N-CSR 1 d290185dncsr.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, 2016

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2016

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

 

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PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

 

ANNUAL REPORT   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

Investment Adviser:

PineBridge Investments LLC

 


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TABLE OF CONTENT

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Letter

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    5  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    54  

Statement of Operations

    55  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    56  

Financial Highlights

    57  

Notes to Financial Statements

    59  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    74  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

    75  

Trustee and Officers of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

    77  

Notice to Shareholders

    83  

The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after period end. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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 Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-225-4164; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


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SHAREHOLDERS LETTER

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to offer you the 2016 report for the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) for the year-to-date period ending October 31, 2016. Enclosed we provide a discussion of how the Fund was managed and our market outlook going forward during this period.

Coming into 2016 markets were pricing in a high likelihood of a hard landing in China in the midst of a rising consensus that all central banks were near the end of their accommodative measures. Global equity markets, particularly in Europe and Japan, suffered due to disappointing data flow as well as steep sell-off in China. Then a number of surprising events took hold. Oil prices ricochet off of new lows in the wake of increasing supply and weak demand outlook. The Bank of Japan surprised investors, including ourselves, by announcing a ‘negative interest rate policy’. While risk assets generally grinded higher in the second quarter, the long awaited Brexit decision shocked the markets in June as polls moved from “unlikely” to “too-close-to-call”, while market-based odds for “Remain” rose from “Likely” to “Extremely Likely”. By the end of June, global equities (as measured by the MSCI All Country World Daily TR Net Index) ended at 1.2% while global government bonds (as measured by the Citi World Government Bond Index TR Net Index) rallied at 10.7% as developed world sovereign bond yields plunged to record lows. During these first two quarters, the Fund returns were negatively impacted by its overweight exposures to Japanese Equities, European Equities and US Dollar (long US Dollar, Euro and Yen hedged out).

In Q3 2016, markets seemed to reverse their trend in the first half of the year. Dovish policymakers, deflationary pressures subsiding, and relatively stable oil prices prompted global equities to rally 4.6%. Japanese equities rallied 6.2% on the back of a decisive reelection outcome for Prime Minister Abe and investor sentiment improvement following the announcement of its long-awaited stimulus package. The macro data flow from Europe painted a picture of stable growth — outweighing any lingering ‘Brexit’ fears. Lower and lower developed market sovereign yields led investors to search for yields in riskier credit instruments such as US High Yield rising 5.6% followed by emerging market sovereign bonds in local currency rising 4.0%. During this period, the Fund returns were positively impacted by its overweight exposures to Japanese Equities and Emerging Market (“EM”) Sovereign Local Currency Debt.

More recently, we have started to observe clear signs in a regime shift from monetary policy to fiscal policy in the US joining Japan and China. The US presidential election outcome pulled global equities out of its range bound levels since July — renewed economic growth in light of more fiscal backdrop pushed global equities to their yearly highs at 5.6% by the end of November 2016. In the US, prospects of a Trump fiscal stimulus package bolstered US equities up more than

 

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+13% over November; in particular, talk of a looser regulatory environment benefitted US financials. On the other hand, renewed prospects of higher growth and faster inflation, in addition to increasing investor convictions in an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, led to a sell-off of government bonds ending lower at 5.3% on year-to-date basis as of November 30, 2016 after the US elections. Some of the best performing asset classes this year like emerging market sovereigns posted losses since the US elections — though the trend was merely a dent in their stellar double-digit performance this year. Selective outliers to the selloff included Latin American emerging market sovereigns helped by structural and domestic reforms.

Going forward, in our view, the positives of pro-growth tax cuts, regulatory roll back, and infrastructure spending have to be weighed against a deleterious impact on global trade. On balance we agree with the markets assessment that the stimulative positives of a US fiscal thrust could outweigh potential drags from global trade. In China, measures to curb excess capacity seem to be working as the country is discarding its attempt to slow down local government debt buildup and is now accelerating a new form of fiscal thrust by the central government. In tandem, monetary policy remains very accommodative, and should continue to do so for most of 2017 with a widening divergence between the Federal Reserve and the other central banks; negative interest rate policies and quantitative easing programs by the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan should soon stifle further escalations in the US yield curve and US Dollar, until one of these central banks changes course. As a whole, emerging markets have been weathering the bond sell-off relatively well; offsetting a rising US yield curve is the reality of selective accelerating EM economies, commodity prices, and political reforms.

Amidst this market environment, in 2016, the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Shares returned 5.10% net of fees underperforming the benchmark (60% MSCI ACWI/ 40% Citi World Government Bond Index) by -1.86% from March 2, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2016. While 2016 presented a challenge, we are optimistic in finding opportunities going forward as an environment of low nominal returns and rising volatility ahead particularly emphasizes the importance of selectivity. On the horizon, we believe increasing differences to regional, sector and asset class should be a healthy backdrop for seeking alpha from choosing beta. We look forward to this new regime driven by fiscal policies, despite the likely bumps along the way.

We appreciate your investment into the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund and look forward to continuing to servicing your investment needs in the year ahead.

Warm Regards,

Michael Kelly

 

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This material represents the manager’s assessment of the portfolio and market environment at a specific point in time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Definition of Comparative Index And Other Investment Terms

Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a mutual fund and compares its risk adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund’s alpha.

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), a model that calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market return.

Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI) is a market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment grade sovereign bonds. The WGBI comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries.

MSCI ACWI is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 46 country indices comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indices.

 

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Comparison of Change in the Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Shares versus a blended benchmark of 60% MSCI ACWI and 40% Citigroup World Government Bond Index

 

     TOTAL RETURN FOR
THE PERIOD ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2016
 
     Cumulative Inception
to Date*
 

Institutional Shares

     5.10

Investor Servicing Shares**

     5.30

60% MSCI AWI/40% Citigroup World Government Bond Index

     6.96

 

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* The PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Shares and Investor Servicing Shares, commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

** The graph is based on only Institutional Shares; performance for Investor Shares would be different due to differences in fee structures. 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 portfolio’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.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See definition of comparative index on page 3.

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited)

 

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†Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS              
COMMON STOCK — 43.9%              
     Shares      Value  

Austria — 0.0%

     

ANDRITZ

     602       $ 31,489   
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.1%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev

     526         60,369   

Proximus SADP

     1,623         46,466   
     

 

 

 
        106,835   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda — 0.1%

     

Aspen Insurance Holdings

     1,115         53,799   
     

 

 

 

Canada — 0.3%

     

Bank of Montreal

     3,292         209,503   

Barrick Gold

     2,692         47,365   

Genworth MI Canada

     300         6,515   
     

 

 

 
        263,383   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  

Denmark — 0.1%

     

Carlsberg, Cl B

     172       $ 15,510   

Danske Bank

     1,122         34,641   

Genmab *

     9         1,485   

ISS

     315         12,385   

Novo Nordisk, Cl B

     1,088         38,922   
     

 

 

 
        102,943   
     

 

 

 
Finland — 0.2%              

Fortum

     2,108         35,151   

Kone, Cl B

     495         22,784   

Nokia

     860         3,840   

Nokian Renkaat

     191         6,410   

Orion, Cl B

     842         35,854   

UPM-Kymmene

     2,672         62,184   
     

 

 

 
        166,223   
     

 

 

 
France — 0.9%              

Arkema

     257         24,370   

Atos

     90         9,348   

AXA

     2,780         62,668   

BNP Paribas

     1,170         67,866   

Bouygues

     805         26,250   

Carrefour

     480         12,591   

Christian Dior

     445         85,854   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     1,069         47,462   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

     158         17,107   

Credit Agricole

     5,276         56,945   

Danone

     160         11,079   

Edenred

     48         1,112   

Electricite de France

     742         8,316   

Engie

     7,046         101,596   

Eutelsat Communications

     941         19,730   

Fonciere Des Regions ‡

     79         6,906   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

     140         25,443   

Natixis

     2,959         14,958   

Orange

     8,155         128,464   

Safran

     461         31,695   

Sanofi

     109         8,491   

SES, Cl A

     742         17,064   

Societe Generale

     1,850         72,218   

TOTAL

     427         20,493   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
France — continued              

Vivendi

     3,198       $ 64,666   
     

 

 

 
        942,692   
     

 

 

 
Germany — 0.8%              

Allianz

     1,094         170,533   

BASF

     209         18,423   

Bayer

     812         80,482   

Bayerische Motoren Werke

     213         18,558   

Beiersdorf

     575         50,623   

Daimler

     1,322         94,200   

Deutsche Lufthansa

     1,454         18,587   

Deutsche Post

     1,254         38,861   

Deutsche Telekom

     2,231         36,357   

Deutsche Wohnen

     254         8,287   

E.ON

     2,761         20,222   

Evonik Industries

     1,605         50,144   

Fresenius & KGaA

     254         18,749   

Henkel & KGaA

     292         32,151   

HUGO BOSS

     93         5,841   

MAN

     245         25,055   

METRO

     188         5,632   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft in Muenchen

     193         37,416   

SAP

     82         7,223   

Siemens

     74         8,404   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding

     12,669         49,107   
     

 

 

 
        794,855   
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.3%              

Agricultural Bank of China

     6,000         2,530   

China Petroleum & Chemical

     78,000         56,824   

China Telecom

     356,000         184,070   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank

     15,000         8,993   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group

     18,000         18,660   

China Life Insurance

     24,000         22,169   
     

 

 

 
        293,246   
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 7.0%              

Adaro Energy

     943,900         114,660   

AKR Corporindo

     116,400         63,338   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Indonesia — continued              

Astra International

     1,327,200       $ 836,620   

Bank Central Asia

     808,300         961,746   

Bank Mandiri Persero

     612,200         538,396   

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero

     489,200         209,020   

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

     728,000         680,687   

Bumi Serpong Damai

     504,800         83,953   

Global Mediacom

     465,500         30,325   

Gudang Garam

     31,600         164,442   

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna

     610,300         184,755   

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa

     96,500         121,660   

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur

     153,000         110,224   

Indofood Sukses Makmur

     288,000         187,615   

Jasa Marga Persero

     133,700         46,418   

Kalbe Farma

     1,383,400         184,482   

Lippo Karawaci

     1,210,600         83,966   

Matahari Department Store

     153,100         211,498   

Media Nusantara Citra

     327,600         52,725   

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero

     715,400         140,361   

Semen Indonesia Persero

     194,600         146,905   

Summarecon Agung

     662,200         83,739   

Surya Citra Media

     383,500         77,887   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero

     3,305,000         1,068,907   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

     157,200         71,986   

Unilever Indonesia

     100,100         341,198   

United Tractors

     110,100         182,473   

Waskita Karya Persero

     311,500         62,548   

XL Axiata *

     245,100         41,326   
     

 

 

 
        7,083,860   
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.0%              

Paddy Power Betfair

     80         8,281   
     

 

 

 
Italy — 0.3%              

Assicurazioni Generali

     3,427         44,279   

Enel

     44,816         192,852   

Eni

     3,177         46,071   

Intesa Sanpaolo

     3,574         7,721   

Snam

     5,155         27,174   
     

 

 

 
        318,097   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Japan — 14.2%              

AEON Financial Service

     2,500       $ 44,126   

Aeon Mall

     2,200         32,726   

Air Water

     1,000         18,757   

Ajinomoto

     9,300         207,204   

Alfresa Holdings

     2,000         42,377   

Alps Electric

     3,200         76,895   

Amada Holdings

     200         2,285   

ANA Holdings

     22,000         61,928   

Asahi Glass

     5,000         35,043   

Asahi Group Holdings

     7,000         250,377   

Asahi Kasei

     7,000         63,265   

Asics

     300         6,414   

Astellas Pharma

     900         13,384   

Bandai Namco Holdings

     900         27,033   

Bank of Kyoto

     2,000         14,704   

BayCurrent Consulting *

     6,500         108,592   

Benesse Holdings

     600         15,751   

Bridgestone

     2,500         93,330   

Brother Industries

     700         12,883   

Canon

     3,300         94,937   

Capcom

     5,500         142,391   

Casio Computer

     15,800         220,871   

Central Japan Railway

     1,400         238,496   

Chiba Bank

     14,000         86,774   

Chubu Electric Power

     5,000         73,639   

Chugai Pharmaceutical

     200         6,828   

Chugoku Bank

     2,000         26,890   

Chugoku Electric Power

     3,400         39,813   

Concordia Financial Group

     10,100         46,922   

CYBERDYNE *

     3,300         49,624   

Daicel

     14,600         192,679   

Dai-ichi Life Holdings

     4,400         64,655   

Daiichi Sankyo

     3,500         84,304   

Daikin Industries

     2,400         230,686   

Daikyo

     72,000         154,477   

Daito Trust Construction

     500         83,794   

Daiwa House Industry

     1,000         27,520   

Daiwa Securities Group

     12,000         71,826   

Denso

     1,200         52,236   

Disco

     800         96,882   

East Japan Railway

     1,200         105,925   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued              

Eisai

     1,300       $ 83,030   

Electric Power Development

     800         18,667   

FamilyMart UNY Holdings

     900         56,470   

Fast Retailing

     300         101,440   

Fuji Electric

     48,000         240,298   

Fuji Heavy Industries

     8,400         327,926   

Fujitsu

     27,000         160,424   

GMO internet

     5,000         66,988   

GMO Payment Gateway

     700         32,240   

Hino Motors

     500         5,459   

Hirose Electric

     500         66,177   

Hiroshima Bank

     4,000         17,164   

Hitachi

     18,000         95,982   

Hitachi Chemical

     900         21,112   

Hitachi Construction Machinery

     1,800         37,710   

Hitachi Metals

     200         2,502   

Honda Motor

     3,400         101,932   

Hoshizaki

     300         27,119   

Hoya

     2,100         87,809   

IDOM

     6,900         36,056   

IHI *

     12,000         31,696   

Iida Group Holdings

     3,700         71,587   

Inpex

     12,100         113,719   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings

     1,200         12,152   

Isuzu Motors

     17,200         213,134   

ITOCHU

     16,800         212,823   

Iyo Bank

     1,900         11,704   

J Front Retailing

     1,000         13,798   

Japan Post Bank

     3,400         40,137   

Japan Post Holdings

     800         10,207   

Japan Real Estate Investment ‡

     1         5,788   

Japan Retail Fund Investment ‡

     9         20,417   

Japan Tobacco

     900         34,277   

JFE Holdings *

     10,400         149,401   

JTEKT

     1,600         23,725   

JX Holdings

     500         1,983   

Kajima

     5,000         33,804   

Kakaku.com

     11,000         185,133   

Kansai Electric Power *

     1,500         14,368   

Kao

     3,100         159,774   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

     16,000         46,839   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued              

KDDI

     9,300       $ 283,071   

Keisei Electric Railway

     2,500         60,480   

Keyence

     200         146,963   

Kobe Steel *

     200         1,655   

Koito Manufacturing

     4,000         209,021   

Konica Minolta

     200         1,795   

Kose

     300         27,434   

Kubota

     8,500         137,344   

Kuraray

     2,700         41,039   

Kyocera

     1,500         73,090   

Lawson

     400         30,438   

M3 *

     1,800         54,925   

Marubeni

     14,200         74,839   

Mazda Motor

     11,500         189,437   

Mebuki Financial Group

     12,870         45,899   

Megachips *

     3,400         68,376   

MEIJI Holdings

     700         69,953   

Minebea *

     1,200         12,290   

Miraca Holdings

     300         14,532   

MISUMI Group

     4,600         84,087   

Mitsubishi

     300         6,554   

Mitsubishi Estate

     2,000         39,697   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

     500         7,714   

Mitsubishi Motors

     2,000         11,157   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

     42,000         218,110   

Mitsui Chemicals

     4,000         19,758   

Mitsui Fudosan

     6,000         136,770   

Mitsui OSK Lines

     1,000         2,508   

Mixi *

     400         14,742   

Mizuho Financial Group

     13,400         22,629   

Morinaga

     2,600         121,112   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

     11,200         333,427   

Murata Manufacturing

     1,300         181,854   

Nabtesco

     4,600         137,732   

NEC

     10,000         26,795   

Nexon

     3,000         51,206   

NHK Spring

     200         1,888   

Nichias

     14,000         124,821   

Nichirei

     5,500         120,573   

Nidec

     2,700         261,838   

Nikon

     2,400         36,319   

 

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

 

11


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued              

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

     4,600       $ 204,405   

Nitori Holdings

     1,500         179,794   

NOK

     200         4,495   

Nomura Research Institute

     300         10,427   

NTT Data

     700         36,178   

NTT DOCOMO

     1,500         37,768   

NTT Urban Development

     7,900         72,619   

Obara Group

     1,100         47,516   

Obayashi

     3,800         36,706   

Oji Holdings

     4,000         16,973   

Osaka Gas

     7,000         29,149   

Outsourcing

     1,700         64,680   

Park24

     100         3,094   

Penta-Ocean Construction

     14,300         85,361   

PeptiDream *

     1,500         77,525   

Pola Orbis Holdings

     800         66,673   

Recruit Holdings

     3,500         140,841   

Ricoh

     2,500         20,406   

Rinnai

     600         57,786   

Ryohin Keikaku

     300         64,194   

SCSK

     3,200         119,615   

Secom

     100         7,231   

Seikagaku *

     3,500         56,270   

Seven & i Holdings

     1,500         62,692   

Shimadzu

     13,000         189,539   

Shin-Etsu Chemical

     1,200         91,210   

SMC

     300         87,222   

SMS *

     4,300         112,390   

SoftBank Group

     3,200         201,453   

Sony

     5,300         169,861   

Sumco

     8,200         86,168   

Sumitomo

     400         4,613   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma

     4,800         83,349   

Sumitomo Metal Mining

     6,000         77,782   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

     4,300         149,785   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings

     4,300         145,561   

Sundrug

     1,700         134,061   

Suzuki Motor

     2,200         78,249   

T&D Holdings

     7,600         92,110   

Taiheiyo Cement

     1,000         2,870   

Taisei

     11,000         82,655   

 

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

 

12


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued              

Takeda Pharmaceutical

     200       $ 8,963   

Teijin

     800         15,509   

Temp Holdings

     4,600         78,165   

Tohoku Electric Power

     4,400         53,914   

Tokio Marine Holdings

     5,300         209,685   

Tokyu

     12,000         90,054   

Tomy

     12,700         137,452   

Topcon

     13,400         200,738   

Toray Industries

     12,000         112,002   

Toyobo

     32,000         52,484   

Toyoda Gosei

     1,000         22,895   

Toyota Motor *

     6,200         359,395   

W-Scope

     3,700         66,330   
     

 

 

 
        14,514,948   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.0%              

RTL Group

     450         35,261   
     

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.2%              

Berjaya Sports Toto

     208,400         158,473   
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 9.5%              

Alfa, Cl A

     193,500         293,613   

America Movil

     1,902,300         1,260,081   

Arca Continental

     20,700         128,640   

Cemex *

     835,300         722,563   

Coca-Cola Femsa

     34,300         257,545   

El Puerto de Liverpool

     14,000         147,229   

Fibra Uno Administracion ‡

     144,600         275,184   

Fomento Economico Mexicano

     116,800         1,119,922   

Gentera

     45,800         90,335   

Gruma, Cl B

     11,340         157,636   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, Cl B

     19,000         183,556   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, Cl B

     14,765         235,056   

Grupo Bimbo, Ser A

     112,600         303,587   

Grupo Carso

     37,500         163,880   

Grupo Comercial Chedraui

     9,400         20,908   

Grupo Financiero Banorte, Cl O

     150,100         885,464   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Cl O

     161,500         263,171   

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, Cl B

     129,300         234,164   

Grupo Lala, Cl B

     24,800         46,120   

 

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

 

13


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Mexico — continued              

Grupo Mexico

     244,900       $ 601,205   

Grupo Televisa

     146,100         717,785   

Industrias Penoles

     9,870         238,773   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, Cl A

     107,100         230,791   

Mexichem

     52,700         125,944   

OHL Mexico

     26,200         30,745   

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura

     18,925         211,118   

Wal-Mart de Mexico

     338,400         715,794   
     

 

 

 
        9,660,809   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.3%              

Akzo Nobel

     889         57,461   

ArcelorMittal *

     74         499   

ASML Holding

     597         63,242   

Boskalis Westminster

     784         25,299   

Heineken

     104         8,568   

Heineken Holding

     659         50,719   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

     5,780         131,945   

Randstad Holding

     26         1,339   

RELX

     1,106         18,667   
     

 

 

 
        357,739   
     

 

 

 
Norway — 0.1%              

DNB

     1,872         27,075   

Statoil

     3,601         59,012   
     

 

 

 
        86,087   
     

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.0%              

EDP—Energias de Portugal

     9,364         30,951   

Galp Energia SGPS

     227         3,078   
     

 

 

 
        34,029   
     

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.1%              

Barclays Africa Group

     3,251         37,700   

Capitec Bank Holdings

     196         9,957   

FirstRand

     7,189         25,762   
     

 

 

 
        73,419   
     

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%              

Hanwha Life Insurance

     17,963         98,115   

 

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

 

14


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
South Korea — continued              

Korea Electric Power

     739       $ 31,808   

KT

     21         593   
     

 

 

 
        130,516   
     

 

 

 
Spain — 0.3%              

Abertis Infraestructuras

     3,178         47,184   

Amadeus IT Group, Cl A

     1,986         93,746   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

     11,776         85,035   

Banco de Sabadell

     7,198         9,632   

Enagas

     1,289         37,003   

Endesa

     227         4,826   

Gas Natural SDG

     155         3,058   

Telefonica

     4,618         46,943   
     

 

 

 
        327,427   
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.2%              

Alfa Laval

     476         6,841   

Atlas Copco, Cl A

     1,398         41,017   

Atlas Copco, Cl B

     1,514         39,593   

Boliden

     296         6,859   

Electrolux

     241         5,707   

Hexagon, Cl B

     367         12,848   

ICA Gruppen

     401         12,453   

Millicom International Cellular

     17         747   

Nordea Bank

     2,330         24,494   

Skanska, Cl B

     1,135         24,656   

Swedish Match

     677         23,558   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl B

     299         1,447   
     

 

 

 
        200,220   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 0.7%              

ABB

     3,472         71,577   

Actelion

     120         17,341   

Adecco Group

     64         3,806   

Coca-Cola HBC

     2,236         48,333   

EMS-Chemie Holding

     39         19,578   

Galenica

     7         7,017   

Givaudan

     2         3,870   

Lonza Group

     363         68,524   

Nestle

     2,238         162,273   

 

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

 

15


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
Switzerland — continued              

Novartis

     809       $ 57,556   

Pargesa Holding

     757         50,834   

Partners Group Holding

     41         20,758   

Roche Holding

     550         126,447   

Swiss Re

     29         2,693   

TE Connectivity

     528         33,195   
     

 

 

 
        693,802   
     

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.1%              

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering

     12,000         14,108   

AU Optronics

     18,000         6,845   

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry

     8,000         16,300   

Chicony Electronics

     6,000         15,362   

Chunghwa Telecom

     3,000         10,267   

Hon Hai Precision Industry

     24,000         64,872   
     

 

 

 
        127,754   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 1.4%              

3i Group PLC

     1,984         16,295   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

     9,735         38,154   

Admiral Group PLC

     1,155         27,101   

Aggreko PLC

     428         4,199   

Anglo American PLC *

     212         2,935   

AstraZeneca PLC

     252         14,152   

Aviva PLC

     1,521         8,244   

BAE Systems PLC

     6,073         40,326   

Barratt Developments PLC

     3,413         18,953   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     1,607         46,401   

BHP Billiton PLC

     1,853         27,999   

BP PLC

     20,333         120,383   

British American Tobacco PLC

     2,017         115,824   

BT Group PLC, Cl A

     5,126         23,588   

Carnival PLC

     471         22,691   

Centrica PLC

     12,088         31,693   

Cobham PLC

     957         1,674   

Compass Group PLC

     2,305         41,784   

DCC PLC

     275         22,434   

Diageo PLC

     2,712         72,349   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     12,388         52,479   

easyJet PLC

     1,752         20,094   

 

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

 

16


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
United Kingdom — continued              

GKN PLC

     1,705       $ 6,661   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     5,534         109,631   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     1,006         14,284   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

     149         3,199   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     14,091         106,279   

ITV PLC

     12,109         25,271   

J Sainsbury PLC

     5,721         17,569   

Johnson Matthey PLC

     41         1,711   

Legal & General Group PLC

     14,777         37,874   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     58,105         40,724   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     1,529         6,372   

Mondi PLC

     1,373         26,822   

Pearson PLC

     899         8,335   

Persimmon PLC

     1,758         36,452   

Rio Tinto PLC

     1,166         40,525   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Cl A

     4,158         103,748   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Cl B

     637         16,490   

Royal Mail PLC

     3,467         20,836   

Shire PLC

     430         24,474   

St. James’s Place PLC

     570         6,593   

William Hill PLC

     4,616         16,713   
     

 

 

 
        1,440,315   
     

 

 

 
United States — 6.6%              

3M

     218         36,035   

Adobe Systems *

     297         31,930   

AES

     3,604         42,419   

Aetna

     325         34,889   

Aflac

     694         47,796   

AGNC Investment ‡

     4,324         86,739   

Alaska Air Group

     500         36,110   

Allied World Assurance Holdings

     289         12,421   

Alphabet, Cl C *

     50         39,227   

Ameren

     149         7,443   

American Airlines Group

     1,229         49,897   

American Express

     3,635         241,437   

AmTrust Financial Services

     1,521         40,139   

Anthem

     837         101,997   

Aon

     247         27,375   

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     3,087         134,501   

Arista Networks *

     300         25,425   

 

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

 

17


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued              

AT&T

     3,315       $ 121,960   

AutoZone *

     25         18,554   

AvalonBay Communities ‡

     29         4,964   

Avery Dennison

     13         907   

Bank of America

     1,448         23,892   

Baxter International

     455         21,653   

Bemis

     79         3,849   

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *

     449         64,791   

Best Buy

     77         2,996   

Boeing

     283         40,308   

Boston Properties ‡

     231         27,831   

Brixmor Property Group ‡

     1,459         37,088   

BWX Technologies

     6,200         243,163   

Carnival

     1,648         80,917   

CenturyLink

     1,268         33,703   

CH Robinson Worldwide

     221         15,055   

Chevron

     326         34,149   

Cigna

     157         18,656   

Cisco Systems

     3,126         95,906   

Citigroup

     1,892         92,992   

Citrix Systems *

     316         26,797   

Clorox

     346         41,527   

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A *

     348         17,870   

Concho Resources *

     5         635   

Corrections Corp of America ‡

     1,500         21,675   

Cummins

     105         13,421   

Darden Restaurants

     188         12,181   

Deere

     134         11,832   

Delta Air Lines

     426         17,794   

Diamond Offshore Drilling *

     1,501         24,751   

Dow Chemical

     1,159         62,366   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group

     122         10,710   

E*TRADE Financial *

     1,421         40,015   

East West Bancorp

     1,048         41,406   

EI du Pont de Nemours

     347         23,870   

Emerson Electric

     941         47,690   

Entergy

     599         44,134   

Equity Residential ‡

     640         39,520   

Exelon

     1,375         46,847   

Express Scripts Holding *

     20         1,348   

Exxon Mobil

     1,115         92,901   

 

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

 

18


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued              

F5 Networks *

     182       $ 25,154   

Facebook, Cl A *

     990         129,680   

Federated Investors, Cl B

     807         21,789   

First Republic Bank

     270         20,096   

Fiserv *

     143         14,083   

General Dynamics

     301         45,373   

General Electric

     1,516         44,116   

Great Plains Energy

     316         8,987   

Hanover Insurance Group

     53         4,038   

Harris

     44         3,925   

HCA Holdings *

     443         33,903   

Herbalife *

     200         12,136   

Hologic *

     949         34,174   

Home Depot

     152         18,546   

Honeywell International

     74         8,116   

HP

     15,692         227,377   

Intel

     594         20,713   

International Paper

     61         2,747   

Intuitive Surgical *

     54         36,293   

Johnson & Johnson

     605         70,174   

JPMorgan Chase

     1,771         122,660   

Kimberly-Clark

     329         37,641   

Kroger

     1,222         37,858   

Laredo Petroleum *

     2,970         35,402   

Lazard, Cl A

     1,132         41,273   

Lear

     326         40,026   

Leidos Holdings

     300         12,471   

LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A

     2,938         233,718   

Marathon Petroleum

     1,128         49,170   

McKesson

     152         19,330   

Medtronic

     72         5,905   

Merck

     1,402         82,326   

MGM Resorts International *

     2,179         57,024   

Microsoft

     669         40,087   

Mondelez International, Cl A

     1,463         65,747   

Nabors Industries

     3,190         37,961   

Noble Energy

     1,260         43,432   

Northrop Grumman

     25         5,725   

Nucor

     860         42,011   

Omnicom Group

     3,306         263,885   

ONEOK

     211         10,219   

 

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

 

19


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued              
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued              

PACCAR

     617       $ 33,886   

Pfizer

     940         29,807   

Philip Morris International

     114         10,994   

Pilgrim’s Pride *

     3,218         70,281   

PPG Industries

     223         20,768   

Procter & Gamble

     529         45,917   

Public Service Enterprise Group

     471         19,819   

Public Storage ‡

     20         4,274   

Range Resources

     904         30,546   

Regions Financial

     327         3,502   

Rowan, Cl A *

     611         8,108   

Schlumberger

     44         3,442   

Southwest Airlines

     3,280         131,364   

Steel Dynamics

     9,900         271,854   

SunTrust Banks

     175         7,915   

Target

     90         6,186   

Tempur Sealy International *

     320         17,302   

Texas Instruments

     584         41,376   

TJX

     330         24,337   

Transocean *

     1,044         10,033   

Travelers

     449         48,573   

United Continental Holdings *

     1,907         107,231   

United Technologies

     454         46,399   

Unum Group

     224         7,930   

Valero Energy

     1,354         80,210   

VeriSign *

     679         57,050   

Verizon Communications

     853         41,029   

Visteon *

     3,300         233,013   

Wal-Mart Stores

     3,511         245,840   

Walt Disney

     388         35,964   

WellCare Health Plans *

     2,000         227,019   

Wells Fargo

     885         40,719   

Western Union

     1,835         36,828   

World Fuel Services

     850         34,213   
     

 

 

 
        6,717,424   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $43,248,050)

        44,723,926   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — 16.2%                    
    Face Amount(1)      Value  

Argentine Government International Bond
7.500%, 04/22/2026

     $ 400,000       $ 437,000   

7.125%, 07/06/2036

       1,000,000         1,031,000   

6.875%, 04/22/2021

       420,000         454,440   

6.625%, 07/06/2028

       500,000         514,250   

Austria Government Bond
4.850%, 03/15/2026 (A)

    EUR         55,000         86,557   

3.150%, 06/20/2044 (A)

    EUR         5,000         8,285   

Belgium Government Bond 5.000%, 03/28/2035 (A)

    EUR         40,000         74,882   

4.250%, 03/28/2041 (A)

    EUR         20,000         36,761   

3.750%, 06/22/2045

    EUR         12,000         21,187   

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F 10.000%, 01/01/2019

    BRL         4,200,000         1,281,559   

10.000%, 01/01/2021

    BRL         4,300,000         1,293,208   

10.000%, 01/01/2025

    BRL         4,450,000         1,301,842   

10.000%, 01/01/2027

    BRL         4,450,000         1,284,432   

Bundesrepublik Deutschland
4.750%, 07/04/2040

    EUR         19,000         39,494   

3.250%, 07/04/2042

    EUR         69,000         120,435   

0.500%, 02/15/2026

    EUR         14,000         15,962   

French Government Bond OAT
4.500%, 04/25/2041

    EUR         45,000         84,547   

4.000%, 10/25/2038

    EUR         17,000         29,284   

3.250%, 05/25/2045

    EUR         27,000         43,442   

Indonesia Treasury Bond
10.500%, 08/15/2030

    IDR         1,800,000,000         169,715   

9.000%, 03/15/2029

    IDR         3,900,000,000         331,177   

8.750%, 05/15/2031

    IDR         1,100,000,000         94,210   

8.375%, 03/15/2024

    IDR         5,100,000,000         415,097   

8.375%, 09/15/2026

    IDR         5,000,000,000         407,706   

8.250%, 07/15/2021

    IDR         4,250,000,000         341,355   

8.250%, 05/15/2036

    IDR         1,200,000,000         95,530   

Ireland Government Bond
5.400%, 03/13/2025

    EUR         11,000         16,898   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
7.250%, 11/01/2026

    EUR         22,000         36,667   

5.000%, 09/01/2040

    EUR         20,000         31,280   

4.750%, 09/01/2044 (A)

    EUR         10,000         15,394   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — continued                    
    Face Amount(1)      Value  

Japan Government Five Year Bond
0.200%, 09/20/2018

    JPY         10,600,000       $ 101,957   

0.100%, 12/20/2019

    JPY         11,600,000         111,764   

0.100%, 09/20/2020

    JPY         11,000,000         106,165   

0.100%, 12/20/2020

    JPY         11,000,000         106,225   

0.100%, 06/20/2021

    JPY         10,000,000         96,648   

Japan Government Ten Year Bond
1.700%, 09/20/2017

    JPY         10,900,000         105,786   

1.700%, 03/20/2018

    JPY         12,500,000         122,448   

1.400%, 03/20/2018

    JPY         10,800,000         105,368   

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond
2.500%, 09/20/2036

    JPY         1,200,000         16,053   

2.300%, 06/20/2035

    JPY         4,000,000         51,699   

2.300%, 12/20/2036

    JPY         7,100,000         92,506   

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
1.200%, 09/20/2035

    JPY         4,100,000         45,251   

1.000%, 12/20/2035

    JPY         6,100,000         65,140   

Japan Government Two Year Bond
0.100%, 06/15/2017

    JPY         11,100,000         106,124   

0.100%, 10/15/2017

    JPY         6,500,000         62,226   

0.100%, 01/15/2018

    JPY         10,900,000         104,429   

Mexico Government International Bond
4.750%, 03/08/2044

       408,000         406,980   

4.125%, 01/21/2026

       200,000         211,400   

3.500%, 01/21/2021

       270,000         284,310   

Panama Government International Bond
5.200%, 01/30/2020

       130,000         143,163   

Peru Government Bond
8.200%, 08/12/2026

    PEN         2,185,000         769,427   

7.840%, 08/12/2020

    PEN         725,000         238,454   

6.950%, 08/12/2031

    PEN         1,550,000         500,907   

6.900%, 08/12/2037

    PEN         1,600,000         512,428   

6.350%, 08/12/2028

    PEN         3,226,000         987,066   

6.350%, 08/12/2028 (A)

    PEN         1,330,000         406,942   

Poland Government International Bond
3.250%, 04/06/2026

       80,000         82,925   

3.000%, 03/17/2023

       230,000         236,693   

Spain Government Bond
5.900%, 07/30/2026 (A)

    EUR         16,000         25,171   

5.150%, 10/31/2044 (A)

    EUR         8,000         13,920   

4.900%, 07/30/2040 (A)

    EUR         10,000         16,584   

4.700%, 07/30/2041 (A)

    EUR         20,000         32,480   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — continued                    
    Face Amount(1)      Value  

United Kingdom Gilt
5.000%, 03/07/2025

    GBP         20,000       $ 32,188   

4.500%, 12/07/2042

    GBP         30,000         56,807   

4.250%, 03/07/2036

    GBP         11,000         18,943   

4.250%, 09/07/2039

    GBP         10,000         17,717   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT
(Cost $16,379,215)

          16,507,890   
       

 

 

 
       
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 13.7%                
Communications — 0.1%        

Embarq
7.995%, 06/01/2036

       45,000         45,675   

Telesat Canada
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $100

       

6.000%, 05/15/2017 (A)

       45,000         45,056   
       

 

 

 
          90,731   
       

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 2.1%        

Albertsons
Callable 06/15/2019 @ $105
6.625%, 06/15/2024 (A)

       50,000         51,875   

American Honda Finance MTN
1.200%, 07/14/2017

       102,000         102,155   

1.200%, 07/12/2019

       31,000         30,782   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance
1.900%, 02/01/2019

       18,000         18,140   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance
Callable 08/01/2035 @ $100
4.700%, 02/01/2036

       42,000         46,559   

Callable 12/01/2022 @ $100
3.300%, 02/01/2023

       17,000         17,743   

Callable 01/01/2021 @ $100
2.650%, 02/01/2021

       147,000         150,338   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide
1.375%, 07/15/2017

       59,000         59,174   

BMW US Capital
1.500%, 04/11/2019 (A)

       20,000         20,043   

Brinker International
Callable 07/01/2024 @ $100
5.000%, 10/01/2024 (A)

       30,000         30,525   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Consumer Discretionary — continued              

Cable One
Callable 06/15/2018 @ $103
5.750%, 06/15/2022 (A)

   $ 16,000       $ 16,880   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings
Callable 05/01/2017 @ $107
9.375%, 05/01/2022

     45,000         47,813   

Cascades
Callable 07/15/2018 @ $104
5.750%, 07/15/2023 (A)

     40,000         40,400   

CCO Holdings
Callable 02/15/2021 @ $103
5.750%, 02/15/2026 (A)

     50,000         52,094   

Charter Communications Operating
Callable 04/23/2045 @ $100
6.484%, 10/23/2045 (A)

     10,000         11,719   

Callable 04/23/2035 @ $100
6.384%, 10/23/2035 (A)

     52,000         59,942   

Callable 04/23/2025 @ $100
4.908%, 07/23/2025 (A)

     24,000         25,885   

Callable 06/23/2020 @ $100
3.579%, 07/23/2020 (A)

     8,000         8,295   

Chester Downs & Marina
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $105
9.250%, 02/01/2020 (A)

     7,000         6,860   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
Callable 11/15/2017 @ $103
6.500%, 11/15/2022

     40,000         40,200   

Comcast
Callable 01/15/2046 @ $100
3.400%, 07/15/2046

     17,000         15,687   

Callable 01/15/2036 @ $100
3.200%, 07/15/2036

     17,000         16,196   

Callable 10/15/2026 @ $100
2.350%, 01/15/2027

     17,000         16,424   

Conn’s
Callable 07/15/2017 @ $105
7.250%, 07/15/2022

     60,000         46,050   

Diageo Capital
5.750%, 10/23/2017

     31,000         32,424   

1.500%, 05/11/2017

     9,000         9,024   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Consumer Discretionary — continued              

DISH DBS
7.750%, 07/01/2026

   $ 48,000       $ 52,710   

Dollar General
Callable 08/01/2025 @ $100
4.150%, 11/01/2025

     16,000         17,134   

Callable 01/15/2023 @ $100
3.250%, 04/15/2023

     26,000         26,581   

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $104
10.500%, 07/01/2019 (A)

     27,000         27,270   

ERAC USA Finance
Callable 05/01/2046 @ $100
4.200%, 11/01/2046 (A)

     30,000         29,079   

ESH Hospitality
Callable 05/01/2020 @ $103
5.250%, 05/01/2025 (A)

     37,000         36,630   

Garda World Security
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $105
7.250%, 11/15/2021 (A)

     50,000         47,750   

Golden Nugget
Callable 12/01/2017 @ $104
8.500%, 12/01/2021 (A)

     20,000         21,000   

Home Depot
Callable 03/15/2016 @ $100
3.500%, 09/15/2056

     13,000         12,078   

Callable 03/01/2021 @ $100
2.000%, 04/01/2021

     4,000         4,045   

Hyundai Capital America MTN
2.400%, 10/30/2018 (A)

     51,000         51,575   

Interpublic Group of
4.200%, 04/15/2024

     30,000         31,999   

Interval Acquisition
Callable 04/15/2018 @ $104
5.625%, 04/15/2023

     40,000         41,300   

K Hovnanian Enterprises
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $104
7.250%, 10/15/2020 (A)

     35,000         31,499   

LG FinanceCo
Callable 11/01/2019 @ $104
5.875%, 11/01/2024 (A)

     25,000         25,234   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Consumer Discretionary — continued              

Mattamy Group
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $103
6.500%, 11/15/2020 (A)

   $ 40,000       $ 39,900   

McDonald’s MTN
Callable 06/09/2035 @ $100
4.700%, 12/09/2035

     9,000         9,881   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Callable 10/15/2019 @ $106
7.875%, 10/15/2024 (A)

     35,000         35,525   

NCL
Callable 11/15/2017 @ $102
4.625%, 11/15/2020 (A)

     26,000         26,325   

Netflix
5.875%, 02/15/2025

     50,000         55,438   

Newell Brands
Callable 10/01/2035 @ $100
5.375%, 04/01/2036

     11,000         12,738   

Callable 01/01/2026 @ $100
4.200%, 04/01/2026

     13,000         14,047   

Omnicom Group
Callable 01/15/2026 @ $100
3.600%, 04/15/2026

     22,000         22,854   

PF Chang’s China Bistro
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $105
10.250%, 06/30/2020 (A)

     27,000         25,718   

Royal Caribbean Cruises
5.250%, 11/15/2022

     50,000         54,687   

Scientific Games International
Callable 12/01/2018 @ $105
10.000%, 12/01/2022

     50,000         46,250   

Sirius XM Radio
Callable 07/15/2021 @ $103
5.375%, 07/15/2026 (A)

     45,000         45,590   

Time Warner
Callable 01/15/2045 @ $100
4.850%, 07/15/2045

     31,000         32,923   

Toyota Motor Credit MTN
2.000%, 10/24/2018

     16,000         16,199   

1.700%, 02/19/2019

     128,000         128,642   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Consumer Discretionary — continued              

Viacom
Callable 03/01/2043 @ $100
5.850%, 09/01/2043

   $ 14,000       $ 15,700   

Callable 07/04/2026 @ $100
3.450%, 10/04/2026

     20,000         19,864   

Walt Disney
1.650%, 01/08/2019

     63,000         63,650   

1.500%, 09/17/2018

     23,000         23,175   

Whirlpool
Callable 12/01/2045 @ $100
4.500%, 06/01/2046

     16,000         16,614   

Wolverine World Wide
Callable 09/01/2021 @ $103
5.000%, 09/01/2026 (A)

     7,000         7,000   
     

 

 

 
        2,141,831   
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 0.4%              

Archer-Daniels-Midland
Callable 05/11/2026 @ $100
2.500%, 08/11/2026

     18,000         17,746   

Costco Wholesale
2.250%, 02/15/2022

     113,000         115,256   

CVS Health
Callable 03/01/2026 @ $100
2.875%, 06/01/2026

     26,000         25,808   

CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.926%, 01/10/2034 (A)

     42,169         49,553   

Kimberly-Clark
1.850%, 03/01/2020

     6,000         6,059   

Kraft Heinz Foods
Callable 02/15/2020 @ $102
4.875%, 02/15/2025 (A)

     34,000         37,356   

Kroger
Callable 04/15/2046 @ $100
3.875%, 10/15/2046

     13,000         12,426   

Callable 07/15/2026 @ $100
2.650%, 10/15/2026

     29,000         28,130   

Land O’Lakes Capital Trust I
7.450%, 03/15/2028 (A)

     11,000         12,595   

Opal Acquisition
Callable 12/15/2016 @ $107
8.875%, 12/15/2021 (A)

     50,000         40,750   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Consumer Staples — continued              

Procter & Gamble
1.700%, 11/03/2021

   $ 39,000       $ 38,920   
     

 

 

 
        384,599   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 1.7%              

Anadarko Finance
7.500%, 05/01/2031

     8,000         10,155   

Anadarko Petroleum
6.450%, 09/15/2036

     81,000         96,122   

Antero Midstream Partners
Callable 09/15/2019 @ $104
5.375%, 09/15/2024 (A)

     75,000         75,563   

BP Capital Markets
3.245%, 05/06/2022

     23,000         23,997   

1.676%, 05/03/2019

     18,000         18,028   

BP Capital Markets
Callable 02/04/2026 @ $100
3.119%, 05/04/2026

     64,000         64,758   

Callable 10/16/2026 @ $100
3.017%, 01/16/2027

     15,000         15,042   

Bristow Group
Callable 10/15/2017 @ $103
6.250%, 10/15/2022

     25,000         19,938   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Callable 04/15/2017 @ $103
6.500%, 04/15/2021

     35,000         27,825   

Carrizo Oil & Gas
Callable 04/15/2018 @ $105
6.250%, 04/15/2023

     25,000         25,688   

Chevron
1.365%, 03/02/2018

     37,000         37,060   

Chevron
Callable 09/05/2022 @ $100
2.355%, 12/05/2022

     57,000         57,382   

Colorado Interstate Gas
Callable 05/15/2026 @ $100
4.150%, 08/15/2026 (A)

     20,000         19,850   

Columbia Pipeline Group
2.450%, 06/01/2018

     8,000         8,034   

 

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

 

28


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Energy — continued              

Denbury Resources
Callable 12/15/2018 @ $109
9.000%, 05/15/2021 (A)

   $ 45,000       $ 46,350   

Callable 05/01/2017 @ $104
5.500%, 05/01/2022

     16,000         12,640   

Electricite de France
Callable 04/13/2045 @ $100
4.950%, 10/13/2045 (A)

     38,000         40,485   

Callable 07/13/2025 @ $100
3.625%, 10/13/2025 (A)

     12,000         12,406   

Callable 09/13/2020 @ $100
2.350%, 10/13/2020 (A)

     71,000         72,144   

Energy Transfer Equity
7.500%, 10/15/2020

     50,000         54,500   

Energy Transfer Partners
Callable 12/01/2040 @ $100
6.050%, 06/01/2041

     3,000         3,054   

Callable 09/15/2034 @ $100
4.900%, 03/15/2035

     9,000         8,442   

EnLink Midstream Partners
Callable 04/15/2026 @ $100
4.850%, 07/15/2026

     21,000         21,391   

Callable 01/01/2024 @ $100
4.400%, 04/01/2024

     10,000         9,949   

Enterprise Products Operating
Callable 09/15/2043 @ $100
4.850%, 03/15/2044

     39,000         39,448   

Callable 11/15/2026 @ $100
3.950%, 02/15/2027

     14,000         14,546   

Exxon Mobil
1.305%, 03/06/2018

     36,000         36,103   

Genesis Energy
Callable 06/15/2019 @ $103
5.625%, 06/15/2024

     50,000         49,500   

Hess
5.600%, 02/15/2041

     6,000         5,935   

Hess
Callable 01/01/2027 @ $100
4.300%, 04/01/2027

     17,000         16,924   

Hilcorp Energy I
Callable 06/01/2019 @ $103
5.000%, 12/01/2024 (A)

     50,000         48,750   

 

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

 

29


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Energy — continued              

Holly Energy Partners
Callable 08/01/2019 @ $105
6.000%, 08/01/2024 (A)

   $ 71,000       $ 73,840   

Kinder Morgan
Callable 01/15/2021 @ $100
5.000%, 02/15/2021 (A)

     16,000         17,323   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
5.625%, 09/01/2041

     9,000         8,991   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
Callable 11/15/2022 @ $100
3.450%, 02/15/2023

     49,000         49,041   

Laredo Petroleum
Callable 05/01/2017 @ $104
7.375%, 05/01/2022

     16,000         16,480   

MEG Energy
Callable 07/30/2017 @ $103
6.375%, 01/30/2023 (A)

     50,000         41,250   

Noble Energy
Callable 05/15/2044 @ $100
5.050%, 11/15/2044

     23,000         23,208   

Callable 08/15/2024 @ $100
3.900%, 11/15/2024

     22,000         22,619   

Occidental Petroleum
Callable 10/15/2045 @ $100
4.400%, 04/15/2046

     17,000         18,129   

PBF Holding
Callable 11/15/2018 @ $105
7.000%, 11/15/2023 (A)

     30,000         27,750   

Petroleos Mexicanos MTN
6.750%, 09/21/2047 (A)

     44,000         43,615   

5.500%, 06/27/2044

     40,000         34,456   

Phillips 66 Partners
Callable 04/01/2046 @ $100
4.900%, 10/01/2046

     24,000         23,828   

Plains All American Pipeline
Callable 07/15/2023 @ $100
3.850%, 10/15/2023

     11,000         11,154   

Callable 08/01/2024 @ $100
3.600%, 11/01/2024

     11,000         10,841   

Rose Rock Midstream
Callable 07/15/2017 @ $104
5.625%, 07/15/2022

     50,000         47,750   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Energy — continued              

Shell International Finance BV
2.250%, 11/10/2020

   $ 28,000       $ 28,368   

2.125%, 05/11/2020

     23,000         23,197   

1.250%, 11/10/2017

     22,000         22,032   

Spectra Energy Partners
Callable 07/15/2026 @ $100
3.375%, 10/15/2026

     14,000         13,910   

Summit Midstream Holdings
Callable 08/15/2017 @ $104
5.500%, 08/15/2022

     20,000         19,400   

Tallgrass Energy Partners
Callable 09/15/2019 @ $104
5.500%, 09/15/2024 (A)

     75,000         74,625   

Tesoro Logistics
Callable 11/17/2016 @ $105
6.125%, 10/15/2021

     51,000         53,359   

Transcanada Trust
Callable 05/20/2025 @ $100
5.625%, 05/20/2075 (B)

     19,000         19,214   

Western Gas Partners
Callable 04/01/2026 @ $100
4.650%, 07/01/2026

     21,000         22,002   

WPX Energy
Callable 07/01/2020 @ $100
7.500%, 08/01/2020

     30,000         31,613   
     

 

 

 
        1,770,004   
     

 

 

 
Financials — 3.2%              

Aflac
Callable 04/15/2046 @ $100
4.000%, 10/15/2046

     17,000         16,768   

Ally Financial
Callable 10/20/2025 @ $100
5.750%, 11/20/2025

     45,000         46,069   

American Express Credit MTN
Callable 04/04/2021 @ $100
2.250%, 05/05/2021

     62,000         62,570   

Callable 09/30/2019 @ $100
1.700%, 10/30/2019

     26,000         26,017   

 

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

 

31


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Financials — continued              

American International Group
Callable 07/15/2034 @ $100
3.875%, 01/15/2035

   $ 11,000       $ 10,686   

Callable 02/01/2021 @ $100
3.300%, 03/01/2021

     36,000         37,635   

Assurant
6.750%, 02/15/2034

     92,000         113,653   

Bank of America MTN
4.250%, 10/22/2026

     62,000         65,144   

3.950%, 04/21/2025

     16,000         16,426   

2.625%, 10/19/2020

     16,000         16,268   

2.600%, 01/15/2019

     79,000         80,312   

BankUnited
Callable 08/17/2025 @ $100
4.875%, 11/17/2025

     49,000         49,845   

Berkshire Hathaway
1.150%, 08/15/2018

     25,000         24,964   

Capital One Financial
Callable 06/28/2026 @ $100
3.750%, 07/28/2026

     14,000         13,983   

Citigroup
6.000%, 10/31/2033

     13,000         15,243   

4.600%, 03/09/2026

     14,000         14,941   

4.450%, 09/29/2027

     35,000         36,876   

4.400%, 06/10/2025

     97,000         102,441   

Credit Acceptance
Callable 03/15/2018 @ $106
7.375%, 03/15/2023

     35,000         36,138   

Credit Agricole
4.375%, 03/17/2025 (A)

     200,000         204,126   

Enova International
Callable 06/01/2017 @ $107
9.750%, 06/01/2021

     50,000         46,875   

Fifth Third Bancorp
Callable 09/30/2019 @ $100
4.900%, 12/29/2049 (B)

     81,000         78,408   

First Horizon National
Callable 11/15/2020 @ $100
3.500%, 12/15/2020

     71,000         72,295   

First Niagara Financial Group
7.250%, 12/15/2021

     48,000         58,607   

6.750%, 03/19/2020

     163,000         186,805   

 

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

 

32


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Financials — continued              

GATX
Callable 06/15/2026 @ $100
3.250%, 09/15/2026

   $ 12,000       $ 11,757   

Goldman Sachs Group
6.750%, 10/01/2037

     65,000         81,981   

6.125%, 02/15/2033

     39,000         48,273   

5.150%, 05/22/2045

     9,000         9,724   

Goldman Sachs Group
Callable 04/21/2045 @ $100
4.750%, 10/21/2045

     16,000         17,597   

Callable 10/28/2026 @ $100
2.634%, 10/28/2027 (B)

     27,000         27,050   

Callable 11/15/2020 @ $100
2.350%, 11/15/2027

     32,000         31,731   

Greystar Real Estate Partners
Callable 12/01/2017 @ $106
8.250%, 12/01/2022 (A)

     38,000         41,325   

Harland Clarke Holdings
Callable 03/01/2017 @ $103
6.875%, 03/01/2020 (A)

     60,000         57,450   

Jackson National Life Global Funding
3.050%, 04/29/2026 (A)

     72,000         71,868   

JPMorgan Chase
Callable 04/30/2024 @ $100
6.125%, 12/29/2049 (B)

     13,000         13,764   

Callable 03/18/2023 @ $100
2.700%, 05/18/2023

     83,000         83,247   

Callable 02/01/2021 @ $100
2.550%, 03/01/2021

     109,000         110,624   

Callable 08/15/2020 @ $100
2.295%, 08/15/2021

     19,000         19,015   

JPMorgan Chase
4.950%, 06/01/2045

     1,000         1,099   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
4.500%, 04/15/2065 (A)

     25,000         23,646   

MetLife
Callable 11/13/2045 @ $100
4.600%, 05/13/2046

     53,000         57,499   

 

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

 

33


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Financials — continued              

Morgan Stanley MTN
5.000%, 11/24/2025

   $ 29,000       $ 32,077   

4.100%, 05/22/2023

     112,000         118,007   

2.800%, 06/16/2020

     16,000         16,388   

2.125%, 04/25/2018

     56,000         56,409   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance
Callable 04/30/2023 @ $100
4.750%, 04/30/2043 (B)

     53,000         54,122   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance
1.100%, 01/27/2017

     48,000         48,039   

0.950%, 04/24/2017

     11,000         10,998   

Navient MTN
5.625%, 08/01/2033

     50,000         39,625   

New York Life Global Funding
2.100%, 01/02/2019 (A)

     115,000         116,630   

Old Republic International
Callable 07/26/2026 @ $100
3.875%, 08/26/2026

     9,000         8,807   

OneMain Financial Holdings
Callable 12/15/2016 @ $105
6.750%, 12/15/2019 (A)

     35,000         36,225   

Pacific LifeCorp
6.000%, 02/10/2020 (A)

     30,000         33,033   

Prudential Financial
Callable 06/15/2023 @ $100
5.625%, 06/15/2043 (B)

     63,000         67,725   

Callable 05/15/2025 @ $100
5.375%, 05/15/2045 (B)

     13,000         13,514   

Quicken Loans
Callable 05/01/2020 @ $103
5.750%, 05/01/2025 (A)

     50,000         49,375   

Regions Financial
Callable 01/08/2021 @ $100
3.200%, 02/08/2021

     22,000         22,809   

Regions Financial
7.375%, 12/10/2037

     25,000         31,432   

Royal Bank of Canada MTN
4.650%, 01/27/2026

     25,000         27,107   

SunTrust Banks
Callable 02/03/2021 @ $100
2.900%, 03/03/2021

     5,000         5,161   

 

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

 

34


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Financials — continued              

TD Ameritrade Holding
Callable 02/01/2022 @ $100
2.950%, 04/01/2022

   $ 15,000       $ 15,506   

Toronto-Dominion Bank MTN
1.800%, 07/13/2021

     60,000         59,648   

Unum Group
5.750%, 08/15/2042

     10,000         11,122   

Wells Fargo
4.900%, 11/17/2045

     6,000         6,450   

4.400%, 06/14/2046

     32,000         32,096   

4.300%, 07/22/2027

     23,000         24,444   

3.000%, 10/23/2026

     70,000         69,519   

Wells Fargo Capital X
5.950%, 12/15/2036

     18,000         19,260   

XLIT
5.500%, 03/31/2045

     20,000         19,331   

4.450%, 03/31/2025

     43,000         43,699   
     

 

 

 
        3,229,303   
     

 

 

 
Health Care — 0.8%              

Amgen
Callable 11/01/2044 @ $100
4.400%, 05/01/2045

     13,000         13,219   

Baxalta
Callable 04/23/2022 @ $100
3.600%, 06/23/2022

     23,000         23,955   

Baxter International
Callable 05/15/2026 @ $100
2.600%, 08/15/2026

     20,000         19,368   

Centene
Callable 01/15/2020 @ $104
4.750%, 01/15/2025

     30,000         29,869   

CHS
Callable 02/01/2018 @ $103
6.875%, 02/01/2022

     50,000         38,125   

CTR Partnership
Callable 06/01/2017 @ $103
5.875%, 06/01/2021

     50,000         51,500   

Endo Finance
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $104
7.750%, 01/15/2022 (A)

     50,000         47,375   

 

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

 

35


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Health Care — continued              

Express Scripts Holding
Callable 01/15/2046 @ $100
4.800%, 07/15/2046

   $ 29,000       $ 28,872   

Callable 11/27/2025 @ $100
4.500%, 02/25/2026

     22,000         23,569   

Callable 05/15/2023 @ $100
3.000%, 07/15/2023

     13,000         12,929   

Forest Laboratories
4.875%, 02/15/2021 (A)

     48,000         53,187   

Gilead Sciences
Callable 03/01/2036 @ $100
4.000%, 09/01/2036

     9,000         9,015   

HCA
Callable 12/15/2025 @ $100
5.250%, 06/15/2026

     45,000         47,025   

IASIS Healthcare
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $102
8.375%, 05/15/2019

     50,000         47,625   

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
Callable 08/01/2044 @ $100
4.700%, 02/01/2045

     12,000         12,696   

Callable 11/01/2024 @ $100
3.600%, 02/01/2025

     29,000         29,994   

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
3.200%, 02/01/2022

     14,000         14,562   

Quest Diagnostics
Callable 03/01/2026 @ $100
3.450%, 06/01/2026

     17,000         17,475   

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings
Callable 05/01/2019 @ $106

     

8.250%, 05/01/2023 (A)

     40,000         40,550   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
4.100%, 10/01/2046

     10,000         9,283   

3.150%, 10/01/2026

     18,000         17,506   

2.800%, 07/21/2023

     24,000         23,617   

UnitedHealth Group
3.350%, 07/15/2022

     16,000         17,022   

2.125%, 03/15/2021

     88,000         88,814   

1.400%, 12/15/2017

     85,000         85,154   
     

 

 

 
        802,306   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

36


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Industrials — 1.3%              

Allegiant Travel
5.500%, 07/15/2019

   $ 45,000       $ 46,744   

Amcor Finance USA
Callable 01/28/2026 @ $100
3.625%, 04/28/2026 (A)

     30,000         30,548   

ATS Automation Tooling Systems
Callable 06/15/2018 @ $105
6.500%, 06/15/2023 (A)

     25,000         25,875   

Avis Budget Car Rental
Callable 03/15/2020 @ $103
5.250%, 03/15/2025 (A)

     39,000         37,050   

Callable 06/01/2017 @ $104
5.125%, 06/01/2022 (A)

     9,000         8,820   

Boeing
2.350%, 10/30/2021

     19,000         19,534   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Callable 02/01/2046 @ $100
3.900%, 08/01/2046

     11,000         11,246   

Clean Harbors
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $103
5.125%, 06/01/2021

     43,000         44,021   

CSX
Callable 05/01/2016 @ $100
4.250%, 11/01/2066

     15,000         14,463   

EnerSys
Callable 01/30/2023 @ $100
5.000%, 04/30/2023 (A)

     50,000         51,250   

General Cable
Callable 10/01/2017 @ $103
5.750%, 10/01/2022

     20,000         18,900   

General Electric MTN
Callable 04/13/2017 @ $100
1.250%, 05/15/2017

     142,000         142,213   

General Electric
2.700%, 10/09/2022

     38,000         39,268   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $102
7.375%, 02/01/2019

     50,000         49,062   

Herc Rentals
Callable 06/01/2019 @ $104
7.500%, 06/01/2022 (A)

     15,000         15,000   

 

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

 

37


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Industrials — continued              

Hertz
Callable 10/15/2019 @ $104
5.500%, 10/15/2024 (A)

   $ 24,000       $ 23,302   

Honeywell International
Callable 08/01/2026 @ $100
2.500%, 11/01/2026

     120,000         118,329   

Illinois Tool Works
Callable 08/15/2026 @ $100
2.650%, 11/15/2026

     30,000         29,906   

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding
5.750%, 06/15/2043

     64,000         78,280   

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance
Callable 05/01/2044 @ $100
4.650%, 11/01/2044

     14,000         15,079   

International Lease Finance
5.875%, 08/15/2022

     21,000         23,127   

JB Poindexter
Callable 04/01/2017 @ $105
9.000%, 04/01/2022 (A)

     21,000         22,061   

John Deere Capital MTN
1.550%, 12/15/2017

     69,000         69,327   

1.125%, 06/12/2017

     63,000         63,004   

Lennox International
Callable 09/15/2023 @ $100
3.000%, 11/15/2023

     34,000         33,946   

Moog
Callable 12/01/2017 @ $104
5.250%, 12/01/2022 (A)

     25,000         25,625   

Multi-Color
Callable 12/01/2017 @ $105
6.125%, 12/01/2022 (A)

     35,000         36,488   

Novelis
Callable 08/15/2019 @ $105
6.250%, 08/15/2024 (A)

     34,000         35,360   

Penske Truck Leasing LP
Callable 08/15/2026 @ $100
3.400%, 11/15/2026 (A)

     13,000         12,985   

Callable 12/01/2021 @ $100
3.375%, 02/01/2022 (A)

     18,000         18,599   

Pitney Bowes
Callable 09/01/2021 @ $100
3.375%, 10/01/2021

     6,000         5,984   

 

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

 

38


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Industrials — continued              

Quad
7.000%, 05/01/2022

   $ 50,000       $ 47,999   

Sensata Technologies BV
5.000%, 10/01/2025 (A)

     35,000         35,875   

Textron
Callable 12/15/2025 @ $100
4.000%, 03/15/2026

     6,000         6,239   

Triumph Group
Callable 06/01/2017 @ $104
5.250%, 06/01/2022

     25,000         22,875   

Valmont Industries
Callable 04/01/2016 @ $100
5.250%, 10/01/2054

     8,000         7,310   

Wabtec
3.450%, 11/15/2026 (A)

     24,000         23,992   

WW Grainger
Callable 11/15/2045 @ $100
3.750%, 05/15/2046

     12,000         12,054   

Xylem
Callable 05/01/2046 @ $100
4.375%, 11/01/2046

     8,000         7,965   
     

 

 

 
        1,329,705   
     

 

 

 
Information Technology —1.4%              

Amkor Technology
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $105
6.375%, 10/01/2022

     14,000         14,438   

Apple
Callable 08/23/2035 @ $100
4.500%, 02/23/2036

     12,000         13,376   

Callable 02/04/2046 @ $100
3.850%, 08/04/2046

     16,000         15,581   

Callable 12/23/2022 @ $100
2.850%, 02/23/2023

     79,000         81,932   

Callable 05/04/2026 @ $100
2.450%, 08/04/2026

     21,000         20,580   

Apple
2.850%, 05/06/2021

     25,000         26,086   

Automatic Data Processing
Callable 08/15/2020 @ $100
2.250%, 09/15/2020

     10,000         10,255   

 

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

 

39


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Information Technology — continued              

Avnet
Callable 01/15/2026 @ $100
4.625%, 04/15/2026

   $ 11,000       $ 11,227   

Belden
Callable 07/15/2019 @ $103
5.250%, 07/15/2024 (A)

     50,000         50,375   

Cisco Systems
2.200%, 02/28/2021

     28,000         28,478   

2.125%, 03/01/2019

     57,000         57,967   

1.400%, 02/28/2018

     30,000         30,102   

Cisco Systems
Callable 06/20/2026 @ $100
2.500%, 09/20/2026

     9,000         8,929   

Corning
1.500%, 05/08/2018

     16,000         15,989   

Diamond 1 Finance
Callable 01/15/2046 @ $100
8.350%, 07/15/2046 (A)

     108,000         130,862   

Callable 01/15/2036 @ $100
8.100%, 07/15/2036 (A)

     30,000         35,813   

Callable 06/15/2019 @ $105
7.125%, 06/15/2024 (A)

     7,000         7,668   

Callable 03/15/2026 @ $100
6.020%, 06/15/2026 (A)

     78,000         85,023   

Diebold
Callable 04/15/2019 @ $106
8.500%, 04/15/2024 (A)

     45,000         47,689   

Donnelley Financial Solutions
Callable 10/15/2021 @ $102
8.250%, 10/15/2024 (A)

     25,000         25,813   

Fidelity National Information Services
Callable 07/15/2025 @ $100
5.000%, 10/15/2025

     18,000         20,258   

Callable 02/15/2046 @ $100
4.500%, 08/15/2046

     14,000         13,678   

Harris
Callable 10/27/2034 @ $100
4.854%, 04/27/2035

     31,000         33,219   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Callable 04/15/2035 @ $100
6.200%, 10/15/2035 (A)

     42,000         43,428   

 

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

 

40


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Information Technology — continued              

Hughes Satellite Systems
7.625%, 06/15/2021

   $ 50,000       $ 54,813   

Intel
1.350%, 12/15/2017

     51,000         51,189   

International Business Machines
1.800%, 05/17/2019

     100,000         101,128   

Microsoft
1.300%, 11/03/2018

     22,000         22,083   

Microsoft
Callable 02/08/2046 @ $100
3.700%, 08/08/2046

     12,000         11,726   

Callable 02/08/2036 @ $100
3.450%, 08/08/2036

     28,000         27,642   

Callable 05/08/2026 @ $100
2.400%, 08/08/2026

     28,000         27,462   

Oracle
Callable 11/15/2034 @ $100
3.900%, 05/15/2035

     9,000         9,167   

Callable 01/15/2036 @ $100
3.850%, 07/15/2036

     19,000         19,175   

Callable 04/15/2026 @ $100
2.650%, 07/15/2026

     11,000         10,851   

Callable 08/15/2021 @ $100
1.900%, 09/15/2021

     35,000         34,863   

Oracle
2.800%, 07/08/2021

     43,000         44,615   

Plantronics
Callable 05/15/2018 @ $104
5.500%, 05/31/2023 (A)

     50,000         50,875   

Rackspace Hosting
Callable 01/15/2019 @ $105
6.500%, 01/15/2024 (A)

     50,000         57,188   

Visa
Callable 09/14/2025 @ $100
3.150%, 12/14/2025

     52,000         54,244   

Western Digital
Callable 04/01/2019 @ $108
10.500%, 04/01/2024 (A)

     30,000         34,650   
     

 

 

 
        1,440,437   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Materials — 0.9%              

A Schulman
Callable 06/01/2018 @ $105
6.875%, 06/01/2023 (A)

   $ 45,000       $ 45,787   

Airgas
Callable 07/01/2020 @ $100
3.050%, 08/01/2020

     17,000         17,717   

AK Steel
Callable 07/15/2019 @ $104
7.500%, 07/15/2023

     50,000         53,875   

ArcelorMittal
7.250%, 02/25/2022

     50,000         56,750   

Boise Cascade
Callable 09/01/2019 @ $104
5.625%, 09/01/2024 (A)

     50,000         50,562   

Brambles USA
Callable 07/25/2025 @ $100
4.125%, 10/23/2025 (A)

     17,000         18,014   

Clearwater Paper
Callable 02/01/2018 @ $102
4.500%, 02/01/2023

     50,000         49,750   

Crown Cork & Seal
7.375%, 12/15/2026

     50,000         56,125   

Domtar
Callable 08/15/2043 @ $100
6.750%, 02/15/2044

     37,000         40,626   

Eastman Chemical
Callable 04/15/2044 @ $100
4.650%, 10/15/2044

     14,000         14,180   

Ecolab
Callable 05/01/2046 @ $100
3.700%, 11/01/2046

     4,000         3,915   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty
Callable 03/01/2018 @ $110
9.750%, 03/01/2022 (A)

     60,000         69,601   

Georgia-Pacific
5.400%, 11/01/2020 (A)

     38,000         42,622   

Georgia-Pacific
Callable 04/15/2023 @ $100
3.734%, 07/15/2023 (A)

     68,000         72,052   

Callable 12/01/2024 @ $100
3.600%, 03/01/2025 (A)

     76,000         79,736   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Materials — continued              

Goldcorp
Callable 12/09/2043 @ $100
5.450%, 06/09/2044

   $ 14,000       $ 14,902   

International Paper
Callable 02/15/2047 @ $100
4.400%, 08/15/2047

     13,000         12,715   

Lubrizol
6.500%, 10/01/2034

     18,000         23,739   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container
5.375%, 01/15/2025 (A)

     50,000         51,500   

PH Glatfelter
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $103
5.375%, 10/15/2020

     6,000         6,120   

Steel Dynamics
Callable 10/01/2017 @ $103
5.125%, 10/01/2021

     50,000         52,125   

SunCoke Energy Partners
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $106
7.375%, 02/01/2020

     25,000         24,063   

Unifrax I
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $102
7.500%, 02/15/2019 (A)

     11,000         10,588   

United States Steel
Callable 07/01/2018 @ $106
8.375%, 07/01/2021 (A)

     60,000         63,750   

Westlake Chemical
Callable 05/15/2026 @ $100
3.600%, 08/15/2026 (A)

     22,000         21,994   
     

 

 

 
        952,808   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.2%              

American Tower
Callable 07/15/2026 @ $100
3.375%, 10/15/2026

     18,000         17,913   

Callable 10/15/2026 @ $100
3.125%, 01/15/2027

     29,000         28,156   

AvalonBay Communities MTN
Callable 04/15/2046 @ $100
3.900%, 10/15/2046

     9,000         8,813   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Real Estate — continued              

Columbia Property Trust Operating Partnership
Callable 05/15/2026 @ $100
3.650%, 08/15/2026

   $ 9,000       $ 8,939   

CubeSmart
Callable 06/01/2026 @ $100
3.125%, 09/01/2026

     18,000         17,682   

DuPont Fabros Technology
Callable 06/15/2018 @ $104
5.625%, 06/15/2023

     15,000         15,788   

Federal Realty Investment Trust
Callable 02/01/2046 @ $100
3.625%, 08/01/2046

     3,000         2,811   

iStar
6.500%, 07/01/2021

     28,000         28,209   

Kennedy-Wilson
Callable 04/01/2019 @ $103
5.875%, 04/01/2024

     50,000         50,563   

Kimco Realty
Callable 07/01/2026 @ $100
2.800%, 10/01/2026

     10,000         9,773   

Liberty Property
Callable 07/01/2026 @ $100
3.250%, 10/01/2026

     12,000         11,915   

Realty Income
Callable 10/15/2026 @ $100
3.000%, 01/15/2027

     8,000         7,861   
     

 

 

 
        208,423   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 0.9%              

AT&T
Callable 11/15/2045 @ $100
4.750%, 05/15/2046

     60,000         58,715   

Callable 11/15/2034 @ $100
4.500%, 05/15/2035

     38,000         37,722   

Callable 12/15/2044 @ $100
4.350%, 06/15/2045

     37,000         33,943   

AT&T
5.800%, 02/15/2019

     102,000         110,800   

Block Communications
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $104
7.250%, 02/01/2020 (A)

     36,000         36,810   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Telecommunication Services — continued              

CenturyLink
6.875%, 01/15/2028

   $ 22,000       $ 20,680   

CenturyLink
Callable 01/01/2025 @ $100
5.625%, 04/01/2025

     15,000         14,063   

Cincinnati Bell
Callable 09/15/2019 @ $105
7.000%, 07/15/2024 (A)

     25,000         26,188   

Cogent Communications Group
Callable 12/01/2021 @ $100
5.375%, 03/01/2022 (A)

     50,000         51,375   

Frontier Communications
Callable 06/15/2025 @ $100
11.000%, 09/15/2025

     60,000         61,434   

Sprint
7.250%, 09/15/2021

     165,000         168,919   

Sprint Capital
8.750%, 03/15/2032

     25,000         25,375   

T-Mobile USA
Callable 11/14/2016 @ $103
6.542%, 04/28/2020

     80,000         82,600   

Verizon Communications
4.862%, 08/21/2046

     28,000         29,657   

4.672%, 03/15/2055

     34,000         33,145   

4.522%, 09/15/2048

     61,000         60,660   

Verizon Communications
Callable 05/01/2034 @ $100
4.400%, 11/01/2034

     6,000         6,079   

Zayo Group
Callable 05/15/2020 @ $103
6.375%, 05/15/2025

     20,000         21,056   
     

 

 

 
        879,221   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.7%              

AES
Callable 03/15/2019 @ $103
5.500%, 03/15/2024

     60,000         60,899   

Arizona Public Service
Callable 12/15/2019 @ $100
2.200%, 01/15/2020

     10,000         10,180   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  
Utilities — continued              

Dominion Gas Holdings
Callable 05/01/2043 @ $100
4.800%, 11/01/2043

   $ 29,000       $ 31,047   

Dominion Resources
Callable 10/01/2024 @ $100
5.750%, 10/01/2054 (B)

     32,000         33,280   

Dominion Resources
2.962%, 07/01/2019 (C)

     8,000         8,172   

Duke Energy
Callable 03/01/2046 @ $100
3.750%, 09/01/2046

     20,000         18,927   

Duke Energy Progress
Callable 02/15/2022 @ $100
2.800%, 05/15/2022

     26,000         27,069   

Dynegy
Callable 11/01/2018 @ $104
7.375%, 11/01/2022

     50,000         48,219   

Entergy Arkansas
Callable 12/15/2024 @ $100
4.950%, 12/15/2044

     20,000         21,058   

Entergy Louisiana
Callable 01/15/2025 @ $100
4.950%, 01/15/2045

     1,000         1,065   

Exelon
Callable 12/15/2044 @ $100
5.100%, 06/15/2045

     2,000         2,262   

Exelon Generation
Callable 12/15/2019 @ $100
2.950%, 01/15/2020

     18,000         18,470   

FirstEnergy
7.375%, 11/15/2031

     53,000         68,911   

Hydro-Quebec
1.375%, 06/19/2017

     69,000         69,120   

Louisville Gas & Electric
Callable 04/01/2045 @ $100
4.375%, 10/01/2045

     9,000         9,942   

Massachusetts Electric
Callable 02/15/2046 @ $100
4.004%, 08/15/2046 (A)

     58,000         58,740   

NRG Energy
Callable 07/15/2018 @ $103
6.250%, 07/15/2022

     60,000         60,150   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount/Shares      Value  
Utilities — continued              

South Carolina Electric & Gas
Callable 12/01/2016 @ $100
5.100%, 06/01/2065

   $ 12,000       $ 13,631   

Southern
1.300%, 08/15/2017

     136,000         136,069   

Talen Energy Supply
Callable 12/02/2016 @ $103
4.625%, 07/15/2019 (A)

     25,000         23,750   

TerraForm Power Operating
Callable 02/01/2018 @ $105
5.875%, 02/01/2023 (A) (C)

     35,000         35,088   

Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line
Callable 03/01/2025 @ $100
3.850%, 06/01/2025 (A)

     5,000         5,277   
     

 

 

 
        761,326   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $13,648,784)

        13,990,694   
     

 

 

 
     
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.4%              

Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio, Cl I

     103,794         1,435,471   

Nuveen Symphony Floating Rate Income Fund, Cl I

     250         4,954   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Cost $1,447,644)

        1,440,425   
     

 

 

 
     
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 1.1%              

iShares Europe ETF

     1,049         39,998   

iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF

     2,050         53,813   

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

     1,063         13,426   

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

     360         37,454   

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

     86,700         918,153   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $1,009,878)

        1,062,844   
     

 

 

 
     

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%              
     Shares/Face Amount      Value  
Brazil — 0.1%              

Banco Bradesco #

     4,200       $ 44,040   

Braskem 3.900%

     600         5,327   
     

 

 

 
        49,367   
     

 

 

 
Germany — 0.0%              

Bayerische Motoren Werke 4.440%

     292         22,165   

Henkel & KGaA 1.340%

     81         10,395   
     

 

 

 
        32,560   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $75,474)

        81,927   
     

 

 

 
     
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION — 0.0%              

Tennessee Valley Authority
1.750%, 10/15/2018

   $ 23,000         23,327   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION
(Cost $23,352)

        23,327   
     

 

 

 
     
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 5.0%              

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.471%, 03/30/2017 (D)(E)

     2,920,000         2,915,243   

U.S. Treasury Bonds
3.125%, 08/15/2044

     23,000         25,586   

3.000%, 11/15/2045

     29,000         31,485   

2.500%, 02/15/2046

     39,000         38,267   

2.500%, 05/15/2046

     368,000         361,257   

U.S. Treasury Notes
2.250%, 07/31/2021

     14,000         14,588   

2.125%, 09/30/2021

     70,000         72,557   

2.125%, 12/31/2021

     58,000         60,130   

2.125%, 06/30/2022

     127,000         131,514   

2.000%, 10/31/2021

     58,000         59,783   

1.750%, 02/28/2022

     79,000         80,355   

1.625%, 06/30/2020

     49,000         49,835   

1.625%, 04/30/2023 (E)

     159,000         159,472   

1.625%, 05/31/2023

     20,000         20,048   

1.625%, 05/15/2026

     35,000         34,377   

1.500%, 02/28/2023 (E)

     161,000         160,421   

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — continued              
     Face Amount      Value  

1.500%, 08/15/2026

   $ 260,000       $ 252,241   

1.375%, 08/31/2023

     100,000         98,516   

1.375%, 09/30/2023

     80,000         78,738   

1.125%, 02/28/2021

     4,000         3,977   

U.S. Treasury Notes
1.125%, 08/31/2021

     100,000         99,117   

1.125%, 09/30/2021

     80,000         79,244   

0.750%, 08/31/2018

     100,000         99,820   

0.750%, 09/30/2018

     80,000         79,828   

0.750%, 07/15/2019

     120,000         119,297   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $5,152,013)

        5,125,696   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 81.4%
(Cost $80,984,410)

      $ 82,956,729   
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $101,878,522.

 

* Non-income producing security.
(1) In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
(A) Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” The total value of such securities as of October 31, 2016 was $4,781,289 and represents 4.7% of Net Assets.
(B) Floating rate security—Rate disclosed is the rate in effect on October 31, 2016.
(C) Step Bonds—The rate reflected on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield on October 31, 2016. The coupon on a step bond changes on a specifiebd date.
(D) Zero coupon security. The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield at time of purchase.
(E) Security, or portion thereof, has been pledged as collateral on open futures contracts or forward foreign currency contracts.
Real Estate Investment Trust
# Rate not available.

BRL — Brazilian Real

Cl — Class

EAFE — Europe, Australasia and Far East

EUR — Euro

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

FTSE — Financial Times Stock Exchange

GBP — British Pound

IDR — Indonesian Rupiah

JPY — Japanese Yen

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

LP — Limited Partnership

MSCI — Morgan Stanley Capital International

MTN — Medium Term Note

PEN — Peruvian Sol

PLC — Public Limited Company

S&P — Standard & Poor’s

S&P CNX Nifty — National Stock Exchange of India

SEK — Swedish Krona

Ser — Series

SGX — Singapore Exchange Limited

TOPIX — Tokyo Stock Price Index

USD — United States Dollar

A list of the outstanding forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2016, is as follows:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Date
    

Currency to

Deliver

    

Currency to

Receive

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         EUR        786,000         USD        889,290       $ 25,070   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         GBP        94,000         USD        125,344         10,195   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         JPY        140,500,000         USD        1,386,949         45,328   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         SEK        259,000         USD        30,853         2,127   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         USD        89,648         EUR        80,000         (1,687

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     12/7/16         USD        30,357         SEK        259,000         (1,631

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     1/10/17         GBP        17,300         USD        22,501         1,288   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     1/10/17         USD        6,109         GBP        5,000         21   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     1/11/17         JPY        6,745,000         USD        66,712         2,188   
               

 

 

 
                $ 82,899   
               

 

 

 

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the total amount of all open forward foreign currency contracts, as presented in the tables above, are representative of the volume of activity for this derivative type during the period.

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

The open futures contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2016, are as follows:

 

Type of Contract    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

DJ Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     (22     Dec-2016       $ (4,223

Euro

     (22     Dec-2016         82,283   

FTSE 100 Index

     (12     Dec-2016         (45,191

GBP Currency

     (20     Dec-2016         125,065   

Japanese Currency

     (1     Dec-2016         3,241   

Mexican Bolsa Index

     41        Dec-2016         30,803   

MINI MSCI EAFE

     (20     Dec-2016         22,844   

MINI MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (14     Dec-2016         (5,699

Russell 2000 Index E-MINI

     69        Dec-2016         (138,447

Russell 1000 Value Index

     28        Dec-2016         957   

S&P 500 Index E-MINI

     (25     Dec-2016         (5,248

SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index

     577        Nov-2016         (69,782

Swiss Franc

     (5     Dec-2016         12,641   

TOPIX Index

     8        Dec-2016         40,114   

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     (19     Dec-2016         30,533   

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

     (11     Dec-2016         4,964   

U.S. Long Treasury Bond

     (10     Dec-2016         79,125   
       

 

 

 
        $ 163,980   
       

 

 

 

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the total amount of all open futures contracts as presented in the table above, are representative of the volume of activity for this derivative type during the period.

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of October 31, 2016, in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stock

           

Austria

   $ 31,489       $         —       $         —       $ 31,489   

Belgium

     106,835                         106,835   

Bermuda

     53,799                         53,799   

Canada

     263,383                         263,383   

Denmark

     102,943                         102,943   

Finland

     166,223                         166,223   

France

     942,692                         942,692   

Germany

     794,855                         794,855   

Hong Kong

     293,246                         293,246   

Indonesia

     7,083,860                         7,083,860   

Ireland

     8,281                         8,281   

Italy

     318,097                         318,097   

Japan

     14,514,948                         14,514,948   

Luxembourg

     35,261                         35,261   

Malaysia

     158,473                         158,473   

Mexico

     9,660,809                         9,660,809   

Netherlands

     357,739                         357,739   

Norway

     86,087                         86,087   

Portugal

     34,029                         34,029   

South Africa

     73,419                         73,419   

South Korea

     130,516                         130,516   

Spain

     327,427                         327,427   

Sweden

     200,220                         200,220   

Switzerland

     693,802                         693,802   

Taiwan

     127,754                         127,754   

United Kingdom

     1,440,315                         1,440,315   

United States

     6,717,424                         6,717,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     44,723,926                         44,723,926   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sovereign Debt

             16,507,890                 16,507,890   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate Obligations

             13,990,694                 13,990,694   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

     1,440,425                         1,440,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds

     1,062,844                         1,062,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

     81,927                         81,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Investments in Securities    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

U.S. Government Agency Obligation

   $      $ 23,327      $       $ 23,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            5,125,696                5,125,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 47,309,122      $ 35,647,607      $         —       $ 82,956,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Contracts *

         

Unrealized Appreciation

   $      $ 86,217      $       $ 86,217   

Unrealized Depreciation

            (3,318             (3,318

Futures Contracts *

         

Unrealized Appreciation

     432,570                       432,570   

Unrealized Depreciation

     (268,590                    (268,590
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 163,980      $ 82,899      $       $ 246,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Futures contracts and forward contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument

Amounts designated as “—“ are $0.

For the period ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. For the period ended October 31, 2016, there were no Level 3 securities.

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES       

Assets:

  

Investments, at Value (Cost $80,984,410)

   $ 82,956,729   

Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $11,689)

     34,819   

Cash

     17,754,424   

Dividend and Interest Receivable

     584,710   

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

     481,846   

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     263,349   

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     86,217   

Receivable due from Investment Adviser

     48,013   

Reclaim Receivable

     23,974   

Deferred Offering Costs (Note 2)

     22,482   

Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign Spot Currency Contracts

     41   

Other Prepaid Expenses

     7,987   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     102,264,591   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

     278,967   

Payable due to Administrator

     11,858   

Variation Margin Payable

     5,050   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     3,318   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     2,468   

Payable due to Trustees

     251   

Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Spot Currency Contracts

     38   

Other Accrued Expenses and Other Payables

     84,119   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     386,069   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 101,878,522   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in Capital

   $ 97,432,149   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

     1,088,411   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

     1,117,437   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     1,972,319   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts

     163,980   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Contracts, Foreign Currency

  

Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     104,226   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 101,878,522   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 101,773,157   

Outstanding Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

     9,681,312   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $10.51   
  

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 105,365   

Outstanding Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

     10,010   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $10.53   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS       
     Period Ended
October 31, 2016*
 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 705,702   

Interest

     760,707   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (55,879
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     1,410,530   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Advisory Fees

     406,536   

Administration Fees

     92,951   

Trustees’ Fees

     6,850   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     4,350   

Custodian Fees

     62,130   

Legal Fees

     48,322   

Offering Costs (Note 2)

     45,276   

Transfer Agent Fees

     31,385   

Audit Fees

     23,000   

Printing Fees

     17,500   

Registration and Filing Fees

     13,214   

Other Expenses

     50,543   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     802,057   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Waiver of Investment Advisory Fees

     (406,536

Reimbursement by Investment Adviser

     (124,493
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     271,028   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     1,139,502   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments

     1,090,913   

Futures Contracts

     37,668   

Forward Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (62,235
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain

     1,066,346   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     1,972,319   

Futures Contracts

     163,980   

Forward Contracts, Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     104,226   
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation

     2,240,525   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts, Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     3,306,871   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 4,446,373   
  

 

 

 

 

* Commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS       
     Period Ended
October 31, 2016*
 

Operations:

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 1,139,502   

Net Realized Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

     1,066,346   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts, Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     2,240,525   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     4,446,373   
  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     108,435,930   

Redeemed

     (11,103,881
  

 

 

 

Net Institutional Shares Transactions

     97,332,049   
  

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares

  

Issued

     100,100   
  

 

 

 

Net Investor Servicing Shares Transactions

     100,100   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions

     97,432,149   
  

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     101,878,522   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of Period

       
  

 

 

 

End of Period (including Undistributed Net Investment Income of $1,088,411)

   $ 101,878,522   
  

 

 

 

Shares Transactions:

  

Institutional Shares

  

Issued

     10,746,149   

Redeemed

     (1,064,837
  

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares Transactions

     9,681,312   
  

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares

  

Issued

     10,010   
  

 

 

 

Total Investor Servicing Shares Transactions

     10,010   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding From Share Transactions

     9,691,322   
  

 

 

 

 

* Commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

 

Amounts designated as “— “ are $0.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS       
Selected Per Share Date & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout the Period
 

Institutional Shares

 
     Period Ended
October 31, 2016(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net Investment Income*

     0.14   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     0.37   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.51   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.51   
  

 

 

 

Total Return†

     5.10
  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

  

Net Assets, End of Period (Thousands)

     $101,773   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.50%††   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Reimbursements)

     1.48%††   

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     2.10%††   

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     90%‡     

 

(1) The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016.
* Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.
Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
†† Annualized.
Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS       
Selected Per Share Date & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
 

Investor Servicing Shares

 
     Period Ended
October 31, 2016(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net Investment Income*

     0.14   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.53   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.53   
  

 

 

 

Total Return†

     5.30
  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

  

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

     $106   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.50%††   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Reimbursements)

     1.48%††   

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     2.08%††   

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     90%‡     

 

(1) The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016.
* Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.
Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
†† Annualized.
Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization:

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust under a 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 14 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek absolute return. The Fund is classified as a diversified investment company. PineBridge Investments LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Fund currently offers Institutional Shares and Investor Servicing Shares. The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016. 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 Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Therefore, the Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance for investment companies.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses 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 Eastern Standard Time 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

 

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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 Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value 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; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government imposed restrictions. 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.

Futures contracts that are traded on an exchange are valued at their last reported sales price as of the valuation date.

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 the Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates its 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 the Fund calculates net asset

 

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value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the Adviser of the Fund 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 the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.

The Fund uses MarkIt Fair Value (“MarkIt”) as a third party fair valuation vendor. MarkIt provides a fair value for foreign securities in the Fund 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 established by the Committee. The Committee establishes 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 Fund values its non-U.S. securities 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 Administrator and can request that a meeting of the Committee be held.

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

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses fair value of its 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 are described below:

 

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

 

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    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.); and

 

    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, 2016, there have been no significant changes to the Fund’s fair valuation methodology.

Federal Income Taxes — It is the Fund’s intention 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. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s 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 Fund 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., from commencement of operations, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

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Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on the specific identification method. Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from settlement date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Fund 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 Fund does 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 unrealized gains and losses 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 transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to protect the value of securities held and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily using the current forward rate and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized gain or loss. The Fund recognizes realized gains or losses when the contract is closed, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Any realized or unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period are presented on the Statements of Operations. Risks may arise from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts at the date of default. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of

 

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Investments for details regarding open forward foreign currency contracts as of October 31, 2016, if applicable.

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the average balances of forward foreign currency exchange contracts were as follows:

 

Average Monthly Notional Contracts Purchased

   $ 82,625   

Average Monthly Notional Contracts Sold

   $ 630,412   

Futures Contracts — The Fund utilized futures contracts during the period ended October 31, 2016. To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, the Fund may use futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Fund’s returns. Initial margin deposits of cash or securities are made upon entering into futures contracts. The futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The futures contracts are marked to market daily and the resulting changes in value are accounted for as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the futures contract.

Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, the futures contract involves the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.

Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open futures contracts as of October 31, 2016.

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the average notional amount of futures contracts held were as follows:

 

Average Notional Value of Contracts Purchased Long

   $ 5,340,412   

Average Notional Value of Contracts Sold Short

   $ 1,745,497   

Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“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

 

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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.

Expenses — Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a particular 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 Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income annually. Any net realized capital gains are distributed annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Deferred Offering Costs — Offering costs, including costs of printing initial prospectus, legal and registration fees, are amortized over twelve-months from inception of the Fund. As of October 31, 2016, the remaining amount still to be amortized for the Fund was $22,482.

3. Derivative Transactions:

The following tables include the Fund’s exposure by type of risk on derivatives held throughout the period.

The fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2016, was as follows:

 

     Asset Derivatives           Liability Derivatives       
     Statement of Assets
and Liability Location
   Fair Value     Statement of Assets
and Liability Location
  Fair Value  

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments:

  

Currency contracts

  Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $ 223,230   Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $

Equity contracts

  Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts      94,718   Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     268,590

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      86,217   Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,318

Interest rate contracts

  Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts      114,622   Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments

   $ 518,787        $ 271,908   
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures and forward contacts as reported in the Schedule of Investments

 

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The effective of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended October 31, 2016, was as follows:

The amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (822,385   $ (236,571   $ (1,058,956

Equity contracts

     1,030,939               1,030,939   

Interest rate contracts

     (170,886            (170,886
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,668      $ (236,571   $ (198,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments    Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
     Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 223,229      $ 82,899       $ 306,128   

Equity contracts

     (173,871             (173,871

Interest rate contracts

     114,622                114,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 163,980      $ 82,899       $ 246,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities:

The Fund is subject to various netting arrangements with select counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a specific counterparty entity in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a specific counterparty entity.

Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain

 

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transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Securities and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of investments at value (securities) or cash pledged as collateral for futures contracts and swap contracts (cash). The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of net asset value. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement. The following is a summary by derivative type of the value of over the counter (“OTC”) financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged by counterparty of the Fund as of October 31, 2016:

 

Counterparty   

Gross

Assets
Recognized

in the

Statement
of Assets
and

Liabilities

    

Gross
Liabilities

Recognized
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities

   

Net
Amount

Available
to be
Offset

     Collateral
Pledged or
(Received)
    Net
Amount
 
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
                    

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc .

   $ 86,217       $ (3,318   $ 82,899       $ (82,899   $         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Collateral pledged is limited to the net outstanding amount due to/from the counterparty. The actual collateral amounts pledged may exceed these amounts and may fluctuate in value.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and select counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. In limited circumstances, the ISDA Master Agreement may contain additional provisions that add additional counterparty protection beyond coverage of existing daily exposure if the counterparty has a decline in credit quality below a predefined level. These amounts, if any, may be segregated with a third party custodian.

 

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5. Transactions with Affiliates:

Certain officers of the Trust are also employees 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.

The services provided by the (“CCO”) and his staff 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.

6. Administration, Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreements:

The Fund and the Administrator are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides administration services to the Fund. 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 Fund. For the period ended October 31, 2016, the Fund paid $92,951 for these services.

The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the “Service Plan”) under which a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.15% of average daily net assets of Investor Servicing Shares of the Fund will be paid to other service providers. Under the Service Plan, other service providers may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing certain shareholder and administrative services.

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

Atlantic Fund Services, LLC, serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.

7. Investment Advisory Agreement:

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund at a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual Fund operating expenses after fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements (excluding any class specific expenses, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, interest, taxes, acquired fund fee expenses and non-routine expenses) from exceeding 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Servicing Shares and Institutional Shares until February 28, 2017

 

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(the “Expense Limitation”). The Adviser may recover all or a portion of its fee reductions or expense reimbursements, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived, within a three-year period from the year in which it reduced its fee or reimbursed expenses if the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses are below the Expense Limitation. This agreement may be terminated by the Board for any reason at any time, or by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on February 28, 2017. As of October 31, 2016, the fees which were previously waived and/or reimbursed by the Adviser, which may be subject to possible future reimbursement, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived, to the Adviser were $531,029 expiring in 2019.

8. Investment Transactions:

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from security sales other than short-term securities, for the period ended October 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Purchases

  

U.S. Government

   $ 11,680,949   

Other

     113,606,837   

Sales

  

U.S. Government

   $ 3,868,384   

Other

     44,832,195   

9. Federal Tax Information:

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income 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. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Permanent book and tax basis differences which are primarily attributable to foreign currency transactions, REIT adjustments, reclassification of sales of PFIC gains and

 

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paydown gains and losses on investments have been reclassified to/from the following accounts during the period ended October 31, 2016:

 

Undistributed Net
Investment Loss

  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain
 
$(51,091)   $ 51,091   

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

There were no tax character of dividends or distributions declared during the period ended October 31, 2016.

As October 31, 2016 of the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

   $ 2,710,939   

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

     46,622   

Unrealized Appreciation

     2,101,665   

Other Temporary Differences

     (412,853
  

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings

   $ 4,446,373   
  

 

 

 

The difference between Federal tax cost and book cost are primarily due to PFIC and 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 by the Fund at October 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

Federal Tax Cost     Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
$ 81,123,270      $ 3,104,062      $ (1,270,603   $ 1,833,459   

10. Concentration of Risks:

As with most funds that invest in fixed income securities, changes in interest rates are one of the most important factors that could affect the value of your investment. Rising interest rates tend to cause the prices of fixed income securities (especially those with longer maturities) and the Fund’s share price to fall.

Asset Allocation Risk — The Fund is subject to asset allocation risk, which is the risk that the Adviser’s allocation of the Fund’s assets among various asset classes will cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective and/or underperform the markets in which the Fund invests.

 

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Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk — Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

Credit Risk — The credit rating or financial condition of an issuer may affect the value of a fixed income security. Generally, the lower the credit quality of a security, the greater the perceived risk that the issuer will fail to pay interest fully and return principal in a timely manner. If an issuer defaults or becomes unable to honor its financial obligations, the security may lose some or all of its value.

Derivatives Risk — The Fund’s use of futures contracts, forward contracts, options or swaps is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk and hedging risk. Market risk is the risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Leverage risk is the risk that since derivatives may be purchased for a fraction of their value, a relatively small price movement in a derivative may result in an immediate and substantial loss or gain for the Fund, and may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly or at all with the underlying asset, rate or index. Liquidity risk is the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. Hedging risk is the risk that derivatives instruments used for hedging purposes may also limit any potential gain that may result from the increase in value of the hedged asset. To the extent that the Fund engages in hedging strategies, there can be no assurance that such strategy will be effective or that there will be a hedge in place at any given time. The Fund’s use of forwards and swaps is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivative contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Valuation risk is the risk that the derivative may be difficult to value. Each of these risks could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument.

Foreign Company Risk — Investing in foreign companies, including direct investments and investments through depositary receipts, poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publically available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce income received from the securities comprising the portfolio. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than

 

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securities of U.S. issuers. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in depositary receipts continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Foreign Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund’s investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, in which case, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund would be adversely affected.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities Risk — The Fund’s investments in foreign sovereign debt securities are subject to the risks that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, due to factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate Risk — As with most funds that invest in fixed income securities, changes in interest rates could affect the value of your investment. Rising interest rates tend to cause the prices of fixed income securities (especially those with longer maturities and lower credit qualities) and the Fund’s share price to fall.

Preferred Stocks Risk — Preferred stocks are sensitive to interest rate changes, and are also subject to equity risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a company’s assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a company’s debt securities.

U.S. Government Securities Risk — The Fund’s investment in U.S. government obligations may include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, or its agencies or instrumentalities. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so. In addition, U.S. government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.

 

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11. Other:

At October 31, 2016, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders for each Fund, which are comprised of individual shareholders and omnibus accounts that are held on behalf of various individual shareholders was as follows:

 

     No. of
Shareholders
     %
Ownership
 

PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

     

Institutional Shares

     5         88

Investor Servicing Shares

     1         100

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

12. Regulatory Matters:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact of the Rule, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Fund’s current financial statement presentation and expects that the Fund will be able to comply with the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.

13. Subsequent Events:

The Fund has 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 as of October 31, 2016.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and Shareholders of

PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule 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 PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (one of the funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2016, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period March 2, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2016, 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 Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit 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 audit, which included confirmation of securities as of October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 22, 2016

 

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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 Fund 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 the mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce your final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the 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 from May 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016.

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 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 period. Simply divide your ending 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 “Expense Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) — concluded

Note: Because the 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 5/01/16
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/16
     Annualized
Expense Ratios
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
 
PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund — Institutional Shares**   

Actual Portfolio Return

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,031.40         0.50   $ 2.55   

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00         1,022.62         0.50        2.54   
PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund — Investor Servicing Shares**   

Actual Portfolio Return

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,032.40         0.50     2.55   

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00         1,022.62         0.50        2.54   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

** Commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

 

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

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, positions 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. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks Pennsylvania 19456. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed to be

 

Name and
Year of Birth
 

Position

with Trust

and Length of
Time Served1

  Principal
Occupations
in the Past Five Years

INTERESTED

TRUSTEES 2 3

   
WILLIAM M. DORAN (Born: 1940)   Chairman of the 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

TRUSTEES3    

   
JON C. HUNT (Born: 1951)   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 (Born: 1954)   Trustee (Since 2014)  

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

 

JAY C. NADEL (Born: 1958)  

Trustee

(since 2016)

 

Self-Employed Consultant since 2004.

 

RANDALL S. YANKER (Born: 1960)  

Trustee

(since 2014)

 

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

 

 

1 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.

 

2 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.

 

3 Trustees oversee 14 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III.

 

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“interested” 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 877-225-4164. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2016.

 

Other Directorships
Held in the Past Five Years4

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

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP to 2013. Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

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

 

Former Directorship: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of AXA Premier VIP Trust, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), Gallery Trust and JP Morgan Active ETFs.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Munder Funds to 2014. Trustee of Victory Funds to 2015. Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of City National Rochdale Funds, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Trust (closed-end investment company) and Gallery Trust. Director of Lapolla Industries, Inc.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Rochdale Investment Trust to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) and Gallery Trust. Independent Non-Executive Director of HFA Holdings Limited.

 

Former Directorship: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016.

 

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 and
Year of Birth
 

Position

with Trust

and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal

Occupations
in the Past Five Years

OFFICERS    
MICHAEL BEATTIE (Born: 1965)   President
(Since 2014)
  Director of Client Service, SEI Investments Company, since 2004.
ROBERT NESHER (Born: 1946)   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 (Born: 1984)   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.
DIANNE M. DESCOTEAUX (Born: 1977)   Vice President and Secretary
(since 2014)
  Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010.

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Name and
Year of Birth
  Position
with Trust
and Length of
Time Served
 

Principal

Occupations
in the Past Five Years

OFFICERS (continued)
RUSSELL EMERY (Born: 1962)   Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2014)
  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since June 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, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), Gallery Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. until 2010. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.
LISA WHITTAKER (Born: 1978)   Vice President and Assistant Secretary (Since 2014)   Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2012-present). Associate Counsel, The Glenmede Trust Company (2011-2012). Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (2006-2011).
JOHN Y. KIM (Born: 1981)   Vice President and Secretary
(Since 2014)
  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2014-present). Associate Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (2009-2014).
BRIDGET E. SUDALL (Born: 1980)   Privacy Officer
(since 2015) Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2015)
  Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (2011-2015). Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (2007- 2011).

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

 

 

None.

 

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2016 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2016 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

Ordinary
Income
Distributions

  Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
  Qualifying
for
Corporate
Dividends
Received
Deduction(1)
  Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
  U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
  Interest
Related
Dividends(4)
  Short-Term
Capital Gain
Dividends(5)
  Foreign
Tax
Credit(6)
100.00%   0.00%   100.00%   5.40%   20.06%   52.38%   10.59%   0.00%   100.00%

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 Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is 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 the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

3. “U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income. 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 “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distribution. Interest related dividends are exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

5. The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short Term Capital Gain Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of short term capital gain distribution that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

6. The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Foreign Taxes” as a percentage of ordinary distributions during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. The Fund intends to pass through a Foreign Tax Credit to shareholders for fiscal year ended 2016. The total amount of foreign source income is $906,432. The total amount of foreign tax paid is $44,506. Your allocation share of the foreign tax credit will be reported on form 1099-DIV.

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholder for the calendar year ending December 31, 2016. Complete information will be computed and reported with your 2016 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

P.O. Box 588

Portland, ME 04112

1- 877-225-4164

Investment Adviser:

PineBridge Investments LLC

399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund described.

PBI-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. There have been no amendments to or waivers granted to this code of ethics.

 

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 experts are Thomas Lemke and Jay Nadel, and they are 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:

 

          2016   2015
          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(1)

    $ 264,000       $ 0       $ 0       $ 211,500       $ 0       $ 0  

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees

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

(c)

 

Tax Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 534,700       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0  

(d)

 

All Other Fees

    $ 0       $ 0       $ 2,970       $ 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:

 

          2016   2015
          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(1)

    $ 36,050       $ 0       $ 0       $ 35,000       $ 0       $ 0  

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees

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

(c)

 

Tax Fees

    $ 5,150       $ 0       $ 0       $ 5,000       $ 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:

 

          2016   2015
          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(1)

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


Notes:

 

  (1) Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(e)(1) The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted and the Board of Trustees has ratified an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Funds may be pre-approved.

The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The 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 pursuant to the Policy; or (3) have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC’s rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditor’s independence.

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 expert, 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.

Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval.

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):

 

     2016   2015

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):

 

     2016   2015

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):

 

     2016   2015

Audit-Related Fees

      N/A         0 %

Tax Fees

      N/A         0 %

All Other Fees

      N/A         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 $537,670 and $0 for 2016 and 2015, 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 $5,150 and $5,000 for 2016 and 2015, 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 two fiscal years were N/A and $0 for 2016 and 2015, respectively.


(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 270.30a-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 (17CFR 270.3a-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 6, 2017

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 6, 2017

 

By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Stephen Connors

      Stephen Connors,
      Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 6, 2017

 

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