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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap Fund

 

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   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – 98.8% of Net Assets

 
  

Banks – 3.2%

 

  110,150      Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)    $ 2,454,142  
  82,075      PacWest Bancorp      1,401,841  
  162,450      TCF Financial Corp.      3,794,832  
     

 

 

 
        7,650,815  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 2.2%

 

  26,930      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      5,103,504  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 0.9%

 

  21,050      Allegion PLC      2,082,056  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 5.1%

 

  57,200      Ares Management Corp., Class A      2,312,024  
  177,975      Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      2,295,877  
  22,125      Nasdaq, Inc.      2,714,959  
  64,650      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      4,703,934  
     

 

 

 
        12,026,794  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 4.4%

 

  47,425      FMC Corp.      5,022,782  
  75,925      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      5,351,953  
     

 

 

 
        10,374,735  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.2%

 

  101,000      IAA, Inc.(a)      5,259,070  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 3.1%

 

  47,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      7,370,070  
     

 

 

 
  

Construction & Engineering – 2.9%

 

  403,400      WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)      6,728,712  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 0.7%

 

  59,975      Synchrony Financial      1,569,546  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 3.2%

 

  20,000      Avery Dennison Corp.      2,556,800  
  64,850      Crown Holdings, Inc.(a)      4,984,371  
     

 

 

 
        7,541,171  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 4.6%

 

  11,200      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a)      1,702,848  
  27,225      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)      2,176,366  
  192,025      Laureate Education, Inc., Class A(a)      2,550,092  
  110,150      ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(a)      4,392,782  
     

 

 

 
        10,822,088  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 2.6%

 

  57,850      Alliant Energy Corp.      2,987,953  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Electric Utilities – continued

 

  63,375      Evergy, Inc.    $ 3,220,717  
     

 

 

 
        6,208,670  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 6.8%

 

  55,075      AMETEK, Inc.      5,474,455  
  37,650      Hubbell, Inc.      5,152,026  
  300,900      nVent Electric PLC      5,322,921  
     

 

 

 
        15,949,402  
     

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.1%

 

  14,450      CDW Corp.      1,727,208  
  33,600      Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)      3,319,008  
     

 

 

 
        5,046,216  
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.9%

 

  128,225      Performance Food Group Co.(a)      4,439,150  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.5%

 

  12,160      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      4,099,379  
  27,000      Hologic, Inc.(a)      1,794,690  
     

 

 

 
        5,894,069  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.8%

 

  34,025      Centene Corp.(a)      1,984,678  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.0%

 

  85,900      Aramark      2,272,055  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 3.5%

 

  57,000      Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC      1,630,770  
  350,575      Vistra Corp.      6,611,844  
     

 

 

 
        8,242,614  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 7.8%

 

  32,525      Allstate Corp. (The)      3,061,904  
  39,125      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      4,130,817  
  133,325      Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a)      4,543,716  
  82,075      First American Financial Corp.      4,178,438  
  26,575      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      2,529,674  
     

 

 

 
        18,444,549  
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 7.5%

 

  13,825      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      1,147,199  
  16,665      CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)      3,552,311  
  20,200      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      2,973,642  
  31,050      Fiserv, Inc.(a)      3,199,702  
  17,570      Global Payments, Inc.      3,120,081  
  54,875      MAXIMUS, Inc.      3,753,999  
     

 

 

 
        17,746,934  
     

 

 

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.7%

 

  17,850      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      1,801,779  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – continued

 

  29,187      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)    $ 4,600,747  
     

 

 

 
        6,402,526  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 9.6%

 

  101,225      Crane Co.      5,074,409  
  70,175      Oshkosh Corp.      5,157,863  
  98,875      Otis Worldwide Corp.      6,171,777  
  113,550      Timken Co. (The)      6,156,681  
     

 

 

 
        22,560,730  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 3.1%

 

  80,800      Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      7,266,344  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 1.8%

 

  531,825      Constellium SE(a)      4,174,826  
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 1.4%

 

  24,875      Ameren Corp.      1,967,115  
  20,425      CMS Energy Corp.      1,254,299  
     

 

 

 
        3,221,414  
     

 

 

 
  

Multiline Retail – 0.8%

 

  8,725      Dollar General Corp.      1,828,935  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.0%

 

  33,600      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      2,889,264  
  366,400      WPX Energy, Inc.(a)      1,795,360  
     

 

 

 
        4,684,624  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 0.7%

 

  206,900      New Residential Investment Corp.      1,644,855  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 1.4%

 

  48,050      CyrusOne, Inc.      3,364,942  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.7%

 

  18,500      Analog Devices, Inc.      2,159,690  
  16,800      CMC Materials, Inc.      2,399,208  
  56,150      Entegris, Inc.      4,174,191  
     

 

 

 
        8,733,089  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 2.1%

 

  9,350      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)      1,125,179  
  4,970      RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)      1,364,812  
  116,100      SolarWinds Corp.(a)      2,361,474  
     

 

 

 
        4,851,465  
     

 

 

 
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.5%

 

  29,550      Essent Group Ltd.      1,093,646  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $228,549,832)
     232,584,294  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Short-Term Investments – 0.8%

 
  $2,023,887      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,023,887 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $1,872,100 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500% due 1/31/2025 valued at $2,064,436 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $2,023,887)
   $ 2,023,887  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments – 99.6%
(Identified Cost $230,573,719)
     234,608,181  
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.4%      833,794  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 235,441,975  
     

 

 

 

 

(†)

Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser or subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2020, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

REITs   

Real Estate Investment Trusts


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2020, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 232,584,294      $ —        $ —        $ 232,584,294  

Short-Term Investments

     —          2,023,887        —          2,023,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 232,584,294      $ 2,023,887      $ —        $ 234,608,181  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.


Industry Summary at September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Machinery

     9.6

Insurance

     7.8  

IT Services

     7.5  

Electrical Equipment

     6.8  

Capital Markets

     5.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

     4.6  

Chemicals

     4.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.7  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     3.5  

Banks

     3.2  

Containers & Packaging

     3.2  

Communications Equipment

     3.1  

Media

     3.1  

Construction & Engineering

     2.9  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.7  

Electric Utilities

     2.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.5  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.2  

Beverages

     2.2  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.1  

Software

     2.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     11.9  

Short-Term Investments

     0.8  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     0.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0