N-CSR 1 d84937dncsr.htm ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III Advisors Inner Circle Fund III

 

 

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 811-22920

 

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 446-3863

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2015

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2015

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

 

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Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

 

Annual Report    October 31, 2015

 

 

 

    


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TABLE OF CONTENTS   
Shareholder Letter     1   
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance     3   
Schedules of Investments     9   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities     24   
Statements of Operations     26   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets     28   
Financial Highlights     34   
Notes to Financial Statements     35   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     41   
Trustees and Officers of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III     42   
Disclosure of Fund Expenses     48   
Notice to Shareholders     50   

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after period end. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-844-523-8637; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders:

We are pleased to supply our first annual report since Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors’ launch of our six mutual funds on February 27, 2015. It has been an interesting and volatile year as investors have been weighing the activities, or lack thereof, of the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) with a myriad of domestic economic issues and geopolitical concerns. Just a quick look at the equity market is illustrative of the volatility we have witnessed this year.

The S&P 500 Index ended 2014 at 2,058.90 and stood at 2,079.36 as of October 31, 2015, representing a price change of about 1%. The index experienced a lot more volatility during this period than the point-to-point levels would suggest. The S&P 500 had its 2015 peak on May 21st, when it closed at 2,130.82 and that represented a year-to-date change of about 3.5%. This year’s low was on August 25th, when the index closed at 1,867.61, representing a loss of 9.3%, while the index has rallied by over 11.3% from that low to the October 31st close.

Looking at the economy, the markets have been fixated by the first move of the Fed away from their zero interest rate policy, and many Fed observers believe that the first rate hike may occur in December. The employment picture has brightened at the headline level with unemployment falling to 5.0% and underemployment falling to 9.6%. We remain concerned about the chronically unemployed and their ability to find meaningful work given the skills mismatch that exists between those looking for employees and those individuals searching for work.

On the broader economic front, industrial production is still accelerating, but at a much slower rate than at the beginning of 2015. We have also watched Capacity Utilization, a measure of industrial output, slip from 79.0% at the end of 2014, to 77.5% at the end of October 2015. Durable goods orders have also weakened. The strength of the U.S. dollar has certainly been a headwind for manufacturing and the expected tailwind from lower energy prices has not translated into the consumer spending that was expected. The index of leading economic indicators has also been flat on a year-over-year basis from June to September 2015, so while this does not connote an impending recession, it does indicate that economic expansion is slowing and a catalyst is needed to push economic activity higher from here.

The geopolitical landscape has been a challenge to say the least. I am writing this letter in the wake of the brutal terrorist attack in Paris, and when coupled with the situation in Egypt, Russian activities in Ukraine, ISIS, Syria, Iran and others, the wall of worry on the geopolitical side is tall indeed. All of the geopolitical issues coupled with the United States gearing up for the 2016 Presidential election cycle leaves much uncertainty for the markets to ponder.

The Funds have generally performed well relative to their respective peer groups. Our Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Small Cap Core, Core Bond and Limited Duration Bond funds have all outperformed their respective Lipper category average since inception. While the International Equity Fund’s relative performance has lagged its Lipper category average, its performance during the last three months has improved on a relative basis. We also have been able to generate this performance across all funds while remaining compliant with our Catholic screenings. We have continued to add clients and look forward to a successful year.

As always, we appreciate your confidence in our team and look forward to serving you in the future.

Sincerely,

Anthony V. Minopoli

President & Chief Investment Officer

The information provided herein represents the opinion of the manager at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results nor investment advice.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-844-KC-FUNDS or visit www.kofcassetadvisors.org.

 

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Mutual fund investing involves risk. Some mutual funds have more risk than others. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate and shares when sold may be worth more or less than the original cost. Fixed income investments are subject to interest rate risk, and their value will decline as interest rates rise. Asset allocation and diversification do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. There is no guarantee a Fund’s objectives will be achieved. The risks associated with each fund are explained more fully in each fund’s respective prospectus. Investors should consult with their attorney, accountant, and/or tax professional for advice concerning their particular situation.

Definition of Comparative Indices

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Provided the necessary inclusion rules are met, US Aggregate eligible securities also contribute to the multi-currency Global Aggregate Index and the US Universal Index, which includes high yield and emerging markets debt. The US Aggregate Bond Index was created in 1986.

Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index

The Barclays US Government/Credit Index is the non-securitized component of the US Aggregate Index and was the first macro index launched by Barclays Capital. The US Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the US Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and corporates. The US Government/Credit Index was launched on January 1, 1979 and is a subset of the US Aggregate Index. The 1-3 year index includes all medium and larger issues of US government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.

Russell 1000 Growth Index

The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap growth segment. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.

Russell 1000 Value Index

The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap value segment. The Russell 1000 Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

Russell 2000 Index

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

FTSE All-World Ex-U.S. Index

The FTSE All-World ex-US Index is one of a number of indexes designed to help investors benchmark their international investments. The index comprises Large and Mid-cap stocks providing coverage of Developed and Emerging Markets excluding the US. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

For the period from inception to October 31, 2015, the Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund, Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) and its benchmark, Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, returned -0.18% and 0.01%, respectively. The Fund outperformed its peer group, which returned -0.53% as measured by the Lipper Core Bond Universe.

Given the general flight-to-quality in the markets over this time horizon, the underweight to Treasuries detracted from performance. This allocation was positioned in high quality asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which along with security selection, offset some of the underperformance. The Fund’s exposure to investment grade bonds negatively affected relative performance as corporate interest rate spreads widened due to a record supply of new issues.

Looking forward, we continue to expect a challenging and volatile environment for fixed income securities. In terms of portfolio positioning, we will seek to provide a competitive yield, while striving to reduce exposure to yield curve volatility.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    (0.18)%  

Class S Shares**

    1.39%  

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index***

    0.01%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund, Institutional Shares versus the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

2 Returns shown 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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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

For the period from inception to October 31, 2015, the Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund, Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) and its benchmark, the Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index returned 0.36% and 0.62%, respectively. The Fund outperformed its peer group, which returned 0.25% as measured by Lipper’s Short-Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Classification.

During the period, the Fund held an overweight position in corporate bonds and a lower allocation to risk-free Treasuries versus the Index in anticipation of corporate yields following the historical pattern of rising at a slower rate and outperforming the risk-free Treasury in a rising interest rate environment. However, the Federal Reserve did not raise rates, supporting Treasury prices and corporate spreads widened due to a record supply of issues and macroeconomic concerns primarily attributable to the reduced growth rate in China. This accounted for the slight underperformance to the benchmark.

The Fund achieved its outperformance relative to its peer group due in large part to its overweight positions in high quality ABS and CMBS securities. The Fund’s overweight position in investment grade bonds negatively affected relative performance as corporate interest rate spreads widened due to a record supply of new issues.

We believe that the Fund is well positioned going forward with a diversified, high-quality portfolio with a strong yield. The Fund’s portfolio maintains a slight underweight in 2-year duration securities, which are anticipated to lag relative to other durations should rates rise as anticipated.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    0.36%  

Class S Shares**

    0.24%  

Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index***

    0.62%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund, Institutional Shares versus the Barclays 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities

2 Returns shown 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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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

The Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) returned +0.16% since inception (2/27/15) through October 31, 2015, trailing the benchmark Russell 1000 Growth Index return of +1.82%.

Performance can be broken down into two distinct periods. The fund outperformed through the end of the June quarter, driven by strong results in Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials, which more than offset weakness in Healthcare and Consumer Staples. Media was especially strong in the second quarter, with Netflix and video game publisher Electronic Arts. Software was also strong, led by data processors Total System Services, Fiserv, and Vantiv as well as social networking leader Facebook and online search giant Google (now called Alphabet). The fund’s holdings in the Software and Services industry continued to outperform during the summer and into the fall, weathering the August selloff and making Technology by far the best relative contributor to return. However, broad based weakness in the Healthcare sector, where the fund was overweight, dragged down results. The Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, and Consumer Staples sectors also underperformed. Financials were weak, with holdings in capital markets leveraged firms such as Morgan Stanley, Affiliated Managers, and ETF manager Wisdomtree Investments particularly hard hit during the August decline.

In total, the fund underperformed the benchmark by -200 basis points from the end of the June quarter through the end of the October fiscal year. Since last summer, equity market leadership has narrowed, liquidity has been harder to find, and volatility has picked up, reflecting investor nervousness regarding the start of a Fed tightening cycle, ongoing weakness in China, and slower earnings growth domestically.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    0.16%  

Class S Shares**

    (2.12)%  

Russell 1000 Growth Index***

    1.82%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Shares versus the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

2 Returns shown 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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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

The Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund, Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) returned -3.36% since inception (2/27/15) through October 31, 2015, trailing the benchmark Russell 1000 Value Index return of -2.72%.

Performance since inception can be characterized by distinct periods of volatility by calendar quarter, almost to the day. A strong start for the fund in its first month was met with a period of underperformance in the second calendar quarter which was reversed in the third quarter with strong outperformance, only to be given back in the fourth calendar quarter finally finishing modestly lower. In its entirety, Healthcare was the worst performing sector since inception. Much of this was driven by political rhetoric regarding drug pricing and the ripple effect this could potentially have on peripheral industries like Distributors and Clinical Research Organizations. This impacted companies such as McKesson Corp and ICON Plc, respectively. The lasting positive effect of lower gas prices on the consumer also began to fade as a slew of casual dining and fast food restaurants reported weakness in traffic in the third quarter which sent the entire group in a tailspin. However, despite the selloff in oil, Energy was the best performing sector in the fund on a relative basis after a more conservative, late-summer repositioning added tremendous value as the lower quality companies continued to selloff. Technology also performed well since inception led by the Software and Services industry with strong moves in companies like Broadridge Financial, Microsoft, and Accenture.

Since last summer, equity market leadership has narrowed, liquidity has been harder to find, and volatility has picked up, reflecting investor nervousness regarding the start of a Fed tightening cycle, ongoing weakness in China, and slower earnings growth domestically.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    (3.36 )%

Class S Shares**

    (3.10 )%

Russell 1000 Value Index***

    (2.72 )%

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund, Institutional Shares versus the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

2 Returns shown 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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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, U.S. Small Cap equities came under pressure, particularly during the third quarter. The selloff was similar in magnitude and volatility to the same period in 2014. However, performance relative to the benchmark was strong. Since inception on 2/27/2015, the Fund’s Institutional Shares declined -0.80%, finishing 4.14% ahead of the benchmark Russell 2000 Index, which declined -4.94%.

During the fiscal year, the Fund benefitted from positive relative performance in eight of ten sectors. The Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors were particularly strong. Central Garden & Pet rose 62.3% and accounted for most of the positive attribution in Consumer Staples. In the Consumer Discretionary sector, several names were standouts. Skechers U.S.A. rose 66.1%. Fortunately, we sold the name shortly before it missed earnings and gave back most of those gains. Another strong name was Entravision Communications, which returned 22.7%. In the Industrials sector, we benefitted from one of the strongest groups of the year with our position in Hawaiian Holdings, which soared 44.3%.

On the downside, we only had two groups that underperformed the benchmark. Telecommunication Services was a small drag on the portfolio. Utilities also subtracted performance. Part of that was from being underweight a sector that outperformed the benchmark. The rest came from owning NextEra Energy Partners, which declined 42.3%. Two other names that hurt performance were Lannett Company, a drug company that was down 28.3%, and Manitowoc Company, an industrial equipment maker that declined 30.9%.

One of the benefits of a market decline is that it lowers valuation multiples for many companies and provides buying opportunities. We see improved valuations and above average growth potential in the Health Care, Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    (0.80 )%

Class S Shares**

    (6.07 )%

Russell 2000 Index***

    (4.94 )%

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund, Institutional Shares versus the Russell 2000 Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

2 Returns shown 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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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

Since inception on 2/27/15 and ending on October 31, 2015, the Knights of Columbus International Fund, Institutional Shares delivered a total return of -7.50%, trailing the FTSE All-World ex-US Index return of -5.89% by 1.61%.

During this period, all market regions except Japan, +2.7%, posted negative returns. Emerging markets underperformed Developed, -15.1% vs -4.3%. Latin America was the worst performing region, -23.2%. All sectors except Staples, +1.3%, posted negative returns, with Materials the worst at -17.8%.

With this backdrop, the portfolio benefited from an underweight to Emerging Markets, and an overweight to Developed Markets, particularly Japan. The fund also benefited from an underweight in Materials and from strong stock selection in Financials and Technology. Holdings in Latin America and India in the Materials and Consumer Discretionary sectors accounted for the majority of underperformance.

The best performer during the period was Ipsen, a French pharmaceutical company. The stock returned over 30% due to improving revenue expectations. Other positive contributors include ITV, a British media company, +16.5%, and Veolia, a French water and waste utility, +24.5%.

The Fund’s worst performing stocks include Anglo American, the London-based mining company, which lost -51% due to fears of declining Chinese materials consumption; Banco do Brasil, -42% on deteriorating Brazilian fundamentals, including an over -20% decline in the Brazilian Real rate versus the USD; and Tata Motors, which lost -36%, also because of fears of declining Chinese demand.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN1 2

 

     Cumulative
Inception to
Date†
 

Institutional Shares*

    (7.50 )%

Class S Shares**

    (6.88 )%

FTSE All-World ex-US Index***

    (5.89 )%

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $25,000 Investment in the Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund, Institutional Shares versus the FTSE All-World ex-US Index.

 

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* Commenced operations of February 27, 2015. The graph is based on Institutional Shares only; performance for Class S Shares would have been lower due to differences in fee structures.

** Commenced operations on July 14, 2015.

*** Index return is shown from February 27, 2015. See definition of comparative index on page 2.

† If the Adviser had not waived a portion of its fee, the Fund’s total return may have been lower.

1 The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

2 Returns shown 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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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (Unaudited)

 

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Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 28.7%  
     Face Amount      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 2.2%  

DIRECTV Holdings

     

3.950%, 01/15/25

   $ 300,000       $ 298,403   

Dollar General

     

3.250%, 04/15/23

     300,000         286,579   

Ford Motor Credit

     

5.875%, 08/02/21

     300,000         341,963   
     

 

 

 
        926,945   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.2%  

Kraft Foods Group

     

5.000%, 06/04/42

     300,000         308,791   

Mead Johnson Nutrition

     

4.125%, 11/15/25

     300,000         303,040   

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     

2.700%, 11/18/19

     300,000         301,206   
     

 

 

 
        913,037   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY — 2.0%  

Anadarko Petroleum

     

5.950%, 09/15/16

     300,000         311,036   

Enterprise Products Operating

     

2.550%, 10/15/19

     300,000         298,941   

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling

     

4.650%, 03/15/25

     200,000         202,949   
     

 

 

 
        812,926   
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 11.0%  

Ares Capital

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

     500,000         519,858   

Bank of America MTN

     

4.000%, 01/22/25

     300,000         295,772   

Crown Castle Towers

     

3.222%, 05/15/22 (A)

     300,000         291,973   

Goldman Sachs Group

     

3.500%, 01/23/25

     300,000         296,575   
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
FINANCIALS — continued  

JPMorgan Chase

     

7.900%, 04/29/49 (B)

   $ 300,000       $ 311,700   

Morgan Stanley MTN

     

4.875%, 11/01/22

     300,000         323,504   

National Retail Properties

     

3.900%, 06/15/24 ‡

     300,000         299,599   

PNC Bank

     

1.800%, 11/05/18

     300,000         300,248   

Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix

     

2.500%, 06/01/18

     300,000         300,534   

TIAA Asset Management Finance

     

4.125%, 11/01/24 (A)

     1,000,000         1,018,130   

Vornado Realty

     

5.000%, 01/15/22 ‡

     300,000         321,655   

Wells Fargo

     

7.980%, 03/15/18 (B)

     300,000         319,500   
     

 

 

 
        4,599,048   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 4.1%  

Air Lease

     

5.625%, 04/01/17

     250,000         261,493   

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust , Ser 2015-1

     

3.700%, 05/01/23

     600,000         583,500   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

     

3.450%, 09/15/21

     300,000         310,946   

Pentair Finance

     

2.900%, 09/15/18

     250,000         250,573   

Transurban Finance

     

4.125%, 02/02/26 (A)

     300,000         297,885   
     

 

 

 
        1,704,397   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.8%  

HP

     

4.650%, 12/09/21

     300,000         311,748   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 3.7%  

Alcoa

     

5.550%, 02/01/17

     300,000         311,999   

CRH America

     

5.125%, 05/18/45 (A)

     300,000         310,921   

Mosaic

     

4.250%, 11/15/23

     300,000         304,405   

Nucor

     

4.000%, 08/01/23

     300,000         304,903   

Rio Tinto Finance USA

     

2.250%, 12/14/18

     300,000         299,445   
     

 

 

 
        1,531,673   
     

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.0%  

Rogers Communications

     

4.100%, 10/01/23

     300,000         311,152   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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   CORE BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — continued  

Unison Ground Lease Funding

     

2.981%, 03/15/20 (A)

   $ 200,000       $ 200,491   

Verizon Communications

     

3.650%, 09/14/18

     300,000         316,411   
     

 

 

 
        828,054   
     

 

 

 
UTILITIES — 0.7%  

AEP Texas Central

     

3.850%, 10/01/25 (A)

     300,000         299,669   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $12,131,289)

        11,927,497   
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED
OBLIGATIONS — 26.6%
 

FHLMC

     

3.500%, 11/01/44

     1,912,871         1,987,753   

3.000%, 02/01/45

     1,446,094         1,458,413   

2.500%, 02/01/30

     932,288         949,945   

FNMA

     

4.500%, 02/01/41

     2,157,607         2,344,252   

4.000%, 03/01/35

     850,608         908,985   

4.000%, 01/01/42

     1,513,507         1,616,102   

GNMA, Ser 2011-143, Cl AB

     

3.889%, 03/16/33 (B)

     740,993         751,535   

GNMA

     

2.918%, 12/31/49

     988,981         1,016,889   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations
(Cost $11,056,259)

        11,033,874   
     

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 15.6%  

CNH Equipment Trust, Ser 2015-B, Cl B

     

2.230%, 10/17/22

     450,000         451,286   

Cronos Containers Program, Ser 2013-1A, Cl A

     

3.080%, 04/18/28 (A)

     93,750         92,887   

Diamond Head Aviation, Ser 2015-1, Cl A

     

3.810%, 07/14/28 (A)

     376,822         373,506   

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer, Ser 2012-1A, Cl A2

     

5.216%, 01/25/42 (A)

     213,938         222,602   

ECAF, Ser 2015-1A, Cl A1

     

3.473%, 06/15/40 (A)

     398,329         401,192   

John Deere Owner Trust, Ser 2015-B, Cl A4

     

1.780%, 06/15/22

     500,000         500,904   

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Ser 2014-B, Cl A4

     

1.290%, 03/16/20

     400,000         399,604   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  

SBA Small Business Investment,
Ser 2015-10A, Cl 1

     

2.517%, 03/10/25

   $ 991,765       $ 1,005,289   

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding, Ser 2013-3A, Cl B

     

2.700%, 10/20/30 (A)

     317,270         318,122   

Spirit Master Funding, Ser 2014-1A, Cl A1

     

5.050%, 07/20/40 (A)

     327,872         342,626   

United States Small Business Administration,
Ser 2015-20E, Cl 1

     

2.770%, 05/01/35

     1,000,000         1,007,123   

United States Small Business Administration,
Ser 2015-20D, Cl 1

     

2.510%, 04/01/35

     979,654         973,785   

Wendys Funding, Ser 2015-1A, Cl A2I

     

3.371%, 06/15/45 (A)

     375,000         375,820   
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $6,450,624)

        6,464,746   
     

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 15.1%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

4.625%, 02/15/40

     1,000,000         1,320,534   

3.750%, 08/15/41

     1,350,000         1,572,487   

3.000%, 05/15/45

     600,000         607,086   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

2.625%, 11/15/20

     1,000,000         1,050,182   

2.125%, 02/29/16

     1,700,000         1,710,890   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $6,389,317)

        6,261,179   
     

 

 

 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 9.9%  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser 2013-GC15, Cl A3

     

4.095%, 09/10/46

     400,000         434,768   

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-UBS4, Cl AM

     

3.968%, 08/10/47

     400,000         408,259   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2011-GC3, Cl A3

     

4.473%, 03/10/44 (A)

     400,000         402,990   

JPMorgan Trust,
Ser 2015-3, Cl A5

     

3.500%, 05/25/45 (A),(B)

     451,458         460,875   

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2013-C13, Cl A2

     

2.936%, 11/15/46

     400,000         412,520   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   CORE BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2014-C14, Cl A2

     

2.916%, 02/15/47

   $ 400,000       $ 412,300   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2011-C3, Cl A4

     

4.118%, 07/15/49

     500,000         540,608   

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-3, Cl A4

     

3.500%, 07/25/45 (A),(B)

     338,479         343,177   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-C7, Cl B

     

4.773%, 06/15/45 (B)

     625,000         673,015   
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,133,360)

        4,088,512   
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION — 2.4%  

FHLMC

     

1.000%, 03/08/17

     1,000,000         1,005,422   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,003,507)

        1,005,422   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.3% (Cost $41,164,356)

      $ 40,781,230   
     

 

 

 

Percentages based on Net Assets of $41,497,730.

 

(A) Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and maybe sold only to dealers in the program or other “accredited investors”. These securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.

 

(B) Floating rate security — The rate reported is the rate in effect on October 31, 2015.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust.

Cl — Class

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association

MTN — Medium Term Note

Ser — Series

The list of inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3†     Total  

Corporate Obligations

  $         —      $  11,626,963      $  300,534      $  11,927,497   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations

           11,033,874               11,033,874   

Asset-Backed Securities

           6,464,746               6,464,746   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           6,261,179               6,261,179   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           4,088,512               4,088,512   

U.S. Government Agency Obligation

           1,005,422               1,005,422   

Total Investments in Securities

  $      $ 40,480,696      $ 300,534      $ 40,781,230   

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and disclosures of significant unobservable inputs are presented when the Portfolio has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 assets and liabilities. Transfers between levels, if any, are considered to have occurred as of the end of the period.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 31.6%  
     Face Amount      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.3%  

DIRECTV Holdings

     

2.400%, 03/15/17

   $ 250,000       $ 253,266   

Ford Motor Credit

     

3.000%, 06/12/17

     250,000         253,869   
     

 

 

 
        507,135   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.6%  

Campbell Soup

     

3.050%, 07/15/17

     250,000         256,736   

Coca-Cola Enterprises

     

2.000%, 08/19/16

     250,000         251,904   

ConAgra Foods

     

1.300%, 01/25/16

     250,000         250,391   

CVS Health

     

5.750%, 06/01/17

     250,000         267,263   

General Mills

     

1.400%, 10/20/17

     250,000         249,567   

Kraft Heinz Foods

     

2.000%, 07/02/18 (A)

     300,000         300,889   

Tyson Foods

     

6.600%, 04/01/16

     250,000         255,526   
     

 

 

 
        1,832,276   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY — 3.4%  

Anadarko Petroleum

     

6.375%, 09/15/17

     500,000         538,386   

Canadian Natural Resources

     

5.700%, 05/15/17

     250,000         263,056   

Chevron

     

1.104%, 12/05/17

     250,000         250,127   

Columbia Pipeline Group

     

2.450%, 06/01/18 (A)

     300,000         300,429   
     

 

 

 
        1,351,998   
     

 

 

 
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
FINANCIALS — 10.9%  

American Tower

     

4.500%, 01/15/18 ‡

   $ 250,000       $ 262,458   

Ares Capital

     

4.875%, 11/30/18

     500,000         519,860   

Bank of America

     

6.050%, 05/16/16

     250,000         256,539   

Bank of Nova Scotia

     

1.375%, 12/18/17

     250,000         249,242   

Camden Property Trust

     

5.700%, 05/15/17 ‡

     250,000         265,032   

Citigroup

     

1.850%, 11/24/17

     250,000         250,758   

Credit Suisse New York MTN

     

1.750%, 01/29/18

     250,000         250,674   

Discover Bank

     

2.600%, 11/13/18

     400,000         402,193   

Goldman Sachs Group

     

5.950%, 01/18/18

     250,000         272,793   

JPMorgan Chase MTN

     

1.350%, 02/15/17

     250,000         250,433   

Morgan Stanley

     

1.875%, 01/05/18

     250,000         251,275   

PNC Bank

     

1.800%, 11/05/18

     300,000         300,248   

Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix

     

2.500%, 06/01/18

     300,000         300,534   

Wells Fargo MTN

     

1.200%, 07/22/20 (B)

     500,000         501,783   
     

 

 

 
        4,333,822   
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE — 1.3%  

Amgen

     

5.850%, 06/01/17

     250,000         267,199   

2.125%, 05/15/17

     250,000         253,247   
     

 

 

 
        520,446   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 2.0%  

Air Lease

     

5.625%, 04/01/17

     250,000         261,493   

Aviation Capital Group

     

3.875%, 09/27/16 (A)

     300,000         303,749   

Pentair Finance

     

2.900%, 09/15/18

     250,000         250,573   
     

 

 

 
        815,815   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 1.1%  

Eastman Chemical

     

2.400%, 06/01/17

     250,000         252,775   

Glencore Finance Canada

     

2.700%, 10/25/17 (A)

     200,000         186,200   
     

 

 

 
        438,975   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.7%  

AT&T

     

1.400%, 12/01/17

   $ 550,000       $ 548,951   

Unison Ground Lease Funding

     

2.981%, 03/15/20 (A)

     400,000         400,981   

Verizon Communications

     

2.500%, 09/15/16

     250,000         253,418   

Vodafone Group

     

5.625%, 02/27/17

     250,000         263,261   
     

 

 

 
        1,466,611   
     

 

 

 
UTILITIES — 3.3%  

Dayton Power & Light

     

1.875%, 09/15/16

     250,000         250,715   

Dominion Resources

     

1.950%, 08/15/16

     250,000         251,467   

Duke Energy

     

1.625%, 08/15/17

     250,000         250,850   

Exelon

     

1.550%, 06/09/17

     300,000         299,579   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings

     

1.586%, 06/01/17

     250,000         249,903   
     

 

 

 
        1,302,514   
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $12,586,941)

        12,569,592   
  

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 23.2%  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

3.250%, 05/31/16

     2,000,000         2,033,386   

3.250%, 03/31/17

     1,350,000         1,400,309   

2.250%, 11/30/17

     500,000         514,948   

0.750%, 10/31/17

     1,500,000         1,499,571   

0.625%, 12/15/16

     2,100,000         2,102,980   

0.500%, 11/30/16

     1,700,000         1,700,199   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $9,245,935)

        9,251,393   
     

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 18.1%  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2014-2, Cl C

     

2.080%, 01/15/20

     400,000         399,110   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2014-1, Cl A3

     

0.790%, 10/15/18

     252,904         252,401   

Chase Issuance Trust, Ser 2014-A1, Cl A1

     

1.150%, 01/15/19

     400,000         401,224   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Ser 2008-A1, Cl A1

     

5.350%, 02/07/20

     225,000         245,690   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Ser 2013-A3, Cl A3

     

1.110%, 07/23/18

     375,000         375,761   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  

CNH Equipment Trust, Ser 2015-B, Cl B

     

2.230%, 10/17/22

   $ 300,000       $ 300,857   

Cronos Containers Program, Ser 2013-1A, Cl A

     

3.080%, 04/18/28 (A)

     93,750         92,887   

Diamond Head Aviation, Ser 2015-1, Cl A

     

3.810%, 07/14/28 (A)

     376,822         373,506   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Ser 2013-A2, Cl A2

     

0.690%, 08/15/18

     350,000         350,048   

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer, Ser 2012-1A, Cl A2

     

5.216%, 01/25/42 (A)

     305,625         318,003   

ECAF, Ser 2015-1A, Cl A1

     

3.473%, 06/15/40 (A)

     298,747         300,894   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2012-C, Cl C

     

1.690%, 04/15/18

     375,000         376,469   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2014-B, Cl A3

     

0.900%, 10/15/18

     475,000         474,959   

John Deere Owner Trust, Ser 2015-B, Cl A4

     

1.780%, 06/15/22

     500,000         500,904   

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Ser 2014-B, Cl A4

     

1.290%, 03/16/20

     375,000         374,629   

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding, Ser 2013-3A, Cl B

     

2.700%, 10/20/30 (A)

     317,270         318,122   

Spirit Master Funding, Ser 2014-1A, Cl A1

     

5.050%, 07/20/40 (A)

     328,210         342,979   

TAL Advantage, Ser 2013-1A, Cl A

     

2.830%, 02/22/38 (A)

     366,667         367,836   

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser 2015-1A, Cl B

     

2.490%, 04/15/21 (A)

     400,000         404,343   

Wendys Funding, Ser 2015-1A, Cl A2I

     

3.371%, 06/15/45 (A)

     375,000         375,820   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2013-B, Cl A3

     

0.830%, 08/15/18

     271,083         271,010   
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $7,214,660)

        7,217,452   
     

 

 

 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 12.3%  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser 2014-GC23, Cl A1

     

1.392%, 07/10/47

     324,060         322,944   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-CR2, Cl A2

     

2.025%, 08/15/45

   $ 375,000       $ 378,888   

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-K703, Cl B

     

4.881%, 07/25/44 (A),(B)

     380,000         402,271   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2011-GC3, Cl A3

     

4.473%, 03/10/44 (A)

     350,000         352,616   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2010-C2, Cl A1

     

3.849%, 12/10/43 (A)

     49,997         51,750   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2010-C1, Cl A2

     

4.608%, 06/15/43 (A)

     375,000         391,323   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2011-C4, Cl A3

     

4.106%, 07/15/46 (A)

     375,000         394,050   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2013-C16, Cl A1

     

1.223%, 12/15/46

     113,761         113,635   

JPMorgan Trust, Ser 2015-3, Cl A5

     

3.500%, 05/25/45 (A)(B)

     451,458         460,875   

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2013-C13, Cl A2

     

2.936%, 11/15/46

     267,000         275,357   

Morgan Stanley Capital

     

3.884%, 02/15/16 (A)

     59,681         59,831   

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-3, Cl A4

     

3.500%, 07/25/45 (A),(B)

     338,479         343,177   

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser 2012-C2, Cl A2

     

2.113%, 05/10/63

     390,000         394,114   

UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser 2011-C1, Cl A1

     

1.524%, 01/10/45

     208,350         208,861   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-C3, Cl A2

     

3.240%, 03/15/44 (A)

     319,110         320,782   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C21, Cl A1

     

1.413%, 08/15/47

     322,413         321,328   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C18, Cl A1

     

1.191%, 12/15/46

     107,447         107,188   
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,930,201)

        4,898,990   
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 7.6%  
     Face Amount      Value  

FHLB

     

4.750%, 12/16/16

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,047,348   

0.625%, 11/23/16

     1,000,000         1,001,001   

FHLMC

     

0.750%, 01/12/18

     1,000,000         997,221   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost $3,038,394)

        3,045,570   
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED
OBLIGATIONS — 4.4%
 

GNMA, Ser 2011-143, Cl AB

     

3.889%, 03/16/33 (B)

     740,993         751,535   

GNMA

     

2.918%, 12/31/49

     988,981         1,016,889   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $1,772,845)

        1,768,424   
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BOND — 0.8%              

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Ser B

     

2.100%, 04/01/17

     300,000         300,039   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $300,000)

        300,039   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.0% (Cost $39,088,976)

      $ 39,051,460   
     

 

 

 

Percentages based on Net Assets of $39,847,538.

 

(A) Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and maybe sold only to dealers in the program or other “accredited investors”. These securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.

 

(B) Floating rate security — The rate reported is the rate in effect on October 31, 2015.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust.

Cl — Class

FHLB — Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association

MTN — Medium Term Note

Ser — Series

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

The list of inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3†     Total  

Corporate Obligations

  $     —      $  12,269,058      $  300,534      $  12,569,592   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           9,251,393               9,251,393   

Asset-Backed Securities

           7,217,452               7,217,452   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           4,898,990               4,898,990   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           3,045,570               3,045,570   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations

           1,768,424               1,768,424   

Municipal Bond

           300,039               300,039   

Total Investments in Securities

  $      $ 38,750,926      $ 300,534      $ 39,051,460   

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and disclosures of significant unobservable inputs are presented when the Portfolio has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 assets and liabilities. Transfers between levels, if any, are considered to have occurred as of the end of the period.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

15


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
COMMON STOCK — 96.1%†  
     Shares      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 20.6%  

Amazon.com *

     1,125       $ 704,137   

Carter’s

     1,150         104,512   

Comcast, Cl A

     8,600         538,531   

Darden Restaurants

     2,250         139,252   

G-III Apparel Group *

     1,575         86,767   

GoPro, Cl A *

     3,075         76,875   

Hasbro

     1,625         124,849   

Home Depot

     4,450         550,198   

JC Penney *

     5,925         54,332   

Lennar, Cl A

     4,450         222,811   

Macy’s

     3,150         160,587   

Mohawk Industries *

     825         161,288   

Netflix *

     2,100         227,598   

O’Reilly Automotive *

     1,375         379,858   

Pinnacle Entertainment *

     3,075         107,656   

Pool

     2,300         187,542   

Target

     2,700         208,386   

Walt Disney

     4,675         531,735   
     

 

 

 
        4,566,914   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 9.5%  

Colgate-Palmolive

     4,450         295,258   

CVS Health

     3,775         372,894   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group

     3,350         299,390   

Hershey

     1,650         146,338   

Hormel Foods

     3,250         219,537   

Ingredion

     1,475         140,214   

Kroger

     9,250         349,650   

Spectrum Brands Holdings

     1,800         172,530   

Whole Foods Market

     3,475         104,111   
     

 

 

 
        2,099,922   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY — 0.6%  

Tesoro

     1,200         128,316   
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 1.8%  

CBRE Group, Cl A *

     6,400         238,592   

Morgan Stanley

     5,025         165,674   
     

 

 

 
        404,266   
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
HEALTH CARE — 19.1%  

Alere *

     3,000       $ 138,360   

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

     2,250         217,148   

Amgen

     3,100         490,357   

Cardinal Health

     2,775         228,105   

Celgene *

     3,700         454,027   

Cigna

     1,825         244,623   

Dyax *

     4,475         123,197   

Express Scripts Holding *

     3,250         280,735   

Gilead Sciences

     4,225         456,849   

Incyte *

     850         99,901   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals *

     1,525         209,352   

McKesson

     1,175         210,090   

Medivation *

     2,575         108,305   

Molina Healthcare *

     2,450         151,900   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals *

     425         236,891   

United Therapeutics *

     1,275         186,953   

UnitedHealth Group

     3,400         400,452   
     

 

 

 
        4,237,245   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 6.4%  

Caterpillar

     2,600         189,774   

Chicago Bridge & Iron

     2,550         114,419   

Deere

     2,475         193,049   

Eaton

     3,075         171,923   

JetBlue Airways *

     7,000         173,880   

PACCAR

     3,300         173,745   

Stanley Black & Decker

     1,575         166,919   

United Continental Holdings *

     4,025         242,748   
     

 

 

 
        1,426,457   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 33.5%  

Alphabet, Cl A *

     1,525         1,124,519   

Apple

     12,700         1,517,650   

Broadcom, Cl A

     2,600         133,640   

Broadridge Financial Solutions

     3,625         215,978   

Cadence Design Systems *

     6,100         135,542   

Check Point Software Technologies *

     2,000         169,880   

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A *

     4,325         294,576   

Convergys

     6,375         163,646   

CoreLogic *

     4,150         161,767   

Electronic Arts *

     3,750         270,263   

Euronet Worldwide *

     1,925         154,462   

F5 Networks *

     1,050         115,710   

Facebook, Cl A *

     6,500         662,805   

Fiserv *

     3,450         332,960   

MasterCard, Cl A

     5,675         561,767   

Maxim Integrated Products

     3,725         152,651   

Microsoft

     13,625         717,220   

NXP Semiconductors *

     1,775         139,071   

Vantiv, Cl A *

     3,375         169,256   

Visa, Cl A

     2,450         190,071   
     

 

 

 
        7,383,434   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
MATERIALS — 1.2%  

CF Industries Holdings

     3,275       $ 166,272   

WestRock

     1,891         101,660   
     

 

 

 
        267,932   
     

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.4%  

AT&T

     5,842         195,765   

Level 3 Communications *

     4,550         231,823   

T-Mobile US *

     3,875         146,824   

Verizon Communications

     3,675         172,284   
     

 

 

 
        746,696   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $20,592,116)

        21,261,182   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 96.1%
(Cost $20,592,116)

      $ 21,261,182   
     

 

 

 

Percentages based on Net Assets of $22,127,959.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes .

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2015, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 in accordance with the authoritative guidance of fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 securities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

17


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS              
COMMON STOCK — 94.7%†  
     Shares      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.1%  

Best Buy

     4,566       $ 159,947   

Carnival

     4,151         224,486   

Darden Restaurants

     1,622         100,386   

DR Horton

     5,188         152,735   

Foot Locker

     3,953         267,816   

General Motors

     6,193         216,198   

Hasbro

     2,768         212,665   

Lowe’s

     3,974         293,399   

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Cl A

     5,150         154,552   

Walt Disney

     1,500         170,610   
     

 

 

 
        1,952,794   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.7%  

Altria Group

     7,783         470,638   

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     6,226         284,279   

Colgate-Palmolive

     5,561         368,973   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group

     4,639         414,587   

Procter & Gamble

     1,505         114,952   
     

 

 

 
        1,653,429   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY — 12.5%  

BP ADR

     11,414         407,480   

Chevron

     3,020         274,458   

ConocoPhillips

     4,046         215,854   

Exxon Mobil

     8,923         738,289   

Frank’s International

     5,749         98,653   

Occidental Petroleum

     2,093         156,012   

Schlumberger

     2,429         189,850   

Tesoro

     2,347         250,965   

Valero Energy

     5,188         341,993   
     

 

 

 
        2,673,554   
     

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 28.1%  

Apartment Investment & Management, Cl A ‡

     2,656         104,089   

Assured Guaranty

     11,777         323,161   

Bank of America

     38,392         644,217   

Bank of New York Mellon

     9,609         400,215   

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *

     1,539         209,335   
COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
FINANCIALS — continued  

Citizens Financial Group

     4,742       $ 115,231   

CubeSmart ‡

     3,813         106,078   

DuPont Fabros Technology ‡

     4,866         156,150   

Endurance Specialty Holdings

     5,676         358,326   

Equity Residential ‡

     1,341         103,686   

Goldman Sachs Group

     2,490         466,875   

Hartford Financial Services Group

     6,370         294,676   

JPMorgan Chase

     10,770         691,972   

KeyCorp

     19,289         239,569   

PNC Financial Services Group

     2,904         262,115   

Prudential Financial

     5,966         492,195   

Simon Property Group ‡

     1,006         202,668   

Sun Communities ‡

     2,782         186,450   

SunTrust Banks

     6,325         262,614   

Wells Fargo

     7,065         382,499   
     

 

 

 
        6,002,121   
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE — 11.4%  

Aetna

     1,867         214,294   

Amgen

     2,639         417,437   

Cardinal Health

     4,400         361,680   

Gilead Sciences

     3,474         375,644   

ICON *

     3,591         229,357   

PAREXEL International *

     3,113         196,493   

Select Medical Holdings

     9,609         108,582   

UnitedHealth Group

     4,514         531,658   
     

 

 

 
        2,435,145   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 4.0%  

Alaska Air Group

     2,669         203,511   

Cintas

     2,782         258,976   

Delta Air Lines

     4,607         234,220   

Snap-on

     995         165,061   
     

 

 

 
        861,768   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 13.8%  

Accenture, Cl A

     2,220         237,984   

Apple

     921         110,060   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A

     12,981         382,420   

Broadridge Financial Solutions

     4,866         289,916   

Cisco Systems

     9,266         267,324   

Intel

     16,601         562,110   

International Business Machines

     1,452         203,396   

Lam Research

     2,668         204,342   

Microsoft

     10,377         546,246   

Open Text

     3,356         155,718   
     

 

 

 
        2,959,516   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 1.3%  

LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A

     2,989         277,708   
     

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.5%  

AT&T

     9,505         318,513   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
UTILITIES — 5.3%  

CMS Energy

     9,151       $ 330,077   

Edison International

     5,322         322,087   

PPL

     8,572         294,877   

UGI

     4,866         178,436   
     

 

 

 
        1,125,477   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $19,815,882)

        20,260,025   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 94.7%
(Cost $19,815,882)

      $ 20,260,025   
     

 

 

 

Percentages based on Net Assets of $21,386,042.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2015, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 in accordance with the authoritative guidance of fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 securities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

19


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
COMMON STOCK — 98.0%  
     Shares      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 17.1%  

1-800-Flowers.com, Cl A *

     16,770       $ 166,526   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings *

     14,148         313,520   

Asbury Automotive Group *

     3,528         279,418   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cl A *

     9,135         142,141   

Burlington Stores *

     5,015         241,121   

Caleres

     9,270         283,291   

Citi Trends

     12,915         343,152   

Crown Media Holdings, Cl A *

     46,820         271,088   

Entravision Communications, Cl A

     32,944         288,589   

G-III Apparel Group *

     6,025         331,917   

Jack in the Box

     2,977         221,876   

JC Penney *

     25,930         237,778   

Kirkland’s

     22,060         507,160   

Marcus

     12,650         261,729   

Nautilus *

     33,641         573,243   

Papa Murphy’s Holdings *

     10,905         150,598   

Penn National Gaming *

     19,415         346,751   

Pool

     4,290         349,807   

Steven Madden *

     7,400         257,890   

Taylor Morrison Home, Cl A *

     13,068         240,843   

Tenneco *

     5,855         331,334   

Tile Shop Holdings *

     13,740         199,367   

WCI Communities *

     24,098         575,701   
     

 

 

 
        6,914,840   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.4%  

Central Garden & Pet, Cl A *

     27,676         467,171   

Ingles Markets, Cl A

     12,190         608,768   

Natural Grocers by Vitamin
Cottage *

     12,985         310,991   
     

 

 

 
        1,386,930   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY — 2.1%  

Alon USA Energy

     13,290         222,608   

Atwood Oceanics

     8,221         136,058   

Hornbeck Offshore Services *

     11,730         158,472   

McDermott International *

     73,700         339,756   
     

 

 

 
        856,894   
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
FINANCIALS — 24.6%  

American Equity Investment Life Holding

     13,020       $ 334,354   

Ameris Bancorp

     6,117         192,686   

Banc of California

     20,571         268,246   

Banner

     6,030         295,892   

CenterState Banks

     17,070         248,881   

DCT Industrial Trust ‡

     9,938         368,899   

DuPont Fabros Technology ‡

     11,540         370,319   

Employers Holdings

     11,860         313,934   

Evercore Partners, Cl A

     4,860         262,440   

First Defiance Financial

     6,250         239,375   

First Industrial Realty Trust ‡

     15,410         334,089   

GAIN Capital Holdings

     19,850         147,883   

Glacier Bancorp

     12,000         328,319   

Great Southern Bancorp

     4,666         225,508   

International Bancshares

     9,680         260,876   

Investors Bancorp

     46,115         576,898   

Mack-Cali Realty ‡

     4,540         98,790   

Marcus & Millichap *

     5,685         247,695   

MarketAxess Holdings

     4,520         457,921   

Monogram Residential Trust ‡

     69,213         682,439   

Northwest Bancshares

     22,081         297,210   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust ‡

     8,010         273,782   

RLJ Lodging Trust ‡

     11,100         278,499   

Ryman Hospitality Properties ‡

     3,810         200,406   

Selective Insurance Group

     8,035         293,197   

Southwest Bancorp

     10,285         173,919   

Stewart Information Services

     7,410         297,660   

Sun Communities ‡

     4,980         333,760   

Sunstone Hotel Investors ‡

     20,700         299,322   

TriCo Bancshares

     9,827         259,040   

Triumph Bancorp *

     10,900         181,921   

Urban Edge Properties ‡

     10,840         257,342   

Wintrust Financial

     5,930         299,406   

WSFS Financial

     6,365         202,216   
     

 

 

 
        9,903,124   
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE — 15.1%  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions *

     17,230         242,254   

AMAG Pharmaceuticals *

     11,252         450,079   

Cambrex *

     7,525         345,924   

Dyax *

     10,290         283,284   

Emergent BioSolutions *

     7,000         225,050   

Exactech *

     10,630         181,029   

HealthSouth

     12,490         435,026   

INC Research Holdings, Cl A *

     6,510         271,532   

Insys Therapeutics *

     6,265         161,386   

Lannett *

     10,320         462,027   

Merit Medical Systems *

     24,105         446,907   

MiMedx Group *

     22,300         162,344   

Molina Healthcare *

     3,990         247,380   

Natus Medical *

     6,930         315,523   

Omnicell *

     8,265         224,808   

PAREXEL International *

     6,115         385,979   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
HEALTH CARE — continued  

Prestige Brands Holdings *

     7,815       $ 383,013   

Providence Service *

     6,115         315,840   

Repligen *

     5,640         187,474   

Rigel Pharmaceuticals *

     54,320         137,973   

Vanda Pharmaceuticals *

     19,555         210,021   
     

 

 

 
        6,074,853   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 12.2%  

Aircastle

     22,826         517,237   

Allegiant Travel, Cl A

     1,715         338,626   

Deluxe

     6,260         372,783   

EMCOR Group

     7,688         371,177   

General Cable

     16,445         253,089   

Griffon

     35,750         614,185   

H&E Equipment Services

     10,750         207,583   

Hawaiian Holdings *

     18,551         643,719   

Manitowoc

     11,795         180,464   

MRC Global *

     15,119         179,916   

Multi-Color

     4,760         370,518   

Timken

     8,300         262,279   

TrueBlue *

     12,280         355,752   

Xerium Technologies *

     18,855         254,543   
     

 

 

 
        4,921,871   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 17.6%  

ACI Worldwide *

     11,065         265,007   

Aspen Technology *

     9,385         388,445   

AVG Technologies *

     13,550         321,135   

Calix *

     24,320         169,997   

Ciena *

     30,453         735,135   

Convergys

     12,740         327,036   

CoreLogic *

     7,850         305,993   

ePlus *

     4,060         342,745   

Fleetmatics Group *

     7,165         398,804   

GSI Group *

     18,380         248,314   

Ixia *

     21,359         307,783   

j2 Global

     11,570         897,254   

Luxoft Holding, Cl A *

     6,415         427,496   

Manhattan Associates *

     6,480         472,067   

Mattson Technology *

     50,150         117,351   

Mentor Graphics

     5,570         151,504   

NetScout Systems *

     6,885         246,965   

NeuStar, Cl A *

     7,160         194,680   

Qualys *

     9,515         336,070   

Rudolph Technologies *

     35,610         455,452   
     

 

 

 
        7,109,233   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 3.2%  

Cabot

     4,050         145,557   

Domtar

     4,735         195,271   

Koppers Holdings

     12,115         229,700   

Materion

     7,110         214,367   

Neenah Paper

     3,422         230,677   
COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
MATERIALS — continued  

PolyOne

     8,180       $ 273,540   
     

 

 

 
        1,289,112   
     

 

 

 
UTILITIES — 2.7%  

ONE Gas

     7,575         369,963   

PNM Resources

     12,570         353,468   

Southwest Gas

     5,839         358,865   
     

 

 

 
        1,082,296   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $39,177,298)

        39,539,153   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.0%
(Cost $39,177,298)

      $ 39,539,153   
     

 

 

 

Percentages based on Net Assets of $40,359,405.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust.

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2015, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 in accordance with the authoritative guidance of fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 securities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

21


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS† (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
COMMON STOCK — 97.1%  
     Shares      Value  
AUSTRALIA — 5.7%  

Caltex Australia

     16,400       $ 368,659   

Harvey Norman Holdings

     170,000         481,017   

Macquarie Group

     13,500         821,112   

Woodside Petroleum

     22,700         480,302   
     

 

 

 
        2,151,090   
     

 

 

 
AUSTRIA — 1.3%  

ANDRITZ

     10,000         503,252   
     

 

 

 
BELGIUM — 3.7%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev ADR

     5,000         596,650   

Delhaize Group ADR

     35,100         815,022   
     

 

 

 
        1,411,672   
     

 

 

 
BRAZIL — 3.0%  

Banco do Brasil

     78,000         322,999   

JBS

     120,000         443,401   

Vale ADR, Cl B

     83,800         365,368   
     

 

 

 
        1,131,768   
     

 

 

 
CANADA — 4.7%  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Cl B

     15,800         679,680   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     8,100         621,190   

WestJet Airlines

     25,000         463,062   
     

 

 

 
        1,763,932   
     

 

 

 
CHINA — 1.1%  

CNOOC ADR

     3,700         420,616   
     

 

 

 
DENMARK — 3.4%  

Danske Bank

     26,100         717,674   

Vestas Wind Systems

     10,000         581,849   
     

 

 

 
        1,299,523   
     

 

 

 
FINLAND — 3.6%  

Neste

     28,900         702,628   

UPM-Kymmene

     35,700         668,071   
     

 

 

 
        1,370,699   
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
FRANCE — 10.1%  

AXA

     24,800       $ 663,539   

BNP Paribas

     11,800         717,542   

Bouygues

     15,000         568,322   

Christian Dior

     3,100         609,648   

Ipsen

     12,100         763,857   

Veolia Environnement

     21,500         500,466   
     

 

 

 
        3,823,374   
     

 

 

 
GERMANY — 5.8%  

Allianz

     5,100         894,739   

Infineon Technologies

     49,900         615,527   

METRO

     22,500         695,082   
     

 

 

 
        2,205,348   
     

 

 

 
HONG KONG — 7.2%  

China Construction Bank

     881,500         638,297   

CK Hutchison Holdings

     43,297         594,507   

Hang Seng Bank

     33,900         623,215   

Tencent Holdings

     23,400         442,173   

Wharf Holdings

     70,900         423,073   
     

 

 

 
        2,721,265   
     

 

 

 
INDIA — 2.8%  

ICICI Bank ADR

     55,300         476,686   

Tata Motors ADR *

     19,200         567,744   
     

 

 

 
        1,044,430   
     

 

 

 
ISRAEL — 3.1%  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel *

     110,000         417,497   

NICE-Systems

     12,200         763,048   
     

 

 

 
        1,180,545   
     

 

 

 
JAPAN — 20.7%  

Canon

     12,600         377,084   

FANUC

     3,000         530,138   

Honda Motor

     18,400         610,882   

ITOCHU

     55,100         690,686   

Kirin Holdings

     38,100         539,121   

Kobe Steel

     311,000         392,149   

Mizuho Financial Group

     392,000         807,148   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

     20,000         737,799   

Otsuka Holdings

     27,000         900,280   

Sony

     14,600         416,736   

Sumitomo

     40,200         440,460   

Takeda Pharmaceutical

     12,000         586,537   

Tokio Marine Holdings

     19,500         750,510   
     

 

 

 
        7,779,530   
     

 

 

 
POLAND — 0.9%  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna

     89,000         331,735   
     

 

 

 
SINGAPORE — 2.4%  

United Overseas Bank

     24,200         350,569   

Wilmar International

     252,300         563,175   
     

 

 

 
        913,744   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
SOUTH KOREA — 1.7%  

Korea Electric Power ADR

     29,000       $ 649,600   
     

 

 

 
SPAIN — 1.9%  

Almirall

     23,000         442,990   

Repsol

     20,588         260,249   
     

 

 

 
        703,239   
     

 

 

 
SWEDEN — 1.6%  

Swedbank, Cl A

     27,100         621,798   
     

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM — 12.4%  

Anglo American

     32,800         276,547   

Aviva

     54,500         407,692   

BT Group, Cl A

     130,300         932,883   

ITV

     183,300         713,179   

Marks & Spencer Group

     80,000         633,444   

Sage Group

     100,800         845,817   

Shire

     10,800         820,296   
     

 

 

 
        4,629,858   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $39,169,900)

        36,657,018   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 97.1%
(Cost $39,169,900)

      $ 36,657,018   
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $37,757,322.

 

* Non-income producing security.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The list of inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

Investments in
Securities
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Australia

  $      $ 2,151,090      $         —      $ 2,151,090   

Austria

           503,252               503,252   

Belgium

    1,411,672                      1,411,672   

Brazil

    1,131,768                      1,131,768   

Canada

    1,763,932                      1,763,932   

China

    420,616                      420,616   

Denmark

           1,299,523               1,299,523   

Finland

           1,370,699               1,370,699   

France

           3,823,374               3,823,374   

Germany

           2,205,348               2,205,348   

Hong Kong

           2,721,265               2,721,265   

India

    1,044,430                      1,044,430   

Israel

           1,180,545               1,180,545   

Japan

           7,779,530               7,779,530   

Poland

           331,735               331,735   

Singapore

           913,744               913,744   

South Korea

    649,600                      649,600   

Spain

           703,239               703,239   

Sweden

           621,798               621,798   

United Kingdom

           4,629,858               4,629,858   

Total Investments in Securities

  $   6,422,018      $   30,235,000      $      $   36,657,018   

Changes in the classifications between Levels 1 and 2 occurred throughout the year when foreign equity securities were fair valued using other observable market based inputs provided by MarkIt in place of the closing exchange price due to events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment was principally traded. As of October 31, 2015, securities with a total value $30,235,000 were classified as Level 2 due to the application of the fair value provided by MarkIt. There were no other significant transfers between Level 1 and 2 assets for the year ended October 31, 2015. All other transfers were considered to have occurred as of the end of the year.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 securities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   OCTOBER 31, 2015
      

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES       
     Core Bond
Fund
    Limited
Duration Bond
Fund
    Large Cap
Growth Fund
 

Assets:

      

Cost of securities

   $ 41,164,356      $ 39,088,976      $ 20,592,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

   $ 40,781,230      $ 39,051,460      $ 21,261,182   

Cash equivalents

     1,392,352        920,182        1,034,818   

Interest receivable

     250,200        202,144          

Receivable due from Investment Adviser

     17,517        20,140        10,943   

Deferred offering cost (See Note 2)

     8,590        8,590        8,590   

Receivable for investment securities sold

                   288,518   

Dividends receivable

                   15,959   

Prepaid expenses

     2,855        2,763        2,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     42,452,744        40,205,279        22,622,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

      

Payable for investment securities purchased

     897,198        299,955        451,057   

Payable due to administrator

     11,329        10,873        5,837   

Payable due to trustees

     3,330        3,202        1,702   

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     1,229        1,182        628   

Shareholder servicing fees payable (Class S Shares)

     1        13        1   

Accrued expenses

     41,927        42,516        34,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     955,014        357,741        494,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 41,497,730      $ 39,847,538      $ 22,127,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

      

Paid-in Capital

   $ 42,038,262      $ 39,894,062      $ 22,171,381   

Undistributed net investment income

     82,233        38,517        185   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (239,639     (47,525     (712,673

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (383,126     (37,516     669,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 41,497,730      $ 39,847,538      $ 22,127,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 41,487,448      $ 39,696,104      $ 22,118,031   

Total shares outstanding at end of period

     4,206,186        3,974,443        2,210,430   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share*
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

   $ 9.86      $ 9.99      $ 10.01   

Class S Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 10,282      $ 151,434      $ 9,928   

Total shares outstanding at end of period

     1,043        15,165        993   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share*
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

   $ 9.86      $ 9.99      $ 10.00   

*Redemption price per share may vary depending on the length of time shares are held.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

24


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   OCTOBER 31, 2015
      

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES       
     Large Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Equity Fund
    International
Equity Fund
 

Assets:

      

Cost of securities

   $ 19,815,882      $ 39,177,298      $ 39,169,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

   $ 20,260,025      $ 39,539,153      $ 36,657,018   

Cash equivalents

     843,443        1,914,462        1,024,828   

Foreign Cash (Cost $—, $— and $4,162, respectively)

                   4,231   

Receivable for investment securities sold

     749,117        86,991          

Dividends receivable

     18,680        4,492        99,104   

Receivable due from Investment Adviser

     11,329        1,024          

Deferred offering cost (See Note 2)

     8,590        8,195        8,195   

Tax reclaim receivable

     888               19,996   

Prepaid expenses

     2,060        2,851        2,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     21,894,132        41,557,168        37,816,155   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

      

Payable for investment securities purchased

     465,270        1,142,379          

Payable due to administrator

     5,714        10,899        10,129   

Payable due to trustees

     1,681        3,229        2,987   

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     621        1,192        1,103   

Shareholder servicing fees payable (Class S Shares)

     1        1        1   

Investment Adviser fees payable

                   2,158   

Accrued expenses

     34,803        40,063        42,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     508,090        1,197,763        58,833   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 21,386,042      $ 40,359,405      $ 37,757,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

      

Paid-in Capital

   $ 22,355,187      $ 40,724,620      $ 41,288,998   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     12,881        (2,685       

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (1,426,169     (724,385     (1,018,501

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     444,143        361,855        (2,512,882

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currencies and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

                   (293
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 21,386,042      $ 40,359,405      $ 37,757,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 21,376,221      $ 40,349,877      $ 37,747,877   

Total shares outstanding at end of period

     2,231,933        4,070,778        4,136,273   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share*
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

   $ 9.58      $ 9.91      $ 9.13   

Class S Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 9,821      $ 9,528      $ 9,445   

Total shares outstanding at end of period

     1,025        962        1,035   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share*
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

   $ 9.58      $ 9.91 †    $ 9.12 † 

*Redemption price per share may vary depending on the length of time shares are held.

†Net assets divided by Shares do not calculate to the stated NAV due to rounding.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

25


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2015*

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS       
     Core Bond
Fund
    Limited
Duration Bond
Fund
    Large Cap
Growth Fund
 

Investment Income

      

Dividends

   $      $      $ 141,634   

Interest

     662,765        346,129          

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

                   (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     662,765        346,129        141,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment Advisory Fees

     107,268        101,295        86,462   

Administration Fees

     83,777        79,137        44,979   

Trustees’ Fees

     9,632        9,134        5,199   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     2,876        2,730        1,599   

Shareholder Servicing Fees (Class S Shares)

     1        13        1   

Transfer Agent Fees

     23,294        22,073        21,173   

Audit Fees

     23,000        23,000        23,000   

Legal Fees

     21,847        21,146        15,176   

Offering Costs (See Note 2)

     18,704        18,704        18,704   

Printing Fees

     8,993        8,603        5,676   

Pricing Fees

     6,407        8,647        2,408   

Registration & Filing Fees

     6,196        5,936        3,844   

Custodian Fees

     2,872        5,364        1,296   

Other Expenses

     3,495        3,244        2,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

        318,362           309,026           231,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

      

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

     (107,268     (101,295     (86,462

Reimbursement from Adviser

     (50,191     (55,788     (15,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     160,903        151,943        129,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     501,862        194,186        11,913   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (165,700     (27,174     (712,673

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (383,126     (37,516     669,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss on Investments

     (548,826     (64,690     (43,607
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ (46,964   $ 129,496      $ (31,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

26


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2015*

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS       
     Large Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Equity Fund
    International
Equity Fund
 

Investment Income

      

Dividends

   $ 318,838      $ 287,126      $ 999,926   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (4,367     (1,157     (98,769
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     314,471        285,969        901,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment Advisory Fees

     84,773        196,477        234,154   

Administration Fees

     44,091        84,577        81,137   

Trustees’ Fees

     5,274        9,620        9,141   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     1,582        2,895        2,762   

Shareholder Servicing Fees (Class S Shares)

     1        1        1   

Audit Fees

     23,000        23,000        23,000   

Transfer Agent Fees

     21,216        22,147        21,864   

Offering Costs (See Note 2)

     18,704        18,597        18,597   

Legal Fees

     14,941        22,247        21,393   

Printing Fees

     5,635        9,445        8,626   

Registration & Filing Fees

     3,869        6,045        6,105   

Pricing Fees

     2,390        3,656        3,864   

Custodian Fees

     1,320        2,066        9,859   

Other Expenses

     2,233        3,338        3,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     229,029        404,111        443,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

      

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

     (84,773     (119,558     (157,561

Reimbursement from Adviser

     (17,097              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     127,159        284,553        286,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     187,312        1,416        614,968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (1,423,479     (712,686     (1,018,501

Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions

                   (115,055

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     444,143        361,855        (2,512,882

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

                   (293
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (979,336     (350,831     (3,646,731
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

   $ (792,024   $ (349,415   $ (3,031,763
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

27


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   CORE BOND FUND
      

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 501,862   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (165,700

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (383,126
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (46,964
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (493,510

Class S Shares

     (58
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (493,568
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     41,652,697   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     492,628   

Redeemed

     (117,259
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     42,028,066   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     10,138   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     58   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     10,196   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     42,038,262   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     41,497,730   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 41,497,730   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 82,233   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     4,168,043   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     50,020   

Redeemed

     (11,877
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     4,206,186   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     1,037   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     6   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     1,043   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     4,207,229   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

28


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
      

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 194,186   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (27,174

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (37,516
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     129,496   
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (175,662

Class S Shares

     (358
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (176,020
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     39,574,320   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     174,804   

Redeemed

     (6,561
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     39,742,563   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     151,140   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     359   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     151,499   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     39,894,062   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     39,847,538   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   39,847,538   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 38,517   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     3,957,594   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     17,506   

Redeemed

     (657
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     3,974,443   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     15,129   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     36   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     15,165   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     3,989,608   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

29


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
      

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 11,913   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (712,673

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     669,066   
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (31,694
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (11,725

Class S Shares

     (3
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (11,728
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     22,803,450   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     11,663   

Redeemed

     (653,877
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     22,161,236   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     10,142   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     3   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     10,145   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     22,171,381   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     22,127,959   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 22,127,959   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 185   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     2,281,039   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,244   

Redeemed

     (71,853
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     2,210,430   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     993   

Reinvestment of Dividends

       
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     993   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     2,211,423   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

30


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
      

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 187,312   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (1,423,479

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     444,143   
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (792,024
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (177,090

Class S Shares

     (31
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (177,121
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     22,851,158   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     176,497   

Redeemed

     (682,638
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     22,345,017   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     10,139   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     31   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     10,170   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     22,355,187   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     21,386,042   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   21,386,042   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 12,881   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     2,290,674   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     18,828   

Redeemed

     (77,569
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     2,231,933   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     1,022   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     3   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     1,025   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     2,232,958   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

31


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
      

 

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 1,416   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (712,686

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     361,855   
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (349,415
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (15,600

Return of Capital:

  

Institutional Shares

     (27,260
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (42,860
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     41,051,719   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     42,860   

Redeemed

     (353,044
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     40,741,535   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     10,145   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     10,145   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     40,751,680   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     40,359,405   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   40,359,405   
  

 

 

 

Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income

   $ (2,685
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     4,104,583   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     4,169   

Redeemed

     (37,974
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     4,070,778   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     962   

Reinvestment of Dividends

       
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     962   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     4,071,740   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

32


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
   INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
      

 

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   
     Period ended
October 31, 2015*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 614,968   

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (1,018,501

Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions

     (115,055

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (2,512,882

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currencies and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     (293
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (3,031,763
  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

  

Net Investment Income:

  

Institutional Shares

     (499,891

Class S Shares

     (22

Return of Capital:

  

Institutional Shares

     (3,371

Class S Shares

     (1
  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (503,285
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     40,779,145   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     503,262   

Redeemed

     (199
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Shares Transactions

     41,282,208   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     10,139   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     23   

Redeemed

       
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Class S Shares Transactions

     10,162   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     41,292,370   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     37,757,322   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   37,757,322   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     4,083,254   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     53,039   

Redeemed

     (20
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Shares

     4,136,273   
  

 

 

 

Class S Shares

  

Issued

     1,032   

Reinvestment of Dividends

     3   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Class S Shares

     1,035   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     4,137,308   
  

 

 

 

*Commenced operations on February 27, 2015.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

33


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FUNDS
  
      

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                         
   

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)*
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
on
Investments
    Total from
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return †
    Net
Assets
End of
Period
(000)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets (including
waivers and
reimbursements)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
(excluding
waivers and
reimbursements)
    Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover †
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $ 0.13      $ (0.15   $ (0.02   $ (0.12   $      $ (0.12   $ 9.86        (0.18 )%    $ 41,487        0.60%        1.19%        1.87%        68%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 9.78      $ 0.05      $ 0.09      $ 0.14      $ (0.06   $      $ (0.06   $ 9.86        1.39   $ 10        0.63%        1.31%        1.64%        68%   

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $ 0.05      $ (0.01   $ 0.04      $ (0.05   $      $ (0.05   $ 9.99        0.36   $ 39,696        0.60%        1.22%        0.77%        77%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 9.99      $ 0.02      $      $ 0.02      $ (0.02   $      $ (0.02   $ 9.99        0.24   $ 151        0.65%        1.48%        0.71%        77%   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $ 0.01      $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ (0.01   $      $ (0.01   $ 10.01        0.16   $ 22,118        0.90%        1.61%        0.08%        66%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 10.22      $      $ (0.22   $ (0.22   $      $      $      $ 10.00        (2.12 )%    $ 10        0.93%        1.79%        0.03%        66%   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $ 0.09      $ (0.43   $ (0.34   $ (0.08   $      $ (0.08   $ 9.58        (3.36 )%    $ 21,376        0.90%        1.62%        1.33%        54%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 9.92      $ 0.03      $ (0.34   $ (0.31   $ (0.03   $      $ (0.03   $ 9.58        (3.10 )%    $ 10        0.93%        1.80%        1.07%        54%   

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $      $ (0.08   $ (0.08   $      $ (0.01   $      $ 9.91        (0.80 )%    $ 40,350        1.05%        1.49%        0.01%        64%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 10.55      $ (0.01   $ (0.63   $ (0.64   $      $      $      $ 9.91        (6.07 )%    $ 10        1.09%        1.65%        (0.34)%        64%   

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

  

Institutional Shares

  

2015(1)

  $ 10.00      $ 0.15      $ (0.90   $ (0.75   $ (0.12   $      $ (0.12   $ 9.13        (7.50 )%    $ 37,748        1.10%        1.71%        2.36%        30%   

Class S Shares

  

2015(2)

  $ 9.82      $ 0.03      $ (0.71   $ (0.68   $ (0.02   $      $ (0.02   $ 9.12        (6.88 )%    $ 9        1.14%        1.80%        1.03%        30%   

 

    * Per share data calculated using the average shares method.
    † Total return and portfolio turnover are for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(1) Commenced operations on February 27, 2015. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(2) Commenced operations on July 14, 2015. All ratios for the period have been annualized.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

34


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FUNDS
   OCTOBER 31, 2015
      

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization:

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust under an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 4, 2013. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company with 12 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund (“Core Bond Fund”), Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund (“Limited Duration Bond Fund”), Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund (“Large Cap Growth Fund”), Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value Fund”), Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund (“Small Cap Equity Fund”) and Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) (collectively the “Funds,” individually a “Fund”), all of which are diversified Funds. The investment objective of the Core Bond Fund and Limited Duration Bond Fund is to seek current income and capital preservation. The investment objective of the Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented separately. The assets of each fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following is a summary of the Significant Accounting Policies followed by the Funds.

Use of Estimates — The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). Therefore the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on an exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm ET if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available on the automated pricing feeds from our primary and secondary pricing vendors nor is it available from an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Trusts’ Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value provided that it is determined the amortized cost continues to approximate fair value. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds’ fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value pricing committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which a Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that a Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the Funds’ Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which a Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.

 

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The Funds use MarkIt Fair Value (“MarkIt”) as a third party fair valuation vendor. MarkIt provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the Funds based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security) applied by MarkIt in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of correlation between the value of a foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security is fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Funds value the non-U.S. securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the fair values provided by MarkIt. In such event, it is not necessary to hold a Committee meeting. In the event that the Adviser believes that the fair values provided by MarkIt are not reliable, the Adviser contacts the Funds Administrator and requests that a meeting of the Committee be held.

If a local market in which the Funds own securities is closed for one or more days, the Funds shall value all securities held in the corresponding currency based on the fair value prices provided by MarkIt using the predetermined confidence interval discussed above.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine 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 (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (includes quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board, etc.)

Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies.

Federal Income Taxes — It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its income to share-holders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the open tax year end, since inception), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are based on specific identification.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities

 

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transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Cash Equivalents — Idle cash may be swept into various money market sweep accounts and is classified as cash equivalents on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts invested are available on the same business day.

Expenses — Expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular Fund are borne by that Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds of the Trust based on the number of funds and/or relative net assets.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds will distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Investments in REITs — Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Offering Costs Payable — Offering costs, including costs of printing initial prospectus, legal and registration fees, are amortized over twelve-months from inception of the Funds. As of October 31, 2015, the remaining amount still to be amortized for the Funds is as follows:

 

Core Bond Fund

   $     8,590   

Limited Duration Bond Fund

     8,590   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     8,590   

Large Cap Value Fund

     8,590   

Small Cap Equity Fund

     8,195   

International Equity Fund

     8,195   

Redemption Fees — The Funds retain a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions of capital shares held for less than thirty days. For the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no redemption fees in any of the Funds. Such fees are retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and are recorded as additions to fund capital.

3. Transactions with Affiliates:

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”). Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust, other than the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as described below, for serving as officers of the Trust.

A portion of the services provided by the CCO and his staff, whom are employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services and fees have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

4. Administration, Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, Transfer Agent and Custody Agreements:

The Fund and SEI Investments Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides management and administrative services to the Funds. For these services, the Administrator is paid an asset-based fee, which will vary depending on the number of share classes and the average daily net assets of the Funds.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds were charged the following for these services:

 

Core Bond Fund

   $     83,777   

Limited Duration Bond Fund

     79,137   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     44,979   

Large Cap Value Fund

     44,091   

Small Cap Equity Fund

     84,577   

International Equity Fund

     81,137   

The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) are parties to a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives no fees under the agreement.

The Funds have adopted a shareholder servicing plan that provides that the Funds may pay financial intermediaries for shareholder services in an annual amount not to exceed 0.20% based on the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class S Shares. The Funds do not pay these service fees on shares purchased directly. In addition to payments made directly to financial intermediaries by the Funds, the Adviser or its affiliates may, at their own expense, pay financial intermediaries for these and other services to the Funds’ shareholders.

 

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For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds were charged the following rates for these services:

 

Core Bond Fund

     0.03

Limited Duration Bond Fund

     0.05

Large Cap Growth Fund

     0.03

Large Cap Value Fund

     0.03

Small Cap Equity Fund

     0.04

International Equity Fund

     0.04

DST Systems, Inc. serves as the Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a transfer agency agreement.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds.

5. Investment Advisory Agreements:

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Core Bond Fund, Limited Duration Bond Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and International Equity Fund at 0.40%, 0.40%, 0.60%, 0.60%, 0.725%, 0.90%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2016 for the Institutional Shares and February 28, 2017 for the Class S Shares, to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses, which are calculated based on each Funds average daily net assets, in order to keep the total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund from exceeding certain contractual expense limitations. Accordingly, the contractual expense limitations for each Fund are as follows:

 

     Contractual
Expense Limitations

Institutional Shares
    Contractual
Expense Limitations

Class S Shares
 

Core Bond Fund

     0.60     0.80

Limited Duration Bond Fund

     0.60     0.80

Large Cap Growth Fund

     0.90     1.10

Large Cap Value Fund

     0.90     1.10

Small Cap Equity Fund

     1.05     1.25

International Equity Fund

     1.10     1.30

In addition, if at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to reduce fees or make expense reimbursements, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between the total annual fund operating expenses and the expense caps listed above to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period. There were no fees recouped by the Adviser during the period ending October 31, 2015.

6. Investment Transactions:

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term securities as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      U.S.
Government
Purchases
     U.S.
Government
Sales and
Maturities
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

   $ 29,669,471       $ 7,167,967       $ 33,573,386       $ 17,433,788   

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

     33,550,426         6,863,629         31,770,220         20,710,812   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

     35,164,880         13,860,057                   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

     32,288,637         11,046,580                   

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

     64,826,330         24,924,646                   

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

     51,508,667         11,320,260                   

7. Federal Tax Information:

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income, paid-in capital or accumulated net realized loss, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

 

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The following permanent differences primarily attributable to the reclassification of paydowns, REIT adjustments, return of capital distributions and foreign currency gains (losses) have been reclassified to/from the following accounts during the period ended October 31, 2015:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Paid-in
Capital
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

   $ 73,939       $ (73,939    $   

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

     20,351         (20,351        

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

                       

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

     2,690         (2,690                —   

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

         38,759         (11,699      (27,060

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

     (111,683        115,055         (3,372

These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last fiscal period were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
     Total  

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund 2015

   $     493,568       $     —       $       $     493,568   

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund 2015

     176,020                         176,020   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund 2015

     11,728                         11,728   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund 2015

     177,121                         177,121   

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund 2015

     15,800                 27,060         42,860   

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund 2015

     499,913                 3,372         503,285   

As of October 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
Short-Term
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Losses
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

   $     82,233       $ (228,024    $ (394,741    $ (540,532

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

     38,517         (47,525      (37,516      (46,524

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

     185         (698,025      654,418         (43,422

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

     12,881         (1,390,324      408,298         (969,145

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

             (712,689      347,474         (365,215

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

             (1,018,501      (2,513,175      (3,531,676

For Federal income tax purposes, capital losses may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Net capital losses earned may be carried forward indefinitely and must retain the character of the original loss.

For Federal income tax purposes the difference between Federal tax cost and book cost primarily relates to wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held (excluding foreign currency) by the Fund at October 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax Cost      Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

   $   41,175,971       $ 73,481       $ (468,222    $ (394,741

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

     39,088,976         47,852         (85,368      (37,516

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

     20,606,764         1,624,521         (970,103      654,418   

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

     19,851,727         861,071         (452,773      408,298   

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

     39,191,679           2,854,392         (2,506,918            347,474   

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

     39,169,900         1,258,795           (3,771,677      (2,512,882

8. Concentration of Risks:

When the Funds invest in foreign securities, they will be subject to risks not typically associated with domestic securities. Although ADRs and GDRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies, they are also subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. Foreign investments, especially investments in emerging markets, can be riskier and more volatile than investments in the United States. Adverse political and economic developments or changes in the value of foreign currency can make it more difficult for the Funds to sell their securities and could

 

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impact their net asset value. Differences in tax and accounting standards and difficulties in obtaining information about foreign companies can negatively affect investment decisions. Unlike more established markets, emerging markets may have governments that are less stable, markets that are less liquid and economies that are less developed.

The market value of the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities may change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Changes by recognized rating agencies in the ratings of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal may also affect the value of these investments.

The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of the risks associated with investing in a Fund. Please review each Fund’s prospectus for additional disclosures regarding the principal risks associated with investing in a Fund.

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

9. Other:

At October 31, 2015, record shareholders owning 10% or greater of total shares outstanding of the Funds are outlined in the table below. These shareholders are comprised of affiliated omnibus accounts, unless otherwise indicated, that are held on behalf of various individual shareholders.

 

     No. of
Shareholders
Institutional Shares
     % Ownership     No. of
Shareholders

Class S Shares
     % Ownership  

Core Bond Fund

     2         84     1         99

Limited Duration Bond Fund

     1         76     2 ‡       93

Large Cap Growth Fund

     2         83     1         99

Large Cap Value Fund

     2         82     1         99

Small Cap Equity Fund

     1         90     1         99

International Equity Fund

     1         98     1         99

 

Unaffiliated.

10. Subsequent Events:

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and the Shareholders of

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund and

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund, Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund, Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund, Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund, Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund and Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund (six of the funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at October 31, 2015, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the period February 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2015, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 24, 2015

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

Set forth below are the names, age, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested”

 

Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
INTERESTED    

BOARD MEMBERS3,4

       

WILLIAM M. DORAN

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

75 yrs. old

 

Chairman of

Board of Trustees

(Since 2014)

  Self-Employed Consultant since 2003. Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor.
INDEPENDENT    

BOARD MEMBERS4

       

JON C. HUNT

64 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2014)

  Retired since 2013. Consultant to Management, Convergent Capital Management, LLC (“CCM”) from 2012 to 2013. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, CCM from 1998 to 2012.

THOMAS P. LEMKE

61 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2014)

  Retired since 2013. Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legg Mason, Inc. from 2005 to 2013.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.
4 Board Members oversee 12 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-844-523-8637. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2015.

 

Other Directorships

Held by

Board Member4

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company), Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments — Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of the Distributor since 2003.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

 
Current Directorships: Trustee of City National Rochdale Funds and O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company), Winton Series Trust and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company). Member of Independent Committee of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management.

Current Directorships: Independent Director of Victory Funds. Trustee of AXA Premier VIP Trust, O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company), Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) and JP Morgan Active ETFs.

 

Former Directorships: Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company to 2013.

 

4 Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

 

Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

INDEPENDENT    

BOARD MEMBERS3 (continued)

       

RANDALL S. YANKER

55 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2014)

  Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Alternative Asset Managers, L.P. since 2004.

OFFICERS

       

MICHAEL BEATTIE

50 yrs. old

 

President

(Since 2014)

  Managing Director at SEI since 2011. Director of Client Service at SEI from 2004 to 2011. Vice President at SEI from 2009 to November 2011.

ROBERT NESHER

69 yrs. old

 

Vice Chairman

(Since 2014)

  SEI employee 1974 to present; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated.

STEPHEN CONNORS

31 yrs. old

 

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(since 2015)

  Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting since December 2014. Audit Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP, from 2011 to 2014. Audit Supervisor, BBD, LLP (formerly Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP), from 2007 to 2011.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Board Members oversee 12 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

 

Other Directorships

Held by

Board Members4

 
Current Directorships: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company), Winton Series Trust and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company). Independent Non-Executive Director of HFA Holdings Limited.
 
None.
None.
None.

 

4 Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

 

Name, Address,

Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

OFFICERS3 (continued)

   

RUSSELL EMERY

52 yrs. old

 

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2014)

  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from June 2007 to September 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company), Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. until 2010.

DIANNE M. DESCOTEAUX

38 yrs. old

 

Vice President

and Secretary

(Since 2011)

  Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010.

BRIDGET E. SUDALL

35 yrs. old

 

Privacy Officer

(Since 2015)

AML Officer

(Since 2015)

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer since 2015. Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, April 2011 to March 2015. Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, July 2007 to April 2011.

LISA WHITTAKER

37 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(Since 2013)

  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2012-present). Associate Counsel, The Glenmede Trust Company (2011-2012). Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (2006-2011).

JOHN Y. KIM

34 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Secretary

(Since 2014)

  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2014-present). Associate Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (2009-2014).

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Board Members oversee 12 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

 

Other Directorships

Held by

Officer

None.
None.
None.
None.
None.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from a mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce your investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual fund’s expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (May 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015).

The table on the next page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the six month period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that six month period. Simply divide your actual starting account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

NOTE: Because the hypothetical return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/15
     Ending
Account
Value
10/31/15
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 999.00         0.60   $ 1.81

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,013.90         0.63     1.91 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.18         0.60   $ 3.06

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,022.03         0.63     3.21

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,002.20         0.60   $ 1.81

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,002.40         0.65     1.96 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.18         0.60   $ 3.06

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,021.93         0.65     3.31

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.70         0.90   $ 2.73

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         978.80         0.93     2.77 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.67         0.90   $ 4.58

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,020.52         0.93     4.74

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 977.80         0.90   $ 2.68

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         969.00         0.93     2.76 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.67         0.90   $ 4.58

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,020.52         0.93     4.74

 

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      Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/15
     Ending
Account
Value
10/31/15
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period
 

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 993.50         1.05   $ 3.15

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         939.30         1.09     3.19 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.91         1.05   $ 5.35

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,019.71         1.09     5.55

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 907.80         1.10   $ 3.16

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         931.20         1.14     3.32 ** 

Hypothetical 5% Return

          

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.66         1.10   $ 5.60

Class S Shares

     1,000.00         1,019.46         1.14     5.80
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 110/365 (to reflect the commencement of operations period shown).

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2015 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2015 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the period.

 

     Return of
Capital
    Long Term
Capital
Gain
Distribution
    Ordinary
Income
Distributions
    Total
Distributions
    Dividends
Qualifying for
Corporate
Dividend
Received
Deduction (1)
    Qualifying
Dividend
Income (2)
    U.S.
Government
Interest (3)
    Qualified
Interest
Income (4)
    Qualified
Short-
Term
Capital
Gain (5)
 

Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund

    0.00     0.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     12.79     100.00     0.00

Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Bond Fund

    0.00     0.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     11.65     100.00     0.00

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund

    0.00     0.00     100.00     100.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund

    0.00     0.00     100.00     100.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund

    63.14     0.00     36.86     100.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund

    0.67     0.00     99.33     100.00     18.49     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

 

(1) Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary Income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

(2) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and its reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of each of the aforementioned funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

 

(3) “U.S. Government Interest represents the amount of interest that was derived from U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of total ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.

 

(4) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Interest Income” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is a percentage of net investment income that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid for foreign investors.

 

(5) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Short-Term Capital Gain” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2015 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Knights of Columbus Funds

P.O. Box 219009

Kansas City, MO 64121

1-844-KC-FUNDS (1-844-523-8637)

Investment Adviser

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC

One Columbus Plaza

New Haven, Connecticut 06510

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current

prospectus for the Funds described.

KOC-AR-001-0100


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Thomas Lemke, and he is independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) related to the Trust

PwC billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

          2015   2014
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did
not require
pre-approval
 

All fees and

services to

the Trust

that were

pre-approved

 

All fees and

services to

service

affiliates

that were

pre-approved

 

All other

fees and

services to

service

affiliates

that did

not require

pre-approval

(a)

 

Audit Fees

    $ 211,500       $ 0       $ 0       $ 44,300       $ 0       $ 0  

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  

(c)

 

Tax Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  

(d)

 

All Other Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  


Fees billed by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) related to the Trust

KPMG billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

          2015   2014
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did
not require
pre-approval
 

All fees and

services to

the Trust

that were

pre-approved

 

All fees and

services to

service

affiliates

that were

pre-approved

 

All other

fees and

services to

service

affiliates

that did

not require

pre-approval

(a)

 

Audit Fees

    $ 35,000       $ 0       $ 0       $ 32,000       $ 0       $ 0  

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  

(c)

 

Tax Fees

    $ 5,000       $ 0       $ 0       $ 4,500       $ 0       $ 0  

(d)

 

All Other Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  

Fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) related to the Trust

E&Y billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

          2015   2014
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did
not require
pre-approval
  All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did
not require
pre-approval

(a)

 

Audit Fees

    $ 25,400         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees

      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

(c)

 

Tax Fees

      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  

(d)

 

All Other Fees

      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  


(e)(1)

All requests or applications for services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be submitted to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Registrant and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The Registrant‘s CFO will determine whether such services (1) require specific pre-approval, (2) are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the audit committee or (3) have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise.

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the audit committee will be submitted to the audit committee by the CFO. The audit committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor. The audit committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the audit committee chair or financial experts, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment advisor or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.

In addition, the audit committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and discussing with the independent auditor its methods and procedures for ensuring independence.

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (PwC):

 

     2015   2014

Audit-Related Fees

      0 %       0 %

Tax Fees

      0 %       0 %

All Other Fees

      0 %       0 %

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (KPMG):

 

     2015   2014

Audit-Related Fees

      0 %       0 %

Tax Fees

      0 %       0 %

All Other Fees

      0 %       0 %


(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (E&Y):

 

     2015

Audit-Related Fees

      0 %

Tax Fees

      0 %

All Other Fees

      0 %

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $0 and $0 for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $5,000 and $4,500 for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last fiscal year was $0 for 2015.

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved by the audit committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as an exhibit.


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)       The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Beattie

     

Michael Beattie,

President

Date:  January 8, 2016

     

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/ Michael Beattie

     

Michael Beattie,

President

Date:  January 8, 2016

     

By (Signature and Title)*

     

/s/ Stephen Connors

     

Stephen Connors,

     

Treasurer, Controller & CFO

Date:  January 8, 2016

     

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.