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padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower S&amp;P Small Cap 600^® Index Fund<br/> (Class L/MXNSX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>81.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">0.81<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 81.00 0.0081 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; 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vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607504.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0288 0.0077 0.0074 0.0072 0.0056 0.0056 0.0056 0.0055 0.0054 0.0053 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Institutional Class MXERX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower S&amp;P Small Cap 600^® Index Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower S&amp;P Small Cap 600^® Index Fund<br/> (Institutional Class/MXERX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>21.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">0.21<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 21.00 0.0021 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>1,106M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>606<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>0.9M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>12<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1106000000 606 900000 0.12 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607491.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0288 0.0077 0.0074 0.0072 0.0056 0.0056 0.0056 0.0055 0.0054 0.0053 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Investor Class MXISX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower S&amp;P Small Cap 600^® Index Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower S&amp;P Small Cap 600^® Index Fund<br/> (Investor Class/MXISX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>56.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 56.00 0.0056 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>1,106M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>606<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>0.9M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>12<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 1106000000 606 900000 0.12 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607533.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.88<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 5.29%</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.77<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Fabrinet</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.72<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Ensign Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPS Commerce Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ATI Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.56<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Comerica Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.55<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Robert Half Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.54<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SPX Technologies Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.53<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0288 0.0077 0.0074 0.0072 0.0056 0.0056 0.0056 0.0055 0.0054 0.0053 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class MXMSX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Small Cap Growth Fund<br/> (Institutional Class/MXMSX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>84.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">0.84<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 84.00 0.0084 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>134M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>180<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>0.6M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>28<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 134000000 180 600000 0.28 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.16<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">PTC Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICON PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.37<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Element Solutions Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Stifel Financial Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.25<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Verra Mobility Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICF International Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SS&amp;C Technologies Holdings Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.20<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">KBR Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Baldwin Insurance Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607407.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.16<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">PTC Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICON PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.37<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Element Solutions Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Stifel Financial Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.25<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Verra Mobility Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICF International Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SS&amp;C Technologies Holdings Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.20<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">KBR Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Baldwin Insurance Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0216 0.0143 0.0137 0.0128 0.0125 0.0123 0.0122 0.0120 0.0119 0.0118 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class MXMTX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Small Cap Growth Fund<br/> (Investor Class/MXMTX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>119.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">1.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 119.00 0.0119 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>134M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>180<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>0.6M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>28<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 134000000 180 600000 0.28 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.16<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">PTC Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICON PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.37<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Element Solutions Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Stifel Financial Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.25<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Verra Mobility Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICF International Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SS&amp;C Technologies Holdings Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.20<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">KBR Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Baldwin Insurance Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607420.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">2.16<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">PTC Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.43<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICON PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.37<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Element Solutions Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.28<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Stifel Financial Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.25<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Verra Mobility Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ICF International Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.22<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">SS&amp;C Technologies Holdings Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.20<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">KBR Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.19<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Baldwin Insurance Group Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.18<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0216 0.0143 0.0137 0.0128 0.0125 0.0123 0.0122 0.0120 0.0119 0.0118 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class MXTFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Small Cap Value Fund<br/> (Institutional Class/MXTFX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>74.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">0.74<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 74.00 0.0074 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>463M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>441<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>1.6M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>19<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 463000000 441 1600000 0.19 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Weatherford International PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.78<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.51<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Moog Inc Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Vontier Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Cellular Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Northern Oil &amp; Gas Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.03<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tidewater Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.02<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Popular Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tenet Healthcare Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.98<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp Class C</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.96<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607449.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Weatherford International PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.78<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.51<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Moog Inc Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Vontier Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Cellular Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Northern Oil &amp; Gas Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.03<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tidewater Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.02<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Popular Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tenet Healthcare Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.98<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp Class C</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.96<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0178 0.0151 0.0134 0.0123 0.0106 0.0103 0.0102 0.0101 0.0098 0.0096 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class MXLSX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") for the period of January 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span>https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents</span>. You may also request this information by contacting us at (866)-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents (866)-831-7129 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;"> <b>Fund Expenses</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Fund (Class)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: bottom;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/> of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Small Cap Value Fund<br/> (Investor Class/MXLSX)</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>109.00</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">1.09<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 109.00 0.0109 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;"> <b>Key Fund Statistics</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Fund net assets</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>463M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>441<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Total advisory fee paid</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="float:none">$</span>1.6M<span style="visibility:hidden;display:none">%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-family: 'FiraSans-Medium'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 9pt;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;display:none;float:none">$</span>19<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 463000000 441 1600000 0.19 <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;" title="oef:HoldingsTableTextBlock"> <b>Graphical Representation of Holdings</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total investments<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>of the Fund.</div><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Weatherford International PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.78<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.51<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Moog Inc Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Vontier Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Cellular Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Northern Oil &amp; Gas Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.03<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tidewater Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.02<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Popular Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tenet Healthcare Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.98<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp Class C</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.96<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:3pt;"> <b>Sector Allocation</b> </div><div style="padding-left:10pt;padding-right:0px;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_607462.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div> <div style="border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);letter-spacing:1.25px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170);text-align:center;padding-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Weatherford International PLC</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.78<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.51<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Moog Inc Class A</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.34<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Vontier Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.23<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Cellular Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.06<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Northern Oil &amp; Gas Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.03<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tidewater Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.02<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Popular Inc</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">1.01<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(140, 160, 170)"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tenet Healthcare Corp</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.98<span>%</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-width:initial;border-bottom-style:none;height:20pt;border-bottom-color:initial"> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp Class C</td> <td style="page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">0.96<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 0.0178 0.0151 0.0134 0.0123 0.0106 0.0103 0.0102 0.0101 0.0098 0.0096 <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:20pt;" title="oef:MaterialFundChngTextBlock"> <b>Material Fund Changes</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 65, 133);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:4pt;" title="stop"> <b>Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'arial';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div>