PPM Funds Form N-CSR

N-CSR 1 d10216dncsr.htm PPM FUNDS FORM N-CSR PPM Funds Form N-CSR

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: 811-23308

PPM Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Mailing address)

Andrew Tedeschi

PPM Funds

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 338-5800

Date of Fiscal Year End: December 31

Date of Reporting Period: December 31, 2020

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Item 1.

Report to Shareholders.

LOGO

PPMFunds

December 31, 2020

PPM Funds including: PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (PKPIX), PPM High Yield Core Fund (PKHIX) and PPM Small Cap Value Fund (PZSIX)


Management Discussion and Fund Performance	2
Schedules of Investments	5
Statements of Assets and Liabilities	21
Statements of Operations	22
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	23
Financial Highlights	25
Notes to Financial Statements	26
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	36
Additional Disclosures	38
PPM Funds Trustee’s and Officer’s Information	39
PPM Funds Approval of the Trust’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements	43

PPM Funds Supplements to Prospectus


PPMFunds	PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund


Total Return*
Institutional Class†
1 Year	9.98	%
Since Inception	8.27	%
†Inception date July 16, 2018
*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.

The graph shows the change in value of an assumed $10,000 investment in the Fund's Institutional Class shares over 10 years, or since inception if the inception is less than 10 years, as well as the Fund's benchmark(s) performance for the same period.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses.


Composition as of December 31, 2020:
Corporate Bonds and Notes	48.5	%
Government and Agency Obligations	36.9
Non-US Government Agency ABS	7.2
Senior Loan Interests	1.1
Common Stocks	0.0
Short Term Investments	6.3
Total Investments	100.0	%

For the year ended December 31, 2020, PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund outperformed its primary benchmark by posting a return of 9.98% for Institutional Class shares compared to 7.51% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund’s security selection and positioning in US corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, as well as mortgage backed securities (“MBS”), drove the outperformance. Positioning in commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) modestly detracted as CMBS underperformed other asset classes. Cash holdings also modestly detracted, as risk assets gained over the year. Within corporate bonds, security selection and the resulting overweight positions in consumer cyclical and banking positively contributed to performance, while holdings in real estate investment trust and in a subcategory of financials (the “financial – other”) modestly detracted.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to realize maximum total return, consistent with the preservation of capital and prudent investment management. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of debt securities of US and foreign issuers. We seek to consistently add value by making investment decisions based on our view of longer term trends and non-economic factors that may affect interest rates. We also consider quantitative and qualitative factors, such as economic and market factors, in terms of how they could impact an individual company or a specific sector.

Relative to the benchmark on December 31, 2020, the Fund held an underweight position in US Treasuries and overweight positions in investment grade corporate bonds, asset backed securities (“ABS”), CMBS and MBS, as well as an out of index position in high yield bonds. The Fund entered 2020 with a smaller investment grade corporate bond position but increased that position as corporate sector valuations widened early in the year.

It is important to remember the market is likely to enter 2021 with many risks. Our largest exposure at year end was in investment grade corporate bonds, but investment grade valuations have already tightened and peer analysis shows investors are already long, reducing the pool of marginal buyers. COVID-19 is still rampant, and we believe the market has become complacent in relying on current vaccine efforts to work in the timeframe the market expects.


PPMFunds	PPM High Yield Core Fund (Unaudited)

PPM High Yield Core Fund


Total Return*
Institutional Class†
1 Year	5.34	%
Since Inception	5.99	%
†Inception date July 16, 2018
*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.


Composition as of December 31, 2020:
Corporate Bonds and Notes	93.0	%
Senior Loan Interests	2.3
Investment Companies	1.1
Preferred Stocks	0.2
Common Stocks	0.1
Warrants	0.1
Non-US Government Agency ABS	0.0
Short Term Investments	3.2
Total Investments	100.0	%

For the year ended December 31, 2020, PPM High Yield Core Fund underperformed its primary benchmark by posting a return of 5.34% for Institutional Class shares compared to 6.07% for the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index.

Allocations to and positioning in high yield and investment grade corporate bonds positively contributed to performance, while allocations to floating rate bank loans and US Treasury interest rate futures used to manage duration detracted. The US Treasury hedges detracted as Treasuries rallied during 2020 due to the pandemic, economic shutdown and US Federal Reserve rate cuts. Within high yield corporate bonds, security selection in communications and an underweight to energy positively contributed, the latter benefitting from the sharp selloff in oil and natural gas prices during the first quarter of 2020 due to significantly reduced demand. Security selection in leisure and capital goods detracted from performance.

The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to identify the best relative value investment opportunities across various debt sectors by analyzing overall economic conditions and identifying companies we believe have the highest potential for improving credit fundamentals. The Fund primarily invests in high yield, high risk debt securities. The Fund has flexibility to invest in bank loans, equities and foreign issuers.

Relative to the benchmark on December 31, 2020, the Fund’s largest overweight positions within high yield bonds were in media, energy and financial services. PPM believes investments in both media and energy allow the Fund to participate in a cyclical recovery. Energy, which moved from an underweight to an overweight position during the year, also could benefit from mergers and acquisitions and has a high proportion of fallen angels, which we feel offers attractive relative value. We believe a steeper interest rate curve and economic recovery will be positive for financial services. The largest underweight positions on December 31, 2020, were in real estate and utilities, two noncyclical sectors, as well as information technology and electronics.

The risks to the high yield bond market in 2021 center on the speed of delivering and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and by extension the pace of economic recovery. Credit market valuations are a risk due to lower starting spread levels and overall modest absolute yields. In our opinion, the economic recovery could be choppy with periodic setbacks.


PPMFunds	PPM Small Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)

PPM Small Cap Value Fund


Total Return*
Institutional Class†
1 Year	-2.26	%
Since Inception	-0.35	%
†Inception date May 01, 2018
*The Fund's investment adviser waived/reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Performance results shown reflect the waiver, without which performance results would have been lower.


Composition as of December 31, 2020:
Financials	28.5	%
Industrials	17.2
Consumer Discretionary	11.8
Information Technology	10.6
Real Estate	7.9
Health Care	7.9
Materials	5.2
Energy	3.7
Consumer Staples	2.2
Communication Services	2.2
Utilities	1.5
Other Short Term Investments	1.3
Total Investments	100.0	%

For the year ended December 31, 2020, PPM Small Cap Value Fund underperformed its primary benchmark by posting a return of -2.26% for Institutional Class shares compared to 4.63% for the Russell 2000 Value Index.

Bottom-up security selection drives the Fund’s sector allocations and performance. Holdings in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (-86.9%), PBF Energy, Inc. (-77.1%) and Triumph Group, Inc. (-66.7%) detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. Holdings in National General Holdings Corp. (54.5%), Semtech Corp. (36.3%) and Avaya Holdings Corp. (97.6%) positively contributed to the Fund’s relative performance to the benchmark.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to achieve long term growth of capital. The Fund employs a value investing style that seeks to uncover investment opportunities that can be purchased at a significant discount relative to the market. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations within the range of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Quantitative and qualitative factors, such as economic and market factors, are considered in terms of how they could impact an individual company or a specific sector.

The Fund’s largest overweight sectors relative to the benchmark on December 31, 2020, were information technology, health care and financials. Over the year, the position in financials moved from the Fund’s largest underweight to the current overweight position, reflecting the Fund managers’ view that cyclical sectors could outperform in 2021. The largest underweight sectors on December 31, 2020, were utilities, consumer staples and real estate, non-cyclical sectors that the Fund managers believe could underperform in 2021.

Despite a more optimistic outlook, we still see risks facing equity markets. There remains a chance for political induced volatility, as more concrete plans from the Biden Administration could unsettle investors. Additionally, a continued rotation into cyclicals, small caps and value stocks could make individual stocks and industries with excessive valuations more susceptible to selloffs. Lastly, a move higher in rates could pressure equity valuations as it would narrow the excess yield that equities currently provide over US Treasuries.

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December 31, 2020

Important Disclosures and Glossary

Before investing, investors should carefully read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus and consider the investment objectives, risk, charges and expenses. For this and more complete information about the Funds, investors may obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or by visiting https://www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds/.

Mutual funds are issued by PPM America, Inc. PPM Funds are distributed by Jackson National Life Distributors LLC, member FINRA.

Certain comments in this annual report are based on current management expectations and are considered “forward-looking statements.” Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “anticipate” and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions reflect our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. Our opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and because the investment decisions we make are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of any intent to trade. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not recommendations to purchase or sell securities.

The discussion of the Funds’ investments and investment strategy (including current investment themes, the portfolio managers’ research and investment process, and portfolio characteristics) represents the Funds’ investments and the views of the portfolio managers and PPM America, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser, at the time of this report, and are subject to change without notice.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance shown. All returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Please see the Notes to the Financial Statements of this annual report, as well as the prospectus for more information on risks.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad measure of US investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. It includes Treasuries, government-rated issues, corporate bonds, MBS, CMBS and ABS securities.

The ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index provides a measure of below investment grade bonds, is constructed based on the ICE BofAML US High Yield Index and imposes a 2% issuer cap. The ICE BofAML US High Yield Index provides a broad measure of below investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate corporate debt. It includes corporate bonds with risk exposures to countries that are members of the FX-G10, Western Europe or territories of the US and Western Europe.

The Russell 2000 Value Index provides a broad, market capitalization-weighted measure of value oriented US small cap stocks. It measures the performance of companies within the Russell 2000 Index which have lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations

PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 51.1%
Financials 15.5%
	AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company
		4.50%, 09/15/23	150,000		162,648
		6.50%, 07/15/25	50,000		59,771
	AIA Group Limited
		3.60%, 04/09/29 (a)	200,000		225,780
	Avolon Holdings Funding Limited
		5.25%, 05/15/24 (a)	158,000		171,593
	Bank of America Corporation
		6.25%, (100, 09/05/24) (b)	75,000		83,217
		6.30%, (100, 03/10/26) (b)	45,000		52,313
		4.00%, 01/22/25	46,000		51,371
		4.25%, 10/22/26	215,000		251,711
		3.56%, 04/23/27	115,000		129,839
		3.25%, 10/21/27	27,000		30,221
		3.59%, 07/21/28	150,000		170,261
		4.27%, 07/23/29	322,000		383,357
		2.68%, 06/19/41	135,000		140,157
	Barclays PLC
		3.56%, 09/23/35 (c)	150,000		161,541
	Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation
		2.85%, 10/15/50	83,000		89,084
	BNP Paribas
		2.59%, 08/12/35 (a) (c)	200,000		203,779
	Capital One Financial Corporation
		3.75%, 03/09/27	75,000		85,596
	Citigroup Inc.
		5.00%, (100, 09/12/24) (b)	108,000		112,146
		4.45%, 09/29/27	76,000		89,485
		3.52%, 10/27/28	131,000		147,917
	Credit Suisse Group AG
		5.25%, (100, 02/11/27) (a) (b)	200,000		211,943
		7.50%, (100, 12/11/23) (a) (b) (c)	150,000		166,500
		6.50%, 08/08/23 (a) (c)	250,000		281,494
	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
		2.13%, 11/24/26	150,000		153,248
	Diamond Finance International Limited
		6.02%, 06/15/26 (a) (d)	67,000		81,732
		8.35%, 07/15/46 (a) (d)	100,000		150,494
	FS KKR Capital Corp.
		3.40%, 01/15/26	164,000		162,985
	Glencore Funding LLC
		4.88%, 03/12/29 (a)	115,000		138,251
	HSBC Holdings PLC
		6.88%, (100, 06/01/21) (b) (c)	200,000		203,000
	Icahn Enterprises L.P.
		4.75%, 09/15/24	50,000		52,098
		6.25%, 05/15/26	69,000		73,151
	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
		2.10%, 06/15/30	127,000		132,196
	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
		4.01%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.80%), (100, 02/01/21) (b) (e)	60,000		59,744
		5.00%, (100, 08/01/24) (b)	80,000		84,070
		3.22%, 03/01/25	89,000		95,987
		2.01%, 03/13/26	132,000		138,652
		3.78%, 02/01/28	55,000		63,167
		3.51%, 01/23/29	101,000		115,150
		4.01%, 04/23/29	28,000		32,845
		2.74%, 10/15/30	110,000		119,529
		2.96%, 05/13/31	107,000		117,114
	Lloyds Banking Group PLC
		7.50%, (100, 09/27/25) (b) (c)	109,000		125,895
		3.87%, 07/09/25 (c)	200,000		220,507
	Markel Corporation
		6.00%, (100, 06/01/25) (b)	78,000		86,182
	Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
		3.60%, 01/11/24 (a)	210,000		228,984
	Morgan Stanley
		4.05%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.81%), (100, 01/15/21) (b) (e) (f)	82,000		81,813
		4.88%, 11/01/22	100,000		107,784
		3.62%, 04/01/31	206,000		238,949
	NatWest Group PLC
		3.07%, 05/22/28 (c)	200,000		217,002
	NatWest Markets PLC
		2.38%, 05/21/23 (a)	200,000		208,213
	Nordic Aviation Capital
		6.83%, 03/14/25 (g) (h) (i)	139,295		109,765
	Owl Rock Capital Corporation
		3.40%, 07/15/26	65,000		65,898
	Rassman, Joel H.
		3.80%, 11/01/29	140,000		151,705
	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
		3.50%, 04/01/25	82,000		91,108
		3.80%, 03/15/30	241,000		282,935
		6.75%, 10/01/37	70,000		106,447
	The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
		3.70%, 01/22/70 (a)	57,000		64,099
	The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
		3.45%, 04/23/29	115,000		132,578
	The Travelers Companies, Inc.
		2.55%, 04/27/50	26,000		27,388
	Truist Financial Corporation
		4.95%, (100, 09/01/25) (b)	107,000		117,701
	U.S. Bancorp
		3.00%, 07/30/29	31,000		34,782
	Wells Fargo & Company
		2.41%, 10/30/25	143,000		151,157
		3.20%, 06/17/27	173,000		191,663
		3.58%, 05/22/28	24,000		27,204
		2.88%, 10/30/30	95,000		103,497
	Westpac Banking Corporation
		2.67%, 11/15/35 (c)	71,000		73,174
	ZF North America Capital, Inc.
		4.75%, 04/29/25 (a)	65,000		69,983
				8,751,550
Energy 6.6%
	Aker BP ASA
		3.75%, 01/15/30 (a)	255,000		268,546
	Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
		4.49%, 05/01/30	76,000		91,123
	Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC
		7.00%, 06/30/24	110,000		128,357
		5.88%, 03/31/25	54,000		62,824
	Cheniere Energy, Inc.
		4.63%, 10/15/28 (a)	85,000		89,534
		4.50%, 10/01/29	125,000		132,107
	Chevron Corporation
		2.00%, 05/11/27	133,000		141,003
	Diamondback Energy, Inc.
		4.75%, 05/31/25	46,000		51,722
	Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.
		5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)	14,000		14,357
		5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)	14,000		15,057
	Energy Transfer LP
		6.75%, (100, 05/15/25) (b)	102,000		94,368
		7.13%, (100, 05/15/30) (b)	119,000		113,772
		4.25%, 03/15/23	173,000		183,744
		5.25%, 04/15/29	42,000		49,004
		3.75%, 05/15/30	67,000		72,126
		5.80%, 06/15/38	45,000		51,509
		6.13%, 12/15/45	20,000		23,650
		6.25%, 04/15/49	40,000		48,588
	Enlink Midstream, LLC
		4.15%, 06/01/25	71,000		69,288
	Enterprise Products Operating LLC
		3.13%, 07/31/29	109,000		121,027
		4.20%, 01/31/50	84,000		98,066
	EQM Midstream Partners, LP
		4.13%, 12/01/26	113,000		114,577
	Exxon Mobil Corporation
		3.48%, 03/19/30	195,000		226,127
		2.61%, 10/15/30 (c)	40,000		43,668

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	MPLX LP
		4.00%, 03/15/28	120,000		137,203
		5.20%, 12/01/47	45,000		54,407
	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
		3.50%, 08/15/29	140,000		127,686
		4.30%, 08/15/39	20,000		16,860
		4.40%, 08/15/49	22,000		18,542
	Parsley Energy, LLC
		5.63%, 10/15/27 (a)	125,000		136,863
	Pioneer Natural Resources Company
		1.90%, 08/15/30	40,000		39,586
	Rattler Midstream LP
		5.63%, 07/15/25 (a)	15,000		15,844
	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC
		4.20%, 03/15/28	250,000		286,895
		4.50%, 05/15/30 (a) (c)	80,000		94,771
	Targa Resource Corporation
		5.50%, 03/01/30	140,000		151,872
		4.88%, 02/01/31 (a)	56,000		60,943
	Transocean Pontus Limited
		6.13%, 08/01/25 (a)	15,600		14,807
	Transocean Poseidon Limited
		6.88%, 02/01/27 (a)	49,000		44,558
	Transocean Proteus Limited
		6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)	105,000		98,568
	WPX Energy, Inc.
		5.88%, 06/15/28	60,000		65,390
		4.50%, 01/15/30	53,000		56,211
				3,725,150
Consumer Staples 5.2%
	Altria Group, Inc.
		2.35%, 05/06/25	85,000		90,174
		4.80%, 02/14/29	54,000		64,701
	Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
		4.90%, 02/01/46	146,000		189,887
	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
		3.25%, 03/27/30	70,000		80,889
	Ashtead Capital, Inc.
		5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)	128,000		135,482
	BAT Capital Corp.
		2.26%, 03/25/28	126,000		130,238
		4.91%, 04/02/30	151,000		182,362
		4.39%, 08/15/37	74,000		82,650
	Cargill, Incorporated
		2.13%, 04/23/30 (a)	35,000		36,815
	Jaguar Holding Company II
		4.63%, 06/15/25 (a)	17,000		17,933
		5.00%, 06/15/28 (a)	17,000		18,320
	JBS Investments II GmbH
		7.00%, 01/15/26 (a)	200,000		215,832
	JBS USA Food Company
		6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)	84,000		97,766
	Kraft Heinz Foods Company
		4.25%, 03/01/31 (a)	68,000		75,602
		4.63%, 10/01/39 (a)	20,000		22,233
	Mars, Incorporated
		2.38%, 07/16/40 (a)	60,000		61,251
		3.95%, 04/01/49 (a)	143,000		182,796
	Northwestern University
		2.64%, 12/01/50	38,000		40,304
	PepsiCo, Inc.
		3.38%, 07/29/49	110,000		133,283
	Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC
		3.38%, 08/31/27 (a)	57,000		56,761
	Reynolds American Inc.
		5.70%, 08/15/35	46,000		58,024
		7.00%, 08/04/41	45,000		60,338
	Safeway Inc.
		3.50%, 02/15/23 (a)	100,000		102,430
	Sysco Corporation
		5.65%, 04/01/25 (d)	47,000		56,049
		5.95%, 04/01/30 (d)	33,000		43,367
	Upjohn Inc.
		3.85%, 06/22/40 (a)	119,000		133,591
		4.00%, 06/22/50 (a)	71,000		80,880
	Walmart Inc.
		2.85%, 07/08/24	174,000		187,996
		3.25%, 07/08/29	234,000		271,805
				2,909,759
Health Care 5.0%
	AbbVie Inc.
		3.20%, 11/21/29	75,000		84,384
		4.05%, 11/21/39	45,000		54,583
	Amgen Inc.
		2.20%, 02/21/27	133,000		142,375
		2.45%, 02/21/30	48,000		51,444
		3.15%, 02/21/40	164,000		179,059
	Ascension Health
		2.53%, 11/15/29	28,000		30,509
	Bausch Health Companies Inc.
		5.50%, 11/01/25 (a)	22,000		22,747
		8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)	21,000		23,366
		5.75%, 08/15/27 (a)	60,000		64,515
	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
		3.40%, 07/26/29	205,000		238,267
		4.13%, 06/15/39	100,000		127,958
	Centene Corporation
		5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)	59,000		62,298
		4.25%, 12/15/27	77,000		81,676
		4.63%, 12/15/29	120,000		132,791
		3.38%, 02/15/30	101,000		106,277
		3.00%, 10/15/30	123,000		130,126
	Cigna Holding Company
		3.40%, 03/01/27	114,000		128,669
		2.40%, 03/15/30	59,000		62,679
	CVS Health Corporation
		4.30%, 03/25/28	53,000		62,931
		4.78%, 03/25/38	100,000		126,133
		5.05%, 03/25/48	100,000		135,347
	HCA Inc.
		5.38%, 09/01/26	75,000		86,073
	Molina Healthcare, Inc.
		4.38%, 06/15/28 (a)	17,000		17,888
		3.88%, 11/15/30 (a)	19,000		20,379
	Mylan Inc
		5.20%, 04/15/48	23,000		30,258
	Providence St. Joseph Health
		2.53%, 10/01/29	67,000		71,013
	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
		1.75%, 09/15/30	93,000		91,464
	Royalty Pharma PLC
		3.30%, 09/02/40 (a)	91,000		95,733
	Smith & Nephew PLC
		2.03%, 10/14/30	125,000		127,122
	Tenet Healthcare Corporation
		4.88%, 01/01/26 (a)	140,000		146,301
	Universal Health Services, Inc.
		2.65%, 10/15/30 (a)	50,000		52,006
				2,786,371
Communication Services 4.5%
	AT&T Inc.
		5.25%, 03/01/37	116,000		150,698
		4.90%, 08/15/37	16,000		19,985
		4.30%, 12/15/42	105,000		122,134
		3.10%, 02/01/43	131,000		132,822
	CCO Holdings, LLC
		4.75%, 03/01/30 (a)	195,000		210,426
	Charter Communications Operating, LLC
		4.91%, 07/23/25	140,000		162,541
		5.38%, 04/01/38	45,000		56,536
		6.83%, 10/23/55	51,000		76,735
	Comcast Corporation
		2.35%, 01/15/27	200,000		215,129
		4.60%, 10/15/38	51,000		67,082
		3.75%, 04/01/40	35,000		42,055
		3.40%, 07/15/46	50,000		57,725
	CSC Holdings, LLC
		6.50%, 02/01/29 (a)	100,000		112,783

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
		5.25%, 08/01/26	71,000		78,326
	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
		6.50%, 05/15/27 (a)	60,000		67,127
	Sirius XM Radio Inc.
		5.50%, 07/01/29 (a)	47,000		51,818
	TEGNA Inc.
		5.00%, 09/15/29	70,000		73,956
	The Walt Disney Company
		2.65%, 01/13/31	131,000		143,343
	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
		3.50%, 04/15/25 (a)	65,000		71,908
	Verizon Communications Inc.
		4.33%, 09/21/28	105,000		126,382
		1.75%, 01/20/31	156,000		155,327
		4.50%, 08/10/33	47,000		59,212
		2.65%, 11/20/40	91,000		91,973
	Vodafone Group Public Limited Company
		5.00%, 05/30/38	120,000		156,423
				2,502,446
Consumer Discretionary 4.4%
	Adient US LLC
		9.00%, 04/15/25 (a)	38,000		42,501
	Amazon.com, Inc.
		2.50%, 06/03/50	50,000		51,749
	Booking Holdings Inc.
		4.10%, 04/13/25	124,000		140,775
		4.63%, 04/13/30	130,000		161,185
	Carnival Corporation
		11.50%, 04/01/23 (a)	146,000		168,780
	Cedar Fair, L.P.
		5.50%, 05/01/25 (a)	83,000		86,706
	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
		5.25%, 04/15/23	103,000		110,482
	Ford Motor Company
		8.50%, 04/21/23	33,000		37,107
		9.00%, 04/22/25	67,000		82,160
	General Motors Company
		6.13%, 10/01/25	51,000		61,917
		6.80%, 10/01/27	39,000		50,149
	GLP Financing, LLC
		5.75%, 06/01/28	15,000		17,711
		5.30%, 01/15/29	100,000		116,331
	Hanesbrands Inc.
		5.38%, 05/15/25 (a)	152,000		161,103
	Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc.
		5.38%, 05/01/25 (a)	33,000		35,258
		5.75%, 05/01/28 (a)	33,000		36,029
	Hyatt Hotels Corporation
		5.38%, 04/23/25 (d)	45,000		51,027
	Hyundai Capital America
		1.80%, 10/15/25 (a)	66,000		67,461
	Lowe`s Companies, Inc.
		3.00%, 10/15/50	36,000		38,551
	M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
		6.00%, 01/15/43 (d)	11,000		14,742
	Macy's, Inc.
		8.38%, 06/15/25 (a)	85,000		94,300
	Marriott International, Inc.
		5.75%, 05/01/25 (d)	115,000		134,518
	Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC
		6.50%, 06/20/27 (a)	35,026		37,817
	Newell Brands Inc.
		4.88%, 06/01/25	46,000		50,583
	NIKE, Inc.
		3.25%, 03/27/40	74,000		86,267
	NVR, Inc.
		3.00%, 05/15/30	134,000		145,890
	Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership
		3.50%, 02/15/29 (a)	35,000		35,082
	Ross Stores, Inc.
		4.60%, 04/15/25	169,000		195,015
		1.88%, 04/15/31	74,000		74,135
	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
		11.50%, 06/01/25 (a)	22,000		25,664
	The Home Depot, Inc.
		3.35%, 04/15/50	74,000		88,205
				2,499,200
Utilities 3.9%
	Ameren Illinois Company
		4.50%, 03/15/49	65,000		88,309
	Commonwealth Edison Company
		3.75%, 08/15/47	79,000		95,583
	Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
		3.95%, 04/01/50	57,000		69,298
	DPL Inc.
		4.13%, 07/01/25 (a)	102,000		110,288
	Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.
		2.53%, 10/01/30 (a)	61,000		63,022
	Edison International
		4.95%, 04/15/25	70,000		79,784
	Exelon Corporation
		5.10%, 06/15/45	75,000		100,941
	FirstEnergy Corp.
		3.90%, 07/15/27 (d) (j)	69,000		75,835
	Nevada Power Company
		3.70%, 05/01/29	140,000		163,871
	Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
		2.95%, 04/01/25	80,000		87,115
	Pacific Gas And Electric Company
		2.50%, 02/01/31	234,000		234,611
		3.30%, 12/01/27 - 08/01/40	132,000		135,254
	San Diego Gas & Electric Company
		1.70%, 10/01/30	168,000		169,834
	Southern California Edison Company
		4.13%, 03/01/48	46,000		54,912
		3.65%, 02/01/50	62,000		70,200
	The AES Corporation
		3.30%, 07/15/25 (a)	133,000		144,863
		2.45%, 01/15/31 (a)	114,000		115,429
	The Narragansett Electric Company
		3.40%, 04/09/30 (a)	37,000		42,062
	Vistra Operations Company LLC
		3.55%, 07/15/24 (a)	71,000		76,811
		3.70%, 01/30/27 (a)	220,000		241,428
				2,219,450
Materials 2.7%
	Anglo American Capital PLC
		5.38%, 04/01/25 (a)	200,000		234,007
		4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)	121,000		140,063
		4.75%, 04/10/27 (a)	180,000		212,791
	CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V.
		5.45%, 11/19/29 (a)	130,000		142,714
	CF Industries, Inc.
		4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)	314,000		369,890
	FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd
		4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)	81,000		83,497
	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
		5.00%, 09/01/27	61,000		64,821
		5.40%, 11/14/34	35,000		43,756
	NOVA Chemicals Corporation
		4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)	130,000		135,727
	Teck Resources Limited
		3.90%, 07/15/30	105,000		116,976
				1,544,242
Industrials 2.3%
	Aircastle Limited
		5.25%, 08/11/25 (a)	108,000		118,614
	Delta Air Lines, Inc.
		7.00%, 05/01/25 (a)	134,000		155,215
	General Dynamics Corporation
		4.25%, 04/01/40	100,000		129,990
	General Electric Company
		5.00%, (100, 01/21/21) (b)	419,000		388,522
		3.45%, 05/01/27	31,000		34,912
		3.63%, 05/01/30	73,000		83,349

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	Hillenbrand, Inc.
		5.00%, 09/15/26 (d) (j)	20,000		22,408
	Howmet Aerospace Inc.
		6.88%, 05/01/25	36,000		42,341
	Lockheed Martin Corporation
		2.80%, 06/15/50	32,000		34,574
	Moog Inc.
		4.25%, 12/15/27 (a)	44,000		46,011
	Northrop Grumman Corporation
		4.40%, 05/01/30	46,000		56,688
	Otis Worldwide Corporation
		2.57%, 02/15/30	55,000		59,041
	Park Aerospace Holdings Limited
		5.25%, 08/15/22 (a)	13,000		13,624
	SkyMiles IP Ltd.
		4.50%, 10/20/25 (a)	10,000		10,705
		4.75%, 10/20/28 (a)	16,000		17,450
	United Rentals (North America), Inc.
		3.88%, 11/15/27	55,000		57,681
				1,271,125
Information Technology 0.7%
	Broadcom Inc.
		4.25%, 04/15/26	130,000		148,966
		3.88%, 01/15/27	57,000		64,054
	Dell International L.L.C.
		5.85%, 07/15/25 (a)	6,000		7,182
		4.90%, 10/01/26 (a) (d)	50,000		59,042
	Microsoft Corporation
		3.95%, 08/08/56	72,000		98,208
		2.68%, 06/01/60	15,000		16,184
				393,636
Real Estate 0.3%
	Simon Property Group, L.P.
		2.45%, 09/13/29	99,000		103,692
	VICI Properties Inc.
		4.25%, 12/01/26 (a)	55,000		57,094
				160,786
	Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $26,301,200)			28,763,715
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 38.9%
Mortgage-Backed Securities 26.9%
	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
		2.00%, 02/01/35 - 06/01/35	220,383		230,573
		1.50%, 01/01/36	120,012		123,590
		4.00%, 10/01/45 - 06/01/48	169,570		182,230
		3.50%, 01/01/46 - 08/01/49	1,411,380		1,498,714
		4.50%, 11/01/48	29,347		31,800
		3.00%, 07/01/32 - 12/01/49	334,219		352,962
		2.50%, 05/01/50 - 07/01/50	281,332		296,257
	Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.
		2.00%, 03/01/35 - 07/01/35	165,396		172,976
		2.50%, 01/01/33 - 11/01/50	1,165,671		1,223,961
		1.50%, 11/01/35	124,388		128,097
		4.00%, 01/01/47 - 09/01/49	901,598		966,086
		3.50%, 10/01/46 - 01/01/48	432,665		462,400
		4.50%, 05/01/47 - 12/01/48	673,252		733,490
		3.00%, 09/01/32 - 09/01/50	2,583,922		2,724,328
		2.00%, 02/15/36 - 02/15/51 (k)	1,693,000		1,760,382
		TBA, 1.50%, 02/15/36 - 02/15/51 (k)	265,000		269,749
		TBA, 2.50%, 02/15/51 (k)	515,000		542,118
	Government National Mortgage Association
		3.00%, 10/20/46 - 04/20/50	420,323		438,591
		3.50%, 05/20/47 - 03/20/50	937,887		1,005,221
		4.00%, 07/20/47	344,641		371,220
		4.50%, 12/20/48 - 02/20/49	171,295		184,957
		TBA, 2.00%, 02/15/51 (k)	240,000		250,656
		TBA, 2.50%, 02/15/51 (k)	1,100,000		1,162,289
				15,112,647
U.S. Treasury Note 7.0%
	Treasury, United States Department of
		0.13%, 12/15/23	380,000		379,525
		2.25%, 11/15/25	980,000		1,070,344
		0.38%, 12/31/25	560,000		560,350
		1.50%, 10/31/24 - 08/15/26	943,000		994,338
		0.63%, 03/31/27	345,000		346,941
		2.88%, 08/15/28	375,000		435,410
		0.88%, 11/15/30	150,000		149,414
				3,936,322
U.S. Treasury Bond 4.1%
	Treasury, United States Department of
		3.75%, 08/15/41	461,000		654,476
		3.13%, 11/15/41	292,000		381,471
		2.50%, 02/15/45 - 02/15/46	772,000		920,873
		3.00%, 02/15/48	277,000		363,389
				2,320,209
U.S. Government Agency Obligations 0.4%
	Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.
		0.88%, 08/05/30 (l)	229,000		224,169
Municipal 0.3%
	Dormitory Authority State of New York
		3.19%, 02/15/43	100,000		109,048
	The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
		1.09%, 07/01/23	75,000		76,117
				185,165
Sovereign 0.2%
	Abu Dhabi, Government of
		3.13%, 04/16/30 (a)	100,000		112,950
	Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $20,802,636)			21,891,462
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 7.6%
	Air Canada 2020-2 Class A Pass Through Trust
		Series 2020-A-2, 5.25%, 04/01/29	27,000		28,756
	Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
		Series 2020-A-1, 4.80%, 08/15/27	94,000		103,251
	American Airlines, Inc.
		Series 2016-AA-2, 3.20%, 06/15/28	161,900		156,400
	American Tower Trust #1
		Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23	265,000		269,838
	AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
		Series 2018-A3-1, 3.07%, 01/19/21	89,206		89,601
	Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust
		Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21	38,982		39,159
	Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust
		Series 2019-A2-2, 2.06%, 06/15/21	185,183		185,761
		Series 2020-A2-1, 1.64%, 06/15/23	155,180		155,982
	CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-2
		Series 2019-A3-2, 2.68%, 12/15/22	300,000		307,037
	CCG Receivables Trust
		Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21	5,437		5,442
		Series 2019-A2-2, 2.11%, 03/14/23	72,725		73,727
	Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
		Series 2019-A4-C7, REMIC, 3.10%, 12/17/29	275,000		309,601
	COMM Mortgage Trust
		Series 2014-A4-UBS3, REMIC, 3.82%, 05/10/24	49,000		53,644
	CSMC Trust
		Series 2017-A3-HL2, REMIC, 3.50%, 09/25/24 (e)	12,646		12,708
	DLL LLC
		Series 2018-A3-ST2, 3.46%, 04/20/21	32,310		32,471
		Series 2019-A2-MT3, 2.13%, 01/20/22	77,302		77,567
	Foundation Finance Trust
		Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22	24,713		25,166
	GLS Auto Receivables Trust
		Series 2019-A-1A, 3.37%, 03/15/21	14,205		14,254
	GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2020-1
		Series 2020-A3-1, 1.67%, 12/20/22	300,000		304,064
	GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2020-3
		Series 2020-A2A-3, 0.35%, 02/20/22	179,000		179,173
	Grace Trust
		Series 2020-A-GRCE, REMIC, 2.35%, 12/12/30	177,000		187,535
	HPEFS Equipment Trust
		Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.19%, 09/20/29	69,959		70,190
		Series 2019-A3-1A, 2.21%, 09/20/29	100,000		101,080
	Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust
		Series 2019-A-30HY, REMIC, 3.23%, 07/12/29	150,000		169,967

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust
		Series 2017-A6-6, REMIC, 3.00%, 03/25/25 (e)	18,406		18,536
	John Deere Owner Trust
		Series 2019-A2-B, 2.28%, 04/15/21	114,065		114,276
	Manhattan West 2020-1MW Mortgage Trust
		Series 2020-A-OMW, REMIC, 2.13%, 09/10/27	201,074		210,243
	Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
		Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.44%, 07/15/22	12,501		12,503
	PSMC Trust
		Series 2018-A1-3, REMIC, 4.00%, 02/25/41 (e)	15,325		15,616
	Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2020-4
		Series 2020-A2-4, REMIC, 2.50%, 10/25/43 (e)	134,644		140,214
	Sprint Spectrum Co LLC
		Series 2016-A1-1, 3.36%, 09/20/21 (a)	37,500		37,781
	Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust
		Series 2018-A3-B, 2.96%, 07/15/21	116,566		117,673
	United Airlines, Inc.
		Series 2012-A-1, 4.15%, 04/11/24	47,314		47,124
		Series 2012-A-2, 4.00%, 10/29/24	42,271		41,887
	Verizon Owner Trust 2019-C
		Series 2019-A1A-C, 1.94%, 11/21/22	275,000		280,824
	Verizon Owner Trust 2020-B
		Series 2020-A-B, 0.47%, 02/20/25	149,000		149,452
	Volvo Financial Equipment LLC
		Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.90%, 11/15/21	8		8
	Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
		Series 2017-B-C38, REMIC, 3.92%, 06/17/27 (e)	57,000		63,381
	Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
		Series 2020-A1-3, REMIC, 3.00%, 12/25/42 (e)	94,829		97,696
	Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $4,213,118)			4,299,588
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS 1.2%
Consumer Discretionary 0.5%
	Caesars Resort Collection, LLC
		2020 Term Loan B1, 4.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/19/25 (e)	27,333		27,342
		2020 Term Loan B1, 4.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/19/25 (e)	54,462		54,479
	PCI Gaming Authority
		Term Loan, 2.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/15/26 (e)	119,036		117,589
	UFC Holdings, LLC
		2019 Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/25/26 (e)	58,030		57,785
				257,195
Communication Services 0.4%
	CenturyLink, Inc.
		2020 Term Loan B, 2.40%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/27 (e)	99,000		97,861
	CSC Holdings, LLC
		2017 Term Loan B1, 2.41%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (e)	43,534		42,819
	Diamond Sports Group, LLC
		Term Loan, 3.40%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 08/24/26 (e)	33,575		29,581
	Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
		2019 Term Loan B4, 2.89%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/13/26 (e)	67,769		67,236
				237,497
Consumer Staples 0.2%
	JBS USA Lux S.A.
		2019 Term Loan B, 2.15%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/27/26 (e)	94,114		93,290
Industrials 0.1%
	Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
		Term Loan, 2.25%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 10/29/26 (e)	50,618		50,467
Energy 0.0%
	Traverse Midstream Partners LLC
		2017 Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%), 09/22/24 (e)	31,027		30,368
Utilities 0.0%
	Vistra Operations Company LLC
		1st Lien Term Loan B3, 1.90%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 12/11/25 (e)	8,228		8,191
		1st Lien Term Loan B3, 1.90%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 12/11/25 (e)	1,990		1,981
				10,172
	Total Senior Floating Rate Instruments (cost $685,059)			678,989
COMMON STOCKS 0.0%
Energy 0.0%
	EP Energy Corporation (m)		385		13,475
	Total Common Stocks (cost $35,587)			13,475
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 6.6%
Investment Companies 6.5%
	State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.01% (n)		3,640,217		3,640,217
Securities Lending Collateral 0.1%
	State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.08% (n)		83,640		83,640
	Total Short Term Investments (cost $3,723,857)			3,723,857
Total Investments 105.4% (cost $55,761,457)					59,371,086
Other Derivative Instruments 0.0%					2,171
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.4)%					(3,048,529)
Total Net Assets 100.0%					56,324,728

(a) Security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of December 31, 2020, the value and the percentage of net assets of these securities was $8,852,641 and 15.7% of the Fund.

(b) Perpetual security. Next contractual call price and date are presented in parentheses, if applicable.

(d) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2020.

(e) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2020. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(f) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2020.

(g) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(h) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(i) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See Restricted Securities table following the Schedules of Investments.

(j) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2020.

(k) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of December 31, 2020, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $3,966,982.

(l) The security is a direct debt of the agency and not collateralized by mortgages.

(m) Non-income producing security.

(n) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2020.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Restricted Securities

Initial Acquisition

Cost ($)

Value ($)

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

Nordic Aviation Capital, 6.83%, 03/14/25

10/01/19

139,295

109,765

0.2


PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Futures Contracts
Reference Entity	Contracts¹	Expiration	Notional¹			Variation Margin Receivable (Payable) ($)	Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($)
Long Contracts
United States 10 Year Note	7	March 2021		965,653	766			894
United States 2 Year Note	15	April 2021		3,311,879	351			2,769
United States 5 Year Note	42	April 2021		5,286,906	1,969			11,985
United States Long Bond	9	March 2021		1,573,611	3,094			(14,923)
United States Ultra Bond	2	March 2021		433,566	1,500			(6,441)
					7,680			(5,716)
Short Contracts
United States 10 Year Ultra Bond	(24)	March 2021		(3,767,205)	(5,250)			14,580

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity²

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate

(%)

Expiration

Notional¹

Value ($)

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection

CDX.NA.IG.35 (Q)

1.00

12/20/25

500,000

(12,251)

(259)

(689)

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
PPM High Yield Core Fund
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 93.2%
Communication Services 17.2%
	Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.
		6.50%, 11/15/28 (a)	220,000		232,499
	Altice Financing S.A.
		5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)	102,000		104,402
	Altice France S.A.
		7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)	460,000		483,828
		6.00%, 02/15/28 (a)	84,000		85,453
	Arches Buyer Inc
		4.25%, 06/01/28 (a)	71,000		71,919
		6.13%, 12/01/28 (a)	19,000		19,615
	CB Escrow Corp.
		8.00%, 10/15/25 (a)	194,000		207,179
	CBS Radio Inc.
		7.25%, 11/01/24 (a) (b)	85,000		85,139
	CCO Holdings, LLC
		5.13%, 05/01/27 (a)	108,000		114,519
		5.88%, 05/01/27 (a)	379,000		394,638
		5.00%, 02/01/28 (a)	203,000		214,353
		5.38%, 06/01/29 (a)	351,000		385,049
		4.50%, 05/01/32 (a)	111,000		118,499
	CenturyLink, Inc.
		5.13%, 12/15/26 (a)	112,000		118,213
		7.60%, 09/15/39	24,000		29,340
	Clear Channel International B.V.
		6.63%, 08/01/25 (a)	30,000		31,595
	Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
		9.25%, 02/15/24	78,000		79,064
	Commscope, Inc.
		7.13%, 07/01/28 (a)	135,000		143,688
	Connect Finco SARL
		6.75%, 10/01/26 (a)	136,000		146,293
	Consolidated Communications, Inc.
		6.50%, 10/01/28 (a)	288,000		308,897
	CSC Holdings, LLC
		5.50%, 04/15/27 (a)	308,000		326,590
		7.50%, 04/01/28 (a)	300,000		339,096
	Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc.
		6.75%, 07/01/26 (a)	190,000		193,834
	Diamond Sports Group, LLC
		5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)	93,000		75,576
		6.63%, 08/15/27 (a)	113,000		68,356
	DISH DBS Corporation
		5.88%, 11/15/24	290,000		303,924
		7.75%, 07/01/26	15,000		16,792
	Embarq Corporation
		8.00%, 06/01/36	77,000		94,932
	Frontier Communications Corporation
		5.88%, 10/15/27 (a)	13,000		14,001
		5.00%, 05/01/28 (a)	93,000		96,871
		6.75%, 05/01/29 (a)	139,000		148,698
	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
		6.63%, 08/01/26	274,000		309,838
	iHeartCommunications, Inc.
		6.38%, 05/01/26	38,565		41,191
		8.38%, 05/01/27	326,651		348,391
		5.25%, 08/15/27 (a)	25,000		26,345
		4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)	25,000		25,647
	Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.
		8.00%, 02/15/24 (a)	125,000		127,485
	LCPR Senior Secured Financing Designated Activity Company
		6.75%, 10/15/27 (a)	164,000		176,641
	Level 3 Financing, Inc.
		4.63%, 09/15/27 (a)	194,000		201,995
		3.63%, 01/15/29 (a)	140,000		139,939
	Liberty Media Corporation
		8.25%, 02/01/30	155,000		173,369
	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
		4.88%, 11/01/24 (a)	86,000		87,130
		6.50%, 05/15/27 (a)	34,000		38,039
		3.75%, 01/15/28 (a)	40,000		40,426
	MDC Partners Inc.
		6.50%, 05/01/24 (a)	287,000		290,877
	Netflix, Inc.
		4.38%, 11/15/26	169,000		187,174
		4.88%, 04/15/28	125,000		140,993
		5.88%, 11/15/28	137,000		164,137
	Nexstar Escrow Inc.
		5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)	110,000		118,280
	Radiate HoldCo, LLC
		6.50%, 09/15/28 (a)	289,000		303,642
	Sirius XM Radio Inc.
		5.00%, 08/01/27 (a)	77,000		81,704
	Sprint Corporation
		6.00%, 11/15/22	101,000		109,250
		7.88%, 09/15/23	25,000		28,929
		7.13%, 06/15/24	331,000		386,693
		7.63%, 03/01/26	25,000		31,030
		6.88%, 11/15/28	94,000		123,988
	SSL Robotics LLC
		9.75%, 12/31/23 (a)	55,000		62,138
	TEGNA Inc.
		5.00%, 09/15/29	186,000		196,511
	Telecom Italia SpA
		6.00%, 09/30/34	166,000		202,081
	Telesat Canada
		6.50%, 10/15/27 (a)	152,000		158,943
	Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.
		8.88%, 12/15/27 (a)	263,000		291,241
	Townsquare Media, Inc.
		6.88%, 02/01/26 (a)	54,000		56,441
	Virgin Media Finance PLC
		5.00%, 07/15/30 (a)	110,000		114,523
	Windstream Escrow, LLC
		7.75%, 08/15/28 (a)	70,000		70,248
				9,908,111
Energy 14.3%
	Antero Midstream Partners LP
		5.38%, 09/15/24	65,000		63,531
		7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)	90,000		93,530
		5.75%, 03/01/27 - 01/15/28 (a)	127,000		122,889
	Apache Corporation
		4.88%, 11/15/27	69,000		73,144
	Archrock Partners, L.P.
		6.25%, 04/01/28 (a)	325,000		338,311
	Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC
		7.00%, 11/01/26 (a)	70,000		66,577
		8.25%, 12/31/28 (a)	56,000		55,763
	Baytex Energy Corp.
		8.75%, 04/01/27 (a)	62,000		39,418
	Blue Racer Midstream, LLC
		7.63%, 12/15/25 (a)	35,000		37,254
	Buckeye Partners, L.P.
		4.50%, 03/01/28 (a)	97,000		100,084
		5.85%, 11/15/43	24,000		23,598
		5.60%, 10/15/44	19,000		18,273
	Callon Petroleum Company
		6.38%, 07/01/26	162,000		83,821
	Cenovus Energy Inc.
		5.40%, 06/15/47	76,000		88,880
	Cheniere Energy, Inc.
		5.25%, 10/01/25	119,000		122,308
		5.63%, 10/01/26	248,000		258,653
		4.63%, 10/15/28 (a)	140,000		147,468
	Citgo Petroleum Corporation
		7.00%, 06/15/25 (a)	135,000		135,699
	Comstock Resources, Inc.
		9.75%, 08/15/26	173,000		184,428
	Continental Resources, Inc.
		4.50%, 04/15/23	25,000		25,709
		3.80%, 06/01/24	97,000		99,949
		5.75%, 01/15/31 (a)	101,000		112,143
	Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.
		6.63%, 07/15/25 (a)	5,000		5,358
		5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)	81,000		83,068

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
		5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)	93,000		100,024
	Energy Transfer LP
		6.63%, (100, 02/15/28) (c)	42,000		35,557
		6.75%, (100, 05/15/25) (c)	139,000		128,600
		7.13%, (100, 05/15/30) (c)	62,000		59,276
		5.25%, 04/15/29	94,000		109,676
	EQM Midstream Partners, LP
		4.13%, 12/01/26	163,000		165,275
		6.50%, 07/01/27 (a)	77,000		86,638
		6.50%, 07/15/48	82,000		85,009
	EQT Corporation
		3.90%, 10/01/27	77,000		76,347
		5.00%, 01/15/29	33,000		34,782
		8.75%, 02/01/30 (d) (e)	55,000		67,490
	Hess Midstream Operations LP
		5.13%, 06/15/28 (a)	46,000		48,036
	Husky Energy Inc.
		13.00%, 02/15/25 (a) (f)	160,000		174,087
	MEG Energy Corp.
		6.50%, 01/15/25 (a)	163,000		167,887
		7.13%, 02/01/27 (a)	143,000		147,780
	Murphy Oil Corporation
		5.75%, 08/15/25	90,000		88,938
		5.88%, 12/01/27	170,000		167,274
	Newfield Exploration Co.
		5.63%, 07/01/24	149,000		159,433
	Noble Corporation
		0.00%, 02/01/26 (a) (g) (h)	106,000		42,319
	NuStar Logistics, L.P.
		6.00%, 06/01/26	134,000		144,758
		5.63%, 04/28/27	93,000		99,238
		6.38%, 10/01/30	139,000		157,227
	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
		2.70%, 02/15/23	42,000		41,960
		6.95%, 07/01/24	198,000		215,328
		2.90%, 08/15/24	49,000		47,163
		3.50%, 06/15/25	95,000		91,722
		3.20%, 08/15/26	139,000		129,965
		8.88%, 07/15/30	80,000		94,287
		6.13%, 01/01/31	90,000		96,344
		7.50%, 05/01/31	100,000		112,827
		6.45%, 09/15/36	234,000		243,907
		7.95%, 06/15/39	55,000		60,052
		4.30%, 08/15/39	168,000		141,627
	Ovintiv Exploration Inc.
		5.38%, 01/01/26	84,000		90,150
	Parsley Energy, LLC
		5.25%, 08/15/25 (a)	74,000		76,992
		5.63%, 10/15/27 (a)	131,000		143,433
	PBF Holding Company LLC
		9.25%, 05/15/25 (a)	85,000		83,406
		6.00%, 02/15/28	85,000		48,615
	SM Energy Company
		6.63%, 01/15/27	246,000		194,937
	Southwestern Energy Company
		7.50%, 04/01/26	98,000		102,872
		7.75%, 10/01/27 (b)	90,000		96,649
		8.38%, 09/15/28	69,000		74,975
	Targa Resource Corporation
		5.13%, 02/01/25	94,000		96,386
		5.00%, 01/15/28	107,000		112,877
		5.50%, 03/01/30	228,000		247,335
	Transocean Inc
		11.50%, 01/30/27 (a)	94,000		68,069
	Transocean Poseidon Limited
		6.88%, 02/01/27 (a)	126,000		114,579
	Transocean Proteus Limited
		6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)	150,000		140,811
	Viper Energy Partners LP
		5.38%, 11/01/27 (a)	44,000		45,982
	Western Midstream Operating, LP
		6.25%, 02/01/50 (d) (e)	168,000		184,521
	WPX Energy, Inc.
		5.25%, 09/15/24	122,000		132,819
		5.88%, 06/15/28	57,000		62,121
		4.50%, 01/15/30	101,000		107,119
				8,225,337
Consumer Discretionary 13.9%
	Adient Global Holdings Ltd
		4.88%, 08/15/26 (a) (b)	144,000		147,755
	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
		6.75%, 03/15/25	75,000		78,052
		5.88%, 10/15/27	43,000		45,189
		7.25%, 10/15/29	47,000		52,996
	Boyd Gaming Corporation
		8.63%, 06/01/25 (a)	70,000		77,781
		6.38%, 04/01/26	145,000		150,448
	Carnival Corporation
		11.50%, 04/01/23 (a)	200,000		231,206
		7.63%, 03/01/26 (a)	93,000		101,288
	Churchill Downs Incorporated
		4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)	45,000		47,486
	Dana Corporation
		5.38%, 11/15/27	35,000		37,134
	Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
		8.13%, 07/01/27 (a)	336,000		371,893
	Ford Motor Company
		8.50%, 04/21/23	64,000		71,966
		9.00%, 04/22/25	64,000		78,481
		4.35%, 12/08/26	72,000		76,744
		6.63%, 10/01/28	83,000		97,317
		9.63%, 04/22/30	64,000		90,517
		7.45%, 07/16/31	79,000		101,178
	Guitar Center Escrow Issuer II, Inc.
		8.50%, 01/15/26 (a)	139,000		144,560
	Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc.
		5.75%, 05/01/28 (a)	32,000		34,937
	IHOL Verwaltungs GmbH
		6.38%, 05/15/29 (a) (f)	41,000		45,046
	IHS Luxembourg S.A R.L.
		6.50%, 06/01/26 (a)	125,000		130,937
	IRB Holding Corp.
		7.00%, 06/15/25 (a)	90,000		98,192
		6.75%, 02/15/26 (a)	166,000		171,810
	Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
		5.63%, 02/01/23 (a)	83,000		83,025
	KB Home
		7.63%, 05/15/23	201,000		222,115
		4.80%, 11/15/29	66,000		72,569
	L Brands, Inc.
		7.50%, 06/15/29	266,000		295,442
		6.63%, 10/01/30 (a)	128,000		141,427
		6.88%, 11/01/35	165,000		185,095
	M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
		3.85%, 01/15/30	198,000		220,212
		6.00%, 01/15/43 (e)	80,000		107,213
	Macy's, Inc.
		8.38%, 06/15/25 (a)	200,000		221,882
	Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
		6.13%, 09/15/25 (a)	51,000		54,398
		6.50%, 09/15/26	90,000		94,051
		4.75%, 01/15/28	64,000		65,005
	Mattel, Inc.
		6.75%, 12/31/25 (a)	52,000		54,876
		5.88%, 12/15/27 (a)	55,000		61,065
	MGM Resorts International
		5.50%, 04/15/27	82,000		91,364
	Michaels Stores, Inc.
		8.00%, 07/15/27 (a) (b)	226,000		244,520
	Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC
		6.50%, 06/20/27 (a)	88,053		95,069
	New Golden Nugget Inc.
		6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)	70,000		69,405
	Newell Brands Inc.
		4.88%, 06/01/25	44,000		48,383
		4.70%, 04/01/26 (d) (e)	131,000		144,296
	Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP
		8.50%, 05/15/27 (a)	130,000		141,042

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020


			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	PM General Purchaser LLC
		9.50%, 10/01/28 (a)	140,000		154,816
	QVC, Inc.
		5.45%, 08/15/34	185,000		192,400
	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
		10.88%, 06/01/23 (a)	127,000		144,058
		9.13%, 06/15/23 (a)	80,000		86,997
		11.50%, 06/01/25 (a)	50,000		58,328
	Sally Holdings, LLC
		5.63%, 12/01/25	77,000		79,452
	Scientific Games International, Inc.
		5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)	107,000		110,352
		8.25%, 03/15/26 (a)	246,000		264,930
		7.00%, 05/15/28 (a)	91,000		97,694
	Shea Homes Limited Partnership, A California Limited Partnership
		4.75%, 02/15/28 - 04/01/29 (a)	232,000		239,601
	Staples, Inc.
		7.50%, 04/15/26 (a)	122,000		127,279
		10.75%, 04/15/27 (a)	209,000		207,725
	Station Casinos LLC
		4.50%, 02/15/28 (a)	108,000		108,725
	Stena International S.A R.L.
		6.13%, 02/01/25 (a)	142,000		140,370
	Studio City Finance Limited
		6.50%, 01/15/28 (a)	135,000		145,072
	Tenneco Inc.
		7.88%, 01/15/29 (a)	23,000		25,824
	Univision Communications Inc.
		6.63%, 06/01/27 (a)	184,000		197,563
	VOC Escrow Ltd.
		5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)	187,000		184,672
	Wyndham Destinations, Inc.
		5.65%, 04/01/24 (d) (e)	100,000		107,685
		6.63%, 07/31/26 (a)	22,000		25,204
		6.00%, 04/01/27 (d) (e)	65,000		73,039
				7,967,153
Financials 11.1%
	Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.
		10.75%, 08/01/27 (a)	188,000		206,983
	AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company
		2.88%, 08/14/24	76,000		78,912
	Avolon Holdings Funding Limited
		3.25%, 02/15/27 (a)	138,000		140,369
	Citigroup Inc.
		5.00%, (100, 09/12/24) (c)	166,000		172,372
	Credit Suisse Group AG
		5.25%, (100, 02/11/27) (a) (c)	200,000		211,943
		6.25%, (100, 12/18/24) (a) (c) (i)	115,000		125,637
	Diamond Finance International Limited
		5.88%, 06/15/21 (a)	94,000		94,162
	EG Global Finance PLC
		6.75%, 02/07/25 (a)	180,000		185,400
		8.50%, 10/30/25 (a)	150,000		159,517
	FirstCash, Inc.
		4.63%, 09/01/28 (a)	91,000		93,902
	Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
		3.20%, 01/15/21	66,000		66,033
		5.60%, 01/07/22	63,000		64,983
		3.09%, 01/09/23	200,000		203,114
		3.10%, 05/04/23	136,000		137,402
		3.66%, 09/08/24	66,000		67,905
		4.06%, 11/01/24	68,000		71,316
		5.13%, 06/16/25	132,000		143,421
		4.00%, 11/13/30	140,000		147,090
	Freedom Mortgage Corporation
		7.63%, 05/01/26 (a)	93,000		98,282
	HUB International Limited
		7.00%, 05/01/26 (a)	129,000		134,857
	Icahn Enterprises L.P.
		4.75%, 09/15/24	161,000		167,756
		6.25%, 05/15/26	259,000		274,581
		5.25%, 05/15/27	35,000		37,480
	IHS Luxembourg S.A R.L.
		5.75%, 04/15/25 (a)	35,000		36,310
	Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer Ltd Partnership
		9.00%, 01/15/26 (a) (f)	39,000		39,459
	James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company
		5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)	78,000		83,018
	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
		5.00%, (100, 08/01/24) (c)	80,000		84,070
	Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC
		6.38%, 02/01/24 (a)	128,000		131,556
		5.88%, 11/01/24 (a)	166,000		168,602
	LPL Holdings, Inc.
		4.63%, 11/15/27 (a)	93,000		96,188
	Markel Corporation
		6.00%, (100, 06/01/25) (c)	129,000		142,532
	Morgan Stanley
		4.05%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.81%), (100, 01/15/21) (b) (c) (j)	88,000		87,799
	Navient Corporation
		7.25%, 09/25/23	140,000		153,593
		5.88%, 10/25/24	82,000		87,132
		6.75%, 06/25/25 - 06/15/26	282,000		307,335
	NFP Corp.
		6.88%, 08/15/28 (a)	283,000		302,222
	Nordic Aviation Capital
		5.04%, 02/27/24 (f) (k) (l)	81,782		63,626
		7.08%, 03/14/27 (f) (k) (l)	129,133		101,370
	Rassman, Joel H.
		3.80%, 11/01/29	87,000		94,274
	SLM Corporation
		5.63%, 08/01/33	90,000		86,354
	Springleaf Finance Corporation
		6.13%, 03/15/24	73,000		80,048
		8.88%, 06/01/25	51,000		57,660
		7.13%, 03/15/26	105,000		123,297
		6.63%, 01/15/28	63,000		75,035
	Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.A R.L.
		5.50%, 03/01/28 (a)	200,000		212,500
	USA Compression Finance Corp.
		6.88%, 04/01/26 - 09/01/27	231,000		245,212
	ZF North America Capital, Inc.
		4.50%, 04/29/22 (a)	125,000		128,745
	Ziggo B.V.
		4.88%, 01/15/30 (a)	200,000		210,174
	Ziggo Bond Finance B.V.
		6.00%, 01/15/27 (a)	103,000		108,294
				6,389,822
Industrials 10.0%
	Aircastle Limited
		5.25%, 08/11/25 (a)	53,000		58,209
		4.25%, 06/15/26	313,000		329,226
	American Airlines, Inc.
		11.75%, 07/15/25 (a)	135,000		155,738
	ARD Finance S.A.
		6.50%, 06/30/27 (a) (f)	137,000		145,798
	Aviation Capital Group LLC
		5.50%, 12/15/24 (a)	80,000		88,328
	Bombardier Inc.
		6.00%, 10/15/22 (a)	207,000		203,068
		7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)	182,000		169,658
	Builders FirstSource, Inc.
		6.75%, 06/01/27 (a)	53,000		57,503
	Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.
		4.75%, 02/01/28 (a)	166,000		170,798
	Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
		6.13%, 01/15/29 (a)	147,000		156,312
	CP Atlas Buyer Inc
		7.00%, 12/01/28 (a)	137,000		142,480
	Delta Air Lines, Inc.
		7.00%, 05/01/25 (a)	164,000		189,964
	Fortress Transportation And Infrastructure Investors LLC
		6.50%, 10/01/25 (a)	100,000		104,445

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	Foxtrot Escrow Issuer LLC
		12.25%, 11/15/26 (a)	148,000		168,594
	General Electric Company
		5.00%, (100, 01/21/21) (c)	53,000		49,145
	GFL Environmental Inc.
		4.00%, 08/01/28 (a)	91,000		91,742
	Graham Packaging Company Europe LLC
		7.13%, 08/15/28 (a)	138,000		151,805
	Howmet Aerospace Inc.
		6.88%, 05/01/25	108,000		127,024
	Intelligent Packaging Limited Purchaser Inc.
		6.00%, 09/15/28 (a)	131,000		134,642
	Masonite International Corporation
		5.38%, 02/01/28 (a)	60,000		64,202
	Navistar International Corporation
		6.63%, 11/01/25 (a)	268,000		280,867
	Park Aerospace Holdings Limited
		5.25%, 08/15/22 (a)	4,000		4,192
		4.50%, 03/15/23 (a)	45,000		47,240
	Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC
		5.25%, 04/15/24 (a)	52,000		55,536
		5.75%, 04/15/26 (a)	81,000		88,845
		6.25%, 01/15/28 (a)	136,000		145,897
	Rolls-Royce Plc
		5.75%, 10/15/27 (a)	182,000		201,911
	SkyMiles IP Ltd.
		4.50%, 10/20/25 (a)	9,000		9,635
		4.75%, 10/20/28 (a)	42,000		45,808
	Spirit Airlines, Inc.
		8.00%, 09/20/25 (a)	140,462		158,113
	Standard Industries Inc.
		4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)	65,000		68,463
	Stericycle, Inc.
		3.88%, 01/15/29 (a)	27,000		27,706
	Tempo Acquisition, LLC
		6.75%, 06/01/25 (a)	119,000		122,782
	TransDigm Inc.
		6.50%, 05/15/25	155,000		159,748
		8.00%, 12/15/25 (a)	34,000		37,536
		6.25%, 03/15/26 (a)	296,000		315,429
		5.50%, 11/15/27	110,000		115,706
	Transdigm UK Holdings PLC
		6.88%, 05/15/26	51,000		54,004
	Triumph Group, Inc.
		8.88%, 06/01/24 (a)	56,000		61,452
	Uber Technologies, Inc.
		7.50%, 05/15/25 - 09/15/27 (a)	278,000		304,484
	United Rentals (North America), Inc.
		3.88%, 11/15/27	239,000		250,651
	Univar Solutions USA Inc.
		5.13%, 12/01/27 (a)	35,000		37,002
	Vertical Holdco GmbH
		7.63%, 07/15/28 (a)	258,000		281,557
	Watco Companies, L.L.C.
		6.50%, 06/15/27 (a)	128,000		138,889
				5,772,134
Health Care 7.2%
	AdaptHealth, LLC
		6.13%, 08/01/28 (a)	45,000		48,388
		4.63%, 08/01/29 (a)	54,000		55,429
	Bausch Health Companies Inc.
		6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)	255,000		262,733
		5.50%, 11/01/25 (a)	69,000		71,342
		8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)	446,000		496,243
		7.00%, 01/15/28 (a)	51,000		55,960
		5.00%, 01/30/28 (a)	40,000		41,194
		6.25%, 02/15/29 (a)	50,000		54,271
		5.25%, 02/15/31 (a)	88,000		91,920
	Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
		5.00%, 07/15/27 (a)	15,000		15,834
	Centene Corporation
		5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)	48,000		50,683
		4.25%, 12/15/27	95,000		100,769
		4.63%, 12/15/29	53,000		58,649
		3.38%, 02/15/30	35,000		36,829
		3.00%, 10/15/30	72,000		76,171
	Centene Escrow I Corporation
		5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)	181,000		190,703
	Community Health Systems, Inc.
		8.63%, 01/15/24 (a)	100,000		104,316
		6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)	130,000		136,838
		8.00%, 03/15/26 (a)	212,000		229,129
		5.63%, 03/15/27 (a)	38,000		40,826
		6.00%, 01/15/29 (a)	22,000		23,746
	Endo Designated Activity Company
		9.50%, 07/31/27 (a)	258,000		287,480
		6.00%, 06/30/28 (a)	118,000		98,180
	HCA Inc.
		5.38%, 09/01/26	47,000		53,939
		3.50%, 09/01/30	142,000		150,152
	IQVIA Inc.
		5.00%, 05/15/27 (a)	125,000		132,998
	Mednax, Inc.
		6.25%, 01/15/27 (a)	117,000		125,482
	Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
		7.38%, 06/01/25 (a)	58,000		61,586
		7.25%, 02/01/28 (a)	45,000		47,470
	Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
		7.50%, 04/01/27 (a)	89,000		96,110
	Syneos Health, Inc.
		3.63%, 01/15/29 (a)	51,000		51,125
	Tenet Healthcare Corporation
		6.75%, 06/15/23	131,000		140,754
		7.50%, 04/01/25 (a)	118,000		129,137
		7.00%, 08/01/25 (b)	53,000		54,783
		4.88%, 01/01/26 (a)	93,000		97,186
		5.13%, 11/01/27 (a)	183,000		193,994
		6.13%, 10/01/28 (a)	140,000		145,771
				4,108,120
Materials 7.0%
	Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company
		5.25%, 08/15/27 (a)	217,000		227,039
	Carpenter Technology Corporation
		6.38%, 07/15/28	63,000		69,103
	Cascades Inc.
		5.13%, 01/15/26 (a)	23,000		24,331
		5.38%, 01/15/28 (a)	61,000		64,857
	CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V.
		5.70%, 01/11/25 (a)	30,000		30,608
		5.45%, 11/19/29 (a)	205,000		225,049
	CF Industries, Inc.
		5.38%, 03/15/44	50,000		63,305
	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
		6.75%, 03/15/26 (a)	161,000		173,586
		5.88%, 06/01/27	69,000		70,284
	CVR Partners, LP
		9.25%, 06/15/23 (a)	279,000		280,457
	First Quantum Minerals Ltd
		6.88%, 10/15/27 (a)	140,000		151,733
	Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.
		6.88%, 01/15/25 (a)	95,000		96,592
		7.88%, 07/15/26 (a)	80,000		84,533
	FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd
		5.13%, 03/15/23 (a)	95,000		100,150
		5.13%, 05/15/24 (a) (b)	65,000		70,499
	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
		4.55%, 11/14/24	74,000		80,949
		5.00%, 09/01/27	117,000		124,329
		5.40%, 11/14/34	217,000		271,284
		5.45%, 03/15/43	44,000		54,801
	FXI Holdings, Inc.
		7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)	108,000		109,620
	Hexion Inc.
		7.88%, 07/15/27 (a)	163,000		174,704
	Hudbay Minerals Inc.
		6.13%, 04/01/29 (a)	259,000		280,092
	Mercer International Inc.
		7.38%, 01/15/25	192,000		199,726

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
		5.50%, 01/15/26	36,000		36,674
	NOVA Chemicals Corporation
		4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)	128,000		133,639
		5.25%, 08/01/23 - 06/01/27 (a)	355,000		375,308
	Novelis Corporation
		4.75%, 01/30/30 (a)	85,000		91,602
	Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
		7.63%, 01/15/26 (a)	141,384		147,336
	Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.
		5.13%, 07/15/23 (a)	10,000		10,123
	The Chemours Company
		5.75%, 11/15/28 (a)	115,000		117,400
	United States Steel Corporation
		12.00%, 06/01/25 (a)	60,000		69,448
				4,009,161
Consumer Staples 6.1%
	Albertsons Companies, Inc.
		5.75%, 03/15/25	40,000		41,257
	Allied Universal Holdco LLC
		6.63%, 07/15/26 (a)	137,000		146,015
		9.75%, 07/15/27 (a)	79,000		85,821
	Ashtead Capital, Inc.
		4.13%, 08/15/25 (a)	33,000		33,916
		5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)	139,000		147,125
	Edgewell Personal Care Colombia S A S
		5.50%, 06/01/28 (a)	47,000		50,472
	JBS Investments II GmbH
		5.75%, 01/15/28 (a)	208,000		223,201
	JBS USA Food Company
		6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)	48,000		55,866
	Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
		5.00%, 06/04/42	122,000		142,892
	Kraft Heinz Foods Company
		3.88%, 05/15/27 (a)	37,000		39,898
		4.25%, 03/01/31 (a)	89,000		98,950
		4.63%, 10/01/39 (a)	218,000		242,342
		4.88%, 10/01/49 (a)	153,000		177,097
	Matterhorn Merger Sub, LLC
		8.50%, 06/01/26 (a)	142,000		148,354
	MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
		5.75%, 11/01/28 (a) (b)	232,000		227,732
	Nielsen Finance LLC
		5.88%, 10/01/30 (a)	140,000		158,407
	Performance Food Group, Inc.
		6.88%, 05/01/25 (a) (b)	12,000		12,852
	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
		5.75%, 03/15/25 (a)	159,000		163,139
		5.88%, 09/30/27 (a)	104,000		112,751
	Post Holdings, Inc.
		5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)	142,000		151,684
		4.63%, 04/15/30 (a)	77,000		80,988
	Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC
		3.38%, 08/31/27 (a)	55,000		54,769
	Sabre GLBL Inc.
		7.38%, 09/01/25 (a)	74,000		80,500
	Safeway Inc.
		5.88%, 02/15/28 (a)	157,000		170,860
	Sigma Holdco B.V.
		7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)	181,000		186,539
	United Natural Foods, Inc.
		6.75%, 10/15/28 (a)	270,000		282,219
	Verscend Holding Corp.
		9.75%, 08/15/26 (a)	147,000		159,773
				3,475,419
Information Technology 3.8%
	ams AG
		7.00%, 07/31/25 (a)	314,000		339,503
	Banff Merger Sub Inc.
		9.75%, 09/01/26 (a)	236,000		254,846
	Boxer Parent Company Inc.
		7.13%, 10/02/25 (a)	46,000		49,912
	Commscope Finance LLC
		6.00%, 03/01/26 (a)	95,000		99,998
		8.25%, 03/01/27 (a)	93,000		99,507
	CommScope Holding Company, Inc.
		6.00%, 06/15/25 (a)	30,000		30,672
	Dell Inc.
		6.50%, 04/15/38	51,000		63,243
	Entegris, Inc.
		4.38%, 04/15/28 (a)	82,000		87,788
	LogMeIn, Inc.
		5.50%, 09/01/27 (a)	67,000		70,148
	NCR Corporation
		8.13%, 04/15/25 (a)	65,000		72,278
		5.75%, 09/01/27 (a)	79,000		83,840
		5.25%, 10/01/30 (a)	80,000		85,940
	Open Text Corporation
		3.88%, 02/15/28 (a)	112,000		116,478
	Presidio Holdings, Inc.
		8.25%, 02/01/28 (a)	72,000		79,379
	SS&C Technologies, Inc.
		5.50%, 09/30/27 (a)	126,000		134,532
	Tempo Acquisition, LLC
		5.75%, 06/01/25 (a)	75,000		79,638
	Unisys Corporation
		6.88%, 11/01/27 (a)	106,000		116,188
	ViaSat, Inc.
		5.63%, 09/15/25 - 04/15/27 (a)	230,000		237,657
		6.50%, 07/15/28 (a) (b)	91,000		98,377
				2,199,924
Real Estate 1.5%
	CSL Capital, LLC
		6.00%, 04/15/23 (a)	60,000		61,200
	Cushman & Wakefield PLC
		6.75%, 05/15/28 (a)	93,000		102,513
	ESH Hospitality, Inc.
		5.25%, 05/01/25 (a)	106,000		108,614
	MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
		5.75%, 02/01/27	76,000		85,352
		4.50%, 01/15/28	6,000		6,390
	Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP
		4.00%, 12/15/24	140,000		146,632
	Service Properties Trust
		5.25%, 02/15/26	147,000		148,240
	Uniti Group Inc.
		7.88%, 02/15/25 (a)	55,000		59,061
	VICI Properties Inc.
		4.25%, 12/01/26 (a)	51,000		52,942
		3.75%, 02/15/27 (a)	59,000		60,305
		4.63%, 12/01/29 (a)	15,000		16,121
				847,370
Utilities 1.1%
	Calpine Corporation
		5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)	143,000		148,006
		4.50%, 02/15/28 (a)	67,000		69,977
		3.75%, 03/01/31 (a)	115,000		113,838
	Pacific Gas And Electric Company
		5.00%, 07/01/28	39,000		41,664
		5.25%, 07/01/30	205,000		225,910
	The AES Corporation
		3.95%, 07/15/30 (a)	25,000		28,244
				627,639
	Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $50,104,577)			53,530,190
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS 2.3%
Consumer Discretionary 0.7%
	Adient US LLC
		Term Loan B, 4.40%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/25/24 (j)	55,263		55,171
		Term Loan B, 4.46%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/25/24 (j)	18,797		18,766
	Bass Pro Group, LLC
		Term Loan B, 5.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/15/23 (j)	170,669		170,975
	Caesars Resort Collection, LLC
		2020 Term Loan B1, 4.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/19/25 (j)	16,667		16,672
		2020 Term Loan B1, 4.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/19/25 (j)	33,208		33,219

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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			Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
	Mileage Plus Holdings LLC
		2020 Term Loan B, 6.25%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 12/31/23 (j)	49,200		51,138
	Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
		2016 Term Loan B, 6.37%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.38%), 10/30/23 (j)	39,263		37,433
	SkyMiles IP Ltd.
		2020 Skymiles Term Loan B, 4.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/16/27 (j)	14,000		14,495
				397,869
Information Technology 0.6%
	Almonde, Inc.
		USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (j)	66,153		64,727
	Banff Merger Sub Inc.
		2018 USD Term Loan B, 4.40%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/25 (j)	78,794		78,377
	Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
		Term Loan B, 4.39%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/22/27 (j)	71,268		71,509
	LogMeIn, Inc.
		Term Loan B, 4.90%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/31/27 (j)	68,000		67,703
	Verifone Systems, Inc.
		2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.22%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/09/25 (j)	63,123		60,879
				343,195
Communication Services 0.3%
	Consolidated Communications, Inc.
		2020 Term Loan B, 5.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 09/15/27 (j)	57,000		57,181
	iHeartCommunications, Inc.
		2020 Term Loan, 3.15%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/01/26 (j)	52,470		51,552
	Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.
		2020 DIP Term Loan, 6.50%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%), 07/28/21 (j)	18,796		19,144
	Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
		USD Term Loan , 3.15%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/18/27 (j)	60,574		60,119
				187,996
Financials 0.3%
	Acrisure, LLC
		2020 Term Loan B, 3.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 01/30/27 (j)	97,017		94,976
	Advisor Group, Inc.
		2019 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 07/31/26 (j)	84,573		83,657
				178,633
Health Care 0.2%
	Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.
		2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.65%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (j)	84,687		83,817
Industrials 0.1%
	Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.
		2020 CAD Term Loan B2, 3.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/06/26 (j)	23,824		22,633
		2020 Term Loan B1, 3.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/06/26 (j)	44,313		42,098
				64,731
Energy 0.1%
	Lower Cadence Holdings LLC
		Term Loan B, 4.15%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/10/26 (j)	63,992		62,352
	Total Senior Floating Rate Instruments (cost $1,312,846)			1,318,593
INVESTMENT COMPANIES 1.1%
	Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust		3,750		47,738
	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF		5,329		580,540
	Total Investment Companies (cost $580,655)			628,278
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.2%
Consumer Discretionary 0.2%
	Qurate Retail, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/31		1,409		139,491
	Total Preferred Stocks (cost $140,393)			139,491
COMMON STOCKS 0.1%
Energy 0.1%
	MPLX LP		2,200		47,630
Communication Services 0.0%
	Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (g)		8,143		13,436
	iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (b) (g)		386		5,010
				18,446
	Total Common Stocks (cost $121,632)			66,076
WARRANTS 0.1%
	iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (g) (m)		2,897		33,843
	Total Warrants (cost $53,585)			33,843
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 0.0%
	Air Canada 2020-2 Class A Pass Through Trust
		Series 2020-A-2, 5.25%, 04/01/29	20,000		21,301
	Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $20,000)			21,301
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 3.2%
Investment Companies 1.7%
	State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.01% (n)		965,109		965,109
Securities Lending Collateral 1.5%
	State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.08% (n)		882,100		882,100
	Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,847,209)			1,847,209
Total Investments 100.2% (cost $54,180,897)					57,584,981
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.2)%					(123,943)
Total Net Assets 100.0%					57,461,038

(a) Security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of December 31, 2020, the value and the percentage of net assets of these securities was $35,185,201 and 61.2% of the Fund.

(b) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2020.

(d) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2020.

(e) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of December 31, 2020.

(f) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(g) Non-income producing security.

(h) As of December 31, 2020, issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(i) Convertible security.

(j) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of December 31, 2020. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(k) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(l) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See Restricted Securities table following the Schedules of Investments.

(m) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 2 security in accordance with the

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020

procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(n) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2020.


PPM High Yield Core Fund — Restricted Securities
		Initial Acquisition	Cost ($)	Value ($)	Percent of Net Assets (%)
	Nordic Aviation Capital, 5.04%, 02/27/24	02/06/20	81,782	63,626	0.1
	Nordic Aviation Capital, 7.08%, 03/14/27	10/01/19	129,133	101,370	0.2
			210,915	164,996	0.3

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2020


		Shares/Par¹		Value ($)
PPM Small Cap Value Fund
COMMON STOCKS 98.8%
Financials 28.5%
	Ameris Bancorp	5,950		226,517
	Axos Financial, Inc. (a)	10,000		375,300
	Banc of California, Inc.	13,400		197,114
	Evercore Inc. - Class A	2,550		279,582
	First Horizon National Corporation	15,100		192,676
	Home BancShares, Inc.	15,600		303,888
	Houlihan Lokey Inc. - Class A	4,150		279,004
	Independent Bank Corp.	4,700		343,288
	Janus Henderson Group PLC	7,650		248,701
	PacWest Bancorp	8,300		210,820
	Renasant Corporation	7,725		260,178
	Sterling Bancorp	17,150		308,357
	TCF Financial Corporation	7,250		268,395
	Western Alliance Bancorp	4,800		287,760
			3,781,580
Industrials 17.2%
	Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)	4,450		235,182
	Apogee Enterprises, Inc.	9,350		296,208
	GATX Corporation	3,000		249,540
	Kennametal Inc.	7,850		284,484
	MasTec Inc. (a)	4,900		334,082
	SkyWest Inc. (a)	8,500		342,635
	Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. - Class A	5,650		220,859
	Terex Corp. (a)	9,350		326,221
			2,289,211
Consumer Discretionary 11.8%
	American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)	34,750		289,815
	Foot Locker, Inc.	4,150		167,826
	Helen of Troy Ltd (a)	1,350		299,956
	KB Home	6,800		227,936
	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	5,000		296,950
	Skechers U.S.A. Inc. - Class A (a)	7,950		285,723
			1,568,206
Information Technology 10.6%
	Avaya Holdings Corp. (a)	6,525		124,954
	Belden Inc.	3,400		142,460
	Benchmark Electronics, Inc.	5,200		140,452
	CACI International Inc. - Class A (a)	450		112,199
	Concentrix Solutions Corporation (a)	1,300		128,310
	CSG Systems International, Inc.	2,450		110,422
	KBR, Inc.	4,700		145,371
	Photronics Inc. (a)	13,600		151,776
	Semtech Corp. (a)	2,950		212,666
	Verint Systems Inc. (a)	2,150		144,437
			1,413,047
Real Estate 7.9%
	Brandywine Realty Trust	17,600		209,616
	DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (a)	36,950		304,837
	Kite Realty Naperville, LLC	20,000		299,200
	Physicians Realty Trust	13,050		232,290
			1,045,943
Health Care 7.9%
	Integer Holdings Corporation (a)	3,950		320,700
	Lantheus Holdings Inc. (a)	13,600		183,464
	Magellan Health Services Inc. (a)	3,600		298,224
	Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc. - Class A	6,900		242,190
			1,044,578
Materials 5.2%
	Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (a)	13,150		220,526
	Huntsman Corp.	10,850		272,769
	Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	1,700		203,575
			696,870
Energy 3.8%
	Cimarex Energy Co.	8,200		307,582
	PBF Energy Inc. - Class A (a)	26,800		190,280
			497,862
Consumer Staples 2.2%
	Primo Water Holdings LLC	11,450		179,536
	Sanderson Farms Inc.	850		112,370
			291,906
Communication Services 2.2%
	Meredith Corporation (a)	15,100		289,920
Utilities 1.5%
	IDACORP Inc.	2,100		201,663
	Total Common Stocks (cost $9,969,513)		13,120,786
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 1.3%
Investment Companies 1.3%
	State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.01% (b)	173,527		173,527
	Total Short Term Investments (cost $173,527)		173,527
Total Investments 100.1% (cost $10,143,040)				13,294,313
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.1)%				(8,494)
Total Net Assets 100.0%				13,285,819

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of December 31, 2020.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 20

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December 31, 2020

Currency Abbreviations:

USD - United States Dollar

Abbreviations:


CDX.NA.IG - Credit Derivatives Index - North American - Investment Grade
DIP - Debtor-in-Possession
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SPDR - Standard & Poor Depositary Receipt
TBA - To Be Announced (Securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis)
U.S. or US - United States

Counterparty Abbreviations:

MLP – Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.

¹Par and notional amounts are listed in USD unless otherwise noted. Futures are quoted in contracts.

²For Funds with derivatives that received or paid periodic payments, the frequency of periodic payments are defined as follows: (A) - Annually; (E) - Expiration Date; (M) - Monthly; (Q) - Quarterly; (S) - Semi-Annually.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020


		PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund		PPM High Yield Core Fund		PPM Small Cap Value Fund
Assets
Investments, at value		$	59,371,086	$	57,584,981	$	13,294,313
Variation margin on futures			7,680		—		—
Cash			3,415		5,154		2
Receivable from:
	Investment securities sold		4,599,333		86,066		121,634
	Dividends and interest		356,202		846,021		9,310
	Adviser		40,239		33,233		13,628
	Deposits with brokers and counterparties		69,056		—		—
Other assets			—		8,588		—
Total assets			64,447,011		58,564,043		13,438,887
Liabilities
Variation margin on futures			5,250		—		—
Variation margin on swap agreements			259		—		—
Payable for:
	Investment securities purchased		7,960,118		148,990		123,778
	Return of securities loaned		83,640		882,100		—
	Advisory fees		18,940		26,511		9,207
	Administrative fees		4,735		4,820		1,151
	Board of Trustees fees		1,772		1,806		422
	Chief Compliance Officer fees		2,956		3,012		705
	Other expenses		44,613		35,766		17,805
Total liabilities			8,122,283		1,103,005		153,068
Net assets		$	56,324,728	$	57,461,038	$	13,285,819
Net assets consist of:
Paid-in capital		$	52,496,137	$	56,768,326	$	12,253,401
Total distributable earnings (loss)			3,828,591		692,712		1,032,418
Net assets		$	56,324,728	$	57,461,038	$	13,285,819
Net assets - Institutional Class		$	56,324,728	$	57,461,038	$	13,285,819
Shares outstanding - Institutional Class			5,246,033		5,701,363		1,399,332
Net asset value per share - Institutional Class		$	10.74	$	10.08	$	9.49
Investments, at cost		$	55,761,457	$	54,180,897	$	10,143,040
Securities on loan included in
	Investments, at value		81,871		868,074		—

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020


		PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund			PPM High Yield Core Fund			PPM Small Cap Value Fund
Investment income
Dividends		$	4,325		$	64,919		$	188,615
Interest			1,639,000			3,154,952			—
Securities lending			1,107			11,376			115
Total investment income			1,644,432			3,231,247			188,730

Expenses
Advisory fees			216,942			297,968			87,273
Administrative fees			54,234			54,175			10,909
Legal fees			56,062			57,824			13,282
Transfer agent fees			32,072			31,933			12,585
Board of Trustees fees			47,328			48,522			10,659
Chief Compliance Officer fees			25,671			26,525			5,514
Registration and filing fees			21,924			20,660			23,237
Other expenses			8,416			9,098			2,277
Total expenses			462,649			546,705			165,736
Expense waiver			(198,889	)		(174,838	)		(56,826	)
Net expenses			263,760			371,867			108,910
Net investment income (loss)			1,380,672			2,859,380			79,820

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
	Investments		1,579,157			(1,302,385	)		(1,435,440	)
	Futures contracts		338,417			(195,607	)		—
	Swap agreements		(2,358	)		—			—
Net change in unrealized appreciation
	(depreciation) on:
	Investments		1,788,116			1,640,789			2,861,246
	Futures contracts		53,705			(16,474	)		—
	Swap agreements		2,265			—			—
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)			3,759,302			126,323			1,425,806
Change in net assets from operations		$	5,139,974		$	2,985,703		$	1,505,626

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020


		PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund			PPM High Yield Core Fund			PPM Small Cap Value Fund
Operations
Net investment income (loss)		$	1,380,672		$	2,859,380		$	79,820
Net realized gain (loss)			1,915,216			(1,497,992	)		(1,435,440	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
	(depreciation)		1,844,086			1,624,315			2,861,246
Change in net assets from operations			5,139,974			2,985,703			1,505,626
Distributions to shareholders
From distributable earnings
	Institutional Class		(3,454,821	)		(2,859,255	)		(69,213	)
Total distributions to shareholders			(3,454,821	)		(2,859,255	)		(69,213	)
Share transactions¹
Proceeds from the sale of shares
	Institutional Class		3,421,463			53,952,373			11,835,608
Reinvestment of distributions
	Institutional Class		3,450,515			2,518,652			69,213
Cost of shares redeemed
	Institutional Class		(3,565,000	)		(54,751,256	)		(11,084,320	)
Change in net assets from
	share transactions		3,306,978			1,719,769			820,501
Change in net assets			4,992,131			1,846,217			2,256,914
Net assets beginning of year			51,332,597			55,614,821			11,028,905
Net assets end of year		$	56,324,728		$	57,461,038		$	13,285,819






¹Share transactions
Shares sold
	Institutional Class		313,605			5,524,907			1,642,250
Reinvestment of distributions
	Institutional Class		320,644			263,928			7,301
Shares redeemed
	Institutional Class		(325,011	)		(5,601,815	)		(1,380,662	)
Change in shares
	Institutional Class		309,238			187,020			268,889
Purchases and sales of long term
	investments
Purchase of securities		$	32,965,654		$	43,139,423		$	8,388,415
Purchase of U.S. government securities			9,607,420	(a)		—			—
Total purchases		$	42,573,074		$	43,139,423		$	8,388,415
Proceeds from sales of securities		$	30,355,639		$	43,107,179		$	7,642,789
Proceeds from sales of U.S. government
	securities		14,606,667	(a)		—			—
Total proceeds from sales		$	44,962,306		$	43,107,179		$	7,642,789


(a)	Amounts exclude $21,927,403 and $18,247,532 of purchases and sales, respectively, of dollar roll transaction securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019


		PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund			PPM High Yield Core Fund			PPM Small Cap Value Fund
Operations
Net investment income (loss)		$	1,624,298		$	2,901,012		$	60,570
Net realized gain (loss)			1,354,692			(1,171,922	)		(651,372	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
	(depreciation)		2,334,045			5,506,839			2,507,193
Change in net assets from operations			5,313,035			7,235,929			1,916,391
Distributions to shareholders
From distributable earnings
	Institutional Class		(2,415,331	)		(2,870,699	)		(47,781	)
Total distributions to shareholders			(2,415,331	)		(2,870,699	)		(47,781	)
Share transactions¹
Proceeds from the sale of shares
	Institutional Class		54,782,875			748,325			989,377
Reinvestment of distributions
	Institutional Class		2,286,024			2,446,852			41,505
Cost of shares redeemed
	Institutional Class		(58,832,116	)		(66,235	)		(73,796	)
Change in net assets from
	share transactions		(1,763,217	)		3,128,942			957,086
Change in net assets			1,134,487			7,494,172			2,825,696
Net assets beginning of year			50,198,110			48,120,649			8,203,209
Net assets end of year		$	51,332,597		$	55,614,821		$	11,028,905




¹Share transactions
Shares sold
	Institutional Class		5,263,340			75,573			108,498
Reinvestment of distributions
	Institutional Class		220,167			247,208			4,266
Shares redeemed
	Institutional Class		(5,644,279	)		(6,712	)		(7,890	)
Change in shares
	Institutional Class		(160,772	)		316,069			104,874

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding

Net Investment Income (Loss). The net investment income (loss) per share is calculated using the average shares method.

Total Return. Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Dollar roll and in-kind transactions are excluded for purposes of calculating portfolio turnover. Fixed income securities with maturities greater than one year that are purchased for short term investment are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation.

Ratios. Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year.


			Increase (decrease) from investment operations			Distributions from				Supplemental data				Ratios
Period ended		Net asset value, beginning of period($)	Net investment income (loss)($)	Net realized & unrealized gains (losses)($)	Total from investment operations($)	Net investment income($)	Net realized gains on investment transactions($)	Net asset value, end of period($)	Total return(%)	Net assets,end of period (in thousands)($)	Portfolio turnover (%)		Net expenses to average net assets(%)	Total expenses to average net assets(%)	Net investment income (loss) to average net assets(%)

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

Institutional Class
12/31/20		10.40	0.27	0.76	1.03	(0.30)	(0.39)	10.74	9.98	56,325	80	(b)	0.49	0.85	2.55
12/31/19		9.85	0.31	0.71	1.02	(0.31)	(0.16)	10.40	10.51	51,333	108	(b)	0.50	0.70	3.02
12/31/18	(a)	10.00	0.15	(0.14)	0.01	(0.16)	—	9.85	0.07	50,198	25	(b)	0.50	0.78	3.30


PPM High Yield Core Fund

Institutional Class
12/31/20		10.09	0.51	(0.01)	0.50	(0.51)	—	10.08	5.34	57,461	82		0.69	1.01	5.30
12/31/19		9.26	0.54	0.83	1.37	(0.54)	—	10.09	15.02	55,615	78		0.70	0.85	5.50
12/31/18	(a)	10.00	0.25	(0.71)	(0.46)	(0.26)	(0.02)	9.26	(4.74)	48,121	18		0.70	0.92	5.53


PPM Small Cap Value Fund

Institutional Class
12/31/20		9.76	0.06	(0.28)	(0.22)	(0.05)	—	9.49	(2.26)	13,286	70		1.00	1.52	0.73
12/31/19		8.00	0.06	1.74	1.80	(0.04)	—	9.76	22.53	11,029	40		1.00	1.14	0.62
12/31/18	(c)	10.00	0.04	(1.77)	(1.73)	(0.04)	(0.23)	8.00	(17.29)	8,203	22		1.00	1.21	0.64


(a)	The Fund commenced operations on July 16, 2018.
(b)	Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 31%, 113%, and 118% for 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
(c)	The Fund commenced operations on May 1, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

PPM Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-ended management investment company, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a Declaration of Trust, dated November 9, 2017, as amended and restated March 12, 2018. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("the 1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the 1933 Act"). The Trust currently consists of five series, three of which are available for purchase by investors (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund. PPM Core Fixed Income Fund and PPM Investment Grade Credit Fund have not yet commenced operations. The Funds offer only Institutional Class shares. Each Fund represents shares of beneficial interest in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets, each with its own investment objective, policies and strategies. The Funds are classified as diversified under the 1940 Act.

PPM America, Inc. (“PPM” or “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser of the Funds, with responsibility for the professional investment supervision and management of the Funds. The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Prudential plc (the “UK Parent”), a publicly traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Jackson National Asset Management LLC (“JNAM” or “Administrator”), an affiliate of PPM, serves as the administrator. JNAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company^® (“Jackson”). Jackson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc. The UK Parent is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, or with The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd., a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Effective July 17, 2020, Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc.

On October 6, 2020, the Board approved Plans of Liquidation and Termination of the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund and PPM Mid Cap Value Fund.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Security Valuation. Under the Trust’s valuation policy and procedures, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) has delegated the daily operational oversight of the securities valuation function to the JNAM Valuation Committee (“Valuation Committee”), which consists of certain officers of the Trust and certain members of JNAM management. The Valuation Committee is responsible for determining fair valuations for any security for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be not reflective of market value. For those securities fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the fair valuation determinations after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review by the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. For fair valuation determinations that are deemed material, the Board is promptly notified of the fair valuation.

The net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares is generally determined once each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, at the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday). However, consistent with legal requirements, calculation of the Fund’s NAV may be suspended on days determined by the Board during times of NYSE market closure, which may include times during which the SEC issues policies or protocols associated with such closure pursuant to Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. To the extent an NYSE closure is determined to not have resulted in a disruption of normal market activity, the Valuation Committee may utilize the time the NYSE was scheduled to close for purposes of measuring and calculating the Funds’ NAVs. Equity securities are generally valued at the official closing price of the exchange where the security is principally traded. If there is no official closing price for the security on the valuation date, the security may be valued at the most recent sale or quoted bid price prior to close. Stocks not listed on a national or foreign stock exchange may be valued at the closing bid price on the over the counter (“OTC”) market. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the NAV per share determined as of the close of the NYSE on each valuation date. Debt and derivative securities are generally valued by independent pricing services approved by the Board. If a valuation from a third-party pricing service is unavailable or it is determined that such valuation does not approximate fair market value, debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty (60) days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, unless it is determined that such practice also does not approximate fair market value. Pricing services utilized to value debt and derivative instruments may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as: yield; credit quality; coupon rate; maturity; type of issue; trading characteristics; call features; credit ratings; broker quotes; and other relevant data. Term loans are generally valued at the composite bid prices provided by approved pricing services. Futures contracts traded on an exchange are generally valued at the exchange’s settlement price. If the settlement price is not available, exchange traded futures are valued at the last sales price as of the close of business on the primary exchange. If the last trade is determined to not be representative of fair value, exchange traded options are valued at the current day’s mid-price.

Market quotations may not be readily available for certain investments or it may be determined that a quotation of an investment does not represent fair value. In such instances, the investment is valued as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. Situations that may require an investment to be fair valued may include instances where a security is thinly traded, halted or restricted as to resale. In addition, investments may be fair valued based on the occurrence of a significant event. Significant events may be specific to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults. Alternatively, significant events may affect an entire market, such as natural disasters, government actions, and significant changes in the value of US securities markets. Securities are fair valued based on observable and unobservable inputs, including the Administrator's or Valuation Committee’s own

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assumptions in determining the fair value of an investment. Under the procedures approved by the Board, the Administrator may utilize pricing services or other sources in determining the fair value of an investment. Factors considered to determine fair value may include fundamental analytical data relating to the security; the nature and duration of restrictions, if any, on the disposition of the security; trading volume on markets, exchanges, or among dealers; evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is traded; the type of security; the financial statements of the issuer, or other financial information about the issuer; the cost of the security at its date of purchase; the size of the Fund’s holding; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class, if applicable, at the time of purchase or at a later date; reports prepared by analysts; information as to any transactions in or offers for the security; the existence of any merger proposal, tender offer or other extraordinary event relating to the security; the price and extent of public or dealer trading in similar securities or derivatives of the issuer or of comparable companies; trading in depositary receipts; foreign currency exchange activity; changes in the interest rate environment; trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; and any other matters considered relevant.

If an investment is valued at a fair value for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV, the value may be different from the last quoted price for the investment depending on the source and method used to determine the value. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of the investment is the amount the owner of such investment might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly transaction between market participants upon its current sale.

Distributions to Shareholders. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund and PPM High Yield Core Fund. PPM Small Cap Value Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually for all the Funds only to the extent they exceeded available capital loss carryovers.

Other Service Providers. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street” or "Custodian") acts as custodian and securities lending agent for the Funds. The Custodian has custody of all securities and cash of the Trust maintained in the United States and attends to the collection of principal and income and payment for and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Trust.

The Trust has entered into a Transfer Agency Agreement with UMB Fund Services, Inc. UMB Fund Services, Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of all shares.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses are determined on the specific identification basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Corporate actions involving foreign securities, including dividends, are recorded when the information becomes available. Income received in lieu of dividends for securities loaned is included in Dividends in the Statements of Operations. Interest income, including level-yield amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities and convertible bonds, is accrued daily. A Fund may place a debt obligation on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Expenses. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses of the Trust that are directly attributable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Other Trust level expenses are allocated to the Funds based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Foreign Taxes. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or foreign currency purchases and repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretations of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications for certain liabilities. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. However, since their commencement of operations, the Funds have not had claims or losses pursuant to their contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. Among the requirements, entities are required to make additional disclosures about significant unobservable inputs in developing Level 3 fair value measurements and are permitted to remove disclosure of the amount and reason for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. This ASU became effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Funds have fully adopted the amendments and the Topic 820 disclosures have been modified to conform to the amendments.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to

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reference rate reform. The amendments in this update are elective and may be applied through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the potential impacts of reference rate reform and the adoption of this ASU on the Funds’ financial statements.

NOTE 3. FASB ASC TOPIC 820, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT”

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement". This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Fund’s investments under FASB ASC Topic 820 guidance. The inputs are summarized into three broad categories:

Level 1 includes valuations based on quoted prices of identical securities in active markets, including valuations for securities listed on a national or foreign stock exchange or investments in mutual funds.

Level 2 includes valuations determined from significant direct or indirect observable inputs. Direct observable inputs include broker quotes, third-party prices, closing prices of similar securities in active markets, closing prices for identical or similar securities in non-active markets or corporate action or reorganization entitlement values. Indirect significant observable inputs include factors such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds or credit ratings. Level 2 includes valuations for fixed income securities, including certain term loans, OTC derivatives, centrally cleared swap agreements, broker quotes in active markets, securities subject to corporate actions, securities valued at amortized cost, swap agreements valued by pricing services, American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts for which quoted prices in active markets are not available or securities limited by foreign ownership.

Level 3 includes valuations determined from significant unobservable inputs including the Administrator's own assumptions in determining the fair value of the investment. Inputs used to determine the fair value of Level 3 securities include security specific inputs such as: credit quality, credit rating spreads, issuer news, trading characteristics, call features, maturity or anticipated cash flows; or industry specific inputs such as: trading activity of similar markets or securities, changes in the security’s underlying index or changes in comparable securities’ models. Level 3 valuations include securities; term loans that do not meet certain liquidity thresholds; securities where prices may be unavailable due to halted trading, restricted to resale due to market events, or newly issued; private placements; or investments for which reliable quotes are otherwise not available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following table summarizes each Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2020, by valuation level.


	. Level 1 ($) .		. Level 2 ($) .		. Level 3 ($) .	. Total ($) .
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
Assets - Securities
Corporate Bonds And Notes	—		28,653,950		109,765	28,763,715
Government And Agency Obligations	—		21,891,462		—	21,891,462
Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities	—		4,299,588		—	4,299,588
Senior Floating Rate Instruments	—		678,989		—	678,989
Common Stocks	13,475		—		—	13,475
Short Term Investments	3,723,857		—		—	3,723,857
	3,737,332		55,523,989		109,765	59,371,086
Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments¹
Futures Contracts	30,228		—		—	30,228
	30,228		—		—	30,228
Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments¹
Futures Contracts	(21,364	)	—		—	(21,364	)
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements	—		(689	)	—	(689	)
	(21,364	)	(689	)	—	(22,053	)
PPM High Yield Core Fund
Assets - Securities
Corporate Bonds And Notes	—		53,365,194		164,996	53,530,190
Senior Floating Rate Instruments	—		1,318,593		—	1,318,593
Investment Companies	628,278		—		—	628,278
Preferred Stocks	139,491		—		—	139,491
Common Stocks	66,076		—		—	66,076
Warrants	—		33,843		—	33,843
Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities	—		21,301		—	21,301
Short Term Investments	1,847,209		—		—	1,847,209
	2,681,054		54,738,931		164,996	57,584,981
PPM Small Cap Value Fund
Assets - Securities
Common Stocks	13,120,786		—		—	13,120,786
Short Term Investments	173,527		—		—	173,527
	13,294,313		—		—	13,294,313

¹Derivatives are reflected at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

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Significant changes in unobservable valuation inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement than the one used in a security’s valuation. There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 for the year. There were no significant Level 3 valuations for which unobservable valuation inputs were developed at December 31, 2020.

NOTE 4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending and Securities Lending Collateral. All Funds are approved to participate in agency based securities lending with State Street. Per the securities lending agreements, State Street is authorized to loan securities on behalf of the Funds to approved borrowers and is required to maintain collateral. Each Fund receives either cash or non-cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. Generally, cash and non-cash collateral received for the following types of securities on loan are as follows: US equities – 102%; US corporate fixed income – 102%; US government fixed income – 102%; international equities – 105%; international corporate fixed income – 105%; sovereign fixed income – 102%; and asset backed investments – 102%. Collateral requirements are evaluated at the close of each business day; any additional collateral required is typically delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The duration of each loan is determined by the agent and borrower and generally may be terminated at any time. Certain loans may be negotiated to mature on a specified date. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds in the event of default by a third-party borrower. A Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss if the borrower breaches its agreement with the Fund or becomes insolvent. For cash collateral, the Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates negotiated with the borrower. The Funds bear the market risk with respect to the collateral investment and securities loaned. The Funds also bear the risk that State Street may default on its obligations to the Funds. Non-cash collateral may include US government securities; US government agencies’ debt securities; and US government-sponsored agencies’ debt securities and mortgage-backed securities. Certain Funds receive non-cash collateral in the form of securities received, which the Funds may not sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-cash collateral, the Funds receive lending fees negotiated with the borrower. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds with respect to the market risk related to the non-cash collateral investments.

The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market fund and a series of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, which is an open-end management company registered under the 1940 Act. The Funds also bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of collateral available for return to a borrower due to a decline in value of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio.

Cash collateral received from the borrower is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Payable for Return of securities loaned. Investments acquired with such cash collateral are included in Investments, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities on loan is included in Investments, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Each Fund’s net exposure to a borrower is determined by the amount of any excess or shortfall in cash collateral received compared to the value of securities on loan.

US Government Securities. Certain Funds may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the US Government or its agents or instrumentalities. Some US government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, are supported by the full faith and credit of the US government; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the US Department of the Treasury (“US Treasury”); others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), are supported by the discretionary authority of the US government to purchase the agency’s obligations; and still others, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. US government securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest paying securities of similar maturities.

Government-related guarantors (i.e., guarantors that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”). FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government.

FNMA and FHMLC were placed into conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and each enterprise’s assets. In connection with the conservatorship, the US Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with FNMA and FHLMC. This agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprise’s operations. In exchange for entering into these agreements, the US Treasury received senior preferred stock in each enterprise and warrants to purchase each enterprise’s common stock. The US Treasury created a new secured lending facility, which is available to FNMA and FHLMC as a liquidity backstop and created a temporary program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remains liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities.

Unregistered Securities. The Funds may own certain investment securities that are unregistered and thus restricted as to resale. These securities may also be referred to as “private placements”. Unregistered securities may be classified as “illiquid” because there is no readily available market for sale of the securities. Where future dispositions of the securities require registration under the 1933 Act, the Funds have the right to include those securities in such registration generally without cost to the Funds. The Funds have no right to require registration of unregistered securities.

Senior and Junior Loans. Certain Funds may invest in Senior loans or secured and unsecured subordinated loans, second lien loans and subordinated bridge loans (Junior loans) which are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade

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date. Interest income on these loans is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior and Junior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan.

NOTE 5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS AND COLLATERAL

Under various agreements, certain investment transactions require collateral to be pledged to or from a Fund and a counterparty or segregated at the Custodian and is managed pursuant to the terms of the agreement. US Treasury Bills and US dollars are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other forms of high quality or sovereign securities may be used. Securities held by a Fund that are used as collateral are identified as such within the Schedules of Investments. Collateral for OTC financial derivative transactions paid to or received from brokers and counterparties is included in Receivable for Deposits with brokers and counterparties or Payable for Deposits from counterparties in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Counterparty Agreements. Certain Funds enter into various types of agreements with counterparties, which govern the terms of certain transactions and mitigate the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. A Fund may net exposure and collateralize multiple transaction types governed by the same agreement with the same counterparty and may close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default and/or termination event with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. Each agreement defines whether the Fund is contractually able to net settle daily payments. Additionally, certain circumstances, such as laws of a particular jurisdiction or settlement of amounts due in different currencies, may prohibit or restrict the right of offset as defined in the agreements.

These agreements also help limit credit and counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral) governed under the relevant agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of agreement. 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 agreement. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds’ Adviser attempts to limit counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Adviser believes to have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. For swap agreements executed with a Derivatives Clearing Organization (“DCO”) in a multilateral or other trade facility platform (“centrally cleared swaps”), counterparty risk is reduced by shifting exposure from the counterparty to the DCO. Additionally, the DCO has broad powers to provide an orderly liquidation in the event of a default.

Customer Account Agreements. Customer Account Agreements and related addendums govern exchange traded or centrally cleared derivative transactions such as futures, options on futures and centrally cleared derivatives. If a Fund transacts in exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives, the Adviser is a party to agreements with (1) a Futures Commissions Merchant (“FCM”) in which the FCM facilitates the execution of the exchange traded and centrally cleared derivative with the DCO and (2) with an executing broker/swap dealer to agree to the terms of the swap and resolution process in the event the centrally cleared swap is not accepted for clearing by the designated DCO. Exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives transactions require posting an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount known as the “initial margin” as determined by each relevant clearing agency and is segregated at an FCM which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or the applicable regulator. The Fund receives from, or pays to, the counterparty an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as the “variation margin”. Variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities may include variation margin on closed unsettled derivative transactions. Variation margin received may not be netted between exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives. In the event of default, counterparty risk is significantly reduced as creditors to the FCM do not have claim to the Fund’s assets in the segregated account. Additionally, portability of exposure in the event of default further reduces risk.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”). ISDA Master Agreements govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by PPM and select counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, events of default, termination and maintenance of collateral. Termination includes 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 of early termination could be material to the financial statements. In the event of default, the total financial derivative value exposure will be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty. The amount of collateral exchanged is based on provisions within the ISDA Master Agreements and is determined by the net exposure with the counterparty and is not identified for a specific OTC derivative instrument.

NOTE 6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts. A Fund may buy and sell futures on, among other things, financial instruments, individual equity securities, securities indices, interest rates, currencies and inflation indices. A futures contract is a standardized contract obligating two parties to exchange a specified asset at an agreed upon price and date. Variation margin is recorded by the Fund until the contracts are terminated at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held by the Fund or the change in the value of an underlying entity and the prices of the futures contracts and the possibility the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. With futures, counterparty risk to the Fund is reduced because futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, acting as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the OTC market or executed and centrally cleared with a DCO.

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A Fund enters into a swap agreement in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost to the Fund than if the Fund had invested directly in an instrument that yield the desired return. In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage certain risks and to implement investment strategies in a more efficient manner.

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss recorded by a Fund. Such risks include that there is no liquid market for OTC swaps, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreement and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates or value of underlying securities. Centrally cleared swaps involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund.

Credit Default Swap Agreements. Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs for the referenced entity, obligation or index. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. A Fund may be either the buyer or the seller in a credit default swap transaction. If a Fund is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Fund will lose its investment and recover nothing. However, if an event of default occurs and the counterparty fulfills its payment obligation under the swap agreement, the Fund will receive the full notional value of the reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, a Fund receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, which typically is between six months and three years. If an event of default occurs, the Fund (if the seller) must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. Credit default swap transactions involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly.

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs is limited to the total notional amount which is defined under the terms of each swap agreement. If the Fund is a buyer of protection, the Fund pays the fixed rate. If the Fund is a seller of protection, the Fund receives the fixed rate.

FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset. FASB ASC Topic 815 includes the requirement for enhanced qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments and disclosures regarding credit related contingent features in derivative instruments, as well as quantitative disclosures in the semi-annual and annual financial statements about fair value, gains and losses, and volume of activity for derivative instruments. Information about these instruments is disclosed in the context of each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure which is categorized as credit, commodity, equity price, interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk. The following disclosures include: (1) Objectives and strategies for each Fund’s derivative investments during the year; (2) A summary table of the fair valuations of each Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure, which references the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations for each derivative instrument as of December 31, 2020. Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year are not included in the tables as the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain loss on the Statements of Operations can be referenced directly on each Fund’s respective statements; (3) A summary table of derivative instruments and certain investments of each Fund, which are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020.For Funds which held only one type of derivative during the year, amounts eligible for offset are presented gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net exposure can be referenced in the assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and, if collateral exists, the net exposure is offset by collateral identified in the segregated or pledged collateral table; and (4) A table reflecting each Fund’s average monthly derivative volume for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge duration and to increase the Fund’s exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk. The Fund entered into credit default swap agreements to increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to credit risk or hedge credit risk in a particular name, industry or sector.


PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
		Commodity($)	Credit($)		Equity($)	Foreign Exchange($)	Interest Rate($)	Total($)
Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020
Derivative instruments assets:
²	Variation margin on futures	—	—		—	—	7,680	7,680
Total derivative instruments assets		—	—		—	—	7,680	7,680
Derivative instruments liabilities:
²	Variation margin on futures	—	—		—	—	5,250	5,250
²	Variation margin on swap agreements	—	259		—	—	—	259
Total derivative instruments liabilities		—	259		—	—	5,250	5,509
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020
Net realized gain (loss) on:
	Futures	—	—		—	—	338,417	338,417
	Swap agreements	—	(2,358	)	—	—	—	(2,358	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
	Futures	—	—		—	—	53,705	53,705
	Swap agreements	—	2,265		—	—	—	2,265

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund – Average Derivative Volume¹


	Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)	Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)	Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)	Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)	Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)	Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)	Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)
Average monthly volume	—	15,313,912	—	—	—	500,000	—

¹ The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2020, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments, and the amounts of realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2020, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, also serve as indicators of the derivative volume for the Funds.

² Derivative asset or liability is not eligible for offset, and a Derivative and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset table is not presented for the asset or liability, as applicable.

Pledged Collateral. The following table summarizes cash and securities collateral pledged for the Funds at December 31, 2020:



		Futures Contracts	Swap Agreements
	Counterparties	Pledged or Segregated Cash($)	Pledged or Segregated Cash($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	MLP	61,725	7,331

None of the futures contracts held by the Funds are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are not eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020. Net exposure to the Funds for futures contracts is the variation margin in addition to any collateral pledged for the initial margin on the futures contracts.

NOTE 7. INVESTMENT RISKS AND REGULATORY MATTERS

The Funds' risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the actual or perceived risk that the issuer of a bond, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment will not pay interest and principal payments when due. The price of a debt instrument can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment. A Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.

Corporate, Sovereign Entity, and Bank Loan Risk. Commercial banks, sovereign entities, and other financial institutions or institutional investors make corporate loans to companies or sovereign entities that need capital to grow, restructure, or for infrastructure projects. These instruments are commonly referred to as loans or bank loans. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at floating rates that change in response to changes in market

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interest rates such as the LIBOR, the prime rates of US banks or another relevant index. As a result, the value of such loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of interest rate fluctuations than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. However, the market for certain loans may not be sufficiently liquid, and a Fund may have difficulty selling them. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. Certain loans may be classified as illiquid securities. Additionally, because a loan may not be considered a security, a Fund may not be afforded the same legal protections afforded securities under federal securities laws. Thus, a Fund generally must rely on contractual provisions in the loan agreement and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.

Equity Securities Risk. Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile, and equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. As a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions, the price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities. A Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed. Generally preferred stocks rank before common stocks in their claim on income for dividend payments and on assets should the company be liquidated. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company’s assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders.

High Yield Bonds, Lower-Rated Bonds, and Unrated Securities Risk. High yield bonds, lower-rated bonds, and certain unrated securities are broadly referred to as junk bonds, and are considered below investment-grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”). Junk bonds are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. As a result, an investment in junk bonds is considered speculative. High yield bonds may be subject to liquidity risk, and a Fund may not be able to sell a high yield bond at the price at which it is currently valued.

Issuer Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. A security’s value may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, corporate governance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed-income securities generally will decline in value. Long-term fixed-income securities normally have more price volatility than short-term fixed-income securities.

Investment Style Risk. The returns from a certain investment style may be lower than the returns from the overall stock market. Value stocks may not increase in price if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that are expected to increase the price of the security do not occur. Over market cycles, different investment styles may sometimes outperform other investment styles (for example, growth investing may outperform value investing).

Senior Loans Risk. The senior loans in which a Fund invests are usually rated below investment grade. The amount of public information with respect to loans may be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange listed securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. A secured senior loan may not be adequately collateralized. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value.

Market Risk. Portfolio securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates, adverse investor sentiment, regional and global health epidemics, war, terrorism or natural disasters, among others. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. The values of securities may fall due to factors affecting a particular issuer, industry or the securities market as a whole.

Liquidity Risk. Investments in securities that are difficult to purchase or sell (illiquid or thinly-traded securities) may reduce returns if a Fund is unable to sell the securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. Liquidity risk arises, for example, from small average trading volumes, trading restrictions, or temporary suspensions of trading. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.

Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, futures, forwards, swaps, or other derivative instruments, include the use of leverage and may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions at disadvantageous times to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements. The effect of using leverage is to increase a Fund’s potential gains and losses in comparison to the amount of a Fund’s assets (that is, assets other than borrowed assets) at risk, which may cause a Fund’s portfolio to be more volatile. If a Fund uses leverage, the Fund has the risk of capital losses that exceed the net assets of the Fund.

NOTE 8. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory and Administrative Fees. The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the "Investment Advisory Agreement") with PPM. Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, PPM is responsible for managing the affairs of the Trust including, but not limited to, continuously providing the Trust with investment advice and business management to the Funds. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, PPM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of PPM High Yield Core Fund and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of PPM Small Cap Value Fund.

The Trust has entered into an Administration Agreement with JNAM, an affiliate of PPM. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JNAM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. In return for the fees paid under the Administration Agreement, JNAM provides or procures all necessary administrative functions and services for the operation of the Funds. This includes, among other things, fund accounting; calculation of the daily NAV of each Fund; monitoring the Funds’ expense accruals; calculating monthly

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total return; prospectus and statement of additional information compliance monitoring; preparing certain financial statements of the Trust; and preparing the Trust’s regulatory filings. In addition, JNAM, at its own expense, arranges for legal, audit, custody (except overdraft and interest expense), printing and mailing of financial statements and prospectuses, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer costs, and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. Each Fund is responsible for investment advisory services; transfer agency services; trading expenses including brokerage commissions; interest expenses; taxes; costs and expenses associated with short sales; nonrecurring and extraordinary expenses; registration fees; license fees; directors’ and officers’ insurance; the fees and expenses of the independent Trustees; independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees; and a portion of the costs associated with the Chief Compliance Officer.

Advisory Fee Waivers. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement whereby PPM has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for each of the Funds to the extent necessary to limit the annualized ordinary operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.45% for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.70% for PPM High Yield Core Fund and 1.00% for PPM Small Cap Value Fund through April 30, 2021. Prior to November 30, 2020, the limit for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 0.50%. Any waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment by the Adviser.

Security Transactions. Security transactions can occur in the Funds where both the buyer and seller of the security are portfolios or accounts for which PPM serves as the Adviser. Such transactions occur to eliminate transaction costs normally associated with security trading activity. Such transactions are subject to compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 17a-7 transactions”) and are reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer. Rule 17a-7 trades are executed at current market price at the time of the transaction. There were no 17a-7 transactions that were deemed significant by the Administrator during the year ended December 31, 2020.

NOTE 9. INCOME TAX MATTERS

Each Fund is treated as a separate tax payer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") and to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains, if any, to its shareholders and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to RICs. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The following information for the Funds is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing and character differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. Permanent differences between financial statement and federal income tax reporting are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Permanent differences may include but are not limited to the following: expired capital loss carryforwards, foreign currency reclassifications, premium amortization or paydown reclassifications, reclassifications on the sale of passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") or Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") securities, net operating losses, accounting treatment of notional principal contracts and partnerships, equalization and other distribution adjustments. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets.


	Net Increase(Decrease)
	Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)($)	Paid-in Capital($)
PPM High Yield Core Fund	57	(57	)
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	324	(324	)

At December 31, 2020, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available for US federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains. The amount and character of the capital loss carryforwards are listed in the table below.


	Capital Loss Carryforwards with No Expiration
	Short Term ($)	Long Term ($)	Total ($)
PPM High Yield Core Fund	1,664,757	882,659	2,547,416
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	149,964	1,198,664	1,348,628

At December 31, 2020, the Funds’ last fiscal year end, the following Funds had capital, currency and/or PFIC mark-to-market losses realized after October 31, 2020 (“Post-October losses”), which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year, January 1, 2021:


	Amount($)
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	170,045

As of December 31, 2020, the cost of investments and the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the Funds were as follows:


	Tax Cost of Investments($)	Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)	Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)		Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	55,783,771	3,735,743	(148,428	)	3,587,315
PPM High Yield Core Fund	54,361,673	3,661,674	(438,366	)	3,223,308
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	10,764,791	2,784,157	(254,635	)	2,529,522

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As of December 31, 2020, the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives were as follows:


		Tax Cost/Premiums/Adjustment($)		Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)	Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)		Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
	Futures Contracts	8,864		—	—		—
	Swap Agreements	(11,049	)	—	(1,201	)	(1,201	)

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable taxable earnings for US federal income tax purposes were as follows:


	Undistributed Net Ordinary Income*($)	Undistributed Net Long-Term Capital Gain($)	Unrealized Gains (Losses)**($)	Capital Loss Carryforward($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	193,941	52,082	3,582,568	—
PPM High Yield Core Fund	16,820	—	3,223,308	(2,547,416	)
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	23,720	—	2,357,326	(1,348,628	)

* Undistributed net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

** Unrealized gains (losses) are adjusted for certain tax basis adjustments.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:


	Net Ordinary Income*($)	Long-term Capital Gain**($)	Return of Capital($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	2,452,344	1,002,477	—
PPM High Yield Core Fund	2,859,255	—	—
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	69,213	—	—

* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

** The Funds designated as a long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce earnings and profits of the

Funds related to net capital gains to zero for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:


	Net Ordinary Income*($)	Long-term Capital Gain($)	Return of Capital($)
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	2,167,704	247,627	—
PPM High Yield Core Fund	2,870,699	—	—
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	47,781	—	—

* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would result in the Funds recording a tax expense in the current year. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires that management evaluate the tax positions taken in returns for 2018, 2019 and 2020, which remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and certain other jurisdictions. Management completed an evaluation of the Funds’ tax positions and based on that evaluation, determined that no provision for federal income tax was required in the Funds’ financial statements during the year ended December 31, 2020.

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Funds through the date the financial statements are issued and has concluded there are no events that require adjustments to the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of the Funds and Board of Trustees
PPM Funds:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the Funds listed in the Appendix (the Funds), each a series within PPM Funds, including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the three-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2020, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights, for each of the years or periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

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

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with custodians, transfer agents, agent banks and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the auditor of one or more PPM investment companies since 2018.

Chicago, IL
February 24, 2021

Appendix

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

PPM High Yield Core Fund

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

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Expense Example. As a shareholder of a Fund or Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including reinvested dividends or other distributions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return. This section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (e.g., an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return. The section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


			Expenses Using Actual Fund Return			Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return
		Annualized Expense Ratios(%)	Beginning Account Value 07/01/20($)	Ending Account Value 12/31/20($)	Expenses Paid During Period($)†	Beginning Account Value 07/01/20($)	Ending Account Value 12/31/20($)	Expenses Paid During Period($)†
PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
	Institutional Class	0.47	1,000.00	1,036.60	2.41	1,000.00	1,022.77	2.39
PPM High Yield Core Fund
	Institutional Class	0.68	1,000.00	1,118.90	3.62	1,000.00	1,021.72	3.46
PPM Small Cap Value Fund
	Institutional Class	1.00	1,000.00	1,351.20	5.91	1,000.00	1,020.11	5.08

† Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent 6-month period).

Other Federal Income Tax Information. The information reported below is for the year ended December 31, 2020. Qualified dividend information will be provided on each shareholder’s 2020 Form 1099-DIV.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the following Funds hereby designate the following percentages, or the maximum amount allowable under the Internal Revenue Code ("Code"), as qualified dividends:


PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	0.00%
PPM High Yield Core Fund	0.10%
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	100.00%

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the following Funds hereby designate the following percentages, or the maximum amount allowable under the Code, as distributions eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations:


PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	0.00%
PPM High Yield Core Fund	0.10%
PPM Small Cap Value Fund	100.00%

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings. The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds' Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available upon request by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776).

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record. A description of the Policy that the Funds’ Adviser used to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and additional information on how the Funds voted any proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020, are available without charge (1) by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), (2) by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, (3) online at www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds, and (4) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available without charge (1) by calling 1-844-446-4PPM, (2) by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, and (3) online at www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds.

Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)


Name and (Year of Birth)		Position(s) Held with Trust	Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
	Interested Trustee
Mary Capasso¹ (1971)		Trustee ² Chief Executive Officer, Chief Legal Officer and President Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary	Since 1/1/2021 Since 1/1/2021 Inception to 12/31/2020	Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel to PPM (1/1/2021 to Present); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of PPM (6/2018 to 12/31/20); Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of PPM (8/2015 to 6/2018); previously Assistant General Counsel of Harris Associates LP (until 8/2015)	None.
	Independent Trustees
Kevin Callahan (1965)		Trustee ²	Since inception	Founder, Fairway Capital (1/2017 to present), previously Chief Operating Officer, Adams Street Partners (7/1994 to 12/2016)	None.
Ronald A. Nyberg (1953)		Trustee ² and Independent Chair of the Board of Trustees³	Since inception	Of Counsel, Momkus LLP (1/2021 to present); previously, Partner, Momkus LLC (7/2016 to 12/2020), Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (10/2000 to 6/2016)	Trustee, Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Transparent Value Trust, Advent Convertible and Income Fund, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Managed Duration Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund, Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund, Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund and Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund.
Janet D. Olsen (1956)		Trustee ²	Since inception	Retired (1/2014 to present)	Trustee, ETF Series Solutions (47 series).
	¹ Ms. Capasso is an “interested person” of the Trust due to her position with PPM, the Adviser.
	² The Interested Trustee and the Independent Trustees are elected to serve for an indefinite term.
	³ The Board Chairperson may be reelected for a second three-year term. If the Board Chairperson has served two consecutive terms, he or she may not serve again as the Board Chairperson, unless at least one year has elapsed since the end of his or her second consecutive term as Board Chairperson.

Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)


Name and (Year of Birth)	Position(s) Held with Trust	Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years:
Officers
Emily J. Bennett (1983)	Vice President and Assistant Secretary Vice President and Secretary	Since 1/1/2021 Inception to 12/31/2020	Assistant Vice President of JNAM (2/2018 to present) and Associate General Counsel of JNAM (3/2016 to present); Senior Attorney of JNAM (10/2013 to 3/2016); Assistant Secretary of other investment companies advised by JNAM (3/2016 to present, 5/2012 to 12/2020, 3/2016 to 12/2020, and 3/2016 to 7/2018); Assistant Secretary of Curian Series Trust (5/2012 to 2/2016)
Daniel W. Koors (1970)	Vice President Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer	Since inception Inception to 12/31/2020	Senior Vice President of JNAM (1/2009 to present) and Chief Operating Officer of JNAM (4/2011 to present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Curian Series Trust (11/2010 to 2/2016); Vice President of other Investment Companies advised by JNAM (12/2006 to present, 12/2006 to 12/2020, 1/2018 to 12/2020, 8/2012 to 7/2018); Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer of other Investment Companies advised by JNAM (9/2016 to 6/2020, 9/2016 to 12/2020, 10/2011 to 12/2020, and 9/2016 to 7/2018)
Colleen P. McDermott (1960)	Vice President	Since inception	Senior Managing Director, Project Management Office of PPM (8/2017 to present); previously Managing Director, Senior Product Manager, Guggenheim Investments (5/2011 to 6/2017)
Mark D. Nerud (1966)	Principal Executive Officer	Since inception	Chief Executive Officer of JNAM (1/2010 to present); President of JNAM (1/2007 to present); Managing Board Member of JNAM (5/2015 to present); President and Chief Executive Officer of Curian Series Trust (8/2014 to 2/2016); President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of other investment companies advised by JNAM (12/2006 to present, 12/2006 to 12/2020, 8/2014 to 12/2020, and 8/2012 to 7/2018)
Joseph O’Boyle (1962)	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	Since inception	Vice President of JNAM (8/2015 to present); Acting Chief Compliance Officer of JNAM (5/2018 to 8/2018); Vice President of other investment companies advised by JNAM (1/2018 to present, 1/2018 to 12/2020, and 1/2018 to 7/2018); Acting Chief Compliance Officer and Acting Anti-Money Laundering Officer of other investment companies advised by JNAM (5/2018 to 8/2018), Anti-Money Laundering Officer of another investment company advised by JNAM (12/2015 to 1/2018); Chief Compliance Officer of another investment company advised by JNAM (5/2012 to 1/2018); Chief Compliance Officer of Curian Series Trust (5/2012 to 2/2016)
Rebecca A. Paulzine (1979)	Vice President and Secretary Vice President and Assistant Secretary	Since 1/1/2021 11/2018 to 12/31/2020	Vice President and Senior Counsel of PPM (9/2018 to present); Associate General Counsel, Edward Jones (9/2014 to 9/2018)

Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)


Name and (Year of Birth)	Position(s) Held with Trust	Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years:
Susan S. Rhee (1971)	Vice President and Assistant Secretary	Since inception	Senior Vice President and General Counsel of JNAM (1/2010 to present); Secretary of JNAM (11/2000 to present); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of other investment companies advised by JNAM (2/2004 to present, 2/2004 to 12/2020, 10/2011 to 12/2020, and 8/2012 to 7/2018); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of Curian Series Trust (11/2010 to 2/2016)
Andrew Tedeschi (1965)	Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	Since 1/1/2021	Vice President, JNAM (1/2019 to present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of other investment companies advised by JNAM (6/2020 to present); Controller, Fund Administration, Harris Associates L.P. (12/2007 to 12/2018); and Vice President (2/2008 to 12/2018), Treasurer (10/2018 to 12/2018), and Assistant Treasurer (2/2008 to 10/2018) of the Oakmark Funds

Trustees and Officers of PPM Funds (“Trust”)

The interested Trustee and the Officers of the Trust or the Adviser do not receive any compensation from the Trust for their services as Trustees or Officers. The Independent Trustees received the following compensation for their services for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2020.


Independent Trustee	Aggregate Compensation from the Trust For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation from the Trust
Kevin Callahan	$57,000	None	None	$57,000
Ronald A. Nyberg	$57,000	None	None	$57,000
Janet D. Olsen	$57,000	None	None	$57,000

PPM Funds

(the “Trust”)

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (“Board”) oversees the management of the Trust and its separate series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) with PPM America, Inc. (“PPM” or the “Adviser”) with respect to each Fund.

At meetings held on July 13, 2020 and August 11, 2020¹, the Board, including all of the trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (the “Independent Trustees”), considered information relating to the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

In advance of the meetings, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees requested that certain information be provided to the Board relating to the Advisory Agreement. The Board received, and had the opportunity to review, this and other materials, ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration of the Advisory Agreement. At the conclusion of the Board’s discussions, the Board approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement through September 30, 2021.

In reviewing the Advisory Agreement and considering the information, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel. The Board considered the factors it deemed relevant, as applicable, including: (1) the nature, quality and extent of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of each Fund; (3) the fees paid for services by each Fund; (4) profitability data related to its services for each Fund; (5) whether economies of scale may be realized and shared, in some measure, with investors as each Fund grows; and (6) other benefits that may accrue to PPM through its relationship with the Trust.

Before approving the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met in multiple executive sessions over the course of several weeks with their independent legal counsel to consider the materials provided by PPM and to consider the terms of the Advisory Agreement. Based on its evaluation of those materials and the information the Board received throughout the year at its regular meetings, the Board, including the interested and Independent Trustees, concluded that the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the shareholders of each Fund. In reaching its conclusions and exercising its business judgment, the Board considered numerous factors, including those noted above and described further below. The Board’s conclusions as to the approval of the Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board, and were not based on any single factor alone. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Board’s deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, attributing different weights to various factors.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board examined the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided by PPM.

The Board considered the services provided by PPM as adviser to the Funds. The Board noted that PPM furnishes the Funds with investment advisory services, subject to the supervision of the Board, and in conformity with the stated policies of each Fund. The Board also considered information provided by PPM regarding the firm’s track record and experience managing accounts and strategies similar to the Funds. The Board also considered the various business-related risks PPM faces as a result of advising the Funds, including entrepreneurial, legal and litigation risks, some of which may be significant. The Board also took into account that PPM monitors the performance of the various organizations that provide services to the Funds, including the Funds’ administrator, distributor, transfer agent and custodian. In this regard, the Board considered that PPM negotiates certain service providers’ fees and evaluates service providers’ infrastructure, cybersecurity programs, compliance programs, and business continuity programs, among other matters. The Board also considered PPM’s ongoing development of its own infrastructure and information technology to support the Funds through, among other things, cybersecurity, business continuity planning, risk management, and support and reporting provided to the Board in connection with its Board and Committee meetings.

The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PPM’s senior management, including the individuals responsible for managing the Funds. The Board also reviewed information pertaining to PPM’s organizational structure, financial condition, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to PPM. The Board considered compliance reports regarding PPM, both from PPM’s Chief Compliance Officer and the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

Based on the foregoing, the Board concluded that each Fund is likely to continue to benefit from the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by PPM under the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Funds

Existing Funds

The Board considered the investment performance of PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund (the “Existing Funds”) as described in quarterly reports prepared by PPM. The Board noted that PPM reviews with the Board on a quarterly basis detailed information about each Existing Fund’s performance results and investment strategies. The Board also considered the performance of each Existing Fund, including how the Fund’s performance on a gross basis (unless otherwise noted) compared to the performance of a group of comparable funds (“peer group”) identified by an independent data service and how the Fund performed versus its primary benchmark index (“benchmark”). The Board noted that comparisons to peer groups provide a helpful way to evaluate the Funds’ performance, but took into account that peer group universes are constantly evolving, and as such, the universe of comparable funds in the Funds’ peer groups may change from time to time. The Board also considered information furnished by PPM at the Board’s request, comparing the performance of each Existing Fund relative to a peer group identified by PPM as representative of peer funds that are similarly positioned to the Funds in the marketplace.

In considering performance, the Board noted that each Existing Fund commenced operations in 2018 and therefore had a limited performance record against which to evaluate PPM. In this regard, the Board also considered that PPM manages other advisory accounts that have substantially similar investment objectives, policies and investment strategies as each Existing Fund. Accordingly, the Board also considered information provided by PPM regarding the composite performance of accounts managed by PPM with similar investment strategies to the Funds.

Certain performance data considered by the Board is summarized below. Unless otherwise noted, the performance data summarized below is for periods ended on March 31, 2020.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its peer group median but underperformed it benchmark for the one-year and since-inception periods ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group median over the one-year and since-inception periods ended June 30, 2020. The Board also noted that the Fund commenced operations in July 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and underperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the since-inception period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group median over the one-year period ended June 30, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund commenced operations in May 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM High Yield Core Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the one-year period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the since-inception period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund commenced operations in July 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM Long Short Credit Fund. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the one-year and since-inception periods ended March 31, 2020. The Board considered further that, during the first quarter of 2020, the Fund’s long credit exposure and short duration contributed to the Fund’s underperformance versus its market-neutral benchmark. The Board also considered that the Fund commenced operations in July 2018 and had only one year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM Large Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the one-year and since-inception periods ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and ranked in the 20^th percentile of its peer group during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Board considered further that, at the end of 2019, PPM’s equity team began implementing various process enhancements, including those related to investment recommendation discussions, initial position sizing, and sell discipline, intended to address the Fund’s underperformance. The Board also noted information from PPM indicating that the recent market environment has been challenging to the Fund’s deep value style as the growth style factor has consistently outperformed the value style factor over recent periods. The Board further considered that the Fund has a deeper value orientation than its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations in May 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the one-year and since-inception periods ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and ranked in the 27^th percentile of its peer group during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Board considered further that, at the end of 2019, PPM’s equity team began implementing various process enhancements, including those related to investment recommendation discussions, initial position sizing, and sell discipline, intended to address the Fund’s underperformance. The Board also noted information from PPM indicating that the recent market environment has been challenging to the Fund’s deep value style as the growth style factor has consistently outperformed the value style factor over recent periods. The Board further considered that the Fund has a deeper value orientation than its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations in May 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

PPM Small Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and performed equal to its peer group median for the one-year period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and peer group median for the since-inception period ended March 31, 2020. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and ranked in the 41^st percentile of its peer group during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Board considered further that, at the end of 2019, PPM’s equity team began implementing various process enhancements, including those related to investment recommendation discussions, initial position sizing, and sell discipline, intended to address the Fund’s underperformance. The Board also noted information from PPM indicating that the recent market environment has been challenging to the Fund’s deep value style as the growth style factor has consistently outperformed the value style factor over recent periods. The Board further considered that the Fund has a deeper value orientation than its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The Board also considered that the Fund commenced operations in May 2018 and had only one complete year of performance history as of March 31, 2020. The Board noted, therefore, that it would be prudent to allow the Adviser more time to develop its performance record with the Fund.

New Funds:

The Board took into account that PPM Core Fixed Income Fund and PPM Investment Grade Credit Fund (the “New Funds”) had not commenced investment operations and that there was no performance data to review. The Board considered, however, that PPM manages other advisory accounts that have substantially similar investment objectives, policies and investment strategies as the New Funds. Accordingly, the Board considered information provided by PPM regarding the composite performance of accounts managed by PPM with similar investment strategies to the New Funds.

Costs of Services

The Board reviewed the advisory fee rates paid to PPM by each Fund as well as the total expense ratio of each Fund. The Board reviewed such fee and expense information as compared to that of comparable funds managed by other advisers. Using information provided by an independent data service, the Board evaluated each Fund’s contractual advisory fees and total expense ratios (net of waivers) in comparison to the contractual advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund’s peer group. The Board noted that comparisons to peer groups provide a helpful way to evaluate the Funds’ fees, but took into account that peer group universes are constantly evolving, and as such, the universe of comparable funds in the Funds’ peer groups may change from time to time. The Board also considered the contractual management fees and total expenses of each Fund relative to a peer group identified by PPM at the Board’s request, which represented funds that the Adviser believed to be similarly positioned to the Funds in the marketplace.

In considering the Funds’ fees and expenses, the Board also considered that PPM manages other advisory accounts that have substantially similar investment objectives, policies and investment strategies as each Fund. Accordingly, the Board also considered information provided by PPM regarding the fees charged by PPM to accounts with similar investment strategies to the Funds.

The Board also considered that PPM has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with each Fund through April 30, 2021, whereby PPM contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for each of the Funds to the extent necessary to limit the annualized ordinary operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.45% for the PPM Core Fixed Income Fund, 0.50% for the PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, 0.70% for the PPM High Yield Core Fund, 0.50% for the PPM Investment Grade Credit Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Long Short Credit Fund, 0.75% for the PPM Large Cap Value Fund, 0.90% for the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and 1.00% for the PPM Small Cap Value Fund. The Board also considered that the Expense Limitation Agreement renews automatically for successive one-year terms unless the Board approves the termination of the agreement.

Further detail considered by the Board regarding the advisory fees and expense ratios of each Fund is set forth below:

PPM Core Fixed Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee is in the second quintile and its total expense ratio is in the first quintile of its peer group.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee is in the third quintile and its total expense ratio is in the fourth quintile of its peer group. The Board further considered that the Fund’s net total expenses are within 0.003% and 0.019% of its peer group average and median, respectively, and equal to and within 0.01% of the average and median, respectively, of its peer group identified by PPM. The Board also noted information from PPM indicating that it continues to believe the Fund is positioned well relative to its peers.

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and total expense ratio are in the second quintile of its peer group.

PPM High Yield Core Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee is in the first quintile and its total expense ratio is in the second quintile of its peer group.

PPM Investment Grade Credit Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and estimated total expense ratio are in the first quintile of its peer group.

PPM Long Short Credit Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee ranks first out of five funds in its peer group and its total expense ratio ranks second out of five funds in its peer group.

PPM Large Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee is in the first quintile and its total expense ratio is in the second quintile of its peer group.

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee is in the second quintile and its total expense ratio is in the third quintile of its peer group.

PPM Small Cap Value Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and total expense ratio are in the first quintile of its peer group.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether each Fund’s advisory fee reflects the potential for economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ shareholders. Based on information provided by PPM, the Board noted that, while PPM did not propose breakpoints in its advisory fee schedule for the Funds, the Board would continue to review the Adviser’s fees on an ongoing basis. The Board further noted that the Adviser had agreed to waive certain fees for each Fund, which limits the expenses borne by shareholders as the Funds raise assets. The Board also considered that economies of scale can be shared with the Funds in other ways, including pricing Funds at scale from inception, additional technological and personnel investments to enhance shareholder services, and maintaining existing expense structures in the face of a rising cost environment.

Profitability

The Board considered information concerning the costs incurred and profits or losses realized by PPM with respect to the Existing Funds. The Board considered that, based on the profitability analyses provided by PPM, PPM had not realized profits with respect to the Funds. The Board also considered information from PPM indicating that as the Funds begin to receive more inflows from external shareholders, PPM expects profitability to increase accordingly.

Other Benefits to Affiliates of PPM

In evaluating the benefits that accrue to PPM through its relationship with the Funds, the Board noted that PPM and certain of its affiliates serve the Funds in various capacities, including as adviser, administrator, and distributor, and receive compensation from the Funds in connection with providing certain of these services. In particular, the Board considered that Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (“JNAM”) serves as Administrator to the Funds, and that JNAM charges administration fees based on average daily net assets for the Funds. To the extent the fees exceed 0.10% of average daily net assets, PPM has agreed to reimburse JNAM. The Board considered that, in providing administration services to the Funds, JNAM also provides compliance services to the Funds. The Board noted that each service provided to the Funds by JNAM or one of its affiliates is pursuant to a written agreement, which the Board evaluates periodically as required by law.

After full consideration of the foregoing factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

¹ The meetings were held via videoconference in reliance on an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2020.

BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND NEW DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHANGE OF CONTROL OF PPM AMERICA INC. FOR PPM CORE FIXED INCOME FUND, PPM CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME FUND, PPM HIGH YIELD CORE FUND, PPM INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT FUND AND PPM SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (EACH A "FUND" AND, COLLECTIVELY THE "FUNDS")

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides that, when the Funds, each a series of PPM Funds (the "Trust"), enter into a new investment advisory agreement ("Advisory Agreement") with PPM America, Inc. ("PPM" or the
“Adviser”) and a new distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”) with Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD” or the “Distributor”), the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Trust, including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the Advisory Agreement or Distribution Agreement, and who are not "interested persons" of the Trust , as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the "Independent Trustees"), must approve the new arrangements. Discussed below are certain factors that the Board considered at a meeting held on November 10, 2020 in determining whether to approve a new advisory agreement and a new distribution agreement for the Funds in connection with the Separation Plan, as defined and discussed below.

The Board noted that Prudential plc has announced its intention to pursue a full separation of Jackson National Insurance Company (“Jackson National”), an indirect subsidiary of Prudential plc and a parent company of PPM and JNLD (such divestment, the “Separation Plan”). Prudential plc has announced its intention to divest Jackson National over time through an initial public offering of the common stock of Jackson Financial Inc. (“JFI”), the indirect parent of Jackson National (the “IPO”), followed by full divestment over two and a half years. Divestment options remain open. Prudential plc’s divestment of Jackson National may take place by means of a full or partial demerger or spinoff of the common stock of JFI held by Prudential (the “Demerger”) to Prudential plc’s existing shareholders which would result in the divestment of JFI immediately or over time, as the case may be.

The Board recognized that the Separation Plan contemplates an IPO or Demerger and each may be deemed to be a change of control. If a change of control is deemed to take place, the investment advisory agreement and distribution agreement for the Funds would terminate and trigger the necessity for new agreements, which would require the approval of the Board and the shareholders of each Fund. The Board also recognized that there can be no assurance that the Separation Plan will be carried out.

The Board considered the potential effects of the Separation Plan on the Funds, the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Distributor, including the Adviser's and Distributor’s expected ability prior to, during and after the separation to perform the same level of service to the Funds as they currently provide. In this regard, the Board noted that the Adviser and its affiliates do not currently anticipate that the Separation Plan would have a material adverse impact on the Adviser and its affiliates, the Funds or their operations and administration.

Each of the Funds is subject to the 1940 Act, which provides that any investment advisory agreement and any distribution agreement must terminate automatically upon its "assignment." As used in the 1940 Act, the term assignment includes any transfer of a controlling block of outstanding voting securities of an adviser or the parent company of an adviser. Such a transfer is often referred to as a "Change of Control Event." It is anticipated that one or more of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Plan would be deemed a Change of Control Event.

As described above, the Separation Plan contemplates an IPO or Demerger, which are expected to result ultimately in a direct or indirect Change of Control Event for the Adviser and for the Distributor, which in turn would result in the automatic termination of the current advisory agreement and current distribution agreement (together, the "Current Agreements"). The decisions by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, to approve the proposed advisory agreement and the proposed distribution agreement for the Funds (together, the "Proposed Agreements") were based on a determination by the Board that it would be in the best interests of the shareholders of the Funds for the Adviser and Distributor to continue providing investment advisory and distribution services to the Funds, as applicable and without interruption, as consummation of the Separation Plan proceeds.

The Board was aware that the IPO or the Demerger may not result immediately in a Change of Control Event, but also recognized that the Separation Plan contemplates a series of transactions that are expected to result in one or more Change of Control Events in the future. The Board concluded that approval by shareholders at this time of both the Proposed Agreements and any future agreements that may become effective upon certain Change of Control Events in the future will permit the Funds to benefit from the continuation of services by the Adviser and the Distributor throughout the Separation Plan without the need for multiple shareholder meetings. The Board determined, based on the advice of counsel to Jackson National, that the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should not object to approval of future agreements by shareholders at this time.

Prior to its approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Board reviewed, among other things, the quality, extent and nature of the services currently being provided by the Adviser and the Distributor under the Current Agreements and to be provided under the Proposed Agreements. A substantial portion of this review was conducted as part of, and in conjunction with, the Board's annual review of the Current Agreements, which were most recently approved for continuation at a meeting of the Board held on August 11, 2020.¹

The Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel in connection with their review of the Current Agreements and approval of the Proposed Agreements. Based on its review of the Current Agreements, the Board concluded, in light of all factors it deemed relevant, that the approval of the Current Agreements was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders and that the fee rates set forth in the Current Agreements were fair. Among other factors, the Board considered: (1) the nature, quality and extent of the services provided, (2) the investment performance of each Fund, (3)

cost of services for each Fund, (4) profitability data, (5) whether economies of scale may be realized and shared, in some measure, with investors as each Fund grows, and (6) other benefits that may accrue to PPM and JNLD through their relationship with the Trust.

In connection with its approval of the Proposed Agreements, on November 10, 2020, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its August 11, 2020 approvals of those Current Agreements that were in effect on that date, including the Board's general satisfaction with the nature, extent and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, actions taken or to be taken in certain instances to improve the relationship between the costs and the quality of services being provided. Also on November 10, 2020, the Board considered a representation made to it on that date by the Adviser and Distributor that, other than certain updates provided for the Board’s consideration, there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since August 11, 2020 that it deemed material and significant to the Board in connection with its consideration of the Proposed Agreements.

As a result, in addition to the information identified above, in considering the Proposed Agreements, the Board focused its review on, and requested and evaluated other information relating to, the potential impact of implementing the Separation Plan on the operations, personnel, organizational structure, capitalization, and financial and other resources of the Adviser, Distributor and their affiliates that render other services to the Funds. When making its decision on November 10, 2020, the Board took into account that it had posed ongoing inquiries to, and received regular updates from, the Adviser and from Jackson National relating to the Separation Plan.

The Independent Trustees’ due diligence process included an extensive review and analysis of additional information regarding the anticipated Separation Plan and related matters. This analysis focused on, among other matters, the expectations for continuity and stability of Jackson National and its affiliates, including PPM and JNLD, throughout implementation of the Separation Plan and thereafter. In this connection, the Trustees considered that the Board generally has been satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds, including investment advisory, distribution, administrative and support services, and that it would be in the Funds' best interests to maintain continuity and stability of the services currently being provided. The Board carefully considered Jackson National’s, PPM’s and JNLD’s anticipated future plans related to capitalization, operational matters, the retention of staffing and related compensation structures, as well as the importance of the investment management operations within the Jackson National business structure going forward.

Among other steps in its due diligence process, the following actions were taken and considered by or on behalf of the Board:

1. The Independent Trustees solicited and received ongoing advice regarding the Board's legal duties from independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees, which law firm has extensive experience regarding such matters.

2. The Independent Trustees, with assistance from independent legal counsel, prepared written inquiries to Jackson National, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates regarding the IPO, Separation Plan, and the potential impact of the IPO and the Separation Plan on the Funds, if any, and on the business and operations of Jackson National and its affiliated entities, including PPM and JNLD.

3. The Board received written responses from Jackson National, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates pursuant to inquiries made on the Board's behalf. The Board had the opportunity to review these and other materials, ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration of the Proposed Agreements.

4. The Board requested and participated in meetings involving presentations from the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Jackson National, as well as from senior management of the Adviser. The Board also requested and had such meetings with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy Chief Risk Officer who, as a matter of course, report directly to the Board.

5. The Board received and reviewed the preliminary registration statement of JFI relating to the IPO (“Registration Statement”). In this connection, the Board considered, among other matters: the anticipated arrangements between Prudential plc and JFI over the course of the Separation Plan; the anticipated use of potential proceeds of the capital that would be raised through the IPO (including that portion of potential proceeds that may be realized from the IPO); and other information provided by the Adviser and its affiliates.

6. At a meeting held on November 10, 2020,¹ the Board, among other actions, evaluated the responsive due diligence information provided to date by Jackson National, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates, and considered input from independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Trust, counsel to Jackson National, and others regarding the Registration Statement and Separation Plan.

7. Among the information provided by Jackson National to the Board in response to the written inquiries prepared on behalf of the Independent Trustees were assurances that Jackson and its affiliates: are committed to maintaining appropriate levels of overall staffing, ongoing resources and service quality; and throughout the time period during which the Separation Plan is implemented, will notify and consult with the Board in advance if management proposes to take certain actions with respect to these matters. The Board considered that such services provided by JNAM, the Adviser and the Distributor include, but are not limited to, portfolio management services, administrative services, and distribution services. In this regard, the Board considered representations by the Adviser and the Distributor that their separation from Prudential plc as contemplated by the Separation Plan will not lead to a reduction in the quality or scope of these and other services provided by those firms to the Funds. The Board also considered that the Jackson National’s assertion that JNAM, the Adviser and the Distributor are core businesses to Jackson National and are critical to Jackson National’s future business plans, and note that this could provide a strong incentive to Jackson to provide appropriate resource allocations to support those businesses.

8. The Board considered representations by the Adviser and the Distributor that approval of the Proposed Agreements would be necessary for the Funds to continue receiving investment advisory and distribution services from the Adviser and Distributor, respectively, following the Change of Control Events contemplated by the Separation Plan.

9. The Board considered representations by the Adviser and Distributor, as well as related supporting documentation, indicating that the Proposed Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, are substantively identical to and, in any event, are no less favorable to the Funds than, the terms of the corresponding Current Agreements.

10. The Board considered that, to the extent that the Proposed Agreements do have changes, those changes are designed to benefit shareholders and/or to provide management, subject to Board supervision, with greater flexibility to manage the Funds in a manner consistent with stated investment objectives. In this connection, the Board considered, among other matters, the Adviser’s and Distributor’s representation that no material changes would be made to the Proposed Agreements, as compared to the Current Agreements, with respect to the material contractual terms that were previously negotiated under which the Funds and their Adviser and Distributor currently operate, including contractual provisions relating to fees and expenses.

11. The Board considered representations by the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates, including senior investment management personnel, as well as related supporting documentation, indicating that: (a) the Adviser and Distributor can be expected to provide services of the same nature, extent and quality under the Proposed Agreements as are provided thereby under the Current Agreements; and (b) the Separation Plan is not expected to result in any changes to: (i) the management of the Funds, including the continuity of the Funds’ portfolio managers and other personnel responsible for the management operations of the Funds; or (ii) the investment objective of or the principal investment strategies used to manage any of the Funds. The Board considered that, while Jackson National has indicated that the Separation Plan will not result in changes to personnel responsible for the management operations of the Funds, certain changes in senior personnel have recently been announced.

12. The Board received assurances from Jackson National that it is committed to maintaining appropriate levels of overall staffing and ongoing resources and service quality for PPM and JNLD and that Jackson National will not take any action during implementation of the Separation Plan to materially reduce the levels of these resources (including reductions to the number of people assigned to various functional units) prior to reviewing the anticipated action with the Board. In addition, the Board noted that Jackson National will have an incentive to allocate appropriate resources to support these businesses in light of the importance of the asset management operations to the overall success of Jackson National.

13. The Board considered that Jackson National has agreed to bear all expenses associated with obtaining shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreements.

14. The Board considered the advice provided by independent legal counsel to the Funds and the Independent Trustees, and provided by the Adviser with respect to the Proposed Agreements (including advice relating to the process and timing of seeking shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreements, and whether shareholder approvals would be required in connection with any future aspects of the Separation Plan following the IPO) and regarding the Board's role and responsibilities with respect to Prudential plc's divestment of Jackson National.

15. The Board considered certain potential benefits to shareholders of the Funds of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Plan.

16. The Board considered the potential benefits to be realized by JNAM, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates as a result of the Proposed Agreements.

17. The Board considered that, under the Proposed Agreements, it will continue to have the authority, should the need arise in its view, to terminate any of the Proposed Agreements without penalty upon 60 days' written notice.

Based on the foregoing and other relevant considerations, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Proposed Agreements and, as applicable, to recommend approval of the Proposed Agreements by shareholders of the Funds. In this connection, the Board concluded that, in light of all factors considered, the terms of the Proposed Agreements, including fee rates, were fair, and that it would be in the best interests of shareholders of the Funds to approve the Proposed Agreements so as to enable there to be a continuation without interruption of the current services being provided by the current service providers pursuant to the Current Agreements. In this connection, the Board noted that no one factor was determinative of its decisions which, instead, were premised upon the totality of factors considered. In this connection, the Board also noted that different Board members may have placed emphasis on different factors in reaching their individual conclusions to vote in favor of the Proposed Agreements and to recommend approval of the Proposed Agreements to shareholders.

¹ The meeting was held via videoconference in reliance on an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Release No. IC-33897 (June 19, 2020).

PPM FUNDS

SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2020 TO

THE PROSPECTUS

DATED APRIL 29, 2020,

AS SUPPLEMENTED MAY 14, 2020

PPM Core Fixed Income Fund

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

PPM High Yield Core Fund

PPM Investment Grade Credit Fund

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

(each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

PKOIX

PKPIX

PKFIX

PKHIX

PKIIX

PKLIX

PZLIX

PZMIX

PZSIX

This supplement provides new and additional information pertaining to the Funds that affects information contained in the Funds’ Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

The following changes are being made to the Prospectus, effective August 24, 2020:

In the section entitled “Glossary of Risks,” the first sentence in the description of Foreign Regulatory Risk is deleted and replaced with the following:

Foreign regulatory risk – PPM is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Prudential plc (“UK Parent”), a publicly-traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The UK Parent is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the US, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc.

The sub-section “Investment Adviser” in the section “Management of The Funds” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Investment Adviser

PPM America, Inc. (“PPM” or the “Adviser”), located at 225 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds and provides professional investment supervision and management under an Investment Management Agreement between the Funds and the Adviser. The Adviser is registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). As of June 30, 2020, PPM managed approximately $105.4 billion of assets for internal, institutional and retail mandates worldwide.

PPM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc., which is a subsidiary of Prudential plc (“UK Parent”), a publicly-traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom. PPM was founded in 1990 to provide investment management services primarily to affiliates of the UK Parent. The UK Parent and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world’s leading financial services groups. The UK Parent is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the US, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc.

The second and third paragraphs of the sub-section “Additional Service Providers” in the section “Management of the Funds” are deleted and replaced with the following:

Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (“JNAM”) serves as the administrator to the Funds. In its capacity as administrator, JNAM provides or procures, at its own expense, certain legal, audit, fund accounting, custody (except overdraft and interest expense), printing and mailing, and other administrative services necessary for the operation of the Funds. In return for these services, each Fund pays JNAM an administrative fee equal to a certain percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, accrued daily and paid monthly. JNAM is a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a US-based financial services company. Jackson National Life Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc., which is a subsidiary of the UK Parent. Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc.

Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD” or the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter of the Funds and is responsible for promoting sales of the Funds’ shares. JNLD is a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a US-based financial services company. Jackson National Life Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc, which is a subsidiary of the UK Parent. Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc.

PPM FUNDS

SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2020 TO

THE PROSPECTUS

DATED APRIL 29, 2020,

AS SUPPLEMENTED MAY 14, 2020, AUGUST 24, 2020,

AND OCTOBER 6, 2020

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

(the “Fund”)

PKPIX

This supplement provides new and additional information pertaining to the Fund that affects information contained in the Fund’ Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

The following changes are being made to the Prospectus, effective November 30, 2020:

On November 10, 2020, the Board of Trustees approved an amendment to the Operating Expense Limitation Agreement between PPM Funds and PPM America, Inc., (“PPM”) the Funds’ adviser. Pursuant to the amendment, effective November 30, 2020, the expense cap for the Fund is reduced to 0.45% through April 30, 2022. Accordingly, the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waiver are 0.45%.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant had adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no substantive amendments or any waivers to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant has named Kevin Callahan as an Audit Committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. Kevin Callahan is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is considered “independent” for purposes of this Item.

An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee or Board of Trustees.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)-(d)

The administrator of the registrant is responsible for payment of all expenses associated with the annual audit and other required services of the independent registered accounting firm, and all expenses associated with the preparation and filing of the tax returns.

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was appointed by the Board of Managers as the independent registered public accounting firm of the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020. The following table sets forth aggregate fees billed by KPMG for the respective period for professional services rendered to the registrant.

Fees for Services Rendered to the Registrant by KPMG


Fiscal Year	Audit Fees	Audit-Related Fees	Tax Fees	All Other Fees
2019	$144,828	$0	$0	$0
2020	$67,129	$0	$0	$0

The above Audit-Related Fees for 2019 and 2020, respectively, are the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG to the registrant for the services provided in connection with the registrant’s registration statement filings.

Fees for Services Rendered to Adviser Entities by KPMG

The following table sets forth the amount of fees that were billed by KPMG for the respective period to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provided ongoing services to the registrant (“Adviser Entities”) that were directly related to the registrant’s operations and financial reporting.


Fiscal Year	Audit-Related Fees	Tax Fees	All Other Fees
2019	$0	$0	$0
2020	$0	$0	$0

(e)(1) The Audit Committee is authorized to pre-approve non-audit services provided by the registrant’s auditors, if they find it appropriate in light of their fiduciary duties and in the exercise of their good faith business judgment and compatible with the auditors’ independence. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized to approve audit and non-audit services for newly established Funds of the registrant on the same terms as the full Audit Committee previously had approved for the then existing Funds.

(e)(2) 0%

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for all non-audit fees to the registrant and Adviser Entities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 was $0. The aggregate fees billed for all non-audit fees to the registrant and Adviser Entities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 was $0.

(h) For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, the Audit Committee of the registrant’s Board of Trustees considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Adviser Entities that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X and concluded that such services were compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) Included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

No material changes have been made.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within ninety (90) days prior to the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and the registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act pf 1940) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this report on Form N-CSR.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)	(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as defined in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR) is attached hereto.

(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

(b)	The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		PPM Funds

By:		/s/ Mark D. Nerud
		Mark D. Nerud
		Principal Executive Officer

Date:		March 4, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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:		/s/ Mark D. Nerud
		Mark D. Nerud
		Principal Executive Officer

Date:		March 4, 2021

By:		/s/ Andrew Tedeschi
		Andrew Tedeschi
		Principal Financial Officer

Date:		March 4, 2021

EXHIBIT LIST


Exhibit 13(a)(1)		Registrant’s Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Exhibit 13(a)(2)		Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

		Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Exhibit 13(b)		Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.