N-CSR 1 mf-ncsra.htm MUZINICH FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 12-31-23
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 (811-05037)



Professionally Managed Portfolios
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Jason Hadler
Professionally Managed Portfolios
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(414) 516-1523
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: December 31


Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2023


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

(a)




Muzinich & Co.


 




Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund

 
Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

 
Muzinich Low Duration Fund

 

 

 


 
ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2023
 





Muzinich Funds

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Message to our Shareholders
   
1
       
Sector Allocations
   
6
       
Historical Performance
   
9
       
Schedules of Investments
   
14
       
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
   
41
       
Statements of Operations
   
42
       
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
   
43
       
Financial Highlights
   
46
       
Notes to Financial Statements
   
51
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
62
       
Expense Examples
   
63
       
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
   
65
       
Trustees and Executive Officers
   
68
       
Additional Information
   
71
       
Privacy Notice
   
72









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Muzinich Funds


Dear Investors:
 
The Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund (“Credit Opportunities Fund”) finished the year with assets of $261,100,983, reduced from $296,812,303 at the start of the year reflecting net outflows and a net investment return of +7.48% for the Supra Institutional units and +7.40% for the Institutional units. The Fund underperformed the broad global corporate credit markets as reflected by the +9.54% return of the ICE BofA Global Corporate and High Yield Index (GI00) hedged to USD, which is the Fund’s primary benchmark. Since inception from January 3, 2013 the Credit Opportunities Fund’s Supra Institutional units have gained an annualized net return of +3.64%, outperforming the benchmark which has returned +3.15% annualized.
 
Performance as of December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since Inception
Credit Opportunities Fund (Supra Institutional)
7.48%
-0.16%
3.22%
3.64%
ICE BofAML Global Corporate & High Yield Index (USD 100% Hedged)
9.54%
-1.88%
2.85%
3.15%

Periods greater than one year are average annual returns.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data currency to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642. The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less. Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee. If reflected, total returns would be less.
 
Expense Ratios1
Gross Expense Ratio: 0.80%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.60%2
 
1
Expense ratios are from the Fund's most recent prospectus dated April 30, 2023 (Supra Institutional Class). See the Financial Highlights in this report for the most current expense ratios.
2
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses through April 30, 2024.

The Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund (“Flexible U.S. High Income Fund,” formerly the Muzinich U.S. High Yield Credit Fund) ended the year with assets of $47,415,107, increased from $33,061,022, on net inflows and good investment performance. The Fund’s Supra Institutional units returned +9.98% net over this year, underperforming the +11.56% return of the benchmark, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)1. Institutional units also had a net return of +9.98%. Since inception on March 31, 2016, the Flexible U.S. High Income Fund has underperformed the benchmark, delivering an annualized net return for the Supra Institutional units of +4.20% vs. the benchmark’s +5.23% return.
 
Performance as of December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since Inception
Flexible U.S. High Yield Fund (Supra Institutional)
  9.98%
0.50%
4.28%
4.20%
ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4)
12.63%
1.76%
5.21%
5.40%
ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)
11.56%
3.43%
4.92%
4.35%

Periods greater than one year are average annual returns.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data currency to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642. The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less. Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee. If reflected, total returns would be less.
 
Expense Ratios1
Gross Expense Ratio: 1.37%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.58%2
 
1
Expense ratios are from the Fund's most recent prospectus dated April 30, 2023 (Supra Institutional Class). See the Financial Highlights in this report for the most current expense ratios.
2
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses through April 30, 2024.

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1
Effective October 1, 2023, the primary benchmark index for the Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund will change from the ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index to the ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index based on the Adviser’s determination that the ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index is more closely aligned with the Fund’s principal investment strategies and portfolio holdings.

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The Muzinich Low Duration Fund (“Low Duration Fund”) expanded from its year end-starting balance of $843,684,244, to end the reporting period with assets of $982,339,552, reflecting net inflows and positive investment performance well ahead of the benchmark. The Supra Institutional units produced a return of +7.63%, comfortably outperforming the return of +4.66% for the index, ICE BofA 1-3 year U.S. Corporate and Government Index (B1A0), which serves as this Fund’s primary benchmark. Since inception on June 30, 2016, the Supra Institutional class has produced an annualized net return of +3.07% per annum vs. the +1.30% average annualized benchmark return.
 
Performance as of December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since Inception
Low Duration Fund – Supra Institutional
7.63%
2.14%
3.36%
3.07%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate
       
  & Government Index (B1A0)
4.66%
0.10%
1.53%
1.30%

Periods greater than one year are average annual returns.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data currency to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642. The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less. Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee. If reflected, total returns would be less.
 
Expense Ratios1
Gross Expense Ratio: 0.61%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.50%2
 
1
Expense ratios are from the Fund's most recent prospectus dated April 30, 2023 (Supra Institutional Class). See the Financial Highlights in this report for the most current expense ratios.
2
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses through April 30, 2024.

Market
 
Global credit delivered strong positive returns in 2023, with much of those returns generated in the last two months of the year. Market movements were largely driven by expectations of an imminent pivot in monetary policy of major Central Banks. Lower than expected inflation over the last few months of the year also fueled market pricing. The soft-landing scenario anticipated by investors—particularly for the US—combined with nice and steady disinflation, boosted market valuations through the end of the reporting period. We do not expect much change to the narrative of lower policy rates in 2024. Consequently, we believe any significant rise in yields or subsequent spread widening presents an opportunity to add some risk in portfolios. Looking ahead, we remain committed to the higher carry opportunity in credit, including high-yielding assets. We are cognizant of high valuations, but with the average price for high yield (HY) assets in the US and Europe still below par, in our view this is the time to put money to work to capture the carry from credit markets.
 
Performance Factors
 
Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund
 
Over the course of the year, the Fund benefitted from tactical management that demonstrated its ability to navigate pressures from higher interest rates. We maintained a defensive posture given rising rates and volatility related to macro headlines and economic data for much of the reporting period, while adding positions when attractive opportunities have presented themselves.
 
In this environment, the Fund generated positive returns year-to-date, strongly delivering its targeted “meaningful outperformance of the US 3 Month Treasury Bill.” The Fund underperformed its indicative reference index, the ICE BofA Global Corporate and High Yield (GI00). Over the reporting period, we focused on improving credit quality and liquidity within the high yield sleeve of the portfolio, and duration management against a backdrop of higher interest rates for most of the year. We have continued to maintain diversification within the portfolio, concentrating on more liquid parts of global credit.
 
The 10-year US Treasury interest rate rose slightly during H1 2023 but exhibited a wide intra-period range. The average duration of the portfolio for the first half of the year was slightly higher than the duration level at the end of 2022, suggesting some detraction from performance due to increased rates. However, during H2 2023, interest rates rose significantly through October before falling significantly in November and December to end 2023 nearly unchanged from the beginning the year. The portfolio’s duration was actively and effectively managed; we maintained lower durations during the most significant rate rises in September and October and higher durations in November and December 2023. We ended the year with the Fund’s duration at close to the highest level for the entire year. The portfolio benefitted from active duration management as our tactical moves were synchronized with the movement in rates during the reporting period.
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Furthermore, while our US Treasury exposure seemed poised to be the laggard for the year, the November and December move lower in rates allowed our US Treasury allocation to perform just as well as the US investment grade allocation.
 
Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
 
In this environment, the Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund generated strong positive returns but underperformed its benchmark, net of fees. Over the reporting period, credit spreads tightened across the quality spectrum while rates were materially less impactful than in 2022. We remained fully invested to capture the benefits of the higher yield and potential price gains for high yield bonds given positive economic growth. We maintained focus on credits that can perform in a variety of economic scenarios.
 
Nearly all rating cohorts contributed positively on an absolute basis, led by BB- and B+ rated credits, while on a relative basis, Fund performance benefitted from strong credit selection of CCC+ rated bonds. Strong credit selection of containers and energy bonds bolstered performance, while exposure to select paper sector bonds acted as a drag. Strong credit selection across the core 3-5 years duration segment benefitted relative returns, as did an underweight of 1-3 years duration bonds.
 
Looking at historical performance of the high yield asset class, we believe high yield is poised to produce a positive return in 2024, albeit not as robust as in 2023. US Treasury volatility is expected to remain elevated until the market is convinced that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is cutting rates consistently and that the economy is not cratering. Given these assumptions, we believe that exposure to high yield is warranted and that investors may meaningfully benefit by deploying capital and buying the dips associated with either rate increases or risk-off periods. In our view, such a strategy allows for participation in the asset class if the economy continues to move forward, while locking in higher yields and potential capital gains around selloffs. This cycle may prove to be elongated given some of the structural changes that have occurred in the market post-COVID and the return of yields back to pre-GFC (Great Financial Crisis) levels due to a “higher-for-longer” Fed.
 
Muzinich Low Duration Fund
 
Year to date, the Fund produced strong positive returns and comfortably outperformed its indicative index, the ICE BofA 1-3 year US Corporate and Government Index (B1A0). During the reporting period, we have continued to focus on an issuer’s ability to repay short-dated bonds. This focus has allowed us to look through various macro headwinds, sector concerns, and market headlines. Our approach, coupled with deep fundamental credit research, has allowed us to stake positions in broadly out-of-favor issuers and sectors, subsequently reaping the benefit of higher yields as bonds are repaid.
 
In 2023, we maintained our confidence in the Fund’s banking exposure (despite March’s banking crisis) and were rewarded later. Active portfolio management decisions also helped drive performance in 2023. Our preference for BBBs over single A rated credit in the investment grade market, along with our preference for more cyclical sectors (e.g., automotives & auto parts and diversified financial services) led to some of the strongest performance in the portfolio. We also maintained a decent exposure in high yield credit. While we significantly reduced our single-B exposure throughout the year—which cost the Fund performance during the year-end market rally—we felt this was a prudent decision as risks remain elevated for highly levered businesses in an environment of higher funding costs.
 
In addition, active management of our USD and EUR credit exposure also proved beneficial. We started the year overweight EUR credit as we saw a clear premium in terms of spreads and yields after currency hedging costs—despite concerns about a more significant slowdown in the Eurozone region relative to other developed markets. Later in the year, as valuations between the two markets shifted back to fair value, we unwound our EUR bias and moved to a slight overweight in USD credit. This decision was based on the relative difference in rate curves and our belief that the U.S. Treasury curve could rally more than the German Bund curve. We continue to believe that this Fund should appeal to investors wanting limited interest rate and credit risk, while benefiting from active management and credit selection in a global strategy.
 
Outlook
 
We believe credit markets in 2024 will benefit from the relatively high carry in bond yields on their way to delivering mid-to-high single digit total returns—maybe more if an added optimistic yield scenario materializes. We see potential dispersion of returns based on credit quality and refinancing risk—an environment of opportunities for an active manager. High yield markets are expected to outperform investment grade markets, and we expect technical factors to be supportive in general, which could leave spreads around their historical averages in a low growth economic scenario. Furthermore, we do not believe there are sectors to avoid vs. sectors to love, as we see potential for both positive and negative idiosyncratic situations developing in various industries, generating alpha opportunities in 2024. As we have been saying, corporate credit balance sheets entered this cycle in good fundamental shape with low leverage and high coverage, and with a relatively benign maturity profile.
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We appreciate the confidence and trust you have placed in Muzinich.
 
Sincerely,
 
Anthony DeMeo
Stuart Fuller
Joe Galzerano
     
Tatjana Greil-Castro
Warren Hyland
Ian Horn
     
Michael McEachern
Sam McGairl
Brian Nold
     
Bryan Petermann
Torben Ronberg
Thomas Samson
     
 
Eric Schure
Kevin Ziets
 
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Short-term performance, in particular, is not a good indication of the Funds’ future performance, and an investment should not be made solely on returns.
 
Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please see the Schedules of Investments for a complete list of holdings.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investment by the Funds in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Investments in foreign securities involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for emerging markets. Derivatives involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are fully disclosed in the prospectus. Floating rate loans may not be fully collateralized and therefore may decline significantly in value. Each Fund will bear its share of the fees and expenses of investments in underlying funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Shareholders will pay higher expenses than would be the case if making direct investments in underlying funds or ETFs. Because the Funds invest in ETFs, they are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value (“NAV”), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a Fund’s ability to sell its shares. The Funds invest in high yield debt instruments which tend to be less liquid than higher quality debt instruments. The Funds may make short sales of securities, which involves the risk that losses may exceed the original amount invested. Please note that while the Funds’ prospectus states that the Funds may use leverage, and that they may make short sales of securities, which involve the risk that losses may exceed the original amount invested, the Funds’ portfolio managers do not anticipate engaging in either practice. The Funds will endeavor to limit price fluctuations caused by the changing relative value of currencies in which the Funds invest but hedging involves costs and there can be no guarantee that the Funds will be perfectly hedged or that the hedging will work as anticipated.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by a private independent rating service. The firm evaluates a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’ which is the highest grade to ‘D,’ which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when the rating agency has not issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as non-rated.
 
Index Definitions:
 
The ICE BofA Global Corporate & High Yield Index (GI00) is an unmanaged index tracking the performance of fixed-rate investment grade and below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the major domestic and Eurobond markets. Qualifying currencies include AUD, CAD, EUR, JPY, GBP, and USD. Qualifying issues must meet minimum size requirements denominated in the currency of issue and must have a remaining term of at least one year to maturity.
 
The ICE BofA BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4) contains all securities in The BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, but caps issuer exposure at 2%. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted, based on their current amount outstanding, provided the total allocation to an individual issuer does not exceed 2%.
 
The ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4) contains all securities in the ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Index that are rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, with a maturity less than five years, but caps issuer exposure at 2%.
 
The ICE BofA 1-3 Year US Corporate & Government Index (B1A0) is a subset of The BofA Merrill Lynch US Corporate & Government Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 years.
 
Glossary:
 
Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates.
 
Spreads are the difference between the interest rate received on a bond and the interest rate that would be received at the same time on a similar-duration U.S. government debt security.
 
The US Treasury and German Bund yield curves plot the relationship of yield to length of time to maturity for the respective governments’ bonds. When the yield curve rallies, yields decline as bond prices rise.
 
Muzinich & Co. is a registered investment adviser. The Muzinich Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 
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Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund
(“Credit Opportunities Fund”)

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS at December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Sector
% of Net Assets
       
Energy
   
11.4
%
Diversified Financial Services
   
7.5
%
Banking
   
7.3
%
Homebuilders/Real Estate
   
5.4
%
Telecommunications
   
5.3
%
Healthcare
   
4.9
%
Automotive & Auto Parts
   
4.8
%
Food/Beverage/Tobacco
   
4.8
%
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail
   
3.5
%
Airlines
   
3.2
%
Chemicals
   
3.0
%
Technology
   
2.8
%
Utilities
   
2.4
%
Services
   
2.4
%
Capital Goods
   
2.1
%
Super Retail
   
1.8
%
Containers
   
1.8
%
Cable/Satellite TV
   
1.5
%
Food & Drug Retail
   
1.2
%
Hotels
   
1.2
%
Restaurants
   
1.1
%
Broadcasting
   
1.0
%
Metals/Mining
   
0.8
%
Steel
   
0.7
%
Leisure
   
0.7
%
Paper
   
0.6
%
Building Materials
   
0.5
%
Diversified Media
   
0.4
%
Environmental
   
0.3
%
Publishing/Printing
   
0.3
%
Aerospace/Defense
   
0.2
%
Gaming
   
0.1
%
Cash & Equivalents1
   
  15.0
%
Total
   
100.0
%

1
Represents cash, short-term securities and other assets in excess of liabilities.
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Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
(“Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund”)

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS at December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Sector
 
% of Net Assets
 
     
Energy
   
12.0
%
Diversified Financial Services
   
7.3
%
Healthcare
   
7.3
%
Homebuilders/Real Estate
   
7.2
%
Telecommunications
   
6.3
%
Services
   
5.8
%
Cable/Satellite TV
   
5.0
%
Technology
   
4.7
%
Gaming
   
4.2
%
Leisure
   
3.9
%
Super Retail
   
3.2
%
Containers
   
2.9
%
Broadcasting
   
2.7
%
Metals/Mining
   
2.7
%
Utilities
   
2.7
%
Restaurants
   
2.2
%
Aerospace/Defense
   
2.1
%
Chemicals
   
2.0
%
Automotive & Auto Parts
   
1.9
%
Building Materials
   
1.8
%
Airlines
   
1.7
%
Hotels
   
1.4
%
Food/Beverage/Tobacco
   
1.2
%
Capital Goods
   
1.1
%
Diversified Media
   
1.0
%
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail
   
0.8
%
Consumer-Products
   
0.6
%
Food & Drug Retail
   
0.6
%
Insurance
   
0.6
%
Publishing/Printing
   
0.6
%
Environmental
   
0.4
%
Cash & Equivalents1
   
    2.1
%
Total
   
100.0
%

1
Represents cash and other assets in excess of liabilities.
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 Muzinich Low Duration Fund
(“Low Duration Fund”)

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS at December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Sector
 
% of Net Assets
       
Banking
   
22.5
%
Diversified Financial Services
   
15.3
%
Homebuilders/Real Estate
   
8.9
%
Automotive & Auto Parts
   
8.4
%
Healthcare
   
4.4
%
Technology
   
4.3
%
Telecommunications
   
4.3
%
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail
   
3.2
%
Services
   
2.9
%
Food/Beverage/Tobacco
   
2.8
%
Chemicals
   
2.5
%
Capital Goods
   
2.5
%
Hotels
   
2.0
%
Energy
   
2.0
%
Airlines
   
1.8
%
Broadcasting
   
1.5
%
Super Retail
   
1.4
%
Utilities
   
1.1
%
Containers
   
1.0
%
Cable/Satellite TV
   
0.9
%
Agency
   
0.8
%
Metals/Mining
   
0.8
%
Gaming
   
0.8
%
Consumer-Products
   
0.7
%
Building Materials
   
0.6
%
Railroads
   
0.5
%
Supranational
   
0.5
%
Paper
   
0.5
%
Steel
   
0.5
%
Leisure
   
0.4
%
Insurance
   
0.4
%
Diversified Media
   
0.3
%
Publishing/Printing
   
0.3
%
Food & Drug Retail
   
0.2
%
Cash & Equivalents1
   
  -1.0
%
Total
   
100.0
%

1
Represents cash, short-term securities and other assets in excess of liabilities.
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Credit Opportunities Fund

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE – SUPRA INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Value of $5,000,000 vs. ICE BofAML Global Corporate &
High Yield Index (USD 100% Hedged)
(Unaudited)



Average Annual
       
Since Inception
Ending Value
Returns for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
(1/3/2013)
(12/31/2023)
Credit Opportunities Fund (Supra Institutional)
7.48%
-0.16%
3.22%
3.19%
3.64%
$7,406,434
ICE BofAML Global Corporate &
           
  High Yield Index (USD 100% Hedged)
9.54%
-1.88%
2.85%
3.30%
3.15%
$6,766,787

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $5,000,000 investment made on January 3, 2013, and is not intended to imply any future performance.  The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.  The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains, dividends and return of capital, if applicable, for the Fund and dividends for the index.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642.  The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.  Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be less.
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Credit Opportunities Fund

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Value of $1,000,000 vs. ICE BofAML Global Corporate &
High Yield Index (USD 100% Hedged)
(Unaudited)

 


Average Annual



Since Inception
Ending Value
Returns for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
(10/15/2014)
(12/31/2023)
Credit Opportunities Fund (Institutional)
7.40%
-0.20%
3.15%
3.07%
$1,321,466
ICE BofAML Global Corporate &
         
  High Yield Index (USD 100% Hedged)
9.54%
-1.88%
2.85%
3.15%
$1,248,262

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment made on October 15, 2014, and is not intended to imply any future performance.  The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.  The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains, dividends and return of capital, if applicable, for the Fund and dividends for the index.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642.  The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.  Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be less.
10

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE – SUPRA INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Value of $5,000,000 vs. ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4)
and ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)
(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual
     
Since Inception
Ending Value
Returns for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
(3/31/2016)
(12/31/2023)
Flexible U.S. High Yield Fund  (Supra Institutional)
  9.98%
0.50%
4.28%
4.20%
$6,877,372
ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash
         
  Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4)
12.63%
1.76%
5.21%
5.40%
$7,514,746
ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B U.S. Cash
  Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)
11.56%
3.43%
4.92%
5.23%
$7,425,004

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $5,000,000 investment made on March 31, 2016, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The returns reflect fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains, dividends and return of capital, if applicable, for the Fund and dividends for the index.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642.  The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.  Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be less.
11

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Value of $1,000,000 vs. ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4)
and ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)
(Unaudited)



Average Annual
     
Since Inception
Ending Value
Returns for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
(3/27/2017)
(12/31/2023)
Flexible U.S. High Yield Fund  (Institutional)
  9.98%
0.46%
4.24%
3.52%
$1,263,711
ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash
         
  Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JUC4)
12.63%
1.76%
5.21%
4.35%
$1,333,923
ICE BofA 1-5 Year BB-B U.S. Cash
  Pay High Yield Constrained Index (JVC4)
11.56%
3.43%
4.92%
4.35%
$1,334,110

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment made on March 27, 2017, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The returns reflect fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains, dividends and return of capital, if applicable, for the Fund and dividends for the index.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642.  The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.  Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be less.
 
12

Low Duration Fund

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE – SUPRA INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Value of $5,000,000 vs. ICE BofAML
1-3 Year U.S. Corporate & Government Index (B1A0)
(Unaudited)



Average Annual
     
Since Inception
Ending Value
Returns for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
(6/30/2016)
(12/31/2023)
Low Duration Fund (Supra Institutional)
7.63%
2.14%
3.36%
3.07%
$6,272,569
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate
         
  & Government Index (B1A0)
4.66%
0.10%
1.53%
1.30%
$5,509,222

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $5,000,000 investment made on June 30, 2016, and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The returns reflect fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains, dividends and return of capital, if applicable, for the Fund and dividends for the index.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 855-689-4642.  The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.  Performance data quoted does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be less.
13

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7%
 
   
Aerospace/Defense: 0.2%
 
   
Rolls-Royce PLC
     
$
525,000
 
  1.625%, 05/09/2028
 
$
536,191
 
   
Airlines: 2.8%
 
     
American Airlines Inc/
       
     
  AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd
       
 
458,333
 
  5.500%, 04/20/2026 1
   
455,372
 
 
425,000
 
  5.750%, 04/20/2029 1
   
414,633
 
     
Delta Air Lines Inc
       
 
1,250,000
 
  7.375%, 01/15/2026
   
1,293,021
 
     
easyJet FinCo BV
       
 
900,000
 
  1.875%, 03/03/2028
   
929,997
 
     
Emirates Airline
       
 
322,818
 
  4.500%, 02/06/2025
   
319,772
 
     
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
       
 
620,000
 
  4.750%, 09/23/2025
   
614,916
 
     
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage
       
     
  Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd
       
 
630,000
 
  6.500%, 06/20/2027
   
632,278
 
     
Singapore Airlines Ltd
       
 
1,836,000
 
  3.000%, 07/20/2026
   
1,750,508
 
     
Wizz Air Finance Co BV
       
 
550,000
 
  1.350%, 01/19/2024
   
606,508
 
 
650,000
 
  1.000%, 01/19/2026
   
661,611
 
           
7,678,616
 
Automotive & Auto Parts: 4.0%
 
     
Autoliv Inc
       
 
500,000
 
  4.250%, 03/15/2028
   
566,937
 
     
Ford Motor Credit Co LLC
       
 
1,500,000
 
  7.122%, 11/07/2033
   
1,619,733
 
     
General Motors Financial Co Inc
       
 
1,325,000
 
  6.100%, 01/07/2034
   
1,365,392
 
     
Hyundai Capital America
       
 
1,698,000
 
  1.650%, 09/17/2026 1
   
1,544,628
 
     
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
       
 
400,000
 
  3.750%, 4.50, 09/15/2026
   
436,618
 
     
Kia Corp
       
 
470,000
 
  3.250%, 04/21/2026
   
450,746
 
     
Magna International Inc
       
 
500,000
 
  4.375%, 03/17/2032
   
589,775
 
     
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co LLC
       
 
400,000
 
  7.050%, 09/15/2028
   
422,355
 
     
Nissan Motor Co Ltd
       
 
850,000
 
  4.810%, 09/17/2030 1
   
796,469
 
     
Stellantis NV
       
 
975,000
 
  4.250%, 06/16/2031
   
1,118,632
 
 
500,000
 
  2.750%, 04/01/2032
   
517,399
 
     
Volkswagen International Finance NV
       
 
200,000
 
  4.625% (10 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.982%), 2
   
214,475
 
 
200,000
 
  7.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 4.292%), 2
   
240,609
 
     
ZF North America Capital Inc
       

650,000
 
  4.750%, 04/29/2025
   
643,001
 
           
10,526,769
 
Banking: 5.2%
 
     
AIB Group PLC
       
 
900,000
 
  3.625% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 2.000%), 07/04/2026 2
   
994,224
 
     
Banco Santander SA
       
 
800,000
 
  9.625% (5 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 5.298%), 02/21/2172 2
   
876,000
 
     
Bancolombia SA
       
 
500,000
 
  6.909% (5 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 2.929%), 10/18/2027 2
   
500,383
 
     
Bank of America Corp
       
 
1,275,000
 
  1.898% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.530%), 07/23/2031 2
   
1,045,460
 
     
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
       
 
800,000
 
  1.875% (EURIBOR ICE Swap
       
     
  Rate + 1.100%), 06/05/2026 2
   
859,368
 
     
Barclays PLC
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.852% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 2.714%), 05/07/2026 2
   
964,985
 
 
800,000
 
  9.625% (USISSO05 + 5.775%),
       
     
  03/15/2172 2
   
836,320
 
     
BPCE SA
       
 
700,000
 
  1.652% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.520%), 10/06/2026 1,2
   
652,074
 
     
Deutsche Bank AG
       
 
900,000
 
  7.079% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 3.650%), 02/10/2034 2
   
927,353
 
     
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
       
 
750,000
 
  6.320% (5 Year CMT Rate + 1.700%),
       
     
  04/04/2034 2
   
773,644
 
     
HSBC Holdings PLC
       
 
250,000
 
  3.000%, 06/30/2025
   
273,406
 
 
800,000
 
  6.905% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.570%), 08/14/2027 2
   
804,289
 
     
NatWest Group PLC
       
 
900,000
 
  1.750% (3 Month EURIBOR + 1.080%),
       
     
  03/02/2026 2
   
967,748
 
     
Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC
       
 
800,000
 
  6.625% (EURIBOR ICE Swap
       
     
  Rate + 3.500%), 04/25/2028 2
   
933,064
 
     
Societe Generale SA
       
 
800,000
 
  10.000% (5 Year CMT Rate + 5.448%),
       
     
  05/14/2172 1,2
   
856,923
 
     
Standard Chartered PLC
       
 
800,000
 
  7.202% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.930%), 07/06/2027 2
   
803,977
 
     
United Overseas Bank Ltd
       
 
900,000
 
  3.863% (5 Year CMT Rate + 1.450%),
       
     
  10/07/2032 2
   
861,715
 
           
13,930,933
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
14

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7% (Continued)
 
   
Broadcasting: 1.0%
 
   
Sirius XM Radio Inc
     
$
700,000
 
  3.125%, 09/01/2026 1
 
$
658,568
 
     
TEGNA Inc
       
 
1,125,000
 
  4.750%, 03/15/2026
   
1,095,808
 
     
Universal Music Group NV
       
 
575,000
 
  4.000%, 06/13/2031
   
664,670
 
           
2,419,046
 
Building Materials: 0.5%
 
     
Builders FirstSource Inc
       
 
500,000
 
  4.250%, 02/01/2032 1
   
451,714
 
     
Standard Industries Inc
       
 
900,000
 
  5.000%, 02/15/2027 1
   
878,037
 
           
1,329,751
 
Cable/Satellite TV: 1.3%
 
     
CCO Holdings LLC /
       
     
  CCO Holdings Capital Corp
       
 
2,075,000
 
  5.500%, 05/01/2026
   
2,062,606
 
 
700,000
 
  5.125%, 05/01/2027 1
   
675,951
 
     
Grupo Televisa SAB
       
 
400,000
 
  6.625%, 01/15/2040
   
420,384
 
     
Telenet Finance Luxembourg
       
     
  Notes SARL
       
 
100,000
 
  3.500%, 03/01/2028
   
105,589
 
     
UPCB Finance VII Ltd
       
 
225,000
 
  3.625%, 06/15/2029
   
238,089
 
           
3,502,619
 
Capital Goods: 2.1%
 
     
AGCO International Holdings BV
       
 
275,000
 
  0.800%, 10/06/2028
   
266,547
 
     
Carrier Global Corp
       
 
225,000
 
  5.900%, 03/15/2034 1
   
244,029
 
     
Ingersoll Rand Inc
       
 
1,625,000
 
  5.700%, 08/14/2033
   
1,721,078
 
     
Parker-Hannifin Corp
       
 
950,000
 
  3.250%, 03/01/2027
   
912,495
 
     
Regal Rexnord Corp
       
 
1,350,000
 
  6.050%, 04/15/2028 1
   
1,368,790
 
     
Traton Finance Luxembourg SA
       
 
400,000
 
  4.125%, 11/22/2025
   
445,262
 
     
Vestas Wind Systems AS
       
 
450,000
 
  4.125%, 06/15/2031
   
513,342
 
           
5,471,543
 
Chemicals: 2.8%
 
     
Alpek SAB de CV
       
 
868,000
 
  4.250%, 09/18/2029
   
801,367
 
     
Celanese US Holdings LLC
       
 
900,000
 
  6.050%, 03/15/2025
   
906,243
 
 
1,025,000
 
  6.550%, 11/15/2030
   
1,086,304
 
 
1,025,000
 
  6.700%, 11/15/2033
   
1,116,553
 
     
IMCD NV
       
 
325,000
 
  4.875%, 09/18/2028
   
376,363
 
     
Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV
       
 
1,400,000
 
  4.000%, 10/04/2027
   
1,330,270
 
     
Sherwin-Williams Co
       
 
2,100,000
 
  2.950%, 08/15/2029
   
1,936,174
 
           
7,553,274
 
Containers: 1.8%
           
     
Ball Corp
       
 
1,125,000
 
  6.000%, 06/15/2029
   
1,150,262
 
     
DS Smith PLC
       
 
525,000
 
  0.875%, 09/12/2026
   
541,603
 
     
Graphic Packaging International LLC
       
 
1,525,000
 
  0.821%, 04/15/2024 1
   
1,504,754
 
     
Sealed Air Corp/Sealed Air Corp US
       
 
225,000
 
  6.125%, 02/01/2028 1
   
227,000
 
     
SIG Combibloc PurchaseCo SARL
       
 
775,000
 
  2.125%, 06/18/2025
   
840,137
 
     
Verallia SA
       
 
600,000
 
  1.875%, 11/10/2031
   
583,711
 
           
4,847,467
 
Diversified Financial Services: 6.9%
 
     
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC /
       
     
  AerCap Global Aviation Trust
       
 
900,000
 
  6.150%, 09/30/2030
   
950,098
 
     
AXA Logistics Europe Master SCA
       
 
500,000
 
  0.375%, 11/15/2026
   
502,383
 
     
CA Auto Bank SPA
       
 
850,000
 
  4.375%, 06/08/2026
   
953,968
 
 
725,000
 
  6.000%, 12/06/2026
   
943,016
 
     
DAE Funding LLC
       
 
1,400,000
 
  3.375%, 03/20/2028
   
1,292,222
 
     
Fidelity National Info Service
       
 
800,000
 
  2.000%, 05/21/2030
   
821,127
 
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
       
 
1,900,000
 
  4.223% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month
       
     
  + 1.563%), 05/01/2029 2
   
1,841,148
 
     
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.500%, 04/29/2026
   
1,473,801
 
     
GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC
       
 
400,000
 
  7.500%, 01/15/2031 1
   
422,949
 
     
ICD Funding Ltd
       
 
1,900,000
 
  3.223%, 04/28/2026
   
1,792,732
 
     
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd
       
 
725,000
 
  8.375%, 05/01/2028
   
759,923
 
     
MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd
       
 
880,000
 
  2.875%, 11/07/2029
   
804,104
 
 
790,000
 
  3.700%, 11/07/2049
   
635,330
 
     
Morgan Stanley
       
 
450,000
 
  5.250% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.870%), 04/21/2034 2
   
451,259
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
15

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7% (Continued)
 
   
Diversified Financial Services: 6.9% (Continued)
 
   
Nasdaq Inc
     
$
1,125,000
 
  5.550%, 02/15/2034
 
$
1,171,786
 
 
1,500,000
 
  6.100%, 06/28/2063
   
1,630,796
 
     
UBS Group AG
       
 
1,500,000
 
  9.250% (5 Year CMT Rate + 4.758%),
       
     
  05/13/2172 1,2
   
1,666,152
 
           
18,112,794
 
Diversified Media: 0.4%
 
     
Match Group Holdings II LLC
       
 
1,025,000
 
  5.625%, 02/15/2029 1
   
996,397
 
   
Energy: 10.4%
 
     
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
       
 
1,800,000
 
  5.125%, 06/30/2027
   
1,811,255
 
     
Cheniere Energy Partners LP
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.500%, 10/01/2029
   
955,739
 
 
1,875,000
 
  5.950%, 06/30/2033 1
   
1,925,925
 
     
Chesapeake Energy Corp
       
 
600,000
 
  5.500%, 02/01/2026 1
   
595,549
 
     
Crescent Energy Finance LLC
       
 
200,000
 
  7.250%, 05/01/2026 1
   
201,356
 
     
Ecopetrol SA
       
 
670,000
 
  8.875%, 01/13/2033
   
728,849
 
     
EQT Corp
       
 
609,000
 
  6.125%, 02/01/2025
   
612,091
 
     
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd
       
 
1,400,000
 
  2.625%, 03/31/2036
   
1,160,430
 
     
Kinder Morgan Inc
       
 
1,600,000
 
  4.300%, 03/01/2028
   
1,580,680
 
 
1,300,000
 
  5.200%, 06/01/2033
   
1,295,304
 
     
Leviathan Bond Ltd
       
 
775,000
 
  6.125%, 06/30/2025 1
   
753,378
 
     
Lion/Polaris Lux 4 SA
       
 
959,000
 
  3.250%, 09/30/2040
   
754,067
 
     
Oleoducto Central SA
       
 
924,000
 
  4.000%, 07/14/2027
   
859,426
 
     
ONEOK Inc
       
 
700,000
 
  6.050%, 09/01/2033
   
742,183
 
 
1,075,000
 
  6.625%, 09/01/2053
   
1,208,945
 
     
Plains All American Pipeline LP /
       
     
  PAA Finance Corp
       
 
1,950,000
 
  3.550%, 12/15/2029
   
1,798,869
 
     
Qatar Energy
       
 
500,000
 
  3.300%, 07/12/2051
   
366,315
 
     
QatarEnergy
       
 
900,000
 
  2.250%, 07/12/2031
   
767,303
 
     
Repsol International Finance BV
       
 
875,000
 
  2.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.769%), 2
   
906,037
 
 
200,000
 
  3.750% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 4.000%), 06/11/2171 2
   
216,650
 
     
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
       
 
2,425,000
 
  3.600%, 05/15/2025 1
   
2,348,903
 
     
Targa Resources Corp
       
 
700,000
 
  6.500%, 03/30/2034
   
758,134
 
     
TotalEnergies SE
       
 
1,475,000
 
  2.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.148%), 02/26/2171 2
   
1,593,721
 
     
Venture Global LNG Inc
       
 
1,400,000
 
  8.125%, 06/01/2028
   
1,415,070
 
     
Williams Cos Inc
       
 
775,000
 
  5.300%, 08/15/2028
   
794,393
 
     
Wintershall Dea Finance 2 BV
       
 
1,500,000
 
  2.499% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.924%), 07/20/2170 2
   
1,507,717
 
           
27,658,289
 
Environmental: 0.3%
 
     
GFL Environmental Inc
       
 
800,000
 
  3.750%, 08/01/2025
   
781,683
 
   
Food & Drug Retail: 1.2%
 
     
Albertsons Cos Inc / Safeway Inc /
       
     
  New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
       
 
1,825,000
 
  7.500%, 03/15/2026
   
1,859,635
 
 
750,000
 
  6.500%, 02/15/2028
   
758,188
 
     
Roadster Finance DAC
       
 
525,000
 
  1.625%, 12/09/2024
   
563,254
 
           
3,181,077
 
Food/Beverage/Tobacco: 4.8%
 
     
Bacardi Ltd / Bacardi-Martini BV
       
 
750,000
 
  5.250%, 01/15/2029 1
   
750,403
 
 
1,125,000
 
  5.400%, 06/15/2033 1
   
1,135,046
 
     
Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc
       
 
1,500,000
 
  6.400%, 01/15/2034
   
1,665,930
 
     
Constellation Brands Inc
       
 
1,550,000
 
  4.900%, 05/01/2033
   
1,563,179
 
     
Indofood BCP Sukses
       
 
1,510,000
 
  3.398%, 06/09/2031
   
1,308,366
 
     
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc
       
 
2,100,000
 
  3.950%, 04/15/2029
   
2,050,887
 
     
Kraft Heinz Foods Co
       
 
625,000
 
  4.875%, 10/01/2049
   
594,416
 
     
McCormick & Co Inc
       
 
1,425,000
 
  4.950%, 04/15/2033
   
1,434,172
 
     
Minerva Luxembourg SA
       
 
543,000
 
  8.875%, 09/13/2033
   
575,061
 
     
Sigma Alimentos SA de CV
       
 
1,048,000
 
  4.125%, 05/02/2026
   
1,022,120
 
     
Sysco Corp
       
 
925,000
 
  3.150%, 12/14/2051
   
666,399
 
           
12,765,979
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
16

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7% (Continued)
 
   
Healthcare: 4.9%
 
   
Amgen Inc
     
$
500,000
 
  5.750%, 03/02/2063
 
$
527,732
 
     
Bayer AG
       
 
400,000
 
  4.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.751%), 03/25/2082 2
   
421,227
 
 
800,000
 
  6.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.432%), 09/25/2083 2
   
902,261
 
     
Centene Corp
       
 
375,000
 
  4.625%, 12/15/2029
   
360,016
 
     
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
       
 
800,000
 
  4.375%, 01/15/2028
   
863,371
 
     
GN Store Nord AS
       
 
500,000
 
  0.875%, 11/25/2024
   
529,089
 
     
HCA Inc
       
 
2,000,000
 
  5.375%, 02/01/2025
   
1,998,322
 
 
1,950,000
 
  3.625%, 03/15/2032
   
1,746,690
 
 
1,050,000
 
  5.500%, 06/01/2033
   
1,068,655
 
 
1,525,000
 
  5.250%, 06/15/2049
   
1,424,811
 
     
IQVIA Inc
       
 
300,000
 
  6.500%, 05/15/2030 1
   
308,727
 
     
Service Corp International
       
 
600,000
 
  3.375%, 08/15/2030
   
523,507
 
 
600,000
 
  4.000%, 05/15/2031
   
537,930
 
     
Tenet Healthcare Corp
       
 
550,000
 
  4.875%, 01/01/2026
   
544,309
 
     
UnitedHealth Group Inc
       
 
991,000
 
  5.050%, 04/15/2053
   
1,006,275
 
     
Werfen SA
       
 
300,000
 
  0.500%, 10/28/2026
   
304,499
 
           
13,067,421
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 4.8%
 
     
Aldar Investment Properties Sukuk Ltd
       
 
200,000
 
  4.875%, 05/24/2033
   
195,243
 
     
American Tower Corp
       
 
1,025,000
 
  5.250%, 07/15/2028
   
1,042,990
 
     
Aroundtown SA
       
 
700,000
 
  0.625%, 07/09/2025
   
717,756
 
 
300,000
 
  0.375%, 04/15/2027
   
267,249
 
     
Balder Finland Oyj
       
 
975,000
 
  1.000%, 01/18/2027
   
913,375
 
     
Blackstone Property Partners
       
     
  Europe Holdings SARL
       
 
625,000
 
  2.000%, 02/15/2024
   
687,735
 
 
900,000
 
  1.000%, 10/20/2026
   
891,764
 
     
Castellum Helsinki Finance Holding Abp
       
 
800,000
 
  2.000%, 03/24/2025
   
853,242
 
     
CTP NV
       
 
225,000
 
  2.125%, 10/01/2025
   
239,007
 
 
1,025,000
 
  0.625%, 09/27/2026
   
1,018,842
 
     
Fastighets AB Balder
       
 
400,000
 
  1.875%, 03/14/2025
   
422,343
 
     
Heimstaden Bostad Treasury BV
       
 
400,000
 
  0.250%, 10/13/2024
   
416,661
 
 
800,000
 
  1.000%, 04/13/2028
   
636,263
 
     
Logicor Financing SARL
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.750%, 07/15/2024
   
1,078,475
 
 
200,000
 
  1.500%, 07/13/2026
   
207,109
 
     
MasTec Inc
       
 
925,000
 
  4.500%, 08/15/2028 1
   
870,521
 
     
Tritax EuroBox PLC
       
 
975,000
 
  0.950%, 06/02/2026
   
980,325
 
     
VIA Outlets BV
       
 
1,375,000
 
  1.750%, 11/15/2028
   
1,352,263
 
           
12,791,163
 
Hotels: 0.9%
 
     
Hilton Domestic Operating Co Inc
       
 
900,000
 
  5.375%, 05/01/2025 1
   
899,798
 
     
IHG Finance LLC
       
 
400,000
 
  4.375%, 11/28/2029
   
458,215
 
     
Whitbread Group PLC
       
 
700,000
 
  3.375%, 10/16/2025
   
864,008
 
           
2,222,021
 
Leisure: 0.7%
 
     
Expedia Group Inc
       
 
825,000
 
  5.000%, 02/15/2026
   
824,810
 
 
1,100,000
 
  4.625%, 08/01/2027
   
1,096,012
 
           
1,920,822
 
Metals/Mining: 0.8%
 
     
Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile
       
 
700,000
 
  5.950%, 01/08/2034
   
711,459
 
     
Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd
       
 
1,185,000
 
  6.125%, 05/15/2029
   
1,218,782
 
           
1,930,241
 
Paper: 0.6%
       
     
Inversiones CMPC SA
       
 
1,515,000
 
  4.375%, 04/04/2027
   
1,471,592
 
   
Publishing/Printing: 0.3%
 
     
Informa PLC
       
 
700,000
 
  2.125%, 10/06/2025
   
751,767
 
   
Restaurants: 0.8%
 
     
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc
       
 
1,200,000
 
  5.750%, 04/15/2025
   
1,196,780
 
     
Starbucks Corp
       
 
1,325,000
 
  3.500%, 11/15/2050
   
1,033,725
 
           
2,230,505
 
Services: 2.4%
 
     
Eurofins Scientific SE
       
 
700,000
 
  6.750% (3 Month
       
     
  EURIBOR + 4.241%), 2
   
805,878
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
17

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7% (Continued)
 
   
Services: 2.4% (Continued)
 
   
ISS Finance BV
     
$
525,000
 
  1.250%, 07/07/2025
 
$
557,918
 
     
ISS Global A/S
       
 
850,000
 
  0.875%, 06/18/2026
   
880,544
 
     
Loxam SAS
       
 
275,000
 
  6.375%, 05/31/2029
   
315,264
 
     
Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc
       
 
150,000
 
  7.750%, 03/15/2031 1
   
160,104
 
     
United Rentals North America Inc
       
 
775,000
 
  5.250%, 01/15/2030
   
765,390
 
     
Verisure Holding AB
       
 
1,300,000
 
  3.875%, 07/15/2026
   
1,412,608
 
     
WESCO Distribution Inc
       
 
1,525,000
 
  7.125%, 06/15/2025
   
1,537,458
 
           
6,435,164
 
Steel: 0.7%
 
     
ABJA Investment Co Pte Ltd
       
 
812,000
 
  5.450%, 01/24/2028
   
810,693
 
     
GUSAP III LP
       
 
1,200,000
 
  4.250%, 01/21/2030
   
1,142,025
 
           
1,952,718
 
Super Retail: 1.7%
 
     
Lowe’s Cos Inc
       
 
1,275,000
 
  3.750%, 04/01/2032
   
1,195,895
 
 
1,500,000
 
  5.150%, 07/01/2033
   
1,545,034
 
     
REWE International Finance BV
       
 
700,000
 
  4.875%, 09/13/2030
   
820,341
 
     
Tractor Supply Co
       
 
1,025,000
 
  5.250%, 05/15/2033
   
1,051,437
 
           
4,612,707
 
Technology: 2.0%
 
     
Broadcom Inc
       
 
1,525,000
 
  4.150%, 04/15/2032 1
   
1,442,054
 
 
750,000
 
  3.469%, 04/15/2034 1
   
653,985
 
     
Cellnex Finance Co SA
       
 
400,000
 
  2.250%, 04/12/2026
   
429,306
 
     
LG Energy Solution Ltd
       
 
270,000
 
  5.750%, 09/25/2028
   
278,499
 
     
Oracle Corp
       
 
725,000
 
  3.600%, 04/01/2050
   
539,986
 
     
SK Hynix Inc
       
 
200,000
 
  6.375%, 01/17/2028
   
206,717
 
 
600,000
 
  6.500%, 01/17/2033
   
635,065
 
     
SK On Co Ltd
       
 
1,250,000
 
  5.375%, 05/11/2026
   
1,258,644
 
           
5,444,256
 
Telecommunications: 5.0%
 
     
A1 Towers Holding GmbH
       
 
700,000
 
  5.250%, 07/13/2028
   
818,298
 
     
America Movil SAB de CV
       

340,000
 
  4.375%, 04/22/2049
 

304,358
 
     
AT&T Inc
       
 
1,150,000
 
  3.500%, 09/15/2053
   
839,295
 
     
Bharti Airtel Ltd
       
 
1,100,000
 
  3.250%, 06/03/2031
   
970,817
 
     
PPF Telecom Group BV
       
 
195,000
 
  3.250%, 09/29/2027
   
209,852
 
     
SES SA
       
 
650,000
 
  3.500%, 01/14/2029
   
707,891
 
     
Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV
       
 
1,783,000
 
  5.375%, 04/04/2032
   
1,658,357
 
     
Telefonica Europe BV
       
 
1,200,000
 
  3.875% (8 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 2.967%), 09/22/2170 2
   
1,285,287
 
     
T-Mobile USA Inc
       
 
1,125,000
 
  2.250%, 02/15/2026
   
1,066,742
 
 
1,025,000
 
  3.875%, 04/15/2030
   
973,096
 
 
1,800,000
 
  2.550%, 02/15/2031
   
1,553,056
 
 
1,100,000
 
  5.050%, 07/15/2033
   
1,111,038
 
     
Vodafone Group PLC
       
 
700,000
 
  2.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.002%), 08/27/2080 2
   
736,323
 
     
Ziggo BV
       
 
900,000
 
  2.875%, 01/15/2030
   
887,560
 
           
13,121,970
 
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 3.3%
 
     
Australia Pacific Airports
       
     
  Melbourne Pty Ltd
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.375%, 05/24/2033
   
1,170,732
 
     
Autostrade per l’Italia SPA
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.750%, 02/01/2027
   
1,046,542
 
 
875,000
 
  5.125%, 06/14/2033
   
1,013,712
 
     
DP World Ltd
       
 
1,395,000
 
  2.375%, 09/25/2026
   
1,482,063
 
 
330,000
 
  6.850%, 07/02/2037
   
365,102
 
     
FedEx Corp
       
 
875,000
 
  5.250%, 05/15/2050
   
875,774
 
     
Gatwick Funding Ltd
       
 
250,000
 
  6.125%, 03/02/2026
   
326,057
 
     
Heathrow Funding Ltd
       
 
325,000
 
  7.125%, 02/14/2024
   
414,718
 
     
Holding d’Infrastructures
       
     
  de Transport SASU
       
 
500,000
 
  1.625%, 09/18/2029
   
497,267
 
     
International Distributions Services PLC
       
 
575,000
 
  5.250%, 09/14/2028
   
659,326
 
     
Q-Park Holding I BV
       
 
350,000
 
  2.000%, 03/01/2027
   
358,178
 
     
Stagecoach Group Ltd
       
 
505,000
 
  4.000%, 09/29/2025
   
623,530
 
           
8,833,001
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
18

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 76.7% (Continued)
 
   
Utilities: 2.1%
 
   
Acquirente Unico SPA
     
$
850,000
 
  2.800%, 02/20/2026
 
$
921,968
 
     
Calpine Corp
       
 
298,000
 
  5.250%, 06/01/2026
   
294,000
 
     
Enel SPA
       
 
850,000
 
  6.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.486%), 07/16/2171 2
   
983,713
 
     
Eversource Energy
       
 
1,275,000
 
  5.450%, 03/01/2028
   
1,312,204
 
     
Italgas SPA
       
 
600,000
 
  4.125%, 06/08/2032
   
686,345
 
     
National Central Cooling Co PJSC
       
 
1,600,000
 
  2.500%, 10/21/2027
   
1,432,792
 
           
5,631,022
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
 
  (Cost $201,136,844)
   
203,708,797
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS: 14.3%
 
     
United States Treasury Note/Bond
       
 
17,700,000
 
  3.875%, 08/15/2033
   
17,716,594
 
 
5,500,000
 
  4.500%, 11/15/2033
   
5,786,601
 
 
14,251,800
 
  4.125%, 08/15/2053
   
14,477,825
 
   
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTES/BONDS
 
  (Cost $35,227,740)
   
37,981,020
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE/BOND: 4.2%
 
   
Airlines: 0.4%
 
     
Air France-KLM
       
 
900,000
 
  7.250%, 05/31/2026
   
1,062,307
 
   
Automotive & Auto Parts: 0.8%
 
     
RCI Banque SA
       
 
490,000
 
  1.625%, 05/26/2026
   
518,029
 
     
Schaeffler AG
       
 
900,000
 
  2.875%, 03/26/2027
   
981,084
 
     
Valeo SE
       
 
800,000
 
  1.000%, 08/03/2028
   
775,669
 
           
2,274,782
 
Banking: 1.2%
 
     
Argenta Spaarbank NV
       
 
500,000
 
  1.000% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
   Rate + 1.550%), 10/13/2026 2
   
521,427
 
 
400,000
 
  5.375% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
   Rate + 2.750%), 11/29/2027 2
   
457,219
 
     
Banco Comercial Portugues SA
       
 
400,000
 
  5.625% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
   1.900%), 10/02/2026 2
   
454,066
 
     
BPCE SA
       
 
600,000
 
  4.000%, 11/29/2032
   
693,365
 
     
Commerzbank AG
       

700,000
 
  4.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
   EUR + 4.350%), 12/05/2030 2
 

760,277
 
     
KBC Group NV
       
 
300,000
 
  4.375% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
   1.700%), 11/23/2027 2
   
339,320
 
           
3,225,674
 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.3%
 
     
Arval Service Lease SA
       
 
700,000
 
  4.750%, 05/22/2027
   
803,035
 
   
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 0.5%
 
     
VGP NV
       
 
900,000
 
  1.625%, 01/17/2027
   
874,488
 
     
Vonovia SE
       
 
300,000
 
  5.000%, 11/23/2030
   
350,705
 
           
1,225,193
 
Technology: 0.5%
 
     
TDF Infrastructure SASU
       
 
700,000
 
  5.625%, 07/21/2028
   
812,678
 
     
Teleperformance SE
       
 
500,000
 
  5.250%, 11/22/2028
   
577,954
 
           
1,390,632
 
Telecommunications: 0.2%
 
     
iliad SA
       
 
400,000
 
  5.375%, 02/15/2029
   
454,163
 
   
Utilities: 0.3%
 
     
Elia Transmission Belgium SA
       
 
600,000
 
  3.625%, 01/18/2033
   
685,397
 
   
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE/BOND
 
  (Cost $10,552,377)
   
11,121,183
 
               
BANK LOANS: 2.4%
 
   
Aerospace/Defense: 0.0%
 
     
TransDigm Inc TL
       
 
92,500
 
  8.597% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 02/28/2031 2,3
   
93,025
 
   
Cable/Satellite TV: 0.2%
 
     
Charter Communications
       
     
  Operating LLC TL
       
 
274,284
 
  7.074% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 1.750%), 02/01/2027 2,3
   
274,628
 
     
Directv Financing LLC TL
       
 
243,140
 
  10.650% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 5.000%), 08/02/2027 2,3
   
243,582
 
           
518,210
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
19

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
BANK LOANS: 2.4% (Continued)
     
           
Chemicals: 0.2%
         
   
Axalta Coating Systems US
     
   
  Holdings Inc TL
     
$
491,840
 
  7.890% (CME Term SOFR 1
     
     
  Month + 2.500%), 12/20/2029 2,3
 
$
494,144
 
         
Diversified Financial Services: 0.3%
       
     
GTCR W MERGER SUB TL B TL
       
 
250,000
 
  3.750% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 09/20/2030 2,3
   
251,406
 
     
Nuvei Technologies Corp TL
       
 
270,000
 
  7.939% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 09/29/2025 2,3
   
270,296
 
     
Trans Union TL B6 TL
       
 
250,000
 
  7.713% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 12/01/2028 2,3
   
251,141
 
           
772,843
 
Energy: 0.2%
           
     
Alison US TL B-2 (Alstom)
       
     
  (Arvos Midco SARL) TL
       
 
6,027
 
  11.131% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 5.500%), 08/29/2024 2,3
   
2,360
 
     
Arvos BidCo SARL TL
       
 
6,027
 
  10.325% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 5.500%), 08/29/2024 2,3
   
2,361
 
     
Pilot Travel Centers LLC TL
       
 
500,000
 
  7.424% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.000%), 08/06/2028 2,3
   
502,135
 
           
506,856
 
Gaming: 0.1%
           
     
Flutter Financing BV TL
       
 
104,296
 
  8.902% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 07/04/2028 2,3
   
104,788
 
 
150,000
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 11/25/2030 2,3
   
150,563
 
           
255,351
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 0.1%
       
     
Starwood Property Mortgage LLC TL
       
 
249,370
 
  8.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 11/18/2027 2,3
   
249,370
 
             
Hotels: 0.3%
           
     
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC TL
       
 
499,298
 
  8.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 08/02/2028 2,3
   
500,235
 
     
Hilton Hotels (10/23) TL B4 TL
       
 
113,650
 
  7.455%, 11/08/2030 2,3
   
114,188
 
     
TRAVEL + LEISURE TL B (12/23)
       
 
100,000
 
  3.250%, 12/14/2029 2,3
   
100,288
 
           
714,711
 
Restaurants: 0.3%
       
     
1011778 BC ULC TL
       

375,000
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 09/23/2030 2,3
 
375,602
 
     
KFC Holding Co TL
       
 
498,718
 
  7.196% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 1.750%), 03/15/2028 2,3
   
499,912
 
           
875,514
 
Super Retail: 0.1%
       
     
Hanesbrands Inc TL
       
 
249,372
 
  9.098% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 03/08/2030 2,3
   
249,372
 
         
Technology: 0.3%
       
     
Coherent Corp TL
       
 
363,719
 
  8.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.750%), 07/02/2029 2,3
   
365,765
 
     
Constant Contact TL
       
 
12
 
  9.561% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 02/10/2028 2,3
   
12
 
     
Open Text TL B (08/23) TARGET TL
       
 
488,201
 
  8.198% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.750%), 01/31/2030 2,3
   
489,912
 
           
855,689
 
Telecommunications: 0.1%
       
     
Virgin Media Bristol LLC TL
       
 
200,000
 
  8.790% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 03/31/2031 2,3
   
199,625
 
         
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 0.2%
       
     
XPO Inc TL
       
 
250,000
 
  7.348% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.000%), 05/24/2028 2,3
   
251,360
 
     
XPO TL B (12/23) TL
       
 
250,000
 
  7.360%, 02/01/2031 2,3
   
250,677
 
           
502,037
 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
       
  (Cost $6,266,644)
   
6,286,747
 
               
CONVERTIBLE BONDS: 0.9%
       
         
Banking: 0.9%
       
     
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM
       
 
1,330,000
 
  3.275% (5 Year CMT Rate + 1.631%),
       
     
  01/29/2031 1,2
   
1,205,578
 
     
Swedbank AB
       
 
900,000
 
  4.625% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 1.100%), 05/30/2026 2
   
1,004,358
 
     
Virgin Money UK PLC
       
 
275,000
 
  4.625% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 1.750%), 10/29/2028 2
   
303,369
 
           
2,513,305
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
       
  (Cost $2,576,027)
   
2,513,305
 

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

20

Credit Opportunities Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUE: 0.4%
     
       
Energy: 0.4%
     
   
Pertamina Persero PT
     
$
700,000
 
  3.650%, 07/30/2029
 
$
661,374
 
 
550,000
 
  4.150%, 02/25/2060
   
434,738
 
         
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUE
       
  (Cost $1,017,801)
   
1,096,112
 
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.3%
       
         
Money Market Funds: 1.3%
       
 
3,507,679
 
First American Treasury Obligations
       
     
  Fund – Class X, 5.285% 4
   
3,507,679
 
         
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
  (Cost $3,507,679)
   
3,507,679
 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: 100.2%
       
  (Cost $260,285,114)
   
266,214,843
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets: (0.2)%
   
(501,119
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%
  $
265,713,724
 

PIK – Payment In Kind – represents the security may pay interest in additional par
In USD unless otherwise indicated.
1
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Adviser, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2
Variable rate security; rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2023. An index may have a negative rate. Interest rate may also be subject to a cap or floor.
3
Bank loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. All loans carry a variable rate of interest. These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Bank Loans, while exempt from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Floating rate bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy.
4
Annualized seven-day effective yield as of December 31, 2023.


SCHEDULE OF FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS at December 31, 2023

The Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding with the U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc..
 
          
U.S. Dollar Value at
       
U.S. Dollar Value at
Unrealized Appreciation
Settlement Date
 
Currency to be Delivered
 
December 31, 2023
   
Currency to be Received
 
December 31, 2023
   
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/2024
  EUR  
65,600,000
 
$
(72,653,974
)
   USD  
(71,113,155)
 
$
(71,113,155
)
 
$
(1,540,819
)
3/18/2024
  EUR  
  3,600,000
   
3,987,108
     USD  
   3,921,533
   
3,921,533
     
65,575
 
3/18/2024
  GBP  
  2,500,000
   
(3,187,881
)
   USD  
 (3,149,208)
   
(3,149,208
)
   
(38,673
)
            
$
(71,854,747
)
     

 
$
(70,340,830
)
 
$
(1,513,917
)


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

21

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 72.4%
     
       
Aerospace/Defense: 1.8%
     
   
Bombardier Inc
     
$
250,000
 
  7.875%, 04/15/2027 1
 
$
250,292
 
     
Spirit AeroSystems Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  9.375%, 11/30/2029 1
   
273,828
 
     
TransDigm Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  6.250%, 03/15/2026 1
   
249,806
 
 
100,000
 
  7.125%, 12/01/2031 1
   
104,875
 
           
878,801
 
Airlines: 1.7%
       
     
American Airlines Inc/
       
     
  AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd
       
 
235,833
 
  5.500%, 04/20/2026 1
   
234,310
 
 
375,000
 
  5.750%, 04/20/2029 1
   
365,853
 
     
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC /
       
     
  Vista Management Holding Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  7.875%, 05/01/2027 1
   
107,748
 
 
125,000
 
  9.500%, 06/01/2028 1
   
105,944
 
           
813,855
 
Automotive & Auto Parts: 0.9%
       
     
Benteler International AG
       
 
200,000
 
  10.500%, 05/15/2028 1
   
210,845
 
     
Dana Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  4.500%, 02/15/2032
   
87,119
 
     
ZF North America Capital Inc
       
 
150,000
 
  7.125%, 04/14/2030 1
   
160,077
 
           
458,041
 
Broadcasting: 2.3%
       
     
AMC Networks Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  4.750%, 08/01/2025
   
97,436
 
     
Belo Corp
       
 
75,000
 
  7.750%, 06/01/2027
   
76,249
 
     
Gray Escrow II Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  5.375%, 11/15/2031 1
   
189,660
 
     
Nexstar Media Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  5.625%, 07/15/2027
   
96,769
 
 
150,000
 
  4.750%, 11/01/2028 1
   
138,350
 
     
Sirius XM Radio Inc
       
 
150,000
 
  4.000%, 07/15/2028 1
   
138,724
 
     
TEGNA Inc
       
 
118,000
 
  4.625%, 03/15/2028
   
110,368
 
     
Univision Communications Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  8.000%, 08/15/2028 1
   
129,068
 
 
125,000
 
  4.500%, 05/01/2029 1
   
111,991
 
           
1,088,615
 
Building Materials: 1.8%
       
     
Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  8.750%, 08/01/2028 1
   
254,081
 
     
Cornerstone Building Brands Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  6.125%, 01/15/2029 1
   
102,628
 
     
Masonite International Corp
       

125,000
 
  3.500%, 02/15/2030 1
 

108,503
 
     
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  5.250%, 07/15/2028 1
   
119,402
 
     
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC
       
 
250,000
 
  8.875%, 11/15/2031 1
   
263,103
 
           
847,717
 
Cable/Satellite TV: 3.2%
       
     
CCO Holdings LLC /
       
     
  CCO Holdings Capital Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  5.000%, 02/01/2028 1
   
239,479
 
 
25,000
 
  5.375%, 06/01/2029 1
   
23,608
 
 
300,000
 
  4.750%, 03/01/2030 1
   
274,509
 
     
CSC Holdings LLC
       
 
400,000
 
  4.125%, 12/01/2030 1
   
304,768
 
     
Directv Financing LLC /
       
     
  Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  5.875%, 08/15/2027
   
117,630
 
     
DISH DBS Corp
       
 
50,000
 
  5.250%, 12/01/2026 1
   
42,931
 
 
50,000
 
  5.750%, 12/01/2028 1
   
39,974
 
     
DISH Network Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  11.750%, 11/15/2027 1
   
261,939
 
     
Midcontinent Communications /
       
     
  Midcontinent Finance Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  5.375%, 08/15/2027 1
   
121,949
 
     
Videotron Ltd
       
 
125,000
 
  3.625%, 06/15/2029 1
   
113,568
 
           
1,540,355
 
Capital Goods: 0.6%
       
     
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  6.625%, 10/15/2029 1
   
112,852
 
     
GrafTech Global Enterprises Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  9.875%, 12/15/2028
   
193,125
 
           
305,977
 
Chemicals: 1.1%
       
     
NOVA Chemicals Corp
       
 
200,000
 
  5.000%, 05/01/2025 1
   
195,451
 
     
Olympus Water US Holding Corp
       
 
200,000
 
  9.750%, 11/15/2028
   
212,411
 
     
Rain Carbon Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  12.250%, 09/01/2029 1
   
122,344
 
           
530,206
 
Consumer-Products: 0.6%
       
     
Central Garden & Pet Co
       
 
50,000
 
  4.125%, 10/15/2030
   
45,532
 
 
75,000
 
  4.125%, 04/30/2031 1
   
66,373
 
     
Coty Inc/HFC Prestige Products Inc/
       
     
  HFC Prestige International US LLC
       
 
75,000
 
  6.625%, 07/15/2030 1
   
77,197
 

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

22

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 72.4% (Continued)
     
       
Consumer-Products: 0.6% (Continued)
     
   
Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc /
     
   
  KIK Custom Products Inc
     
$
100,000
 
  5.000%, 12/31/2026 1
 
$
97,592
 
           
286,694
 
Containers: 2.2%
       
     
Ball Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  6.000%, 06/15/2029
   
127,807
 
     
Canpack SA / Canpack US LLC
       
 
200,000
 
  3.875%, 11/15/2029 1
   
171,657
 
     
Graphic Packaging International LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  3.750%, 02/01/2030 1
   
112,669
 
     
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co
       
 
125,000
 
  7.875%, 08/15/2026 1
   
127,312
 
 
125,000
 
  9.250%, 04/15/2027
   
122,826
 
     
Trivium Packaging Finance BV
       
 
200,000
 
  5.500%, 08/15/2026 1
   
196,431
 
 
200,000
 
  8.500%, 08/15/2027 1
   
196,392
 
           
1,055,094
 
Diversified Financial Services: 4.7%
       
     
Bread Financial Holdings Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  7.000%, 01/15/2026 1
   
248,707
 
 
125,000
 
  9.750%, 03/15/2029 1
   
129,193
 
     
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC
       
 
200,000
 
  6.250%, 04/15/2028 1
   
192,196
 
     
Icahn Enterprises LP /
       
     
  Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  6.375%, 12/15/2025
   
122,830
 
 
125,000
 
  6.250%, 05/15/2026
   
119,359
 
 
125,000
 
  9.750%, 01/15/2029 1
   
127,681
 
     
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd
       
 
150,000
 
  8.375%, 05/01/2028
   
157,225
 
     
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  6.000%, 01/15/2027
   
124,191
 
 
100,000
 
  5.750%, 11/15/2031 1
   
93,393
 
     
Navient Corp
       
 
100,000
 
  5.000%, 03/15/2027
   
96,629
 
     
OneMain Finance Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  3.875%, 09/15/2028
   
110,711
 
 
125,000
 
  7.875%, 03/15/2030
   
128,798
 
     
PennyMac Financial Services Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  7.875%, 12/15/2029
   
128,867
 
     
PRA Group Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  8.375%, 02/01/2028 1
   
240,835
 
     
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  5.750%, 06/15/2027
   
122,642
 
     
Williams Scotsman International Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.625%, 08/15/2028 1
   
118,043
 
           
2,261,300
 
               
Diversified Media: 0.5%
       
     
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc
       

125,000
 
  5.125%, 08/15/2027 1
 

119,407
 
     
Match Group Holdings II LLC
       
 
100,000
 
  5.625%, 02/15/2029 1
   
97,210
 
           
216,617
 
Energy: 12.0%
       
     
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings
       
     
  LLC / ARU Finance Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  7.000%, 11/01/2026 1
   
126,065
 
 
125,000
 
  5.875%, 06/30/2029 1
   
116,225
 
     
Baytex Energy Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  8.500%, 04/30/2030 1
   
258,876
 
     
Blue Racer Midstream LLC /
       
     
  Blue Racer Finance Corp
       
 
106,000
 
  6.625%, 07/15/2026 1
   
105,459
 
     
CITGO Petroleum Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  7.000%, 06/15/2025 1
   
124,872
 
     
Civitas Resources Inc
       
 
375,000
 
  8.625%, 11/01/2030 1
   
397,993
 
     
Crescent Energy Finance LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  7.250%, 05/01/2026 1
   
125,848
 
 
250,000
 
  9.250%, 02/15/2028 1
   
259,584
 
     
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  5.625%, 10/15/2025 1
   
249,824
 
     
EQM Midstream Partners LP
       
 
75,000
 
  7.500%, 06/01/2027
   
77,197
 
 
75,000
 
  6.500%, 07/01/2027 1
   
76,404
 
 
75,000
 
  7.500%, 06/01/2030 1
   
80,718
 
 
125,000
 
  4.750%, 01/15/2031 1
   
116,497
 
     
Gulfport Energy Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  8.000%, 05/17/2026 1
   
126,492
 
     
Harvest Midstream I LP
       
 
500,000
 
  7.500%, 09/01/2028 1
   
497,783
 
     
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co
       
 
375,000
 
  6.000%, 02/01/2031 1
   
363,117
 
     
Northern Oil and Gas Inc
       
 
200,000
 
  8.125%, 03/01/2028 1
   
202,708
 
 
250,000
 
  8.750%, 06/15/2031 1
   
260,414
 
     
Range Resources Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  8.250%, 01/15/2029
   
258,958
 
     
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
       
 
175,000
 
  4.950%, 07/15/2029 1
   
167,400
 
     
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP /
       
     
  Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  7.500%, 10/01/2025
   
125,756
 
 
125,000
 
  6.000%, 12/31/2030 1
   
116,400
 
     
USA Compression Partners LP /
       
     
  USA Compression Finance Corp
       
 
150,000
 
  6.875%, 04/01/2026
   
149,528
 
     
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
       
 
50,000
 
  3.875%, 08/15/2029 1
   
45,458
 
 
75,000
 
  6.250%, 01/15/2030
   
74,688
 
 
50,000
 
  4.125%, 08/15/2031 1
   
44,109
 

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

23

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 72.4% (Continued)
     
       
Energy: 12.0% (Continued)
     
   
Venture Global LNG Inc
     
$
250,000
 
  8.125%, 06/01/2028
 
$
252,691
 
 
250,000
 
  9.500%, 02/01/2029
   
264,634
 
 
250,000
 
  8.375%, 06/01/2031 1
   
250,435
 
     
Vital Energy Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  10.125%, 01/15/2028
   
128,540
 
 
250,000
 
  9.750%, 10/15/2030
   
259,626
 
           
5,704,299
 
Food & Drug Retail: 0.6%
       
     
Albertsons Cos Inc / Safeway Inc /
       
     
  New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  6.500%, 02/15/2028
   
126,365
 
 
175,000
 
  3.500%, 03/15/2029 1
   
159,183
 
           
285,548
 
Food/Beverage/Tobacco: 1.0%
       
     
BellRing Brands Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  7.000%, 03/15/2030 1
   
129,844
 
     
Post Holdings Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.625%, 04/15/2030 1
   
115,132
 
     
Simmons Foods Inc/Simmons Prepared
       
     
  Foods Inc/Simmons Pet Food Inc/
       
     
  Simmons Feed
       
 
250,000
 
  4.625%, 03/01/2029 1
   
216,735
 
           
461,711
 
Gaming: 3.3%
       
     
Boyd Gaming Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  4.750%, 06/15/2031 1
   
229,896
 
     
Caesars Entertainment Inc
       
 
375,000
 
  6.250%, 07/01/2025 1
   
376,331
 
 
125,000
 
  8.125%, 07/01/2027
   
128,257
 
 
125,000
 
  4.625%, 10/15/2029 1
   
112,872
 
 
125,000
 
  7.000%, 02/15/2030 1
   
128,210
 
     
Churchill Downs Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  5.500%, 04/01/2027
   
123,781
 
 
125,000
 
  4.750%, 01/15/2028 1
   
119,940
 
     
Light & Wonder International Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  7.500%, 09/01/2031 1
   
104,354
 
     
Ontario Gaming GTA LP
       
 
125,000
 
  8.000%, 08/01/2030 1
   
128,996
 
     
Station Casinos LLC
       
 
100,000
 
  4.500%, 02/15/2028 1
   
94,277
 
           
1,546,914
 
Healthcare: 6.2%
       
     
AdaptHealth LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  6.125%, 08/01/2028 1
   
108,021
 
     
AMN Healthcare Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  4.625%, 10/01/2027 1
   
236,800
 
     
Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc
       
 
75,000
 
  3.125%, 02/15/2029 1
   
65,719
 
     
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc
       

250,000
 
  5.625%, 03/15/2027 1
 

232,635
 
 
125,000
 
  8.000%, 12/15/2027 1
   
120,756
 
 
125,000
 
  5.250%, 05/15/2030 1
   
104,997
 
     
DaVita Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.625%, 06/01/2030 1
   
109,209
 
 
125,000
 
  3.750%, 02/15/2031 1
   
102,844
 
     
Fortrea Holdings Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  7.500%, 07/01/2030 1
   
102,870
 
     
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  4.375%, 02/15/2027
   
115,683
 
     
Medline Borrower LP
       
 
125,000
 
  3.875%, 04/01/2029 1
   
113,151
 
     
ModivCare Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  5.875%, 11/15/2025
   
98,862
 
     
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  5.500%, 09/01/2028 1
   
112,069
 
     
MPT Operating Partnership LP /
       
     
  MPT Finance Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  4.625%, 08/01/2029
   
179,993
 
     
Prestige Brands Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  3.750%, 04/01/2031 1
   
219,348
 
     
Prime Healthcare Services Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  7.250%, 11/01/2025 1
   
244,024
 
     
Select Medical Corp
       
 
100,000
 
  6.250%, 08/15/2026
   
100,593
 
     
Tenet Healthcare Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  4.875%, 01/01/2026
   
247,413
 
 
150,000
 
  5.125%, 11/01/2027
   
146,736
 
 
175,000
 
  4.250%, 06/01/2029
   
163,237
 
           
2,924,960
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 5.9%
       
     
Ashton Woods USA LLC /
       
     
  Ashton Woods Finance Co
       
 
125,000
 
  6.625%, 01/15/2028 1
   
121,924
 
     
Brookfield Residential Properties Inc /
       
     
  Brookfield Residential US LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  6.250%, 09/15/2027 1
   
121,273
 
     
Century Communities Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  6.750%, 06/01/2027
   
126,629
 
     
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC
       
 
250,000
 
  8.875%, 09/01/2031 1
   
265,131
 
     
Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc
       
 
187,000
 
  5.625%, 06/01/2029 1
   
170,993
 
     
HAT Holdings I LLC /
       
     
  HAT Holdings II LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  6.000%, 04/15/2025 1
   
124,778
 
 
100,000
 
  3.375%, 06/15/2026 1
   
94,049
 
 
25,000
 
  8.000%, 06/15/2027 1
   
26,063
 
 
125,000
 
  3.750%, 09/15/2030 1
   
105,399
 
     
Iron Mountain Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  5.250%, 07/15/2030 1
   
239,195
 

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

24

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 72.4% (Continued)
     
       
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 5.9% (Continued)
     
   
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP /
     
   
  Ladder Capital Finance Corp
     
$
125,000
 
  5.250%, 10/01/2025 1
 
$
123,423
 
 
125,000
 
  4.750%, 06/15/2029 1
   
112,858
 
     
LGI Homes Inc
       
 
75,000
 
  8.750%, 12/15/2028 1
   
79,828
 
     
M/I Homes Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  3.950%, 02/15/2030
   
111,375
 
     
MasTec Inc
       
 
75,000
 
  6.625%, 08/15/2029 1
   
67,971
 
     
Service Properties Trust
       
 
125,000
 
  7.500%, 09/15/2025
   
126,525
 
 
250,000
 
  5.250%, 02/15/2026
   
243,025
 
     
Starwood Property Trust Inc
       
 
50,000
 
  3.750%, 12/31/2024 1
   
49,103
 
 
125,000
 
  3.625%, 07/15/2026
   
118,520
 
     
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance
       
     
  Inc / CSL Capital LLC
       
 
250,000
 
  10.500%, 02/15/2028 1
   
253,640
 
     
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.125%, 08/15/2030 1
   
113,994
 
           
2,795,696
 
Hotels: 0.2%
           
     
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower
       
     
  Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand
       
     
  Vacations Borrower Esc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.875%, 07/01/2031 1
   
110,767
 
             
Insurance: 0.6%
           
     
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance Inc
       
 
150,000
 
  4.250%, 02/15/2029 1
   
135,595
 
     
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC /
       
     
  Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
       
 
125,000
 
  6.750%, 04/15/2028 1
   
127,957
 
           
263,552
 
Leisure: 3.5%
           
     
Carnival Corp
       
 
500,000
 
  5.750%, 03/01/2027 1
   
488,624
 
     
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd
       
 
125,000
 
  10.375%, 05/01/2028 1
   
136,094
 
     
Life Time Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  5.750%, 01/15/2026 1
   
124,156
 
     
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
       
 
200,000
 
  5.500%, 08/31/2026
   
198,237
 
 
375,000
 
  11.625%, 08/15/2027 1
   
408,323
 
 
125,000
 
  8.250%, 01/15/2029 1
   
132,921
 
     
Six Flags Entertainment Corp
       
 
75,000
 
  7.250%, 05/15/2031 1
   
75,280
 
     
VOC Escrow Ltd
       
 
125,000
 
  5.000%, 02/15/2028 1
   
119,979
 
           
1,683,614
 
Metals/Mining: 2.4%
       
     
ERO Copper Corp
       

250,000
 
  6.500%, 02/15/2030 1
 
221,035
 
     
Kaiser Aluminum Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  4.500%, 06/01/2031 1
   
215,914
 
     
Mineral Resources Ltd
       
 
250,000
 
  9.250%, 10/01/2028 1
   
266,255
 
     
Perenti Finance Pty Ltd
       
 
400,000
 
  6.500%, 10/07/2025 1
   
393,000
 
           
1,096,204
 
Publishing/Printing: 0.3%
       
     
Cimpress PLC
       
 
150,000
 
  7.000%, 06/15/2026
   
146,729
 
         
Restaurants: 1.9%
       
     
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  4.375%, 01/15/2028 1
   
119,587
 
     
Brinker International Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  8.250%, 07/15/2030 1
   
104,707
 
     
IRB Holding Corp
       
 
250,000
 
  7.000%, 06/15/2025
   
250,195
 
     
Raising Cane’s Restaurants LLC
       
 
250,000
 
  9.375%, 05/01/2029 1
   
267,120
 
     
Yum! Brands Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  5.375%, 04/01/2032
   
122,979
 
           
864,588
 
Services: 3.9%
           
     
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC /
       
     
  Avis Budget Finance Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  8.000%, 02/15/2031 1
   
249,856
 
     
EquipmentShare.com Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  9.000%, 05/15/2028 1
   
129,075
 
     
Garda World Security Corp
       
 
100,000
 
  4.625%, 02/15/2027
   
96,337
 
 
75,000
 
  7.750%, 02/15/2028
   
77,672
 
     
Graham Holdings Co
       
 
125,000
 
  5.750%, 06/01/2026
   
124,164
 
     
Maxim Crane Works
       
     
  Holdings Capital LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  11.500%, 09/01/2028 1
   
129,686
 
     
Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc
       
 
100,000
 
  6.750%, 03/15/2028 1
   
103,082
 
 
25,000
 
  7.750%, 03/15/2031 1
   
26,684
 
     
TriNet Group Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  3.500%, 03/01/2029 1
   
112,412
 
 
125,000
 
  7.125%, 08/15/2031 1
   
128,868
 
     
United Rentals North America Inc
       
 
350,000
 
  3.750%, 01/15/2032
   
311,211
 
     
WESCO Distribution Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  7.250%, 06/15/2028 1
   
128,541
 
     
ZipRecruiter Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  5.000%, 01/15/2030 1
   
219,049
 
           
1,836,637
 

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

25

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 72.4% (Continued)
     
       
Super Retail: 2.0%
     
   
Evergreen Acqco 1 LP / TVI Inc
     
$
375,000
 
  9.750%, 04/26/2028 1
 
$
399,669
 
     
Hanesbrands Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  9.000%, 02/15/2031 1
   
122,619
 
     
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  4.875%, 05/01/2029 1
   
116,251
 
 
125,000
 
  8.250%, 08/01/2031 1
   
130,591
 
     
Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
       
 
125,000
 
  5.875%, 04/01/2029 1
   
120,095
 
     
Michaels Cos Inc
       
 
125,000
 
  7.875%, 05/01/2029 1
   
78,832
 
           
968,057
 
Technology: 0.8%
       
     
NCR Corp
  5.125%, 04/15/2029 1
       
 
125,000
     
118,952
 
     
Open Text Corp
  3.875%, 02/15/2028 1
       
 
125,000
     
116,295
 
     
Seagate HDD Cayman
       
 
75,000
 
  8.250%, 12/15/2029 1
   
80,945
 
 
75,000
 
  8.500%, 07/15/2031 1
   
81,460
 
           
397,652
 
Telecommunications: 4.8%
       
     
Cogent Communications Group Inc
  7.000%, 06/15/2027 1
       
 
125,000
     
125,742
 
     
Connect Finco SARL /
       
     
  Connect US Finco LLC
  6.750%, 10/01/2026 1
       
 
400,000
     
398,010
 
     
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
  8.750%, 05/15/2030 1
       
 
250,000
     
257,377
 
 
250,000
 
  8.625%, 03/15/2031 1
   
255,032
 
     
GCI LLC
  4.750%, 10/15/2028 1
       
 
250,000
     
231,480
 
     
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp
  6.625%, 08/01/2026
       
 
75,000
     
59,202
 
     
Iliad Holding SASU
  6.500%, 10/15/2026
       
 
200,000
     
199,752
 
     
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
  6.500%, 03/15/2030 1
       
 
250,000
     
238,796
 
     
Level 3 Financing Inc
  3.400%, 03/01/2027 1
       
 
125,000
     
116,361
 
 
150,000
 
  4.250%, 07/01/2028 1
   
74,402
 
     
Qwest Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  7.250%, 09/15/2025
   
122,622
 
     
Zayo Group Holdings Inc
       
 
250,000
 
  4.000%, 03/01/2027
   
200,716
 
           
2,279,492
 
Utilities: 1.6%
           
     
Calpine Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  5.250%, 06/01/2026
   
123,322
 
 
125,000
 
  4.625%, 02/01/2029 1
   
116,085
 
 
125,000
 
  5.000%, 02/01/2031 1
   
114,772
 
 
75,000
 
  3.750%, 03/01/2031 1
   
65,969
 
     
Clearway Energy Operating LLC
       

250,000
 
  3.750%, 02/15/2031 1
 

220,319
 
     
Sunnova Energy Corp
       
 
125,000
 
  5.875%, 09/01/2026 1
   
106,518
 
           
746,985
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
       
  (Cost $34,193,212)
   
34,396,677
 
               
BANK LOANS: 25.5%
       
         
Aerospace/Defense: 0.3%
       
     
TransDigm Inc TL
       
 
150,000
 
  8.597% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 02/28/2031 2,3
   
150,851
 
         
Automotive & Auto Parts: 1.0%
       
     
American Axle & Manufacturing
       
     
  TL B (12/22) TL
       
 
144,000
 
  8.921% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 12/13/2029 2,3
   
144,720
 
     
First Brands Group LLC TL
       
 
348,592
 
  10.881% (CME Term SOFR 6
       
     
  Month + 5.000%), 03/30/2027 2,3
   
346,414
 
           
491,134
 
Broadcasting: 0.4%
       
     
Century DE Buyer LLC TL
       
 
170,000
 
  9.577% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 10/30/2030 2,3
   
170,744
 
         
Cable/Satellite TV: 1.8%
       
     
Cogeco Communications USA II LP TL
       
 
250,000
 
  8.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 09/29/2030 2,3
   
246,980
 
     
Directv Financing LLC TL
       
 
243,140
 
  10.650% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 5.000%), 08/02/2027 2,3
   
243,582
 
     
Telenet Financing USD LLC TL
       
 
200,000
 
  7.437% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.000%), 04/28/2028 2,3
   
199,275
 
     
UPC Financing Partnership
       
     
  TL (4/21) (NewCo) TL
       
 
150,000
 
  8.437% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.925%), 01/31/2029 2,3
   
149,734
 
           
839,571
 
Capital Goods: 0.5%
       
     
Chart Industries Inc TL
       
 
136,680
 
  8.670% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 03/18/2030 2,3
   
137,135
 
     
DexKo Global TL (9/21) TL
       
 
99,494
 
  9.253% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 10/04/2028 2,3
   
99,121
 
           
236,256
 

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

26

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
BANK LOANS: 25.5% (Continued)
     
       
Chemicals: 0.9%
     
   
Bakelite TL (US Holdco / Fusion) TL
     
$
149,242
 
  9.392% (CME Term SOFR 3
     
     
  Month + 4.000%), 05/29/2029 2,3
 
$
149,150
 
     
Nouryon USA LLC TL
       
 
149,624
 
  9.434% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 04/03/2028 2,3
   
150,395
 
     
Pearls (Netherlands) BidCo
       
     
  TL (USD) (Caldic) (02/22) TL
       
 
148,116
 
  9.119% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 03/01/2029 2,3
   
147,005
 
           
446,550
 
Containers: 0.7%
       
     
Berry Global Inc TL
       
 
199,500
 
  7.222% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 1.750%), 07/01/2029 2,3
   
199,978
 
     
Pactiv Evergreen Group Holdings Inc TL
       
 
147,727
 
  8.713% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 09/24/2028 2,3
   
148,306
 
           
348,284
 
Diversified Financial Services: 2.6%
       
     
Citadel Securities LP TL
       
 
74,817
 
  7.963% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 07/29/2030 2,3
   
75,082
 
     
CLUE OPCO TL B TL
       
 
150,000
 
  9.856%, 09/20/2030 2,3
   
142,625
 
     
DRW Holdings LLC TL
       
 
200,000
 
  9.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 03/01/2028 2,3
   
200,000
 
     
GBT Group Services
       
     
  (Global Business Travel) TL
       
 
250,000
 
  7.654% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 07/21/2025 2,3
   
249,750
 
     
GTCR W MERGER SUB TL B TL
       
 
100,000
 
  3.750% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 09/20/2030 2,3
   
100,562
 
     
Jane Street Group LLC TL
       
 
198,974
 
  8.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.750%), 01/26/2028 2,3
   
200,053
 
     
Nuvei Technologies Corp TL
       
 
250,000
 
  7.939% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 09/29/2025 2,3
   
250,274
 
           
1,218,346
 
Diversified Media: 0.5%
       
     
Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc TL
       
 
248,881
 
  9.760% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.500%), 10/28/2027 2,3
   
247,676
 
         
Environmental: 0.4%
       
     
Covanta Holding Corp TL
       
 
199,535
 
  8.360% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 11/30/2028 2,3
   
200,034
 
         
Food/Beverage/Tobacco: 0.2%
       
     
Chobani LLC TL
       

91,000
 
  4.250% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 10/25/2027 2,3
 

91,265
 
         
Gaming: 0.9%
       
     
Flutter Financing BV TL
       
 
200,000
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 11/25/2030 2,3
   
200,750
 
     
Station Casinos LLC TL
       
 
198,954
 
  7.698% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 02/08/2027 2,3
   
199,623
 
           
400,373
 
Healthcare: 1.1%
       
     
Elanco Animal Health Inc TL
       
 
298,892
 
  7.170% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 1.750%), 08/02/2027 2,3
   
297,440
 
     
Grifols Worldwide Operations
       
     
  TL B (11/19) TL
       
 
199,481
 
  7.424% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 2.000%), 11/15/2027 2,3
   
199,730
 
           
497,170
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 1.3%
       
     
Cushman & Wakefield US
       
     
  Borrower LLC TL
       
 
250,000
 
  9.348% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 01/31/2030 2,3
   
250,313
 
     
Iron Mountain Inc TL
       
 
200,000
 
  7.843% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 01/31/2031 2,3
   
200,313
 
     
Starwood Property Mortgage LLC TL
       
 
149,246
 
  8.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 11/18/2027 2,3
   
149,246
 
           
599,872
 
Hotels: 1.2%
       
     
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC TL
       
 
198,982
 
  8.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 08/02/2028 2,3
   
199,355
 
     
HILTON HOTELS (10/23) TL B4 TL
       
 
150,000
 
  7.455%, 11/08/2030 2,3
   
150,710
 
     
TRAVEL + LEISURE TL B (12/23)
       
 
250,000
 
  3.250%, 12/14/2029 2,3
   
250,719
 
           
600,784
 
Leisure: 0.4%
       
     
Delta 2 Lux SARL TL
       
 
200,000
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 01/15/2030 2,3
   
200,782
 
         
Metals/Mining: 0.3%
       
     
Grinding Media B (09/21) TL
       
 
150,000
 
  9.684% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 10/12/2028 2,3
   
150,000
 

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

27

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
BANK LOANS: 25.5% (Continued)
     
       
Publishing/Printing: 0.3%
     
   
Cimpress USA Inc TL
     
$
149,616
 
  8.963% (CME Term SOFR 1
     
     
  Month + 3.500%), 05/17/2028 2,3
 
$
149,803
 
         
Restaurants: 0.3%
       
     
1011778 BC ULC TL
       
 
150,000
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 09/23/2030 2,3
   
150,241
 
         
Services: 1.9%
       
     
DXP Enterprises Inc/TX TL
       
 
99,750
 
  10.291% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.750%), 10/07/2030 2,3
   
100,373
 
     
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC TL
       
 
199,499
 
  8.848% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 02/08/2028 2,3
   
199,748
 
     
Neptune BidCo US TL B TL
       
 
99,500
 
  10.398% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 5.000%), 04/11/2029 2,3
   
91,153
 
     
Peraton Corp TL
       
 
248,786
 
  9.198% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 02/01/2028 2,3
   
249,719
 
     
Sitel Worldwide (USD) (7/21) TL
       
 
250,000
 
  9.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 08/28/2028 2,3
   
240,844
 
           
881,837
 
Super Retail: 1.2%
       
     
Birkenstock US BidCo Inc TL
       
 
84,598
 
  8.877% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 04/28/2028 2,3
   
84,959
 
     
Leslie’s Poolmart Inc TL
       
 
250,000
 
  8.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.750%), 03/09/2028 2,3
   
246,954
 
     
Upbound Group Inc TL
       
 
249,328
 
  9.119% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.250%), 02/17/2028 2,3
   
249,795
 
           
581,708
 
Technology: 3.9%
       
     
Adeia Inc TL
       
 
190,759
 
  8.966% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 06/08/2028 2,3
   
190,950
 
     
Ahead DB Holdings TL (04/21) TL
       
 
97,500
 
  9.240% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 10/16/2027 2,3
   
97,286
 
     
AppLovin Corp TL
       
 
250,000
 
  8.548% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 08/19/2030 2,3
   
250,504
 
     
Connectwise B (9/21) TL
       
 
200,000
 
  8.963% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 09/30/2028 2,3
   
200,000
 
     
Constant Contact Inc TL
       
 
199,599
 
  9.561% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 02/10/2028 2,3
   
195,607
 
     
Dawn Acquisition TL
       

145,260
 
  9.402% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 12/31/2025 2,3
 

140,540
 
     
DTI Holdco Inc TL
       
 
199,495
 
  9.795% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.750%), 04/26/2029 2,3
   
197,679
 
     
Indy US Holdco LLC TL
       
 
200,000
 
  11.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 6.250%), 03/06/2028 2,3
   
196,125
 
     
MeridianLink Inc TL
       
 
249,365
 
  5.877% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.000%), 11/10/2028 2,3
   
249,895
 
     
Open Text TL B (08/23) TARGET TL
       
 
145,362
 
  8.198% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.750%), 01/31/2030 2,3
   
145,871
 
           
1,864,457
 
Telecommunications: 1.5%
       
     
Altice France (Numericable) TL B14 TL
       
 
99,500
 
  10.894% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 5.500%), 08/31/2028 2,3
   
89,674
 
     
Crown Subsea TL (4/21) (SubCom) TL
       
 
100,547
 
  10.457% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 4.750%), 04/27/2027 2,3
   
101,302
 
     
Iridium Satellite LLC TL
       
 
200,000
 
  7.848% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 09/20/2030 2,3
   
200,806
 
     
Voyage TL B (Vocus Group) (USD) TL
       
 
149,237
 
  9.088% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 3.500%), 07/20/2028 2,3
   
149,610
 
     
Ziggo Financing Partnership TL
       
 
150,000
 
  7.937% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 04/30/2028 2,3
   
149,839
 
           
691,231
 
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 0.8%
       
     
First Student Bidco TL B TL
       
 
239,194
 
  9.490% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 4.000%), 07/21/2028 2,3
   
239,044
 
     
XPO TL B (12/23) TL
       
 
150,000
 
  7.360%, 02/01/2031 2,3
   
150,406
 
           
389,450
 
Utilities: 1.1%
       
     
Calpine Construction Finance Co LP TL
       
 
149,625
 
  7.598% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 2.250%), 07/20/2030 2,3
   
149,831
 
     
Constellation Renewables LLC TL
       
 
150,000
 
  8.184% (CME Term SOFR 3
       
     
  Month + 2.500%), 12/15/2027 2,3
   
150,163
 
     
Edgewater Generation LLC TL
       
 
245,849
 
  9.213% (CME Term SOFR 1
       
     
  Month + 3.750%), 12/15/2025 2,3
   
241,925
 
           
541,919
 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
       
  (Cost $12,036,324)
   
12,140,337
 

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

28

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Shares
     
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 6.6%
     
       
Money Market Funds: 6.6%
     
 
3,150,548
 
First American Treasury Obligations
     
     
  Fund – Class X, 5.285% 4
 
$
3,150,548
 
         
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
  (Cost $3,150,548)
   
3,150,548
 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: 104.5%
       
  (Cost $49,380,084)
   
49,687,562
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets: (4.5)%
   
(2,141,496
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%
 
$
47,546,066
 

1
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Adviser, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2
Bank loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. All loans carry a variable rate of interest. These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Bank Loans, while exempt from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Floating rate bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy.
3
Variable rate security; rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2023. An index may have a negative rate. Interest rate may also be subject to a cap or floor.
4
Annualized seven-day effective yield as of December 31, 2023.


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

29

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7%
     
       
Agency: 0.3%
     
   
Istituto per il Credito Sportivo
     
$
2,800,000
 
  5.250%, 10/31/2025
 
$
3,171,310
 
         
Airlines: 1.3%
       
     
American Airlines Inc/
       
     
  AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd
       
 
1,704,167
 
  5.500%, 04/20/2026 1
   
1,693,156
 
     
Cathay Pacific MTN Financing HK Ltd
       
 
2,440,000
 
  4.875%, 08/17/2026
   
2,385,416
 
     
Delta Air Lines Inc
       
 
1,110,000
 
  7.000%, 05/01/2025 1
   
1,130,525
 
     
Delta Air Lines Inc / SkyMiles IP Ltd
       
 
1,572,895
 
  4.500%, 10/20/2025 1
   
1,549,945
 
     
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
       
 
900,000
 
  4.750%, 09/23/2025
   
892,620
 
     
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage
       
     
  Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd
       
 
927,500
 
  6.500%, 06/20/2027
   
930,854
 
     
Singapore Airlines Ltd
       
 
1,100,000
 
  3.000%, 07/20/2026
   
1,048,779
 
     
Wizz Air Finance Co BV
       
 
2,300,000
 
  1.350%, 01/19/2024
   
2,536,305
 
 
625,000
 
  1.000%, 01/19/2026
   
636,164
 
           
12,803,764
 
Automotive & Auto Parts: 7.1%
       
     
Aptiv PLC / Aptiv Corp
       
 
3,000,000
 
  2.396%, 02/18/2025
   
2,903,284
 
     
Benteler International AG
       
 
1,400,000
 
  9.375%, 05/15/2028
   
1,654,910
 
     
Ford Motor Credit Co LLC
       
 
600,000
 
  3.810%, 01/09/2024
   
599,735
 
 
850,000
 
  3.250%, 09/15/2025
   
927,297
 
 
3,650,000
 
  3.375%, 11/13/2025
   
3,495,654
 
 
2,500,000
 
  4.867%, 08/03/2027
   
2,840,739
 
     
Forvia SE
       
 
1,100,000
 
  2.625%, 06/15/2025
   
1,194,202
 
 
1,900,000
 
  7.250%, 06/15/2026
   
2,228,741
 
 
1,100,000
 
  2.750%, 02/15/2027
   
1,165,448
 
     
General Motors Financial Co Inc
       
 
1,150,000
 
  5.100%, 01/17/2024
   
1,149,600
 
 
2,000,000
 
  3.950%, 04/13/2024
   
1,988,313
 
 
600,000
 
  2.250%, 09/06/2024
   
747,305
 
 
1,170,000
 
  4.350%, 04/09/2025
   
1,153,369
 
 
2,000,000
 
  2.750%, 06/20/2025
   
1,924,299
 
     
Genuine Parts Co
       
 
200,000
 
  1.750%, 02/01/2025
   
192,219
 
     
Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc
       
 
3,000,000
 
  5.125%, 04/05/2026
   
3,418,912
 
     
Hyundai Capital America
       
 
3,000,000
 
  5.800%, 06/26/2025
   
3,017,590
 
 
3,500,000
 
  6.000%, 07/11/2025 1
   
3,529,345
 
 
1,825,000
 
  1.650%, 09/17/2026 1
   
1,660,157
 
     
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
       

1,600,000
 
  3.750%, 4.50, 09/15/2026
 

1,746,470
 
 
2,250,000
 
  8.750%, 9.50, 05/15/2028
   
2,712,002
 
     
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
       
 
900,000
 
  2.200%, 01/15/2024
   
992,784
 
 
2,200,000
 
  5.875%, 11/15/2024
   
2,452,377
 
 
1,100,000
 
  7.750%, 10/15/2025
   
1,113,355
 
 
1,625,000
 
  4.500%, 07/15/2028
   
1,757,274
 
     
Kia Corp
       
 
650,000
 
  1.000%, 04/16/2024
   
641,288
 
 
1,990,000
 
  2.375%, 02/14/2025
   
1,928,296
 
 
1,200,000
 
  3.250%, 04/21/2026
   
1,150,841
 
 
3,000,000
 
  1.750%, 10/16/2026
   
2,740,141
 
     
Mercedes-Benz Finance
       
     
  North America LLC
       
 
550,000
 
  4.950%, 03/30/2025 1
   
550,640
 
 
550,000
 
  4.800%, 03/30/2026 1
   
550,652
 
     
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co LLC
       
 
3,000,000
 
  1.125%, 09/16/2024 1
   
2,894,885
 
 
1,000,000
 
  6.950%, 09/15/2026
   
1,034,009
 
     
Nissan Motor Co Ltd
       
 
4,784,000
 
  3.522%, 09/17/2025 1
   
4,608,960
 
 
700,000
 
  2.652%, 03/17/2026
   
754,956
 
     
Toyota Motor Credit Corp
       
 
3,000,000
 
  3.000%, 04/01/2025
   
2,935,363
 
     
ZF Europe Finance BV
       
 
800,000
 
  2.500%, 10/23/2027
   
828,807
 
     
ZF Finance GmbH
       
 
3,200,000
 
  3.000%, 09/21/2025
   
3,459,401
 
           
70,643,620
 
Banking: 17.5%
       
     
AIB Group PLC
       
 
1,700,000
 
  1.875% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.150%), 11/19/2029 2
   
1,825,616
 
 
7,100,000
 
  2.875% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.300%), 05/30/2031 2
   
7,524,711
 
     
Australia & New Zealand
       
     
  Banking Group Ltd
       
 
2,700,000
 
  2.950% (5 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 1.288%), 07/22/2030 1,2
   
2,566,095
 
     
Banco de Sabadell SA
       
 
900,000
 
  2.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.950%), 04/15/2031 2
   
942,608
 
     
Bank of America Corp
       
 
1,100,000
 
  4.000%, 01/22/2025
   
1,086,084
 
 
450,000
 
  3.841% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.110%), 04/25/2025 2
   
447,211
 
 
1,945,000
 
  4.827% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.750%), 07/22/2026 2
   
1,931,669
 
 
900,000
 
  4.376% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.580%), 04/27/2028 2
   
880,550
 

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

30

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Banking: 17.5% (Continued)
     
   
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
     
$
1,650,000
 
  4.875% (1 Year EUR Swap
     
     
  Rate + 2.050%), 07/16/2028 2
 
$
1,906,668
 
 
1,050,000
 
  2.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.800%), 10/14/2029 2
   
1,134,624
 
 
3,910,000
 
  1.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.650%), 08/11/2031 2
   
4,031,490
 
     
Barclays PLC
       
 
2,000,000
 
  7.325% (1 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 3.050%), 11/02/2026 2
   
2,067,765
 
 
1,400,000
 
  5.829% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 2.210%), 05/09/2027 2
   
1,413,420
 
 
1,100,000
 
  1.125% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.550%), 03/22/2031 2
   
1,120,629
 
     
BBVA Bancomer SA
       
 
5,150,000
 
  4.375%, 04/10/2024
   
5,122,965
 
     
BNP Paribas SA
       
 
3,000,000
 
  2.591% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.228%), 01/20/2028 2
   
2,779,692
 
     
BPCE SA
       
 
2,510,000
 
  5.150%, 07/21/2024 1
   
2,488,928
 
 
6,200,000
 
  4.500%, 03/15/2025 1
   
6,087,376
 
     
CaixaBank SA
       
 
2,375,000
 
  6.684% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 2.080%),
       
     
  09/13/2027 1,2
   
2,437,355
 
 
3,000,000
 
  2.250% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.680%), 04/17/2030 2
   
3,200,308
 
 
1,800,000
 
  6.250% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 3.550%), 02/23/2033 2
   
2,100,174
 
     
Ceska sporitelna AS
       
 
1,200,000
 
  6.693% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  3.700%), 11/14/2025 2
   
1,352,227
 
 
1,700,000
 
  5.943% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  2.400%), 06/29/2027 2
   
1,948,712
 
     
Citigroup Inc
       
 
900,000
 
  4.140% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.372%), 05/24/2025 2
   
894,855
 
     
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
       
 
2,500,000
 
  1.936% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.450%), 10/03/2029 2
   
2,691,642
 
     
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
       
 
3,800,000
 
  4.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  USD + 1.892%), 04/10/2029 2
   
3,774,863
 
     
Credit Agricole SA
       
 
5,500,000
 
  1.907% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.676%),
       
     
  06/16/2026 1,2
   
5,221,674
 
     
Danske Bank A/S
       
 
2,400,000
 
  6.259% (1 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  1.180%), 09/22/2026 1,2
   
2,443,422
 
 
2,200,000
 
  4.000% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + .950%), 01/12/2027 2
   
2,448,793
 
     
Danske Bank A/S (Continued)
       

1,500,000
 
  2.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.500%), 06/21/2029 2
 

1,638,660
 
 
3,200,000
 
  1.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.900%), 09/02/2030 2
   
3,372,899
 
 
2,000,000
 
  1.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.400%), 05/15/2031 2
   
2,062,271
 
     
Deutsche Bank AG
       
 
200,000
 
  1.000% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  1.600%), 11/19/2025 2
   
214,786
 
 
2,700,000
 
  3.961% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 2.581%), 11/26/2025 2
   
2,656,633
 
 
2,500,000
 
  6.119% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 3.190%), 07/14/2026 2
   
2,525,746
 
 
1,650,000
 
  7.146% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 2.520%), 07/13/2027 2
   
1,714,023
 
     
HSBC USA Inc
       
 
3,325,000
 
  5.625%, 03/17/2025
   
3,344,103
 
     
ING Groep NV
       
 
2,700,000
 
  2.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.150%), 02/15/2029 2
   
2,973,365
 
 
900,000
 
  1.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.250%), 09/26/2029 2
   
969,414
 
     
Intesa Sanpaolo SPA
       
 
7,300,000
 
  5.017%, 06/26/2024 1
   
7,226,629
 
 
1,600,000
 
  3.250%, 09/23/2024 1
   
1,571,251
 
 
1,000,000
 
  4.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 4.750%), 07/12/2029 2
   
1,100,057
 
     
Islandsbanki HF
       
 
1,625,000
 
  7.375%, 05/17/2026
   
1,890,216
 
     
KBC Group NV
       
 
3,300,000
 
  5.796% (1 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  2.100%), 01/19/2029 1,2
   
3,361,309
 
 
1,600,000
 
  1.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.250%), 09/18/2029 2
   
1,722,837
 
     
Landsbankinn HF
       
 
1,950,000
 
  0.500%, 05/20/2024
   
2,116,466
 
 
1,600,000
 
  0.375%, 05/23/2025
   
1,659,343
 
     
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
       
 
5,500,000
 
  5.985% (1 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  1.480%), 08/07/2027 2
   
5,602,663
 
     
Nationwide Building Society
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.500% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  .930%), 03/08/2026 2
   
2,149,667
 
 
625,000
 
  4.000%, 09/14/2026 1
   
600,589
 
 
3,550,000
 
  2.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.500%), 07/25/2029 2
   
3,846,336
 
     
NatWest Group PLC
       
 
200,000
 
  5.847% (1 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 1.350%), 03/02/2027 2
   
201,904
 
 
2,325,000
 
  3.754% (5 Year CMT
       
     
  Rate + 2.100%), 11/01/2029 2
   
2,268,551
 
     
NBK SPC Ltd
       
 
750,000
 
  1.625% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.050%), 09/15/2027 2
   
680,012
 

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

31

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Banking: 17.5% (Continued)
     
   
Nordea Bank Abp
     
$
2,000,000
 
  1.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
     
     
  EUR + 1.300%), 06/27/2029 2
 
$
2,162,609
 
     
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd
       
 
2,100,000
 
  6.000% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 4.835%), 07/19/2025 2
   
2,332,921
 
 
1,100,000
 
  7.125% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 3.606%), 06/27/2027 2
   
1,282,268
 
     
Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC
       
 
2,525,000
 
  6.625% (EURIBOR ICE Swap
       
     
  Rate + 3.500%), 04/25/2028 2
   
2,944,982
 
     
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
       
 
900,000
 
  4.125%, 09/08/2025
   
999,528
 
 
900,000
 
  1.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.150%), 03/12/2030 2
   
929,059
 
     
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
       
 
1,500,000
 
  0.391% (EURIBOR ICE Swap
       
     
  Rate + .730%), 02/28/2025 2
   
1,646,431
 
     
SNB Funding Ltd
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.750%, 10/02/2024
   
1,953,636
 
     
Societe Generale SA
       
 
1,160,000
 
  5.000%, 01/17/2024
   
1,159,343
 
     
Standard Chartered PLC
       
 
4,690,000
 
  6.170% (1 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  2.050%), 01/09/2027 2
   
4,764,100
 
 
1,400,000
 
  3.516% (5 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  1.850%), 02/12/2030 2
   
1,346,467
 
 
705,000
 
  2.500% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.800%), 09/09/2030 2
   
753,773
 
     
State Bank of India
       
 
3,450,000
 
  4.375%, 01/24/2024
   
3,447,775
 
     
UniCredit SPA
       
 
450,000
 
  2.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.400%), 09/23/2029 2
   
485,791
 
 
1,600,000
 
  2.731% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.800%), 01/15/2032 2
   
1,660,249
 
     
Virgin Money UK PLC
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.875% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 3.250%), 06/24/2025 2
   
2,194,454
 
 
2,050,000
 
  5.125% (UK Government Bonds
       
     
  5 Year Note Generic Bid
       
     
  Yield + 5.250%), 12/11/2030 2
   
2,508,121
 
     
Volksbank Wien AG
       
 
2,800,000
 
  5.192% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.550%), 10/06/2027 2
   
3,098,546
 
     
Westpac Banking Corp
       
 
5,245,000
 
  2.894% (5 Year CMT Rate +
       
     
  1.350%), 02/04/2030 2
   
5,054,271
 
           
172,066,180
 
Broadcasting: 1.5%
       
     
Netflix Inc
       

2,000,000
 
  3.625%, 06/15/2025 1
 

1,964,460
 
 
4,000,000
 
  4.875%, 04/15/2028
   
4,057,224
 
     
Pinewood Finance Co Ltd
       
 
500,000
 
  3.250%, 09/30/2025
   
621,214
 
     
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
       
 
206,000
 
  5.000%, 03/28/2026
   
207,076
 
     
Warnermedia Holdings Inc
       
 
7,968,000
 
  3.638%, 03/15/2025
   
7,800,897
 
           
14,650,871
 
Building Materials: 0.6%
       
     
James Hardie International Finance DAC
       
 
2,655,000
 
  3.625%, 10/01/2026
   
2,897,058
 
 
922,000
 
  5.000%, 01/15/2028 1
   
892,966
 
     
Standard Industries Inc
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.250%, 11/21/2026
   
2,094,650
 
           
5,884,674
 
Cable/Satellite TV: 0.9%
       
     
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO
       
     
  Holdings Capital Corp
       
 
3,250,000
 
  5.500%, 05/01/2026
   
3,230,587
 
     
DISH Network Corp
       
 
2,200,000
 
  11.750%, 11/15/2027 1
   
2,305,059
 
     
United Group BV
       
 
1,400,000
 
  3.125%, 02/15/2026
   
1,485,576
 
 
1,360,000
 
  7.252% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  3.250%), 02/15/2026 2
   
1,503,346
 
           
8,524,568
 
Capital Goods: 2.2%
       
     
Carrier Global Corp
       
 
2,725,000
 
  5.800%, 11/30/2025 1
   
2,762,594
 
     
Daimler Truck Finance
       
     
  North America LLC
       
 
2,475,000
 
  1.625%, 12/13/2024 1
   
2,385,609
 
 
1,150,000
 
  3.500%, 04/07/2025 1
   
1,125,599
 
     
Ingersoll Rand Inc
       
 
1,475,000
 
  5.400%, 08/14/2028
   
1,522,244
 
     
Regal Rexnord Corp
       
 
1,640,000
 
  6.050%, 02/15/2026
   
1,659,189
 
     
Traton Finance Luxembourg SA
       
 
4,200,000
 
  0.125%, 11/10/2024
   
4,484,227
 
 
4,400,000
 
  0.125%, 03/24/2025
   
4,646,341
 
 
800,000
 
  4.125%, 11/22/2025
   
890,524
 
     
Westinghouse Air Brake
       
     
  Technologies Corp
       
 
2,525,000
 
  4.150%, 03/15/2024
   
2,514,690
 
               
           
21,991,017
 
Chemicals: 2.5%
           
     
Celanese US Holdings LLC
       
 
1,950,000
 
  6.350%, 11/15/2028
   
2,048,362
 

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

32

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Chemicals: 2.5% (Continued)
     
   
INEOS Finance PLC
     
$
3,900,000
 
  2.875%, 05/01/2026
 
$
4,182,490
 
 
1,775,000
 
  6.625%, 05/15/2028
   
2,015,745
 
     
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC
       
 
2,400,000
 
  2.500%, 01/15/2026
   
2,573,180
 
     
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
       
 
4,400,000
 
  1.750%, 03/14/2024
   
4,833,482
 
 
600,000
 
  1.230%, 10/01/2025 1
   
555,881
 
     
Nutrien Ltd
       
 
2,000,000
 
  5.900%, 11/07/2024
   
2,006,483
 
     
Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV
       
 
1,020,000
 
  4.000%, 10/04/2027
   
969,197
 
     
Sinochem Offshore Capital Co Ltd
       
 
4,500,000
 
  1.500%, 11/24/2024
   
4,346,975
 
           
23,531,795
 
Consumer-Products: 0.7%
       
     
Haleon UK Capital PLC
       
 
4,370,000
 
  3.125%, 03/24/2025
   
4,271,019
 
     
Haleon US Capital LLC
       
 
381,000
 
  3.375%, 03/24/2027
   
367,022
 
     
Kenvue Inc
       
 
675,000
 
  5.500%, 03/22/2025
   
681,184
 
     
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV
       
 
1,791,000
 
  3.250%, 03/12/2025
   
1,750,613
 
           
7,069,838
 
Containers: 0.8%
       
     
Amcor Flexibles North America Inc
       
 
850,000
 
  4.000%, 05/17/2025
   
836,085
 
     
Ball Corp
       
 
3,000,000
 
  0.875%, 03/15/2024
   
3,287,551
 
     
Berry Global Inc
       
 
350,000
 
  5.500%, 04/15/2028 1
   
354,825
 
     
Crown European Holdings SA
       
 
2,950,000
 
  2.875%, 02/01/2026
   
3,203,471
 
     
Trivium Packaging Finance BV
       
 
500,000
 
  7.752% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  3.750%), 08/15/2026 2
   
553,533
 
           
8,235,465
 
Diversified Financial Services: 13.6%
       
     
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC /
       
     
  AerCap Global Aviation Trust
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.875%, 01/16/2024
   
999,387
 
 
1,801,000
 
  3.150%, 02/15/2024
   
1,794,006
 
 
857,000
 
  1.650%, 10/29/2024
   
827,485
 
 
2,039,000
 
  2.450%, 10/29/2026
   
1,889,051
 
 
800,000
 
  6.100%, 01/15/2027
   
817,830
 
 
2,181,000
 
  6.450%, 04/15/2027 1
   
2,261,087
 
     
Air Lease Corp
       
 
3,800,000
 
  4.250%, 02/01/2024
   
3,794,140
 
 
2,560,000
 
  2.200%, 01/15/2027
   
2,347,002
 
     
AIR Lease Corp Sukuk Ltd
       

1,025,000
 
  5.850%, 04/01/2028
 

1,035,798
 
     
Aircastle Ltd
       
 
3,897,000
 
  4.125%, 05/01/2024
   
3,867,049
 
 
4,430,000
 
  5.250%, 08/11/2025
   
4,370,184
 
     
Ares Capital Corp
       
 
1,680,000
 
  4.200%, 06/10/2024
   
1,664,268
 
 
1,525,000
 
  4.250%, 03/01/2025
   
1,491,851
 
 
200,000
 
  3.250%, 07/15/2025
   
191,389
 
 
3,875,000
 
  7.000%, 01/15/2027
   
3,990,109
 
     
Aviation Capital Group LLC
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.500%, 12/15/2024 1
   
1,492,589
 
 
1,000,000
 
  4.125%, 08/01/2025 1
   
971,533
 
 
4,500,000
 
  3.500%, 11/01/2027 1
   
4,152,974
 
     
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd
       
 
2,130,000
 
  5.500%, 01/15/2026 1
   
2,118,228
 
 
1,425,000
 
  4.250%, 04/15/2026 1
   
1,377,931
 
     
AXA Logistics Europe Master SCA
       
 
575,000
 
  0.375%, 11/15/2026
   
577,740
 
     
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
       
 
2,500,000
 
  1.750%, 09/15/2024
   
2,425,538
 
     
Blue Owl Capital Corp
       
 
2,705,000
 
  4.000%, 03/30/2025
   
2,630,482
 
 
1,115,000
 
  3.750%, 07/22/2025
   
1,068,704
 
     
BOC Aviation Ltd
       
 
3,000,000
 
  6.929% (3 Month LIBOR
       
     
  USD + 1.300%), 05/21/2025 2
   
2,994,154
 
     
BOC Aviation USA Corp
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.625%, 04/29/2024
   
987,408
 
     
CA Auto Bank SPA
       
 
4,250,000
 
  6.000%, 12/06/2026
   
5,528,028
 
     
Credit Suisse AG
       
 
6,300,000
 
  5.500%, 08/20/2026
   
7,314,785
 
     
DAE Funding LLC
       
 
3,850,000
 
  1.550%, 08/01/2024
   
3,748,952
 
 
5,192,000
 
  2.625%, 03/20/2025
   
4,986,391
 
     
DAE Sukuk Difc Ltd
       
 
280,000
 
  3.750%, 02/15/2026
   
269,498
 
     
doValue SPA
       
 
1,750,000
 
  5.000%, 08/04/2025
   
1,892,961
 
 
1,050,000
 
  3.375%, 07/31/2026
   
1,048,020
 
     
Encore Capital Group Inc
       
 
1,750,000
 
  4.875%, 10/15/2025
   
1,934,949
 
 
775,000
 
  5.375%, 02/15/2026
   
945,454
 
     
Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA
       
 
2,870,000
 
  6.750%, 11/01/2025
   
2,529,246
 
 
500,000
 
  7.750%, 11/01/2025
   
493,142
 
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
       
 
2,400,000
 
  3.000%, 03/15/2024
   
2,386,772
 
 
1,931,000
 
  5.798% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.075%), 08/10/2026 2
   
1,950,933
 
     
GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC /
       
     
  GTCR W Dutch Finance Sub BV
       
 
625,000
 
  8.500%, 01/15/2031
   
863,774
 

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

33

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Diversified Financial Services: 13.6% (Continued)
     
   
ICD Funding Ltd
     
$
1,850,000
 
  4.625%, 05/21/2024
 
$
1,838,741
 
     
Intrum AB
       
 
2,700,000
 
  4.875%, 08/15/2025
   
2,796,231
 
 
150,000
 
  3.500%, 07/15/2026
   
141,014
 
     
Jerrold Finco PLC
       
 
1,075,000
 
  4.875%, 01/15/2026
   
1,326,780
 
     
Macquarie Bank Ltd
       
 
2,100,000
 
  4.875%, 06/10/2025 1
   
2,075,879
 
     
Macquarie Group Ltd
       
 
5,000,000
 
  6.207%, 11/22/2024 1
   
5,032,206
 
     
Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd
       
 
4,780,000
 
  2.625%, 07/30/2025
   
4,547,573
 
     
Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC
       
 
425,000
 
  0.000%, 10/29/2024
   
453,273
 
     
Morgan Stanley
       
 
600,000
 
  4.679% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.669%), 07/17/2026 2
   
594,724
 
 
2,500,000
 
  6.138% (US Secured Overnight
       
     
  Financing Rate + 1.770%), 10/16/2026 2
   
2,547,446
 
     
Nasdaq Inc
       
 
850,000
 
  5.350%, 06/28/2028
   
875,607
 
     
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd
       
 
5,320,000
 
  5.500%, 02/15/2024 1
   
5,310,550
 
     
Power Finance Corp Ltd
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.250%, 09/16/2024
   
1,968,930
 
     
REC Ltd
       
 
2,300,000
 
  3.375%, 07/25/2024
   
2,272,446
 
 
200,000
 
  2.250%, 09/01/2026
   
184,914
 
 
2,840,000
 
  2.750%, 01/13/2027
   
2,648,186
 
     
Sherwood Financing PLC
       
 
1,520,000
 
  8.627% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  4.625%), 11/15/2027 2
   
1,657,025
 
     
Shriram Finance Ltd
       
 
900,000
 
  4.150%, 07/18/2025
   
862,875
 
     
SoftBank Group Corp
       
 
750,000
 
  3.125%, 01/06/2025
   
723,656
 
 
1,475,000
 
  4.000%, 07/06/2026
   
1,388,186
 
     
Synchrony Financial
       
 
3,000,000
 
  4.250%, 08/15/2024
   
2,968,174
 
 
3,750,000
 
  4.875%, 06/13/2025
   
3,689,690
 
           
133,934,928
 
Diversified Media: 0.3%
       
     
Prosus NV
       
 
3,600,000
 
  3.257%, 01/19/2027
   
3,326,796
 
         
Energy: 2.0%
       
     
Blue Racer Midstream LLC /
       
     
  Blue Racer Finance Corp
       
 
2,100,000
 
  7.625%, 12/15/2025 1
   
2,129,511
 
     
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance Inc
       
 
2,170,000
 
  5.625%, 10/15/2025 1
   
2,168,470
 
     
Energy Transfer LP
       

1,000,000
 
  4.250%, 04/01/2024
 

996,352
 
     
MPLX LP
       
 
2,308,000
 
  4.875%, 12/01/2024
   
2,296,018
 
     
ONEOK Inc
       
 
775,000
 
  5.550%, 11/01/2026
   
788,993
 
     
Plains All American Pipeline LP /
       
     
  PAA Finance Corp
       
 
2,176,000
 
  4.650%, 10/15/2025
   
2,153,602
 
     
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
       
 
126,000
 
  5.750%, 05/15/2024
   
125,961
 
 
3,000,000
 
  5.625%, 03/01/2025
   
3,008,056
 
     
USA Compression Partners LP /
       
     
  USA Compression Finance Corp
       
 
1,180,000
 
  6.875%, 09/01/2027
   
1,167,515
 
     
Williams Cos Inc
       
 
3,000,000
 
  4.550%, 06/24/2024
   
2,984,412
 
 
1,375,000
 
  5.400%, 03/02/2026
   
1,389,822
 
           
19,208,712
 
Food & Drug Retail: 0.2%
       
     
Bellis Acquisition Co PLC
       
 
575,000
 
  3.250%, 02/16/2026
   
681,952
 
     
Roadster Finance DAC
       
 
800,000
 
  1.625%, 12/09/2024
   
858,291
 
           
1,540,243
 
Food/Beverage/Tobacco: 2.8%
       
     
Bacardi Ltd / Bacardi-Martini BV
       
 
500,000
 
  5.250%, 01/15/2029 1
   
500,269
 
     
Bright Food Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd
       
 
200,000
 
  1.375%, 06/19/2024
   
217,558
 
 
4,150,000
 
  1.750%, 07/22/2025
   
4,343,962
 
     
Campbell Soup Co
       
 
3,500,000
 
  3.950%, 03/15/2025
   
3,448,539
 
     
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
       
 
1,600,000
 
  1.500%, 01/15/2027 1
   
1,445,755
 
     
Coca-Cola Icecek AS
       
 
900,000
 
  4.215%, 09/19/2024
   
889,299
 
     
Conagra Brands Inc
       
 
1,425,000
 
  5.300%, 10/01/2026
   
1,443,785
 
     
Constellation Brands Inc
       
 
225,000
 
  3.600%, 05/09/2024
   
223,373
 
 
175,000
 
  4.350%, 05/09/2027
   
173,734
 
     
Kraft Heinz Foods Co
       
 
2,250,000
 
  3.000%, 06/01/2026
   
2,163,542
 
     
Louis Dreyfus Co Finance BV
       
 
1,825,000
 
  2.375%, 11/27/2025
   
1,968,832
 
     
Mondelez International
       
     
  Holdings Netherlands BV
       
 
1,500,000
 
  0.750%, 09/24/2024 1
   
1,446,684
 
     
Sigma Alimentos SA de CV
       
 
2,150,000
 
  2.625%, 02/07/2024
   
2,368,695
 

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

34

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Food/Beverage/Tobacco: 2.8% (Continued)
   
   
Sysco Corp
     
$
2,700,000
 
  3.300%, 07/15/2026
 
$
2,608,831
 
     
Viterra Finance BV
       
 
4,075,000
 
  0.375%, 09/24/2025
   
4,251,048
 
           
27,493,906
 
Gaming: 0.8%
       
     
Caesars Entertainment Inc
       
 
1,000,000
 
  6.250%, 07/01/2025 1
   
1,003,549
 
     
International Game Technology PLC
       
 
2,400,000
 
  3.500%, 06/15/2026
   
2,639,012
 
     
MGM Resorts International
       
 
1,250,000
 
  6.750%, 05/01/2025
   
1,254,776
 
     
Playtech PLC
       
 
3,000,000
 
  4.250%, 03/07/2026
   
3,251,879
 
           
8,149,216
 
Healthcare: 4.0%
           
     
Amgen Inc
       
 
800,000
 
  1.900%, 02/21/2025
   
772,846
 
 
500,000
 
  5.250%, 03/02/2025
   
501,405
 
 
500,000
 
  5.507%, 03/02/2026
   
500,257
 
     
Baxter International Inc
       
 
1,250,000
 
  1.322%, 11/29/2024
   
1,204,181
 
     
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
       
 
2,800,000
 
  4.375%, 01/15/2028
   
3,021,799
 
     
CVS Health Corp
       
 
1,250,000
 
  5.000%, 01/30/2029
   
1,274,502
 
     
Ephios Subco 3 SARL
       
 
1,075,000
 
  7.875%, 01/31/2031
   
1,230,404
 
     
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc
       
 
2,500,000
 
  5.550%, 11/15/2024
   
2,501,841
 
     
GN Store Nord AS
       
 
2,070,000
 
  0.875%, 11/25/2024
   
2,190,431
 
     
Grifols SA
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.625%, 02/15/2025
   
2,164,744
 
     
Gruenenthal GmbH
       
 
2,900,000
 
  3.625%, 11/15/2026
   
3,167,833
 
     
HCA Inc
       
 
1,900,000
 
  5.375%, 02/01/2025
   
1,898,406
 
 
2,980,000
 
  5.875%, 02/15/2026
   
3,007,269
 
 
2,104,000
 
  5.200%, 06/01/2028
   
2,128,770
 
     
IQVIA Inc
       
 
1,675,000
 
  5.700%, 05/15/2028 1
   
1,702,597
 
 
5,000,000
 
  6.250%, 02/01/2029 1
   
5,230,495
 
     
MPT Operating Partnership LP /
       
     
  MPT Finance Corp
       
 
2,300,000
 
  3.325%, 03/24/2025
   
2,302,450
 
 
1,300,000
 
  2.500%, 03/24/2026
   
1,351,385
 
     
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd
       
 
350,000
 
  4.450%, 05/19/2026
   
349,243
 
     
Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV
       
 
400,000
 
  2.375%, 08/05/2025
   
431,368
 
     
Tenet Healthcare Corp
       

3,000,000
 
  4.875%, 01/01/2026
 

2,968,957
 
           
39,901,183
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 8.4%
       
     
Akelius Residential Property AB
       
 
4,300,000
 
  1.125%, 03/14/2024
   
4,719,087
 
     
Aldar Sukuk Ltd
       
 
1,200,000
 
  4.750%, 09/29/2025
   
1,190,998
 
     
American Tower Corp
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.450%, 01/15/2027
   
1,010,705
 
 
2,200,000
 
  5.250%, 07/15/2028
   
2,238,613
 
     
Aroundtown SA
       
 
1,400,000
 
  0.625%, 07/09/2025
   
1,435,512
 
     
Assemblin Group AB
       
 
1,900,000
 
  8.964% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  5.000%), 07/05/2029 2
   
2,133,955
 
     
Balder Finland Oyj
       
 
3,380,000
 
  1.000%, 01/18/2027
   
3,166,366
 
     
Blackstone Property Partners
       
     
  Europe Holdings SARL
       
 
3,600,000
 
  2.000%, 02/15/2024
   
3,961,351
 
     
CTP NV
       
 
2,700,000
 
  0.500%, 06/21/2025
   
2,810,776
 
     
DIC Asset AG
       
 
600,000
 
  2.250%, 09/22/2026
   
227,463
 
     
Digital Dutch Finco BV
       
 
2,100,000
 
  0.625%, 07/15/2025
   
2,197,730
 
     
Fastighets AB Balder
       
 
1,350,000
 
  1.875%, 03/14/2025
   
1,425,409
 
 
1,100,000
 
  1.875%, 01/23/2026
   
1,109,322
 
     
Globalworth Real Estate Investments Ltd
       
 
1,100,000
 
  3.000%, 03/29/2025
   
1,112,398
 
     
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc
       
 
1,410,000
 
  3.350%, 09/01/2024
   
1,392,580
 
 
5,500,000
 
  5.250%, 06/01/2025
   
5,480,418
 
     
Hammerson PLC
       
 
1,434,000
 
  3.500%, 10/27/2025
   
1,764,370
 
 
2,100,000
 
  6.000%, 02/23/2026
   
2,671,301
 
     
Heimstaden Bostad Treasury BV
       
 
1,075,000
 
  4.235% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  .550%), 01/19/2024 2
   
1,185,824
 
 
2,800,000
 
  0.250%, 10/13/2024
   
2,916,628
 
     
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings
       
     
  LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp
       
 
3,130,000
 
  5.250%, 10/01/2025 1
   
3,090,513
 
     
Logicor Financing SARL
       
 
4,500,000
 
  0.750%, 07/15/2024
   
4,853,136
 
     
MasTec Inc
       
 
1,180,000
 
  4.500%, 08/15/2028 1
   
1,110,502
 
     
NE Property BV
       
 
2,700,000
 
  1.750%, 11/23/2024
   
2,887,415
 
 
1,400,000
 
  1.875%, 10/09/2026
   
1,415,076
 

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

35

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 8.4% (Continued)
     
   
P3 Group SARL
     
$
1,000,000
 
  0.875%, 01/26/2026
 
$
1,031,856
 
     
Tritax EuroBox PLC
       
 
600,000
 
  0.950%, 06/02/2026
   
603,277
 
     
Trust Fibra Uno
       
 
350,000
 
  5.250%, 12/15/2024
   
346,531
 
 
4,550,000
 
  5.250%, 01/30/2026
   
4,457,449
 
     
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co Inc
       
 
6,200,000
 
  5.625%, 05/01/2024
   
6,182,494
 
 
2,800,000
 
  4.500%, 09/01/2026
   
2,712,293
 
 
210,000
 
  4.250%, 12/01/2026
   
202,310
 
     
WEA Finance LLC / Westfield
       
     
  UK & Europe Finance PLC
       
 
1,300,000
 
  3.750%, 09/17/2024 1
   
1,276,964
 
     
Webuild SPA
       
 
2,425,000
 
  5.875%, 12/15/2025
   
2,735,704
 
 
200,000
 
  3.875%, 07/28/2026
   
217,445
 
 
1,300,000
 
  7.000%, 09/27/2028
   
1,509,480
 
     
Weyerhaeuser Co
       
 
4,325,000
 
  4.750%, 05/15/2026
   
4,308,475
 
           
83,091,726
 
Hotels: 1.7%
           
     
Hyatt Hotels Corp
       
 
3,985,000
 
  1.800%, 10/01/2024
   
3,868,010
 
 
2,550,000
 
  5.375%, 04/23/2025
   
2,555,333
 
 
1,750,000
 
  5.750%, 01/30/2027
   
1,789,110
 
     
Marriott International Inc
       
 
1,975,000
 
  3.600%, 04/15/2024
   
1,965,383
 
 
900,000
 
  5.450%, 09/15/2026
   
916,334
 
 
725,000
 
  4.900%, 04/15/2029
   
730,887
 
     
Pterosaur Capital Co Ltd
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.000%, 09/25/2024
   
2,119,580
 
     
Whitbread Group PLC
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.375%, 10/16/2025
   
2,468,593
 
           
16,413,230
 
Insurance: 0.4%
           
     
Athora Holding Ltd
       
 
1,900,000
 
  6.625%, 06/16/2028
   
2,170,546
 
     
Galaxy Bidco Ltd
       
 
900,000
 
  6.500%, 07/31/2026
   
1,113,342
 
     
Rothesay Life PLC
       
 
450,000
 
  8.000%, 10/30/2025
   
591,785
 
           
3,875,673
 
Leisure: 0.4%
           
     
CPUK Finance Ltd
       
 
375,000
 
  3.588%, 08/28/2025
   
462,715
 
 
510,000
 
  6.500%, 08/28/2026
   
630,063
 
     
Expedia Group Inc
       
 
1,500,000
 
  6.250%, 05/01/2025 1
   
1,515,519
 
 
1,225,000
 
  5.000%, 02/15/2026
   
1,224,718
 
           
3,833,015
 
               
Metals/Mining: 0.8%
       
     
Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd
       

4,400,000
 
  5.125%, 05/15/2024
 

4,375,889
 
     
Novelis Corp
       
 
3,000,000
 
  3.250%, 11/15/2026 1
   
2,825,917
 
           
7,201,806
 
Paper: 0.5%
           
     
Suzano Austria GmbH
       
 
2,100,000
 
  6.000%, 01/15/2029
   
2,148,489
 
     
SUZANO INTL FIN B V
       
     
  SR GLBL NT5.5% 27
       
 
2,400,000
 
  5.500%, 01/17/2027
   
2,431,800
 
           
4,580,289
 
Publishing/Printing: 0.3%
       
     
Informa PLC
       
 
2,800,000
 
  2.125%, 10/06/2025
   
3,007,070
 
             
Railroads: 0.5%
           
     
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.350%, 12/02/2024
   
1,927,313
 
     
Getlink SE
       
 
2,725,000
 
  3.500%, 10/30/2025
   
2,984,935
 
           
4,912,248
 
Services: 2.9%
           
     
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co SPA
       
 
2,400,000
 
  4.875%, 10/30/2026
   
2,623,109
 
     
Aramark International Finance SARL
       
 
1,500,000
 
  3.125%, 04/01/2025
   
1,652,249
 
     
Arena Luxembourg Finance SARL
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.875%, 02/01/2028
   
1,979,802
 
     
Arrow Electronics Inc
       
 
1,055,000
 
  6.125%, 03/01/2026
   
1,056,369
 
     
Brink’s Co
       
 
3,200,000
 
  5.500%, 07/15/2025
   
3,187,346
 
     
Kapla Holding SAS
       
 
1,800,000
 
  9.465% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  5.500%), 07/15/2027 2
   
2,029,580
 
     
Leasys SPA
       
 
5,925,000
 
  4.375%, 12/07/2024
   
6,555,364
 
 
3,330,000
 
  4.625%, 02/16/2027
   
3,774,029
 
     
Loxam SAS
       
 
425,000
 
  4.500%, 02/15/2027
   
469,844
 
 
1,050,000
 
  6.375%, 05/31/2029
   
1,203,737
 
     
PeopleCert Wisdom Issuer PLC
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.750%, 09/15/2026
   
1,645,821
 
     
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft
       
     
  675 mbH
       
 
1,500,000
 
  2.000%, 07/15/2025
   
1,623,949
 
     
Zenith Finco PLC
       
 
450,000
 
  6.500%, 06/30/2027
   
468,192
 
           
28,269,391
 

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

36

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Steel: 0.5%
     
   
ArcelorMittal SA
     
$
2,550,000
 
  4.875%, 09/26/2026
 
$
2,907,063
 
     
thyssenkrupp AG
       
 
2,100,000
 
  2.875%, 02/22/2024
   
2,310,712
 
           
5,217,775
 
Super Retail: 1.4%
       
     
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
       
 
3,000,000
 
  3.600%, 11/28/2024
   
2,943,811
 
     
B&M European Value Retail SA
       
 
850,000
 
  8.125%, 11/15/2030
   
1,156,449
 
     
Dufry One BV
       
 
3,000,000
 
  2.000%, 02/15/2027
   
3,106,512
 
     
John Lewis PLC
       
 
1,550,000
 
  6.125%, 01/21/2025
   
1,971,759
 
     
Tapestry Inc
       
 
1,700,000
 
  5.350%, 11/27/2025
   
1,916,066
 
 
1,000,000
 
  7.050%, 11/27/2025
   
1,023,503
 
     
VF Corp
       
 
2,500,000
 
  2.400%, 04/23/2025
   
2,389,742
 
           
14,507,842
 
Supranational: 0.5%
       
     
Africa Finance Corp
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.875%, 04/13/2024
   
993,143
 
     
Eastern & Southern African Trade
       
     
  & Development Bank
       
 
4,200,000
 
  4.875%, 05/23/2024
   
4,155,774
 
           
5,148,917
 
Technology: 4.1%
           
     
ams-OSRAM AG
       
 
2,575,000
 
  10.500%, 03/30/2029
   
3,092,217
 
     
Cellnex Finance Co SA
       
 
3,800,000
 
  2.250%, 04/12/2026
   
4,078,410
 
     
Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co
       
 
1,500,000
 
  4.375%, 05/15/2026
   
1,647,582
 
     
Competition Team Technologies Ltd
       
 
3,000,000
 
  3.750%, 03/12/2024
   
2,988,675
 
     
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp
       
 
1,199,000
 
  6.020%, 06/15/2026
   
1,227,715
 
     
Gen Digital Inc
       
 
1,625,000
 
  5.000%, 04/15/2025
   
1,610,204
 
     
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
       
 
5,440,000
 
  5.900%, 10/01/2024
   
5,456,997
 
     
IPD 3 BV
       
 
1,100,000
 
  8.000%, 06/15/2028
   
1,299,911
 
     
LG Energy Solution Ltd
       
 
1,830,000
 
  5.750%, 09/25/2028
   
1,887,602
 
     
Microchip Technology Inc
       
 
1,350,000
 
  0.972%, 02/15/2024
   
1,342,013
 
     
Oracle Corp
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.950%, 05/15/2025
   
1,942,796
 
 
2,500,000
 
  5.800%, 11/10/2025
   
2,540,382
 
     
Qorvo Inc
       

1,450,000
 
  1.750%, 12/15/2024
 

1,390,753
 
     
SK Hynix Inc
       
 
2,000,000
 
  6.250%, 01/17/2026
   
2,022,060
 
 
2,000,000
 
  6.375%, 01/17/2028
   
2,067,172
 
     
VMware Inc
       
 
450,000
 
  1.000%, 08/15/2024
   
437,211
 
 
1,800,000
 
  4.500%, 05/15/2025
   
1,783,773
 
 
3,500,000
 
  3.900%, 08/21/2027
   
3,392,047
 
           
40,207,520
 
Telecommunications: 3.9%
       
     
Altice Financing SA
       
 
1,500,000
 
  2.250%, 01/15/2025
   
1,612,553
 
     
AT&T Inc
       
 
1,780,000
 
  5.539%, 02/20/2026
   
1,780,476
 
     
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV
       
 
2,206,000
 
  5.350%, 05/20/2024
   
2,204,455
 
     
Bharti Airtel Ltd
       
 
4,100,000
 
  4.375%, 06/10/2025
   
4,044,751
 
     
eircom Finance DAC
       
 
1,600,000
 
  2.625%, 02/15/2027
   
1,666,263
 
     
Global Switch Holdings Ltd
       
 
2,625,000
 
  1.500%, 01/31/2024
   
2,890,943
 
     
iliad SA
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.375%, 06/17/2026
   
1,059,072
 
     
Matterhorn Telecom SA
       
 
1,600,000
 
  3.125%, 09/15/2026
   
1,714,426
 
     
PLT VII Finance SARL
       
 
475,000
 
  4.625%, 01/05/2026
   
522,747
 
     
PPF Telecom Group BV
       
 
5,100,000
 
  2.125%, 01/31/2025
   
5,524,247
 
     
RCS & RDS SA
       
 
2,400,000
 
  3.250%, 02/05/2028
   
2,374,618
 
     
Rogers Communications Inc
       
 
844,000
 
  2.950%, 03/15/2025
   
819,509
 
     
Sprint Spectrum Co LLC / Sprint
       
     
  Spectrum Co II LLC /
       
     
  Sprint Spectrum Co III LLC
       
 
179,688
 
  4.738%, 03/20/2025 1
   
178,239
 
     
TDC Net A/S
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.056%, 05/31/2028
   
1,724,187
 
     
Telecom Italia SPA
       
 
1,430,000
 
  5.303%, 05/30/2024 1
   
1,424,408
 
     
T-Mobile USA Inc
       
 
3,000,000
 
  3.500%, 04/15/2025
   
2,938,833
 
 
2,510,000
 
  2.250%, 02/15/2026
   
2,380,021
 
     
Verizon Communications Inc
       
 
2,600,000
 
  4.125%, 03/16/2027
   
2,564,742
 
           
37,424,490
 
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 2.2%
       
     
DP World Ltd
       
 
4,200,000
 
  2.375%, 09/25/2026
   
4,462,125
 

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

37

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.7% (Continued)
     
       
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 2.2% (Continued)
     
   
Firstgroup PLC
     
$
1,375,000
 
  6.875%, 09/18/2024
 
$
1,763,501
 
     
Gatwick Funding Ltd
       
 
1,700,000
 
  5.250%, 01/23/2024
   
2,166,141
 
 
200,000
 
  6.125%, 03/02/2026
   
260,846
 
     
GXO Logistics Inc
       
 
2,175,000
 
  1.650%, 07/15/2026
   
1,962,714
 
     
Heathrow Funding Ltd
       
 
1,125,000
 
  7.125%, 02/14/2024
   
1,435,563
 
     
Mundys SPA
       
 
4,000,000
 
  1.875%, 07/13/2027
   
4,139,181
 
     
Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT
       
 
200,000
 
  4.250%, 05/05/2025
   
196,333
 
     
Penske Truck Leasing Co Lp /
       
     
  PTL Finance Corp
       
 
775,000
 
  5.550%, 05/01/2028 1
   
788,222
 
     
Q-Park Holding I BV
       
 
1,500,000
 
  1.500%, 03/01/2025
   
1,626,463
 
 
1,800,000
 
  2.000%, 03/01/2027
   
1,842,057
 
     
Stagecoach Group Ltd
       
 
650,000
 
  4.000%, 09/29/2025
   
802,563
 
           
21,445,709
 
Utilities: 1.1%
       
     
Adani Green Energy Up
       
 
950,000
 
  6.250%, 12/10/2024
   
939,927
 
     
Drax Finco PLC
       
 
4,000,000
 
  2.625%, 11/01/2025
   
4,283,604
 
     
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH
       
 
1,100,000
 
  0.361%, 06/30/2026
   
1,110,081
 
     
Tabreed Sukuk Spc Ltd
       
 
750,000
 
  5.500%, 10/31/2025
   
751,998
 
     
Vena Energy Capital Pte Ltd
       
 
3,300,000
 
  3.133%, 02/26/2025
   
3,200,815
 
           
10,286,425
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
       
  (Cost $856,938,760)
   
871,551,212
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE/BOND: 8.7%
       
         
Airlines: 0.5%
       
     
Air France-KLM
       
 
2,000,000
 
  7.250%, 05/31/2026
   
2,360,682
 
 
2,600,000
 
  3.875%, 07/01/2026
   
2,852,210
 
           
5,212,892
 
Automotive & Auto Parts: 1.3%
       
     
RCI Banque SA
       
 
4,500,000
 
  4.625%, 07/13/2026
   
5,083,518
 
 
1,675,000
 
  4.625%, 10/02/2026
   
1,897,975
 
     
Schaeffler AG
       
 
1,100,000
 
  2.750%, 10/12/2025
   
1,193,844
 
     
Valeo SE
       

700,000
 
  1.500%, 06/18/2025
 

747,881
 
 
3,600,000
 
  5.375%, 05/28/2027
   
4,134,710
 
           
13,057,928
 
Banking: 4.2%
       
     
Abanca Corp Bancaria SA
       
 
2,500,000
 
  5.500% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 2.250%), 05/18/2026 2
   
2,806,189
 
 
500,000
 
  4.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 5.014%), 04/07/2030 2
   
544,345
 
 
2,100,000
 
  8.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 5.245%), 09/23/2033 2
   
2,502,942
 
     
Argenta Spaarbank NV
       
 
2,600,000
 
  5.375% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 2.750%), 11/29/2027 2
   
2,971,926
 
     
Banco Comercial Portugues SA
       
 
600,000
 
  3.871% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 4.231%), 03/27/2030 2
   
644,236
 
     
BNP Paribas SA
       
 
1,600,000
 
  2.375% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.850%), 11/20/2030 2
   
1,717,207
 
     
Commerzbank AG
       
 
5,600,000
 
  4.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 4.350%), 12/05/2030 2
   
6,082,217
 
     
Credit Agricole SA
       
 
2,300,000
 
  1.625% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.900%), 06/05/2030 2
   
2,455,513
 
     
Hamburg Commercial Bank AG
       
 
3,600,000
 
  6.250%, 11/18/2024
   
3,985,948
 
 
2,300,000
 
  0.500% (3 Month
       
     
  EURIBOR + .900%), 09/22/2026 2
   
2,341,553
 
     
KBC Group NV
       
 
200,000
 
  4.375% (3 Month
       
     
  EURIBOR + 1.700%), 11/23/2027 2
   
226,213
 
     
La Banque Postale SA
       
 
3,100,000
 
  0.875% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.380%), 01/26/2031 2
   
3,197,642
 
     
Societe Generale SA
       
 
8,500,000
 
  1.000% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.550%), 11/24/2030 2
   
8,808,846
 
 
2,200,000
 
  1.125% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.600%), 06/30/2031 2
   
2,235,563
 
     
Tatra Banka as
       
 
900,000
 
  5.952% (3 Month EURIBOR +
       
     
  2.650%), 02/17/2026 2
   
1,009,265
 
           
41,529,605
 
Capital Goods: 0.3%
       
     
Traton Finance Luxembourg SA
       
 
2,200,000
 
  4.125%, 01/18/2025
   
2,437,834
 
         
Containers: 0.2%
       
     
ProGroup AG
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.000%, 03/31/2026
   
2,152,698
 

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

38

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
         
Amount
     
Value
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE/BOND: 8.7% (Continued)
     
       
Diversified Financial Services: 0.8%
     
   
Aareal Bank AG
     
$
2,100,000
 
  4.500%, 07/25/2025
 
$
2,326,822
 
     
ALD SA
       
 
3,700,000
 
  4.612% (3 Month
       
     
  EURIBOR + .650%), 10/06/2025 2
   
4,093,736
 
     
Arval Service Lease SA
       
 
700,000
 
  4.625%, 12/02/2024
   
776,888
 
           
7,197,446
 
Homebuilders/Real Estate: 0.5%
       
     
HOWOGE
       
     
  Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH
       
 
4,500,000
 
  0.000%, 11/01/2024
   
4,800,818
 
         
Hotels: 0.3%
       
     
Accor SA
       
 
2,900,000
 
  3.000%, 02/04/2026
   
3,085,188
 
         
Technology: 0.2%
       
     
Teleperformance SE
       
 
1,600,000
 
  5.250%, 11/22/2028
   
1,849,452
 
         
Telecommunications: 0.4%
       
     
iliad SA
       
 
2,200,000
 
  5.375%, 06/14/2027
   
2,500,533
 
 
1,200,000
 
  5.375%, 02/15/2029
   
1,362,489
 
         
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE/BOND
       
  (Cost $80,505,983)
   
85,186,883
 
               
CONVERTIBLE BONDS: 2.1%
       
         
Banking: 0.8%
       
     
ABN AMRO Bank NV
       
 
500,000
 
  4.750%, 07/28/2025
   
490,480
 
     
Alpha Bank SA
       
 
3,050,000
 
  7.500% (1 Year EUR Swap
       
     
  Rate + 5.084%), 06/16/2027 2
   
3,576,982
 
     
Australia & New Zealand
       
     
  Banking Group Ltd
       
 
800,000
 
  1.125% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 1.400%), 11/21/2029 2
   
853,275
 
     
ING Groep NV
       
 
700,000
 
  2.125% (5 Year Swap Rate
       
     
  EUR + 2.400%), 05/26/2031 2
   
738,024
 
     
National Australia Bank Ltd
       
 
500,000
 
  1.699% (UK Government Bonds
       
     
  5 Year Note Generic Bid
       
     
  Yield + 1.400%), 09/15/2031 2
   
568,847
 
     
Standard Chartered PLC
       
 
2,310,000
 
  5.200%, 01/26/2024
   
2,307,559
 
           
8,535,167
 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.9%
       
     
UBS AG
       

8,475,000
 
  5.125%, 05/15/2024
 
8,415,599
 
         
Healthcare: 0.4%
       
     
Organon & Co / Organon Foreign
       
     
  Debt Co-Issuer BV
       
 
4,000,000
 
  2.875%, 04/30/2028
   
4,067,354
 
         
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
       
  (Cost $20,762,061)
   
21,018,120
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUE: 1.0%
       
         
Agency: 0.5%
       
     
Airport Authority
       
 
2,000,000
 
  4.875%, 01/12/2026
   
2,010,140
 
     
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd
       
 
2,750,000
 
  3.730%, 03/29/2024
   
2,738,120
 
           
4,748,260
 
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail: 0.5%
  
       
     
Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT
       
 
5,100,000
 
  4.875%, 10/01/2024
   
5,065,422
 
         
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUE
       
  (Cost $9,819,353)
   
9,813,682
 
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.4%
       
         
Money Market Funds: 0.4%
       
 
3,816,132
 
First American Treasury Obligations
       
     
  Fund – Class X, 5.285% 3
   
3,816,132
 
         
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
  (Cost $3,816,132)
   
3,816,132
 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: 100.9%
       
  (Cost $971,842,289)
   
991,386,029
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets: (0.9)%
   
(8,531,348
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%
 
$
982,854,681
 

PIK – Payment In Kind - represents the security may pay interest in additional par
In USD unless otherwise indicated.
1
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Adviser, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
2
Variable rate security; rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2023. An index may have a negative rate. Interest rate may also be subject to a cap or floor.
3
Annualized seven-day effective yield as of December 31, 2023.

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

39

Low Duration Fund

SCHEDULE OF FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS at December 31, 2023

The Muzinich Low Duration Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding with the U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.




U.S. Dollar Value at




U.S. Dollar Value at
Unrealized Appreciation
Settlement Date
 
Currency to be Delivered
 
December 31, 2023
   
Currency to be Received
 
December 31, 2023
   
(Depreciation)
 
1/17/2024
  EUR  
  33,000,000
 
$
36,459,666
    USD  
35,073,989
 
$
35,073,989
   
$
1,385,667
 
1/17/2024
  EUR  
242,500,000
   
(267,923,300
)
  USD  
(256,279,570)
   
(256,279,570
)
   
(11,643,730
)
3/19/2024
  EUR  
199,000,000
   
(220,407,643
)
  USD  
(215,519,985)
   
(215,519,985
)
   
(4,887,658
)
1/17/2024
  GBP  
  28,800,000
   
(36,713,968
)
  USD  
(35,270,765)
   
(35,270,765
)
   
(1,443,203
)
            
$
(488,585,245
)
         
$
(471,996,331
)
 
$
(16,588,914
)
                                         




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

40

Muzinich Funds

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at December 31, 2023

 
 
Credit
   
Flexible U.S.
       
 
 
Opportunities
   
High Yield
   
Low
 
 
 
Fund
   
Income Fund
   
Duration Fund
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
                 
  (Cost $260,285,114, $49,380,084, and $971,842,289) (Note 2)
 
$
266,214,843
   
$
49,687,562
   
$
991,386,029
 
Deposits at broker
   
639,768
     
     
3,338,860
 
Cash
   
40,946
     
34,616
     
1,971
 
Foreign currency, at value
   
222,407
     
2,898
     
18,745,840
 
  (Cost $219,360, $2,833, and $18,445,876)
                       
Receivables:
                       
Fund shares sold
   
1,233,811
     
     
1,578,124
 
Investment securities sold
   
1,378
     
282,729
     
 
Interest receivable
   
3,468,916
     
729,877
     
12,422,124
 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
   
65,575
     
     
1,385,677
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
   
     
     
 
Upfront discount paid
   
     
     
 
Due from advisor, net
   
     
214
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
28,881
     
9,282
     
25,515
 
Total assets
   
271,916,525
     
50,747,178
     
1,028,884,140
 
                         
LIABILITIES
                       
Payables
                       
Investment securities purchased
   
1,819,475
     
3,024,578
     
 
Due to broker
   
     
     
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
949,567
     
     
27,526,783
 
Fund shares purchased
   
     
     
 
Distribution to shareholders
   
1,619,513
     
124,578
     
41,932
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
   
1,579,492
     
     
17,974,591
 
Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts
   
     
     
 
Investment advisory fees, net
   
135,614
     
     
316,799
 
Fund accounting fees
   
11,406
     
6,272
     
31,866
 
Administration fees
   
11,629
     
3,005
     
38,180
 
Transfer agent fees
   
4,678
     
701
     
14,840
 
Audit fees
   
26,889
     
25,260
     
25,259
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
1,561
     
1,562
     
1,562
 
Custody fees
   
11,555
     
1,735
     
34,068
 
Trustee fees
   
3,955
     
2,729
     
6,066
 
Shareholder service fees - Institutional Class
   
10,344
     
400
     
 
Other accrued expenses
   
17,123
     
10,292
     
17,513
 
Total liabilities
   
6,202,801
     
3,201,112
     
46,029,459
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
265,713,724
   
$
47,546,066
   
$
982,854,681
 
                         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
290,844,990
   
$
50,606,159
   
$
1,011,082,342
 
Total distributable (accumulated) earnings (losses)
   
(25,131,266
)
   
(3,060,093
)
   
(28,227,661
)
Net assets
 
$
265,713,724
   
$
47,546,066
   
$
982,854,681
 
                         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSET VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED)
                       
Supra Institutional Class:
                       
Net assets
 
$
172,046,177
   
$
44,890,794
   
$
982,854,681
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
17,548,624
     
5,671,642
     
105,943,532
 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
 
$
9.80
   
$
7.91
   
$
9.28
 
                         
Institutional Class:
                       
Net assets
 
$
93,667,547
   
$
2,655,272
   
$
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
9,558,903
     
335,523
     
 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
 
$
9.80
   
$
7.91
   
$
 

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

41

Muzinich Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 
 
Credit
   
Flexible U.S.
       
 
 
Opportunities
   
High Yield
   
Low
 
 
 
Fund
   
Income Fund
   
Duration Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Interest
 
$
12,767,007
   
$
2,607,324
   
$
48,492,778
 
Consent income
   
45,814
     
325
     
9,664
 
Other income
   
1,597
     
605
     
8,963
 
Total investment income
   
12,814,418
     
2,608,254
     
48,511,405
 
                         
EXPENSES
                       
Investment advisory fees
   
1,718,171
     
198,552
     
4,655,683
 
Administration fees
   
110,466
     
29,519
     
397,036
 
Fund accounting fees
   
106,768
     
61,670
     
322,646
 
Custody fees
   
69,439
     
31,888
     
191,682
 
Shareholder service fees – Institutional Class
   
69,364
     
     
 
Registration fees
   
40,175
     
35,437
     
95,164
 
Transfer agent fees
   
37,537
     
6,200
     
150,770
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
35,990
     
16,308
     
94,887
 
Audit fees
   
28,534
     
26,784
     
26,785
 
Trustees fees
   
17,757
     
16,681
     
38,178
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
15,918
     
15,926
     
15,910
 
Legal fees
   
11,966
     
11,185
     
11,159
 
Broker interest expense
   
5,813
     
     
3,259
 
Insurance expense
   
7,220
     
5,871
     
11,592
 
Reports to shareholders
   
5,038
     
1,019
     
192
 
Interest expense
   
143
     
     
 
Total expenses
   
2,280,299
     
457,040
     
6,014,943
 
Less: advisory fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(486,807
)
   
(247,658
)
   
(838,624
)
Net expenses
   
1,793,492
     
209,382
     
5,176,319
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
11,020,926
     
2,398,872
     
43,335,086
 
                         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Realized gain (loss) on:
                       
Unaffiliated investments
   
(10,618,199
)
   
(1,834,241
)
   
(1,435,313
)
Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions
   
176,260
     
(7
)
   
1,585,596
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
   
(1,788,449
)
   
     
(13,470,724
)
Futures contracts
   
53,650
     
     
(2,605,830
)
Swap contracts
   
(456,343
)
   
     
(2,107,829
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(12,633,081
)
   
(1,834,248
)
   
(18,034,100
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
                       
Unaffiliated investments
   
22,073,227
     
3,144,623
     
43,756,604
 
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation
   
(8,842
)
   
65
     
329,405
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
   
(323,473
)
   
     
6,060,022
 
Futures contracts
   
(313,227
)
   
     
(1,613,859
)
Swap contracts
   
     
     
775,024
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
21,427,685
     
3,144,688
     
49,307,196
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
8,794,604
     
1,310,440
     
31,273,096
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
19,815,530
   
$
3,709,312
   
$
74,608,182
 


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

42

Credit Opportunities Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 
           
 
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
             
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
11,020,926
   
$
9,206,728
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts,
               
  foreign currency, foreign currency translation, futures contracts and swap contracts
   
(12,633,081
)
   
(24,387,211
)
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency
               
  exchange contracts, foreign currency, foreign currency translation, and futures contracts
   
21,427,685
     
(16,500,303
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
19,815,530
     
(31,680,786
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From earnings:
               
  Supra Institutional Class
   
(7,416,404
)
   
(2,954,246
)
  Institutional Class
   
(3,734,658
)
   
(1,235,062
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(11,151,062
)
   
(4,189,308
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Supra Institutional Class 1
   
(43,290,782
)
   
(18,319,186
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Institutional Class 1
   
1,789,766
     
(26,383,408
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(41,501,016
)
   
(44,702,594
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(32,836,548
)
   
(80,572,688
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period/year
   
298,550,272
     
379,122,960
 
End of period/year
 
$
265,713,724
   
$
298,550,272
 

1
Summary of share transactions is as follows:

     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Supra Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
Shares sold
   
2,292,038
   
$
22,150,163
     
5,066,580
   
$
50,495,038
 
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
507,585
     
4,927,786
     
190,238
     
1,843,100
 
 
Shares redeemed 2
   
(7,290,502
)
   
(70,368,731
)
   
(7,211,365
)
   
(70,657,324
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(4,490,879
)
 
$
(43,290,782
)
   
(1,954,547
)
 
$
(18,319,186
)

2
Net of redemption fees of $24,052 and $18,708, respectively.

     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
Shares sold
   
2,751,721
   
$
26,606,552
     
3,655,430
   
$
35,790,465
 
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
334,533
     
3,248,634
     
105,847
     
1,026,949
 
 
Shares redeemed 3
   
(2,914,677
)
   
(28,065,420
)
   
(6,465,646
)
   
(63,200,822
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
171,577
   
$
1,789,766
     
(2,704,369
)
 
$
(26,383,408
)

3
Net of redemption fees of $12,085 and $8,528, respectively.


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

43

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
             
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
2,398,872
   
$
1,610,898
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(1,834,248
)
   
(1,552,344
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
   
3,144,688
     
(3,528,347
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
3,709,312
     
(3,469,793
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From earnings:
               
  Supra Institutional Class
   
(2,238,150
)
   
(1,456,056
)
  Institutional Class
   
(162,200
)
   
(165,401
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(2,400,350
)
   
(1,621,457
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Supra Institutional Class 1
   
13,391,700
     
9,545,078
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Institutional Class 1
   
(304,880
)
   
(772,476
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
13,086,820
     
8,772,602
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
14,395,782
     
3,681,352
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period/year
   
33,150,284
     
29,468,932
 
End of period/year
 
$
47,546,066
   
$
33,150,284
 

1
Summary of share transactions is as follows:

     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Supra Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
Shares sold
   
2,352,575
   
$
18,286,607
     
1,200,467
   
$
9,520,837
 
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
137,516
     
1,068,424
     
77,660
     
618,326
 
 
Shares redeemed
   
(766,999
)
   
(5,963,331
)
   
(76,937
)
   
(594,085
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
1,723,092
   
$
13,391,700
     
1,201,190
   
$
9,545,078
 
                                   
     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
Shares sold
   
154,839
   
$
1,200,000
     
141,026
   
$
1,100,000
 
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
19,506
     
151,482
     
18,848
     
153,649
 
 
Shares redeemed
   
(208,209
)
   
(1,656,362
)
   
(252,842
)
   
(2,026,125
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(33,864
)
 
$
(304,880
)
   
(92,968
)
 
$
(772,476
)
                                   


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

44

Low Duration Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
             
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
43,335,086
   
$
14,772,823
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts,
               
  foreign currency, and foreign currency translation
   
(18,034,100
)
   
19,486,337
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency
               
  exchange contracts, foreign currency, and foreign currency translation
   
49,307,196
     
(45,051,838
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
74,608,182
     
(10,792,678
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From earnings:
               
  Supra Institutional Class
   
(48,879,002
)
   
(30,455,928
)
  Institutional Class 1
   
     
(6,296
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(48,879,002
)
   
(30,462,224
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Supra Institutional Class 2
   
15,874,717
     
612,902,252
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Institutional Class 2
   
     
(1,387,291
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
15,874,717
     
611,514,961
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
41,603,897
     
570,260,059
 
 
               
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period/year
   
941,250,784
     
370,990,725
 
End of period/year
 
$
982,854,681
   
$
941,250,784
 

1
Low Duration Fund – Institutional Class shares converted into Supra Institutional Class shares on close of business November 25, 2022.
2
Summary of share transactions is as follows:

     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Supra Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
Shares sold
   
35,068,403
   
$
322,905,124
     
80,598,114
   
$
748,908,580
 
 
Shares sold in connection with the conversion of
                               
 
  Institutional Class shares into Supra Institutional Class shares
   
     
     
142,567
     
1,327,298
 
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
5,257,472
     
48,801,266
     
3,352,014
     
30,414,315
 
 
Shares redeemed 3
   
(38,374,770
)
   
(355,831,673
)
   
(18,068,126
)
   
(167,747,941
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
1,951,105
   
$
15,874,717
     
66,024,569
   
$
612,902,252
 

3
Net of redemption fees of $249 and $86, respectively.


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

45

Credit Opportunities Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Supra Institutional Class
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.50
   
$
10.51
   
$
11.23
   
$
10.90
   
$
10.49
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                 
Net investment income (loss) 1
   
0.37
     
0.27
     
0.32
     
0.30
     
0.35
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
0.33
     
(1.15
)
   
(0.20
)
   
0.37
     
0.77
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.70
     
(0.88
)
   
0.12
     
0.67
     
1.12
 
Redemption fee proceeds
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
     
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
                                         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.40
)
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.31
)
From return of capital
   
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
     
(0.07
)
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.40
)
Total distributions
   
(0.40
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.84
)
   
(0.34
)
   
(0.71
)
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
9.80
   
$
9.50
   
$
10.51
   
$
11.23
   
$
10.90
 
Total return
   
7.48
%
   
(8.41
)%
   
1.11
%
   
6.30
%
   
10.77
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (millions)
 
$
172.0
   
$
209.4
   
$
252.1
   
$
321.3
   
$
261.9
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
135
%
   
168
%
   
139
%
   
174
%
   
293
%
                                         
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.77
%
   
0.80
%
   
0.76
%
   
0.75
%
   
0.76
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.60
%
   
0.60
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.59
%
                                         
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                         
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
3.70
%
   
2.55
%
   
2.73
%
   
2.61
%
   
3.01
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
3.87
%
   
2.74
%
   
2.90
%
   
2.77
%
   
3.18
%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.


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

46

Credit Opportunities Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Institutional Class
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
9.50
   
$
10.50
   
$
11.22
   
$
10.89
   
$
10.49
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                 
Net investment income (loss) 1
   
0.37
     
0.26
     
0.31
     
0.30
     
0.34
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
0.32
     
(1.14
)
   
(0.20
)
   
0.36
     
0.76
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.69
     
(0.88
)
   
0.11
     
0.66
     
1.10
 
Redemption fee proceeds
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
                                         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.41
)
   
(0.26
)
   
(0.30
)
From return of capital
   
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
     
(0.07
)
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.40
)
Total distributions
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.83
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.70
)
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
9.80
   
$
9.50
   
$
10.50
   
$
11.22
   
$
10.89
 
Total return
   
7.40
%
   
(8.39
)%
   
1.02
%
   
6.24
%
   
10.60
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (millions)
 
$
93.7
   
$
89.1
   
$
127.0
   
$
219.8
   
$
155.5
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
135
%
   
168
%
   
139
%
   
174
%
   
293
%
                                         
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.85
%
   
0.87
%
   
0.84
%
   
0.81
%
   
0.82
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.68
%
   
0.67
%
   
0.66
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
                                         
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                         
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
3.64
%
   
2.45
%
   
2.64
%
   
2.55
%
   
2.95
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
3.81
%
   
2.65
%
   
2.81
%
   
2.71
%
   
3.12
%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.


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

47

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Supra Institutional Class
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
7.68
   
$
9.18
   
$
9.96
   
$
9.83
   
$
9.11
 
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                 
Net investment income (loss) 1
   
0.52
     
0.44
     
0.51
     
0.51
     
0.51
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
0.22
     
(1.49
)
   
(0.08
)
   
0.12
     
0.72
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.74
     
(1.05
)
   
0.43
     
0.63
     
1.23
 
 
                                       
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.44
)
   
(0.53
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.51
)
From net realized gain
   
     
(0.01
)
   
(0.68
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.45
)
   
(1.21
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.51
)
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
7.91
   
$
7.68
   
$
9.18
   
$
9.96
   
$
9.83
 
Total return
   
9.98
%
   
(11.61
)%
   
4.43
%
   
6.60
%
   
13.71
%
 
                                       
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (millions)
 
$
44.9
   
$
30.3
   
$
25.2
   
$
62.9
   
$
43.5
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
76
%
   
59
%
   
96
%
   
113
%
   
89
%
 
                                       
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.27
%
   
1.37
%
   
1.19
%
   
0.98
%
   
1.21
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.58
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.58
%
 
                                       
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
5.96
%
   
4.66
%
   
4.50
%
   
4.97
%
   
4.68
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
6.65
%
   
5.46
%
   
5.11
%
   
5.37
%
   
5.30
%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.


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

48

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Institutional Class
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
7.68
   
$
9.19
   
$
9.97
   
$
9.84
   
$
9.12
 
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                 
Net investment income (loss) 1
   
0.51
     
0.44
     
0.50
     
0.52
     
0.51
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
0.23
     
(1.50
)
   
(0.07
)
   
0.11
     
0.72
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.74
     
(1.06
)
   
0.43
     
0.63
     
1.23
 
                                         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.44
)
   
(0.53
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.51
)
From net realized gain
   
     
(0.01
)
   
(0.68
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.45
)
   
(1.21
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.51
)
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
7.91
   
$
7.68
   
$
9.19
   
$
9.97
   
$
9.84
 
Total return
   
9.98
%
   
(11.71
)%
   
4.42
%
   
6.81
%
   
13.68
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (millions)
 
$
2.7
   
$
2.8
   
$
4.2
   
$
5.9
   
$
1.6
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
76
%
   
59
%
   
96
%
   
113
%
   
89
%
                                         
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.26
%
   
1.37
%
   
1.25
%
   
0.97
%
   
1.17
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.58
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.59
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.59
%
                                         
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
5.91
%
   
4.54
%
   
4.40
%
   
4.97
%
   
4.74
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
6.59
%
   
5.34
%
   
5.06
%
   
5.36
%
   
5.32
%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.


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

49

Low Duration Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Supra Institutional Class
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.05
   
$
9.73
   
$
10.10
   
$
10.05
   
$
9.53
 
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                                 
Net investment income (loss) 1
   
0.39
     
0.26
     
0.25
     
0.27
     
0.26
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
0.29
     
(0.59
)
   
     
(0.01
)
   
0.48
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.68
     
(0.33
)
   
0.25
     
0.26
     
0.74
 
Redemption fee proceeds
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
     
     
 
 
                                       
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.10
)
   
(0.62
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.13
)
From net realized gain
   
     
(0.25
)
   
     
     
(0.09
)
Total distributions
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.62
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.22
)
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
9.28
   
$
9.05
   
$
9.73
   
$
10.10
   
$
10.05
 
Total return
   
7.63
%
   
(3.41
)%
   
2.50
%
   
2.64
%
   
7.86
%
 
                                       
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (millions)
 
$
982.9
   
$
941.3
   
$
369.5
   
$
592.5
   
$
732.0
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
49
%
   
26
%
   
69
%
   
75
%
   
47
%
 
                                       
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.58
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.62
%
   
0.62
%
   
0.59
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.50
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.49
%
   
0.49
%
   
0.49
%
 
                                       
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
                         
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
4.11
%
   
2.71
%
   
2.32
%
   
2.66
%
   
2.50
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
4.19
%
   
2.83
%
   
2.46
%
   
2.77
%
   
2.60
%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.


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

50

Muzinich Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

The Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund (“Credit Opportunities Fund”), Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund (“Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund”), and Muzinich Low Duration Fund (“Low Duration Fund”) (each a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”) are diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Professionally Managed Portfolios (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The performance history of the Fund commenced on January 3, 2013, March 27, 2017, and June 30, 2016, respectively.
 
The Funds offer two classes of shares: Institutional shares, and Supra Institutional shares (Class A shares are not available for purchase). Each class of shares has equal rights as to earnings and assets except that each class bears different distribution and shareholder servicing expenses. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that class. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains/losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets. Currently, the Credit Opportunities Fund offers Supra Institutional and Institutional Class shares, the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund offers Supra Institutional and Institutional Class shares, and the Low Duration Fund offers Supra Institutional shares.
 
The investment objective of the Credit Opportunities Fund is primarily to provide a high level of income and capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund is to provide a high level of income on a risk-adjusted basis over a full market cycle. The investment objective of the Low Duration Fund is to protect capital and generate positive returns under most market conditions.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
 
A.
Security Valuation. All equity securities, which may include Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) and Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”), that are traded on U.S. national or foreign securities exchanges are valued either at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded or the exchange’s official closing price. If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities, which may include REITs, BDCs and MLPs that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the- counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used.
     
   
Debt securities are valued by using an evaluated mean of the bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. The independent pricing service may use various valuation methodologies including matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. These models generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. In the absence of a price from a pricing service, securities are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee.

   
Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded.
     
   
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are presented at fair value measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates (“forward rates”) at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, and such differences are included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
     
   
Swap contracts, such as credit default swaps, total return swaps, interest rate swaps and currency swaps, are priced by an approved independent pricing service. The independent pricing service includes observable market data inputs in an evaluated valuation methodology.
     
   
Futures contracts are priced by an approved independent pricing service. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price on the exchange on which they are principally traded.

 
51

Muzinich Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023 (Continued)

   
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has adopted a Valuation Policy designating Muzinich & Co., Inc. (the “Adviser”) as the Funds’ Valuation Designee. Under Rule 2a-5, the Valuation Designee shall determine the fair value of securities for which readily available market quotes are not available in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.
     
   
As described above, the Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis.  U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
     
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

   
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
     
   
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 
Credit Opportunities Fund
                       
                           
 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Assets:
                       
 
Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
203,708,797
   
$
   
$
203,708,797
 
 
U.S. Government Note/Bond
   
     
37,981,020
     
     
37,981,020
 
 
Foreign Government Note/ Bond
   
     
11,121,183
     
     
11,121,183
 
 
Bank Loans
   
     
6,286,747
     
     
6,286,747
 
 
Convertible Bonds
   
     
2,513,305
     
     
2,513,305
 
 
Foreign Government Agency Issue
   
     
1,096,112
     
     
1,096,112
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,507,679
     
     
     
3,507,679
 
 
Total Assets
 
$
3,507,679
   
$
262,707,164
   
$
   
$
266,214,843
 
 
Other Financial Instruments1:
                               
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
(1,513,917
)
 
$
   
$
(1,513,917
)
     
$
   
$
(1,513,917
)
 
$
   
$
(1,513,917
)

 
1
Other Financial Instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments and are presented at the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instruments.

 
52

Muzinich Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023 (Continued)

 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
                       
                           
 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Assets:
                       
 
Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
34,396,677
   
$
   
$
34,396,677
 
 
Bank Loans
   
     
12,140,337
     
     
12,140,337
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,150,548
     
     
     
3,150,548
 
 
Total Assets
 
$
3,150,548
   
$
46,537,014
   
$
   
$
49,687,562
 
                                   
 
Low Duration Fund
                               
                                   
 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Assets:
                               
 
Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
871,551,212
   
$
   
$
871,551,212
 
 
Foreign Government Note/Bond
   
     
85,186,883
     
     
85,186,883
 
 
Convertible Bonds
   
     
21,018,120
     
     
21,018,120
 
 
Foreign Government Agency Issue
   
     
9,813,682
     
     
9,813,682
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,816,132
     
     
     
3,816,132
 
 
Total Assets
 
$
3,816,132
   
$
987,569,897
   
$
   
$
991,386,029
 
                                   
 
Other Financial Instruments1:
                               
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
(16,588,914
)
 
$
   
$
(16,588,914
)
     
$
   
$
(16,588,914
)
 
$
   
$
(16,588,914
)

 
1
Other Financial Instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments and are presented at the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instruments.

   
Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Increases in the adjustment to yield would decrease price and decreases in the adjustment to yield would increase price.
     
   
The Advisor, as the Funds’ Valuation Designee, oversees valuation techniques.
     
   
The Funds have provided additional disclosures below regarding derivatives and hedging activity intending to improve financial reporting by enabling investors to understand how and why the Funds use forward contracts and swap contracts (types of derivatives), how they are accounted for, and how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. The Funds may use derivatives in various ways. The Funds may, but are not required to, use derivatives for risk management purposes or as part of its investment strategies. Derivatives are financial contracts whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. The Funds may use derivatives to earn income and enhance returns, to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio, to replace more traditional direct investments and to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets.
     
   
The average notional value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2023 for the Credit Opportunities Fund, and Low Duration Fund was $85,316,274, and $605,625,626, respectively. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts entered into during the year ended December 31, 2023 were with the U.S. Bank NA for the Credit Opportunities Fund, and the Low Duration Fund. The Credit Opportunities Fund’s average notional value when in use of exchange traded futures contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2023 was $14,610,176 and were entered into with Morgan Stanley. The Credit Opportunities Fund entered into swap contract transactions with Bank of America N.A., Barclay Investments Ltd., BNP Paribas Brokerage Services Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Co., Goldman Sachs & Co., and J.P. Morgan Chase during the year ended December 31, 2023, at an average transaction notional value of $8,250,000, $5,966,667, $7,510,714, $5,350,000, $6,025,000, and $8,200,000, respectively. The Low Duration Fund entered into swap contract transactions with Banc/America Secur.LLC Montgomey Div, Barclay Investments Ltd, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch Inc. during the year ended December 31, 2023, at an average transaction notional value of $13,500,000, $3,515,500, $3,375,000, and $9,000,500, respectively.
     
   
The notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is calculated based on the currency being sold converted to U.S. dollars. The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is calculated by the dollar value of open contracts at the end of the previous fiscal year and at each quarter end in the current fiscal year. The notional

 
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amount for futures contracts represents the U.S. dollar value of the contract as of the day of opening the transaction or latest contract reset date. The notional amount for swap contracts is the principal value. The average notional amounts are based on the notional amounts at each month end during the period for futures and the daily notional amounts for swaps.
     
   
The following tables show the effects of derivative instruments on the financial statements.
     
   
Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesFair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2023:

 
Credit Opportunities Fund

   
Asset Derivatives as of December 31, 2023
 
Liability Derivatives as of December 31, 2023
 
 
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency
 
Unrealized Appreciation on
 

 
Unrealized Depreciation on
     
 
  Exchange Contracts
 
Forward Foreign Currency
 

 
Forward Foreign Currency
     
 

 
Exchange Contracts
 
$
65,575
 
Exchange Contracts
 
$
1,579,492
 
          
$
65,575
     
$
1,579,492
 
 
Credit Default –
 
Unrealized Appreciation on
 

 
Unrealized Depreciation on
       
 
  Swap Contracts
 
Swap Contracts
 
$
 
Swap Contracts
 
$
 
          
$
     
$
 
 
Low Duration Fund
                 
                     
     
Asset Derivatives as of December 31, 2023
 
Liability Derivatives as of December 31, 2023
 
 
Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency
 
Unrealized Appreciation on
       
Unrealized Depreciation on
       
 
  Exchange Contracts
 
Forward Foreign Currency
       
Forward Foreign Currency
       
 

 
Exchange Contracts
 
$
1,385,677
 
Exchange Contracts
 
$
17,974,591
 
          
$
1,385,677
     
$
17,974,591
 
 
Credit Default –
 
Unrealized Appreciation on
       
Unrealized Depreciation on
       
 
  Swap Contracts
 
Swap Contracts
 
$
 
Swap Contracts
 
$
 
          
$
     
$
 

Statements of Operations
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023:
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
   
Location of Gain (Loss)
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Change in Unrealized
 
 
 
on Derivatives
 
on Derivatives
 
Appreciation/Depreciation on
 
 
Instrument
 
Recognized in Income
 
Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency
 
Net realized and unrealized
               
 
  Exchange Contracts
 
gain (loss) on forward foreign
               
     
currency exchange contracts
 
$
(1,788,449
)
   
$
(323,473
)
 
                           
 
Credit Default –
 
Net realized and unrealized
                   
 
  Swap Contracts
 
gain (loss) on swap contracts
   
(456,343
)
     
   
                           
 
Futures Contracts
 
Net realized and unrealized
                   
     
gain (loss) on futures contracts
   
53,650
       
(313,227
)
 
          
$
(2,191,142
)
   
$
(636,700
)
 

 
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Low Duration Fund
             
                 
   
Location of Gain (Loss)
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Change in Unrealized
 
   
on Derivatives
 
on Derivatives
 
Appreciation/Depreciation on
 
 
Instrument
 
Recognized in Income
 
Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency
 
Net realized and unrealized
               
 
  Exchange Contracts
 
gain (loss) on forward foreign
               
     
currency exchange contracts
 
$
(13,470,724
)
   
$
6,060,022
   
                           
 
Credit Default –
 
Net realized and unrealized
                   
 
  Swap Contracts
 
gain (loss) on swap contracts
   
(2,107,829
)
     
775,024
   
                           
 
Futures Contracts
 
Net realized and unrealized
                   
     
gain (loss) on futures contracts
   
(2,605,830
)
     
(1,613,859
)
 
          
$
(18,184,383
)
   
$
5,221,187
   

   
The Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund did not have derivatives activity during the year ended December 31, 2023.
     
 
B.
Swap Contracts. A swap, which may be a customized and privately negotiated agreement or a standardized and exchange- traded contract, obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals (payment dates) based upon, or calculated by, reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset (the “notional” principal amount). Swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with a fund receiving or paying, as applicable, only the net amount of the two payments). Examples of such swaps may include, but are not limited to, currency swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps. Payments received by the Funds from swap agreements will result in taxable income, either as ordinary income or capital gains. Except for currency swaps, the notional principal amount is used solely to calculate the payment streams but is not exchanged. With respect to currency swaps, actual principal amounts of currencies may be exchanged by the counterparties at the initiation, and again upon the termination, of the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become well-established and relatively liquid. The Credit Opportunities Fund and Low Duration Fund had swap contracts activity during the year ended December 31, 2023. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. The Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund did not have swap contracts activity during the year ended December 31, 2023.
     
 
C.
Futures Contracts. Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts and options thereon to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities (through index futures or options) or currencies. The purchase of futures contracts may be more efficient or cost effective than actually buying the underlying securities or assets. A futures contract is an agreement that obligates the buyer to buy and the seller to sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset (or settle for cash the value of a contract based on an underlying asset, rate or index) at a specific price on the contract maturity date. Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund is required to pledge to the counterparty an amount of cash, U.S. Government securities or other high quality debt securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange or the broker. Pursuant to a contract entered into with a futures commission merchant, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the firm an amount of cash equal to the cumulative daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Each Fund will cover its current obligations under futures contracts by the segregation of liquid assets or by entering into offsetting transactions or owning positions covering its obligations. The Funds’ use of futures contracts may involve risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other more traditional instruments. These risks include the risk that the value of the futures contracts may not correlate perfectly, or at all, with the value of the assets, reference rates, or indexes that they are designed to track. Other risks include: an illiquid secondary market for a particular instrument and possible exchange- imposed price fluctuation limits, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired; the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than the Funds’ initial investment in that instrument (in some cases, the potential loss is unlimited); and the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations. The Credit Opportunities Fund and Low Duration Fund had futures contracts activity during the year ended December 31, 2023. Realized and unrealized

 
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gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. The Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund did not have futures contracts activity during the year ended December 31, 2023.
     
 
D.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Credit Opportunities Fund and Low Duration Fund entered into transactions to purchase or sell foreign currencies to protect the U.S. dollar value of the underlying non-U.S. portfolio securities against the effect of possible adverse movements in foreign exchange rates. When entering into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, the Funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. The unrealized gain or loss on the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. The Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund did not have forward foreign currency exchange contract activity during the year ended December 31, 2023.
     
 
E.
Foreign Currency. Foreign currency amounts, other than the cost of investments, are translated into U.S. dollar values based upon the spot exchange rate prior to the close of regular trading. The cost of investments is translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates the portfolio securities were acquired. The Funds include foreign exchange gains and losses from interest receivable and other foreign currency denominated payables and receivables in “Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translation” and “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency.” The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market price of securities for financial reporting purposes. Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments are thus included in “Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments” and “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” as shown in the Statements of Operations.
     
 
F.
Federal Income Taxes. Each Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has been made.
     
   
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, each Fund intends to declare each year as dividends in each calendar year at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and at least 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
     
   
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
     
   
As of December 31, 2023, the Credit Opportunities Fund, Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Low Duration Fund, did not defer any post-October losses as of December 31, 2023.
     
   
As of December 31, 2023, the Funds had the following capital loss carryovers, which do not expire and retain their original character.

   
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
 
Low Duration Fund
 
Short-Term Capital Loss Carryovers
 
$
23,526,074
     
$
1,140,618
     
$
18,172,752
 
 
Long-Term Capital Loss Carryovers
   
9,549,093
       
2,238,817
       
31,125,044
 
 
Total
 
$
33,075,167
     
$
3,379,435
     
$
49,297,796
 

   
As of December 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Generally, tax authorities can examine all the tax returns filed for the last three years. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially.
     
 
G.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Other non-cash dividends are recognized as investment income at the fair value of the property received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest have been provided for in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 
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H.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income for the Credit Opportunities Fund normally are declared and paid on a quarterly basis. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income for the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Low Duration Fund normally are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains for the Funds normally are declared and paid on an annual basis, if applicable.
     
 
I.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     
 
J.
Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by each Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for each Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to each Fund’s net asset value per share. The Funds charge a 1% redemption fee on shares held less than 90 days. The fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder. The Funds will retain the fee charged as paid-in capital and such fees become part of that Funds’ daily NAV calculation.
     
 
K.
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
     
 
L.
Illiquid Securities. Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted a Board approved liquidity risk management program that requires, among other things, that the Funds limit their illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. An illiquid investment is any investment that each Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment.
     
 
M.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities. The Funds may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Fixed income securities that have variable or floating rates of interest may, under certain limited circumstances, have varying principal amounts. These securities pay interest at rates that are adjusted periodically according to a specified formula, usually with reference to one or more interest rate indices or market interest rates (the “underlying index”). The interest paid on these securities is a function primarily of the underlying index upon which the interest rate adjustments are based. These adjustments minimize changes in the market value of the obligation. Similar to fixed rate debt instruments, variable and floating rate instruments are subject to changes in value based on changes in market interest rates or changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The rate of interest on securities may be tied to U.S. Government Securities or indices on those securities as well as any other rate of interest or index.
     
   
Variable and floating rate demand notes of corporations are redeemable upon a specified period of notice. These obligations include master demand notes that permit investment of fluctuating amounts at varying interest rates under direct arrangements with the issuer of the instrument. The issuer of these obligations often has the right, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the obligations upon a specified number of days’ notice.
     
   
Certain securities may have an initial principal amount that varies over time based on an interest rate index, and, accordingly, a Fund might be entitled to less than the initial principal amount of the security upon the security’s maturity. A Fund intends to purchase these securities only when the Advisor believes the interest income from the instrument justifies any principal risks associated with the instrument. The Advisor may attempt to limit any potential loss of principal by purchasing similar instruments that are intended to provide an offsetting increase in principal. There can be no assurance that the Advisor will be able to limit the effects of principal fluctuations and, accordingly, a Fund may incur losses on those securities even if held to maturity without issuer default.
     
 
N.
When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments. The Funds may purchase securities offered on a “when-issued” and “forward commitment” basis (including a delayed delivery basis). Securities purchased on a “when-issued” or “forward commitment basis” are securities not available for immediate delivery despite the fact that a market exists for those securities. A purchase is made on a “delayed delivery” basis when the transaction is structured to occur sometime in the future.

 
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When these transactions are negotiated, the price, which is generally expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. Normally, the settlement date occurs within two months after the transaction, but delayed settlements beyond two months may be negotiated. During the period between a commitment and settlement, no payment is made for the securities purchased by the purchaser and, thus, no interest accrues to the purchaser from the transaction. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued basis or forward commitment, the Fund will record the transaction as a purchase and thereafter reflect the value each day of such securities in determining its NAV. No when-issued or forward commitments will be made by a Fund if, as a result, more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets would be committed to such transactions.
     
 
O.
Deposits at Broker. Deposits at broker represents amounts that are held by third parties under certain of the Funds’ derivative transactions. Such deposits are excluded from cash and equivalents in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest income earned on such deposits is recorded in “Other income” on the Statements of Operations, if applicable.
     
 
P.
Offsetting Agreements. The Funds may be subject to netting arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with counterparties. The arrangements allow the Funds to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty.
     
   
The following table presents derivative financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements, collateral arrangements or other similar agreements as of December 31, 2023:

 
Credit Opportunities Fund
                       
       
Gross Amounts Offset
 
Net Amounts Presented
       
Cash Collateral
     
       
in the Statements
 
in the Statements
 
Financial
   
Pledged
     
 
Description
Gross Amounts
 
of Assets and Liabilities
 
of Assets and Liabilities
 
Instruments
   
(Received)
 
Net Amount
 
 
Assets
                         
 
Forward foreign
                         
 
  currency exchange
                         
 
  contracts
$
65,575
 
$
 
$
65,575
 
$
(65,575
)
 
$
 
$
 
 
Liabilities
                                     
 
Forward foreign
                                     
 
  currency exchange
                                     
 
  contracts
 
1,579,492
   
   
1,579,492
   
(65,575
)
   
   
1,513,917
 
                                         
 
Low Duration Fund
                                     
         
Gross Amounts Offset
 
Net Amounts Presented
         
Cash Collateral
       
         
in the Statements
 
in the Statements
 
Financial
   
Pledged
       
 
Description
Gross Amounts
 
of Assets and Liabilities
 
of Assets and Liabilities
 
Instruments
   
(Received)
 
Net Amount
 
 
Assets
                                     
 
Forward foreign
                                     
 
  currency exchange
                                     
 
  contracts
$
1,385,677
 
$
 
$
1,385,677
 
$
(1,385,677
)
 
$
 
$
 
 
Liabilities
                                     
 
Forward foreign
                                     
 
  currency exchange
                                     
 
  contracts
 
17,974,591
   
   
17,974,591
   
(1,385,677
)
   
   
16,588,914
 

   
The above forward foreign currency exchange contracts had Bank of New as their counterparty.
     
 
Q.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2022-03, which amends Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (“ASU 2022-03”). ASU 202203 clarifies guidance for fair value measurement of an equity security subject to a contractual sale restriction and establishes new disclosure requirements for such equity securities. ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on their financial statements.

 
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R.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts. U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the following adjustments were made:

   
Distributable (Accumulated)
       
   
Earnings (Losses)
   
Paid-In Capital
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
$
     
$
 
 
U.S. High Yield Fund
   
       
 
 
Low Duration Fund
   
       
 

   
For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no adjustments made.
     
 
S.
Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. The Funds have determined that there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Funds’ financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Muzinich & Co., Inc. (the “Advisor”) provides the Funds with investment management services under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor furnishes all investment advice, office space, facilities, and most of the personnel needed by each Fund. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to receive a monthly fee. For the Credit Opportunities Fund, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.60% based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.55% based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the Low Duration Fund, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.45% based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. The investment advisory fees incurred by the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2023, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. The investment advisory fees incurred are paid monthly to the Advisor, net of any monthly waiver or reimbursement discussed below.
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses (excluding taxes, interest expenses, interest on short positions, portfolio transaction expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing fees and any other class specific expenses) to limit total expenses to 0.60%, 0.58%, and 0.50% of the Credit Opportunities Fund’s, Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund’s, and Low Duration Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively. The Operating Expenses Limitation Agreements have an indefinite term and may be terminated at any time, and without payment of any penalty, by the Board, on behalf of the Funds, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Advisor. Any fees waived and/or Fund expenses absorbed by the Advisor pursuant to an agreed-upon expense cap shall be reimbursed by the Funds to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, any time before the end of the third year following the fee waiver and/or expense absorption, provided the aggregate amount of the Funds’ current operating expenses for such year does not exceed the lesser expense cap in place at the time of waiver or at the time of reimbursement. The Funds must pay their current ordinary operating expenses before the Advisor is entitled to any reimbursement of fees and/or expenses. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon the Board’s review and approval. The amounts of fees waived and expenses absorbed by the Advisor during the year ended December 31, 2023, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. Any amount due from the Advisor is paid monthly to the Funds, if applicable.
 
As of December 31, 2023, the remaining cumulative amounts that may be recouped by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds are shown in the following tables. The Advisor may recapture a portion of the unreimbursed amounts no later than the dates as stated.
 
 
Expiration
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
 
Low Duration Fund
 
December 31, 2024
 
$
759,811
     
$
221,222
     
$
453,932
 
 
December 31, 2025
   
666,995
       
233,047
       
596,208
 
 
December 31, 2026
   
486,807
       
247,658
       
838,624
 
 
Total
 
$
1,913,613
     
$
701,927
     
$
1,888,764
 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), acts as the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent. In those capacities Fund Services maintains the Funds’ books and records, calculates the Funds’ NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of fund expenses, reviews expense accruals and prepares materials supplied to the Board. The officers of the Trust and the Chief Compliance Officer are also employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Funds to Fund Services for these services for the year ended December 31, 2023, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023 (Continued)

The Distributor acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian to the Funds. U.S. Bank N.A. is an affiliate of Fund Services.
 
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class A shares. The Distribution Plan provides that each Fund may pay a fee to the Distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares. No distribution fees are paid by Supra Institutional or Institutional Class shares. These fees may be used by the Distributor to provide compensation for sales support, distribution activities, or shareholder servicing activities. As of December 31, 2023, Class A shares are not offered for the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund and Low Duration Fund.
 
Pursuant to a Shareholder Service Plan adopted by the Trust and established by the Funds with respect to the Class A shares and Institutional Class shares of the Funds, the Advisor is authorized to provide, or arrange for others to provide, personal shareholder services relating to the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts not otherwise provided to the Funds (“Shareholder Servicing Activities”). Under the Shareholder Service Plan, the Advisor may enter into shareholder service agreements with securities broker- dealers and other securities professionals who provide Shareholder Servicing Activities for their clients invested in the Funds. The shareholder servicing fees incurred by the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2023, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2023, Class A shares are not offered for the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Low Duration Fund.
 
NOTE 4 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales and maturities of securities, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
 
     
Purchases
   
Sales/Maturities
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
$
365,611,969
   
$
405,168,935
 
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
   
39,315,421
     
26,674,266
 
 
Low Duration Fund
   
530,869,323
     
466,445,112
 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales and maturities of long-term U.S. Government obligations included in the above, were as follows:
 
     
Purchases
   
Sales/Maturities
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
$
136,520,622
   
$
152,816,600
 

There were no purchases or sales/maturities of long-term U.S. Government securities for the Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Low Duration Fund during the year ended December 31, 2023.
 
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2022, was as follows:
 
     
Ordinary Income
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
$
11,151,062
   
$
2,492,808
 
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
   
2,400,350
     
1,594,661
 
 
Low Duration Fund
   
48,879,002
     
15,860,634
 
         
     
Long-Term Capital Gains1
 
     
December 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
$
   
$
1,696,500
 
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
   
     
26,796
 
 
Low Duration Fund
   
     
14,601,590
 

 
1
Designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3).

The Funds also designate as distributions of long-term gains, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2023 (Continued)

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes as of the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, was as follows:
 
     
Credit
   
Flexible U.S.
       
     
Opportunities
   
High Yield
   
Low
 
     
Fund
   
Income Fund
   
Duration Fund
 
 
Cost of Investments
 
$
260,285,114
   
$
49,387,231
   
$
971,842,289
 
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
9,904,838
     
982,072
     
33,637,648
 
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(3,975,109
)
   
(681,741
)
   
(14,093,908
)
 
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
5,929,729
     
300,331
     
19,543,740
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income (loss)
   
1,989,759
     
18,946
     
1,105,814
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains (losses)
   
     
     
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
1,989,759
     
18,946
     
1,105,814
 
 
Other distributable (accumulated) gains (losses)
   
(33,050,754
)
   
(3,379,370
)
   
(48,877,215
)
 
Total distributable (accumulated) earnings (losses)
 
$
(25,131,266
)
 
$
(3,060,093
)
 
$
(28,227,661
)
 
NOTE 6 – CREDIT FACILITY

U.S. Bank N.A. has made available to the Credit Opportunities Fund, Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Low Duration Fund credit facilities pursuant to a separate Loan and Security Agreement for temporary or extraordinary purposes. Credit facility details for the year ended December 31, 2023, are as follows:
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
     
           
 
Maximum available credit
 
$
15,000,000
 
 
Largest amount outstanding on an individual day
   
 
 
Average daily loan outstanding when in use
   
 
 
Credit facility outstanding as of December 31, 2023
   
 
 
Average interest rate when in use
   
0.00
%
           
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
       
           
 
Maximum available credit
 
$
4,000,000
 
 
Largest amount outstanding on an individual day
   
 
 
Average daily loan outstanding when in use
   
 
 
Credit facility outstanding as of December 31, 2023
   
 
 
Average interest rate when in use
   
0.00
%
           
 
Low Duration Fund
       
           
 
Maximum available credit
 
$
75,000,000
 
 
Largest amount outstanding on an individual day
   
10,657,000
 
 
Average daily loan outstanding when in use
   
1,699,933
 
 
Credit facility outstanding as of December 31, 2023
   
 
 
Average interest rate when in use
   
8.30
%

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, is disclosed in the Statements of Operations, if applicable.
 
NOTE 7 – RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)

Several of the Funds invest in corporate bonds that have interest rate provisions linked to LIBOR. LIBOR is used extensively in the U.S. and globally as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for such loans. It is expected that a number of private-sector banks currently reporting information used to set LIBOR will stop doing so after 2021 when their current reporting commitment ends, which could either cause LIBOR to stop publication immediately or cause LIBOR’s regulator to determine that its quality has degraded to the degree that it is no longer representative of its underlying market. The expected discontinuation of LIBOR may impact the functioning, liquidity, and value of these.
 

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of Muzinich Funds and
The Board of Trustees of Professionally Managed Portfolios
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund, Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund, and Muzinich Low Duration Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of Professionally Managed Portfolios, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and 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 Funds as of December 31, 2023, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the five years in 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 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 have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 1995.
 
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.  The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
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 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or through other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were unable to be obtained.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 29, 2024


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EXPENSE EXAMPLES For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, service fees, and other Fund expenses.  These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The “Actual” lines for each respective class of the following tables provide information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. You will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by Fund Services, the Funds’ transfer agent.  If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, Fund Services currently charges a $15.00 fee.  The Funds charge a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem shares within 90 calendar days after you purchase them.  To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of their strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds.  Actual expenses of the underlying funds may vary.  These expenses are not included in the following examples.
 
The following examples include, but are not limited to, investment advisory fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting fees, fund administration fees, custody fees, and transfer agent fees.  However, the following examples do not include portfolio trading commissions and related 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 titled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The “Hypothetical” line for each respective class of the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds and other funds.  To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees.  Therefore, each hypothetical line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.  In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
7/1/2023
12/31/2023
7/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 1
Supra Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$1,051.40
$3.12
Hypothetical (5% annual return before taxes)
$1,000.00
$1,022.17
$3.07
       
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
7/1/2023
12/31/2023
7/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 1
Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$1,051.40
$3.50
Hypothetical (5% annual return before taxes)
$1,000.00
$1,021.79
$3.45

1
Expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the most recent six-month period.  The annualized six-month expense ratios for Supra Institutional Class and Institutional Class shares were 0.60% and 0.67% (reflecting fee waivers in effect), respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one half-year period).


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EXPENSE EXAMPLES For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
     
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
7/1/2023
12/31/2023
7/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 2
Supra Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$1,052.40
$3.00
Hypothetical (5% annual return before taxes)
$1,000.00
$1,022.28
$2.96
       
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
7/1/2023
12/31/2023
7/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 2
Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$1,052.40
$2.98
Hypothetical (5% annual return before taxes)
$1,000.00
$1,022.30
$2.94
       
Low Duration Fund
     
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
7/1/2023
12/31/2023
7/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 3
Supra Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$1,049.40
$2.60
Hypothetical (5% annual return before taxes)
$1,000.00
$1,022.67
$2.56

2
Expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the most recent six-month period.  The annualized six-month expense ratios for Supra Institutional Class and Institutional Class shares were 0.58% and 0.58% (reflecting fee waivers in effect), respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one half-year period).
3
Expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the most recent six-month period.  The annualized six-month expense ratios for Supra Institutional Class shares were 0.50% (reflecting fee waivers in effect), multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one half-year period).


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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

MUZINICH CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MUZINICH U.S. HIGH YIELD CREDIT FUND
MUZINICH LOW DURATION FUND
 
At a meeting held on August 17-18, 2023, the Board (which is comprised of five persons, all of whom are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act) considered and approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Professionally Managed Portfolios (the “Trust”) and Muzinich and Co., Inc. (the “Advisor”) for each of the Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund, the Muzinich U.S. High Yield Credit Fund and the Muzinich Low Duration Fund (each a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”). At this meeting and at a prior meeting held on June 26, 2023, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement. This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations. Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
 
1.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided and to be provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.  The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the Advisor’s overall services provided to the Funds as well as its specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Advisor involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds. The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Advisor’s compliance record, as well as the Advisor’s cybersecurity program, business continuity plan, and risk management process. The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Advisor and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Advisor’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with certain personnel of the Advisor to discuss fund performance and investment outlook, as well as, various marketing and compliance topics. The Board concluded that the Advisor had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment processes and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that they were satisfied with the nature, overall quality and extent of such management services.
     
 
2.
The Funds’ historical performance and the overall performance of the Advisor. In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Advisor, the Board reviewed the performance of each Fund on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to its peer funds utilizing Morningstar classifications, appropriate securities market benchmarks and the Advisor’s similarly managed accounts, all for periods ended March 31, 2023. The Board also considered performance against a smaller group of peers selected by an independent third-party consultant engaged by the Board to assist it in its 15(c) review (the “Cohort”). While the Board considered both short-term and long-term performance, it placed greater emphasis on longer term performance. When reviewing each Fund’s performance against its comparative peer group universe, the Board took into account that the investment objective and strategies of each Fund, as well as its level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in its respective peer universe. When reviewing the Funds’ performance against broad market benchmarks, the Board took into account the differences in portfolio construction between the Funds and such benchmarks as well as other differences between actively managed funds and passive benchmarks, such as objectives and risks. In assessing periods of relative underperformance or outperformance, the Board took into account that relative performance can be significantly impacted by performance measurement periods and that some periods of underperformance may be transitory in nature while others may reflect more significant underlying issues.
     
   
For the Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund, the Board noted that the Fund outperformed its Morningstar peer group average for the one- and five-year periods and underperformed for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed the average of its Cohort for the one-year period and underperformed for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also considered the outperformance of the Fund against its broad-based securities market benchmark for the one-year, three-year, and five-year periods. The Board noted the Fund’s underperformance compared to the Advisor’s similarly managed account composite for the one-, three-, and five-year periods, noting that the difference was not significant.
     
   
For the Muzinich U.S. High Yield Credit Fund, the Board noted the Fund underperformed its Morningstar peer group average for the one- and three-year periods and outperformed for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed the average of its Cohort for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its broad-based securities market benchmark for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods. The Board also noted the Fund’s underperformance compared to the Advisor’s similarly managed account composite for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, noting that such differences were not significant.

 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
For the Muzinich Low Duration Fund, the Board noted the Fund outperformed its Morningstar peer group average for the one-, three-, and five-year periods. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed the average of its Cohort for the one-, three-, and five-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its broad-based securities market benchmark for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods. The Board also noted the Fund’s outperformance compared to the Advisor’s similarly managed account composite for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, noting that such differences were not significant.
     
 
3.
The costs of the services provided by the Advisor and the structure of the Advisor’s fees under the Advisory Agreement.  In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of each Fund, the Board reviewed comparisons to the peer funds and similarly managed accounts for other types of clients advised by the Advisor, as well as all expense waivers and reimbursements. When reviewing fees charged to other similarly managed accounts, the Board took into account the type of account and the differences in the management of that account that might be germane to the difference, if any, in the fees charged to such accounts.
     
   
For the Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund, the Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio of 0.60% for the Fund excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) was below its peer group average. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was above its Cohort median and average  and its net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) was at the Cohort median and above the average. The Board considered that the fees charged to similarly managed separate account clients and a UCITs fund were higher or lower than those charged to the Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund and that there were a number of factors accounting for those differences. The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the comparative performance and advisory fee information.
     
   
For the Muzinich U.S. High Yield Credit Fund, the Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio of 0.58% for the Fund excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Trustees also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) were lower than the median and average of its Cohort.  The Board considered that the fees charged to similarly managed separate account clients and a UCITs fund were higher or lower than those charged to the Muzinich U.S. High Yield Credit Fund and that there were a number of factors accounting for those differences. The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the comparative performance and advisory fee information.
     
   
For the Muzinich Low Duration Fund, the Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio of 0.50% for the Fund excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Trustees also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) was lower than its peer group average. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee and net expense (less Rule 12b-1 fees) were lower than the median and average of its Cohort. The Board considered that the fees charged to similarly managed separate account clients and a UCITs fund were higher or lower than those charged to the Muzinich Low Duration Fund and that there were a number of factors accounting for those differences. The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor were fair and reasonable.
     
 
4.
Economies of Scale.  The Board also considered whether economies of scale were being realized by the Advisor that should be shared with shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that each Fund does not exceed its specified Expense Cap. The Board noted that at current asset levels, it did not appear that there were additional significant economies of scale being realized by the Advisor that should be shared with shareholders and concluded that it would continue to monitor economies of scale in the future as circumstances changed and assuming asset levels continued to increase.
     
 
5.
The profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Board reviewed the Advisor’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Advisor from advising the Funds. The Board considered the profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional material benefits derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds, including Rule 12b-1 distribution fees for Class A Shares (which are not currently offered for any of the Funds) and particularly benefits to be received in exchange for shareholder servicing fees on Class A and Institutional Class shares paid to the Advisor. After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Advisor had maintained adequate financial resources to support the services it provides to the Funds.

 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, but rather the Board based its determination on the total combination of information available to them. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangements with the Advisor, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable. The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
 


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TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited)

The Board is responsible for the overall management of the Trust, including general supervision and review of the investment activities of the Funds.  The Board, in turn, elects the officers of the Trust, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Trust and its separate series.  The current trustees and officers of the Trust, their year of birth, positions with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupations for the past five years and other directorships are set forth in the table below.
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other
 
Position
Term of Office2
 
Complex3
Directorships
Name, Address
with the
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen
Held During
And Age
Trust1
Time Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustees
the Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees of the Trust
           
Kathleen T. Barr
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Retired; Chair of the Governing
3
Independent Director,
(born 1955)
 
Since
Council, Independent Directors
 
Muzinich BDC, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bank
 
November 2018.
Council (since 2020); formerly,
 
(2019 to present);
  Global Fund Services
   
President, owner of a registered
 
Independent Trustee
615 E. Michigan Street
Chairperson
Indefinite Term;
investment adviser, Productive Capital
 
for the William Blair
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Since
Management, Inc. (2010 to 2013);
 
Funds (2013 to
   
February 2023.
formerly, Chief Administrative Officer,
 
present) (18 series).
     
Senior Vice President and Senior
   
     
Managing Director of Allegiant Asset
   
     
Management Company (merged with
   
     
PNC Capital Advisors, LLC in 2009);
   
     
formerly, Chief Administrative Officer,
   
     
Chief Compliance Officer and
   
     
Senior Vice President of PNC Funds
   
     
and PNC Advantage Funds
   
     
(f/k/a Allegiant Funds) (registered
   
     
investment companies).
   
           
Eric W. Falkeis
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Chief Growth Officer, Tidal Financial
3
Interested Trustee,
(born 1973)
 
Since
Group (2022 to present); Chief
 
Tidal ETF Trust II
c/o U.S. Bank
 
September 2011.
Executive Officer, Tidal ETF
 
(2022 to present)
  Global Fund Services
   
Services LLC (2018 to present);
 
(7 series);
615 E. Michigan Street
   
formerly, Chief Operating Officer,
 
Independent Director,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Direxion Funds (2013 to 2018);
 
Muzinich BDC, Inc.
     
formerly, Senior Vice President
 
(2019 to present);
     
and Chief Financial Officer (and
 
Interested Trustee,
     
other positions), U.S. Bancorp
 
Tidal ETF Trust
     
Fund Services, LLC (1997 to 2013).
 
(2018 to present)
     

 
(36 series); Former
     

 
Interested Trustee,
     

 
Direxion Funds
     

 
(22 series), Direxion
     

 
Shares ETF Trust
     

 
(112 series) and
     

 
Direxion Insurance
     

 
Trust (2013 to 2018).
           
Steven J. Paggioli
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Consultant; formerly, Executive Vice
3
Independent Director,
(born 1950)
 
Since
President, Investment Company
 
Muzinich BDC, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bank
 
May 1991.
Administration, LLC (mutual
 
(2019 to present);
  Global Fund Services
   
fund administrator).
 
Independent Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
   

 
AMG Funds (1993 to
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   

 

 
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TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited) (Continued)

       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other
 
Position
Term of Office2
 
Complex3
Directorships
Name, Address
with the
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen
Held During
And Age
Trust1
Time Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustees
the Past 5 Years
Ashi S. Parikh
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Investment professional; formerly,
3
Board of Directors
(born 1966)
 
Since
Chief Executive and Chief
 
Member, Investment
c/o U.S. Bank
 
June 2020.
Investment Officer and various
 
Working Group, The
  Global Fund Services
   
other positions, RidgeWorth
 
Ohio State University
615 E. Michigan Street
   
Investments, LLC (global investment
 
Endowments and
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
management firm) (2006 to 2017);
 
Foundation (2016 to
     
formerly, Chief Investment Officer
 
present); Board of
     
Institutional Growth Equities,
 
Directors, World
     
Eagle Asset Management
 
Methodist Council,
     
(investment management firm);
 
Investment
     
formerly Sr. Managing Director,
 
Committee (2018 to
     
Growth Equities, Banc One
 
present); Independent
     
Investment Advisors
 
Trustee, PNC Funds
     
(investment management firm).
 
(2018 to 2019)
     

 
(32 series); Interested
     

 
Trustee, RidgeWorth
     

 
Funds (2014 to 2017)
     

 
(35 series).
           
Cynthia M. Fornelli
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Independent Director of TriplePoint
3
Independent Director,
(born 1960)
 
Since
Venture Growth BDC Corp.
 
TriplePoint Private
c/o U.S. Bank
 
January 2022.
(2019 to present); Retired; formerly,
 
Venture Credit, Inc.
  Global Fund Services
   
Executive Director of the Center for
 
(2020 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
   
Audit Quality (2007-2019); formerly,
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Senior Vice President of Regulatory
   
     
Conflicts Management at Bank of
   
     
America (2005-2007); formerly,
   
     
Deputy Director, Division of
   
     
Investment Management with the
   
     
U.S. Securities and Exchange
   
     
Commission (1998-2005).
   
           
Officers of the Trust
         
           
Jason F. Hadler
President &
Indefinite Term;
Senior Vice President and Head of
Not
Not
(born 1975)
Principal
Since
Client Experience, U.S. Bank Global
Applicable.
Applicable.
c/o U.S. Bank
Executive
September 2021.
Fund Services, since March 2022;
   
  Global Fund Services
Officer
 
Senior Vice President and Head of
   
615 E. Michigan Street
   
Fund Services Fund Administration
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Department, U.S. Bank Global Fund
   
     
Services (December 2003-March 2022).
   
           
Carl G. Gee, Esq.
Secretary &
Indefinite Term;
Assistant Secretary of the Trust
Not
Not
(born 1990)
Vice
Since
(2020-2021); Assistant Vice
Applicable.
Applicable.
c/o U.S. Bank
President
February 2021.
President and Counsel, U.S. Bank
   
  Global Fund Services
   
Global Fund Services since August 2016;
   
615 E. Michigan Street
   
Summer Associate, Husch Blackwell
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
LLP (2015); Law Clerk, Brady
   
     
Corporation (global printing systems,
   
     
labels and safety products company)
   
     
(2014-2015).
   

 
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TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited) (Continued)

       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other
 
Position
Term of Office2
 
Complex3
Directorships
Name, Address
with the
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen
Held During
And Age
Trust1
Time Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustees
the Past 5 Years
Craig Benton
Treasurer &
Indefinite Term;
Assistant Treasurer of the Trust
Not
Not
(born 1985)
Vice
Since
(2016-2021); Assistant Vice
Applicable.
Applicable.
c/o U.S. Bank
President
December 2021.
President, U.S. Bank Global Fund
   
  Global Fund Services
   
Services since November 2007.
   
615 E. Michigan Street
         
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
           
Kyle J. Buscemi
Assistant
Indefinite Term;
Mutual Funds Administrator,
Not
Not
(born 1996)
Treasurer
Since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Applicable.
Applicable.
c/o U.S. Bank
 
June 2022.
since June 2018; Business
   
  Global Fund Services
   
Administration Student, 2014-2018.
   
615 E. Michigan Street
         
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
           
Kathryn E.
Assistant
Indefinite Term;
Mutual Funds Administrator,
Not
Not
  LaPlante Johnson
Treasurer
Since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Applicable.
Applicable.
(born 1998)
 
November 2023.
since June 2020; Business
   
c/o U.S. Bank
   
Administration Student, 2017-2021.
   
  Global Fund Services
         
615 E. Michigan Street
         
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
           
Gazala Khan
Chief
Indefinite Term;
Vice President and Compliance
Not
Not
(born 1969)
Compliance
Since
Officer, U.S. Bank Global Fund
Applicable.
Applicable.
c/o U.S. Bank
Officer
November 2022.
Services since July 2022; Chief
   
  Global Fund Services
   
Compliance Officer Matthews Asia
   
615 E. Michigan Street
Anti-Money
 
Fund (May 2019-July 15, 2022);
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Laundering
 
Chief Compliance Officer GS Trust/VIT
   
 
Officer
 
(June 2009-May 2019); Vice
   
     
President GSAM (May 2005-
   
     
June 2009); Staff Accountant, SEC
   
     
Office of Compliance Inspection
   
     
and Examination (1999-2005).
   

1
All Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
2
Under the terms of the Board’s retirement policy, a Trustee shall retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches the age of 78.
3
The Trust is comprised of numerous series managed by unaffiliated investment advisers.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment advisor with any other series.


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QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME/DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION (Unaudited)

 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
0.00%
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
0.00%
 
Low Duration Fund
0.00%

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the period ended December 31, 2023, was as follows:
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
0.00%
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
0.00%
 
Low Duration Fund
0.00%

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(K)(2)(C) for the Funds were as follows:
 
 
Credit Opportunities Fund
0.00%
 
Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
0.00%
 
Low Duration Fund
0.00%


INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-MUZINICH (1-855-689-4642). Furthermore, you can obtain the description on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-MUZINICH (1-855-689-4642). Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-PORT may also be obtained by calling toll-free 1-855-MUZINICH (1-855-689-4642).
 

INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSEHOLDING (Unaudited)

Each year, you are automatically sent an updated prospectus as well as annual and semi-annual reports for the Funds, if applicable. To reduce expenses, the Funds may mail only one copy of each Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please  call us at 1-855-MUZINICH (1-855-689-4642) (or contact your financial institution). We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ TRUSTEES (Unaudited)

The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-MUZINICH (1-855-689-4642). Furthermore, you can obtain the SAI on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or the Funds’ website at www.muzinichusfunds.com.
 


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PRIVACY NOTICE (Unaudited)

The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
   
Information you give us orally; and
   
Information about your transactions with us or others.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our shareholders or former shareholders without the shareholder’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibility. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your non-public information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a brokerdealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.
 
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Advisor
MUZINICH & CO., INC
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022


Distributor
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101


Custodian
U.S. BANK N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212


Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant,
and Fund Administrator
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2529


Legal Counsel
SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP
1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10019






Fund
Class
Symbol
CUSIP
Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund
Supra Institutional Class
MZCSX
74316J532
 
Institutional Class
MZCIX
74316J540
       
Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund
Supra Institutional Class
MZHSX
74316J565
 
Institutional Class
MZHIX
74316J573
       
Muzinich Low Duration Fund
Supra Institutional Class
MZLSX
74316P132




(b)
Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees of the Trust has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Ms. Kathleen T. Barr, Ms. Cynthia M. Fornelli, Messrs. Eric W. Falkeis, Steven J. Paggioli and Ashi S. Parikh are each an “audit committee financial expert” and are considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years.  “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.  “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit.  “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.  There were no “Other services” provided by the principal accountant.  The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

Muzinich Credit Opportunities Fund

 
FYE  12/31/2023
FYE  12/31/2022
Audit Fees
     $24,500
     $24,025
Audit-Related Fees
        N/A
        N/A
Tax Fees
     $2,900
     $2,800
All Other Fees
        N/A
        N/A

Muzinich Low Duration Fund

 
FYE  12/31/2023
FYE  12/31/2022
Audit Fees
     $22,850
     $22,400
Audit-Related Fees
        N/A
        N/A
Tax Fees
     $2,900
     $2,800
All Other Fees
        N/A
        N/A

Muzinich Flexible U.S. High Yield Income Fund

 
FYE  12/31/2023
FYE  12/31/2022
Audit Fees
     $22,850
     $22,400
Audit-Related Fees
        N/A
        N/A
Tax Fees
     $2,900
     $2,800
All Other Fees
        N/A
        N/A

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre‑approve all audit and non‑audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Tait Weller & Baker LLP applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 
FYE  12/31/2023
FYE  12/31/2022
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full‑time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.  The audit committee of the board of trustees/directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  12/31/2023
FYE  12/31/2022
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Advisor
N/A
N/A

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders 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 to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

The registrant has adopted a nominating committee charter that contains the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

(b)
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.



(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.  There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.


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)  Professionally Managed Portfolios 

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Jason Hadler
Jason Hadler, President/Principal Executive Officer

Date    March 8, 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/Jason Hadler
Jason Hadler, President/Principal Executive Officer


Date    March 8, 2024

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Craig Benton
Craig Benton, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

Date    March 8, 2024

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