799

     

66,121

   

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   

2,268

     

93,868

   

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

1,798

     

80,257

   
     

930,036

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

CAE, Inc.

   

2,070

     

33,580

   

Canadian National Railway Co.

   

795

     

70,346

   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

   

246

     

62,582

   

WSP Global, Inc. (a)

   

968

     

59,375

   

Waste Connections, Inc.

   

721

     

67,559

   

   

293,442

   

Information Technology (0.4%):

 

CGI, Inc. (b)

   

928

     

58,473

   

Constellation Software, Inc.

   

53

     

59,852

   

Open Text Corp.

   

1,358

     

57,676

   
     

176,001

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Aginco Eagle Mines Ltd.

   

671

     

42,972

   

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

1,795

     

48,307

   

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (d)

   

773

     

31,833

   
     

123,112

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (a)

   

5,274

     

68,188

   

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

   

3,156

     

78,586

   

Emera, Inc. (a)

   

2,187

     

86,069

   

Fortis, Inc.

   

2,478

     

94,253

   

Hydro One Ltd. (a) (e)

   

4,693

     

88,266

   
     

415,362

   

   

2,863,505

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Denmark (1.3%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

   

358

   

$

47,321

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

Danske Bank A/S (a)

   

2,512

     

33,439

   

Tryg A/S (a)

   

2,108

     

61,029

   
     

94,468

   

Health Care (0.5%):

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

   

401

     

62,159

   

Demant A/S (a) (b)

   

1,308

     

34,496

   

Genmab A/S (b)

   

203

     

67,954

   

GN Store Nord A/S

   

711

     

37,888

   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

   

832

     

53,871

   
     

256,368

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

DSV PANALPINA A/S

   

416

     

50,797

   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

   

385

     

39,210

   
     

90,007

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

   

499

     

51,467

   

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

   

936

     

54,126

   
     

105,593

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Orsted A/S (a) (e)

   

430

     

49,628

   
     

643,385

   

Finland (0.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Elisa Oyj

   

1,062

     

64,592

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Neste Oyj

   

984

     

38,480

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

Sampo Oyj, Class A (a)

   

1,580

     

54,350

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Kone Oyj, Class B

   

1,075

     

73,933

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R (a)

   

2,931

     

35,002

   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

   

1,319

     

38,111

   
     

73,113

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Fortum Oyj (a)

   

2,707

     

51,409

   
     

355,877

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

France (4.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Iliad SA (b)

   

213

   

$

41,552

   

Orange SA

   

5,188

     

62,041

   

Publicis Groupe SA (a)

   

1,029

     

33,304

   

Vivendi SA

   

2,657

     

68,175

   
     

205,072

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.6%):

 

Accor SA (b)

   

1,349

     

36,690

   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (b)

   

404

     

41,909

   

Hermes International

   

84

     

70,189

   

Kering SA

   

73

     

39,713

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

   

112

     

49,133

   

Sodexo SA

   

558

     

37,737

   
     

275,371

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Danone SA (b)

   

858

     

59,337

   

L'Oreal SA (a) (b)

   

196

     

62,907

   

Pernod Ricard SA

   

334

     

52,549

   
     

174,793

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

TOTAL SA (a)

   

1,373

     

52,404

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Amundi SA (e)

   

677

     

53,010

   

BNP Paribas SA (b)

   

982

     

39,020

   

CNP Assurances (b)

   

3,163

     

36,422

   

Natixis SA (b)

   

9,316

     

24,333

   

Societe Generale SA (b)

   

1,460

     

24,274

   
     

177,059

   

Health Care (0.6%):

 

BioMerieux (b)

   

516

     

70,895

   

EssilorLuxottica SA (b)

   

389

     

49,928

   

Orpea

   

443

     

51,210

   

Sanofi

   

583

     

59,371

   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

   

229

     

57,883

   
     

289,287

   

Industrials (1.4%):

 

Aeroports de Paris

   

397

     

40,764

   

Alstom SA

   

926

     

43,078

   

Bollore SA

   

16,232

     

50,985

   

Bureau Veritas SA

   

2,262

     

47,723

   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

   

1,290

     

46,447

   

Edenred

   

1,048

     

45,833

   

Eiffage SA (b)

   

548

     

50,112

   

Getlink SE

   

3,440

     

49,620

   

Legrand SA

   

794

     

60,316

   

Safran SA (b)

   

358

     

35,883

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Schneider Electric SE

   

494

   

$

54,875

   

Teleperformance (b)

   

188

     

47,710

   

Thales SA

   

500

     

40,375

   

Vinci SA

   

555

     

51,126

   
     

664,847

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

Atos SE (b)

   

521

     

44,424

   

Capgemini SE

   

387

     

44,324

   

Dassault Systemes SA

   

314

     

54,182

   
     

142,930

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Air Liquide SA (a)

   

474

     

68,372

   

Arkema SA

   

422

     

40,363

   
     

108,735

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Suez

   

3,465

     

40,619

   

Veolia Environnement SA

   

2,290

     

51,504

   
     

92,123

   
     

2,182,621

   

Germany (3.1%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

   

4,644

     

77,970

   

Scout24 AG (e)

   

962

     

74,623

   
     

152,593

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Adidas AG (b)

   

158

     

41,464

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

828

     

52,853

   

Puma SE (b)

   

456

     

35,255

   

   

129,572

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

Beiersdorf AG

   

656

     

74,506

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

Allianz SE

   

294

     

60,032

   

Deutsche Boerse AG

   

364

     

65,857

   

Hannover Rueck SE

   

379

     

65,313

   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Class R

   

274

     

71,228

   

Talanx AG

   

1,461

     

54,294

   
     

316,724

   

Health Care (0.5%):

 

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

   

561

     

41,463

   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (b)

   

301

     

29,351

   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (b)

   

617

     

52,887

   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (b)

   

1,049

     

51,993

   

Merck KGaA

   

480

     

55,703

   
     

231,397

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Industrials (0.5%):

 

Brenntag AG

   

1,008

   

$

52,962

   

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares (b)

   

1,843

     

67,393

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (b)

   

194

     

33,595

   

Rational AG

   

84

     

47,032

   

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

   

513

     

60,374

   
     

261,356

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Infineon Technologies AG

   

1,480

     

34,708

   

Nemetschek SE

   

489

     

33,620

   
     

68,328

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Covestro AG (b) (e)

   

1,031

     

39,206

   

Evonik Industries AG

   

1,802

     

45,771

   

Symrise AG

   

616

     

71,624

   
     

156,601

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Deutsche Wohnen SE

   

1,210

     

54,305

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Uniper SE

   

2,003

     

64,580

   

   

1,509,962

   

Hong Kong (1.9%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

   

4,636

     

31,553

   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

   

4,352

     

42,564

   
     

74,117

   

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

   

26,412

     

45,120

   

WH Group Ltd. (e)

   

30,366

     

26,016

   
     

71,136

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

AIA Group Ltd.

   

4,470

     

41,699

   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

   

1,548

     

65,912

   
     

107,611

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

   

21,500

     

40,502

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

7,186

     

46,174

   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

   

8,638

     

44,749

   
     

90,923

   

Real Estate (0.7%):

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

   

7,260

     

43,277

   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

   

20,338

     

48,180

   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

   

10,748

     

40,771

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

New World Development Co. Ltd.

   

7,412

   

$

35,194

   

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

   

9,000

     

38,089

   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

   

36,080

     

45,389

   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   

3,144

     

40,140

   

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

   

5,368

     

28,467

   
     

319,507

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

China Common Rich Renewable Energy INV Ltd. (b) (f) (g)

   

26,000

     

671

   

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

   

9,992

     

30,813

   

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

   

9,370

     

48,238

   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

   

36,986

     

57,266

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (d)

   

11,536

     

62,739

   
     

199,727

   
     

903,523

   

Ireland (0.7%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC

   

369

     

48,435

   

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Kerry Group PLC

   

395

     

48,945

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

DCC PLC

   

743

     

61,950

   

Experian PLC

   

1,568

     

54,761

   

Kingspan Group PLC

   

651

     

41,942

   

   

158,653

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

CRH PLC

   

1,533

     

52,527

   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

   

1,096

     

36,642

   
     

89,169

   

   

345,202

   

Israel (0.4%):

 

Financials (0.2%):

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

   

8,224

     

48,899

   

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

   

9,939

     

49,707

   
     

98,606

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Nice Ltd. (b)

   

303

     

56,456

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Azrieli Group Ltd.

   

625

     

28,296

   
     

183,358

   

Italy (0.9%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Moncler SpA

   

923

     

35,296

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Davide Campari — Milano SpA (a)

   

6,344

   

$

53,452

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Snam SpA

   

10,605

     

51,634

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   

3,948

     

59,742

   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

20,935

     

40,066

   

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

   

5,909

     

42,418

   

Poste Italiane SpA (e)

   

4,014

     

34,903

   

UniCredit SpA

   

2,667

     

24,532

   
     

201,661

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Atlantia SpA (b)

   

1,593

     

25,591

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

   

8,003

     

55,005

   
     

422,639

   

Japan (11.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.9%):

 

KDDI Corp.

   

2,108

     

63,147

   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

   

1,600

     

36,117

   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (d)

   

100

     

44,470

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

2,728

     

63,563

   

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

   

2,892

     

77,202

   

Softbank Corp.

   

7,400

     

94,248

   

Z Holdings Corp.

   

6,930

     

33,764

   
     

412,511

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.8%):

 

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

   

1,110

     

32,284

   

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

   

600

     

31,495

   

Bridgestone Corp. (a)

   

1,960

     

62,979

   

Denso Corp.

   

1,430

     

55,698

   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

   

100

     

57,151

   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

430

     

84,140

   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

   

408

     

53,816

   

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

   

2,200

     

48,275

   

Panasonic Corp.

   

4,300

     

37,424

   

Sekisui House Ltd.

   

3,072

     

58,404

   

Shimano, Inc.

   

340

     

65,348

   

Sony Corp.

   

800

     

54,717

   

Subaru Corp.

   

1,900

     

39,448

   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

   

4,294

     

49,300

   

Toyota Industries Corp.

   

908

     

48,024

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

1,024

     

64,138

   

Yamaha Corp.

   

800

     

37,569

   
     

880,210

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Staples (0.9%):

 

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

   

1,260

   

$

44,070

   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   

3,844

     

71,265

   

Kao Corp.

   

818

     

64,707

   

Kikkoman Corp.

   

900

     

43,266

   

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,400

     

45,646

   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

   

700

     

44,317

   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

   

1,500

     

58,424

   

Unicharm Corp.

   

1,394

     

57,072

   
     

428,767

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

   

11,500

     

40,691

   

Inpex Corp.

   

4,200

     

25,945

   
     

66,636

   

Financials (1.2%):

 

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

   

3,388

     

40,263

   

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

   

3,200

     

73,864

   

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

   

8,712

     

64,719

   

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

7,600

     

53,973

   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

   

2,400

     

65,824

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   

8,400

     

37,534

   

ORIX Corp.

   

3,468

     

42,676

   

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

   

1,500

     

51,505

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

2,384

     

66,954

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

   

1,800

     

50,435

   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

   

1,200

     

52,219

   
     

599,966

   

Health Care (1.3%):

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   

2,952

     

49,205

   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

1,590

     

84,905

   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   

600

     

48,940

   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

   

354

     

28,022

   

Hoya Corp.

   

518

     

49,228

   

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

   

2,100

     

55,029

   

M3, Inc.

   

1,300

     

55,210

   

Olympus Corp.

   

1,800

     

34,605

   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

2,284

     

66,366

   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,000

     

43,525

   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

   

928

     

58,022

   

Sysmex Corp.

   

474

     

36,134

   

Terumo Corp.

   

1,200

     

45,361

   
     

654,552

   

Industrials (2.4%):

 

ANA Holdings, Inc.

   

2,500

     

56,757

   

Central Japan Railway Co.

   

354

     

54,726

   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

   

366

     

58,768

   

East Japan Railway Co.

   

986

     

68,260

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

FANUC Corp.

   

230

   

$

41,032

   

ITOCHU Corp.

   

3,100

     

66,660

   

Komatsu Ltd.

   

2,788

     

56,904

   

Kubota Corp.

   

3,504

     

52,190

   

Makita Corp.

   

978

     

35,466

   

Marubeni Corp.

   

7,674

     

34,652

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

   

2,792

     

58,706

   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

   

3,652

     

47,341

   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

   

1,900

     

44,755

   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   

3,686

     

54,440

   

Nidec Corp.

   

754

     

50,257

   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,320

     

45,019

   

Secom Co. Ltd.

   

810

     

70,699

   

SMC Corp.

   

114

     

58,267

   

Sumitomo Corp.

   

4,298

     

49,147

   

Tokyu Corp.

   

4,300

     

60,421

   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

   

1,380

     

34,884

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

1,000

     

56,002

   
     

1,155,353

   

Information Technology (1.5%):

 

Advantest Corp.

   

500

     

28,344

   

Canon, Inc. (a)

   

2,414

     

47,728

   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   

960

     

40,993

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

   

400

     

46,758

   

Keyence Corp.

   

128

     

53,389

   

Kyocera Corp.

   

1,000

     

54,326

   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

802

     

46,919

   

NEC Corp.

   

1,100

     

52,677

   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

   

1,874

     

50,808

   

NTT Data Corp.

   

3,708

     

41,181

   

Obic Co. Ltd.

   

300

     

52,436

   

Omron Corp.

   

700

     

46,813

   

Oracle Corp.

   

600

     

70,693

   

TDK Corp.

   

400

     

39,570

   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

   

226

     

55,348

   
     

727,983

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Asahi Kasei Corp.

   

4,668

     

37,859

   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

   

838

     

60,855

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

370

     

43,166

   
     

141,880

   

Real Estate (0.4%):

 

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

   

1,700

     

40,028

   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

   

3,152

     

46,787

   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

   

2,278

     

40,291

   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

   

1,900

     

52,146

   
     

179,252

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

4,600

   

$

57,607

   

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

4,100

     

39,686

   
     

97,293

   
     

5,344,403

   

Korea, Republic Of (1.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

NAVER Corp.

   

235

     

52,166

   

NCSoft Corp.

   

78

     

57,780

   
     

109,946

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

   

252

     

40,226

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

466

     

37,852

   

Kia Motors Corp.

   

1,554

     

41,408

   
     

119,486

   

Consumer Staples (0.2%):

 

KT&G Corp.

   

1,106

     

71,907

   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

   

39

     

43,643

   
     

115,550

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,865

     

41,865

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,499

     

42,310

   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

   

278

     

40,678

   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

   

1,150

     

42,738

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

   

2,119

     

50,650

   
     

218,241

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd. (b)

   

441

     

39,744

   

Celltrion, Inc. (b)

   

210

     

53,426

   
     

93,170

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Samsung C&T Corp.

   

492

     

47,449

   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

250

     

60,484

   
     

107,933

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

1,071

     

47,014

   

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

   

345

     

48,331

   
     

95,345

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

POSCO

   

292

     

42,241

   
     

901,912

   

Luxembourg (0.2%):

 

Energy (0.0%): (c)

 

Tenaris SA

   

4,080

     

26,346

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Eurofins Scientific

   

79

   

$

49,575

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Aroundtown SA

   

7,464

     

42,747

   
     

118,668

   

Macau (0.1%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Sands China Ltd.

   

8,000

     

31,380

   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

16,400

     

28,228

   
     

59,608

   

Netherlands (1.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

24,576

     

65,157

   

Consumer Staples (0.5%):

 

Heineken Holding NV

   

678

     

55,488

   

Heineken NV

   

570

     

52,546

   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (a)

   

2,460

     

67,044

   

Unilever NV

   

1,239

     

65,767

   

   

240,845

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV (e)

   

2,786

     

23,993

   

ING Groep NV

   

4,658

     

32,433

   

NN Group NV

   

1,341

     

45,044

   
     

101,470

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

1,111

     

51,821

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Randstad NV

   

902

     

40,188

   

Wolters Kluwer NV

   

806

     

62,948

   
     

103,136

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

Adyen NV (b) (e)

   

51

     

74,224

   
ASML Holding NV    

152

     

55,821

   
     

130,045

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Akzo Nobel NV

   

792

     

70,948

   

Koninklijke DSM NV

   

474

     

65,603

   
     

136,551

   

   

829,025

   

New Zealand (0.2%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (b)

   

3,262

     

42,486

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

   

2,732

   

$

62,742

   
     

105,228

   

Norway (0.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.1%):

 

Adevinta ASA (b)

   

3,504

     

35,291

   

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Orkla ASA, Class A

   

8,004

     

70,131

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

DNB ASA (b)

   

2,670

     

35,272

   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (b)

   

3,132

     

57,652

   
     

92,924

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

Yara International ASA

   

1,216

     

42,201

   
     

240,547

   

Portugal (0.2%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (b)

   

3,046

     

53,330

   

Utilities (0.1%):

 

Energias de Portugal SA

   

13,736

     

65,582

   
     

118,912

   

Russian Federation (0.1%):

 

Materials (0.1%):

 

Polymetal International PLC

   

3,195

     

63,946

   

Singapore (1.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Genting Singapore Ltd.

   

127,970

     

69,804

   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   

2,884

     

41,729

   
     

111,533

   

Consumer Staples (0.1%):

 

Wilmar International Ltd.

   

18,462

     

54,195

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   

4,778

     

71,329

   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

11,638

     

75,176

   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

4,692

     

68,125

   
     

214,630

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   

11,500

     

49,193

   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

   

13,800

     

36,944

   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

   

20,700

     

49,027

   
     

135,164

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

CapitaLand Ltd. (b)

   

27,336

   

$

57,289

   
     

572,811

   

Spain (1.0%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   

1,715

     

45,411

   

Financials (0.1%):

 

Banco Santander SA

   

11,199

     

27,357

   

CaixaBank SA

   

13,403

     

28,616

   
     

55,973

   

Health Care (0.1%):

 

Grifols SA

   

1,659

     

50,377

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

   

1,425

     

35,923

   

Aena SME SA (b) (e)

   

391

     

52,139

   
     

88,062

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Amadeus IT Group SA

   

683

     

35,587

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Acciona SA

   

396

     

38,770

   

Iberdrola SA

   

5,531

     

64,124

   

Naturgy Energy Group SA

   

2,641

     

49,147

   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

   

3,164

     

59,022

   
     

211,063

   
     

486,473

   

Sweden (2.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Tele2 AB, B Shares

   

3,969

     

52,643

   

Telia Co. AB

   

16,294

     

60,872

   
     

113,515

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%):

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

   

2,066

     

29,942

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Essity AB, Class B (b)

   

1,704

     

55,080

   

ICA Gruppen AB

   

1,258

     

59,665

   

Swedish Match AB

   

773

     

54,354

   
     

169,099

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Lundin Energy AB (a)

   

1,231

     

29,681

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

Investor AB, Class B

   

1,308

     

69,043

   

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (a) (b)

   

1,483

     

67,312

   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (b)

   

4,648

     

40,267

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (b)

   

4,569

   

$

43,379

   

Swedbank AB, Class A (b)

   

2,829

     

36,262

   
     

256,263

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

Alfa Laval AB (b)

   

1,653

     

36,272

   

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

   

2,476

     

50,357

   

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

   

1,187

     

50,283

   

Epiroc AB, Class A

   

3,799

     

47,349

   

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (a) (b)

   

3,008

     

66,488

   

Skanska AB, Class B (b)

   

2,574

     

52,364

   
SKF AB, Class B    

2,264

     

42,083

   

Volvo AB, Class B

   

2,810

     

44,012

   
     

389,208

   

Information Technology (0.1%):

 

Hexagon AB, Class B (b)

   

680

     

39,712

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B (b)

   

954

     

36,367

   
     

1,063,787

   

Switzerland (4.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Swisscom AG, Registered Shares

   

161

     

84,290

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered Shares

   

657

     

41,922

   

The Swatch Group AG, B shares

   

207

     

41,326

   
     

83,248

   

Consumer Staples (0.5%):

 

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

   

32

     

61,048

   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

   

9

     

74,113

   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

   

1,596

     

40,099

   

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

   

707

     

78,179

   
     

253,439

   

Financials (0.8%):

 

Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares

   

422

     

63,309

   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

   

3,920

     

40,549

   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

   

1,029

     

43,074

   

Partners Group Holding AG

   

74

     

67,141

   

Swiss Life Holding AG

   

160

     

59,291

   

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

   

4,367

     

50,277

   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

   

179

     

63,156

   
     

386,797

   

Health Care (0.7%):

 

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

   

131

     

69,179

   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   

776

     

67,523

   

Roche Holding AG

   

210

     

72,797

   

Sonova Holding AG (b)

   

249

     

49,724

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Straumann Holding AG, Class R (a)

   

55

   

$

47,265

   

Vifor Pharma AG

   

276

     

41,537

   
     

348,025

   

Industrials (0.7%):

 

ABB Ltd., Registered Shares

   

2,403

     

54,113

   

Adecco Group AG

   

979

     

45,953

   

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

   

139

     

69,588

   

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (b)

   

365

     

60,654

   

Schindler Holding AG

   

254

     

59,799

   

SGS SA, Registered Shares

   

25

     

61,101

   
     

351,208

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Stmicroelectronics NV

   

1,149

     

31,263

   

Temenos AG

   

222

     

34,488

   
     

65,751

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

   

101

     

78,267

   

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

   

23

     

85,667

   

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

   

1,412

     

61,879

   

Sika AG, Registered Shares

   

275

     

52,942

   
     

278,755

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered Shares

   

674

     

62,334

   
     

1,913,847

   

United Kingdom (4.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

BT Group PLC

   

22,832

     

32,261

   

Informa PLC

   

5,779

     

33,678

   

Rightmove PLC

   

6,677

     

45,166

   

WPP PLC

   

3,832

     

29,947

   

   

141,052

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%):

 

Barratt Developments PLC

   

3,592

     

22,068

   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   

615

     

31,734

   

Burberry Group PLC

   

1,578

     

31,270

   

Compass Group PLC

   

2,428

     

33,449

   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

   

847

     

37,430

   

JD Sports Fashion PLC

   

3,827

     

29,500

   

Next PLC

   

509

     

30,862

   

Persimmon PLC

   

934

     

26,452

   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

   

12,956

     

22,889

   
     

265,654

   

Consumer Staples (0.6%):

 

Associated British Foods PLC

   

1,657

     

39,312

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

1,116

     

42,923

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Diageo PLC

   

1,676

   

$

55,679

   

Imperial Brands PLC

   

1,853

     

35,319

   

Tesco PLC

   

17,462

     

49,346

   

Unilever PLC

   

1,136

     

61,292

   

   

283,871

   

Energy (0.1%):

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

2,608

     

41,584

   

Financials (0.9%):

 
3i Group PLC    

3,635

     

37,495

   

Admiral Group PLC

   

2,331

     

66,392

   

Aviva PLC

   

11,586

     

39,272

   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

   

1,611

     

32,503

   

Legal & General Group PLC

   

12,183

     

33,341

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

59,881

     

23,128

   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

   

375

     

38,830

   

Prudential PLC

   

2,332

     

35,204

   

RSA Insurance Group PLC

   

8,508

     

43,195

   

Schroders PLC

   

1,308

     

47,788

   

Standard Chartered PLC

   

6,685

     

36,449

   
     

433,597

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

AstraZeneca PLC

   

532

     

55,502

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (d)

   

3,091

     

62,672

   

Smith & Nephew PLC

   

2,122

     

39,579

   
     

157,753

   

Industrials (1.0%):

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

1,270

     

42,781

   

BAE Systems PLC

   

7,209

     

43,173

   

Bunzl PLC

   

2,231

     

59,868

   

Ferguson PLC

   

547

     

44,808

   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

   

4,633

     

12,754

   

Intertek Group PLC

   

749

     

50,480

   

RELX PLC

   

2,281

     

52,845

   

Rentokil Initial PLC

   

8,462

     

53,424

   

Smiths Group PLC

   

2,655

     

46,444

   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

   

452

     

55,864

   
     

462,441

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

AVEVA Group PLC

   

781

     

39,593

   

Halma PLC

   

1,856

     

52,955

   

The Sage Group PLC

   

5,477

     

45,585

   
     

138,133

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

Anglo American PLC

   

1,626

     

37,658

   

Antofagasta PLC

   

3,361

     

39,041

   

BHP Group PLC

   

2,429

     

49,785

   

Croda International PLC

   

969

     

63,098

   

Mondi PLC

   

2,163

     

40,477

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Rio Tinto PLC

   

934

   

$

52,638

   

   

282,697

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

National Grid PLC

   

5,134

     

62,918

   

Severn Trent PLC

   

1,590

     

48,832

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

3,780

     

42,625

   
     

154,375

   

   

2,361,157

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $26,010,545)

   

25,353,956

   

Rights (0.0%) (c)

 

Spain (0.0%): (c)

 

Industrials (0.0%): (c)

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires 7/8/20 (b)

   

1,425

     

2,223

   

Total Rights (Cost $2,222)

   

2,223

   

Investment Companies (46.7%)

 

United States (46.7%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (h) (i)

   

22,622,863

     

22,622,863

   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $22,622,863)

   

22,622,863

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (3.7%)

 

United States (3.7%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (h)

   

29,381

     

29,381

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (h)

   

889,241

     

889,241

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (h)
   

204,316

     

204,316

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (h)

   

116,915

     

116,915

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (h)
   

525,675

     

525,675

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $1,765,528)

   

1,765,528

   

Total Investments (Cost $50,401,158) — 102.7%

   

49,744,570

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.7)%

   

(1,289,383

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

48,455,187

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(d)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(e)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $516,008 and amounted to 1.1% of net assets.

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(f)  The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, illiquid securities were less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets.

(g)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. This security is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. (See Note 2)

(h)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

(i)  Represents an investment greater than 25% of the Fund's net assets. Performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted by concentrated investments in securities. The financial statements and portfolio holdings for these securities can be found at www.sec.gov.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

   

2

   

9/18/20

 

$

178,213

   

$

177,840

   

$

(373

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(373

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(373

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap
Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
International
Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

ASSETS:

 
Affiliated investments, at value (Cost $—,
$27,815 and $—)
 

$

   

$

27,676

   

$

   
Investments, at value
(Cost $669,933,558, $18,788,663 and
$86,351,513)
   

694,607,681

(a)

   

16,339,545

(b)

   

85,544,628

(c)

 
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $—, $—
and $190,591)
   

     

     

191,544

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

3,440,830

     

22,847

     

187,108

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

425,995

     

32,168

     

162,085

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

607,638

     

12,111

     

133,163

   

Capital shares issued

   

     

     

3,463,334

   

Investments sold

   

8,065

     

     

   
Variation margin on open
futures contracts
   

28,474

     

720

     

   

Reclaims

   

     

     

80,687

   

From Adviser

   

     

1,929

     

19,800

   

Prepaid expenses

   

2,865

     

97

     

311

   

Total Assets

   

699,121,548

     

16,437,093

     

89,782,660

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

27,242,704

     

329,886

     

3,124,887

   

Investments purchased

   

1,598,058

     

     

3,459,056

   
Variation margin on open futures
contracts
   

     

     

1,020

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

179,363

     

3,947

     

26,391

   

Administration fees

   

8,545

     

131

     

1,212

   

Custodian fees

   

5,159

     

429

     

19,192

   

Compliance fees

   

499

     

12

     

60

   

Trustees' fees

   

969

     

13

     

38

   

Other accrued expenses

   

81,384

     

13,264

     

30,844

   

Total Liabilities

   

29,116,681

     

347,682

     

6,662,700

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

703,226,556

     

26,121,634

     

90,552,812

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(33,221,689

)

   

(10,032,223

)

   

(7,432,852

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

670,004,867

   

$

16,089,411

   

$

83,119,960

   
Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares
authorized, no par value):
   

13,250,000

     

400,000

     

2,400,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

50.57

   

$

40.22

   

$

34.63

   

(a)  Includes $26,908,197 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $320,304 of securities on loan.

(c)  Includes $2,984,647 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


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    VictoryShares
Emerging Market
Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Large Cap
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

ASSETS:

 
Investments, at value (Cost $45,305,850,
$220,859,694 and $78,684,301)
 

$

42,725,036

(a)

 

$

195,094,561

(b)

 

$

68,991,524

(c)

 
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $16,794,
$and $—)
   

16,898

     

     

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

     

821,386

     

231,819

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

39,534

     

312,976

     

44,599

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

240,647

     

439,674

     

94,404

   

Investments sold

   

55,357

     

1,935,361

     

1,828,198

   
Variation margin on open
futures contracts
   

81

     

14,875

     

2,151

   

From Adviser

   

31,777

     

     

2,978

   

Prepaid expenses

   

164

     

1,277

     

348

   

Total Assets

   

43,109,494

     

198,620,110

     

71,196,021

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

279,657

     

2,938,235

     

3,176,420

   

Payable to custodian

   

83,795

     

     

   

Capital shares redeemed

   

     

1,950,403

     

1,837,270

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

15,815

     

53,797

     

17,971

   

Administration fees

   

665

     

2,568

     

1,014

   

Custodian fees

   

36,089

     

2,348

     

808

   

Compliance fees

   

32

     

147

     

53

   

Trustees' fees

   

22

     

426

     

36

   

Other accrued expenses

   

54,992

     

36,885

     

20,707

   

Total Liabilities

   

471,067

     

4,984,809

     

5,054,279

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

49,427,401

     

258,564,369

     

96,084,922

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(6,788,974

)

   

(64,929,068

)

   

(29,943,180

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

42,638,427

   

$

193,635,301

   

$

66,141,742

   
Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares
authorized, no par value):
   

1,900,000

     

4,900,000

     

1,800,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

22.44

   

$

39.52

   

$

36.75

   

(a)  Includes $264,949 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $2,870,867 of securities on loan.

(c)  Includes $3,083,315 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
International
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Emerging Market
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Dividend
Accelerator
ETF
 

ASSETS:

 
Investments, at value (Cost $73,748,793,
$25,064,619 and $230,315,107)
 

$

64,952,364

(a)

 

$

21,393,380

   

$

234,937,735

(b)

 
Foreign currency, at value
(Cost $124,672, $6,764 and $—)
   

125,485

     

6,740

     

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

98,884

     

74,531

     

436,430

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

152,548

     

31,022

     

52,657

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

245,877

     

202,750

     

252,567

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

     

6,375

   

Reclaims

   

80,041

     

2,369

     

   

From Adviser

   

4,187

     

11,769

     

6,813

   

Prepaid expenses

   

320

     

157

     

533

   

Total Assets

   

65,659,706

     

21,722,718

     

235,693,110

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

3,568,059

     

     

317,058

   
Variation margin on open
futures contracts
   

680

     

420

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

20,803

     

8,307

     

56,370

   

Administration fees

   

884

     

124

     

3,548

   

Custodian fees

   

5,590

     

11,508

     

1,874

   

Compliance fees

   

47

     

16

     

165

   

Trustees' fees

   

33

     

15

     

83

   

Other accrued expenses

   

21,579

     

23,154

     

37,403

   

Total Liabilities

   

3,617,675

     

43,544

     

416,501

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

83,655,007

     

30,252,508

     

239,396,381

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(21,612,976

)

   

(8,573,334

)

   

(4,119,772

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

62,042,031

   

$

21,679,174

   

$

235,276,609

   
Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares
authorized, no par value):
   

2,450,000

     

1,100,000

     

7,100,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

25.32

   

$

19.71

   

$

33.14

   

(a)  Includes $3,386,164 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $309,830 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


172



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US Multi-Factor
Minimum Volatility
ETF
  VictoryShares
US 500
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US EQ Income
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

ASSETS:

 
Investments, at value (Cost $149,710,666,
$574,303,045 and $554,887,018)
 

$

155,338,438

(a)

 

$

620,155,922

(b)

 

$

590,039,184

(c)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   

369,819

     

3,075

     

16,562

   
Deposits with brokers for
futures contracts
   

192,783

     

331,995

     

478,424

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

179,100

     

338,089

     

1,000,174

   
Variation margin on open
futures contracts
   

6,794

     

31,875

     

32,294

   

From Adviser

   

2,823

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

567

     

2,590

     

2,405

   

Total Assets

   

156,090,324

     

620,863,546

     

591,569,043

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables

 
Collateral received on loaned
securities
   

837,522

     

11,012,568

     

25,441,140

   

Investments purchased

   

     

     

16,562

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

38,243

     

157,204

     

152,797

   

Administration fees

   

2,470

     

6,092

     

6,984

   

Custodian fees

   

1,378

     

4,634

     

3,988

   

Compliance fees

   

114

     

450

     

421

   

Trustees' fees

   

63

     

271

     

257

   

Other accrued expenses

   

28,220

     

69,089

     

54,868

   

Total Liabilities

   

908,010

     

11,250,308

     

25,677,017

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

160,486,818

     

638,628,391

     

634,087,574

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(5,304,504

)

   

(29,015,153

)

   

(68,195,548

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

155,182,314

   

$

609,613,238

   

$

565,892,026

   
Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares
authorized, no par value):
   

5,050,000

     

11,750,000

     

12,150,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

30.73

   

$

51.88

   

$

46.58

   

(a)  Includes $828,516 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $10,872,227 of securities on loan.

(c)  Includes $25,133,586 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


173



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US Discovery
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Developed
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

ASSETS:

 

Affiliated investments, at value (Cost $46,093 and $—)

 

$

50,212

   

$

   

Investments, at value (Cost $33,850,596 and $50,401,158)

   

37,776,505

(a)

   

49,744,570

(b)

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $— and $129,481)

   

     

130,890

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

     

289

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

88,483

     

119,713

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

23,597

     

46,982

   

Investments sold

   

     

430

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

1,440

     

   

Reclaims

   

     

216,318

   

From Adviser

   

     

35,945

   

Prepaid expenses

   

218

     

334

   

Total Assets

   

37,940,455

     

50,295,471

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

710,324

     

1,765,528

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

494

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

9,745

     

15,975

   

Administration fees

   

199

     

205

   

Custodian fees

   

564

     

28,150

   

Compliance fees

   

28

     

37

   

Trustees' fees

   

23

     

31

   

Other accrued expenses

   

16,945

     

29,864

   

Total Liabilities

   

737,828

     

1,840,284

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

70,597,254

     

75,706,014

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(33,394,627

)

   

(27,250,827

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

37,202,627

   

$

48,455,187

   
Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares authorized,
no par value):
   

950,000

     

1,800,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

39.16

   

$

26.92

   

(a)  Includes $690,371 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $1,691,885 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


174



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap
Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
International
Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

13,998,655

   

$

402,109

   

$

2,345,100

   

Income distributed from affiliated investments

   

     

350

     

   

Interest

   

35,097

     

1,569

     

2,913

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

91,132

     

6,280

     

28,453

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(911

)

   

(319

)

   

(299,794

)

 

Total Income

   

14,123,973

     

409,989

     

2,076,672

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

2,312,314

     

72,791

     

323,048

   

Administration fees

   

460,228

     

14,447

     

48,292

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

15,528

     

15,528

     

15,528

   

Custodian fees

   

34,432

     

3,422

     

72,687

   

Servicing fees

   

4,276

     

4,191

     

4,190

   

Trustees' fees

   

64,524

     

3,645

     

7,324

   

Compliance fees

   

6,129

     

205

     

625

   

Legal and audit fees

   

63,449

     

9,291

     

15,177

   

Printing fees

   

87,249

     

5,168

     

4,847

   

Other expenses

   

26,129

     

4,416

     

22,903

   

Total Expenses

   

3,074,258

     

133,104

     

514,621

   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser

   

(381,032

)

   

(48,451

)

   

(150,724

)

 

Net Expenses

   

2,693,226

     

84,653

     

363,897

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

11,430,747

     

325,336

     

1,712,775

   
Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses)
from Investments:
 
Net realized gains (losses) from unaffiliated
investment securities and foreign currency
translations
   

(30,077,362

)

   

(2,667,314

)

   

(5,386,654

)

 

Net realized gains (losses) from affiliated securities

   

     

(3,321

)

   

   

Foreign refunds (taxes) on realized gains

   

     

     

(1

)

 

Net realized gains (losses) from futures contracts

   

183,748

     

(12,140

)

   

(6,898

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions
on unaffiliated securities
   

21,787,463

     

(280,971

)

   

804,660

   
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions
on affiliated securities
   

     

755

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on unaffiliated investment securities and foreign
currency translations
   

(37,032,782

)

   

(730,368

)

   

(3,651,556

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on affiliated securities
   

     

(139

)

   

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on futures contracts
   

15,329

     

915

     

(8,836

)

 

Net realized/unrealized losses on investments

   

(45,123,604

)

   

(3,692,583

)

   

(8,249,285

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(33,692,857

)

 

$

(3,367,247

)

 

$

(6,536,510

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


175



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
Emerging Market
Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Large Cap
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

1,411,027

   

$

11,484,936

   

$

3,461,782

   

Interest

   

1,055

     

17,423

     

4,836

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

3,595

     

11,436

     

55,628

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(172,096

)

   

     

(2,955

)

 

Total Income

   

1,243,581

     

11,513,795

     

3,519,291

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

196,030

     

907,844

     

261,516

   

Administration fees

   

26,036

     

180,083

     

51,985

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

18,027

     

15,528

     

15,528

   

Custodian fees

   

120,924

     

13,450

     

6,021

   

Servicing fees

   

4,192

     

4,191

     

4,191

   

Trustees' fees

   

4,490

     

28,101

     

8,327

   

Compliance fees

   

333

     

2,445

     

684

   

Legal and audit fees

   

49,720

     

26,244

     

14,220

   

Printing fees

   

4,188

     

42,370

     

13,403

   

Other expenses

   

23,231

     

10,728

     

5,940

   

Total Expenses

   

447,171

     

1,230,984

     

381,815

   
Expenses waived/reimbursed
by Adviser
   

(228,013

)

   

(174,846

)

   

(77,172

)

 

Net Expenses

   

219,158

     

1,056,138

     

304,643

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

1,024,423

     

10,457,657

     

3,214,648

   
Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses)
from Investments:
 
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment securities and foreign
currency translations
   

(4,105,597

)

   

(23,308,949

)

   

(13,833,392

)

 
Foreign refunds (taxes) on
realized gains
   

(6,661

)

   

     

   
Net realized gains (losses) from futures
contracts
   

(4,410

)

   

158,651

     

(69,216

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind
redemptions
   

(178,626

)

   

(4,448,476

)

   

2,604,780

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
   

(3,711,082

)

   

(42,183,432

)

   

(8,244,271

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

(3,907

)

   

(15,777

)

   

2,148

   
Net realized/unrealized losses
on investments
   

(8,010,283

)

   

(69,797,983

)

   

(19,539,951

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

(6,985,860

)

 

$

(59,340,326

)

 

$

(16,325,303

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


176



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
International
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Emerging Market
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Dividend
Accelerator
ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

3,396,794

   

$

2,061,007

   

$

3,280,642

   

Interest

   

4,328

     

1,635

     

5,561

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

26,310

     

1,604

     

6,013

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(465,621

)

   

(283,982

)

   

   

Total Income

   

2,961,811

     

1,780,264

     

3,292,216

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

304,289

     

169,284

     

493,381

   

Administration fees

   

45,379

     

22,377

     

98,882

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

15,528

     

17,192

     

15,859

   

Custodian fees

   

23,174

     

59,832

     

9,430

   

Servicing fees

   

4,190

     

4,082

     

4,078

   

Trustees' fees

   

7,294

     

4,573

     

11,011

   

Compliance fees

   

592

     

299

     

1,198

   

Legal and audit fees

   

14,141

     

19,962

     

24,049

   

Printing fees

   

8,463

     

10,630

     

15,049

   

Other expenses

   

9,981

     

11,229

     

16,468

   

Total Expenses

   

433,031

     

319,460

     

689,405

   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser

   

(90,955

)

   

(130,932

)

   

(112,345

)

 

Net Expenses

   

342,076

     

188,528

     

577,060

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

2,619,735

     

1,591,736

     

2,715,156

   
Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from
Investments:
 
Net realized gains (losses) from investment
securities
   

(10,547,861

)

   

(3,658,327

)

   

(8,725,296

)

 

Foreign refund (taxes) on realized gains

   

(2

)

   

(59,795

)

   

   
Net realized gains (losses) from futures
contracts
   

38,709

     

19,404

     

44,878

   
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind
redemptions
   

(678,392

)

   

(2,380,717

)

   

2,964,152

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
   

(7,486,789

)

   

(3,445,489

)

   

3,430,311

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

(502

)

   

990

     

5,455

   

Net realized/unrealized losses on investments

   

(18,674,837

)

   

(9,523,934

)

   

(2,280,500

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(16,055,102

)

 

$

(7,932,198

)

 

$

434,656

   

See notes to financial statements.


177



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US Multi-Factor
Minimum Volatility
ETF
  VictoryShares
US 500
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US EQ Income
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

3,814,730

   

$

10,731,068

   

$

21,286,335

   

Interest

   

6,496

     

2,673

     

3,323

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

2,248

     

55,002

     

34,807

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

     

(907

)

   

   

Total Income

   

3,823,474

     

10,787,836

     

21,324,465

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

443,648

     

2,086,617

     

1,904,133

   

Administration fees

   

88,501

     

415,409

     

379,181

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

15,859

     

15,528

     

15,528

   

Custodian fees

   

8,811

     

27,246

     

25,582

   

Servicing fees

   

4,091

     

4,278

     

4,276

   

Trustees' fees

   

11,473

     

60,943

     

54,481

   

Compliance fees

   

1,111

     

5,665

     

5,116

   

Legal and audit fees

   

20,418

     

62,741

     

46,465

   

Printing fees

   

13,796

     

69,422

     

67,921

   

Other expenses

   

11,918

     

25,562

     

21,967

   

Total Expenses

   

619,626

     

2,773,411

     

2,524,650

   
Expenses waived/reimbursed
by Adviser
   

(101,672

)

   

(344,809

)

   

(307,700

)

 

Net Expenses

   

517,954

     

2,428,602

     

2,216,950

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

3,305,520

     

8,359,234

     

19,107,515

   
Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from
Investments:
 
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment securities
   

(10,670,845

)

   

30,674,067

     

(82,046

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from futures
contracts
   

95,914

     

(432,691

)

   

563,975

   
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind
redemptions
   

4,009,231

     

24,037,302

     

6,441,900

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
   

2,895,163

     

(16,370,585

)

   

454,830

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

(10,805

)

   

(65,269

)

   

(46,751

)

 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)
on investments
   

(3,681,342

)

   

37,842,824

     

7,331,908

   
Change in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

(375,822

)

 

$

46,202,058

   

$

26,439,423

   

See notes to financial statements.


178



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
US Discovery
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Developed
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

857,122

   

$

2,006,756

   

Income distributed from affiliated investments

   

496

     

   

Interest

   

616

     

(178

)

 

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

6,043

     

20,052

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(732

)

   

(279,091

)

 

Total Income

   

863,545

     

1,747,539

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

169,312

     

327,159

   

Administration fees

   

33,636

     

48,651

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

15,521

     

15,528

   

Custodian fees

   

4,165

     

73,889

   

Servicing fees

   

4,227

     

4,191

   

Trustees' fees

   

7,047

     

9,237

   

Compliance Fees

   

489

     

691

   

Legal and audit fees

   

11,221

     

15,597

   

Printing fees

   

11,370

     

13,747

   

Other expenses

   

5,459

     

20,571

   

Total Expenses

   

262,447

     

529,261

   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser

   

(65,785

)

   

(162,383

)

 

Net Expenses

   

196,662

     

366,878

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

666,883

     

1,380,661

   

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:

 
Net realized gains (losses) from unaffiliated investment
securities and foreign currency translations
   

(6,390,586

)

   

(10,066,729

)

 

Net realized gains (losses) from affiliated securities

   

13,418

     

   

Foreign refund (taxes) on realized gains

   

     

(2

)

 

Net realized gains (losses) from futures contracts

   

(30,561

)

   

(23,882

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions
on unaffiliated securities
   

4,865,271

     

(1,652,321

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions
on affiliated securities
   

8,201

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on unaffiliated investment securities and foreign
currency translations
   

1,631,496

     

(2,319,341

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on affiliated securities
   

4,119

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on futures contracts
   

(3,078

)

   

(13,381

)

 

Net realized/unrealized gains/losses on investments

   

98,280

     

(14,075,656

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

765,163

   

$

(12,694,995

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


179



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares
US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap
Volatility Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares International
Volatility Wtd ETF
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 
Net investment income
(loss)
 

$

11,430,747

   

$

9,786,765

   

$

325,336

   

$

512,416

   

$

1,712,775

   

$

951,107

   
Net realized gains (losses)
from investments
   

(8,106,151

)

   

14,597,943

     

(2,962,991

)

   

1,410,095

     

(4,588,893

)

   

(851,910

)

 
Net change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments
   

(37,017,453

)

   

26,244,251

     

(729,592

)

   

(4,291,184

)

   

(3,660,392

)

   

1,911,634

   
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(33,692,857

)

   

50,628,959

     

(3,367,247

)

   

(2,368,673

)

   

(6,536,510

)

   

2,010,831

   
Change in net assets resulting
from distributions to
shareholders
   

(11,639,455

)

   

(9,387,343

)

   

(333,395

)

   

(530,031

)

   

(1,636,991

)

   

(942,198

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

(16,437,793

)

   

123,163,001

     

(10,023,892

)

   

(8,548,089

)

   

55,078,264

     

13,649,150

   

Change in net assets

   

(61,770,105

)

   

164,404,617

     

(13,724,534

)

   

(11,446,793

)

   

46,904,763

     

14,717,783

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

731,774,972

     

567,370,355

     

29,813,945

     

41,260,738

     

36,215,197

     

21,497,414

   

End of period

 

$

670,004,867

   

$

731,774,972

   

$

16,089,411

   

$

29,813,945

   

$

83,119,960

   

$

36,215,197

   

Capital Transactions:

 
Proceeds from shares
issued
   

176,174,573

     

298,196,716

     

4,863,773

     

28,692,604

     

63,002,989

     

22,981,655

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(192,612,366

)

   

(175,033,715

)

   

(14,887,665

)

   

(37,240,693

)

   

(7,924,725

)

   

(9,332,505

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

(16,437,793

)

   

123,163,001

     

(10,023,892

)

   

(8,548,089

)

   

55,078,264

     

13,649,150

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

3,300,000

     

5,950,000

     

100,000

     

600,000

     

1,700,000

     

650,000

   

Redeemed

   

(4,000,000

)

   

(3,500,000

)

   

(350,000

)

   

(800,000

)

   

(250,000

)

   

(250,000

)

 

Change in Shares

   

(700,000

)

   

2,450,000

     

(250,000

)

   

(200,000

)

   

1,450,000

     

400,000

   

See notes to financial statements.


180



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares
Emerging Market
Volatility Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Large Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US Small Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 
Net investment
income (loss)
 

$

1,024,423

   

$

443,633

   

$

10,457,657

   

$

7,392,266

   

$

3,214,648

   

$

1,783,745

   
Net realized gains (losses)
from investments
   

(4,295,294

)

   

(284,780

)

   

(27,598,774

)

   

6,361,260

     

(11,297,828

)

   

2,592,926

   
Net change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) on
investments
   

(3,714,989

)

   

583,493

     

(42,199,209

)

   

11,581,665

     

(8,242,123

)

   

(3,986,579

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(6,985,860

)

   

742,346

     

(59,340,326

)

   

25,335,191

     

(16,325,303

)

   

390,092

   
Change in net assets resulting
from distributions to
shareholders
   

(831,383

)

   

(1,357,525

)

   

(10,982,914

)

   

(6,679,386

)

   

(3,347,836

)

   

(1,707,481

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

32,121,357

     

     

(67,568,336

)

   

168,683,788

     

10,537,591

     

32,929,668

   

Change in net assets

   

24,304,114

     

(615,179

)

   

(137,891,576

)

   

187,339,593

     

(9,135,548

)

   

31,612,279

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

18,334,313

     

18,949,492

     

331,526,877

     

144,187,284

     

75,277,290

     

43,665,011

   

End of period

 

$

42,638,427

   

$

18,334,313

   

$

193,635,301

   

$

331,526,877

   

$

66,141,742

   

$

75,277,290

   

Capital Transactions:

 
Proceeds from shares
issued
   

35,201,851

     

     

175,033,492

     

290,937,852

     

61,100,744

     

72,072,068

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(3,080,494

)

   

     

(242,601,828

)

   

(122,254,064

)

   

(50,563,153

)

   

(39,142,400

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

32,121,357

     

     

(67,568,336

)

   

168,683,788

     

10,537,591

     

32,929,668

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

1,350,000

     

     

3,700,000

     

6,500,000

     

1,400,000

     

1,600,000

   

Redeemed

   

(150,000

)

   

     

(5,850,000

)

   

(2,650,000

)

   

(1,300,000

)

   

(850,000

)

 

Change in Shares

   

1,200,000

     

     

(2,150,000

)

   

3,850,000

     

100,000

     

750,000

   

See notes to financial statements.


181



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares
International High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Emerging Market
High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Dividend
Accelerator ETF
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 
Net investment
income (loss)
 

$

2,619,735

   

$

2,198,521

   

$

1,591,736

   

$

1,478,279

   

$

2,715,156

   

$

161,589

   
Net realized gains (losses)
from investments
   

(11,187,546

)

   

(1,809,806

)

   

(6,079,435

)

   

(1,626,872

)

   

(5,716,266

)

   

802,071

   
Net change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) on
investments
   

(7,487,291

)

   

(231,935

)

   

(3,444,499

)

   

1,898,159

     

3,435,766

     

838,524

   
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(16,055,102

)

   

156,780

     

(7,932,198

)

   

1,749,566

     

434,656

     

1,802,184

   
Change in net assets resulting
from distributions to
shareholders
   

(2,460,188

)

   

(2,195,385

)

   

(1,690,396

)

   

(1,289,328

)

   

(2,413,888

)

   

(154,436

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

40,017,292

     

(3,245,348

)

   

(8,949,498

)

   

18,258,598

     

220,806,252

     

7,699,980

   

Change in net assets

   

21,502,002

     

(5,283,953

)

   

(18,572,092

)

   

18,718,836

     

218,827,020

     

9,347,728

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

40,540,029

     

45,823,982

     

40,251,266

     

21,532,430

     

16,449,589

     

7,101,861

   

End of period

 

$

62,042,031

   

$

40,540,029

   

$

21,679,174

   

$

40,251,266

   

$

235,276,609

   

$

16,449,589

   

Capital Transactions:

 
Proceeds from shares
issued
   

51,700,753

     

4,686,683

     

5,939,593

     

21,602,286

     

239,360,512

     

14,036,615

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(11,683,461

)

   

(7,932,031

)

   

(14,889,091

)

   

(3,343,688

)

   

(18,554,260

)

   

(6,336,635

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

40,017,292

     

(3,245,348

)

   

(8,949,498

)

   

18,258,598

     

220,806,252

     

7,699,980

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

1,600,000

     

150,000

     

250,000

     

900,000

     

7,150,000

     

450,000

   

Redeemed

   

(400,000

)

   

(250,000

)

   

(800,000

)

   

(150,000

)

   

(550,000

)

   

(200,000

)

 

Change in Shares

   

1,200,000

     

(100,000

)

   

(550,000

)

   

750,000

     

6,600,000

     

250,000

   

See notes to financial statements.


182



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares
US Multi-Factor
Minimum
Volatility ETF
  VictoryShares
US 500
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
US EQ Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 
Net investment
income (loss)
 

$

3,305,520

   

$

709,028

   

$

8,359,234

   

$

14,678,710

   

$

19,107,515

   

$

24,684,836

   
Net realized gains
(losses) from
investments
   

(6,565,700

)

   

(913,635

)

   

54,278,678

     

(38,902,043

)

   

6,923,829

     

(40,002,717

)

 
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) on
investments
   

2,884,358

     

2,562,254

     

(16,435,854

)

   

5,869,999

     

408,079

     

15,472,173

   
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(375,822

)

   

2,357,647

     

46,202,058

     

(18,353,334

)

   

26,439,423

     

154,292

   
Change in net assets resulting
from distributions to
shareholders
   

(3,232,593

)

   

(627,227

)

   

(9,141,838

)

   

(14,515,692

)

   

(19,790,977

)

   

(24,059,137

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

115,578,154

     

33,208,682

     

(256,176,351

)

   

(89,812,663

)

   

(137,570,641

)

   

(17,541,016

)

 

Change in net assets

   

111,969,739

     

34,939,102

     

(219,116,131

)

   

(122,681,689

)

   

(130,922,195

)

   

(41,445,861

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

43,212,575

     

8,273,473

     

828,729,369

     

951,411,058

     

696,814,221

     

738,260,082

   

End of period

 

$

155,182,314

   

$

43,212,575

   

$

609,613,238

   

$

828,729,369

   

$

565,892,026

   

$

696,814,221

   

Capital Transactions:

 
Proceeds from shares
issued
   

153,857,553

     

66,623,191

     

2,604,112

     

506,703,403

     

39,877,087

     

361,365,589

   
Cost of shares
redeemed
   

(38,279,399

)

   

(33,414,509

)

   

(258,780,463

)

   

(596,516,066

)

   

(177,447,728

)

   

(378,906,605

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from capital transactions
   

115,578,154

     

33,208,682

     

(256,176,351

)

   

(89,812,663

)

   

(137,570,641

)

   

(17,541,016

)

 

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

4,900,000

     

2,300,000

     

50,000

     

10,250,000

     

900,000

     

7,650,000

   

Redeemed

   

(1,250,000

)

   

(1,200,000

)

   

(5,250,000

)

   

(12,600,000

)

   

(4,050,000

)

   

(8,300,000

)

 

Change in Shares

   

3,650,000

     

1,100,000

     

(5,200,000

)

   

(2,350,000

)

   

(3,150,000

)

   

(650,000

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


183



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares
US Discovery
Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  VictoryShares
Developed Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
 
    Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2019
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

666,883

   

$

1,700,133

   

$

1,380,661

   

$

3,919,389

   
Net realized gains (losses)
from investments
   

(1,534,257

)

   

(19,092,889

)

   

(11,742,934

)

   

(6,788,532

)

 
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on investments
   

1,632,537

     

(7,773,182

)

   

(2,332,722

)

   

(2,618,922

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
   

765,163

     

(25,165,938

)

   

(12,694,995

)

   

(5,488,065

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
distributions to shareholders
   

(764,303

)

   

(1,699,060

)

   

(1,518,775

)

   

(4,201,929

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
capital transactions
   

(55,411,980

)

   

3,321,549

     

(48,077,018

)

   

(58,667,327

)

 

Change in net assets

   

(55,411,120

)

   

(23,543,449

)

   

(62,290,788

)

   

(68,357,321

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

92,613,747

     

116,157,196

     

110,745,975

     

179,103,296

   

End of period

 

$

37,202,627

   

$

92,613,747

   

$

48,455,187

   

$

110,745,975

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

6,387,747

     

73,395,864

     

     

1,668,844

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(61,799,727

)

   

(70,074,315

)

   

(48,077,018

)

   

(60,336,171

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
capital transactions
   

(55,411,980

)

   

3,321,549

     

(48,077,018

)

   

(58,667,327

)

 

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

200,000

     

1,600,000

     

     

50,000

   

Redeemed

   

(1,700,000

)

   

(1,600,000

)

   

(1,650,000

)

   

(1,900,000

)

 

Change in Shares

   

(1,500,000

)

   

     

(1,650,000

)

   

(1,850,000

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

52.46

     

0.77

     

(1.88

)

   

(1.11

)

   

(0.78

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

49.34

     

0.73

     

3.09

     

3.82

     

(0.70

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

44.05

     

0.63

     

5.26

     

5.89

     

(0.60

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

37.24

     

0.60

     

6.71

     

7.31

     

(0.50

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/16

 

$

36.78

     

0.57

     

0.42

     

0.99

     

(0.51

)

   

(0.02

)

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

45.87

     

0.59

     

(5.62

)

   

(5.03

)

   

(0.62

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

48.54

     

0.63

     

(2.62

)

   

(1.99

)

   

(0.68

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

42.40

     

0.50

     

6.14

     

6.64

     

(0.50

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

34.35

     

0.50

     

8.01

     

8.51

     

(0.46

)

   

   
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

35.00

     

0.41

     

(0.72

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.34

)

   

   

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

38.12

     

0.77

     

(3.51

)

   

(2.74

)

   

(0.75

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

39.09

     

1.17

     

(1.07

)(f)

   

0.10

     

(1.07

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

37.20

     

1.04

     

1.81

     

2.85

     

(0.96

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

32.11

     

0.76

     

5.10

     

5.86

     

(0.77

)

   

   
8/19/15(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

35.00

     

0.85

     

(3.15

)

   

(2.30

)

   

(0.59

)

   

   

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transaction.

(e)  Commencement of operations.

(f)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

See notes to financial statements.


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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
  Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.78

)

 

$

50.57

     

(2.12

)%

   

0.35

%

   

1.49

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

670,005

     

28

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(0.70

)

 

$

52.46

     

7.86

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.48

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

731,775

     

46

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(0.60

)

 

$

49.34

     

13.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.32

%

   

0.41

%

 

$

567,370

     

36

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(0.50

)

 

$

44.05

     

19.72

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.43

%

   

0.47

%

 

$

292,921

     

26

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

   

(0.53

)

 

$

37.24

     

2.78

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.59

%

   

0.74

%

 

$

44,689

     

31

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.62

)

 

$

40.22

     

(11.00

)%

   

0.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.55

%

 

$

16,089

     

50

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(0.68

)

 

$

45.87

     

(4.07

)%

   

0.35

%

   

1.36

%

   

0.46

%

 

$

29,814

     

62

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(0.50

)

 

$

48.54

     

15.75

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.10

%

   

0.47

%

 

$

41,261

     

47

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(0.46

)

 

$

42.40

     

24.86

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.25

%

   

0.68

%

 

$

25,438

     

47

%

 
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
   

(0.34

)

 

$

34.35

     

(0.86

)%

   

0.35

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.44

%

 

$

10,304

     

50

%

 

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.75

)

 

$

34.63

     

(7.23

)%

   

0.45

%

   

2.12

%

   

0.64

%

 

$

83,120

     

41

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.07

)

 

$

38.12

     

0.33

%

   

0.45

%

   

3.14

%

   

0.73

%

 

$

36,215

     

53

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(0.96

)

 

$

39.09

     

7.62

%

   

0.45

%

   

2.61

%

   

0.98

%

 

$

21,497

     

37

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(0.77

)

 

$

37.20

     

18.44

%

   

0.45

%

   

2.25

%

   

1.54

%

 

$

13,021

     

46

%

 
8/19/15(e) through
6/30/16
   

(0.59

)

 

$

32.11

     

(6.58

)%

   

0.45

%

   

2.99

%

   

2.31

%

 

$

12,844

     

31

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

26.19

     

0.56

     

(3.76

)

   

(3.20

)

   

(0.55

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

27.07

     

0.63

     

0.43

     

1.06

     

(0.53

)

   

(1.41

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

27.83

     

0.64

     

0.29

     

0.93

     

(0.60

)

   

(1.09

)

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

25.28

     

0.55

     

2.64

     

3.19

     

(0.52

)

   

(0.12

)

 
3/22/16(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

25.00

     

0.25

     

0.13

     

0.38

     

(0.10

)

   

   

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

47.03

     

1.58

     

(7.44

)

   

(5.86

)

   

(1.65

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

45.06

     

1.51

     

1.83

     

3.34

     

(1.37

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

42.17

     

1.34

     

2.92

     

4.26

     

(1.37

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

37.58

     

1.24

     

4.46

     

5.70

     

(1.11

)

   

   
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

35.00

     

1.28

     

2.35

     

3.63

     

(1.05

)

   

   

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

44.28

     

1.53

     

(7.47

)

   

(5.94

)

   

(1.59

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

45.96

     

1.38

     

(1.74

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(1.32

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

40.41

     

1.39

     

5.61

     

7.00

     

(1.45

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

35.40

     

1.43

     

4.93

     

6.36

     

(1.35

)

   

   
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

35.00

     

1.18

     

0.21

     

1.39

     

(0.99

)

   

   

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transaction.

(e)  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.


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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
  Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.55

)

 

$

22.44

     

(12.35

)%

   

0.50

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.03

%

 

$

42,638

     

47

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.94

)

 

$

26.19

     

4.46

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.44

%

   

1.41

%

 

$

18,334

     

60

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(1.69

)

 

$

27.07

     

3.09

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.19

%

   

1.23

%

 

$

18,949

     

53

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(0.64

)

 

$

27.83

     

12.76

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.11

%

   

1.91

%

 

$

33,393

     

38

%

 
3/22/16(e) through
6/30/16
   

(0.10

)

 

$

25.28

     

1.56

%

   

0.50

%

   

3.70

%

   

6.26

%

 

$

12,642

     

1

%

 

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(1.65

)

 

$

39.52

     

(12.78

)%

   

0.35

%

   

3.47

%

   

0.41

%

 

$

193,635

     

56

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.37

)

 

$

47.03

     

7.59

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.33

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

331,527

     

66

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(1.37

)

 

$

45.06

     

10.23

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.04

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

144,187

     

52

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(1.11

)

 

$

42.17

     

15.37

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.05

%

   

0.45

%

 

$

120,181

     

48

%

 
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
   

(1.05

)

 

$

37.58

     

10.62

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.69

%

   

0.72

%

 

$

41,333

     

46

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(1.59

)

 

$

36.75

     

(13.61

)%

   

0.35

%

   

3.69

%

   

0.44

%

 

$

66,142

     

68

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.32

)

 

$

44.28

     

(0.70

)%

   

0.35

%

   

3.10

%

   

0.44

%

 

$

75,277

     

83

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(1.45

)

 

$

45.96

     

17.64

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.23

%

   

0.45

%

 

$

43,665

     

68

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(1.35

)

 

$

40.41

     

18.07

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.65

%

   

0.55

%

 

$

32,325

     

65

%

 
7/7/15(e) through
6/30/16
   

(0.99

)

 

$

35.40

     

4.15

%

   

0.35

%

   

3.59

%

   

0.92

%

 

$

14,160

     

78

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

32.43

     

1.02

     

(7.13

)

   

(6.11

)

   

(1.00

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

33.94

     

1.63

     

(1.48

)

   

0.15

     

(1.66

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

34.25

     

1.47

     

(0.41

)

   

1.06

     

(1.37

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

30.65

     

1.40

     

3.47

     

4.87

     

(1.27

)

   

   
8/19/15(e) through
6/30/16
 

$

35.00

     

1.37

     

(4.71

)

   

(3.34

)

   

(1.01

)

   

   

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

24.39

     

0.94

     

(4.63

)

   

(3.69

)

   

(0.99

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

23.92

     

1.31

     

0.35

     

1.66

     

(1.05

)

   

(0.14

)

 
10/26/17(e) through
6/30/18
 

$

24.95

     

0.78

     

(1.29

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(0.52

)

   

   

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

32.90

     

0.55

     

0.19

(g)

   

0.74

     

(0.50

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

28.41

     

0.48

     

4.47

     

4.95

     

(0.46

)

   

   

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

25.95

     

0.48

     

2.45

     

2.93

     

(0.47

)

   

   
4/18/17(e) through
6/30/17
 

$

25.26

     

0.12

     

0.65

     

0.77

     

(0.08

)

   

   

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transaction.

(e)  Commencement of operations.

(f)  During the period the Fund paid interest fees. Excluding these fees, the ratio of net expense to average net assets for the year was 0.50%.

(g)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

See notes to financial statements.


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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
  Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(1.00

)

 

$

25.32

     

(19.22

)%

   

0.45

%

   

3.45

%

   

0.57

%

 

$

62,042

     

71

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.66

)

 

$

32.43

     

0.58

%

   

0.45

%

   

5.06

%

   

0.59

%

 

$

40,540

     

76

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(1.37

)

 

$

33.94

     

3.00

%

   

0.45

%

   

4.14

%

   

0.60

%

 

$

45,824

     

58

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

(1.27

)

 

$

34.25

     

16.16

%

   

0.45

%

   

4.32

%

   

0.77

%

 

$

32,541

     

69

%

 
8/19/15(e) through
6/30/16
   

(1.01

)

 

$

30.65

     

(9.63

)%

   

0.45

%

   

4.98

%

   

1.17

%

 

$

16,855

     

53

%

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.99

)

 

$

19.71

     

(15.55

)%

   

0.50

%

   

4.24

%

   

0.85

%

 

$

21,679

     

86

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(1.19

)

 

$

24.39

     

7.30

%

   

0.51

%(f)

   

5.52

%

   

0.88

%

 

$

40,251

     

103

%

 
10/26/17(e) through
6/30/18
   

(0.52

)

 

$

23.92

     

(2.17

)%

   

0.50

%

   

4.44

%

   

1.05

%

 

$

21,532

     

52

%

 

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

(0.50

)

 

$

33.14

     

2.23

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.65

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

235,277

     

74

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

(0.46

)

 

$

32.90

     

17.60

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.57

%

   

0.59

%

 

$

16,450

     

62

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

(0.47

)

 

$

28.41

     

11.33

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.75

%

   

0.67

%

 

$

7,102

     

43

%

 
4/18/17(e) through
6/30/17
   

(0.08

)

 

$

25.95

     

3.05

%

   

0.35

%

   

2.31

%

   

1.92

%

 

$

3,893

     

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


191



Victory Portfolios II

 

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
     
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
 

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

30.87

     

0.70

     

(0.14

)(d)

   

0.56

     

(0.70

)

   

(0.70

)

 

$

30.73

     

1.82

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

27.58

     

0.73

     

3.20

     

3.93

     

(0.64

)

   

(0.64

)

 

$

30.87

     

14.47

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

24.83

     

0.63

     

2.69

     

3.32

     

(0.57

)

   

(0.57

)

 

$

27.58

     

13.41

%

 
6/22/17(f) through
6/30/17
 

$

24.97

     

0.02

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.14

)

   

     

   

$

24.83

     

(0.54

)%

 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

48.89

     

0.60

     

3.04

     

3.64

     

(0.65

)

   

(0.65

)

 

$

51.88

     

7.49

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

49.30

     

0.73

     

(0.42

)

   

0.31

     

(0.72

)

   

(0.72

)

 

$

48.89

     

0.69

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

44.00

     

0.64

     

5.25

     

5.89

     

(0.59

)

   

(0.59

)

 

$

49.30

     

13.42

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

37.23

     

0.58

     

6.71

     

7.29

     

(0.52

)

   

(0.52

)

 

$

44.00

     

19.72

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

 

$

36.76

     

0.56

     

0.45

     

1.01

     

(0.54

)

   

(0.54

)

 

$

37.23

     

2.79

%

 

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

45.54

     

1.39

     

1.09

     

2.48

     

(1.44

)

   

(1.44

)

 

$

46.58

     

5.49

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

46.29

     

1.46

     

(0.80

)

   

0.66

     

(1.41

)

   

(1.41

)

 

$

45.54

     

1.52

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

43.30

     

1.39

     

2.99

     

4.38

     

(1.39

)

   

(1.39

)

 

$

46.29

     

10.23

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

38.59

     

1.28

     

4.58

     

5.86

     

(1.15

)

   

(1.15

)

 

$

43.30

     

15.35

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

 

$

35.38

     

1.27

     

3.18

     

4.45

     

(1.24

)

   

(1.24

)

 

$

38.59

     

12.89

%

 

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

(e)  Excludes impact of in-kind transaction.

(f)  Commencement of operations.

(g)  Portfolio turnover increased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the year.

See notes to financial statements.


192



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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(e)
 

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

0.35

%

   

2.23

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

155,182

     

69

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

0.35

%

   

2.50

%

   

0.48

%

 

$

43,213

     

34

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

0.35

%

   

2.33

%

   

0.74

%

 

$

8,273

     

26

%

 
6/22/17(f) through
6/30/17
   

0.35

%

   

3.20

%

   

7.21

%

 

$

2,483

     

%

 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

0.35

%

   

1.20

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

609,613

     

56

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

0.35

%

   

1.51

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

828,729

     

116

%(g)

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

0.35

%

   

1.32

%

   

0.41

%

 

$

951,411

     

37

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

0.35

%

   

1.42

%

   

0.45

%

 

$

415,847

     

26

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

   

0.35

%

   

1.56

%

   

0.58

%

 

$

141,470

     

36

%

 

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

0.35

%

   

3.02

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

565,892

     

116

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

0.35

%

   

3.22

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

696,814

     

143

%(g)

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

0.35

%

   

3.06

%

   

0.41

%

 

$

738,260

     

52

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

0.35

%

   

3.06

%

   

0.43

%

 

$

471,927

     

49

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

   

0.35

%

   

3.51

%

   

0.56

%

 

$

156,278

     

52

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


193



Victory Portfolios II

 

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
     
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return
 

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

37.80

     

0.44

     

1.42

(c)

   

1.86

     

(0.50

)

   

(0.50

)

 

$

39.16

     

5.00

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

47.41

     

0.64

     

(9.61

)

   

(8.97

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.64

)

 

$

37.80

     

(19.04

)%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

41.41

     

0.50

     

5.98

     

6.48

     

(0.48

)

   

(0.48

)

 

$

47.41

     

15.75

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

33.55

     

0.49

     

7.84

     

8.33

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.47

)

 

$

41.41

     

24.91

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

 

$

39.23

     

0.34

     

(5.71

)(e)

   

(5.37

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.31

)

 

$

33.55

     

(13.70

)%

 

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

 

$

32.10

     

0.52

     

(5.14

)

   

(4.62

)

   

(0.56

)

   

(0.56

)

 

$

26.92

     

(14.55

)%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

 

$

33.79

     

0.85

     

(1.59

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.95

)

   

(0.95

)

 

$

32.10

     

(2.16

)%

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

 

$

32.22

     

0.94

     

1.45

     

2.39

     

(0.82

)

   

(0.82

)

 

$

33.79

     

7.41

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

 

$

29.00

     

0.78

     

2.90

(e)

   

3.68

     

(0.46

)

   

(0.46

)

 

$

32.22

     

12.79

%(f)

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

 

$

35.19

     

0.67

     

(6.27

)

   

(5.60

)

   

(0.59

)

   

(0.59

)

 

$

29.00

     

(15.96

)%

 

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Excludes impact of in-kind transaction.

(c)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

(d)  Portfolio turnover increased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the year.

(e)  Includes $0.07 gain derived from a payment from affiliate.

(f)  Before the payment from affiliate for the loss resulting from a trade error, the total return for the year would have been 12.55%.

See notes to financial statements.


194



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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Net
Expenses
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
  Gross
Expenses
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)
 

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

0.35

%

   

1.19

%

   

0.47

%

 

$

37,203

     

232

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

0.35

%

   

1.48

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

92,614

     

398

%(d)

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

0.35

%

   

1.13

%

   

0.43

%

 

$

116,157

     

47

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

0.35

%

   

1.25

%

   

0.55

%

 

$

57,971

     

50

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

   

0.35

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.80

%

 

$

26,838

     

221

%

 

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Year Ended 6/30/20

   

0.45

%

   

1.69

%

   

0.65

%

 

$

48,455

     

33

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/19

   

0.45

%

   

2.63

%

   

0.56

%

 

$

110,746

     

154

%(d)

 

Year Ended 6/30/18

   

0.45

%

   

2.73

%

   

0.58

%

 

$

179,103

     

38

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/17

   

0.45

%

   

2.59

%

   

0.86

%

 

$

82,150

     

164

%

 

Year Ended 6/30/16

   

0.45

%

   

2.16

%

   

1.36

%

 

$

34,797

     

211

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


195



Victory Portfolios II

  Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2020
 

1. Organization:

Victory Portfolios II (the "Trust") was organized on April 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust as a successor to a company named "Compass EMP Funds Trust." The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment company. The Trust is comprised of 24 funds, 22 of which are exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, which are units of beneficial interest with no par value. Each Fund is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act.

The accompanying financial statements are those of the following 14 Funds (collectively, the "Funds" and individually, a "Fund").

Funds (Legal Name)

 

Funds (Short Name)

 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 
VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 
VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 
VictoryShares International High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 
VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
  Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

 
VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
  US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF
 
 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 
VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 
VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 
VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
  Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF
 
 

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC. (the "Exchange"). The Funds issue and redeem shares of a Fund ("Shares") at net asset value ("NAV") only in aggregations of 50,000 Shares (each a "Creation Unit"). Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for a basket of securities included in the respective Fund's Index (the "Deposit Securities"), and/or with the deposit of a specified cash payment (the "Cash Component"), plus a transaction fee. Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. Shares of a Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions ("Authorized Participants"). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Only Authorized Participants may purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. In addition, shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash equal to up to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In each instance


196



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  Notes to Financial Statements — continued
June 30, 2020
 

of such cash creations or redemptions, transaction fees may be imposed and may be higher than the transaction fees associated with in-kind creations or redemptions.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges. A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transactional costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units. Variable fees received by each Fund are displayed in the Capital Share Transaction section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as an increase to Capital.

The Transaction Fees for each Fund are listed below:

    Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases and
Redemptions
  Maximum
Additional Variable
Charge for Cash
Purchases and
Redemptions*
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

750

     

2.00

%

 

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

750

     

2.00

%

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

6,000

     

2.00

%

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

9,000

     

2.00

%

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

250

     

2.00

%

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

250

     

2.00

%

 
International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF  .    

1,500

     

2.00

%

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

3,400

     

2.00

%

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

250

     

2.00

%

 

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

250

     

2.00

%

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

750

     

2.00

%

 

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

250

     

2.00

%

 

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

750

     

2.00

%

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF .

   

4,500

     

2.00

%

 

*  As a percentage of the amount invested.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

Investment Valuation:

The Funds record investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds' investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities or interest rates applicable to those securities, etc.)

• Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuation techniques are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with entering into those investments.

Portfolio securities listed or traded on securities exchanges, including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Rights, are valued at the closing price on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded, if available, or at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange or system, then a security is valued at the last available bid quotation on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or an exchange on which they are traded. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based on the observability of inputs used to determine the fair value.

A summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2020, based upon the three levels defined above, is included in the table below while the breakdown, by category, of investments is disclosed on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

667,362,523

   

$

   

$

   

$

667,362,523

   

Rights

   

2,454

     

     

     

2,454

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

27,242,704

     

     

     

27,242,704

   

Total

 

$

694,607,681

   

$

   

$

   

$

694,607,681

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

47,777

   

$

   

$

   

$

47,777

   

Total

 

$

47,777

   

$

   

$

   

$

47,777

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

16,037,335

   

$

   

$

   

$

16,037,335

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

329,886

     

     

     

329,886

   

Total

 

$

16,367,221

   

$

   

$

   

$

16,367,221

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

2,816

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,816

   

Total

 

$

2,816

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,816

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

82,412,798

   

$

   

$

   

$

82,412,798

   

Rights

   

6,943

     

     

     

6,943

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

3,124,887

     

     

     

3,124,887

   

Total

 

$

85,544,628

   

$

   

$

   

$

85,544,628

   


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LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(3,854

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(3,854

)

 

Total

 

$

(3,854

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(3,854

)

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

42,388,231

   

$

   

$

   

$

42,388,231

   

Preferred Stocks

   

56,677

     

     

     

56,677

   

Rights

   

     

471

     

     

471

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

279,657

     

     

     

279,657

   

Total

 

$

42,724,565

   

$

471

   

$

   

$

42,725,036

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

81

   

$

   

$

   

$

81

   

Total

 

$

81

   

$

   

$

   

$

81

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

192,156,326

   

$

   

$

   

$

192,156,326

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

2,938,235

     

     

     

2,938,235

   

Total

 

$

195,094,561

   

$

   

$

   

$

195,094,561

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(2,148

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(2,148

)

 

Total

 

$

(2,148

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(2,148

)

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

65,815,104

   

$

   

$

   

$

65,815,104

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

3,176,420

     

     

     

3,176,420

   

Total

 

$

68,991,524

   

$

   

$

   

$

68,991,524

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

6,714

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,714

   

Total

 

$

6,714

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,714

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

61,355,013

   

$

   

$

   

$

61,355,013

   

Rights

   

29,292

     

     

     

29,292

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

3,568,059

     

     

     

3,568,059

   

Total

 

$

64,952,364

   

$

   

$

   

$

64,952,364

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(261

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(261

)

 

Total

 

$

(261

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(261

)

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

21,393,380

   

$

   

$

   

$

21,393,380

   

Total

 

$

21,393,380

   

$

   

$

   

$

21,393,380

   


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LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

1,352

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,352

   

Total

 

$

1,352

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,352

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

234,620,677

   

$

   

$

   

$

234,620,677

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

317,058

     

     

     

317,058

   

Total

 

$

234,937,735

   

$

   

$

   

$

234,937,735

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

5,455

   

$

   

$

   

$

5,455

   

Total

 

$

5,455

   

$

   

$

   

$

5,455

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

154,500,916

   

$

   

$

   

$

154,500,916

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

837,522

     

     

     

837,522

   

Total

 

$

155,338,438

   

$

   

$

   

$

155,338,438

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(7,849

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(7,849

)

 

Total

 

$

(7,849

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(7,849

)

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

329,066,962

   

$

   

$

   

$

329,066,962

   

Rights

   

1,204

     

     

     

1,204

   

Investment Companies

   

280,075,188

     

     

     

280,075,188

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

11,012,568

     

     

     

11,012,568

   

Total

 

$

620,155,922

   

$

   

$

   

$

620,155,922

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(27,473

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(27,473

)

 

Total

 

$

(27,473

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(27,473

)

 

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

433,815,645

   

$

   

$

   

$

433,815,645

   

Investment Companies

   

130,782,399

     

     

     

130,782,399

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

25,441,140

     

     

     

25,441,140

   

Total

 

$

590,039,184

   

$

   

$

   

$

590,039,184

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(14,744

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(14,744

)

 

Total

 

$

(14,744

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(14,744

)

 

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

29,058,537

   

$

   

$

   

$

29,058,537

   

Investment Companies

   

8,057,856

     

     

     

8,057,856

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

710,324

     

     

     

710,324

   

Total

 

$

37,826,717

   

$

   

$

   

$

37,826,717

   


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LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Assets:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

6,812

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,812

   

Total

 

$

6,812

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,812

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

Common Stocks

 

$

25,353,285

   

$

   

$

671

   

$

25,353,956

   

Rights

   

2,223

     

     

     

2,223

   

Investment Companies

   

22,622,863

     

     

     

22,622,863

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

1,765,528

     

     

     

1,765,528

   

Total

 

$

49,743,899

   

$

   

$

671

   

$

49,744,570

   

Other Financial Investments^:

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(373

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(373

)

 

Total

 

$

(373

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(373

)

 

^  Futures Contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.

For the year ended June 30, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of the Level 3 fair value hierarchy.

Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"):

The Funds may invest in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in income-producing real estate or real-estate related loans or interests (such as mortgages). Certain distributions received from REITs during the year are recorded as realized gains or return of capital as estimated by the Funds or when such information becomes known.

Investment Companies:

The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end investment companies. These investment companies value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the board of directors of the underlying funds.

Derivative Instruments:

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts:

The Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, International Volatility Wtd ETF, International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF and Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF may enter into foreign exchange currency contracts to convert U.S. dollars to and from various foreign currencies. A foreign exchange currency contract is an obligation by a Fund to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price (in U.S. dollars) set at the time of the contract. The Funds do not engage in "cross-currency" foreign exchange contracts (i.e., contracts to purchase or sell one foreign currency in exchange for another foreign currency). The Funds' foreign exchange currency contracts might be considered spot contracts (typically a contract of one week or less) or forward contracts (typically a contract term over one week). A spot contract is entered into for purposes of hedging against foreign currency fluctuations relating to a specific portfolio transaction, such as the delay between a security transaction trade date and settlement date. Forward contracts are entered into for purposes of hedging portfolio holdings or concentrations of such holdings. The Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, International Volatility Wtd ETF, Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF and International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF enter into


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foreign exchange currency contracts solely for spot or forward hedging purposes, and not for speculative purposes (i.e., the Funds do not enter into such contracts solely for the purpose of earning foreign currency gains). Each foreign exchange currency contract is adjusted daily by the prevailing spot or forward rate of the underlying currency, and any appreciation or depreciation is recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until the contract settlement date, at which time the Fund records realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of a contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. A Fund could be exposed to risk if a counterparty is unable to meet the terms of a foreign exchange currency contract or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. In addition, the use of foreign exchange currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. As of June 30, 2020, the Funds had no open forward foreign exchange currency contracts.

Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into contracts for the future delivery of securities or foreign currencies and futures contracts based on a specific security, class of securities, foreign currency or an index, and purchase or sell options on any such futures contracts. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating either party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, while the contract is outstanding, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. No physical delivery of the underlying asset is made. A Fund may enter into futures contracts in an effort to hedge against market risks. The acquisition of put and call options on futures contracts will give the Fund the right (but not the obligation), for a specified price, to sell or to purchase the underlying futures contract, upon exercise of the option, at any time during the option period. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require the Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A good faith margin deposit, known as initial margin, of cash or government securities with a broker or custodian is required to initiate and maintain open positions in futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund based on the change in the market value of the position and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed out, at which time the gain or loss is realized. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if the Fund had not entered into any futures transactions. In addition, the value of a Fund's futures positions may not prove to be perfectly or even highly correlated with the value of its portfolio securities or foreign currencies, limiting a Fund's ability to hedge effectively against interest rate, exchange rate and/or market risk and giving rise to additional risks. There is no assurance of liquidity in the secondary market for purposes of closing out futures positions. The collateral held by the Funds is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under Deposits with broker for futures contracts.

As of June 30, 2020, the Funds entered into futures contracts primarily for the strategy of hedging or other purposes, including but not limited to, providing liquidity and equitizing cash.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivatives Assets:

The Funds are subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement.


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The table below, as of June 30, 2020, discloses both gross information and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and instruments and transactions that are subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement as well as amounts related to collateral held at clearing brokers and counterparties.

  Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets
  Gross Amounts
Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Received
 

Net Amount

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
 

$

28,474

   

$

   

$

28,474

   

$

   

$

28,474

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

720

     

     

720

     

     

720

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

81

     

     

81

     

     

81

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

14,875

     

     

14,875

     

     

14,875

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

2,151

     

     

2,151

     

     

2,151

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

6,375

     

     

6,375

     

     

6,375

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

6,794

     

     

6,794

     

     

6,794

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

31,875

     

     

31,875

     

     

31,875

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

32,294

     

     

32,294

     

     

32,294

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

1,440

     

     

1,440

     

     

1,440

   
    Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
 

Net Amount

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
 

$

1,020

   

$

   

$

1,020

   

$

(1,020

)

 

$

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

680

     

     

680

     

(680

)

   

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

420

     

     

420

     

(420

)

   

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 
Futures
Goldman Sachs & Co
   

494

     

     

494

     

(494

)

   

   

*  Cash collateral pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The total cash collateral pledged by each Fund is disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2020:

   

Assets

 

Liabilities

 
    Variation Margin
Receivable on Open
Futures Contracts*
  Variation Margin
Payable on Open
Futures Contracts*
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

47,777

   

$

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,816

     

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

3,854

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

81

     

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

2,148

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

6,714

     

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

261

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,352

     

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

5,455

     

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

     

7,849

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

27,473

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

14,744

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

6,812

     

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

     

373

   

*  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts a as reported on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Only current day's variation margin for futures contracts are reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended June 30, 2020:

    Net Realized
Gains (Losses) on
Derivatives
Recognized as a
Result from
Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations
 
    Net Realized
Gains (Losses) from
Futures Contracts
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Futures Contracts
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

183,748

   

$

15,329

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(12,140

)

   

915

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(6,898

)

   

(8,836

)

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(4,410

)

   

(3,907

)

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

158,651

     

(15,777

)

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(69,216

)

   

2,148

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

38,709

     

(502

)

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

19,404

     

990

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

44,878

     

5,455

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

95,914

     

(10,805

)

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(432,691

)

   

(65,269

)

 

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

563,975

     

(46,751

)

 

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(30,561

)

   

(3,078

)

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(23,882

)

   

(13,381

)

 


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All open derivative positions at year end are reflected on each respective Fund's Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The underlying face value of open derivative positions relative to each Fund's net assets at year end is generally representative of the notional amount of open positions to net assets throughout the year.

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

Changes in holdings of investments are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are recorded on the identified cost basis.

Withholding taxes on interest, dividends and gains as a result of certain investments in ADRs by the Funds have been provided for in accordance with each investment's applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Securities Lending:

The Trust has entered into a Master Securities Lending Agreement ("MSLA") with Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank" or the "Agent"). Under the terms of the MSLA, the Funds may lend securities to certain broker-dealers and banks in exchange for collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls associated with increases in the valuation of the securities loaned are adjusted the next business day. The collateral can be received in the form of cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral can include U.S. Government Securities, letters of credit and certificates of deposit. The cash collateral is invested in short-term instruments or cash equivalents, primarily open-end investment companies, as noted on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. The Trust does not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Funds any dividends or interest paid on such securities plus any fee negotiated between the parties to the lending agreement. The Funds also earn a return from the collateral. The Funds pay the Agent various fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral and fees based on the investment income received from securities lending activities. Securities lending income (net of these fees) is disclosed on the Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under the MSLA, which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.

The following table is a summary of the Funds' securities lending transactions which are subject to offset under the MSLA as of June 30, 2020. These transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings with an overnight and continuous contractual maturity for cash collateral and greater than overnight and continuous contractual maturity for non-cash collateral.

    Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
(Value of
  Value of
Cash
  Value of Non-cash Collateral
Received by Maturity
     
    Securities
on Loan)
  Collateral
Received*
 

<30 Days

  Between
30 & 90 days
 

>90 Days

  Net
Amount
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

26,908,197

   

$

26,908,197

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
US Small Cap Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

320,304

     

320,304

     

     

     

     

   


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    Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
(Value of
  Value of
Cash
  Value of Non-cash Collateral
Received by Maturity
     
    Securities
on Loan)
  Collateral
Received*
 

<30 Days

  Between
30 & 90 days
 

>90 Days

  Net
Amount
 
International Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

2,984,647

   

$

2,984,647

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
Emerging Market Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

264,949

     

264,949

     

     

     

     

   
US Large Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

2,870,867

     

2,870,867

     

     

     

     

   
US Small Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

3,083,315

     

3,083,315

     

     

     

     

   
International High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

3,386,164

     

3,386,164

     

     

     

     

   
Dividend Accelerator
ETF
   

309,830

     

309,830

     

     

     

     

   
US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
   

828,516

     

828,516

     

     

     

     

   
US 500 Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

10,872,227

     

10,872,227

     

     

     

     

   
US EQ Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

25,133,586

     

25,133,586

     

     

     

     

   
US Discovery Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

690,371

     

690,371

     

     

     

     

   
Developed Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,691,885

     

1,691,885

     

     

     

     

   

*  Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table.

The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations:

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities of a Fund denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the date of the transactions. 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 disclosed as Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations. Any realized gains or losses from these fluctuations, including foreign currency arising from in-kind redemptions, are disclosed as Net realized gains (losses) from investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations.

Foreign Taxes:

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received (a portion of which may be reclaimable), capital gains on the sale of securities, and certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly for the Funds. Distributable net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually from each Fund. The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains (collectively, distributions to shareholders) are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which


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may differ from GAAP. To the extent these "book/tax" differences are permanent in nature (e.g., net operating loss and distribution reclassification), such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital. Net investment losses incurred by a Fund may be reclassified as an offset to capital on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of June 30, 2020, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, reclassification adjustments were as follows:

  Total
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)
 

Capital

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

(21,775,991

)

 

$

21,775,991

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

274,117

     

(274,117

)

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(787,460

)

   

787,460

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

175,350

     

(175,350

)

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

4,351,626

     

(4,351,626

)

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(2,566,050

)

   

2,566,050

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

699,666

     

(699,666

)

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,420,130

     

(2,420,130

)

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

(2,964,088

)

   

2,964,088

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

(3,978,124

)

   

3,978,124

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(12,656,600

)

   

12,656,600

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(553,267

)

   

553,267

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,586,391

     

(2,586,391

)

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,756,427

     

(1,756,427

)

 

Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. The Funds have a tax year end of June 30.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax years, which includes the current fiscal tax year end). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Allocations:

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to the Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust, or jointly with an affiliated trust, are allocated among the respective funds in the Trust and/or affiliated trust based upon net assets or another appropriate basis.

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities:

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) and in-kind transactions associated with purchases and sales for the year ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

   

Excluding in-kind transactions

  Associated
with in-kind transactions
 
   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

220,154,903

   

$

216,092,188

   

$

175,305,087

   

$

191,868,048

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

11,872,220

     

11,904,054

     

4,833,288

     

14,807,112

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

37,558,870

     

32,461,424

     

57,266,128

     

7,538,180

   


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Excluding in-kind transactions

  Associated
with in-kind transactions
 
   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 
Emerging Market Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

41,656,171

   

$

19,964,610

   

$

12,168,342

   

$

1,607,772

   
US Large Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

166,749,339

     

166,076,789

     

173,638,818

     

241,565,494

   
US Small Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

58,277,413

     

58,141,568

     

60,726,527

     

50,308,219

   
International High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

54,564,335

     

53,082,704

     

49,680,957

     

11,275,792

   
Emerging Market High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

31,258,179

     

33,184,358

     

2,642,811

     

9,659,561

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

119,979,826

     

119,166,757

     

238,227,987

     

18,484,436

   
US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
   

99,965,615

     

99,432,570

     

153,192,562

     

38,348,173

   
US 500 Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

329,417,771

     

653,445,846

     

1,414,953

     

208,082,505

   
US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

653,991,749

     

835,958,223

     

23,305,580

     

106,735,874

   
US Discovery Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

151,458,459

     

101,013,590

     

1,205,408

     

46,622,499

   
Developed Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

24,463,085

     

51,898,282

     

     

42,739,383

   

For the year ended June 30, 2020, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government Securities.

4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties:

Investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Victory Capital Management Inc. ("VCM" or the "Adviser"), a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Adviser is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation, and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Victory Capital Operating, LLC.

Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The rates at which the Adviser is paid by each Fund are included in the table below.

 

Flat Rate

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.40

%

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.45

%

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF .

   

0.40

%

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.45

%

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.30

%

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF .

   

0.40

%

 

VCM also serves as the Funds' administrator and fund accountant. Under an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement, VCM is paid for its services an annual fee at a rate of 0.08% of the first $15 billion in average daily net assets of the Trust, Victory Variable Insurance Funds and Victory


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Portfolios (collectively, the "Victory Funds Complex"), 0.05% of the average daily net assets above $15 billion to $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex and 0.04% of the average daily net assets over $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex.

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi"), an affiliate of Citibank, acts as sub-administrator and sub-fund accountant to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Administration and Sub-Fund Accounting Services Agreement between VCM and Citi. VCM pays Citi a fee for providing these services. The Funds reimburse VCM and Citi for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services and certain other expenses specifically allocated to the Funds under the Fund Administration, Servicing, and Accounting Agreement. Amounts paid by the Funds to reimburse VCM for expenses incurred during the year ended June 30, 2020, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Sub-Administration fees.

Citibank acts as the custodian of the Funds' assets pursuant to the Global Custodial Services Agreement (the "Custody Agreement"). Citibank's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, Citibank also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser. Citibank may, with the approval of a Fund and at its own expense, open and maintain a sub-custody account or accounts on behalf of a Fund, provided that it shall remain liable for the performance of all of its duties under the Custody Agreement.

Citibank also serves as the Funds' Transfer Agent.

Foreside Fund Services, LLC ("Foreside") serves as the Funds' distributor.

The Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") is an employee of the Adviser, which pays the compensation of the CCO and his support staff. The Trust has entered into an Agreement to provide compliance services with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser furnishes its compliance personnel, including the services of the CCO, and other resources reasonably necessary to provide the Trust with compliance oversight services related to the design, administration and oversight of a compliance program for the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Funds in the Victory Funds Complex, in aggregate, compensate the Adviser for these services.

The Victory Funds Complex pays an annual retainer to each Independent Trustee, plus an additional annual retainer to the Chairman of the Board. The aggregate amount of the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees are allocated amongst all the funds in the Victory Funds Complex and are presented on the Statements of Operations.

Sidley Austin LLP provides legal services to the Trust.

The Adviser has entered into expense limitation agreements with certain Funds. Under the terms of the agreements, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees or reimburse certain expenses to the extent that ordinary operating expenses incurred by certain Funds in any fiscal year exceed the expense limit for such Fund. Such excess amounts will be the liability of the Adviser. Interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund's business are excluded from the expense limits. As of June 30, 2020, the expense limits (excluding voluntary waivers) are as follows:

    In effect November 1, 2019
until October 31, 2020
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.45

%

 

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.50

%

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF .

   

0.45

%

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.50

%

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

0.35

%

 

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

0.35

%

 


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    In effect November 1, 2019
until October 31, 2020
 

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.35

%

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF .

   

0.45

%

 

The Funds have agreed to repay fees and expenses that were waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for a period up to three fiscal years after such waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent such payments or repayments would not cause the expenses of a class to exceed the original expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or any expense limitation agreement in place at the time of repayment. Amounts repaid to the Adviser during the year, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Recoupment of prior expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser.

As of June 30, 2020, the following amounts are available to be repaid to the Adviser:

    Expires
June 30, 2021
  Expires
June 30, 2022
  Expires
June 30, 2023
 

Total

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

149,989

   

$

180,818

   

$

99,179

   

$

429,986

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

29,566

     

29,837

     

39,631

     

99,034

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

91,734

     

76,477

     

121,119

     

289,330

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

194,086

     

159,736

     

212,048

     

565,870

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

59,758

     

85,683

     

64,858

     

210,299

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

29,681

     

35,161

     

45,375

     

110,217

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

47,955

     

48,516

     

63,200

     

159,671

   
Emerging Market High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

47,982

     

93,761

     

117,270

     

259,013

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

20,087

     

21,708

     

51,403

     

93,198

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

16,990

     

28,089

     

47,372

     

92,451

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

219,577

     

226,258

     

90,547

     

536,382

   
US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

178,795

     

183,343

     

75,542

     

437,680

   
US Discovery Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

48,147

     

50,577

     

45,253

     

143,977

   
Developed Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

140,353

     

126,154

     

132,700

     

399,207

   

The Adviser voluntarily waived the following administration fees for the year ended June 30, 2020, to assist the Funds in maintaining competitive expense ratios. Voluntary waivers and reimbursements applicable to the Funds are not available to be recouped at a future time.

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

281,853

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

8,818

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

29,605

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

15,965

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

109,988

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

31,797

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

27,755

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

13,662

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

60,942

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

54,300

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

254,262

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

232,158

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

20,532

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

29,683

   

Certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Funds are also officers of the Advisor and /or employees of the Adviser, Administrator, Fund Accountant, Sub-Administrator, Sub-Fund Accountant, and Legal Counsel.


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5. Risks:

Each Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks.

An investment in the Funds' Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Funds, some of which will be traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest may affect the value of the Funds' Shares. An investment in the Funds' Shares at any point in time may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of the Funds' distributions.

The Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF, International Volatility Wtd ETF, Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF, International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF and Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF invest in securities of foreign issuers in various countries. Investing on an international basis involves certain risks not involved in domestic investments including the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of foreign currency, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments, which could affect the value of a Fund's investments in certain foreign countries. Governments of many countries have exercised and continue to exercise substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector through the ownership or control of many companies, including some of the largest in these countries. As a result, government actions in the future could have a significant effect on economic conditions which may adversely affect prices of certain portfolio securities. There is also generally less government supervision and regulation of stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the U.S. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, and special U.S. tax considerations may apply. Moreover, foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital re-investment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. The Schedule of Portfolio Investments includes information on each Fund's holdings, including industry and/or geographic composition, as relevant.

The Funds will be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount each expects to receive from counterparties for financial instruments entered into by the Funds. The Funds may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and the Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit ratings are investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

An outbreak of respiratory disease called COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and consumer activity, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines and general concern and uncertainty. These negative impacts have caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for Fund investors during and subsequent to period end. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession. Public health crises may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds' investments will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.


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6. Borrowing:

Line of Credit:

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Victory Funds Complex and the USAA Mutual Funds Complex (another series of mutual funds managed by the Adviser) participated in a short-term demand note "Line of Credit" with Citibank. The Line of Credit agreement with Citibank was renewed on June 29, 2020 with a termination date of June 28, 2021. Under the agreement with Citibank, the Victory Funds Complex and USAA Mutual Funds Complex, combined, may borrow up to $600 million, of which $300 million is committed and $300 million is uncommitted. $40 million of the Line of Credit is reserved for use by the Victory Floating Rate Fund (herein, the "Fund"), another series of the Victory Funds Complex, with that Fund paying the related commitment fees for that amount. The purpose of the agreement is to meet temporary or emergency cash needs. For the year ended June 30, 2020, Citibank received an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on $300 million for providing the Line of Credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex pays a pro-rata portion of the commitment fees plus any interest (one month LIBOR plus one percent) on amounts borrowed. Effective June 29, 2020, under an amended Line of Credit agreement, Citibank will also receive an annual upfront fee of 0.10% on the $300 million committed line of credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex will pay a pro-rata portion of the upfront fee. Interest charged to each Fund during the period, if applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Line of credit fees.

The average loans under the line of credit agreement with Citibank for the days outstanding and average interest rate for each Fund during the year ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

    Amount
Outstanding at
June 30, 2020
  Average
Borrowing*
  Days
Borrowing
Outstanding
  Average
Interest
Rate*
  Maximum
Borrowing
During
the Period
 
International Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

   

$

1,400,000

     

1

     

3.32

%

 

$

1,400,000

   
Emerging Market Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

     

4,423,500

     

4

     

2.49

%

   

10,000,000

   
    Amount
Outstanding at
June 30, 2020
  Average
Borrowing*
  Days
Borrowing
Outstanding
  Average
Interest
Rate*
  Maximum
Borrowing
During
the Period
 
US Small Cap High Div Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

   

$

925,000

     

1

     

3.13

%

 

$

925,000

   
Emerging Market High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

     

3,639,000

     

4

     

2.39

%

   

4,778,000

   

*  For the year ended June 30, 2020, based on the number of days borrowings were outstanding.


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7. Federal Income Tax Information:

The tax character of distributions paid during the tax years ended, as noted below, were as follows (total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid):

 

Year Ended June 30, 2020

 

  Distributions
paid from
     

  Ordinary
Income
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

11,639,455

   

$

11,639,455

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

333,395

     

333,395

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,636,991

     

1,636,991

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

831,383

     

831,383

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

10,982,914

     

10,982,914

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

3,347,836

     

3,347,836

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,460,188

     

2,460,188

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,690,396

     

1,690,396

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

2,413,888

     

2,413,888

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

3,232,593

     

3,232,593

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

9,141,838

     

9,141,838

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

19,790,977

     

19,790,977

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

764,303

     

764,303

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,518,775

     

1,518,775

   

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2019

 

  Distributions
paid from
         

 

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

9,387,343

   

$

   

$

9,387,343

   

$

9,387,343

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

530,031

     

     

530,031

     

530,031

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

942,198

     

     

942,198

     

942,198

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

773,465

     

584,060

     

1,357,525

     

1,357,525

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

6,679,386

     

     

6,679,386

     

6,679,386

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,707,481

     

     

1,707,481

     

1,707,481

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,195,385

     

     

2,195,385

     

2,195,385

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,289,328

     

     

1,289,328

     

1,289,328

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

154,436

     

     

154,436

     

154,436

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

627,227

     

     

627,227

     

627,227

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

14,515,692

     

     

14,515,692

     

14,515,692

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

24,059,137

     

     

24,059,137

     

24,059,137

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,699,060

     

     

1,699,060

     

1,699,060

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

4,201,929

     

     

4,201,929

     

4,201,929

   


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As of June 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Accumulated
Earnings
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Losses
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)**
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 
US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

661,242

   

$

661,242

   

$

(58,437,323

)

 

$

24,554,392

   

$

(33,221,689

)

 
US Small Cap
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

24,078

     

24,078

     

(7,601,626

)

   

(2,454,674

)

   

(10,032,222

)

 
International Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

210,594

     

210,594

     

(6,594,258

)

   

(1,049,187

)

   

(7,432,851

)

 
Emerging Market
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

246,500

     

246,500

     

(4,068,835

)

   

(2,966,639

)

   

(6,788,974

)

 
US Large Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

318,185

     

318,185

     

(39,429,514

)

   

(25,817,739

)

   

(64,929,068

)

 
US Small Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

484,756

     

484,756

     

(20,724,553

)

   

(9,703,383

)

   

(29,943,180

)

 
International High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

308,956

     

308,956

     

(13,071,588

)

   

(8,850,344

)

   

(21,612,976

)

 
Emerging Market High
Div Volatility Wtd ETF
   

157,914

     

157,914

     

(4,865,219

)

   

(3,866,029

)

   

(8,573,334

)

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

316,742

     

316,742

     

(9,029,819

)

   

4,593,306

     

(4,119,771

)

 
US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
   

167,436

     

167,436

     

(11,059,491

)

   

5,587,551

     

(5,304,504

)

 
US 500 Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

185,516

     

185,516

     

(53,373,108

)

   

24,172,438

     

(29,015,154

)

 
US EQ Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

782,711

     

782,711

     

(62,738,076

)

   

(6,240,183

)

   

(68,195,548

)

 
US Discovery Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

35,328

     

35,328

     

(32,768,149

)

   

(661,807

)

   

(33,394,628

)

 
Developed Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

15,025

     

15,025

     

(26,526,331

)

   

(739,522

)

   

(27,250,828

)

 

*  Under the current tax law, net investment losses realized after December 31 of a Fund's fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes.

**  The difference between the book-basis and tax-basis of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF and VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF utilized $11,537,964 and $19,516,943 of short-term capital loss carryforwards, respectively.


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As of the tax year ended June 30, 2020, the following Funds had net capital loss carryforwards as summarized in the tables below.

  Short-Term
Amount
  Long-Term
Amount
 

Total

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

32,958,055

   

$

25,479,268

   

$

58,437,323

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

4,443,491

     

3,158,135

     

7,601,626

   

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

4,186,566

     

2,407,692

     

6,594,258

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,791,319

     

1,277,516

     

4,068,835

   

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

22,487,331

     

16,942,183

     

39,429,514

   

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

16,058,099

     

4,666,454

     

20,724,553

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

8,712,930

     

4,358,658

     

13,071,588

   

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

2,831,466

     

2,033,753

     

4,865,219

   

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

8,938,322

     

91,497

     

9,029,819

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

10,848,711

     

210,780

     

11,059,491

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

38,875,453

     

14,497,655

     

53,373,108

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

32,133,200

     

30,604,876

     

62,738,076

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

30,433,081

     

2,335,068

     

32,768,149

   

Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

16,934,183

     

9,592,148

     

26,526,331

   

As of June 30, 2020, the cost basis for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments were as follows:

  Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

670,053,289

   

$

85,790,164

   

$

(61,235,772

)

 

$

24,554,392

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

18,821,895

     

1,251,059

     

(3,705,733

)

   

(2,454,674

)

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

86,596,909

     

6,936,481

     

(7,988,762

)

   

(1,052,281

)

 
Emerging Market Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

45,690,415

     

3,677,785

     

(6,643,164

)

   

(2,965,379

)

 
US Large Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

220,912,300

     

7,352,245

     

(33,169,984

)

   

(25,817,739

)

 
US Small Cap High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

78,694,907

     

5,193,892

     

(14,897,275

)

   

(9,703,383

)

 
International High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

73,806,035

     

2,346,087

     

(11,199,758

)

   

(8,853,671

)

 
Emerging Market High Div
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

25,257,819

     

986,438

     

(4,850,877

)

   

(3,864,439

)

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

230,344,429

     

14,066,606

     

(9,473,300

)

   

4,593,306

   
US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
   

149,750,887

     

12,570,870

     

(6,983,319

)

   

5,587,551

   
US 500 Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

595,983,484

     

49,389,684

     

(25,217,246

)

   

24,172,438

   
US EQ Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

596,279,367

     

39,046,902

     

(45,287,085

)

   

(6,240,183

)

 
US Discovery Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

38,488,524

     

4,432,852

     

(5,094,659

)

   

(661,807

)

 
Developed Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

50,486,870

     

2,272,322

     

(3,014,622

)

   

(742,300

)

 


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June 30, 2020
 

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Funds realized the following net capital gains (losses) resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains (losses) are not taxable to the Fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains (losses) to capital.

 

Short Term

 

Long Term

 

Total

 

US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

$

(1,259,228

)

 

$

23,035,218

   

$

21,775,990

   

US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(336,586

)

   

62,468

     

(274,118

)

 

International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

17,939

     

769,521

     

787,460

   

Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(207,793

)

   

26,226

     

(181,567

)

 

US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(4,465,174

)

   

113,549

     

(4,351,625

)

 

US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1,913,809

     

652,241

     

2,566,050

   

International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(624,369

)

   

(71,396

)

   

(695,765

)

 

Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(1,823,021

)

   

(597,110

)

   

(2,420,131

)

 

Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

1,970,870

     

993,218

     

2,964,088

   

US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

3,425,245

     

554,552

     

3,979,797

   

US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

5,982,428

     

6,674,172

     

12,656,600

   

US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(809,490

)

   

1,362,758

     

553,268

   

US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

(2,450,849

)

   

(135,540

)

   

(2,586,389

)

 

Developed Enhanced Volatility ETF

   

(159,348

)

   

(1,597,078

)

   

(1,756,426

)

 

8. Affiliated Securities:

An affiliated security is a security in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the security's outstanding voting shares, an investment company managed by VCM or an issuer under common control with a Fund under VCM. The Fund does not invest in affiliated securities for the purpose of exercising management or control. These securities are noted as affiliated on the Fund's Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Transactions in affiliated securities during the year ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:

US Small Cap
Volatility Wtd ETF
  Fair Value
6/30/19
  Purchases
at
Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Capital
Gain
Distribution
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Fair Value
6/30/20
  Dividend
Income
 
Victory Capital
Holdings, Inc
 

$

   

$

61,355

   

$

(30,974

)

 

$

(2,566

)

 

$

   

$

(139

)

 

$

27,676

   

$

350

   
US Discovery
Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
  Fair Value
6/30/19
  Purchases
at
Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Capital
Gain
Distribution
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Fair Value
6/30/20
  Dividend
Income
 
Victory Capital
Holdings, Inc
 

$

   

$

170,608

   

$

(146,134

)

 

$

21,619

   

$

   

$

4,119

   

$

50,212

   

$

496

   


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Victory Portfolios II

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Victory Portfolios II, comprising the Funds listed below (the "Funds"), as of June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods listed below, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund Name   Statements of
Operations
  Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
 

Financial Highlights

 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from July 7, 2015 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from July 7, 2015 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 


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Fund Name   Statements of
Operations
  Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
 

Financial Highlights

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from July 7, 2015 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and for the period from March 22, 2016 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2016

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and for the period from October 26, 2017 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2018

 

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and for the period from April 18, 2017 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2017

 

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

 

For the year ended June 30, 2020

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

For the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and for the period from June 22, 2017 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2017

 


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Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers or counterparties were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Victory Capital Management, Inc. since 2015.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
August 25, 2020


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June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Trustee and Officer Information

Board of Trustees:

Overall responsibility for management of the Trust rests with the Board. The Trust is managed by the Board in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. There are currently nine Trustees, eight of whom are not "interested persons" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Independent Trustees") and one of whom is an "interested person" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Interested Trustee"). The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The following tables list the Trustees, their date of birth, position with the Trust, commencement of service, principal occupations during the past five years and any directorships of other investment companies or companies whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or who file reports under that Act. Each Trustee oversees 24 portfolios in the Trust, 42 portfolios in Victory Portfolios and 9 portfolios in Victory Variable Insurance Funds, each a registered investment company that, together with the Trust, comprise the Victory Funds Complex. Each Trustee's address is c/o Victory Portfolios II, 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. Each Trustee has an indefinite term.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 

Independent Trustees.

 
David Brooks Adcock,
Born October 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Consultant (since 2006).

 

Chair and Trustee, Turner Funds (December 2016-December 2017).

 
Nigel D. T. Andrews,
Born April 1947
 

Vice Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

Director, TCG BDC II, Inc. (since 2017); Director, TCG BDC I, Inc. (formerly Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.) (since 2012).

 
E. Lee Beard,*
Born August 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired (since 2015).

 

None.

 
Dennis M. Bushe,
Born January 1944
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Retired.

 

Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2011-July 2016).

 


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Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 
John L. Kelly,
Born April 1953
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Partner, McCarvill Capital Partners (September 2016-September 2017); Advisor (January 2016-April 2016) and Managing Partner (August 2014-January 2016) Endgate Commodities LLC.

 

Director, Caledonia Mining Corporation (since May 2012).

 
David L. Meyer, *
Born April 1957
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

None.

 
Gloria S. Nelund,
Born May 1961
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Chair, CEO and Co-Founder of TriLinc Global, LLC, an investment firm.

 

TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (since 2012); Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2007-July 2016).

 
Leigh A. Wilson,
Born December 1944
 

Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Private Investor.

 

Chair (since 2013), Caledonia Mining Corporation.

 

Interested Trustee.

 
David C. Brown, **
Born May 1972
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), the Adviser; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

Trustee, USAA Mutual Funds Trust.

 

*  The Board has designated Mr. Meyer and Ms. Beard as its Audit Committee Financial Experts.

**  Mr. Brown is an "Interested Person" by reason of his relationship with the Adviser.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and is available, without charge, by calling 800-539-3863.


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Officers:

The officers of the Trust, their date of births, commencement of service and their principal occupations during the past five years, are detailed in the following table. Each officer serves until the earlier of his or her resignation, removal, retirement, death, or the election of a successor. The mailing address of each officer of the Trust is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. The officers of the Trust receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
 

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

 
Christopher K. Dyer,
Born February 1962
 

President

 

May 2015

 

Director of Mutual Fund Administration, the Adviser.

 
Scott A. Stahorsky,
Born July 1969
 

Vice President

 

May 2015

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2015); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2015).

 
Erin G. Wagner,
Born February 1974
 

Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Associate General Counsel, the Adviser (since 2013).

 
Allan Shaer,
Born March 1965
 

Treasurer

 

December 2017

 

Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (since 2016); Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, JP Morgan Chase (2011-2016).

 
Christopher A. Ponte,
Born March 1984
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

May 2015*

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2017); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2017); Chief Financial Officer, Victory Capital Services, Inc. (since 2018).

 
Colin Kinney,
Born October 1973
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

July 2017

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013) and Chief Risk Officer (2009-2017), the Adviser.

 
Chuck Booth,
Born April 1960
 

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Identity Theft Officer

 

May 2015

 

Director, Regulatory Administration and CCO Support Services, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

 
Jay G. Baris,
Born January 1954
 

Assistant Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (since April 2020); Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (January 2018-April 2020); Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (2011-January 2018).

 

*  On December 5, 2017 Mr. Ponte resigned as Treasurer and accepted the position of Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.


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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

Proxy Voting:

Information regarding the policies and procedures each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-539-3863. The information is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

The Trust files a complete list of Schedules of Portfolio Investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense figures in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that 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 table under the heading entitled "Actual Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense figures in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 
US 500 Volatility
Wtd ETF
 

$

1,000.00

   

$

901.80

   

$

1,023.12

   

$

1.65

   

$

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US Small Cap Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

817.40

     

1,023.12

     

1.58

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
International Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

875.60

     

1,022.63

     

2.10

     

2.26

     

0.45

%

 
Emerging Market Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

849.50

     

1,022.33

     

2.35

     

2.56

     

0.51

%

 


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  (Unaudited)

    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 
US Large Cap High
Div Volatility Wtd ETF
 

$

1,000.00

   

$

794.50

   

$

1,023.12

   

$

1.56

   

$

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US Small Cap High
Div Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

795.90

     

1,023.12

     

1.56

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
International High
Div Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

756.90

     

1,022.63

     

1.97

     

2.26

     

0.45

%

 
Emerging Market High
Div Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

826.70

     

1,022.33

     

2.32

     

2.56

     

0.51

%

 
Dividend Accelerator
ETF
   

1,000.00

     

932.00

     

1,023.12

     

1.68

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US Multi-Factor Minimum
Volatility ETF
   

1,000.00

     

939.50

     

1,023.12

     

1.69

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US 500 Enhanced Volatility
Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

990.30

     

1,023.12

     

1.73

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US EQ Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

960.90

     

1,023.12

     

1.71

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
US Discovery Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

994.30

     

1,023.12

     

1.74

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 
Developed Enhanced
Volatility Wtd ETF
   

1,000.00

     

808.00

     

1,022.63

     

2.02

     

2.26

     

0.45

%

 

*  Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/366 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).


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  (Unaudited)

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Funds paid qualified dividend income for the purposes of reduce individual federal income tax rates of:

   

Amount

 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility WTD ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

84

%

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

58

%

 

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

90

%

 

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ET

   

84

%

 

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

44

%

 

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

94

%

 

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

94

%

 

Dividends qualified for corporate dividends received deductions of:

   

Amount

 

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility WTD ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

91

%

 

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

100

%

 

VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

94

%

 

The following Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders the income tax credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on June 30, 2020, were as follows:

    Foreign
Source
Income
  Foreign
Tax
Expense
 

VictoryShares International Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.74

     

0.07

   

VictoryShares Emerging Market Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.74

     

0.09

   

VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ET

   

1.09

     

0.09

   

VictoryShares Emerging Market High Div Volatility Wtd ETF

   

1.84

     

0.31

   

VictoryShares Developed Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF

   

0.83

     

0.08

   


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Liquidity Risk Management Program:

The Victory Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the "LRMP") as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Act. The LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk, taking into consideration each Fund's investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other liquidity management tools such as available funding sources including the Victory Funds Complex Interfund Lending Facility and Line of Credit (discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements). The Board approved the appointment of VCM as the administrator of the LRMP. At an in-person meeting held on February 20, 2020, VCM provided an oral and written report to the Trustees on the operation and effectiveness of the LRMP during the previous year.

VCM manages liquidity risks associated with the Funds' investments by monitoring, among other things, cash and cash equivalents, any use of derivatives, the concentration of investments, the appropriateness of each Fund's investment strategy, and by classifying every fund investment as either highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid on at least a monthly basis. To assist with the classification of Fund investments, VCM has retained a third-party provider of liquidity evaluation services. This provider determines preliminary liquidity classifications for all portfolio holdings based upon portfolio-level data and certain assumptions provided by VCM. VCM reviews the preliminary liquidity classifications and, when appropriate, considers other information including input from the Funds' portfolio managers (including the portfolio managers employed by any investment sub-advisers) in determining final liquidity classifications.

The report from VCM concluded that the Funds did not experience any significant liquidity challenges during the covered period, and the Funds' LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage its liquidity risk. The report also concluded that the LRMP continues to operate adequately and effectively to enable VCM to oversee and manage liquidity risk and ensure each Fund is able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution to the remaining investors' interest in each Fund. During the review period, each Fund's portfolio consisted primarily of highly liquid investments, which are defined as cash and any investments reasonably expected to be converted to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Funds have not adopted a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum. The Funds' investments were below the limitation on illiquid investments during the review period. Additionally, VCM indicated that no events occurred that would require the filing of Form N-LIQUID and recommended no material changes to the LRMP.


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Privacy Policy

Protecting the Privacy of Information

The Trust respects your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. This is the information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us or third parties. It may include your name, address, social security number, account transactions and balances, and information about investment goals and risk tolerance.

We do not disclose any information about you or about former customers to anyone except as permitted or required by law. Specifically, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as the transfer agent that processes shareholder accounts and printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. We may also disclose this information to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf. This allows us to continue to offer you Victory investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize. These companies will use this information only in connection with the services for which we hired them. They are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose.

To protect your personal information internally, we permit access only by authorized employees and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.*

*  You may have received communications regarding information about privacy policies from other financial institutions which gave you the opportunity to "opt-out" of certain information sharing with companies which are not affiliated with that financial institution. The Trust does not share information with other companies for purposes of marketing solicitations for products other than the Trust. Therefore, the Trust does not provide opt-out options to their shareholders.



The Victory Funds
P.O. Box 182593
Columbus, Ohio
43218-2593

Visit our website at:

 

Call Victory at:

 

www.vcm.com

 

866-376-7890

 

VPII-VICTORYSHARESETF-AR (6/20)



June 30, 2020

Annual Report

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Victory Funds' shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Victory Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on www.VictoryFunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Victory Funds or your financial intermediary electronically by notifying your financial intermediary directly or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800-539-3863 or by sending an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your reports. If you invest directly with the Victory Funds, you can call 800-539-3863 or send an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Victory Funds you hold directly or through your financial intermediary.



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•  The latest fund news

•  Investment resources to help you become a better investor

•  A section dedicated to investment professionals

Whether you're a potential investor searching for the fund that matches your investment philosophy, a seasoned investor interested in planning tools, or an investment professional, www.vcm.com has what you seek. Visit us anytime. We're always open.



Victory Portfolios II

Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

   

3

   

Fund Review and Commentary (Unaudited)

   

5

   

Financial Statements

 

Victory Portfolios II Exchange-Traded Funds

 

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

11

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

34

   

Statements of Operations

   

35

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

36

   

Financial Highlights

   

38

   

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

20

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

34

   

Statements of Operations

   

35

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

37

   

Financial Highlights

   

38

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

40

   
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
   

53

   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

 

Trustee and Officer Information

    54    

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

    57    

Expense Examples

    57    

Liquidity Risk Management Program

   

58

 

Privacy Policy (inside back cover)

     


1



The VictoryShares are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Victory Capital Management Inc. is the investment adviser to the Funds and receives fees from the Funds for performing services for the Funds.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus of the VictoryShares.

For additional information about any VictoryShares, including fees, expenses, and risks, view our prospectus online at www.vcm.com or call 866-376-7890. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

The information in this annual report is based on data obtained from recognized services and sources and is believed to be reliable. Any opinions, projections, or recommendations in this report are subject to change without notice and are not intended as individual investment advice. Past investment performance of the ETFs, markets or securities mentioned herein should not be considered to be indicative of future results.

This report is for the information of the shareholders and others who have received a copy of the currently effective prospectus of the Funds, managed by Victory Capital Management Inc. It may be used as sales literature only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which provides further details about the Funds.

IRA DISTRIBUTION WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE

We generally must withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% of the taxable portion of your distribution and, if you live in a state that requires state income tax withholding, at your state's tax rate. However, you may elect not to have withholding apply or to have income tax withheld at a higher rate. Any withholding election that you make will apply to any subsequent distribution unless and until you change or revoke the election. If you wish to make a withholding election, or change or revoke a prior withholding election, call (800) 235-8396.

If you do not have a withholding election in place by the date of a distribution, federal income tax will be withheld from the taxable portion of your distribution at a rate of 10%. If you must pay estimated taxes, you may be subject to estimated tax penalties if your estimated tax payments are not sufficient and sufficient tax is not withheld from your distribution.

For more specific information, please consult your tax adviser.

• NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

Call Victory at:

866-376-7890

Visit our website at:

www.vcm.com


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Victory Funds Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

What a difference a year makes. Not long ago, we were marveling at the longest-ever bull market in equities. Although the current market environment appears constructive and relatively calm (as of this writing), what has transpired over the past year has been nothing short of astounding.

In fact, the annual period ended June 30, 2020, has been the most unusual period for investors since the Global Financial Crisis or, perhaps, the Great Depression. We entered this year with mundane concerns of interest rates and global trade talks, but that all changed quickly in early 2020. The spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States was an unprecedented event that rendered virtually any economic forecast unreliable. In March, and seemingly overnight, the sentiment pendulum swung from risk-on to risk-off.

The global economy came to an all-stop and equities sold off sharply. Meanwhile, liquidity evaporated in many segments of the fixed-income market, especially higher-yielding credits and anything perceived to be higher risk, which caused credit spreads to widen and depressed prices.

Fortunately, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") and other monetary authorities worldwide leapt into action — slashing interest rates, (re)starting quantitative easing and, in the case of the Fed, launching an array of programs to provide liquidity to stabilize fixed-income markets.

The U.S. government also stepped up to provide $2 trillion of fiscal stimulus in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which aims help toward corporations, small businesses, and individuals that have been affected by the abrupt economic stoppage.

All those steps ended the market's freefall, spurred a significant rally in equities, and helped tighten credit spreads across much of the fixed-income universe. In fact, by June 30, 2020, sentiment was nothing less than bullish and the broad market indexes had largely recovered losses from the first quarter. Through all this turmoil and volatility, the S&P 500® Index managed to deliver an annual return of approximately 7.5% for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020. Meanwhile, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries declined 144 basis points, reflecting both the Fed intervention and the uncertainties, ending June 30 at approximately 0.66%.

Looking ahead, the economy and markets remain unpredictable. For equities, investors should expect continued bouts of elevated volatility, which will likely be driven by reports on the virus, a possible vaccine, and the economic data. On the whole, however, the tenor of the market is much improved from the depths of the crisis even as earnings estimates remain vague at best.

Credit markets, too, remain unpredictable, though they have stabilized markedly. A wide range of outcomes are conceivable over the next year, but continued monetary intervention and fiscal stimulus, coupled with a regional approach to economic shutdowns, may well prevent credit spreads from returning to the elevated levels of March.


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Regardless, whatever is in store for markets, you can be certain that the investment philosophies and resolve of Victory Capital's various independent investment franchises remain steadfast. We believe that our collective investment talent and their actively managed portfolios will be able to manage risks and excel in an environment that often creates short-term pricing dislocations that benefit astute investors.

On the following pages, you will find information relating to your Victory Funds investment. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor. If you invest with us directly, you may call (800) 539-3863, or visit our website at www.vcm.com.

My colleagues and I sincerely appreciate the confidence you have placed in the Victory Funds, and we value the opportunity to help meet your investment goals.

Christopher K. Dyer, CFA

President,

Victory Funds


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

Seems like eons ago, but just a year and a half ago, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") had actually increased the Fed Funds rate to a range of 2.25%-2.50%. This turned out to be the highest the Fed Funds rate would go. The Fed began lowering rates, bringing Fed Funds rate down to a range of 2.00%-2.50%, in July 2019. The Fed also stopped shrinking its balance sheet, all in an effort to keep the economy humming, as the effects of the trade war with China were starting to be felt here in the United States. While real Gross Domestic Product ("GDP") was somewhat weak in the second quarter of 2019 at 1.50%, the rest of the year posted a respectable growth rate of 2.50%. However, the world was about to change in a way almost no one imagined.

Sometime in late 2019, reports were surfacing of a virus in Wuhan, China. The virus, a coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, started spreading rapidly in Wuhan, and was soon beginning to show up in other countries. Ultimately, COVID-19 became a pandemic, and many countries around the world, including the United States, began "locking down" their economies in an effort to contain the virus. In the United States, the lockdowns began in earnest in March, and significantly affected almost every area of the economy.

"Unprecedented" became an everyday word, as life in the United States became unlike anything we have ever seen. With many businesses being forced to temporarily close, many people were put out of work. Monthly payrolls, which had been growing at an average of roughly 216 thousand per month since August 2019, plummeted to a loss of 1.4 million jobs in March, and an unprecedented loss of 21 million jobs in April. The unemployment rate, which was at a record low of 3.5% in February, jumped to 14.7% in April. Real GDP fell 5% in the first quarter of 2020, and a record 32.9% in the second quarter, thus officially marking the economy as being in recession. Due to demand dropping precipitously from people not driving, coupled with a strong supply, the price of West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") crude oil actually went negative in April. This was due to investors in WTI futures contracts, which requires physical settlement, having to pay to not take delivery, forcing the price into unprecedented negative territory.

In response, federal and state governments stepped up stimulus efforts to help those out of work. Congress passed an unprecedented $1 trillion stimulus package, with unemployment benefits to temporarily supplement state payments, as well as grants/loans to businesses. The Fed significantly increased its balance sheet again, and in an unprecedented move, increased the types of bonds it can buy to include corporate bonds.

Although U.S. Treasury rates had already begun to fall by August 2019, in response to worries over the trade war with China and the economy beginning to slow, the unprecedented


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF (continued)

worldwide economic shutdown drove rates much lower, as investors bought U.S. Treasuries in a flight to quality. Given the Fed moving the Fed Funds rate to effectively zero and the economy only slowly beginning to reopen, U.S. Treasury rates remain at their lows. Although rates were already low, year-over-year decreases were dramatic. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield dropped 161 basis points, while 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury yields dropped 135 and 112 basis points, respectively.

Given the pandemic, credit spreads (yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity) significantly increased. Although they did not increase as much as in 2008, they increased much more rapidly. From a relatively low level in mid-February, spreads peaked in late March; a very rapid increase. AAA, AA, A and BBB spreads widened by 12, 26, 28, and 47 basis points, respectively. High-yield spreads widened by 249 basis points. (Spreads are generally considered an indication of risk; the wider the spread, the greater the perceived risk.) Although spreads have continued to fall, they remain higher than pre-COVID-19 levels.

How did VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned 4.05%, slightly underperforming its benchmark, Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Yr Credit Index (the "Index"), which returned 4.32% for the year ended June 30, 2020.

What strategies did you employ during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund earned a positive total return during the reporting period, driven primarily by coupon income and the decline in U.S. Treasury yields, but underperformed the Index. Reflecting the portfolio's diversification, the Fund's results were spread among a variety of sectors. Within corporate bonds, the Fund benefited from investments in Metals & Mining, Integrated Energy, Midstream Energy, Consumer Non-Cyclical and Capital Goods. Certain other market segments weighed on relative performance, although they generally produced positive returns. These included Independent Exploration and Production, Airlines, Finance Companies, Asset-Backed Securities, and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. In addition, the Fund's cash position was a drag on performance as bond prices rose during the reporting period. We continued to adhere to our disciplined investment approach, which is to maintain an attractive yield with an acceptable level of risk. From a credit risk perspective, investment-grade bonds outperformed for the period, with high yield bonds underperforming. From a credit perspective, investment-grade bonds contributed most to performance, while high-yield bonds dampened returns.

To identify attractive investment opportunities, we worked with our in-house team of credit analysts, continuing to build the portfolio bond-by-bond, through fundamental bottom-up analysis. We seek ideas where our fundamental understanding of the credit risk is different than the market. This approach, we believe, will generate total returns that may outperform our Lipper peers over the long run, with less volatility. Our credit analysts review all securities considered for purchase and assign their own independent credit rating. As always, they continuously monitor every holding in the Fund. We are committed to building a portfolio diversified among multiple asset classes and across a large number of issuers. To minimize the Fund's exposure to potential surprises, we limit the positions we take in any one issuer.


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

     
   

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Bloomberg
Barclays 1-3 Yr
Credit Index1
 

One Year

   

4.05

%

   

4.35

%

   

4.32

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

3.34

%

   

3.48

%

   

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

Gross

   

0.34

%

                 

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.34

%

                 

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Yr Credit Index measures the performance of investment-grade corporate debt and sovereign, supranational, local authority, and non-U.S. agency bonds that have a remaining maturity of at least one year and less than three years. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

Seems like eons ago, but just a year and a half ago, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") had actually increased the Fed Funds rate to a range of 2.25%-2.50%. This turned out to be the highest the Fed Funds rate would go. The Fed began lowering rates, bringing Fed Funds rate down to a range of 2.00%-2.50%, in July 2019. The Fed also stopped shrinking its balance sheet, all in an effort to keep the economy humming, as the effects of the trade war with China were starting to be felt here in the United States. While real Gross Domestic Product ("GDP") was somewhat weak in the second quarter of 2019 at 1.50%, the rest of the year posted a respectable growth rate of 2.50%. However, the world was about to change in a way almost no one imagined.

Sometime in late 2019, reports were surfacing of a virus in Wuhan, China. The virus, a coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, started spreading rapidly in Wuhan, and was soon beginning to show up in other countries. Ultimately, COVID-19 became a pandemic, and many countries around the world, including the United States, began "locking down" their economies in an effort to contain the virus. In the United States, the lockdowns began in earnest in March, and significantly affected almost every area of the economy.

"Unprecedented" became an everyday word, as life in the United States became unlike anything we have ever seen. With many businesses being forced to temporarily close, many people were put out of work. Monthly payrolls, which had been growing at an average of roughly 216 thousand per month since August 2019, plummeted to a loss of 1.4 million jobs in March, and an unprecedented loss of 21 million jobs in April. The unemployment rate, which was at a record low of 3.5% in February, jumped to 14.7% in April. Real GDP fell 5% in the first quarter of 2020, and a record 32.9% in the second quarter, thus officially marking the economy as being in recession. Due to demand dropping precipitously from people not driving, coupled with a strong supply, the price of West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") crude oil actually went negative in April. This was due to investors in WTI futures contracts, which requires physical settlement, having to pay to not take delivery, forcing the price into unprecedented negative territory.

In response, federal and state governments stepped up stimulus efforts to help those out of work. Congress passed an unprecedented $1 trillion stimulus package, with unemployment benefits to temporarily supplement state payments, as well as grants/loans to businesses. The Fed significantly increased its balance sheet again, and in an unprecedented move, increased the types of bonds it can buy to include corporate bonds.

Although U.S. Treasury rates had already begun to fall by August 2019, in response to worries over the trade war with China and the economy beginning to slow, the unprecedented


8



VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (continued)

worldwide economic shutdown drove rates much lower, as investors bought U.S. Treasuries in a flight to quality. Given the Fed moving the Fed Funds rate to effectively zero and the economy only slowly beginning to reopen, U.S. Treasury rates remain at their lows. Although rates were already low, year-over-year decreases were dramatic. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield dropped 161 basis points, while 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury yields dropped 135 and 112 basis points, respectively.

Given the pandemic, credit spreads (yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity) significantly increased. Although they did not increase as much as in 2008, they increased much more rapidly. From a relatively low level in mid-February, spreads peaked in late March; a very rapid increase. AAA, AA, A and BBB spreads widened by 12, 26, 28, and 47 basis points, respectively. High-yield spreads widened by 249 basis points. (Spreads are generally considered an indication of risk; the wider the spread, the greater the perceived risk.) Although spreads have continued to fall, they remain higher than pre-COVID-19 levels.

How did VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned 7.69%, underperforming its benchmark, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the "Index"), which returned 8.74% for the year ended June 30, 2020.

What strategies did you employ during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund produced a positive total return but underperformed the Index, as bond prices appreciated during the reporting period and spreads widened. Relative to the Index, the Fund was helped by its allocation to, and security selection within, corporate bonds. The Fund benefited from overweight positions in financial sectors such as Banking and Insurance. The Fund also benefited from its allocations to, and security selection within, Midstream Energy, Metals & Mining, Food & Beverage, Utilities and Manufacturing. The Fund's holdings of Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities also added to performance. An underweight in U.S. Treasury securities, which generated greater returns than the Index, hindered relative performance. We were also underweight Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, which detracted from performance. From a credit risk perspective, investment-grade bonds outperformed for the period, with high-yield bonds underperforming. For the Fund, investment-grade bonds contributed most to performance, while high-yield bonds dampened overall returns.

In keeping with our investment process, we continued to build the portfolio bond-by-bond. We work with our team of analysts to seek ideas where our fundamental understanding of the credit risk is different than that of the market. During the year, we found a number of attractive opportunities as we continued to seek relative values across the fixed income market. We took advantage of periods of volatility to add or reduce select investments in Corporate Credit, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities and Taxable Municipals.

Our analysts continued to analyze and monitor every holding in the portfolio. We are committed to building a portfolio diversified among multiple asset classes and across a large number of issuers.


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

         
   

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  Bloomberg Barclays US
Aggregate Bond Index1
 

One Year

   

7.69

%

   

7.95

%

   

8.74

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

5.70

%

   

5.83

%

   

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

Gross

   

0.38

%

                 

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.38

%

                 

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. This includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


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Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities (12.0%)

 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2,
Class D, 3.42%, 4/18/23, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100
 

$

820,000

   

$

840,044

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-4,
Class C, 2.60%, 9/18/23, Callable 5/18/22 @ 100
   

500,000

     

510,728

   
Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2017-1,
Class C, 2.96%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

510,371

   
Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2018-1,
Class C, 3.98%, 5/15/24, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

400,000

     

411,284

   
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A,
Class B, 3.63%, 1/19/24, Callable 1/19/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

517,687

   

CARS LP, Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 2.69%, 2/15/50 (a)

   

640,573

     

644,476

   
Centre Point Funding LLC, Series 2012-2A,
Class 1, 2.61%, 8/20/21 (a)
   

1,871

     

1,869

   
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2017-B,
Class B, 2.47%, 12/16/24, Callable 10/15/21 @ 100
   

500,000

     

504,933

   
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2018-1A,
Class B, 3.60%, 4/15/27, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

510,616

   
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2,
Class C, 2.28%, 8/17/26, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100
   

750,000

     

756,462

   
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-4,
Class C, 3.66%, 11/15/24, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100
   

423,808

     

428,439

   
Evergreen Credit Card Trust, Series 2019-2,
Class B, 2.27%, 9/15/24 (a)
   

750,000

     

754,175

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3A,
Class B, 3.46%, 10/17/22, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

122,221

     

122,508

   
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-1,
Class B, 1.84%, 12/20/23, Callable 9/20/22 @ 100
   

489,000

     

494,742

   
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3,
Class A3, 3.02%, 5/16/23, Callable 5/16/22 @ 100
   

441,052

     

450,183

   
GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-1,
Class A4, 2.83%, 6/17/24, Callable 11/15/21 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

509,239

   
Kubota Credit Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class A2, 1.92%, 12/15/22, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,011,289

   
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, Series 2016-A,
Class A4, 1.76%, 1/17/23, Callable 7/15/25 @ 100 (a)
   

65,737

     

66,096

   
OSCAR US Funding Trust LLC, Series 2017-1A,
Class A4, 3.30%, 5/10/24 (a)
   

437,690

     

442,966

   

PSNH Funding LLC, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.09%, 2/1/26

   

343,288

     

356,663

   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3,
Class C, 2.49%, 10/15/25, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100
   

750,000

     

756,213

   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-5,
Class B, 3.52%, 12/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100
   

125,175

     

125,549

   
SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2017-2A,
Class A, 3.41%, 12/20/23, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100 (a)
   

75,333

     

75,528

   
SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2017-1,
Class A, 3.77%, 1/20/23, Callable 11/20/20 @ 100 (a)
   

191,590

     

192,846

   
SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2019-2A,
Class A2, 2.47%, 4/20/26, Callable 3/20/25 @ 100 (a)
   

750,000

     

747,599

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Synchrony Card Issuance Trust, Series 2018-A1,
Class A, 3.38%, 9/15/24
 

$

370,000

   

$

380,839

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A,
Class C, 2.84%, 7/15/24, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

505,564

   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $12,466,339)

   

12,628,908

   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (5.5%)

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SMRT,
Class B, 4.38%, 1/10/36 (a)
   

500,000

     

527,420

   

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-K12, Class B, 4.49%, 1/25/46 (a) (b)

   

500,000

     

506,382

   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2013-C10, Class A5, 3.14%, 12/15/47
   

981,542

     

1,019,404

   
Madison Park Funding Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class AR, 2.20%
(LIBOR03M+116bps), 7/23/29, Callable 7/23/20 @ 100 (a) (c)
   

500,000

     

489,350

   
Oaktree EIF Ltd., Series 2016-IIIA, Class B, 3.14%
(LIBOR03M+200bps), 10/20/27, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100 (a) (c)
   

500,000

     

490,050

   
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 1.18%
(LIBOR03M+80bps), 2/20/28, Callable 2/20/21 @ 100 (a) (c)
   

492,083

     

485,531

   
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 1.87%
(LIBOR03M+65bps), 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/20 @ 100 (a) (c)
   

224,875

     

221,209

   
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A2, 2.27%
(LIBOR03M+105bps), 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/20 @ 100 (a) (c)
   

500,000

     

482,150

   
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C9,
Class ASB, 2.45%, 11/15/45
   

292,504

     

295,673

   
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C7,
Class AS, 4.09%, 6/15/45 (b)
   

225,017

     

231,316

   
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C5,
Class A4, 3.67%, 11/15/44
   

981,484

     

999,264

   

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $5,765,853)

   

5,747,749

   

Corporate Bonds (60.8%)

 

Communication Services (0.7%):

 

Pearson Funding Four PLC, 3.75%, 5/8/22 (a) (d)

   

750,000

     

775,229

   

Sprint Spectrum, 3.36%, 3/20/23 (a)

   

125,000

     

126,706

   
     

901,935

   

Consumer Discretionary (9.6%):

 

Association of American Medical Colleges, 2.12%, 10/1/24

   

750,000

     

753,706

   

Booking Holdings, Inc., 4.10%, 4/13/25, Callable 3/13/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

841,958

   

Carnival Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/20 (d)

   

500,000

     

493,210

   

Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 2/1/25 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,062,400

   

General Motors Co., 1.27% (LIBOR03M+80bps), 8/7/20 (c)

   

500,000

     

499,595

   
Howard University
2.64%, 10/1/21
   

500,000

     

510,070

   

2.74%, 10/1/22

   

500,000

     

517,615

   
International Game Technology PLC, 6.25%, 2/15/22,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100 (a)
   

431,000

     

435,293

   

Lennar Corp., 2.95%, 11/29/20, Callable 9/29/20 @ 100

   

300,000

     

300,243

   

Macys Retail Holdings, Inc., 3.45%, 1/15/21, Callable 12/15/20 @ 100 (d)

   

999,000

     

959,659

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Marriott International, Inc., 3.38%, 10/15/20, Callable 7/30/20 @ 100

 

$

500,000

   

$

500,465

   

Meritage Homes Corp., 7.00%, 4/1/22

   

733,000

     

776,056

   

Newell Brands, Inc., 3.65%, 4/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100 (e)

   

750,000

     

749,565

   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 2.15%, 7/13/20 (a)

   

500,000

     

499,785

   

QVC, Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/23

   

500,000

     

500,775

   
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.88%, 2/15/22,
Callable 11/15/21 @ 100
   

544,000

     

566,375

   
     

9,966,770

   

Consumer Staples (3.5%):

 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.70%, 7/26/22,
Callable 6/26/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

512,765

   

Altria Group, Inc., 4.75%, 5/5/21

   

500,000

     

517,980

   
Avon International Capital PLC, 6.50%, 8/15/22,
Callable 8/6/20 @ 103.94 (a)
   

500,000

     

494,635

   
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 2.38%, 6/24/22,
Callable 5/24/22 @ 100 (a)
   

400,000

     

411,768

   

Unilever Capital Corp., 2.60%, 5/5/24, Callable 3/5/24 @ 100

   

750,000

     

801,720

   

Walmart, Inc., 3.55%, 6/26/25, Callable 4/26/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

849,443

   
     

3,588,311

   

Energy (8.1%):

 

Apache Corp., 3.63%, 2/1/21, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100

   

750,000

     

739,575

   

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.88%, 2/1/21, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100

   

500,000

     

496,005

   
EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.75%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100
   

400,000

     

403,048

   

4.00%, 8/1/24, Callable 5/1/24 @ 100

   

250,000

     

236,988

   

Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.99%, 3/19/25, Callable 2/19/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

814,725

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/23, Callable 4/1/23 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,077,869

   
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC, 3.63%, 4/1/22,
Callable 3/1/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

512,295

   

MPLX LP, 3.50%, 12/1/22, Callable 11/1/22 @ 100

   

271,000

     

282,230

   

NuStar Logistics LP, 4.80%, 9/1/20

   

500,000

     

499,295

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 8/15/22

   

750,000

     

698,273

   
Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 4.13%, 12/1/20,
Callable 9/1/20 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,004,740

   

USX Corp., 8.13%, 7/15/23

   

400,000

     

443,896

   

Valero Energy Corp., 2.70%, 4/15/23

   

698,000

     

724,384

   

Western Midstream Operating LP, 3.10%, 2/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100

   

632,000

     

601,120

   
     

8,534,443

   

Financials (17.6%):

 

Ares Capital Corp., 3.25%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

728,003

   

Associated Bank NA, 3.50%, 8/13/21, Callable 7/13/21 @ 100

   

500,000

     

510,110

   
Assurant, Inc., 1.53% (LIBOR03M+125bps), 3/26/21,
Callable 7/22/20 @ 100 (c)
   

66,000

     

65,875

   

Athene Global Funding, 2.80%, 5/26/23 (a)

   

750,000

     

765,007

   

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.50%, 3/10/21 (a)

   

250,000

     

256,613

   
Cadence Bancorp, 4.75% (LIBOR03M+303bps), 6/30/29,
Callable 6/30/24 @ 100 (c)
   

500,000

     

418,870

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Citigroup, Inc., 3.14% (LIBOR03M+72bps), 1/24/23,
Callable 1/24/22 @ 100 (c)
 

$

400,000

   

$

413,752

   

DAE Funding LLC, 4.00%, 8/1/20 (a)

   

750,000

     

745,215

   
First Citizens Bancshare, Inc., 3.37% (SOFR+247bps), 3/15/30,
Callable 3/15/25 @ 100 (c)
   

806,000

     

787,736

   

First Horizon National Corp., 3.55%, 5/26/23, Callable 4/26/23 @ 100

   

750,000

     

772,268

   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., 6.13%, 7/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100

   

500,000

     

500,140

   

FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23, Callable 1/24/23 @ 100

   

476,000

     

471,735

   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.20%, 1/15/21

   

500,000

     

493,110

   
Fulton Financial Corp., 3.25% (SOFR+230bps), 3/15/30,
Callable 3/15/25 @ 100 (c)
   

1,000,000

     

980,539

   

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 1/15/21

   

500,000

     

513,300

   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp., 5.00%, 9/19/22

   

500,000

     

529,405

   
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder
Capital Finance Corp., 5.88%, 8/1/21, Callable 8/6/20 @ 100 (a)
   

885,000

     

876,230

   

Main Street Capital Corp., 5.20%, 5/1/24

   

500,000

     

512,725

   

ORIX Corp., 2.95%, 7/23/20, MTN

   

400,000

     

400,372

   

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 3.63%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

479,860

   

Primerica, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/22

   

400,000

     

423,748

   

Protective Life Global Funding, 3.10%, 4/15/24 (a)

   

500,000

     

538,410

   

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.75%, 5/7/25 (a)

   

750,000

     

764,018

   
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.40%, 1/18/23, Callable 12/18/22 @ 100
   

250,000

     

260,593

   

3.45%, 6/2/25, Callable 5/2/25 @ 100

   

314,000

     

327,213

   
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 3.37% (LIBOR03M+108bps), 1/5/24,
Callable 1/5/23 @ 100 (c)
   

250,000

     

262,173

   

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., 7.25%, 2/1/25, Callable 7/17/20 @ 105.44 (a)

   

750,000

     

706,853

   

Synovus Bank, 2.29% (SOFR+95bps), 2/10/23, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100 (c)

   

358,000

     

360,979

   
TCF National Bank, 5.50% (LIBOR03M+509bps), 5/6/30,
Callable 5/6/25 @ 100 (c)
   

750,000

     

776,250

   
TIAA FSB Holdings, Inc., 6.00% (LIBOR03M+470bps), 3/15/26,
Callable 3/15/21 @ 100 (c)
   

750,000

     

733,905

   

Truist Bank, 1.25%, 3/9/23, Callable 2/9/23 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,014,329

   

US Bank NA, 2.85%, 1/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100

   

500,000

     

528,450

   

Zions Bancorp NA, 3.35%, 3/4/22, Callable 2/4/22 @ 100

   

500,000

     

515,325

   
     

18,433,111

   

Health Care (1.7%):

 

Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25, Callable 8/6/20 @ 103.56

   

70,000

     

71,587

   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/21 (a)

   

750,000

     

770,880

   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 3.50%, 3/15/21

   

432,000

     

440,009

   

SSM Health Care Corp., 3.69%, 6/1/23, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100

   

500,000

     

536,800

   
     

1,819,276

   

Industrials (10.2%):

 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%,
10/30/20
   

500,000

     

502,175

   
Air Lease Corp.
2.50%, 3/1/21
   

263,000

     

262,958

   

3.50%, 1/15/22

   

500,000

     

503,679

   

2.25%, 1/15/23

   

250,000

     

246,783

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Aircastle Ltd., 4.25%, 6/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100

 

$

500,000

   

$

456,550

   

Carrier Global Corp., 1.92%, 2/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

764,723

   

CK Hutchison International Ltd., 2.75%, 3/29/23 (a)

   

750,000

     

776,017

   

Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, 2.00%, 12/10/29

   

1,000,000

     

953,660

   

Heathrow Funding Ltd., 4.88%, 7/15/21 (a)

   

475,000

     

487,782

   

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,085,060

   

PACCAR Financial Corp., 2.65%, 4/6/23, MTN

   

750,000

     

791,467

   

Ryder System, Inc., 2.25%, 9/1/21, MTN, Callable 8/1/21 @ 100

   

500,000

     

506,690

   

Smiths Group PLC, 3.63%, 10/12/22 (a)

   

500,000

     

514,270

   
Southwest Airlines Co.
2.65%, 11/5/20, Callable 10/5/20 @ 100
   

500,000

     

501,180

   

4.75%, 5/4/23

   

500,000

     

513,620

   

5.25%, 5/4/25, Callable 4/4/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

789,818

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 12/1/20 (d)

   

500,000

     

497,080

   

Wabtec Corp., 1.61% (LIBOR03M+105bps), 9/15/21 (c)

   

500,000

     

500,000

   
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 3.20%, 6/15/25,
Callable 5/15/25 @ 100
   

42,000

     

42,798

   
     

10,696,310

   

Information Technology (3.2%):

 

Broadcom, Inc., 3.13%, 4/15/21 (a)

   

500,000

     

508,240

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc., 4.45%, 12/1/20, Callable 9/1/20 @ 100

   

750,000

     

751,935

   

Leidos, Inc., 2.95%, 5/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100 (a)

   

698,000

     

732,719

   

Marble II Pte Ltd., 5.30%, 6/20/22, Callable 6/20/21 @ 100

   

200,000

     

198,436

   

Microchip Technology, Inc., 3.92%, 6/1/21

   

600,000

     

611,598

   

Oracle Corp., 2.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100

   

500,000

     

536,025

   
     

3,338,953

   

Materials (0.9%):

 

Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/22

   

500,000

     

495,775

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., 4.50%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100

   

400,000

     

428,076

   
     

923,851

   

Real Estate (2.7%):

 

Boston Properties LP, 4.13%, 5/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100

   

750,000

     

764,632

   

SBA Tower Trust, 2.84%, 1/15/25 (a)

   

750,000

     

749,670

   
Scentre Group Trust 1/Scentre Group Trust 2, 2.38%, 4/28/21,
Callable 3/29/21 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

502,095

   
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 6.75%, 12/15/21,
Callable 6/15/21 @ 100
   

500,000

     

504,500

   
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/25,
Callable 2/15/22 @ 101.75 (a)
   

364,000

     

342,353

   
     

2,863,250

   

Utilities (2.6%):

 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
2.58%, 7/1/20 (e)
   

660,000

     

660,000

   

2.72%, 8/15/21 (e) (f)

   

500,000

     

510,455

   

National Fuel Gas Co., 4.90%, 12/1/21, Callable 9/1/21 @ 100

   

500,000

     

514,235

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 3.25%, 9/1/23, MTN,
Callable 8/1/23 @ 100
 

$

500,000

   

$

540,340

   

Sierra Pacific Power Co., 3.38%, 8/15/23, Callable 5/15/23 @ 100 (d)

   

500,000

     

538,450

   
     

2,763,480

   

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $63,120,646)

   

63,829,690

   

Municipal Bonds (18.2%)

 

California (2.2%):

 

City of Montebello Revenue (INS — Assured Guaranty Corp.), 1.94%, 6/1/21

   

1,000,000

     

1,004,369

   

County of Riverside Revenue, 2.17%, 2/15/21

   

1,000,000

     

1,004,230

   
San Jose Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation,
Series A-T, 2.63%, 8/1/22
   

250,000

     

259,318

   
     

2,267,917

   

Colorado (2.8%):

 
City of Loveland Electric & Communications Enterprise Revenue,
2.85%, 12/1/23
   

600,000

     

632,292

   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue,
Series B, 2.24%, 11/1/22
   

750,000

     

754,883

   
Denver City & County Housing Authority Revenue,
2.15%, 12/1/24
   

750,000

     

787,598

   
Park Creek Metropolitan District Revenue,
Series B, 2.43%, 12/1/23
   

700,000

     

724,094

   
     

2,898,867

   

Indiana (1.0%):

 

Indiana Finance Authority Revenue, 2.48%, 3/1/24

   

1,000,000

     

1,023,329

   

Maryland (0.5%):

 

County of Howard, GO, Series C, 1.34%, 8/15/23

   

500,000

     

502,965

   

Massachusetts (0.5%):

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue,
Series B, 3.52%, 7/1/20
   

500,000

     

500,010

   

Michigan (1.9%):

 

Ecorse Public School District, GO, 2.00%, 5/1/24

   

750,000

     

771,375

   
Michigan Finance Authority Revenue
2.21%, 12/1/23
   

185,000

     

188,768

   

2.31%, 12/1/24

   

105,000

     

107,880

   

2.37%, 9/1/49, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100 (e)

   

446,000

     

462,569

   

Ypsilanti School District, GO, 1.89%, 5/1/24

   

510,000

     

524,892

   
     

2,055,484

   

Nebraska (0.7%):

 
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District Special Tax, 2.09%,
12/15/24, Continuously Callable @100
   

700,000

     

722,477

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

New Jersey (0.7%):

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 2.47%, 9/1/21

 

$

300,000

   

$

301,623

   
South Jersey Transportation Authority System Revenue,
Series B, 3.02%, 11/1/25
   

425,000

     

430,083

   
     

731,706

   

New York (1.0%):

 

Madison County Capital Resource Corp. Revenue, 2.18%, 7/1/23

   

500,000

     

513,065

   

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Series B, 3.18%, 3/15/22

   

500,000

     

520,630

   
     

1,033,695

   

Ohio (0.3%):

 

Hamilton County Health Care Facilities Revenue, 2.37%, 6/1/22

   

325,000

     

324,129

   

Pennsylvania (1.0%):

 
School District of Scranton, GO (INS — Build America Mutual
Assurance Co.), 2.46%, 4/1/22
   

500,000

     

510,010

   

State Public School Building Authority Revenue, 2.75%, 4/1/25

   

500,000

     

503,285

   
     

1,013,295

   

Rhode Island (0.5%):

 

Rhode Island Commerce Corp. Revenue, 2.86%, 5/1/24

   

500,000

     

532,035

   

Texas (4.6%):

 

Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue, Series B, 1.98%, 8/15/42 (e)

   

1,000,000

     

994,590

   
City of Houston, GO
2.62%, 3/1/21
   

150,000

     

151,319

   

2.77%, 3/1/22

   

150,000

     

153,630

   

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Revenue, 2.04%, 11/1/24

   

750,000

     

770,700

   
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Revenue, Series B, 2.30%, 5/15/24
   

600,000

     

623,778

   
Lubbock Texas Water & Wastewater System Revenue,
Series B, 1.93%, 2/15/24
   

750,000

     

772,328

   
Port of Port Arthur Navigation District Revenue,
Series B, 0.23%, 4/1/40, Continuously Callable @100 (e)
   

500,000

     

500,000

   

State of Texas, GO, 3.11%, 10/1/23

   

500,000

     

539,745

   

Texas A&M University Revenue, Series A, 2.95%, 5/15/23

   

500,000

     

532,305

   
     

5,038,395

   

Wisconsin (0.5%):

 
Public Finance Authority Revenue (LOC — Citizens Financial Group),
3.75%, 2/1/22, Continuously Callable @100
   

500,000

     

500,425

   

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $18,696,000)

   

19,144,729

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations (0.5%)

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.13%, 7/31/21

   

470,000

     

474,829

   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $461,799)

   

474,829

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Commercial Papers (1.4%)

 

Energy Transfer LP, 2.69%, 7/1/20 (g)

 

$

1,000,000

   

$

999,926

   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 3.67%, 11/4/20 (g)

   

500,000

     

493,609

   

Total Commercial Papers (Cost $1,488,188)

   

1,493,535

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (2.0%)

 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional
Class, 0.28% (h)
   

35,543

     

35,543

   
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio,
Class I, 0.09% (h)
   

1,075,734

     

1,075,734

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (h)
   

247,165

     

247,165

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (h)

   

141,435

     

141,435

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (h)
   

635,919

     

635,919

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $2,135,796)

   

2,135,796

   

Total Investments (Cost $104,134,621) — 100.4%

   

105,455,236

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.4)%

   

(454,918

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

105,000,318

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $27,342,776 and amounted to 26.0% of net assets.

(b)  The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect at June 30, 2020.

(c)  Variable or Floating-Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2020.

(d)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e)  Variable Rate Demand Notes that provide the rights to sell the security at face value on either that day or within the rate-reset period. The interest rate is reset on the put date at a stipulated daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other specified time interval to reflect current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(f)  Stepped-coupon security converts to coupon form on 08/15/21 with a rate of 2.715%.

(g)  Rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2020.

(h)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

bps — Basis points

GO — General Obligation

LIBOR — London InterBank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M — 3 Month US Dollar LIBOR, rate disclosed as of June 30, 2020, based on the last reset date of the security

LLC — Limited Liability Company

LP — Limited Partnership

See notes to financial statements.


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MTN — Medium Term Note

PLC — Public Limited Company

SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Credit Enhancements — Adds the financial strength of the provider of the enhancement to support the issuer's ability to repay the principal and interest payments when due. The enhancement may be provided by a high-quality bank, insurance company or other corporation, or a collateral trust. The enhancements do not guarantee the market values of the securities.

  INS  Principal and interest payments are insured by the name listed. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons, and there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations.

  LOC  Principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a bank letter of credit or other bank credit agreement.

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities (7.0%)

 
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2019-2,
Class B, 2.86%, 11/15/24
 

$

2,076,000

   

$

2,132,581

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2,
Class D, 3.42%, 4/18/23, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

1,024,444

   
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, Series 2020-A,
Class A3, 1.80%, 8/15/28, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

900,000

     

908,684

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-2A,
Class B, 3.55%, 9/22/25 (a)
   

500,000

     

503,525

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2016-2A,
Class B, 3.36%, 11/20/22 (a)
   

1,250,000

     

1,237,654

   
Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2017-1,
Class C, 2.96%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

510,371

   
BCC Funding Corp.XVI LLC, Series 2019-1A,
Class A2, 2.46%, 8/20/24, Callable 6/20/23 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,001,307

   
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A,
Class B, 3.63%, 1/19/24, Callable 5/19/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

517,687

   
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class A4, 1.89%, 3/19/25, Callable 10/19/23 @ 100 (a)
   

433,000

     

433,273

   
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-1,
Class B, 2.21%, 9/15/25, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100
   

1,275,000

     

1,312,307

   
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class B, 2.39%, 4/16/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100 (a)
   

823,000

     

827,182

   
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2020-1,
Class A3, 2.24%, 2/22/23, Callable 9/22/22 @ 100 (a)
   

687,500

     

702,663

   
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2020-1,
Class A3, 1.86%, 12/22/25 (a)
   

820,000

     

821,523

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A,
Class C, 3.82%, 12/16/24, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,021,627

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-3A,
Class D, 5.28%, 10/15/24, Callable 3/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

509,174

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class B, 2.26%, 4/15/24, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100 (a)
   

513,000

     

519,067

   
ExteNet LLC, Series 2019-1A,
Class A2, 3.20%, 7/26/49, Callable 1/25/23 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

501,584

   
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-1,
Class B, 2.29%, 8/15/31, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100 (a)
   

1,500,000

     

1,478,106

   
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1,
Class A4, 1.90%, 3/17/25, Callable 2/16/23 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

1,036,942

   
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2,
Class A4, 1.74%, 8/18/25, Callable 7/16/23 @ 100
   

750,000

     

775,590

   
Hertz Vehicle Financing LP, Series 2019-3A,
Class A, 2.67%, 12/26/25 (a)
   

718,708

     

711,985

   
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class B, 1.89%, 2/20/30, Callable 2/20/23 @ 100 (a)
   

385,000

     

390,413

   
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2019-1A,
Class C, 2.49%, 9/20/29, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

506,005

   
John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2020-A,
Class A4, 1.21%, 11/16/26, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100
   

2,000,000

     

2,017,110

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Kubota Credit Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A,
Class A4, 2.26%, 7/15/26, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100 (a)
 

$

433,000

   

$

451,480

   
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, Series 2017-B,
Class A4, 2.41%, 11/15/24, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,027,133

   
Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class B, 1.33%
(LIBOR01M+115bps), 3/25/67, Callable 5/25/33 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

1,000,000

     

893,675

   
NP SPE LLC, Series 2019-1A,
Class A2, 3.24%, 9/20/49 (a)
   

500,000

     

482,007

   
OSCAR US Funding Trust LLC, Series 2018-1A,
Class A3, 3.23%, 5/10/22 (a)
   

297,384

     

299,867

   
PSNH Funding LLC, Series 2018-1,
Class A3, 3.81%, 2/1/35
   

1,000,000

     

1,132,159

   
SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2019-1A,
Class A2, 3.23%, 10/20/24, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100 (a)
   

550,000

     

553,594

   
SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2019-1A,
Class B, 3.49%, 1/20/26, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

507,376

   
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B, 1.21%
(LIBOR03M+22bps), 1/27/42, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100 (b)
   

379,928

     

338,549

   
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-10, Class B, 1.21%
(LIBOR03M+22bps), 3/25/44, Callable 1/25/32 @ 100 (b)
   

241,240

     

204,234

   
Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2018-2,
Class A, 3.47%, 5/15/26
   

2,000,000

     

2,132,612

   
Transportation Finance Equipment Trust, Series 2019-1,
Class A4, 1.88%, 3/25/24, Callable 9/23/23 @ 100 (a)
   

1,280,000

     

1,279,750

   
VB-S1 Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A,
Class C, 3.41%, 2/15/48, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

510,857

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A,
Class D, 4.00%, 1/16/24, Callable 12/15/21 @ 100 (a)
   

507,000

     

518,901

   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $31,405,735)

   

31,732,998

   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (2.5%)

 
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B17,
Class ASB, 2.18%, 3/15/53
   

1,000,000

     

1,031,832

   
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-XL,
Class B, 1.26% (LIBOR01M+108bps), 10/15/36 (a) (b)
   

245,538

     

241,245

   
BX Trust, Series 2019-OC11,
Class A, 3.20%, 12/9/41 (a)
   

923,077

     

961,857

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-P8,
Class AS, 3.79%, 9/15/50 (c)
   

500,000

     

552,362

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-GC46,
Class AAB, 2.61%, 1/15/53
   

732,000

     

775,124

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-555,
Class A, 2.65%, 12/10/41 (a)
   

2,000,000

     

2,053,054

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SMRT,
Class C, 4.68%, 1/10/24 (a)
   

500,000

     

519,516

   
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-LC23,
Class AM, 4.16%, 10/10/48 (c)
   

250,000

     

270,859

   
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-277P,
Class A, 3.73%, 8/10/49 (a) (c)
   

1,000,000

     

1,073,594

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-PC1,
Class B, 4.58%, 7/10/50 (c)
 

$

865,000

   

$

890,489

   
DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-SFC,
Class A, 2.83%, 8/10/36 (a)
   

250,000

     

232,087

   
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K99,
Class B, 3.77%, 9/25/29 (a) (c)
   

1,000,000

     

1,093,397

   
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-GC45,
Class AAB, 2.84%, 2/13/53
   

357,000

     

383,432

   
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2010-C2,
Class C, 5.82%, 11/15/43 (a) (c)
   

813,000

     

817,319

   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-AUS,
Class A, 4.19%, 7/17/36 (a) (c)
   

250,000

     

270,637

   

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $11,082,218)

   

11,166,804

   

Corporate Bonds (48.8%)

 

Communication Services (2.6%):

 

AT&T, Inc., 4.35%, 3/1/29, Callable 12/1/28 @ 100

   

1,500,000

     

1,747,470

   
British Telecommunications PLC, 3.25%, 11/8/29,
Callable 8/8/29 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,088,670

   
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital
4.50%, 2/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100
   

500,000

     

553,110

   

3.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

545,090

   

Comcast Corp., 3.55%, 5/1/28, Callable 2/1/28 @ 100

   

750,000

     

859,163

   

CSC Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31 (a)

   

500,000

     

519,375

   

Fox Corp., 4.71%, 1/25/29, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,201,040

   

Meredith Corp., 6.88%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/21 @ 103.44

   

500,000

     

417,880

   

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC, 4.74%, 9/20/29 (a)

   

500,000

     

541,505

   

The Walt Disney Co., 2.20%, 1/13/28

   

666,000

     

695,550

   
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
4.75%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.38
   

643,000

     

679,214

   

3.88%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100 (a)

   

1,039,000

     

1,156,459

   

Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 3/22/30, Callable 12/22/29 @ 100

   

200,000

     

225,284

   

ViacomCBS, Inc., 3.38%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,063,940

   

Vodafone Group PLC, 5.00%, 5/30/38

   

500,000

     

627,215

   
     

11,920,965

   

Consumer Discretionary (2.2%):

 

AutoNation, Inc., 4.75%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100

   

600,000

     

651,384

   

AutoZone, Inc., 3.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

560,830

   
Daimler Finance North America LLC
3.70%, 5/4/23 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,060,340

   

3.45%, 1/6/27 (a) (d)

   

1,000,000

     

1,057,800

   

D.R. Horton, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100

   

500,000

     

539,965

   

eBay, Inc., 1.90%, 3/11/25, Callable 2/11/25 @ 100

   

1,500,000

     

1,548,525

   

General Motors Co., 6.80%, 10/1/27, Callable 8/1/27 @ 100

   

750,000

     

873,705

   

Hasbro, Inc., 3.55%, 11/19/26, Callable 9/19/26 @ 100

   

600,000

     

633,228

   

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/29, Callable 9/15/24 @ 102.38

   

1,000,000

     

1,022,050

   

Newell Brands, Inc., 4.20%, 4/1/26, Callable 1/1/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

524,400

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.20%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100

   

500,000

     

589,970

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

VF Corp., 2.95%, 4/23/30, Callable 1/23/30 @ 100

 

$

500,000

   

$

533,105

   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.20%, 9/26/26,
Callable 7/26/26 @ 100 (a)
   

1,000,000

     

1,068,890

   
     

10,664,192

   

Consumer Staples (4.1%):

 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.95%, 1/25/30,
Callable 10/25/29 @ 100 (a)
   

667,000

     

686,670

   

Altria Group, Inc., 3.40%, 5/6/30, Callable 2/6/30 @ 100

   

435,000

     

468,212

   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
3.65%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

1,121,120

   

4.38%, 4/15/38, Callable 10/15/37 @ 100

   

500,000

     

566,605

   

5.45%, 1/23/39, Callable 7/23/38 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,262,400

   
Bacardi Ltd.
4.45%, 5/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100 (a)
   

1,500,000

     

1,650,795

   

2.75%, 7/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100 (a) (d)

   

500,000

     

509,390

   

BAT Capital Corp., 4.39%, 8/15/37, Callable 2/15/37 @ 100

   

250,000

     

272,678

   

Becle SAB de CV, 3.75%, 5/13/25 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,051,320

   
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
4.35%, 3/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100
   

500,000

     

546,060

   

3.25%, 8/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100

   

502,000

     

521,764

   

Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.50%, 5/9/27, Callable 2/9/27 @ 100

   

750,000

     

830,565

   

General Mills, Inc., 4.55%, 4/17/38, Callable 10/17/37 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,251,879

   

Imperial Brands Finance PLC, 3.88%, 7/26/29, Callable 4/26/29 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,058,570

   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.75%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,032,700

   

Mars, Inc., 3.88%, 4/1/39, Callable 10/1/38 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,202,480

   

McCormick & Co., Inc., 2.50%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100

   

375,000

     

393,983

   

Mondelez International, Inc., 2.75%, 4/13/30, Callable 1/13/30 @ 100

   

375,000

     

404,599

   

PepsiCo, Inc., 2.75%, 3/19/30, Callable 12/19/29 @ 100

   

2,000,000

     

2,229,300

   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 5.20%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

541,340

   

Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100

   

391,000

     

491,342

   

The Kroger Co., 3.50%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100

   

500,000

     

565,505

   
     

18,659,277

   

Energy (6.3%):

 
Aker BP ASA
6.00%, 7/1/22, Callable 8/6/20 @ 101.5 (a)
   

250,000

     

255,320

   

5.88%, 3/31/25, Callable 3/31/21 @ 102.94 (a)

   

500,000

     

508,050

   
Boardwalk Pipelines LP
4.45%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100
   

1,500,000

     

1,566,885

   

4.80%, 5/3/29, Callable 2/3/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

526,215

   

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.13%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100

   

2,500,000

     

2,410,399

   

Cameron LNG LLC, 3.30%, 1/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100 (a)

   

1,091,000

     

1,200,907

   
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP
3.30%, 5/1/23, Callable 4/1/23 @ 100 (a)
   

250,000

     

260,998

   

3.70%, 6/1/28, Callable 3/1/28 @ 100 (a)

   

250,000

     

265,140

   

Continental Resources, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100

   

109,000

     

104,332

   

Enable Midstream Partners LP, 4.15%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/15/29 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

870,460

   
Energy Transfer Operating LP
3.75%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

993,470

   

3.70% (LIBOR03M+302bps), 11/1/66, Callable 8/6/20 @ 100 (b)

   

500,000

     

272,315

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.85%, 7/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100

 

$

500,000

   

$

370,730

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 2.80%, 1/31/30,
Callable 10/31/29 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

1,042,630

   

EOG Resources, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100

   

231,000

     

275,373

   

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100

   

500,000

     

503,810

   

EQT Corp., 7.00%, 2/1/30, Callable 11/1/29 @ 100

   

514,000

     

529,214

   

Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.61%, 10/15/30, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100

   

1,500,000

     

1,607,205

   
Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, 2.55%, 7/1/30,
Callable 4/1/30 @ 100 (a)
   

750,000

     

765,135

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.70%, 5/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100

   

469,000

     

525,036

   
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC, 4.63%, 4/1/29,
Callable 1/1/29 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

538,165

   
MPLX LP
4.25%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100
   

500,000

     

543,960

   

4.00%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100

   

750,000

     

792,795

   

4.80%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100

   

250,000

     

278,078

   

Murphy Oil Corp., 5.75%, 8/15/25, Callable 8/15/20 @ 104.31

   

500,000

     

449,745

   

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.38%, 1/1/26, Callable 10/1/25 @ 100

   

500,000

     

468,225

   

NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 6/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

480,730

   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
3.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

731,870

   

4.40%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100

   

500,000

     

345,145

   
ONEOK, Inc.
4.55%, 7/15/28, Callable 4/15/28 @ 100
   

500,000

     

524,420

   

4.35%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

523,795

   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27

   

2,000,000

     

1,819,639

   

Petronas Capital Ltd., 3.50%, 4/21/30, Callable 1/21/30 @ 100 (a)

   

50,000

     

55,390

   
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.55%, 12/15/29,
Callable 9/15/29 @ 100
   

1,000,000

     

970,310

   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 (a)

   

2,000,000

     

1,863,500

   

Sabal Trail Transmission LLC, 4.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 2/1/28 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,116,490

   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.50%, 5/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 (a)

   

187,000

     

207,390

   

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.75%, 10/1/27, Callable 10/1/22 @ 103.88

   

500,000

     

437,180

   

Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.88%, 1/15/24, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.94 (a)

   

417,500

     

362,695

   

Western Midstream Operating LP, 3.10%, 2/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100

   

421,000

     

400,430

   

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.63%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100 (e)

   

500,000

     

89,090

   
     

27,852,666

   

Financials (15.5%):

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.80%, 4/18/26 (a)

   

500,000

     

559,010

   

Amcor Finance USA, Inc., 3.63%, 4/28/26, Callable 1/28/26 @ 100

   

1,250,000

     

1,357,262

   
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 6/15/27,
Callable 3/15/27 @ 100
   

500,000

     

539,485

   

Ares Capital Corp., 4.25%, 3/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100

   

500,000

     

506,875

   

Athene Global Funding, 2.80%, 5/26/23 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,020,010

   

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.35%, 4/20/28, Callable 1/20/28 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,123,530

   
Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo
Financiero Santand, 5.38%, 4/17/25 (a)
   

357,000

     

390,751

   

Banco Santander SA, 4.38%, 4/12/28

   

600,000

     

671,424

   
Bank of America Corp., 3.71% (LIBOR03M+151bps), 4/24/28,
Callable 4/24/27 @ 100 (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,130,979

   

See notes to financial statements.


24



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Bank of Montreal, 3.80% (USSW5+143bps), 12/15/32,
Callable 12/15/27 @ 100 (b)
 

$

500,000

   

$

534,860

   
Barclays PLC
4.61% (LIBOR03M+140bps), 2/15/23, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,052,740

   

3.93% (LIBOR03M+161bps), 5/7/25, Callable 5/7/24 @ 100 (b)

   

500,000

     

539,855

   

BB&T Corp., 4.25%, 9/30/24

   

750,000

     

837,720

   

BMW US Capital LLC, 3.75%, 4/12/28, Callable 1/12/28 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,110,820

   
BNP Paribas SA, 4.70% (LIBOR03M+224bps), 1/10/25,
Callable 1/10/24 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,106,600

   
BPCE SA
4.00%, 9/12/23 (a)
   

500,000

     

539,100

   

3.25%, 1/11/28 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,090,330

   

Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 7/28/26, Callable 6/28/26 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,097,530

   

CEMEX Finance LLC, 6.00%, 4/1/24, Callable 8/6/20 @ 102 (a) (d)

   

250,000

     

247,840

   

CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 3/7/25, Callable 12/7/24 @ 100

   

500,000

     

518,700

   

Citigroup, Inc., 4.13%, 7/25/28

   

1,000,000

     

1,130,730

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.50%, 2/6/30, Callable 11/6/29 @ 100

   

2,000,000

     

2,024,159

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.25%, 5/30/29, Callable 2/28/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

537,025

   
Co-operatieve Rabobank UA, 4.00% (USSW5+189bps), 4/10/29, MTN,
Callable 4/10/24 @ 100 (b)
   

600,000

     

632,430

   

Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.63%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 103.31

   

500,000

     

505,370

   

Credit Agricole SA, 3.25%, 10/4/24 (a)

   

1,250,000

     

1,342,813

   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25

   

500,000

     

548,950

   

Diageo Capital PLC, 2.13%, 4/29/32, Callable 1/29/32 @ 100

   

500,000

     

518,255

   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 4.85%, 4/17/28, Callable 1/17/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

529,825

   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 3.95%, 3/14/28, Callable 2/14/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

583,435

   

First Horizon Bank, 5.75%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

500,000

     

525,240

   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.54%, 8/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100
   

1,400,000

     

1,332,170

   

5.11%, 5/3/29, Callable 2/3/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

488,015

   

FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/24, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

996,670

   
Glencore Funding LLC
4.00%, 3/27/27, Callable 12/27/26 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

534,575

   

4.88%, 3/12/29, Callable 12/12/28 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

841,553

   

Global Atlantic Financial Co., 4.40%, 10/15/29, Callable 7/15/29 @ 100 (a)

   

1,714,000

     

1,567,522

   
HSBC Holdings PLC
3.80% (LIBOR03M+121bps), 3/11/25, Callable 3/11/24 @ 100 (b)
   

500,000

     

539,895

   

2.91% (LIBOR03M+135bps), 9/12/26, Callable 9/12/25 @ 100 (b)

   

500,000

     

557,495

   
Hyundai Capital America
3.40%, 6/20/24 (a)
   

500,000

     

516,360

   

3.50%, 11/2/26, Callable 9/2/26 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,022,720

   

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 3.02%, 12/21/65, Callable 8/6/20 @ 100 (a) (e)

   

500,000

     

244,930

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.52% (SOFR+204bps), 4/22/31,
Callable 4/22/30 @ 100 (b)
   

750,000

     

792,278

   
KeyBank NA
3.40%, 5/20/26, MTN
   

500,000

     

551,310

   

3.90%, 4/13/29

   

1,000,000

     

1,091,230

   

KeyCorp, 2.25%, 4/6/27, MTN

   

500,000

     

523,355

   

KKR Group Finance Co. LLC, 3.75%, 7/1/29, Callable 4/1/29 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

573,610

   

Lincoln National Corp., 3.80%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

554,265

   

See notes to financial statements.


25



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
2.91% (LIBOR03M+81bps), 11/7/23, Callable 11/7/22 @ 100 (b)
 

$

250,000

   

$

259,775

   

3.57% (LIBOR03M+121bps), 11/7/28, Callable 11/7/27 @ 100 (b)

   

250,000

     

272,168

   
Main Street Capital Corp.
4.50%, 12/1/22
   

500,000

     

501,625

   

5.20%, 5/1/24

   

500,000

     

512,725

   

Mercury General Corp., 4.40%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,054,180

   
National Australia Bank Ltd., 3.93%(H15T5Y+188bps), 8/2/34,
Callable 8/2/29 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

1,500,000

     

1,632,555

   
Nationwide Building Society
3.62% (LIBOR03M+118bps), 4/26/23, Callable 4/26/22 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,039,969

   

4.36% (LIBOR03M+139bps), 8/1/24, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100 (a) (b)

   

750,000

     

811,410

   

4.30% (LIBOR03M+145bps), 3/8/29, Callable 3/8/28 @ 100 (a) (b)

   

250,000

     

283,413

   

3.96% (LIBOR03M+186bps), 7/18/30, Callable 7/18/29 @ 100 (a) (b)

   

500,000

     

560,060

   
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., 5.90% (LIBOR03M+278bps), 11/6/28,
Callable 11/6/23 @ 100 (b)
   

250,000

     

244,255

   

Old Republic International Corp., 3.88%, 8/26/26, Callable 7/26/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

534,550

   

Pine Street Trust I, 4.57%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,118,250

   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 4.13%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,770

   

Prudential Financial, Inc., 4.35%, 2/25/50, Callable 8/25/49 @ 100

   

500,000

     

597,760

   

Regions Financial Corp., 2.25%, 5/18/25, Callable 4/18/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

785,003

   

Royal Bank of Canada, 1.60%, 4/17/23, MTN

   

1,500,000

     

1,537,244

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
6.13%, 12/15/22
   

500,000

     

545,260

   

4.27% (LIBOR03M+176bps), 3/22/25, Callable 3/22/24 @ 100 (b)

   

1,000,000

     

1,086,370

   

5.08% (LIBOR03M+191bps), 1/27/30, Callable 1/27/29 @ 100 (b)

   

500,000

     

601,050

   

4.44% (LIBOR03M+187bps), 5/8/30, Callable 5/8/29 @ 100 (b)

   

1,000,000

     

1,158,859

   
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.45%, 12/3/21, Callable 11/3/21 @ 100
   

250,000

     

259,840

   

3.40%, 1/18/23, Callable 12/18/22 @ 100

   

250,000

     

260,593

   

4.40%, 7/13/27, Callable 4/14/27 @ 100

   

750,000

     

812,055

   

Societe Generale SA, 3.88%, 3/28/24 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,067,590

   
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.87% (USISDA05+197bps), 3/15/33,
Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

500,000

     

541,540

   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.63%, 2/1/21, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

984,680

   
State Street Corp., 2.90% (SOFR+260bps), 3/30/26,
Callable 3/30/25 @ 100 (a) (b)
   

300,000

     

325,032

   
Synchrony Financial
4.50%, 7/23/25, Callable 4/23/25 @ 100
   

500,000

     

530,920

   

3.95%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

519,010

   

5.15%, 3/19/29, Callable 12/19/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

560,660

   
Synovus Financial Corp., 5.90% (USSW5+338bps), 2/7/29,
Callable 2/7/24 @ 100 (b)
   

500,000

     

488,725

   
TCF National Bank, 4.13% (LIBOR03M+238bps), 7/2/29,
Callable 7/2/24 @ 100 (b)
   

1,000,000

     

977,710

   

Texas Capital Bank NA, 5.25%, 1/31/26

   

250,000

     

270,280

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.11% (LIBOR03M+75bps), 2/23/23 (b)

   

500,000

     

497,430

   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 2.55%, 1/22/30,
Callable 10/24/29 @ 100
   

1,500,000

     

1,615,364

   

The Progressive Corp., 3.20%, 3/26/30, Callable 12/26/29 @ 100

   

400,000

     

454,188

   

See notes to financial statements.


26



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Torchmark Corp., 4.55%, 9/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100

 

$

500,000

   

$

577,150

   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 3.38%, 4/1/30, MTN

   

536,000

     

616,068

   

Truist Bank, 2.25%, 3/11/30, Callable 12/11/29 @ 100

   

1,050,000

     

1,061,823

   
Wells Fargo & Co.
2.19% (SOFR+200bps), 4/30/26, Callable 4/30/25 @ 100 (b)
   

750,000

     

775,523

   

3.00%, 10/23/26

   

1,000,000

     

1,092,440

   

Zions Bancorp NA, 3.25%, 10/29/29, Callable 7/29/29 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

978,200

   
     

69,124,678

   

Health Care (2.4%):

 

AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 11/21/29, Callable 8/21/29 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,097,690

   

Anthem, Inc., 2.88%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/15/29 @ 100

   

323,000

     

350,904

   

Biogen, Inc., 2.25%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

500,000

     

505,480

   

Boston Medical Center Corp., 3.91%, 7/1/28

   

500,000

     

554,950

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.90%, 2/20/28, Callable 11/20/27 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

587,450

   
CVS Health Corp.
4.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 12/25/27 @ 100
   

500,000

     

583,520

   

3.25%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

551,660

   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc., 3.25%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100

   

750,000

     

787,935

   

Duke University Health System, Inc., 2.60%, 6/1/30

   

500,000

     

538,130

   

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, 3.71%, 7/1/26

   

465,000

     

476,843

   

HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/27, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

556,785

   

Mercy Health, 4.30%, 7/1/28

   

250,000

     

282,260

   

Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

558,605

   

Orlando Health Obligated Group, 3.78%, 10/1/28, Callable 7/1/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

552,585

   

Premier Health Partners, 2.91%, 11/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100

   

750,000

     

735,315

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100

   

1,250,000

     

1,402,287

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV, 3.65%, 11/10/21

   

500,000

     

497,590

   

Upjohn, Inc., 2.30%, 6/22/27, Callable 4/22/27 @ 100 (a)

   

250,000

     

257,883

   
     

10,877,872

   

Industrials (6.3%):

 

Air Canada Pass Through Trust, 5.38%, 11/15/22 (a)

   

158,952

     

143,853

   

Aircastle Ltd., 4.40%, 9/25/23, Callable 8/25/23 @ 100

   

500,000

     

479,765

   
American Airlines Pass Through Trust
3.70%, 4/1/28
   

350,786

     

288,069

   

3.85%, 8/15/29

   

486,737

     

338,545

   

3.60%, 4/15/31

   

445,877

     

360,354

   

Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.5 (a)

   

500,000

     

474,915

   
Arconic, Inc.
5.13%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100
   

250,000

     

258,668

   

5.90%, 2/1/27

   

250,000

     

266,768

   

Ashtead Capital, Inc., 4.25%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.13 (a)

   

1,179,000

     

1,179,495

   

BAE Systems PLC, 3.40%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

817,245

   
British Airways Pass Through Trust
3.35%, 12/15/30 (a)
   

497,926

     

411,452

   

3.80%, 3/20/33 (a)

   

677,718

     

643,609

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc., 2.75%, 3/1/30, Callable 12/1/29 @ 100

   

2,000,000

     

2,057,980

   

Carrier Global Corp., 3.38%, 4/5/40, Callable 10/5/39 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

973,540

   

Caterpillar, Inc., 2.60%, 4/9/30, Callable 1/9/30 @ 100

   

500,000

     

543,580

   

See notes to financial statements.


27



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
CK Hutchison International Ltd.
3.50%, 4/5/27 (a)
 

$

750,000

   

$

817,020

   

2.75%, 9/6/29, Callable 6/6/29 @ 100 (a)

   

1,500,000

     

1,567,845

   

FedEx Corp., 3.90%, 2/1/35

   

1,250,000

     

1,350,350

   

Ferguson Finance PLC, 3.25%, 6/2/30, Callable 3/2/30 @ 100 (a)

   

450,000

     

458,109

   

Flowserve Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100

   

250,000

     

255,170

   

GATX Corp., 4.00%, 6/30/30, Callable 3/30/30 @ 100

   

577,000

     

613,351

   

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 2.10%, 4/30/27, Callable 2/28/27 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

517,315

   
Hawaiian Airlines Pass Through Certificates
4.95%, 7/15/23
   

615,008

     

554,313

   

3.90%, 7/15/27

   

111,723

     

95,253

   

Heathrow Funding Ltd., 4.88%, 7/15/21 (a)

   

568,000

     

583,285

   

Hillenbrand, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/26, Callable 7/15/26 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,029,040

   

Hubbell, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,054,010

   

IDEX Corp., 3.00%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

500,000

     

522,465

   
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 3.75%, 8/21/28,
Callable 5/21/28 @ 100
   

500,000

     

557,720

   

JetBlue Pass Through Trust, 2.95%, 11/15/29

   

241,025

     

209,974

   

Latam Airlines Pass Through Trust, 4.20%, 8/15/29

   

765,170

     

647,464

   

Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

557,735

   

Otis Worldwide Corp., 3.11%, 2/15/40, Callable 8/15/39 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,027,080

   
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
3.95%, 3/10/25, Callable 1/10/25 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

541,605

   

4.45%, 1/29/26, Callable 11/29/25 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,097,350

   

Rolls-Royce PLC, 3.63%, 10/14/25, Callable 7/14/25 @ 100 (a)

   

275,000

     

265,642

   

Ryder System, Inc., 3.40%, 3/1/23, MTN, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,049,700

   

Southwest Airlines Co., 5.13%, 6/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100

   

800,000

     

826,703

   

The Boeing Co., 5.71%, 5/1/40, Callable 11/1/39 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,131,069

   

Union Pacific Corp., 4.30%, 3/1/49, Callable 9/1/48 @ 100

   

500,000

     

638,290

   

United Airlines Pass Through Trust, 3.70%, 9/1/31

   

466,513

     

380,908

   
Wabtec Corp.
3.45%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100
   

750,000

     

774,435

   

4.95%, 9/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100

   

560,000

     

623,991

   
     

28,985,030

   

Information Technology (1.4%):

 

Amphenol Corp., 4.35%, 6/1/29, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

592,670

   

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.95%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100

   

250,000

     

270,465

   

Broadcom, Inc., 4.30%, 11/15/32, Callable 8/15/32 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

827,888

   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.65%, 10/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100

   

500,000

     

561,355

   

HP, Inc., 3.40%, 6/17/30, Callable 3/17/30 @ 100

   

743,000

     

764,391

   

Micron Technology, Inc., 4.66%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,163,170

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 2/23/28, Callable 11/23/27 @ 100

   

750,000

     

850,298

   

Salesforce.com, Inc., 3.70%, 4/11/28, Callable 1/11/28 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,164,840

   
     

6,195,077

   

Materials (3.5%):

 

Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.00%, 9/11/27 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,075,150

   

Avery Dennison Corp., 2.65%, 4/30/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

800,000

     

818,496

   

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 4.50%, 1/31/30 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

918,760

   

CCL Industries, Inc., 3.05%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

765,023

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

Colonial Enterprises, Inc., 3.25%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100 (a)

 

$

375,000

   

$

407,820

   
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 4.25%, 9/30/26,
Callable 3/31/26 @ 100
   

500,000

     

512,625

   

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 4.73%, 11/15/28, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

601,560

   

Ecolab, Inc., 4.80%, 3/24/30, Callable 12/24/29 @ 100

   

143,000

     

181,155

   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV, 4.15%, 9/12/29, Callable 6/12/29 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

521,710

   

International Paper Co., 3.00%, 2/15/27, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100 (d)

   

750,000

     

808,223

   

Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/24, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100

   

500,000

     

562,780

   

LafargeHolcim Finance US LLC, 3.50%, 9/22/26, Callable 6/22/26 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,058,670

   

LYB International Finance III LLC, 3.38%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

750,000

     

801,975

   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.50%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100

   

625,000

     

687,613

   

Nutrien Ltd., 4.20%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,154,890

   

Packaging Corp. of America, 3.40%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100

   

500,000

     

550,235

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., 4.50%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100

   

500,000

     

535,095

   

Sonoco Products Co., 3.13%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100

   

686,000

     

718,317

   

The Mosaic Co., 4.05%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,059,610

   
Vulcan Materials Co.
3.90%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100
   

500,000

     

548,195

   

3.50%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,088,330

   

WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 6/15/33, Callable 3/15/33 @ 100

   

365,000

     

379,965

   
     

15,756,197

   

Real Estate (1.3%):

 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.20%, 1/15/28, MTN,
Callable 10/15/27 @ 100
   

750,000

     

832,560

   

Boston Properties LP, 3.25%, 1/30/31, Callable 10/30/30 @ 100

   

437,000

     

471,379

   

EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28, Callable 1/15/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

477,325

   

Essex Portfolio LP, 2.65%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100

   

1,500,000

     

1,587,195

   

Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/27, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100

   

500,000

     

438,925

   
Hudson Pacific Properties LP
3.95%, 11/1/27, Callable 8/1/27 @ 100
   

500,000

     

518,170

   

4.65%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100

   

500,000

     

539,550

   

STORE Capital Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100

   

500,000

     

517,025

   

Vornado Realty LP, 3.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100

   

500,000

     

494,150

   
     

5,876,279

   

Utilities (3.2%):

 

AEP Texas, Inc., 3.45%, 1/15/50, Callable 7/15/49 @ 100

   

1,500,000

     

1,617,210

   

Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/31, Callable 10/15/30 @ 100

   

250,000

     

280,515

   

American Water Capital Corp., 2.95%, 9/1/27, Callable 6/1/27 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,104,120

   

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 3.38%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/11/29 @ 100 (a)

   

1,000,000

     

1,036,240

   

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.88%, 5/26/21 (a)

   

750,000

     

763,118

   

Dominion Energy, Inc., 3.07%, 8/15/24 (f)

   

1,000,000

     

1,074,850

   

DTE Electric Co., 2.25%, 3/1/30, Callable 12/1/29 @ 100

   

2,000,000

     

2,106,099

   

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.00%, 3/15/33, Callable 12/15/32 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,229,650

   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 3.25%, 6/1/25, Callable 5/1/25 @ 100

   

750,000

     

809,010

   

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100 (a)

   

525,000

     

571,106

   

ITC Holdings Corp., 2.95%, 5/14/30, Callable 2/14/30 @ 100 (a)

   

750,000

     

799,680

   

National Fuel Gas Co., 4.75%, 9/1/28, Callable 6/1/28 @ 100

   

1,000,000

     

1,011,130

   
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 4.55%, 11/15/30,
Callable 8/15/30 @ 100 (a)
   

500,000

     

608,140

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

The Narragansett Electric Co., 3.40%, 4/9/30, Callable 1/9/30 @ 100 (a)

 

$

500,000

   

$

562,560

   

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.30%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 (a)

   

500,000

     

526,685

   
     

14,100,113

   

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $208,032,717)

   

220,012,346

   

Municipal Bonds (2.1%)

 

California (0.1%):

 
San Jose Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation,
Series A-T, 3.13%, 8/1/28, Continuously Callable @100
   

500,000

     

548,010

   

Connecticut (0.1%):

 

State of Connecticut, GO, Series A, 3.43%, 4/15/28

   

500,000

     

558,285

   

Florida (0.2%):

 
Hillsborough County School Board Certificate of Participation,
Series B, 1.92%, 7/1/25
   

750,000

     

764,460

   

Illinois (0.1%):

 

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, 3.55%, 8/15/29

   

500,000

     

537,745

   

Kentucky (0.1%):

 
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
Revenue, 3.82%, 12/1/27
   

500,000

     

531,860

   

Michigan (0.5%):

 
Michigan Finance Authority Revenue
2.47%, 12/1/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,035,610

   

3.08%, 12/1/34

   

1,000,000

     

1,080,890

   
     

2,116,500

   

New Jersey (0.3%):

 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue,
Series NNN, 3.47%, 6/15/27
   

1,000,000

     

980,500

   
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue,
4.08%, 6/15/39
   

385,000

     

365,569

   
     

1,346,069

   

Oklahoma (0.1%):

 
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue,
Series C, 5.45%, 8/15/28
   

500,000

     

586,155

   

Pennsylvania (0.5%):

 

Commonwealth Financing Authority Revenue, Series A, 3.63%, 6/1/29

   

500,000

     

559,770

   

State Public School Building Authority Revenue, 3.15%, 4/1/30

   

1,290,000

     

1,292,683

   
     

1,852,453

   

Texas (0.1%):

 
Ector County Hospital District Revenue, Build America Bond,
6.80%, 9/15/25, Continuously Callable @100
   

500,000

     

502,385

   

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $8,921,697)

   

9,343,922

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (12.4%)

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series K028, Class A2, 3.11%, 2/25/23
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,057,320

   

Series K059, Class A2, 3.12%, 9/25/26 (c)

   

1,000,000

     

1,120,772

   

Series KIR3, Class A2, 3.28%, 8/25/27

   

1,500,000

     

1,720,321

   

Series K069, Class A2, 3.19%, 9/25/27 (c)

   

86,000

     

98,078

   

Series K071, Class A2, 3.29%, 11/25/27

   

500,000

     

573,306

   

Series K075, Class A2, 3.65%, 2/25/28 (c)

   

500,000

     

588,346

   

Series K087, Class A2, 3.77%, 12/25/28

   

500,000

     

598,321

   

Series K091, Class A2, 3.51%, 3/25/29

   

1,250,000

     

1,477,180

   

Series 4818, Class VD, 4.00%, 6/15/29 – 5/1/46

   

4,414,911

     

4,672,396

   

Series K095, Class A2, 2.79%, 6/25/29

   

1,000,000

     

1,131,952

   

Series K097, Class A2, 2.51%, 7/25/29

   

2,000,000

     

2,226,430

   

Series K096, Class A2, 2.52%, 7/25/29

   

1,000,000

     

1,112,576

   

Series KG02, Class A2, 2.41%, 8/25/29

   

909,000

     

999,136

   

Series K100, Class A2, 2.67%, 9/25/29

   

545,000

     

614,007

   

Series K159, Class A2, 3.95%, 11/25/30 (c)

   

500,000

     

613,524

   

3.00%, 3/1/31 – 2/1/33

   

592,785

     

625,388

   

3.50%, 5/1/33 – 11/1/47

   

3,897,648

     

4,124,921

   

Series K-1510, Class A3, 3.79%, 1/25/34

   

1,000,000

     

1,226,555

   

Series K-1512, Class A3, 3.06%, 4/25/34

   

1,000,000

     

1,157,389

   

4.50%, 12/1/45

   

168,178

     

187,822

   
     

25,925,740

   
Federal National Mortgage Association
Series M4, Class A2, 3.05%, 3/25/28 (c)
   

500,000

     

565,885

   

Series 2019-M1, Class A2, 3.55%, 9/25/28 (c)

   

750,000

     

883,590

   

Series 2019-M12, Class A2, 2.89%, 5/25/29 (c)

   

1,000,000

     

1,128,675

   

2.50%, 11/1/34

   

881,898

     

923,110

   

4.00%, 12/1/41 – 2/1/50

   

14,229,085

     

15,085,053

   

3.50%, 9/1/45 – 2/1/50

   

8,811,824

     

9,321,620

   

4.50%, 8/1/47

   

37,832

     

40,981

   

3.00%, 2/1/50

   

1,919,629

     

2,021,121

   
     

29,970,035

   

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $53,128,783)

   

55,895,775

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations (24.4%)

 
U.S. Treasury Bills
0.16%, 10/22/20 (h)
   

4,000,000

     

3,997,991

   

0.15%, 12/3/20 (h)

   

4,000,000

     

3,997,434

   
U.S. Treasury Bonds
4.38%, 2/15/38
   

750,000

     

1,165,664

   

3.50%, 2/15/39

   

2,770,000

     

3,918,684

   

4.38%, 11/15/39

   

1,000,000

     

1,572,344

   

3.13%, 11/15/41

   

1,000,000

     

1,353,750

   

2.75%, 8/15/47

   

500,000

     

653,281

   

2.75%, 11/15/47

   

500,000

     

654,063

   

3.00%, 2/15/48

   

3,500,000

     

4,791,172

   

3.38%, 11/15/48

   

2,012,000

     

2,956,068

   

2.88%, 5/15/49

   

3,000,000

     

4,058,438

   

See notes to financial statements.


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  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.88%, 1/15/29

 

$

507,810

   

$

579,261

   
U.S. Treasury Notes
2.75%, 11/30/20
   

250,000

     

252,666

   

2.25%, 2/15/21

   

195,000

     

197,529

   

2.38%, 3/15/21

   

2,000,000

     

2,031,016

   

2.38%, 4/15/21

   

3,850,000

     

3,916,924

   

1.63%, 6/30/21

   

1,000,000

     

1,014,453

   

1.75%, 7/31/21

   

10,000,000

     

10,169,921

   

2.75%, 8/15/21

   

1,700,000

     

1,749,141

   

2.88%, 11/15/21

   

3,630,000

     

3,764,282

   

2.50%, 1/15/22

   

712,000

     

737,504

   

1.88%, 1/31/22

   

1,000,000

     

1,026,914

   

1.50%, 1/31/22

   

7,000,000

     

7,147,108

   

2.50%, 2/15/22

   

2,000,000

     

2,075,391

   

1.88%, 2/28/22

   

1,700,000

     

1,748,145

   

2.25%, 4/15/22

   

2,000,000

     

2,074,375

   

1.50%, 8/15/22

   

1,000,000

     

1,028,359

   

2.00%, 10/31/22

   

400,000

     

417,063

   

2.00%, 4/30/24

   

24,550,000

     

26,216,714

   

2.75%, 2/28/25

   

850,000

     

947,484

   

3.00%, 9/30/25

   

300,000

     

341,766

   

1.50%, 8/15/26

   

2,000,000

     

2,130,938

   

2.00%, 11/15/26

   

2,700,000

     

2,964,516

   

2.25%, 8/15/27

   

1,000,000

     

1,122,969

   

2.25%, 11/15/27

   

1,700,000

     

1,914,359

   

2.75%, 2/15/28

   

2,000,000

     

2,333,125

   

2.88%, 8/15/28

   

630,000

     

746,156

   

3.13%, 11/15/28

   

1,000,000

     

1,209,063

   

2.63%, 2/15/29

   

1,000,000

     

1,171,875

   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $99,951,291)

   

110,147,906

   

Commercial Papers (0.9%)

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 0.22%, 7/1/20 (g)

   

4,000,000

     

3,999,976

   

Total Commercial Papers (Cost $4,000,000)

   

3,999,976

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (0.1%)

 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional
Class, 0.28% (h)
   

5,142

     

5,142

   
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio,
Class I, 0.09% (h)
   

155,631

     

155,631

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (h)
   

35,758

     

35,758

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (h)

   

20,462

     

20,462

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (h)
   

92,001

     

92,001

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $308,994)

   

308,994

   

Total Investments (Cost $416,831,435) — 98.2%

   

442,608,721

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.8%

   

8,180,726

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

450,789,447

   

See notes to financial statements.


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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $92,507,956 and amounted to 20.5% of net assets.

(b)  Variable or Floating-Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2020.

(c)  The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect at June 30, 2020.

(d)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e)  Defaulted security.

(f)  Stepped-coupon security converts to coupon form on 08/15/24 with a rate of 3.071%.

(g)  Rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2020.

(h)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

bps — Basis points

GO — General Obligation

H15T5Y — 5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate, rate disclosed as of June 30, 2020.

LIBOR — London InterBank Offered Rate

LIBOR01M — 1 Month US Dollar LIBOR, rate disclosed as of June 30, 2020, based on the last reset date of the security

LIBOR03M — 3 Month US Dollar LIBOR, rate disclosed as of June 30, 2020, based on the last reset date of the security

LLC — Limited Liability Company

LP — Limited Partnership

MTN — Medium Term Note

PLC — Public Limited Company

SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USISDA05 — 5 year USD ICE Swap

USSW5 — USD 5 Year Swap Rate, rate disclosed as of June 30, 2020.

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
USAA Core
Short-Term
Bond ETF
  VictoryShares
USAA Core
Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
 

ASSETS:

 

Investments, at value (Cost $104,134,621 and $416,831,435)

 

$

105,455,236

(a)

 

$

442,608,721

(b)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   

953,691

     

5,546,701

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

     

40,048

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

777,185

     

3,078,143

   

Investments sold

   

3,124

     

   

From Adviser

   

6,747

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

308

     

1,241

   

Total Assets

   

107,196,291

     

451,274,854

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

2,135,796

     

308,994

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

21,443

     

110,115

   

Administration fees

   

1,659

     

7,066

   

Custodian fees

   

8,653

     

4,610

   

Compliance fees

   

78

     

335

   

Trustees' fees

   

(c)

   

406

   

Other accrued expenses

   

28,344

     

53,881

   

Total Liabilities

   

2,195,973

     

485,407

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Capital

   

102,565,247

     

422,951,065

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

2,435,071

     

27,838,382

   

Net Assets

 

$

105,000,318

   

$

450,789,447

   

Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value):

   

2,050,000

     

8,400,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

51.22

   

$

53.67

   

(a)  Includes $2,068,896 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $298,779 of securities on loan.

(c)  Rounds to less than $1.

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Operations

 
    VictoryShares USAA Core
Short-Term Bond ETF
  VictoryShares USAA Core
Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
 

Investment Income:

 

Interest

 

$

2,318,620

   

$

2,199,481

   

$

10,309,389

   

$

7,820,553

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

3,351

     

     

3,764

     

   

Total Income

   

2,321,971

     

2,199,481

     

10,313,153

     

7,820,553

   

Expenses:

 

Management fees

   

     

142,696

     

     

489,000

   

Administration and operating service fees

   

     

85,618

     

     

244,500

   

Investment advisory fees

   

195,576

     

34,456

     

972,891

     

149,893

   

Administration fees

   

47,075

     

11,308

     

195,215

     

32,659

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

13,819

     

     

13,823

     

   

Custodian fees

   

18,890

     

2,059

     

23,026

     

4,014

   

Servicing fees

   

3,688

     

683

     

3,688

     

683

   

Trustees' fees

   

6,450

     

1,892

     

23,214

     

4,986

   

Chief Compliance Officer fees

   

     

115

     

     

288

   

Compliance fees

   

609

     

     

2,619

     

   

Legal and audit fees

   

23,253

     

2,828

     

52,125

     

6,317

   

Line of credit fees

   

     

     

1,076

     

   

Other expenses

   

32,485

     

2,535

     

67,686

     

6,163

   

Total Expenses

   

341,845

     

284,190

     

1,355,363

     

938,503

   

Management fee waiver

   

     

(28,539

)

   

     

(81,500

)

 

Expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser

   

(68,118

)

   

(7,765

)

   

(120,613

)

   

(17,737

)

 

Net Expenses

   

273,727

     

247,886

     

1,234,750

     

839,266

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

2,048,244

     

1,951,595

     

9,078,403

     

6,981,287

   

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment securities
   

931,853

     

10,689

     

1,312,722

     

(87,276

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from futures
contracts
   

     

     

     

(194

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
   

143,422

     

1,644,842

     

8,268,340

     

19,860,520

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

     

     

     

1,401

   

Net realized/unrealized gains on investments

   

1,075,275

     

1,655,531

     

9,581,062

     

19,774,451

   
Change in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

3,123,519

   

$

3,607,126

   

$

18,659,465

   

$

26,755,738

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA Core
Short-Term Bond ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

2,048,244

   

$

1,951,595

   

$

849

   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments

   

931,853

     

10,689

     

(55

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

143,422

     

1,644,842

     

(468

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

3,123,519

     

3,607,126

     

326

   
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(1,884,117

)

   

(1,927,032

)

   

(811

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
   

20,187,621

     

20,020,825

     

62,357

   

Change in net assets

   

21,427,023

     

21,700,919

     

61,872

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

83,573,295

     

61,872,376

     

   

End of period

 

$

105,000,318

   

$

83,573,295

   

$

61,872

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

$

20,187,621

   

$

20,020,825

   

$

62,357

(b)

 

Cost of shares redeemed

   

     

     

   
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
 

$

20,187,621

   

$

20,020,825

   

$

62,357

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

400,000

     

400,000

     

1,250

   

Redeemed

   

     

     

   

Change in Shares

   

400,000

     

400,000

     

1,250

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

(b)  Includes $97 thousand of variable fees incurred.

(continues on next page)

See notes to financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA Core
Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

9,078,403

   

$

6,981,287

   

$

2,672

   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments

   

1,312,722

     

(87,470

)

   

(39

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

8,268,340

     

19,861,921

     

(2,353

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

18,659,465

     

26,755,738

     

280

   
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(8,484,958

)

   

(6,792,738

)

   

(2,580

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
   

125,758,776

     

144,189,678

     

153,003

   

Change in net assets

   

135,933,283

     

164,152,678

     

150,703

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

314,856,164

     

150,703,486

     

   

End of period

 

$

450,789,447

   

$

314,856,164

   

$

150,703

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

 

$

133,241,270

   

$

144,189,678

   

$

153,003

(b)

 

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(7,482,494

)

   

     

   
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
 

$

125,758,776

   

$

144,189,678

   

$

153,003

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

2,550,000

     

2,900,000

     

3,100

   

Redeemed

   

(150,000

)

   

     

   

Change in Shares

   

2,400,000

     

2,900,000

     

3,100

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

(b)  Includes $190 thousand of variable fees incurred.

See notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
     
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
 

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
06/30/20(e)
 

$

50.65

     

1.10

     

0.48

     

1.58

     

(1.01

)

   

(1.01

)

 

$

51.22

     

3.17

%

 
Year Ended
08/31/19
 

$

49.50

     

1.37

     

1.13

     

2.50

     

(1.35

)

   

(1.35

)

 

$

50.65

     

5.11

%

 
10/24/17(g) through
08/31/18
 

$

50.00

     

0.93

     

(0.59

)

   

0.34

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

$

49.50

     

0.70

%

 

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
06/30/20(e)
 

$

52.48

     

1.21

     

1.12

     

2.33

     

(1.14

)

   

(1.14

)

 

$

53.67

     

4.52

%

 
Year Ended
08/31/19
 

$

48.61

     

1.62

     

3.81

     

5.43

     

(1.56

)

   

(1.56

)

 

$

52.48

     

11.37

%

 
10/24/17(g) through
08/31/18
 

$

49.93

     

1.29

     

(1.46

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(1.15

)

 

$

48.61

     

(0.33

)%

 

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

(e)  The Fund's fiscal year-end changed from August 31 to June 30, effective September 1, 2019. (See Note 1)

(f)  Portfolio turnover increased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the period.

(g)  Commencement of operations.

(h)  Includes impact of voluntary waiver. Without this voluntary waiver, the net expense ratio would have been 0.02% higher.

(i)  Portfolio turnover decreased significantly due to changes in the volume and timing of purchases and sales of portfolio holdings during the year.

See notes to financial statements.


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  Financial Highlights — continued  

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
06/30/20(e)
   

0.35

%

   

2.62

%

   

0.44

%

 

$

105,000

     

72

%(f)

 
Year Ended
08/31/19
   

0.35

%

   

2.75

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

83,573

     

30

%

 
10/24/17(g) through
08/31/18
   

0.35

%

   

2.21

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

61,872

     

22

%

 

VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
06/30/20(e)
   

0.38

%(h)

   

2.80

%

   

0.42

%

 

$

450,789

     

13

%

 
Year Ended
08/31/19
   

0.39

%

   

3.27

%

   

0.44

%

 

$

314,856

     

3

%(i)

 
10/24/17(g) through
08/31/18
   

0.40

%

   

3.10

%

   

0.45

%

 

$

150,703

     

10

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2020
 

1. Organization:

Victory Portfolios II (the "Trust") was organized on April 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust as a successor to the "Compass EMP Funds Trust." The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment company. The Trust is currently comprised of 24 funds, 22 of which are exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, which are units of beneficial interest with no par value. Each Fund is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act.

On April 18, 2019, shareholders of the USAA ETF Trust voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, which provided for the Reorganization of the Predecessor Funds into the Funds (the "Reorganizations").

The accompanying financial statements are those of the following two Funds (collectively, the "Funds" and individually, a "Fund"). These Funds have been newly formed for the purposes of completing the Reorganizations with the two corresponding series of USAA ETF Trust, a registered investment company (each such series, a "Predecessor Fund"), as follows:

Predecessor Fund Name

 

Funds (Legal Name)

 

Funds (Short Name)

 
USAA Core Short-Term
Bond ETF
  VictoryShares USAA Core
Short-Term Bond ETF
  USAA Core Short-Term
Bond ETF
 
USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
  VictoryShares USAA Core
Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
  USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
 

The Funds commenced operation on July 1, 2019, upon the completion of the Reorganizations and each Fund is the accounting successor of its respective Predecessor Fund. The Funds assumed the performance, financial and other historical information of the Predecessor Funds. Information presented for periods prior to the date of these financial statements reflects, where applicable, the historical information of the Predecessor Funds.

On November 6, 2018, United Services Automobile Association (USAA), the parent company of USAA Asset Management Company ("AMCO"), the investment adviser of the Predecessor Funds, announced that AMCO would be acquired by Victory Capital Holdings Inc., a global investment management firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Effective July 1, 2019, Victory Capital Management Inc.'s internal investment team, Victory Solutions, began managing the Funds' net assets.

Effective September 1, 2019, the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") approved the fiscal year-end change for the Funds from August 31 to June 30. The accompanying financial statements reflect this change in fiscal year-end.

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc (the "Exchange"). The Funds issue and redeem shares of a Fund ("Shares") at net asset value ("NAV") only in aggregations of 50,000 Shares (each a "Creation Unit"). The Funds issue and redeem Creation Units principally in exchange for a basket of securities included in the respective Fund's Index (the "Deposit Securities"), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (the "Cash Component"), plus a transaction fee. Shares will trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. Shares of a Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions ("Authorized Participants"). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the distributor. Only Authorized Participants may purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. In addition, Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a


40



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  Notes to Financial Statements — continued
June 30, 2020
 

requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash equal to up to 105% of fair value of the missing Deposit Securities. In each instance of such cash creations or redemptions, transaction fees may be imposed and may be higher than the transaction fees associated with in-kind creations or redemptions.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of Shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges. A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transactional costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units. Variable fees received by each Fund are displayed in the Capital Share Transaction section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as an increase to Capital.

The Transaction Fees for each Fund are listed below:

    Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases and
Redemptions
  Maximum
Additional Variable
Charge for Cash
Purchases and
Redemptions*
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

100

     

2.00

%

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

100

     

2.00

%

 

*  As a percentage of the amount invested.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

Investment Valuation:

The Funds record investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds' investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities or interest rates applicable to those securities, etc.)

• Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuation techniques are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with entering into those investments.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt securities of United States ("U.S.") issuers (other than short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less), including corporate and municipal securities, are valued on the basis of bid valuations provided by dealers or an independent pricing service approved by the Board. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Under the amortized cost method, premium or discount, if any, is amortized or accreted, respectively, on a constant basis to the maturity of the security. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.


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June 30, 2020
 

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based on the observability of inputs used to determine the fair value.

A summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2020, based upon the three levels defined above, is included in the table below while the breakdown, by category, of investments is disclosed on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

$

   

$

12,628,908

   

$

   

$

12,628,908

   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   

     

5,747,749

     

     

5,747,749

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

63,829,690

     

     

63,829,690

   

Municipal Bonds

   

     

19,144,729

     

     

19,144,729

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

     

474,829

     

     

474,829

   

Commercial Papers

   

     

1,493,535

     

     

1,493,535

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

2,135,796

     

     

     

2,135,796

   

Total

 

$

2,135,796

   

$

103,319,440

   

$

   

$

105,455,236

   

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

$

   

$

31,732,998

   

$

   

$

31,732,998

   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   

     

11,166,804

     

     

11,166,804

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

220,012,346

     

     

220,012,346

   

Municipal Bonds

   

     

9,343,922

     

     

9,343,922

   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

   

     

55,895,775

     

     

55,895,775

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

     

110,147,906

     

     

110,147,906

   

Commercial Papers

   

     

3,999,976

     

     

3,999,976

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

308,994

     

     

     

308,994

   

Total

 

$

308,994

   

$

442,299,727

   

$

   

$

442,608,721

   

For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of the Level 3 fair value hierarchy.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis:

The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond normal settlement periods at a stated price and/or yield, thereby involving the risk that the price and/or yield obtained may be more or less than those available in the market when delivery takes place. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, the Fund records the transaction and reflects the value of the security in determining net asset value. No interest accrues to the Fund until the transaction settles and payment takes place. Normally, the settlement date occurs within one month of the purchase. A segregated account is established and the Fund maintains cash and/or marketable securities at least equal in value to commitments for when-issued securities. If a Fund owns when-issued securities, these values are included in Payable for investments purchased on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the segregated assets are identified on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

Municipal Obligations:

The values of municipal obligations can fluctuate and may be affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes, and by financial developments affecting municipal issuers. Payment of municipal obligations may depend on a relatively limited source of revenue, resulting in greater credit risk. Future changes in federal tax laws or the activity of an issuer may adversely affect the tax-exempt status of municipal obligations.


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June 30, 2020
 

Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities:

The values of some mortgage-related or asset-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-related securities may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. The values of mortgage- and asset-backed securities depend in part on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral and may fluctuate in response to the market's perception of these factors as well as current and future repayment rates. Some mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as "Ginnie Mae"), while other mortgage-backed securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as "Fannie Mae" and "Freddie Mac," respectively), are backed only by the credit of the government entity issuing them. In addition, some mortgage-backed securities are issued by private entities and, as such, are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government.

Loans:

Floating rate loans in which a Fund invest are primarily "senior" loans. Senior floating rate loans typically hold a senior position in the capital structures of the borrower, are typically secured by specific collateral, and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debtholders and stockholders of the borrower. While these protections may reduce risk, these investments still present significant credit risk. A significant portion of a Fund's floating rate investments may be issued in connection with highly leveraged transactions such as leveraged buyouts, leveraged recapitalization loans, and other types of acquisition financing. Obligations in these types of transactions are subject to greater credit risk (including default and bankruptcy) than many other investments and may be, or become, illiquid. See the note below regarding below investment grade securities.

A Fund may purchase second lien loans (secured loans with a claim on collateral subordinate to a senior lender's claim on such collateral), fixed rate loans, unsecured loans, and other debt obligations.

Transactions in loans often settle on a delayed basis, and a Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan or pay for a loan purchase for a substantial period of time after entering into the transactions.

Below Investment Grade Securities:

Certain Funds may invest in below investment grade securities (i.e., lower-quality, "junk" debt), which are subject to various risks. Lower-quality debt is considered to be speculative because it is less certain that the issuer will be able to pay interest or repay the principal than in the case of investment grade debt. These securities can involve a substantially greater risk of default than higher-rated securities, and their values can decline significantly over short periods of time. Lower-quality debt securities tend to be more sensitive to adverse news about their issuers, the market and the economy in general, than higher-quality debt securities. The market for these securities can be less liquid, especially during periods of recession or general market decline.

Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs"):

CLOs are securities issued by entities that are collateralized by a pool of loans. CLOs are issued in multiple classes (tranches), and can be equity or debt with specific adjustable or fixed interest rates, and varying maturities. The cash flow from the underlying loans is used to pay off each tranche separately within the debt, or senior tranches. Equity, or subordinated tranches, typically are not paid a cash flow but do offer ownership in the CLO itself in the event of a sale.


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Investment Companies:

The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end investment companies. These investment traded companies value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the board of directors of the underlying funds.

Derivative Instruments:

Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into contracts for the future delivery of securities or foreign currencies and futures contracts based on a specific security, class of securities, foreign currency or an index, and purchase or sell options on any such futures contracts. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating either party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, while the contract is outstanding, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. No physical delivery of the underlying asset is made. A Fund may enter into futures contracts in an effort to hedge against market risks. The acquisition of put and call options on futures contracts will give the Fund the right (but not the obligation), for a specified price, to sell or to purchase the underlying futures contract, upon exercise of the option, at any time during the option period. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require the Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A good faith margin deposit, known as initial margin, of cash or government securities with a broker or custodian is required to initiate and maintain open positions in futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund based on the change in the market value of the position and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed out, at which time the gain or loss is realized. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if the Fund had not entered into any futures transactions. In addition, the value of a Fund's futures positions may not prove to be perfectly or even highly correlated with the value of its portfolio securities or foreign currencies, limiting a Fund's ability to hedge effectively against interest rate, exchange rate and/or market risk and giving rise to additional risks. There is no assurance of liquidity in the secondary market for purposes of closing out futures positions. The collateral held by the Funds is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under Deposits with brokers for futures contracts. As of and during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds held no futures contracts.

During the year ended August 31, 2019, the USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF entered into futures contracts primarily for the strategy of hedging or other purposes, including but not limited to, providing liquidity and equitizing cash.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivatives Assets:

The Funds are subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement. The Funds did not hold derivative instruments during the period ended June 30, 2020.


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Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended August 31, 2019.

    Net Realized Gains (Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized as a
Result from Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations
 
    Net Realized Gains (Losses)
from Futures Contracts
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Futures Contracts
 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure:

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

 

$

(194

)

 

$

1,401

   

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

Changes in holdings of investments are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are recorded on the identified cost basis.

Certain Funds may receive other income from investment in loan assignments and/or unfunded commitments, including amendment fees, consent fees, and commitment fees. These fees are recorded as income when received by the Fund. These amounts, if received, are included in Interest income on the Statements of Operations.

Withholding taxes on interest, dividends and gains as a result of certain investments in ADRs by the Funds have been provided for in accordance with each investment's applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Securities Lending:

The Trust has entered into a Master Securities Lending Agreement ("MSLA") with Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank" or the "Agent"). Under the terms of the MSLA, the Funds may lend securities to certain broker-dealers and banks in exchange for collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls associated with increases in the valuation of the securities loaned are adjusted the next business day. The collateral can be received in the form of cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral can include U.S. Government Securities, letters of credit and certificates of deposit. The cash collateral is invested in short-term instruments or cash equivalents, primarily open-end investment companies, as noted on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. The Trust does not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Funds any dividends or interest paid on such securities plus any fee negotiated between the parties to the lending agreement. The Funds also earn a return from the collateral. The Funds pay the Agent various fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral and fees based on the investment income received from securities lending activities. Securities lending income (net of these fees) is disclosed on the Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under the MSLA, which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.


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The following table is a summary of the Funds' securities lending transactions which are subject to offset under the MSLA as of June 30, 2020. These transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings with an overnight and continuous contractual maturity for cash collateral and greater than overnight and continuous contractual maturity for non-cash collateral.

    Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
(Value of
  Value of
Cash
  Value of
Non-cash Collateral
Received by Maturity
     
    Securities
on Loan)
  Collateral
Received*
  <30
Days
  Between
30 & 90 days
  >90
Days
  Net
Amount
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

2,068,896

   

$

2,068,896

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

298,779

     

298,779

     

     

     

     

   

*  Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each of the Funds intends to declare and distribute any net investment income monthly. Each of the Funds distribute any net realized long or short-term capital gains at least annually.

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains (collectively, distributions to shareholders) are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these "book/tax" differences are permanent in nature (e.g., net operating loss and distribution reclassification), such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital. Net investment losses incurred by a Fund may be reclassified as an offset to capital on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of June 30, 2020, there are no reclassification adjustments (inclusive of in-kind redemptions as applicable) incurred by the Funds on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences.

Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. The Funds have a tax year end of June 30.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax years, which includes the current fiscal tax year end). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Allocations:

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to the Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust, or jointly with an affiliated trust, are allocated among the respective funds in the Trust and/or affiliated trust based upon net assets or another appropriate basis.

Cross-Trade Transactions:

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Funds may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Adviser and any applicable


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sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security's last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds engaged in the following securities transactions with affiliated funds, which resulted in the following net realized gains (losses):

   

Purchases

 

Sales

  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

500,000

   

$

   

$

   

3. Purchases and Sales:

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition), purchases and sales of U.S. Government Securities, and purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows. Any realized gains or losses from in-kind redemptions are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions.

  Excluding
U.S. Government Securities
  Excluding
U.S. Government Securities
 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

76,452,084

   

$

55,410,514

   

$

1,133,696

   

$

5,990,656

   
USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF    

124,493,978

     

38,180,713

     

45,996,782

     

11,284,917

   

4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties:

Investment Adviser and Management Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Victory Capital Management Inc. ("VCM" or the "Adviser"), a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Adviser is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Victory Capital Operating, LLC.

Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The rates at which the Adviser is paid by each Fund are included in the table below and amount incurred during the period from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019, and for the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected as Investment advisory fees on the Statements of Operations. The Adviser may use its resources to assist with the Funds' distribution and marketing expenses.

 

Flat Rate

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

   

0.25

%

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

0.30

%

 

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO had provided investment management services to the Predecessor Funds pursuant to an Advisory Agreement. Under this agreement, which was in effect through June 30, 2019, AMCO was responsible for managing the business and affairs of the Predecessor Funds, and for directly managing day-to-day investment of each Predecessor Fund's assets, subject to the authority of and supervision by the Board of Trustees.

The investment management fees for the Predecessor Funds were comprised of a base fee which was accrued daily and paid monthly at an annualized rate of each Predecessor Fund's average net assets. AMCO had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average net assets of each Predecessor Fund through October 15, 2018, and the waiver could not be terminated or reduced without approval of the Funds' Board during that term. Effective


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October 15, 2018, AMCO had contractually agreed to extend the contractual waiver on a portion of each Predecessor Fund's management fees in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average net assets of each Predecessor Fund through December 31, 2019, which had terminated on July 1, 2019. These management fees waived are not available to be recouped at a future time. Amounts incurred during the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 are reflected as Management fees and Management fee waiver on the Statements of Operations. The annual rate of management fees incurred for the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Flat Rate

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

   

0.25

%

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

0.30

%

 

Administration and Operating Service Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, VCM serves as the Funds' administrator and fund accountant. Under an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement, VCM is paid for its services an annual fee at a rate of 0.08% of the first $15 billion in average daily net assets of the Trust, USAA Mutual Funds Trust, Victory Variable Insurance Funds and Victory Portfolios (collectively, the "Victory Funds Complex"), 0.05% of the average daily net assets above $15 billion to $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex and 0.04% of the average daily net assets over $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex. Amounts incurred during the period from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019, and for the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected as Administration fees on the Statements of Operations.

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO served as the Predecessor Funds' administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company served as the Predecessor Funds' sub-administrator, transfer agent and custodian.

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO provided certain administration and operating services for the Predecessor Funds and received a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annualized rate of the Predecessor Funds' average net assets. AMCO paid all operating expenses of the Predecessor Funds, excluding distribution and/or service fees, taxes, brokerage commissions and transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses. Amounts incurred during the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 are reflected as Administration and operating service fees on the Statements of Operations. The annual rate of administration and operating service fees incurred for the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Flat Rate

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

0.15

%

 

Distribution and Service 12b-1 Fees:

Prior to July 1, 2019, the Funds adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, the Funds may, but did not pay fees to USAA Investment Management Company ("IMCO"), the distributor, for distribution and shareholder services. IMCO paid all or a portion of such fees to intermediaries that made the Funds available for investment by their customers. The fee was accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund's average net assets. For the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, the Funds did not incur any distribution and service (12b-1) fees.

Effective July 1, 2019, Foreside Fund Services, LLC ("Foreside") serves as the Funds' distributor. Effective July 1, 2019, the Funds adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1. No fees are currently paid by the Funds under the plan, and there are no current plans to impose such fees.

Other Related-Party Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi"), an affiliate of Citibank, acts as sub-administrator and sub-fund accountant to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Administration and Sub-Fund Accounting Services Agreement between VCM and Citi. VCM pays Citi a fee for providing these services. The Funds reimburse VCM and Citi for reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred in providing these services and certain other expenses specifically allocated to the Funds under the Fund Administration, Servicing, and Accounting Agreement. Amounts paid by the Funds to reimburse VCM for expenses incurred during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Sub-Administration fees.


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Citibank acts as the custodian of the Funds' assets pursuant to the Global Custodial Services Agreement (the "Custody Agreement"). Citibank's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, Citibank also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser. Citibank may, with the approval of a Fund and at its own expense, open and maintain a sub-custody account or accounts on behalf of a Fund, provided that it shall remain liable for the performance of all of its duties under the Custody Agreement.

Effective July 1, 2019, Citibank also serves as the Funds' Transfer Agent.

The Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") is an employee of the Adviser, which pays the compensation of the CCO and his support staff. Effective July 1, 2019, the Trust has entered into an agreement to provide compliance services with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser furnishes its compliance personnel, including the services of the CCO, and other resources reasonably necessary to provide the Trust with compliance oversight services related to the design, administration and oversight of a compliance program for the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Funds in the Victory Funds Complex, in aggregate, compensate the Adviser for these services.

The Victory Funds Complex pays an annual retainer to each Independent Trustee, plus an additional annual retainer to the Chairman of the Board. The aggregate amount of the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees are allocated amongst all the funds in the Victory Funds Complex and are presented on the Statements of Operations.

Sidley Austin LLP provides legal services to the Trust.

Effective, July 1, 2019, the Adviser has entered into expense limitation agreements with the Funds. Under the terms of the agreements, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees or reimburse certain expenses to the extent that ordinary operating expenses incurred by certain Funds in any fiscal year exceed the expense limit for such Fund. Such excess amounts will be the liability of the Adviser. Interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund's business are excluded from the expense limits. Expense limits in effect are as follows:

    In Effect July 1, 2019
Until June 30, 2021
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

   

0.35

%

 

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

0.40

%

 

The Funds have agreed to repay fees and expenses that were waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for a period up to three fiscal years after such waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent such payments or repayments would not cause the expenses to exceed the original expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or any expense limitation agreement in place at the time of repayment. Amounts repaid to the Adviser from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 and during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Recoupment of prior expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser. As of June 30, 2020, the following amounts are available to be repaid to the Adviser:

  Expires
August 31, 2022
  Expires
June 30, 2023
 

Total

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

2,875

   

$

39,059

   

$

41,934

   

The Adviser may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees to assist the Funds in maintaining competitive expense ratios. Voluntary waivers and reimbursements applicable to the Funds are not available to be recouped at a future time. The Adviser voluntarily waived the following amounts:

    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
  For the
Ten Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
 

Total

 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

4,890

   

$

29,059

   

$

33,949

   

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

17,737

     

120,613

     

138,350

   


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Effective July 1, 2019, certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Funds are also officers and/or employees of the Adviser, Administrator, Fund Accountant, Sub-Administrator, Sub-Fund Accountant, and Legal Counsel.

Prior to July 1, 2019, certain trustees and officers of the Funds were also directors, officers, and/or employees of AMCO. None of the affiliated trustees or Funds' officers received any compensation from the Funds.

5. Risks:

Each Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks.

An investment in the Funds' Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Funds, some of which will be traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest may affect the value of the Funds' Shares. An investment in the Funds' Shares at any point in time may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of the Funds' distributions.

The Funds are subject to credit risk with respect to the amount each expects to receive from counterparties for financial instruments entered into by the Funds. The Funds may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and the Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit ratings are investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

The Funds are subject to credit and interest rate risk with respect to fixed income securities. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of interest and principal. Interest rates may rise or the rate of inflation may increase, impacting the value of investments in fixed income securities. A debt issuers' credit quality may be downgraded or an issuer may default. Interest rates may fluctuate due to changes in governmental fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

An outbreak of respiratory disease called COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and consumer activity, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines and general concern and uncertainty. These negative impacts have caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for Fund investors during and subsequent to period end. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession. Public health crises may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds' investments will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

6. Line of Credit:

For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Victory Funds Complex participated in a short-term demand note "Line of Credit" agreement with Citibank. The Line of Credit agreement with Citibank was renewed on June 29, 2020 with a termination date of June 28, 2021. Under the agreement with Citibank, the Victory Funds Complex and USAA Mutual Funds Complex, combined, may borrow up to


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$600 million, of which $300 million is committed and $300 million is uncommitted. $40 million of the Line of Credit is reserved for use by the Victory Floating Rate Fund (herein, the "Fund"), another series of the Victory Funds Complex, with that Fund paying the related commitment fees for that amount. The purpose of the agreement is to meet temporary or emergency cash needs. For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, Citibank received an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on $300 million for providing the Line of Credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex pays a pro-rata portion of the commitment fees plus any interest (one month LIBOR plus one percent) on amounts borrowed. Effective June 29, 2020, under an amended Line of Credit agreement, Citibank will also receive an annual upfront fee of 0.10% on the $300 million committed line of credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex will pay a pro-rata portion of the upfront fee. Interest charged to each Fund during the period, if applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Line of credit fees.

The average loans for the days outstanding and average interest rate for each Fund during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:

    Amount
Outstanding at
June 30, 2020
  Average
Borrowing
  Days
Borrowing
Outstanding
  Average
Interest
Rate*
  Maximum
Borrowing
During the
Period
 
USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
 

$

   

$

10,100,000

     

1

     

2.99

%

 

$

10,100,000

   

*  For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, based on the number of days borrowings were outstanding.

7. Federal Income Tax Information:

The tax character of distributions paid during the tax years ended, as noted below, were as follows (total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid):

 

Period Ended June 30, 2020

 
   

Distributions paid from

             

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 
USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF  

$

1,884,117

   

$

   

$

1,884,117

   

$

   

$

1,884,117

   
USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
   

8,484,958

     

     

8,484,958

     

     

8,484,958

   

 

Year Ended August 31, 2019

 
   

Distributions paid from

             
    Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

1,927,032

   

$

   

$

1,927,032

   

$

   

$

1,927,032

   
USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
   

6,792,738

     

     

6,792,738

     

     

6,792,738

   

 

Period Ended August 31, 2018 (amounts in 000's)

 
   

Distributions paid from

             
    Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

811

   

$

   

$

811

   

$

   

$

811

   
USAA Core Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF
   

2,580

     

     

2,580

     

     

2,580

   


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Victory Portfolios II

  Notes to Financial Statements — continued
June 30, 2020
 

As of the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings/accumulated deficit on a tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Accumulated
Earnings
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Losses
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 
USAA Core Short-Term
Bond ETF
 

$

691,363

   

$

423,093

   

$

1,114,456

   

$

   

$

1,320,615

   

$

2,435,071

   
USAA Core Intermediate-
Term Bond ETF
   

1,961,676

     

123,211

     

2,084,887

     

     

25,753,495

     

27,838,382

   

*  The difference between the book-basis and tax-basis of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

During the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF and USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF utilized $44,188 and $102,077 of short-term capital loss carryforwards, respectively.

At June 30, 2020, the cost basis for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments were as follows:

  Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF

 

$

104,134,621

   

$

2,050,212

   

$

(729,597

)

 

$

1,320,615

   

USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

   

416,855,226

     

29,576,829

     

(3,823,334

)

   

25,753,495

   


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Victory Portfolios II

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF and VictoryShares USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (the "Funds"), each a series of Victory Portfolios II, as of June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended August 31, 2019, (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended August 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Funds' financial highlights and financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2018, were audited by other auditors whose report dated October 25, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights and financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Victory Capital Management, Inc. since 2015.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
August 25, 2020


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Trustee and Officer Information

Board of Trustees:

Overall responsibility for management of the Trust rests with the Board. The Trust is managed by the Board in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. There are currently nine Trustees, eight of whom are not "interested persons" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Independent Trustees") and one of whom is an "interested person" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Interested Trustee"). The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The following tables list the Trustees, their date of birth, position with the Trust, commencement of service, principal occupations during the past five years and any directorships of other investment companies or companies whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or who file reports under that Act. Each Trustee oversees 42 portfolios in the Trust, nine portfolios in Victory Variable Insurance Funds and 26 portfolios in Victory Portfolios II, each a registered investment company that, together with the Trust, comprise the Victory Funds Complex. Each Trustee's address is c/o Victory Portfolios II, 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. Each Trustee has an indefinite term.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 

Independent Trustees.

 
David Brooks Adcock,
Born October 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Consultant (since 2006).

 

Chair and Trustee, Turner Funds (December 2016-December 2017).

 
Nigel D. T. Andrews,
Born April 1947
 

Vice Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

Director, TCG BDC II, Inc. (since 2017); Director, TCG BDC I, Inc. (formerly Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.) (since 2012).

 
E. Lee Beard,*
Born August 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2005

 

Retired (since 2015).

 

None.

 
Dennis M. Bushe,
Born January 1944
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Retired.

 

Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2011-July 2016).

 


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 
John L. Kelly,
Born April 1953
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Partner, McCarvill Capital Partners (September 2016-September 2017): Advisor (January 2016-April 2016) and Managing Partner (August 2014-January 2016) Endgate Commodities LLC.

 

Director, Caledonia Mining Corporation (since May 2012).

 
David L. Meyer, *
Born April 1957
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

None.

 
Gloria S. Nelund,
Born May 1961
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Chair, CEO and Co-Founder of TriLinc Global, LLC, an investment firm.

 

TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (since 2012); Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2007-July 2016).

 
Leigh A. Wilson,
Born December 1944
 

Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Private Investor.

 

Chair (since 2013), Caledonia Mining Corporation.

 

Interested Trustee.

 
David C. Brown,**
Born May 1972
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), the Adviser; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

  Trustee, USAA Mutual
Funds Trust.
 

*  The Board has designated Mr. Meyer and Ms. Beard as its Audit Committee Financial Experts.

**  Mr. Brown is an "Interested Person" by reason of his relationship with the Adviser.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and is available, without charge, by calling 800-539-3863.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Officers:

The officers of the Trust, their date of births, commencement of service and their principal occupations during the past five years, are detailed in the following table. Each officer serves until the earlier of his or her resignation, removal, retirement, death, or the election of a successor. The mailing address of each officer of the Trust is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. The officers of the Trust receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
 

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

 
Christopher K. Dyer,
Born February 1962
 

President

 

May 2015*

 

Director of Mutual Fund Administration, the Adviser.

 
Scott A. Stahorsky,
Born July 1969
 

Vice President

 

May 2015

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2015); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2015).

 
Erin G. Wagner,
Born February 1974
 

Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Associate General Counsel, the Adviser (since 2013).

 
Allan Shaer,
Born March 1965
 

Treasurer

 

December 2017

 

Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (since 2016); Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, JP Morgan Chase (2011-2016).

 
Christopher A. Ponte,
Born March 1984
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

May 2015*

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2017); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2017); Chief Financial Officer, Victory Capital Services, Inc. (since 2018).

 
Colin Kinney,
Born October 1973
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

July 2017

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013) and Chief Risk Officer (2009-2017), the Adviser.

 
Chuck Booth,
Born April 1960
 

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Identity Theft Officer

 

May 2015

 

Director, Regulatory Administration and CCO Support Services, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

 
Jay G. Baris,
Born January 1954
 

Assistant Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (since April 2020); Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (January 2018-April 2020); Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (2011-January 2018).

 

*  On December 5, 2017 Mr. Ponte resigned as Treasurer and accepted the position of Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

Proxy Voting:

Information regarding the policies and procedures each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-539-3863. The information is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

The Trust files a complete list of Schedules of Portfolio Investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense figures in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that 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 table under the heading entitled "Actual Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense figures in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Fund

  Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 
USAA Core Intermediate-
Term Bond ETF
 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,046.00

   

$

1,022.97

   

$

1.93

   

$

1.91

     

0.38

%

 
USAA Core Short-Term
Bond ETF
   

1,000.00

     

1,024.80

     

1,023.12

     

1.76

     

1.76

     

0.35

%

 

*  Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/366 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).


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Victory Portfolios II

  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Liquidity Risk Management Program:

The Victory Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the "LRMP") as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Act. The LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk, taking into consideration each Fund's investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other liquidity management tools such as available funding sources including the Victory Funds Complex Interfund Lending Facility and Line of Credit (discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements). The Board approved the appointment of VCM as the administrator of the LRMP. At an in-person meeting held on February 20, 2020, VCM provided an oral and written report to the Trustees on the operation and effectiveness of the LRMP during the previous year.

VCM manages liquidity risks associated with the Funds' investments by monitoring, among other things, cash and cash equivalents, any use of derivatives, the concentration of investments, the appropriateness of each Fund's investment strategy, and by classifying every fund investment as either highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid on at least a monthly basis. To assist with the classification of Fund investments, VCM has retained a third-party provider of liquidity evaluation services. This provider determines preliminary liquidity classifications for all portfolio holdings based upon portfolio-level data and certain assumptions provided by VCM. VCM reviews the preliminary liquidity classifications and, when appropriate, considers other information including input from the Funds' portfolio managers (including the portfolio managers employed by any investment sub-advisers) in determining final liquidity classifications.

The report from VCM concluded that the Funds did not experience any significant liquidity challenges during the covered period, and the Funds' LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage its liquidity risk. The report also concluded that the LRMP continues to operate adequately and effectively to enable VCM to oversee and manage liquidity risk and ensure each Fund is able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution to the remaining investors' interest in each Fund. During the review period, each Fund's portfolio consisted primarily of highly liquid investments, which are defined as cash and any investments reasonably expected to be converted to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Funds have not adopted a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum. The Funds' investments were below the limitation on illiquid investments during the review period. Additionally, VCM indicated that no events occurred that would require the filing of Form N-LIQUID and recommended no material changes to the LRMP.


58



Privacy Policy

Protecting the Privacy of Information

The Trust respects your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. This is the information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us or third parties. It may include your name, address, social security number, account transactions and balances, and information about investment goals and risk tolerance.

We do not disclose any information about you or about former customers to anyone except as permitted or required by law. Specifically, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as the transfer agent that processes shareholder accounts and printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. We may also disclose this information to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf. This allows us to continue to offer you Victory investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize. These companies will use this information only in connection with the services for which we hired them. They are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose.

To protect your personal information internally, we permit access only by authorized employees and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.*

*  You may have received communications regarding information about privacy policies from other financial institutions which gave you the opportunity to "opt-out" of certain information sharing with companies which are not affiliated with that financial institution. The Trust does not share information with other companies for purposes of marketing solicitations for products other than the Trust. Therefore, the Trust does not provide opt-out options to their shareholders.



The Victory Funds
P.O. Box 182593
Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593

Visit our website at:

 

Call Victory at:

 

www.vcm.com

   

866-376-7890

   

VS-BOND-ETF-AR (6/20)



June 30, 2020

Annual Report

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Victory Funds' shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Victory Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on www.VictoryFunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Victory Funds or your financial intermediary electronically by notifying your financial intermediary directly or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800-539-3863 or by sending an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your reports. If you invest directly with the Victory Funds, you can call 800-539-3863 or send an e-mail request to TA.Processing@FISGlobal.com. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Victory Funds you hold directly or through your financial intermediary.



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The Victory Funds site gives fund shareholders, prospective shareholders, and investment professionals a convenient way to access fund information, get guidance, and track fund performance anywhere they can access the Internet. The site includes:

•  Detailed performance records

•  Daily share prices

•  The latest fund news

•  Investment resources to help you become a better investor

•  A section dedicated to investment professionals

Whether you're a potential investor searching for the fund that matches your investment philosophy, a seasoned investor interested in planning tools, or an investment professional, www.vcm.com has what you seek. Visit us anytime. We're always open.



Victory Portfolios II

Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

   

3

   

Fund Review and Commentary (Unaudited)

   

5

   

Financial Statements

 

Victory Portfolios II Exchange-Traded Funds

 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

13

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

56

   

Statements of Operations

   

58

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

60

   

Financial Highlights

   

64

   
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

19

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

56

   

Statements of Operations

   

58

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

61

   

Financial Highlights

   

64

   
VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

31

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

57

   

Statements of Operations

   

59

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

62

   

Financial Highlights

   

66

   
VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   

45

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

57

   

Statements of Operations

   

59

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

63

   

Financial Highlights

   

66

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

68

   
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
   

84

   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

 

Trustee and Officer Information

    85    

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

    88    

Expense Examples

    88    

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

    90    

Liquidity Risk Management Program

    89    

Privacy Policy (inside back cover)

     


1



The VictoryShares are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Victory Capital Management Inc. is the investment adviser to the Funds and receives fees from the Funds for performing services for the Funds.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus of the VictoryShares.

For additional information about any VictoryShares, including fees, expenses, and risks, view our prospectus online at www.vcm.com or call 866-376-7890. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

The information in this annual report is based on data obtained from recognized services and sources and is believed to be reliable. Any opinions, projections, or recommendations in this report are subject to change without notice and are not intended as individual investment advice. Past investment performance of the ETFs, markets or securities mentioned herein should not be considered to be indicative of future results.

This report is for the information of the shareholders and others who have received a copy of the currently effective prospectus of the Funds, managed by Victory Capital Management Inc. It may be used as sales literature only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which provides further details about the Funds.

IRA DISTRIBUTION WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE

We generally must withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% of the taxable portion of your distribution and, if you live in a state that requires state income tax withholding, at your state's tax rate. However, you may elect not to have withholding apply or to have income tax withheld at a higher rate. Any withholding election that you make will apply to any subsequent distribution unless and until you change or revoke the election. If you wish to make a withholding election, or change or revoke a prior withholding election, call (800) 235-8396.

If you do not have a withholding election in place by the date of a distribution, federal income tax will be withheld from the taxable portion of your distribution at a rate of 10%. If you must pay estimated taxes, you may be subject to estimated tax penalties if your estimated tax payments are not sufficient and sufficient tax is not withheld from your distribution.

For more specific information, please consult your tax adviser.

• NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

Call Victory at:

866-376-7890

Visit our website at:

www.vcm.com


2



Victory Funds Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

What a difference a year makes. Not long ago, we were marveling at the longest-ever bull market in equities. Although the current market environment appears constructive and relatively calm (as of this writing), what has transpired over the past year has been nothing short of astounding.

In fact, the annual period ended June 30, 2020, has been the most unusual period for investors since the Global Financial Crisis or, perhaps, the Great Depression. We entered this year with mundane concerns of interest rates and global trade talks, but that all changed quickly in early 2020. The spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States was an unprecedented event that rendered virtually any economic forecast unreliable. In March, and seemingly overnight, the sentiment pendulum swung from risk-on to risk-off.

The global economy came to an all-stop and equities sold off sharply. Meanwhile, liquidity evaporated in many segments of the fixed-income market, especially higher-yielding credits and anything perceived to be higher risk, which caused credit spreads to widen and depressed prices.

Fortunately, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the "Fed") and other monetary authorities worldwide leapt into action — slashing interest rates, (re)starting quantitative easing and, in the case of the Fed, launching an array of programs to provide liquidity to stabilize fixed-income markets.

The U.S. government also stepped up to provide $2 trillion of fiscal stimulus in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which aims help toward corporations, small businesses, and individuals that have been affected by the abrupt economic stoppage.

All those steps ended the market's freefall, spurred a significant rally in equities, and helped tighten credit spreads across much of the fixed-income universe. In fact, by June 30, 2020, sentiment was nothing less than bullish and the broad market indexes had largely recovered losses from the first quarter. Through all this turmoil and volatility, the S&P 500® Index managed to deliver an annual return of approximately 7.5% for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020. Meanwhile, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries declined 144 basis points, reflecting both the Fed intervention and the uncertainties, ending June 30 at approximately 0.66%.

Looking ahead, the economy and markets remain unpredictable. For equities, investors should expect continued bouts of elevated volatility, which will likely be driven by reports on the virus, a possible vaccine, and the economic data. On the whole, however, the tenor of the market is much improved from the depths of the crisis even as earnings estimates remain vague at best.

Credit markets, too, remain unpredictable, though they have stabilized markedly. A wide range of outcomes are conceivable over the next year, but continued monetary intervention and fiscal stimulus, coupled with a regional approach to economic shutdowns, may well prevent credit spreads from returning to the elevated levels of March.


3



Regardless, whatever is in store for markets, you can be certain that the investment philosophies and resolve of Victory Capital's various independent investment franchises remain steadfast. We believe that our collective investment talent and their passively managed portfolios will be able to manage risks and excel in an environment that often creates short-term pricing dislocations that benefit astute investors.

On the following pages, you will find information relating to your Victory Funds investment. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor. If you invest with us directly, you may call (800) 539-3863, or visit our website at www.vcm.com.

My colleagues and I sincerely appreciate the confidence you have placed in the Victory Funds, and we value the opportunity to help meet your investment goals.

Christopher K. Dyer, CFA

President,

Victory Funds


4



VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

U.S. equities posted mixed results over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020, with the S&P 500® Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index returning 7.51% and 33.78%, respectively, and the Russell 2000® Index returning -6.63%. During the first quarter of 2020, the U.S. equity market experienced a drawdown of approximately 34% (as measured by the S&P 500® Index) as fears over a spreading COVID-19 virus resulted in a temporary economic shutdown. Once business activity resumed around the second quarter, the U.S. equity market began to rally. Large-cap growth stocks appeared to drive the market rally as the Nasdaq-100 Index reached new highs during the second quarter, while the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Indexes failed to fully reach their pre-correction peaks. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks over the evaluation period, as the Russell 1000® Growth Index returned 23.28% while the Russell 1000® Value Index returned 8.84%.

How did VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned -9.94% based on net asset value (NAV) and -10.17% based on market price over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020. The MSCI USA Select Value Momentum Blend Index (the "Index") returned -9.89% for the period.

The Fund, which provides exposure to U.S. large- and mid-cap stocks with value and momentum characteristics, as well as the Index, were negatively impacted by an underweight to the Information Technology sector, which was one of the best-performing sectors over the reporting period. An overweight to the Industrials sector also was detrimental as the sector delivered negative performance over the period.

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

         



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  MSCI USA
Select Value
Momentum
Blend Index1
 

MSCI USA Index2

 

One Year

   

–9.94

%

   

–10.17

%

   

–9.89

%

   

8.42

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–2.09

%

   

–2.19

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.23

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.20

%

             

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The MSCI USA Select Value Momentum Blend Index is based on MSCI USA Index, its parent index, which includes large- and mid-cap stocks in the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks higher exposure to value and momentum factors within the parent index while also maintaining moderate Index turnover and lower realized volatility than traditional cap-weighted indexes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI USA Index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the U.S. market. With 637 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the United States. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

U.S. equities posted mixed results over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020, with the S&P 500® Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index returning 7.51% and 33.78%, respectively, and the Russell 2000® Index declining by returning -6.63%. During the first quarter of 2020, the U.S. equity market experienced a drawdown of approximately 34% (as measured by the S&P 500® Index) as fears over a spreading COVID-19 virus resulted in a temporary economic shutdown. Once business activity resumed around the second quarter, the U.S. equity market began to rally. Large-cap growth stocks appeared to drive the market rally as the Nasdaq-100 Index reached new highs during the second quarter, while the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Indexes failed to fully reach their pre-correction peaks. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks over the evaluation period, as the Russell 2000® Growth Index returned 3.48% while the Russell 2000® Value Index returned 17.48%.

How did VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned -9.25% based on net asset value (NAV) and -9.19% based on market price over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020. The MSCI USA Select Value Momentum Blend Index (the "Index") returned -8.97% for the period.

The Fund, which provides exposure to U.S. small-cap stocks with value and momentum characteristics, as well as the Index, were negatively impacted by a double-digit decline in the Financials sector. A slight underweight to Information Technology was also detrimental to performance as the sector increased by double digits over the evaluation period. The Real Estate, Industrials, and Communication Services sectors provided positive contribution with good stock selection.

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

         



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  MSCI USA
Small Cap
Select Value
Momentum
Blend Index1
  MSCI USA Small
Cap Index2
 

One Year

   

–9.25

%

   

–9.19

%

   

–8.97

%

   

–6.20

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–2.07

%

   

–2.09

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.24

%

             

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.24

%

             

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The MSCI USA Small Cap Select Value Momentum Blend Index is based on a traditional market cap-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Small Cap Index, which includes U.S. small-cap stocks. The index is designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks higher exposure to value and momentum factors within the parent index while also maintaining moderate Index turnover and lower realized volatility than traditional cap-weighted indexes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI USA Small Cap Index is designed to measure the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. With 1,791 constituents, the index represents approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the United States. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

Non-U.S. developed markets mostly declined over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020, with the MSCI EAFE Index returning -5.13% and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index returning -4.80%. During the first quarter of 2020, the non-U.S. developed markets experienced a drawdown of approximately 34% (as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index) as fears over a spreading COVID-19 virus resulted in a temporary global economic shutdown. Once business activity resumed around the second quarter, non-U.S. developed markets began to rally. Despite the improving performance, neither the MSCI EAFE or the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index made it back to their pre-correction peaks. Non-U.S. growth stocks outperformed value stocks over the evaluation period, as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index returned 5.80% while the MSCI ACWI ex USA Value Index returned 15.26%.

How did VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned -12.42% based on net asset value (NAV) and -12.67% based on market price over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020. The MSCI World ex USA Select Value Momentum Blend Index (the "Index") returned -12.18% for the period.

The Fund, which provides exposure to equities in non-U.S. markets with value and momentum characteristics, as well as the Index were negatively impacted by Japan, Switzerland and Canada, where stock selection was struggling in the face of mixed country-level performance. The Fund's underweight position to securities held in the United Kingdom, where performance was negative, protected the portfolio and resulted in a positive allocation effect.

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

     

 



 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  MSCI World
ex USA
Select Value
Momentum
Blend Index1
  MSCI World
ex USA
(Net) Index2
 

One Year

   

–12.42

%

   

–12.67

%

   

–12.18

%

   

–5.42

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–6.98

%

   

–7.02

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

0.51

%

         

 

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.35

%

             

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The MSCI World ex USA Select Value Momentum Blend Index is based on the MSCI World ex USA (Net) Index, its parent index, which includes large- and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries, excluding the United States. The index is designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks higher exposure to value and momentum factors within the parent index while also maintaining moderate Index turnover and lower realized volatility than traditional cap-weighted indexes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI World ex USA (Net) Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries, excluding the United States. With 1,013 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


10



VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

Portfolio Review
June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

What were the market conditions during the year ended June 30, 2020?

Emerging markets declined over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returning -3.39%. During the first quarter of 2020, emerging markets experienced a drawdown of approximately 34% (as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index) as fears over a spreading COVID-19 virus resulted in a temporary global economic shutdown. Once business activity resumed around the second quarter, emerging markets began to rally. Despite the improving performance, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index did not reach its pre-correction peak. Emerging growth stocks outperformed value stocks over the evaluation period, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index returned 9.67% while the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index returned 15.74%.

How did VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (the "Fund") perform during the year ended June 30, 2020?

The Fund returned -12.68% based on net asset value (NAV) and -12.81% based on market price over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020. The MSCI Emerging Markets Select Value Momentum Blend Index (the "Index") returned -12.05% for the period.

The Fund, which provides exposure to equities in emerging markets with value and momentum characteristics, as well as the Index, were negatively impacted by China and Korea, where stock selection struggled due to low exposure to technology. The Fund's underweight positions to negatively performing markets such as India and Russia helped protect the portfolio, while good stock selection in Thailand improved Fund performance.

Portfolio Holdings:

As a Percentage of Total Investments


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VictoryShares

VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (continued)

Average Annual Total Return

Year Ended June 30, 2020

INCEPTION DATE

 

10/24/17

 

10/24/17

     

 


 

Net Asset Value

 

Market Price Value

  MSCI Emerging
Markets Select
Value Momentum
Blend Index1
  MSCI Emerging
Markets (Net)
Index2
 

One Year

   

–12.68

%

   

–12.81

%

   

–12.05

%

   

–3.39

%

 

Three Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Five Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Ten Year

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Since Inception

   

–7.80

%

   

–7.77

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Expense Ratios

 

Gross

   

1.18

%

         

 

With Applicable Waivers

   

0.45

%

             

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month's end, please visit www.vcm.com.

The above expense ratios are from the Fund's prospectus dated January 1, 2020, as supplemented May 1, 2020. Additional information pertaining to the Fund's expense ratios as of June 30, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses through June 30, 2021.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

1The MSCI Emerging Markets Select Value Momentum Blend Index is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index, its parent index, which includes large- and mid-cap stocks across 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The index is designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks higher exposure to value and momentum factors within the parent index while also maintaining moderate Index turnover and lower realized volatility than traditional cap-weighted indexes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2The MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 26 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. With 1,202 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The graph reflects investment growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment of the Fund. Past performance is not guarantee of future results.


12



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.6%)

 

Communication Services (4.7%):

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

20,949

   

$

1,590,029

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

122,772

     

3,711,397

   

Cable One, Inc.

   

997

     

1,769,525

   

CenturyLink, Inc. (a)

   

211,121

     

2,117,544

   

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (b)

   

3,061

     

1,561,232

   

Comcast Corp., Class A (a)

   

47,413

     

1,848,159

   

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

98,997

     

2,088,837

   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)

   

13,492

     

1,781,619

   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (b)

   

12,280

     

1,522,229

   

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C (b)

   

42,705

     

1,471,187

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

44,158

     

2,434,431

   
     

21,896,189

   

Consumer Discretionary (10.1%):

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

   

692

     

1,909,103

   

Aramark

   

46,593

     

1,051,604

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

30,370

     

2,650,390

   

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

   

41,156

     

1,452,807

   

Carnival Corp. (a)

   

60,078

     

986,481

   

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

59,157

     

3,280,255

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

10,000

     

1,905,100

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

3,982

     

1,471,110

   

eBay, Inc.

   

36,617

     

1,920,562

   

Ford Motor Co.

   

244,759

     

1,488,135

   

Garmin Ltd.

   

23,111

     

2,253,323

   

General Motors Co., Class C

   

97,864

     

2,475,959

   

Lear Corp.

   

24,088

     

2,626,074

   

Lennar Corp., Class A

   

44,081

     

2,716,271

   

LKQ Corp. (b)

   

49,213

     

1,289,381

   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

   

21,385

     

2,176,138

   

Newell Brands, Inc.

   

79,052

     

1,255,346

   

NVR, Inc. (b)

   

388

     

1,264,395

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

73,424

     

2,498,619

   

Roku, Inc. (a) (b)

   

12,219

     

1,423,880

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

   

32,046

     

1,611,914

   

Target Corp. (c)

   

23,399

     

2,806,242

   

Tesla, Inc. (b)

   

2,009

     

2,169,338

   

Tiffany & Co.

   

9,939

     

1,211,962

   

Whirlpool Corp. (a)

   

9,880

     

1,279,756

   
     

47,174,145

   

Consumer Staples (7.2%):

 

Campbell Soup Co.

   

30,958

     

1,536,446

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

88,079

     

3,097,738

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

32,762

     

2,019,777

   

Hormel Foods Corp.

   

48,327

     

2,332,744

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

24,522

     

2,035,326

   

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   

21,627

     

1,382,614

   

See notes to financial statements.


13



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B (a)

   

70,084

   

$

2,408,086

   

Sysco Corp.

   

32,902

     

1,798,423

   

The Clorox Co.

   

11,648

     

2,555,222

   

The Hershey Co.

   

16,832

     

2,181,764

   

The J.M. Smucker Co. (a)

   

16,954

     

1,793,903

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

48,746

     

1,554,510

   

The Kroger Co.

   

87,117

     

2,948,911

   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   

23,907

     

1,427,487

   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

42,117

     

1,785,340

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

17,489

     

2,094,832

   
     

32,953,123

   

Energy (3.9%):

 

Baker Hughes Co.

   

137,892

     

2,122,158

   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   

76,257

     

1,310,095

   

Chevron Corp.

   

17,239

     

1,538,236

   

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

   

19,179

     

987,719

   

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   

37,526

     

1,569,337

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

71,787

     

2,096,180

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

213,670

     

3,241,374

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

55,754

     

2,084,085

   

Phillips 66

   

23,235

     

1,670,597

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

20,109

     

1,182,811

   
     

17,802,592

   

Financials (11.3%):

 

AGNC Investment Corp.

   

265,940

     

3,430,626

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

124,584

     

2,470,501

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

81,760

     

2,549,277

   

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

   

169,321

     

1,110,746

   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (b)

   

55,293

     

1,584,144

   

Assurant, Inc.

   

17,210

     

1,777,621

   

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (b)

   

67,792

     

2,114,433

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

59,961

     

2,444,010

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

34,544

     

2,162,109

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

53,580

     

2,737,938

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

101,829

     

2,570,164

   

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

157,765

     

3,043,287

   

Lincoln National Corp.

   

48,390

     

1,780,268

   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

3,109

     

1,557,360

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

74,150

     

2,707,958

   

Morgan Stanley (a)

   

32,326

     

1,561,346

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

5,192

     

1,733,193

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

21,684

     

1,320,556

   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

12,277

     

2,099,735

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

5,945

     

1,958,759

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

22,822

     

2,213,506

   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

7,927

     

1,566,534

   

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

   

22,964

     

1,335,127

   

Voya Financial, Inc.

   

57,100

     

2,663,715

   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   

39,034

     

2,236,258

   
     

52,729,171

   

See notes to financial statements.


14



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Health Care (14.5%):

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

16,889

   

$

1,701,905

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

8,224

     

1,939,713

   

Biogen, Inc. (b)

   

3,425

     

916,359

   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (b)

   

7,853

     

3,545,551

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

60,577

     

3,561,928

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

50,966

     

2,659,915

   

Centene Corp. (b)

   

18,862

     

1,198,680

   

Cigna Corp.

   

7,434

     

1,394,990

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

44,769

     

2,908,641

   

Danaher Corp.

   

27,613

     

4,882,806

   

DaVita, Inc. (b)

   

32,287

     

2,555,193

   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

   

29,963

     

1,320,170

   

DexCom, Inc. (b)

   

2,190

     

887,826

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

28,014

     

4,599,339

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (c)

   

22,550

     

1,734,997

   

Humana, Inc.

   

3,108

     

1,205,127

   

Insulet Corp. (b)

   

11,389

     

2,212,427

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (b)

   

11,757

     

1,297,267

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (b)

   

11,343

     

1,884,186

   

Masimo Corp. (a) (b)

   

6,340

     

1,445,457

   

McKesson Corp.

   

17,954

     

2,754,502

   

Medtronic PLC

   

22,598

     

2,072,237

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)

   

5,404

     

961,804

   

Mylan NV (b)

   

126,906

     

2,040,648

   

Perrigo Co. PLC

   

19,983

     

1,104,460

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

20,658

     

2,354,186

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

   

2,431

     

1,516,093

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

10,544

     

2,024,448

   

Teladoc Health, Inc. (b)

   

5,001

     

954,391

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

6,509

     

2,358,471

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

7,925

     

1,800,322

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

12,427

     

1,483,287

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

14,946

     

2,048,200

   
     

67,325,526

   

Industrials (14.2%):

 

Allegion PLC

   

16,291

     

1,665,266

   

AMERCO, Inc.

   

5,444

     

1,645,122

   

Carrier Global Corp.

   

83,570

     

1,856,925

   

Copart, Inc. (b)

   

17,342

     

1,444,068

   

CoStar Group, Inc. (b) (c)

   

2,349

     

1,669,364

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

21,553

     

3,734,273

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

30,955

     

868,288

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

44,133

     

3,860,755

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

43,781

     

2,798,919

   

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   

82,745

     

1,311,508

   

IHS Markit Ltd.

   

59,400

     

4,484,699

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (b) (c)

   

14,444

     

406,165

   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

   

18,723

     

1,587,710

   

Kansas City Southern

   

24,483

     

3,655,067

   

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

70,787

     

2,952,526

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

18,468

     

3,133,466

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

4,905

   

$

1,789,933

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

10,292

     

1,806,966

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

6,006

     

1,846,485

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

10,176

     

1,725,748

   

Owens Corning, Inc.

   

51,211

     

2,855,526

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

51,079

     

3,823,263

   

Republic Services, Inc. (c)

   

32,118

     

2,635,282

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

31,931

     

1,091,401

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

10,443

     

3,247,250

   

Trane Technologies PLC

   

16,367

     

1,456,336

   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   

2,663

     

1,177,179

   

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

   

16,244

     

2,421,006

   

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

   

20,532

     

1,182,027

   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (b)

   

24,549

     

1,896,410

   
     

66,028,933

   

Information Technology (16.6%):

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

16,580

     

1,775,552

   

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

   

6,458

     

1,883,992

   

Apple, Inc.

   

11,026

     

4,022,284

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

20,736

     

1,253,491

   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (b)

   

22,851

     

1,569,635

   

CDW Corp.

   

14,269

     

1,657,773

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

14,101

     

2,085,679

   

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (b)

   

29,721

     

1,632,872

   

DocuSign, Inc. (b)

   

10,890

     

1,875,367

   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   

32,624

     

4,374,553

   

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

   

39,608

     

3,866,533

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

10,302

     

1,747,425

   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

250,046

     

2,432,948

   

HP, Inc.

   

79,002

     

1,377,005

   

Intel Corp.

   

49,835

     

2,981,628

   

KLA Corp.

   

7,464

     

1,451,599

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

7,941

     

2,568,596

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

31,660

     

2,965,592

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (b)

   

40,403

     

2,081,563

   

Microsoft Corp. (c)

   

25,530

     

5,195,610

   

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   

60,167

     

1,193,112

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

2,979

     

1,131,752

   

NXP Semiconductors NV

   

13,988

     

1,595,192

   

ON Semiconductor Corp. (b)

   

57,316

     

1,136,003

   

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

   

4,099

     

1,269,583

   

Qorvo, Inc. (b)

   

25,256

     

2,791,546

   

Seagate Technology PLC

   

50,257

     

2,432,941

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

25,242

     

3,227,441

   

Synopsys, Inc. (b)

   

13,027

     

2,540,265

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

38,050

     

3,215,605

   

The Western Union Co. (a)

   

99,295

     

2,146,758

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

7,101

     

2,463,195

   

Western Digital Corp.

   

37,815

     

1,669,532

   

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

7,976

     

2,022,235

   
     

77,634,857

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (4.4%):

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

10,092

   

$

2,436,814

   

Corteva, Inc.

   

116,575

     

3,123,045

   

Crown Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

21,577

     

1,405,310

   

Dow, Inc.

   

37,566

     

1,531,190

   

Newmont Corp.

   

61,667

     

3,807,320

   

Nucor Corp.

   

39,148

     

1,621,119

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

103,832

     

2,708,977

   

The Mosaic Co.

   

94,322

     

1,179,968

   

Westrock Co.

   

88,522

     

2,501,632

   
     

20,315,375

   

Real Estate (8.0%):

 

American Tower Corp.

   

17,986

     

4,650,099

   

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

   

68,053

     

3,077,357

   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

11,536

     

1,930,550

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

13,591

     

1,931,417

   

Equinix, Inc. (a)

   

6,175

     

4,336,703

   

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

   

68,373

     

4,271,945

   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

267,091

     

2,881,912

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

10,446

     

1,080,743

   

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

   

169,053

     

3,178,196

   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

   

32,058

     

3,676,091

   

SBA Communications Corp.

   

5,730

     

1,707,082

   

Sun Communities, Inc.

   

17,852

     

2,422,159

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

   

88,121

     

1,779,163

   
     

36,923,417

   

Utilities (4.7%):

 

Edison International

   

25,566

     

1,388,489

   

Entergy Corp.

   

24,039

     

2,255,099

   

Evergy, Inc. (c)

   

27,916

     

1,655,140

   

Exelon Corp.

   

111,379

     

4,041,944

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

31,165

     

1,014,732

   

PPL Corp.

   

73,441

     

1,897,715

   

The AES Corp.

   

107,513

     

1,557,863

   

The Southern Co. (c)

   

74,601

     

3,868,062

   

Vistra Corp.

   

205,195

     

3,820,732

   
     

21,499,776

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $472,923,375)

   

462,283,104

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (2.5%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (d)

   

195,200

     

195,200

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (d)

   

5,907,853

     

5,907,853

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Institutional Class,
0.30% (d)
   

1,357,415

     

1,357,415

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (d)

   

776,751

     

776,751

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class,
0.41% (d)
   

3,492,426

     

3,492,426

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $11,729,645)

   

11,729,645

   

Total Investments (Cost $484,653,020) — 102.1%

   

474,012,749

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.1)%

   

(9,665,399

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

464,347,350

   

See notes to financial statements.


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^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(d)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   

10

   

9/18/20

 

$

1,571,550

   

$

1,545,100

   

$

(26,450

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(26,450

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(26,450

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.5%)

 

Communication Services (3.3%):

 

Cardlytics, Inc. (a) (b)

   

7,215

   

$

504,906

   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a)

   

13,145

     

195,203

   

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (c)

   

5,383

     

416,430

   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

37,511

     

253,949

   

EverQuote, Inc., Class A (a)

   

12,924

     

751,659

   

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

   

5,679

     

403,890

   

Gray Television, Inc. (a)

   

30,619

     

427,135

   

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

37,130

     

310,036

   

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

   

75,562

     

160,947

   

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

   

3,136

     

262,452

   

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

   

7,226

     

356,170

   

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A (b)

   

9,664

     

178,397

   

TechTarget, Inc. (a)

   

24,233

     

727,717

   

TEGNA, Inc.

   

21,897

     

243,933

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

34,546

     

686,774

   

The Meet Group, Inc. (a)

   

30,594

     

190,907

   

United States Cellular Corp. (a)

   

10,883

     

335,958

   

Zynga, Inc., Class A (a)

   

117,712

     

1,122,972

   
     

7,529,435

   

Consumer Discretionary (11.5%):

 

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A (a)

   

12,602

     

252,292

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (b)

   

27,277

     

290,227

   

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

   

17,612

     

612,721

   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

29,965

     

227,734

   

American Public Education, Inc. (a)

   

9,036

     

267,466

   

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a)

   

2,768

     

243,224

   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

   

3,901

     

301,664

   

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

   

7,908

     

297,183

   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (b)

   

20,578

     

218,127

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

7,379

     

309,917

   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

6,937

     

149,562

   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

   

4,264

     

499,740

   

Brunswick Corp.

   

6,806

     

435,652

   

Century Communities, Inc. (a)

   

16,841

     

516,345

   

Chegg, Inc. (a)

   

4,726

     

317,871

   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   

12,817

     

353,877

   

Crocs, Inc. (a) (b)

   

7,618

     

280,495

   

Dana, Inc.

   

19,791

     

241,252

   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

   

1,853

     

363,911

   

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

   

14,871

     

613,577

   

Dillard's, Inc., Class A (b)

   

8,026

     

206,991

   

GameStop Corp., Class A (a) (b)

   

56,244

     

244,099

   

Genesco, Inc. (a)

   

16,566

     

358,820

   

Gentex Corp.

   

33,772

     

870,305

   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

   

16,932

     

225,026

   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

   

7,597

     

501,174

   

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a) (b)

   

4,289

     

808,734

   

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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)

   

21,854

   

$

457,623

   

Installed Building Products, Inc. (a)

   

4,040

     

277,871

   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

   

4,537

     

412,958

   

K12, Inc. (a)

   

12,323

     

335,678

   

KB Home

   

17,966

     

551,197

   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

   

5,144

     

778,441

   

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

   

17,384

     

598,705

   

Macy's, Inc. (b)

   

44,818

     

308,348

   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a)

   

6,124

     

318,142

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

18,519

     

661,128

   

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

   

9,544

     

726,489

   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

   

3,185

     

358,599

   

Office Depot, Inc.

   

189,691

     

445,774

   

Papa John's International, Inc.

   

4,108

     

326,217

   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)

   

8,936

     

272,905

   

PetMed Express, Inc. (c)

   

7,397

     

263,629

   

Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A (a)

   

30,242

     

287,299

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

19,969

     

555,538

   

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (b)

   

6,719

     

196,665

   

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (b)

   

23,730

     

243,707

   

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A (a)

   

7,018

     

220,225

   

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (a)

   

23,601

     

507,894

   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

   

17,740

     

566,083

   

Stamps.com, Inc. (a)

   

765

     

140,523

   

Strategic Education, Inc.

   

1,998

     

306,993

   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. (c)

   

7,199

     

547,124

   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A (a)

   

29,441

     

567,917

   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)

   

3,791

     

272,762

   

Tenneco, Inc., Class A (a)

   

21,936

     

165,836

   

The Buckle, Inc. (b)

   

12,435

     

194,981

   

The Cato Corp., Class A

   

41,331

     

338,088

   

Thor Industries, Inc.

   

6,453

     

687,438

   

Toll Brothers, Inc.

   

20,662

     

673,375

   

TopBuild Corp. (a)

   

5,918

     

673,291

   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)

   

42,691

     

627,131

   

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

7,567

     

168,668

   

Universal Electronics, Inc. (a)

   

5,580

     

261,256

   

Vista Outdoor, Inc. (a)

   

24,217

     

349,936

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

2,327

     

323,383

   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   

8,578

     

571,466

   

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

9,562

     

408,584

   

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

   

18,448

     

505,106

   
     

27,462,959

   

Consumer Staples (3.2%):

 

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

2,873

     

429,571

   

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a)

   

10,110

     

341,617

   

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

   

16,206

     

398,992

   

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

   

11,841

     

225,808

   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

   

22,247

     

547,721

   

Freshpet, Inc. (a)

   

9,205

     

770,090

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

   

17,618

   

$

758,807

   

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

   

9,969

     

290,497

   

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (a)

   

14,730

     

248,790

   

Rite Aid Corp. (a) (b)

   

22,720

     

387,603

   

SpartanNash Co.

   

30,538

     

648,933

   

The Andersons, Inc.

   

28,687

     

394,733

   

The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a)

   

627

     

336,480

   

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

   

12,663

     

249,714

   

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) (b)

   

35,847

     

652,774

   

Universal Corp.

   

15,696

     

667,237

   

Weis Markets, Inc. (c)

   

7,818

     

391,838

   
     

7,741,205

   

Energy (2.2%):

 

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

   

198,638

     

504,540

   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (a)

   

23,450

     

347,529

   

CNX Resources Corp. (a)

   

20,407

     

176,521

   

Diamond S Shipping, Inc. (a)

   

21,647

     

172,960

   

Dorian LPG Ltd. (a)

   

40,789

     

315,707

   

EQT Corp.

   

16,063

     

191,150

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. (a) (b)

   

275,663

     

300,473

   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

   

89,530

     

310,669

   

International Seaways, Inc.

   

25,852

     

422,421

   

Northern Oil And Gas, Inc. (a) (b)

   

280,191

     

235,052

   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

23,590

     

212,074

   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

   

16,556

     

205,957

   

Range Resources Corp.

   

33,033

     

185,976

   

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a) (b)

   

16,725

     

414,446

   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

   

210,101

     

537,858

   

Talos Energy, Inc. (a)

   

13,612

     

125,230

   

Transocean Ltd. (a) (b)

   

131,025

     

239,776

   

World Fuel Services Corp. (c)

   

8,325

     

214,452

   

WPX Energy, Inc. (a)

   

25,392

     

162,001

   
     

5,274,792

   

Financials (15.3%):

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

   

22,145

     

547,203

   

American National Insurance Co.

   

12,354

     

890,353

   

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (b)

   

65,614

     

606,273

   

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

   

69,160

     

630,739

   

Ares Management Corp., Class A

   

21,507

     

853,828

   

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

   

28,554

     

268,122

   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

   

22,994

     

561,284

   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

   

10,018

     

406,330

   

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

   

25,500

     

614,295

   

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

   

21,679

     

603,110

   

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

21,528

     

884,801

   

Chimera Investment Corp.

   

71,863

     

690,603

   

CIT Group, Inc.

   

14,047

     

291,194

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

23,077

     

359,309

   

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (b)

   

7,700

     

523,985

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Cowen, Inc., Class A (b)

   

39,755

   

$

644,429

   

Customers Bancorp, Inc., Class A (a)

   

49,131

     

590,555

   

Dynex Capital, Inc. (b)

   

37,662

     

538,567

   

eHealth, Inc. (a)

   

1,570

     

154,237

   

Ellington Financial, Inc.

   

64,812

     

763,485

   

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)

   

15,670

     

535,601

   

Enstar Group Ltd. (a)

   

3,410

     

520,946

   

Essent Group Ltd.

   

8,977

     

325,596

   

EZCORP, Inc., Class A (a)

   

138,912

     

875,145

   

Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A (a)

   

13,847

     

457,643

   

Genworth Financial, Inc. (a)

   

179,079

     

413,672

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A (a)

   

5,684

     

427,209

   

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

   

5,101

     

343,654

   

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

   

15,202

     

432,649

   

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   

48,500

     

634,865

   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

   

43,169

     

796,468

   

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

   

7,571

     

421,250

   

International Fcstone, Inc. (a)

   

18,610

     

1,023,550

   
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. (b)    

121,162

     

453,146

   

Janus Henderson Group PLC

   

17,804

     

376,733

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

6,499

     

1,008,710

   

Legg Mason, Inc.

   

19,078

     

949,131

   

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

   

25,258

     

458,938

   

MFA Financial, Inc. (b)

   

226,834

     

564,817

   

MGIC Investment Corp.

   

64,884

     

531,400

   

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. (a)

   

28,468

     

354,142

   

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

   

3,727

     

757,289

   

Navient Corp.

   

61,233

     

430,468

   

New Residential Investment Corp.

   

32,699

     

242,954

   

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (b)

   

42,174

     

430,175

   

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

   

221,878

     

579,102

   

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

   

10,721

     

172,394

   

OFG Bancorp

   

22,148

     

296,119

   

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

   

16,661

     

408,861

   

Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

5,133

     

440,206

   

Pennymac Financial Services

   

21,660

     

905,170

   

Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust

   

53,001

     

929,108

   

Popular, Inc.

   

17,139

     

637,057

   

Radian Group, Inc.

   

34,522

     

535,436

   

Ready Capital Corp. (b)

   

38,222

     

332,149

   

Redwood Trust, Inc.

   

96,267

     

673,869

   

SLM Corp.

   

42,006

     

295,302

   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

   

39,677

     

593,568

   

Sterling Bancorp

   

23,920

     

280,342

   

Stifel Financial Corp.

   

6,165

     

292,406

   

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (a)

   

46,048

     

345,820

   

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (b)

   

22,994

     

197,748

   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

   

91,879

     

463,070

   

Unum Group

   

16,552

     

274,598

   

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A (d)

   

21,255

     

365,373

   

See notes to financial statements.


22



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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

   

11,756

   

$

277,442

   

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

   

2,818

     

327,705

   

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

   

5,623

     

285,705

   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

   

1,417

     

1,258,253

   
     

36,355,656

   

Health Care (19.0%):

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

   

16,558

     

415,937

   

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

3,310

     

160,436

   

Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a)

   

3,999

     

380,985

   

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

   

7,824

     

724,189

   

Allakos, Inc. (a)

   

6,677

     

479,809

   

Amedisys, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,613

     

717,325

   

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)

   

11,343

     

513,157

   

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,567

     

147,697

   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

6,101

     

230,191

   

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

5,784

     

188,905

   

Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

4,479

     

161,916

   

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (a)

   

6,312

     

156,159

   

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

4,540

     

285,793

   

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

   

8,398

     

362,710

   

Arvinas, Inc. (a) (b)

   

9,409

     

315,578

   

AtriCure, Inc. (a)

   

14,658

     

658,877

   

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

3,529

     

290,366

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

4,500

     

1,188,315

   

Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

4,415

     

234,039

   

Bruker Corp.

   

8,094

     

329,264

   

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a)

   

17,997

     

567,805

   

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

72,089

     

333,051

   

Catasys, Inc. (a) (b)

   

10,324

     

255,416

   

CEL-SCI Corp. (a) (b)

   

10,075

     

150,319

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

   

4,743

     

826,942

   

Chemed Corp.

   

2,259

     

1,018,967

   

Chemocentryx, Inc. (a)

   

5,910

     

340,061

   

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

   

15,402

     

269,535

   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

   

13,682

     

311,813

   

CONMED Corp.

   

5,351

     

385,218

   

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

5,696

     

171,165

   

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

30,039

     

505,256

   

Cortexyme, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,782

     

175,107

   

CorVel Corp. (a)

   

6,108

     

432,996

   

CryoLife, Inc. (a)

   

12,977

     

248,769

   

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

8,033

     

479,731

   

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

8,409

     

213,589

   

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

4,860

     

233,183

   

Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b)

   

9,471

     

451,483

   

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)

   

3,171

     

250,763

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

12,204

     

755,794

   

Endo International PLC (a)

   

65,369

     

224,216

   

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

   

9,705

     

230,397

   

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (a)

   

16,371

     

240,817

   

See notes to financial statements.


23



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VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Globus Medical, Inc. (a)

   

8,036

   

$

383,398

   

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

   

3,574

     

320,087

   

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

13,220

     

354,428

   

Hanger, Inc. (a)

   

9,770

     

161,791

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

9,402

     

1,032,152

   

HMS Holdings Corp. (a)

   

11,733

     

380,032

   

Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a)

   

13,651

     

758,722

   

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

   

46,806

     

654,348

   

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

   

31,324

     

603,300

   

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

   

10,629

     

286,452

   

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

   

7,576

     

553,427

   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)

   

15,366

     

722,048

   

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

4,497

     

123,443

   

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

2,186

     

253,336

   

Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   

8,977

     

170,024

   

Kodiak Sciences, Inc. (a) (b)

   

7,622

     

412,503

   

Lannett Co., Inc. (a)

   

38,452

     

279,162

   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

14,110

     

201,773

   

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (b)

   

9,621

     

253,994

   

LHC Group, Inc. (a)

   

5,064

     

882,756

   

Luminex Corp.

   

10,640

     

346,119

   

Magellan Health, Inc. (a)

   

9,039

     

659,666

   

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

5,553

     

516,540

   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

7,346

     

335,345

   

Molecular Templates, Inc. (a)

   

9,726

     

134,122

   

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

11,528

     

383,537

   

Natera, Inc. (a)

   

10,615

     

529,263

   

National Healthcare Corp. (c)

   

17,527

     

1,111,914

   

Natus Medical, Inc. (a)

   

13,601

     

296,774

   

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)

   

19,088

     

591,346

   

Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b)

   

12,685

     

210,571

   

Nevro Corp. (a)

   

3,666

     

437,977

   

Novocure Ltd. (a)

   

5,672

     

336,350

   

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

   

9,099

     

506,450

   

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

   

3,977

     

280,856

   

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)

   

13,465

     

186,894

   

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

15,829

     

184,091

   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   

48,196

     

367,254

   

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)

   

6,704

     

351,759

   

Patterson Cos., Inc. (b) (c)

   

15,617

     

343,574

   

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (a)

   

188,552

     

548,685

   

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

   

1,668

     

298,272

   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

   

3,671

     

357,152

   

Premier, Inc., Class A (a)

   

24,668

     

845,619

   

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

17,327

     

650,802

   

Principia Biopharma, Inc. (a)

   

6,662

     

398,321

   

Provention Bio, Inc. (a)

   

16,120

     

227,453

   

Quidel Corp. (a) (b)

   

4,981

     

1,114,450

   

R1 RCM, Inc. (a)

   

44,303

     

493,978

   

RadNet, Inc. (a)

   

29,438

     

467,181

   

See notes to financial statements.


24



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)

   

1,706

   

$

266,170

   

Repligen Corp. (a) (b)

   

5,472

     

676,393

   

Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)

   

31,270

     

460,607

   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   

8,209

     

491,062

   

Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)

   

9,922

     

114,798

   

Syneos Health, Inc. (a)

   

7,724

     

449,923

   

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)

   

3,625

     

358,585

   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

   

14,138

     

256,039

   

The Ensign Group, Inc.

   

14,489

     

606,365

   

The Pennant Group, Inc. (a)

   

16,748

     

378,505

   

Tivity Health, Inc. (a) (b)

   

11,378

     

128,913

   

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (a) (b)

   

25,366

     

482,461

   

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

   

7,339

     

888,018

   

Veracyte, Inc. (a)

   

17,389

     

450,375

   

Zynex, Inc. (a) (b)

   

10,902

     

271,133

   
     

45,592,879

   

Industrials (14.1%):

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

   

79,349

     

563,378

   

ADT, Inc. (b)

   

97,783

     

780,308

   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   

16,391

     

809,715

   

AECOM (a)

   

20,251

     

761,033

   

Air Lease Corp.

   

20,840

     

610,404

   

Alamo Group, Inc. (b)

   

3,780

     

387,979

   

Allegiant Travel Co. (b)

   

2,212

     

241,573

   

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

   

2,544

     

192,454

   

ArcBest Corp.

   

22,925

     

607,742

   

Arcosa, Inc.

   

16,519

     

697,102

   

Astec Industries, Inc.

   

7,527

     

348,575

   

Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)

   

18,334

     

501,435

   

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

15,412

     

663,178

   

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) (b) (c)

   

6,120

     

140,087

   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

   

4,539

     

241,157

   

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)

   

10,947

     

288,672

   

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (a) (b)

   

35,497

     

386,207

   

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

26,898

     

676,217

   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

   

25,446

     

526,732

   

CAI International, Inc. (a)

   

25,256

     

420,765

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

3,494

     

418,127

   

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (a)

   

7,560

     

394,027

   

CBIZ, Inc. (a) (b)

   

39,423

     

944,970

   

Colfax Corp. (a)

   

10,728

     

299,311

   

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A (a) (b)

   

18,891

     

335,504

   

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. (a)

   

32,379

     

196,217

   

CSW Industrials, Inc.

   

15,152

     

1,047,155

   

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

   

6,134

     

291,794

   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   

5,427

     

458,744

   

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)

   

15,422

     

286,849

   

Federal Signal Corp.

   

13,476

     

400,641

   

Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (a)

   

40,166

     

626,991

   

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

   

7,526

     

862,103

   

See notes to financial statements.


25



Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

   

81,151

   

$

509,628

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

7,930

     

966,905

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

   

15,729

     

755,149

   

GMS, Inc. (a)

   

22,899

     

563,086

   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (a)

   

66,509

     

615,873

   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   

11,140

     

156,406

   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

   

23,887

     

516,437

   

Herc Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

8,499

     

261,174

   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   

8,482

     

405,949

   

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

   

25,101

     

396,972

   

Marten Transport Ltd.

   

15,116

     

380,319

   

Masonite International Corp. (a)

   

5,170

     

402,123

   

McGrath RentCorp

   

5,655

     

305,427

   

Meritor, Inc. (a)

   

13,145

     

260,271

   

Oshkosh Corp.

   

5,478

     

392,334

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

9,681

     

265,163

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

23,789

     

933,242

   

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

   

48,927

     

573,424

   

Ryder System, Inc.

   

9,687

     

363,359

   

Saia, Inc. (a)

   

7,033

     

781,929

   

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

   

20,220

     

498,827

   

SkyWest, Inc.

   

16,054

     

523,681

   

SPX Corp. (a)

   

8,086

     

332,739

   

Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a)

   

49,426

     

517,490

   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

5,221

     

413,086

   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

   

13,210

     

300,528

   

The Shyft Group, Inc.

   

28,783

     

484,707

   

Triton International Ltd.

   

18,480

     

558,835

   

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

   

55,320

     

673,798

   

UFP Industries, Inc.

   

15,329

     

758,939

   

UniFirst Corp.

   

5,058

     

905,129

   

Vectrus, Inc. (a)

   

11,049

     

542,837

   

Vicor Corp. (a)

   

3,775

     

271,611

   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

23,619

     

1,028,135

   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

1,669

     

58,595

   
     

34,081,253

   

Information Technology (16.0%):

 

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)

   

4,132

     

257,672

   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

   

4,752

     

322,138

   

Agilysys, Inc. (a)

   

11,284

     

202,435

   

Alteryx, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,043

     

335,624

   

Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)

   

52,292

     

643,715

   

Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)

   

2,589

     

421,256

   

Avaya Holdings Corp. (a)

   

42,695

     

527,710

   

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

10,443

     

290,838

   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

   

31,806

     

687,010

   

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

   

3,928

     

851,904

   

Cardtronics PLC, Class A (a)

   

5,638

     

135,199

   

Ciena Corp. (a)

   

6,249

     

338,446

   

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

   

8,874

     

548,236

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Cohu, Inc.

   

11,922

   

$

206,727

   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

   

13,028

     

220,043

   

Conduent, Inc. (a)

   

154,063

     

368,211

   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

   

20,537

     

850,026

   

Digital Turbine, Inc. (a)

   

34,729

     

436,544

   

Diodes, Inc. (a)

   

14,282

     

724,097

   

DXC Technology Co.

   

14,783

     

243,920

   

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)

   

26,822

     

749,943

   

Entegris, Inc.

   

12,156

     

717,812

   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   

3,221

     

308,636

   

Everbridge, Inc. (a)

   

1,944

     

268,972

   

Everi Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

19,216

     

99,155

   

Fabrinet (a)

   

10,006

     

624,575

   

Five9, Inc. (a)

   

2,824

     

312,532

   

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

   

20,004

     

586,717

   

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

13,797

     

366,724

   

Inphi Corp. (a)

   

2,336

     

274,480

   

Inseego Corp. (a) (b)

   

16,086

     

186,598

   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

12,574

     

618,641

   

Itron, Inc. (a)

   

10,527

     

697,414

   

J2 Global, Inc. (a)

   

5,472

     

345,885

   

Jabil, Inc.

   

20,899

     

670,440

   

KBR, Inc.

   

25,152

     

567,178

   

Knowles Corp. (a)

   

21,891

     

334,057

   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

   

30,339

     

631,961

   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

   

24,938

     

707,990

   

Limelight Networks, Inc. (a)

   

43,578

     

320,734

   

LogMeIn, Inc.

   

4,652

     

394,350

   

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

5,736

     

467,082

   

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

6,482

     

222,657

   

ManTech International Corp., Class A

   

10,792

     

739,144

   

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (b)

   

1,184

     

256,691

   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

   

23,267

     

727,326

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

5,833

     

660,529

   

Model N, Inc. (a)

   

24,144

     

839,245

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

1,815

     

430,155

   

NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)

   

23,009

     

204,320

   

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

   

14,274

     

364,843

   

NIC, Inc.

   

15,522

     

356,385

   

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

   

39,220

     

992,462

   

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

   

14,802

     

503,860

   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

   

2,452

     

357,722

   

PC Connection, Inc.

   

15,926

     

738,329

   

Perficient, Inc. (a) (b)

   

20,854

     

746,156

   

Perspecta, Inc.

   

12,652

     

293,906

   

Photronics, Inc. (a)

   

41,149

     

457,988

   

Plexus Corp. (a)

   

12,013

     

847,637

   

Power Integrations, Inc.

   

3,347

     

395,381

   

Rambus, Inc. (a)

   

52,365

     

795,947

   

Sanmina Corp. (a)

   

23,622

     

591,495

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

   

14,039

   

$

338,200

   

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

20,365

     

553,521

   

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

3,662

     

508,212

   

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)

   

10,947

     

310,785

   

Switch, Inc., Class A (b)

   

15,111

     

269,278

   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)

   

27,731

     

767,039

   

Synaptics, Inc. (a) (b)

   

7,005

     

421,141

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

5,364

     

642,446

   

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

   

8,552

     

398,181

   

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

49,784

     

590,438

   

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

17,936

     

405,892

   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   

19,785

     

302,117

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

17,145

     

262,147

   

Xperi Holding Corp.

   

75,547

     

1,115,075

   
     

37,270,277

   

Materials (3.2%):

 

Boise Cascade Co.

   

19,428

     

730,687

   

Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)

   

7,172

     

259,124

   

Forterra, Inc. (a)

   

18,555

     

207,074

   

Hecla Mining Co.

   

147,214

     

481,390

   

Innospec, Inc.

   

4,530

     

349,943

   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   

12,198

     

312,879

   

P.H. Glatfelter Co.

   

39,230

     

629,642

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

8,900

     

844,876

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

2,500

     

310,800

   

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

   

19,165

     

338,071

   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   

12,098

     

404,194

   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   

17,998

     

582,955

   

Stepan Co.

   

5,142

     

499,288

   

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

   

6,449

     

867,197

   

Verso Corp., Class A

   

25,269

     

302,217

   

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

   

36,772

     

565,921

   
     

7,686,258

   

Real Estate (9.5%):

 

Agree Realty Corp.

   

15,502

     

1,018,636

   

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

   

23,786

     

289,951

   

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

   

24,151

     

649,662

   

Americold Realty Trust

   

9,056

     

328,733

   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

   

21,544

     

881,150

   

CoreSite Realty Corp.

   

4,180

     

506,031

   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

   

16,775

     

500,398

   

CyrusOne, Inc. (b)

   

4,998

     

363,605

   

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

   

57,534

     

1,330,186

   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

   

5,395

     

639,901

   

Equity Commonwealth

   

60,697

     

1,954,444

   

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

   

19,622

     

291,190

   

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

   

29,804

     

1,145,666

   

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

   

17,094

     

591,452

   

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

   

28,611

     

324,163

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

   

42,197

   

$

484,844

   

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (b)

   

2,712

     

238,710

   

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

   

6,905

     

460,978

   

Lexington Realty Trust

   

113,250

     

1,194,788

   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a)

   

11,780

     

339,971

   

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

   

85,304

     

414,577

   

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

   

11,175

     

395,036

   

Office Properties Income Trust

   

11,759

     

305,381

   

Outfront Media, Inc.

   

14,598

     

206,854

   

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

   

30,527

     

507,053

   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A (b)

   

13,125

     

841,181

   

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

   

18,685

     

587,270

   

Realogy Holdings Corp.

   

20,165

     

149,423

   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

   

24,710

     

1,023,735

   

Safehold, Inc.

   

16,516

     

949,505

   

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

   

9,765

     

340,408

   

STORE Capital Corp.

   

16,852

     

401,246

   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

   

6,833

     

258,014

   

Terreno Realty Corp.

   

23,188

     

1,220,616

   

The RMR Group, Inc., Class A

   

19,318

     

569,301

   

The St. Joe Co. (a)

   

24,823

     

482,063

   

Uniti Group, Inc.

   

23,672

     

221,333

   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

   

7,592

     

603,488

   
     

23,010,943

   

Utilities (2.2%):

 

Black Hills Corp.

   

8,289

     

469,655

   

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

   

53,538

     

1,234,586

   

El Paso Electric Co.

   

10,696

     

716,632

   

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   

19,025

     

686,042

   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   

25,672

     

569,405

   

NorthWestern Corp.

   

10,021

     

546,345

   

PNM Resources, Inc.

   

11,410

     

438,600

   

Portland General Electric Co. (c)

   

12,161

     

508,451

   
     

5,169,716

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $234,332,091)

   

237,175,373

   

Preferred Stocks (0.0%) (f)

 

Industrials (0.0%): (f)

 

WESCO International, Inc., Series A (b) (g)

   

4,510

     

119,611

   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $119,521)

   

119,611

   

Rights (0.0%) (f)

 

Health Care (0.0%): (f)

 

Achillion Pharmaceuticals (a) (h) (i)

   

17,954

     

8,259

   

Total Rights (Cost $—)

   

8,259

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (5.1%)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (j)

   

204,231

   

$

204,231

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (j)

   

6,181,192

     

6,181,192

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (j)
   

1,420,218

     

1,420,218

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (j)

   

812,689

     

812,689

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (j)
   

3,654,010

     

3,654,010

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $12,272,340)

   

12,272,340

   

Total Investments (Cost $246,723,952) — 104.6%

   

249,575,583

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (4.6)%

   

(10,328,254

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

239,247,329

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(d)  Affiliated holding. (See Note 9)

(e)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents 0.3% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. (See Note 2)

(f)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(g)  Security is perpetual and has no final maturity date but may be subject to calls at various dates in the future.

(h)  The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, illiquid securities were 0.0% of the Fund's net assets.

(i)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents 0.0% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. This security is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. (See Note 2)

(j)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

PLC — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index Futures

   

13

   

9/18/20

 

$

937,982

   

$

934,440

   

$

(3,542

)

 
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

(3,542

)

 
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

(3,542

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.5%)

 

Australia (4.2%):

 

Consumer Staples (1.4%):

 

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

   

126,850

   

$

756,333

   

Coles Group Ltd.

   

86,459

     

1,022,081

   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

   

42,539

     

1,312,988

   

Woolworths Group Ltd.

   

48,574

     

1,246,765

   
     

4,338,167

   

Energy (0.4%):

 

Ampol Ltd.

   

37,286

     

752,687

   

Santos Ltd.

   

144,292

     

526,530

   
     

1,279,217

   

Financials (0.2%):

 

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

   

14,912

     

595,585

   

Health Care (0.6%):

 

CSL Ltd.

   

9,586

     

1,894,193

   

Industrials (0.2%):

 

Qantas Airways Ltd.

   

198,487

     

516,569

   

Materials (1.2%):

 

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

   

167,149

     

1,345,312

   

Evolution Mining Ltd.

   

156,433

     

610,684

   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

   

145,454

     

1,387,012

   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

   

57,951

     

533,055

   
     

3,876,063

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Mirvac Group

   

515,052

     

769,512

   
     

13,269,306

   

Austria (0.8%):

 

Energy (0.4%):

 

OMV AG (a)

   

37,157

     

1,241,975

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (a)

   

64,992

     

1,157,717

   
     

2,399,692

   

Belgium (1.4%):

 

Financials (0.6%):

 

Ageas

   

24,502

     

867,966

   

Sofina SA

   

4,231

     

1,116,735

   
     

1,984,701

   

Health Care (0.5%):

 

Galapagos NV (a)

   

2,223

     

437,060

   

UCB SA

   

8,836

     

1,023,183

   
     

1,460,243

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Elia Group SA

   

7,826

   

$

849,095

   
     

4,294,039

   

Canada (12.0%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

TELUS Corp. (b) (c)

   

88,890

     

1,486,068

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Magna International, Inc.

   

32,098

     

1,424,850

   

Consumer Staples (2.2%):

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

   

30,154

     

942,479

   

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

   

31,127

     

742,980

   

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

   

51,788

     

2,513,733

   

Metro, Inc.

   

67,583

     

2,778,743

   
     

6,977,935

   

Energy (0.8%):

 

Cameco Corp.

   

63,266

     

646,595

   

TC Energy Corp.

   

46,171

     

1,966,166

   
     

2,612,761

   

Financials (2.3%):

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   

30,830

     

1,011,369

   

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

   

58,810

     

1,027,664

   

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

   

22,129

     

738,608

   

Intact Financial Corp.

   

26,291

     

2,494,171

   

Power Corp. of Canada (c)

   

55,392

     

971,190

   

TMX Group Ltd.

   

10,313

     

1,016,383

   
     

7,259,385

   

Industrials (1.6%):

 

Air Canada (a)

   

19,435

     

241,867

   

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

   

19,143

     

776,824

   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

   

31,703

     

2,147,052

   

WSP Global, Inc.

   

30,927

     

1,890,589

   
     

5,056,332

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)

   

547

     

517,991

   

Materials (2.0%):

 

B2Gold Corp.

   

86,918

     

492,663

   

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

22,589

     

605,856

   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

   

5,293

     

737,017

   

Kinross Gold Corp. (a)

   

185,918

     

1,337,736

   

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (b)

   

11,789

     

483,851

   

Pan American Silver Corp.

   

18,391

     

556,726

   

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

   

94,271

     

984,239

   

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

   

14,010

     

614,198

   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

   

78,804

     

427,000

   
     

6,239,286

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Utilities (2.0%):

 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (c)

   

172,490

   

$

2,222,613

   

Emera, Inc.

   

31,589

     

1,238,975

   

Hydro One Ltd. (d)

   

153,583

     

2,878,836

   
     

6,340,424

   
     

37,915,032

   

China (0.3%):

 

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

   

1,631,900

     

1,087,894

   

Denmark (2.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

Pandora A/S

   

19,668

     

1,067,877

   

Consumer Staples (0.4%):

 

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

   

9,549

     

1,261,410

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

   

5,460

     

845,829

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

   

623

     

675,955

   

DSV PANALPINA A/S

   

7,781

     

949,533

   
     

1,625,488

   

Utilities (0.7%):

 

Orsted A/S (d)

   

17,899

     

2,064,496

   
     

6,865,100

   

Finland (1.1%):

 

Communication Services (0.7%):

 

Elisa Oyj

   

34,193

     

2,079,192

   

Energy (0.4%):

 

Neste Oyj

   

33,365

     

1,304,471

   
     

3,383,663

   

France (9.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Iliad SA (a)

   

3,599

     

701,933

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Faurecia SE (a)

   

11,576

     

452,067

   

Peugeot SA (a)

   

87,831

     

1,428,419

   

Renault SA (a)

   

57,906

     

1,468,543

   
     

3,349,029

   

Consumer Staples (0.9%):

 

Carrefour SA

   

106,803

     

1,649,997

   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a) (c)

   

32,795

     

1,211,833

   
     

2,861,830

   

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials (1.6%):

 

BNP Paribas SA (a)

   

37,082

   

$

1,473,118

   

CNP Assurances (a)

   

53,683

     

618,016

   

Credit Agricole SA (a)

   

147,121

     

1,392,638

   

Natixis SA (a)

   

183,831

     

480,044

   

Societe Generale SA (a)

   

68,313

     

1,135,545

   
     

5,099,361

   

Health Care (1.2%):

 

BioMerieux (a)

   

5,703

     

783,374

   

Sanofi

   

21,086

     

2,146,847

   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

   

2,938

     

742,461

   
     

3,672,682

   

Industrials (3.4%):

 

Alstom SA

   

22,400

     

1,041,820

   

Bouygues SA (a)

   

51,944

     

1,774,153

   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

   

25,513

     

918,394

   

Eiffage SA (a)

   

10,612

     

970,199

   

Legrand SA

   

16,123

     

1,224,504

   

Safran SA (a)

   

7,158

     

717,287

   

Schneider Electric SE

   

18,765

     

2,083,993

   

Teleperformance (a)

   

3,770

     

956,526

   

Vinci SA

   

11,246

     

1,035,741

   
     

10,722,617

   

Information Technology (0.9%):

 

Atos SE (a)

   

17,401

     

1,483,390

   

Ingenico Group SA

   

8,886

     

1,417,209

   
     

2,900,599

   

Real Estate (0.6%):

 

Gecina SA

   

6,928

     

855,933

   

Icade

   

12,663

     

881,795

   
     

1,737,728

   
     

31,045,779

   

Germany (5.3%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

United Internet AG, Registered Shares

   

15,577

     

659,750

   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%):

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

29,287

     

1,869,026

   

Delivery Hero SE (a) (d)

   

16,784

     

1,714,688

   
     

3,583,714

   

Financials (1.5%):

 

Commerzbank AG (a)

   

224,124

     

998,596

   

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares (a) (c)

   

138,273

     

1,314,475

   

Hannover Rueck SE

   

6,628

     

1,141,950

   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Class R

   

4,854

     

1,261,544

   
     

4,716,565

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Health Care (0.8%):

 

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

   

19,862

   

$

1,467,649

   

Merck KGaA

   

8,412

     

975,975

   
     

2,443,624

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares (a) (c)

   

43,358

     

435,455

   

MTU Aero Engines AG (a)

   

3,320

     

574,805

   
     

1,010,260

   

Information Technology (0.2%):

 

TeamViewer AG (a) (d)

   

12,293

     

671,017

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

HeidelbergCement AG

   

15,201

     

811,653

   

Real Estate (0.7%):

 

Deutsche Wohnen SE

   

23,778

     

1,066,919

   

LEG Immobilien AG (a)

   

8,343

     

1,058,863

   
     

2,125,782

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

RWE AG

   

18,802

     

656,967

   
     

16,679,332

   

Hong Kong (2.7%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

   

74,500

     

728,616

   

Consumer Staples (0.4%):

 

WH Group Ltd. (d)

   

1,329,000

     

1,138,587

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

273,500

     

1,757,356

   

Real Estate (1.6%):

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

   

156,500

     

932,888

   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

   

494,000

     

1,274,764

   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

   

1,430,000

     

1,798,928

   

Wheelock & Co. Ltd. (e) (f)

   

110,000

     

919,121

   
     

4,925,701

   
     

8,550,260

   

Ireland (1.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.7%):

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC

   

17,204

     

2,258,511

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Kingspan Group PLC

   

14,784

     

952,280

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (0.2%):

 

James Hardie Industries PLC

   

43,857

   

$

830,983

   

   

4,041,774

   

Isle of Man (0.2%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

GVC Holdings PLC

   

62,858

     

575,207

   

Israel (1.6%):

 

Financials (0.8%):

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

   

153,020

     

909,911

   

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

   

282,854

     

858,136

   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

   

43,576

     

813,615

   
     

2,581,662

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (a)

   

64,261

     

792,338

   

Information Technology (0.4%):

 

Nice Ltd. (a)

   

6,083

     

1,133,483

   

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Azrieli Group Ltd.

   

13,130

     

594,481

   
     

5,101,964

   

Italy (2.7%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Telecom Italia SpA

   

2,918,455

     

1,146,273

   

Financials (0.6%):

 

Poste Italiane SpA (d)

   

86,504

     

751,997

   

UniCredit SpA

   

124,006

     

1,140,407

   
     

1,892,404

   

Health Care (0.2%):

 

DiaSorin SpA

   

3,971

     

759,991

   

Industrials (0.5%):

 

Leonardo SpA

   

137,766

     

912,921

   

Prysmian SpA

   

34,134

     

790,524

   
     

1,703,445

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

Nexi SpA (a) (d)

   

55,344

     

957,261

   

Utilities (0.7%):

 

Enel SpA

   

255,008

     

2,199,081

   
     

8,658,455

   

Japan (27.8%):

 

Communication Services (1.6%):

 

KDDI Corp.

   

36,600

     

1,097,135

   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

   

14,100

     

318,503

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

50,800

     

1,184,478

   

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

   

48,300

     

1,290,268

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

7,700

   

$

388,265

   

Z Holdings Corp.

   

165,300

     

805,931

   
     

5,084,580

   

Consumer Discretionary (3.8%):

 

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

   

8,900

     

467,501

   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

   

49,200

     

852,797

   

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

   

2,100

     

477,870

   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

   

35,000

     

893,938

   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

62,900

     

962,580

   

Mazda Motor Corp.

   

62,700

     

375,439

   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

2,800

     

548,269

   

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

   

19,900

     

436,975

   

Rinnai Corp.

   

6,100

     

508,875

   

Sekisui House Ltd.

   

59,100

     

1,124,371

   

Sony Corp.

   

11,700

     

800,786

   

Subaru Corp.

   

16,800

     

349,049

   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

   

38,200

     

438,883

   

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (c)

   

49,200

     

690,446

   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

   

36,400

     

756,443

   

Toyota Industries Corp.

   

15,600

     

825,657

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

17,800

     

1,115,666

   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

   

95,300

     

472,591

   
     

12,098,136

   

Consumer Staples (2.6%):

 

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

   

27,800

     

461,766

   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

   

13,500

     

472,503

   

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

   

2,800

     

429,272

   

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

   

6,900

     

388,858

   

Lawson, Inc.

   

9,300

     

466,358

   

NH Foods Ltd.

   

21,900

     

877,949

   

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

31,400

     

1,024,498

   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

   

32,600

     

1,078,760

   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

   

24,700

     

1,380,553

   

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

   

6,800

     

935,997

   

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

4,800

     

386,634

   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

   

22,100

     

380,197

   
     

8,283,345

   

Energy (0.6%):

 

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

   

191,900

     

679,481

   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

   

25,344

     

537,255

   

Inpex Corp.

   

86,700

     

535,943

   
     

1,752,679

   

Financials (4.2%):

 

ACOM Co. Ltd.

   

209,300

     

797,352

   

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

   

210,100

     

671,868

   

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

   

42,000

     

662,205

   

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

   

66,700

     

495,837

   

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

77,400

     

550,054

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

   

383,400

   

$

888,446

   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   

207,600

     

811,273

   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

   

143,500

     

678,361

   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   

457,200

     

560,243

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   

197,500

     

883,107

   

ORIX Corp.

   

59,900

     

737,611

   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

   

226,500

     

772,181

   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

   

54,700

     

658,114

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

34,800

     

978,019

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

   

30,200

     

846,782

   

The Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

   

19,600

     

693,998

   

The Chiba Bank Ltd.

   

154,400

     

727,026

   

The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

   

126,600

     

813,216

   
     

13,225,693

   

Health Care (1.9%):

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   

60,000

     

1,000,788

   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

24,300

     

1,298,508

   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   

5,200

     

424,444

   

Hoya Corp.

   

5,569

     

529,619

   

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

   

17,300

     

453,647

   

M3, Inc.

   

8,500

     

361,241

   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

   

50,200

     

965,984

   

Olympus Corp.

   

20,500

     

394,381

   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

14,400

     

418,712

   
     

5,847,324

   

Industrials (5.2%):

 

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

   

29,500

     

838,091

   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

   

39,500

     

903,976

   

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

   

3,500

     

305,603

   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

   

16,900

     

570,983

   

ITOCHU Corp.

   

48,000

     

1,032,878

   

Kajima Corp.

   

71,700

     

853,342

   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

   

12,500

     

346,550

   

LIXIL Group Corp.

   

22,500

     

314,084

   

Marubeni Corp.

   

164,800

     

744,682

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

   

44,400

     

934,217

   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   

65,000

     

960,676

   

Miura Co. Ltd.

   

7,300

     

303,476

   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (c)

   

19,300

     

544,733

   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

   

56,600

     

780,653

   

Nippon Yusen KK

   

51,900

     

729,299

   

Obayashi Corp.

   

84,200

     

786,704

   

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

11,900

     

388,265

   

Shimizu Corp.

   

96,800

     

794,068

   

Sumitomo Corp.

   

75,900

     

868,504

   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

   

14,100

     

306,479

   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

   

32,200

     

1,064,031

   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

   

53,700

     

894,461

   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

   

26,000

     

657,682

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

9,500

     

532,391

   
     

16,455,828

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Information Technology (2.3%):

 

Advantest Corp.

   

10,200

   

$

578,616

   

Brother Industries Ltd.

   

39,700

     

714,626

   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   

21,000

     

897,344

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

   

8,400

     

982,602

   

Hitachi Ltd.

   

22,800

     

719,177

   

Kyocera Corp.

   

14,100

     

766,524

   

Lasertec Corp.

   

2,900

     

273,105

   

NEC Corp.

   

24,100

     

1,154,906

   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

   

97,700

     

696,402

   

SUMCO Corp. (b)

   

14,400

     

220,101

   

TDK Corp.

   

3,400

     

336,581

   
     

7,339,984

   

Materials (2.5%):

 

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

   

25,200

     

299,686

   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

   

87,000

     

622,552

   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

   

131,400

     

764,150

   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

   

43,600

     

658,738

   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

   

33,500

     

706,424

   

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

   

38,800

     

808,116

   

Oji Holdings Corp.

   

147,600

     

685,430

   

Showa Denko KK (c)

   

21,700

     

485,954

   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

98,900

     

295,183

   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

   

30,300

     

699,890

   

Teijin Ltd.

   

62,900

     

999,310

   

Tosoh Corp.

   

51,200

     

697,632

   
     

7,723,065

   

Real Estate (2.2%):

 

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

   

57,600

     

763,480

   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

   

31,900

     

751,632

   

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

   

151

     

355,508

   

GLP J-REIT

   

245

     

355,402

   

Hulic Co. Ltd. (c)

   

88,000

     

825,472

   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

   

115

     

589,470

   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

   

25,800

     

383,227

   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

   

101

     

574,816

   

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

   

442

     

1,343,801

   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

   

16,700

     

309,589

   

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

   

422

     

506,157

   
     

6,758,554

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

79,000

     

990,017

   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

   

44,200

     

837,827

   

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

42,200

     

408,760

   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings (a)

   

224,200

     

687,864

   
     

2,924,468

   
     

87,493,656

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Luxembourg (0.3%):

 

Materials (0.3%):

 

ArcelorMittal SA (a)

   

87,120

   

$

916,847

   

Netherlands (2.8%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   

80,570

     

2,195,348

   

Energy (0.3%):

 

Koninklijke Vopak NV

   

18,049

     

954,397

   

Financials (1.5%):

 

Aegon NV

   

451,567

     

1,345,546

   

EXOR NV

   

22,096

     

1,261,707

   

NN Group NV

   

58,692

     

1,971,012

   
     

4,578,265

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

AerCap Holdings NV (a)

   

32,472

     

1,000,138

   
     

8,728,148

   

New Zealand (1.0%):

 

Health Care (1.0%):

 

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

   

98,260

     

2,251,870

   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

   

92,699

     

780,548

   
     

3,032,418

   

Norway (1.0%):

 

Consumer Staples (1.0%):

 

Mowi ASA

   

42,185

     

798,703

   

Orkla ASA, Class A

   

282,256

     

2,466,485

   
     

3,265,188

   

Portugal (0.3%):

 

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Energias de Portugal SA

   

207,591

     

990,916

   

Singapore (2.4%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

Wilmar International Ltd.

   

778,000

     

2,280,936

   

Financials (0.4%):

 

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

   

199,000

     

1,189,678

   

Real Estate (1.3%):

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

   

452,254

     

1,027,666

   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

   

1,495,600

     

2,069,107

   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

   

653,600

     

908,916

   
     

4,005,689

   
     

7,476,303

   

Spain (2.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

Cellnex Telecom SA (d)

   

31,367

     

1,910,874

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Energy (0.5%):

 

Repsol SA

   

163,151

   

$

1,426,735

   

Industrials (0.3%):

 

Ferrovial SA

   

39,393

     

1,048,592

   

Utilities (0.8%):

 

Iberdrola SA

   

213,229

     

2,471,526

   
     

6,857,727

   

Sweden (3.9%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Evolution Gaming Group AB (d)

   

8,429

     

502,665

   

Consumer Staples (1.6%):

 

Essity AB, Class B (a)

   

32,248

     

1,042,207

   

ICA Gruppen AB

   

48,443

     

2,297,190

   

Swedish Match AB

   

26,105

     

1,835,292

   
     

5,174,689

   

Financials (1.0%):

 

EQT AB

   

52,951

     

949,994

   

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (a) (c)

   

50,368

     

2,285,756

   
     

3,235,750

   

Industrials (1.1%):

 

Investment AB Latour, Class B (c)

   

49,138

     

891,342

   

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (a)

   

37,358

     

825,620

   

Skanska AB, Class B (a)

   

88,776

     

1,805,697

   
     

3,522,659

   
     

12,435,763

   

Switzerland (2.4%):

 

Financials (0.5%):

 

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered Shares

   

16,405

     

1,594,534

   

Health Care (0.8%):

 

Roche Holding AG

   

6,777

     

2,348,402

   

Information Technology (0.3%):

 

STMicroelectronics NV

   

39,003

     

1,060,114

   

Real Estate (0.8%):

 

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered Shares

   

28,336

     

2,619,633

   
     

7,622,683

   

United Kingdom (8.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.7%):

 

BT Group PLC

   

416,109

     

586,384

   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

995,017

     

1,584,267

   

WPP PLC

   

150,396

     

1,172,216

   

   

3,342,867

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.9%):

 

Barratt Developments PLC

   

165,988

   

$

1,017,069

   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   

28,145

     

1,448,425

   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)

   

112,221

     

1,127,315

   

JD Sports Fashion PLC

   

59,559

     

457,886

   

Persimmon PLC

   

40,411

     

1,141,446

   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

   

571,176

     

1,006,397

   
     

6,198,538

   

Consumer Staples (2.4%):

 

British American Tobacco PLC

   

37,461

     

1,436,980

   

Imperial Brands PLC

   

77,535

     

1,473,924

   

J Sainsbury PLC

   

691,363

     

1,782,823

   

Tesco PLC

   

641,177

     

1,807,103

   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

   

481,144

     

1,132,828

   
     

7,633,658

   

Financials (1.4%):

 
3i Group PLC    

70,838

     

728,756

   

Barclays PLC

   

927,341

     

1,311,056

   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

   

18,178

     

1,877,276

   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

287,973

     

432,678

   
     

4,349,766

   

Industrials (0.1%):

 

Melrose Industries PLC

   

223,984

     

315,501

   

Materials (0.6%):

 

Anglo American PLC

   

51,806

     

1,196,636

   

Evraz PLC (b)

   

149,453

     

532,574

   

   

1,729,210

   

Real Estate (0.8%):

 

Segro PLC

   

235,126

     

2,600,180

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

SSE PLC

   

51,391

     

866,444

   

   

27,036,164

   

United States (0.2%):

 

Health Care (0.2%):

 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a)

   

34,266

     

624,939

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $326,650,394)

   

310,348,249

   

Preferred Stocks (0.9%)

 

Germany (0.9%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.9%):

 

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (a)

   

23,376

     

1,343,198

   

Volkswagen AG (a)

   

8,686

     

1,316,436

   
     

2,659,634

   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,994,141)

   

2,659,634

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Rights (0.0%) (g)

 

Spain (0.0%): (g)

 

Energy (0.0%): (g)

 

Repsol SA, Expires 7/7/20 (a)

   

160,425

   

$

78,073

   

Total Rights (Cost $88,696)

   

78,073

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (2.6%)

 

United States (2.6%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (h)

   

134,958

     

134,958

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (h)

   

4,084,598

     

4,084,598

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (h)
   

938,495

     

938,495

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (h)

   

537,034

     

537,034

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (h)
   

2,414,609

     

2,414,609

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $8,109,694)

   

8,109,694

   

Total Investments (Cost $337,842,925) — 102.0%

   

321,195,650

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (2.0)%

   

(6,191,486

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

315,004,164

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $12,590,421 and amounted to 4.0% of net assets.

(e)  The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, illiquid securities were 0.3% of the Fund's net assets.

(f)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents 0.3% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. (See Note 2)

(g)  Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

(h)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

PLC — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.


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Momentum ETF
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June 30, 2020
 

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

   

13

   

9/18/20

 

$

1,149,742

   

$

1,155,960

   

$

6,218

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

6,218

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

6,218

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (97.9%)

 

Brazil (5.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

TIM Participacoes SA

   

359,392

   

$

929,440

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%):

 

Lojas Renner SA

   

44,386

     

337,899

   

Magazine Luiza SA

   

19,984

     

260,773

   
     

598,672

   

Consumer Staples (1.0%):

 

JBS SA

   

145,952

     

562,192

   

Natura & Co. Holding SA

   

86,124

     

625,837

   

Raia Drogasil SA

   

18,500

     

372,709

   
     

1,560,738

   

Energy (0.5%):

 

Cosan SA

   

61,300

     

791,760

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

Banco BTG Pactual SA

   

28,200

     

392,894

   

IRB Brasil Resseguros SA

   

58,200

     

116,595

   

Sul America SA

   

84,700

     

695,241

   
     

1,204,730

   

Health Care (0.5%):

 

Hapvida Participacoes E Investimentos SA (b)

   

41,000

     

464,226

   

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

   

33,700

     

417,414

   
     

881,640

   

Industrials (0.8%):

 

Localiza Rent a Car SA

   

39,115

     

291,432

   

WEG SA

   

116,100

     

1,070,121

   
     

1,361,553

   

Materials (0.2%):

 

Vale SA

   

37,585

     

382,777

   

Real Estate (0.3%):

 

BR Malls Participacoes SA

   

126,898

     

232,959

   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

   

71,996

     

268,798

   
     

501,757

   

Utilities (0.4%):

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   

73,548

     

415,238

   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

   

28,076

     

295,036

   
     

710,274

   
     

8,923,341

   

Chile (0.6%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.6%):

 

Cencosud SA

   

746,170

     

1,045,693

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

China (25.1%):

 

Communication Services (1.1%):

 

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

3,419,952

   

$

957,531

   

JOYY, Inc., ADR (a) (c)

   

8,878

     

786,147

   
     

1,743,678

   

Consumer Discretionary (3.8%):

 

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

1,254,444

     

542,212

   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

   

582,000

     

521,141

   

China Yuhua Education Corp. Ltd. (b)

   

266,000

     

218,279

   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,048,482

     

626,347

   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

   

897,500

     

560,471

   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

   

607,061

     

437,842

   

Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd. (a) (b)

   

69,000

     

276,874

   

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

   

207,000

     

657,020

   

Meituan Dianping Class B (a)

   

26,500

     

587,753

   

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR (a) (c)

   

4,868

     

417,869

   

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR (a)

   

29,002

     

577,430

   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

   

144,854

     

801,790

   
     

6,225,028

   

Energy (0.3%):

 

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

   

700,536

     

523,338

   

Financials (8.0%):

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H (d)

   

2,773,640

     

1,116,549

   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H (a) (d)

   

3,266,084

     

1,209,434

   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

   

2,072,181

     

1,277,993

   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

   

4,214,166

     

826,472

   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

2,263,619

     

987,173

   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H (d)

   

1,396,235

     

1,129,534

   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

2,590,633

     

972,684

   

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

   

692,500

     

374,375

   

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

6,058,714

     

609,745

   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

   

1,800,788

     

1,236,082

   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,997,488

     

786,062

   

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

   

352,200

     

377,173

   

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

215,000

     

342,316

   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

   

1,693,038

     

1,026,686

   

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

1,752,848

     

1,006,416

   
     

13,278,694

   

Health Care (2.5%):

 

AK Medical Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

96,000

     

305,324

   

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

   

465,920

     

548,852

   

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (b)

   

1,115,137

     

643,145

   

Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (b)

   

1,146,529

     

701,191

   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

   

502,708

     

1,118,217

   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd.

   

526,653

     

884,726

   
     

4,201,455

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Industrials (5.7%):

 

A-Living Services Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

   

163,824

   

$

825,414

   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,506,005

     

849,143

   

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

   

217,289

     

916,766

   

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

   

499,375

     

649,472

   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd.

   

886,340

     

696,451

   

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

   

1,681,872

     

863,673

   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

   

422,000

     

246,107

   

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

   

626,000

     

279,463

   

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

186,159

     

864,688

   

Fosun International Ltd.

   

601,500

     

765,219

   

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,726,538

     

735,128

   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd.

   

352,891

     

657,477

   

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

   

828,024

     

637,809

   

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

   

12,072

     

443,163

   
     

9,429,973

   

Information Technology (0.7%):

 

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (a)

   

103,000

     

358,818

   

Silergy Corp.

   

6,000

     

390,449

   

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

   

404,000

     

382,605

   
     

1,131,872

   

Materials (0.7%):

 

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

   

52,311

     

352,320

   

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

   

691,000

     

306,697

   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

   

474,697

     

505,293

   
     

1,164,310

   

Real Estate (2.0%):

 

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.

   

168,965

     

204,272

   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.

   

215,105

     

679,970

   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.

   

948,442

     

357,328

   

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

   

184,058

     

325,823

   

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (b)

   

145,790

     

693,168

   

Seazen Group Ltd.

   

412,000

     

357,755

   

SOHO China Ltd. (a)

   

858,500

     

301,288

   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

   

96,584

     

404,383

   
     

3,323,987

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

China Power International Development Ltd.

   

2,467,865

     

452,150

   
     

41,474,485

   

Greece (0.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.3%):

 

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

   

40,963

     

552,553

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%):

 

FF Group (a) (e) (f)

   

14,913

     

4,020

   

OPAP SA

   

47,244

     

448,111

   
     

452,131

   
     

1,004,684

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Hong Kong (7.5%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

   

1,370,055

   

$

740,671

   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%):

 

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

   

968,000

     

299,750

   

Consumer Staples (0.5%):

 

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

   

60,000

     

469,908

   

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

   

246,500

     

421,093

   
     

891,001

   

Financials (0.5%):

 

China Everbright Ltd.

   

529,067

     

765,908

   

Health Care (0.6%):

 

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,383,122

     

667,429

   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

   

207,000

     

389,939

   
     

1,057,368

   

Industrials (1.7%):

 

CITIC Ltd.

   

1,260,703

     

1,184,179

   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

   

738,209

     

1,135,347

   

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

   

205,029

     

530,399

   
     

2,849,925

   

Information Technology (0.4%):

 

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

   

259,822

     

673,822

   

Materials (0.8%):

 

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

   

543,390

     

665,351

   

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

   

687,151

     

621,503

   
     

1,286,854

   

Real Estate (1.4%):

 

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

   

394,000

     

277,055

   

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

   

260,000

     

275,081

   

China Resources Land Ltd.

   

196,514

     

744,174

   

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

   

68,016

     

287,844

   

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

   

4,388,000

     

781,302

   
     

2,365,456

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

   

276,848

     

925,154

   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

420,000

     

493,675

   
     

1,418,829

   
     

12,349,584

   

Hungary (0.7%):

 

Health Care (0.7%):

 

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

   

54,774

     

1,131,663

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

India (2.4%):

 

Communication Services (0.5%):

 

Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a)

   

112,824

   

$

836,575

   

Financials (0.7%):

 

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (b)

   

10,306

     

338,969

   

REC Ltd.

   

505,286

     

723,426

   
     

1,062,395

   

Health Care (0.3%):

 

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

   

10,796

     

564,074

   

Materials (0.5%):

 

Berger Paints India Ltd.

   

70,748

     

462,791

   

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

   

177,554

     

343,802

   
     

806,593

   

Real Estate (0.1%):

 

DLF Ltd.

   

105,626

     

207,115

   

Utilities (0.3%):

 

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

   

70,809

     

414,798

   
     

3,891,550

   

Indonesia (0.7%):

 

Consumer Staples (0.6%):

 

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (a)

   

2,008,733

     

917,535

   

Materials (0.1%):

 

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk

   

562,770

     

235,390

   
     

1,152,925

   

Korea, Republic Of (21.4%):

 

Communication Services (2.2%):

 

Kakao Corp.

   

4,856

     

1,079,918

   

LG Uplus Corp.

   

74,378

     

754,385

   

NAVER Corp.

   

2,541

     

564,033

   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

   

7,321

     

1,284,226

   
     

3,682,562

   

Consumer Discretionary (3.5%):

 

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

   

22,583

     

462,793

   

HLB, Inc. (a)

   

2,340

     

180,142

   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

   

15,563

     

728,434

   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

   

4,868

     

777,035

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

8,987

     

729,958

   

Kia Motors Corp.

   

33,143

     

883,097

   

LG Electronics, Inc.

   

15,676

     

823,647

   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

   

8,624

     

569,986

   

Shinsegae, Inc.

   

3,079

     

564,426

   
     

5,719,518

   

See notes to financial statements.


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Victory Portfolios II
VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Consumer Staples (2.5%):

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

   

4,301

   

$

1,165,670

   

E-MART, Inc.

   

9,470

     

830,598

   

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

   

25,993

     

787,667

   

KT&G Corp.

   

20,007

     

1,300,700

   
     

4,084,635

   

Financials (4.8%):

 

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

   

230,515

     

958,203

   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   

38,974

     

874,837

   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

   

20,651

     

393,156

   

Industrial Bank of Korea

   

157,789

     

1,059,929

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

37,048

     

1,045,666

   

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

8,062

     

298,257

   

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

   

146,054

     

367,913

   

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

   

75,133

     

416,625

   

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

   

19,393

     

424,829

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

   

42,033

     

1,004,655

   

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

   

137,034

     

1,003,674

   
     

7,847,744

   

Industrials (3.7%):

 

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

   

14,143

     

967,676

   

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (a)

   

209,268

     

596,740

   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

   

35,677

     

728,163

   

Hanwha Corp.

   

51,718

     

952,366

   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

3,435

     

702,507

   

LG Corp.

   

18,176

     

1,075,887

   

Lotte Corp.

   

13,241

     

347,854

   

Posco International Corp.

   

60,110

     

697,123

   
     

6,068,316

   

Information Technology (1.6%):

 

KMW Co. Ltd. (a)

   

9,870

     

525,153

   

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

   

3,012

     

436,957

   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

21,655

     

950,563

   

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

10,148

     

717,957

   
     

2,630,630

   

Materials (2.1%):

 

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

   

54,830

     

877,480

   

Hyundai Steel Co.

   

41,509

     

707,432

   

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

   

5,578

     

345,480

   

Lotte Chemical Corp.

   

5,184

     

719,731

   

POSCO

   

5,900

     

853,473

   
     

3,503,596

   

Utilities (1.0%):

 

Korea Electric Power Corp. (a)

   

53,353

     

864,932

   

Korea Gas Corp.

   

37,677

     

820,665

   
     

1,685,597

   
     

35,222,598

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Luxembourg (0.6%):

 

Financials (0.6%):

 

Reinet Investments SCA

   

54,713

   

$

959,075

   

Malaysia (1.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.4%):

 

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

   

760,900

     

736,928

   

Consumer Staples (0.7%):

 

PPB Group Bhd

   

259,051

     

1,074,895

   

Health Care (0.4%):

 

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

   

182,500

     

685,706

   

Industrials (0.4%):

 

MISC Bhd

   

359,300

     

642,296

   
     

3,139,825

   

Mexico (0.2%):

 

Real Estate (0.2%):

 

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

   

411,197

     

324,765

   

Philippines (0.2%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

PLDT, Inc.

   

16,375

     

410,813

   

Poland (2.9%):

 

Communication Services (1.4%):

 

CD Projekt SA (a)

   

3,506

     

350,011

   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

   

178,001

     

1,183,478

   

Orange Polska SA (a)

   

434,344

     

683,526

   
     

2,217,015

   

Consumer Staples (0.6%):

 

Dino Polska SA (a) (b)

   

20,899

     

1,059,836

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

KGHM Polska Miedz SA (a)

   

19,865

     

456,493

   

Utilities (0.6%):

 

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (a)

   

567,211

     

985,681

   
     

4,719,025

   

Russian Federation (3.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.2%):

 

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR (d)

   

40,668

     

373,739

   

Energy (1.3%):

 

Gazprom PJSC

   

316,014

     

857,021

   

LUKOIL PJSC

   

7,034

     

521,175

   

Surgutneftegas PJSC

   

1,284,600

     

692,560

   
     

2,070,756

   

Financials (0.6%):

 

Moscow Exchange MICEX PJSC

   

346,200

     

549,999

   

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

   

147,320

     

419,293

   
     

969,292

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Materials (1.3%):

 

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

   

788,851

   

$

409,458

   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

   

3,346

     

878,124

   

Polymetal International PLC

   

22,097

     

432,516

   

Polyus PJSC

   

2,572

     

432,683

   
     

2,152,781

   

Utilities (0.5%):

 

Inter RAO UES PJSC

   

12,434,029

     

846,334

   
     

6,412,902

   

Singapore (0.3%):

 

Industrials (0.3%):

 

BOC Aviation Ltd. (b)

   

66,995

     

427,879

   

South Africa (2.2%):

 

Health Care (0.4%):

 

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a)

   

86,731

     

716,361

   

Materials (1.8%):

 

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

   

4,309

     

311,012

   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

   

27,071

     

787,731

   

Gold Fields Ltd.

   

28,262

     

263,865

   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

   

49,907

     

333,192

   

Northam Platinum Ltd. (a)

   

77,329

     

517,159

   

Sasol Ltd. (a)

   

36,420

     

277,106

   

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (a)

   

172,819

     

374,980

   
     

2,865,045

   
     

3,581,406

   

Taiwan (15.4%):

 

Consumer Discretionary (0.6%):

 

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

   

43,000

     

1,024,556

   

Financials (6.7%):

 

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

   

1,396,000

     

915,542

   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

1,883,457

     

1,774,648

   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

1,603,163

     

1,086,724

   

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

3,635,000

     

1,059,533

   

Sinopac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

4,167,965

     

1,532,730

   

Taiwan Business Bank

   

2,710,240

     

992,072

   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

3,049,970

     

2,144,991

   

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   

2,459,554

     

1,454,667

   
     

10,960,907

   

Information Technology (6.6%):

 

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

275,000

     

794,116

   

Compal Electronics, Inc. (d)

   

1,284,000

     

837,737

   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

   

679,000

     

1,300,259

   

Innolux Corp.

   

1,673,461

     

448,079

   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   

380,000

     

596,316

   

MediaTek, Inc.

   

66,000

     

1,295,192

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Pegatron Corp.

   

217,000

   

$

470,708

   

Powertech Technology, Inc. (d)

   

273,322

     

991,220

   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

   

52,000

     

526,970

   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

   

421,000

     

594,304

   

United Microelectronics Corp.

   

1,875,142

     

1,010,516

   

Walsin Technology Corp.

   

26,855

     

162,926

   

Wistron Corp.

   

1,195,000

     

1,449,982

   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

   

105,000

     

457,303

   
     

10,935,628

   

Materials (1.5%):

 

Asia Cement Corp.

   

777,500

     

1,148,943

   

Taiwan Cement Corp. (d)

   

952,575

     

1,380,216

   
     

2,529,159

   
     

25,450,250

   

Thailand (2.3%):

 

Consumer Staples (1.4%):

 

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

   

1,247,200

     

1,281,197

   

Osotspa PCL

   

872,700

     

1,072,963

   
     

2,354,160

   

Utilities (0.9%):

 

B Grimm Power PCL

   

285,200

     

493,673

   

Gulf Energy Development PCL

   

755,400

     

922,635

   
     

1,416,308

   
     

3,770,468

   

Turkey (3.6%):

 

Communication Services (0.6%):

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S

   

437,314

     

1,048,826

   

Consumer Staples (0.3%):

 

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii A/S

   

163,891

     

509,742

   

Financials (1.8%):

 

Akbank TAS (a)

   

430,623

     

381,952

   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S

   

667,362

     

899,584

   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S (a)

   

500,821

     

618,104

   

Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S (a) (c)

   

863,059

     

702,560

   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A/S (a)

   

1,130,613

     

402,450

   
     

3,004,650

   

Industrials (0.6%):

 

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S

   

79,777

     

378,009

   

Turk Hava Yollari AO (a)

   

366,264

     

668,971

   
     

1,046,980

   

Materials (0.3%):

 

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (a)

   

328,758

     

411,502

   
     

6,021,700

   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $178,032,432)

   

161,414,631

   

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Preferred Stocks (0.9%)

 

Brazil (0.9%):

 

Communication Services (0.7%):

 

Telefonica Brasil SA

   

127,236

   

$

1,112,979

   

Utilities (0.2%):

 

Cia Paranaense de Energia

   

36,700

     

406,515

   
     

1,519,494

   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,863,800)

   

1,519,494

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned^ (0.3%)

 

United States (0.3%):

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.28% (g)

   

6,740

     

6,740

   

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 0.09% (g)

   

203,983

     

203,983

   
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund,
Institutional Class, 0.30% (g)
   

46,868

     

46,868

   

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Capital Class, 0.43% (g)

   

26,819

     

26,819

   
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Prime Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.41% (g)
   

120,584

     

120,584

   

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $404,994)

   

404,994

   

Total Investments (Cost $180,301,226) — 99.1%

   

163,339,119

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.9%

   

1,552,889

   

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

 

$

164,892,008

   

^  Purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan.

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Rule 144A security or other security that is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of these securities was $8,454,994 and amounted to 5.1% of net assets.

(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for derivative instruments.

(e)  The Fund's Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2020, illiquid securities were less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets.

(f)  Security was fair valued based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and represents less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2020. This security is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. (See Note 2)

(g)  Rate disclosed is the daily yield on June 30, 2020.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

PCL — Public Company Limited

PLC — Public Limited Company

See notes to financial statements.


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VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  Schedule of Portfolio Investments — continued
June 30, 2020
 

Futures Contracts Purchased

    Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Futures
   

16

   

9/18/20

 

$

782,164

   

$

788,560

   

$

6,396

   
   

Total unrealized appreciation

             

$

6,396

   
   

Total unrealized depreciation

               

   
   

Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

$

6,396

   

See notes to financial statements.


55



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
USAA MSCI
USA Value
Momentum
ETF
  VictoryShares
USAA MSCI
USA Small
Cap Value
Momentum
ETF
 

ASSETS:

 

Affiliated investments, at value (Cost $—and $355,384)

 

$

   

$

365,373

   
Unaffiliated investments, at value
(Cost $484,653,020 and $246,348,568)
   

474,012,749

(a)    

249,210,210

(b)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   

1,236,549

     

947,718

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

339,510

     

224,300

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

559,450

     

377,945

   

Investments sold

   

2,254,957

     

453,894

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

19,543

     

8,626

   

From Adviser

   

55,866

     

19,574

   

Prepaid expenses

   

1,790

     

754

   

Total Assets

   

478,480,414

     

251,608,394

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

11,729,645

     

12,272,340

   

Capital shares redeemed

   

2,265,109

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

58,366

     

29,928

   

Administration fees

   

7,720

     

4,033

   

Custodian fees

   

3,968

     

2,546

   

Compliance fees

   

335

     

168

   

Trustees' fees

   

636

     

48

   

Other accrued expenses

   

67,285

     

52,002

   

Total Liabilities

   

14,133,064

     

12,361,065

   

NET ASSETS:

 
Capital    

534,698,635

     

262,879,054

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(70,351,285

)

   

(23,631,725

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

464,347,350

   

$

239,247,329

   

Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value):

   

10,250,000

     

5,250,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

45.30

   

$

45.57

   

(a)  Includes $11,514,815 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $11,984,023 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


56



Victory Portfolios II

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2020
 
    VictoryShares
USAA MSCI
International
Value
Momentum
ETF
  VictoryShares
USAA MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Value
Momentum
ETF
 

ASSETS:

 

Investments, at value (Cost $337,842,925 and $180,301,226)

 

$

321,195,650

(a)

 

$

163,339,119

(b)

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $693,920 and $137,444)

   

693,398

     

137,413

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

996,476

     

443,005

   

Deposits with brokers for futures contracts

   

316,751

     

218,074

   

Receivables:

 

Interest and dividends

   

421,444

     

1,276,234

   

Reclaims

   

432,429

     

3,681

   

From Adviser

   

28,503

     

19,003

   

Prepaid expenses

   

1,269

     

659

   

Total Assets

   

324,085,920

     

165,437,188

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

Collateral received on loaned securities

   

8,109,694

     

404,994

   

Investments purchased

   

833,604

     

   

Variation margin payable on open futures contracts

   

2,210

     

3,069

   

Accrued foreign capital gains taxes

   

     

34,838

   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

65,257

     

41,184

   

Administration fees

   

5,164

     

2,702

   

Custodian fees

   

13,036

     

20,494

   

Compliance fees

   

231

     

125

   

Trustees' fees

   

190

     

10

   

Other accrued expenses

   

52,370

     

37,764

   

Total Liabilities

   

9,081,756

     

545,180

   

NET ASSETS:

 
Capital    

403,284,453

     

217,117,359

   

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

   

(88,280,289

)

   

(52,225,351

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

315,004,164

   

$

164,892,008

   

Shares Outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value):

   

8,200,000

     

4,350,000

   

Net asset value:

 

$

38.42

   

$

37.91

   

(a)  Includes $7,737,107 of securities on loan.

(b)  Includes $387,795 of securities on loan.

See notes to financial statements.


57



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Operations

 
    VictoryShares
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
  VictoryShares
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap
Value Momentum ETF
 

  Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends from affiliated investments

 

$

   

$

   

$

1,079

   

$

   

Dividends from unaffiliated investments

   

7,851,668

     

9,109,878

     

2,802,171

     

2,002,697

   

Interest

   

14,504

     

10,168

     

8,642

     

1,788

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

27,094

     

     

175,937

     

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(1,288

)

   

(1,367

)

   

(4,160

)

   

(1,138

)

 

Total Income

   

7,891,978

     

9,118,679

     

2,983,669

     

2,003,347

   

Expenses:

 

Management fees

   

     

502,661

     

     

107,833

   

Administration and operating service fees

   

     

335,108

     

     

107,833

   

Investment advisory fees

   

592,313

     

119,526

     

251,197

     

26,918

   

Administration fees

   

236,868

     

50,320

     

100,740

     

14,030

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

12,489

     

     

14,091

     

   

Custodian fees

   

19,307

     

4,641

     

9,776

     

3,830

   

Servicing fees

   

410

     

683

     

410

     

683

   

Trustees' fees

   

31,643

     

8,448

     

12,216

     

2,305

   

Chief Compliance Officer fees

   

3,343

     

412

     

1,254

     

144

   

Legal and audit fees

   

55,112

     

8,894

     

31,168

     

3,059

   

Licensing fees

   

100,466

     

     

41,625

     

   

Other expenses

   

70,992

     

4,101

     

56,662

     

2,967

   

Total Expenses

   

1,122,943

     

1,034,794

     

519,139

     

269,602

   

Management fee waiver

   

     

(167,554

)

   

     

(35,944

)

 
Expenses waived/reimbursed
by Adviser
   

(334,253

)

   

(37,604

)

   

(99,856

)

   

(9,112

)

 

Net Expenses

   

788,690

     

829,636

     

419,283

     

224,546

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

7,103,288

     

8,289,043

     

2,564,386

     

1,778,801

   

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment transactions
   

(26,920,292

)

   

(29,947,697

)

   

(15,909,563

)

   

(9,508,434

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
sales of affiliated investment securities
   

     

     

(178

)

   

   
Net realized gains (losses) from
futures contracts
   

450,610

     

(70,530

)

   

21,776

     

(23,882

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
in-kind redemptions
   

5,887,893

     

10,547,585

     

2,779,971

     

2,810,015

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
   

(20,352,858

)

   

(6,904,193

)

   

1,756,479

     

(4,525,250

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on affiliated investment
securities
   

     

     

9,990

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

(49,682

)

   

23,232

     

10,617

     

(14,159

)

 
Net realized/unrealized losses on
investments
   

(40,984,329

)

   

(26,351,603

)

   

(11,330,908

)

   

(11,261,710

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

(33,881,041

)

 

$

(18,062,560

)

 

$

(8,766,522

)

 

$

(9,482,909

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


58



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Operations

 

  VictoryShares USAA
MSCI International
Value Momentum ETF
  VictoryShares USAA
MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
 

  Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

8,300,480

   

$

10,868,429

   

$

4,217,409

   

$

6,493,945

   

Interest

   

8,238

     

48,757

     

8,426

     

39,856

   

Securities lending (net of fees)

   

152,826

     

16,059

     

21,940

     

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(1,005,313

)

   

(1,007,953

)

   

(507,107

)

   

(712,260

)

 

Total Income

   

7,456,231

     

9,925,292

     

3,740,668

     

5,821,541

   

Expenses:

 

Management fees

   

     

626,043

     

     

416,701

   
Administration and operating
service fees
   

     

375,626

     

     

277,801

   

Investment advisory fees

   

677,043

     

139,315

     

427,425

     

88,457

   

Administration fees

   

162,394

     

36,039

     

85,435

     

20,672

   

Sub-Administration fees

   

12,489

     

     

13,823

     

   

Custodian fees

   

73,674

     

14,592

     

162,467

     

23,424

   

Servicing fees

   

774

     

683

     

774

     

683

   

Trustees' fees

   

22,026

     

6,208

     

11,902

     

3,680

   

Chief Compliance Officer fees

   

2,140

     

458

     

1,222

     

156

   

Legal and audit fees

   

43,718

     

6,781

     

29,347

     

4,362

   

Licensing fee

   

68,791

     

     

36,207

     

   

Line of credit fees

   

     

     

3,362

     

   

Other expenses

   

54,723

     

3,499

     

38,573

     

5,627

   

Total Expenses

   

1,117,772

     

1,209,244

     

810,537

     

841,563

   

Management fee waiver

   

     

(125,209

)

   

     

(69,450

)

 
Expenses waived/reimbursed
by Adviser
   

(171,150

)

   

(19,771

)

   

(166,777

)

   

(11,156

)

 

Net Expenses

   

946,622

     

1,064,264

     

643,760

     

760,957

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

6,509,609

     

8,861,028

     

3,096,908

     

5,060,584

   

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
investment transactions and foreign
currency translations
   

(23,589,252

)

   

(34,883,027

)

   

(12,801,166

)

   

(14,721,517

)

 

Foreign taxes on realized gains

   

     

     

(10,343

)

   

(89,999

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
futures contracts
   

161,122

     

(14,052

)

   

70,995

     

(93,727

)

 
Net realized gains (losses) from
in-kind redemptions
   

179,601

     

156,989

     

1,686

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investment securities
and foreign currency translations
   

(7,527,833

)

   

950,056

     

553,824

     

(3,462,393

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on futures contracts
   

43,876

     

(37,658

)

   

14,320

     

(7,925

)

 
Net change in accrued foreign taxes on
unrealized gains
   

     

     

(26,071

)

   

(3,545

)

 
Net realized/unrealized losses
on investments
   

(30,732,486

)

   

(33,827,692

)

   

(12,196,755

)

   

(18,379,106

)

 
Change in net assets resulting
from operations
 

$

(24,222,877

)

 

$

(24,966,664

)

 

$

(9,099,847

)

 

$

(13,318,522

)

 

See notes to financial statements.


59



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA
Value Momentum ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

7,103,288

   

$

8,289,043

   

$

3,617

   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments

   

(20,581,789

)

   

(19,470,642

)

   

(3,831

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

(20,402,540

)

   

(6,880,961

)

   

16,616

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

(33,881,041

)

   

(18,062,560

)

   

16,402

   
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(9,133,011

)

   

(7,198,442

)

   

(1,868

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

38,916,833

     

95,201,128

     

383,870

   

Change in net assets

   

(4,097,219

)

   

69,940,126

     

398,404

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

468,444,569

     

398,504,443

     

100

   

End of period

 

$

464,347,350

   

$

468,444,569

   

$

398,504

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

71,638,748

     

156,763,683

     

383,970

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(32,721,915

)

   

(61,562,555

)

   

(100

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

38,916,833

     

95,201,128

     

383,870

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

1,600,000

     

3,150,000

     

7,400

   

Redeemed

   

(650,000

)

   

(1,250,000

)

   

(2

)

 

Change in Shares

   

950,000

     

1,900,000

     

7,398

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

See notes to financial statements.


60



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA
Small Cap Value Momentum ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

2,564,386

   

$

1,778,801

   

$

415

   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments

   

(13,107,994

)

   

(6,722,301

)

   

896

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

1,777,086

     

(4,539,409

)

   

5,610

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

(8,766,522

)

   

(9,482,909

)

   

6,921

   
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(2,906,435

)

   

(1,357,525

)

   

(190

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

149,356,462

     

40,887,570

     

64,786

   

Change in net assets

   

137,683,505

     

30,047,136

     

71,517

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

101,563,824

     

71,516,688

     

   

End of period

 

$

239,247,329

   

$

101,563,824

   

$

71,517

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

163,170,156

     

53,138,254

     

73,368

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(13,813,694

)

   

(12,250,684

)

   

(8,582

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

149,356,462

     

40,887,570

     

64,786

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

3,500,000

     

1,050,000

     

1,400

   

Redeemed

   

(300,000

)

   

(250,000

)

   

(150

)

 

Change in Shares

   

3,200,000

     

800,000

     

1,250

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

See notes to financial statements.


61



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA MSCI
International Value Momentum ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

6,509,609

   

$

8,861,028

   

$

5,054

   

Net realized gains (losses) from investments

   

(23,248,529

)

   

(34,740,090

)

   

(12,121

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

(7,483,957

)

   

912,398

     

(10,067

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

(24,222,877

)

   

(24,966,664

)

   

(17,134

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(9,567,813

)

   

(8,527,397

)

   

(3,553

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

25,101,890

     

49,350,829

     

328,523

   

Change in net assets

   

(8,688,800

)

   

15,856,768

     

307,836

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

323,692,964

     

307,836,196

     

   

End of period

 

$

315,004,164

   

$

323,692,964

   

$

307,836

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

27,200,006

     

55,562,743

     

328,523

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(2,098,116

)

   

(6,211,914

)

   

   

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   

25,101,890

     

49,350,829

     

328,523

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

750,000

     

1,250,000

     

6,400

   

Redeemed

   

(50,000

)

   

(150,000

)

   

   

Change in Shares

   

700,000

     

1,100,000

     

6,400

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

See notes to financial statements.


62



Victory Portfolios II

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
    VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
 
    Ten
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Year
Ended
August 31,
2019
  For the Period
October 24,
2017(a)
through
August 31,
2018
(000's)
 

From Investment Activities:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

3,096,908

   

$

5,060,584

   

$

2,675

   
Net realized gains (losses) from investment
transactions
   

(12,738,828

)

   

(14,905,243

)

   

(9,086

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments
   

542,073

     

(3,473,863

)

   

(14,078

)

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   

(9,099,847

)

   

(13,318,522

)

   

(20,489

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
shareholders
   

(5,048,334

)

   

(3,550,809

)

   

(747

)

 
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
   

9,988,737

     

30,946,414

     

176,210

   

Change in net assets

   

(4,159,444

)

   

14,077,083

     

154,974

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

169,051,452

     

154,974,369

     

   

End of period

 

$

164,892,008

   

$

169,051,452

   

$

154,974

   

Capital Transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

13,413,426

     

30,946,414

     

176,210

(b)

 

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(3,424,689

)

   

     

   
Change in net assets resulting from capital
transactions
   

9,988,737

     

30,946,414

     

176,210

   

Share Transactions:

 

Issued

   

350,000

     

700,000

     

3,400

   

Redeemed

   

(100,000

)

   

     

   

Change in Shares

   

250,000

     

700,000

     

3,400

   

(a)  Commencement of operations. Information is presented in thousands.

(b)  Includes $330 thousand of variable fees.

See notes to financial statements.


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For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum Index ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
 

$

50.37

     

0.72

     

(4.85

)(g)

   

(4.13

)

   

(0.94

)

   

   

Year Ended 8/31/19

 

$

53.85

     

1.00

     

(3.59

)

   

(2.59

)

   

(0.89

)

   

   
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
 

$

50.19

     

0.78

     

3.34

     

4.12

     

(0.46

)

   

   

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
 

$

49.54

     

0.60

     

(3.74

)

   

(3.14

)

   

(0.83

)

   

   

Year Ended 8/31/19

 

$

57.21

     

1.00

     

(7.86

)

   

(6.86

)

   

(0.81

)

   

   
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
 

$

50.13

     

0.57

     

6.81

     

7.38

     

(0.30

)

   

   

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

(e)  The Fund's fiscal year-end changed from August 31 to June 30, effective September 1, 2019. (See Note 1)

(f)  Commencement of operations.

(g)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

See notes to financial statements.


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For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return
(Excludes
Sales
Charge)(b)
  Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum Index ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
   

(0.94

)

 

$

45.30

     

(8.31

)%

   

0.20

%

   

1.80

%

   

0.28

%

 

$

464,347

     

66

%

 

Year Ended 8/31/19

   

(0.89

)

 

$

50.37

     

(4.79

)%

   

0.20

%

   

2.00

%

   

0.25

%

 

$

468,445

     

87

%

 
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
   

(0.46

)

 

$

53.85

     

8.23

%

   

0.20

%

   

1.76

%

   

0.25

%

 

$

398,504

     

84

%

 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
   

(0.83

)

 

$

45.57

     

(6.44

)%

   

0.25

%

   

1.53

%

   

0.31

%

 

$

239,247

     

70

%

 

Year Ended 8/31/19

   

(0.81

)

 

$

49.54

     

(11.99

)%

   

0.25

%

   

1.98

%

   

0.30

%

 

$

101,564

     

88

%

 
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
   

(0.30

)

 

$

57.21

     

14.80

%

   

0.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

0.30

%

 

$

71,517

     

81

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Investment Activities

  Distributions to
Shareholders From
 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
  Total from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
Gains from
Investments
 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
 

$

43.16

     

0.83

     

(4.35

)

   

(3.52

)

   

(1.22

)

   

   

Year Ended 8/31/19

 

$

48.10

     

1.30

     

(4.99

)

   

(3.69

)

   

(1.25

)

   

   
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
 

$

50.08

     

1.34

     

(2.64

)

   

(1.30

)

   

(0.68

)

   

   

VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
 

$

41.23

     

0.73

     

(2.85

)

   

(2.12

)

   

(1.20

)

   

   

Year Ended 8/31/19

 

$

45.58

     

1.31

     

(4.73

)

   

(3.42

)

   

(0.93

)

   

   
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
 

$

49.95

     

1.17

     

(5.10

)

   

(3.93

)

   

(0.44

)

   

   

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)  Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

(e)  The Fund's fiscal year-end changed from August 31 to June 30, effective September 1, 2019. (See Note 1)

(f)  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.


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For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
    Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return
(Excludes
Sales
Charge)(b)
  Net
Expenses(c)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
  Gross
Expenses(c)
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000's)
  Portfolio
Turnover(b)(d)
 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
   

(1.22

)

 

$

38.42

     

(8.39

)%

   

0.35

%

   

2.41

%

   

0.41

%

 

$

315,004

     

62

%

 

Year Ended 8/31/19

   

(1.25

)

 

$

43.16

     

(7.70

)%

   

0.35

%

   

2.90

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

323,693

     

87

%

 
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
   

(0.68

)

 

$

48.10

     

(2.64

)%

   

0.35

%

   

3.12

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

307,836

     

65

%

 

VictoryShares USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

 
Ten Months Ended
6/30/20(e)
   

(1.20

)

 

$

37.91

     

(5.47

)%

   

0.45

%

   

2.18

%

   

0.57

%

 

$

164,892

     

51

%

 

Year Ended 8/31/19

   

(0.93

)

 

$

41.23

     

(7.62

)%

   

0.45

%

   

3.00

%

   

0.50

%

 

$

169,051

     

67

%

 
10/24/17(f) through
8/31/18
   

(0.44

)

 

$

45.58

     

(7.95

)%

   

0.45

%

   

2.77

%

   

0.50

%

 

$

154,974

     

58

%

 

See notes to financial statements.


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June 30, 2020
 

1. Organization:

Victory Portfolios II (the "Trust") was organized on April 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust, as a successor to the "Compass EMP Funds Trust." The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment company. The Trust is currently comprised of 24 funds, 22 of which are exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, which are units of beneficial interest with no par value. Each Fund is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act.

On April 18, 2019, shareholders of the USAA ETF Trust voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, which provided for the Reorganizations of the Predecessor Funds into the Funds (the "Reorganizations").

The accompanying financial statements are those of the following four Funds (collectively, the "Funds" and individually, a "Fund"). These Funds have been newly formed for the purposes of completing the Reorganizations with the four corresponding series of USAA ETF Trust, a registered investment company (each such series, a "Predecessor Fund"), as follows:

Predecessor Fund Name

 

Funds (Legal Name)

 

Funds (Short Name)

 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum Blend Index ETF
  VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA
Value Momentum ETF
  USAA MSCI USA
Value Momentum ETF
 
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum Blend Index ETF
  VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA
Small Cap Value Momentum ETF
  USAA MSCI USA Small Cap
Value Momentum ETF
 
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum Blend Index ETF
  VictoryShares USAA MSCI
International Value Momentum ETF
  USAA MSCI International
Value Momentum ETF
 
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum Blend
Index ETF
  VictoryShares USAA MSCI
Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
  USAA MSCI Emerging
Markets Value
Momentum ETF
 

The Funds commenced operation on July 1, 2019, upon the completion of the Reorganizations and each Fund is the accounting successor of its respective Predecessor Fund. The Funds assumed the performance, financial and other historical information of the Predecessor Funds. Information presented for periods prior to the date of these financial statements reflects, where applicable, the historical information of the Predecessor Funds.

On November 6, 2018, United Services Automobile Association (USAA), the parent company of USAA Asset Management Company ("AMCO"), the investment adviser of the Predecessor Funds, announced that AMCO would be acquired by Victory Capital Holdings Inc., a global investment management firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Effective July 1, 2019, Victory Capital Management Inc.'s internal investment team, Victory Solutions, began managing the Funds' net assets.

Effective September 1, 2019, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") approved the fiscal year-end change for the Funds from August 31 to June 30. The accompanying financial statements reflect this change in fiscal year-end.

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc (the "Exchange"). The Funds issue and redeem shares of a Fund ("Shares") at net asset value ("NAV") only in aggregations of 50,000 Shares (each a "Creation Unit"). The Funds issue and redeem Creation Units principally in exchange for a basket of securities included in the respective Fund's Index (the "Deposit Securities"), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (the "Cash Component"), plus a transaction fee. Shares will trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. Shares of a Fund may


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only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions ("Authorized Participants"). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the distributor. Only Authorized Participants may purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. In addition, Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash equal to up to 105% of fair value of the missing Deposit Securities. In each instance of such cash creations or redemptions, transaction fees may be imposed and may be higher than the transaction fees associated with in-kind creations or redemptions.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of Shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges. A purchase (i.e., creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transactional costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units. Variable fees received by each Fund are displayed in the Capital Share Transaction section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as an increase to Capital.

The Transaction Fees for each Fund are listed below.

    Fee for In-Kind and
Cash Purchases and
Redemptions
  Maximum
Additional Variable
Charge for Cash
Purchases and
Redemptions*
 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

500

     

2.00

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

750

     

2.00

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

3,000

     

2.00

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

5,500

     

2.00

%

 

*  As a percentage of the amount invested.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

Investment Valuation:

The Funds record investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds' investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities or interest rates applicable to those securities, etc.)

• Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuation techniques are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with entering into those investments.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Portfolio securities listed or traded on securities exchanges, including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Rights, are valued at the closing price on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded, if available, or at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange or system, then a security is valued at the last available bid quotation on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or an exchange on which they are traded. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based on the observability of inputs used to determine the fair value.

A summary of the valuations as of June 30, 2020, based upon the three levels defined above, is included in the table below while the breakdown, by category, of investments is disclosed on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

Total

 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

Common Stocks

 

$

462,283,104

   

$

   

$

   

$

462,283,104

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

11,729,645

     

     

     

11,729,645

   

Total

 

$

474,012,749

   

$

   

$

   

$

474,012,749

   

Other Financial Investments^

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures

 

$

(26,450

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(26,450

)

 

Total

 

$

(26,450

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(26,450

)

 
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap
Value Momentum ETF
 

Common Stocks

 

$

237,175,373

   

$

   

$

   

$

237,175,373

   

Preferred Stocks

   

119,611

     

     

     

119,611

   

Rights

   

     

     

8,259

     

8,259

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

12,272,340

     

     

     

12,272,340

   

Total

 

$

249,567,324

   

$

   

$

8,259

   

$

249,575,583

   

Other Financial Investments^

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures

 

$

(3,542

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(3,542

)

 

Total

 

$

(3,542

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(3,542

)

 
USAA MSCI International
Value Momentum ETF
 

Common Stocks

 

$

309,429,128

   

$

919,121

   

$

   

$

310,348,249

   

Preferred Stocks

   

2,659,634

     

     

     

2,659,634

   

Rights

   

78,073

     

     

     

78,073

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

8,109,694

     

     

     

8,109,694

   

Total

 

$

320,276,529

   

$

919,121

   

$

   

$

321,195,650

   


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LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

Total

 

Other Financial Investments^

 

Assets:

 

Futures

 

$

6,218

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,218

   

Total

 

$

6,218

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,218

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
 

Common Stocks

 

$

161,410,611

   

$

   

$

4,020

   

$

161,414,631

   

Preferred Stocks

   

1,519,494

     

     

     

1,519,494

   

Collateral for Securities Loaned

   

404,994

     

     

     

404,994

   

Total

 

$

163,335,099

   

$

   

$

4,020

   

$

163,339,119

   

Other Financial Investments^

 

Assets:

 

Futures

 

$

6,396

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,396

   

Total

 

$

6,396

   

$

   

$

   

$

6,396

   

^  Futures Contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investment

For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of the Level 3 fair value hierarchy.

Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"):

The Funds may invest in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in income-producing real estate or real-estate related loans or interests (such as mortgages). Certain distributions received from REITs during the year are recorded as realized gains or return of capital as estimated by the Funds or when such information becomes known.

Investment Companies:

The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end investment companies. These investment traded companies value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the board of directors of the underlying funds.

Derivative Instruments:

Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into contracts for the future delivery of securities or foreign currencies and futures contracts based on a specific security, class of securities, foreign currency or an index, and purchase or sell options on any such futures contracts. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating either party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, while the contract is outstanding, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. No physical delivery of the underlying asset is made. A Fund may enter into futures contracts in an effort to hedge against market risks. The acquisition of put and call options on futures contracts will give the Fund the right (but not the obligation), for a specified price, to sell or to purchase the underlying futures contract, upon exercise of the option, at any time during the option period. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require the Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A good faith margin deposit, known as initial margin, of cash or government securities with a broker or custodian is required to initiate and maintain open positions in futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund based on the change in the market value of the position and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or


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depreciation until the contract is closed out, at which time the gain or loss is realized. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if the Fund had not entered into any futures transactions. In addition, the value of a Fund's futures positions may not prove to be perfectly or even highly correlated with the value of its portfolio securities or foreign currencies, limiting a Fund's ability to hedge effectively against interest rate, exchange rate and/or market risk and giving rise to additional risks. There is no assurance of liquidity in the secondary market for purposes of closing out futures positions. The collateral held by the Funds is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under Deposits with brokers for futures contracts.

During the year ended August 31, 2019 and the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds entered into futures contracts primarily for the strategy of hedging or other purposes, including but not limited to, providing liquidity and equitizing cash.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivatives Assets:

The Funds are subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the reevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement.

The table below, as of June 30, 2020, discloses both gross information and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and instruments and transactions that are subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement as well as amounts related to collateral held at clearing brokers and counterparties.

    Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets
  Gross Amounts
Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Amount
 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

19,543

   

$

   

$

19,543

   

$

   

$

19,543

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   

8,626

     

     

8,626

     

     

8,626

   
    Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Available for
Offset
  Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
  Net
Amount
 
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

2,210

   

$

   

$

2,210

   

$

(2,210

)

 

$

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   

3,069

     

     

3,069

     

(3,069

)

   

   

*  Cash collateral pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The total cash collateral pledged by each Fund is disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2020:

   

For the Ten Months Ended June 30, 2020

 
   

Assets

 

Liabilities

 
    Variation Margin
Receivable on Open
Futures Contracts*
  Variation Margin
Payable on Open
Futures Contracts*
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

   

$

26,450

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

     

3,542

   

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

6,218

     

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

6,396

     

   

*  Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Only current day's variation margin for both futures contracts are reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the periods listed:

 

For the Ten Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

  Net Realized Gains (Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized as a
Result from Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations
 

  Net Realized Gains (Losses)
from Futures Contracts
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Futures Contracts
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

450,610

   

$

(49,682

)

 
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

21,776

     

10,617

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

161,122

     

43,876

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

70,995

     

14,320

   
   

Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

  Net Realized Gains (Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized as a
Result from Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result of Operations
 

  Net Realized Gains (Losses)
from Futures Contracts
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Futures Contracts
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

(70,530

)

 

$

23,232

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

(23,882

)

   

(14,159

)

 
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

(14,052

)

   

(37,658

)

 
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

(93,727

)

   

(7,925

)

 


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All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on each respective Fund's Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The underlying face value of open derivative positions relative to each Fund's net assets at year end is generally representative of the notional amount of open positions to net assets throughout the period.

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

Changes in holdings of investments are accounted for no later than one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are recorded on the identified cost basis.

Withholding taxes on interest, dividends and gains as a result of certain investments in ADRs by the Funds have been provided for in accordance with each investment's applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Securities Lending:

The Trust has entered into a Master Securities Lending Agreement ("MSLA") with Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank" or the "Agent"). Under the terms of the MSLA, the Funds may lend securities to certain broker-dealers and banks in exchange for collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls associated with increases in the valuation of the securities loaned are adjusted the next business day. The collateral can be received in the form of cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral can include U.S. Government Securities, letters of credit and certificates of deposit. The cash collateral is invested in short-term instruments or cash equivalents, primarily open-end investment companies, as noted on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. The Trust does not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed on the Funds' Schedules of Portfolio Investments. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Funds any dividends or interest paid on such securities plus any fee negotiated between the parties to the lending agreement. The Funds also earn a return from the collateral. The Funds pay the Agent various fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral and fees based on the investment income received from securities lending activities. Securities lending income (net of these fees) is disclosed on the Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under the MSLA, which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.

The following table is a summary of the Funds' securities lending transactions which are subject to offset under the MSLA as of June 30, 2020. These transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings with an overnight and continuous contractual maturity for cash collateral and greater than overnight and continuous contractual maturity for non-cash collateral.

    Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
 

Value of

  Value of Non-cash
Collateral Received by
Maturity*
     

  (Value of
Securities
on Loan)
  Cash
Collateral
Received*
  <30
Days
  Between
30 & 90
Days
  >90
Days
  Net
Amount
 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

11,514,815

   

$

11,514,815

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

11,984,023

     

11,984,023

     

     

     

     

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

7,737,107

     

7,737,107

     

     

     

     

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

387,795

     

387,795

     

     

     

     

   

*  Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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Foreign Currency Translations:

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities of a Fund denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the date of the transactions. 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 disclosed as Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations. Any realized gains or losses from these fluctuations are disclosed as Net realized gains (losses) from investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations.

Foreign Taxes:

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received (a portion of which may be reclaimable), capital gains on the sale of securities, and certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Distributions of net investment income are monthly for MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF and MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF and semi-annually for MSCI International Value Momentum ETF and MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF. Each of the Funds distributes any net realized long or short-term capital gains at least annually.

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains (collectively, distributions to shareholders) are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these "book/tax" differences are permanent in nature (e.g., net operating loss and distribution reclassification), such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital. Net investment losses incurred by a Fund may be reclassified as an offset to capital on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of June 30, 2020, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, reclassification adjustments (inclusive of in-kind redemptions as applicable) were as follows:

  Total
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)
 

Capital

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

(6,006,737

)

 

$

6,006,737

   

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

(2,813,685

)

   

2,813,685

   
USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF    

(166,426

)

   

166,426

   

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

28,191

     

(28,191

)

 

Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. The Funds have a tax year end of June 30.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax years, which includes the current fiscal tax year end). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.


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Allocations:

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to the Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust, or jointly with an affiliated trust, are allocated among the respective funds in the Trust and/or affiliated trust based upon net assets or another appropriate basis.

3. Purchases and Sales:

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) and purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows. Any realized gains or losses from in-kind redemptions are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Net realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions.

  Excluding
U.S. Government Securities
  (Associated
with In-Kind Transactions)
 
   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

309,713,324

   

$

309,876,802

   

$

71,105,677

   

$

32,573,218

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

142,333,312

     

139,600,016

     

161,142,912

     

13,740,088

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

200,004,427

     

201,147,147

     

26,282,027

     

2,216,063

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

94,012,743

     

86,418,013

     

2,406,076

     

1,734,321

   

There were no purchases and sales of U.S. Government Securities during the ten months ended June 30, 2020.

4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties:

Investment Advisory and Management Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Victory Capital Management Inc. ("VCM" or the "Adviser"), a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Adviser is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Victory Capital Operating, LLC.

Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The rates at which the Adviser is paid by each Fund are included in the table below and amount incurred during the period from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019, and for the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected as Investment advisory fees on the Statements of Operations. The Adviser may use its resources to assist with the Funds' distribution and marketing expenses.

 

Flat Rate

 
USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF    

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

0.25

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

0.30

%

 

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO had provided investment management services to the Predecessor Funds pursuant to an Advisory Agreement. Under this agreement, which was in effect through June 30, 2019, AMCO was responsible for managing the business and affairs of the Predecessor Funds. AMCO was authorized to select (with approval of the Board and without shareholder approval) one or more sub-advisers to manage the day-to-day investment of all or a portion of the Predecessor Funds' assets, subject to the authority of and supervision by the Board of Trustees.


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The investment management fees for the Predecessor Funds were comprised of a base fee which was accrued daily and paid monthly at an annualized rate of each Predecessor Fund's average net assets. AMCO had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average net assets of each Predecessor Fund through October 15, 2018, and the waiver could not be terminated or reduced without approval of the Predecessor Funds' Board during that term. Effective October 15, 2018, AMCO had contractually agreed to extend the contractual waiver on a portion of each Predecessor Fund's management fees in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average net assets of each Predecessor Fund through December 31, 2019, which had terminated on July 1, 2019. These management fees waived are not available to be recouped at a future time. Amounts incurred during the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 are reflected as Management fees and Management fee waiver on the Statements of Operations. The annual rate of management fees incurred for the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 were as follows:

   

Flat Rate

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

0.25

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

0.30

%

 

Administration and Operating Service Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, VCM serves as the Funds' administrator and fund accountant. Under an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement, VCM is paid for its services an annual fee at a rate of 0.08% of the first $15 billion in average daily net assets of the Trust, USAA Mutual Funds Trust, Victory Variable Insurance Funds and Victory Portfolios (collectively, the "Victory Funds Complex"), 0.05% of the average daily net assets above $15 billion to $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex and 0.04% of the average daily net assets over $30 billion of the Victory Funds Complex. Amounts incurred during the period from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019, and for the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected as Administration fees on the Statements of Operations.

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO served as the Predecessor Funds' administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company served as the Predecessor Funds' sub-administrator, transfer agent and custodian.

Prior to July 1, 2019, AMCO provided certain administration and operating services for the Predecessor Funds and received a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annualized rate of the Predecessor Funds' average net assets. AMCO paid all operating expenses of the Predecessor Funds, excluding distribution and/or service fees, taxes, brokerage commissions and transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses. Amounts incurred during the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 are reflected as Administration and operating service fees on the Statements of Operations. The annual rate of administration and operating service fees incurred for the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Flat Rate

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

   

0.10

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

0.15

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

0.20

%

 

Distribution and Service 12b-1 Fees:

Prior to July 1, 2019, the Predecessor Funds adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, the Predecessor Funds may, but did not pay fees to USAA Investment Management Company ("IMCO"), the distributor, for distribution and shareholder services. IMCO paid all or a portion of such fees to intermediaries that made the Predecessor Funds available for investment by their customers. The fee was accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% of each Predecessor Fund's average net assets. For the period September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, the Predecessor Funds did not incur any distribution and service (12b-1) fees.


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Effective July 1, 2019, Foreside Fund Services, LLC ("Foreside") serves as the Funds' distributor. Effective July 1, 2019, the Funds have adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1. No fees are currently paid by the Funds under the plan, and there are no current plans to impose such fees.

Other Related-Party Fees:

Effective July 1, 2019, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi"), an affiliate of Citibank, acts as sub-administrator and sub-fund accountant to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Administration and Sub-Fund Accounting Services Agreement between VCM and Citi. VCM pays Citi a fee for providing these services. The Funds reimburse VCM and Citi for reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred in providing these services and certain other expenses specifically allocated to the Funds under the Fund Administration, Servicing, and Accounting Agreement. Amounts paid by the Funds to reimburse VCM for expenses incurred during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Sub-Administration fees.

Citibank acts as the custodian of the Funds' assets pursuant to the Global Custodial Services Agreement (the "Custody Agreement"). Citibank's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, Citibank also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser. Citibank may, with the approval of a Fund and at its own expense, open and maintain a sub-custody account or accounts on behalf of a Fund, provided that it shall remain liable for the performance of all of its duties under the Custody Agreement.

Effective July 1, 2019, Citibank also serves as the Funds' Transfer Agent.

The Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") is an employee of the Adviser, which pays the compensation of the CCO and his support staff. Effective July 1, 2019, the Trust entered into an agreement to provide compliance services with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser furnishes its compliance personnel, including the services of the CCO, and other resources reasonably necessary to provide the Trust with compliance oversight services related to the design, administration and oversight of a compliance program for the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Funds in the Victory Funds Complex, in aggregate, compensate the Adviser for these services.

The Victory Funds Complex pays an annual retainer to each Independent Trustee, plus an additional annual retainer to the Chairman of the Board. The aggregate amount of the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees are allocated amongst all the funds in the Victory Funds Complex and are presented on the Statements of Operations.

Sidley Austin LLP provides legal services to the Trust.

Effective July 1, 2019, the Adviser has entered into expense limitation agreements with the Funds. Under the terms of the agreements, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees or reimburse certain expenses to the extent that ordinary operating expenses incurred by certain Funds in any fiscal year exceed the expense limit for such Fund. Such excess amounts will be the liability of the Adviser. Interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund's business are excluded from the expense limits. Expense limits in effect are as follows:

  In effect July 1, 2019
until June 30, 2021
 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

   

0.20

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

0.25

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

0.35

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

0.45

%

 

The Funds have agreed to repay fees and expenses that were waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for a period up to three fiscal years after such waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent such payments or repayments would not cause the expenses to exceed the original expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or any expense limitation agreement in place at the time of repayment. Amounts repaid to the Adviser from July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 and during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Operations as Recoupment


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of prior expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser. As of June 30, 2020, the following amounts are available to be repaid to the Adviser:

  Expires
August 31, 2022
  Expires
June 30, 2023
  Total  

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

9,240

   

$

188,636

   

$

197,876

   

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

2,724

     

37,764

     

40,488

   

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

     

71,346

     

71,346

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

632

     

114,256

     

114,888

   

The Adviser may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees to assist the Funds in maintaining competitive expense ratios. Voluntary waivers and reimbursements applicable to the Funds are not available to be recouped at a future time. The Adviser voluntarily waived the following amounts:

    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
  For the Ten Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
  Total  

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

 

$

28,364

   

$

145,617

   

$

173,981

   

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

6,388

     

62,092

     

68,480

   

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

19,771

     

99,804

     

119,575

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

10,524

     

52,521

     

63,045

   

Effective July 1, 2019, certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Funds are also officers and/or employees of the Adviser, Administrator, Fund Accountant, Sub-Administrator, Sub-Fund Accountant, and Legal Counsel.

Prior to July 1, 2019, certain trustees and officers of the Funds were also directors, officers, and/or employees of AMCO. None of the affiliated trustees or Funds' officers received any compensation from the Funds.

5. Risks:

Each Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks.

An investment in the Funds' Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Funds, some of which will be traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of the securities in which the Funds invest may affect the value of the Funds' Shares. An investment in the Funds' Shares at any point in time may be worth less than the original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of the Funds' distributions.

The USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF and USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF invest in securities of foreign issuers in various countries. Investing on an international basis involves certain risks not involved in domestic investments including the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of foreign currency, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and diplomatic developments, which could affect the value of a Fund's investments in certain foreign countries. Governments of many countries have exercised, and continue to exercise, substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector through the ownership or control of many companies, including some of the largest in these countries. As a result, government actions in the future could have a significant effect on economic conditions which may adversely affect prices of certain portfolio securities. There is also generally less government supervision and regulation of stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the U.S. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, and special U.S. tax considerations may apply. Moreover, foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments


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position. The Schedule of Portfolio Investments includes information on each Fund's holdings, including industry and/or geographic composition, as relevant.

The Funds are subject to credit risk with respect to the amount each expects to receive from counterparties for financial instruments entered into by the Funds. The Funds may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties. The Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and the Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit ratings are investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

An outbreak of respiratory disease called COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in international, national and local border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and consumer activity, significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines and general concern and uncertainty. These negative impacts have caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for Fund investors during and subsequent to period end. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession. Public health crises may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds' investments will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

6. Line of Credit:

For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Victory Funds Complex participated in a short-term demand note "Line of Credit" agreement with Citibank. The Line of Credit agreement with Citibank was renewed on June 29, 2020 with a termination date of June 28, 2021. Under the agreement with Citibank, the Victory Funds Complex and USAA Mutual Funds Complex, combined, may borrow up to $600 million, of which $300 million is committed and $300 million is uncommitted. $40 million of the Line of Credit is reserved for use by the Victory Floating Rate Fund (herein, the "Fund"), another series of the Victory Funds Complex, with that Fund paying the related commitment fees for that amount. The purpose of the agreement is to meet temporary or emergency cash needs. For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, Citibank received an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on $300 million for providing the Line of Credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex pays a pro-rata portion of the commitment fees plus any interest (one month LIBOR plus one percent) on amounts borrowed. Effective June 29, 2020, under an amended Line of Credit agreement, Citibank will also receive an annual upfront fee of 0.10% on the $300 million committed line of credit. Each fund in the Victory Funds Complex will pay a pro-rata portion of the upfront fee. Interest charged to each Fund during the period, if applicable, is presented on the Statements of Operations under Line of credit fees.

The average loans for the days outstanding and average interest rate for each Fund during the ten months ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:

    Amount
Outstanding at
June 30, 2020
  Average
Borrowing
  Days
Borrowing
Outstanding
  Average
Interest
Rate*
  Maximum
Borrowing
During
the Period
 
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

   

$

8,600,000

     

1

     

1.34

%

 

$

8,600,000

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

     

2,611,111

     

18

     

2.49

%

   

11,400,000

   

*  For the ten months ended June 30, 2020, based on the number of days borrowings were outstanding.


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7. Federal Income Tax Information:

The tax character of distributions paid during the tax years ended, as noted below, were as follows (total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid):

 

Period Ended June 30, 2020

 
   

Distributions paid from

     

 

 

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

9,133,011

   

$

   

$

9,133,011

   

$

   

$

9,133,011

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

2,906,435

     

     

2,906,435

     

     

2,906,435

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

9,567,813

     

     

9,567,813

     

     

9,567,813

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

5,048,334

     

     

5,048,334

     

     

5,048,334

   
   

Year Ended August 31, 2019

 
   

Distributions paid from

             
    Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

7,198,442

   

$

   

$

7,198,442

   

$

   

$

7,198,442

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

1,357,525

     

     

1,357,525

     

     

1,357,525

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

8,527,397

     

     

8,527,397

     

     

8,527,397

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

3,550,809

     

     

3,550,809

     

     

3,550,809

   
   

Period Ended August 31, 2018 (amounts in 000's)

 
   

Distributions paid from

             

  Ordinary
Income
  Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Taxable
Distributions
  Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
Paid
 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

1,868

   

$

   

$

1,868

   

$

   

$

1,868

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

190

     

     

190

     

     

190

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

3,553

     

     

3,553

     

     

3,553

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

747

     

     

747

     

     

747

   


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As of the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings/accumulated deficit on a tax basis were as follows:

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Losses
  Qualified
Late-Year
Losses*
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)**
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

616,807

   

$

(59,822,922

)

 

$

   

$

(11,145,170

)

 

$

(70,351,285

)

 
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

596,053

     

(26,705,770

)

   

     

2,477,992

     

(23,631,725

)

 
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

     

(69,791,501

)

   

(366,426

)

   

(18,122,362

)

   

(88,280,289

)

 
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

1,365,851

     

(33,923,304

)

   

     

(19,667,898

)

   

(52,225,351

)

 

*  Under the current tax law, net investment losses realized after December 31 of a Fund's fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes.

**  The difference between the book-basis and tax-basis of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the following Funds had net capital loss carryforwards ("CLCFs") as summarized in the table below. CLCFs are applied as either short-term or long-term depending on the originating capital loss.

  Short-Term
Amount
  Long-Term
Amount
 

Total

 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

39,010,262

   

$

20,812,660

   

$

59,822,922

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

22,160,398

     

4,545,372

     

26,705,770

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

47,723,372

     

22,068,129

     

69,791,501

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

23,702,231

     

10,221,073

     

33,923,304

   

As of June 30, 2020, the cost basis for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments were as follows:

  Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

485,157,919

   

$

30,774,545

   

$

(41,919,715

)

 

$

(11,145,170

)

 
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

247,097,591

     

23,048,075

     

(20,570,083

)

   

2,477,992

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

339,319,637

     

18,153,777

     

(36,277,764

)

   

(18,123,987

)

 
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

182,953,017

     

13,540,006

     

(33,153,904

)

   

(19,613,898

)

 

During the ten months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds realized the following net capital gains (losses) resulting from in-kind redemptions, in which shareholders exchanged Fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains (losses) are not taxable to the Fund, and are not


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distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains (losses) to paid-in capital.

 

Short Term

 

Long Term

 

Total

 
USAA MSCI USA Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

4,335,983

   

$

1,577,566

   

$

5,913,549

   
USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

1,966,453

     

826,939

     

2,793,392

   
USAA MSCI International Value
Momentum ETF
   

84,615

     

83,672

     

168,287

   
USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value
Momentum ETF
   

(68,515

)

   

40,496

     

(28,019

)

 

9. Affiliated Securities:

An affiliated security is a security in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the security's outstanding voting shares an investment company managed by VCM or an issuer under common control with a Fund under VCM. The Fund does not invest in affiliated securities for the purpose of exercising management or control. These securities are noted as affiliated on the Fund's Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Transactions in affiliated securities during the period ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:

USAA MSCI USA
Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Capital
Gain
Distribution
  Net
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2020
  Dividend
Income
 
Victory Capital
Holdings, Inc.
 

$

   

$

362,128

   

$

(6,567

)

 

$

(178

)

 

$

   

$

9,990

   

$

365,373

   

$

1,079

   


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Victory Portfolios II

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of 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 June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended August 31, 2019, (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the ten months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended August 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Funds' financial highlights and financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2018, were audited by other auditors whose report dated October 25, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights and financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers or counterparties were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Victory Capital Management, Inc. since 2015.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
August 25, 2020


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Trustee and Officer Information

Board of Trustees:

Overall responsibility for management of the Trust rests with the Board. The Trust is managed by the Board in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. There are currently nine Trustees, eight of whom are not "interested persons" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Independent Trustees") and one of whom is an "interested person" of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act ("Interested Trustee"). The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The following tables list the Trustees, their date of birth, position with the Trust, commencement of service, principal occupations during the past five years and any directorships of other investment companies or companies whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or who file reports under that Act. Each Trustee oversees 42 portfolios in the Trust, nine portfolios in Victory Variable Insurance Funds and 26 portfolios in Victory Portfolios II, each a registered investment company that, together with the Trust, comprise the Victory Funds Complex. Each Trustee's address is c/o Victory Portfolios II, 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. Each Trustee has an indefinite term.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 

Independent Trustees.

 
David Brooks Adcock,
Born October 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Consultant (since 2006).

 

Chair and Trustee, Turner Funds (December 2016-December 2017).

 
Nigel D. T. Andrews,
Born April 1947
 

Vice Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

Director, TCG BDC II, Inc. (since 2017); Director, TCG BDC I, Inc. (formerly Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.) (since 2012).

 
E. Lee Beard,*
Born August 1951
 

Trustee

 

May 2005

 

Retired (since 2015).

 

None.

 
Dennis M. Bushe,
Born January 1944
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Retired.

 

Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2011-July 2016).

 


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Name and Date of Birth

  Position
Held with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years
  Other
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
 
John L. Kelly,
Born April 1953
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Partner, McCarvill Capital Partners (September 2016-September 2017); Advisor (January 2016-April 2016) and Managing Partner (August 2014-January 2016) Endgate Commodities LLC.

 

Director, Caledonia Mining Corporation (since May 2012).

 
David L. Meyer, *
Born April 1957
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Retired.

 

None.

 
Gloria S. Nelund,
Born May 1961
 

Trustee

 

July 2016

 

Chair, CEO and Co-Founder of TriLinc Global, LLC, an investment firm.

 

TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (since 2012); Trustee, RS Investment Trust and RS Variable Products Trust (November 2007-July 2016).

 
Leigh A. Wilson,
Born December 1944
 

Chair and Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Private Investor.

 

Chair (since 2013), Caledonia Mining Corporation.

 

Interested Trustee.

 
David C. Brown,**
Born May 1972
 

Trustee

 

May 2015

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), the Adviser; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2013), Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

  Trustee, USAA Mutual
Funds Trust.
 

*  The Board has designated Mr. Meyer and Ms. Beard as its Audit Committee Financial Experts.

**  Mr. Brown is an "Interested Person" by reason of his relationship with the Adviser.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and is available, without charge, by calling 800-539-3863.


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Officers:

The officers of the Trust, their date of births, commencement of service and their principal occupations during the past five years, are detailed in the following table. Each officer serves until the earlier of his or her resignation, removal, retirement, death, or the election of a successor. The mailing address of each officer of the Trust is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. The officers of the Trust receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

Name and Date of Birth

  Position with
the Trust
  Date
Commenced
Service
 

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

 
Christopher K. Dyer,
Born February 1962
 

President

 

May 2015*

 

Director of Mutual Fund Administration, the Adviser.

 
Scott A. Stahorsky,
Born July 1969
 

Vice President

 

May 2015

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2015); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2015).

 
Erin G. Wagner,
Born February 1974
 

Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Associate General Counsel, the Adviser (since 2013).

 
Allan Shaer,
Born March 1965
 

Treasurer

 

December 2017

 

Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (since 2016); Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, JP Morgan Chase (2011-2016).

 
Christopher A. Ponte,
Born March 1984
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

May 2015*

 

Manager, Fund Administration, the Adviser (since 2017); Senior Analyst, Fund Administration, the Adviser (prior to 2017); Chief Financial Officer, Victory Capital Services, Inc. (since 2018).

 
Colin Kinney,
Born October 1973
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

July 2017

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013) and Chief Risk Officer (2009-2017), the Adviser.

 
Chuck Booth,
Born April 1960
 

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Identity Theft Officer

 

May 2015

 

Director, Regulatory Administration and CCO Support Services, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

 
Jay G. Baris,
Born January 1954
 

Assistant Secretary

 

May 2015

 

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (since April 2020); Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (January 2018-April 2020); Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (2011-January 2018).

 

*  On December 5, 2017 Mr. Ponte resigned as Treasurer and accepted the position of Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.


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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information

Proxy Voting:

Information regarding the policies and procedures each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-539-3863. The information is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

The Trust files a complete list of Schedules of Portfolio Investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

The Actual Expense figures in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that 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 table under the heading entitled "Actual Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense figures in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Fund

  Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 
USAA MSCI USA
Value Momentum
Index ETF
 

$

1,000.00

   

$

850.20

   

$

1,023.87

   

$

0.92

   

$

1.01

     

0.20

%

 
USAA MSCI USA
Small Cap Value
Momentum ETF
   

1,000.00

     

844.30

     

1,023.57

     

1.19

     

1.31

     

0.26

%

 


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Fund

  Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
  Actual
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Hypothetical
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
  Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Hypothetical
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20*
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During
Period
1/1/20-
6/30/20
 
USAA MSCI
International Value
Momentum ETF
 

$

1,000.00

   

$

840.10

   

$

1,023.07

   

$

1.65

   

$

1.81

     

0.36

%

 
USAA MSCI
Emerging Markets
Value Momentum ETF
   

1,000.00

     

848.50

     

1,022.63

     

2.07

     

2.26

     

0.45

%

 

*  Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by 182/366 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Liquidity Risk Management Program:

The Victory Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the "LRMP") as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Act. The LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund's liquidity risk, taking into consideration each Fund's investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other liquidity management tools such as available funding sources including the Victory Funds Complex Interfund Lending Facility and Line of Credit (discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements). The Board approved the appointment of VCM as the administrator of the LRMP. At an in-person meeting held on February 20, 2020, VCM provided an oral and written report to the Trustees on the operation and effectiveness of the LRMP during the previous year.

VCM manages liquidity risks associated with the Funds' investments by monitoring, among other things, cash and cash equivalents, any use of derivatives, the concentration of investments, the appropriateness of each Fund's investment strategy, and by classifying every fund investment as either highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid on at least a monthly basis. To assist with the classification of Fund investments, VCM has retained a third-party provider of liquidity evaluation services. This provider determines preliminary liquidity classifications for all portfolio holdings based upon portfolio-level data and certain assumptions provided by VCM. VCM reviews the preliminary liquidity classifications and, when appropriate, considers other information including input from the Funds' portfolio managers (including the portfolio managers employed by any investment sub-advisers) in determining final liquidity classifications.

The report from VCM concluded that the Funds did not experience any significant liquidity challenges during the covered period, and the Funds' LRMP is reasonably designed to assess and manage its liquidity risk. The report also concluded that the LRMP continues to operate adequately and effectively to enable VCM to oversee and manage liquidity risk and ensure each Fund is able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution to the remaining investors' interest in each Fund. During the review period, each Fund's portfolio consisted primarily of highly liquid investments, which are defined as cash and any investments reasonably expected to be converted to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Funds have not adopted a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum. The Funds' investments were below the limitation on illiquid investments during the review period. Additionally, VCM indicated that no events occurred that would require the filing of Form N-LIQUID and recommended no material changes to the LRMP.


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  Supplemental Information — continued
June 30, 2020
 

  (Unaudited)

Additional Federal Income Tax Information

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Funds paid qualified dividend income for the purposes of reduced individual federal income tax rates of:

 

Percent

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

   

96

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

56

%

 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

87

%

 

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

56

%

 

Dividends qualified for corporate dividends received deductions of:

 

Percent

 

USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum ETF

   

91

%

 

USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF

   

53

%

 

The following Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders the income tax credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on June 30, 2020, were as follows:

  Foreign
Source
Income
  Foreign
Tax
Expense
 

USAA MSCI International Value Momentum ETF

   

0.94

     

0.11

   

USAA MSCI Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF

   

0.92

     

0.08

   


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Privacy Policy

Protecting the Privacy of Information

The Trust respects your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. This is the information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us or third parties. It may include your name, address, social security number, account transactions and balances, and information about investment goals and risk tolerance.

We do not disclose any information about you or about former customers to anyone except as permitted or required by law. Specifically, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as the transfer agent that processes shareholder accounts and printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. We may also disclose this information to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf. This allows us to continue to offer you Victory investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize. These companies will use this information only in connection with the services for which we hired them. They are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose.

To protect your personal information internally, we permit access only by authorized employees and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.*

*  You may have received communications regarding information about privacy policies from other financial institutions which gave you the opportunity to "opt-out" of certain information sharing with companies which are not affiliated with that financial institution. The Trust does not share information with other companies for purposes of marketing solicitations for products other than the Trust. Therefore, the Trust does not provide opt-out options to their shareholders.



The Victory Funds
P.O. Box 182593
Columbus, Ohio 43218-2593

Visit our website at:

 

Call Victory at:

 

www.vcm.com

 

866-376-7890

 

VS-MSCI-ETF-AR (6/20)



 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics in included as an Exhibit.

 

(b)During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a)(1)The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

(a)(2)The audit committee financial experts are David L. Meyer and E. Lee Beard, who are “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

   2020   2019 
(a) Audit Fees (1)  $242,000   $260,000 
(b) Audit-Related Fees (2)   0    0 
(c) Tax Fees (3)    71,500    71,500 
(d) All Other Fees (4)   0    0 

 

(1) Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit fees billed were for professional services provided by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd for audit compliance, audit advice and audit planning.

 

(2) Represents the fee for assurance and related services by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements that was not reported under (a) of this item.

 

(3) Represents the aggregate tax fee billed for professional services rendered by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd for tax compliance, tax advice, international tax fee transactions and tax planning. Such tax services included the review of income and excise tax returns for the Registrant.

 

(4) For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, there were no fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd to the Registrant, other than the services reported in (a) through (c) of this item.

 

Tax fees for 2020 and 2019 are for recurring tax fees for the preparation of the federal and state tax returns and procedures performed relating to the Registrant’s analysis of complex securities.

 

(e)(1) The Registrant’s Audit Committee must pre-approve non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountant and the fees charged with these services. The Committee may delegate authority to one or more Committee members to pre-approve these services, subject to subsequent review and approval by the Committee.

 

(e)(2) There were no services performed under Rule 2.01 (c)(7)(i)(C).

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g)

 

2020    $0
2019    $1,000

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has evaluated the non-audit services that the principal accountant provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser (and the adviser’s relevant affiliated), which services the Committee did not pre-approve, and has concluded that the provision of those services was compatible with maintaining the accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 6.Investments.

 

(a)  Not applicable.

 

(b)  Not applicable.

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are 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.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Not applicable.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished 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) Victory Portfolios II

 

 By (Signature and Title) /s/ Allan Shaer
  Allan Shaer, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 3, 2020  

 

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 (Signature and Title) /s/ Christopher K. Dyer
  Christopher K. Dyer, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date September 3, 2020  

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Allan Shaer
  Allan Shaer, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 3, 2020