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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-3373  

 

SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450       Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Maggie Bull, Secretary

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450   Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 587-3400  

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31  
     
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2023  

 


 
 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBRVX; Institutional - SBHVX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTSGX; Institutional - WISGX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBHCX; Institutional - SBASX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBRAX; Institutional - SBHAX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBHEX; Institutional - SBEMX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBHSX; Institutional - SBSIX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - CIQRX; Institutional - CIEQX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTMVX; Institutional - WIMVX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - SBHPX; Institutional - SBAPX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTIBX; Institutional - WIIBX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTLTX; Institutional - WILTX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTTAX; Institutional - WITAX)

Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund
(Ticker Symbol: Retail - WTCOX; Institutional - WICOX)

Barrett Growth Fund
(Ticker Symbol: BGRWX)

Barrett Opportunity Fund
(Ticker Symbol: SAOPX)

 

 

 

SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL FUNDS
ANNUAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

 

Table of Contents

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER 1
FUND OVERVIEWS  
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund 2
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund 4
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund 6
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund 8
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund 10
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund 12
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund 14
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund 16
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund 18
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund 20
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund 22
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund 24
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund 26
Barrett Growth Fund 28
Barrett Opportunity Fund 31
FUND EXPENSES 34
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES 38
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 41
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 44
Statements of Investments 44
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 96
Statements of Operations 100
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 105
Financial Highlights 111
Notes to Financial Statements 139
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 157
SHAREHOLDER TAX INFORMATION 159
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION 160

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Shareholder Letter
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

As some of you may recall, we began last year’s shareholder letter by saying, “What a difference a year makes”. And because some lines are too good to use just once, we feel compelled to repeat ourselves this year by saying: what a difference a year makes!

 

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 Janice M. Teague  Carolyn B. Goldhaber
Chair President

In our 2022 shareholder letter, we recounted what a challenging year it had been for financial assets. Stocks and bonds alike—both in the U.S. and abroad—declined in value in response to the actions of central banks, which finally had seen the light about the consequences of untamed inflation and begun to increase short-term rates after holding them at or near zero for 13 years.

 

As 2023 began, the consensus view was for more of the same, but the markets showed their contrarian nature. First, prices rallied smartly in the spring when the Federal Reserve (Fed) added substantial liquidity (aka “money”) to the banking system in response to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. That failure was quickly followed by the failure of two more banks. All three banks ultimately required bailing out by federal agencies, but the key for the financial markets was that the Fed responded to a potentially serious systemic risk by using an age-old remedy: putting more money into the system. Principal beneficiaries of this injection of liquidity were the shareholders of companies involved in the commercializing of AI (artificial intelligence). Supported by this liquidity, the stock market began to rise after being virtually flat for the year up to that point.



Then, in late October, the Treasury announced its funding plans for covering the government’s expected fourth quarter deficit. While such announcements are usually met with a loud yawn, this one had the unexpected effect of stimulating both stock and bond markets. There are a variety of explanations for the significance of this move. Suffice it to say that the markets enjoyed a very strong end-of-year rally, with the equity market rising by well over 20% for the year (as measured by broad market averages). Digging in deeper revealed some weaknesses, however, as the stock market in 2023 was as stratified a market as we can recall. The stocks of seven companies, all of them mega-cap companies, rose (as a group) by 75.7% in 2023. Because of their significant weight in the broad market indices, such a large increase produced overall market results that were, to put it mildly, distorted. For example, the Russell 3000® Index was up 25.95% in 2023 on a capitalization-weighted basis, meaning the largest stocks have the largest impact on returns. Calculating the returns on an equal-weighted basis, where the return of each company in the index is accounted for by an overall average, produced a gain of only 14.76%.

 

Like stocks, fixed income securities—from Treasuries to investment-grade and non-investment bonds to municipals—enjoyed strong returns. In summary, the fourth quarter produced a broad rally that capped off a vigorous seven months of gains.

 

The unexpected rally in the markets this year was almost enough to make one forget that being down a certain percentage in one year and up the same percentage in the next year does not leave one at break-even. (For example, being down 50% in one year and up 50% the next year still leaves you down 25% from where you started).

 

We enter 2024, noting these abrupt changes and seeing them as the byproduct of weaning the markets from zero-level interest rates after 13 years. We remain focused on our approach to investing, which emphasizes strong proprietary research combined with a healthy appreciation for the risks being taken with any security with the goal of ensuring that our shareholders’ capital is being compensated adequately.

 

The views of the authors and information discussed in the shareholder letter and manager commentaries are as of December 31, 2023, are subject to change, and may not reflect the writers’ current views. The views expressed represent an assessment of market conditions at a specific point in time, are opinions only and should not be relied upon as investment advice regarding a particular investment or markets in general. Such information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities or investment vehicles. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the fund or any securities or any sectors mentioned in this letter. The subject matter contained in this letter has been derived from several sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of compilation.

 

Neither Segall Bryant & Hamill, Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds, nor any Segall Bryant & Hamill Fund accept any liability for losses either direct or consequential caused by the use of this information. Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Mark T. Dickherber, CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager

Shaun P. Nicholson Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (SBRVX) 11.84% 3.55% 7.96% 6.52% 7.26% 12/9/19
Institutional Class (SBHVX) 11.95% 3.68% 8.09% 6.66% 7.40% 7/31/13
Russell 2000® Value Index 14.65% 7.94% 10.00% 6.76% 7.50%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Total — 1.14%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) – Total — 0.99%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Industrials 26.0%
Financials 15.3%
Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
Materials 9.0%
Health Care 8.3%
Real Estate 8.3%
Energy 6.6%
Utilities 5.2%
Information Technology 4.8%
Consumer Staples 3.3%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Equity Commonwealth 4.1%
SPX Technologies, Inc. 3.5%
SP Plus Corp. 2.7%
Modine Manufacturing Co. 2.4%
REV Group, Inc. 2.2%
Regal Rexnord Corp. 2.2%
Mercury Systems, Inc. 2.1%
Coty, Inc. 2.1%
AZZ, Inc. 2.0%
ICU Medical, Inc. 2.0%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Retail Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Institutional Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

For the year 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund returned 11.84% (Retail Class) compared to a return of 14.65% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index.

 

Investing has never been easy but investing in today’s speculative and risk-loving environment is a challenge for those who still look at the market with risk in mind. The Fund was having a better year than the benchmark until the fourth quarter. For the full year, however, it did have a good year when analyzing returns based on return per unit of risk (as defined by the Sharpe ratio, which is the average return earned in excess of the risk-free rate per unit of volatility or total risk). While there can be much debate on this topic of proper measure, when we dissected 2023 (and looked back over much of the Fund’s longer-term history), we confirmed that the Fund has typically taken less risk (expressed in terms of volatility of returns) than the benchmark while generating what we believe are competitive returns most years. We assess reward and risk with scenario testing and seek to invest in companies whose success is driven by management teams making compelling decisions versus companies that are reliant on decisions by the Federal Reserve (Fed) or on some other liquidity-saving event for their performance.

 

The Russell 2000® Value Index has become riskier in the last few years as the percentage of unprofitable companies in the index has increased. Moreover, investing passively in this and other indices (a trend which has increased in past years) has become more speculative. We think that in part as a result of this trend, during the period following COVID, we have seen a different type of market, one in which stocks, in general, do not properly reflect risk like they once did. While this has created a less extreme reward to risk opportunity over the past several years compared to past market cycles, we believe active management—and researching companies one by one—is critical.

 

Contributors to Return

 

Over the last 12 months, the three sectors that contributed most to returns on a relative basis were Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services. Industrials holding CIRCOR International, Inc. (CIR) was a top contributor on an individual stock basis and contributed positively both on an absolute and relative basis due to it being acquired. The Fund also benefited from Modine Manufacturing Co. (MOD) with its new management team’s focus and execution on return on invested capital (ROIC) improvement which resulted in consistently beating earning expectations over the last 12 months. The Fund also benefited

from Industrial holding Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) as it transformed the business the last several years by allocating capital to businesses that have allowed margins to grow significantly over time. The stock outperformed on an absolute and relative basis leading us to exit the position.

 

Detractors from Return

 

The three sectors that detracted most over the last twelve months were Health Care, Materials, and Information Technology. On the detraction front, Orthofix Medical, Inc. (OFIX) was among the largest detractors from returns on both a relative and absolute basis. OFIX announced that its Board of Directors decided to terminate its CEO, CFO, and Chief Legal Officer for cause, which resulted in a significant negative stock price reaction. As a result, we trimmed this position meaningfully. ICU Medical, Inc. (ICUI) was also a large detractor over the last 12 months on both an absolute and relative basis. ICUI has struggled since the acquisition of Smith’s Medical assets and faced many quarters of supply chain and inflationary pressures which resulted in lower earnings than expected. Within Materials, Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) was a detractor on both an absolute and relative basis. CMP has faced two years of challenging demand trends in its core deicing salt business, as winter seasons have been less intense with much lower snow events occurring. CMP also has seen a setback in the development of its lithium assets due to uncertainty on regulatory rules in the state of Utah.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

As we look to 2024, we believe market and economic risk remains elevated versus the average risk over the last decade. The market expectations are for the Fed to cut interest rates at least six times in 2024, and this is in a “soft-landing” scenario. We pride ourselves on identifying positive change agents that will improve a company’s governance and overall influence on its employees and the communities with which it is involved. Our philosophy and process are designed for just these opportunities for positive change, and we believe the Fund’s competitive long-term performance reflects this. Changes in management continue to increase which we believe will provide more investment opportunities for the Fund. In addition, we believe the rising risk in the benchmark will also be an advantage for our investment approach. We thank you for your interest and support over the past 16 years as we grow stronger together.



 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
             
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Modine Manufacturing Co. 1.84 2.27   BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.63 -0.50
CIRCOR International, Inc. 1.58 1.93   FARO Technologies, Inc. 0.51 -0.62
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 0.91 1.43   Orthofix Medical, Inc. 1.32 -0.85
SPX Technologies, Inc. 2.75 1.42   Compass Minerals International, Inc. 1.82 -0.91
ImmunoGen, Inc. 0.30 1.41   ICU Medical, Inc. 2.53 -1.08

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Brian C. Fitzsimons, CFA Portfolio Manager

Mitch S. Begun, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (WTSGX) 18.10% -3.86% 12.47% 9.67% 9.78% 12/20/13
Institutional Class (WISGX) 18.32% -3.70% 12.65% 9.92% 10.03% 12/20/13
Russell 2000® Growth Index 18.66% -3.50% 9.22% 7.16% 7.31%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Total: 1.05%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Total: 0.90%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Health Care 21.6%
Industrials 21.5%
Information Technology 21.5%
Financials 9.4%
Consumer Discretionary 6.4%
Energy 5.4%
Materials 4.2%
Real Estate 2.8%
Consumer Staples 2.4%
Communication Services 1.6%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Tetra Tech, Inc. 2.4%
Novanta, Inc. 2.3%
Hamilton Lane, Inc. 2.2%
Churchill Downs, Inc. 2.1%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 2.0%
Ensign Group, Inc. (The) 2.0%
Workiva, Inc. 2.0%
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. 2.0%
Hexcel Corp. 1.8%
Endava PLC 1.7%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

Perhaps it should be no surprise the year ended with some fireworks. The Russell 2000® Growth Index finished 2023 up 18.66%, led by an impressive fourth quarter return of 12.75% — its strongest quarter since the final quarter of 2020 when COVID vaccine data proved promising. While 2023 saw its share of hype cycles with the dawn of an artificial intelligence (AI) age, and the growing promise of a new class of weight loss drugs (GLP-1), in the end, the market primarily was keying off the prospect of a peak in interest rates despite a choppy economic backdrop.

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund returned 18.10% (Retail Class) versus 18.66% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index.

 

Contributors to Return

 

The three sectors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark in the year were Financials, Industrials, and Energy.

 

The Fund’s best-performing stock in the year was semiconductor equipment company Onto Innovation, Inc. (ONTO). While it was a challenging year for the industry, Onto’s results continue to show resilience versus its peers, particularly with its strong cash flow generation. Additionally, the company benefited from its inspection tool wins used in AI chip manufacturing. Saia, Inc. (SAIA), a leader in the less-than-truckload industry, was also a top contributor. Despite a slowdown in overall volumes for the industry, we think the company executed well on its internal initiatives to drive sustained growth, including improved service pricing and further network expansion. Additionally, competitor Yellow Corp. (YELL) announced it was filing for bankruptcy which tightened the supply/demand dynamics and provided incremental market share opportunities for Saia. Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (SSD), a leading manufacturer of branded structural connectors, anchors, and fasteners, also outperformed during the year. The company continued to see margin expansion from strong volume growth coupled with declining raw material (steel) costs. Despite the recent higher-rate environment and concerns over a weaker residential construction market, Simpson has continued to outgrow the market and execute on internal operating improvements.

 

Detractors from Return

 

The three sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark in the year were Health Care, Information Technology, and Consumer Staples. The portfolio’s worst-performing stock in the year was Silk Road Medical, Inc. (SILK), a manufacturer of

medical devices to treat neurovascular diseases. During the period, the company struggled from disruptions in its sales organization that negatively impacted growth. Additionally, it faced increased competitive headwinds from alternative procedures, leading to a more uncertain demand outlook, and ultimately resulting in our decision to sell the position. Ameresco, Inc. (AMRC), an energy services provider and renewable energy asset developer and operator, was another detractor during the year. Project-specific issues caused by supply chain delays and permitting bottlenecks were further exacerbated by unplanned downtime due to labor availability and unfavorable weather. While the company’s backlog of both energy projects and energy assets continues to grow, there are concerns that a higher interest rate environment will impact project economics and result in slower-than-expected growth. Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOXF), a leading provider of premium suspensions to the automobile, powersports, and bicycle industries was also a significant detractor in the period. The company reported disappointing third quarter results and guidance in its core segments, along with the particularly large acquisition of Marucci Sports, which is a leading provider of baseball-related products. This diversion from its core business gives us concern about the growth prospects across its portfolio and we exited the Fund’s position.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

Stepping back from the recent rally, the Russell 2000® Growth Index remains well below its prior highs, unlike the broader equity indices. In fact, as of the end of 2023, the small cap growth index sat roughly 25% below prior peaks set in February of 2021, yet the S&P 500® Index rests essentially at its all-time highs. While the impact of higher interest rates will take some time to filter through the economy, the prospects of lower inflation along with continued economic resilience have seemingly improved. Regardless of the volatile economic backdrop, we remain focused, as always, on building a portfolio of fundamentally stable growth companies that can thrive across the entire economic cycle.

 

As of the end of 2023, the Fund was overweight primarily in the Financials and Industrials sectors and underweight primarily in the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors.

 

As always, thank you for your continued interest and support.



 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Onto Innovation, Inc. 1.78 1.77   Fox Factory Holding Corp. 1.14 -0.50
Saia, Inc. 1.56 1.42   Lantheus Holdings, Inc 0.72 -0.56
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1.36 1.21   Ameresco, Inc. 0.81 -0.66
Hamilton Lane, Inc. 1.79 1.20   Avid Bioservices, Inc. 0.86 -0.71
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. 1.77 1.16   Silk Road Medical, Inc. 0.50 -0.93

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Jeffrey C. Paulis, CFA, Portfolio Manager

Mark T. Dickherber, CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns*

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (SBHCX) 13.67% 6.71% 13.61% 8.48% 9.01% 12/31/19
Institutional Class (SBASX) 13.94% 6.92% 13.81% 8.66% 9.18% 12/15/03
Russell 2000® Index 16.93% 2.22% 9.97% 7.16% 8.11%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.36%, Net: 1.14%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.20%, Net: 0.99%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Industrials 29.7%
Information Technology 17.6%
Consumer Discretionary 13.3%
Health Care 8.8%
Materials 7.8%
Financials 6.7%
Energy 3.6%
Consumer Staples 3.4%
Real Estate 3.2%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

EnPro Industries, Inc. 2.4%
KBR, Inc. 2.1%
Modine Manufacturing Co. 1.9%
Universal Display Corp. 1.8%
ITT, Inc. 1.8%
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. 1.7%
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) 1.6%
SPX Technologies, Inc. 1.6%
UFP Industries, Inc. 1.6%
Hub Group, Inc. 1.6%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



*The quoted performance of the Fund reflects the past performance of Lower Wacker Small Cap Investment Fund, LLC (the “Partnership”), an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The Partnership was organized into the Institutional Class shares on December 31, 2019, the date the Fund commenced operations. The Fund has been managed in the same style since the Partnership’s inception on December 15, 2003. The Fund’s annual returns and long-term performance reflect the actual fees and expenses that were charged when the Fund was a limited partnership. From its inception on December 15, 2003 through December 31, 2019, the Partnership was not subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements and other restrictions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if they had been applicable, might have adversely affected the Fund’s performance.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund returned 13.67% (Retail Class) compared to the 16.93% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. The hard landing versus soft landing debate was prevalent throughout 2023 and drove volatility for the Russell 2000® Index throughout the year. Overall, the economy demonstrated resiliency, but the lagged effect of higher interest rates resulted in a slower business environment and continued negative earnings revisions for the Index. Slower inflation readings in the second half of the year fueled a strong market rally in November and December led by low return on invested capital (ROIC) companies and multiple expansion.

 

Contributors to Return

 

On a sector level, Industrials, Utilities, and Consumer Staples were the largest contributors to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. Modine Manufacturing Co. (MOD), a manufacturer of thermal management products, was the largest individual contributor to the Fund’s return. MOD benefited from its new management team applying the 80/20 methodology (which attempts to identify inputs that are potentially the most productive and make them a priority) to transform its business. Modine has divested and deemphasized low-return businesses, shifted focus to higher-value markets, and improved ROIC levels leading to strong results. EnPro Industries, Inc. (NPO), a manufacturer of highly engineered products and solutions for multiple industries, was another strong performer. Like MOD, NPO benefited from its business portfolio transformation which has driven solid results.

 

Detractors From Return

 

On a sector level, Information Technology and Health Care were the largest relative detractors from the Fund’s performance for the period. Globus Medical, Inc. (GMED), a manufacturer of spinal implants, was the largest detractor. GMED’s shares came under pressure due to investor concern about its ability to execute on its acquisition of a competitor. Insulet Corp. (PODD), a manufacturer of diabetes treatment devices, was another detractor. Despite

consistently reporting stronger-than-expected results, Insulet’s share price underperformed due to concerns that new weight loss drugs will pressure its long-term market opportunity.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

With the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) acknowledgement that we may be close to the end of the interest rate hiking cycle, we enter 2024 believing that the probability of a bad-case scenario for the economy is reduced. Nevertheless, we believe most scenarios—from recession to continued expansion—remain on the table. We see a volatile environment ahead as the market weighs continued deterioration in company fundamentals versus the potential for lower rates and a more stimulative environment.

 

With the significant rise in the market during the last two months of 2023, multiples quickly repriced to reflect an ongoing expansionary economic backdrop and prospects for better corporate earnings. However, estimates for the Russell 2000® Index, according to FactSet data, continue to be cut. Despite this, small cap earnings growth for 2024 is currently expected to be 25%. With deteriorating revenue and earnings through 2023 and the lagged effect of prior tightening still to impact the business landscape in 2024, we expect additional pressure on corporate fundamentals, particularly in the first half of the year.

 

From a positioning perspective, we maintain a Fund weighted highly in companies with what we believe to be stable and sustainably high ROIC, strong balance sheets, and solid free cash flow characteristics. We stand ready to shift the Fund more to improving ROIC companies as confidence in the backdrop improves (or valuations improve). Our team remains focused on uncovering what we believe to be attractively valued companies that generate and sustain high or improving ROIC levels, participate in attractive, niche markets with defendable competitive advantages, and are led by disciplined management teams. This approach has guided our team through volatile market and economic environments for over 20 years and has produced attractive risk-adjusted returns over market cycles.



 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Modine Manufacturing Co. 0.85 1.00   Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 0.83 -0.37
EnPro Industries, Inc. 2.07 0.93   Model N, Inc. 1.03 -0.44
Universal Display Corp. 1.37 0.81   WNS Holdings, Ltd. 1.63 -0.44
EMCOR Group, Inc. 1.92 0.81   Insulet Corp. 1.29 -0.47
Onto Innovation, Inc. 0.87 0.76   Globus Medical, Inc 1.12 -0.48

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Ralph M. Segall, CFA, CIC Portfolio Manager

Suresh Rajagopal, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (SBRAX) 14.38% 6.18% 14.50% 9.86% 10.39% 12/9/19
Institutional Class (SBHAX) 14.48% 6.21% 14.58% 9.98% 10.51% 7/31/13
Russell 3000® Index 25.96% 8.54% 15.16% 11.48% 12.11%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Total: Gross: 1.05%, Net: 0.99%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.90%, Net: 0.84%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Information Technology 22.8%
Financials 17.5%
Health Care 17.3%
Industrials 12.8%
Consumer Discretionary 9.5%
Consumer Staples 6.9%
Energy 4.9%
Communication Services 3.4%
Materials 3.0%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Microsoft Corp. 4.9%
Quanta Services, Inc. 3.7%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.4%
Visa, Inc. 2.9%
Ares Management Corp. 2.7%
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 2.7%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.7%
Novo Nordisk A/S 2.5%
Apple, Inc. 2.5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.5%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Retail Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Institutional Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund returned 14.38% (Retail Class) compared to the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index, which returned 25.96%. Security selection, sector allocation, and the Fund’s allocation to cash detracted from relative performance. As a reminder, in pursuing the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies, the team seeks to invest in companies that generate high return on invested capital (ROIC), produce quality financial metrics, and possess strong management teams.

 

Contributors to Return

 

At the sector level, the Fund’s best-performing areas for the year relative to the benchmark were Industrials, Utilities, and Health Care. Outperformance in Industrials was aided by outdoor living renovation manufacturer, AZEK Co., Inc. (AZEK), which successfully navigated the recent downcycle. Investors anticipated fewer demand headwinds as interest rates eased in their markets. The Fund benefited from its underweight allocation to Utilities as the sector significantly lagged the market. In Health Care, stock selection drove outperformance, credited in large part to strong performance from direct beneficiaries of the GLP-1 medication franchise. Performance was also aided by avoiding several major large-cap biopharma names that underperformed.

 

Detractors from Returns

 

Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples were the Fund’s largest relative detractors on a sector level for the year. The underperformance in Information Technology was a combination of the Fund’s underweight allocation to the sector and poor stock selection and allocation. On a stock selection basis, Consumer Discretionary was negatively impacted by a combination of the Fund’s underweight position in significantly outperforming mega-cap growth names and adverse stock selection. Consumer Staple underperformance was attributable to both stock selection and the Fund’s overweight allocation to the sector. At an individual stock level, underperformance was driven by Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (EL) and Dollar General Corp. (DG). Estee Lauder faced issues in its Asian markets and Dollar General confronted challenges with the lower-income consumer, as well as pressures such as labor, supply chain, and shrinkage.

Outlook and Positioning

 

A 2023 market, which had been mostly propped up by the “Magnificent Seven1,” ended the year euphoric about the prospect that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may have accomplished its mission of taming inflation and maneuvering a “soft landing.” The gain by these stocks was most impressive and the year ended with these seven names representing 54% of the return of the Russell 3000® Index. As a result, this group of seven ended the year comprising over 24% of the index. Periods of heavy concentration of the index, usually by sector, are not common, but they do occur (Tech in 1999, Financials in 2008). Experience suggests that the aftermath of these types of periods is not generally positive for the ones so favored.

 

As we look forward to 2024, most interest rate forecasts suggest that the central banks will cut short-term rates in 2024, a reprise of last year’s forecast that called for the same. Our view is unchanged: we have no strong feeling about the direction of short-term rates other than to observe that this may be one of those situations in which one shouldn’t wish too hard for something for fear the wish might come true. It remains to be seen whether the Fed has succeeded in attaining its inflation goals and/or avoided a recession. Fortunately for us, macro concerns are not a key driver of our stock selection process as we remain focused on selecting what we believe to be high-quality companies with attractively valued stocks, strong cultures, resilient competitive advantages, fortified balance sheets, and ROIC-focused leadership teams. Our macro work is designed solely to help us better understand the potential impact on individual asset valuations. It is, after all, not a stock market, but a market of stocks. In the best of times, there are stocks to be sold for reasons unique to them. Conversely, in the worst of markets, there are always opportunities to be found. We are always on the hunt for them.

 

Thank you for your consideration and continued support.

 

1The Magnificent 7 stocks are a grouping of mega-cap stocks driving market performance due to heavy weighting in indexes such as the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The group includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Meta.


 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Microsoft Corp. 4.76 2.55   FMC Corp. 0.65 -0.47
Quanta Services, Inc. 4.05 1.70   RTX Corp. 2.11 -0.49
Alphabet, Inc. 3.30 1.63   Estée Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) 0.92 -0.82
Ares Management Corp. 2.56 1.56   Dollar General Corp. 1.13 -1.09
AZEK Co., Inc. (The) 1.81 1.22   First Republic Bank 0.26 -1.53

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Scott E. Decatur, Ph.D. Portfolio Manager

Nicholas C. Fedako, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (SBHEX) 20.35% 2.01% 6.12% 3.22% 2.21% 6/30/14
Institutional Class (SBEMX) 20.60% 2.21% 6.34% 3.41% 2.41% 6/30/11
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 9.83% -5.08% 3.68% 2.66% 1.54%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 2.09%, Net: 1.38%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.94%, Net: 1.23%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Financials 22.9%
Information Technology 22.1%
Consumer Discretionary 12.5%
Communication Services 9.3%
Materials 7.7%
Industrials 6.5%
Consumer Staples 5.7%
Energy 5.8%
Health Care 3.5%
Utilities 2.9%
Real Estate 1.6%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 6.1%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3.3%
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. 2.8%
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. 1.8%
United Microelectronics Corp. 1.4%
Banco do Brasil S.A. 1.4%
REC, Ltd. 1.3%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. 1.3%
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. 1.3%
Vale S.A. 1.2%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Retail Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Institutional Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk. 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview

 

After a disappointing year for stocks in 2022, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index bounced back in 2023 with a positive return of 9.83% as optimism grew in the fourth quarter that signs of cooling inflation would allow central bankers to begin to cut interest rates. While all three regions within the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa [EMEA]; and Asia) ended the year higher, Latin America was the standout. Within Latin America, Mexico was the best-performing country on improving economic growth expectations as companies relocate manufacturing to the country for its proximity to the U.S. The region’s largest constituent, Brazil, also posted an impressive 2023 return as positive GDP and unemployment figures signaled that the country’s economy is improving, and the central bank cut interest rates in the fourth quarter. In EMEA, Hungary, Greece, and Poland were the top performers as all three benefitted from improved outlooks and strong performance in their banking industries. Taiwan led all countries in Asia as semiconductor stocks outperformed on higher demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. China was the worst performer in the region as the country faced a number of headwinds including a property market slump, geopolitical concerns, and economic uncertainties. At the sector level, seven of eleven groups ended the year in positive territory with Information Technology up the most on higher demand for semiconductors. Energy also outperformed as oil and gas producers benefitted from tighter supply and higher demand as fears of a global recession abated. Real Estate was the worst-performing sector as property markets struggled due to higher interest rates.

 

Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund returned 20.35% (Retail Class) compared to the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned 9.83%. This

marks the third year in a row that the Fund has outperformed the index. At the regional level, stock selection in Asia had the most significant positive impact on the Fund’s relative performance while EMEA and Latin America also contributed. China, India, and Taiwan were the key drivers of positive selection in Asia. Holdings in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey in EMEA and Brazil in Latin America also contributed positively. At the sector level, stock selection added to relative returns in all eleven groups with the highest contributions coming from Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials. Our multifactor model performed well in 2023 as all four components, Valuation, Profitability, Earnings Momentum, and Price Momentum, ended the year higher.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

Both high-quality companies and reasonably valued companies performed well during 2023, with the top performers being those that possess both qualities. Conversely, expensive companies and lower-quality companies underperformed by the most, with lower-quality expensive companies being the worst performing segment. This behavior, which we have witnessed for the past three years, has been a reversal of the period during the COVID pandemic where massive stimulus and ultra-low interest rates led investors to prefer expensive growth companies. But there was no fundamental underpinning for the growth stock outperformance, as expensive growth companies did not grow their earnings any faster than they normally do but were instead driven simply by valuation expansion. Each year since, the most expensive companies have significantly underperformed the overall market. Yet even with their significant underperformance of the past three years, expensive companies remain richly valued – currently in the 25% most expensive of all periods dating back to 1996. Similarly, we believe the reasonably valued high-quality companies that we prefer, and that have performed well over the past three years, remain well positioned, in the top 20% of history. We are optimistic for the year ahead.



 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5.43 2.27   Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. 1.98 -0.16
REC, Ltd. 0.81 1.33   GCL Technology Holdings, Ltd. 0.33 -0.17
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2.74 1.11   Tencent Holdings, Ltd. 3.18 -0.19
Banco do Brasil S.A. 1.20 0.86   China Feihe, Ltd. 0.64 -0.23
Power Finance Corp., Ltd. 0.52 0.81   Meituan 0.26 -0.24

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Scott E. Decatur, Ph.D. Portfolio Manager

Nicholas C. Fedako, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class* (SBHSX) 17.09% 4.67% 4.78% 3.03% 4.58% 6/30/14
Institutional Class** (SBSIX) 17.24% 4.83% 4.94% 3.23% 4.80% 5/31/11
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index 13.16% -0.69% 6.58% 4.80% 5.55%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.41%, Net: 1.18%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.29%, Net: 1.03%

 

*Formerly Class A.

 

**Formerly Class I.

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Industrials 22.5%
Consumer Discretionary 13.1%
Financials 11.5%
Information Technology 10.1%
Real Estate 10.1%
Materials 9.3%
Consumer Staples 6.7%
Health Care 6.4%
Communication Services 4.3%
Energy 2.8%
Utilities 2.2%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Bank of Georgia Group PLC 1.2%
Computacenter PLC 1.1%
SANKYO Co., Ltd. 1.1%
Helia Group, Ltd. 1.0%
TBC Bank Group PLC 1.0%
Marks & Spencer Group PLC 1.0%
Kobe Steel, Ltd. 9.0%
NRW Holdings, Ltd. 0.9%
Betsson A.B. 0.9%
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. 0.8%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Retail Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Institutional Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview

 

After a disappointing year for stocks in 2022, the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index bounced back strongly in 2023 with a positive return of 13.16% as optimism grew in the fourth quarter that signs of cooling inflation would allow central bankers to begin to cut interest rates. In local terms, the index rose 12.82% for the year as the dollar was mixed, rising versus the yen but falling versus the euro and pound. All four major benchmark regions ended 2023 in positive territory with Europe up the most, the United Kingdom in close second, Japan in third, and the Far East with the lowest return. Within Europe, Italy and Portugal were the top performers, led by strong gains in their banking industries as net interest income increased due to higher rates. Positive economic data on retail sales and the Purchasing Managers’ Index helped drive a year-end rally in the UK, especially in the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Japan posted a solid gain for 2023 as the government provided stimulus for the economy early in the year and exporters benefited from the weaker yen and increased demand from China for semiconductors. In the Far East, the index’s worst-performing country for the year, Hong Kong, was a drag on the region’s return due in large part to geopolitical concerns and the economic struggles of China. At the sector level, all eleven groups ended the year higher with Information Technology finishing as the top performer as the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips drove gains in semiconductor stocks. Financials was the next best performer as banks saw revenues and earnings increase due to higher interest rates. Real Estate ended the year as the worst-performing sector as elevated interest rates drove a slowdown in global property markets.

 

Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund returned 17.09% (Retail Class) compared to the 13.16% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. Stock selection was positive within all four major regions as Japan provided the largest gains, followed by the UK, Europe, and the Far East. Within Europe, Sweden, Norway, and Italy were the top relative performers, while Switzerland and Finland underperformed. In the Far East, positive selection in Hong Kong and Australia offset negative selection in Singapore and New Zealand. Stock selection was positive in eight out of eleven sectors with the highest relative

returns coming from the Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Materials sectors. Selection was modestly negative in Health Care, Energy, and Utilities. Our multifactor model performed well in 2023 due mainly to strong performance of the valuation component.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

Valuation was the biggest differentiator in 2023, as more reasonably valued companies strongly outperformed expensively valued companies. The effect was consistent across the valuation spectrum as the most reasonably valued 25% of the universe was the best-performing segment, followed by the next cheapest 25%, with the most expensive quartile being by far the worst-performing segment. Within value, higher quality lagged the other value segments for the year, amplified by the low-quality rally of the fourth quarter. 2023 marks the third year in a row when the Fund’s strategy recorded strong relative returns compared to the benchmark. Yet even with the strong returns, exiting the fiscal year, the positioning of the stocks that we prefer remains within the top 25% best of all time. The expensive companies we look to avoid, which underperformed over the past few years, have still not given up their previous gains and remain within the 20% most expensive over all time periods. We remain confident in our outlook going forward.



 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Helia Group, Ltd. 1.03 0.74   Manulife U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust 0.08 -0.15
Kobe Steel, Ltd. 0.75 0.71   Perseus Mining, Ltd. 0.30 -0.17
Bank of Georgia Group PLC 1.06 0.67   Whitehaven Coal, Ltd. 0.30 -0.18
Marks & Spencer Group PLC 0.67 0.54   Delek Automotive Systems, Ltd. 0.20 -0.20
Computacenter PLC 0.96 0.50   Incitec Pivot, Ltd. 0.52 -0.21

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Scott E. Decatur, Ph.D. Portfolio Manager

Nicholas C. Fedako, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns*

 

  12/08/23 -         Since Inception
  12/31/23** 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (CIQRX) 4.70% 21.06% 3.92% 12/8/23
Institutional Class (CIEQX) 4.70% 21.23% 4.06% 10/27/21
MSCI EAFE Index 4.63% 18.24% 0.50%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 2.80%; Net: 1.14%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 2.65%; Net: 0.99%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Financials 18.4%
Industrials 16.1%
Health Care 12.8%
Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
Information Technology 9.7%
Consumer Staples 9.6%
Materials 7.7%
Energy 4.7%
Communication Services 3.8%
Utilities 3.5%
Real Estate 2.8%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Novartis A.G. 2.2%
Kyocera Corp. 1.9%
Mitsubishi Corp. 1.7%
Shell PLC 1.7%
Roche Holding A.G. 1.6%
GSK PLC 1.4%
Novo Nordisk A/S 1.3%
KDDI Corp. 1.3%
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. 1.2%
Enel S.p.A. 1.2%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



*The quoted performance of the Fund reflects the past performance of Segall Bryant & Hamill International Fund, LP (the “Predecessor Fund”), an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The Predecessor Fund was organized into the Institutional Class shares on December 8, 2023, the date the Fund commenced operations. The Fund has been managed in the same style since the Predecessor Fund’s inception on October 27, 2021. The Fund’s annual returns and longterm performance reflect the actual fees and expenses that were charged when the Fund was a limited partnership. From its inception on October 27, 2021 through December 8, 2023, the Predecessor Fund was not subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements and other restrictions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if they had been applicable, might have adversely affected the Fund’s performance.

 

**Not annualized.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

International large cap stocks in developed markets ended 2023 on a strong note and, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, posted an 18.24% return for the year as optimism grew in the fourth quarter that signs of cooling inflation will allow central bankers to begin to cut interest rates. All four major benchmark regions ended 2023 in positive territory with Europe up the most, Japan in close second, the United Kingdom in third, and the Far East with the lowest return. Within Europe, Italy and Spain were the top performers, led by strong gains in their banking industries as earnings improved with higher rates. Japan posted a solid gain for 2023 as the government provided stimulus for the economy early in the year and exporters benefitted from the weaker yen and increased demand from China for semiconductors. Positive economic data on retail sales and Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) helped drive a year-end rally in the UK, especially in the industrials sector. In the Far East, the index’s worst-performing country for the year, Hong Kong, was a drag on the region’s return due in large part to geopolitical concerns and the economic struggles of China. All eleven benchmark sectors ended 2023 with gains with Information Technology finishing top as the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips drove gains in semiconductor stocks. Consumer Staples was the worst-performing sector on concerns of slowing tobacco and alcohol sales.

 

Since the inception of the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund on December 8, 2023, it returned 4.70% (Retail Class) compared to the 4.63% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, during that same period. At the regional level, stock selection was positive in Japan and the UK but negative in the Far East and Europe. At the sector level, positive stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Industrials was offset by negative selection in Communication Services and Materials.

The Fund seeks to outperform its benchmark with a portfolio of companies that possess traditional value characteristics coupled with positive price and earnings momentum factors. Our approach is to identify stocks that are attractively priced relative to their peers while also being stronger and healthier than peers. Low interest rates and the COVID pandemic saw investors buying more expensively valued companies with little regard to the price being paid as the MSCI EAFE Growth Index outperformed the MSCI EAFE Value Index from 2017-2021. That trend reversed over the last two years as undervalued companies came back into favor with the MSCI EAFE Value Index outperforming the MSCI EAFE Growth Index by 17.36% in 2022 and 1.37% in 2023. Even with the recent outperformance of the Fund’s area of focus, we believe the positioning of our favored stocks remains nearly as compelling as seen at the end of 2022 (when these stocks were at the largest discount versus the market since 1987) and, exiting the period, they remain within the top 15% of history. From an asset class perspective, international large cap stocks are the cheapest they have ever been relative to U.S. large cap since 1987. With positioning this compelling, we are excited at the prospects for the asset class and the Fund’s strategy within it going forward.



   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Suresh Rajagopal, CFA Portfolio Manager

Ralph M. Segall, CFA, CIC Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Retail Class (WTMVX) 21.62% 7.56% 9.94% 7.05% 8.36% 6/1/88
Institutional Class (WIMVX) 21.87% 7.73% 10.09% 7.21% 8.43% 9/28/07
MSCI World Index 23.79% 7.27% 12.80% 8.60% 7.53%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.43%, Net: 0.89%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.27%, Net: 0.74%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Information Technology 24.7%
Financials 16.1%
Health Care 14.2%
Industrials 13.2%
Consumer Discretionary 11.8%
Consumer Staples 6.3%
Energy 4.5%
Communication Services 4.0%
Materials 3.2%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Microsoft Corp. 4.5%
Quanta Services, Inc. 2.8%
Visa, Inc. 2.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.6%
Apple, Inc. 2.5%
D’ieteren Group 2.5%
Partners Group Holding A.G. 2.5%
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 2.4%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.3%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.2%

 

Top ten holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



Please note that for longer term performance numbers, prior to April 29, 2016 the Fund was known as the Westcore Blue Chip Dividend Fund, prior to April 30, 2018 the Fund was known as the Westcore Global Large-Cap Dividend Fund, and prior to September 19, 2020 the Fund was known as the Segall Bryant & Hamill Global Large Cap Fund.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Retail Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund returned 21.62% (Retail Class) compared to the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World Index, which returned 23.79%. For the year, security selection, sector allocation, and cash allocation detracted from relative performance. In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies, the team seeks to invest in companies that generate high return on invested capital (ROIC), produce quality financial metrics, and possess strong management teams.

 

Contributors to Return

 

At the sector level, the Fund’s best-performing areas for the year relative to the benchmark were Industrials, Health Care, and Utilities. Stock selection drove outperformance in Industrials with a continued recovery in air travel post pandemic, helping holdings outperform. Investors also continued to embrace companies with strong market positions in electrification/renewable products and services such as Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR). In Health Care, stock selection drove outperformance, credited in large part to outperformance from direct beneficiaries of the GLP-1 medication franchise. Selection was aided by avoiding several major large-cap biopharma names that underperformed. The Fund benefited from its underweight allocation to Utilities as the sector significantly lagged the market.

 

Detractors from Return

 

For the year, Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Communication Services were the Fund’s largest relative detractors on a sector level. Selection effect was negative in Consumer Discretionary, a combination of the Fund’s underweight position in significantly outperforming mega-cap growth names and underwhelming fundamental performance from holdings such as luxury group Capri Holdings, Ltd. (CPRI). The underperformance in Information Technology was due to stock selection. Selection effect was positive in Communication Services; however, the Fund’s underweight allocation to the sector offset positive stock selection.

Outlook and Positioning

 

A 2023 market, which had been mostly propped up by the “Magnificent Seven1,” ended the year euphoric about the prospect that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may have accomplished its mission of taming inflation and maneuvering a “soft landing.” The gain by these stocks was most impressive and the year ended with these seven names representing 44% of the return of the MSCI World Index. As a result, this group of seven ended the year comprising over 18% of the index. Periods of heavy concentration of the index, usually by sector, are not common, but they do occur (Tech in 1999, Financials in 2008). Experience suggests that the aftermath of these types of periods is not generally positive for the ones so favored.

 

As we look forward to 2024, most interest rate forecasts suggest that the central banks will cut short-term rates in 2024, a reprise of last year’s forecast that called for the same. Our view is unchanged: we have no strong feeling about the direction of short-term rates other than to observe that this may be one of those situations in which one shouldn’t wish too hard for something for fear the wish might come true. It remains to be seen whether the Fed has succeeded in attaining its inflation goals and/or avoided a recession. Fortunately for us, macro concerns are not a key driver of our stock selection process as we remain focused on selecting what we believe to be high quality companies with attractively valued stocks, strong cultures, resilient competitive advantages, fortified balance sheets and ROIC-focused leadership teams. Our macro work is designed solely to help us better understand the potential impact on individual asset valuations. It is, after all, not a stock market, but a market of stocks. In the best of times, there are stocks to be sold for reasons unique to them. Conversely, in the worst of markets, there are always opportunities to be found. We are always on the hunt for them.

 

Thank you for your consideration and continued support.

 

1The Magnificent 7 stocks are a grouping of mega-cap stocks driving market performance due to heavy weighting in indexes such as the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The group includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Meta.


 
Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Microsoft Corp. 4.20 2.22   Chevron Corp. 1.53 -0.31
Apple, Inc. 3.40 1.71   Diageo PLC 2.02 -0.31
Quanta Services, Inc. 3.08 1.28   Franco-Nevada Corp. 1.70 -0.34
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 1.96 1.27   RTX Corp. 1.13 -0.35
Alphabet, Inc. 2.34 1.20   Capri Holdings, Ltd. 0.56 -0.67

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide current income and competitive total return.

 

Fund Management

James D. Dadura, CFA Portfolio Manager

Gregory C. Hosbein, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since 30-Day Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception SEC Yield Date
Retail Class (SBHPX) 5.09% 0.88% 1.65% 1.67% 4.59% 12/14/18
Institutional Class (SBAPX) 5.17% 1.00% 1.76% 1.78% 4.68% 12/14/18
Bloomberg U.S.
Government/
Credit 1-3 Year Index
4.61% 0.09% 1.51% 1.60%    

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.81%, Net: 0.49%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.74%, Net: 0.40%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Industrial 68.6%
Utility 16.9%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes 7.0%
Finance 4.2%
Asset Backed Securities 2.1%

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Corporate Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Daimler Trucks Retail Trust 3.0%
Georgia Power Co. 2.7%
Amphenol Corp. 2.1%
Delta Air Lines Pass Thru Trust 2.0%
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 2.0%
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 2.0%
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.0%
Nextera Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.0%
American Water Capital Corp. 2.0%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 2.0%

 

Percentages represent the Fund’s aggregate holdings in the same corporate issuer and its affiliates. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



30-Day SEC Yield figures reflect all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Without these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the figures would have been 4.46% for the Retail Class and 4.12% for the Institutional Class.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview

 

The year 2023 marked a volatile year for short-term rates. During the year, the 2-year Treasury yield spanned 145 basis points (bps), from a low of 3.77% to a high of 5.22%. Despite the volatility, rates ended similarly to where they began the year, with the 2-year Treasury at 4.25% after starting 2023 at 4.43%. The large moves throughout the year were driven by changing expectations in both the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate policy as well as the Treasury’s policy regarding issuance to fund government spending.

 

Higher absolute yields and tighter credit spreads led to good returns for short-term assets. The performance was enough to more than offset the negative returns for this asset class in 2022. Credit outperformed other short assets with the best returns coming from high yield. This performance was driven by strong company fundamentals and increased investor confidence that the Fed would engineer a “soft landing.”

 

Fund Performance

 

The Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund returned 5.09% (Retail Class) for 2023 compared to a return of 4.61% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index. The most significant drivers of the Fund’s relative performance during this period were sector selection and yield curve positioning.The Fund was overweight in corporate bonds. During the year, 1-3 year corporate securities returned 5.47% vs. 4.29% for Treasury securities. Performance was also helped by the Fund’s yield curve positioning. The Fund had a more barbelled maturity structure than the benchmark. This helped performance as 0-1 year and 2-3 year maturities outperformed 1-2 year maturities. During the year, the 1-year Treasury increased 6 bps, the 2-year Treasury declined 17 bps, and the 3-year Treasury declined 22 bps.

Outlook and Positioning

 

Short-maturity bonds continue to offer attractive yields that are greater than their stated duration. For example, at year-end, the yield on the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index was 4.52% and the duration was 1.83 years. This yield “cushion” provides investors return protection heading into 2024.

 

Higher interest rates and increased volatility are creating pockets of opportunities for fixed income investors. Exiting the period, the Fund continues to emphasize liquidity and remains overweight the 0-1 year part of the yield curve relative to the benchmark. This positioning helps provide liquidity to capture future opportunities in an investment landscape characterized by higher yields than the market has experienced for much of the past decade. This emphasis on liquidity considerations leaves the duration of the Fund’s holdings shorter than the benchmark. We expect continued rate volatility in 2024 brought on by significant upcoming government funding needs coupled with the risk of changes in the traditional buyer base for Treasuries (e.g., commercial banks, the Federal Reserve, foreign entities, etc.). We will seek to continue to capitalize on this volatility to lock in higher yields in short-term maturities. The Fund’s high yield exposure remains below its historical average (approximately 3.5% at year-end). The supply of short-duration high yield declined after record-low rates in 2020 and 2021 and has now increased 50% from 2021 lows. We expect this greater availability to lead to opportunities for the Fund in 2024. Within the corporate sector, as of year-end, the Fund was overweight Industrial and Utility corporate securities and underweight Financials.



   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term total rate of return consistent with preservation of capital.

 

Fund Management  
Troy A. Johnson, CFA Portfolio Manager Darren G. Hewitson, CFA Portfolio Manager
Gregory M. Shea, CFA Portfolio Manager  
CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.  

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since 30-Day Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception SEC Yield Date
Retail Class (WTIBX) 7.47% -2.46% 1.84% 2.33% 5.27% 4.62% 6/1/88
Institutional Class (WIIBX) 7.59% -2.30% 1.99% 2.49% 5.34% 4.77% 9/28/07
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
5.53% -3.31% 1.10% 1.81% 5.43%    

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.69%, Net: 0.55%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.54%, Net: 0.40%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities Passthrough 30.1%
Industrial 24.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes 22.6%
Finance 9.9%
Utility 4.9%
Municipal Bonds 3.4%
Asset Backed Securities 2.2%
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.0%

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Corporate Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 1.5%
SBA Tower Trust 1.4%
Bank of America Corp. 1.0%
Oglethorpe Power Corp. 1.0%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 0.9%
Masco Corp. 0.9%
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC 0.9%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 0.8%
Virginia Electric & Power Co. 0.8%
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 0.8%

 

Percentages represent the Fund’s aggregate holdings in the same corporate issuer and its affiliates. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



30-Day SEC Yield figures reflect all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Without these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the figures would have been 4.59% for the Retail Class and 4.71% for the Institutional Class.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Retail Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview

 

Ten months into 2023, the fixed income market appeared poised for its third consecutive yearly decline, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Agg”, the Fund’s benchmark) sitting at a year-to-date loss of -2.8%. A late-year rally, spurred by the Treasury’s announcement that it would focus largely on short-term issuance for upcoming government funding needs, led to a vigorous two-month rally that allowed the Agg to end the year with a full-year return of 5.53%. In addition, the market began pricing in numerous interest rate cuts in 2024 from the Federal Reserve (Fed), which was supported by the Fed’s own interest rate projections (the “dot plot”). As a result, Treasury yields ended the year at levels very near where they began 2023, masking a volatile year for rates. Corporate bonds were the top-performing sector within the Agg at 8.52% as spreads tightened across every investment grade corporate industry. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) provided an excess return of 68 basis points (bps) over Treasuries. High yield (HY) corporates performed extremely well, outperforming similar-duration Treasuries by 886 bps. The number of HY issuers in default rose by 17 for the full calendar year. At 3.8% as of fiscal year end, the HY default rate is approaching the long-term average of 4.1% (since the start of data tracking in 2005).1

 

Fund Performance

 

The Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund returned 7.47% (Retail Class) for 2023 compared to a return of 5.53% for the Agg, its benchmark. The Fund’s emphasis on corporate bond investing drove returns during 2023 as the overweight to corporate securities and underweight of U.S. Treasury securities versus the benchmark aided performance. Investment-grade corporate securities returned 8.52% during the year versus 4.05% for U.S. Treasuries. The Fund’s “plus” allocation to high quality HY securities was beneficial, as HY securities posted a return of 13.44% during 2023. The Fund’s MBS positioning increased throughout the year from a slight underweight to an overweight which also contributed to the Fund’s outperformance versus the index. Duration management and yield curve positioning were not materially impactful to relative performance. The Fund’s duration was slightly shorter than that of the benchmark throughout the year (95% to 97% of the benchmark duration).

 

Outlook

 

Significant upcoming government funding needs, coupled with the risk of changes in the traditional buyer base, lead us to expect continued Treasury rate volatility in 2024. Widespread geopolitical

turmoil is likely to continue driving instability in global markets. Wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe continue to dominate headlines. In addition, over 50 countries, including the U.S., and representing over 40% of the world’s GDP, will hold elections this year. Considering those stakes, we don’t expect geopolitical volatility to recede in the short term.

 

While risk assets rallied materially late in 2023, market history is replete with examples of Fed hiking cycles that ended in market distress, and we remain cognizant of that risk. Data compiled by Segall Bryant & Hamill analysts during the most recent earnings season continues to show a slowdown in the percentage of companies raising prices. With interest rates still elevated versus the recent past, we expect heavily indebted companies to feel added financial pressure, and we expect the HY default rate to continue migrating higher. In this environment, owning high quality credits with the ability to withstand volatility remains one of our highest priorities.

 

Positioning

 

As mentioned previously, we believe geopolitical uncertainty will likely contribute to future volatility and contributes to our bias toward securities we consider high quality. Exiting the period, the Fund remains overweight corporate bonds relative to the benchmark, which contributes to a yield advantage of 75 bps versus the benchmark entering 2024. Capturing the additional yield “cushion” in high quality corporate credit remains one of our strategic pillars. Within the corporate sleeve, we prefer short- to intermediate-duration securities as supply/demand dynamics within the long corporate space have driven spreads on long bonds to levels that appear less compelling. The Fund’s exposure to BBB rated bonds grew in the latest quarter, while HY exposure was relatively unchanged. Growing refinancing needs among HY issuers, coupled with higher refinancing rates, lead us to take a generally cautious approach to HY. Within the HY sleeve of the Fund, we tend to favor shorter duration bonds that provide interest rate protection and attractive excess returns versus longer duration investment grade credit. Further, we generally prefer our HY exposure to fall in the BB rating category. We continue to find value in MBS, and the Fund has maintained its slight overweight to MBS relative to the benchmark. We believe higher coupon MBS, in particular, currently offer compelling opportunities despite the increased prepayment risk. At the end of the year, the Fund’s effective duration was slightly shorter than the benchmark duration.

 

1Bank of America Merrill Lynch


   
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term total rate of return consistent with preservation of capital.

 

Fund Management

Troy A. Johnson, CFA Portfolio Manager

Gregory M. Shea, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since 30-Day Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception SEC Yield Date
Retail Class (WTLTX) 12.16% 1.45% 4.68% 4.28% 6.75% 6.20% 6/1/88
Institutional Class (WILTX) 12.21% 1.62% 4.82% 4.45% 6.82% 6.36% 9/28/07
Bloomberg U.S. High Yield
2% Issuer Capped Index
13.44% 1.98% 5.35% 4.59% N/A    

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.95%, Net: 0.85%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.80%, Net: 0.70%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Industrial 78.9%
Finance 13.0%
Utilities 5.3%

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.9%
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 2.6%
IIP Operating Partnership LP 2.6%
Vista Outdoor, Inc. 2.5%
Range Resources Corp. 2.4%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 2.4%
KB Home 2.3%
Vistra Operations Co. LLC 2.3%
VICI Properties LP 2.2%
AMC Networks, Inc. 2.2%

 

Percentages represent the Fund’s aggregate holdings in the same corporate issuer and its affiliates. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



30-Day SEC Yield figures reflect all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Without these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the figures would have been 6.19% for the Retail Class and 6.29% for the Institutional Class.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Retail Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview

 

After posting a negative 11.19% return in 2022, the worst year of performance in the last 20 years except for 2008, the high yield (HY) market bounced back in 2023, returning a solid 13.44% (based on the Bloomberg U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index). Every HY rating category finished the year with tighter spreads and double-digit returns. While the HY default rate rose during the year, it ended at 3.8%, below the long-term average of 4.1% (since the start of data tracking in 2005).1

 

The road to a strong year for high yield was not a straight path. Through the first 10 months of the year, the reported return was less than 40% of the final result. The gain earned in the last two months of 2023 was the 14th strongest return in the last 35 years for the HY market.2 The late-year rally started when the Treasury announced it would focus largely on short-term issuance for upcoming government funding needs. In addition, the market began pricing in numerous interest rate cuts in 2024 from the Federal Reserve (Fed), which was supported by the Fed’s own interest rate projections (the “dot plot”).

 

Fund Performance

 

The Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund (Retail Class) returned 12.16% for the year versus 13.44% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. The biggest detractor from relative performance in 2023 was the Fund’s quality bias. Given the market’s strong appetite for risk during the year, the Fund’s underweight to B and CCC rated issuers hurt relative returns. By rating category, the riskiest HY rating category, CCCs, led the way, returning 19.84%, followed by Bs at 13.78%, BBs at 11.60%, and intermediate BBBs at 7.96%. Security selection was a positive offset for relative performance for the year as the Fund had several positive credit events during the year. Finally, the Fund’s duration increased throughout the year relative to the benchmark although it proved to be a neutral factor in terms of performance.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

While risk assets rallied materially late in 2023, market history is replete with examples of Fed hiking cycles that ended in market distress, and we remain cognizant of that risk. The absolute level of higher interest rates (relative to the recent past) will likely pressure

heavily indebted companies, and we expect the HY default rate to continue drifting higher. Widespread geopolitical turmoil is likely to continue driving instability in global markets. Wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe continue to dominate headlines. In addition, over 50 countries, including the U.S. and representing over 40% of the world’s GDP, will hold elections this year. Considering those stakes, we don’t expect geopolitical volatility to recede in the short term.

 

In this environment, owning high quality credits with the ability to withstand volatility remains one of our highest priorities. We remain constructive on high quality HY bonds and expect volatility to present continuing opportunities within the HY market. Corporate fundamentals remain resilient, while yield levels remain favorable versus recent history.

 

Irrespective of any future scenario, we remain committed to our bias toward assets we consider high quality. The quality bias of the Fund is represented through an overweight of BBB/BB rated securities along with an underweight of B/CCC rated securities. This composition is driven through our independent, bottom-up fundamental analysis, which includes stress testing for each issuer. The Fund remains invested in several “rising star” candidates. These are HY issuers, which are exhibiting improving credit quality characteristics, that we believe will transition to an investment-grade credit rating. The Fund carries a duration that is relatively in line with the Bloomberg U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

 

Although no market participant is immune in volatile markets, the Fund has always favored securities that we consider high quality, which historically has provided some degree of relative protection.

 

As always, we appreciate the trust placed in us and intend to apply our standard rigor in evaluating all securities that comprise the Fund.

 

1Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

2Source: Bloomberg Barclays Corporate High Yield Index data


   
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks income exempt from Federal income taxes.

 

Fund Management

Nicholas J. Foley Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since 30-Day Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception SEC Yield Date
Retail Class (WTTAX) 5.34% -1.34% 1.83% 2.86% 3.41% 12/16/16
Institutional Class (WITAX) 5.50% -1.19% 1.99% 3.03% 3.56% 12/16/16
Bloomberg U.S. 1-15 Year
Municipal Bond Index
5.26% -0.05% 2.17% 2.48%    

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.73%, Net: 0.65%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.57%, Net: 0.50%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Revenue 72.8%
General Obligation 15.4%
Local Authority 7.2%
Corporate Bonds 4.6%
Certificate Participation 0.0%

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

City of Whiting, Indiana Environmental Facilities 6.2%
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications 4.6%
IPMI 3 LLC 4.6%
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority 4.6%
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs 4.4%
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control 4.4%
Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Refunding 3.4%
Southern California Public Power Authority 3.3%
Public Finance Authority Taxable Educational Facilities Wisconsin 3.0%
Long Island Power Authority 3.0%

 

Percentages represent the Fund’s aggregate holdings in the same corporate issuer and its affiliates. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



30-Day SEC Yield figures reflect all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Without these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the figures would have been 3.41% for the Retail Class and 3.53% for the Institutional Class.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Rates and Fed Overview

 

Ten months into 2023, the fixed income market appeared poised for its third consecutive yearly decline. However, robust returns in November and December drove the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Agg) to a 6.82% return in the quarter, bringing the full-year return to 5.53%. November and December’s results combined for the seventh-best two-month rolling-return sequence in the history of the Agg, and the strongest such sequence since 1982. The fourth quarter comeback began to take shape when the Treasury announced it would focus largely on short-term issuance for upcoming government funding needs. In addition, the market began pricing in numerous interest rate cuts in 2024 from the Federal Reserve (Fed), which was supported by the Fed’s own interest rate projections (the “dot plot”).

 

Municipal Market Overview

 

The fourth quarter marked a major reversal from the rest of the year, with municipal bond rates falling even further than their taxable counterparts. It was a dramatic ending to an eventful year. Do you remember the bank illiquidity panic and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)? Surprisingly, that was not even twelve months ago.

 

As was the case in the rest of the bond market, municipals posted one of the largest single-quarter gains entirely in the last two months of 2023. We spoke in the third quarter of this year about how municipal rates had reached after-tax yield levels that investors often associate with much riskier asset classes. Many believed that either municipals were mispriced or risk assets needed to cheapen. As we have seen in the past, municipal rates tend to drift and gap lower due to the broken structure of the market. And what a gap lower it was. Dealers went from wanting to carry as little inventory as possible and offering unattractive back bids to panicked scrambling to buy any bonds at any level. This was compounded by the small amount of issuance typically associated with year-end. We ended the year at municipal-to-Treasury ratios that seemed far too low without a substantial leg lower in Treasury rates.

 

Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund (Retail Class) returned 5.34% while its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-15 Year Municipal Bond Index, returned 5.26%.

 

The Fund focuses on approximately 92% of the municipal market that has maturity sizes under $10 million. This size makes them too small to be included in municipal indices which also means they are typically not included in passive funds. Because of this, the indices and passive funds generally will exclude lower beta bonds, an effect

that can be amplified during extreme price moves. While the Fund led the index by a strong margin coming into the last two months of the year, this lower price beta contributed to a closing of the gap. Noting that price increases in bonds result in lower yields going forward, we believe that over time, the Fund will continue to prove itself out.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

As the dust settled at year-end, municipal ratios were at extreme levels absent a significant pullback in municipals or another leg down in Treasury rates.

 

Our general outlook on the economy and rates is similar to last year. While we do not argue with the consensus that inflation is slowing, we believe there are meaningful nuances that are not being considered. In simple terms, we believe that while rate cuts are possible this year, the market’s expectation around their timing is likely overly aggressive. Again, while nuanced, going from 8% inflation to 4% can be significantly harder than going from 4% to 2%, which is the Fed’s long-term target.

 

As we have stated in the past, we are not rate prognosticators. The municipal market is heavily driven by and correlated to Treasury rates, albeit with a historical track record of both over- and undershooting fair valuations. While we are not predicting rates, combined moves between rates and municipal rates can, at times, present windows that we believe can give us a higher margin for error. For example, as of December 31, 2023, the Bloomberg 10-year AAA Municipal Bond Index sits at a 2.25% yield versus the 10-year Treasury at 3.88%. This 57% ratio is one of the lowest observed over the last five years. This, combined with the fact that in mid-October, the 10-year Treasury was yielding 5%, presents us with what we believe is a much more compelling case to capture gains and reinvest them going forward. In the negative outcome scenario, that rates leg down significantly again, what we are likely to see is municipals underperforming, as ratios sit at a historical low point. However, if rates are flat or rise, there is a higher probability that municipal bonds will not only underperform rates but overshoot in the other direction. This is an oversimplified way to analyze things, as we are looking at several other factors as well, but we hope this provides insight into our thinking about opportunities we see to be more active in our positioning.

 

With 6-7 rate cuts already priced into 2024, one thing is certain: it will be another interesting year in bonds regardless of the outcome.



   
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks income exempt from both federal and Colorado state personal income taxes.

 

Fund Management

Nicholas J. Foley Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

          Since 30-Day Inception
  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception SEC Yield Date
Retail Class (WTCOX) 5.02% -1.48% 1.39% 2.27% 3.97% 3.29% 6/1/91
Institutional Class (WICOX) 5.16% -1.36% 1.53% 2.38% 4.00% 3.38% 4/29/16
Bloomberg U.S. 1-15 Year
Municipal Bond Index
5.26% -0.05% 2.17% 2.58% N/A    

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.70%, Net: 0.65%

 

Institutional Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 0.55%, Net: 0.50%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Revenue 45.7%
Variable Rate Demand Note 14.1%
General Obligation 17.0%
Certificate Participation 10.6%
Local Authority 8.6%
Escrow to Maturity 1.2%

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority 12.5%
Colorado Health Facilities Authority 10.6%
Denver Colorado City & County Airport System 9.0%
City of Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities System 6.6%
Rampart Range Colorado Metropolitan District 3.6%
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority 3.5%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority 2.8%
Moffat County Colorado 2.8%
Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines 2.8%
Gunnison Watershed Colorado School District 2.7%

 

Percentages represent the Fund’s aggregate holdings in the same corporate issuer and its affiliates. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



30-Day SEC Yield figures reflect all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Without these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the figures would have been 3.29% for the Retail Class and 3.38% for the Institutional Class.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance information for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of the Retail Class. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Rates and Fed Overview

 

Ten months into 2023, the fixed income market appeared poised for its third consecutive yearly decline. However, robust returns in November and December drove the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Agg) to a 6.82% return in the quarter, bringing the full-year return to 5.53%. November and December’s results combined for the seventh-best two-month rolling-return sequence in the history of the Agg, and the strongest such sequence since 1982. The fourth quarter comeback began to take shape when the Treasury announced it would focus largely on short-term issuance for upcoming government funding needs. In addition, the market began pricing in numerous interest rate cuts in 2024 from the Federal Reserve (Fed), which was supported by the Fed’s own interest rate projections (the “dot plot”).

 

Municipal Market Overview

 

The fourth quarter marked a major reversal from the rest of the year, with municipal bond rates falling even further than their taxable counterparts. It was a dramatic ending to an eventful year. Do you remember the bank illiquidity panic and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)? Surprisingly, that was not even twelve months ago.

 

As was the case in the rest of the bond market, municipals posted one of the largest single-quarter gains entirely in the last two months of 2023. We spoke in the third quarter of this year about how municipal rates had reached after-tax yield levels that investors often associate with much riskier asset classes. Many believed that either municipals were mispriced, or risk assets needed to cheapen. As we have seen in the past, municipal rates tend to drift and gap lower due to the broken structure of the market. And what a gap lower it was. Dealers went from wanting to carry as little inventory as possible and offering unattractive back bids to panicked scrambling to buy any bonds at any level. This was compounded by the small amount of issuance typically associated with year-end. We ended the year at municipal-to-Treasury ratios that seemed far too low without a substantial leg lower in Treasury rates.

 

Fund Performance

 

For 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund (Retail Class) returned 5.02% while its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-15 Year Municipal Bond Index, returned 5.26%.

 

The Fund focuses on approximately 92% of the municipal market that has maturity sizes under $10 million. This size makes them too small to be included in municipal indices which also means they are

typically not included in passive funds. Because of this, the indices and passive funds generally will exclude lower beta bonds, an effect that can be amplified during extreme price moves. While the Fund led the index by a strong margin coming into the last two months of the year, this lower price beta contributed to a closing of the gap. Noting that price increases in bonds result in lower yields going forward, we believe that over time, the Fund will continue to prove itself out.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

As the dust settled at year-end, municipal ratios were at extreme levels absent a significant pullback in municipals or another leg down in Treasury rates.

 

Our general outlook on the economy and rates is similar to last year. While we do not argue with the consensus that inflation is slowing, we believe there are meaningful nuances that are not being considered. In simple terms, we believe that while rate cuts are possible this year, the market’s expectation around their timing is likely overly aggressive. Again, while nuanced, going from 8% inflation to 4% can be significantly harder than going from 4% to 2%, which is the Fed’s long-term target.

 

As we have stated in the past, we are not rate prognosticators. The municipal market is heavily driven by and correlated to Treasury rates, albeit with a historical track record of both over- and undershooting fair valuations. While we are not predicting rates, combined moves between rates and municipal rates can, at times, present windows that we believe can give us a higher margin for error. For example, as of December 31, 2023, the Bloomberg 10-year AAA Municipal Bond Index sits at a 2.25% yield versus the 10-year Treasury at 3.88%. This 57% ratio is one of the lowest observed over the last five years. This, combined with the fact that in mid-October, the 10-year Treasury was yielding 5%, presents us with what we believe is a much more compelling case to capture gains and reinvest them going forward. In the negative outcome scenario, that rates leg down significantly again, what we are likely to see is municipals underperforming, as ratios sit at a historical low point. However, if rates are flat or rise, there is a higher probability that municipal bonds will not only underperform rates but overshoot in the other direction. This is an oversimplified way to analyze things, as we are looking at several other factors as well, but we hope this provides insight into our thinking about opportunities we see to be more active in our positioning.

 

With 6-7 rate cuts already priced into 2024, one thing is certain: it will be another interesting year in bonds regardless of the outcome.



   
   
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Barrett Growth Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation and to maximize after-tax returns.

 

Fund Management

E. Wells Beck, CFA Portfolio Manager

Amy Kong, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns*

 

  Seven         Since Inception
  Month ** 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Barrett Growth Fund
(BGRWX)
17.59% 32.93% 6.75% 15.67% 11.51% 5.98% 12/29/98
S&P 500® Index 15.17% 26.29% 10.00% 15.69% 12.03% 7.51%  

 

Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.17%, Net: 0.99%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Information Technology 31.1%
Health Care 18.2%
Financials 17.9%
Consumer Discretionary 14.4%
Communication Services 5.7%
Consumer Staples 5.2%
Industrials 5.1%
Materials 2.3%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classifications Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

NVIDIA Corp. 9.0%
Microsoft Corp. 6.7%
Visa, Inc. 5.8%
Apple, Inc. 5.6%
Costco Wholesale Corp. 5.2%
Ares Management Corp. 5.0%
Alphabet, Inc. 4.7%
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 4.4%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.1%
Accenture PLC 4.1%

 

Top 10 holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



*Prior to November 20, 2023, the performance results shown in the chart and table above are for periods prior to the reorganization and reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

 

**Represents the period from the last fiscal year end of May 31, 2023. Not annualized.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.barrettasset.com/barrettmutual. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Barrett Growth Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

At the end of 2022, many investors felt an economic slowdown was inevitable. Fast forward twelve months to today and it now appears ‘economic resilience’ has emerged as a key theme on investors’ minds. Considering the list of disruptions – including an aggressive series of rate increases, the regional banking crisis, and adverse geopolitical warfare – that have impacted the economy, we anticipated business activity would meaningfully slow. Instead, we have been positively surprised to see U.S. consumption trends holding steady. Likewise, wage earnings at 4% higher than a year ago continue to act as a buffer, providing needed energy to keep the economic engine in motion.

 

Perhaps the more powerful support for the economy has been the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve (Fed). After months of affirming a ‘higher for longer’ interest rate policy, the Central Bank’s latest economic projections seem to suggest the possibility of several interest rate cuts in 2024. Some investors have dubbed this signal as the “Great Pivot”, which appears to hint that the restrictive monetary policy has had the desired effect on the economy, potentially cooling it enough to bring inflation down to the Fed’s target level of 2%. Trimming interest rates would allow Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to take his foot off the brake to steer the economy away from a recession. We believe a loosening monetary policy could be a net benefit to our strategy over the long run.

 

Turning to the Fund, for the calendar year 2023, the Barrett Growth Fund, including the performance of its predecessor fund (see Note 1), returned 32.93% (Retail Class) compared to a return of 26.29% for its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index.

 

This report covers 2023, but please note that the Fund’s fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to December 31. During the period between the Fund’s previous fiscal year-end on May 31, 2023 and December 31, 2023, the Fund outperformed the S&P 500® Index, returning 17.59% compared to the Index’s 15.17% return. Similar to full-year performance, the Fund’s strongest relative performing sectors during the seven-month period were Consumer Staples, Information Technology, and Financials, while Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services were among the largest detractors from performance.

 

Contributors to Return

 

Over the last twelve months, the three sectors in the Fund that contributed most to returns on a relative basis were Information Technology, Consumer Staples and Financials.

 

NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Ares Management Corp. generated the largest positive contribution to returns on an absolute basis. In general, the 2023 stock market rally was dominated by a handful of stocks, known as the “Magnificent 71”, in which NVIDIA and Microsoft are a part of. The market capitalization of this collective of stocks represent approximately one-third of the S&P 500® Index thus owning these stocks greatly supported the portfolio’s performance. Additionally, NVIDIA and Microsoft have benefitted from investor demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related technology. NVIDIA is a dominant provider of graphics chips, which has enabled many companies to launch and potentially profit from AI features and services. Microsoft has multiple opportunities to benefit from AI, including a direct investment in Open AI (creator of ChatGPT) and has introduced a suite of AI-enhancements to help app developers

and end-users. Separately, the higher interest rate environment has been a tailwind for Ares Management. Demand for private credit has significantly helped alternative investment managers that have been able to provide another source of financing. Although interest rates may start to decline in the coming quarters, bank regulation has also intensified, which means Ares should continue to do well, at least in our view. We are particularly attracted to companies like Ares that have demonstrated consistency and transparency with their earnings.

 

Detractors from Return

 

The three sectors that detracted the most from the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark over the last twelve months were Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services and Real Estate. Danaher Corp., PayPal Holdings, Inc., and UnitedHealth Group, Inc. contributed the most to the downside on an absolute basis. Danaher’s biotechnology business has slowed due to China macro issues and inventory build-up. Additionally, the company’s diagnostics business, which includes COVID-related respiratory testing products, has been moderating in a post- pandemic world. We believe these challenges should stabilize in the coming quarters, and exiting the period we continue to see Danaher as a company benefiting from higher growth, higher margins and recurring revenue with exposure to attractive end- and geographic- markets. PayPal has disappointed due to several management missteps to grow its payments business. The company is looking at initiatives to reverse declines in its payments business and better monetize Venmo. Valuation levels for the stock have reset and we see the risk-reward ratio as compelling. United Healthcare is a solid player in the managed care space. The stock may have underperformed in 2023 as money flowed away from defensive companies, but in 2022 the company did well amidst the market downturn. At period end, we still believe United Healthcare’s fundamentals are sound and are unsurprised by the stock detracting from performance last year.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

We see many crosscurrents within today’s economic landscape. Recession concerns appear to have abated, but we anticipate consumer and business activity to further moderate into 2024. We think a key theme for 2024 will be the economy’s continued reaction towards the lagged effects from the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy. The ability for the U.S. to potentially dodge a major downturn should be positively correlated to the employment market. The latest data appears to suggest that U.S. workers are still benefiting from a reasonable supply of job openings and year-over-year wage growth. Whether the existing labor situation and current consumption trends can sustain into 2024 remain top questions for many investors.

 

Looking ahead, our focus for 2024 remains on identifying companies that demonstrate high-quality characteristics, such as positive cash flow, competitive business models and that can stay innovative to maintain earnings growth.

 

1The Magnificent 7 stocks are a grouping of mega-cap stocks driving market performance due to heavy weighting in indexes such as the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The group includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Meta.


   
   
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Barrett Growth Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
NVIDIA Corp. 7.40 9.27   Veralto Corp. 0.05 -0.02
Microsoft Corp. 6.31 3.52   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 2.12 -0.12
Ares Management Corp. 4.41 2.94   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3.31 -0.13
Apple, Inc. 5.67 2.75   PayPal Holdings, Inc. 0.92 -0.19
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.70 2.63   Danaher Corp. 2.93 -0.26

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Barrett Opportunity Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve above average long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

E. Wells Beck, CFA Portfolio Manager

John G. Youngman, Portfolio Manager

Amy Kong, CFA Portfolio Manager

CFA is a trademark owned by CFA Institute.

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Please see index definitions beginning on page 38.

 

Average Annual Total Returns*

 

  Four         Since Inception
  Month** 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception Date
Barrett Opportunity
Fund (SAOPX)
6.89% 17.72% 13.29% 12.03% 8.83% 10.68% 2/28/79
S&P 500® Index 6.37% 26.29% 10.00% 15.69% 12.03% 12.00%  

 

Retail Class Annual Expense Ratio (per the current prospectus) — Gross: 1.23%, Net: 0.99%

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Information Technology 20.5%
Financials 17.6%
Industrials 16.8%
Energy 15.1%
Consumer Discretionary 9.2%
Health Care 8.2%
Communication Services 7.0%
Real Estate 3.3%
Consumer Staples 2.1%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classifications Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

General Dynamics Corp. 11.2%
Microsoft Corp. 10.7%
Shell PLC 9.9%
Apple, Inc. 9.8%
Murphy USA, Inc. 7.3%
Alphabet, Inc. 7.0%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) 6.0%
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. 6.0%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 5.5%
Murphy Oil Corp. 5.2%

 

Top 10 holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



*Prior to November 20, 2023, the performance results shown in the chart and table above are for periods prior to the reorganization and reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

 

**Represents the period from the last fiscal year end of August 31, 2023. Not annualized.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.barrettasset.com/barrettmutual. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Barrett Opportunity Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

At the end of 2022, many investors felt an economic slowdown was inevitable. Fast forward twelve months to today and it now appears ‘economic resilience’ has emerged as a key theme on investors’ minds. Considering the list of disruptions – including an aggressive series of rate increases, the regional banking crisis, and adverse geopolitical warfare – that have impacted the economy, we anticipated business activity would meaningfully slow. Instead, we have been positively surprised to see U.S. consumption trends holding steady. Likewise, wage earnings at 4% higher than a year ago continue to act as a buffer, providing needed energy to keep the economic engine in motion.

 

Perhaps the more powerful support for the economy has been the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve (Fed). After months of affirming a ‘higher for longer’ interest rate policy, the Central Bank’s latest economic projections seem to suggest the possibility of several interest rate cuts in 2024. Some investors have dubbed this signal as the “Great Pivot”, which appears to hint that the restrictive monetary policy has had the desired effect on the economy, potentially cooling it enough to bring inflation down to the Fed’s target level of 2%. Trimming interest rates would allow Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to take his foot off the brake to steer the economy away from a recession.

 

Turning to the Fund, for the calendar year 2023, the Barrett Opportunity Fund, including the performance of its predecessor fund (see Note 1), returned 17.72% compared to a return of 26.29% for its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index.

 

This report covers 2023, but please note that the Fund’s fiscal year end was changed from August 31 to December 31. During the period between the Fund’s previous fiscal year-end on August 31, 2023 and December 31, 2023, the Fund outperformed the S&P 500® Index, returning 6.89% compared to the Index’s 6.37% return. While Financials remained the Fund’s strongest relative performing sector during the four-month period, the Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors were also strong contributors. Conversely, the Information Technology sector remained the Fund’s largest detractor relative to the benchmark, in part a result of the fund’s relative underweighting of the sector.

 

Contributors to Return

 

Over the last twelve months, the three sectors in the Fund that contributed most to returns on a relative basis were Financials, Utilities, and Consumer Staples.

 

Microsoft Corp., Apple, Inc., and Alphabet, Inc. generated the largest positive contribution to returns on an absolute basis. The strength in equity markets in 2023 was concentrated in a select number of stocks, known as the “Magnificent 71.” All three of these names were members of this group. While Alphabet and Microsoft have benefitted from investor demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related technology, Apple’s share experienced strong demand after overcoming challenges the year prior. Microsoft has been able to benefit from a sticky Office suite subscriber base while also leveraging investments in Open AI (creator of ChatGPT) to offer an array of AI-enhancements to help app developers and end-users.

Similarly, Alphabet has been at the forefront of AI development for deployment across its offerings. For example, the company has integrated AI/ML capabilities to enhance results from search engine queries as well as targeting advertisement strategies to more effectively reach their target clients.

 

Detractors from Return

 

The three sectors that detracted the most (on a relative basis) over the last twelve months were Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary. Johnson & Johnson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., and PepsiCo, Inc. were among the largest detractors from performance for the Fund on an absolute basis. Thermo Fisher’s bioprocessing business has slowed due to inventory build-up. Additionally, the company’s life sciences business, which includes COVID-related revenue, has declined as activity finally reaches more normalized activity in a post- pandemic market. We believe these headwinds might moderate in the coming quarters offering Thermo Fisher potential to generate higher growth, margin, and revenue over the longer term. Johnson & Johnson experienced similar headwinds. The run-off of COVID-related revenues impacted results throughout the year. As an offset, the company spun out its consumer business and we believe is more nimble going forward. Chinese weakness and sanctions in Russia have limited growth in their device business segment. After a solid first half of 2023, Pepsi experienced headwinds going into the second half of the year. As the company continued to implement pricing strategies, case volumes were slipping. Concerns about the longer-term impact on demand due to the growing popularity of GLP-1 drugs on the company’s core products may have also weighed on the company’s price performance.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

We see many crosscurrents within today’s economic landscape. While we believe the likelihood of an economic recession has diminished, we believe consumer spending and business activity to further moderate into 2024. We think a key theme for 2024 will be the economy’s continued reaction towards the lagged effects from the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy. The ability for the U.S. to potentially dodge a major downturn should be positively correlated to the employment market. The latest data appears to suggest that U.S. workers are still benefiting from a steady supply of job openings and continuing wage growth. Whether the existing labor situation and current consumption trends can sustain into 2024 remain top questions for many investors. Concerns of increasing geopolitical unrest remains a cloud looming on the horizon. European economic activity remains constrained by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We remain vigilant assessing the impact of these issues on the companies in the Fund.

 

We continue to focus our efforts on identifying quality businesses that demonstrate attractive financial characteristics, such as positive cash flow, have competitive business models and that can stay innovative to maintain earnings growth.

 

1The Magnificent 7 stocks are a grouping of mega-cap stocks driving market performance due to heavy weighting in indexes such as the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The group includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Meta.


   
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Barrett Opportunity Fund Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Stock Performance (12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023)
 
  Average Contribution     Average Contribution
Top 5 Weight To Return   Bottom 5 Weight To Return
Microsoft Corp. 9.49 5.11   Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 4.90 -0.10
Apple, Inc. 8.40 3.79   PepsiCo, Inc. 3.52 -0.12
Alphabet, Inc. 6.81 3.60   AbbVie, Inc. 2.77 -0.12
Murphy USA, Inc. 7.42 2.11   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 3.00 -0.15
Shell PLC 10.07 1.98   Johnson & Johnson 1.52 -0.19

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 392-2673.

 

Please see page 39 for a description of the methodology used to construct this table.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Fund Expenses
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples on the next page are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2023 and held until December 31, 2023.

 

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

 

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

 

Expenses shown in the table on the next page are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Fund Expenses
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   Beginning Account   Ending Account         
   Value   Value   Expense   Expenses Paid 
   July 1, 2023*   December 31, 2023   Ratio(a)   During Period(b) 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,053.50    1.08%  $5.59 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,019.76    1.08%  $5.50 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,054.70    0.96%  $4.86 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.37    0.96%  $4.76 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,044.60    1.03%  $5.31 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.01    1.03%  $5.24 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,045.60    0.86%  $4.43 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.87    0.86%  $4.38 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,080.40    1.14%  $5.98 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,019.46    1.14%  $5.80 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,082.30    0.99%  $5.20 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.21    0.99%  $5.04 
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,058.90    0.94%  $4.88 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.47    0.94%  $4.79 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,059.40    0.84%  $4.36 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.97    0.84%  $4.28 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,089.30    1.38%  $7.27 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,018.25    1.38%  $7.02 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,090.60    1.23%  $6.48 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,019.00    1.23%  $6.26 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,098.20    1.22%  $6.66 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,018.85    1.22%  $6.41 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,098.90    1.07%  $5.87 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,019.61    1.07%  $5.65 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,092.00    1.14%  $0.78 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,002.54    1.14%  $5.75 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,083.20    0.99%  $0.68 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,002.64    0.99%  $5.00 
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Fund Expenses
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   Beginning Account   Ending Account         
   Value   Value   Expense   Expenses Paid 
   July 1, 2023*   December 31, 2023   Ratio(a)   During Period(b) 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,065.50    0.89%  $4.63 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.72    0.89%  $4.53 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,066.80    0.74%  $3.86 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,021.48    0.74%  $3.77 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,032.10    0.49%  $2.51 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,022.74    0.49%  $2.50 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,032.50    0.40%  $2.05 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,023.19    0.40%  $2.04 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,040.80    0.55%  $2.83 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,022.43    0.55%  $2.80 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,040.90    0.40%  $2.06 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,023.19    0.40%  $2.04 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,070.60    0.85%  $4.44 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.92    0.85%  $4.33 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,071.00    0.70%  $3.65 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,021.68    0.70%  $3.57 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,034.40    0.65%  $3.33 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,021.93    0.65%  $3.31 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,035.20    0.50%  $2.56 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,022.68    0.50%  $2.55 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund                    
Retail                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,032.60    0.65%  $3.33 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,021.93    0.65%  $3.31 
Institutional                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,033.20    0.50%  $2.56 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,022.68    0.50%  $2.55 
Barrett Growth Fund(c)                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,107.90    1.13%  $6.00 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,019.51    1.13%  $5.75 
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Fund Expenses
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   Beginning Account   Ending Account         
   Value   Value   Expense   Expenses Paid 
   July 1, 2023*   December 31, 2023   Ratio(a)   During Period(b) 
Barrett Opportunity Fund(d)                    
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,105.50    1.28%  $6.79 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,018.75    1.28%  $6.51 

 

*Beginning Account Value is as of December 8, 2023 for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund - Retail and Institutional Shares which represent the expenses during the period since commencement of operations.

 

(a)Annualized, based on each Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses except for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund - Retail and Institutional Shares.

 

(b)Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, muliplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) except for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund - Retail and Institutional Shares which are multiplied by 24/365 (to reflect period since inception) for the Actual Fund Returns and 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Hypothetical 5% Returns.

 

(c)Prior to November 20, 2023, the fund expense information is for the Predecessor Fund. Effective November 20, 2023, the expense cap was decreased from 1.00% (excluding 12b-1 fees) to an overall expense cap of 0.99%.

 

(d)Prior to November 20, 2023, the fund expense information is for the Predecessor Fund. Prior to November 20, 2023, there was no expense cap. Effective November 20, 2023, the expense cap was set at 0.99%.
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Important Disclosures
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

INDEX DEFINITIONS AND DISCLOSURES

 

 

All indices are unmanaged and index performance figures include reinvestment of dividends but do not reflect any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. 1-15 Year Municipal Bond Index measures the performance of investment grade (Moody’s Investor Services Aaa to Baa, Standard and Poor’s Corporation AAA to BBB) general obligation and revenue bonds with maturities ranging from one to seventeen years. It is a broad index that is representative of the tax-exempt bond market.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a fixed income, market-value-weighted index generally representative of investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index is an unmanaged index that is comprised of predominantly US High Yield Corporate Bonds and a broad cross section of leveraged loans syndicated in the United States, including dollar-denominated loans to overseas issuers. The weighting of index constituents is limited to a maximum 2%.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index includes medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between one and three years.

 

The MSCI EAFE Index is designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Index is available for a number of regions, market segments/sizes and covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each of the 21 countries.

 

The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index measures small cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. It is maintained by MSCI Barra, a provider of investment decision support tools; the EAFE acronym stands for Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index measures equity market performance of emerging markets, which consists of the following 24 emerging market indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

 

The MSCI World Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets countries. With 1,517 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of companies within the Russell 2000® Index having lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000® Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000® Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000® Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of five hundred large capitalization stocks, which is designated to measure broad domestic securities markets.

 

“Bloomberg®and the Bloomberg indices are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Service Limited, the administrator of the indices, and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Segall Bryant & Hamill. Bloomberg is not affiliated with Segall Bryant & Hamill, and Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend the Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds. Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to the Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds.

 

MSCI Inc. is the source and owner of the MSCI Index data contained in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. Any further dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. MSCI Barra is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in Segall Bryant & Hamill’s presentation thereof.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Important Disclosures
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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TOP 5/BOTTOM 5 STOCK PERFORMANCE CALCULATION METHODOLOGY

 

The calculation methodology used to construct this table took into account consistently the weighting of every holding in the Fund that contributed to the Fund’s performance during the measurement period, and the table reflects consistently the results of the calculation. The calculation determined the contribution of each Fund holding by calculating the weight (i.e., percentage of the total investments) of each holding multiplied by the rate of return for that holding during the measurement period.

 

DEFINITION OF TERMS

 

 

Beta: A measure of a fund’s sensitivity to market movements. The beta of the market is 1.00 by definition. A beta above 1 is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below 1 is less volatile.

 

Bond Rating Categories:

 

AAA: An obligation rated “AAA” has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

 

AA+: An obligation rated “AA+” differs from the highest rated obligations only in small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

 

AA: An obligation rated “AA” differs from the highest rated obligations only in small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

 

A: An obligation rated “A” is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

 

BBB: An obligation rated “BBB” exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

Below BBB: Obligations rated “BB,” “B,” “CCC,” “CC” and “C” are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. “BB” indicates the least degree of speculation and “C” the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions. Bonds rated “BB” or below are commonly referred to as “junk” bonds.

 

Non-Rated: These bonds are not rated.

 

Credit Quality Rating: A rating of an individual bond as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s. Credit quality ratings range from highest, “AAA” to lowest, “D”. For more information regarding rating methodologies for Standard & Poor’s, visit www.standardandpoors.com and for Moody’s, visit www.moodys.com.

 

Credit Spread: The difference in yield between two bonds of similar maturity, but different credit quality.

 

Duration: A generic description of the sensitivity of a bond’s price (as a percentage of initial price) to a change in yield.

 

EPS (Earnings per Share) Growth: Earnings per share is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. EPS growth serves as an indicator of a company’s profitability.

 

Effective Maturity: A weighted average of the maturities of the bonds in a portfolio.

 

Emerging Markets: Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds consider emerging market countries to be those countries that are neither U.S. nor developed countries.

 

Federal Reserve (Fed): The central banking system of the United States.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Important Disclosures
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Free Cash Flow to Total Enterprise Value (FCF/TEV): A valuation metric used to compare the amount of cash a firm generates to the total value of the resources used to generate that cash.

 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The market value of all officially recognized goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

 

Market Capitalization: The market capitalization represents the total value of a company or stock. It is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of one share.

 

Modified Duration: A duration measure in which it is assumed that yield changes do not change the expected cash flows.

 

Number of Holdings: The Number of Holdings presented excludes short-term investments including money market mutual funds.

 

OPEC: Is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

 

Operating Cash Flow to Price (OCF/P): A valuation metric used to compare the amount of cash a firm generates per share from operations to the price of the stock.

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate: A percentage computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year and dividing it by the monthly average of the market value of the portfolio securities during the year.

 

Price to Book Value (P/B) Ratio: The P/B ratio is used to compare a company’s book value to its current market price. This ratio compares the market’s valuation of a company to the value of that company as indicated on its financial statements. The higher the ratio, the higher the premium the market is willing to pay for the company above its hard assets.

 

Price to Cash (P/C) Flow Ratio: The P/C flow ratio is a measure of a firm’s stock price relative to its financial performance. For a fund, the P/C flow ratio is the weighted average of all stocks held in the fund. It represents the amount an investor is willing to pay for a dollar generated from a particular company’s operations.

 

Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio: The P/E ratio is a stock’s per share price divided by its per share earnings over a 12-month period. For a fund, the P/E ratio is the weighted average of all stocks held in the fund. The higher the P/E ratio, the more the market is willing to pay for each dollar of annual earnings.

 

REIT: A REIT is a real estate investment trust. REITs are securities that sell like a stock on a major exchange. REITs invest directly in real estate, either through properties or mortgages.

 

Return on Equity (ROE): A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings. It is used as a general indication of a company’s efficiency; in other words, how much profit is a company able to generate given the resources provided by its stockholders.

 

Risk-Adjusted Return: Is a measure of return that incorporates the value of risk involved in the return of an investment. It is intended to help investors compare the returns of investments with varying levels of risk. Risk-adjusted return can be applied to individual securities, mutual funds and portfolios.

 

Risk On, Risk Off: A concept that describes market sentiment as either “risk on” or “risk off”. During a market sentiment of “risk on”, the market is optimistic and more willing to take on risk in exchange for possibly better returns. When market sentiment is “risk off”, the market is pessimistic and will favor investments with perceived lower risk.

 

SEC Yield: The SEC Yield is a standardized method of computing return on investment that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires mutual funds to use when advertising their yields. Its objective is to allow a confusion-free comparison of the performance of different funds.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Trustees and Officers
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. Information pertaining to the trustees and officers of the Trust is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll free 800.392.2673.

 

Name,        
Address(1), Age,        
Position with the        
Trust, Term of        
Position with        
Trust(2), Number of        
Portfolios in Fund        
Complex Overseen        
by Trustees*(3)   Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years   Other Directorships(4)
Janice M. Teague
Retired CPA
Birth Year 1954

Trustee: Since
February 13, 2007

Chairman: Since
January 1, 2021
 

●     Retired, June 2003 to present;

 

●     Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Berger Financial Group, LLC (investment management), October 1996 to May 2003;

 

●     Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Berger Funds (investment management), September 1996 to May 2003; and

 

●     Vice President and Secretary, Berger Distributors LLC (broker/dealer), August 1998 to May 2003. 

  None
         
Thomas J. Abood
Birth Year 1963

Trustee: Since
November 1, 2018
 

●     Previously, Chief Executive Officer and Director, EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., September 2019 to September 2022 (CEO) and 2016 to October 2022 (Director).

 

●     Board Member, Perception Capital Corp II, Inc., March 2021 to present (member and Chair of Compensation Committee);

 

●     Director, NELSON Worldwide LLC, May 2018 to present;

 

●     Board Member and Past Chair of Board, Citation Jet Pilots, Inc., October 2016 to present (Board member) and October 2019 to October 2020 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Past Chair, MacPhail Center for Music Education, September 2011 to July 2021 (Board Member), July 2018 to July 2020 (Chair);

 

●     Council Member and Chair, Archdiocese Finance Council of St. Paul and Minneapolis, July 2011 to July 2021 (member), July 2014 to July 2021 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Chair, University of St. Thomas School of Law Board of Governors, October 2001 to October 2016 (Board Member) and 2014 to 2015 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Past President, The Minikahda Club, November 2008; November 2011; November 2015 to November 2017 (Board Member) 2016 (President). 

 

Former Director of EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc. (2016 to October 2022)

 

Board Member of Perception Capital Corp II, Inc., March 2021 to present (member and Chair of Compensation Committee)

 

         
John A. DeTore,
CFA
Birth Year 1958

Trustee: Since
December 31, 2009
 

●     Director, Strategic R&D, Arga Investment Management (investment management), 2021 to present;

 

●     CIO, Capitalogix, LLC, 2018 to 2021;

 

●     CEO/Founder, United Alpha, LLC (investment management firm), 2003 to 2017;

 

●     CIO, GRT United Alpha, LLC (investment management), 2006 to 2017;

 

●     CIO, Denver Alternatives, (an investment management division of Denver Investments) 2009 to 2011;

 

●     Managing Director/Director of Strategic R&D Putnam Investments (investment management), 1999 to 2000;

 

●     Managing Director/Director of Quantitative Analysis & Equity Product Development, Putnam Investments (investment management), 1994 to 1999. 

  None
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Trustees and Officers  
      December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)  

 

Name,        
Address(1), Age,        
Position with the        
Trust, Term of        
Position with        
Trust(2), Number of        
Portfolios in Fund        
Complex Overseen        
by Trustees*(3)   Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years   Other Directorships(4)
Rick A. Pederson
Birth Year 1952
 
Trustee: Since
February 13, 2007
 

●      President, Foundation Properties, Inc. (real estate investment management company), 1994 to present;

 

●      Partner, Bow River Capital Partners (private equity investment management firm), 2003 to present;

 

●      Advisor, Pauls Corporation, 2008 to 2018;

 

●      Board Member, Kivu Consulting Inc., 2019 to 2022;

 

●      Board Member, Citywide Banks, 2014-2016; Advisory Board, 2017 to present;

 

●      Director, National Western Stock Show (not-for-profit organization), 2010 to present;

 

●      Board Member, IRI Consulting, 2017 to 2019;

 

●      Board Member, History Colorado (not-for-profit organization), 2015 to 2020;

 

●      Board Member, Strong-Bridge Consulting, 2015 to 2019;

 

●      Board Member, Boettcher Foundation (not-for-profit organization), 2018 to present. 

  Trustee of ALPS ETF Trust (20 funds); and Principal Real Estate Income Fund (1 fund).
         
James A. Smith
Birth Year 1952

Trustee:
Since
December 31, 2009
 

●      Vice Chair and Board Member, Western Rivers Conservancy (non-profit), 2014 to present;

 

●      Private Equity Consultant, 2003 to 2016;

 

●      Trustee, The Nature Conservancy (non-profit), July 2007-July 2016; Chairman, June 2014 to June 2016 

  None
         
Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff
Birth Year 1954

Trustee: Since
April 30, 2021
 

●      Retired, June 2012 – Present;

 

●      Various Positions leading to Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (1976-2012).

  None

 

*As of the date of this annual report, the Trustees of the Trust oversee sixteen Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds.

 

(1)Each trustee may be contacted by writing to the trustee, c/o Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

 

(2)Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until the earliest of: (a) the election of his successor; (b) the date a trustee dies, resigns, or is removed, adjudged incompetent, or, having become incapacitated by illness or injury, is retired by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust; or (c) the Trust terminates.

 

(3)The Fund Complex includes funds with a common investment adviser or sub-advisor which is an affiliated person. As of December 31, 2023, there were twenty-eight funds in the Fund Complex: the sixteen Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds offered to the public; Columbia Variable Portfolio-Partners Small Cap Value Fund, iMGP SBH Focused Small Value Fund, JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund, and Mainstay VP Small Cap Growth Portfolio which are also advised by Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC; Cabana Target Drawdown 5 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 7 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 13 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 16 ETF, Cabana Target Leading Sector Conservative ETF, Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF, and Cabana Target Leading Sector Aggressive ETF, advised by The Cabana Group, LLC.

 

(4)Directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the 1934 Act (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Trustees and Officers
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
   
TRUST OFFICERS(1)

 

Name, Address(2), Age,  
Position with Trust,  
Term of Position Principal Occupation

Carolyn B. Goldhaber 

Birth Year 1978

 

President: Since 

February 15, 2023 

●    President, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, May 2022 to present.

 

●    Chief Financial Officer, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, June 2014 - May 2022.

 

   

Jasper R. Frontz, CPA, 

CFA 

Birth Year 1968

 

Treasurer: 

Since February 12, 1997

 

Chief Compliance 

Officer: Since 

September 29, 2004

 

●   Chief Compliance Officer/SBH Funds, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, May 1, 2018 to present;

 

●   Treasurer of the Trust, February 12, 1997 to February 16, 2024;

 

●    Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operations Officer, Denver Investments, March 31, 2014 to April 30, 2018;

 

●    Partner, Denver Investments, January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2018; prior thereto, Vice President, May 2000 to December 2013, and Director of Mutual Fund Administration, June 1997 to May 2000, Denver Investments.

   
Jenny L Leamer 

Birth Year 1976

 

Assistant Treasurer:
Since May 26, 2019

 

●    SVP, Fund Accounting of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 2020 to December 2023;

 

●    Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 2014 to December 2023;

 

●    Ultimus Managers Trust, Treasurer, October 2014 to December 2023;

 

●    Ultimus Managers Trust, Assistant Treasurer, April 2014 to October 2014;

 

●    Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC Business Analyst, 2007 to 2014.

   

Maggie Bull 

Birth Year 1965

 

Secretary: November 16, 2021

 

●   Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, August 2022 to present;

 

●   Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, January 2020 to August 2022;

 

●   Senior Attorney, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, June 2017 to January 2020;

 

●   Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel, Meeder Funds, Meeder Investment Management 2011 to 2016.

 

(1)Each officer is appointed to serve in such capacity until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified.

 

(2)Each Officer may be contacted by writing to the Officer, c/o Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.5%          
Consumer Discretionary — 9.7%          
Automobiles & Components — 3.3%          
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)   390,468   $5,591,502 
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)   260,017    15,523,015 
         21,114,517 
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 5.5%          
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada)   193,953    6,412,086 
Polaris, Inc.   39,866    3,778,101 
PVH Corp.   87,646    10,703,330 
Steven Madden, Ltd.   109,737    4,608,954 
VF Corp.   542,813    10,204,884 
         35,707,355 
Consumer Services — 0.9%          
Papa John’s International, Inc.   76,327    5,818,407 
           
Consumer Staples — 3.3%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 1.2%          
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a)   554,500    6,071,775 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)   43,069    1,785,210 
         7,856,985 
Household & Personal Products — 2.1%          
Coty, Inc. - Class A (a)   1,088,638    13,520,884 
           
Energy — 6.6%          
Energy — 6.6%          
Chord Energy Corp.   42,637    7,087,548 
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)   219,795    5,114,630 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   162,446    5,883,794 
Matador Resources Co.   121,195    6,891,148 
Murphy Oil Corp.   224,389    9,572,435 
Range Resources Corp.   250,862    7,636,239 
         42,185,794 
Financials — 15.3%          
Banks — 15.3%          
Cadence Bank   334,647    9,902,205 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.   259,480    6,922,926 
Community Bank System, Inc.   130,387    6,794,467 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.   216,342    8,939,252 
Hancock Whitney Corp.   161,221    7,833,728 
Lakeland Financial Corp.   39,192    2,553,751 
National Bank Holdings Corp. - Class A   284,973    10,598,146 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.   213,765    6,222,699 
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida   362,193    10,308,013 
SouthState Corp.   114,707    9,687,006 
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)   118,105    7,633,126 
United Community Banks, Inc.   203,716    5,960,730 
WesBanco, Inc.   170,266    5,341,244 
         98,697,293 
Health Care — 8.3%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 5.2%          
Adapthealth Corp. (a)   729,715    5,319,622 
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)   129,719    12,938,173 
NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)   397,813    6,436,614 
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)   482,084    4,483,381 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)          
Surmodics, Inc. (a)   118,439   $4,305,258 
         33,483,048 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 3.1%          
Alkermes PLC (Ireland) (a)   209,917    5,823,098 
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   330,506    1,979,731 
Galapagos N.V. ADR (Belgium) (a)   252,892    10,280,060 
Geron Corp. (a)   791,114    1,669,250 
         19,752,139 
Industrials — 26.0%          
Capital Goods — 20.1%          
AAR Corp. (a)   108,539    6,772,834 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.   203,285    10,857,452 
Astec Industries, Inc.   158,637    5,901,296 
AZZ, Inc.   226,219    13,141,062 
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   109,826    4,285,410 
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. - Class A   154,323    4,797,902 
EnerSys   99,086    10,003,723 
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)   373,873    13,672,536 
Quanex Building Products Corp.   315,120    9,633,218 
Regal Rexnord Corp.   93,998    13,913,584 
REV Group, Inc.   769,642    13,984,395 
SPX Technologies, Inc. (a)   219,795    22,201,493 
         129,164,905 
Commercial & Professional Services — 4.6%          
Conduent, Inc. (a)   735,227    2,683,578 
KBR, Inc.   168,543    9,338,968 
SP Plus Corp. (a)   338,093    17,327,266 
         29,349,812 
Transportation — 1.3%          
ArcBest Corp.   71,925    8,646,104 
           
Information Technology — 4.8%          
Software & Services — 1.1%          
OneSpan, Inc. (a)   220,870    2,367,726 
Progress Software Corp.   89,479    4,858,710 
         7,226,436 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.7%          
Belden, Inc.   157,979    12,203,878 
Ciena Corp. (a)   89,701    4,037,442 
Plexus Corp. (a)   66,644    7,206,216 
         23,447,536 
Materials — 9.0%          
Materials — 9.0%          
Alamos Gold, Inc. - Class A (Canada)   402,656    5,423,776 
Compass Minerals International, Inc.   297,791    7,540,068 
Element Solutions, Inc.   305,720    7,074,361 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   72,322    5,122,567 
MP Materials Corp. (a)   230,746    4,580,308 
Sensient Technologies Corp.   121,430    8,014,380 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   222,235    10,056,134 
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)   269,180    10,352,663 
         58,164,257 


See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Real Estate — 8.3%          
Real Estate — 8.3%          
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. - Class A   310,240   $5,441,610 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A   357,615    3,465,289 
Equity Commonwealth   1,374,472    26,389,862 
Physicians Realty Trust   337,372    4,490,421 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   189,503    7,439,888 
Terreno Realty Corp.   97,192    6,091,023 
         53,318,093 
Utilities — 5.2%          
Utilities — 5.2%          
ALLETE, Inc.   128,489    7,858,387 
Avista Corp.   102,217    3,653,236 
New Jersey Resources Corp.   142,845    6,368,030 
OGE Energy Corp.   207,836    7,259,711 
PNM Resources, Inc.   197,801    8,228,522 
         33,367,886 
           
Investments at Value — 96.5%
(Cost $537,011,554)
       $620,821,451 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.5%        22,344,927 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $643,166,378 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.8%          
Communication Services — 1.6%          
Media & Entertainment — 1.6%          
New York Times Co. (The) - Class A   76,835   $3,764,147 
           
Consumer Discretionary — 6.4%          
Consumer Services — 5.2%          
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)   25,842    2,435,350 
Churchill Downs, Inc.   37,220    5,022,095 
Shake Shack, Inc. - Class A (a)   24,413    1,809,491 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   25,877    3,162,946 
         12,429,882 
Retailing — 1.2%          
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)   37,896    2,908,897 
           
Consumer Staples — 2.4%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 1.0%          
Simply Good Foods Co. (The) (a)   60,165    2,382,534 
           
Household & Personal Products — 1.4%          
BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)   59,228    3,283,008 
           
Energy — 5.4%          
Energy — 5.4%          
Cactus, Inc. - Class A   63,076    2,863,651 
Matador Resources Co.   66,201    3,764,189 
Range Resources Corp.   80,262    2,443,175 
TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)   198,750    4,002,825 
         13,073,840 
Financials — 9.4%          
Diversified Financials — 6.4%          
Evercore, Inc. - Class A   12,432    2,126,494 
Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A   47,251    5,360,153 
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.   40,886    4,902,640 
StepStone Group, Inc. - Class A   94,095    2,995,044 
         15,384,331 
Insurance — 3.0%          
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A (a)   27,876    2,113,001 
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.   8,103    2,713,776 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.   25,263    2,513,163 
         7,339,940 
Health Care — 21.6%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 10.7%          
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)   34,158    3,171,570 
CONMED Corp.   25,879    2,834,009 
Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   43,052    4,830,865 
Glaukos Corp. (a)   29,569    2,350,440 
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a)   35,961    1,916,362 
Inari Medical, Inc. (a)   40,591    2,635,168 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)   41,981    1,828,272 
Option Care Health, Inc. (a)   99,546    3,353,705 
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)   85,739    2,742,790 
         25,663,181 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%          
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)   43,850   $2,718,700 
TransMedics Group, Inc. (a)   31,504    2,486,611 
         5,205,311 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 8.7%          
Alkermes PLC (Ireland) (a)   130,254    3,613,246 
Azenta, Inc. (a)   35,734    2,327,713 
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)   41,712    3,847,515 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   12,729    3,901,820 
Natera, Inc. (a)   46,185    2,893,028 
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)   53,368    3,351,510 
Xencor, Inc. (a)   51,067    1,084,153 
         21,018,985 
Industrials — 21.5%          
Capital Goods — 14.6%          
AAON, Inc.   32,571    2,406,020 
Ameresco, Inc. - Class A (a)   52,922    1,676,040 
Atkore, Inc. (a)   20,098    3,215,680 
AZEK Co., Inc. (The) - Class A (a)   98,850    3,781,012 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   17,345    3,567,346 
Hexcel Corp.   59,923    4,419,321 
John Bean Technologies Corp.   34,676    3,448,528 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)   116,733    2,368,513 
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.   16,296    3,226,282 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)   29,252    4,753,450 
Trex Co., Inc. (a)   27,399    2,268,363 
         35,130,555 
Commercial & Professional Services — 5.6%          
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A (a)   33,512    2,863,936 
CBIZ, Inc. (a)   42,373    2,652,126 
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (a)   61,871    1,987,915 
Tetra Tech, Inc.   34,676    5,788,465 
         13,292,442 
Transportation — 1.3%          
Saia, Inc. (a)   7,183    3,147,734 
           
Information Technology — 21.5%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.3%          
Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (a)   121,749    2,370,453 
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)   35,180    3,269,981 
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)   17,738    2,712,140 
PDF Solutions, Inc. (a)   41,126    1,321,790 
Power Integrations, Inc.   27,522    2,259,831 
Rambus, Inc. (a)   44,666    3,048,455 
SiTime Corp. (a)   20,548    2,508,500 
         17,491,150 
Software & Services — 11.9%          
BlackLine, Inc. (a)   46,629    2,911,515 
Box, Inc. - Class A (a)   132,589    3,395,604 
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)   55,946    1,120,599 
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada) (a)   44,252    3,719,823 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Software & Services (continued)          
Endava PLC ADR (United Kingdom) (a)   52,273   $4,069,453 
Globant S.A. (Luxembourg) (a)   15,254    3,630,147 
Procore Technologies, Inc. (a)   19,769    1,368,410 
Sprout Social, Inc. - Class A (a)   60,769    3,733,647 
Workiva, Inc. (a)   46,964    4,768,255 
         28,717,453 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.3%          
Novanta, Inc. (Canada) (a)   32,811    5,525,700 
           
Materials — 4.2%          
Materials — 4.2%          
Avient Corp.   58,632    2,437,332 
Innospec, Inc.   29,111    3,587,640 
Livent Corp. (a)   121,596    2,186,296 
Materion Corp.   13,910    1,810,108 
         10,021,376 
Real Estate — 2.8%          
Real Estate — 2.8%          
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   91,769    2,777,848 
Terreno Realty Corp.   63,554    3,982,929 
         6,760,777 
           
Investments at Value — 96.8%
(Cost $195,638,415)
       $232,541,243 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.2%        7,773,619 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $240,314,862 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 94.1%          
Consumer Discretionary — 13.3%          
Automobiles & Components — 3.9%          
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)   10,118   $682,763 
Gentex Corp.   25,212    823,424 
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)   23,153    1,382,234 
         2,888,421 
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 4.7%          
Carter’s, Inc.   8,225    615,970 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   3,687    293,264 
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada)   26,274    868,619 
Installed Building Products, Inc.   4,933    901,851 
Steven Madden, Ltd.   19,761    829,962 
         3,509,666 
Consumer Services — 3.7%          
Choice Hotels International, Inc.   3,238    366,865 
Churchill Downs, Inc.   5,285    713,105 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   8,661    1,058,634 
Vail Resorts, Inc.   2,747    586,402 
         2,725,006 
Retailing — 1.0%          
Five Below, Inc. (a)   3,395    723,678 
           
Consumer Staples — 3.4%          
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%          
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   2,778    763,228 
           
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 1.5%          
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.   523    485,553 
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a)   10,635    116,453 
J & J Snack Foods Corp.   2,992    500,083 
         1,102,089 
Household & Personal Products — 0.9%          
Inter Parfums, Inc.   4,514    650,061 
           
Energy — 3.6%          
Energy — 3.6%          
Chord Energy Corp.   4,735    787,099 
Civitas Resources, Inc.   12,030    822,612 
Matador Resources Co.   19,357    1,100,639 
         2,710,350 
Financials — 6.7%          
Banks — 6.7%          
Ameris Bancorp   15,043    798,031 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.   19,105    789,419 
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida   33,588    955,915 
SouthState Corp.   12,983    1,096,414 
United Bankshares, Inc.   18,546    696,402 
United Community Banks, Inc.   22,869    669,147 
         5,005,328 
Health Care — 8.8%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 4.1%          
Encompass Health Corp.   6,749    450,293 
Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   9,106    1,021,784 
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a)   13,346    711,208 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)          
Insulet Corp. (a)   2,785   $604,289 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)   5,988    260,778 
         3,048,352 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%          
Axonics, Inc. (a)   8,894    553,474 
           
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 3.9%          
Bio-Techne Corp.   8,699    671,215 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   15,512    573,324 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   2,332    714,828 
Veracyte, Inc. (a)   18,395    506,046 
Vericel Corp. (a)   12,930    460,437 
         2,925,850 
Industrials — 29.7%          
Capital Goods — 19.5%          
AAR Corp. (a)   11,721    731,390 
AZEK Co., Inc. (The) - Class A (a)   20,788    795,141 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.   3,308    1,033,518 
Crane Co.   8,482    1,002,064 
EMCOR Group, Inc.   4,900    1,055,607 
EnerSys   7,189    725,801 
EnPro Industries, Inc.   11,129    1,744,360 
Griffon Corp.   11,754    716,406 
ITT, Inc.   11,061    1,319,799 
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)   2,665    759,232 
Regal Rexnord Corp.   4,486    664,018 
SPX Technologies, Inc. (a)   11,917    1,203,736 
Standex International Corp.   4,433    702,099 
Timken Co. (The)   6,935    555,840 
UFP Industries, Inc.   9,217    1,157,194 
Vicor Corp. (a)   7,516    337,769 
         14,503,974 
Commercial & Professional Services — 7.6%          
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a)   3,364    1,089,465 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A (a)   14,769    1,262,158 
KBR, Inc.   28,219    1,563,615 
MAXIMUS, Inc.   8,922    748,199 
WNS Holdings, Ltd. ADR (Jersey) (a)   15,195    960,324 
         5,623,761 
Transportation — 2.6%          
Allegiant Travel Co.   6,260    517,139 
Forward Air Corp.   4,544    285,681 
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A (a)   12,583    1,156,881 
         1,959,701 
Information Technology — 17.6%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.7%          
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)   5,634    861,439 
Rambus, Inc. (a)   8,299    566,407 
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)   5,309    702,221 
Universal Display Corp.   7,143    1,366,170 
         3,496,237 


See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Software & Services — 7.3%          
Agilysys, Inc. (a)   12,048   $1,021,911 
Alteryx, Inc. - Class A (a)   11,569    545,594 
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)   84,363    960,895 
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada) (a)   14,536    1,221,896 
Five9, Inc. (a)   8,660    681,455 
Model N, Inc. (a)   24,819    668,376 
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)   7,395    340,614 
         5,440,741 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.6%          
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.   7,559    823,326 
Badger Meter, Inc.   3,138    484,413 
Ciena Corp. (a)   14,410    648,594 
Crane NXT Co.   12,870    731,917 
Littelfuse, Inc.   3,423    915,858 
Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A (a)   15,308    545,883 
         4,149,991 
Materials — 7.8%          
Materials — 7.8%          
Berry Global Group, Inc.   12,365    833,277 
Eagle Materials, Inc.   3,565    723,124 
Element Solutions, Inc.   46,269    1,070,665 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   27,721    683,323 
Huntsman Corp.   13,499    339,230 
Ingevity Corp. (a)   8,862    418,464 
Materion Corp.   5,568    724,564 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   22,916    1,036,949 
         5,829,596 
Real Estate — 3.2%          
Real Estate — 3.2%          
Equity Commonwealth   27,770    533,184 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.   18,992    1,000,309 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   20,615    809,345 
         2,342,838 
           
Investments at Value — 94.1% (Cost $56,098,436)       $69,952,342 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 5.9%        4,354,779 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $74,307,121 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.1%          
Communication Services — 3.4%          
Media & Entertainment — 3.4%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   30,608   $4,313,585 
           
Consumer Discretionary — 9.5%          
Consumer Services — 2.7%          
Service Corp. International   34,067    2,331,886 
Vail Resorts, Inc.   4,754    1,014,837 
         3,346,723 
Retailing — 6.8%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   13,726    2,085,528 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   4,363    1,511,998 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   2,323    2,207,036 
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)   29,800    2,795,538 
         8,600,100 
Consumer Staples — 6.9%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 3.7%          
Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A   8,437    2,039,645 
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A   36,471    2,641,594 
         4,681,239 
Household & Personal Products — 3.2%          
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   17,982    1,700,378 
Unilever PLC ADR (United Kingdom)   47,541    2,304,788 
         4,005,166 
Energy — 4.9%          
Energy — 4.9%          
Baker Hughes Co.   43,960    1,502,553 
Chevron Corp.   15,320    2,285,131 
ConocoPhillips   19,743    2,291,570 
         6,079,254 
Financials — 17.5%          
Banks — 2.5%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   18,066    3,073,027 
           
Diversified Financials — 7.0%          
Ares Management Corp. - Class A   28,915    3,438,572 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)   5,015    1,788,650 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   13,747    3,579,031 
         8,806,253 
Insurance — 8.0%          
Berkley (W.R.) Corp.   32,674    2,310,705 
Globe Life, Inc.   20,313    2,472,499 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   9,655    1,829,333 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   21,135    3,419,220 
         10,031,757 
Health Care — 17.3%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 8.0%          
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   10,008    2,440,251 
McKesson Corp.   4,206    1,947,294 
STERIS PLC (Ireland)   10,531    2,315,240 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   6,425    3,382,570 
         10,085,355 
   Shares   Value 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 9.3%          
Bio-Techne Corp.   19,058   $1,470,515 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   1,169    1,417,950 
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR (Denmark)   29,994    3,102,879 
Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)   61,411    1,976,206 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   3,336    1,770,716 
Zoetis, Inc.   9,516    1,878,173 
         11,616,439 
Industrials — 12.8%          
Capital Goods — 9.9%          
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.   12,394    1,743,092 
AZEK Co., Inc. (The) - Class A (a)   74,514    2,850,160 
Dover Corp.   12,018    1,848,489 
Quanta Services, Inc.   21,322    4,601,288 
RTX Corp.   16,458    1,384,776 
         12,427,805 
Commercial & Professional Services — 2.9%          
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   13,758    1,785,788 
Republic Services, Inc.   11,113    1,832,645 
         3,618,433 
Information Technology — 22.8%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.0%          
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)   2,404    1,819,636 
Marvell Technology, Inc.   35,584    2,146,071 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   19,228    1,733,981 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   2,943    1,856,385 
         7,556,073 
Software & Services — 11.6%          
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)   1,938    2,255,851 
Microsoft Corp.   16,366    6,154,271 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)   6,726    1,983,363 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   2,268    1,236,446 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   4,027    2,845,035 
         14,474,966 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.2%          
Apple, Inc.   16,028    3,085,871 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   12,096    1,924,352 
Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A (a)   5,672    1,550,328 
         6,560,551 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Materials — 3.0%          
Materials — 3.0%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   12,781   $2,583,807 
Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)   10,536    1,167,494 
         3,751,301 
           
Investments at Value — 98.1% (Cost $70,875,282)       $123,028,027 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.9%        2,367,942 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $125,395,969 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%          
Communication Services — 9.3%          
Media & Entertainment — 4.4%          
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   69,600   $99,762 
Innocean Worldwide, Inc. - Class A (South Korea)   2,332    38,512 
International Games System Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   2,000    47,110 
Jagran Prakashan, Ltd. (India) (a)   64,430    72,485 
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp., Ltd. - Class A (China)   17,300    21,468 
JOYY, Inc. ADR (China)   3,900    154,830 
Megacable Holdings S.A.B de C.V. (Mexico)   12,000    26,749 
Sun TV Network, Ltd. (India)   10,532    90,087 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China)   37,500    1,415,800 
Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   326,000    290,214 
Yandex N.V. - Class A (Russia) *(a)(b)   810    0 
         2,257,017 
Telecommunication Services — 4.9%          
Advanced Info Service PCL (Thailand)   10,700    67,430 
APT Satellite Holdings, Ltd. (China)   654,000    182,400 
China Tower Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China) (c)   5,534,000    581,663 
Etihad Etisalat Co. (Saudi Arabia)   25,542    336,644 
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   10,000    25,999 
Indus Towers, Ltd. (India) (a)   101,107    241,631 
KT Corp. adr (South Korea)   19,100    256,704 
LG Uplus Corp. (South Korea)   29,898    235,692 
Mobile Telecommunications Co. (Saudi Arabia)   11,104    41,831 
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP (Kuwait)   60,560    99,589 
Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. (Qatar)   50,887    152,361 
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)   87,600    105,885 
TIM S.A. ADR (Brazil)   6,600    121,902 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. ADR (Turkey)   14,100    67,821 
         2,517,552 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.5%          
Automobiles & Components — 5.1%          
AAPICO Hitech PCL (Thailand)   92,400    75,143 
Apollo Tyres, Ltd. (India)   32,941    179,666 
Astra Otoparts Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   155,100    23,775 
BAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China) (c)   868,500    253,756 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd. (India)   1,068    87,205 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd. (China)   52,000    28,964 
CEAT, Ltd. (India)   5,185    151,118 
Chaowei Power Holdings, Ltd. (China)   189,144    34,888 
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   53,000    77,432 
China Motor Corp. (Taiwan)   9,000    33,083 
   Shares   Value 
Automobiles & Components (continued)          
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   1,358   $47,443 
Hero MotoCorp, Ltd. (India)   4,536    225,454 
Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   103,300    236,890 
Hyundai Motor Co. (South Korea)   158    24,705 
JK Tyre & Industries, Ltd. (India)   35,056    167,592 
Kia Corp. (South Korea) (a)   4,750    365,130 
Minth Group, Ltd. (China)   16,000    32,362 
Samvardhana Motherson International, Ltd. (India)   21,389    26,186 
SL Corp. (South Korea) (a)   1,287    35,346 
SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   832    27,661 
Thai Stanley Electric PCL (Thailand)   17,267    93,168 
Tianneng Power International, Ltd. (China)   194,000    163,775 
Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   24,000    59,394 
TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   20,000    26,317 
Xingda International Holdings, Ltd. (China)   845,606    157,024 
         2,633,477 
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.3%          
361 Degrees International, Ltd. (China)   220,000    97,795 
Best Pacific International Holdings, Ltd. (China)   220,000    31,274 
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai - Class A (China)   110,500    501,212 
Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   160,000    345,694 
LF Corp. (South Korea) (a)   3,796    38,869 
Youngone Corp. (South Korea) (a)   1,843    64,661 
Youngone Holdings Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   1,443    86,768 
         1,166,273 
Consumer Services — 0.3%          
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. (Philippines) (a)   349,379    50,470 
Gourmet Master Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   7,000    23,128 
Sports Toto Bhd (Malaysia)   116,586    37,598 
TTFB Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   3,000    22,995 
Wowprime Corp. (Taiwan)   2,199    17,860 
         152,051 
Retailing — 4.8%          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China)   12,200    945,622 
Bermaz Auto Bhd (Malaysia)   56,200    28,900 
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings, Ltd. (China)   62,500    23,457 
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings A.S. (Turkey)   88,473    33,123 
Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey)   7,279    63,324 
EEKA Fashion Holdings, Ltd. (China)   65,000    118,086 
HLA Group Corp., Ltd. - Class A (China)   118,000    123,384 


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  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Retailing (continued)          
Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. (South Korea) (a)   580   $19,220 
MBM Resources Bhd (Malaysia)   34,500    31,874 
Naspers, Ltd. (South Africa)   872    149,272 
Organizacion Terpel S.A. (Colombia)   19,911    39,837 
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (China) (a)   1,000    146,310 
Pou Sheng International Holdings, Ltd. (China)   294,000    25,603 
Super Group, Ltd. (South Africa)   22,666    36,866 
Truworths International, Ltd. (South Africa)   11,793    47,936 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (China) (a)   36,600    650,016 
         2,482,830 
Consumer Staples — 5.7%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 5.3%          
Almarai Co. JSC (Saudi Arabia)   7,579    113,641 
Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)   9,784    45,539 
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. - Class B (China)   1,700    25,885 
Binggrae Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   1,022    43,065 
China Feihe, Ltd. (China) (c)   660,000    361,109 
China Foods, Ltd. (China)   656,455    247,162 
China Shengmu Organic Milk, Ltd. (China)   461,000    15,651 
Donwong F&B Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   2,496    62,972 
Eastern Co. SAE (Egypt)   74,386    67,487 
Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ADR (Mexico)   3,100    404,085 
Godfrey Phillips India, Ltd. (India)   4,868    123,319 
Great Wall Enterprise Co., Ltd (Taiwan)   21,000    39,967 
Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)   6,757    18,345 
Gudang Garam Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   29,100    38,410 
Ichitan Group PCL (Thailand)   60,000    27,321 
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   328,500    137,632 
ITC, Ltd. (India)   63,480    352,330 
Kaveri Seed Co., Ltd. (India)   6,387    46,982 
Keck Seng Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)   39,963    41,624 
Oceana Group, Ltd. (South Africa)   33,257    128,493 
Orion Holdings Corp. (South Korea) (a)   8,965    100,823 
Samyang Holdings Corp. (South Korea) (a)   1,093    58,157 
Sao Martinho S.A. (Brazil)   15,500    93,650 
Savola Group (The) (Saudi Arabia)   4,571    45,550 
Ta Ann Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)   89,800    71,616 
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Taiwan)   11,000    26,681 
         2,737,496 
Household & Personal Products — 0.4%          
Bajaj Consumer Care, Ltd. (India)   32,710    86,286 
Chlitina Holding, Ltd. (Taiwan)   8,000    50,921 
Grape King Bio, Ltd. (Taiwan)   14,000    71,089 
         208,296 
   Shares   Value 
Energy — 5.0%          
Energy — 5.0%          
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   322,800   $49,859 
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd. (India)   9,453    51,189 
China Coal Energy Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   53,000    48,242 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - H Shares (China)   220,000    115,291 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   35,500    121,744 
Coal India, Ltd. (India)   85,931    387,995 
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   24,000    22,646 
Exxaro Resources, Ltd. (South Africa)   3,012    33,818 
Gazprom PJSC (Russia) *(a)(b)   101,150    0 
Indian Oil Corp., Ltd. (India)   35,503    55,367 
LUKOIL PJSC ADR (Russia) *(a)(b)   2,253    0 
Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   28,500    23,846 
Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd. (India)   135,549    333,694 
ORLEN S.A. (Poland)   9,415    156,778 
PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   27,100    26,948 
PetroChina Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   182,000    120,263 
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR (Brazil)   22,300    356,131 
Petronet LNG, Ltd. (India)   41,150    110,025 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL (Thailand)   23,400    101,088 
PTT PCL (Thailand)   91,900    95,280 
Reliance Industries, Ltd. 144A (India) (d)   2,960    185,000 
Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (Russia) *(b)   16,950    0 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia) (c)   8,921    78,582 
Thai Oil PCL (Thailand)   23,500    36,529 
United Tractors Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   38,300    56,281 
         2,566,596 
Financials — 22.8%          
Banks — 17.8%          
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. - Class A (China)   76,900    39,437 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   304,000    117,263 
Akbank T.A.S. (Turkey)   80,117    98,840 
Alior Bank S.A. (Poland) (a)   2,317    44,986 
Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. (Greece) (a)   41,600    70,667 
Arab National Bank (Saudi Arabia)   42,688    288,717 
Banco BBVA Peru S.A. (Peru)   57,684    24,854 
Banco da Amazonia S.A. (Brazil)   2,200    43,083 
Banco del Bajio S.A. (Mexico) (c)   44,400    148,678 
Banco do Brasil S.A. (Brazil)   64,000    730,754 
BanColombia S.A. ADR (Colombia)   1,700    52,309 
Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand)   19,100    86,773 
Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   1,626,600    179,078 
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. (Poland)   3,187    82,148 


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  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Banks (continued)          
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   150,400   $59,087 
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   141,200    49,274 
Bank OCBC Nisp Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   1,143,400    87,634 
Bank of Baroda (India)   105,269    292,055 
Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   76,300    48,690 
Bank of China, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   1,527,000    580,229 
Bank of Chongqing Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   45,000    22,826 
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   59,000    36,829 
Bank of Hangzhou Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   45,600    64,309 
Bank of India (India)   27,452    37,098 
Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   49,000    46,184 
Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   594,437    24,131 
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. (Poland)   4,693    181,467 
Bank Saint Petersburg PJSC (Russia) *(b)   136,120    0 
Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   1,054,700    85,622 
Banque Saudi Fransi (Saudi Arabia)   13,809    147,309 
Canara Bank (India)   43,828    230,171 
China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   171,000    80,648 
China Construction Bank Corp. - H Shares (China)   790,000    469,930 
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   451,000    134,015 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   11,200    43,913 
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   68,000    23,085 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   67,000    26,000 
Commercial Bank P.S.Q.C. (The) (Qatar)   137,679    225,021 
Credicorp, Ltd. (Peru)   1,000    149,930 
Credit Agricole Egypt SAE (Egypt) (a)   63,723    42,757 
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   276,000    254,632 
East West Banking Corp. (Philippines)   158,200    24,338 
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates)   81,957    386,011 
Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. (Greece) (a)   27,393    48,672 
Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (Egypt)   23,957    24,789 
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)   8,000    80,612 
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A.S. (Turkey)   14,225    29,048 
Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)   4,703    156,814 
Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   40,200    31,828 
   Shares   Value 
Banks (continued)          
Huishang Bank Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   75,384   $22,880 
Indian Bank (India)   41,510    209,824 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. - Class A (China)   86,200    58,049 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   525,000    255,854 
Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   19,100    43,625 
Industrial Bank of Korea (South Korea) (a)   6,979    63,763 
JB Financial Group Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   4,981    43,650 
Karnataka Bank, Ltd. (The) (India)   12,175    34,216 
Karur Vysya Bank, Ltd. (The) (India)   86,299    175,030 
King’s Town Bank Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   43,000    55,945 
Krung Thai Bank PCL (Thailand)   209,400    111,823 
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P. (Kuwait)   71,846    208,305 
Nedbank Group, Ltd. (South Africa)   20,896    246,688 
Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A. (Greece) (a)   27,023    95,496 
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. (Poland) (a)   5,975    76,452 
Saudi Awwal Bank (Saudi Arabia)   17,800    178,454 
Saudi Investment Bank (The) (Saudi Arabia)   68,866    292,003 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Russia) *(b)   19,830    0 
Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. (The) (Taiwan)   112,000    170,639 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd. (South Africa)   24,926    283,586 
State Bank of India (India)   4,430    34,146 
Union Bank of India, Ltd. (India)   102,542    146,594 
VTB Bank PJSC (Russia) *(a)(b)   339,760,000    0 
Woori Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)   10,786    107,910 
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S. (Turkey)   37,583    24,780 
         9,172,257 
Diversified Financials — 4.1%          
AEON Credit Service M Bhd (Malaysia)   59,800    72,579 
Capital Futures Corp. (Taiwan)   17,000    28,283 
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   60,000    31,741 
Far East Horizon, Ltd. (China)   67,000    52,733 
Gentera S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)   128,400    178,306 
IIFL Finance, Ltd. (India)   3,221    23,151 
Inversiones La Construccion S.A. (Chile)   4,625    33,266 
Manappuram Finance, Ltd. (India)   17,650    36,443 
Meritz Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) (a)   2,395    108,918 
Power Finance Corp., Ltd. (India)   108,055    496,438 
Qifu Technology, Inc. ADR (China)   1,900    30,058 
REC, Ltd. (India)   136,932    678,780 
Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   795    36,508 


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  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Diversified Financials (continued)          
Shriram Finance Co., Ltd. (India)   3,057   $75,402 
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   223,000    200,296 
         2,082,902 
Insurance — 0.9%          
Allianz Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia)   14,900    59,869 
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) (a)   37,000    55,110 
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)   23,000    19,834 
DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   1,012    65,147 
Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) (a)   55,909    21,946 
Mercuries & Associates Holding, Ltd. (Taiwan) (a)   57,498    25,648 
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings (South Africa)   24,697    29,556 
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   13,500    26,339 
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd. (The) - H Shares (China)   97,000    29,836 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   432    87,486 
Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd (Malaysia) (a)   54,100    43,614 
         464,385 
Health Care — 3.5%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 0.8%          
China Resources Medical Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)   300,500    185,437 
InBody Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   4,656    90,893 
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   57,200    149,909 
         426,239 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 2.7%          
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. (India)   6,346    82,625 
Celltrion, Inc. (South Korea)   758    117,658 
China Medical System Holdings, Ltd. (China)   83,000    147,086 
China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd. (China)   230,000    214,160 
Consun Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd. (China)   370,492    226,322 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR (India)   1,500    104,370 
Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. - Class B (Mexico)   78,600    65,545 
Humedix Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   792    20,577 
Jubilant Pharmova, Ltd. (India)   5,664    37,090 
Natco Pharma, Ltd. (India)   9,139    89,056 
Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   1,247,200    148,650 
Zydus Lifesciences, Ltd. (India)   13,902    115,079 
         1,368,218 
Industrials — 6.4%          
Capital Goods — 4.1%          
Acter Group Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan)   6,000    34,655 
   Shares   Value 
Capital Goods (continued)          
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, Ltd. (India)   6,660   $65,258 
Ashok Leyland, Ltd. (India)   14,317    31,211 
Astra International Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   388,000    142,297 
AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   63,000    27,010 
Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd. (India)   40,492    106,411 
Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China) (c)   81,000    20,550 
Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   9,000    42,616 
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   62,000    25,710 
China Railway Group, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   112,000    49,939 
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   11,269    35,947 
DMCI Holdings, Inc. (Philippines)   719,300    126,897 
Doosan Bobcat, Inc. (South Korea)   2,830    109,577 
ElSewedy Electric Co. (Egypt)   61,696    57,050 
Ferreycorp S.A.A. (Peru)   71,742    47,913 
FSP Technology, Inc. (Taiwan)   47,000    78,470 
GS Holdings Corp. (South Korea)   2,129    66,999 
GT Capital Holdings, Inc. (Philippines)   3,810    40,599 
Horizon Construction Development, Ltd. (China) (a)(c)   2,481    1,459 
Hyundai GF Holdings (South Korea) (a)   12,380    34,742 
J. Kumar Infraprojects, Ltd. (India)   4,506    31,247 
Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd (Malaysia)   99,100    33,470 
KOC Holding A.S. (Turkey)   10,352    49,583 
LT Group, Inc. (Philippines)   307,800    49,910 
LX Hausys, Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   835    28,041 
Metallurgical Corp. of China, Ltd. - Class A (China)   90,700    39,094 
Metallurgical Corp. of China, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   83,000    16,159 
Nava, Ltd. (India)   21,296    112,028 
NCC, Ltd. (India)   42,230    84,552 
Sanghvi Movers, Ltd. (India)   3,053    29,984 
Sime Darby Bhd (Malaysia)   136,100    69,679 
Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   50,000    25,616 
Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd. (China)   81,500    159,986 
Swaraj Engines, Ltd. (India)   1,011    29,419 
TBEA Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   42,530    82,675 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   36,000    60,143 
Welspun Enterprises, Ltd. (India)   6,564    25,718 
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon, Ltd. (South Africa) (a)   5,767    41,007 
Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   20,000    21,936 
         2,135,557 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Transportation — 2.3%          
Anhui Expressway Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   58,000   $57,194 
Blue Bird Tbk P.T. (Indonesia)   215,400    25,043 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   38,000    38,207 
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica S.A. (Brazil)   45,800    88,936 
Eva Airways Corp. (Taiwan)   47,000    48,086 
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan, Ltd. (Taiwan)   21,200    98,944 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V. ADR (Mexico)   100    29,427 
Gujarat Pipavav Port, Ltd. (India)   23,103    42,459 
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   2,436    358,787 
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   46,000    41,390 
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   6,867    126,108 
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)   2,520    27,197 
Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China) (c)   68,000    36,837 
Qinhuangdao Port Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   156,500    26,859 
Sinotrans, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   66,000    27,634 
Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   25,000    26,835 
Tianjin Port Development Holdings, Ltd. (China)   320,000    19,055 
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   44,160    29,481 
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR (China)   1,000    21,280 
         1,169,759 
Information Technology — 21.3%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 10.7%          
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)   46,700    439,447 
Chipbond Technology Corp. (Taiwan)   18,000    42,361 
DB HiTek Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   2,135    96,078 
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc. (Taiwan)   4,000    27,389 
GCL Technology Holdings, Ltd. (China)   536,000    85,116 
Global Mixed-Mode Technology, Inc. (Taiwan)   6,000    51,538 
GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   3,000    57,238 
King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   19,000    52,430 
LX Semicon Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   3,674    245,116 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Taiwan)   12,000    201,782 
Powertech Technology, Inc. (Taiwan)   41,000    188,166 
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. (Taiwan)   10,000    43,292 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)   30,380    3,159,520 
Tongwei Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   16,700    58,868 
   Shares   Value 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)          
United Microelectronics Corp. (Taiwan)   433,000   $737,577 
         5,485,918 
Software & Services — 2.5%          
Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co. (Saudi Arabia)   983    90,743 
HCL Technologies, Ltd. (India)   21,774    383,161 
Oracle Financial Services Software, Ltd. (India)   1,653    83,613 
Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   3,396    443,924 
Zensar Technologies, Ltd. (India)   40,316    295,568 
         1,297,009 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 8.1%          
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   10,000    56,969 
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp., Ltd. - Class A (China)   33,074    20,412 
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp., Ltd. - H Shares (China) (c)   539,000    179,545 
DataTec, Ltd. (South Africa)   53,273    117,957 
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   15,300    32,568 
Getac Holdings Corp. (Taiwan)   17,000    61,338 
Hannstar Board Corp. (Taiwan)   23,000    41,358 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   194,000    659,873 
KH Vatec Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   22,116    249,992 
Pegatron Corp. (Taiwan)   59,000    167,604 
Primax Electronics, Ltd. (Taiwan)   18,000    39,642 
Redington, Ltd. (India)   115,761    245,750 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   27,733    1,673,211 
Simplo Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   4,000    54,650 
Supreme Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   25,827    50,844 
Taiwan PCB Techvest Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   32,000    45,118 
Vindhya Telelinks, Ltd. (India)   1,517    39,872 
Wasion Holdings, Ltd. (China)   532,000    267,142 
ZTE Corp. - Class A (China)   51,000    190,195 
         4,194,040 
Materials — 7.7%          
Materials — 7.7%          
AECI, Ltd. (South Africa)   4,323    25,951 
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   112,000    55,992 
Asia Cement Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   3,310    26,744 
Castrol India, Ltd. (India)   18,427    39,778 
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. ADR (Mexico) (a)   35,800    277,450 
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals, Ltd. (India)   9,800    43,944 
China BlueChemical, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   116,000    29,268 
China Hongqiao Group, Ltd. (China)   59,000    48,310 
China Lumena New Materials Corp. (China) (a)(b)   1,700    0 
CMOC Group, Ltd. - H Shares (China)   42,000    22,977 
CPMC Holdings, Ltd. (China)   63,000    54,285 
Dongkuk Holdings Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   10,287    69,436 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Materials (continued)          
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   5,057   $46,892 
GCC S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) (c)   2,500    29,458 
Goldsun Building Materials Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   33,000    30,244 
Grupo Mexico S.A.B de C.V. - Series B (Mexico)   7,700    42,708 
Gulf Oil Lubricants India, Ltd. (India)   4,999    43,137 
Hanil Holdings Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   7,551    65,097 
Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd. ADR (South Africa)   15,400    94,710 
Henan Shenhuo Coal & Power Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   29,600    70,110 
Hsin Kuang Steel Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   17,000    31,919 
Huaibei Mining Holdings Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   27,700    64,927 
Hyundai Steel Co. (South Korea) (a)   952    26,668 
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa S.A. (Poland) (a)   2,587    27,646 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   33,500    84,253 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. - H Shares (China)   26,000    36,777 
Jinan Acetate Chemical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   2,000    51,884 
Jindal Saw, Ltd. (India)   17,727    87,712 
JK Paper, Ltd. (India)   9,122    44,561 
LOTTE Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   1,032    46,055 
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC (Russia) *(a)(b)   194,390    0 
Maharashtra Seamless, Ltd. (India)   8,027    89,198 
MOIL, Ltd. (India)   13,130    48,702 
National Aluminium Co., Ltd. (India)   26,103    41,346 
National Fertilizers, Ltd. (India)   35,911    39,453 
NMDC, Ltd. (India)   150,856    379,642 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (Russia) *(a)(b)(c)   2,870    0 
OCI Holdings Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   449    36,631 
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ltd. (India)   21,227    40,651 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. (Saudi Arabia)   11,322    417,231 
Sasol, Ltd. (South Africa)   17,406    175,426 
SeAH Holdings Corp. (South Korea) (a)   409    34,092 
SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. (South Korea) (a)   388    71,766 
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   17,000    69,157 
Tharisa PLC (South Africa)   30,632    25,305 
Tipco Asphalt PCL (Thailand)   97,600    46,507 
TKG Huchems Co., Ltd. (South Korea) (a)   3,347    55,416 
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. (Taiwan)   26,000    59,819 
Vale S.A. ADR (Brazil)   38,974    618,128 
Welspun Corp., Ltd. (India)   7,766    51,115 
   Shares   Value 
Materials (continued)          
Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   28,200   $61,964 
         3,980,442 
Real Estate — 1.6%          
Real Estate — 1.6%          
AP Thailand PCL (Thailand)   175,900    57,705 
China Overseas Grand Oceans Group, Ltd. (China)   253,000    83,527 
China Resources Land, Ltd. (China)   14,000    50,232 
Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)   30,000    25,979 
Emaar Properties PJSC (United Arab Emirates)   84,432    182,062 
Fu Hua Innovation Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   54,000    51,858 
Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   23,300    23,885 
Kingdom Development Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)   25,000    31,624 
Mah Sing Group Bhd (Malaysia)   419,800    75,866 
Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd (Malaysia)   112,100    40,310 
Ozak Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi (Turkey) (a)   78,284    20,352 
Sansiri PCL (Thailand)   545,700    28,032 
SC Asset Corp. PCL (Thailand)   205,200    19,531 
Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group, Ltd. (China)   99,862    4,796 
Shenzhen Investment, Ltd. (China)   330,000    48,598 
Shui on Land, Ltd. (China)   356,500    32,905 
YTL Hospitality REIT (Malaysia)   118,500    26,596 
         803,858 
Utilities — 2.8%          
Utilities — 2.8%          
Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd. (China)   54,500    189,528 
Centrais Eletricas Santa Catarina (Brazil)   4,400    59,273 
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)   24,000    48,092 
Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais Copasa MG (Brazil)   13,600    57,415 
Cia Energética de Minas Gerais ADR (Brazil)   41,300    95,816 
Enel Chile S.A. (Chile)   1,355,991    87,931 
ENN Natural Gas Co., Ltd. - Class A (China)   18,700    44,310 
Huaneng Power International, Inc. - H Shares (China) (a)   60,000    31,829 
Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd. (China)   102,000    92,051 
NTPC, Ltd. (India)   109,398    408,679 
OGK-2 PJSC (Russia) *(b)   5,740,000    0 
Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd. (India)   68,737    195,769 
YTL Corp. Bhd (Malaysia)   128,100    52,708 
YTL Power International Bhd (Malaysia)   86,400    47,763 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Utilities (continued)          
Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd. - Class A (China) (a)   68,500   $44,491 
         1,455,655 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $43,695,596)        50,757,827 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.9%          
Energy — 0.8%          
Energy — 0.8%          
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Brazil)   27,100    414,088 
Surgutneftegas PJSC (Russia) *(b)   541,500    0 
         414,088 
Financials — 0.1%          
Banks — 0.1%          
Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. - Series B (Brazil) (c)   14,200    39,078 
Banco ABC Brasil S.A. (Brazil)   7,575    39,100 
         78,178 
Industrials — 0.1%          
Capital Goods — 0.1%          
Randon S.A. Implementos e Participacoes (Brazil)   15,500    40,898 
           
Information Technology — 0.8%          
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 0.8%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)   8,147    390,221 
           
Utilities — 0.1%          
Utilities — 0.1%          
Cia de Saneamento do Parana (Brazil)   60,000    72,849 
           
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $954,002)        996,234 
   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS — 0.0%(e)          
Real Estate — 0.0%(e)          
Real Estate — 0.0%(e)          
Noble Development PCL(a)(b) (Cost $0)   14,775   $0 
           
Investments at Value — 100.5% (Cost $44,649,598)       $51,754,061 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5%)        (264,236)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $51,489,825 
           
*Security has been suspended from trading due to the ongoing conflict in Russia and Ukraine. As result, management made the decision to value the security at $0.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, representing 0.0% of net assets. The total value of these securities is $0.

 

(c)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $1,730,715, which represents 3.7% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

(d)Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(e)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
       % of Net
Country  Value   Assets
China  $13,961,231   27.1%
India   9,031,117   17.5%
Taiwan   8,168,722   15.9%
South Korea   6,742,592   13.1%
Brazil   2,871,101   5.6%
Saudi Arabia   2,030,705   4.0%
South Africa   1,436,571   2.8%
Mexico   1,328,560   2.6%
Indonesia   1,106,773   2.2%
Thailand   846,330   1.6%
Malaysia   839,951   1.6%
Poland   569,477   1.1%
United Arab Emirates   568,073   1.1%
Turkey   432,410   0.8%
Qatar   377,382   0.7%
Kuwait   307,894   0.6%
Philippines   292,214   0.6%
Peru   222,697   0.4%
Greece   214,835   0.4%
Egypt   192,083   0.4%
Chile   121,197   0.2%
Colombia   92,146   0.2%
Russia   0   0.0%
Total Investments  $51,754,061   100.5%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (264,236)  (0.5%)
Net Assets  $51,489,825   100.0%


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%          
Communication Services — 4.3%          
Media & Entertainment — 3.2%          
Embracer Group A.B. (Sweden) (a)   293,908   $797,482 
ITV PLC (United Kingdom)   416,178    334,972 
MFE-MediaForEurope N.V. - Class A (Italy)   93,300    242,881 
MFE-MediaForEurope N.V. - Class B (Italy)   57,952    209,019 
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   27,900    304,039 
Perion Network, Ltd. (Israel) (a)   7,411    233,208 
Reach PLC (United Kingdom)   385,326    367,431 
Seven West Media, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   673,736    123,893 
Television Francaise 1 S.A. (France)   29,774    234,530 
Vector, Inc. (Japan)   48,347    387,762 
ZIGExN Co., Ltd. (Japan)   103,700    389,517 
         3,624,734 
Telecommunication Services — 1.1%          
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (Israel)   200,635    273,688 
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Sweden) (a)   7,211    129,228 
Proximus S.A.D.P. (Belgium)   56,800    534,018 
Telekom Austria A.G. (Austria) (a)   43,321    365,871 
         1,302,805 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.1%          
Automobiles & Components — 4.4%          
Autoneum Holding A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   386    62,664 
Dowlais Group PLC (United Kingdom)   145,237    197,415 
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   17,600    199,241 
FCC Co., Ltd. (Japan)   22,593    278,259 
Gestamp Automocion S.A. (Spain)   139,472    539,917 
G-Tekt Corp. (Japan)   16,600    201,446 
Johnson Electric Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   170,500    270,817 
KYB Corp. (Japan)   8,300    287,870 
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Japan)   115,400    365,286 
Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. (Japan)   31,700    257,481 
Niterra Co., Ltd. (Japan)   8,100    191,860 
Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)   34,925    317,412 
SAF-Holland S.E. (Germany)   7,885    132,360 
Schaeffler A.G. - Preferred Shares (Germany)   85,277    527,183 
Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd. (Japan)   28,300    211,453 
TI Fluid Systems PLC (United Kingdom) (b)   79,975    156,564 
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. (Japan)   14,900    229,062 
Toyo Tire Corp. (Japan)   30,700    512,190 
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Japan)   2,500    46,758 
         4,985,238 
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 4.1%          
Beneteau S.A. (France)   39,787    549,028 
Cairn Homes PLC (Ireland)   380,999    556,897 
   Shares   Value 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)          
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   16,868   $19,406 
Cleanup Corp. (Japan)   15,900    77,101 
JS Global Lifestyle Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) (b)   2,637,500    523,593 
Sangetsu Corp. (Japan)   23,386    513,371 
SANKYO Co., Ltd. (Japan)   21,000    1,222,962 
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   9,800    291,199 
Tamron Co., Ltd. (Japan)   16,499    620,771 
Vistry Group PLC (United Kingdom)   29,540    345,262 
         4,719,590 
Consumer Services — 1.4%          
AcadeMedia A.B. (Sweden) (b)   48,101    246,609 
Betsson A.B. - Class B (Sweden) (a)   94,439    1,017,522 
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC (United Kingdom)   237,827    378,980 
         1,643,111 
Retailing — 3.2%          
Accent Group, Ltd. (Australia)   406,924    537,736 
Currys PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   907,700    584,359 
Halfords Group PLC (United Kingdom)   221,708    562,722 
Inchcape PLC (United Kingdom)   79,046    719,813 
Nick Scali, Ltd. (Australia)   47,842    401,878 
Super Retail Group, Ltd. (Australia)   77,189    829,646 
Tokmanni Group Corp. (Finland)   3,780    61,074 
         3,697,228 
Consumer Staples — 6.7%          
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%          
Axial Retailing, Inc. (Japan)   10,064    296,034 
Lawson, Inc. (Japan)   12,700    656,057 
Life Corp. (Japan)   24,005    561,848 
Marks & Spencer Group PLC (United Kingdom)   336,519    1,166,390 
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. (Japan)   9,651    328,578 
         3,008,907 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 4.0%          
Aryzta A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   28,002    51,715 
First Pacific Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   934,000    372,177 
Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd. (Singapore)   1,470,600    289,531 
Greencore Group PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   74,522    91,629 
Grieg Seafood A.S.A. (Norway)   18,160    122,085 
Inghams Group, Ltd. (Australia)   261,583    706,427 
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. (Japan)   36,584    548,484 
Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   26,818    564,408 
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   31,200    604,022 
Origin Enterprises PLC (Ireland)   19,280    73,221 
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (Denmark) (b)   34,212    594,369 
Starzen Co., Ltd. (Japan)   4,705    87,599 
Suedzucker A.G. (Germany)   32,630    511,227 
         4,616,894 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Household & Personal Products — 0.1%          
Best World International, Ltd. (Singapore) (a)   38,000   $49,498 
           
Energy — 2.8%          
Energy — 2.8%          
BW LPG, Ltd. (Norway) (b)   38,183    568,637 
Capricorn Energy PLC (United Kingdom)   112,654    243,567 
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   1,500    60,120 
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Italy)   33,037    206,071 
Etablissements Maurel et Prom S.A. (France)   17,558    117,747 
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (Japan)   14,800    548,624 
Karoon Energy, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   255,645    354,288 
Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Netherlands)   14,124    475,342 
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp., Ltd. (Israel)   25,068    128,725 
Oil Refineries, Ltd. (Israel)   938,436    317,278 
Saras S.p.A. (Italy)   43,633    77,887 
Yancoal Australia, Ltd. (Australia)   49,861    168,293 
         3,266,579 
Financials — 11.5%          
Banks — 6.7%          
77 Bank, Ltd. (The) (Japan)   7,200    177,178 
Aichi Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   3,400    55,415 
Banco BPM S.p.A. (Italy)   61,142    324,002 
Banco Comercial Portugues S.A. (Portugal) (a)   203,246    61,734 
Banco de Sabadell S.A. (Spain)   401,470    494,213 
Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)   157,600    194,521 
Bank of Georgia Group PLC (United Kingdom)   27,971    1,417,395 
BAWAG Group A.G. (Austria) (a)(b)   9,740    515,473 
BPER Banca (Italy)   242,014    811,450 
Dah Sing Banking Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   117,600    75,897 
Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   52,000    106,517 
Juroku Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) (a)   6,100    160,859 
Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The) (Japan)   9,353    176,379 
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   75,800    874,142 
Spar Nord Bank A/S (Denmark)   8,662    136,820 
Sydbank A/S (Denmark)   19,698    856,848 
TBC Bank Group PLC (United Kingdom)   32,713    1,180,192 
         7,619,035 
Diversified Financials — 3.5%          
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (Japan)   42,000    771,836 
Deutsche Beteiligungs A.G. (Germany)   6,281    203,607 
Helia Group, Ltd. (Australia)   397,824    1,180,237 
Insignia Financial, Ltd. (Australia)   41,860    66,781 
Jaccs Co., Ltd. (Japan)   11,037    405,374 
   Shares   Value 
Diversified Financials (continued)          
Leonteq A.G. (Switzerland)   5,236   $214,177 
OSB Group PLC (United Kingdom)   31,175    184,116 
Pepper Money, Ltd. (Australia)   47,161    39,568 
Resurs Holding A.B. (Sweden) (b)   146,620    348,013 
Swissquote Group Holding S.A. (Switzerland)   1,071    261,194 
Tokyo Century Corp. (Japan)   5,200    56,152 
Yangzijiang Financial Holding, Ltd. (Singapore)   1,222,300    300,688 
         4,031,743 
Insurance — 1.3%          
Just Group PLC (United Kingdom)   560,736    612,771 
Mandatum OYJ (Finland) (a)   12,815    57,451 
Phoenix Holdings, Ltd. (The) (Israel)   58,823    597,031 
SCOR S.E. (France)   8,870    259,911 
         1,527,164 
Health Care — 6.1%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 4.5%          
Ambea A.B. (Sweden) (b)   100,251    522,924 
Ansell, Ltd. (Australia)   41,737    716,173 
Attendo A.B. (Sweden) (a)(b)   63,745    228,201 
Australian Clinical Labs, Ltd. (Australia)   53,637    105,564 
Coltene Holding A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   1,723    146,677 
ConvaTec Group PLC (United Kingdom) (b)   20,951    65,205 
CVS Group PLC (United Kingdom)   9,497    203,759 
Elekta A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   25,190    206,346 
Fagron (Belgium)   30,572    561,531 
Galenica A.G. (Switzerland) (b)   5,821    503,523 
Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. (Japan)   73,500    656,968 
Medmix A.G. (Switzerland) (b)   8,278    187,000 
Sisram Medical, Ltd. (Israel) (b)   409,179    276,176 
Solasto Corp. (Japan)   115,700    504,562 
Tokai Corp. (Japan)   19,379    286,721 
         5,171,330 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 1.6%          
Alliance Pharma PLC (United Kingdom)   603,032    311,344 
H Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)   105,943    514,397 
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   15,982    349,528 
Santen Pharmaeutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   8,200    81,592 
Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   21,200    353,172 
United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)   268,000    240,746 
         1,850,779 
Industrials — 22.2%          
Capital Goods — 14.4%          
Alimak Group A.B. (Sweden) (b)   16,658    135,968 
Central Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan)   24,000    452,647 
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. (Italy)   8,070    193,561 
Deutz A.G. (Germany)   118,224    625,725 
Fletcher Building, Ltd. (New Zealand)   66,721    201,571 
Fujikura, Ltd. (Japan)   75,300    577,167 
Furukawa Co., Ltd. (Japan)   27,370    369,416 
Implenia A.G. (Switzerland)   16,271    590,578 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Capital Goods (continued)          
Iveco Group N.V. (Italy) (a)   40,482   $365,010 
JOST Werke A.G. (Germany) (b)   7,881    385,106 
Keller Group PLC (United Kingdom)   53,491    600,080 
Kier Group PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   586,652    801,717 
Kitz Corp. (Japan)   64,471    549,899 
Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. (Netherlands)   211,688    565,811 
Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. (Japan)   4,900    203,482 
Manitou BF S.A. (France)   4,088    104,705 
Meier Tobler Group A.G. (Switzerland)   4,416    194,002 
Morgan Sindall Group PLC (United Kingdom)   7,212    203,646 
NCC A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   21,299    265,648 
Nichias Corp. (Japan)   22,900    549,389 
Noritake Co., Ltd. (Japan)   8,925    432,792 
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. (Japan)   19,400    411,617 
NRW Holdings, Ltd. (Australia)   525,244    1,067,159 
OC Oerlikon Corp. A.G. (Switzerland)   28,168    127,325 
OKUMA Corp. (Japan)   9,700    416,687 
PER Aarsleff Holdings A/S (Denmark)   1,225    58,511 
Porr A.G. (Austria)   16,866    236,423 
Sanwa Holdings Corp. (Japan)   34,100    515,580 
Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd. (Japan)   11,200    496,656 
Semperit A.G. Holding (Austria)   8,376    130,939 
Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. (Japan)   15,000    366,930 
Sojitz Corp. (Japan)   2,100    47,316 
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. (Japan)   31,400    381,760 
Strabag S.E. (Austria)   3,249    148,497 
Sulzer A.G. (Switzerland)   3,217    328,794 
Takara Standard Co., Ltd. (Japan)   22,329    258,059 
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan)   14,400    436,017 
Ventia Services Group Pty, Ltd. (Australia) (b)   46,584    99,720 
Vesuvius PLC (United Kingdom)   111,871    686,089 
Wacker Neuson S.E. (Germany)   16,550    333,652 
Yamazen Corp. (Japan)   51,500    434,844 
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. (Singapore)   604,100    681,590 
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. (Japan)   21,300    382,391 
Yurtec Corp. (Japan)   18,439    146,647 
         16,561,123 
Commercial & Professional Services — 2.3%          
Bilfinger S.E. (Germany)   13,849    532,579 
Brunel International N.V. (Netherlands)   19,052    235,498 
Derichebourg S.A. (France)   93,034    523,796 
Elis S.A. (France)   2,979    62,268 
Loomis A.B. (Sweden)   2,020    53,784 
McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd. (Australia)   52,734    573,479 
Okamura Corp. (Japan)   28,752    443,457 
Prosegur Cash S.A. (Spain) (b)   118,876    70,475 
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad S.A. (Spain)   67,391    130,927 
         2,626,263 
   Shares   Value 
Transportation — 5.5%          
Air New Zealand, Ltd. (New Zealand)   1,028,630   $412,830 
D.S. Norden A/S (Denmark)   13,037    620,118 
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   31,066    201,558 
FirstGroup PLC (United Kingdom)   277,840    619,852 
Hoegh Autoliners A.S.A. (Norway) (b)   81,584    740,795 
JET2 PLC (United Kingdom)   44,917    715,186 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Japan)   15,900    680,536 
Konoike Transport Co., Ltd. (Japan)   15,400    212,543 
Maruzen Showa Unyu Co., Ltd. (Japan)   7,980    220,902 
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   4,800    159,880 
MPC Container Ships A.S.A. (Norway)   185,145    242,690 
Redde Northgate PLC (United Kingdom)   13,796    63,930 
Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd. (Norway)   20,388    624,700 
Wallenius Wilhelmsen A.S.A. (Norway)   82,023    718,542 
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. (Israel)   6,000    59,220 
         6,293,282 
Information Technology — 10.1%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%          
Ams-OSRAM A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   49,785    125,488 
Elmos Semiconductor S.E. (Germany)   4,359    356,404 
Ferrotec Holdings Corp. (Japan)   24,100    452,405 
Shibaura Mechatronics Corp. (Japan)   8,200    343,976 
u-blox Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   7,169    851,923 
X-Fab Silicon Foundries S.E. (France) (a)(b)   53,534    602,883 
         2,733,079 
Software & Services — 2.7%          
ATEA A.S.A. (Norway)   16,803    213,686 
Computacenter PLC (United Kingdom)   35,081    1,246,871 
Econocom Group S.A./N.V. (Belgium)   29,440    83,529 
Indra Sistemas S.A. (Spain)   32,318    500,573 
SB Technology Corp. (Japan)   13,585    228,272 
Sopra Steria Group S.A.C.A. (France)   2,641    578,450 
TietoEVRY OYJ (Finland)   10,926    260,289 
         3,111,670 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.0%          
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (Japan)   60,700    361,038 
Codan, Ltd. (Australia)   97,029    564,874 
Hakuto Co., Ltd. (Japan)   14,300    549,295 
Horiba, Ltd. (Japan)   9,500    740,966 
Ituran Location and Control, Ltd. (Israel)   25,623    697,970 
Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. (Japan)   13,600    589,387 
Kitron A.S.A. (Norway)   19,896    65,484 
MCJ Co., Ltd. (Japan)   64,431    500,467 
PAX Global Technology, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   73,000    56,550 
Quadient S.A. (France)   26,590    565,256 
Siix Corp. (Japan)   49,500    511,680 
SoftwareOne Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   27,015    527,361 
         5,730,328 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Materials — 9.3%          
Materials — 9.3%          
Acerinox S.A. (Spain)   13,829   $162,982 
Buzzi S.p.A. (Italy)   19,074    580,153 
Coronado Global Resources, Inc. (Australia) (b)   97,921    117,502 
Daicel Corp. (Japan)   43,900    424,480 
DS Smith PLC (United Kingdom)   41,723    163,286 
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Japan)   83,800    1,080,252 
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   48,400    276,338 
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan)   63,400    640,017 
Kyoei Steel, Ltd. (Japan)   23,400    330,811 
Mount Gibson Iron, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   679,821    254,771 
Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd. (Japan)   4,200    154,710 
Outokumpu OYJ (Finland)   81,923    406,525 
Perenti, Ltd. (Australia)   477,990    338,525 
Ramelius Resources, Ltd. (Australia)   222,362    254,823 
Resolute Mining, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   2,046,028    617,714 
RHI Magnesita N.V. (United Kingdom)   15,852    699,300 
Salzgitter A.G. (Germany)   6,820    210,554 
SSAB A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   79,877    611,700 
Stanmore Resources, Ltd. (Australia)   210,915    576,762 
thyssenkrupp A.G. (Germany)   15,193    105,694 
Tokuyama Corp. (Japan)   30,200    511,041 
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan)   8,600    105,174 
Verallia S.A. (France) (b)   5,728    220,691 
Vetropack Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   6,833    317,651 
Vicat S.A.C.A. (France)   15,851    575,713 
Westgold Resources, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   38,763    57,482 
Wienerberger A.G. (Austria)   2,102    70,039 
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)   14,300    752,538 
         10,617,228 
Real Estate — 10.1%          
Real Estate — 10.1%          
Abacus Group (Australia)   304,694    237,885 
Centuria Capital Group (Australia)   27,667    33,108 
Centuria Office REIT (Australia)   545,859    497,535 
Cibus Nordic Real Estate A.B. (Sweden)   32,808    435,413 
Citycon OYJ (Finland)   9,642    55,361 
CLS Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)   92,919    120,575 
Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)   144,889    227,024 
Cromwell Property Group (Australia)   1,185,673    338,894 
Eagle Hospitality Trust (Singapore) (a)(c)   1,204,600    0 
Eurocommercial Properties N.V. (Netherlands)   17,937    439,876 
Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. (Japan)   758    588,521 
Hammerson PLC (United Kingdom)   1,882,571    680,512 
Instone Real Estate Group S.E. (Germany) (b)   40,441    325,918 
Intershop Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   312    228,304 
Invincible Investment Corp. (Japan)   1,512    653,583 
Isras Investment Co., Ltd. (Israel)   1,427    296,147 
   Shares   Value 
Real Estate (continued)          
KDX Realty Investment Corp. (Japan)   45   $51,262 
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT (Singapore)   499,912    187,224 
Lendlease Corp., Ltd. (Australia)   16,638    84,709 
LXI REIT PLC (United Kingdom)   159,743    213,417 
MIRAI Corp. (Japan)   1,721    529,942 
NewRiver REIT PLC (United Kingdom) (b)   211,652    222,562 
Nexity S.A. (France)   24,792    462,066 
NIPPON REIT Investment Corp. (Japan)   27    64,302 
Pandox A.B. (Sweden)   52,327    782,401 
Prime US REIT (Singapore)   788,100    188,563 
Sagax A.B. - D Shares (Sweden)   190,075    527,968 
Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)   538,137    279,332 
Savills PLC (United Kingdom)   4,495    55,526 
Star Asia Investment Corp. (Japan)   1,491    608,715 
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. (Japan)   31,318    361,879 
Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp. (Japan)   167    119,308 
Target Healthcare REIT PLC (United Kingdom)   518,942    570,775 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Japan)   82,200    523,868 
Wereldhave N.V. (Netherlands)   33,449    534,366 
         11,526,841 
Utilities — 2.2%          
Utilities — 2.2%          
A2A S.p.A. (Italy)   183,450    376,835 
Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)   159,962    286,801 
Drax Group PLC (United Kingdom)   23,208    144,882 
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (Japan)   20,700    335,707 
Iren S.p.A. (Italy)   279,680    610,538 
Rubis SCA (France)   5,255    130,736 
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)   95,300    647,897 
         2,533,396 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $98,539,262)        112,847,845 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%          
Health Care — 0.3%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 0.3%          
Draegerwerk A.G. & Co. KGaA (Germany)   6,468   $370,528 
           
Industrials — 0.3%          
Transportation — 0.3%          
Sixt S.E. (Germany)   3,489    258,590 
           
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $561,853)        629,118 
           
Investments at Value — 99.0% (Cost $99,101,115)       $113,476,963 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.0%        1,188,473 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $114,665,436 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $7,657,907, which represents 6.7% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

(c)Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, representing 0.0% of net assets. The total value of this security is $0.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

       % of Net
Country  Value   Assets
Japan  $38,255,137   33.4%
United Kingdom   17,420,451   15.2%
Australia   10,945,426   9.6%
Sweden   6,309,207   5.5%
France   4,987,780   4.3%
Germany   4,879,127   4.3%
Switzerland   4,718,376   4.1%
Italy   3,997,407   3.5%
Norway   3,296,619   2.9%
Israel   2,879,443   2.5%
Denmark   2,781,063   2.4%
Netherlands   2,250,893   2.0%
Singapore   2,203,450   1.9%
Spain   1,899,087   1.7%
Hong Kong   1,860,224   1.6%
Austria   1,467,242   1.3%
Belgium   1,179,078   1.0%
Finland   840,700   0.7%
Ireland   630,118   0.5%
New Zealand   614,401   0.5%
Portugal   61,734   0.1%
Total Investments  $113,476,963   99.0%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   1,188,473   1.0%
Net Assets  $114,665,436   100.0%


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%          
Communication Services — 3.8%          
Media & Entertainment — 0.3%          
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion S.A. (Spain)   653   $2,596 
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   126    622 
Television Francaise 1 S.A. (France)   78    615 
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. (Japan)   75    853 
         4,686 
Telecommunication Services — 3.5%          
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (Israel)   582    797 
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom)   7,113    11,208 
CITIC Telecom International Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   919    386 
Deutsche Telekom A.G. (Germany)   80    1,925 
KDDI Corp. (Japan)   730    23,158 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)   5,317    6,493 
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. (Japan)   47    1,129 
Orange S.A. (France)   493    5,623 
Proximus S.A.D.P. (Belgium)   383    3,603 
Swisscom A.G. (Switzerland)   3    1,804 
Telefonica S.A. (Spain)   75    293 
Telekom Austria A.G. (Austria) (a)   352    2,975 
Telstra Group, Ltd. (Australia)   2,062    5,579 
         64,973 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.1%          
Automobiles & Components — 5.8%          
Aisin Corp. (Japan)   79    2,754 
Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G. (Germany)   96    10,689 
Dowlais Group PLC (United Kingdom)   824    1,120 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)   1,870    19,292 
Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (Japan)   232    2,975 
Mazda Motor Corp. (Japan)   170    1,817 
Mercedes-Benz Group A.G. (Germany)   50    3,452 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)   776    3,034 
Niterra Co., Ltd. (Japan)   43    1,019 
Renault S.A. (France)   386    15,797 
SAF-Holland S.E. (Germany)   345    5,795 
Stellantis N.V. (Italy)   460    10,785 
Subaru Corp. (Japan)   862    15,725 
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Japan)   54    1,010 
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)   180    3,299 
Volkswagon A.G. (Germany)   21    2,590 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)   627    5,580 
         106,733 
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.5%          
Beneteau S.A.C.A. (France)   119    1,643 
Cairn Homes PLC (Ireland)   1,959    2,865 
Crystal International Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) (b)   1,017    378 
Kering S.A. (France)   1    443 
   Shares   Value 
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)          
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. (France)   8   $6,505 
Panasonic Holdings Corp. (Japan)   508    5,003 
Sangetsu Corp. (Japan)   15    329 
SANKYO Co., Ltd. (Japan)   147    8,561 
Stella International Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   2,491    2,939 
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   36    1,070 
Swatch Group A.G. (The) (Switzerland)   94    4,925 
Swatch Group A.G. (The) (Switzerland)   43    11,692 
         46,353 
Consumer Services — 0.6%          
Accor S.A. (France)   27    1,034 
Betsson A.B. - Class B (Sweden)   260    2,803 
Cie des Alpes (France)   453    7,076 
         10,913 
Retailing — 2.2%          
Accent Group, Ltd. (Australia)   893    1,182 
Delek Automotive Systems, Ltd. (Israel)   44    284 
D’ieteren Group (Belgium)   16    3,132 
Inchcape PLC (United Kingdom)   125    1,138 
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (Spain)   198    8,645 
JD Sports Fashion PLC (United Kingdom)   6,153    12,986 
Next PLC (United Kingdom)   16    1,654 
Prosus N.V. (Netherlands) (a)   290    8,645 
Super Retail Group, Ltd. (Australia)   321    3,454 
         41,120 
Consumer Staples — 9.6%          
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.0%          
Carrefour S.A. (France)   517    9,475 
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)   2,875    11,086 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (Netherlands)   226    6,506 
Lawson, Inc. (Japan)   45    2,325 
Life Corp. (Japan)   96    2,247 
Marks & Spencer Group PLC (United Kingdom)   460    1,594 
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. (Japan)   35    1,192 
Sonae SGPS S.A. (Portugal)   543    543 
Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)   5,630    20,860 
         55,828 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 6.1%          
Aryzta A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   3,380    6,238 
British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)   118    3,453 
Bumitama Agri, Ltd. (Singapore)   4,712    2,159 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (Netherlands)   9    601 
Coca-Cola HBC A.G. (United Kingdom) (a)   107    3,142 
Danone S.A. (France)   5    325 
Ebro Foods S.A. (Spain)   253    4,337 
First Pacific Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   5,677    2,262 
First Resources, Ltd. (Singapore)   1,972    2,136 


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  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)          
Glanbia PLC (Ireland)   47   $775 
Health & Happiness H&H International Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   419    648 
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)   4    407 
Inghams Group, Ltd. (Australia)   781    2,112 
Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)   358    9,247 
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. (Japan)   155    2,324 
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   123    2,381 
Mowi A.S.A. (Norway)   353    6,324 
Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)   172    19,924 
Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. (The) (Japan)   14    426 
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   633    22,095 
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (Denmark) (b)   143    2,486 
Societe LDC SADIR (France)   54    8,335 
Suedzucker A.G. (Germany)   603    9,453 
         111,590 
Household & Personal Products — 0.5%          
Essity A.B. - Class B (Sweden)   125    3,100 
Henkel A.G. & Co. KGaA (Germany)   4    287 
L’Oreal S.A. (France)   11    5,487 
Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)   25    1,211 
         10,085 
Energy — 4.7%          
Energy — 4.7%          
BP PLC (United Kingdom)   896    5,312 
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Italy)   166    1,036 
Eni S.p.A. (Italy)   364    6,178 
Esso S.A. Francaise (France)   45    2,732 
Etablissements Maurel et Prom S.A. (France)   396    2,657 
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Japan)   1,080    5,866 
Inpex Corp. (Japan)   478    6,397 
Karoon Energy, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   924    1,282 
Oil Refineries, Ltd. (Israel)   2,680    910 
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (Norway) (a)(b)   22    584 
OMV A.G. (Austria)   55    2,415 
Repsol S.A. (Spain)   311    4,616 
SEPLAT Energy PLC (United Kingdom) (b)   541    855 
Serica Energy PLC (United Kingdom)   739    2,160 
Shell PLC (United Kingdom)   956    31,297 
Totalenergies EP Gabon (France)   19    3,295 
TotalEnergies S.E. (France)   105    7,145 
Yancoal Australia, Ltd. (Australia)   482    1,629 
         86,366 
Financials — 18.4%          
Banks — 11.4%          
77 Bank, Ltd. (The) (Japan)   61    1,501 
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (Netherlands)   846    12,731 
AIB Group PLC (Ireland)   71    304 
ANZ Group Holdings, Ltd. (Australia)   46    814 
   Shares   Value 
Banks (continued)          
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)   762   $6,950 
Banco de Sbadell S.A. (Spain)   13,507    16,637 
Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)   632    2,440 
Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)   775    957 
Bank of Georgia Group PLC (United Kingdom)   72    3,648 
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)   67    609 
Bank of Qingdao Co., Ltd. - H Shares (Hong Kong) (b)   1,491    367 
Banque Cantonale de Geneve (Switzerland)   28    7,493 
BNP Paribas S.A. (France)   61    4,239 
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   3,034    8,242 
BPER Banca (Italy)   261    876 
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel du Languedoc SCCV (France)   38    2,023 
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. - H Shares (Hong Kong) (b)   6,794    1,758 
Commerzbank A.G. (Germany)   1,470    17,483 
Credit Agricole S.A. (France)   1,157    16,459 
Danske Bank A/S (Denmark)   444    11,876 
Erste Group Bank A.G. (Austria)   170    6,890 
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   2,348    18,997 
Israel Discount Bank, Ltd. - Class A (Israel)   183    921 
Iyogin Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   228    1,528 
Juroku Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   56    1,477 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   43    369 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   677    11,550 
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   141    1,626 
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland)   475    5,901 
Nordea Bank Abp (Sweden)   236    2,932 
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)   733    7,216 
Spar Nord Bank A/S (Denmark)   183    2,892 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   277    13,481 
Swedbank A.B. - A Shares (Sweden)   251    5,079 
Sydbank A/S (Denmark)   66    2,872 
TBC Bank Group PLC (United Kingdom)   74    2,670 
UniCredit S.p.A. (Italy)   94    2,561 
Vestjysk Bank A/S (Denmark)   4,964    2,861 
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)   166    1,484 
         210,714 
Diversified Financials — 2.8%          
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)   162    4,987 
Allied Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   5,622    1,181 
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (Japan)   218    4,006 
Deutsche Bank A.G. (Germany)   146    1,994 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Diversified Financials (continued)          
EXOR N.V. (Netherlands)   54   $5,409 
Financial Products Group Co., Ltd. (Japan)   44    524 
Helia Group, Ltd. (Australia)   4,687    13,921 
Jaccs Co., Ltd. (Japan)   51    1,873 
Liberty Financial Group, Ltd. (Australia)   1,218    3,371 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom)   42    4,966 
Orient Corp. (Japan)   80    607 
Qifu Technology, Inc. - Class A (Hong Kong) (b)   251    2,009 
Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   4,134    1,292 
Tokyo Century Corp. (Japan)   416    4,492 
Yangzijiang Financial Holding, Ltd. (Singapore)   2,598    639 
         51,271 
Insurance — 4.2%          
Ageas S.A./N.V. (Belgium)   117    5,089 
Just Group PLC (United Kingdom)   901    985 
Lancashire Holdings, Ltd. (United Kingdom)   1,422    11,312 
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   205    8,062 
NN Group N.V. (Netherlands)   65    2,570 
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. (Australia)   1,958    19,866 
Suncorp Group, Ltd. (Australia)   1,090    10,335 
Swiss Re A.G. (Switzerland)   174    19,566 
         77,785 
Health Care — 12.6%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 3.3%          
Ansell, Ltd. (Australia)   194    3,333 
Elekta A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   578    4,738 
Fresenius Medical Care A.G. (Germany)   154    6,442 
Fresenius S.E. & Company KGaA (Germany)   249    7,723 
Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. (Japan)   48    2,506 
Jeol, Ltd. (Japan)   19    831 
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands)   857    20,068 
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)   108    1,749 
Nipro Corp. (Japan)   240    1,881 
Sonic Healthcare, Ltd. (Australia)   505    11,049 
         60,320 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 9.3%          
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)   39    5,261 
CSL, Ltd. (Australia)   4    781 
GSK PLC (United Kingdom)   1,420    26,229 
H Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)   972    4,722 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom)   17    388 
Ipsen S.A. (France)   5    597 
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   13    284 
Neuren Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Australia) (a)   109    1,857 
Novartis A.G. (Switzerland)   407    41,082 
Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B (Denmark)   236    24,473 
   Shares   Value 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (continued)          
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   878   $15,621 
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   135    5,049 
Roche Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   102    29,630 
Sandoz Group A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   28    900 
Sanofi S.A. (France)   57    5,668 
Sawai Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   55    2,029 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Israel) (a)   317    3,347 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR (Israel) (a)   174    1,817 
Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)   117    1,949 
United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)   1,208    1,085 
         172,769 
Industrials — 16.1%          
Capital Goods — 11.7%          
ABB, Ltd. (Switzerland)   15    665 
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (Spain)   10    444 
Arad Investment & Industrial Development, Ltd. (Israel) (a)   8    1,002 
Central Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan)   165    3,112 
Cie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (France)   266    19,629 
CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   964    5,179 
Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. (Italy)   49    1,590 
Deutz A.G. (Germany)   212    1,123 
dormakaba holding A.G. (Switzerland)   5    2,699 
Eiffage S.A. (France)   40    4,297 
Fletcher Building, Ltd. (New Zealand)   645    1,952 
Fugro N.V. (Netherlands) (a)   147    2,820 
Fujikura, Ltd. (Japan)   136    1,042 
Glory, Ltd. (Japan)   114    2,172 
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)   127    3,344 
Iveco Group N.V. (Italy) (a)   181    1,633 
JOST Werke S.E. (Germany) (b)   10    489 
Keller Group PLC (United Kingdom)   516    5,789 
Kitz Corp. (Japan)   275    2,346 
Komatsu, Ltd. (Japan)   279    7,262 
Konecranes OYJ (Finland)   28    1,264 
Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. (Netherlands)   1,004    2,685 
KSB S.E. & Co. KGaA (Germany)   6    4,408 
Leonardo S.p.A. (Italy)   130    2,149 
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)   132    2,190 
Manitou BF S.A. (France)   141    3,614 
Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)   2,014    32,086 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan)   91    3,410 
Mota-Engil SGPS S.A. (Portugal)   179    784 
NCC A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   557    6,951 
Nichias Corp. (Japan)   99    2,375 
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. (Japan)   109    2,313 
NRW Holdings, Ltd. (Australia)   1,418    2,884 
           


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  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Capital Goods (continued)          
OKUMA Corp. (Japan)   17   $730 
Per Aarsleff Holding A/S (Denmark)   21    1,004 
Rexel S.A. (France)   256    7,031 
Sanwa Holdings Corp. (Japan)   147    2,223 
Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. (Japan)   123    3,009 
Sulzer A.G. (Switzerland)   27    2,758 
Takara Standard Co., Ltd. (Japan)   262    3,028 
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan)   75    2,271 
Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)   56    3,287 
Traton S.E. (Germany)   738    17,387 
Vesuvius PLC (United Kingdom)   849    5,207 
Vinci S.A. (France)   37    4,659 
Volvo A.B. - A Shares (Sweden)   125    3,319 
Volvo A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   741    19,296 
Wacker Neuson S.E. (Germany)   51    1,029 
Yamazen Corp. (Japan)   59    498 
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. (Japan)   174    3,124 
         215,562 
Commercial & Professional Services — 0.9%          
Adecco Group A.G. (Switzerland)   140    6,871 
Brambles, Ltd. (Australia)   33    306 
Computershare, Ltd. (Australia)   21    350 
Johnson Service Group PLC (United Kingdom)   574    1,036 
McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd. (Australia)   330    3,593 
Mitie Group PLC (United Kingdom)   1,547    1,959 
Okamura Corp. (Japan)   158    2,437 
         16,552 
Transportation — 3.5%          
Aena SME S.A. (Spain) (b)   11    1,998 
Air New Zealand, Ltd. (New Zealand)   4,896    1,968 
bpost S.A. (Belgium)   525    2,705 
Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. (Hong Kong) (a)   1,650    1,724 
ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)   1,837    1,948 
D.S. Norden A/S (Denmark)   35    1,666 
Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. (Germany) (a)   2,072    18,432 
FirstGroup PLC (United Kingdom)   2,557    5,705 
Hoegh Autoliners A.S.A. (Norway) (b)   108    981 
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (United Kingdom) (a)   160    316 
JET2 PLC (United Kingdom)   115    1,831 
Jungfraubahn Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   14    2,661 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Japan)   167    7,148 
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. (Japan)   121    3,869 
MPC Container Ships A.S. (Norway)   1,151    1,509 
Odfjell S.E. - A Shares (Norway)   74    850 
Redde Northgate PLC (United Kingdom)   1,223    5,667 
Singapore Airlines, Ltd. (Singapore)   123    611 
Stef S.A. (France)   8    1,009 
Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd. (Norway)   27    828 
   Shares   Value 
Transportation (continued)          
Wallenius Wilhelmsen A.S.A. (Norway)   178   $1,560 
         64,986 
Information Technology — 9.7%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.1%          
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)   21    15,863 
ASMPT, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   122    1,163 
Elmos Semiconductor S.E. (Germany)   10    818 
Infineon Technologies A.G. (Germany)   108    4,513 
Renesas Electronics Corp. (Japan) (a)   390    6,975 
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)   26    2,192 
STMicroelectronics N.V. (France)   429    21,532 
X-Fab Silicon Foundries S.E. (France) (a)(b)   299    3,369 
         56,425 
Software & Services — 1.7%          
Atea A.S.A. (Norway)   70    891 
Capgemeni S.E. (France)   56    11,711 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) (a)   8    1,222 
Computacenter PLC (United Kingdom)   55    1,955 
Econocom Group S.A./N.V. (Belgium)   1,204    3,418 
Kontron A.G. (Germany)   144    3,422 
Nice, Ltd. (Israel) (a)   29    5,799 
SAP S.E. (Germany)   2    308 
Sopra Steria Group S.A.C.A. (France)   9    1,972 
         30,698 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.9%          
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan)   257    4,093 
Canon, Inc. (Japan)   751    19,269 
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (Japan)   658    3,914 
Codan, Ltd. (Australia)   569    3,316 
Dexerials Corp. (Japan)   57    1,661 
Elecom Co., Ltd. (Japan)   78    970 
Horiba, Ltd. (Japan)   52    4,056 
Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. (Japan)   88    3,814 
Kitron A.S.A. (Norway)   151    497 
Kyocera Corp. (Japan)   2,348    34,192 
Logitech International S.A. (Switzerland)   18    1,710 
MCJ Co., Ltd. (Japan)   501    3,892 
Nokia OYJ (Finland)   405    1,380 
PAX Global Technology, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   1,133    878 
Quadient S.A. (France)   153    3,254 
Telefonaktiebolget LM Ericsson - B Shares (Sweden)   321    2,022 
VTech Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   328    1,981 
         90,899 
Materials — 7.7%          
Materials — 7.7%          
BHP Group, Ltd. (Australia)   53    1,813 
Buzzi S.p.A. (Italy)   43    1,309 
Champion Iron, Ltd. (Australia)   616    3,535 
Daicel Corp. (Japan)   297    2,872 
Elopak A.S.A. (Norway)   946    2,799 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
Materials (continued)          
Evraz PLC (United Kingdom) (a)(c)   354   $0 
Fortescue, Ltd. (Australia)   573    11,313 
Glencore PLC (United Kingdom)   179    1,076 
Heidelberg Materials A.G. (Germany)   193    17,263 
Holcim A.G. (Switzerland) (a)   106    8,319 
JFE Holdings, Inc. (Japan)   110    1,702 
Kemira OYJ (Finland)   51    947 
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Japan)   231    2,978 
Nippon Steel Corp. (Japan)   515    11,766 
RHI Magnesita N.V. (United Kingdom)   257    11,337 
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)   182    13,539 
Rio Tinto, Ltd. (Australia)   121    11,219 
Solvay S.A. (Belgium)   17    521 
SSAB A.B. - B Shares (Sweden)   202    1,548 
Stanmore Resources, Ltd. (Australia)   1,258    3,444 
Syensqo S.A. (Belgium) (a)   17    1,770 
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (Japan)   147    3,023 
thyssenkrup A.G. (Germany)   512    3,570 
Titan Cement International S.A. (Belgium) (a)   152    3,569 
Tokuyama Corp. (Japan)   30    508 
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)   287    6,335 
Verallia S.A. (France) (b)   43    1,658 
Vetropack Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   43    1,998 
Vicat S.A.C.A. (France)   100    3,634 
Yara International A.S.A. (Norway)   85    3,021 
Zimplats Holdings, Ltd. (Australia)   244    3,626 
         142,012 
Real Estate — 2.8%          
Real Estate — 2.8%          
Capitaland India Trust (Singapore)   2,160    1,867 
CK Asset Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   1,558    7,820 
Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)   409    641 
Cromwell Property Group (Australia)   6,827    1,954 
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)   119    3,598 
Eurocommercial Properties N.V. (Netherlands)   12    294 
Frasers Hospitality Trust (Singapore)   2,553    958 
Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. (Japan)   3    2,329 
Hammerson PLC (United Kingdom)   5,246    1,896 
Invincible Investment Corp. (Japan)   1    432 
Isras Investment Co., Ltd. (Israel)   2    417 
K Wah International Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   6,232    1,556 
KDX Realty Investment Corp. (Japan)   2    2,278 
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   227    415 
Land Securities Group PLC (United Kingdom)   92    826 
Nexity S.A. (France)   49    914 
Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap A.S.A. (Norway)   45    826 
OUE Commercial REIT (Singapore)   3,682    795 
Pandox A.B. (Sweden)   321    4,803 
   Shares   Value 
Real Estate (continued)          
Scentre Group (Australia)   1,200   $2,447 
Starhill Global REIT (Singapore)   4,837    1,925 
Starts Corp., Inc. (Japan)   32    663 
Stockland (Australia)   987    2,997 
Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class A (Hong Kong)   178    1,508 
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Japan)   290    1,848 
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (France) (a)   12    888 
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (France) (a)   39    2,886 
Wereldhave N.V. (Netherlands)   157    2,510 
         52,291 
Utilities — 3.5%          
Utilities — 3.5%          
Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)   8,803    15,783 
Enel S.p.A. (Italy)   2,918    21,723 
Engie S.A. (France)   1,022    18,015 
Iren S.p.A. (Italy)   243    531 
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Japan)   596    7,911 
Rubis SCA (France)   22    548 
         64,511 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,763,346)        1,845,442 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%          
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%(d)          
Automobiles & Components — 0.0%(d)          
Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G. (Germany)   7    697 
           
Health Care — 0.2%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 0.2%          
Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)   50    2,866 
           
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $3,376)        3,563 
           
Investments at Value — 100.2% (Cost $1,766,722)        1,849,005 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2%)        (3,599)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%        1,845,406 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $16,932, which represents 0.9% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

(c)Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, representing 0.0% of net assets. The total value of this security is $0.

 

(d)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.


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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
       % of Net
Country  Value   Assets
Japan  $469,249   25.4%
United Kingdom   264,881   14.3%
France   217,793   11.8%
Switzerland   170,935   9.3%
Germany   144,158   7.8%
Australia   133,362   7.2%
Netherlands   81,109   4.4%
Sweden   56,591   3.1%
Denmark   54,852   3.0%
Italy   50,371   2.7%
Spain   46,516   2.5%
Hong Kong   45,728   2.5%
Belgium   23,807   1.3%
Singapore   20,895   1.1%
Norway   20,670   1.1%
Israel   16,516   0.9%
Austria   12,280   0.7%
Finland   9,492   0.5%
Ireland   4,553   0.2%
New Zealand   3,920   0.2%
Portugal   1,327   0.1%
Total Investments  $1,849,005   100.2%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (3,599)  (0.2%)
Net Assets  $1,845,406   100.0%


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%          
Communication Services — 4.0%          
Media & Entertainment — 4.0%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   5,247   $739,460 
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan)   10,200    530,802 
         1,270,262 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.8%          
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.4%          
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. (France)   542    440,414 
           
Consumer Services — 3.8%          
Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)   16,574    453,577 
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. (Japan)   9,602    356,928 
Service Corp. International   6,029    412,685 
         1,223,190 
Retailing — 6.6%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   2,998    455,516 
D’ieteren Group (Belgium)   4,067    795,589 
Dollarama, Inc. (Canada)   6,647    479,046 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   370    351,530 
         2,081,681 
Consumer Staples — 6.3%          
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   704    464,696 
           
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.0%          
Mond lez International, Inc. - Class A   8,938    647,379 
           
Household & Personal Products — 2.8%          
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   4,355    411,809 
Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)   9,749    472,019 
         883,828 
Energy — 4.5%          
Energy — 4.5%          
Chevron Corp.   2,801    417,797 
ConocoPhillips   4,456    517,208 
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)   15,299    490,180 
         1,425,185 
Financials — 16.1%          
Banks — 4.0%          
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy)   142,716    417,661 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4,859    826,516 
         1,244,177 
Diversified Financials — 5.2%          
Partners Group Holding A.G. (Switzerland)   542    783,678 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   3,330    866,965 
         1,650,643 
Insurance — 6.9%          
Aon PLC - Class A (Ireland)   1,153    335,546 
Beazley PLC (United Kingdom)   80,844    537,326 
Globe Life, Inc.   5,172    629,536 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   4,273    691,286 
         2,193,694 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care — 14.2%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 6.9%          
Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)   4,667   $364,586 
McKesson Corp.   909    420,849 
STERIS PLC (Ireland)   3,157    694,066 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,349    710,208 
         2,189,709 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 7.3%          
Bio-Techne Corp.   5,040    388,887 
Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B (Denmark)   6,154    637,830 
Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)   16,655    535,958 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   649    344,483 
Zoetis, Inc.   2,084    411,319 
         2,318,477 
Industrials — 13.2%          
Capital Goods — 10.6%          
Fluidra S.A. (Spain)   24,819    517,446 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   1,623    747,716 
Quanta Services, Inc.   4,140    893,412 
Safran S.A. (France)   3,145    554,520 
Schneider Electric S.E. (France)   3,169    637,966 
         3,351,060 
Commercial & Professional Services — 2.6%          
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   3,545    460,141 
Waste Connections, Inc. (Canada)   2,407    359,293 
         819,434 
Information Technology — 24.7%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.3%          
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)   502    378,969 
Marvell Technology, Inc.   10,940    659,791 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   1,015    640,242 
         1,679,002 
Software & Services — 15.3%          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   820    489,212 
Capgemini S.E. (France)   2,745    573,706 
Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada)   284    704,179 
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)   462    537,773 
Microsoft Corp.   3,790    1,425,192 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)   1,510    445,269 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   968    683,882 
         4,859,213 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.1%          
Apple, Inc.   4,139    796,882 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   3,136    498,906 
         1,295,788 
Materials — 3.2%          
Materials — 3.2%          
Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)   3,803    421,410 
Linde PLC (United Kingdom)   1,424    584,851 
         1,006,261 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $23,004,860)        31,044,093 


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023
   
   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS — 0.0%(b)          
Information Technology — 0.0% (b)          
Software & Services — 0.0%(b)          
Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada) (a)(c) (Cost $0)   284   $0 
           
Investments at Value — 98.0% (Cost $23,004,860)       $31,044,093 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.0%        619,049 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $31,663,142 
           
(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(c)Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, representing 0.0% of net assets. The total value of this security is $0.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

       % of Net
Country  Value   Assets
United States  $17,986,547   56.8%
Canada   2,454,108   7.8%
France   2,206,606   7.0%
United Kingdom   2,047,773   6.5%
Ireland   1,565,570   4.9%
Switzerland   1,148,264   3.6%
Japan   887,730   2.8%
Belgium   795,589   2.5%
Denmark   637,830   2.0%
Spain   517,446   1.6%
Italy   417,661   1.3%
Netherlands   378,969   1.2%
Total Investments  $31,044,093   98.0%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   619,049   2.0%
Net Assets  $31,663,142   100.0%


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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS — 89.7%                
Finance — 4.2%                
Banking — 3.4%                
American Express Co.  3.375%  05/03/24  $315,000   $312,584 
Wells Fargo & Co.  3.000%  04/22/26   320,000    306,525 
               619,109 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.8%                
Host Hotels & Resorts LP  4.500%  02/01/26   145,000    142,235 
                 
Industrial — 68.6%                
Automobile Manufacturing — 5.4%                
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.375%  11/13/25   315,000    301,427 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.  5.100%  01/17/24   355,000    354,867 
PACCAR Financial Corp.  5.050%  08/10/26   300,000    304,213 
               960,507 
Beverages — 1.9%                
Anheuser Busch Co. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.  3.650%  02/01/26   345,000    338,724 
                 
Building Products — 1.8%                
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.  4.250%  07/02/24   334,000    331,471 
                 
Chemicals — 1.9%                
Eastman Chemical Co.  7.250%  01/15/24   345,000    345,148 
                 
Construction Machinery — 2.6%                
Brunswick Corp.  0.850%  08/18/24   195,000    188,684 
CNH Industrial Capital LLC  5.450%  10/14/25   285,000    286,241 
               474,925 
Diversified Manufacturing — 2.0%                
Amphenol Corp.  3.200%  04/01/24   360,000    357,771 
                 
Electronics — 4.8%                
Dell International LLC  6.020%  06/15/26   200,000    204,722 
Intel Corp.  4.875%  02/10/26   340,000    342,524 
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.  4.500%  02/13/26   335,000    333,849 
               881,095 
Environmental — 3.1%                
Republic Services, Inc.  2.500%  08/15/24   335,000    328,631 
Waste Management, Inc.  3.500%  05/15/24   233,000    231,052 
               559,683 
Food Processors — 1.9%                
General Mills, Inc.  5.241%  11/18/25   340,000    339,321 
                 
Healthcare Facilities / Supplies — 3.7%                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.  3.050%  09/22/26   341,000    325,750 
HCA, Inc.  5.875%  02/15/26   340,000    342,892 
               668,642 
Home Builders — 1.6%                
D.R. Horton, Inc.  2.500%  10/15/24   300,000    292,745 
                 
Independent Energy — 1.6%                
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  5.500%  12/01/25   295,000    294,940 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Information / Data Technology — 3.5%                
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.  5.900%  10/01/24  $350,000   $350,818 
KLA Corp.  4.650%  11/01/24   284,000    282,305 
               633,123 
Media — Cable — 1.6%                
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144A (a)  5.500%  05/01/26   300,000    298,002 
                 
Media — Non-Cable — 3.2%                
Omnicom Group, Inc. / Omnicom Capital, Inc.  3.600%  04/15/26   240,000    233,890 
Walt Disney Co. (The)  7.750%  01/20/24   344,000    344,239 
               578,129 
Midstream Energy — 7.5%                
Boardwalk Pipelines LP  5.950%  06/01/26   345,000    349,661 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  3.900%  02/15/24   350,000    349,197 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.  4.300%  06/01/25   340,000    335,684 
Williams Partners LP  3.900%  01/15/25   340,000    334,548 
               1,369,090 
Other Industrial — 2.5%                
Cintas Corp. No. 2  3.450%  05/01/25   225,000    220,961 
Quanta Services, Inc.  0.950%  10/01/24   235,000    226,455 
               447,416 
Packaging — 2.2%                
Avery Dennison Corp.  0.850%  08/15/24   200,000    194,059 
Sonoco Products Co.  1.800%  02/01/25   200,000    192,366 
               386,425 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%                
Weyerhaeuser Co.  8.500%  01/15/25   160,000    164,522 
                 
Refining — 1.0%                
Valero Energy Corp.  1.200%  03/15/24   180,000    178,219 
                 
Retail Stores — 5.1%                
AutoNation, Inc.  3.500%  11/15/24   335,000    327,872 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.  4.800%  04/01/26   310,000    310,199 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.  3.550%  03/15/26   300,000    291,501 
               929,572 
Transportation Services — 6.9%                
American Airlines Group, Inc., Series 2016-1, Class B  5.250%  01/15/24   321,598    321,248 
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2012-2, Class A  4.000%  10/29/24   311,734    304,809 
Delta Air Lines Pass Thru Trust, Series 2019-1, Class AA  3.204%  10/25/25   360,000    357,098 
Union Pacific Railroad Co., Series 2014-1  3.227%  05/14/26   272,709    262,510 
               1,245,665 
Wireless Telecommunications — 1.9%                
Sprint Corp.  7.625%  03/01/26   330,000    344,758 
                 
Utility — 16.9%                
Electric — 15.0%                
Arizona Public Service Co.  3.350%  06/15/24   330,000    326,216 
DTE Electric Co.  3.375%  03/01/25   310,000    304,518 
Evergy, Inc.  2.450%  09/15/24   195,000    190,569 
Georgia Power Co., Series 2016-A  3.250%  04/01/26   380,000    365,263 
Nextera Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  6.051%  03/01/25   350,000    353,117 
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.950%  03/01/26   375,000    355,188 
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series 2015-A  3.100%  05/15/25   336,000    327,571 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Electric (contnued)                
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144A (a)  5.125%  05/13/25  $360,000   $356,499 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.  5.000%  09/27/25   100,000    99,787 
               2,678,728 
Other Utility — 1.9%                
American Water Capital Corp.  3.400%  03/01/25   360,000    352,414 
                 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $16,321,678)              16,212,379 
                 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 2.1%                
Daimler Trucks Retail Trust, Series 2023-1, Class Class A3 (Cost $379,995)  5.900%  03/15/27   380,000    385,338 
                 
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES — 7.0%                
United States Treasury  2.250%  01/31/24   75,000    74,813 
United States Treasury  2.375%  08/15/24   500,000    491,836 
United States Treasury  3.125%  08/15/25   550,000    539,043 
United States Treasury  4.625%  03/15/26   155,000    156,344 
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes (Cost $1,267,502)              1,262,036 
                 
Investments at Value — 98.8%                
(Cost $17,969,175)             $17,859,753 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.2%              222,346 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%             $18,082,099 

 

(a)Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS — 39.4%                
Finance — 9.9%                
Banking — 4.8%                
Bank of America Corp., Series N (SOFR + 153) (a)  1.898%  07/23/31  $8,975,000   $7,342,115 
Capital One Financial Corp. (SOFR + 286) (a)(b)  6.377%  06/08/34   3,490,000    3,591,900 
Citigroup, Inc. (SOFR + 116.7) (a)  2.561%  05/01/32   4,100,000    3,420,746 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (SOFR + 151) (a)  2.739%  10/15/30   5,130,000    4,561,206 
M&T Bank Corp., Series A (SOFR + 260) (a)(b)  7.413%  10/30/29   4,930,000    5,302,841 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (SOFR + 228.4) (a)(b)  6.875%  10/20/34   5,185,000    5,756,064 
Wells Fargo & Co. (TSFR3M + 157.2) (a)  3.584%  05/22/28   5,635,000    5,367,708 
               35,342,580 
Broker/Asset Managers/Exchanges — 0.4%                
FMR LLC, 144A (c)  6.450%  11/15/39   2,575,000    2,747,936 
                 
Mortgage Banking — 0.8%                
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 144A (c)  6.375%  06/15/25   6,295,000    5,775,663 
                 
Noncaptive Diversified Financial Companies — 0.8%                
Aviation Capital Group LLC, 144A (c)  6.250%  04/15/28   2,875,000    2,931,527 
GATX Corp.  3.500%  06/01/32   2,987,000    2,607,338 
               5,538,865 
Other Finance — 0.8%                
IIP Operating Partnership LP  5.500%  05/25/26   6,130,000    5,659,552 
                 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.3%                
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series J (b)  2.900%  12/15/31   4,396,000    3,688,178 
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.  5.000%  10/15/27   6,175,000    5,043,968 
Ventas Realty LP  3.500%  04/15/24   3,000,000    2,977,153 
VICI Properties LP, 144A (c)  5.625%  05/01/24   5,199,000    5,182,082 
               16,891,381 
Industrial — 24.6%                
Automobile Manufacturing — 1.1%                
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.063%  11/01/24   2,000,000    1,964,864 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.375%  11/13/25   5,500,000    5,263,015 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%  07/15/29   500,000    472,413 
               7,700,292 
Building Products — 1.4%                
Allegion US Holding Co., Inc.  3.550%  10/01/27   2,550,000    2,422,671 
Masco Corp.  6.500%  08/15/32   6,205,000    6,765,248 
Summit Materials LLC, 144A (c)  5.250%  01/15/29   1,750,000    1,693,125 
               10,881,044 
Chemicals — 0.7%                
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 144A (c)  6.750%  12/01/27   5,300,000    5,247,000 
                 
Construction Machinery — 1.9%                
Brunswick Corp.  2.400%  08/18/31   4,798,000    3,877,602 
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A (c)  3.875%  12/15/28   5,550,000    5,046,701 
United Rentals North America  3.875%  02/15/31   5,295,000    4,811,037 
               13,735,340 
Consumer Products — 0.8%                
Vista Outdoor, Inc., 144A (c)  4.500%  03/15/29   5,600,000    5,467,000 
                 
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.8%                
BWX Technologies, Inc., 144A (c)  4.125%  06/30/28   4,169,000    3,865,872 
Vontier Corp.  2.400%  04/01/28   2,800,000    2,452,688 
               6,318,560 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Electronics — 0.4%                
QORVO, Inc. (b)  1.750%  12/15/24  $2,235,000   $2,144,378 
QORVO, Inc.  4.375%  10/15/29   775,000    735,281 
               2,879,659 
Environmental — 0.0%(d)                
Clean Harbors, Inc., 144A (c)  6.375%  02/01/31   250,000    254,014 
                 
Healthcare Facilities / Supplies — 0.9%                
HCA, Inc.  3.500%  09/01/30   2,500,000    2,266,316 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%  10/01/28   4,108,000    4,096,374 
               6,362,690 
Independent Energy — 2.0%                
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.500%  05/01/31   6,085,000    6,823,384 
Range Resources Corp. (e)  8.250%  01/15/29   4,080,000    4,222,688 
SM Energy Co.  6.500%  07/15/28   3,652,000    3,653,680 
               14,699,752 
Information Technology — 0.4%                
Oracle Corp.  6.250%  11/09/32   2,590,000    2,817,622 
                 
Lease / Rent — 1.3%                
SBA Tower Trust, 144A, Series 2019-1, Class 1-C (c)  2.836%  01/15/50   10,000,000    9,656,742 
                 
Leisure / Entertainment — 0.5%                
Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co.  5.250%  07/15/29   4,000,000    3,773,461 
                 
Media — Cable — 2.3%                
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144A (c)  5.000%  02/01/28   4,140,000    3,961,080 
Cox Communications, Inc., 144A (c)  2.600%  06/15/31   5,325,000    4,511,492 
Dish DBS Corp.  7.750%  07/01/26   2,050,000    1,427,845 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144A (c)  5.500%  07/01/29   3,000,000    2,900,490 
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. (b)  5.391%  03/15/62   4,480,000    3,836,630 
               16,637,537 
Media — Non-Cable — 1.0%                
AMC Networks, Inc.  4.750%  08/01/25   3,965,000    3,861,159 
Lamar Media Corp.  3.750%  02/15/28   2,400,000    2,251,253 
Lamar Media Corp.  4.875%  01/15/29   1,700,000    1,641,042 
               7,753,454 
Midstream Energy — 1.5%                
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC  8.375%  06/15/32   5,284,000    6,150,313 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC  7.850%  02/01/26   4,315,000    4,518,293 
               10,668,606 
Other Industrial — 0.5%                
Quanta Services, Inc.  2.900%  10/01/30   4,000,000    3,509,886 
                 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%                
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd., 144A (c)  4.350%  10/15/24   5,425,000    5,337,035 
                 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%                
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.450%  05/19/28   6,000,000    6,003,001 
                 
Retail Stores — 2.3%                
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.  3.150%  01/15/32   3,825,000    3,263,702 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.  4.100%  01/15/52   3,000,000    2,139,117 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 144A (c)  4.000%  08/15/28   5,438,000    5,043,021 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 144A (c)  4.875%  05/15/26   2,000,000    1,929,225 
QVC, Inc.  4.750%  02/15/27   4,730,000    3,745,104 
               16,120,169 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Services — 1.6%              
Block Financial LLC  3.875%  08/15/30  $5,340,000   $4,883,593 
Rayonier LP  2.750%  05/17/31   6,000,000    5,004,103 
Service Corp. International  5.125%  06/01/29   1,575,000    1,543,500 
               11,431,196 
Supermarkets — 0.5%                
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 144A (b)(c)  3.550%  07/26/27   3,810,000    3,665,489 
                 
Transportation Services — 0.5%                
FedEx Corp.  3.900%  02/01/35   3,345,000    3,055,031 
XPO CNW, Inc.  6.700%  05/01/34   900,000    920,412 
               3,975,443 
Vehicle Parts — 0.7%                
LKQ Corp. (b)  6.250%  06/15/33   4,550,000    4,754,624 
                 
Utility — 4.9%                
Electric — 4.9%                
Nevada Power Co.  6.750%  07/01/37   3,956,000    4,477,555 
NRG Energy, Inc., 144A (c)  5.250%  06/15/29   3,565,000    3,452,281 
Oglethorpe Power Corp., Series 2022A (b)  4.500%  04/01/47   8,334,000    7,096,380 
PG&E Corp.  5.000%  07/01/28   4,866,000    4,734,527 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  1.300%  06/15/25   4,327,000    4,077,062 
Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, 144A (c)  6.119%  03/30/24   13,995    13,926 
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A  6.000%  05/15/37   5,581,000    5,999,086 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144A (c)  5.000%  07/31/27   5,100,000    4,965,367 
               34,816,184 
                 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $300,985,870)              286,421,777 
                 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 3.4%                
California — 1.2%                
California Municipal Finance Authority, Series 2021 (b)(e)  3.637%  07/01/30   6,855,000    6,097,258 
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Series 2014-B (b)  5.594%  07/01/43   3,050,000    3,014,399 
               9,111,657 
Nebraska — 0.5%                
City of Blair Nebraska Water System, Series 2023 (b)  6.100%  05/15/27   3,840,000    3,843,038 
                 
New Hampshire — 0.7%                
National Finance Authority, Series 2021  3.778%  01/01/36   6,000,000    4,702,769 
                 
Virginia — 1.0%                
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Series 2017 (a)(b)(e)  6.500%  07/01/50   7,500,000    7,488,606 
                 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $27,790,064)              25,146,070 
                 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 2.2%                
DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-4, Class D, 144A (c)  2.850%  07/15/25   1,019,873    1,015,650 
GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC, Series 2015-1-2, Class A-15-2, 144A (c)  3.482%  06/16/25   10,800,000    10,499,654 
Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2022-1, Class A, 144A (c)  4.550%  05/19/52   4,753,352    4,493,164 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $16,577,137)              16,008,468 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES PASSTHROUGH — 30.1%                
Fannie Mae Pool — 10.0%                
Pool #735897  5.500%  10/01/35  $232,993   $238,794 
Pool #888016  5.500%  05/01/36   397,474    409,323 
Pool #MA4703  4.000%  06/01/37   3,708,523    3,640,632 
Pool #889108  6.000%  02/01/38   227,567    237,438 
Pool #889579  6.000%  05/01/38   362,335    378,409 
Pool #995838  5.500%  05/01/39   281,454    289,858 
Pool #AL3287, Series 2013  4.500%  09/01/41   999,670    998,379 
Pool #MA1700, Series 2013  4.500%  12/01/43   731,367    725,908 
Pool #MA1971  4.500%  06/01/44   129,504    128,537 
Pool #MA2005  4.500%  08/01/44   267,646    265,648 
Pool #CB3110  2.500%  03/01/47   1,097,965    935,596 
Pool #CA5338  3.000%  03/01/50   2,499,649    2,222,371 
Pool #CA5960  2.500%  06/01/50   8,087,183    6,995,644 
Pool #MA4048  3.000%  06/01/50   4,938,880    4,410,381 
Pool #CA8256  2.500%  08/01/50   7,890,836    6,729,142 
Pool #MA4097  3.000%  08/01/50   4,948,015    4,413,868 
Pool #FM6110  3.000%  09/01/50   4,863,910    4,379,538 
Pool #MA4121  3.000%  09/01/50   3,731,562    3,320,064 
Pool #FS0672  2.000%  01/01/51   4,995,285    4,125,240 
Pool #BT0417  2.500%  06/01/51   3,595,057    3,063,912 
Pool #MA4379  2.500%  07/01/51   3,216,188    2,741,850 
Pool #MA4644  4.000%  05/01/52   12,212,157    11,551,691 
Pool #MA4761  5.000%  09/01/52   7,445,333    7,368,532 
Pool #MA5008  4.500%  05/01/53   3,864,115    3,746,868 
               73,317,623 
Freddie Mac Gold Pool — 0.2%                
Pool #G08061  5.500%  06/01/35   31,000    31,970 
Pool #A42128  5.500%  01/01/36   133,106    137,265 
Pool #G02252  5.500%  07/01/36   292,159    301,286 
Pool #G02386  6.000%  11/01/36   179,750    187,987 
Pool #G03189  6.500%  09/01/37   354,271    367,332 
Pool #G08607  4.500%  09/01/44   524,329    521,160 
               1,547,000 
Freddie Mac Non-Gold Pool — 11.2%                
Pool #781958 (H15T1Y + 225) (a)  6.375%  09/01/34   18,132    18,361 
Pool #RA2650  3.000%  05/01/50   4,501,480    4,031,525 
Pool #SD8092  3.000%  09/01/50   6,270,760    5,582,283 
Pool #SD8121  2.000%  01/01/51   1,690,606    1,390,135 
Pool #SD8129  2.500%  02/01/51   2,155,974    1,845,740 
Pool #SD8151  2.500%  06/01/51   10,523,606    8,970,075 
Pool #SD8196  3.500%  02/01/52   8,228,131    7,586,535 
Pool #SD8202  3.500%  02/01/52   15,663,197    14,427,665 
Pool #SD8201  3.000%  03/01/52   3,429,633    3,032,738 
Pool #SD8215  4.000%  05/01/52   8,136,252    7,695,956 
Pool #RA7554  4.000%  06/01/52   5,051,330    4,777,961 
Pool #SD8238  4.500%  08/01/52   6,727,960    6,523,816 
Pool #SD8246  5.000%  09/01/52   7,083,851    7,014,038 
Pool #SD8277  5.500%  12/01/52   6,164,605    6,201,748 
               79,098,576 
Ginnie Mae II Pool — 8.7%                
Pool #004496M  5.000%  07/20/39   228,407    232,633 
Pool #MA7590M  3.000%  09/20/51   7,821,305    7,083,790 
Pool #MA7768M  3.000%  12/20/51   7,429,113    6,724,420 
Pool #MA7769M  3.500%  12/20/51   8,412,478    7,843,376 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Ginnie Mae II Pool (continued)                
Pool #MA7882M  3.000%  02/20/52  $1,642,265   $1,486,371 
Pool #MA8801M  5.500%  04/20/53   7,321,890    7,375,781 
Pool #MA8802M  6.000%  04/20/53   6,693,479    6,807,515 
Pool #MA8880M  6.000%  05/20/53   3,381,126    3,438,730 
Pool #MA9019M  6.500%  07/20/53   8,183,469    8,383,798 
Pool #MA9108M  6.500%  08/20/53   3,464,349    3,549,156 
Pool #MA9174M  7.000%  09/20/53   4,642,003    4,772,666 
Pool #MA9244M  7.000%  10/20/53   1,741,915    1,791,487 
Pool #MA9364M  6.500%  12/20/53   3,110,000    3,186,609 
               62,676,332 
                 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities Passthrough (Cost $230,860,598)              216,639,531 
                 
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.0%(d)                
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3F, Class 2A-3 (Cost $499,059)  6.000%  03/25/35   501,660    313,864 
                 
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES — 22.6%                
United States Treasury  0.250%  05/31/25   1,845,000    1,737,543 
United States Treasury  2.250%  11/15/25   18,275,000    17,601,109 
United States Treasury  2.375%  05/15/27   16,358,000    15,536,905 
United States Treasury  4.125%  07/31/28   15,993,000    16,157,928 
United States Treasury  2.625%  02/15/29   10,210,000    9,612,556 
United States Treasury  0.625%  08/15/30   4,310,000    3,495,982 
United States Treasury  2.750%  08/15/32   11,613,000    10,634,968 
United States Treasury  3.375%  05/15/33   11,020,000    10,575,756 
United States Treasury  3.125%  11/15/41   19,100,000    16,608,047 
United States Treasury  2.875%  05/15/43   20,555,000    16,873,567 
United States Treasury  2.500%  02/15/45   27,675,000    20,956,245 
United States Treasury  1.250%  05/15/50   18,915,000    10,192,673 
United States Treasury  1.625%  11/15/50   14,000,000    8,340,938 
United States Treasury  2.875%  05/15/52   7,550,000    6,011,098 
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes (Cost $179,437,872)              164,335,315 
                 
Investments at Value — 97.7%                
(Cost $756,150,600)             $708,865,025 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.3%              17,018,561 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%             $725,883,586 

 

(a)Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of December 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread.

 

(b)Security can be called and redeemed at the option of the issuer prior to the stated maturity date which is included in the Statement of Investments.

 

(c)Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(d)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(e)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $17,808,552, which represents 2.5% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.2%                
Finance — 13.0%                
Mortgage Banking — 2.6%                
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 144A (a)  6.375%  06/15/25  $1,973,000   $1,810,227 
                 
Noncaptive Diversified Financial Companies — 1.4%                
Aircastle, Ltd., 144A (a)  5.250%  08/11/25   1,000,000    985,645 
                 
Other Finance — 4.7%                
IIP Operating Partnership LP  5.500%  05/25/26   1,950,000    1,800,347 
Outfront Media Capital LLC, 144A (a)  4.250%  01/15/29   1,610,000    1,452,816 
               3,253,163 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.3%                
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.  5.000%  10/15/27   1,750,000    1,429,465 
VICI Properties LP, 144A (a)  4.500%  01/15/28   1,671,000    1,593,916 
               3,023,381 
Industrial — 78.9%                
Automobile Manufacturing — 3.3%                
Ford Motor Co.  7.400%  11/01/46   600,000    653,994 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  4.875%  03/15/27   1,725,000    1,669,891 
               2,323,885 
Building Products — 2.5%                
Summit Materials LLC, 144A (a)  6.500%  03/15/27   525,000    524,322 
Summit Materials LLC, 144A (a)  5.250%  01/15/29   1,239,000    1,198,732 
               1,723,054 
Chemicals — 6.1%                
Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A (a)  4.750%  06/15/27   520,000    505,324 
Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A (a)  3.375%  02/15/29   1,000,000    897,429 
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 144A (a)  6.750%  12/01/27   1,504,000    1,488,960 
Olin Corp.  5.125%  09/15/27   806,000    781,446 
Olin Corp.  5.000%  02/01/30   675,000    644,055 
               4,317,214 
Construction Machinery — 4.9%                
Brunswick Corp.  2.400%  08/18/31   1,789,000    1,445,817 
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A (a)  3.875%  12/15/28   1,461,000    1,328,510 
United Rentals North America, Inc.  4.875%  01/15/28   675,000    658,962 
               3,433,289 
Consumer Products — 5.1%                
Central Garden & Pet Co.  4.125%  10/15/30   700,000    636,676 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.  4.500%  10/15/29   500,000    444,255 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.  4.000%  04/01/31   875,000    742,355 
Vista Outdoor, Inc., 144A (a)  4.500%  03/15/29   1,765,000    1,723,081 
               3,546,367 
Diversified Manufacturing — 5.2%                
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 144A (a)  4.125%  12/15/28   1,665,000    1,531,343 
BWX Technologies, Inc., 144A (a)  4.125%  06/30/28   1,202,000    1,114,603 
Griffon Corp.  5.750%  03/01/28   1,008,000    990,431 
               3,636,377 
Electronics — 3.0%                
Amkor Technology, Inc., 144A (a)  6.625%  09/15/27   670,000    678,372 
QORVO, Inc.  4.375%  10/15/29   1,282,000    1,216,297 
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 144A (a)  3.750%  02/15/31   250,000    220,183 
               2,114,852 
Environmental — 1.2%                
Clean Harbors, Inc., 144A (a)  5.125%  07/15/29   910,000    869,835 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Healthcare Facilities / Supplies — 3.2%                
Hologic, Inc., 144A (a)  3.250%  02/15/29  $500,000   $453,310 
Teleflex, Inc.  4.625%  11/15/27   375,000    364,522 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%  10/01/28   1,372,000    1,368,117 
               2,185,949 
Home Builders — 2.3%                
KB Home  6.875%  06/15/27   1,560,000    1,621,228 
                 
Independent Energy — 11.1%                
Apache Corp.  4.250%  01/15/30   575,000    537,263 
Apache Corp.  5.100%  09/01/40   1,345,000    1,152,409 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.875%  09/15/31   1,800,000    2,047,607 
PDC Energy, Inc.  5.750%  05/15/26   1,250,000    1,247,622 
Range Resources Corp. (b)  8.250%  01/15/29   1,635,000    1,692,180 
SM Energy Co.  6.500%  07/15/28   1,050,000    1,050,483 
               7,727,564 
Leisure / Entertainment — 2.8%                
Cedar Fair LP  5.375%  04/15/27   937,000    916,761 
Cedar Fair LP  5.250%  07/15/29   1,100,000    1,037,702 
               1,954,463 
Media — Cable — 6.5%                
DIRECTV Financing LLC, 144A (a)  5.875%  08/15/27   1,422,000    1,336,078 
DISH DBS Corp.  7.750%  07/01/26   802,000    558,601 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 144A (a)  5.625%  07/15/27   1,385,000    1,339,227 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144A (a)  5.500%  07/01/29   1,350,000    1,305,220 
               4,539,126 
Media — Non-Cable — 5.3%                
AMC Networks, Inc.  4.750%  08/01/25   1,597,000    1,555,175 
Lamar Media Corp.  3.750%  02/15/28   1,275,000    1,195,978 
Lamar Media Corp.  4.875%  01/15/29   815,000    786,735 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 144A (a)  4.750%  11/01/28   225,000    207,333 
               3,745,221 
Metals / Mining — 1.1%                
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty., Ltd., 144A (a)  4.500%  09/15/27   800,000    768,627 
                 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%                
Teva Pharmaceuticals Financial Netherlands B.V.  3.150%  10/01/26   390,000    361,101 
                 
Restaurants — 1.3%                
Papa Johns International, Inc., 144A (a)  3.875%  09/15/29   1,000,000    884,562 
                 
Retail Stores — 6.1%                
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.  3.150%  01/15/32   831,000    709,055 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.  4.100%  01/15/52   611,000    435,667 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 144A (a)  4.000%  08/15/28   1,164,000    1,079,455 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 144A (a)  4.875%  05/15/26   725,000    699,344 
QVC, Inc.  4.750%  02/15/27   1,695,000    1,342,062 
               4,265,583 
Services — 1.6%                
AECOM  5.125%  03/15/27   350,000    347,480 
Service Corp. International  4.625%  12/15/27   586,000    566,955 
TopBuild Corp., 144A (a)  3.625%  03/15/29   227,000    205,687 
               1,120,122 
Theater Entertainment — 1.7%                
Cinemark USA, Inc., 144A (a)  5.875%  03/15/26   1,180,000    1,154,938 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Transportation Services — 1.8%                
XPO Logistics, Inc.  6.700%  05/01/34  $1,242,000   $1,270,169 
                 
Vehicle Parts — 1.8%                
Allison Transmission, Inc., 144A (a)  4.750%  10/01/27   1,300,000    1,256,148 
                 
Wireless Telecommunications — 0.5%                
Lumen Technologies, Inc.  7.995%  06/01/36   559,000    349,375 
                 
Utility — 5.3%                
Electric — 5.3%                
NRG Energy, Inc., 144A (a)  3.625%  02/15/31   1,302,000    1,118,651 
PG&E Corp.  5.000%  07/01/28   1,000,000    972,981 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144A (a)  5.000%  07/31/27   1,650,000    1,606,442 
               3,698,074 
                 
Investments at Value — 97.2%                
(Cost $72,739,526)             $67,939,539 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.8%              1,921,891 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%             $69,861,430 

 

(a)Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(b)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $1,692,180, which represents 2.4% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 95.4%                
Certificate Participation — 0.0%(a)                
Lease / Rent — 0.0%(a)                
Regional Transportation District Colorado COP, Series 2015-A (b)  4.000%  06/01/40  $20,000   $20,014 
                 
General Obligation — 15.4%                
Local — 15.4%                
Bexar County Texas Hospital District, Series 2023  5.000%  02/15/39   175,000    196,402 
Brunswick City School District, BAM, Series 2023 (b)(c)  5.500%  12/01/60   3,000,000    3,315,528 
Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District, Series 2023  4.000%  09/01/34   1,400,000    1,435,664 
Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District, Series 2023 (b)  4.500%  03/01/37   130,000    135,356 
Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Series G (b)  0.000%  08/01/36   450,000    279,021 
Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Series G (b)  0.000%  08/01/37   500,000    292,744 
Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Series G (b)  0.000%  08/01/38   425,000    234,819 
Chambers County Texas Improvement District No. 1, Series 2020 (b)  2.000%  09/01/27   1,450,000    1,375,714 
Chambers County Texas Improvement District No. 1, Series 2020 (b)  2.000%  09/01/28   1,450,000    1,354,609 
Chambers County Texas Improvement District No. 1, Series 2020 (b)  2.000%  09/01/29   1,455,000    1,336,229 
Cool Water Municipal Utility District, BAM, Series 2023-A (b)(c)  7.000%  08/15/30   380,000    448,098 
Hays County Development District No. 1, AGM, Series 2023 (b)(c)  5.000%  04/01/36   110,000    115,153 
Kaufman County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 4, Series 2022  4.000%  03/01/34   550,000    558,207 
Kaufman County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 5, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  03/01/34   555,000    524,729 
Kaufman County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 5, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  03/01/35   450,000    418,636 
Madison County Nebraska School District No. 2, Series 2020 (b)  2.000%  12/15/29   540,000    489,022 
Meridian Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2023  4.000%  12/01/43   250,000    253,366 
Meridian Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2023  4.250%  12/01/48   250,000    253,992 
New York City General Obligation, Series 2022D SUB D-1 (b)  5.250%  05/01/43   400,000    457,018 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Solid Waste Disposal, Series 2021-A  4.270%  06/01/41   1,000,000    995,549 
Rendezvous Residential Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2022 (b)  2.250%  12/01/31   520,000    474,266 
Rendezvous Residential Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2022 (b)  2.350%  12/01/33   465,000    418,073 
Robla California School District, AGM, Series G (c)  0.000%  08/01/36   750,000    457,219 
Sanitary and Improvment District No. 425 of Douglas County Nebraska, Series 2023  4.900%  11/01/33   4,000,000    4,194,976 
Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  09/01/34   510,000    487,139 
Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  09/01/35   525,000    494,538 
Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  09/01/36   540,000    498,770 
Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  09/01/37   550,000    496,040 
Tarrant County Hospital District, Series 2023  5.250%  08/15/37   60,000    70,115 
Texas Transportation Commission, Series 2014-B  0.650%  10/01/41   685,000    636,909 
Thunderbird Colorado Water & Sanitation District, Series 2023  5.250%  12/01/38   175,000    196,055 
Thunderbird Colorado Water & Sanitation District, Series 2023  5.250%  12/01/43   160,000    176,421 
Travis County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 21, Series 2016 (b)  3.000%  09/01/27   100,000    96,274 
Travis County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 21, Series 2016 (b)  3.500%  09/01/33   215,000    202,669 
West Harris County Texas Municipal District No. 5, Series 2015 (b)  3.375%  09/01/27   105,000    103,256 
Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 1-A, Series 2023 (b)  5.500%  12/01/36   490,000    568,796 
Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 1-A, Series 2023 (b)  5.500%  12/01/43   600,000    674,808 
Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 1-A, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  12/01/53   1,500,000    1,583,593 
Windsor Unified School District, Series D  0.000%  08/01/34   440,000    308,250 
               26,608,023 
Local Authority — 7.2%                
Education — 3.1%                
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, Series 2013-C (b)  5.000%  10/01/47   170,000    159,044 
Public Finance Authority Taxable Educational Facilities Wisconsin, Series 2021-A (b)  5.625%  06/01/50   5,750,000    5,138,517 
               5,297,561 
Healthcare — 0.2%                
Denver Health & Hospital Authority, Series 2014-B (b)  4.900%  12/01/24   410,000    406,825 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Public Services — 0.5%                
Port of Greater Cincinnati Ohio Development Authority, Series 2020 (b)(d)  5.250%  12/01/35  $1,000,000   $931,269 
                 
Transportation — 3.4%                
Public Finance Authority Taxable Air Cargo, Series 2021  2.012%  07/01/25   1,085,000    1,028,660 
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Series 2014-B (b)  5.594%  07/01/43   5,000,000    4,941,638 
               5,970,298 
Revenue — 72.8%                
Education — 0.1%                
Minnewaukan Public School District No. 5, Series 2016  2.700%  08/01/26   185,000    180,023 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (b)  3.000%  05/01/37   15,000    13,069 
               193,092 
Healthcare — 0.1%                
Illinois Finance Authority, Series 2016-A (b)  5.000%  02/15/45   100,000    101,989 
                 
Housing — 23.2%                
Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  05/01/43   1,020,000    1,052,612 
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Series 2021D-SUB-D1 (b)  3.000%  05/15/51   805,000    780,193 
District of Columbia Housing Finance Authority, Series 2022-B2  3.000%  09/01/28   3,645,000    3,586,584 
Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Series 2013-A  3.800%  12/01/37   1,155,000    1,074,171 
Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Series 2023 (b)  4.000%  12/01/27   700,000    706,541 
Illinois Housing Development Authority, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  02/01/27   2,000,000    2,058,419 
Illinois Housing Development Authority, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  02/01/27   2,198,000    2,262,202 
Maryland Community Development Administration Department, Series 2021-A  1.050%  03/01/29   500,000    430,942 
Minnesota State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2021-F (b)  1.850%  07/01/32   470,000    394,241 
Minnesota State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2019-F (b)  3.750%  01/01/50   1,695,000    1,685,716 
Missouri State Housing Development, Series 2018-A  3.800%  11/01/48   2,340,000    2,170,611 
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Series 2019-D  3.050%  09/01/42   635,000    550,885 
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Series 2020-B  1.700%  01/01/30   195,000    173,396 
New York City Housing Development Corp., Series 2019-E-1  3.000%  11/01/39   395,000    354,067 
New York City Housing Development Corp., Series 2022-F-2-A  3.400%  11/01/62   2,500,000    2,506,032 
New York State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2020-H  1.800%  11/01/30   560,000    480,325 
New York State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2020-H  1.950%  05/01/32   2,460,000    2,082,962 
New York State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2021-A  2.350%  11/01/41   500,000    369,791 
New York State Housing Finance Agency, Series 2021-J2  1.000%  05/01/61   830,000    764,519 
New York State Mortgage Agency, Series 233  1.650%  04/01/30   775,000    680,148 
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  05/01/43   325,000    335,464 
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Series 38-B  3.950%  01/01/41   665,000    644,031 
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Series 2017-125B  3.650%  10/01/42   3,000,000    2,822,920 
South Dakota Housing Development Authority, Series 2020-C (b)  3.500%  05/01/51   685,000    677,035 
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Series 2021-A  2.250%  07/01/41   2,750,000    2,199,464 
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Series 2019-A (b)  3.625%  09/01/44   915,000    849,259 
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Series 2023-A  5.125%  01/01/48   5,035,000    5,361,204 
Travis County Texas Housing Financial Corporation Multifamily Housing, Series 2023  3.750%  08/01/26   1,275,000    1,279,753 
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Series 2017-3N  3.250%  12/01/32   885,000    878,910 
Wyoming Community Development Authority, Series 2016-2  3.200%  12/01/41   1,090,000    970,652 
               40,183,049 
Industrial Development — 16.4%                
Bartow County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 1997-1 (b)  1.800%  09/01/29   3,900,000    3,367,783 
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 1995-5 (b)  2.200%  10/01/32   1,900,000    1,593,368 
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 2013-A  1.500%  01/01/40   3,665,000    3,521,696 
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 2017-E  3.250%  11/01/45   750,000    742,911 
City of Whiting Indiana Environmental Facilities, Series 2017  5.000%  11/01/47   10,625,000    10,679,915 
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, Series 2014 (b)  5.750%  01/01/44   750,000    751,043 
Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Refunding, Series 2009-A-2  3.750%  06/01/31   5,750,000    5,829,862 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Industrial Development (continued)                
Whiting Indiana Environmental Facilities, Series 2016-A  4.400%  03/01/46  $2,000,000   $2,049,439 
               28,536,017 
Lease / Rent — 3.5%                
Consolidated Wyoming Municipalities Electric Power System, Series 2022 (b)  5.250%  06/01/39   1,000,000    1,137,332 
Harrison-Washington School Building Corp., Series 2023 (b)  4.000%  07/15/38   155,000    161,561 
Indianapolis Public Schools Multi-School Building Corp., Series 2023 (b)  5.250%  07/15/41   1,850,000    2,105,894 
Noblesville High School Building Corp., Series 2023 (b)  6.000%  07/15/38   375,000    464,493 
Noblesville High School Building Corp., Series 2023 (b)  6.000%  07/15/40   500,000    612,498 
Noblesville High School Building Corp., Series 2023 (b)  6.000%  01/15/43   830,000    1,004,497 
Noblesville Redevelopment Authority, Series 2023 (b)  5.250%  07/15/37   340,000    384,487 
               5,870,762 
Other — 0.0%(a)                
Colorado Education & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2015-B (b)  4.000%  12/01/38   50,000    47,720 
                 
Recreation — 0.2%                
Harris County Texas Municipal Utility District No. 500, Series 2021 (b)  3.000%  12/01/34   375,000    367,740 
                 
State and Non-State Appropriated Tobacco — 0.1%                
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency (The), Series 2020-A (b)  4.000%  06/01/34   150,000    156,063 
                 
Tax — 3.6%                
Denver Colorado Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment, Series 2018-A (b)(d)  5.250%  12/01/39   2,000,000    2,021,927 
Denver Colorado Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment, Series 2018-A (b)(d)  5.250%  12/01/39   900,000    909,867 
Northglenn Urban Renewal Authority, Series 2019 (b)  4.000%  12/01/34   400,000    402,615 
Northglenn Urban Renewal Authority, Series 2019 (b)  4.000%  12/01/35   525,000    527,281 
Southwest Houston Texas Redevelopment Authority, Series 2017-B (b)  4.000%  09/01/40   1,350,000    1,360,241 
Village Community Development District No. 7, Series 2015 (b)  4.000%  05/01/36   1,040,000    1,041,116 
               6,263,047 
Transportation — 8.8%                
Allegheny County Airport Authority, AGM, Series 2023-A (b)(c)  5.500%  01/01/53   1,000,000    1,097,773 
Florida State Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, Series 2015-A (b)  5.000%  10/01/35   1,180,000    1,202,172 
La Paz County Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Series 2016-A (b)(d)  7.000%  11/15/38   1,575,000    1,578,731 
La Paz County Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Series 2016-A (b)(d)  7.125%  11/15/45   735,000    735,557 
Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., Series 2017 (b)  5.000%  11/01/33   425,000    438,517 
Pharr Texas International Toll Bridge System, Series 2021 (b)  4.000%  08/15/33   5,000    5,233 
Public Finance Authority Air Cargo, Series 2023  5.000%  07/01/25   260,000    263,359 
Public Finance Authority Air Cargo, Series 2023  5.000%  07/01/26   450,000    461,492 
Public Finance Authority Air Cargo, Series 2023  5.000%  07/01/27   250,000    259,824 
Public Finance Authority Air Cargo, Series 2023  5.000%  07/01/28   500,000    525,548 
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Series 2021-A-2  2.000%  05/15/45   700,000    673,298 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Series 2017 (b)(d)(e)  6.500%  07/01/50   7,500,000    7,488,606 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Series 2022 (b)  5.000%  12/31/57   400,000    414,528 
               15,144,638 
Utilites — 0.5%                
King County Washington Sewer Revenue, Series 2020-B (b)  0.875%  01/01/42   975,000    902,494 
                 
Utilities — 16.3%                
Amery Wisconsin Sewerage System  4.250%  05/01/26   1,950,000    1,955,504 
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 1994-5  2.150%  10/01/32   530,000    523,712 
King County Washington Sewer Revenue, Series 2020-A  0.625%  01/01/32   3,670,000    3,670,000 
Long Island Power Authority, Series 2021-B  1.500%  09/01/26   4,385,000    4,142,990 
Long Island Power Authority, Series 2020-B  0.850%  09/01/50   1,000,000    957,626 
Orlando Florida Utilities Commission, Series 2021-B  1.250%  10/01/46   1,125,000    982,541 
PEFA, Inc. Iowa Gas Project, Series 2019  5.000%  09/01/49   595,000    609,441 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Utilities (continued)                
San Antonia Texas Electric & Gas Systems, Series 2015-D  1.125%  12/01/45  $1,770,000   $1,612,193 
Southern California Public Power Authority No. 1, Series 2007-A  5.000%  11/01/33   500,000    547,036 
Southern California Public Power Authority No. 1, Series 2007-B  5.248%  11/01/38   5,550,000    5,163,244 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2021  3.000%  10/15/24   500,000    493,686 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2021  4.000%  10/15/29   600,000    589,252 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2021 (b)  4.000%  10/15/36   200,000    187,630 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2022  5.000%  10/15/37   1,200,000    1,224,712 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2021 (b)  4.000%  10/15/38   2,585,000    2,342,034 
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications, Series 2022  5.000%  10/15/46   3,250,000    3,170,796 
               28,172,397 
                 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $167,059,322)              165,172,998 
                 
CORPORATE BONDS — 4.6%                
Industrial — 4.6%                
Services — 4.6%                
IPMI 3 LLC, 144A, Series 2021 (f) (Cost $8,321,942)  3.900%  12/01/28   9,000,000    7,919,730 
                 
Investments at Value — 100.0%                
(Cost $175,381,264)             $173,092,728 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%(a)              54,856 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%             $173,147,584 

 

(a)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(b)Security can be called and redeemed at the option of the issuer prior to the stated maturity date which is included in the Statement of Investments.

 

(c)This security is insured. In the event of a default by the bond issuer, the issuer, as noted in the security description, guarantees that scheduled principal and interest payments will be made when due.

 

(d)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $13,665,957, which represents 7.9% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

(e)Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of December 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread.

 

(f)Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.2%                
Certificate Participation — 10.6%                
Lease / Rent — 10.6%                
Berthoud Colorado COP, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  12/01/49  $9,255,000   $8,666,166 
Castle Rock Colorado COP, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  12/01/40   1,025,000    1,046,081 
City of Aurora Colorado COP, Series 2017 (a)  5.000%  12/01/34   450,000    476,565 
City of Aurora Colorado COP, Series 2017 (a)  5.000%  12/01/35   615,000    649,013 
Colorado Higher Education Capital Construction COP, Series 2014-A  5.000%  11/01/24   55,000    55,960 
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Series 2023  5.000%  06/01/24   510,000    514,204 
Denver Colorado City & County School District No. 1 COP, Series 2020-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/42   1,860,000    2,045,775 
Denver Health & Hospital Authority COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/30   350,000    373,587 
Denver Health & Hospital Authority COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/31   350,000    372,854 
Denver Health & Hospital Authority COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/32   225,000    239,067 
Denver Health & Hospital Authority COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/33   240,000    254,305 
Fraser Valley Metropolitan Recreation District, Series 2023 (a)  5.250%  12/01/53   500,000    534,947 
Grand Junction Colorado COP, Series 2019 (a)  4.000%  12/01/35   490,000    515,133 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  12/01/34   125,000    131,296 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020-B (a)  4.000%  12/01/34   55,000    58,862 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020-B (a)  4.000%  12/01/35   310,000    331,113 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  12/01/36   810,000    841,608 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020-B (a)  4.000%  12/01/36   325,000    343,308 
Gunnison County Colorado COP, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  12/01/37   840,000    866,036 
Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District COP, Series 2022  5.000%  12/15/41   2,430,000    2,718,892 
Moffat County Colorado COP, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  03/01/41   2,235,000    2,222,167 
Moffat County Colorado COP, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  03/01/46   4,060,000    3,938,794 
Moffat County Colorado COP, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  03/01/51   4,000,000    3,790,418 
Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/33   175,000    191,797 
Rangeview Library District Adams Country Colorado COP, Series 2022-A  5.000%  12/15/34   430,000    492,114 
Rangeview Library District Adams Country Colorado COP, Series 2022-A  5.000%  12/15/35   775,000    883,458 
Town of Breckenridge Colorado COP, Series 2022  5.000%  12/01/42   2,325,000    2,545,651 
Town of Firestone Colorado Water Enterprise COP, Series 2018 (a)  5.000%  12/01/42   3,000,000    3,139,450 
               38,238,621 
Escrow to Maturity — 1.2%                
Healthcare — 1.2%                
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 1991-B  0.000%  07/15/24   4,500,000    4,424,379 
                 
General Obligation — 17.0%                
Local — 17.0%                
BNC Metropolitan District No. 1, BAM, Series 2017-A (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/37   545,000    581,091 
Bradburn Metropolitan District No. 2, Series 2018-A  4.000%  12/01/28   110,000    106,327 
Bradburn Metropolitan District No. 2, Series 2018-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/38   600,000    593,223 
Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 2, BAM, Series 2018-A (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/47   2,500,000    2,371,796 
Castle Oaks Metropolitan District No. 3 Colorado, AGM, Series 2020 (b)  4.000%  12/01/50   4,690,000    4,456,149 
Colliers Hill Metropolitan District No. 2 Town of Erie Weld County Colorado, BAM, Series 2022B-1 (a)(b)  6.000%  12/15/47   2,000,000    1,920,111 
Cornerstar Metropolitan District, Series 2017-A (a)  5.125%  12/01/37   1,000,000    998,617 
Crested Butte Colorado Fire Protection District, Series 2022 (a)  5.000%  12/01/46   5,770,000    6,312,482 
Erie Commons Metropolitan District No. 2, AGM, Series 2019-A (a)(b)  3.000%  12/01/49   100,000    76,807 
Erie Farm Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2021 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/35   175,000    200,990 
Erie Farm Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2021 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/41   570,000    629,783 
Erie Farm Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2021 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/51   1,100,000    1,027,287 
Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District No. 3 Colorado, BAM, Series 2020 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/34   1,075,000    1,131,853 
Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District No. 3 Colorado, BAM, Series 2020 (b)(b)  2.375%  12/01/39   750,000    593,779 
Fremont Custer & El Paso Counties Colorado School District No. RE-2, Series 2023  5.250%  12/01/47   3,250,000    3,664,357 
Gold Hill Mesa Metropolitan District No. 2, Series 2022-A (c)  5.000%  12/01/24   215,000    217,836 
Gold Hill Mesa Metropolitan District No. 2, Series 2022-A (c)  5.000%  12/01/25   135,000    139,165 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Local (continued)                
Great Western Park Metropolitan District No. 2 Colorado, AGM, Series 2021 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/35  $520,000   $553,544 
Great Western Park Metropolitan District No. 2 Colorado, AGM, Series 2021 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/36   555,000    583,493 
Gunnison Watershed Colorado School District No. RE-1J COP, Series 2023  5.000%  12/01/41   1,200,000    1,367,089 
Gunnison Watershed Colorado School District No. RE-1J COP, Series 2023  5.000%  12/01/42   1,000,000    1,133,801 
Gunnison Watershed Colorado School District No. RE-1J COP, Series 2023 (a)  5.000%  12/01/47   6,500,000    7,210,843 
High Plains Metropolitan District, NATL, Series 2017 (a)  5.000%  12/01/35   500,000    535,994 
Hogback Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2021-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/41   700,000    651,976 
Longs Peak Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2021 (a)  1.086%  12/01/51   6,500,000    5,582,613 
North Pine Vistas Metropolitan District No. 2, AGM, Series 2022 (b)  5.250%  12/01/42   625,000    703,123 
North Pine Vistas Metropolitan District No. 2, AGM, Series 2022 (b)  5.000%  12/01/52   1,000,000    1,074,001 
North Pine Vistas Metropolitan District No. 3, AGM, Series 2021-A (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/36   175,000    183,735 
Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 7 Colorado, Series 2020 (a)  4.125%  12/15/36   500,000    449,441 
Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 7 Colorado, Series 2020 (a)  4.875%  12/15/44   700,000    615,330 
Sand Creek County Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2017 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/35   380,000    397,279 
Sand Creek County Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2020-B (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/35   3,405,000    3,629,965 
Sand Creek County Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2020-B (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/40   2,325,000    2,357,511 
SBC Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2016 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/34   205,000    216,925 
Southshore Metropolitan District No. 2 City of Aurora Arapahoe County Colorado, BAM, Series 2020-A-2 (a)(b)  4.000%  12/01/46   6,300,000    6,062,833 
Whispering Pines Metropolitan District No. 1 Colorado, AGM, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  12/01/43   325,000    352,207 
Whispering Pines Metropolitan District No. 1 Colorado, AGM, Series 2023 (b)  5.000%  12/01/52   900,000    950,597 
               59,633,953 
Local Authority — 8.6%                
Education — 0.6%                
Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, AGM, Series 2022-C (b)  4.800%  12/01/27   2,000,000    2,018,769 
                 
Housing — 4.8%                
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2020-C-1  2.025%  05/01/24   150,000    148,497 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-F-1  4.214%  05/01/24   1,335,000    1,330,959 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2020-C-1  2.075%  11/01/24   250,000    244,005 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-F-1  4.264%  11/01/24   2,335,000    2,319,865 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-F-1  4.314%  05/01/25   2,695,000    2,671,708 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-J  4.837%  05/01/25   1,885,000    1,881,211 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2020-C-1  2.175%  11/01/25   500,000    476,622 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-F-1  4.364%  11/01/25   1,620,000    1,605,506 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-J  4.887%  11/01/25   2,340,000    2,340,203 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-J  4.684%  05/01/26   1,500,000    1,495,497 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-C (a)  5.082%  10/01/26   2,000,000    2,009,069 
               16,523,142 
Lease / Rent — 0.1%                
Boulder Municipal Property COP, Series 2019  2.250%  11/01/24   500,000    488,301 
                 
Local — 2.2%                
Eagle County Colorado School District, Series 2021  0.793%  12/01/25   3,000,000    2,794,778 
Eagle County Colorado School District, Series 2021  0.903%  12/01/26   5,000,000    4,528,725 
Garfield County School District No. RE-2, Series 2012-B (a)  3.050%  12/01/26   500,000    481,243 
               7,804,746 
Recreation — 0.3%                
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2017-B  3.300%  12/01/24   425,000    418,003 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2017-B  3.450%  12/01/25   500,000    487,608 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2017-B (a)  3.600%  12/01/26   300,000    291,604 
               1,197,215 
Tax — 0.3%                
Grand Junction Colorado, Series 2020-A  1.826%  03/01/25   620,000    598,424 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2018-B  3.800%  12/01/24   440,000    434,687 
               1,033,111 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Utilities — 0.3%              
Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2018-B (a)  5.875%  12/01/38  $810,000   $806,667 
Town of Estes Park Colorado Power & Communications, Series 2019-B  2.646%  11/01/25   430,000    413,939 
               1,220,606 
Revenue — 45.7%                
Education — 3.9%                
Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, Series 2023-C  5.250%  12/01/39   900,000    1,048,124 
Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.250%  12/01/47   1,000,000    1,106,571 
Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, AGM, Series 2022-B (b)  5.250%  12/01/52   5,150,000    5,663,266 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  10/01/34   1,975,000    1,939,452 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  05/01/35   3,145,000    3,222,767 
University of Colorado Enterprise, Series 2019-C  2.000%  06/01/54   730,000    724,071 
               13,704,251 
Healthcare — 4.1%                
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2017-A  5.000%  05/15/24   575,000    578,594 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  05/15/29   425,000    451,090 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2015 (a)  5.000%  05/15/30   500,000    511,253 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  05/15/30   710,000    753,270 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  3.000%  05/15/30   405,000    370,413 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  05/15/31   1,155,000    1,223,762 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  05/15/32   1,650,000    1,746,438 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2015  5.000%  01/15/35   1,630,000    1,687,211 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2020  4.000%  10/01/35   335,000    343,253 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2019-A-1 (a)  4.000%  08/01/37   875,000    887,508 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  10/01/37   330,000    334,670 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2019-A (a)  5.000%  11/15/37   200,000    220,791 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2020 (a)  4.000%  10/01/38   125,000    125,854 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2019 (a)  4.000%  01/01/39   1,200,000    1,217,831 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  4.000%  05/15/41   500,000    435,015 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2016-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/44   745,000    757,688 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2015 (a)  4.000%  01/15/45   2,155,000    2,059,185 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2022-A  5.000%  05/15/47   180,000    196,605 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  4.000%  05/15/48   500,000    401,681 
               14,302,112 
Housing — 11.9%                
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-B-2 (a)  3.350%  10/01/26   5,290,000    5,304,486 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-B-1 (a)  4.200%  10/01/38   200,000    202,990 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  4.350%  10/01/43   1,420,000    1,434,050 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-B-1 (a)  4.500%  10/01/43   385,000    389,348 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  4.600%  10/01/48   2,265,000    2,293,323 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-B-1 (a)  4.700%  10/01/48   275,000    283,141 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2021-E  3.000%  11/01/51   450,000    436,858 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-I (a)  6.000%  05/01/53   15,000,000    16,600,325 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-A (a)  4.650%  10/01/53   770,000    777,317 
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Series 2023-L  5.750%  11/01/53   8,000,000    8,641,905 
Maiker Housing Partners Multifamily Housing, Series 2023 (a)  4.500%  05/01/42   6,000,000    6,005,158 
               42,368,901 
Industrial Development — 0.0%(d)                
Burke County Georgia Development Authority Pollution Control, Series 2013-A  1.500%  01/01/40   135,000    129,721 
                 
Other — 3.0%                
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2014  5.000%  11/15/24   435,000    440,058 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2015-A (a)(c)  4.125%  07/01/26   250,000    246,076 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2014 (a)  5.000%  11/15/31   1,000,000    1,014,381 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2014 (a)  5.000%  12/01/31   1,500,000    1,522,400 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Other (continued)                
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016-A (a)  5.000%  12/15/31  $715,000   $755,079 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2014 (a)  5.000%  10/01/32   1,340,000    1,357,366 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  06/01/36   1,580,000    1,634,196 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  07/01/36   1,000,000    1,020,740 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)(c)  5.000%  07/01/36   1,000,000    1,015,149 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  08/01/36   1,140,000    1,179,144 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Series 2014B (a)  5.625%  01/15/44   425,000    425,217 
               10,609,806 
Public Services — 6.1%                
Cherry Creek Corporate Center Metropolitan District, Series 2015-A (a)  5.000%  06/01/37   500,000    491,827 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2015-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/27   620,000    641,513 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/36   300,000    306,709 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Series 2017-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/37   400,000    407,539 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.000%  12/01/37   370,000    418,307 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.000%  12/01/38   655,000    735,859 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.000%  12/01/39   730,000    814,362 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.000%  12/01/41   500,000    552,061 
Park Creek Metropolitan District, AGM, Series 2022-A (b)  5.000%  12/01/42   500,000    549,042 
Rampart Range Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1, AGM, Series 2017 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/42   1,405,000    1,478,482 
Rampart Range Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1, AGM, Series 2017 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/47   10,835,000    11,333,153 
Southglenn Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2016 (a)  5.000%  12/01/30   3,505,000    3,502,390 
Sterling Ranch Community Authority Colorado, Series 2020-A (a)  3.750%  12/01/40   500,000    438,591 
               21,669,835 
Tax — 3.9%                
City of Idaho Springs Colorado Sales Tax Revenue, AGM, Series 2018 (a)(b)  5.000%  12/01/34   525,000    552,536 
Denver Colorado Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment, Series 2018-A (a)(c)  5.250%  12/01/39   3,500,000    3,538,372 
Denver Colorado Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment, Series 2018-A (a)(c)  5.250%  12/01/39   1,200,000    1,213,156 
Superior Open Space Sales and Use Tax Colorado, AGM, Series 2020 (a)(b)  5.000%  06/01/40   700,000    771,573 
Wheat Ridge Colorado Urban Renewal Authority, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  12/01/34   2,000,000    2,151,216 
Wheat Ridge Colorado Urban Renewal Authority, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  12/01/35   2,000,000    2,131,910 
Wheat Ridge Colorado Urban Renewal Authority, Series 2021 (a)  4.000%  12/01/36   3,240,000    3,427,203 
               13,785,966 
Transportation — 9.3%                
Denver Colorado City & County Airport System, Series 2022-D  5.000%  11/15/24   15,000,000    15,176,994 
Denver Colorado City & County Airport System, Series 2023-B  5.000%  11/15/24   1,375,000    1,391,224 
Denver Colorado City & County Airport System, Series 2020-B-2  5.000%  11/15/31   7,690,000    7,903,805 
Denver Colorado City & County Airport System, Series 2022-B  5.250%  11/15/53   6,750,000    7,548,308 
Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority, NATL, Series 2016-A (a)  5.000%  12/01/31   1,155,000    1,216,294 
               33,236,625 
Utilities — 3.5%                
Arvada Colorado Water Enterprise, Series 2022 (a)  4.000%  12/01/45   1,345,000    1,355,492 
City of Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities System, Series 2022-B (a)  5.000%  11/15/47   380,000    422,645 
City of Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities System, Series 2020-C  5.000%  11/15/50   5,780,000    6,270,380 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, AGM, Series 2007-UU (a)(b)(e)  4.310%  07/01/29   400,000    371,667 
Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2018-A  5.000%  12/01/28   1,200,000    1,256,542 
Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2018-A (a)  5.250%  12/01/33   1,350,000    1,434,278 
Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District Colorado, Series 2018-A (a)  5.250%  12/01/38   1,000,000    1,042,942 
               12,153,946 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Coupon  Maturity  Par Value   Value 
Variable Rate Demand Note — 14.1%                
Variable Rate Demand Note — 14.1%                
City of Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities System, Series 2007-A (a)(e)  3.750%  11/01/37  $16,655,000   $16,655,000 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2016-B (a)  3.900%  12/01/45   7,500,000    7,500,000 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2020-A (a)  4.050%  12/01/52   6,000,000    6,000,000 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Series 2022-E  4.000%  05/15/62   10,000,000    10,000,000 
University of Colorado Hospital Authority, Series 2019-A  3.750%  11/15/49   10,000,000    10,000,000 
               50,155,000 
                 
Investments at Value — 97.2% (Cost $351,932,384)             $344,699,006 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.8%              9,886,283 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%             $354,585,289 

 

(a)Security can be called and redeemed at the option of the issuer prior to the stated maturity date which is included in the Statement of Investments.

 

(b)This security is insured. In the event of a default by the bond issuer, the issuer, as noted in the security description, guarantees that scheduled principal and interest payments will be made when due.

 

(c)Security is considered a restricted security however such restriction has not resulted in an illiquid classification. The total value of these securities is $6,369,754, which represents 1.8% of net assets as of December 31, 2023.

 

(d)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(e)Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of December 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

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Barrett Growth Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%          
Communication Services — 5.7%          
Media & Entertainment — 5.7%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   8,500   $1,197,905 
Walt Disney Co. (The)   3,000    270,870 
         1,468,775 
Consumer Discretionary — 14.4%          
Consumer Services — 4.4%          
McDonald’s Corp.   2,000    593,020 
Starbucks Corp.   5,500    528,055 
         1,121,075 
Retailing — 10.0%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   7,000    1,063,580 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   150    387,841 
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)   12,000    1,125,720 
         2,577,141 
Consumer Staples — 5.2%          
Food & Staples Retailing — 5.2%          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   2,025    1,336,662 
           
Financials — 17.9%          
Banks — 2.8%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4,300    731,430 
           
Diversified Financials — 11.4%          
Ares Management Corp. - Class A   10,750    1,278,390 
BlackRock, Inc.   200    162,360 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   5,750    1,497,013 
         2,937,763 
Insurance — 3.7%          
Progressive Corp. (The)   6,000    955,680 
           
Health Care — 18.2%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 6.0%          
Stryker Corp.   2,500    748,650 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,500    789,705 
         1,538,355 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 12.2%          
Danaher Corp.   2,750    636,185 
Merck & Co., Inc.   4,000    436,080 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   875    768,504 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   900    477,711 
Zoetis, Inc.   4,200    828,954 
         3,147,434 
Industrials — 5.1%          
Capital Goods — 1.6%          
EnerSys   4,000    403,840 
           
Commercial & Professional Services — 3.5%          
Tetra Tech, Inc.   5,400    901,422 
           
Information Technology — 31.1%          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.1%          
NVIDIA Corp.   4,700    2,327,534 
   Shares   Value 
Software & Services — 16.4%          
Accenture PLC - Class A (Ireland)   3,000   $1,052,730 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   900    536,940 
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)   500    582,005 
Microsoft Corp.   4,600    1,729,784 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   600    327,102 
         4,228,561 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.6%          
Apple, Inc.   7,500    1,443,975 
           
Materials — 2.3%          
Materials — 2.3%          
Ecolab, Inc.   3,000    595,050 
           
Investments at Value — 99.9%
(Cost $6,569,029)
       $25,714,697 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%        38,495 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $25,753,192 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



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Barrett Opportunity Fund Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%          
Communication Services — 7.0%          
Media & Entertainment — 7.0%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   18,067   $2,546,182 
           
Consumer Discretionary — 9.2%          
Retailing — 9.2%          
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   1,999    692,754 
Murphy USA, Inc.   7,422    2,646,388 
         3,339,142 
Consumer Staples — 2.1%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.1%          
PepsiCo, Inc.   4,582    778,207 
           
Energy — 15.1%          
Energy — 15.1%          
Murphy Oil Corp.   44,534    1,899,820 
Shell PLC ADR (United Kingdom)   55,026    3,620,711 
         5,520,531 
Financials — 17.6%          
Diversified Financials — 15.7%          
Ares Management Corp. - Class A   8,018    953,501 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)   42,166    2,194,740 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)   1,375    388,589 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.   54,064    2,184,726 
         5,721,556 
Insurance — 1.9%          
Progressive Corp. (The)   4,289    683,152 
           
Health Care — 8.2%          
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 8.2%          
AbbVie, Inc.   7,560    1,171,573 
Johnson & Johnson   3,849    603,293 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   2,291    1,216,040 
         2,990,906 
Industrials — 16.8%          
Capital Goods — 11.3%          
General Dynamics Corp.   15,785    4,098,891 
           
Commercial & Professional Services — 5.5%          
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   8,663    2,018,219 
           
Information Technology — 20.5%          
Software & Services — 10.7%          
Microsoft Corp.   10,370    3,899,535 
           
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 9.8%          
Apple, Inc.   18,635    3,587,796 
   Shares   Value 
Real Estate — 3.3%          
Real Estate — 3.3%          
Rayonier, Inc.   36,234   $1,210,578 
           
Investments at Value — 99.8%          
(Cost $5,407,131)       $36,394,695 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%        73,292 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $36,467,987 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

 

A.B. Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
A.G. Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal.
A.S. Andonim Sirketi, Joint Stock Company in Turkey.
A/S Aktieselskab is a Danish Joint Stock Company.
A.S.A. Aksjeselskop is the Norwegian term for a stock- based company.
BAM Build America Mutual.
Bhd Berhad is a Malaysian term for a public limited company.
COP Certificate of Participation.
H15T1Y U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury note with a constant maturity of 1 year.
LLC Limited Liability Company.
LP Limited Partnership.
Ltd. Limited.
NATL National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
N.V. Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.
OYJ Julkinen osakeyhtiö means public stock company.
PCL Public Company Limited.
PJSC Public Joint-Stock Company.
PLC Public Limited Company.
P.S.Q.C. Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
S.A. Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.
S.A.A. Sociedad Anonima Abierta is a Peruvian term for a publicly held corporation.
S.A.B de C.V.   Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable is the Mexican term for publicly traded companies.
S.A.K.P. Suid Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party.
S.E.

SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly applicable in all Member States. 

SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
S.p.A. Societa per azioni is the Italian equivalent of the term Public Limited Companies.
Tbk P.T. Terbuka Perseroan Terbatas is an Indonesia term for a public limited company.
TSFR CME Term SOFR.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  December 31, 2023

 

   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill 
   Value Fund   Growth Fund   Core Fund   All Cap Fund 
Assets                    
Investments, at cost  $537,011,554   $195,638,415   $56,098,436   $70,875,282 
Investments, at value  $620,821,451   $232,541,243   $69,952,342   $123,028,027 
Cash equivalents (Note 2)   23,792,096    9,041,908    4,355,545    2,425,498 
Receivable for Fund shares sold   259,577    105,443    1,082    24,990 
Dividends and interest receivable   480,594    111,517    55,457    40,515 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable               5,980 
Other assets   49,006    30,196    24,232    34,412 
Total assets   645,402,724    241,830,307    74,388,658    125,559,422 
                     
Liabilities                    
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   231,829    54,733        56,215 
Payable for investment securities purchased   1,455,706    1,273,411         
Payable to Adviser (Note 6)   432,354    127,997    41,149    61,884 
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)   56,360    22,563    10,387    14,163 
Payable to third party administrator (Note 6)   19,605    9,069    4,712    6,163 
Accrued chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   1,704    857    525    637 
Other accrued expenses   38,788    26,815    24,764    24,391 
Total liabilities   2,236,346    1,515,445    81,537    163,453 
Net Assets  $643,166,378   $240,314,862   $74,307,121   $125,395,969 
                     
Net Assets Consists of                    
Paid-in capital  $573,784,490   $278,769,133   $56,943,387   $69,309,456 
Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)   69,381,888    (38,454,271)   17,363,734    56,086,513 
Net Assets  $643,166,378   $240,314,862   $74,307,121   $125,395,969 
                     
Net Assets                    
Retail  $8,648,734   $35,208,633   $520,470   $1,442,369 
Institutional   634,517,644    205,106,229    73,786,651    123,953,600 
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding                    
Retail   626,135    1,926,872    44,128    72,583 
Institutional   45,876,032    10,916,248    6,222,466    6,231,005 
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share                    
(Net Assets Per Share Outstanding)                    
Retail  $13.81   $18.27   $11.79   $19.87 
Institutional  $13.83   $18.79   $11.86   $19.89 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  December 31, 2023

 

       Segall Bryant   Segall Bryant     
   Segall Bryant &   & Hamill   & Hamill   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Emerging   International   International   Hamill Global 
   Markets Fund   Small Cap Fund   Equity Fund   All Cap Fund 
Assets                    
Investments, at cost  $44,649,598   $99,101,115   $1,766,722   $23,004,860 
Investments, at value  $51,754,061   $113,476,963   $1,849,005   $31,044,093 
Cash       46,105         
Cash equivalents (Note 2)           176,839    539,620 
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $344,168, $73,378, $1,905, and $—, respectively)   358,248    76,458    1,914     
Receivable for Fund shares sold       134    60,000     
Receivable for investment securities sold   1,125,294    170,455         
Due from Adviser   10,946        14,971     
Dividends and interest receivable   185,150    188,563    2,747    16,847 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable   2,287    943,196    55    84,295 
Other assets   24,182    36,297    2,921    15,157 
Total assets   53,460,168    114,938,171    2,108,452    31,700,012 
                     
Liabilities                    
Due to custodian   1,344,181    113,528         
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   20,000    4,103         
Payable for investment securities purchased           235,058     
Accrued foreign capital gains on appreciated securities   501,100             
Payable to Adviser (Note 6)       58,563        4,507 
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)   5,593    22,456    28    4,188 
Payable to third party administrator (Note 6)   4,234    5,749    1,685    4,364 
Accrued chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   482    608    210    440 
Other accrued expenses   94,753    67,728    26,065    23,371 
Total liabilities   1,970,343    272,735    263,046    36,870 
Net Assets  $51,489,825   $114,665,436   $1,845,406   $31,663,142 
                     
Net Assets Consists of                    
Paid-in capital  $51,343,840   $187,842,619   $1,759,566   $23,427,033 
Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)   145,985    (73,177,183)   85,840    8,236,109 
Net Assets  $51,489,825   $114,665,436   $1,845,406   $31,663,142 
                     
Net Assets                    
Retail  $2,199,987   $13,681,622   $2,645   $28,272,794 
Institutional   49,289,838    100,983,814    1,842,761    3,390,348 
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding                    
Retail   262,437    1,280,155    253    2,744,550 
Institutional   5,863,944    9,437,694    176,050    334,026 
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share                    
(Net Assets Per Share Outstanding)                    
Retail  $8.38   $10.69   $10.47 (a)  $10.30 
Institutional  $8.41   $10.70   $10.47   $10.15 

 

(a)Per share amounts may not recalculate due to rounding of net assets and/or shares outstanding.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  December 31, 2023

 

               Segall Bryant &     
   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Hamill Municipal   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Short Term   Hamill Plus   Hamill Quality   Opportunities   Hamill Colorado 
   Plus Fund   Bond Fund   High Yield Fund   Fund   Tax Free Fund 
Assets                         
Investments, at cost  $17,969,175   $756,150,600   $72,739,526   $175,381,264   $351,932,384 
Investments, at value  $17,859,753   $708,865,025   $67,939,539   $173,092,728   $344,699,006 
Cash equivalents (Note 2)   61,951    10,700,646    979,840        8,353,408 
Receivable for Fund shares sold       1,189,411    60    234,454    354,861 
Receivable for investment securities sold               1,239,700    164,218 
Due from Adviser   15,878                 
Dividends and interest receivable   207,942    5,996,055    1,117,442    1,601,715    1,930,758 
Other assets   10,370    51,712    15,459    19,431    27,727 
Total assets   18,155,894    726,802,849    70,052,340    176,188,028    355,529,978 
                          
Liabilities                         
Due to custodian   35,938            1,323,530     
Payable for Fund shares redeemed       592,559    121,122    434,413    733,299 
Payable for investment securities purchased               1,176,219     
Payable to Adviser (Note 6)       160,735    22,079    47,809    106,102 
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)   6,865    93,867    14,147    18,734    54,160 
Payable to third party administrator (Note 6)   3,411    21,868    4,787    7,400    8,949 
Accrued chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   414    1,872    519    745    745 
Other accrued expenses   27,167    48,362    28,256    31,594    41,434 
Total liabilities   73,795    919,263    190,910    3,040,444    944,689 
Net Assets  $18,082,099   $725,883,586   $69,861,430   $173,147,584   $354,585,289 
                          
Net Assets Consists of                         
Paid-in capital  $19,366,698   $823,019,360   $84,744,557   $207,611,401   $408,985,006 
Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)   (1,284,599)   (97,135,774)   (14,883,127)   (34,463,817)   (54,399,717)
Net Assets  $18,082,099   $725,883,586   $69,861,430   $173,147,584   $354,585,289 
                          
Net Assets                         
Retail  $3,330,786   $292,517,064   $27,512,807   $13,886,321   $116,154,846 
Institutional   14,751,313    433,366,522    42,348,623    159,261,263    238,430,443 
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding                         
Retail   332,612    30,925,955    3,215,503    1,436,971    11,035,514 
Institutional   1,471,310    46,317,116    5,012,612    16,471,843    22,558,828 
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share                         
(Net Assets Per Share Outstanding)                         
Retail  $10.01   $9.46   $8.56   $9.66   $10.53 
Institutional  $10.03   $9.36   $8.45   $9.67   $10.57 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  December 31, 2023

 

   Barrett   Barrett 
   Growth   Opportunity 
   Fund   Fund 
Assets          
Investments, at cost  $6,569,029   $5,407,131 
Investments, at value  $25,714,697   $36,394,695 
Cash equivalents (Note 2)   18,350     
Receivable for Fund shares sold        
Receivable for investment securities sold        
Due from Adviser   6,658    3,567 
Dividends and interest receivable   54,933    124,670 
Other assets   8,508    38,382 
Total assets   25,803,146    36,561,314 
           
Liabilities          
Due to custodian       26,116 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed       833 
Payable to Adviser (Note 6)        
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)   1,812    12,383 
Accrued distribution fees (Note 6)   7,541     
Payable to third party administrator (Note 6)   15,790    15,636 
Accrued chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   1,678    960 
Other accrued expenses   23,133    37,399 
Total liabilities   49,954    93,327 
Net Assets  $25,753,192   $36,467,987 
           
Net Assets Consists of          
Paid-in capital  $6,350,294   $1,232,077 
Distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)   19,402,898    35,235,910 
Net Assets  $25,753,192   $36,467,987 
           
Net Assets  $25,753,192   $36,467,987 
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   1,050,477    1,694,857 
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share          
(Net Assets Per Share Outstanding)  $24.52   $21.52 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill 
   Value Fund   Growth Fund   Core Fund   All Cap Fund 
Investment Income                    
Dividends  $12,676,985   $964,260   $640,217   $1,662,657 
Interest   2,161,723    393,380    215,512    131,112 
Foreign taxes withheld   (29,944)   (13,993)   (3,718)   (19,865)
Total income   14,808,764    1,343,647    852,011    1,773,904 
                     
Expenses                    
Investment advisory fees (Note 6)   4,901,472    1,370,421    460,099    845,018 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)                    
Retail Class   15,981    95,562    1,114    1,166 
Institutional Class   401,341    138,089    35,664    124,070 
Administrative fees (Note 6)   202,216    77,085    29,441    51,988 
Registration and filing fees   47,202    47,451    38,469    39,708 
Trustee fees and expenses   82,925    35,740    17,372    25,700 
Custodian fees   16,057    15,759    16,826    12,728 
Transfer agent fees (Note 6)   22,620    24,499    20,431    20,769 
Audit and tax preparation fees   16,331    14,316    14,316    14,316 
Independent pricing service fees   1,911    1,580    1,958    1,413 
Shareholder reporting expenses   38,890    25,744    4,908    12,751 
Legal fees   28,783    9,758    2,658    6,158 
Insurance expense   35,994    11,707    3,366    8,485 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   22,932    10,878    6,230    8,425 
Other   30,459    21,407    13,639    15,967 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   5,865,114    1,899,996    666,491    1,188,662 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment adviser           (96,356)   (95,715)
Net expenses   5,865,114    1,899,996    570,135    1,092,947 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   8,943,650    (556,349)   281,876    680,957 
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)                    
Net realized gains (losses) on:                    
Investments   6,426,029    (9,427,358)   925,318    7,321,468 
Foreign currency               336 
    6,426,029    (9,427,358)   925,318    7,321,804 
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:                    
Investments   54,085,773    45,186,166    7,299,845    9,133,871 
Translation of assets and liabilities denoted in foreign currencies   0 *            
    54,085,773    45,186,166    7,299,845    9,133,871 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)   60,511,802    35,758,808    8,225,163    16,455,675 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $69,455,452   $35,202,459   $8,507,039   $17,136,632 

 

*Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Operations
  For the Periods Ended December 31, 2023

 

       Segall Bryant   Segall Bryant     
   Segall Bryant &   & Hamill   & Hamill   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Emerging   International   International   Hamill Global All 
   Markets Fund   Small Cap Fund   Equity Fund(a)   Cap Fund 
Investment Income                    
Dividends  $2,527,082   $5,737,750   $1,994   $448,270 
Interest   4,324    12,311    340    31,814 
Foreign taxes withheld   (266,926)   (654,071)   (246)   (14,199)
Total income   2,264,480    5,095,990    2,088    465,885 
                     
Expenses                    
Investment advisory fees (Note 6)   435,424    962,227    438    192,242 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)                    
Retail Class   4,353    26,943    1    2,529 
Institutional Class   27,784    52,438    27    32,512 
Administrative fees (Note 6)   26,573    44,806    666    20,706 
Registration and filing fees   38,565    38,278    625    37,780 
Trustee fees and expenses   16,313    23,176    500    13,992 
Custodian fees   157,786    85,783    4,000    16,840 
Transfer agent fees (Note 6)   21,108    20,516    1,020    26,139 
Audit and tax preparation fees   19,354    21,369    18,800    14,316 
Independent pricing service fees   72,634    48,415    2,140    3,868 
Shareholder reporting expenses   6,395    5,762        12,793 
Legal fees   2,237    4,954        1,389 
Insurance expense   2,925    5,985        1,736 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   5,963    7,827    210    5,394 
Reclaim fees       73,208        1,035 
Borrowing costs   11,835    8,304         
Other   97,376    45,227    111    19,666 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   946,625    1,475,218    28,538    402,937 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment adviser   (348,435)   (279,875)   (27,962)   (142,397)
Net expenses   598,190    1,195,343    576    260,540 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   1,666,290    3,900,647    1,512    205,345 
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)                    
Net realized gains (losses) on:                    
Investments   514,597 (b)   (347,469)       1,044,163 
Foreign currency   (35,189)   (79,422)   1,366    (3,932)
    479,408    (426,891)   1,366    1,040,231 
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:                    
Investments   6,560,164 (c)   13,322,167    36,675    4,520,874 
Translation of assets and liabilities denoted in foreign currencies   15,311    52,563    679    6,513 
    6,575,475    13,374,730    37,354    4,527,387 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)   7,054,883    12,947,839    38,720    5,567,618 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $8,721,173   $16,848,486   $40,232   $5,772,963 

 

(a)For the Period December 8, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

 

(b)Net of foreign capital gains tax of $97,852.

 

(c)Net change in deferred foreign capital gains tax of $305,801.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

   Segall Bryant &         
   Hamill   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant & 
   Short Term Plus   Hamill Plus Bond   Hamill Quality 
   Fund   Fund   High Yield Fund 
Investment Income               
Interest  $590,362   $29,648,489   $3,473,169 
                
Expenses               
Investment advisory fees (Note 6)   52,950    2,457,534    301,391 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)               
Retail Class   7,920    641,850    53,210 
Institutional Class   18,330    321,586    40,432 
Administrative fees (Note 6)   18,029    230,063    32,387 
Registration and filing fees   47,943    54,775    41,118 
Trustee fees and expenses   12,873    92,733    18,314 
Custodian fees   12,046    14,150    11,107 
Transfer agent fees (Note 6)   20,153    29,400    22,141 
Audit and tax preparation fees   18,347    20,362    18,347 
Independent pricing service fees   11,998    29,834    12,521 
Shareholder reporting expenses   3,889    60,680    12,154 
Legal fees   983    32,959    3,178 
Insurance expense   1,174    45,845    4,557 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   5,225    25,832    6,705 
Borrowing costs   485    1,327     
Other   11,324    38,106    15,275 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   243,669    4,097,036    592,837 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment adviser   (155,890)   (838,141)   (82,812)
Net expenses   87,779    3,258,895    510,025 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   502,583    26,389,594    2,963,144 
                
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)               
Net realized gains (losses) on:               
Investments   (445,104)   (20,458,651)   (132,619)
                
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:               
Investments   974,075    45,073,733    4,899,954 
                
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)   528,971    24,615,082    4,767,335 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $1,031,554   $51,004,676   $7,730,479 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Operations
  For the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

   Segall Bryant &     
   Hamill Municipal   Segall Bryant & 
   Opportunities   Hamill Colorado 
   Fund   Tax Free Fund 
Investment Income          
Interest  $7,645,899   $13,161,491 
           
Expenses          
Investment advisory fees (Note 6)   686,762    1,383,721 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)          
Retail Class   62,955    279,356 
Institutional Class   143,008    225,437 
Administrative fees (Note 6)   72,505    134,606 
Registration and filing fees   75,641    31,694 
Trustee fees and expenses   32,605    56,194 
Custodian fees   12,976    12,778 
Transfer agent fees (Note 6)   21,819    22,169 
Audit and tax preparation fees   16,331    16,331 
Independent pricing service fees   25,567    38,714 
Shareholder reporting expenses   13,432    13,393 
Legal fees   9,422    18,705 
Insurance expense   14,827    26,561 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   10,429    16,567 
Borrowing costs   5,360    823 
Other   16,966    22,466 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   1,220,605    2,299,515 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment adviser   (200,892)   (121,104)
Net expenses   1,019,713    2,178,411 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   6,626,186    10,983,080 
           
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)          
Net realized gains (losses) on:          
Investments   (2,922,479)   (5,040,838)
           
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:          
Investments   6,039,816    11,904,163 
           
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)   3,117,337    6,863,325 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $9,743,523   $17,846,405 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Operations
For the Periods Ended December 31, 2023

 

           Barrett   Barrett 
   Barrett Growth   Barrett Growth   Opportunity   Opportunity 
   Fund (a)   Fund (b)   Fund (c)   Fund (d) 
Investment Income                    
Dividends  $164,154   $230,056   $244,958   $908,945 
Interest   11,774    11,715    14,929    52,953 
Total income   175,928    241,771    259,887    961,898 
                     
Expenses                    
Investment advisory fees (Note 6)   136,299    236,346    97,101    330,286 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)   7,308        13,690     
Administrative fees (Note 6)   40,479    79,846    16,738    74,416 
Registration and filing fees   14,283    23,353    9,699    28,589 
Trustee fees and expenses   16,498    25,871    10,940    34,997 
Custodian fees   3,338    5,542    2,039    6,535 
Transfer agent fees (Note 6)   10,993    22,731    7,237    47,962 
Audit and tax preparation fees   18,009    17,997    21,498    19,003 
Independent pricing service fees   480        480     
Shareholder reporting expenses   3,884    5,052    4,574    10,040 
Legal fees   14,962    28,745    35,029    27,731 
Insurance expense   1,726    3,483    317    24,179 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   7,117    14,985    1,939     
Distribution Fees (Note 6)   20,570    39,653         
Other   5,190    4,059    1,273    7,002 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   301,136    507,663    222,554    610,740 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment adviser   (134,313)   (231,664)   (43,684)    
Net expenses   166,823    275,999    178,870    610,740 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   9,105    (34,228)   81,017    351,158 
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)                    
Net realized gains (losses) on:                    
Investments   257,254    770,184    4,203,869    9,585,953 
Written option contracts               218,766 
In-Kind redemptions (Note 2)           1,863,811    2,796,952 
    257,254    770,184    6,067,680    12,601,671 
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:                    
Investments   3,801,204    354,525    (3,298,170)   (8,331,531)
Written option contracts               (132,453)
    3,801,204    354,525    (3,298,170)   (8,463,984)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)   4,058,458    1,124,709    2,769,510    4,137,687 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $4,067,563   $1,090,481   $2,850,527   $4,488,845 

 

(a)For the Period June 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

 

(b)For the Year Ended May 31, 2023.

 

(c)For the Period September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

 

(d)For the Year Ended August 31, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill 
   Small Cap Value Fund   Small Cap Growth Fund   Small Cap Core Fund 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Operations                              
Net investment income (loss)  $8,943,650   $2,757,189   $(556,349)  $(964,514)  $281,876   $54,184 
Net realized gains (loss)   6,426,029    (4,194,832)   (9,427,358)   (29,474,041)   925,318    (364,292)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation   54,085,773    (91,223,389)   45,186,166    (47,413,915)   7,299,845    (5,814,708)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   69,455,452    (92,661,032)   35,202,459    (77,852,470)   8,507,039    (6,124,816)
                               
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                              
From distributable earnings                              
Retail   (105,185)   (94,373)           (17,590)   (14,101)
Institutional   (8,620,935)   (7,283,529)           (2,636,238)   (1,069,374)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (8,726,120)   (7,377,902)           (2,653,828)   (1,083,475)
                               
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                              
Shares sold                              
Retail   1,550,499    1,328,818    4,637,847    25,175,411    226,663    376,001 
Institutional   115,514,332    256,225,204    73,551,008    90,289,646    16,969,993    10,979,205 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                              
Retail   100,906    90,845            16,310    14,101 
Institutional   6,251,052    5,587,914            1,311,451    762,480 
Cost of shares redeemed                              
Retail   (2,162,913)   (1,050,445)   (18,000,139)   (16,308,602)   (492,445)   (1,033,843)
Institutional   (127,885,713)   (183,893,524)   (39,299,259)   (79,436,704)   (2,039,402)   (3,550,760)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (6,631,837)   78,288,812    20,889,457    19,719,751    15,992,570    7,547,184 
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   54,097,495    (21,750,122)   56,091,916    (58,132,719)   21,845,781    338,893 
                               
Net Assets                              
Beginning of year   589,068,883    610,819,005    184,222,946    242,355,665    52,461,340    52,122,447 
End of year  $643,166,378   $589,068,883   $240,314,862   $184,222,946   $74,307,121   $52,461,340 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

           Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill 
   Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund   Emerging Markets Fund   International Small Cap Fund 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Operations                              
Net investment income (loss)  $680,957   $524,002   $1,666,290   $1,941,983   $3,900,647   $5,168,980 
Net realized gains (loss)   7,321,804    11,094,494    479,408    (5,177,154)   (426,891)   (10,225,741)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation   9,133,871    (46,691,676)   6,575,475    (5,923,230)   13,374,730    (15,147,106)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   17,136,632    (35,073,180)   8,721,173    (9,158,401)   16,848,486    (20,203,867)
                               
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                              
From distributable earnings                              
Retail   (66,846)   (63,396)   (114,224)   (75,527)   (661,893)   (736,406)
Institutional   (5,820,135)   (10,633,312)   (2,678,206)   (1,595,115)   (4,749,219)   (4,225,586)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (5,886,981)   (10,696,708)   (2,792,430)   (1,670,642)   (5,411,112)   (4,961,992)
                               
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                              
Shares sold                              
Retail   784,349    49,609    227,925    1,421,980    4,894,832    547,414 
Institutional   7,600,351    12,927,549    5,724,090    3,683,736    6,350,437    5,226,401 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                              
Retail   63,816    58,266    114,083    75,527    504,084    447,533 
Institutional   5,734,930    10,513,977    1,622,465    872,968    4,612,222    3,968,896 
Cost of shares redeemed                              
Retail   (280,346)   (36,698)   (352,750)   (2,287,039)   (2,704,745)   (32,245,727)
Institutional   (30,584,972)   (34,347,622)   (2,372,524)   (10,223,460)   (6,659,663)   (12,594,066)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (16,681,872)   (10,834,919)   4,963,289    (6,456,288)   6,997,167    (34,649,549)
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   (5,432,221)   (56,604,807)   10,892,032    (17,285,331)   18,434,541    (59,815,408)
                               
Net Assets                              
Beginning of year   130,828,190    187,432,997    40,597,793    57,883,124    96,230,895    156,046,303 
End of year  $125,395,969   $130,828,190   $51,489,825   $40,597,793   $114,665,436   $96,230,895 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Segall Bryant                 
   & Hamill                 
   International   Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill 
   Equity Fund   Global All Cap Fund   Short Term Plus Fund 
   Period Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023*   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Operations                         
Net investment income (loss)  $1,512   $205,345   $75,601   $502,583   $334,582 
Net realized gains (loss)   1,366    1,040,231    73,379    (445,104)   (658,535)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation   37,354    4,527,387    (7,067,686)   974,075    (829,397)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   40,232    5,772,963    (6,918,706)   1,031,554    (1,153,350)
                          
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                         
From distributable earnings                         
Retail       (957,204)   (554,671)   (91,824)   (51,331)
Institutional       (119,139)   (40,018)   (413,969)   (307,266)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from distributions to shareholders       (1,076,343)   (594,689)   (505,793)   (358,597)
                          
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                         
Shares sold                         
Retail   2,527    243,094    46,207    1,047,272    1,221,644 
Institutional   1,178,415    1,289,564    280,158    3,587,320    7,394,807 
Shares issued in connection with Fund Reorganization (Note 1)                         
Institutional   624,232                 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                         
Retail       910,769    526,322    89,823    51,331 
Institutional       119,110    39,740    384,512    293,814 
Cost of shares redeemed                         
Retail       (2,629,456)   (2,132,105)   (1,728,665)   (9,042,736)
Institutional       (79,930)   (2,829,123)   (14,429,649)   (21,751,979)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   1,805,174    (146,849)   (4,068,801)   (11,049,387)   (21,833,119)
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   1,845,406    4,549,771    (11,582,196)   (10,523,626)   (23,345,066)
                          
Net Assets                         
Beginning of period       27,113,371    38,695,567    28,605,725    51,950,791 
End of period  $1,845,406   $31,663,142   $27,113,371   $18,082,099   $28,605,725 

 

*Began operations on December 8, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill 
   Plus Bond Fund   Quality High Yield Fund 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Operations                    
Net investment income (loss)  $26,389,594   $23,872,516   $2,963,144   $3,253,575 
Net realized gains (loss)   (20,458,651)   (24,473,862)   (132,619)   (1,115,170)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation   45,073,733    (129,200,223)   4,899,954    (11,930,262)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   51,004,676    (129,801,569)   7,730,479    (9,791,857)
                     
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                    
From distributable earnings                    
Retail   (11,214,205)   (11,362,913)   (1,219,273)   (1,350,775)
Institutional   (15,938,608)   (14,455,942)   (1,840,079)   (2,058,659)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (27,152,813)   (25,818,855)   (3,059,352)   (3,409,434)
                     
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                    
Shares sold                    
Retail   37,017,204    45,437,462    3,381,405    2,589,388 
Institutional   120,657,613    115,133,246    12,518,713    13,363,685 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                    
Retail   11,087,857    11,226,457    1,170,000    1,290,869 
Institutional   15,352,486    13,454,360    1,792,916    2,016,794 
Cost of shares redeemed                    
Retail   (76,584,509)   (142,019,102)   (6,770,357)   (10,822,418)
Institutional   (86,141,755)   (262,106,464)   (12,680,304)   (31,465,249)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   21,388,896    (218,874,041)   (587,627)   (23,026,931)
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   45,240,759    (374,494,465)   4,083,500    (36,228,222)
                     
Net Assets                    
Beginning of year   680,642,827    1,055,137,292    65,777,930    102,006,152 
End of year  $725,883,586   $680,642,827   $69,861,430   $65,777,930 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Segall Bryant & Hamill   Segall Bryant & Hamill 
   Municipal Opportunities Fund   Colorado Tax Free Fund 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Operations                    
Net investment income (loss)  $6,626,186   $6,213,311   $10,983,080   $9,989,843 
Net realized gains (loss)   (2,922,479)   (24,579,074)   (5,040,838)   (29,614,050)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation   6,039,816    (15,231,250)   11,904,163    (39,663,177)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   9,743,523    (33,597,013)   17,846,405    (59,287,384)
                     
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                    
From distributable earnings                    
Retail   (870,933)   (1,166,481)   (4,212,104)   (4,784,042)
Institutional   (6,224,370)   (6,976,014)   (8,629,687)   (8,836,132)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (7,095,303)   (8,142,495)   (12,841,791)   (13,620,174)
                     
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                    
Shares sold                    
Retail   2,793,131    32,208,046    13,748,170    47,029,360 
Institutional   70,347,983    224,651,403    85,503,493    188,999,709 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                    
Retail   748,408    1,051,617    4,081,772    4,666,333 
Institutional   6,077,362    6,824,044    7,864,990    7,955,402 
Cost of shares redeemed                    
Retail   (24,702,982)   (34,032,529)   (46,980,963)   (97,785,327)
Institutional   (96,569,591)   (252,703,662)   (110,175,239)   (269,581,873)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (41,305,689)   (22,001,081)   (45,957,777)   (118,716,396)
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   (38,657,469)   (63,740,589)   (40,953,163)   (191,623,954)
                     
Net Assets                    
Beginning of year   211,805,053    275,545,642    395,538,452    587,162,406 
End of year  $173,147,584   $211,805,053   $354,585,289   $395,538,452 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Barrett Growth Fund   Barrett Opportunity Fund 
   Seven Months           Four Months         
   Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   May 31,   May 31,   December 31,   August 31,   August 31, 
   2023   2023   2022   2023   2023   2022 
Operations                              
Net investment income (loss)  $9,105   $(34,228)  $(125,241)  $81,017   $351,158   $330,355 
Net realized gains (losses) on:                              
Investments   257,254    770,184    4,933,291    4,203,869    9,585,953    9,432,692 
Written Options                   218,766     
Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)               1,863,811    2,796,952     
Change in unrealized net appreciation/depreciation on:                              
Investments   3,801,204    354,525    (6,336,676)   (3,298,170)   (8,331,531)   (9,586,765)
Written Options                   (132,453)   366,727 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   4,067,563    1,090,481    (1,528,626)   2,850,527    4,488,845    543,009 
                               
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)                              
From distributable earnings   (768,082)   (4,071,920)   (3,831,341)   (10,014,553)   (5,630,063)   (7,474,749)
                               
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)                              
Shares sold   34,587    97,566    600,581    1,988,586    22,566    19,556 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   752,530    4,071,920    3,831,341    5,989,661    2,966,597    4,394,312 
Cost of shares redeemed   (2,528,597)   (2,357,085)   (8,551,451)   (8,272,357)   (16,299,927)   (3,122,070)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (1,741,480)   1,812,401    (4,119,529)   (294,110)   (13,310,764)   1,291,798 
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   1,558,001    (1,169,038)   (9,479,496)   (7,458,136)   (14,451,982)   (5,639,942)
                               
Net Assets                              
Beginning of period   24,195,191    25,364,229    34,843,725    43,926,123    58,378,105    64,018,047 
End of period  $25,753,192   $24,195,191   $25,364,229   $36,467,987   $43,926,123   $58,378,105 

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a) 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.50   $14.83   $13.34   $12.71   $12.34 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(b)   0.18    0.04    0.02    0.23    0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.30    (2.23)   2.15    0.53    0.36 
Total from investment operations   1.48    (2.19)   2.17    0.76    0.37 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Distributions from net investment income   (0.17)   (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.04)    
Distributions from net realized gains       (0.13)   (0.67)   (0.09)    
Total distributions   (0.17)   (0.14)   (0.68)   (0.13)    
Net asset value, end of period  $13.81   $12.50   $14.83   $13.34   $12.71 
Total Return   11.84%   (14.76)%   16.47%   6.14%   3.00(c)
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $8,649   $8,292   $9,414   $6,701   $10 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.09%   1.06%   1.04%   1.08%   1.06(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.09%   1.06%   1.04%   1.08%   1.06(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.35%   0.34%   0.13%   1.93%   1.37(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.35%   0.34%   0.13%   1.93%   1.37(d)
Portfolio turnover rate   35%   26%   32%   44%   28(c)(e)

 

(a)The Fund added a retail share class on December 9, 2019. Ratios for start up periods may not be representative of long term operating results.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

(e)Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the fund level and represents the six months ended December 31, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

                   Six Months     
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   June 30, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.52   $14.85   $13.35   $12.71   $12.59   $13.18 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income(b)   0.19    0.06    0.03    0.10    0.09    0.10 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.31    (2.23)   2.16    0.67    0.80    0.42 
Total from investment operations   1.50    (2.17)   2.19    0.77    0.89    0.52 
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.19)   (0.03)   (0.02)   (0.04)   (0.11)   (0.08)
Distributions from net realized gains       (0.13)   (0.67)   (0.09)   (0.66)   (1.03)
Total distributions   (0.19)   (0.16)   (0.69)   (0.13)   (0.77)   (1.11)
Paid-in capital from redemption fees                   0.00 (c)   0.00 (c)
Net asset value, end of period   13.83   $12.52   $14.85   $13.35   $12.71   $12.59 
Total Return   11.95%   (14.65)%   16.62%   6.22%   7.30(d)   5.33%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $634,518   $580,777   $601,405   $415,747   $169,891   $141,192 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.96%   0.96%   0.97%   0.99%   0.99(e)   0.99%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.96%   0.96%   0.97%   1.01%   1.14(e)   1.14%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.46%   0.46%   0.22%   0.89%   1.38(e)   0.81%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.46%   0.46%   0.22%   0.87%   1.23(e)   0.66%
Portfolio turnover rate   35%   26%   32%   44%   28(d)   68%

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $15.47   $22.95   $20.56   $13.04   $10.15 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment loss(a)   (0.07)   (0.11)   (0.17)   (0.08)   (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.87    (7.37)   2.56    7.60    2.95 
Total from investment operations   2.80    (7.48)   2.39    7.52    2.89 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Distributions from net realized gains                    
Total distributions                    
Net asset value, end of year   18.27   $15.47   $22.95   $20.56   $13.04 
Total Return   18.10%   (32.59)%   11.62%   57.67%   28.47%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $35,209   $42,199   $53,652   $11,786   $2,836 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.04%   1.05%   1.03%   1.04%   1.12%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.04%   1.05%   1.03%   1.04%   1.12%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.41)%   (0.66)%   (0.74)%   (0.54)%   (0.51)%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.41)%   (0.66)%   (0.74)%   (0.54)%   (0.51)%
Portfolio turnover rate   36%   59%   35%   54%   28%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $15.88   $23.52   $21.04   $13.33   $10.36 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment loss(a)   (0.04)   (0.09)   (0.13)   (0.08)   (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.95    (7.55)   2.61    7.79    3.02 
Total from investment operations   2.91    (7.64)   2.48    7.71    2.97 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Distributions from net realized gains                    
Total distributions                    
Net asset value, end of year   18.79   $15.88   $23.52   $21.04   $13.33 
Total Return   18.32%   (32.48)%   11.79%   57.84%   28.67%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $205,106   $142,024   $188,703   $110,018   $72,341 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.87%   0.88%   0.87%   0.97%   0.98%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.87%   0.88%   0.87%   0.97%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.23)%   (0.49)%   (0.59)%   (0.50)%   (0.38)%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.23)%   (0.49)%   (0.59)%   (0.50)%   (0.38)%
Portfolio turnover rate   36%   59%   35%   54%   28%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.76   $12.65   $12.26   $10.00 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment loss(a)   0.04    (0.02)   (0.07)   (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.41    (1.65)   2.82    2.29 
Total from investment operations   1.45    (1.67)   2.75    2.26 
Less dividends and distributions:                    
Dividends from net investment income   (0.03)            
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.39)   (0.22)   (2.36)    
Total distributions   (0.42)   (0.22)   (2.36)    
Net asset value, end of year  $11.79   $10.76   $12.65   $12.26 
Total Return   13.67%   (13.26)%   23.26%   22.60%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                    
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $520   $728   $1,663   $4,165 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                    
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.14%   1.14%   1.14%   1.14%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.32%   1.36%   1.35%   1.26%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                    
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.36%   (0.19)%   (0.25)%   (0.26)%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.18%   (0.40)%   (0.46)%   (0.38)%
Portfolio turnover rate   41%   44%   36%   74%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.81   $12.70   $12.28   $10.00 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)(a)   0.05    0.01    (0.02)   (0.00(b)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.44    (1.67)   2.80    2.28 
Total from investment operations   1.49    (1.66)   2.78    2.28 
Less dividends and distributions:                    
Dividends from net investment income   (0.05)   (0.01)        
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.39)   (0.22)   (2.36)    
Total distributions   (0.44)   (0.23)   (2.36)    
Net asset value, end of year  $11.86   $10.81   $12.70   $12.28 
Total Return   13.94%   (13.12)%   23.48%   22.80%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                    
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $73,787   $51,733   $50,460   $44,675 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                    
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.99%   0.99%   0.99%   0.99%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.16%   1.13%   1.10%   1.27%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                    
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.49%   0.12%   (0.13)%   (0.05)%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.32%   (0.02)%   (0.24)%   (0.33)%
Portfolio turnover rate   41%   44%   36%   74%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a) 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.22   $24.51   $21.15   $17.00   $16.49 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (loss)(b)   0.09    0.07    (0.01)   0.04    (0.00(c)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.50    (4.77)   6.16    4.39    0.51 
Total from investment operations   2.59    (4.70)   6.15    4.43    0.51 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.10)   (0.07)       (0.03)    
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.84)   (1.52)   (2.79)   (0.25)    
Total distributions   (0.94)   (1.59)   (2.79)   (0.28)    
Net asset value, end of period  $19.87   $18.22   $24.51   $21.15   $17.00 
Total Return   14.38%   (19.23)%   29.57%   26.08%   3.09(d)
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $1,442   $796   $974   $583   $10 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.92%   0.86%   0.83%   0.79(e)   0.98(f)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.92%   0.86%   0.83%   0.79(e)   1.00(f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.46%   0.35%   (0.06)%   0.19%   (0.15)% (f)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.46%   0.35%   (0.06)%   0.19%   (0.17)% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate   21%   32%   30%   38%   16(d)(g)

 

(a)The Fund added a retail share class on December 9, 2019. Ratios for start up periods may not be representative of long term operating results.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(e)During the period there were no shareholder servicing fees expensed for the Retail Class. This may not be representative of long term results.

 

(f)Annualized.

 

(g)Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the fund level and represents the six months ended December 31, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Six Months
Ended
   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   June 30, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.23   $24.52   $21.16   $17.00   $15.80   $14.76 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)(b)   0.10    0.07    (0.02)   0.03    0.01    0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.51    (4.77)   6.17    4.41    1.25    1.57 
Total from investment operations   2.61    (4.70)   6.15    4.44    1.26    1.58 
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.11)   (0.07)       (0.03)   (0.01)    
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.84)   (1.52)   (2.79)   (0.25)   (0.05)   (0.54)
Total distributions   (0.95)   (1.59)   (2.79)   (0.28)   (0.06)   (0.54)
Paid-in capital from redemption fees                   0.00 (c)   0.00 (c)
Net asset value, end of period  $19.89   $18.23   $24.52   $21.16   $17.00   $15.80 
Total Return   14.48%   (19.21)%   29.55%   26.18%   7.95(d)   11.47%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $123,954   $130,033   $186,459   $169,833   $120,730   $104,418 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.84%   0.84%   0.84%   0.84%   0.96(e)(f)   0.98%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.91%   0.89%   0.87%   0.92%   1.12(e)   1.14%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.53%   0.35%   (0.07)%   0.16%   0.07(e)   0.07%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.45%   0.31%   (0.10)%   0.08%   (0.09)% (e)   (0.09)%
Portfolio turnover rate   21%   32%   30%   38%   16(d)   38%

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

(f)Contractual expense limitation changed from 0.98% to 0.84% effective December 9, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

                   Two Months     
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   October 31, 
Retail*  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $7.35   $9.12   $9.13   $8.67   $8.27   $7.70 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income(b)   0.25    0.30    0.26    0.14    0.01    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.24    (1.77)   0.21    0.47    0.60    0.62 
Total from investment operations   1.49    (1.47)   0.47    0.61    0.61    0.79 
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.46)   (0.30)   (0.30)   (0.15)   (0.20)   (0.18)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.18)           (0.04)
Return of capital                   (0.01)    
Total distributions   (0.46)   (0.30)   (0.48)   (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.22)
Net asset value, end of period  $8.38   $7.35   $9.12   $9.13   $8.67   $8.27 
Total Return   20.35%   (16.17)%   5.22%   7.05%   7.52(c)   10.64%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $2,200   $1,952   $3,224   $2,954   $2,678   $2,397 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.38%   1.38%   1.38%   1.38%   1.46(d)(e)   1.48%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.10%   2.05%   1.86%   2.36%   3.40(d)   2.91%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.23%   3.67%   2.65%   1.80%   1.01(d)   2.15%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.51%   3.00%   2.17%   0.82%   (0.93)% (d)   0.72%
Portfolio turnover rate   85%   88%   91%   91%   23(c)   107%

 

*Formerly Class A.

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

(e)Contractual expense limitation changed from 1.48% to 1.38% effective December 9, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Two Months
Ended
   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   October 31, 
Institutional*  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $7.37   $9.15   $9.15   $8.69   $8.31   $7.74 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income(b)   0.27    0.32    0.28    0.15    0.02    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.24    (1.79)   0.21    0.47    0.59    0.62 
Total from investment operations   1.51    (1.47)   0.49    0.62    0.61    0.82 
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.47)   (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.16)   (0.22)   (0.21)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.18)           (0.04)
Return of capital                   (0.01)    
Total distributions   (0.47)   (0.31)   (0.49)   (0.16)   (0.23)   (0.25)
Net asset value, end of period  $8.41   $7.37   $9.15   $9.15   $8.69   $8.31 
Total Return   20.60%   (16.08)%   5.49%   7.18%   7.51(c)   10.97%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $49,290   $38,646   $54,660   $45,058   $32,721   $30,836 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.23%   1.23%   1.23%   1.23%   1.23(d)   1.23%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.95%   1.90%   1.69%   2.19%   3.14(d)   2.66%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.45%   3.98%   2.83%   1.93%   1.18(d)   2.40%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.73%   3.31%   2.37%   0.97%   (0.73)% (d)   0.97%
Portfolio turnover rate   85%   88%   91%   91%   23(c)   107%

 

*Formerly Class I.

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Two Months
Ended
   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   October 31, 
Retail*  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.58   $11.59   $10.83   $11.64   $11.39   $11.73 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income(b)   0.36    0.44    0.29    0.16    0.02    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.25    (2.00)   1.09    (0.80)   0.73    (0.38)
Total from investment operations   1.61    (1.56)   1.38    (0.64)   0.75    (0.10)
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.50)   (0.45)   (0.62)   (0.17)   (0.49)   (0.25)
Distributions from net realized gains                        
Return of capital                   (0.01)    
Total distributions   (0.50)   (0.45)   (0.62)   (0.17)   (0.50)   (0.25)
Paid-in capital from redemption fees                       0.00 (c)
Net increase from payment by affiliates                       0.01 (d)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.69   $9.58   $11.59   $10.83   $11.64   $11.39 
Total Return   17.09%   (13.31)%   12.97%   (5.51)%   6.73(e)   (0.54)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $13,682   $9,757   $47,301   $64,420   $52,668   $49,749 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.25(f)   1.18%   1.18%   1.18%   1.25(g)(h)   1.28%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.50%   1.41%   1.36%   1.36%   1.42(g)   1.53%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.65%   4.16%   2.37%   1.68%   0.94(g)   2.49%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.40%   3.93%   2.19%   1.50%   0.77(g)   2.24%
Portfolio turnover rate   106%   105%   112%   106%   17(e)   121%

 

*Formerly Class A.

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)The custodian reimbursed the Fund $132,086 for losses incurred from corporate action processing. Payment had a positive 0.09% impact on the total return.

 

(e)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(f)Includes 0.07% of tax reclaim fees which are excluded from the expense limitation agreement.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

(h)Contractual expense limitation changed from 1.28% to 1.18% effective December 9, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Two Months
Ended
   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   October 31, 
Institutional*  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.59   $11.61   $10.85   $11.65   $11.42   $11.77 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income(b)   0.36    0.46    0.31    0.19    0.02    0.30 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.26    (2.02)   1.10    (0.82)   0.73    (0.37)
Total from investment operations   1.62    (1.56)   1.41    (0.63)   0.75    (0.07)
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.51)   (0.46)   (0.65)   (0.17)   (0.51)   (0.29)
Distributions from net realized gains                        
Return of capital                   (0.01)    
Total distributions   (0.51)   (0.46)   (0.65)   (0.17)   (0.52)   (0.29)
Paid-in capital from redemption fees                       0.00 (c)
Net increase from payment by affiliates                       0.01 (d)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.70   $9.59   $11.61   $10.85   $11.65   $11.42 
Total Return   17.24%   (13.19)%   13.19%   (5.35)%   6.69(e)   (0.29)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $100,984   $86,473   $108,745   $119,113   $234,265   $230,883 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.10(f)   1.03%   1.03%   1.03%   1.03(g)   1.03%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.36%   1.24%   1.13%   1.18%   1.20(g)   1.28%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.65%   4.52%   2.54%   2.00%   1.15(g)   2.74%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.38%   4.31%   2.44%   1.85%   0.98(g)   2.49%
Portfolio turnover rate   106%   105%   112%   106%   17(e)   121%

 

*Formerly Class I.

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)The custodian reimbursed the Fund $132,086 for losses incurred from corporate action processing. Payment had a positive 0.09% impact on the total return.

 

(e)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(f)Includes 0.07% of tax reclaim fees which are excluded from the expense limitation agreement.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented

 

   Period Ended 
   December 31, 
Retail  2023(a) 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.00 
Income (loss) from investment operations:     
Net investment income(b)   0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.46 
Total from investment operations   0.47 
Less dividends and distributions:     
Dividends from net investment income    
Total distributions    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.47 
Total Return   4.70(c)
Ratios and Supplemental Data     
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $3 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.14(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   25.58(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.42(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (23.02%) (d)
Portfolio turnover rate   0(c)

 

(a)Fund commenced operations December 8, 2023.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented

 

   Period Ended 
   December 31, 
Institutional  2023(a) 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.00 
Income (loss) from investment operations:     
Net investment income(b)   0.02 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.45 
Total from investment operations   0.47 
Less dividends and distributions:     
Dividends from net investment income    
Total distributions    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.47 
Total Return   4.70(c)
Ratios and Supplemental Data     
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $1,843 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.99(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   46.95(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   2.48(d)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (43.48%) (d)
Portfolio turnover rate   0(c)

 

(a)Fund commenced operations December 8, 2023.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $8.77   $11.02   $9.32   $10.98   $9.52 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(b)   0.06    0.02    0.02    0.18    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.83    (2.07)   2.36    0.08 (c)   2.16 
Total from investment operations   1.89    (2.05)   2.38    0.26    2.39 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.07)   (0.03)   (0.04)   (0.18)   (0.25)
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.29)   (0.17)   (0.64)   (1.74)   (0.68)
Total distributions   (0.36)   (0.20)   (0.68)   (1.92)   (0.93)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.30   $8.77   $11.02   $9.32   $10.98 
Total Return   21.62%   (18.68)%   25.83%   2.95%   25.36%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $28,273   $25,422   $33,821   $32,224   $46,375 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.36%   1.29%   1.18%   1.29%   1.22%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.68%   0.25%   0.16%   1.83%   2.14%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.21%   (0.14)%   (0.13)%   1.43%   1.81%
Portfolio turnover rate   24%   31%   24%   132%   40%

 

(a)Prior to September 19, 2020 known as the Segall Bryant & Hamill Global Large Cap Fund.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Represents a balancing figure derived from other amounts in the financial highlights table that captures all other changes affecting the net asset value per share. This per share amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized losses on the Statement of Operations for the same period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020(a)   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $8.64   $10.86   $9.20   $10.86   $9.43 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(b)   0.08    0.03    0.03    0.18    0.24 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.80    (2.04)   2.33    0.09 (c)   2.14 
Total from investment operations   1.88    (2.01)   2.36    0.27    2.38 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.08)   (0.04)   (0.06)   (0.19)   (0.27)
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.29)   (0.17)   (0.64)   (1.74)   (0.68)
Total distributions   (0.37)   (0.21)   (0.70)   (1.93)   (0.95)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.15   $8.64   $10.86   $9.20   $10.86 
Total Return   21.87%   (18.55)%   25.94%   3.04%   25.55%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $3,390   $1,692   $4,875   $3,373   $2,730 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.74%   0.74%   0.74%   0.74%   0.74%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.35%   1.27%   1.17%   1.20%   1.12%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.81%   0.33%   0.29%   1.83%   2.32%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.21%   (0.20)%   (0.14)%   1.37%   1.94%
Portfolio turnover rate   24%   31%   24%   132%   40%

 

(a)Prior to September 19, 2020 known as the Segall Bryant & Hamill Global Large Cap Fund.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Represents a balancing figure derived from other amounts in the financial highlights table that captures all other changes affecting the net asset value per share. This per share amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized losses on the Statement of Operations for the same period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.76   $10.05   $10.15   $10.11   $10.02 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.23    0.07    0.05    0.12    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.26    (0.28)   (0.08)   0.08    0.10 
Total from investment operations   0.49    (0.21)   (0.03)   0.20    0.35 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.24)   (0.08)   (0.06)   (0.15)   (0.26)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.00(b)
Total distributions   (0.24)   (0.08)   (0.07)   (0.16)   (0.26)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.01   $9.76   $10.05   $10.15   $10.11 
Total Return   5.09%   (2.07)%   (0.23)%   2.05%   3.57%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $3,331   $3,828   $11,896   $2,989   $915 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.49%   0.49%   0.49%   0.49%   0.49%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.25%   0.86%   0.80%   1.18%   4.13%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   2.36%   0.69%   0.45%   1.23%   2.50%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.65%   0.31%   0.14%   0.54%   (1.14)%
Portfolio turnover rate   45%   22%   46%   47%   32%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.78   $10.07   $10.16   $10.11   $10.02 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.24    0.08    0.06    0.13    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.26    (0.28)   (0.07)   0.09    0.09 
Total from investment operations   0.50    (0.20)   (0.01)   0.22    0.35 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.25)   (0.09)   (0.07)   (0.16)   (0.26)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.00) (b)
Total distributions   (0.25)   (0.09)   (0.08)   (0.17)   (0.26)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.03   $9.78   $10.07   $10.16   $10.11 
Total Return   5.17%   (1.98)%   (0.05)%   2.18%   3.62%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $14,751   $24,777   $40,054   $23,568   $6,279 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.13%   0.74%   0.68%   1.03%   3.68%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   2.38%   0.81%   0.55%   1.32%   2.53%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.65%   0.48%   0.27%   0.69%   (0.75)%
Portfolio turnover rate   45%   22%   46%   47%   32%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.14   $10.85   $11.25   $10.79   $10.32 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.34    0.26    0.23    0.27    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.33    (1.67)   (0.30)   0.64    0.57 
Total from investment operations   0.67    (1.41)   (0.07)   0.91    0.90 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.35)   (0.30)   (0.26)   (0.30)   (0.36)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.07)   (0.15)   (0.07)
Total distributions   (0.35)   (0.30)   (0.33)   (0.45)   (0.43)
Net asset value, end of year  $9.46   $9.14   $10.85   $11.25   $10.79 
Total Return   7.47%   (13.13)%   (0.58)%   8.49%   8.79%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $292,517   $311,042   $466,063   $594,559   $598,220 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.55%   0.55%   0.55%   0.55%   0.55%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.66%   0.67%   0.67%   0.68%   0.73%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.69%   2.77%   2.10%   2.38%   3.04%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.58%   2.65%   1.98%   2.25%   2.86%
Portfolio turnover rate   39%   26%   54%   59%   52%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.05   $10.74   $11.14   $10.69   $10.23 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.35    0.28    0.25    0.28    0.34 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.32    (1.66)   (0.30)   0.64    0.56 
Total from investment operations   0.67    (1.38)   (0.05)   0.92    0.90 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.36)   (0.31)   (0.28)   (0.32)   (0.37)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.07)   (0.15)   (0.07)
Total distributions   (0.36)   (0.31)   (0.35)   (0.47)   (0.44)
Net asset value, end of year  $9.36   $9.05   $10.74   $11.14   $10.69 
Total Return   7.59%   (12.95)%   (0.44)%   8.65%   8.90%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $433,367   $369,601   $589,074   $525,992   $427,395 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%   0.40%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.53%   0.52%   0.51%   0.51%   0.55%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.85%   2.91%   2.24%   2.53%   3.14%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.73%   2.79%   2.13%   2.42%   2.99%
Portfolio turnover rate   39%   26%   54%   59%   52%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $7.98   $9.21   $9.24   $8.97   $8.40 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.35    0.31    0.30    0.34    0.43 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.59    (1.20)   (0.01)   0.29    0.58 
Total from investment operations   0.94    (0.89)   0.29    0.63    1.01 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.36)   (0.34)   (0.32)   (0.36)   (0.44)
Net asset value, end of year  $8.56   $7.98   $9.21   $9.24   $8.97 
Total Return   12.16%   (9.75)%   3.14%   7.31%   12.21%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $27,513   $27,855   $39,879   $42,227   $39,692 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.85%   0.85%   0.85%   0.85%   0.85%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.94%   0.90%   0.88%   0.95%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   4.34%   3.82%   3.30%   3.84%   4.86%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   4.25%   3.77%   3.27%   3.74%   4.73%
Portfolio turnover rate   9%   9%   25%   57%   41%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $7.89   $9.10   $9.13   $8.87   $8.29 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.36    0.33    0.32    0.35    0.44 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.58    (1.19)   (0.02)   0.28    0.57 
Total from investment operations   0.94    (0.86)   0.30    0.63    1.01 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.38)   (0.35)   (0.33)   (0.37)   (0.43)
Net asset value, end of year  $8.45   $7.89   $9.10   $9.13   $8.87 
Total Return   12.21%   (9.51%)   3.33%   7.40%   12.40%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $42,349   $37,923   $62,127   $40,912   $21,680 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.85%   0.79%   0.76%   0.82%   0.83%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   4.48%   3.95%   3.43%   3.99%   4.99%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   4.34%   3.86%   3.37%   3.87%   4.86%
Portfolio turnover rate   9%   9%   25%   57%   41%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.50   $11.02   $11.01   $10.67   $10.38 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.31    0.21    0.18    0.24    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.18    (1.44)   0.12    0.44    0.43 
Total from investment operations   0.49    (1.23)   0.30    0.68    0.72 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.33)   (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.30)   (0.35)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.02)   (0.04)   (0.08)
Total distributions   (0.33)   (0.29)   (0.29)   (0.34)   (0.43)
Net asset value, end of year  $9.66   $9.50   $11.02   $11.01   $10.67 
Total Return   5.34%   (11.25)%   2.72%   6.54%   7.00%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $13,886   $35,120   $42,056   $28,344   $11,399 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.76%   0.73%   0.74%   0.80%   0.94%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.24%   2.16%   1.64%   2.17%   2.73%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.13%   2.08%   1.55%   2.02%   2.44%
Portfolio turnover rate   73%   173%   37%   101%   114%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.51   $11.03   $11.02   $10.68   $10.39 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.32    0.23    0.19    0.25    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.19    (1.45)   0.12    0.45    0.43 
Total from investment operations   0.51    (1.22)   0.31    0.70    0.74 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.35)   (0.30)   (0.28)   (0.32)   (0.37)
Distributions from net realized gains           (0.02)   (0.04)   (0.08)
Total distributions   (0.35)   (0.30)   (0.30)   (0.36)   (0.45)
Net asset value, end of year  $9.67   $9.51   $11.03   $11.02   $10.68 
Total Return   5.50%   (11.11)%   2.87%   6.71%   7.19%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $159,261   $176,685   $233,490   $145,819   $62,358 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.60%   0.56%   0.57%   0.62%   0.76%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   3.40%   2.31%   1.74%   2.32%   2.90%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   3.30%   2.24%   1.67%   2.20%   2.64%
Portfolio turnover rate   73%   173%   37%   101%   114%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Retail  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.35   $11.91   $11.95   $11.69   $11.30 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.28    0.21    0.17    0.24    0.27 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.23    (1.47)   0.05    0.34    0.47 
Total from investment operations   0.51    (1.26)   0.22    0.58    0.74 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.33)   (0.30)   (0.26)   (0.32)   (0.35)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.53   $10.35   $11.91   $11.95   $11.69 
Total Return   5.02%   (10.64)%   1.87%   5.08%   6.62%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $116,155   $143,558   $216,617   $205,285   $161,755 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%   0.65%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.66%   0.68%   0.68%   0.70%   0.77%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   2.69%   1.96%   1.44%   2.00%   2.29%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.68%   1.94%   1.41%   1.95%   2.17%
Portfolio turnover rate   48%   64%   15%   71%   30%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Presented

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31, 
Institutional  2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.39   $11.96   $12.00   $11.73   $11.33 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income(a)   0.29    0.23    0.19    0.25    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.23    (1.43)   0.05    0.36    0.48 
Total from investment operations   0.52    (1.25)   0.24    0.61    0.76 
Less dividends and distributions:                         
Dividends from net investment income   (0.34)   (0.32)   (0.28)   (0.34)   (0.36)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.57   $10.39   $11.96   $12.00   $11.73 
Total Return   5.16%   (10.55)%   2.01%   5.29%   6.80%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)  $238,430   $251,981   $370,546   $289,774   $214,996 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.54%   0.53%   0.52%   0.55%   0.61%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                         
With fee waivers/reimbursements   2.82%   2.12%   1.54%   2.15%   2.41%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.78%   2.09%   1.52%   2.10%   2.30%
Portfolio turnover rate   48%   64%   15%   71%   30%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

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Barrett Growth Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Seven Months
Ended
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   May 31,   May 31,   May 31,   May 31,   May 31, 
   2023 (a)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $21.50   $25.00   $30.29   $24.34   $20.81   $20.30 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)(b)   0.01    (0.03)   (0.11)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   3.75    0.72    (1.49)   7.99    4.15    1.17 
Total from investment operations   3.76    0.69    (1.60)   7.89    4.10    1.15 
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.74)   (4.19)   (3.69)   (1.94)   (0.57)   (0.64)
Net asset value, end of period  $24.52   $21.50   $25.00   $30.29   $24.34   $20.81 
Total Return   17.59(c)   5.09%   -7.25%   32.96%   19.82%   6.17%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $25,753   $24,195   $25,364   $34,844   $30,565   $26,179 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.14(d)(e)   1.17%   1.13%   1.24(f)   1.25%   1.25%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   2.05(d)   2.15%   1.76%   1.78%   1.81%   1.81%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.06(d)   (0.14)%   (0.36)%   (0.35)%   (0.21)%   (0.08)%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.85%) (d)   (1.12)%   (0.99)%   (0.89)%   (0.77)%   (0.64)%
Portfolio turnover rate   1(c)   4%   5%   6%   20%   16%

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31. Prior to November 20, 2023, the information is from the Predecessor Fund (Note 1).

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

(e)Contractual expense limitation changed from 1.00% (excluding 12b-1 fees) to an overall expense cap of 0.99% effective November 20, 2023.

 

(f)Contractual expense limitation changed from 1.25% to 1.00% (excluding 12b-1 fees) effective April 30, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Barrett Opportunity Fund Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Four Months
Ended
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   August 31,   August 31,   August 31,   August 31,   August 31, 
   2023(a)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.98   $26.68   $29.92   $24.33   $25.77   $30.75 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)(b)   0.05    0.19    0.15    0.21    0.29    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.57    2.26    0.18    6.91    0.85    (1.62)
Total from investment operations   1.62    2.45    0.33    7.12    1.14    (1.33)
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.14)   (0.21)   (0.20)   (0.22)   (0.33)   (0.25)
Distributions from net realized gains   (5.94)   (2.94)   (3.37)   (1.31)   (2.25)   (3.40)
Total distributions   (6.08)   (3.15)   (3.57)   (1.53)   (2.58)   (3.65)
Net asset value, end of period  $21.52   $25.98   $26.68   $29.92   $24.33   $25.77 
Total Return   6.89(c)   10.35%   0.69%   30.65%   3.94%   (3.27)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $36,468   $43,923   $58,378   $64,040   $52,526   $57,500 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.25(d)(e)   1.29%   1.18%   1.18%   1.25%   1.23%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.56(d)   1.29%   1.18%   1.18%   1.25%   1.23%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets                              
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.57(d)   0.74%   0.53%   0.75%   1.08%   1.09%
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   0.26(d)   0.74%   0.53%   0.75%   1.08%   1.09%
Portfolio turnover rate(f)   0(c)   4%   8%   3%   1%   8%

 

(a)Fund changed fiscal year to December 31. Prior to November 20, 2023, the information is from the Predecessor Fund (Note 1).

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Annualized.

 

(e)Prior to November 20, 2023, there was no expense cap. Effective November 20, 2023, the expense cap was set at 0.99%. (f) Portfolio turnover excludes redemptions in-kind, if any.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Interests in the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund, Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund (the “Funds”) are represented by separate classes of beneficial interest of the Trust, which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. All of the Funds offer Retail Class and Institutional Class Shares except Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund. Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund do not have a multi-class structure. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters solely affecting such class.

 

Each of the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap, Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund seeks to provide current income and competitive total return. Each of the Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund and Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund seeks to achieve long-term total rate of return consistent with preservation of capital. The Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund seeks income exempt from Federal income taxes. The Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund seeks income exempt from both federal and Colorado state personal income taxes.

 

The Funds (other than Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund and Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund, which are non-diversified) are diversified portfolios of the Trust for the purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

On November 20, 2023, the Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund (each a “Successor Fund”) acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Barrett Growth Fund, a series of the Trust for Investment Managers, an unaffiliated registered investment company, and the Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc., respectively, (each a “Predecessor Fund”). Shareholders of each Predecessor Fund received an equivalent number of shares of the corresponding Successor Fund. Each Successor Fund has succeeded to the performance and accounting data of the applicable Predecessor Fund and accordingly, the prior performance and financial history of the Predecessor Funds is included in these financial statements. The Barrett Growth Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31 from May 31 effective December 31, 2023. The Barrett Opportunity Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31 from August 31 effective December 31, 2023.

 

Effective December 8, 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Fund, LP (the “Partnership”), an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of the Fund, was converted into the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund. The Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund is a successor to the Partnership and has substantially the same investment objectives and strategies as did the Partnership. The net assets contributed resulting from the tax-free transaction were $626,704, including unrealized appreciation for tax purposes of $45,608. The Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund carried forward the historical cost basis of investments and cumulative unrealized gains and losses as reported to align ongoing financial reporting. The limited partners of the Partnership were issued shares in the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund based on the December 8, 2023 opening net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund. A total of 62,670 shares were issues at a NAV per share of $10.00.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. Each Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes. The following policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies, under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 – Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements. The actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents – Each Fund subscribes to the Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) Cash Management Service (“CMS”), whereby cash balances are automatically swept into overnight demand deposits with a branch of a pre-approved commercial bank. This fully automated program allows the Funds to earn interest on cash balances. As of December 31, 2023, the cash equivalents balances reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent the amounts participating in the BBH CMS.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

Investment Valuation – All securities of the Funds are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), currently 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), on each day that the NYSE is open, subject to provisions in the prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information regarding pricing at other times in case of an emergency and optional pricing of the Funds in the event that the NYSE does not open for business because of an emergency.

 

Securities that are traded on a recognized domestic stock exchange are generally valued at the last sales price as of the valuation time on the principal stock exchange on which they are traded. Securities that are principally traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) exchange are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Unlisted securities that are traded on the domestic over-the-counter market for which last sales prices are available, are generally valued at the last sales price as of the valuation time. In the absence of sales and NOCP, such securities are valued at the bid price.

 

Securities that are traded on a foreign stock exchange (and that are not listed on a recognized domestic stock exchange or traded on the NASDAQ exchange or the domestic over-the-counter market) are generally valued at the official closing price on the principal stock exchange on which they are traded. When an event occurs subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange and the close of the NYSE that was likely to have changed such value, the fair value of those securities are determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. The Funds will use a fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value is believed to have been materially affected by a valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day on the NYSE. In the event that closing prices are not available for such foreign securities, such securities are generally valued at the last sales price occurring prior to the closing of its principal exchange.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts have a fair value determined by an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing vendor. Foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE. As of December 31, 2023, the Funds did not hold any forward foreign currency contracts.

 

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value.

 

Fixed-income obligations, having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days, are typically valued at the evaluated prices formulated by an independent pricing service.

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the Funds’ valuation designee responsible for carrying out pricing and valuation duties in accordance with the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under 1940 Act.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the valuation designee with procedures utilized by the valuation designee. Factors which may be considered when determining the value of a security include (a) the fundamental data relating to the investment; (b) an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is sold, including the liquidity and depth of the market; (c) the market value at date of purchase; (d) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security or comparable securities; and (e) any other relevant matters.

 

Securities Traded on Foreign Exchanges – All of the Funds, except the Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund, may invest at least a portion of their assets in foreign securities. As of December 31, 2023, all Funds were primarily invested in securities traded on U.S. exchanges, except Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund and Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund. In the event that a Fund executes a security transaction on a foreign exchange, the Fund will generally enter into a foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks. The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

 

Federal Income Taxes – No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Funds intend to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies.

 

As of and during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. Each Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Tax returns for open years

   
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have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the periods ended December 31, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

When-Issued/Forward Commitment Securities – Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a “when-issued” or “forward commitment” basis which involves a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell particular securities with payment and delivery taking place at a future date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. In accordance with SEC guidance, each Fund segregates liquid assets in an amount sufficient to satisfy the purchase price. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent each Fund makes such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested. Settlements in the ordinary course of business, which may take substantially more than three business days for non-U.S. securities, are not treated by the Funds as “when-issued” or “forward commitment” transactions.

 

Common Expenses – Expenses of the Trust not attributable solely to one of the Funds are allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund or based on the nature of the expense and its relative applicability to each Fund.

 

Allocation Between Classes – Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily to each class of a Fund based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of that Fund. Class-specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses which are not attributable to a specific class are allocated daily to each class of shares of a Fund based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of that Fund.

 

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income – For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ investment transactions and shareholder transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practical after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Non-cash dividends, if any, included in dividend income, are recorded at the fair value of the security received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, net of reclaims, and foreign capital gains taxes, if any, have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates. Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized using the effective interest method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported on an identified cost basis.

 

Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – With respect to each Fund, dividend income is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from its REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of these estimated amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year end and may differ from the estimated amounts.

 

In-Kind Redemptions – Net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions are excluded from the Fund’s taxable gains and are not distributed to shareholders. A redemption-in-kind is the process of making a distribution to shareholders through assets and cash rather than cash alone. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the Barret Opportunity Fund recorded redemptions for securities redeemed in-kind at a fair value of $1,932,987. The Fund recognized realized gains totaling $1,863,811 on the transactions, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended August 31, 2023, the Predecessor Barrett Opportunity Fund recorded redemptions for securities redeemed in-kind at a fair value of $3,701,088. The Predecessor Barrett Opportunity Fund recognized realized gains totaling $2,796,952 on the transactions, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations.

 

ReFlow transactions – Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund may participate in ReFlow, a program designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing redemptions of their shares and/or large cash distributions. In order to pay cash to shareholders who redeem their shares on a given day or for cash distributions, a mutual fund typically must hold cash in its portfolio, liquidate portfolio securities, or borrow money, all of which impose certain costs on the fund. ReFlow provides participating mutual funds with another source of cash by standing ready to purchase shares from a fund equal to the amount of the fund’s net redemptions and/or cash distributions on a given day. ReFlow then either redeems those shares when the fund experiences net sales or redeems the shares in the form of in-kind redemptions. In return for this service, the fund will pay a fee to ReFlow at a rate determined by a daily auction with other participating mutual funds. The costs to a Fund for participating in ReFlow are generally expected to be influenced by and comparable to the cost of other sources of liquidity, such as the Fund’s short-term lending arrangements or the costs of selling portfolio securities to meet redemptions. ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 2.95% of the total net assets of any Fund. The Funds began participating in the program in December, 2023, and did not record expense for the service in the fiscal period ended December 31, 2023.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

3. CERTAIN INVESTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

 

For information regarding the risks associated with investments in the Funds, see the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Country Risk – As of December 31, 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund invested a significant percentage of its assets in China; and the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund and the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund invested a significant percentage of its assets in Japan. Therefore, they may be more affected by economic developments and currency fluctuations in these countries.

 

On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region and the markets. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Funds. As of December 31, 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund had investments in Russia. These investments are valued at zero.

 

4. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

On December 31, 2023, there was an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest authorized for each Fund. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   119,809    101,897 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   7,202    7,170 
Less Shares Redeemed   (164,218)   (80,315)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (37,207)   28,752 
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   8,870,922    19,536,267 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   445,549    440,555 
Less Shares Redeemed   (9,843,827)   (14,063,681)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (527,357)   5,913,141 
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   276,260    1,347,839 
Less Shares Redeemed   (1,076,360)   (958,617)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (800,100)   389,222 
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   4,270,350    5,168,700 
Less Shares Redeemed   (2,295,602)   (4,250,180)
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,974,748    918,520 
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   20,236    32,653 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   1,457    1,295 
Less Shares Redeemed   (45,206)   (97,745)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (23,513)   (63,797)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   1,505,505    1,079,366 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   116,165    69,614 
Less Shares Redeemed   (182,729)   (338,446)
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,438,941    810,534 
   
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   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   40,864    2,581 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   3,308    3,167 
Less Shares Redeemed   (15,265)   (1,834)
Net Increase (Decrease)   28,907    3,914 
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   394,481    621,216 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   296,800    570,835 
Less Shares Redeemed   (1,593,533)   (1,663,058)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (902,252)   (471,007)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   27,665    170,615 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   13,828    10,276 
Less Shares Redeemed   (44,525)   (268,865)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (3,032)   (87,974)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   717,760    450,427 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   196,187    118,449 
Less Shares Redeemed   (293,152)   (1,302,456)
Net Increase (Decrease)   620,795    (733,580)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   478,553    52,882 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   49,322    48,333 
Less Shares Redeemed   (265,943)   (3,164,342)
Net Increase (Decrease)   261,932    (3,063,127)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund          
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   624,807    506,904 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   449,908    428,067 
Less Shares Redeemed   (651,067)   (1,288,128)
Net Increase (Decrease)   423,648    (353,157)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   253    N/A 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions       N/A 
Less Shares Redeemed       N/A 
Net Increase (Decrease)   253    N/A 
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   113,627    N/A 
Shares issued in connection with Fund Reorganization   62,423    N/A 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions       N/A 
Less Shares Redeemed       N/A 
Net Increase (Decrease)   113,627    N/A 
   
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  December 31, 2023

 

   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   24,467    5,158 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   90,598    59,101 
Less Shares Redeemed   (269,289)   (235,249)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (154,224)   (170,990)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   134,606    30,300 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   11,997    4,525 
Less Shares Redeemed   (8,296)   (287,772)
Net Increase (Decrease)   138,307    (252,947)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   106,237    124,238 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   9,101    5,237 
Less Shares Redeemed   (174,814)   (920,555)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (59,476)   (791,080)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   364,393    745,157 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   38,924    29,974 
Less Shares Redeemed   (1,466,759)   (2,219,324)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (1,063,442)   (1,444,193)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   4,012,879    4,673,488 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   1,206,150    1,166,685 
Less Shares Redeemed   (8,319,680)   (14,758,564)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (3,100,651)   (8,918,391)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   13,234,153    11,997,087 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   1,690,062    1,410,992 
Less Shares Redeemed   (9,464,284)   (27,385,106)
Net Increase (Decrease)   5,459,931    (13,977,027)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   412,495    305,417 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   143,471    156,024 
Less Shares Redeemed   (829,183)   (1,304,124)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (273,217)   (842,683)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   1,560,235    1,622,932 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   222,547    245,886 
Less Shares Redeemed   (1,577,468)   (3,887,842)
Net Increase (Decrease)   205,314    (2,019,024)
   
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   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   293,650    3,212,354 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   79,019    106,715 
Less Shares Redeemed   (2,632,383)   (3,439,395)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (2,259,714)   (120,326)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   7,453,534    22,495,155 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   642,711    690,303 
Less Shares Redeemed   (10,210,297)   (25,776,324)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (2,114,052)   (2,590,866)
           
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund          
Retail:          
Shares Sold   1,322,156    4,296,071 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   396,949    432,046 
Less Shares Redeemed   (4,559,899)   (9,034,147)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (2,840,794)   (4,306,030)
           
Institutional:          
Shares Sold   8,250,409    17,584,257 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   762,050    734,403 
Less Shares Redeemed   (10,712,859)   (25,041,890)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (1,700,400)   (6,723,230)
                   
   For the   For the   For the 
   Seven Months Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   May 31, 2023   May 31, 2022 
Barrett Growth Fund               
Shares Sold   1,431    4,593    18,776 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   31,672    215,674    128,353 
Less Shares Redeemed   (108,141)   (109,278)   (282,764)
Net Increase (Decrease)   (75,038)   (110,989)   (135,635)
                
   For the   For the   For the 
   Four Months Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2023   August 31, 2023   August 31, 2022 
Barrett Opportunity Fund               
Shares Sold   93,747    872    684 
Shares issued in Reinvestment of Distributions   284,362    125,597    158,811 
Less Shares Redeemed   (280,719)   (468,270)   (110,989)
Less Shares Redeemed in In-Kind Redemptions   (93,382)   (155,508)    
Net Increase (Decrease)   4,008    (497,309)   48,506 

 

5. TAX BASIS DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

Distributions – Distributions of net investment income, if any, are generally made annually for the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund, Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund; quarterly for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund; and monthly for the Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund and Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund. Prior to June 2022, distributions of net income were generally paid annually for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared at least once each year for each of the Funds. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

The tax character of the distributions paid during the periods ended December 31, 2023, August 31, 2023, May 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

          Long-Term   Tax-Exempt 
Fund  Period Ended  Ordinary Income*   Capital Gains   Income 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  12/31/2023  $8,726,120   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $2,425,286   $4,952,616   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund  12/31/2023  $   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund  12/31/2023  $283,754   $2,370,074   $ 
   12/31/2022  $55,195   $1,028,280   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund  12/31/2023  $686,140   $5,200,841   $ 
   12/31/2022  $524,627   $10,172,081   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund  12/31/2023  $2,792,430   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $1,670,642   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund  12/31/2023  $5,411,112   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $4,961,992   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund       12/31/2023 (a)  $   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund  12/31/2023  $205,069   $871,274   $ 
   12/31/2022  $81,968   $512,721   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund  12/31/2023  $505,793   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $358,597   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund  12/31/2023  $27,152,813   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $25,818,855   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund  12/31/2023  $3,059,352   $   $ 
   12/31/2022  $3,409,434   $   $ 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund  12/31/2023  $2,367,723   $   $4,727,580 
   12/31/2022  $2,340,636   $   $5,801,859 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund  12/31/2023  $1,318,917   $   $11,522,874 
   12/31/2022  $911,586   $   $12,708,588 
Barrett Growth Fund       12/31/2023 (b)  $   $768,082   $ 
   5/31/2023  $   $4,071,920   $ 
   5/31/2022  $   $3,831,341   $ 
Barrett Opportunity Fund     12/31/2023 (c)  $237,230   $9,777,323   $ 
   8/31/2023  $374,744   $5,255,319   $ 
   8/31/2022  $489,998   $6,984,751   $ 

 

*Ordinary income distributions for federal income tax purposes includes distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains.

 

(a)Represents the period from commencement of operations (December 8, 2023) through December 31, 2023.

 

(b)Represents the seven months ended December 31, 2023.

 

(c)Represents the four months ended December 31, 2023.

 

As of December 31, 2023, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments based on federal tax cost was as follows:

 

   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small   Cap Hamill Small Cap   Hamill All Cap 
   Value Fund   Growth Fund   Core Fund   Fund 
Tax cost of portfolio investments  $543,092,332   $200,113,814   $53,234,606   $71,102,143 
Gross unrealized appreciation   132,894,158    43,179,545    17,308,217    53,039,841 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (55,165,039)   (10,752,116)   (590,481)   (1,113,957)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments  $77,729,119   $32,427,429   $16,717,736   $51,925,884 
   
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  December 31, 2023

 

       Segall Bryant   Segall Bryant     
   Segall Bryant &   & Hamill   & Hamill   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Emerging   International   International   Hamill Global All 
   Markets Fund   Small Cap Fund   Equity Fund   Cap Fund 
Tax cost of portfolio investments  $46,744,605   $101,592,453   $1,773,781   $23,006,547 
Gross unrealized appreciation   9,440,431    17,331,920    102,647    8,370,872 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (4,430,975)   (5,447,410)   (27,423)   (333,326)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments  $5,009,456   $11,884,510   $75,224   $8,037,546 
                     
               Segall Bryant & 
   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Hamill Municipal 
   Hamill Short Term   Hamill Plus Bond   Hamill Quality   Opportunities 
   Plus Bond Fund   Fund   High Yield Fund   Fund 
Tax cost of portfolio investments  $17,985,734   $758,535,709   $73,031,663   $176,391,082 
Gross unrealized appreciation   60,983    6,258,507    430,215    2,420,536 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (186,964)   (55,929,191)   (5,522,339)   (5,718,890)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments  $(125,981)  $(49,670,684)  $(5,092,124)  $(3,298,354)
                     
   Segall Bryant &         
   Hamill Colorado   Barrett   Barrett 
   Tax Free Fund   Growth Fund   Opportunity Fund 
Tax cost of portfolio investments  $355,859,280   $6,569,029   $5,407,131 
Gross unrealized appreciation   2,000,091    19,148,452    30,987,564 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (13,160,365)   (2,784)    
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments  $(11,160,274)  $19,145,668   $30,987,564 
                        

The difference between book and tax basis cost of investments is attributable primarily to wash sales, passive foreign investment companies and tax treatment of certain other investments.

 

As of December 31, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill Small Cap   Hamill All Cap 
   Value Fund   Growth Fund   Core Fund   Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $1,443,087   $   $335,966   $ 
Undistributed long term capital gains   2,858,068        313,395    4,170,291 
Accumulated capital and other losses   (12,648,386)   (70,881,700)   (3,363)   (9,662)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   77,729,119    32,427,429    16,717,736    51,925,884 
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)  $69,381,888   $(38,454,271)  $17,363,734   $56,086,513 
                     
       Segall Bryant   Segall Bryant     
   Segall Bryant &   & Hamill   & Hamill   Segall Bryant & 
   Hamill Emerging   International   International   Hamill Global All 
   Markets Fund   Small Cap Fund   Equity Fund   Cap Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $685,768   $939,044   $9,937   $ 
Undistributed long term capital gains               221,344 
Accumulated capital and other losses   (5,564,507)   (85,994,332)       (26,941)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   5,009,456    11,884,510    75,224    8,037,546 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency   15,268    (6,405)   679    4,160 
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)  $145,985   $(73,177,183)  $85,840   $8,236,109 
   
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  December 31, 2023

 

               Segall Bryant & 
   Segall Bryant   Segall Bryant &   Segall Bryant &   Hamill Municipal 
   & Hamill Short   Hamill Plus Bond   Hamill Quality   Opportunities 
   Term Plus Fund   Fund   High Yield Fund   Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $213   $50,206   $1,936   $ 
Undistributed tax-exempt income               6,183 
Accumulated capital and other losses   (1,158,831)   (47,515,296)   (9,792,939)   (31,171,646)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (125,981)   (49,670,684)   (5,092,124)   (3,298,354)
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)  $(1,284,599)  $(97,135,774)  $(14,883,127)  $(34,463,817)
                     
   Segall Bryant &         
   Hamill Colorado   Barrett Growth   Barrett 
   Tax Free Fund   Fund   Opportunity Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $   $   $44,177 
Undistributed tax-exempt income   4,502         
Undistributed long term capital gains       257,230    4,204,169 
Accumulated capital and other losses   (43,243,945)        
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (11,160,274)   19,145,668    30,987,564 
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)  $(54,399,717)  $19,402,898   $35,235,910 
                        

Included in accumulated capital and other losses are other Temporary Differences primarily related to deferred Trustee compensation.

 

Capital loss carry forwards utilized during the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

Fund  Amount 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  $3,324,113 

 

Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to future tax years without expiration. As of December 31, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to offset net capital gains realized in future tax years:

 

Fund  Short-Term   Long-Term 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  $7,722,863   $4,828,661 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund   48,827,205    22,008,240 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund   4,120,741    1,440,578 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund   71,004,731    14,981,231 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund   464,355    692,387 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund   13,249,462    33,977,481 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund   308,671    9,450,832 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund   16,270,643    14,886,565 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund   13,421,858    29,766,477 

 

As a result of the acquisition of the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Dividend Fund (the “target fund”), the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund (the “acquiring” fund) acquired the capital loss carry forward balances from the target fund totaling $13,279,390 ($8,170,713 short term and $5,108,677 long-term). The acquiring fund is eligible to utilize these amounts to offset future capital gains subject to annual limitations under IRC Section 382 of $242,622.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023, the following reclassifications were made as a result of permanent differences between the financial statement and income tax reporting requirements:

 

       Total Accumulated 
Fund  Paid-in Capital   Earnings (Deficit) 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  $524   $(524)
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund   (550,521)   550,521 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund   325    (325)
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund   1    (1)
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund   313    (313)
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund   1    (1)
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund        
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund   1    (1)
Barrett Growth Fund   (10,228)   10,228 
Barrett Opportunity Fund   1,863,400    (1,863,400)

 

The Funds recharacterize distributions received from Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be estimated based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year.

 

As a result of several court cases in certain countries across the European Union (“EU”), some Funds may file European tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in those countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions’ tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. If any such reclaims are received, they are reflected as dividend income in the Statements of Operations, and related receivables, if any, are reflected within foreign tax reclaims receivable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. If the associated cash is received, the Funds will follow, for tax purposes, IRS guidance in Notice 2016-10 and reduce the current year foreign taxes paid by the amount of the refund. When uncertainty exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings and the likelihood of receipt of these EU reclaims, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements.

 

6. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Trust has entered into an advisory agreement with the Adviser for all Funds. The advisory agreement has been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The advisory agreement was effective November 20, 2023 for Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund and effective December 8, 2023 for Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

Pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Trust, the Adviser is entitled to investment advisory fees, based on the average net assets of each Fund, computed daily and payable monthly as shown in the table below.

 

Fund     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund   0.80%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund   0.65%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund   0.80%
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund   0.65%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund   0.90%
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund   0.90%
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund   0.75%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund   0.65%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund   0.25%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund   0.35%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund   0.45%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund   0.35%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund   0.35%
Barrett Growth Fund   0.65%
Barrett Opportunity Fund   0.65%

 

Prior to November 20, 2023, Barrett Asset Management, LLC (“BAM”) was the Adviser to the Predecessor Funds. Under the terms of a prior Investment Advisory Agreement, BAM received an advisory fee at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Predecessor Barrett Growth Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.70% of the Predecessor Barrett Opportunity Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (“Ultimus”) and the Adviser serve as the Funds’ co-administrators (“Co-Administrators”). The Co-Administrators began serving Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund on November 20, 2023 and the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund on December 8, 2023. Ultimus and the Adviser are entitled to receive a total fee from each Fund for their administrative services computed daily and payable monthly based on the average net assets of the Trust. The Adviser receives a portion that is calculated based on 0.01% on the average daily net assets of the Trust. Prior to November 20, 2023, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), acted as the Predecessor Funds’ administrator under an Administration agreement.

 

The administrative fees are allocated to each Fund based upon the Fund’s relative proportion of the Trust’s net assets, subject to certain minimums, and are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. During the periods ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser and Ultimus received $281,172 and $662,177, respectively, for their services to the Funds. During the period prior to November 20, 2023, Fund Services received $54,940 for their services to the Predecessor Funds.

 

Shareholder servicing agents provide non-distribution administrative and support services to their customers, which may include establishing and maintaining accounts and records relating to shareholders, processing dividend and distribution payments from the Funds on behalf of shareholders, forwarding communications from the Funds, providing sub-accounting with respect to Fund shares, and other similar services. The Retail Class of each Fund and, effective November 20, 2023, shares of Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund, may pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets to shareholder servicing agents and the Institutional Class of each Fund may pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of its average daily net assets to shareholder servicing agents. These fees are included in Shareholder Servicing Fees on the Statements of Operations.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

For all Funds except Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory and/or administration fees and/or to reimburse other expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, class action claim fees, tax reclaim fees, and extraordinary expenses), so that the ratio of expense to average net assets as reported in each Fund’s Financial Highlights will be no more than the amounts as detailed below and are not subject to recapture in future periods:

 

         Adviser has agreed
         to waive until at
Fund  Retail Class  Institutional Class  least the date listed
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  1.14%  0.99%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund  1.14%  0.99%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund  1.14%  0.99%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund  0.99%  0.84%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund  1.38%  1.23%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund  1.18%  1.03%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund  1.14%  0.99%  April 30,2025
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund  0.89%  0.74%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund  0.49%  0.40%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund  0.55%  0.40%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund  0.85%  0.70%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund  0.65%  0.50%  April 30,2024
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund  0.65%  0.50%  April 30,2024

 

Effective November 20, 2023, for Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or administration fees and/or reimburse additional other expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, class action claim fees, tax reclaim fees and extraordinary expenses) until at least November 30, 2025. The ratio of expenses to average net assets will not exceed an amount equal to 0.99%. These amounts are not subject to recapture in future periods.

 

Prior to November 20, 2023, under the terms of the Previous Investment Advisory Agreement, BAM agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse Predecessor Barrett Growth Fund expenses to ensure total annual operating expenses did not exceed 1.00%, excluding 12b-1 fees. This amount is not recoverable by the Adviser due to the change in investment Advisory Agreement.

 

Ultimus, pursuant to a Transfer Agency Agreement, serves as Transfer Agent for each of the Funds. Ultimus began serving as the Transfer Agent for Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund on November 20, 2023 and Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund on December 8, 2023. As Transfer Agent, Ultimus has, among other things, agreed to: (a) issue and redeem shares of the Funds; (b) make dividend and other distributions to shareholders of the Funds; (c) effect transfers of shares; (d) mail communications to shareholders of the Funds, including account statements, confirmations, and dividend and distribution notices; (e) facilitate the electronic delivery of shareholder statements and reports and (f) maintain shareholder accounts. Under the Transfer Agency Agreement, Ultimus receives from the Trust an annual minimum fee per Fund, a fee based upon each shareholder account and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. Prior to November 20, 2023, Fund Services acted as the Predecessor Funds’ transfer agent under an Administrative Agreement.

 

Certain officers of the Funds are also officers of the Adviser and Ultimus. The officers of the Funds began serving as officers to Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund on November 20, 2023 and Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund on December 8, 2023. Prior to November 20, 2023, certain officers of the Predecessor Barrett Growth Fund were also employees of Fund Services and certain officers of the Predecessor Barrett Opportunity Fund were employees of BAM.

 

The Trust has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer who is also the Treasurer of the Trust and an employee of the Adviser. The Chief Compliance Officer began serving Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund on November 20, 2023 and Segall Bryant & Hamill on December 8, 2023. The Trust agreed to have the Funds pay the portion of his compensation attributable for services rendered as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to November 20, 2023, the Predecessor Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer was an employee of Fund Services, certain officers of the Barrett Opportunity Fund were also employees of BAM.

 

The Trust has a Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferral Plan”) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees. Under the Deferral Plan, Trustee fees are paid and invested directly into shares of the Funds elected by the Trustees in the Deferral Plan. There is no future liability related to the balance in the Deferral Plan as such amounts are paid directly out of the respective capital accounts of the elected Funds. The amount paid to the Trustees under the Deferral Plan will be determined based upon the performance of the elected funds. The balance in the Deferral Plan as of December 31, 2023 is $904,691.

   
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  December 31, 2023

 

The Predecessor Barrett Growth Fund, adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “12b-1 Plan”), which authorized it to pay Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar” or the “Prior Distributor”) a distribution fee of up to 0.25% of the Predecessor Fund’s average daily net assets for services to prospective Predecessor Fund shareholders and distribution of the Fund shares. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the Predecessor Fund incurred expenses of $20,570 pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan. The Prior Distributor acted as the Predecessor Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Predecessor Fund’s shares.

 

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to measure fair value based on the extent of use of “observable inputs” as compared to “unobservable inputs” for disclosure purposes and requires additional disclosures about these valuation measurements. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing a security. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The three-tier hierarchy is summarized as follows:

 

1)Level 1 – Unadjusted Quoted Prices in active markets for identical investments

 

2)Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

3)Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The following is a summary of each Fund’s investments and other financial instruments (if any) and the inputs used to value the investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2023:

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $620,821,451   $   $   $620,821,451 
Total  $620,821,451   $   $   $620,821,451 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $232,541,243   $   $   $232,541,243 
Total  $232,541,243   $   $   $232,541,243 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $69,952,342   $   $   $69,952,342 
Total  $69,952,342   $   $   $69,952,342 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund 
  
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $123,028,027   $   $   $123,028,027 
Total  $123,028,027   $   $   $123,028,027 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $15,026,277   $35,731,550 (a)  $0 *  $50,757,827 
Preferred Stocks   606,013    390,221 (a)       996,234 
Warrants           0 *   0 *
Total  $15,632,290   $36,121,771   $0 *  $51,754,061 
   
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  December 31, 2023

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $16,929,653   $95,918,192 (a)  $0 *  $112,847,845 
Preferred Stocks       629,118 (a)       629,118 
Total  $16,929,653   $96,547,310   $0 *  $113,476,963 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $144,183   $1,701,259 (a)  $0 *  $1,845,442 
Preferred Stocks       3,563 (a)       3,563 
Total  $144,183   $1,704,822   $0 *  $1,849,005 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $22,955,662   $8,088,431 (a)  $   $31,044,093 
Warrants           0 *   0 *
Total  $22,955,662   $8,088,431   $0 *  $31,044,093 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Corporate Bonds  $   $16,212,379   $   $16,212,379 
Asset Backed Securities       385,338        385,338 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes       1,262,036        1,262,036 
Total  $   $17,859,753   $   $17,859,753 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Corporate Bonds  $   $286,421,777   $   $286,421,777 
Municipal Bonds       25,146,070        25,146,070 
Asset Backed Securities       16,008,468        16,008,468 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Passthrough       216,639,531        216,639,531 
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities       313,864        313,864 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes       164,335,315        164,335,315 
Total  $   $708,865,025   $   $708,865,025 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Corporate Bonds  $   $67,939,539   $   $67,939,539 
Total  $   $67,939,539   $   $67,939,539 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Municipal Bonds  $   $165,172,998   $   $165,172,998 
Corporate Bonds       7,919,730        7,919,730 
Total  $   $173,092,728   $   $173,092,728 
                     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund 
                 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Municipal Bonds  $   $344,699,006   $   $344,699,006 
Total  $   $344,699,006   $   $344,699,006 
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

Barrett Growth Fund 
  
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $25,714,697   $   $   $25,714,697 
Total  $25,714,697   $   $   $25,714,697 
                     
Barrett Opportunity Fund 
  
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $36,394,695   $   $   $36,394,695 
Total  $36,394,695   $   $   $36,394,695 
                     
(a)With respect to foreign equity securities that are principally traded on a market outside the United States, the Board has approved the utilization of an independent fair value pricing service to evaluate the effect of market fluctuations on these securities after the close of trading in that foreign market. To the extent that securities are valued using this service, they will be classified as Level 2 securities.

 

*Includes securities that have been fair valued at $0.

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 instruments of the Funds for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the year ended December 31, 2023:

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund 
                   Change in             
   Balance as of               Unrealized           Balance as of 
   December 31,   Net       Realized   Appreciation   Transfer Into   Transfer Out   December 31, 
Asset Type  2022   Purchases   Net Sales   Losses   (Depreciation)   Level 3   of Level 3   2023 
Common Stocks  $0 *  $   $   $   $   $   $   $0 *
Warrants  $226   $   $   $   $(226)  $   $   $0 *
                                         
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund 
                   Change in             
   Balance as of               Unrealized           Balance as of 
   December 31,   Net       Realized   Appreciation   Transfer Into   Transfer Out   December 31, 
Asset Type  2022   Purchases   Net Sales   Losses   (Depreciation)   Level 3   of Level 3   2023 
Common Stocks  $0 *  $   $   $   $   $   $   $0 *
                                         
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund
                   Change in             
   Balance as of               Unrealized           Balance as of 
   December 8,   Net       Realized   Appreciation   Transfer Into   Transfer Out   December 31, 
Asset Type  2023*   Purchases   Net Sales   Losses   (Depreciation)   Level 3   of Level 3   2023 
Common Stocks  $0 *  $   $   $   $   $   $   $0 *
                                         
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap 
                   Change in             
   Balance as of               Unrealized           Balance as of 
   December 31,   Net       Realized   Appreciation   Transfer Into   Transfer Out   December 31, 
Asset Type  2022   Purchases   Net Sales   Losses   (Depreciation)   Level 3   of Level 3   2023 
Warrants  $   $0 *  $   $   $   $   $   $0 *
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of December 31, 2023:

 

               Impact to
   Fair Value as of  Valuation  Unobservable     Valuation from an
   December 31, 2023  Technique  Input(1)  Value/Range  Increase in Input(2)
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund  $0 *  Adjusted trade price  Discount Factor  100%  N/A
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund  $0 *  Adjusted trade price  Discount Factor  100%  N/A
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund  $0 *  Adjusted trade price  Discount Factor  100%  N/A
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap  $0 *  Adjusted trade price  Discount Factor  100%  N/A

 

*Includes securities that have been fair valued at $0.

 

(1)The investment adviser, in its capacity as valuation designee considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

 

(2)This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

 

Summary of Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 Investments

 

The ongoing conflict in Russia and Ukraine has led to significant disruption and volatility in the global stock market. This impacted the Fund in terms of suspensions of trading activities on the Russian Stock Exchange as well as suspensions of depositary receipts traded on exchanges outside of Russia. As a result, management made the decision to value all Russian securities at zero.

 

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

 

For fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2), the valuation designee utilizes an independent pricing service which utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and incorporate available trade, bid and other market information, and for structured securities also incorporate cash flow and, when available, loan performance data. The independent pricing service’s evaluated pricing models apply available market information through processes such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, and sector groupings. For certain securities, the independent pricing service uses model processes, such as the Option Adjusted Spread (benchmark driven) model, to assess interest rate impact and develop prepayment scenarios. With respect to trades and bids, the independent pricing service reviews the lot size to determine whether the information is representative of an orderly trading market. If the independent pricing service determines that trade or bid information is not consistent with other information available, the trade or bid will not be reflected in the evaluated price.

 

Corporate bonds, Municipal bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds & notes are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Forward foreign currency contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or independent pricing services.

 

In the event the independent pricing service is unable to provide an evaluated price for a security or the valuation designee believes the price provided is not reliable, securities of the Funds may be valued in good faith as described above in Note 2. The valuation designee may seek to find an alternative independent source, such as a broker/dealer to provide a price quote, or by using evaluated pricing models similar to the techniques and models used by the independent pricing service. These fair value measurement techniques may utilize unobservable inputs (Level 3).

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

8. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS

 

Investment transactions for the year or period ended December 31, 2023 excluding in-kind redemptions, long-term U.S. government securities and short-term investments were as follows:

 

   Purchases of   Proceeds from Sales 
Fund  Securities   of Securities 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  $216,915,291   $200,003,200 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund   92,746,800    72,515,140 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund   35,649,588    21,942,690 
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund   26,982,110    46,036,863 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund   43,943,266    40,386,389 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund   116,827,324    111,117,155 
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund   1,180,021     
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund   6,859,762    7,969,749 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund   9,072,375    16,052,235 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund   162,822,441    191,136,440 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund   5,801,920    6,889,987 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund   109,782,852    131,535,528 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund   179,390,383    222,569,250 
Barrett Growth Fund   127,270    1,733,857 
Barrett Opportunity Fund       6,976,767 
           
   Purchase of   Proceeds from 
   Long Term U.S.   Sales of Long Term 
   Government   U.S. Government 
Fund  Obligations   Obligations 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund  $363,523   $3,083,073 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund   120,069,508    72,352,232 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund   19,549,738    19,316,180 

 

9. BORROWING COSTS

 

From time to time, the Funds may have an overdrawn cash balance at the custodian due to redemptions or market movements. When this occurs the Funds will incur borrowing costs charged by the custodian. Borrowing costs for each Fund, if any, for the periods ended December 31, 2023 can be found on the Statements of Operations.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

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

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

   
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  Report of Independent
Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds and

Board of Trustees of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments, of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust comprising the funds listed below (the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2023, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2023, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name Statements of Operations Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund, and Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund For the year ended December 31, 2023 For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020*
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund For the period December 8, 2023 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2023.
Barrett Growth Fund For the period June 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and year ended May 31, 2023 For the period June 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and years ended May 31, 2023 and 2022 For the period June 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and years ended May 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Barrett Opportunity Fund For the period September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and year ended August 31, 2023 For the period September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and years ended August 31, 2023 and 2022 For the period September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and years ended August 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

*The Funds’ financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019, and prior were audited by other auditors, whose report dated March 2, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

   
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  Report of Independent
Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor of one or more funds in the Trust since 2020. In addition, we have served as the Barrett Growth Fund and Barrett Opportunity Fund’s auditor since, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

(SIGNATURE)

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 29, 2024

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Shareholder Tax Information
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Certain tax information regarding the Trust is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Fund’s income and distributions for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 66.63% of the dividends paid by Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund from net investment income should be treated as tax-exempt dividends. Tax exempt distributions were $4,727,580.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 89.73% of the dividends paid by Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund from net investment income should be treated as tax-exempt dividends. Tax exempt distributions were $11,522,874.

 

The Funds designate the following for federal income tax purposes for distributions made during the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:

 

   Qualified Dividend  Dividend Received
   Income (QDI)  Deduction (DRD)
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund  85.94%  84.74%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund  85.70%  83.25%
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund  100.00%  100.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund  41.52%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund  86.45%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund  100.00%  92.09%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Barrett Growth Fund  0.00%  0.00%
Barrett Opportunity Fund  100.00%  100.00%
       
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Funds paid the following long-term capital gain distributions:
       
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund   $
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund     2,370,074
Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund     5,200,841
Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund     871,274
Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund    
Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund    
Barrett Growth Fund     768,082
Barrett Opportunity Fund     9,777,323
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds Other Important Information
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) considered information provided and reviewed at the Board meetings held on October 4, 2023 and November 15 - 16, 2023 (the “Meetings”) regarding the Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Small Cap Core Fund (the “Small Cap Core Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill All Cap Fund (the “All Cap Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Emerging Markets Fund (the “Emerging Markets Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Global All Cap Fund (the “Global All Cap Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill International Small Cap Fund (the “International Small Cap Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Short Term Plus Fund (the “Short Term Plus Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Fund (the “Plus Bond Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Quality High Yield Fund (the “Quality High Yield Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Municipal Opportunities Fund (the “Municipal Opportunities Fund”), Segall Bryant & Hamill Colorado Tax Free Fund (the “Colorado Tax Free Fund”), each a series of the Trust, to determine whether approving the renewal for an additional one-year period of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Segall, Bryant & Hamill, LLC (“SBH” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust on behalf of the aforementioned Funds (the “Advisory Agreement”) would be in the best interests of each Fund’s respective shareholders, and to approve the Advisory Agreement between SBH and the Trust for the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Equity Fund (the “International Equity Fund”), a newly formed series of the Trust, for an initial two-year period. Each aforementioned Fund referred to herein as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. At these meetings and throughout the consideration process, the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), was advised by its independent legal counsel.

 

In anticipation of the Board of Trustees’ meetings on October 4, 2023, and November 15 - 16, 2023, and as part of the process to consider the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund and to consider the initial approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the International Equity Fund, legal counsel to the Independent Trustees requested certain information from SBH. In response to these requests, the Independent Trustees received reports from SBH that addressed specific factors to be considered by the Board. The Board also received from independent legal counsel a memorandum regarding the Board’s responsibilities pertaining to the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds and the initial approval of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the International Equity Fund. Further, the Board met with representatives of SBH and discussed the services of the firm provided pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as well as the information provided by SBH.

 

As part of its evaluation of the Advisory Agreement, the Board received and considered information from SBH designed to provide the Trustees with the information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including the general plans and intentions regarding each Fund. During the review process, the Board noted certain instances where clarification or follow-up from SBH was appropriate and others where the Board determined that further clarification or follow-up was not necessary. In those instances where clarification or follow-up was requested, the Board determined that in each case either information responsive to its requests had been provided, or where any request was outstanding in whole or in part, given the totality of the information provided with respect to the agreements, the Board had received sufficient information to renew and approve the Advisory Agreement. Based on its evaluation, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that: (i) the terms of the Advisory Agreement continue to be reasonable and fair and that its approval for an additional one-year period was in the best interests of each Fund (excluding the International Equity Fund) and its shareholders; and (ii) the terms of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the International Equity Fund are reasonable and fair and that its approval for an initial two-year period is in the best interests of the Fund. In approving SBH to continue serving as investment adviser to the Funds and approving SBH to serve as investment adviser to the International Equity Fund, and the fees charged or to be charged under the Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement or whether to approve the Advisory Agreement with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following summary does not identify all the matters considered by the Board, but provides a summary of the principal matters the Board considered.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Advisory Agreement

 

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided or to be provided to each Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed, among other items, certain background materials supplied by SBH, including its Form ADV.

 

The Board reviewed and considered SBH’s investment advisory personnel, its history as an asset manager, its performance and the amount of assets currently under management by SBH, and reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management teams to be primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of each Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by SBH, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund. As part of that review, the Board noted that the Investment Review Committee reviews the performance of the Funds on a quarterly basis and the Board discussed with SBH the performance returns achieved over various time frames and the factors leading to that positive or negative, absolute and relative performance, as appropriate, including the approaches and techniques under consideration by SBH to seek to improve the performance of those underperforming Funds. The Board also reviewed accompanying compliance-related materials with respect to the Trust, and not a particular Fund, and noted that they received reports on these services and compliance issues from Trust officers and SBH periodically throughout the year. Taking into account the totality of the information considered, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services rendered by SBH with respect to the Funds (excluding the International Equity Fund) and the nature, extend and quality of the services to be rendered by SBH with respect to the International Equity Fund, under the Advisory Agreement were adequate.

   
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Investment Advisory Fee Rate

 

The Board considered certain information provided regarding the gross investment advisory fee rate paid or to be paid by each Fund, including comparisons against the fee rates of funds in peer groups selected by an independent provider of investment company data. The Board noted that the gross investment advisory fee rate for each Fund was lower than or within an acceptable range of its peer group median.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the Small Cap Value Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.80% was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to each class of the Small Cap Growth Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.65% was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the Small Cap Core Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.80% was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the All Cap Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.65% was in the first quartile with respect its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the International Small Cap Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.90% was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to each class of the Emerging Markets Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.90% was in the third quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the Global All Cap Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.65% was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the Short Term Plus Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.25% was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to each class of the Plus Bond Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.35% was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that for each class of the Quality High Yield Fund, the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.45% was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that the Municipal Opportunities Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.35% was in the first quartile with respect to the institutional class’s peer group and the second quartile with respect to the retail class’s peer group.

 

With respect to each class of the Colorado Tax Free Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s gross advisory fee of 0.35% was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to each class of the International Equity Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s proposed gross advisory fee of 0.75% was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

Taking into account the totality of the information presented, the Board concluded that each Fund’s gross advisory fee rate, and with respect to the International Equity Fund, the Fund’s proposed gross advisory fee rate, was within an acceptable range of its respective peer group.

 

Expense Ratios

 

The Board considered certain information provided regarding the total net expense ratio of each Fund, including comparisons against the net expense ratios of funds in peer groups selected by an independent provider of investment company data. The Board noted that the total net expense ratio for each Fund was lower than or near its peer group median.

 

The Small Cap Value Fund’s total net expense ratio of 0.96% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group and total net expense ratio of 1.06% for the Fund’s retail class was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

The Small Cap Growth Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.88% for the Fund’s institutional class and 1.05% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the first quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

The Small Cap Core Fund’s total net expense ratio of 0.99% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group, and total net expense ratio of 1.14% for the Fund’s retail class was in the first quartile of with respect to its peer group.

   
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The All Cap Fund’s total net expense ratio of 0.84% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the third quartile with respect to its peer group, and total net expense ratio of 0.86% for the Fund’s retail class was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to the International Small Cap Fund, the Fund’s total net expense ratios of 1.03% for the Fund’s institutional class and 1.18% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the first quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

The Emerging Markets Fund’s total net expense ratio of 1.23% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the fourth quartile with respect to its peer group and total net expense ratio of 1.38% for the Fund’s retail class was in the third quartile of its peer groups.

 

The Global All Cap Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.74% for the Fund’s institutional class and 0.89% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the first quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the Short Term Plus Fund’s total net expense ratio of 0.40% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group and total net expense ratio of 0.49% for the Fund’s retail class was in the first quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

With respect to the Plus Bond Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.40% for the Fund’s institutional class and 0.55% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the first quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the Quality High Yield Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.70% for the Fund’s institutional class and 0.85% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the second quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the Municipal Opportunities Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.50% for the Fund’s institutional class and 0.65% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the second quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

With respect to the Colorado Tax Free Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s total net expense ratios of 0.50% for the Fund’s institutional class and 0.65% for the Fund’s retail class were both in the first quartile of their respective peer groups.

 

With respect to the International Equity Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio of 0.99% for the Fund’s institutional class was in the fourth quartile with respect to its peer group and total net expense ratio of 1.14% for the Fund’s retail class was in the second quartile with respect to its peer group.

 

Investment Performance

 

The Board reviewed performance information provided in connection with the Board’s October 4, 2023 meeting (the “October Meeting”) for each Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year (as applicable), and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023. The review included a comparison of each Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of comparable funds selected by an independent provider of research data. The Board also considered each of SBH’s performance and reputation generally and its investment techniques, risk management controls and decision-making processes.

 

With respect to the Small Cap Value Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s average annual performance for its institutional class was in the second quartile of its peer group over the five-year period, the third quartile for the one-year and since inception periods, and the fourth quartile of its peer group for the three-year period. The Board then noted that the retail class of the Fund was in the third quartile of its peer group for the one-year period and in the fourth quartile of its peer group for the three-year period and the period since its inception.

 

With respect to the Small Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s average annual performance for both its institutional class and retail class were in the first quartile of its peer groups over the five-year and since inception periods. The institutional class was in the first quartile for the three-year period and the fourth quartile of its peer group for the one-year period. The retail class was in the third quartile of its peer group for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period.

 

The Board noted that the Small Cap Core Fund’s average annual performance for both the institutional class and retail class was in the first quartile for the three-year period and since inception period, as compared to its peer groups. For the one-year period, the institutional class was in the second quartile of its peer group and the Retail Class was in the first quartile of its peer group.

 

With respect to the All Cap Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s average annual performance for each of the institutional and retail classes over the one-year period was in the fourth quartile with respect to its peer group and was in the third quartile for the period since inception with respect to its peer group. The Board noted that the All Cap Fund’s average annual performance for the institutional class was in the third quartile over the three-year period and second quartile over the five-year period. The All Cap Fund’s retail class was in the second quartile of its peer group for the three-year period.

   
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The Board noted that, as compared to its peer group, the average annual performance of the institutional class of the International Small Cap Fund was in the third quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the since inception period, and the fourth quartile for the five-and ten-year periods. With respect to the retail class of the International Small Cap Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s average annual performance was in the fourth quartile over the one-, three, and five-year period, as well as the since inception period, as compared to its peer group.

 

With respect to the Emerging Markets Fund, the Board noted that as compared to its peer group, the institutional class of the Fund’s average annual performance was in the second quartile for the one- and three -year periods, the third quartile for the five-year period and the first quartile for the ten-year and since inception periods. With respect to the retail class of the Emerging Markets Fund, the Board noted the average annual performance was in the first quartile for the one-year and since inception periods, and was in the second quartile over the three- and five-year period, as compared to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that, as compared to its peer group, the average annual performance of the institutional and retail classes of the Global All Cap Fund were each in the first quartile for the one-year period, and. the third quartile for the three-, and five-year periods. With respect to the ten-year period, the institutional class was in the fourth quartile and the retail class was in the third quartile as compared to their peer groups. For the since inception periods, the institutional class was in the second quartile and the retail class was in the first quartile, as compared to their peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the average annual performance of the institutional and retail classes of the Short Term Plus Fund were in the first quartile for the one- and three-year periods, as compared to their peer groups. For the since inception period, the institutional class was in the third quartile and the retail class was in the second quartile, as compared to their peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the average annual performance of the institutional and retail class of the Plus Bond Fund were in the first quartile for the one-year period, the second quartile for the three- and five-year and the since inception periods. For the ten-year period, the institutional class was in the third quartile of its peer group and the retail class was in the second quartile of its peer group. The retail class was in the fourth quartile for the since inception period, as compared to its peer group.

 

With respect to the Quality High Yield Fund, the Board noted that the average annual performance of the institutional and retail classes of the Fund were in the second quartile over the five- and ten- year periods, and in the third quartile over the three-year period, as compared to their peer groups. The Board noted that the average annual performance of the retail class was in the first quartile for the since inception period and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and that the institutional class was in the second quartile for the one-year period and in the fourth quartile for the since inception period, as compared to their peer groups.

 

With respect to both the institutional class and retail class of the Municipal Opportunities Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s average annual performance was in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year periods, the third quartile for the five-year period, and the first quartile for the period since inception, as compared to their peer groups.

 

The Board noted that the average annual performance of the Colorado Tax Free Fund’s institutional class was in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year period, the third quartile for the five-year period, and the second quartile for the since inception period, as compared to its peer group. As compared it its peer group, the Board noted that the retail class was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period, the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods and the since inception period, and the second quartile for the ten-year period, as compared to its peer group.

 

The Board noted that the International Equity Fund had not yet commenced operations and therefore had no performance to review, but that one-year and since inception performance information for the Segall Bryant & Hamill International Fund, LP (the “Predecessor Fund”), an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of the Fund, had been provided. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund had outperformed its peer group over the one-year and since inception periods.

 

Comparable Accounts

 

The Board received and considered certain information provided by SBH regarding fees charged and types of services provided to certain of its other clients utilizing strategies similar to those employed for the Funds. In particular, the Board received information regarding the typical fee rates and associated breakpoints used by SBH for its strategies.

 

The Board also noted the limitations of these comparisons given the differences in terms of strategy and processes, but determined that, based on the information presented, the comparable account fee rates were not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee rates payable by the Funds in question.

   
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Adviser Profitability

 

The Board received a detailed actual and projected profitability analysis with respect to the Funds currently in operation prepared by SBH based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement. The Board was also provided with CI Financial’s audited financial information as well as information regarding SBH’s other revenue streams and potential liabilities. The Board also considered SBH’s statements regarding its commitment to the Funds. The Board determined that SBH’s profitability and projected profitability for the Funds currently in operation in connection with its management of the Funds is not unreasonable. The Board also determined that the International Equity Fund had not yet launched, and accordingly, there was no profitability to review with respect to the Fund at this time.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to each Fund are being or will be passed along to the shareholders. The Board noted the Adviser’s statements regarding economies of scale it has experienced in connection with its management of the Funds in light of the expense limitation agreements in effect for certain of the Funds. To the extent available, the Board concluded that the Funds could be expected to share in economies of scale realized by SBH if Fund assets were to increase.

 

Other Benefits

 

The Board also reviewed and considered any other benefits derived or to be derived by SBH from its relationship with each Fund, including soft dollar arrangements and publicity related to the Funds.

 

Conclusions

 

Taking into account the information considered by the Board at its meetings, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

The nature, extent and quality of services rendered, or to be rendered in the case of the International Equity Fund, by SBH under the Advisory Agreement were adequate;

 

Taking into account the totality of the information presented, each Fund’s gross advisory fee rate was within an acceptable range of its peer group;

 

The Board noted that the total net expense ratios for each Fund were lower than or near their respective peer group medians, with the exception of the Emerging Markets Fund, which as compared to its peer group, was in the fourth quartile for the institutional class and third quartile for the retail class, and the institutional class of the All Cap Fund, which was in the third quartile of its peer group;

 

Bearing in mind the limitations of comparing different types of managed accounts and the different levels of service typically associated with such accounts, the fee structures applicable to certain of SBH’s other clients employing strategies comparable to those of certain of the Funds, as applicable, were not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee rates payable by each Fund;

 

Recognizing that the International Equity Fund had not yet launched and accordingly profitability information was not yet available with respect to that Fund, the profit, if any, realized by SBH in connection with its management of the Funds is not unreasonable;

 

To the extent available, the Funds could be expected to share in economies of scale to be realized by SBH if Fund assets were to increase;

 

For the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, each class of each Fund outperformed its peer group median except for each class of the Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, All Cap Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Municipal Opportunities Fund, and Colorado Tax Free Fund, and the retail class of the Quality High Yield Fund, which underperformed their respective peer group medians;

 

For the three-year period ended June 30, 2023, as applicable, each class of each Fund outperformed its respective peer group median, except for each class of the Small Cap Value Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Global All Cap Fund, Quality High Yield Fund, Municipal Opportunities Fund, Colorado Tax Free Fund, and the institutional class of the All Cap Fund, which underperformed its respective peer group medians;

 

For the five-year period ended June 30, 2023, as applicable, each class of each Fund outperformed its respective peer group median, except for each class of the International Small Cap Fund, Global All Cap Fund, Municipal Opportunities Fund, Colorado Tax Free Fund, and the institutional class of the Emerging Markets Fund which underperformed their respective peer group medians, and the institutional class of the Small Cap Value Fund, which had performance equal to its peer group median; and

 

With respect to the International Equity Fund, the Fund had not yet commenced operations, and therefore, had no performance to review, but the Predecessor Fund had outperformed its peer group over the one-year and since inception periods.
   
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Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, all of the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory fee rates payable to SBH by each Fund were fair and reasonable in light of the nature of the services and expenses involved, its approval was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders, and determined to renew or approve, as applicable, the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund for the maximum period permitted by law.

 

Consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Barrett Opportunity Fund

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) considered information provided and reviewed at the Board meeting held on May 17-18, 2023 (the “Meeting”) regarding the Barrett Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”), and to determine whether approving the Investment Advisory Agreement between Segall, Bryant & Hamill, LLC (“SBH” or the “Adviser”) and the Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”) would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

In anticipation of the Meeting and as part of the process to consider the approval of the Advisory Agreement, legal counsel to the Independent Trustees requested certain information from SBH. In response to these requests, the Trustees received reports from SBH that addressed specific factors to be considered by the Board. The Board also received from independent legal counsel a memorandum regarding the Board’s responsibilities pertaining to the approval of the Advisory Agreement. Further, the Board met with representatives of SBH and discussed the services to be provided by the firm pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as well as the information provided by SBH.

 

During the review process, the Board noted certain instances where clarification or follow-up was appropriate and others where the Board determined that further clarification or follow-up was not necessary. In those instances where clarification or follow-up was requested, the Board determined that in each case either information responsive to its requests had been provided, or where any request was outstanding in whole or in part, given the totality of the information provided with respect to the agreement, the Board had received sufficient information to approve the Advisory Agreement.

 

In approving SBH as investment adviser to the Fund, and the fees to be charged under the Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the Advisory Agreement. Further, the Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The following summary does not identify all the matters considered by the Board, but provides a summary of the principal matters the Board considered.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed, among other items, certain background materials supplied by SBH.

 

The Board of Trustees reviewed and considered SBH’s investment advisory personnel, its history as an asset manager, its performance and the amount of assets currently under management by SBH, and reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management teams to be primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by SBH, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund.

 

Investment Advisory Fee Rate

 

The Board considered certain information provided and reviewed at this and prior meetings regarding the contractual investment advisory fee rate to be paid by the Fund, including comparisons against the fee rates of funds in a preliminary peer group selected by an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees noted that the Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.’s (the “Predecessor Fund”) current gross investment advisory fee rate of 0.70% was in the second quartile and lower than the peer group median and that the Adviser is proposing the Fund have a 0.65% advisory fee. The Board considered that based on the Predecessor Fund’s current asset levels, the Predecessor Fund has an advisory fee of 0.70%, but has a breakpoint schedule which reduces the advisory fee based on assets of the Predecessor Fund. The Board noted that under the breakpoint schedule, the Predecessor Fund’s advisory fee would be reduced to 0.65% once the Predecessor Fund reached $5 billion in average daily net assets, and to 0.60% once the average daily net assets of the Predecessor Fund were over $10 billion. The Board noted that the existing shareholders would receive a five basis point reduction in the advisory fee in the Trust and that the immediate fee reduction was beneficial to existing shareholders and it was unlikely in the foreseeable future that the Predecessor Fund would reach the asset levels required for the advisory fee reductions under the existing breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that the Fund’s proposed gross advisory fee rate was within an acceptable range of its respective peer group.

 

Expense Ratios

 

The Board considered certain information provided regarding the total net expense ratio of the Fund, including comparisons against the total net expense ratios of funds in peer groups selected by an independent provider of investment company data. Based on such information, the Board of Trustees further noted that the total net expense ratio of 1.18% for the Fund was higher than the peer group median. The Board

   
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also took into account that pursuant to an expense limitation agreement with the Adviser, the Fund’s total expense ratio before waivers would be capped at 0.99%. The Trustees noted that with the expense limitation, the Fund’s total net expense ratio was more favorable than the total expense ratio before waiver.

 

Investment Performance

 

The Board reviewed performance information for the Predecessor Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2023. The review included a comparison of the Predecessor Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of comparable funds selected by an independent provider of research data. The Board also considered each of SBH’s performance and reputation generally and its investment techniques, risk management controls and decision-making processes.

 

The Board considered the performance of the Predecessor Fund and noted that as compared to its peer group, the performance of the Fund was in the in the first quartile for the ten-year period, the second quartile for the one-year period, and the third quartile for the three-year and five-year periods.

 

Comparable Accounts

 

The Board noted that the Adviser indicated that it had no other clients utilizing a strategy similar to that employed by the Fund.

 

Adviser Profitability

 

The Board of Trustees received a detailed projected profitability analysis prepared by SBH based on the fees to be payable by the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board was also provided with CI Financial’s audited financial information as well as information regarding SBH’s other revenue streams and potential liabilities. The Board also considered SBH’s statements regarding its commitment to the Fund. The Board determined that SBH’s projected profitability in connection with its management of the Fund is not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board of Trustees considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund would be passed along to the shareholders.

 

Other Benefits

 

The Board of Trustees also reviewed and considered any other benefits to be derived by SBH from its relationship with the Fund, including soft dollar arrangements and publicity related to the Fund.

 

Taking into account the information considered by the Board at its meetings, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

The nature, extent and quality of services to be rendered by SBH and Barrett under the Advisory Agreement are adequate;

 

The Fund’s proposed gross advisory fee rate is higher than the peer group median and is unlikely, in the foreseeable future, to reach the asset levels to reduce its advisory fee under the existing Predecessor Fund’s breakpoint schedule;

 

The expected total net expense ratio for the Fund is higher than its peer group median;

 

The Predecessor Fund outperformed the peer group median for the one-year, and three-year periods, and underperformed the peer group median for the five-year and ten-year periods;

 

That SBH had indicated it had no other clients utilizing a strategy similar to that employed by the Fund;

 

The projected profit, if any, expected to be realized by SBH in connection with its management of the Fund would not be unreasonable; and

 

To the extent available, the Fund could be expected to share in economies of scale to be realized by SBH.

 

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, all of the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees in person at the Meeting, concluded that the advisory fee rate to be payable to SBH by the Fund is fair and reasonable in light of the nature of the services to be provided and the expenses involved, and determined to approve the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Trustees and Officers (as of February 16, 2024):
Janice M. Teague, Chair
Thomas J. Abood, Trustee
John A. DeTore, Trustee
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee
James A. Smith, Trustee
Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff, Trustee
Carolyn B. Goldhaber, President
Jasper R. Frontz, Chief Compliance Officer
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
Jeff Romie, Asst. Treasurer
Maggie Bull, Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A description of the policies and procedures that Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 392-2673; (ii) on the Funds’ website, www.sbhfunds.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

 

Each Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after each fiscal quarter-end. Copies of the Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds exhibits to Form N-PORT are available without a charge, upon request, by contacting Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds toll-free at (800) 392-2673 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 
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This report has been prepared for Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Funds distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

FUND OVERVIEW 1
   
FUND EXPENSES 3
   
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 4
   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7
   
  Statement of Investments 7
     
  Statement of Assets and Liabilities 8
     
  Statement of Operations 9
     
  Statement of Changes in Net Assets 10
     
  Financial Highlights 11
     
  Notes to Financial Statements 12
   
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 17
   
SHAREHOLDER TAX INFORMATION 18
   
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION 19
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fund Management

Suresh Rajagopal, CFA Portfolio Manager

 

Cumulative Returns

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter). Performance calculations are as of the end of December each year. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Total Returns

 

   Since  Inception
   Inception  Date
Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF (USSE)  5.57%  8/29/23
Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF (USSE) - At Market Value  5.57%  8/29/23
Russell 1000® Index  7.06%   

 

The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® Index represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market.

 

Sector Allocation (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Financials  27.6%
Information Technology  18.7%
Health Care  13.9%
Industrials  11.0%
Consumer Staples  7.5%
Communication Services  6.6%
Consumer Discretionary  4.3%
Materials  4.0%
Energy  3.7%

 

Sector classifications presented are based on the Global Industry Classifications Standard (GICS) methodology.

 

Percentages are based on Total Net Assets.

 

The sector allocation table above does not include any cash or cash equivalents.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/31/2023)

 

Microsoft Corp.  9.6%
Quanta Services, Inc.  7.3%
Alphabet, Inc.  6.6%
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 5.3%
Visa, Inc.  5.3%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  5.2%
Novo Nordisk A/S  4.8%
Ares Management Corp.  4.8%
Apple, Inc.  4.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.6%

 

Top 10 holdings do not include any cash, cash equivalents or exchange traded fund investments. Holdings are subject to change and may not reflect the current or future position of the Fund.



 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. To obtain current performance as of the most recent month-end, visit www.sbhfunds.com. Average annual total returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions, all fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any. Without the fee waivers and expense reimbursements, total return figures would have been lower. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Segall Bryant & Hamill fund shares are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency and are subject to investment risk.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Fund Overview
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Manager Commentary

 

Market Overview and Fund Performance

 

Since its inception on August 29, 2023, the Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF (the “Fund”) returned 5.57% compared to the 7.06% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index. Security selection, sector allocation and the strategy’s allocation to cash detracted from relative performance. As a reminder, in pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, and principal investment strategies, the team seeks to invest in companies that generate high return on invested capital (ROIC), produce quality financial metrics, and possess strong management teams.

 

Contributors to Return

 

At the sector level, the Fund’s best performing areas for the year relative to the benchmark were Financials, Information Technology, and Utilities. In Financials, outperformance was weighted toward allocation as the Fund was overweight Financials, the best performing sector during the period. Information Technology benefited from stock selection as names, such as ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW), meaningfully outperformed the benchmark. The Fund also benefited from its underweight allocation to Utilities as the sector significantly lagged the market.

 

Detractors from Returns

 

Industrials, Communication Services, and Energy were the Fund’s largest relative detractors on a sector level for the year. The underperformance in Industrials was driven by adverse stock selection with RTX Corp. (RTX) which experienced production delays during the period related to ongoing issues with its GTF engine. Communication Services was negatively impacted by stock selection. The Fund’s overweight allocation to Energy detracted from returns. Typically, in a down commodity/sector year, higher quality large caps like Chevron Corporation (CVX) tend to outperform the sector, but this was not the case in 2023. CVX did have a few operational issues, but we believe they are short-term in nature.

 

Outlook and Positioning

 

A 2023 market that had been mostly propped up by the “Magnificent Seven*” ended the year euphoric about the prospect that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may have accomplished its mission of taming inflation and maneuvering a “soft landing.” The gain by these stocks

 

was most impressive and the year ended with these seven names representing 56% of the return of the Russell 1000® Index. As a result, this group of seven ended the year comprising over 25% of the index. Periods of heavy concentration of the Index, usually by sector, are not common, but they do occur (Tech in 1999, Financials in 2008). Experience suggests that the aftermath of these periods is not generally positive for the ones so favored.

 

As we look forward to 2024, most interest rate forecasts suggest that the central banks will cut short-term rates in 2024, a reprise of last year’s forecast that called for the same. Our view is unchanged: we have no strong feeling about the direction of short-term rates other than to observe that this may be one of those situations in which one shouldn’t wish too hard for something for fear the wish might come true. It remains to be seen whether the Fed has succeeded in attaining its inflation goals and or avoided a recession. Fortunately for us, macro concerns are not a key driver of our stock selection process as we remain focused on selecting what we believe to be high quality companies with attractively valued stocks, strong cultures, resilient competitive advantages, fortified balance sheets and ROIC-focused leadership teams. Our macro work is designed solely to help us better understand the potential impact on individual asset valuations. It is, after all, not a stock market, but a market of stocks. In the best of times, there are stocks to be sold for reasons unique to them. Conversely, in the worst of markets, there are always opportunities to be found. We are always on the hunt for them.

 

Thank you for your consideration and continued support.

 

*The Magnificent 7 stocks are a grouping of mega-cap stocks driving market performance due to heavy weighting in indexes such as the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The group includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla, and Meta.


 

Stock Performance (8/29/2023 to 12/31/2023)

 

   Average  Contribution
5 Highest  Weight  to Return
Microsoft Corp.  9.71  1.52
ServiceNow, Inc.  3.11  1.13
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  5.58  0.91
Ares Management Corp.  4.81  0.85
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.42  0.65

 

   Average  Contribution
5 Lowest  Weight  to Return
Unilever PLC  3.84  -0.22
AZEK Co., Inc.  2.89  -0.39
Chevron Corp.  3.07  -0.45
Becton, Dickinson & Co.  3.71  -0.54
RTX Corp.  0.90  -0.64


Past performance does not guarantee future results. These stocks do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended by the Fund’s Adviser. To request a complete list of the contribution of each Fund holding to overall Fund performance during the period, please call (800) 836-4265.

 

TOP 5 / BOTTOM 5 STOCK PERFORMANCE CALCULATION METHODOLOGY

 

The calculation methodology used to construct this table took into account consistently the weighting of every holding in the Fund that contributed to the Fund’s performance during the measurement period, and the table reflects consistently the results of the calculation. The calculation determined the contribution of each Fund holding by calculating the weight (i.e., percentage of the total investments) of each holding multiplied by the rate of return for that holding during the measurement period.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Fund Expenses
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples on the this page are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 29, 2023 and held until December 31, 2023.

 

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

 

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

 

Expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning Account  Ending Account      
   Value  Value      
   August 29,  December 31,  Expense  Expenses
   2023(a)  2023  Ratio(b)  Period(c)
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00  $1,055.70  0.65%  $2.29
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)  $1,000.00  $1,021.93  0.65%  $3.31

 

(a)Represents the Fund’s commencement date.

 

(b)Annualized, based on the Fund’s expenses during the period since commencement of operations.

 

(c)Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 125/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement date), for Actual Fund Return and multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period), for the Hypothetical 5% Return.
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Trustees and Officers
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. Information pertaining to the trustees and officers of the Trust is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll free 800.836.4265.

 

Name,        
Address(1), Age,        
Position with the        
Trust, Term of        
Position with        
Trust(2), Number of        
Portfolios in Fund        
Complex Overseen        
by Trustees*(3)   Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years   Other Directorships(4)
Janice M. Teague
Retired CPA
Birth Year 1954

Trustee: Since
February 13, 2007

Chairman: Since
January 1, 2021
 

●     Retired, June 2003 to present;

 

●     Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Berger Financial Group, LLC (investment management), October 1996 to May 2003;

 

●     Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Berger Funds (investment management), September 1996 to May 2003; and

 

●     Vice President and Secretary, Berger Distributors LLC (broker/dealer), August 1998 to May 2003. 

  None
         
Thomas J. Abood
Birth Year 1963

Trustee: Since
November 1, 2018
 

●     Previously, Chief Executive Officer and Director, EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., September 2019 to September 2022 (CEO) and 2016 to October 2022 (Director).

 

●     Board Member, Perception Capital Corp II, Inc., March 2021 to present (member and Chair of Compensation Committee);

 

●     Director, NELSON Worldwide LLC, May 2018 to present;

 

●     Board Member and Past Chair of Board, Citation Jet Pilots, Inc., October 2016 to present (Board member) and October 2019 to October 2020 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Past Chair, MacPhail Center for Music Education, September 2011 to July 2021 (Board Member), July 2018 to July 2020 (Chair);

 

●     Council Member and Chair, Archdiocese Finance Council of St. Paul and Minneapolis, July 2011 to July 2021 (member), July 2014 to July 2021 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Chair, University of St. Thomas School of Law Board of Governors, October 2001 to October 2016 (Board Member) and 2014 to 2015 (Chair);

 

●     Board Member and Past President, The Minikahda Club, November 2008; November 2011; November 2015 to November 2017 (Board Member) 2016 (President). 

 

Former Director of EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc. (2016 to October 2022)

 

Board Member of Perception Capital Corp II, Inc., March 2021 to present (member and Chair of Compensation Committee)

 

         
John A. DeTore,
CFA
Birth Year 1958

Trustee: Since
December 31, 2009
 

●     Director, Strategic R&D, Arga Investment Management (investment management), 2021 to present;

 

●     CIO, Capitalogix, LLC, 2018 to 2021;

 

●     CEO/Founder, United Alpha, LLC (investment management firm), 2003 to 2017;

 

●     CIO, GRT United Alpha, LLC (investment management), 2006 to 2017;

 

●     CIO, Denver Alternatives, (an investment management division of Denver Investments) 2009 to 2011;

 

●     Managing Director/Director of Strategic R&D Putnam Investments (investment management), 1999 to 2000;

 

●     Managing Director/Director of Quantitative Analysis & Equity Product Development, Putnam Investments (investment management), 1994 to 1999. 

  None
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Trustees and Officers
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Name,        
Address(1), Age,        
Position with the        
Trust, Term of        
Position with        
Trust(2), Number of        
Portfolios in Fund        
Complex Overseen        
by Trustees*(3)   Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years   Other Directorships(4)
Rick A. Pederson
Birth Year 1952
 
Trustee: Since
February 13, 2007
 

●      President, Foundation Properties, Inc. (real estate investment management company), 1994 to present;

 

●      Partner, Bow River Capital Partners (private equity investment management firm), 2003 to present;

 

●      Advisor, Pauls Corporation, 2008 to 2018;

 

●      Board Member, Kivu Consulting Inc., 2019 to 2022;

 

●      Board Member, Citywide Banks, 2014-2016; Advisory Board, 2017 to present;

 

●      Director, National Western Stock Show (not-for-profit organization), 2010 to present;

 

●      Board Member, IRI Consulting, 2017 to 2019;

 

●      Board Member, History Colorado (not-for-profit organization), 2015 to 2020;

 

●      Board Member, Strong-Bridge Consulting, 2015 to 2019;

 

●      Board Member, Boettcher Foundation (not-for-profit organization), 2018 to present. 

  Trustee of ALPS ETF Trust (20 funds); and Principal Real Estate Income Fund (1 fund).
         
James A. Smith
Birth Year 1952

Trustee:
Since
December 31, 2009
 

●      Chair and Board Member, Western Rivers Conservancy (non-profit), 2014 to present;

 

●      Private Equity Consultant, 2003 to 2016;

 

●      Trustee, The Nature Conservancy (non-profit), July 2007-July 2016; Chairman, June 2014 to June 2016 

  None
         
Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff
Birth Year 1954

Trustee: Since
April 30, 2021
 

●      Retired, June 2012 – Present;

 

●      Various Positions leading to Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (1976-2012).

  None

 

*As of the date of this annual report, the Trustees of the Trust oversee sixteen Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds.

 

1Each trustee may be contacted by writing to the trustee, c/o Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

 

2Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until the earliest of: (a) the election of his successor; (b) the date a trustee dies, resigns, or is removed, adjudged incompetent, or, having become incapacitated by illness or injury, is retired by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust; or (c) the Trust terminates.

 

3The Fund Complex includes funds with a common investment adviser or sub-advisor which is an affiliated person. As of December 31, 2023, there were twenty-eight funds in the Fund Complex: the sixteen Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds offered to the public; Columbia Variable Portfolio-Partners Small Cap Value Fund, iMGP SBH Focused Small Value Fund, JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund, and Mainstay VP Small Cap Growth Portfolio which are also advised by Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC; Cabana Target Drawdown 5 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 7 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 13 ETF, Cabana Target Drawdown 16 ETF, Cabana Target Leading Sector Conservative ETF, Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF, and Cabana Target Leading Sector Aggressive ETF, advised by The Cabana Group, LLC.

 

4Directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the 1934 Act (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Trustees and Officers
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

TRUST OFFICERS(1)

 

Name, Address(2), Age,  
Position with Trust,  
Term of Position Principal Occupation

Carolyn B. Goldhaber 

Birth Year 1978

 

President:

Since February 15, 2023 

●     President, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, May 2022 to present.

 

●     Chief Financial Officer, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, June 2014 - May 2022.

 

   

Jasper R. Frontz, CPA, CFA 

Birth Year 1968

 

Treasurer: 

Since February 12, 1997

 

Chief Compliance Officer:

Since September 29, 2004

 

●     Chief Compliance Officer/SBH Funds, Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC, May 1, 2018 to present;

 

●     Treasurer of the Trust, February 12, 1997 to February 16, 2024;

 

●     Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operations Officer, Denver Investments, March 31, 2014 to April 30, 2018;

 

●     Partner, Denver Investments, January 1, 2014 to April 30, 2018; prior thereto, Vice President, May 2000 to December 2013, and Director of Mutual Fund Administration, June 1997 to May 2000, Denver Investments.

   
Jenny L Leamer 

Birth Year 1976

 

Assistant Treasurer:
Since May 26, 2019

 

●     SVP, Fund Accounting of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 2020 to December 2023;

 

●     Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 2014 to December 2023;

 

●     Ultimus Managers Trust, Treasurer, October 2014 to December 2023;

 

●     Ultimus Managers Trust, Assistant Treasurer, April 2014 to October 2014;

 

●     Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC Business Analyst, 2007 to 2014.

   

Maggie Bull 

Birth Year 1965

 

Secretary: November 16, 2021

 

●     Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, August 2022 to present;

 

●     Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, January 2020 to August 2022;

 

●     Senior Attorney, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, June 2017 to January 2020;

 

●     Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel, Meeder Funds, Meeder Investment Management 2011 to 2016.

 

(1)Each officer is appointed to serve in such capacity until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified.

 

(2)Each Officer may be contacted by writing to the Officer, c/o Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
   
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SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL SELECT EQUITY ETF Statement of Investments
  December 31, 2023

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.3%          
Communication Services — 6.6%          
Media & Entertainment — 6.6%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   26,702   $3,763,113 
           
Consumer Discretionary — 4.3%          
Retailing — 4.3%          
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)   25,645    2,405,758 
           
Consumer Staples — 7.5%          
Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 3.8%          
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A   29,531    2,138,930 
           
Household & Personal Products — 3.7%          
Unilever PLC ADR (United Kingdom)   43,160    2,092,397 
           
Energy — 3.7%          
Energy — 3.7%          
Chevron Corp.   620    92,479 
ConocoPhillips   17,463    2,026,931 
         2,119,410 
Financials — 27.6%          
Banks — 4.6%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   15,377    2,615,628 
           
Diversified Financials — 10.1%          
Ares Management Corp. - Class A   22,791    2,710,305 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   11,485    2,990,120 
         5,700,425 
Insurance — 12.9%          
Globe Life, Inc.   18,559    2,259,002 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   18,527    2,997,298 
W.R. Berkley Corp.   28,902    2,043,949 
         7,300,249 
Health Care — 13.9%          
Health Care Equipment & Services — 9.1%          
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   8,957    2,183,985 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   5,629    2,963,500 
         5,147,485 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 4.8%          
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR (Denmark)   26,401    2,731,183 
           
Industrials — 11.0%          
Capital Goods — 11.0%          
AZEK Co., Inc. (The) (a)   53,726    2,055,020 
Quanta Services, Inc.   19,243    4,152,639 
         6,207,659 
Information Technology — 18.7%          
Software & Services — 14.0%          
Microsoft Corp.   14,520    5,460,101 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   3,511    2,480,486 
         7,940,587 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.7%          
Apple, Inc.   13,923    2,680,595 

 

   Shares   Value 
Materials — 4.0%          
Materials — 4.0%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   11,254   $2,275,109 
           
Investments at Value — 97.3%          
(Cost $52,213,638)       $55,118,528 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.7%        1,557,703 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $56,676,231 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

The Fund’s sector and industry classifications presented herein refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/ or as defined by Fund management. For Fund compliance purposes, sector and industry classifications are based on the sector and industry categorization methodology of the Adviser to the Funds. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Statement of Assets and Liabilities
  December 31, 2023

 

Assets    
Investments, at cost  $52,213,638 
Investments, at value  $55,118,528 
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2)   1,621,158 
Dividends and interest receivable   18,807 
Deferred offering costs (Note 2)   28,261 
Other assets   658 
Total assets   56,787,412 
      
Liabilities     
Distributions payable   70,685 
Payable to Adviser (Note 6)   4,849 
Payable to third party administrator (Note 6)   2,951 
Accrued chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   455 
Accrued trustee’s fees and expenses (Note 6)   2,000 
Other accrued expenses   30,241 
Total liabilities   111,181 
Net Assets  $56,676,231 
      
Net Assets Consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $53,823,242 
Distributable earnings   2,852,989 
Net Assets  $56,676,231 
      
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   2,150,000 
      
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (Net Assets Per Share Outstanding)  $26.36 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Statement of Operations
For the Period Ended December 31, 2023(a)

 

Investment Income     
Dividend income  $105,059 
Interest income   6,113 
Foreign taxes withheld   (106)
Total Income   111,066 
      
Expenses     
Management fees (Note 6)   33,950 
Audit and tax preparation fees   17,000 
Administration fees (Note 6)   14,951 
Offering costs (Note 2)   9,416 
Shareholder reporting expenses (Note 6)   7,616 
Custodian fees   5,129 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)   4,639 
Transfer agent fees   3,547 
Registration and filing fees   2,589 
Chief compliance officer fees (Note 6)   1,655 
Independent pricing servicing fees   1,043 
Legal fees   385 
Other   9,732 
Total expenses before waivers/reimbursements   111,652 
Expenses waived/reimbursed by investment Advisor   (71,528)
Net expenses   40,124 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   70,942 
      
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments     
Net realized gains (losses) on investments   (60,137)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,904,890 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)   2,844,753 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $2,915,695 

 

(a)Represents the period from the commencement of operations (August 29, 2023) to December 31, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Period Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023(a) 
Operations     
Net investment income (loss)  $70,942 
Net realized gains (losses)   (60,137)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   2,904,890 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   2,915,695 
      
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 5)   (70,685)
      
Beneficial Interest Transactions (Note 4)     
Shares sold   53,831,221 
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   56,676,231 
      
Net Assets     
Beginning of period    
End of period  $56,676,231 
      
(a)Represents the period from the commencement of operations (August 29, 2023) to December 31, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period Presented

 

   Period Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023(a) 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.00 
Income (loss) from investment operations:     
Net investment income (loss)(b)   0.10 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.28 
Total from investment operations   1.38 
      
Variable transaction fees (Note 7)(b)   0.01 
      
Less dividends and distributions:     
Distributions from net investment income   (0.03)
Net asset value, end of period  $26.36 
Market price, end of period  $26.36 
      
Total Return   5.57(c)
Total Return at Market(d)   5.57(c)
      
Ratios and Supplemental Data     
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $56,676 
      
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   0.65(e)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   1.81(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     
With fee waivers/reimbursements   1.15(e)
Without fee waivers/reimbursements   (0.01%) (e)
Portfolio turnover rate(f)   13(c)
      
(a)Represents the period from the commencement of operations (August 29, 2023) to December 31, 2023.

 

(b)Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

(d)Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price from any primary listing market (e.g., NYSE Arca) or participating regional exchanges or markets. The composite closing price is the last reported sale price from any of the eligible sources, regardless of volume and not an average price and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

(f)Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF is represented by a single class of beneficial interest of the Trust, which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund commenced operations on August 29, 2023. Other series of the Trust are not included in this report.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Fund issues and redeems shares solely to certain financial institutions such as registered broker-dealers and banks that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor (“Authorized Participants” or “APs”) on a continuous basis at net asset value per share (“NAV”) in aggregations of a specified number of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units generally are issued in exchange for a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (“Balancing Amount”). Shares are not individually redeemable, but are redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, and generally in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment. A Creation Unit of the Fund consists of a block of 10,000 shares.

 

Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”). Shares trade in the secondary market at market prices that may differ from the shares’ NAV. Other than Authorized Participants, investors will not be able to purchase or redeem shares directly with or from the Fund. Instead, most investors will buy and sell shares in the secondary market through a broker.

 

The Fund is a non-diversified portfolio of the Trust for the purposes of the 1940 Act.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes. The following policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies, under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 – Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements. The actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents – The Fund subscribes to the Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) Cash Management Service (“CMS”), whereby cash balances are automatically swept into overnight demand deposits with a branch of a pre-approved commercial bank. This fully automated program allows the Fund to earn interest on cash balances. As of December 31, 2023, the cash equivalents balance reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities represents the amount participating in the BBH CMS.

 

Investment Valuation – All securities of the Fund are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), currently 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), on each day that the NYSE is open, subject to provisions in the prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information regarding pricing at other times in case of an emergency and optional pricing of the Fund in the event that the NYSE does not open for business because of an emergency.

 

Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the Fund’s valuation designee responsible for carrying out pricing and valuation duties in accordance with the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under 1940 Act.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Fund may be valued in good faith by the valuation designee with procedures approved by the Board as noted above. Factors which may be considered when determining the value of a security include (a) the fundamental data relating to the investment; (b) an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is sold, including the liquidity and depth of the market; (c) the market value at date of purchase; (d) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security or comparable securities; and (e) any other relevant matters.

 

Federal Income Taxes – No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies.

 

As of and during the period ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Tax returns for open years

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Common Expenses – Expenses of the Trust not attributable solely to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the relative net assets of the funds or based on the nature of the expense and its relative applicability to the funds.

 

Offering Costs – The Adviser advanced some of the Fund’s initial offering costs and was subsequently reimbursed by the Fund. Costs of $37,677 incurred in connection with the offering and initial registration have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the first twelve months after commencement of operations. As of December 31, 2023, there was $28,261 in unamortized costs remaining in the Fund.

 

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income – For financial reporting purposes, the Fund’s investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, included in dividend income, are recorded at the fair value of the security received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, net of reclaims, and foreign capital gains taxes, if any, have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates. Interest income is accrued as earned. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported on an identified cost basis.

 

3. CERTAIN INVESTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

 

For information regarding the risks associated with investments in the Fund, see the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

4. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

On December 31, 2023 there was an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest authorized for the Fund. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

   For the 
   Period Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023* 
Shares Sold   2,150,000 
Net Increase (Decrease)   2,150,000 

 

*Represents the period from the commencement of operations (August 29, 2023) to December 31, 2023.

 

5. TAX BASIS DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

Distributions – The Fund will distribute any net investment income and any net capital gains, if any, at least annually typically during the month of December. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with federal tax requirements. The Fund may make additional distributions if it deems it desirable at another time during the year.

 

The tax character of the distributions paid during the period ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

           Long-Term 
Period Ended  Ordinary Income*   Return of Capital   Capital Gains 
12/31/2023  $70,685   $   $ 

 

*Ordinary income distributions for federal income tax purposes includes distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains.
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

As of December 31, 2023, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments based on federal tax cost was as follows:

 

Tax cost of portfolio investments  $52,212,623 
Gross unrealized appreciation   3,083,331 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (177,426)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments  $2,905,905 

 

The difference between book and tax differences is attributable primarily to wash sales and tax treatment of real estate investments. As of December 31, 2023 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Accumulated capital and other losses  $(52,916)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on portfolio investments   2,905,905 
Distributable earnings  $2,852,989 

 

Under current law, capital losses maintain character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.

 

As of December 31, 2023, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to offset net capital gains realized in future tax years:

 

Short-Term   Long-Term 
$52,916   $ 

 

For the period ended December 31, 2023, the following reclassification was made as a result of permanent differences between the financial statements and income tax reporting requirements:

 

    Total Distributable 
Paid-in Capital   Earnings 
$(7,979)  $7,979 

 

The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be estimated based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year.

 

6. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Trust has entered into an advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund. The advisory agreement has been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

Pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Trust, the Adviser is entitled to management fees, based on the average net assets of the Fund, computed daily and payable monthly at the annual rate of 0.55% of average daily net assets.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC (“Ultimus”) and the Adviser serve as the Fund’s co-administrators (“Co-Administrators”). Ultimus and the Adviser are entitled to receive a total fee from the Fund for their administrative services computed daily and payable monthly based on the average net assets of the Trust. The Adviser receives a portion that is calculated based on 0.01% on the average daily net assets of the Trust.

 

The administrative fees are allocated to the Fund based upon the Fund’s relative proportion of the Trust’s net assets, subject to certain minimums, and are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser and Ultimus received $618 and $14,333, respectively, for their services to the Fund.

 

Until at least April 30, 2025, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the management and/or administration fees and/or to reimburse other expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, class action reclaim fees, tax reclaim fees and extraordinary expenses), so that the ratio of expense to average net assets as reported in the Fund’s Financial Highlights will be no more than 0.65%. These amounts are not subject to recapture in future periods. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser did not collect any of its management fees of $33,950 and reimbursed other fees of $37,578.

 

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser for acting as principal underwriter.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser and Ultimus.

 

The Trust has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer who is also the Treasurer of the Trust and an employee of the Adviser. The Trust has agreed to have the Fund pay the portion of his compensation attributable for services rendered as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

 

The Trust has a Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferral Plan”) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees. Under the Deferral Plan, Trustee fees are paid and invested directly into shares of the Fund elected by the Trustees in the Deferral Plan. There is no future liability related to the balance in the Deferral Plan as such amounts are paid directly out of the respective capital accounts of the elected Funds. The amount paid to the Trustees under the Deferral Plan will be determined based upon the performance of the elected funds. The balance in the Deferral Plan as of December 31, 2023 is $904,691.

 

7. CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as “Creation Units” of 10,000 shares. Only APs or transactions done through an AP are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Fund. An AP is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the AP or as a result of other market circumstances.

 

Realized gains (losses) resulting from in-kind redemption of shares, if any, are reflected separately on the Statement of Operations. The Fund charges APs standard creation and redemption transaction fees (“Transaction Fees”) to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. The standard creation transaction fee is charged to the AP on the day such AP creates a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by the AP on the applicable business day.

 

Similarly, the standard redemption transaction fee is charged to the AP on the day such AP redeems a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by the AP on the applicable business day. Creations and redemptions for cash (when cash creations and redemptions (in whole or in part) are available or specified) are also subject to an additional charge (up to the maximum amounts shown in the table below). This charge is intended to compensate for brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, price movement and other costs and expenses related to cash transactions (which may, in certain instances, be based on a good faith estimate of transaction costs). For the period ended December 31, 2023, the Fund received $6,500 in transaction fees.

 

The Transaction Fees for the Fund are listed in the table below:

 

    Maximum 
    Additional Variable 
Fee for In-Kind and   Charge for Cash 
Cash Purchases   Purchases* 
$250    2.00%

 

*As a percentage of the amount invested.

 

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to measure fair value based on the extent of use of “observable inputs” as compared to “unobservable inputs” for disclosure purposes and requires additional disclosures about these valuation measurements. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing a security. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The three-tier hierarchy is summarized as follows:

 

1)Level 1 – Unadjusted Quoted Prices in active markets for identical investments

 

2)Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

3)Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Notes to Financial Statements
  December 31, 2023

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments (if any) and the inputs used to value the investments and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2023:

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $55,118,528   $   $   $55,118,528 
Total  $55,118,528   $   $   $55,118,528 

 

The fund did not hold any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of or during the period ended December 31, 2023.

 

9. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS

 

During the period ended December 31, 2023 cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than in-kind transactions and short-term investments, were $2,691,047 and $3,046,613, respectively. Purchases and sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended December 31, 2023 were $52,629,341 and $0, respectively.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

In the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

   
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  Report of Independent
Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF and
Board of Trustees of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust, as of December 31, 2023, the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period August 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2023, the related notes, (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the fund as of December 31, 2023, the results of its operations, the changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Fund’s auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2020.

 

(SIGNATURE)

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 29, 2024

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Shareholder Tax Information
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Certain tax information regarding the Trust is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distributions for the period ended December 31, 2023.

 

The Fund designates the following for federal income tax purposes for distributions made during the calendar year ended December 31, 2023:

 

Qualified Dividend  Dividend Received
Income (QDI)  Deduction (DRD)
58.72%  58.72%
   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Other Important Information
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Select Equity ETF

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust (the “Trust”) considered information provided and reviewed at the Board meeting held on May 17-18, 2023 (the “Meeting”) regarding the Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF (the “Select Equity ETF” or the “ETF”),and to determine whether approving the Investment Advisory Agreement between Segall, Bryant & Hamill, LLC (“SBH” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust on behalf of the Select Equity ETF (the “Advisory Agreement”) would be in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders.

 

In anticipation of and as part of the process to consider the approval of the Advisory Agreement, legal counsel to the Independent Trustees requested certain information from SBH. In response to these requests, the Trustees received reports from SBH that addressed specific factors to be considered by the Board. The Board also received from independent legal counsel a memorandum regarding the Board’s responsibilities pertaining to the approval of the Advisory Agreement. Further, the Board met with representatives of SBH and discussed the services to be provided by the firm pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as well as the information provided by SBH.

 

During the review process, the Board noted certain instances where clarification or follow-up was appropriate and others where the Board determined that further clarification or follow-up was not necessary. In those instances where clarification or follow-up was requested, the Board determined that in each case either information responsive to its requests had been provided, or where any request was outstanding in whole or in part, given the totality of the information provided with respect to the agreement, the Board had received sufficient information to approve the Advisory Agreement.

 

In approving SBH as investment adviser to the Select Equity ETF, and the fees to be charged under the Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the Advisory Agreement. Further, the Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The following summary does not identify all the matters considered by the Board, but provides a summary of the principal matters the Board considered.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Select Equity ETF under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed, among other items, certain background materials supplied by SBH.

 

The Board of Trustees reviewed and considered SBH’s investment advisory personnel, its history as an asset manager, its performance and the amount of assets currently under management by SBH, and reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management teams to be primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Select Equity ETF and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by SBH, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Select Equity ETF. The Board also reviewed accompanying compliance-related materials with respect to the Trust and noted that they received reports on these services and compliance issues from Trust officers and SBH periodically throughout the year.

 

Investment Advisory Fee Rate

 

The Board considered certain information provided and reviewed at this and prior meetings regarding the gross investment advisory fee rate to be paid to SBH by the Select Equity ETF, including comparisons against the fee rates of funds in a peer group selected by an independent provider of investment company data. The Board noted that the contractual investment advisory fee rate for the Select Equity ETF was in the second quartile and lower than the peer group median.

 

Expense Ratio

 

The Board considered certain information provided regarding the total net expense ratio of the Select Equity ETF, including a comparison against the total net expense ratios of funds in a peer group selected by an independent provider of investment company data. Based on such information, the Board noted that the total net expense ratio for the Select Equity ETF was in the third quartile and higher than its peer group median.

 

Investment Performance

 

The Board noted that the Select Equity ETF had not yet launched, and accordingly there was no performance data for the ETF.

 

Comparable Accounts

 

The Board received and considered certain information provided by SBH regarding fees charged and types of services provided to certain of its other clients utilizing strategies similar to those to be employed for the Select Equity ETF. In comparing the contractual fee rates of the Fund to the aforementioned SBH fee rate, the Board noted that there were differences in the scope of services rendered for the comparable accounts in question relative to the Select Equity ETF.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF Other Important Information
  December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board also noted the limitations of the comparison given the differences in terms of strategy and processes, but determined that, based on the information presented, the comparable account fee rates were not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee rate to be payable by the Select Equity ETF.

 

Adviser Profitability

 

The Board of Trustees received a detailed projected profitability analysis prepared by SBH based on the fees to be paid to SBH under the Advisory Agreement. The Board also considered SBH’s statements regarding its commitment to the Select Equity ETF.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board of Trustees considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Select Equity ETF would be passed along to the shareholders.

 

Other Benefits

 

The Board of Trustees also reviewed and considered any other benefits derived or to be derived by SBH from its relationship with the Select Equity ETF including soft dollar arrangements and publicity related to the ETF.

 

Taking into account the information considered by the Board at its meetings, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

The nature, extent and quality of services to be rendered by SBH under the Advisory Agreement were adequate;

 

The Select Equity ETF’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate was below its peer group median;

 

The expected annual net expense ratio for the Select Equity ETF was higher than its peer group median, but not unreasonable;

 

As the Select Equity ETF has not yet launched, historical performance of the ETF was not available;

 

Bearing in mind the limitations of comparing different types of managed accounts and the different levels of service typically associated with such accounts, the fee structures applicable to certain of SBH’s other clients employing strategies comparable to the Select Equity ETF’s strategy was not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee rate anticipated to be payable by the Select Equity ETF;

 

The projected profit, if any, expected to be realized by SBH in connection with its management of the Select Equity ETF would not be unreasonable; and

 

To the extent available, the Select Equity ETF could be expected to share in economies of scale to be realized by SBH.

 

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, all of the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees in person at the Meeting, concluded that the advisory fee rate to be paid to SBH by the Select Equity ETF is fair and reasonable in light of the nature of the services to be provided and the expenses involved, and determined to approve the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Select Equity ETF.

   
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Segall Bryant & Hamill Trustees and Officers (as of February 16, 2023):
Janice M. Teague, Chair
Thomas J. Abood, Trustee
John A. DeTore, Trustee
Rick A. Pederson, Trustee
James A. Smith, Trustee
Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff, Trustee
Carolyn B. Goldhaber, President
Jasper R. Frontz, Chief Compliance Officer
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
Jeff Romie, Asst. Treasurer
Maggie Bull, Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A description of the policies and procedures that Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 836-4265; (ii) on the Fund’s website, www.sbhfunds.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after each fiscal quarter-end. Copies of the Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF exhibits to Form N-PORT are available without a charge, upon request, by contacting Segall Bryant & Hamill Investor Services toll-free at (800) 836-4265 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL SELECT EQUITY ETF, PLEASE CONTACT:
 
Segall Bryant & Hamill Funds | 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 | Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Individual Investors: (800) 836-4265 | Financial Advisors: (800) 734-9738 | www.sbhfunds.com
 

 

This report has been prepared for Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

The Fund is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC

 

 

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(b)Not applicable

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third part.
(b)Not applicable.
(c)During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.
(d)During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above were granted.
(e)Not applicable.
(f)A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to this report.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that the registrant has a least one “audit committee financial expert” serving on its audit committee. The Board of Trustees has designated Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff as the registrant’s “audit committee financial expert.” Mr. Voneiff is “independent” as defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees: For the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements were $218,000 and $175,000, respectively.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees: For the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no fees were billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item.

 

(c)Tax Fees: For the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $58,800 and $44,800, respectively. The fiscal year tax fees were for review of each Fund’s federal and excise tax returns and year-end distributions.

 

(d)All Other Fees: For the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no fees were billed by the principal accountant for products and services other than the services reported in paragraph (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

(e)(1) The registrant’s Audit Committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures for specific services, although the Audit Committee chairman may pre-approve audit and no-audit services pursuant to delegated authority, subject to ratification by the Audit Committee at the next meeting. Instead, the Audit Committee approves on a case-by-case basis each audit or non-audit service before engaging the accountant to render such service.

 

(e)(2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g)Aggregate non-audit fees of $58,800 and $44,800 were billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant and to registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. All such services were rendered to the registrant.
 
 

 

(h)Not applicable

 

(i)Not applicable

 

(j) Not applicable

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Certain series of the registrant that appear in the shareholder report included in Item 1 are listed issuers as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and have a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Exchange Act. The registrant’s audit committee members are Lloyd “Chip” Voneiff, Janice M. Teague and James A. Smith.

 

 

Item 6.Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(e)) are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) of 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270-30a-3(d)) that occurred during the the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
 

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

 

Not applicable

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics as described in Item 2 hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)(2) The certifications required Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.1?

 

(1) Not applicable.

 

(2) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountants: Not applicable

 

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

  

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant) SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL TRUST    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Carolyn B. Goldhaber  
    Carolyn B. Goldhaber, President/Principal Executive Officer  
Date March 7, 2024    
       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Carolyn B. Goldhaber  
    Carolyn B. Goldhaber, President/Principal Executive Officer  
       
Date March 7, 2024    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Jennifer L. Leamer  
    Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer  
       
Date March 7, 2024    

 

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