N-CSRS 1 d849522dncsrs.htm WILMINGTON FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL Wilmington Funds Semi-Annual

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 811-05514    

                                     Wilmington Funds                                    

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

John McDonnell

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 302-651-8409

Date of fiscal year end:  April 30

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2019

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


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                                                     Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (“Large-Cap Strategy Fund”)


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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

  

 

 

 

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WILMINGTON FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

  

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Example

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Portfolio of Investments

     2  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     17  

Statement of Operations

     18  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     19  

Financial Highlights

     20  

Notes to Financial Statements

     21  
Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreements      27  


 

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Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”), covering the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period of May 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Trust’s holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Trust’s investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period.

The economy

The U.S. economy continued to expand, albeit at a more modest pace than in 2018, as robust consumer spending and a strong labor market offset weakness in the manufacturing sector and business investment. After an upbeat start to the year, growth in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) maintained a positive trajectory, but decelerated, posting quarter-over-quarter annualized growth rates of 2.0% and 1.9% in the second and third quarters, respectively. An escalating trade war with China and fears that a global slowdown might spread contagion to the United States, led the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) to cut interest rates three times this year to a range of 1.50%-1.75%. The U.S. labor market tightened further, dropping to a 3.6% unemployment rate, a near five-decade low. Although wage growth began to show signs of life, inflation drifted below the Fed’s 2% target with the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index1 (excludes the volatile components of food and energy) dropping to 1.7%. The Fed has signaled that they are on hold for now, and the market is not expecting cuts or hikes in the near term.

Economic activity outside of the U.S. was less encouraging, but downside risks appear to be receding. Growth in Europe was sluggish, while China expanded at its slowest pace in three decades. Heightened uncertainty and a decline in business investment—both byproducts of the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit—hit international economies the hardest, particularly in export-dependent countries such as Germany. Over the past month, the balance of risks has improved markedly with the U.S. and China moving toward a trade pact and a no-deal Brexit looking less likely. Synchronized easing across global central banks strengthens the case for a future recovery in economic activity, in our view.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets generated strong returns between May and October, as interest rates plummeted. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to an all-time low and the benchmark 10-year yield dropped by nearly a third alongside a flurry of dovish central bank activity. Global economic weakness, escalating trade tensions, and the inversion of the yield curve triggered a flight to quality that benefited taxable investment-grade credit over high yield. Tax-exempt bonds performed well as strong inflows outpaced new supply, which was below historical levels.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain Bloomberg Barclays indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg    Bloomberg    Bloomberg    Bloomberg    Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.    Barclays U.S.    Barclays U.S.    Barclays    Barclays U.S.
Treasury Bond    Aggregate Bond    Credit Bond    Municipal Bond    Corporate High Yield
Index3    Index4    Index5    Index6    Bond Index7

5.85%

   5.71%    7.46%    3.54%    2.69%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

    

 

 

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Equity markets

After a solid start to the year, U.S. large-cap equities retained leadership during this period as better-than-feared corporate earnings, supportive monetary policy, and trade optimism contributed to strong returns. Equity markets were particularly volatile. The CBOE Volatility Index8 (VIX) hit its highest level of the year in early August, while three major pullbacks impacted the key regions. International equity markets, which are more leveraged to global trade, struggled to keep pace with the U.S. emerging markets, as a strong U.S. dollar and investors’ preference for safe-haven assets served as critical headwinds. A retrenchment in economic activity throughout the period hurt U.S. small-cap stocks, which are more cyclical than large-cap peers. The strongest leg of performance for all segments came with a recent easing of geopolitical tensions as renewed risk appetite supported outperformance of international and U.S. small-cap equities later in the period.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

     Russell         MSCI Emerging
S&P 500®    2000®    MSCI EAFE    Markets (Net)
Index9    Index10    (Net) Index11    Index12

4.16%

   -1.09%    3.35%    -1.67%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Sincerely,

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Dominick J. D’Eramo, CFA

President

November 19, 2019

 

 

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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.

All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity Securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.

1. The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, also known as the core PCE price index, is released as part of the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report. The core index makes it easier to see the underlying inflation trend by excluding two categories – food and energy – where prices tend to swing up and down more dramatically and more often than other prices. The core PCE price index is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it conducts monetary policy.

2. Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices.

3. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

4. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Barclays Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

5. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

6. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

7. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg Barclays EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

8. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a real-time market index that represents the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility. Derived from the price inputs of the S&P 500 index options, it provides a measure of U.S. stock market risk and investors’ sentiments.

9. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

10. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $128 million to $1.3 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

11. MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

12. MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 26 emerging market country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

            

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

Actual Expenses

This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

    

 

Beginning

   Ending          
     Account Value        Account Value            Expenses Paid        Annualized Net
     5/01/19    10/31/19    During Period1    Expense Ratio2

WILMINGTON LARGE-CAP STRATEGY FUND

           

 

Actual

           

 

Class I

   $1,000.00    $1,035.20    $1.28    0.25%

 

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

           

 

Class I

   $1,000.00    $1,023.88    $1.27    0.25%

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period).

 

(2)

Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s sector classifications were as follows (unaudited):

 

   

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

   

Information Technology

      22.3 %

Health Care

      13.7 %

Financials

      13.2 %

Consumer Discretionary

      10.2 %

Communication Services

      9.9 %

Industrials

      9.6 %

Consumer Staples

      6.8 %

Energy

      4.0 %

Real Estate

      3.9 %

Utilities

      3.3 %

Materials

      2.8 %

Investment Companies

      0.2 %

Rights

     
0.0
%3

Warrant

     
0.0
%3

Cash Equivalents1

      1.1 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

      (1.0 )%
   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

    

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

Represent less than 0.05%.

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%

    

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 9.9%

    

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.0%

 

AT&T, Inc.

    134,802      $ 5,188,529  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    19,585        253,430  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A*

    2,461        172,221  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    77,600        4,692,472  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*

    3,400        116,076  
     $     10,422,728  

ENTERTAINMENT – 1.8%

    

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    14,670        821,960  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    800        29,280  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

    5,810        560,084  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A*

    1,710      $ 69,135  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C*

    4,000        170,000  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    3,570        251,685  

Madison Square Garden Co., Class A (The)*

    529        141,201  

Netflix, Inc.*

    7,700        2,213,057  

Spotify Technology SA*

    1,900        274,170  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    1,800        216,630  

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    6,400        137,984  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    32,633        4,239,679  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A#

    700        39,228  

Zynga, Inc., Class A*

    17,600        108,592  
     $     9,272,685  

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 4.5%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    5,595        7,042,986  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    5,729      $ 7,219,170  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    44,980        8,620,417  

IAC*

    1,300        295,425  

Match Group, Inc.#

    1,500        109,485  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    2,200        88,880  

Twitter, Inc.*

    13,510        404,895  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A#,*

    1,200        38,868  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C#,*

    2,200        71,654  
     $ 23,891,780  

MEDIA – 1.5%

    

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

    3,700        114,515  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

    1,685        73,382  

Cable One, Inc.

    140        185,552  

CBS Corp., Class B

    7,330        264,173  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,302        1,544,874  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    85,700        3,841,074  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    8,700        219,588  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

    5,396        185,514  

Fox Corp., Class A

    2,876        92,147  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    6,020        130,935  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    200        9,214  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

    1,735        204,713  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    571        67,418  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*

    843        37,859  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*

    3,786        171,089  

New York Times Co., Class A (The)

    1,700        52,530  

News Corp., Class A

    11,057        151,591  

News Corp., Class B

    300        4,236  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    400        38,916  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    5,490        423,773  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    1,100        43,824  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.#

    34,040        228,749  
     $ 8,085,666  

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.1%

 

Sprint Corp.*

    9,350        58,063  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

    6,100        504,226  
     $ 562,289  

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

     $     52,235,148  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.2%

    

AUTO COMPONENTS – 0.2%

    

Adient PLC*

    2,100        44,499  

Aptiv PLC

    4,450        398,497  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    4,380        182,558  

Garrett Motion, Inc.*

    1,577        14,982  

Gentex Corp.

    4,680        131,274  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    2,750      $ 43,643  

Lear Corp.

    1,700        200,209  

Visteon Corp.*

    1,500        139,530  
     $     1,155,192  

AUTOMOBILES – 0.5%

    

Ford Motor Co.

    63,200        542,888  

General Motors Co.

    26,900        999,604  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    3,970        154,473  

Tesla, Inc.#,*

    2,518        792,969  
     $ 2,489,934  

DISTRIBUTORS – 0.1%

    

Genuine Parts Co.

    3,520        361,082  

LKQ Corp.*

    3,480        118,285  

Pool Corp.

    200        41,480  
     $ 520,847  

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.1%

 

  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

    400        59,408  

frontdoor, Inc.*

    1,100        53,053  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    140        88,152  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    700        64,372  

H&R Block, Inc.

    2,900        72,471  

Service Corp. International

    4,170        189,652  

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.*

    2,280        92,066  
     $ 619,174  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 2.0%

 

  

Aramark

    2,600        113,776  

Caesars Entertainment Corp.*

    11,600        142,448  

Carnival Corp.

    6,200        265,918  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    500        389,080  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    910        80,517  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    1,440        161,669  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    900        244,458  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    2,100        165,102  

Extended Stay America, Inc.

    3,900        55,419  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*

    336        11,669  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    4,353        422,067  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    1,500        112,110  

International Game Technology#

    1,173        15,531  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    7,420        458,853  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    5,536        700,581  

McDonald’s Corp.

    14,749        2,901,128  

MGM Resorts International

    10,310        293,835  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

    3,360        170,554  

Restaurant Brands International LP

    47        3,067  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    3,380        367,845  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

    1,700        71,723  
 
 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    4

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Starbucks Corp.

    22,690      $     1,918,666  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    800        185,896  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    200        4,236  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

    2,160        100,246  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    2,160        116,575  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    2,200        266,948  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    7,150        303,875  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    6,550        666,200  
    

 

 

 
     $ 10,709,992  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 0.4%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

    5,070        265,516  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,690        158,437  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    3,670        188,271  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,610        155,556  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    1,276        59,998  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    1,100        157,718  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    9,169        173,936  

NVR, Inc.*

    30        109,098  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    6,190        242,896  

Roku, Inc.*

    900        132,480  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*

    1,000        90,950  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    3,250        129,252  

Whirlpool Corp.

    950        144,514  
    

 

 

 
     $ 2,008,622  

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL – 3.2%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    7,760        13,786,882  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    830        1,700,479  

eBay, Inc.

    17,490        616,523  

Etsy, Inc.*

    2,200        97,878  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    2,352        321,424  

GrubHub, Inc.#,*

    1,900        64,714  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A*

    6,850        65,349  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A#,*

    1,100        90,453  
    

 

 

 
     $ 16,743,702  

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS – 0.1%

 

  

Brunswick Corp.

    1,100        64,064  

Hasbro, Inc.

    2,390        232,571  

Mattel, Inc.#,*

    5,050        60,297  

Polaris, Inc.

    1,500        147,975  
    

 

 

 
     $ 504,907  

MULTILINE RETAIL – 0.5%

    

Dollar General Corp.

    5,200        833,768  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    4,662        514,685  

Kohl’s Corp.

    2,910        149,167  

Macy’s, Inc.

    6,380        96,721  

Nordstrom, Inc.#

    2,080        74,672  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.#,*

    800      $ 51,104  

Target Corp.

    9,060        968,605  
    

 

 

 
     $ 2,688,722  

SPECIALTY RETAIL – 2.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    1,450        235,596  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    480        24,408  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    460        526,415  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    4,780        343,347  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    1,300        249,821  

CarMax, Inc.*

    3,100        288,827  

Carvana Co.#,*

    1,000        81,080  

Five Below, Inc.*

    600        75,066  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    700        32,081  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    2,410        104,859  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    3,500        56,910  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    21,250        4,984,825  

L Brands, Inc.

    4,110        70,034  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    15,500        1,729,955  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    1,400        609,714  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    7,640        837,879  

Tiffany & Co.#

    2,450        305,049  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    24,580        1,417,037  

Tractor Supply Co.

    1,400        133,028  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    1,100        256,465  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    2,800        80,360  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.#

    1,040        69,462  
    

 

 

 
     $ 12,512,218  

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.7%

 

  

Capri Holdings Ltd*

    2,900        90,103  

Carter’s, Inc.

    1,400        140,336  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    6,100        92,781  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    864        32,832  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    1,600        326,832  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    23,740        2,125,917  

PVH Corp.

    1,080        94,133  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    700        67,242  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    1,700        63,529  

Tapestry, Inc.

    5,110        132,145  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A#,*

    4,600        94,990  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

    3,522        65,157  

VF Corp.

    6,050        497,854  
    

 

 

 
     $ 3,823,851  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

     $     53,777,161  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.8%

    

BEVERAGES – 1.8%

    

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    1,100        68,365  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    4,525      $ 296,478  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    74,700        4,065,921  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    2,700        513,891  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    2,200        61,952  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    2,700        142,344  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    7,900        443,427  

PepsiCo., Inc.

    27,100        3,717,307  
    

 

 

 
     $     9,309,685  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 1.4%

    

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    300        51,243  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    8,200        2,436,302  

Kroger Co. (The)

    12,600        310,464  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    600        11,646  

Sysco Corp.

    8,500        678,895  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.*

    2,800        111,076  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    12,200        668,316  

Walmart, Inc.

    26,600        3,119,116  
    

 

 

 
     $ 7,387,058  

FOOD PRODUCTS – 1.1%

    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    11,900        500,276  

Beyond Meat, Inc.#,*

    200        16,890  

Bunge Ltd.

    3,300        178,200  

Campbell Soup Co.

    4,400        203,764  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    9,800        265,090  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    4,200        91,224  

General Mills, Inc.

    9,800        498,428  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*

    2,200        52,008  

Hershey Co. (The)

    2,900        425,923  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    5,900        241,251  

Ingredion, Inc.

    1,200        94,800  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    2,000        211,360  

Kellogg Co.

    3,800        241,414  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    8,900        287,737  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    2,900        226,316  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    2,100        337,449  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    24,900        1,306,005  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    1,000        30,360  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

    1,000        102,900  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    1,500        81,030  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    5,800        480,182  
    

 

 

 
     $ 5,872,607  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.6%

 

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    4,400        307,736  

Clorox Co. (The)

    2,500        369,225  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    15,000        1,029,000  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.#

    1,400        59,486  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    6,500        863,720  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    47,500      $ 5,914,225  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    775        38,913  
    

 

 

 
     $ 8,582,305  

PERSONAL PRODUCTS – 0.2%

    

Coty, Inc., Class A

    7,400        86,506  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A (The)

    3,900        726,453  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*

    1,700        75,939  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    1,100        49,038  
    

 

 

 
     $ 937,936  

TOBACCO – 0.7%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

    32,000        1,433,280  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    27,600        2,247,744  
    

 

 

 
     $ 3,681,024  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

     $     35,770,615  

ENERGY – 4.0%

    

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.3%

 

  

Apergy Corp.*

    2,080        52,354  

Baker Hughes Co.

    8,700        186,180  

Halliburton Co.

    15,990        307,808  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    2,260        84,750  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    6,205        140,357  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    4,200        34,944  

Schlumberger Ltd.

    22,346        730,491  

Transocean Ltd.*

    12,600        59,850  
    

 

 

 
     $ 1,596,734  

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 3.7%

 

  

Antero Resources Corp.*

    6,500        16,250  

Apache Corp.

    6,940        150,320  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    8,700        162,168  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.,

    

Class A*

    5,900        20,060  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    4,830        297,287  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.#,*

    20,500        27,470  

Chevron Corp.

    35,420        4,113,679  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,600        67,552  

CNX Resources Corp.*

    4,800        40,464  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    3,400        229,568  

ConocoPhillips

    21,460        1,184,592  

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    2,220        65,423  

Devon Energy Corp.

    8,180        165,890  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    2,997        257,023  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    11,480        795,679  

EQT Corp.

    5,126        55,053  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    1,860        25,891  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.#,*

    5,100        8,670  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    77,093        5,209,174  
 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    6

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Hess Corp.

    4,290      $ 282,067  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    3,440        188,994  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    35,355        706,393  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

    700        4,340  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    16,430        189,438  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    12,500        799,375  

Murphy Oil Corp.#

    3,500        72,205  

Noble Energy, Inc.

    6,520        125,575  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    16,660        674,730  

ONEOK, Inc.

    6,760        472,051  

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A

    4,700        74,307  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    3,000        96,840  

Phillips 66

    8,890        1,038,530  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    3,450        424,419  

QEP Resources, Inc.

    2,000        6,660  

Range Resources Corp.#

    5,500        22,165  

SM Energy Co.

    1,350        10,584  

Targa Resources Corp.

    4,300        167,184  

Valero Energy Corp.

    8,520        826,270  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    22,070        492,382  

WPX Energy, Inc.*

    7,217        72,026  
    

 

 

 
     $     19,638,748  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

     $ 21,235,482  

FINANCIALS – 13.2%

    

CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.7%

    

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    1,270        101,448  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    2,940        443,617  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    14,520        678,810  

BlackRock, Inc.

    2,460        1,135,782  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    2,500        287,875  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    22,650        922,081  

CME Group, Inc.

    6,900        1,419,675  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

    6,000        250,740  

Eaton Vance Corp.

    270        12,312  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    800        58,912  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    840        212,957  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    1,720        47,386  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    6,440        1,374,167  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    1,300        61,841  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    11,790        1,112,033  

Invesco Ltd.

    5,220        87,800  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    1,600        59,728  

Legg Mason, Inc.

    210        7,825  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,500        121,260  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    600        221,154  

Moody’s Corp.

    3,440        759,174  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Morgan Stanley

    24,146      $ 1,111,923  

Morningstar, Inc.

    700        113,288  

MSCI, Inc.

    1,920        450,355  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,930        292,326  

Northern Trust Corp.

    3,280        326,950  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    2,710        226,258  

S&P Global, Inc.

    4,990        1,287,370  

SEI Investments Co.

    2,840        170,173  

State Street Corp.

    4,470        295,333  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    3,680        426,144  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    2,150        82,517  
    

 

 

 
     $     14,159,214  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 1.6%

    

Associated Banc-Corp.

    6,885        138,457  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    670        58,498  

BB&T Corp.

    16,690        885,405  

BOK Financial Corp.

    820        63,263  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    11,650        409,614  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.#

    955        61,464  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    1,440        129,715  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    2,500        107,300  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    17,850        519,078  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    200        98,384  

First Horizon National Corp.

    6,334        101,154  

First Republic Bank

    4,500        478,620  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    16,541        233,724  

KeyCorp

    19,044        342,221  

M&T Bank Corp.§

    1,610        252,013  

PacWest Bancorp

    1,239        45,831  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    9,360        1,373,112  

Popular, Inc.

    600        32,676  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.#

    200        13,804  

Regions Financial Corp.

    23,356        376,032  

Signature Bank

    1,000        118,320  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    10,180        695,701  

SVB Financial Group*

    1,200        265,776  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,694        57,376  

TCF Financial Corp.

    360        14,252  

U.S. Bancorp

    27,270        1,554,935  

Zions Bancorp NA

    3,590        174,007  
    

 

 

 
     $ 8,600,732  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.7%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.

    5,400        165,402  

American Express Co.

    13,440        1,576,243  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    7,100        662,075  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    250        109,453  

Discover Financial Services

    6,480        520,085  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


7   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Navient Corp.

    5,160      $ 71,053  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    500        20,000  

SLM Corp.

    5,760        48,614  

Synchrony Financial

    9,600        339,552  
    

 

 

 
     $ 3,512,477  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 5.3%

    

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    2,600        56,160  

Bank of America Corp.

    163,550        5,114,209  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    36,096        7,673,288  

Citigroup, Inc.

    44,582        3,203,663  

Comerica, Inc.

    4,130        270,185  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    3,010        56,197  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    61,020        7,622,618  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    1,800        97,128  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    71,675        3,700,580  
    

 

 

 
     $     27,794,028  

INSURANCE – 2.8%

    

Aflac, Inc.

    16,600        882,456  

Alleghany Corp.*

    156        121,413  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    6,980        742,812  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    1,600        166,464  

American International Group, Inc.

    15,680        830,413  

Aon PLC

    5,100        985,116  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    7,170        299,419  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    4,480        408,666  

Assurant, Inc.

    1,130        142,459  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    3,550        166,566  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A*

    1,100        47,685  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    3,280        194,930  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

    2,600        98,176  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    6,840        257,731  

Chubb Ltd.

    9,447        1,439,912  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    3,806        430,877  

CNA Financial Corp.

    1,050        47,082  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    670        123,461  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    870        223,668  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    5,341        244,831  

Globe Life, Inc.

    1,695        164,974  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    1,100        144,881  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    4,390        250,581  

Lincoln National Corp.

    4,770        269,410  

Loews Corp.

    5,050        247,450  

Markel Corp.*

    180        210,780  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    10,390        1,076,612  

MetLife, Inc.

    12,351        577,903  

Old Republic International Corp.

    1,900        42,446  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    3,790      $ 202,310  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    12,030        838,491  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    9,130        832,108  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    1,690        274,574  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    20        3,744  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    5,880        770,633  

Unum Group

    2,110        58,109  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    160        171,360  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    2,600        485,940  

WR Berkley Corp.

    4,770        333,423  
    

 

 

 
     $ 14,809,866  

MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.1%

 

AGNC Investment Corp.

    4,930        84,057  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    11,380        102,192  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    6,840        138,578  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    13,800        104,742  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    5,200        127,920  
    

 

 

 
     $ 557,489  

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE – 0.0%**

 

  

TFS Financial Corp.

    150        2,889  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

     $     69,436,695  

HEALTH CARE – 13.7%

    

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 2.4%

    

AbbVie, Inc.

    28,778        2,289,290  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#,*

    900        27,072  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    3,690        388,926  

Alkermes PLC*

    3,100        60,543  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,700        147,458  

Amgen, Inc.

    11,864        2,529,998  

Biogen, Inc.*

    3,700        1,105,227  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    2,800        204,988  

Bluebird Bio, Inc.#,*

    700        56,700  

Celgene Corp.*

    13,166        1,422,323  

Exact Sciences Corp.*

    2,400        208,800  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    6,300        97,335  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    23,944        1,525,472  

Incyte Corp.*

    3,260        273,579  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,800        156,016  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    1,900        189,031  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,300        398,164  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*

    900        122,085  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.#,*

    100        8,306  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    1,100        118,140  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    1,140        102,418  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    4,743        927,162  
    

 

 

 
     $ 12,359,033  
 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    8

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 3.5%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories

    32,345      $     2,704,365  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    800        166,064  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    1,360        343,114  

Baxter International, Inc.

    10,630        815,321  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    5,334        1,365,504  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    26,700        1,113,390  

Cantel Medical Corp.#

    100        7,289  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,050        305,550  

Danaher Corp.

    12,080        1,664,866  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    5,179        283,706  

DexCom, Inc.*

    1,900        293,056  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    3,972        946,845  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    1,560        163,316  

Hologic, Inc.*

    6,740        325,609  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    200        32,322  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    1,580        450,316  

Insulet Corp.*

    1,000        145,320  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    1,100        63,866  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    2,200        1,216,490  

Masimo Corp.*

    300        43,737  

Medtronic PLC

    24,826        2,703,551  

Penumbra, Inc.*

    700        109,179  

ResMed, Inc.

    2,820        417,134  

STERIS PLC

    700        99,099  

Stryker Corp.

    6,800        1,470,636  

Teleflex, Inc.

    960        333,514  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

    2,250        271,822  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,600        230,144  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    2,810        388,426  
    

 

 

 
     $ 18,473,551  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 2.5%

 

  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    1,800        53,982  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,270        279,193  

Anthem, Inc.

    5,210        1,401,907  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    4,120        203,734  

Centene Corp.*

    8,264        438,653  

Chemed Corp.

    400        157,564  

Cigna Corp.

    6,592        1,176,408  

Covetrus, Inc.#,*

    1,808        17,926  

CVS Health Corp.

    22,071        1,465,294  

DaVita, Inc.*

    2,788        163,377  

Encompass Health Corp.

    1,200        76,824  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    5,400        721,116  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    3,320        207,782  

Humana, Inc.

    2,630        773,746  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    1,857        305,978  
 Description   Number of
Shares
     Value  

McKesson Corp.

    4,100      $ 545,300  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

    1,940        42,602  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    900        105,876  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,150        318,937  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    17,320        4,376,764  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    1,980        272,171  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    700        207,620  
    

 

 

 
     $ 13,312,754  

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.2%

 

  

Cerner Corp.

    7,040        472,525  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    2,320        329,046  
    

 

 

 
     $ 801,571  

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 1.1%

 

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    7,490        567,368  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    490        162,494  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    100        20,817  

Bruker Corp.

    1,800        80,100  

Charles River Laboratories

    

International, Inc.*

    1,420        184,572  

Illumina, Inc.*

    2,640        780,173  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    3,180        459,256  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    520        366,569  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    2,870        246,705  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    1,000        97,710  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    7,620        2,301,088  

Waters Corp.*

    1,710        361,870  
    

 

 

 
     $ 5,628,722  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 4.0%

 

  

Allergan PLC

    6,385        1,124,462  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    27,860        1,598,328  

Catalent, Inc.*

    2,900        141,085  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

    4,700        126,994  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    16,530        1,883,593  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    700        87,941  

Johnson & Johnson

    48,800        6,443,552  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    49,366        4,278,058  

Mylan NV*

    7,930        151,859  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,200        116,644  

Pfizer, Inc.

    106,603        4,090,357  

Zoetis, Inc.

    9,481        1,212,810  
    

 

 

 
     $   21,255,683  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

     $ 71,831,314  

INDUSTRIALS – 9.6%

    

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.5%

    

Arconic, Inc.

    6,766        185,862  
 

 

    

 

 

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 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Boeing Co. (The)

     9,940      $ 3,378,705  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     1,640        95,284  

General Dynamics Corp.

     4,030        712,504  

HEICO Corp., Class A

     1,952        185,967  

Hexcel Corp.

     2,400        179,088  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     1,145        258,381  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     4,782        986,574  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     4,750        1,789,230  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,070        1,082,114  

Raytheon Co.

     5,720        1,213,841  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

     1,940        158,731  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     200        65,920  

Textron, Inc.

     3,270        150,714  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     890        468,389  

United Technologies Corp.

     14,550        2,089,089  
     

 

 

 
      $     13,000,393  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.5%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     1,784        134,942  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,280        93,363  

FedEx Corp.

     3,860        589,268  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     13,330        1,535,216  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     1,400        106,960  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,459,749  

AIRLINES – 0.4%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     1,800        124,974  

American Airlines Group, Inc.#

     6,700        201,402  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     300        30,522  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     12,290        676,933  

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

     4,300        82,990  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     9,630        540,532  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     4,883        443,572  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,100,925  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.4%

     

A.O. Smith Corp.

     3,900        193,752  

Allegion PLC

     2,233        259,117  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     100        9,353  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     3,560        213,778  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     14,331        620,962  

Lennox International, Inc.

     590        145,942  

Masco Corp.

     7,630        352,887  

Owens Corning

     790        48,411  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     2,628        25,045  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,869,247  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.5%

 

  

Cintas Corp.

     1,920        515,846  

 

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     700      $ 57,722  

Copart, Inc.*

     3,800        314,032  

IAA, Inc.*

     900        34,335  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     900        22,374  

Republic Services, Inc.

     5,240        458,552  

Rollins, Inc.

     500        19,055  

Stericycle, Inc.#,*

     1,752        100,915  

Waste Management, Inc.

     9,040        1,014,378  
     

 

 

 
      $     2,537,209  

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.1%

 

  

AECOM*

     2,200        88,022  

Arcosa, Inc.

     800        30,728  

Fluor Corp.

     600        9,666  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     2,950        276,061  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     1,460        61,393  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     1,060        145,421  
     

 

 

 
      $ 611,291  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.5%

     

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     800        99,832  

AMETEK, Inc.

     3,160        289,614  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     7,478        651,409  

Emerson Electric Co.

     10,540        739,381  

Hubbell, Inc.

     1,290        182,793  

nVent Electric PLC

     3,816        87,997  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     2,320        399,017  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

     1,600        81,904  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,531,947  

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 1.2%

 

  

3M Co.

     10,860        1,791,791  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     1,290        196,428  

General Electric Co.

     145,320        1,450,294  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     13,470        2,326,673  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,200        741,312  
     

 

 

 
      $ 6,506,498  

MACHINERY – 1.9%

     

AGCO Corp.

     1,060        81,291  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     2,000        87,220  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     10,100        1,391,780  

Colfax Corp.#,*

     2,800        94,080  

Crane Co.

     1,200        91,824  

Cummins, Inc.

     2,980        513,990  

Deere & Co.

     6,290        1,095,341  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     4,010        211,487  

Dover Corp.

     3,660        380,237  

Flowserve Corp.

     1,000        48,840  

Fortive Corp.

     5,940        409,860  
 
 

 

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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*

     1,200      $ 38,196  

Graco, Inc.

     6,120        276,624  

IDEX Corp.

     2,120        329,724  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     7,000        1,180,060  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     5,150        653,483  

ITT, Inc.

     2,535        150,706  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     1,900        170,183  

Middleby Corp. (The)*

     500        60,475  

Nordson Corp.

     900        141,129  

Oshkosh Corp.

     1,790        152,830  

PACCAR, Inc.

     4,490        341,509  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     2,960        543,130  

Pentair PLC

     1,416        58,722  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,280        208,218  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,620        547,815  

Terex Corp.

     2,630        72,456  

Timken Co. (The)

     600        29,400  

Toro Co. (The)

     2,180        168,143  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     2,400        47,472  

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     950        127,889  

Wabtec Corp.

     2,465        170,997  

Welbilt, Inc.*

     3,910        74,134  

Xylem, Inc.

     3,210        246,175  
     

 

 

 
      $     10,195,420  

MARINE – 0.0%**

     

Kirby Corp.*

     800        63,328  

MATERIALS – 0.0%**

     

Amcor PLC

     7,100        67,592  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 0.4%

     

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     800        439,616  

Equifax, Inc.

     2,660        363,649  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     6,087        426,212  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     1,860        169,111  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     5,550        111,888  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     1,500        85,905  

TransUnion

     3,300        272,646  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     2,400        347,280  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,216,307  

ROAD & RAIL – 1.0%

     

CSX Corp.

     14,900        1,047,023  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     900        99,927  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     2,280        268,037  

Kansas City Southern

     2,180        306,900  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     1,600        58,336  

Landstar System, Inc.

     990        112,018  

Lyft, Inc., Class A#,*

     100        4,144  

 

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     5,160      $ 939,120  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     1,400        254,912  

Ryder System, Inc.

     340        16,534  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

     500        11,435  

Union Pacific Corp.

     13,770        2,278,384  
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,396,770  

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 0.2%

 

  

Air Lease Corp.

     1,300        57,174  

Fastenal Co.

     7,540        270,988  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     600        23,724  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     1,390        101,762  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     1,620        216,383  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

     2,400        51,504  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     1,040        321,194  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,042,729  

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE – 0.0%**

 

  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

     1,600        69,024  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

      $ 50,668,429  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 22.3%

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 1.0%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     900        220,113  

Ciena Corp.*

     1,200        44,544  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     83,550        3,969,461  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*

     1,700        19,040  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     70        2,730  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     990        142,639  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     4,090        101,514  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     3,430        570,478  
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,070,519  

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS – 4.2%

     

Apple, Inc.

     85,460        21,259,030  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*

     3,069        162,319  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     28,990        475,726  

NCR Corp.*

     1,620        47,320  

NetApp, Inc.

     4,153        232,070  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

     3,000        58,380  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

     3,500        118,755  
     

 

 

 
      $     22,353,600  

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS – 0.6%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     7,000        702,310  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     1,240        98,307  

CDW Corp.

     3,190        408,033  

Cognex Corp.

     3,800        195,662  

Coherent, Inc.*

     700        104,244  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Corning, Inc.

     17,270      $ 511,710  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     150        9,650  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     1,600        82,496  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     700        93,996  

Jabil, Inc.

     1,700        62,594  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     2,000        201,820  

National Instruments Corp.

     1,930        79,883  

Trimble, Inc.*

     5,380        214,339  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     800        190,296  
     

 

 

 
      $     2,955,340  

IT SERVICES – 5.4%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     12,700        2,354,834  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     3,150        272,475  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     1,290        129,000  

Amdocs Ltd.

     2,620        170,824  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     8,530        1,383,822  

Black Knight, Inc.*

     2,037        130,775  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     1,900        133,703  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     2,430        304,285  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,

     

Class A

     11,910        725,795  

Conduent, Inc.*

     6,200        38,316  

DXC Technology Co.

     5,476        151,521  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     900        158,364  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

     500        70,035  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     11,550        1,521,828  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     12,010        1,274,741  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     1,800        529,596  

Gartner, Inc.*

     1,600        246,528  

Genpact Ltd.

     1,500        58,755  

Global Payments, Inc.

     6,313        1,068,033  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

     1,250        81,288  

International Business Machines Corp.

     16,360        2,187,823  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     1,900        268,964  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     2,200        189,706  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     17,220        4,766,668  

MongoDB, Inc.*

     300        38,331  

Okta, Inc.*

     1,300        141,791  

Paychex, Inc.

     6,570        549,515  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     22,665        2,359,426  

Sabre Corp.

     3,000        70,440  

Square, Inc., Class A#,*

     6,100        374,723  

Switch, Inc., Class A

     500        7,385  

Teradata Corp.*

     870        26,039  

Twilio, Inc., Class A#,*

     2,000        193,120  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     2,350        446,547  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     33,220        5,941,729  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Western Union Co. (The)

     1,840      $ 46,110  

WEX, Inc.*

     500        94,590  
     

 

 

 
      $     28,507,425  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 4.0%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     18,200        617,526  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     7,952        847,922  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     19,380        1,051,559  

Broadcom, Inc.

     7,733        2,264,609  

Cree, Inc.*

     1,200        57,276  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     8,400        195,468  

First Solar, Inc.*

     2,200        113,938  

Intel Corp.

     85,670        4,842,925  

KLA Corp.

     3,050        515,572  

Lam Research Corp.

     2,880        780,595  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     11,453        279,339  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     4,120        241,679  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     4,639        437,411  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     21,500        1,022,325  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     600        64,932  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     300        44,976  

NVIDIA Corp.

     10,980        2,207,200  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     1,300        147,784  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     8,220        167,688  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     2,850        230,451  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     22,980        1,848,511  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     3,200        291,392  

Teradyne, Inc.

     4,050        247,941  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     18,700        2,206,413  

Universal Display Corp.

     800        160,144  

Xilinx, Inc.

     4,800        435,552  
     

 

 

 
      $ 21,321,128  

SOFTWARE – 6.9%

     

2U, Inc.#,*

     1,400        25,095  

Adobe, Inc.*

     9,460        2,629,218  

Alteryx, Inc., Class A*

     1,000        91,500  

Anaplan, Inc.*

     1,300        61,360  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     1,380        303,807  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     1,200        138,132  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*

     1,900        229,501  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     4,330        638,069  

Avalara, Inc.*

     500        35,500  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     6,410        418,894  

CDK Global, Inc.

     3,676        185,785  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     2,890        314,605  

Coupa Software, Inc.*

     1,000        137,490  

DocuSign, Inc.*

     2,100        138,999  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

     3,300        65,406  
 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    12

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     400      $ 121,616  

FireEye, Inc.*

     3,400        53,856  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     1,600        130,496  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     700        78,918  

HubSpot, Inc.*

     200        31,020  

Intuit, Inc.

     4,800        1,236,000  

LogMeIn, Inc.

     757        49,720  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     700        52,465  

Microsoft Corp.

     142,649        20,451,587  

New Relic, Inc.*

     300        19,218  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

     2,200        64,284  

Oracle Corp.

     44,710        2,436,248  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     1,690        384,289  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     900        190,377  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     300        30,780  

Pluralsight, Inc., Class A#,*

     700        12,656  

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     700        80,759  

PTC, Inc.*

     2,100        140,511  

RealPage, Inc.*

     800        48,440  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

     1,200        193,824  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     15,284        2,391,793  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     3,400        840,684  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A*

     1,500        59,100  

Splunk, Inc.*

     2,800        335,888  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     2,800        145,628  

Symantec Corp.

     6,820        156,042  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     2,600        352,950  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A (The)#,*

     600        120,480  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     500        134,260  

VMware, Inc., Class A

     1,510        238,988  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

     2,350        381,076  

Zendesk, Inc.*

     1,600        113,040  

Zscaler, Inc.*

     800        35,184  
     

 

 

 
      $ 36,525,538  

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 0.2%

 

HP, Inc.

     34,390        597,354  

Western Digital Corp.

     5,583        288,362  
     

 

 

 
      $ 885,716  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

      $   117,619,266  

MATERIALS – 2.8%

     

CHEMICALS – 2.0%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     4,800        1,023,648  

Albemarle Corp.#

     2,000        121,480  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     1,200        92,844  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

     600        17,694  

Cabot Corp.

     1,300        56,667  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Celanese Corp.

     2,800      $ 339,220  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     4,800        217,680  

Corteva, Inc.

     8,912        235,099  

Dow, Inc.

     11,979        604,820  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     13,112        864,212  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,000        304,160  

Ecolab, Inc.

     5,500        1,056,385  

Element Solutions, Inc.*

     800        8,688  

FMC Corp.

     3,200        292,800  

Huntsman Corp.

     5,200        115,076  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.#

     1,500        183,015  

Linde PLC

     10,900        2,162,015  

Livent Corp.*

     3,647        25,018  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     5,900        529,230  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     4,100        81,508  

Olin Corp.

     2,300        42,182  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     3,900        487,968  

RPM International, Inc.

     2,700        195,561  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     500        50,195  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     1,800        1,030,176  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     1,300        82,147  
     

 

 

 
      $   10,219,488  

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.1%

     

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     1,000        91,340  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     1,400        366,674  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     1,700        242,879  
     

 

 

 
      $ 700,893  

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.3%

     

AptarGroup, Inc.

     300        35,445  

Ardagh Group SA

     2,100        39,207  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     900        115,074  

Ball Corp.

     5,700        398,829  

Berry Global Group, Inc.*

     1,500        62,265  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     3,600        56,376  

International Paper Co.

     10,100        441,168  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

     6,000        51,000  

Packaging Corp. of America

     2,200        240,812  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,700        71,009  

Westrock Co.

     5,200        194,324  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,705,509  

METALS & MINING – 0.4%

     

Alcoa Corp.*

     3,088        64,200  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     29,200        286,744  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

     15,800        627,734  

Nucor Corp.

     7,400        398,490  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     1,800        208,872  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


13   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     1,500      $ 173,160  

Southern Copper Corp.

     600        21,348  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     5,000        151,800  

United States Steel Corp.#

     3,400        39,134  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,971,482  

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.0%**

     

Domtar Corp.

     1,900        69,141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

      $     14,666,513  

REAL ESTATE – 3.9%

     

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 3.8%

 

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     2,815        446,881  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     4,700        234,906  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     1,650        43,676  

American Tower Corp.

     8,060        1,757,725  

Americold Realty Trust

     2,500        100,225  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     3,971        217,928  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     8,900        146,672  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     2,022        440,109  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,850        253,820  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     5,000        76,400  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     4,400        96,888  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., Class A

     3,300        62,370  

Camden Property Trust

     2,670        305,368  

Colony Capital, Inc.

     13,200        73,920  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     500        58,750  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     4,700        139,308  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     7,940        1,101,993  

CubeSmart

     1,700        53,890  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     1,300        92,664  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.#

     3,910        496,726  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     4,410        191,041  

Duke Realty Corp.

     10,010        351,751  

EPR Properties

     700        54,453  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,581        896,079  

Equity Commonwealth

     4,992        160,643  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     5,400        377,676  

Equity Residential

     5,150        456,599  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,073        351,010  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     2,500        280,675  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     970        131,930  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     3,204        129,313  

HCP, Inc.

     7,530        283,279  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     15,240        249,784  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     4,500        138,555  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     3,503        114,898  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

JBG SMITH Properties

     836      $ 33,657  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     2,525        211,923  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     9,980        215,169  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     2,400        192,024  

Liberty Property Trust

     4,040        238,643  

Life Storage, Inc.

     1,000        108,920  

Macerich Co. (The)#

     5,900        162,250  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     6,900        143,037  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     3,171        440,737  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     2,500        147,275  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.#

     4,800        211,392  

Outfront Media, Inc.

     1,400        36,834  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     9,200        123,924  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     9,992        232,314  

Prologis, Inc.

     10,890        955,706  

Public Storage

     3,060        681,952  

Rayonier, Inc.

     3,715        100,231  

Realty Income Corp.

     6,710        548,811  

Regency Centers Corp.

     2,035        136,833  

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

     4,000        55,040  

Retail Value, Inc.

     500        18,305  

SBA Communications Corp.

     2,250        541,462  

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     5,800        57,565  

Service Properties Trust

     3,600        91,080  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     5,793        872,889  

SITE Centers Corp.

     3,100        48,143  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     1,990        166,364  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     1,800        89,712  

STORE Capital Corp.

     1,600        64,800  

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     2,200        78,716  

UDR, Inc.

     7,680        385,920  

Uniti Group, Inc.#

     2,600        17,992  

Ventas, Inc.

     5,786        376,669  

VEREIT, Inc.

     19,100        187,944  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     5,900        138,945  

Vornado Realty Trust

     2,973        195,118  

Weingarten Realty Investors

     3,560        112,959  

Welltower, Inc.

     6,670        604,902  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     19,342        564,980  

WP Carey, Inc.

     1,800        165,708  
     

 

 

 
      $ 20,124,750  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.1%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     5,510        295,061  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*

     658        73,578  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     800        117,216  
     

 

 

 
      $ 485,855  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

      $     20,610,605  
 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    14

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

UTILITIES – 3.3%

     

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 2.0%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     3,800      $ 202,692  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     10,100        953,339  

Avangrid, Inc.

     900        45,045  

Duke Energy Corp.

     13,400        1,263,084  

Edison International

     5,000        314,500  

Entergy Corp.

     3,700        449,476  

Evergy, Inc.

     4,900        313,159  

Eversource Energy

     5,800        485,692  

Exelon Corp.

     19,200        873,408  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     10,000        483,200  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     2,900        130,935  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     9,600        2,288,064  

OGE Energy Corp.

     3,900        167,934  

PG&E Corp.#,*

     15,500        95,635  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     2,500        235,300  

PPL Corp.

     13,800        462,162  

Southern Co. (The)

     19,800        1,240,668  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     10,800        685,908  
     

 

 

 
      $     10,690,201  

GAS UTILITIES – 0.1%

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     900        101,232  

National Fuel Gas Co.

     1,200        54,372  

UGI Corp.

     1,400        66,738  
     

 

 

 
      $ 222,342  

INDEPENDENT POWER & RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS – 0.1%

 

AES Corp.

     13,100        223,355  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     5,600        224,672  

Vistra Energy Corp.

     6,300        170,289  
     

 

 

 
      $ 618,316  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 1.0%

     

Ameren Corp.

     3,500        271,950  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     9,300        270,351  

CMS Energy Corp.

     6,000        383,520  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     5,600        516,432  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     14,943        1,233,545  

DTE Energy Co.

     2,900        369,228  

NiSource, Inc.

     6,600        185,064  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     10,300        652,093  

Sempra Energy

     5,400        780,354  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     6,400        604,160  
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,266,697  

WATER UTILITIES – 0.1%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     2,800        345,156  

 Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Aqua America, Inc.

     3,600      $ 163,188  
     

 

 

 
      $ 508,344  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

      $ 17,305,900  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(COST $231,622,547)

      $   525,157,128  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.2%      

EQUITY FUNDS – 0.2%

     

iShares Russell 1000 ETF#

     3,100        520,769  

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

     1,400        229,796  

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

     1,800        234,126  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS

      $ 984,691  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

(COST $959,153)

      $ 984,691  
MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.1%      

Dreyfus Government Cash Management

     

Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     378,864        378,864  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $378,864)

      $ 378,864  
RIGHT – 0.0%**      

Celgene Corp.*

     89        46  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHT

(COST $0)

      $ 46  
WARRANT – 0.0%**      

American International Group, Inc. CW21,

     

Expire 1/19/21*

     2,055        24,455  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANT

(COST $34,935)

      $ 24,455  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 100.0%

(COST $232,995,499)

 

 

   $ 526,545,184  
     
    

 

Par Value

        
CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 1.0%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 1.0%

 

  

Bank of America Securities, Inc., 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $990,999, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 3.00% to 4.00%, maturing 11/01/39 to 10/01/49; total market value of $1,010,770.

   $     990,951      $ 990,951  

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $394,322, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $402,189.

     394,303        394,303  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $990,999, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $1,010,770.

     990,951        990,951  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


15   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $990,999, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 5.00%, maturing 12/20/32 to 6/20/69; total market value of $1,010,770.

   $     990,951      $ 990,951  

Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $990,999, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/05/19 to 9/20/69; total market value of $1,010,771.

     990,951        990,951  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $990,999, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $1,010,770.

     990,951        990,951  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(COST $5,349,058)

      $ 5,349,058  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $5,349,058)

 

 

   $ 5,349,058  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.0%

(COST $238,344,557)

 

 

   $ 531,894,242  

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (1.0%)

 

     (5,349,058

OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – 0.0%**

 

     (160,420
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $  526,384,764  
     

 

 

 

    

 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $247,496,896. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $284,397,346. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $297,588,868 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(13,191,522).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total  

Investments in Securities

                                                           

Common Stocks

   $ 525,157,128         $         $             —         $ 525,157,128  

Investment Companies

     984,691                               984,691  

Right

               46                     46  

Warrant

               24,455                     24,455  

Money Market Fund

     378,864                               378,864  

Repurchase Agreements

               5,349,058                     5,349,058  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

  

 

$

 

526,520,683

 

 

      $ 5,373,559         $         $ 531,894,242  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

*

Non-income producing security.

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

§

Affiliated company. See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS    16

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (concluded)

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

ETF      Exchange-Traded Fund
LP      Limited Partnership
NA      National Association
PLC      Public Limited Company
REIT      Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


17   STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

    

 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)   

Wilmington            

Large-Cap             

Strategy            

Fund            

ASSETS:

             

Investments, at identified cost

            $ 238,344,557  (a)            
           

 

 

   

Investments in securities, at value (Including $5,151,538 of securities on loan) (Note 2)

            $ 531,894,242  (b)   

Income receivable

              449,878  

Receivable for shares sold

              62,965  

Prepaid assets

              19,760  
           

 

 

   

 

TOTAL ASSETS

              

 

 

 

532,426,845

 

 

 

           

 

 

   

LIABILITIES:

             

Collateral for securities on loan

              5,349,058  

Payable for shares redeemed

              372,934  

Payable for Trustees’ fees

              6,339  

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

              13,395  

Payable for investment advisory fees

              56,717  

Other accrued expenses

              243,638  
           

 

 

   

TOTAL LIABILITIES

              6,042,081  

 

           

 

 

   

 

NET ASSETS

           

 

$

 

526,384,764

 

 

 

           

 

 

   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

             

 

             

Paid-in capital

            $ 221,834,774  

Distributable earnings (loss)

              304,549,990  
           

 

 

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS

           

 

$

 

526,384,764

 

 

 

           

 

 

   

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

             

Class I

             

Net Assets

            $ 526,384,764  
           

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

              21,971,743  
           

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

            $ 23.96  
           

 

 

   
 
             

 

(a)

Includes $127,293 of investments in affiliated issuers.

(b)

Includes $252,013 of investments in affiliated issuers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS    18

 

 
 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)         Wilmington
  Large-Cap Strategy  
Fund
   

INVESTMENT INCOME:

              

Dividends

           $ 4,988,158  (a)(b)     

Securities lending income

             10,823               
          

 

 

     

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

          

 

 

 

4,998,981

 

   

 

          

 

 

     

EXPENSES:

              

Investment advisory fees

             1,297,319    

Administrative personnel and services fees

             81,030    

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

             62,738    

Custodian fees

             15,473    

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

             43,198    

Trustees’ fees

             27,165    

Professional fees

             45,146    

Shareholder services fee— Class I

             648,659    

Share registration costs

             10,256    

Printing and postage

             12,951    

Miscellaneous

             32,833    
          

 

 

     

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

          

 

 

 

2,276,768

 

   

 

          

 

 

     

WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

              

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

             (979,450 )    

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class I

             (648,659 )    
          

 

 

     

 

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

          

 

 

 

(1,628,109

 

)

   

 

          

 

 

     

Net expenses

             648,659    
          

 

 

     

Net investment income

             4,350,322    
          

 

 

     

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

              

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

             16,023,821    

Litigation proceeds

             1,095   (c)      

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of unaffiliated investments

             (2,644,948 )    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of affiliated investments

             (21,800 )    
          

 

 

     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

             13,358,168    
          

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

           $ 17,708,490    
          

 

 

     

 

(a)

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $658.

(b)

Includes $3,220 received from affiliated issuers.

(c)

The Litigation proceeds represent a class action settlement received by the Fund.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


19   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

 
     Wilmington
Large-Cap
Strategy Fund
   
   
    

    Six Months Ended    
October  31,

2019

(unaudited)

  

Year Ended
April 30,

2019

   

OPERATIONS:

             

Net investment income

     $ 4,350,322      $ 8,345,207    

Net realized gain (loss) on investments(a)

       16,024,916        16,510,751    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       (2,666,748 )        37,629,472    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       17,708,490        62,485,430    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

             

Class I

       (4,807,369 )        (28,934,670 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     
   

Total distributions to shareholders:

       (4,807,369 )        (28,934,670 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

             

Proceeds from sale of shares

             

Class I

       13,984,673        51,608,401    

Distributions reinvested

             

Class I

       1,198,686        18,522,932    

Cost of shares redeemed

             

Class I

       (29,517,944 )        (79,877,605 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       (14,334,585 )        (9,746,272 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Change in net assets

       (1,433,464 )        23,804,488    

NET ASSETS:

             

Beginning of period

       527,818,228        504,013,740    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

End of period

     $ 526,384,764      $ 527,818,228    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:

             

Shares sold

             

Class I

       603,875        2,338,158    

 

Distributions reinvested

             

Class I

       51,009        882,373    

 

Shares redeemed

             

Class I

       (1,276,178 )        (3,560,522 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net change resulting from share transactions

       (621,294 )        (339,991 )    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     
             

(a) Includes Litigation settlement.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    20

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

  WILMINGTON LARGE-CAP STRATEGY FUND

 

    

 

 CLASS I  

Six Months        

Ended        

October 31,        

2019        

(unaudited)        

      Year Ended    
    April 30, 2019     
      Year Ended    
    April 30, 2018    
      Year Ended    
    April 30, 2017    
      Year Ended    
    April 30, 2016    
      Year Ended    
    April 30, 2015    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $23.36       $21.98       $19.65       $16.91       $18.46       $17.27  

Income (Loss) From Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(a)

    0.20       0.37       0.34       0.32       0.29       0.28  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.62 (b)      2.32 (b)      2.34 (c)      2.75       (0.42     2.19  
Total Income (Loss) From Operations     0.82       2.69       2.68       3.07       (0.13     2.47  

Less Distributions From:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.22     (0.38     (0.35     (0.33     (0.28     (0.27

Net Realized Gains

          (0.93                 (1.14     (1.01

Total Distributions

    (0.22     (1.31     (0.35     (0.33     (1.42     (1.28

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $23.96       $23.36       $21.98       $19.65       $16.91       $18.46  
                                               

Total Return

    3.52     12.93     13.71 %(c)      18.32     (0.87 )%      14.52
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)     $526,385       $527,818       $504,014       $554,810       $606,908       $468,978  

Ratios to Average Net Assets

           

Gross Expense

    0.88 %(d)      0.89     0.90     0.90     0.89     0.86

Net Expenses(e)

    0.25 %(d)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Net Investment Income

    1.68 %(d)      1.65     1.62     1.75     1.68     1.52

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    13     13     15     18     81     15

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount includes a non-recurring payment for Litigation proceeds which represents proceeds from securities litigation by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impacted the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.00 for Class I.

(c)

Amount includes a non-recurring settlement paid by the Fund related to the Fund’s prior investment in Tribune Company. The settlement payment impacted the realized (loss) per share by $0.00 for Class I. Total return was not impacted.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


21   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

1.     ORGANIZATION

Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 12 portfolios, 1 of which is presented herein (referred to as the “Fund”). The remaining 11 funds are presented in separate reports.

 

     Fund    Investment Goal

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (“Large-Cap Strategy Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

(d) Diversified

The Trust offers 6 classes of shares: Class A, Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class, Class I and Institutional Class. Class A, Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class and Institutional Class are not available for the Fund. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

2.     SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Investment Valuation – The Fund utilizes a fair value approach. The Fair Value of the Fund’s portfolio securities are determined as follows:

 

  ·  

for equity securities, according to the last sale price or official closing price reported in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the over-the-counter market), if available;

 

  ·  

in the absence of recorded sales for equity securities, according to the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices;

 

  ·  

investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at net asset value (“NAV”);

 

  ·  

for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates fair value; and

 

  ·  

for all other securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In computing its NAV, the Fund values foreign securities using the latest closing price on the primary exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Certain foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the latest rate prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. Events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others. An event is considered material if there is both an affirmative expectation that the security’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value.

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Fund’s fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and other open-end regulated investment companies) and exchange traded derivatives are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund may utilize International Fair Value Pricing (“IFVP”) which could result in certain equity securities being categorized as level 2.

 

 

October 31, 2019 / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    (continued)    22

 

Fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Repurchase Agreements - Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund’s return on the transaction. It is the Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund.

At October 31, 2019, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

                                                                                                   
     Fund/Counterparty   

    Repurchase    

    Agreements    

    

Fair Value  of
Non-cash

Collateral
        Received
(1)        

    

        Cash         

        Collateral         
        Received
(1)        

         Net Amount(2)      

 Large-Cap Strategy Fund

           

 Bank of America Securities, Inc.

   $ 990,951      $ 990,951      $      $  

 Bank of Montreal

     394,303        394,303                

 BNP Paribas SA

     990,951        990,951                

 HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     990,951        990,951                

 Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     990,951        990,951                

 RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     990,951        990,951                
                                                                                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

 

$

 

5,349,058

 

 

   $ 5,349,058      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

 

  (2) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.

Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly.

Real Estate Investment Trusts – The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that involve risks not associated with investing in stocks. Risks include declines in the value of real estate, general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property and defaults by borrowers. The value of assets in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative underperformance and outperformance in comparison to equity securities markets in general. Dividend income is recorded using management’s estimate of the income included in distributions received from REIT investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amount. Estimates of income are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined.

Federal Taxes – It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income tax or excise tax are necessary.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019


23   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    (continued)

 

    

Withholding taxes and where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes, on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended October 31, 2019, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Warrants and Rights – The Fund may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, including as part of private placement, or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Fund until exercised, sold or expired. Equity-linked warrants are purchased in order to own local exposure to certain countries in which the Fund is not locally registered. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Trustees’ approved fair value procedures.

Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Fund to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with its custodian, the Fund receives a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Fund on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Fund are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities owned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day.

Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the portfolio of investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”

The Fund maintains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund.

At October 31, 2019, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

     Fund   

Value of

Securities

on Loan

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(1)

     Net Amount(2)  

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

     $5,151,538        $5,151,538        $—          
        

(1) Collateral with a value of $5,349,058 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions.

(2) Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

3.     FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

As of April 30, 2019, there were no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosure. The Fund’s federal tax returns filed for the years ended 2018, 2017 and 2016, as well as the current tax year, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to losses deferred due to wash sales.

The tax character of distributions for the corresponding fiscal year ends were as follows:

 

     2019      2018  
      Fund   

Ordinary

Income*

    

Long-Term

Capital Gains

     Ordinary
Income*
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

 Large-Cap Strategy Fund

     $8,459,201        $20,475,469        $8,955,957        $—          

 

  *

For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

 

October 31, 2019 / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    (continued)    24

 

As of April 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

          Undistributed    Other    Unrealized          
     Undistributed    Long-Term    Timing    Appreciation/    Capital Loss    Late Year
     Fund      Ordinary Income        Capital Gains        Differences        (Depreciation)        Carryforwards        Deferrals  

 Large-Cap Strategy Fund

   $1,155,563    $3,429,212    $—    $287,064,094    $—    $—

4.    ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”) serves as the Investment Advisor to the Fund. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Fund. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Fund pays WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Fund, pays WTIA for its services.

 

       Advisory Fee    
    Fund      Annual Rate    

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

   0.50%

WFMC and the Fund’s distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2020 so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Fund (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, or other extraordinary expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed 0.25% for the Fund’s Class I Shares. Neither WFMC nor the Fund’s distributor will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. The fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Fund with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Fund. The fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative personnel and services fees.”

 

        Maximum       

 

Average Aggregate Daily  Net

    Administrator   Fee    Assets of the Trust

WFMC

  0.040%        on the first $5 billion
  0.030%        on the next $2 billion
  0.025%        on the next $3 billion
  0.018%        on assets in excess of $10 billion
   

BNYM

  0.0175%        on the first $15 billion
  0.0150%        on the next $10 billion
  0.0125%        on assets in excess of $25 billion

WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.

Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Fund and administered by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the Fund may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class I shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust and Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”) has entered into a Shareholders Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s shares for whom M&T provides shareholder services. The Fund may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, no affiliates of the Advisor received these fees.

Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.

BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.

 

    

 

 

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General – Certain Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Fund, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.

Other Affiliated Parties and Transactions – Affiliated holdings are securities and mutual funds which are managed by the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor or which are distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor. Transactions with affiliated companies during the six months ended October 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

     Fund/

     Affiliated Investment

     Name

  Value
    4/30/19    
        Purchases             Sales        

Net

Realized
    Gain/(Loss)     

    Net Change
in Unrealized
    Appreciation/    
Depreciation
    Value
    10/31/19    
        Number of    
Shares
10/31/19
        Dividend    
Income
   

Capital

Gain
  Distributions  

 
                 

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

                 
                 

Common Stock - 0.0%*

                 
                 

M&T Bank Corp.

    $273,813       $—       $—       $—       $(21,800)       $252,013       1,610       $3,220       $—  

 

  *

As a percentage of Net Assets as of October 31, 2019.

The Fund may execute trades for security purchase and sale transactions through brokers that are affiliates of the Advisor or sub-advisors. Commissions paid on those trades for the six months ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

    Fund       Commissions    

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

  $33,863

5.    INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of securities for the Fund (excluding U.S. Government and agency securities, and short-term securities) during the six months ended October 31, 2019 were $67,284,318 and $82,062,585, respectively.

6.    LINE OF CREDIT

The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the greater of the Federal Funds Rate or the overnight LIBOR. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion. The termination date of the current LOC is April 2, 2020.

The Trust did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

7.    RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (the “ASU”) which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement are to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by facilitating clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of the Fund’s financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU No. 2018-13 and has elected to early adopt all aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures.

8.    OTHER FUND INFORMATION

At a meeting held on June 5, 2019, the Trustees, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) audit reports on the financial statements of each Fund in the Trust did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Trust and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Trust nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the each Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

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9.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no additional material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

    

 

 

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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND APPROVAL OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 4–5, 2019 (the “September Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into three Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On July 19, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (together, the “Adviser”) and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”) concerning the Advisory Agreements between the three multi-manager Funds (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). The Adviser provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each such Advisory Agreement and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

On August 21, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel, after which the Independent Trustees met in executive session with Counsel, to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser and to continue the evaluation of the Advisory Agreements with the Sub-Advisers, as appropriate. The Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:

 

  ·  

Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund;

 

  ·  

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data;

 

  ·  

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data;

 

  ·  

Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and custom peer groups, as applicable;

 

  ·  

Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund;

 

  ·  

The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser;

 

  ·  

For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs of those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and

 

  ·  

The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant.

During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements and concluded that, for each Fund, the level of profitability did not appear unreasonably high.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:

 

  ·  

The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements;

 

 

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  ·   The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and
  ·   Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

 

    

 

 

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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

For periods prior to the quarter ending July 31, 2019, the Funds have filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Electronic Delivery

Wilmington Funds encourages you to sign up for electronic delivery of investor materials. By doing so you will receive information faster, help lower shareholder costs, and reduce the impact to the environment. To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

  1.)

Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com and select “Individual Investors”

  2.)

Click on the link “Sign up for Electronic Delivery”

  3.)

Login to your account or create new user ID

  4.)

Select E-Delivery Consent from the available options, and

  5.)

Complete the information requested, including providing the email address where you would like to receive notification for electronic documents.

* If you hold your account through a financial intermediary, please contact your advisor to request electronic delivery of investor materials.

Householding

In an effort to reduce volume of mail you receive, only one copy of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report, SAI and proxy statements will be sent to shareholders who are part of the same family and share the same address.

If you would like to request additional copies of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report or SAI, or wish to opt out of householding mailings, please contact Shareholder Services at 1-800-836-2211, or write to Wilmington Funds, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940-8025.

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

June 8, 2012

The Wilmington Funds, their distributor and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.

Information The Funds Collect:

The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

  ·  

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income.

  ·  

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances.

  ·  

We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers.

Information Sharing Policy

The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:

 

  ·  

We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders.

  ·  

We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney.

  ·  

We may disclose some or all of the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes.

Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

Information Security:

When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.

The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.

Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

Employee Access to Information:

Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.

Visiting The Funds’ Website:

The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.

 

    

 

 

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  ·  

Information or data entered into a website will be retained.

  ·  

Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website.

  ·  

We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party.

E-mail:

If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.

Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836-2211.

Surveys/Aggregate Data:

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement:

The effective date of this policy is June 8, 2012. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. When it is revised or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.

Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement.

 

 

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Investment Advisor

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Sub-Advisor

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Co-Administrator

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

 

Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent

and Dividend Disbursing Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street, Suite 1800

Philadelphia, PA 19103

    
 

 

 

WT-SAR-EQ-1019

Wilmington Funds | 1-800-836-2211 | www.wilmingtonfunds.com

 

We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.

 

 


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Wilmington International Fund (“International Fund”)

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (“Global Alpha Equities Fund”)

Wilmington Real Asset Fund (“Real Asset Fund”)

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (“Diversified Income Fund”)


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CONTENTS

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

President’s Message

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WILMINGTON FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

Shareholder Expense Example

    1  

Portfolios of Investments

    3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    55  

Statements of Operations

    57  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    59  

Financial Highlights

    61  

Notes to Financial Statements

    65  

Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreements

    81  


 

 

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Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”), covering the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period of May 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Trust’s holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Trust’s investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period.

The economy

The U.S. economy continued to expand, albeit at a more modest pace than in 2018, as robust consumer spending and a strong labor market offset weakness in the manufacturing sector and business investment. After an upbeat start to the year, growth in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) maintained a positive trajectory, but decelerated, posting quarter-over-quarter annualized growth rates of 2.0% and 1.9% in the second and third quarters, respectively. An escalating trade war with China and fears that a global slowdown might spread contagion to the United States, led the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) to cut interest rates three times this year to a range of 1.50%-1.75%. The U.S. labor market tightened further, dropping to a 3.6% unemployment rate, a near five-decade low. Although wage growth began to show signs of life, inflation drifted below the Fed’s 2% target with the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index1 (excludes the volatile components of food and energy) dropping to 1.7%. The Fed has signaled that they are on hold for now, and the market is not expecting cuts or hikes in the near term.

Economic activity outside of the U.S. was less encouraging, but downside risks appear to be receding. Growth in Europe was sluggish, while China expanded at its slowest pace in three decades. Heightened uncertainty and a decline in business investment—both byproducts of the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit—hit international economies the hardest, particularly in export-dependent countries such as Germany. Over the past month, the balance of risks has improved markedly with the U.S. and China moving toward a trade pact and a no-deal Brexit looking less likely. Synchronized easing across global central banks strengthens the case for a future recovery in economic activity, in our view.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets generated strong returns between May and October, as interest rates plummeted. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to an all-time low and the benchmark 10-year yield dropped by nearly a third alongside a flurry of dovish central bank activity. Global economic weakness, escalating trade tensions, and the inversion of the yield curve triggered a flight to quality that benefited taxable investment-grade credit over high yield. Tax-exempt bonds performed well as strong inflows outpaced new supply, which was below historical levels.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain Bloomberg Barclays indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg

Barclays U.S.

Treasury Bond

Index3

   Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond
Index4
  Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
Credit Bond
Index5
  Bloomberg
Barclays
Municipal Bond
Index6
  Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
        Corporate High Yield         
Bond Index7
5.85%    5.71%   7.46%   3.54%   2.69%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 


 

 

 


 

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Equity markets

After a solid start to the year, U.S. large-cap equities retained leadership during this period as better-than-feared corporate earnings, supportive monetary policy, and trade optimism contributed to strong returns. Equity markets were particularly volatile. The CBOE Volatility Index8 (VIX) hit its highest level of the year in early August, while three major pullbacks impacted the key regions. International equity markets, which are more leveraged to global trade, struggled to keep pace with the U.S. emerging markets, as a strong U.S. dollar and investors’ preference for safe-haven assets served as critical headwinds. A retrenchment in economic activity throughout the period hurt U.S. small-cap stocks, which are more cyclical than large-cap peers. The strongest leg of performance for all segments came with a recent easing of geopolitical tensions as renewed risk appetite supported outperformance of international and U.S. small-cap equities later in the period.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

S&P 500®

Index9

  

Russell

2000®

Index10

 

MSCI EAFE

(Net) Index11

            MSCI Emerging           
Markets (Net)
Index12
4.16%    -1.09%   3.35%   -1.67%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Sincerely,

 

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Dominick J. D’Eramo, CFA

President

November 19, 2019

 

 


 

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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.

All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity Securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.

1.  The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, also known as the core PCE price index, is released as part of the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report. The core index makes it easier to see the underlying inflation trend by excluding two categories – food and energy – where prices tend to swing up and down more dramatically and more often than other prices. The core PCE price index is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it conducts monetary policy.

2.  Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices.

3.  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

4.  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Barclays Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

5.  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

6.  Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

7.  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg Barclays EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

8.  The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a real-time market index that represents the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility. Derived from the price inputs of the S&P 500 index options, it provides a measure of U.S. stock market risk and investors’ sentiments.

9.  The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

10.  The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $128 million to $1.3 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

11.  MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

12.  MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 26 emerging market country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

 


 

 

 


 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to 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. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

Actual Expenses

This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

Hypothetical Example for

Comparison Purposes

This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
5/01/19
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
     Expenses
Paid
During Period
1
    

Annualized

Net
Expense Ratio
2

 
WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND            

Actual

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,003.00        $4.93        0.98%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,003.60        $4.28        0.85%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,020.21        $4.98        0.98%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,020.86        $4.32        0.85%  
WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND            

Actual

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,029.30        $7.60        1.49%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,030.70        $6.33        1.24%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,017.65        $7.56        1.49%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,018.90        $6.29        1.24%  
WILMINGTON REAL ASSET FUND            

Actual

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,048.60        $4.94        0.96%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,050.10        $3.66        0.71%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,020.31        $4.88        0.96%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,021.57        $3.61        0.71%  

 


 

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     Beginning
Account Value
5/01/19
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
     Expenses
Paid
During Period
1
    

Annualized

Net
Expense Ratio
2

 
WILMINGTON DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND            

Actual

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,043.60        $3.03        0.59%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,045.80        $1.75        0.34%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

           

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,022.17        $3.00        0.59%  

Class I

     $1,000.00        $1,023.43        $1.73        0.34%  

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period).

 

(2)

Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

 


 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington International Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s sector classifications and country allocations were as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

Industrials

       16.0 %

Financials

       15.7 %

Information Technology

       12.4 %

Consumer Discretionary

       11.5 %

Health Care

       7.9 %

Communication Services

       7.6 %

Materials

       4.9 %

Consumer Staples

       4.8 %

Real Estate

       4.4 %

Utilities

       4.1 %

Energy

       3.5 %

Warrants

       0.7 %

Preferred Stock

       0.0 %3

Cash Equivalents1

       8.9 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

       (2.4 )%
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

Represents less than 0.05%.

     Percentage of
Country Allocation    Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

Japan

       21.4 %

France

       11.8 %

Germany

       8.3 %

United Kingdom

       6.9 %

Cayman Islands

       6.2 %

Hong Kong

       4.3 %

Netherlands

       3.9 %

Switzerland

       3.2 %

Italy

       3.1 %

Sweden

       3.0 %

Taiwan

       2.6 %

Spain

       2.4 %

South Korea

       2.4 %

China

       2.3 %

Ireland

       1.9 %

India

       1.6 %

Denmark

       1.5 %

Belgium

       1.4 %

All other countries less than 1.0%

       4.6 %

Warrants

       0.7 %

Preferred Stock

       0.0 %3

Cash Equivalents1

       8.9 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

       (2.4 )%
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

                                         
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 92.8%

     

AUSTRALIA – 0.5%

     

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     46,052      $ 2,885,075  

AUSTRIA – 0.0%**

     

Erste Group Bank AG*

     1,084        38,289  

OMV AG

     3,755        219,113  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRIA

      $ 257,402  

BELGIUM – 1.4%

     

Ageas

     9,680        557,511  

bpost SA

     10,893        124,527  

Colruyt SA

     3,270        181,768  

KBC Group NV

     4,949        347,074  

Proximus SADP

     8,870        272,346  
                                         
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

UCB SA

     42,400      $ 3,417,081  

Xior Student Housing NV#

     50,483        2,978,464  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BELGIUM

      $ 7,878,771  

BERMUDA – 0.5%

     

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     302,100        1,661,550  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.#

     728,269        1,332,752  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BERMUDA

      $ 2,994,302  

BULGARIA – 0.0%**

     

Petrol AD*

     2,384         

CAYMAN ISLANDS – 6.2%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*

     47,502        8,392,178  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     159,500        2,232,933  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.*

     312,200        1,141,474  
 

 


 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS  

     4  

     Wilmington International Fund (continued)

                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

China Resources Medical Holdings Co. Ltd.

     21,000      $ 12,087  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

     565,000        1,336,800  

Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR

     69,061        2,614,649  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd. ADR*

     83,734        1,582,573  

NetEase, Inc. ADR

     4,984        1,424,726  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR*

     32,987        4,026,393  

Sands China Ltd.

     562,000        2,779,178  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     135,400        1,876,536  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     202,800        8,302,534  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS

      $ 35,722,061  

CHINA – 2.3%

     

China Mobile Ltd.

     254,500        2,072,129  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     974,000        3,542,519  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     3,056,000        1,754,988  

Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.

     91,280        1,287,961  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H#

     319,500        3,700,206  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     227,600        817,634  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CHINA

      $     13,175,437  

DENMARK – 1.5%

     

Ambu A/S, Class B#

     64,264        1,009,222  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     15,454        1,862,195  

DSV Panalpina A/S

     28,178        2,734,176  

H Lundbeck A/S

     1,250        42,638  

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

     50,665        2,767,031  

SimCorp A/S

     620        55,393  

Topdanmark A/S

     1,100        49,263  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DENMARK

      $ 8,519,918  

FINLAND – 0.4%

     

Kesko OYJ, Class B

     4,039        268,840  

Kone OYJ, Class B

     4,410        280,550  

Neste OYJ

     7,280        262,743  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ#

     4,320        123,343  

Nordea Bank Abp

     825        6,032  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

     10,980        449,918  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     15,848        515,057  

Valmet OYJ

     13,954        311,880  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINLAND

      $ 2,218,363  

FRANCE – 11.8%

     

AXA SA

     47,608        1,257,607  

Beneteau SA#

     115,171        1,073,844  

BNP Paribas SA

     30,204        1,576,866  

Bouygues SA

     87,734        3,718,288  

Carrefour SA

     183,200        3,116,946  
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA#

     4,268      $ 230,246  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     8,400        341,670  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     1,360        165,484  

CNP Assurances

     13,666        270,997  

Credit Agricole SA

     26,323        343,049  

Dassault Systemes SA

     7,582        1,150,466  

Devoteam SA

     2,003        169,780  

Edenred

     64,350        3,387,522  

Elior Group SA

     124,185        1,605,256  

Engie SA

     209,946        3,511,120  

Eurazeo SE

     47,165        3,287,694  

Eutelsat Communications SA

     10,590        200,787  

Faurecia SE

     3,280        152,839  

Hermes International

     360        258,973  

ID Logistics Group*

     7,313        1,397,970  

Ingenico Group SA

     4,908        524,070  

Legrand SA

     4,547        354,887  

L’Oreal SA

     5,044        1,472,775  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

     10,754        4,587,679  

Neoen SA#,*

     40,091        1,064,181  

Orange SA#

     253,346        4,080,119  

Peugeot SA

     6,390        161,778  

Publicis Groupe SA

     3,430        147,472  

Renault SA

     4,924        251,302  

Sanofi

     58,765        5,414,963  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     9,305        1,392,709  

SCOR SE

     43,883        1,849,055  

Societe BIC SA

     700        48,599  

Societe Generale SA

     28,893        820,110  

SPIE SA

     59,746        1,259,396  

Thales SA

     32,100        3,137,610  

TOTAL SA

     43,513        2,287,463  

Veolia Environnement SA

     121,800        3,201,831  

Vinci SA#

     30,333        3,403,337  

Virbac SA*

     8,708        2,122,078  

Vivendi SA

     113,000        3,145,680  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

      $     67,944,498  

GERMANY – 8.3%

     

adidas AG

     330        101,894  

Allianz SE

     12,800        3,126,408  

alstria Office REIT AG

     119,381        2,236,846  

BASF SE

     11,280        858,373  

Bayer AG

     22,280        1,728,985  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     10,658        816,746  

Continental AG

     2,450        327,570  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

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     PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington International Fund (continued)
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Covestro AG

     7,369      $ 353,813  

Daimler AG

     15,135        884,684  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     21,143        366,563  

Deutsche Post AG

     6,280        222,380  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     213,636        3,757,012  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     83,400        3,136,499  

E.ON SE

     19,520        196,741  

Evotec SE#,*

     54,854        1,253,551  

Fielmann AG

     39,166        3,022,783  

Freenet AG

     10,502        233,028  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     30,425        1,599,092  

Hannover Rueck SE

     1,740        308,171  

Hypoport AG*

     3,302        1,025,637  

Infineon Technologies AG

     135,264        2,621,643  

Jenoptik AG

     43,543        1,296,645  

LEG Immobilien AG

     1,400        160,670  

MTU Aero Engines AG

     3,152        841,593  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     12,260        3,404,720  

Nemetschek SE

     37,411        1,902,636  

New Work SE

     8,477        2,670,867  

RWE AG

     104,500        3,185,279  

SAP SE

     29,552        3,915,569  

TLG Immobilien AG

     1,843        53,957  

TUI AG

     15,356        200,466  

Wirecard AG#

     4,409        558,366  

Zalando SE*

     23,081        1,000,086  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GERMANY

      $     47,369,273  

HONG KONG – 4.3%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     716,200        7,170,272  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     623,500        2,148,368  

CNOOC Ltd.

     1,766,000        2,650,369  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     54,200        3,095,904  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     174,500        2,647,803  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     888,400        2,800,360  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     546,500        4,289,174  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG

      $ 24,802,250  

INDIA – 1.6%

     

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

     112,986        6,902,315  

Infosys Ltd. ADR

     222,815        2,136,796  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIA

      $ 9,039,111  

IRELAND – 1.9%

     

DCC PLC

     26,403        2,474,800  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     12,325        1,490,074  

Kingspan Group PLC

     70,126        3,633,707  
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR*

     13,579      $ 1,013,537  

UDG Healthcare PLC

     234,004        2,343,102  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IRELAND

      $ 10,955,220  

ITALY – 3.1%

     

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     179,297        3,634,453  

Atlantia SpA

     128,700        3,177,955  

Enel SpA

     585,179        4,529,390  

Eni SpA

     83,115        1,257,914  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     227,876        2,566,915  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     219,248        549,208  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA#

     95,534        1,784,696  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA#

     94,940        264,822  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ITALY

      $     17,765,353  

JAPAN – 21.4%

     

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

     51,600        793,185  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     39,700        757,127  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

     36        781  

Anritsu Corp.#

     44,500        857,528  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

     11,200        873,266  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     12,600        633,559  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     9,800        605,115  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     133,900        2,015,506  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

     40,700        1,209,806  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     58,600        968,889  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     19,800        2,792,425  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     33,700        1,165,566  

Denka Co. Ltd.

     57,100        1,668,215  

Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     35,600        1,101,065  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

     48,200        489,632  

Ebara Corp.

     32,900        987,091  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd., Class C

     26,100        636,609  

FCC Co. Ltd.

     25,800        537,789  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     11,300        500,176  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

     37,400        680,882  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

     23,900        622,785  

Hino Motors Ltd.

     49,400        472,088  

Hitachi Ltd.

     55,800        2,102,511  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     86,900        1,100,835  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     65,000        1,770,812  

Inpex Corp.

     149,600        1,397,089  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

     78,600        631,770  

ITOCHU Corp.

     76,600        1,610,877  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

     23,000        870,034  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

     6,800        257,857  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     28,100        639,074  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS        6  

    Wilmington International Fund (continued)

                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     38,300      $ 484,824  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     102,900        485,390  

KDDI Corp.

     19,800        549,868  

Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

     70,900        1,159,454  

Komatsu Ltd.

     24,600        582,937  

Konami Holdings Corp.

     22,700        1,002,676  

Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     54,500        257,890  

Lintec Corp.

     48,300        1,024,681  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

     12,300        185,770  

Mirait Holdings Corp.

     57,400        927,521  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     50,800        1,300,224  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     101,300        1,460,075  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     68,400        977,324  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     462,100        2,438,231  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

     93,100        2,397,547  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

     36,200        1,027,438  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     22,500        1,221,571  

Nakanishi, Inc.

     38,200        638,848  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

     50,900        1,616,696  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

     84,800        985,499  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     6,900        2,467,617  

Nippo Corp.

     68,900        1,425,341  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     37,400        818,028  

Nippon Steel Corp.

     39,300        579,183  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     27,700        159,290  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     46,200        2,299,946  

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     84,800        1,754,266  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     4,000        611,538  

NTT Data Corp.

     92,300        1,223,943  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     37,700        1,038,592  

Olympus Corp.

     198,800              2,724,549  

ORIX Corp.

     68,500        1,082,464  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.

     23,300        369,598  

OSJB Holdings Corp.

     326,600        801,454  

Otsuka Corp.

     47,600        1,935,031  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

     45,100        622,271  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

     65,600        1,036,940  

Pilot Corp.

     37,900        1,554,746  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     63,400        2,119,987  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

     19,200        1,539,698  

Ryobi Ltd.

     20,800        391,962  

Sakata INX Corp.

     17,000        194,259  

San-A Co. Ltd.#

     28,500        1,356,514  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     127,600        2,274,562  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

     31,900        565,096  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

     110,500        1,429,470  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

     46,200        812,425  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

     49,600        1,883,137  
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     33,100      $ 1,997,831  

Sinko Industries Ltd.

     14,600        248,899  

SMC Corp.

     1,300        568,080  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     52,600        2,040,874  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     29,900        1,183,374  

Sony Corp.

     41,100        2,521,414  

Sumitomo Corp.

     59,600        973,005  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     56,600        784,350  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

     38,700        1,310,188  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     51,300        1,843,171  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co Ltd. (The)

     54,700        747,636  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     13,300        632,671  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     44,700        504,991  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     11,600        330,845  

Tamura Corp.

     107,300        622,994  

TDK Corp.

     17,500        1,755,024  

Terumo Corp.

     45,100        1,482,591  

THK Co. Ltd.

     63,400        1,852,273  

Toho Co. Ltd.

     16,100        651,514  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     24,600        1,336,724  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

     50,000        717,196  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     231,700        1,546,955  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     141,500        1,009,853  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     26,700        1,127,438  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     37,700        2,632,961  

Trend Micro, Inc.

     37,200        1,894,620  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     42,700        848,543  

West Japan Railway Co.

     13,400        1,168,514  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

     29,700        501,647  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     24,200        633,516  

Z Holdings Corp.

     132,400        409,497  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

      $   122,425,504  

JERSEY – 0.1%

     

Ferguson PLC

     3,240        276,411  

WPP PLC

     28,520        355,840  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL JERSEY

      $ 632,251  

LUXEMBOURG – 0.3%

     

APERAM SA

     5,730        146,091  

Aroundtown SA

     13,460        113,580  

Samsonite International SA

     821,986        1,693,075  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LUXEMBOURG

      $ 1,952,746  

NETHERLANDS – 3.9%

     

ABN AMRO Bank NV

     5,512        102,602  

Aegon NV

     65,546        283,349  

Airbus SE

     21,700        3,108,021  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

7

     PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington International Fund (continued)
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

ASML Holding NV

     25,765      $ 6,752,889  

ASR Nederland NV

     6,087        222,741  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

     3,760        138,932  

IMCD NV

     23,245        1,812,167  

ING Groep NV

     111,837        1,263,283  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     132,720        3,304,604  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     71,400        3,127,164  

NN Group NV#

     6,339        241,578  

Randstad NV

     3,080        170,520  

Unilever NV

     31,320        1,849,606  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

      $ 22,377,456  

NORWAY – 0.9%

     

Equinor ASA

     13,130        242,864  

Mowi ASA

     18,052        440,104  

Salmar ASA

     2,311        107,682  

Sbanken ASA

     131,006        930,247  

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

     56,225        1,456,348  

Tomra Systems ASA

     74,901        2,016,658  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NORWAY

      $ 5,193,903  

PHILIPPINES – 0.3%

     

Ayala Land, Inc.

     2,037,400        1,949,271  

SINGAPORE – 0.9%

     

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     57,400        1,380,520  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.#

     440,724        3,550,542  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SINGAPORE

      $ 4,931,062  

SOUTH AFRICA – 0.0%**

     

African Phoenix Investments Ltd.*

     36,266        1,824  

SOUTH KOREA – 2.4%

     

Mando Corp.

     39,259        1,208,021  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     206,952        8,965,044  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

     8,120        1,511,006  

SK Materials Co. Ltd.

     12,029        1,894,119  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH KOREA

      $     13,578,190  

SPAIN – 2.4%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA#

     5,908        239,781  

Amadeus IT Group SA

     26,737        1,978,243  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     211,323        1,113,157  

Banco Santander SA#

     282,136        1,130,910  

Bankinter SA

     194,320        1,343,695  

CaixaBank SA

     103,760        296,831  

Iberdrola SA

     446,641        4,586,860  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA#

     47,011        1,465,456  

Mapfre SA

     31,122        86,776  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

     28,570        174,615  

Repsol SA

     59,249        971,382  
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Telefonica SA

     67,729      $ 519,325  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPAIN

      $ 13,907,031  

SWEDEN – 3.0%

     

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     85,107        2,018,445  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     49,867        1,761,616  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

     207,219        1,766,224  

Boliden AB

     9,290        249,816  

Fabege AB

     108,045        1,611,326  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

     6,477        66,711  

Hexagon AB, Class B

     34,019        1,736,587  

Hexpol AB

     63,313        563,907  

ICA Gruppen AB#

     1,280        56,605  

Investor AB, Class A

     1,980        99,659  

Peab AB

     25,069        211,078  

Sandvik AB

     12,500        220,530  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     25,451        243,869  

SSAB AB, Class B#

     26,350        66,205  

Sweco AB, Class B

     67,727        2,382,022  

Tele2 AB, Class B

     200,100        2,860,881  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

     61,825        998,541  

Volvo AB, Class B

     15,670        234,343  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SWEDEN

      $ 17,148,365  

SWITZERLAND – 3.2%

     

Adecco Group AG

     2,530        149,979  

Cembra Money Bank AG

     12,806        1,355,242  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     112        832,195  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     15,218        1,197,077  

Comet Holding AG#

     11,290        1,128,428  

Emmi AG

     1,268        1,073,269  

Landis+Gyr Group AG*

     690        63,964  

Lonza Group AG*

     838        301,561  

Novartis AG

     19,523        1,703,735  

Partners Group Holding AG

     2,376        1,852,630  

Roche Holding AG

     1,210        364,043  

Sika AG

     17,853        3,067,495  

Straumann Holding AG

     2,184        1,947,778  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     1,150        574,942  

Temenos AG*

     2,816        401,776  

UBS Group AG*

     24,550        289,673  

VAT Group AG*

     3,625        531,532  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     3,177        1,241,494  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

      $     18,076,813  

TAIWAN – 2.6%

     

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

     10,000        1,468,438  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS        8  

     Wilmington International Fund (continued)

                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

     262,000      $ 1,514,824  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     1,243,000        12,188,877  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TAIWAN

      $     15,172,139  

THAILAND – 0.4%

     

Kasikornbank PCL

     470,000        2,163,603  

UNITED KINGDOM – 6.9%

     

3i Group PLC

     25,620        374,349  

Admiral Group PLC

     11,910        311,947  

Anglo American PLC

     25,480        654,039  

ASOS PLC*

     17,352        793,437  

Aviva PLC

     173,963        935,627  

Barclays PLC

     359,590        781,606  

Barratt Developments PLC

     67,117        548,767  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

     4,537        258,648  

BHP Group PLC

     44,802        948,747  

BP PLC

     275,187        1,744,181  

British American Tobacco PLC

     71,901        2,516,568  

BT Group PLC

     276,515        733,204  

Centrica PLC

     87,520        82,261  

Compass Group PLC

     67,924        1,808,984  

Croda International PLC

     42,186        2,631,741  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     70,468        248,376  

easyJet PLC

     12,990        208,314  

Evraz PLC

     28,320        134,705  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     64,250        1,471,943  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     355,290        2,687,959  

Imperial Brands PLC

     17,760        389,345  

Legal & General Group PLC

     206,113        704,051  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     951,489        700,068  

M&G PLC*

     45,129        124,983  

Micro Focus International PLC

     3,090        42,428  

National Grid PLC

     3,642        42,520  

Pagegroup PLC

     8,060        46,481  

Persimmon PLC

     19,291        568,992  

Prudential PLC

     48,969        855,383  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     20,395        1,575,613  

Rightmove PLC

     17,190        133,291  

Rio Tinto PLC

     29,616        1,539,898  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     60,090        1,744,823  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     70,332        2,020,705  

Serco Group PLC*

     1,105,151        2,233,236  

Smith & Nephew PLC

     6,710        143,632  

Spectris PLC

     3,290        101,940  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

     5,047        518,109  

Spirent Communications PLC

     31,650        81,504  
                                         

  Description

  

Number of

Shares

     Value  

SSE PLC

     17,513      $ 291,169  

St James’s Place PLC

     104,695        1,411,773  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     23,838        51,104  

Travis Perkins PLC

     95,791        1,778,112  

Tullow Oil PLC

     516,803        1,378,382  

Vodafone Group PLC

     455,336        928,378  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

      $ 39,281,323  

UNITED STATES – 0.3%

     

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     23,718        1,445,375  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(COST $472,828,383)

      $ 531,763,890  

PREFERRED STOCK – 0.0%**

     

GERMANY – 0.0%**

     

Volkswagen AG 4.86%

     522        99,379  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(COST $100,334)

      $ 99,379  

MONEY MARKET FUND – 5.2%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     29,947,441        29,947,441  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $29,947,441)

      $ 29,947,441  

WARRANTS – 0.7%

     

SWITZERLAND – 0.7%

     

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Expire 5/20/20*

     325,605        2,567,688  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Expire 1/06/20*

     752,208        1,496,292  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(COST $3,566,586)

      $ 4,063,980  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 98.7%

(COST $506,442,744)

 

 

   $   565,874,690  

    

     
     Par Value         
CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 3.7%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.7%

 

  

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $1,075,548, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $1,097,008.

   $ 1,075,497      $ 1,075,497  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

9

     PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington International Fund (continued)
                                         

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $4,090,875, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $4,172,492.

   $ 4,090,678      $ 4,090,678  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $4,090,876, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $4,172,492.

     4,090,678        4,090,678  

Daiwa Capital Markets America, 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $4,090,877, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/21/19 to 10/20/49; total market value of $4,172,492.

     4,090,678        4,090,678  

ING Financial Markets LLC, 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $4,090,876, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.32% to 6.00%, maturing 2/01/26 to 5/01/58; total market value of $4,172,492.

     4,090,678        4,090,678  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $4,090,876, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $4,172,492.

       4,090,678        4,090,678  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

    (COST $21,528,887)

 

 

   $ 21,528,887  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $21,528,887)

 

 

   $ 21,528,887  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.4%

(COST $527,971,631)

 

 

   $   587,403,577  
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – (3.7%)

 

     (21,528,887
OTHER ASSETS LESS
LIABILITIES – 1.3%

 

     7,601,843  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 573,476,533  
     

 

 

 

    

 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $531,449,413. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $56,438,030. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $79,742,101 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(23,304,071).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      10  

     Wilmington International Fund (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2            Level 3            Total  

Assets

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 2,885,075      $      $      $ 2,885,075  

Austria

     257,402                      257,402  

Belgium

     7,878,771                      7,878,771  

Bermuda

     2,994,302                      2,994,302  

Cayman Islands

     35,722,061                      35,722,061  

China

     13,175,437                      13,175,437  

Denmark

     8,519,918                      8,519,918  

Finland

     2,218,363                      2,218,363  

France

     67,944,498                      67,944,498  

Germany

     47,369,273                      47,369,273  

Hong Kong

     24,802,250                      24,802,250  

India

     9,039,111                      9,039,111  

Ireland

     10,955,220                      10,955,220  

Italy

     17,765,353                      17,765,353  

Japan

     120,805,904        1,619,600               122,425,504  

Jersey

     632,251                      632,251  

Luxembourg

     1,952,746                      1,952,746  

Netherlands

     22,377,456                      22,377,456  

Norway

     5,193,903                      5,193,903  

Philippines

     1,949,271                      1,949,271  

Singapore

     4,931,062                      4,931,062  

South Africa

     1,824                      1,824  

South Korea

     13,578,190                      13,578,190  

Spain

     13,907,031                      13,907,031  

Sweden

     17,148,365                      17,148,365  

Switzerland

     17,003,544        1,073,269               18,076,813  

Taiwan

     15,172,139                      15,172,139  

Thailand

     2,163,603                      2,163,603  

United Kingdom

     39,281,323                      39,281,323  

United States

     1,445,375                      1,445,375  

Preferred Stock

           

Germany

     99,379                      99,379  

Money Market Fund

     29,947,441                      29,947,441  

Warrants

           

Switzerland

            4,063,980               4,063,980  

Repurchase Agreements

            21,528,887               21,528,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $  559,117,841      $  28,285,736      $      $  587,403,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ 269      $      $ 269  

Financial Futures Contracts

     487,194                      487,194  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets - Other Financial Instruments

   $ 487,194      $ 269      $      $ 487,463  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

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     PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington International Fund (continued)
           Level 1                Level 2               Level 3                  Total        

Liabilities

                  

Other Financial Instruments!

                  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $                     —      $ (3,597 )     $                   —      $ (3,597 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments

     $                     —      $ (3,597 )     $                   —      $ (3,597 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  ! 

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and financial future contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

 

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

    The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:         Currency Code    Currency
        

 

    ADR

   American Depositary Receipt       CHF    Swiss Franc

    MSCI      

   Morgan Stanley Capital International       EUR    Euro

    OYJ

   Public Limited Company       GBP    British Pound Sterling

    PCL

   Public Company Limited                                HKD    Hong Kong Dollar

    PLC

   Public Limited Company       NOK    Norwegian Krone

    REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust       SEK    Swedish Krona

    SCA

   Limited Partnership with Share Capital                                   USD    United States Dollar

    SpA

   Societa per Azioni         

At October 31, 2019, the International Fund had the following outstanding forward foreign currency contracts, which contractually obligates the Fund to deliver or receive currencies at specified future dates:

 

       Settlement Date   Counterparty    

Contracts to

Deliver/Receive

    Contract
Amount
    Contract
at Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
 

CONTRACTS PURCHASED

 

 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       55,697 CHF       $ 56,303       $ 56,458       $155       $        —  
 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       40,757 CHF       41,201       41,315       114        
 

11/4/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       1,196,191 HKD       152,657       152,654             (3)  
 

CONTRACTS SOLD

                                               
 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       1,198,921 NOK       129,555       130,372             (817)  
 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       130,283 EUR       145,046       145,304             (258)  
 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       15,494 EUR       17,178       17,280             (102)  
 

11/1/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       555 GBP       711       719             (8)  
 

11/4/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       8,199,110 NOK       889,353       891,580             (2,227)  
 

11/4/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       169,810 SEK       17,444       17,586             (142)  
 

11/5/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       18,588 EUR       20,700       20,731             (31)  
 

11/5/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       4,475 EUR       4,984       4,992             (8)  
 

11/5/2019

    Bank of New York Mellon       395 GBP       510       511             (1)  
    NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

    $269       $(3,597)  

 


 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS        12  

Wilmington International Fund (concluded)

At October 31, 2019, the International Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:

 

               Underlying Contracts to
Buy/Sell
  

Expiration

Date

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Contract
Amount
    

Contract

at Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation(b)

    

Unrealized

(Depreciation)(b)

 
 

LONG POSITIONS:

 

 

MSCI India NTR Index

     December 2019        117        8,041,410        $7,554,216        $8,041,410        $487,194        $—  
  NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

              $487,194        $—  

 

(a)

Notional Amount denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

 

(b)

The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for financial futures contracts. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open until October 31, 2019. If variation margin settles the same day, then no amount may be shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Common Stocks     

Insurance

       8.0%

Pharmaceuticals

       4.9%

IT Services

       3.9%

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       3.8%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       3.6%

Commercial Banks

       3.3%

Road & Rail

       3.2%

Diversified Financial Services

       3.1%

Machinery

       2.8%

Capital Markets

       2.8%

Specialty Retail

       2.8%

Software

       2.7%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

       2.7%

Commercial Services & Supplies

       2.6%

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       2.4%

Food Products

       2.4%

Aerospace & Defense

       2.0%

Diversified Telecommunication Services

       1.9%

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       1.9%

Chemicals

       1.8%

Health Care Providers & Services

       1.8%

Construction & Engineering

       1.6%

Beverages

       1.4%

Metals & Mining

       1.4%

Household Durables

       1.3%

Household Products

       1.3%

Multi-Utilities

       1.2%

Trading Companies & Distributors

       1.1%

Automobiles

       1.1%

Wireless Telecommunication Services

       1.1%

Building Products

       1.1%

Communications Equipment

       1.0%

Electric Utilities

       1.0%

Electrical Equipment

       1.0%

Auto Components

       0.9%

Containers & Packaging

       0.9%

Interactive Media & Services

       0.9%

Gas Utilities

       0.8%

Professional Services

       0.8%

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       0.8%

Multiline Retail

       0.7%

Media

       0.7%

Entertainment

       0.7%

Consumer Finance

       0.7%

Internet & Catalog Retail

       0.7%

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       0.7%

Tobacco

       0.7%

Air Freight & Logistics

       0.6%
     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Common Stocks     

Personal Products

       0.4 %

Water Utilities

       0.4 %

Real Estate Management & Development

       0.3 %

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

       0.3 %

Food & Staples Retailing

       0.3 %

Marine

       0.3 %

Airlines

       0.3 %

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       0.3 %

Construction Materials

       0.2 %

Leisure Equipment & Products

       0.2 %

Energy Equipment & Services

       0.2 %

Biotechnology

       0.1 %

Diversified Consumer Services

       0.1 %

Paper & Forest Products

       0.1 %

Industrial Conglomerates

       0.1 %

Transportation Infrastructure

       0.1 %

Health Care Technology

       0.0 %3

Distributors

       0.0 %3

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

       0.0 %3

Preferred Stocks

       0.3 %

Investment Companies

       0.2 %

Cash Equivalents1

       2.6 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

       2.6 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 % 
    

 

 

 
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS        14  

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Country Allocation     

Common Stocks

    

United States

       45.4 %

Japan

       13.6 %

United Kingdom

       6.4 %

France

       5.4 %

Canada

       5.2 %

Switzerland

       3.6 %

Netherlands

       2.3 %

Hong Kong

       1.6 %

Germany

       1.3 %

Ireland

       1.1 %

Taiwan

       1.0 %

All other countries less than 1.0%

       7.4 %

Preferred Stocks

       0.3 %

Investment Companies

       0.2 %

Cash Equivalents1

       2.6 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

       2.6 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 % 
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalent includes investment in a money market fund.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

    

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  
COMMON STOCKS – 94.3%

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.0%

 

  

Airbus SE

     3,618      $ 518,195  

Boeing Co. (The)

     892        303,200  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     15,555        903,745  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     335        75,596  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     2,538        956,014  

Moog, Inc., Class A

     3,106        260,003  

Safran SA

     2,099        332,073  

United Technologies Corp.

     4,491        644,818  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

      $ 3,993,644  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.6%

 

bpost SA

     9,016        103,069  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

     13,104        41,857  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     7,775        567,108  

FedEx Corp.

     792        120,907  

PostNL NV

     47,128        108,172  
                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Royal Mail PLC

     3,173      $ 8,697  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     2,545        293,108  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

      $ 1,242,918  

AIRLINES – 0.3%

     

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     6,834        118,483  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     5,023        143,708  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     4,870        152,156  

SAS AB*

     72,122        112,638  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRLINES

      $ 526,985  

AUTO COMPONENTS – 0.9%

     

Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.

     3,135        26,156  

Autoliv, Inc.

     536        41,722  

Denso Corp.

     700        32,812  

Exedy Corp.

     5,285        125,726  

Garrett Motion, Inc.*

     60        570  

Keihin Corp.

     7,625        183,511  

Lear Corp.

     482        56,765  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

     3,197        65,633  

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     6,972        144,230  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

15

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
  

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

NOK Corp.

     10,365      $ 164,320  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

     430        12,277  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     8,357        115,809  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

     6,960        61,099  

Tachi-S Co. Ltd.

     5,100        68,573  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

     11,257        219,949  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

     6,945        164,380  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

     1,700        25,266  

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,377        83,648  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

     1,432        46,544  

Unipres Corp.

     6,800        112,399  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTO COMPONENTS

      $ 1,751,389  

AUTOMOBILES – 1.1%

     

Daimler AG

     4,753        277,826  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     201,560        202,693  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     20,005        545,001  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     30,240        354,933  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     12,200        56,261  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     20,400        130,232  

Renault SA

     3,330        169,950  

Subaru Corp.

     2,585        74,757  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     4,674        222,339  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

     5,968        118,266  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOBILES

      $     2,152,258  

BEVERAGES – 1.4%

     

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

     16,492        55,471  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,891        95,084  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     10,986        597,968  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     553        29,591  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

     639        19,452  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

     5,203        28,430  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     690        131,328  

Diageo PLC

     14,084        577,324  

Heineken Holding NV

     508        48,385  

Heineken NV

     5,793        590,917  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     3,941        540,587  

Pernod Ricard SA

     535        98,751  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BEVERAGES

      $ 2,813,288  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.1%

     

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     740        64,188  

Galapagos NV*

     998        183,434  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

      $ 247,622  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 1.1%

     

A.O. Smith Corp.

     1,229        61,057  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     11,999        284,575  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     8,673        352,774  
                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     5,392      $ 323,790  

Lennox International, Inc.

     3,640        900,390  

Masco Corp.

     2,199        101,704  

Owens Corning

     1,066        65,324  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     100        953  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS

      $     2,090,567  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.8%

     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     580        87,516  

BlackRock, Inc.

     281        129,738  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     15,267        621,520  

CME Group, Inc.

     1,921        395,246  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     5,616        234,693  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     1,063        269,492  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     1,804        49,700  

GAM Holding AG*

     12,766        42,549  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

     5,138        306,328  

Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.

     6,930        45,113  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     6,385        602,233  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

     2,290        86,837  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

     4,524        199,579  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     4,896        441,026  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,220        269,242  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     47,300        216,943  

Partners Group Holding AG

     70        54,581  

Schroders PLC

     452        18,121  

SEI Investments Co.

     842        50,453  

St James’s Place PLC

     1,533        20,672  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     811        93,914  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     12,879        494,296  

UBS Group AG*

     67,568        797,254  

Uranium Participation Corp.*

     14,805        43,164  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

      $ 5,570,210  

CHEMICALS – 1.8%

     

ADEKA Corp.

     7,371        106,753  

Air Liquide SA

     953        126,589  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     660        140,752  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

     285,730        69,646  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     255        19,574  

Croda International PLC

     366        22,833  

Daicel Corp.

     10,503        94,925  

Ecolab, Inc.

     388        74,523  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

     60        37,527  

FMC Corp.

     2,972        271,938  

Ingevity Corp.*

     4,921        414,397  

JSR Corp.

     21,628        410,369  

Linde PLC

     2,313        458,784  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      16  

     Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     969      $ 86,919  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     6,900        98,590  

Nitto Denko Corp.

     2,460        137,591  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     1,447        828,147  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

     1,095        123,300  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CHEMICALS

      $     3,523,157  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 3.3%

     

ABN AMRO Bank NV

     33,457        622,780  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

     33,635        161,757  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     9,590        549,795  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     9,504        545,086  

BPER Banca

     34,200        152,840  

CaixaBank SA

     79,218        226,622  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

     14,015        52,226  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

     13,680        82,660  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     842        36,139  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     436        214,477  

First Republic Bank

     4,566        485,640  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

     10,008        100,275  

KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR

     4,760        170,027  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     1,189        19,226  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     3,982        584,159  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     69,900        307,524  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

     5,825        34,576  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR

     7,087        104,197  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. ADR

     4,288        154,754  

Signature Bank

     2,929        346,559  

Standard Chartered PLC

     77,395        702,780  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     8,351        307,469  

Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The)

     16,500        34,989  

U.S. Bancorp

     1,592        90,776  

Unicaja Banco SA

     103,261        93,458  

UniCredit SpA

     23,840        302,261  

Zions Bancorp NA

     1,083        52,493  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

      $ 6,535,545  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 2.6%

 

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

     2,689        94,124  

Babcock International Group PLC

     23,841        171,089  

Cintas Corp.

     6,123        1,645,066  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     7,190        592,887  

Copart, Inc.*

     5,864        484,601  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

     5,259        141,617  

Edenred

     7,786        409,872  

Relia, Inc.

     4,800        62,895  

Republic Services, Inc.

     1,898        166,094  

Rollins, Inc.

     1,112        42,378  

Secom Co. Ltd.

     2,515        234,406  
                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Serco Group PLC*    

     35,779      $ 72,300  

Societe BIC SA

     139        9,650  

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

     9,815        98,886  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     8,352        771,725  

Waste Management, Inc.

     644        72,263  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES

 

   $     5,069,853  

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 1.0%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     12,574        597,391  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     454        65,412  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     6,705        1,115,176  

Nokia OYJ*

     37,719        138,551  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

 

   $ 1,916,530  

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 1.6%

 

China Machinery Engineering Corp., Class H

     157,250        62,009  

Chiyoda Corp.*

     10,470        27,244  

Hazama Ando Corp.

     16,983        132,417  

Implenia AG

     2,381        90,413  

JGC Holdings Corp.

     18,721        274,773  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

     4,276        133,043  

Raubex Group Ltd.

     35,008        45,247  

Skanska AB, Class B

     1,110        23,624  

Taisei Corp.

     4,771        189,974  

Toyo Engineering Corp.*

     7,569        48,642  

Vinci SA

     19,140        2,147,492  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

 

   $ 3,174,878  

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.2%

 

Imerys SA

     2,111        81,509  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

     5,000        257,881  

Vicat SA

     1,967        83,364  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

      $ 422,754  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.7%

     

American Express Co.

     5,837        684,563  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     1,449        634,387  

Provident Financial PLC

     9,780        55,754  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER FINANCE

      $ 1,374,704  

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.9%

 

AMVIG Holdings Ltd.

     88,000        22,685  

Ball Corp.

     15,278        1,069,002  

International Paper Co.

     2,115        92,383  

Nampak Ltd.*

     111,183        59,085  

Packaging Corp. of America

     4,232        463,235  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING

      $ 1,706,390  

DISTRIBUTORS – 0.0%**

     

LKQ Corp.*

     2,336        79,401  
 

 


 

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   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)
                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.1%

 

  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     2,405      $ 64,741  

Service Corp. International

     3,905        177,599  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES

      $ 242,340  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.1%

 

  

Bank of America Corp.

     14,000        437,780  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     5,469        1,162,600  

BNP Paribas SA

     6,500        339,347  

G-Resources Group Ltd.*

     2,282,400        14,272  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     413        41,446  

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

     8,659        528,978  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     75,791        572,367  

ING Groep NV

     24,734        279,389  

Kasikornbank PCL ADR

     5,219        95,612  

M&G PLC*

     4,953        13,717  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     210,874        1,112,659  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     326,823        510,860  

Nordea Bank Abp

     216        1,579  

Royal Bank of Canada

     4,621        372,739  

Societe Generale SA

     8,468        240,359  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

     5,770        22,684  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     9,185        330,010  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

      $     6,076,398  

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.9%

 

BT Group PLC

     204,691        542,756  

Cellnex Telecom SA*

     9,446        407,288  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

     322,060        137,275  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H

     752,000        166,025  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     223,660        221,778  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     6,664        117,193  

Elisa OYJ

     465        25,397  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     29,105        441,467  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     135,090        418,851  

KT Corp. ADR

     15,642        175,660  

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC ADR

     12,100        92,051  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     5,985        297,948  

Orange SA

     5,133        82,667  

Swisscom AG

     109        55,688  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     3,440        10,915  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     7,573        457,939  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*

     1,824        62,271  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION

SERVICES

 

 

   $ 3,713,169  

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.0%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     682        36,378  
                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     772      $ 72,869  

Avangrid, Inc.

     8,637        432,282  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     7,566        100,959  

Duke Energy Corp.

     861        81,158  

Edison International

     3,277        206,123  

Entergy Corp.

     431        52,358  

Eversource Energy

     665        55,687  

Exelon Corp.

     1,385        63,004  

Iberdrola SA

     21,176        217,471  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     485        115,595  

OGE Energy Corp.

     638        27,472  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     344        32,377  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     1,161        23,372  

Southern Co. (The)

     1,369        85,782  

SSE PLC

     3,668        60,984  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     3,928        25,952  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     3,478        220,888  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES

      $     1,910,711  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 1.0%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     430        53,660  

AMETEK, Inc.

     4,441        407,018  

Cosel Co. Ltd.

     5,100        56,436  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     1,314        114,462  

Emerson Electric Co.

     5,602        392,980  

Legrand SA

     895        69,853  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     9,470        136,495  

Schneider Electric SE

     4,458        413,969  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

     1,367        69,977  

Ushio, Inc.

     8,135        122,564  

Zumtobel Group AG*

     7,921        62,900  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

      $ 1,900,314  

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS
& COMPONENTS – 0.8%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     1,394        139,860  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

     4,231        90,348  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

     26,930        144,388  

Enplas Corp.

     1,800        58,255  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

     53,670        114,955  

Hexagon AB, Class B

     595        30,373  

Innolux Corp.

     409,600        91,095  

Kyocera Corp.

     1,333        88,159  

Nichicon Corp.

     12,855        128,086  

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.

     5,460        91,514  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     2,264        538,538  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS

      $ 1,515,571  
 

 

 


 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      18  

     Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.2%

 

Drilling Co. of 1972 A/S (The)*

     357      $ 20,145  

Fugro NV*

     6,768        61,066  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     742        27,825  

Saipem SpA*

     27,120        122,802  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     2,572        84,079  

Trican Well Service Ltd.*

     32,621        21,300  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

 

   $ 337,217  

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.7%

     

Avex, Inc.

     6,665        81,654  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

     2,734        165,421  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

     10,492        179,449  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

     30,420        353,524  

NHN Corp.*

     554        27,475  

Spotify Technology SA*

     4,006        578,066  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     21        2,728  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT

      $     1,388,317  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 0.3%

 

Cawachi Ltd.

     2,620        53,691  

J Sainsbury PLC

     59,505        156,858  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     1,064        17,854  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

     5,095        180,465  

METRO AG

     3,356        54,647  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

     3,053        101,635  

Sysco Corp.

     789        63,017  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

 

   $ 628,167  

FOOD PRODUCTS – 2.4%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     4,068        171,019  

Associated British Foods PLC

     894        25,778  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     9        66,873  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     1        81,906  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     12,669        342,696  

Danone SA

     2,011        166,780  

Hershey Co. (The)

     355        52,139  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,575        64,402  

Ingredion, Inc.

     3,448        272,392  

Kellogg Co.

     4,512        286,647  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     317        38,325  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     10,026        782,429  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     13,083        686,203  

Nestle SA

     8,705        929,357  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     4,581        91,204  

Nomad Foods Ltd.*

     12,068        235,447  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

     359,200        34,546  
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Viscofan SA

     5,837      $ 316,256  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS

      $ 4,644,399  

GAS UTILITIES – 0.8%

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     322        36,219  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     19,800        226,908  

Rubis SCA

     12,209        707,387  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

     6,394        156,668  

UGI Corp.

     9,708        462,780  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GAS UTILITIES

      $     1,589,962  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 2.7%

 

Alcon, Inc.*

     252        14,882  

Baxter International, Inc.

     8,173        626,869  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     275        33,137  

Danaher Corp.

     2,177        300,034  

Haemonetics Corp.*

     4,248        512,861  

Hologic, Inc.*

     6,349        306,720  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     462        131,675  

Insulet Corp.*

     4,021        584,332  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     15,615        683,903  

Medtronic PLC

     7,202        784,298  

Penumbra, Inc.*

     1,620        252,671  

Smith & Nephew PLC

     22,602        483,812  

STERIS PLC

     2,275        322,072  

Sysmex Corp.

     3,299        216,502  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

 

   $ 5,253,768  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 1.8%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     2,708        231,209  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,089        293,028  

CVS Health Corp.

     298        19,784  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     7,795        1,040,944  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     2,568        423,129  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,224        326,430  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,701        682,543  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     3,410        468,739  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

 

   $ 3,485,806  

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.0%**

 

AGFA-Gevaert NV*

     22,233        101,467  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 1.9%

 

Aramark

     1,300        56,888  

Carnival Corp.

     3,570        153,117  

Carnival PLC

     458        18,344  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     9,344        826,757  

Compass Group PLC

     45,502        1,211,831  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     598        67,137  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

     250        25,825  
 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

19

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     4,109      $ 451,702  

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,201        629,637  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     1,581        80,252  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     947        103,062  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     290        67,387  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE

 

   $     3,691,939  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 1.3%

 

Barratt Developments PLC

     3,111        25,436  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

     423        24,115  

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.*

     10,930        60,728  

Garmin Ltd.

     747        70,031  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     9,349        557,200  

Nikon Corp.

     10,185        131,097  

NVR, Inc.*

     308        1,120,070  

Persimmon PLC

     804        23,714  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2,374        93,156  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

     8,572        150,738  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     10,006        217,002  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     19,781        42,407  

Token Corp.

     1,010        65,095  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES

      $ 2,580,789  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.3%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     11,116        762,558  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     9,362        1,165,663  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     7,113        549,514  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

      $ 2,477,735  

INDEPENDENT POWER & RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS – 0.0%**

 

Uniper SE

     681        21,221  

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 0.1%

 

DCC PLC

     279        26,151  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     649        112,102  

Smiths Group PLC

     1,220        25,499  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES

 

   $ 163,752  

INSURANCE – 8.0%

     

Admiral Group PLC

     710        18,596  

Aflac, Inc.

     3,499        186,007  

Ageas

     3,894        224,271  

AIA Group Ltd.

     195,115        1,953,403  

Alleghany Corp.*

     406        315,986  

Allianz SE

     665        162,427  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     553        58,850  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     225        23,409  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     9,249        843,694  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     8,795        178,280  

Aviva PLC

     11,598        62,378  

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

AXA SA

     35,504      $ 937,869  

Baloise Holding AG

     261        48,205  

Chubb Ltd.

     3,259        496,737  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     3,143        355,819  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     13,567        212,324  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     11,695        193,364  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     4,610        16,249  

Enstar Group Ltd.*

     2,661        534,595  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     244        62,730  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     1,471        67,431  

Globe Life, Inc.

     7,231        703,793  

Hannover Rueck SE

     492        87,138  

Intact Financial Corp.

     16,520        1,704,554  

Legal & General Group PLC

     30,126        102,906  

Mapfre SA

     4,912        13,696  

Markel Corp.*

     1,297        1,518,787  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     725        75,124  

MetLife, Inc.

     2,502        117,069  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     12,875        418,357  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     219        60,818  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

     19,492        225,741  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     1,301        69,447  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     1,715        119,535  

Prudential PLC

     4,953        86,518  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     2,877        19,461  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

     2,165        88,713  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

     262,657        83,007  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

     30,844        668,063  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     144        71,993  

Swiss Re AG

     483        50,577  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     34,068        384,878  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     15,339        833,496  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

     13,064        41,153  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     815        106,814  

Tryg A/S

     570        15,920  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

     357        382,347  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     2,022        377,912  

WR Berkley Corp.

     465        32,503  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     512        200,077  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

      $     15,613,021  

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 0.9%

 

Auto Trader Group PLC

     3,095        22,539  

Gree, Inc.

     28,470        135,772  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

     25,798        648,562  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     5,953        243,713  

Twitter, Inc.*

     3,545        106,244  
 

 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      20  

    Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Yandex NV, Class A*

     4,827      $ 161,173  

Z Holdings Corp.

     124,269        384,349  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES

 

   $ 1,702,352  

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL – 0.7%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*

     1,908        337,086  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     247        438,835  

eBay, Inc.

     6,573        231,698  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     2,187        298,875  

Qliro Group AB*

     21,589        19,229  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL

 

   $     1,325,723  

IT SERVICES – 3.9%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     4,156        770,605  

Amdocs Ltd.

     4,238        276,318  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     2,973        482,310  

Black Knight, Inc.*

     8,897        571,187  

Capgemini SE

     4,754        535,250  

DTS Corp.

     3,736        79,743  

DXC Technology Co.

     23,545        651,490  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     6,304        830,615  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     2,429        257,814  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     495        145,639  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     1,658        147,714  

Global Payments, Inc.

     823        139,235  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

     4,681        304,405  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     219        31,002  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     1,655        458,121  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A*

     6,711        248,844  

Paychex, Inc.

     2,845        237,956  

Perspecta, Inc.

     7,803        207,092  

Sabre Corp.

     2,490        58,465  

Sopra Steria Group

     223        30,567  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A*

     8,533        313,929  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2,967        530,678  

Western Union Co. (The)

     2,773        69,491  

Worldline SA*

     5,184        314,814  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IT SERVICES

      $ 7,693,284  

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS – 0.2%

 

BRP, Inc.

     8,163        366,222  

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 0.3%

 

QIAGEN NV*

     635        19,058  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1,596        481,960  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES

 

   $ 501,018  

MACHINERY – 2.8%

     

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

     5,185        59,681  

Cummins, Inc.

     594        102,453  

Deere & Co.

     2,022        352,111  
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Dover Corp.

     6,539      $ 679,337  

Fortive Corp.

     22,045        1,521,105  

Hisaka Works Ltd.

     5,400        46,954  

IDEX Corp.

     6,241        970,663  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     1,200        152,268  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

     9,685        207,619  

Kone OYJ, Class B

     649        41,287  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     4,282        174,547  

PACCAR, Inc.

     8,989        683,703  

Schindler Holding AG

     304        74,328  

Schindler Holding AG

     217        51,297  

Snap-on, Inc.

     445        72,388  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

     10,110        121,144  

THK Co. Ltd.

     7,000        204,510  

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

     2,968        67,089  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MACHINERY

      $     5,582,484  

MARINE – 0.3%

     

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B

     177        225,597  

D/S Norden A/S

     6,712        98,093  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     583        94,172  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

     490,000        113,809  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MARINE

      $ 531,671  

MEDIA – 0.7%

     

Comcast Corp., Class A

     8,801        394,461  

Criteo SA ADR*

     3,098        51,737  

Fox Corp., Class A

     1,238        39,666  

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.

     4,965        67,585  

Gendai Agency, Inc.

     1,600        6,208  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,343        50,960  

Metropole Television SA

     6,060        106,585  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

     20,327        267,852  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,421        109,687  

RTL Group SA*

     189        9,604  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

     11,592        77,898  

Television Francaise 1

     13,782        115,590  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

     6,035        95,395  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

      $ 1,393,228  

METALS & MINING – 1.4%

     

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

     737        55,001  

Anglo American PLC

     9,972        255,969  

Asahi Holdings, Inc.

     7,168        167,468  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     12,454        216,345  

Boliden AB

     788        21,190  

Centerra Gold, Inc.*

     13,194        112,496  

Chubu Steel Plate Co. Ltd.

     2,000        12,038  
 

 

 


 

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21

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Eldorado Gold Corp.*

     8,933      $ 75,216  

Gold Fields Ltd.

     23,002        141,478  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADR*

     26,002        90,487  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     15,720        199,138  

IAMGOLD Corp.*

     9,574        35,807  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.*

     7,638        52,494  

Kinross Gold Corp.*

     23,440        113,684  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

     6,925        127,547  

Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.

     10,390        44,835  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

     3,565        31,725  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     51,589        182,040  

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.*

     2,780        1,625  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.

     2,677        64,626  

Petra Diamonds Ltd.*

     106,152        11,688  

Resolute Mining Ltd.*

     57,018        47,560  

Salzgitter AG

     5,788        104,770  

SEMAFO, Inc.*

     16,414        52,964  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     15,560        126,076  

Western Areas Ltd.

     43,455        96,158  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     9,008        235,815  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL METALS & MINING

      $     2,676,240  

MULTILINE RETAIL – 0.7%

     

B&M European Value Retail SA

     77,910        373,710  

Dollar General Corp.

     1,258        201,708  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     39,512        92,895  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

     24,560        549,695  

Next PLC

     372        31,717  

Target Corp.

     1,927        206,016  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTILINE RETAIL

      $ 1,455,741  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 1.2%

     

Ameren Corp.

     2,091        162,471  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     1,117        32,471  

Centrica PLC

     105,025        98,714  

CMS Energy Corp.

     707        45,191  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     582        53,672  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     888        73,304  

DTE Energy Co.

     374        47,618  

E.ON SE

     48,059        484,385  

Engie SA

     12,966        216,842  

National Grid PLC

     80,402        938,695  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     917        58,055  

RWE AG

     2,963        90,316  

Sempra Energy

     426        61,561  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     635        59,944  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTI-UTILITIES

      $ 2,423,239  
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 3.6%

 

  

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.*

     35,029      $ 50,532  

ARC Resources Ltd.

     9,642        40,849  

BP PLC

     59,979        380,157  

Cameco Corp.

     7,216        64,430  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     8,945        225,593  

Chevron Corp.

     2,211        256,786  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     2,447        209,855  

Enbridge, Inc.

     9,889        360,167  

Encana Corp.

     24,414        95,647  

Eni SpA

     26,291        397,904  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,103        277,240  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     24,011        382,411  

Gazprom PJSC ADR

     21,499        172,261  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

     4,031        119,635  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     12,259        305,288  

Inpex Corp.

     21,510        200,878  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

     4,390        113,297  

LUKOIL PJSC ADR

     1,317        121,243  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,750        70,875  

Painted Pony Energy Ltd.*

     24,197        11,206  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     6,150        216,234  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     19,238        552,726  

Surgutneftegas PJSC ADR

     24,895        164,307  

Targa Resources Corp.

     1,131        43,973  

TC Energy Corp.

     9,681        487,982  

TOTAL SA

     28,730        1,510,326  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

     5,551        47,624  

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,087        105,417  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,757        106,129  

YPF SA ADR

     6,625        62,010  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS

 

   $     7,152,982  

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.1%

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     5,905        172,603  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     1,000        32,500  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS

 

   $ 205,103  

PERSONAL PRODUCTS – 0.4%

     

Beiersdorf AG

     700        82,872  

L’Oreal SA

     729        212,857  

Unilever NV

     6,690        395,079  

Unilever PLC

     2,176        130,294  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PERSONAL PRODUCTS

      $ 821,102  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 4.9%

     

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     13,982        240,629  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

     18,623        913,086  

AstraZeneca PLC

     4,947        480,673  
 

 


 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      22  

    Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2,946      $ 169,012  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

     1,295        94,580  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     4,069        93,219  

H Lundbeck A/S

     280        9,551  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

     448        56,282  

Johnson & Johnson

     8,876        1,171,987  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

     8,203        151,618  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     12,227        1,059,592  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

     6,400        580,795  

Novartis AG

     27,276        2,380,325  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     1,555        84,925  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     20,413        386,938  

Orion OYJ, Class B

     451        19,989  

Pfizer, Inc.

     20,645        792,149  

Roche Holding AG

     1,654        497,625  

Sanofi

     936        86,249  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     8,345        303,539  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

      $     9,572,763  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 0.8%

 

Adecco Group AG

     4,583        271,682  

Experian PLC

     9,308        292,748  

Hays PLC

     41,823        85,110  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     799        55,946  

Insperity, Inc.

     2,237        236,294  

Intertek Group PLC

     418        28,979  

Pagegroup PLC

     8,521        49,140  

RELX PLC

     6,335        152,330  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     703        40,261  

SGS SA

     20        52,063  

SThree PLC

     12,224        45,207  

TransUnion

     1,212        100,135  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     892        129,072  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     543        39,982  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

      $ 1,578,949  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 3.8%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     263        41,751  

American Tower Corp.

     10,675        2,328,004  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     259        56,374  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     13,047        104,884  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     11,453        252,195  

Camden Property Trust

     3,223        368,615  

Covivio

     294        33,282  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     2,264        314,221  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     46        133,966  

Equity Residential

     694        61,530  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     9,574        386,407  
                                         

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Gecina SA

     146      $ 25,044  

ICADE

     165        16,157  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     22        105,732  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     24        163,793  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     58        135,346  

Land Securities Group PLC

     12,496        152,155  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     46        68,538  

Liberty Property Trust

     503        29,712  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     12,563        260,431  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     312        43,365  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     22        167,052  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     81        154,889  

Public Storage

     6,060        1,350,532  

Realty Income Corp.

     657        53,736  

Segro PLC

     5,170        56,536  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     1,045        157,461  

STORE Capital Corp.

     7,617        308,488  

UDR, Inc.

     772        38,793  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     374        57,834  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     67        135,253  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

   $     7,562,076  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.3%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     2,021        108,225  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     738        98,204  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     8,600        167,835  

Nexity SA

     3,411        176,443  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

     418        43,050  

Vonovia SE

     1,460        77,688  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

 

   $ 671,445  

ROAD & RAIL – 3.2%

     

AMERCO

     1,795        727,047  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     21,603        1,932,149  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     1,361        280,984  

East Japan Railway Co.

     2,916        265,948  

Firstgroup PLC*

     38,237        63,944  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     9,603        1,066,221  

Go-Ahead Group PLC (The)

     2,560        67,781  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     4,076        164,187  

Kansas City Southern

     1,340        188,645  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

     2,996        123,319  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,026        165,605  

Kyushu Railway Co.

     3,667        121,566  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

     4,178        133,476  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

     5,626        137,693  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     501        91,222  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

     4,139        138,938  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

     15,456        486,864  
 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

23

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)
                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

West Japan Railway Co.

     2,348      $ 204,752  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ROAD & RAIL

      $ 6,360,341  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 2.4%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     11,140        377,980  

Broadcom, Inc.

     782        229,009  

Entegris, Inc.

     5,431        260,688  

Lam Research Corp.

     536        145,277  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     45,809        1,117,281  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     1,202        70,509  

MediaTek, Inc.

     43,000        576,337  

Miraial Co. Ltd.

     2,200        30,151  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     510        57,977  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,684        215,901  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,456        405,763  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     54,000        529,525  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR

     6,282        324,340  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     2,305        271,967  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

     3,345        108,723  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

     2,100        46,053  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT

 

   $     4,767,481  

SOFTWARE – 2.7%

     

CDK Global, Inc.

     4,841        244,664  

Constellation Software, Inc.

     1,199        1,184,189  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     3,166        356,935  

Microsoft Corp.

     5,903        846,313  

Mimecast Ltd.*

     9,089        360,924  

Open Text Corp.

     6,975        280,813  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     1,836        453,969  

Splunk, Inc.*

     3,218        386,031  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     6,844        355,956  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A (The)*

     1,279        256,823  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

     4,155        673,775  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOFTWARE

      $ 5,400,392  

SPECIALTY RETAIL – 2.8%

     

AutoZone, Inc.*

     148        169,368  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,026        73,698  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     2,717        522,126  

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

     19,213        181,563  

CarMax, Inc.*

     7,851        731,478  

CECONOMY AG*

     16,169        81,601  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,533        24,927  

Halfords Group PLC

     27,020        55,441  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

     2,038        42,583  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     3,299        773,879  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     3,084        96,136  
                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Kingfisher PLC

     64,647      $ 173,511  

L Brands, Inc.

     1,556        26,514  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     8,855        988,307  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

     15,335        137,176  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     395        172,026  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     1,576        172,840  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     1,810        154,367  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     9,487        546,926  

Tractor Supply Co.

     962        91,409  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     381        88,830  

USS Co. Ltd.

     5,492        107,104  

Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd.

     8,185        92,241  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL

      $     5,504,051  

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 0.3%

 

Acer, Inc.

     181,840        106,330  

Canon, Inc.

     4,055        111,222  

Compal Electronics, Inc. GDR

     54,630        163,311  

HP, Inc.

     4,640        80,597  

Maxell Holdings Ltd.

     5,350        74,312  

Melco Holdings, Inc.

     500        13,543  

Quadient

     4,698        100,497  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS

 

   $ 649,812  

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.7%

 

361 Degrees International Ltd.

     234,130        48,105  

adidas AG

     232        71,635  

Daphne International Holdings Ltd.*

     217,140        4,323  

Geox SpA

     21,828        30,431  

HUGO BOSS AG

     227        9,550  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     5,634        504,525  

Sanyo Shokai Ltd.

     4,270        57,136  

Tapestry, Inc.

     1,369        35,402  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

     26,069        538,325  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     806        14,911  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS

 

   $ 1,314,343  

TOBACCO – 0.7%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     3,187        142,746  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     17,318        393,861  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     9,028        735,240  

Swedish Match AB

     490        22,999  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TOBACCO

      $ 1,294,846  

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 1.1%

 

Brenntag AG

     9,693        486,477  

Bunzl PLC

     840        21,849  

Fastenal Co.

     16,869        606,272  

Ferguson PLC

     5,287        451,044  

ITOCHU Corp.

     8,653        181,970  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      24  

    Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     5,799      $ 148,425  

Rexel SA

     16,660        206,248  

SIG PLC

     35,168        51,295  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS

 

   $ 2,153,580  

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE – 0.1%

 

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

     2,677        69,327  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

     3,429        77,922  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

 

   $ 147,249  

WATER UTILITIES – 0.4%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     417        51,404  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     305,640        663,082  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER UTILITIES

      $ 714,486  

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.1%

 

1&1 Drillisch AG

     250        6,686  

China Mobile Ltd.

     22,020        179,286  

KDDI Corp.

     33,867        940,523  

Millicom International Cellular SA

     8,122        370,111  

MTN Group Ltd.

     12,856        79,626  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     12,160        334,994  

Orange Belgium SA

     4,539        99,829  

Sprint Corp.*

     8,887        55,188  

VEON Ltd. ADR

     34,537        82,889  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $ 2,149,132  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $167,786,643)

 

   $ 185,199,491  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.2%

 

EQUITY FUNDS – 0.2%

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

     3,450        218,143  
                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Nomura TOPIX ETF

     6,426      $ 102,587  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(COST $306,973)
      $ 320,730  
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.3%      

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.2%

 

Porsche Automobil Holding SE 2.21%

     401        29,518  

Volkswagen AG 4.86%

     1,951        371,435  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

      $ 400,953  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.0%**

 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 1.85%

     353        36,685  

UTILITIES – 0.1%

     

Cia Paranaense de Energia 0.38%

     7,100        98,467  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $446,427)
      $ 536,105  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.6%      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.87%^

     134        134  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     5,135,099        5,135,099  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(COST $5,135,233)

 

   $ 5,135,233  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.4%
(COST $173,675,276)

 

   $ 191,191,559  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 2.6%

 

     5,134,563  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 196,326,122  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $174,608,416. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $14,158,046. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $23,740,227 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(9,582,181).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Aerospace & Defense

   $      3,993,644      $         —      $         —      $      3,993,644  

Air Freight & Logistics

     1,242,918                      1,242,918  

Airlines

     526,985                      526,985  

Auto Components

     1,751,389                      1,751,389  

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

25

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Automobiles

   $     2,152,258      $                 —      $                 —      $     2,152,258  

Beverages

     2,813,288                      2,813,288  

Biotechnology

     247,622                      247,622  

Building Products

     2,090,567                      2,090,567  

Capital Markets

     5,570,210                      5,570,210  

Chemicals

     3,523,157                      3,523,157  

Commercial Banks

     6,535,545                      6,535,545  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     5,069,853                      5,069,853  

Communications Equipment

     1,916,530                      1,916,530  

Construction & Engineering

     3,042,461        132,417               3,174,878  

Construction Materials

     422,754                      422,754  

Consumer Finance

     1,374,704                      1,374,704  

Containers & Packaging

     1,706,390                      1,706,390  

Distributors

     79,401                      79,401  

Diversified Consumer Services

     242,340                      242,340  

Diversified Financial Services

     6,076,398                      6,076,398  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     3,713,169                      3,713,169  

Electric Utilities

     1,910,711                      1,910,711  

Electrical Equipment

     1,900,314                      1,900,314  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,515,571                      1,515,571  

Energy Equipment & Services

     337,217                      337,217  

Entertainment

     1,388,317                      1,388,317  

Food & Staples Retailing

     628,167                      628,167  

Food Products

     4,644,399                      4,644,399  

Gas Utilities

     1,589,962                      1,589,962  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     5,253,768                      5,253,768  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3,485,806                      3,485,806  

Health Care Technology

     101,467                      101,467  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3,691,939                      3,691,939  

Household Durables

     2,580,789                      2,580,789  

Household Products

     2,477,735                      2,477,735  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     21,221                      21,221  

Industrial Conglomerates

     163,752                      163,752  

Insurance

     15,613,021                      15,613,021  

Interactive Media & Services

     1,702,352                      1,702,352  

Internet & Catalog Retail

     1,325,723                      1,325,723  

IT Services

     7,693,284                      7,693,284  

Leisure Equipment & Products

     366,222                      366,222  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     501,018                      501,018  

Machinery

     5,582,484                      5,582,484  

Marine

     531,671                      531,671  

Media

     1,393,228                      1,393,228  

Metals & Mining

     2,676,240                      2,676,240  

Multiline Retail

     1,455,741                      1,455,741  

Multi-Utilities

     2,423,239                      2,423,239  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7,152,982                      7,152,982  

Paper & Forest Products

     205,103                      205,103  

Personal Products

     821,102                      821,102  

Pharmaceuticals

     9,572,763                      9,572,763  

Professional Services

     1,578,949                      1,578,949  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     7,562,076                      7,562,076  

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      26  

     Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Real Estate Management & Development

   $ 671,445      $      $      $ 671,445  

Road & Rail

     6,360,341                      6,360,341  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,767,481                      4,767,481  

Software

     5,400,392                      5,400,392  

Specialty Retail

     5,504,051                      5,504,051  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     649,812                      649,812  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1,314,343                      1,314,343  

Tobacco

     1,294,846                      1,294,846  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     2,153,580                      2,153,580  

Transportation Infrastructure

     147,249                      147,249  

Water Utilities

     714,486                      714,486  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2,149,132                      2,149,132  

Investment Companies

     320,730                      320,730  

Preferred Stocks

     536,105                      536,105  

Money Market Funds

     5,135,233                      5,135,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $  191,059,142      $       132,417      $                 —      $     191,191,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ 35,315      $      $ 35,315  

Financial Futures Contracts

     129,941                      129,941  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets - Other Financial Instruments

   $ 129,941      $ 35,315      $      $ 165,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ (160,659    $      $ (160,659

Financial Futures Contracts

     (2,429,694                    (2,429,694
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments

   $ (2,429,694    $ (160,659    $      $ (2,590,353
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

! Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

ADR

  

American Depositary Receipt

EAFE

  

Europe, Australasia and the Far East

ETF

  

Exchange-Traded Fund

GDR

  

Global Depositary Receipt

MSCI

  

Morgan Stanley Capital International

NA

  

National Association

OYJ

  

Public Limited Company

PCL

  

Public Company Limited

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

REIT

  

Real Estate Investment Trust

SCA

  

Limited Partnership with Share Capital

SpA

  

Societa per Azioni

Currency Code Currency                         

CAD

    

              Canadian Dollar

  

EUR

    

              Euro

  

GBP

    

              British Pound Sterling

  

HKD

    

              Hong Kong Dollar

  

JPY

    

              Japanese Yen

  

                    

USD

    

              United States Dollar

  

ZAR

    

              South African Rand

  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

27

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (concluded)

At October 31, 2019, the Global Alpha Equities Fund had the following outstanding forward foreign currency contracts, which contractually obligates the Fund to deliver or receive currencies at specified future dates:

 

Settlement Date

   Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
     Contract
Amount
     Contract
at Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

CONTRACTS PURCHASED

                                            

11/1/2019

   State Street Corp.      1,449,627 JPY        $ 13,318        $ 13,424        $      106        $            —  

11/1/2019

   State Street Corp.      1,218,123 HKD        155,363        155,453        90         

11/1/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      5,154 CAD        3,916        3,913               (3

11/5/2019

   State Street Corp.      6,707,106 JPY        61,939        62,108        169         

CONTRACTS SOLD

                                                 

11/1/2019

   Bank of New York Mellon      5,477 CAD        4,160        4,159        1         

11/1/2019

   Bank of New York Mellon      2,164 GBP        2,783        2,803               (20

11/4/2019

   Bank of New York Mellon      16,346 HKD        2,082        2,085               (3

11/5/2019

   Credit Suisse International      831,224 ZAR        55,087        55,010        77         

11/5/2019

   Bank of New York Mellon      190,795 JPY        1,750        1,766               (16

11/6/2019

   Bank of New York Mellon      116,315 JPY        1,074        1,077               (3

12/18/2019

   Standard Chartered Bank      544,100,000 JPY        5,078,592        5,055,306        23,286         

12/18/2019

   Standard Chartered Bank      200,900,000 JPY        1,869,633        1,866,589        3,044         

12/18/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      5,505,000 CAD        4,189,259        4,180,717        8,542         

12/18/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      3,187,000 EUR        3,537,618        3,566,958               (29,340

12/18/2019

   Barclays Bank PLC      2,266,000 GBP        2,809,026        2,940,300               (131,274

NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION) ON FORWARD

FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

                                     $35,315        $(160,659)  

At October 31, 2019, the Global Alpha Equities Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:

 

Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell

  

Expiration

Date

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
(a)
     Contract
Amount
    

Contract

at Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation(b)

    

Unrealized

Depreciation(b)

 

SHORT POSITIONS:

                                                              

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     December 2019        84        6,566,280        $ 6,641,284        $ 6,566,280        $ 75,004        $              —  

E-Mini S&P 500 Index

     December 2019        137        20,795,230        20,535,918        20,795,230               (259,312

E-Mini S&P Mid 400 Index

     December 2019        112        21,896,000        21,885,838        21,896,000               (10,162

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     December 2019        178        6,424,020EUR        6,903,988        7,112,856               (208,868

FTSE 100 Index

     December 2019        51        3,695,460GBP        4,661,439        4,622,848        38,591         

MSCI EAFE Index

     December 2019        307        30,043,020        29,078,779        30,043,020               (964,241

S&P TSX 60 Index

     December 2019        14        2,757,720CAD        2,092,455        2,076,109        16,346         

TOPIX Index

     December 2019        88        1,468,280,000JPY        12,653,184        13,640,295               (987,111

NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

                                                  $129,941        $(2,429,694

 

(a)

Notional Amount denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

 

(b)

The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for financial futures contracts. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open until October 31, 2019. If variation margin settles the same day, then no amount may be shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Inflation-Linked & Fixed Income Securities:     

U.S. Government Inflation-Linked Securities

       21.4 %

Mortgage-Backed Securities

       4.6 %

Asset-Backed Securities

       1.5 %

Corporate Bonds

       1.5 %

Foreign Government Inflation-Linked Securities

       1.1 %

Foreign Government Securities

       0.2 %
Real Estate Related Securities:     

Exchange-Traded Funds

       29.8 %

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       19.9 %

Common Stocks

       11.4 %

Investment Companies

       4.6 %
Commodity Related Securities:     

Exchange-Traded Funds

       11.9 %
Purchased Options        0.0 %3
Rights        0.0 %3
Written Options        0.0 %3
Cash Equivalents1        1.6 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (9.5 )%
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

                                         
    
 Description
   Par Value (a)      Value  
INFLATION-LINKED & FIXED INCOME SECURITIES – 30.3%

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.5%

 

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION – 0.6%

 

Crown Point CLO Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class A, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 2.94%, 7/17/28D

     200,000     $        199,295  

Dryden Senior Loan Fund, Series 2012-25A, Class ARR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 2.89%, 10/15/27D

     300,000       299,284  

Euro-Galaxy CLO BV, Series 2016-5A, Class ARV, (3 Month EURIBOR + 0.82%, Floor 0.82%), 0.82%, 11/10/30D

     250,000 EUR      278,844  
                                         
    
 Description
   Par Value (a)       Value  

Figueroa CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1RR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.85%, Floor 0.85%), 3.01%, 6/20/27D

     93,006      $ 92,898  

Shackleton CLO Ltd., Series 2016-9A, Class AR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.13%, Floor 1.13%), 3.10%, 10/20/28D

     250,000        249,928  

Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2016-17A, Class AR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 2.88%, 4/15/28D

     260,000        259,341  

Venture CLO Ltd., Series 2012-12A, Class ARR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.80%, Floor 0.80%), 2.94%, 2/28/26D

     233,353        232,779  

WhiteHorse Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class A1R, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.93%, Floor 0.93%), 2.93%, 4/17/27D

     230,705        230,129  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION

 

   $     1,842,498  
 

 


 

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29    PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
  

 

Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

    
  Description
   Par Value (a)       Value  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.2%

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-R1, Class M1, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.39%, Floor 0.39%), 2.21%, 3/25/36D

     251,703        250,333  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust, Series 2005-TC1, Class M2, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.98%, Floor 0.65%), 2.80%, 5/25/35D

     545,623        528,843  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

   $ 779,176  

WHOLE LOAN – 0.7%

     

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-WFH2, Class A3, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.22%, Floor 0.22%), 2.04%, 8/25/36D

     637,249        637,323  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, Series 2005-CB2, Class M2, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.95%, Floor 0.63%), 2.77%, 4/25/36D

     199,273        190,055  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., Series 2019-CRE2, Class A, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.13%, Floor 1.13%), 3.04%, 5/15/36D

     100,000        100,150  

Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-WF1, Class M2, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.29%, Floor 0.29%), 2.11%, 3/25/36D

     200,000        190,518  

OZLME BV, Class AR, (3 Month EURIBOR + 0.82%, Floor 0.82%), 0.82%, 1/18/30D

     250,000EUR         279,024  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class M2, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.72%, Cap 10.00%, Floor 0.48%), 2.67%, 5/25/35D

     208,458        194,924  

Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2016-3A, Class AR, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 3.08%, 1/23/29D

     250,000        249,928  

SpringCastle Funding Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 3.20%, 5/27/36

     177,182        179,442  

Starwood Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-FL1, Class A, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 2.99%, 7/15/38D

     200,000        200,425  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $     2,221,789  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(COST $4,594,937)

 

   $ 4,843,463  

CORPORATE BONDS – 1.5%

     

AUTOMOTIVE – 0.0%**

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.55%, 10/07/22

     200,000        201,456  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.1%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured,

     

(3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.75%),
2.89%, 6/01/21D

     100,000        100,684  

5.15%, 2/15/50

     100,000        117,369  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $ 218,053  
    
  Description
   Par Value (a)       Value  

ENERGY – 0.1%

     

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Company Guaranteed, 5.09%, 1/15/30

     282,000      $ 299,202  

FINANCIALS – 1.2%

     

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., Company Guaranteed, 3.80%, 9/15/22

     250,000        260,645  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 3.32%, 9/15/20#,D 

     600,000        604,957  

ING Bank NV, Covered Bonds, 2.63%, 12/05/22

     200,000        204,846  

International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecured, 8.25%, 12/15/20

     100,000        106,508  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Sr. Unsecured, 6.50%, 2/24/21

     300,000        315,087  

Jyske Realkredit A/S,
Covered Bonds,

     

1.00%, 10/01/50

     2,595,876DKK         384,607  

2.50%, 10/01/47

     21,334DKK         3,314  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd., Sr. Unsecured, 2.65%, 9/19/22

     200,000        201,123  

Nordea Kredit Realkreditaktieselskab, Covered Bonds,

     

1.00%, 10/01/50

     3,895,240DKK         577,413  

2.50%, 10/01/47

     250DKK        39  

Nykredit Realkredit A/S,
Covered Bonds,

     

1.00%, 10/01/50

     4,781,294DKK         708,936  

2.50%, 10/01/47

     59,977DKK         9,327  

Realkredit Danmark A/S, 23S, Covered Bonds, MTN, 2.50%, 7/01/47

     36,340DKK         5,658  

UniCredit SpA, Sr. Unsecured, 7.83%, 12/04/23

     400,000        471,878  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

      $     3,854,338  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 0.0%**

     

Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 2.57%, 3/15/21D

     100,000        99,787  

TOBACCO – 0.1%

     

BAT Capital Corp., Company Guaranteed, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.59%), 2.77%, 8/14/20D

     100,000        100,215  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC, Company Guaranteed, 3.13%, 7/26/24

     200,000        201,375  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TOBACCO

      $ 301,590  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(COST $4,879,018)

      $ 4,974,426  
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFLATION-LINKED

SECURITIES – 1.1%

 

 

GOVERNMENT – 1.1%

     

Argentina Treasury Bill,

     

0.00%, 11/28/19

     150,000ARS         777  
 

 


 

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     Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value (a)      Value  

0.00%, 2/26/20

     150,000ARS      $ 1,221  

Australia Government Bond,

Sr. Unsecured,

     

1.25%, 2/21/22

     160,000AUD        131,830  

3.00%, 9/20/25

     310,000AUD        316,345  

French Republic Government Bond OAT, 2.10%, 7/25/23

     400,000EUR        576,272  

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond,
Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.10%, 3/10/28

     30,273,000JPY         290,839  

0.10%, 3/10/29

     100,213,000JPY         962,783  

Mexican Udibonos,

4.50%, 11/22/35

     2,070,724MXN         124,715  

New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.00%, 9/20/25

     1,150,000NZD         893,460  

Peruvian Government International Bond,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.94%, 2/12/29

     200,000PEN        67,885  

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bond, Bonds, 0.13%, 8/10/28

     187,853GBP        308,116  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT

      $     3,674,243  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES

(COST $3,869,818)

 

 

   $ 3,674,243  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES – 0.2%

 

GOVERNMENT – 0.2%

     

Argentina Bonar Bonds, (Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Private Banks + 2.00%), 56.70%, 4/03/22D

     129,000ARS        1,029  

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria, (Argentina Cental Bank + 0.00%), 72.61%, 6/21/20D

     6,920,000ARS         62,146  

Corp. Andina de Fomento,

Series 11U, Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 10/15/21

     5,238,346MXN         269,751  

Peru Government Bond,
Sr. Unsecured, 6.15%, 8/12/32

     700,000PEN        240,662  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT

      $ 573,588  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES (COST $905,151)

 

   $ 573,588  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 4.6%

 

  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

(FNMA) – 3.5%

 

 

Fannie Mae Pool,

     

2.50%, 12/01/49

     400,000        397,547  

3.00%, 12/01/49

     3,600,000        3,655,547  

3.50%, 9/01/45

     129,178        134,598  

3.50%, 9/01/46

     487,794        508,633  

3.50%, 12/01/49

     3,970,000        4,077,004  

4.00%, 12/01/49

     2,400,000        2,492,250  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 11,265,579  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value (a)
     Value  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

(GNMA) – 0.1%

 

 

Ginnie Mae Pool,
Series 2018-H15, Class FG,

     

(12 Month USD LIBOR + 0.15%, Cap 7.50%, Floor 0.15%), 2.27%, 8/20/68D

     97,801      $ 94,674  

(1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.40%, Cap 6.50%, Floor 0.40%), 2.25%, 2/20/49D

     281,167        280,958  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 375,632  

WHOLE LOAN – 1.0%

     

Bancorp Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CRE6, Class A, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.05%, Floor 1.05%), 3.10%, 9/15/36D

     200,000        200,374  

CSMC Trust, Series 2019-RPL9, Class A1, 3.32%, 10/27/59D

     100,000        100,856  

European Loan Conduit No 36 DAC, Class A1, (3 Month EURIBOR + 1.00%, Cap 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), 1.00%, 2/17/30D

     100,000EUR         111,948  

Grifonas Finance PLC, Series 1, Class A, (6 Month EURIBOR + 0.28%), 0.00%, 8/28/39D

     376,824EUR         394,558  

Hawksmoor Mortgages, Series 2019-1A, Class A, (Sterling Overnight Index Average + 1.05%), 0.00%, 5/25/53D

     300,000GBP         389,174  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-FL12, Class A, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.45%, Floor 1.45%), 3.36%, 12/15/31D

     100,000        100,125  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-RPL3, Class A1, 2.75%, 7/25/59D

     400,000        403,714  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 6, Class A, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.64%, Cap 11.00%, Floor 0.32%), 2.49%, 4/19/27D

     421,480        412,150  

Towd Point Mortgage Funding PLC, Series 2019-GR4A, Class A1, (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 1.03%), 1.82%, 10/20/51D

     266,678GBP         346,148  

Trinity Square PLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A, (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 1.15%), 1.94%, 7/15/51D

     292,308GBP         380,794  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR14, Class 1A4,

     

3.52%, 11/25/36D

     155,888        152,079  

4.21%, 3/25/37D

     52,507        52,310  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $     3,044,230  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (COST $14,582,796)

 

   $ 14,685,441  

U.S. GOVERNMENT INFLATION–LINKED SECURITIES – 21.4%

 

U.S. TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED BONDS – 21.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond,

     

0.13%, 4/15/20

     608,000        662,588  

0.13%, 4/15/21

     2,597,000        2,790,081  

0.13%, 1/15/22

     622,000        700,528  
 

 


 

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   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value (a)       Value  

0.13%, 4/15/22

     4,929,000      $ 5,160,098  

0.13%, 1/15/23

     1,653,000        1,826,791  

0.13%, 7/15/26

     3,331,000        3,563,817  

0.25%, 1/15/25

     1,958,000        2,128,382  

0.25%, 7/15/29

     1,080,000        1,095,522  

0.38%, 7/15/23

     1,999,000        2,222,498  

0.38%, 7/15/25

     4,227,000        4,642,946  

0.38%, 1/15/27

     989,000        1,063,776  

0.38%, 7/15/27

     1,660,000        1,771,549  

0.50%, 1/15/28

     2,468,000        2,634,522  

0.63%, 7/15/21

     312,000        357,596  

0.63%, 4/15/23

     300,000        313,137  

0.63%, 1/15/24

     591,000        660,704  

0.63%, 1/15/26

     6,908,000        7,656,498  

0.63%, 2/15/43

     276,000        314,212  

0.75%, 7/15/28

     1,690,000        1,816,959  

0.75%, 2/15/42

     839,000        998,690  

0.75%, 2/15/45

     483,000        549,956  

0.88%, 2/15/47

     962,000        1,102,432  

1.00%, 2/15/46

     1,394,000        1,670,592  

1.00%, 2/15/48

     1,174,000        1,359,786  

1.00%, 2/15/49

     1,050,000        1,205,791  

1.25%, 7/15/20

     983,000        1,164,971  

1.38%, 2/15/44

     2,547,000        3,338,161  

1.75%, 1/15/28

     2,347,000        3,233,775  

2.00%, 1/15/26

     721,000        1,034,449  

2.13%, 2/15/40

     210,000        328,465  

2.13%, 2/15/41

     659,000        1,026,640  

2.38%, 1/15/25

     1,253,000        1,896,864  

2.38%, 1/15/27

     594,000        872,480  

2.50%, 1/15/29

     2,113,000        3,052,743  

3.38%, 4/15/32

     146,000        291,245  

3.63%, 4/15/28

     1,868,000        3,802,913  

3.88%, 4/15/29

     191,000        399,719  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED BONDS

 

   $   68,711,876  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES
(COST $66,747,586)

 

   $ 68,711,876  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INFLATION-LINKED & FIXED INCOME SECURITIES
(COST $95,579,306)

 

   $ 97,463,037  

    

     
     Number of
Shares
        
REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES – 65.7%

 

  

COMMON STOCKS – 11.4%

     

DIVERSIFIED – 0.0%**

     

Argosy Property Ltd.

     61,413      $ 55,519  
                                         

    

  Description

   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Star Mica Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,200      $ 21,846  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

      $ 77,365  

DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES – 5.4%

 

  

Airport City Ltd.*

     6,795        128,209  

Allreal Holding AG*

     1,179        229,705  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     224,500        594,068  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.

     75,000        54,556  

City Developments Ltd.

     56,000        444,147  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     6,900        918,168  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     59,400        2,054,440  

Dear Life Co. Ltd.

     4,200        20,069  

DIC Asset AG

     3,489        48,641  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

     117,000        49,572  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     176,000        387,670  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

     4,300        104,205  

Hembla AB*

     2,744        61,100  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

     144,735        724,973  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

     120,000        65,697  

Kenedix, Inc.

     21,300        116,569  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     52,000        168,556  

Lendlease Group

     51,848        668,008  

Leopalace21 Corp.*

     9,900        27,228  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     124,000        2,419,946  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

     88,400        2,276,511  

Mobimo Holding AG*

     592        166,828  

Nippon Commercial Development Co. Ltd.

     1,200        17,179  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     11,800        281,259  

OUE Ltd.

     34,900        37,197  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.

     169        18,658  

Quabit Inmobiliaria SA*

     9,616        8,408  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

     2,600        49,284  

Shinoken Group Co. Ltd.

     5,200        53,883  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

     41,700        1,522,577  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

     3,400        41,654  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     133,000        2,018,096  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

     20,900        299,788  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     59,500        397,254  

Tricon Capital Group, Inc.

     13,061        105,710  

UOL Group Ltd.

     48,300        276,923  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     59,000        134,174  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

     68,000        421,315  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES

 

   $   17,412,225  

OFFICE – 0.0%**

     

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

     94,100        109,804  

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT – 1.1%

 

  

ADLER Real Estate AG*

     4,597        53,014  
 

 

 


 

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     Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

                                         
    
  Description
   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Aedas Homes SAU*

     1,151      $ 26,573  

Aveo Group

     50,383        74,326  

Buwog AG Escrow Shares

     3,077         

Cedar Woods Properties Ltd.

     4,976        24,354  

China Merchants Land Ltd.*

     134,000        18,982  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     231,500        1,616,020  

DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A

     9,069        69,476  

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     1,558        29,259  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

     2,100        43,560  

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     101,000        34,930  

Helical PLC

     12,067        61,195  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*

     493        55,127  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

     2,100        91,300  

Metrovacesa SA

     3,401        32,090  

Nexity SA

     4,185        216,480  

Oxley Holdings Ltd.

     80,600        20,143  

Road King Infrastructure Ltd.

     39,000        71,471  

Selvaag Bolig ASA

     6,948        38,306  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

     288,000        431,488  

St. Modwen Properties PLC

     19,519        114,031  

TAG Immobilien AG*

     12,649        307,260  

Tosei Corp.

     2,300        29,200  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

 

   $     3,458,585  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.2%

 

ADO Properties SA

     2,707        110,198  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

     9,800        157,541  

Ascendas India Trust

     32,800        39,299  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

     1,933        38,477  

Urban & Civic PLC

     6,245        26,695  

Wheelock Properties Singapore Ltd.*

     40,300        62,207  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

 

   $ 434,417  

REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 4.6%

 

  

ADO Group Ltd.*

     4,400        124,230  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

     10,933        157,739  

Amot Investments Ltd.

     12,568        88,435  

Aroundtown SA

     74,951        632,463  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     3,114        239,882  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.*

     442        39,993  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     6,297        242,997  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

     88,801        293,323  

Castellum AB

     22,751        464,765  

Catena AB

     1,465        53,559  

Chip Eng Seng Corp. Ltd.

     112,300        50,766  

Citycon OYJ

     5,848        61,244  

Daibiru Corp.

     5,100        57,003  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

     5,895        176,333  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     32,071        1,206,123  
                                         
    
  Description
   Number of
Shares
     Value  

Dios Fastigheter AB

     6,443      $ 53,649  

Entra ASA

     12,192        182,426  

Fabege AB

     23,717        353,703  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

     8,607        333,380  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     15,136        250,524  

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

     8,742        88,128  

Grainger PLC

     52,462        174,513  

Grand City Properties SA

     8,643        202,045  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

     75,000        188,171  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

     14,798        152,414  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     107,200        589,600  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

     10,114        169,165  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

     44,600        487,754  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     59,001        233,039  

Ichigo, Inc.

     23,100        92,622  

IMMOFINANZ AG*

     8,216        235,955  

Intershop Holding AG

     103        56,590  

Japan Property Management Center Co. Ltd.

     1,900        25,951  

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.*

     17,713        75,587  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

     10,000        125,567  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     2,630        60,516  

Klovern AB, Class B

     62,004        108,266  

Kungsleden AB

     16,738        152,027  

Langham Hospitality Investments & Langham Hospitality Investments Ltd.

     59,000        16,715  

LEG Immobilien AG

     5,404        620,186  

MAS Real Estate, Inc.

     39,652        49,596  

Melisron Ltd.

     1,293        78,289  

Nyfosa AB*

     14,798        98,851  

PSP Swiss Property AG

     3,582        473,848  

S IMMO AG

     4,007        101,446  

Sagax AB, Class D

     20,735        78,704  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB

     27,244        62,356  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB

     6,805        23,962  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     93,000        293,149  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

     6,816        701,982  

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

     12,400        53,049  

TLG Immobilien AG

     6,412        187,722  

TOC Co. Ltd.

     6,500        47,491  

Unizo Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,000        138,763  

Vonovia SE

     48,312        2,570,727  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

     16,464        180,230  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

     103,000        607,278  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     12,095        182,758  

Zhuguang Holdings Group Co. Ltd.*

     166,000        22,667  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES

 

   $   14,870,216  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

33

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

RETAIL – 0.1%

     

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

     137,052      $ 139,715  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $29,310,798)

      $   36,502,327  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 29.8%

 

  

EQUITY FUNDS – 29.8%

     

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF#

     563,301        26,858,192  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

     1,133,300        69,017,970  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS

      $ 95,876,162  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (COST $85,493,651)

 

   $ 95,876,162  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 4.6%

     

DIVERSIFIED – 4.6%

     

Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund

     1,210,246        14,680,286  

REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 0.0%**

 

BMO Commercial Property Trust

     83,316        126,702  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (COST $16,266,473)

      $ 14,806,988  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 19.9%

 

  

DIVERSIFIED – 4.4%

     

Abacus Property Group

     29,788        80,084  

Activia Properties, Inc.

     60        316,696  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     1,696        83,036  

American Finance Trust, Inc.

     1,372        20,305  

Artis REIT

     7,721        72,690  

Charter Hall Group

     39,423        307,092  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

     21,422        84,764  

Cofinimmo SA

     2,288        338,369  

Colony Capital, Inc.

     3,993        22,361  

Cominar REIT

     7,650        78,004  

Covivio

     4,869        551,185  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     165        480,531  

Dream Global REIT

     8,629        109,279  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,519        860,939  

Gecina SA

     4,805        824,217  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

     1,116        26,293  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

     1,038        20,220  

Goodman Property Trust

     95,209        130,022  

GPT Group (The)

     171,647        704,034  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

     18,802        55,215  

H&R REIT

     13,001        219,924  

Hamborner REIT AG

     5,966        64,210  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT, Inc.

     60        102,176  

Heiwa REIT, Inc.

     76        100,498  

Hulic REIT, Inc.

     97        185,215  
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

ICADE

     3,568      $ 349,390  

Ichigo Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     61        76,991  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

     36        282,026  

Land Securities Group PLC

     71,514        870,778  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA

     6,779        61,392  

Lexington Realty Trust

     4,640        50,483  

Liberty Property Trust

     3,085        182,231  

LondonMetric Property PLC

     69,357        208,253  

LXI REIT PLC

     19,555        31,765  

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

     222,200        209,060  

Marimo Regional Revitalization REIT, Inc.

     21        26,369  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     30,735        452,479  

Mirvac Group

     346,071        765,792  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

     35        152,005  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     396        757,237  

NSI NV

     1,341        61,246  

Picton Property Income Ltd. (The)

     81,986        98,448  

Premier Investment Corp.

     115        172,622  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     356        64,276  

RDI REIT PLC

     25,734        43,202  

REIT 1 Ltd.

     11,700        74,029  

Sakura Sogo REIT Investment Corp.

     46        41,915  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

     22        24,773  

Schroder REIT Ltd.

     71,756        51,308  

Sekisui House REIT, Inc.

     373        345,057  

Soilbuild Business Space REIT

     134,120        49,785  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

     58        63,215  

Stockland

     221,407        746,347  

STORE Capital Corp.

     3,851        155,966  

Sunlight REIT

     139,000        94,370  

Suntec REIT

     241,100        329,631  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

     39        45,360  

Tokyu REIT, Inc.

     87        167,571  

Tosei REIT Investment Corp.

     15        19,238  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     274        553,125  

VEREIT, Inc.

     20,622        202,920  

Washington REIT

     2,685        83,289  

WP Carey, Inc.

     3,500        322,210  

XYMAX REIT Investment Corp.

     19        23,453  

Yuexiu REIT

     140,000        93,084  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

      $   14,240,050  

DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES – 0.0%**

 

  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

     10,469        28,813  

U.K. Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

     51,100        58,051  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES**

 

   $ 86,864  

INDUSTRIALS – 2.8%

     

AIMS APAC REIT

     42,000        42,295  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      34  

       Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Americold Realty Trust

     3,463      $ 138,832  

APN Industria REIT

     12,124        24,739  

Ascendas REIT

     235,600        548,974  

Cache Logistics Trust

     157,500        83,934  

Dream Industrial REIT

     7,428        75,797  

Duke Realty Corp.

     7,255        254,941  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     609        81,576  

ESR-REIT

     226,200        88,954  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,581        150,796  

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust

     129,700        120,124  

GLP J-REIT

     342        445,908  

Goodman Group

     140,703        1,395,740  

Granite REIT

     1,863        92,252  

Hansteen Holdings PLC

     66,138        88,071  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     153        239,864  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

     1,411        29,970  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.#

     400        30,400  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

     75        190,782  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     103        153,465  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

     117,100        219,490  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     256,150        316,316  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

     19        62,196  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.

     30        125,150  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.

     3,795        57,229  

Montea CVA

     826        74,897  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     197        550,921  

Prologis, Inc.

     13,300        1,167,208  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     2,066        99,354  

Segro PLC

     94,333        1,031,567  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     2,307        71,609  

Summit Industrial Income REIT

     4,836        46,924  

Terreno Realty Corp.

     2,213        124,835  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     152,077        296,081  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

     1,462        271,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

      $     8,792,191  

OFFICE – 3.2%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     2,345        372,269  

Allied Properties REIT

     4,641        188,797  

alstria Office REIT AG

     13,125        245,924  

Befimmo SA

     2,034        131,347  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,407        467,440  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     3,649        55,757  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     254,100        382,892  

Champion REIT

     160,000        106,177  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     2,823        38,223  
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     2,483      $ 50,951  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     1,589        47,098  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     2,925        117,380  

Cromwell Property Group

     145,377        132,786  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     25        199,324  

Derwent London PLC

     9,493        436,536  

Dexus

     96,537        796,578  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     3,244        140,530  

Dream Office REIT

     3,839        85,402  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     1,055        23,548  

Equity Commonwealth

     1,627        52,357  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     2,608        22,429  

Frasers Commercial Trust

     88,500               106,685  

GDI Property Group

     37,938        40,798  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

     77        104,387  

Great Portland Estates PLC

     23,982        244,669  

Green REIT PLC

     51,631        109,755  

Hibernia REIT PLC

     74,159        115,462  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     1,546        72,353  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     3,031        108,874  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment

     123        126,542  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

     29,584        382,082  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

     1,705        51,533  

Invesco Office J-REIT, Inc.

     775        156,521  

Japan Excellent, Inc.

     112        192,803  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     79        379,674  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     122        832,614  

JBG SMITH Properties

     2,118        85,271  

Keppel REIT

     179,700        159,827  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     2,079        174,490  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     2,859        61,240  

Manulife US REIT

     116,035        106,172  

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp.

     153        177,666  

Mirai Corp.

     156        91,731  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

     135        223,271  

Mori Trust Sogo REIT, Inc.

     86        156,487  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     123        933,975  

Office Properties Income Trust

     693        22,093  

One REIT, Inc.

     16        50,301  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

     236        534,109  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

     118,851        47,175  

Prosperity REIT

     177,000        69,798  

Regional REIT Ltd.

     31,547        43,071  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     413        34,527  

Slate Office REIT

     7,516        34,981  

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,844        121,022  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

35

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Workspace Group PLC

     11,242      $ 147,808  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OFFICE

      $ 10,393,512  

RESIDENTIAL – 2.0%

     

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

     117        388,953  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     3,170        158,437  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     5,298        140,238  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     3,340        183,299  

Ascott Residence Trust

     105,500        107,016  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     2,946        641,226  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

     2,866        34,449  

Boardwalk REIT

     1,850        61,353  

Camden Property Trust

     1,986        227,139  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

     6,606        275,054  

Civitas Social Housing PLC

     79,469        87,499  

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.

     53        172,757  

Empiric Student Property PLC

     50,467        61,450  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     3,782        264,513  

Equity Residential

     7,757        687,736  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,414        462,562  

Front Yard Residential Corp.

     2,160        26,719  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     2,017        31,062  

Ingenia Communities Group

     27,070        82,107  

InterRent REIT

     6,334        75,069  

Investors Real Estate Trust

     389        29,436  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     7,060        217,377  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

     33,709        66,018  

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

     146        140,065  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

     81        166,890  

Killam Apartment REIT

     2,717        40,247  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     2,435        338,441  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     608        29,652  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.

     40        251,875  

Northview Apartment REIT

     2,317        50,770  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

     25        48,616  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     1,632        265,445  

UDR, Inc.

     5,732        288,033  

UMH Properties, Inc.

     2,326        34,727  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     23,505        342,532  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

      $ 6,478,762  

RETAIL – 4.7%

     

Acadia Realty Trust

     779        21,796  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

     136        195,707  

Agree Realty Corp.

     997        78,534  

Altarea SCA

     324        71,187  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     90,072        724,086  
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     9,217      $ 202,958  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., Class A

     4,282        80,930  

BWP Trust

     53,889        154,166  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     251,300        469,184  

CapitaLand Retail China Trust

     80,085        89,477  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

     39,382        119,723  

Choice Properties REIT

     15,070        159,041  

Crombie REIT

     2,904        34,881  

CT REIT

     2,299        25,851  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     809        20,759  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     5,197        165,772  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,666        226,593  

Fortune REIT

     134,000        157,326  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

     44,023        88,988  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

     42        187,656  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

     71        121,829  

Getty Realty Corp.

     2,065        69,260  

Hammerson PLC

     72,357        271,811  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA

     5,023        32,268  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     234        546,051  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     44        121,256  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     8,123        175,132  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     2,614        46,581  

Klepierre SA

     16,289        606,600  

Link REIT

     183,500        2,001,043  

Macerich Co. (The)#

     686        18,865  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

     162,300        277,966  

Mercialys SA

     1,425        19,866  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     3,543        208,718  

NewRiver REIT PLC

     47,903        124,723  

Realty Income Corp.

     6,355        519,775  

Regency Centers Corp.

     3,297        221,690  

Retail Estates NV

     687        65,588  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     3,914        73,055  

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

     2,889        39,753  

Retail Value, Inc.

     409        14,973  

RioCan REIT

     13,092        262,715  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

     34,300        20,044  

Saul Centers, Inc.

     797        42,671  

Scentre Group

     481,764        1,271,960  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A#

     1,064        46,273  

Shaftesbury PLC

     20,795        254,553  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

     87,427        162,121  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     5,899        888,861  

SITE Centers Corp.

     1,587        24,646  

Slate Retail REIT, Class U

     2,021        19,871  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

     36  

       Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

SmartCentres REIT

     6,442      $ 155,731  

SPH REIT

     57,300        48,015  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     1,365        68,032  

Starhill Global REIT

     128,800        70,059  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.#

     1,142        18,409  

True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,946        21,451  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     54,500        417,023  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     9,335        1,443,530  

Urban Edge Properties

     3,090        65,230  

Vastned Retail NV

     2,871        86,134  

Vicinity Centres

     313,756        577,489  

Viva Energy REIT

     30,988        61,735  

Wereldhave NV

     2,595        61,357  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RETAIL

      $   14,939,328  

SPECIALIZED – 2.8%

     

Aedifica SA

     1,995        239,857  

Arena REIT

     17,467        36,484  

Ascendas Hospitality Trust

     89,000        75,232  

Assura PLC

     220,888        214,024  

Big Yellow Group PLC

     12,620        186,687  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     3,065        74,296  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

     63,800        76,910  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

     30,135        75,408  

CoreCivic, Inc.

     2,464        37,601  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     840        98,700  

CubeSmart

     4,498        142,587  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     1,898        135,289  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.#

     4,574        581,081  

EPR Properties

     1,738        135,199  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     2,766        310,539  

Far East Hospitality Trust

     83,900        45,020  

First REIT

     98,000        73,476  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     1,094        31,343  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

     76,900        41,546  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     4,280        172,741  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     2,244        34,154  

HCP, Inc.

     10,314        388,013  

Health Care & Medical Investment Corp.

     17        21,866  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,364        116,966  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A

     3,868        119,908  

Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc.

     19        103,806  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     11,826        193,828  

Hotel Property Investments

     10,758        23,731  

Invincible Investment Corp.

     543        343,429  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     3,529        115,751  

Itochu Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

     19        22,310  
                                         
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     408      $ 338,898  

Keppel DC REIT

     87,295        128,333  

Life Storage, Inc.

     995        108,375  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     1,511        78,345  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     8,747        181,325  

Mori Trust Hotel REIT, Inc.

     32        43,530  

National Health Investors, Inc.

     1,042        89,393  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     816        27,883  

National Storage REIT

     65,695        84,234  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

     7,784        70,683  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.#

     4,965        218,659  

Ooedo Onsen REIT Investment Corp.

     20        18,317  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3,181        73,958  

Parkway Life REIT

     38,800        93,260  

Physicians Realty Trust

     3,999        74,661  

Primary Health Properties PLC

     82,460        151,036  

Public Storage

     3,166        705,575  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A#

     1,471        78,831  

Rural Funds Group

     39,901        48,685  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     1,260        106,054  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     2,267        55,768  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     18,399        166,952  

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     2,134        21,180  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     3,569        43,756  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     1,395        18,846  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     726        86,561  

Ventas, Inc.

     8,043        523,599  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     6,191        145,798  

Vital Healthcare Property Trust

     24,302        41,446  

Welltower, Inc.

     8,578        777,939  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     4,295        90,410  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIALIZED

      $ 8,960,072  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
(COST $48,591,702)

 

   $ 63,890,779  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES
(COST $179,662,624)

 

   $   211,076,256  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

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   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES – 11.9%

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 11.9%

 

  

COMMODITY FUNDS – 11.9%

     

iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF

     409,100      $ 13,001,198  

iShares Gold Trust*

     578,500        8,365,110  

iShares Silver Trust#,*

     202,600        3,427,992  

SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF

     308,300        13,531,287  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMODITY FUNDS

      $     38,325,587  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(COST $37,887,507)

 

   $ 38,325,587  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES
(COST $37,887,507)

 

   $ 38,325,587  
PURCHASED OPTIONS – 0.0%**      
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS      
(SEE OPEN OPTION CONTRACTS TABLE)

 

  
(COST $68,028)       $ 50,633  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.6%

 

  

MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.6%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     1,761,235      $ 1,761,235  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(COST $1,761,235)

 

   $ 1,761,235  
RIGHT – 0.0%**      

Mapletree Commercial Trust*

     11,523      $ 762  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL RIGHT
(COST $0)
      $ 762  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON

LOAN – 1.0%

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 1.0%

 

  

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $237,484, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $242,223.

   $       237,473      $ 237,473  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $596,937, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $608,846.

     596,908        596,908  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $596,937, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $608,846.

     596,908        596,908  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $596,937, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 5.00%, maturing 12/20/32 to 6/20/69; total market value of $608,846.

     596,908        596,908  

Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $596,937, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/05/19 to 9/20/69; total market value of $608,847.

     596,908        596,908  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $596,937, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $608,846.

     596,908        596,908  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(COST $3,222,013)

 

   $ 3,222,013  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $3,222,013)

 

   $ 3,222,013  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 109.5%
(COST $318,180,713)

 

   $ 351,899,523  
WRITTEN OPTIONS – 0.0%**      
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS      
(SEE OPEN OPTION CONTRACTS TABLE)

 

  
(PREMIUMS RECEIVED $(208,046))       $ (84,115 ) 

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON

LOAN – (1.0%)

 

 

     (3,222,013

OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (8.5%)

 

     (27,363,389
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $ 321,230,006  
     

 

 

 
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      38  

Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $324,093,521. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $27,210,686. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $39,950,884 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(12,740,198).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    

 

Level 1

     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments in Securities

           

Inflation-Linked & Fixed Income Securities

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $      $ 4,843,463      $                 —      $ 4,843,463  

Corporate Bonds

            4,974,426               4,974,426  

Foreign Government Inflation-Linked Securities

            3,674,243               3,674,243  

Foreign Government Securities

            573,588               573,588  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

            14,685,441               14,685,441  

U.S. Government Inflation-Linked Securities

            68,711,876               68,711,876  

Real Estate Related Securities

           

Common Stocks

     36,410,920        91,407               36,502,327  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     95,876,162                      95,876,162  

Investment Companies

     14,806,988                      14,806,988  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     63,094,201        796,578               63,890,779  

Commodity Related Securities

           

Exchange-Traded Funds

     38,325,587                      38,325,587  

Purchased Options

            50,633               50,633  

Right

            762               762  

Money Market Fund

     1,761,235                      1,761,235  

Repurchase Agreements

            3,222,013               3,222,013  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $  250,275,093      $ 101,624,430      $      $ 351,899,523  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ 109,787      $      $ 109,787  

Financial Futures Contracts

     163,376                      163,376  

Credit Default Swaps

            57,124               57,124  

Interest Rate Swaps

            457,203               457,203  

Written Options

            22,022               22,022  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets - Other Financial Instruments

   $ 163,376      $ 646,136      $      $ 809,512  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Written Options

   $      $ (106,137    $      $ (106,137

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (339,904             (339,904

Financial Futures Contracts

     (51,848                    (51,848

Credit Default Swaps

            (22,902             (22,902

Interest Rate Swaps

            (821,107             (821,107
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments

   $ (51,848    $ (1,290,050    $      $ (1,341,898
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  ! 

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments. Forward foreign currency contracts, financial futures contracts, credit default swaps and interest rate swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and written options are reported at their fair value at period end.

    

    

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

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   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
(a)

Par Value denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

Zero coupon security. The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

CDX

  

Markit CDX Index

CLO

  

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMBX

  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index

CPI

  

Consumer Price Index

CVA

  

Dutch Certification

ETF

  

Exchange-Traded Fund

EURIBOR

  

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR

  

London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

  

Limited Liability Corporation

MTN

  

Medium Term Note

NA

  

National Association

NSA

  

Not seasonally adjusted

OAT

  

Obligations Assimilables

OYJ

  

Public Limited Company

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

REIT

  

Real Estate Investment Trust

RPI

  

Retail Price Index

SpA

  

Societa per Azioni

SPDR

  

Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

TELBOR    Tel Aviv Interbank Offered Rate
    Currency Code    Currency     
 

 

  
 

ARS

  

Argentine Peso

  
 

AUD

  

Australian Dollar

  
 

BRL

  

Brazilian Real

  
 

COP

  

Colombian Peso

  

                        

 

DKK

  

Danish Krone

  

                        

 

EUR

  

Euro

  
 

GBP

  

British Pound Sterling

  
 

IDR

  

Indonesian Rupiah

  
 

ILS

  

Israeli New Shekel

  
 

JPY

  

Japanese Yen

  
 

KRW

  

Korean Won

  
 

MXN

  

Mexican Peso

  
 

NZD

  

New Zealand Dollar

  
 

PEN

  

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

  
 

RUB

  

Russian Ruble

  
 

SGD

  

Singapore Dollar

  
 

TWD

   New Taiwan Dollar   
 

USD

   United States Dollar   
 

ZAR

   South African Rand   
 

 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      40  

Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

At October 31, 2019, the Real Asset Fund had the following outstanding forward foreign currency contracts, which contractually obligates the Fund to deliver or receive currencies at specified future dates:

 

 Settlement Date    Counterparty   

Contracts to

Deliver/Receive

     Contract
Amount
    

Contract

at Value

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

 CONTRACTS PURCHASED

                                            

 11/1/2019

   Bank of America NA      114,000 EUR      $ 127,290      $ 127,144        $          —        $      (146)  

 11/4/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      1,444,000 EUR        1,600,469        1,610,908        10,439         

 11/4/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      1,360,000 NZD        863,298        872,028        8,730         

 11/4/2019

   Credit Suisse International      1,332,686 BRL        318,402        332,215        13,813         

 11/4/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      1,125,000 GBP        1,448,452        1,457,455        9,003         

 11/4/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      631,000 GBP        812,912        817,470        4,558         

 11/4/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      585,000 GBP        753,728        757,876        4,148         

 11/4/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      478,000 GBP        589,008        619,256        30,248         

 11/4/2019

   Barclays Bank PLC      290,000 GBP        373,964        375,699        1,735         

 11/4/2019

   Royal Bank of Canada      63,000 GBP        80,500        81,617        1,117         

 11/4/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      35,000 EUR        38,931        39,045        114         

 11/5/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      75,700,000 JPY        700,783        701,191        408         

 11/6/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      2,413,000 ZAR        158,532        159,562        1,030         

 11/15/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      19,394,812 RUB        293,576        301,849        8,273         

 12/3/2019

   Credit Suisse International      1,332,686 BRL        331,547        331,614        67         

 12/18/2019

   Barclays Bank PLC      4,704,772,600 IDR        331,098        333,535        2,437         

 1/15/2020

   Natwest Securities      1,031,163,695 COP        296,635        304,123        7,488         

 1/24/2020

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2,642,118 RUB        39,971        40,749        778         

 CONTRACTS SOLD

                                            

 11/4/2019

   Bank of America NA      2,953,000 GBP        3,643,515        3,825,655               (182,140

 11/4/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      1,365,000 EUR        1,493,958        1,522,776               (28,818

 11/4/2019

   Bank of America NA      1,360,000 NZD        857,088        872,028               (14,940

 11/4/2019

   Credit Suisse International      1,332,686 BRL        332,092        332,215               (123

 11/4/2019

   Bank of America NA      649,000 AUD        438,997        447,439               (8,442

 11/4/2019

   Bank of America NA      219,000 GBP        270,398        283,718               (13,320

 11/4/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      114,000 EUR        125,398        127,177               (1,779

 11/5/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      101,000,000 JPY        940,813        935,540        5,273         

 11/21/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4,638,994 TWD        148,196        152,528               (4,332

 11/21/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      2,374,000 TWD        75,883        78,056               (2,173

 11/21/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      1,888,000 TWD        60,166        62,077               (1,911

 11/21/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      1,240,000 TWD        39,594        40,771               (1,177

 11/25/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      1,028,016,000 COP        303,733        303,884               (151

 11/27/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      784,207 PEN        230,853        234,270               (3,417

 12/3/2019

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      1,444,000 EUR        1,603,535        1,614,031               (10,496

 12/3/2019

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      1,360,000 NZD        863,867        872,505               (8,638

 12/3/2019

   Citigroup Global Markets      1,125,000 GBP        1,449,799        1,458,822               (9,023

 12/3/2019

   Bank of America NA      114,000 EUR        127,552        127,424        128         

 12/18/2019

   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      399,862,568 KRW        330,779        344,107               (13,328

 12/18/2019

   Barclays Bank PLC      227,945 SGD        165,404        167,636               (2,232

 1/2/2020

   Bank of America NA      11,329,918 DKK        1,680,373        1,700,377               (20,004

 1/17/2020

   Citigroup Global Markets      251,385 PEN        73,837        74,972               (1,135

 1/22/2020

   JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      2,164,000 MXN        107,680        111,070               (3,390

 1/28/2020

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      5,390,504 MXN        267,645        276,434               (8,789

 NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

                                $109,787        $(339,904)  

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

41

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

At October 31, 2019, the Real Asset Fund had the following open option contracts:

 

 Description   Expiration
Date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount(a)
    Strike
Price(a)
    Counterparty   Value        

 PURCHASED OPTIONS

                                     

 CALL OPTIONS

                                               
 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   11/22/2019     11       1,432,750       130.25     Exchange Traded     $       —      
 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   11/22/2019     2       260,000       130.00     Exchange Traded     —      
 Euro-Schatz Future   11/22/2019     130       14,950,000EUR       115.00EUR     Exchange Traded     725      
 Euro-Schatz Future   11/22/2019     20       2,318,000EUR       115.90EUR     Exchange Traded     112      
 U.S. Treasury Long Bond Future   11/22/2019     6       1,260,000       210.00     Exchange Traded     —      
 U.S. Treasury Long Bond Future   11/22/2019     3       636,000       212.00     Exchange Traded     —      
 U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Future   11/22/2019     2       530,000       265.00     Exchange Traded     —      
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS                                     837      

 CALL SWAPTIONS

                                                
 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   3/10/2020           9,410,000       1.50     Deutsche Bank     11,846      
 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   3/10/2020           9,110,000       1.50     Bank of America NA     11,468            
 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   10/2/2020           10,000,000       1.07     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     26,170      
     TOTAL CALL SWAPTIONS                                     49,484      

 PUT OPTIONS

                                                
 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   11/22/2019     35       4,147,500       118.50     Exchange Traded     —      
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   11/22/2019     6       717,000       119.50     Exchange Traded     —      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     28       4,424,000EUR       158.00EUR     Exchange Traded     312      
     TOTAL PUT OPTIONS                                     312      

 TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

                                    $50,633            
                                                 
 Description   Expiration
Date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Notional  
Amount
(a)  
    Strike
Price
(a)
    Counterparty   Value        

 WRITTEN OPTIONS

                                         

 CALL OPTIONS

                                                
 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   11/22/2019     (9     (1,172,250)       130.25     Exchange Traded     $ (5,203)      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     (1     (173,000) EUR      173.00EUR     Exchange Traded     (290)      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     (2     (343,000) EUR      171.50EUR     Exchange Traded     (1,918)      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     (2     (342,000) EUR      171.00EUR     Exchange Traded     (2,610)      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     (3     (528,000) EUR      176.00EUR     Exchange Traded     (67)      
 Euro-Bund Future   11/22/2019     (4     (700,000) EUR      175.00EUR     Exchange Traded     (178)            
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS                                     (10,266)      

 CALL SWAPTIONS

                                               
10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Future   10/2/2020           (2,100,000)       1.30     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     (26,795)      
 30-Year Euro Treasury Bond Future   12/13/2019           (200,000) EUR          0.00EUR     Deutsche Bank     (225)      
 30-Year Euro Treasury Bond Future   12/13/2019           (200,000) EUR          0.25EUR     Goldman Sachs Bank USA     (1,467)      
 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   3/10/2020           (658,000)       1.40     Bank of America NA     (4,554)      
 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   3/10/2020           (1,362,000)       1.40     Citibank NA     (9,425)      
 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future   3/10/2020           (2,090,000)       1.40     Deutsche Bank     (14,463)      
 Interest Rate Cap Eurozone CPI   6/22/2035           (600,000) EUR          3.00EUR     Goldman Sachs Bank USA     (1,144)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   1/15/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.48EUR     Deutsche Bank     (80)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   2/19/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.48EUR     Barclays Bank PLC     (104)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   3/18/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.45EUR     Goldman Sachs Bank USA     (80)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   3/18/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.45EUR     Deutsche Bank     (80)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   3/18/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.45EUR     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     (80)      
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y   3/18/2020           (100,000) EUR          0.45EUR     Bank of America NA     (80)      
     TOTAL CALL SWAPTIONS                                     (58,577)            

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      42  

Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 Description    Expiration
Date
   Number
of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount(a)
    Strike
Price(a)
    Counterparty    Value      

 WRITTEN OPTIONS

                                       

 PUT OPTIONS

                                             

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

   11/22/2019      (9     (1,154,250)       128.25     Exchange Traded      $    (422)     
 Euro-Bund Future    11/22/2019      (1     (173,000) EUR      173.00EUR     Exchange Traded      (1,673)    
 Euro-Bund Future    11/22/2019      (2     (342,000) EUR      171.00EUR     Exchange Traded      (915)    
 Euro-Bund Future    11/22/2019      (2     (343,000) EUR      171.50EUR     Exchange Traded      (1,338)    
 Euro-Bund Future    11/22/2019      (3     (528,000) EUR      176.00EUR     Exchange Traded      (14,254)    
 Euro-Bund Future    11/22/2019      (4     (700,000) EUR      175.00EUR     Exchange Traded      (14,633)    
 Euro-Schatz Future    11/22/2019      (17     (1,907,400) EUR      112.20EUR     Exchange Traded      (2,749)    
     TOTAL PUT OPTIONS                                        (35,984)    

 PUT SWAPTIONS

                                             
 CDX.NA.IG.32.5Y    11/20/2019            (100,000)       0.85     Goldman Sachs Bank USA      —      
 CDX.NA.IG.32.5Y    11/20/2019            (100,000)       0.90     Barclays Bank PLC      —      
 CDX.NA.IG.32.5Y    11/20/2019            (200,000)       0.90     Goldman Sachs Bank USA      —      
 CDX.NA.IG.32.5Y    11/20/2019            (200,000)       0.85     Bank of America NA      (1)    
 Interest Rate Cap U.S. CPI    4/10/2020            (8,300,000)       3.00     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      15,261     
 Interest Rate Cap U.S. CPI    4/22/2024            (1,300,000)       4.00     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      (14)    
 Interest Rate Cap U.S. CPI    5/16/2024            (100,000)       4.00     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      (1)    

Interest Rate Floor U.S. 10-Year Swap Rate

   1/2/2020            (3,600,000)       0.00     Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      (666)    
 Interest Rate Floor U.S. CPI    3/24/2020            (2,300,000)       0.00     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      —      
 Interest Rate Floor U.S. CPI    4/7/2020            (2,400,000)       216.69     Citibank NA      —      
 Interest Rate Floor U.S. CPI    4/10/2020            (8,300,000)       0.00     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.     
6,761
 
 
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    1/15/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     Deutsche Bank      (51)    
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    2/19/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     Barclays Bank PLC      (89)    
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    3/18/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     Bank of America NA      (122)    
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    3/18/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.      (122)    
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    3/18/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     Deutsche Bank      (122)    
 ITRAXX EUR 32 5Y    3/18/2020            (100,000) EUR      0.80EUR     Goldman Sachs Bank USA      (122)    
     TOTAL PUT SWAPTIONS                                        20,712     

 TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS

                                  $(84,115)          

 

(a)

Notional Amount and Strike Price denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

    At October 31, 2019, the Real Asset Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:

 

 Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell   

Expiration

Date

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Contract
Amount
     Contract
at Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation(b)
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)(b)
              

LONG POSITIONS:

 

 

Euro - BTP Futures

     December 2019        29        3,261,630EUR        $3,613,734        $3,603,363        $     —        $(10,371  

10 - Year U.S Treasury Note Futures

     December 2019        34        4,430,094        4,465,325        4,430,094               (35,231  

SHORT POSITIONS:

 

 

10 - Year Australian Treasury Bond Futures

     December 2019        1        145,809AUD        100,504        100,028        476           

10 - Year Japanese Treasury Bond Futures (OSE)

     December 2019        1        153,950,000JPY        1,449,959        1,438,734        11,225           

10 - Year U.S. Treasury Ultra Futures

     December 2019        3        426,328        420,992        426,328               (5,336  

3 - Year Australian Treasury Bond Futures

     December 2019        2        230,736AUD        158,207        158,331               (124  

30 - Year Euro Buxl Bond Futures

     December 2019        1        209,960EUR        231,751        231,160        591           

5 - Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures

     December 2019        16        1,907,250        1,906,464        1,907,250               (786  

Euro - Bobl Futures

     December 2019        2        269,240EUR        300,345        295,877        4,468           

Euro - Bund Futures

     December 2019        12        2,061,120EUR        2,297,068        2,283,751        13,317           

Euro - OAT Futures

     December 2019        1        168,380EUR        190,753        186,190        4,563           

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

43

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
 Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell   

Expiration

Date

     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Contract
Amount
    

Contract

at Value

     Unrealized
Appreciation(b)
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)(b)
        

SHORT POSITIONS: (continued)

 

  

Euro - Schatz Futures

     December 2019        125        14,008,750EUR        $15,566,124        $15,490,133        $  75,991        $          —     

GBP Long Gilt Futures

     December 2019        2        265,680GBP        327,297        324,710        2,587            

U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures

     December 2019        10        1,613,750        1,647,486        1,613,750        33,736            

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures

     December 2019        3        569,250        585,672        569,250        16,422            

NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

                                         $163,376        $(51,848)     

 

(a)

Notional Amount denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

 

(b)

The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for financial futures contracts. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open until October 31, 2019.

At October 31, 2019, the Real Asset Fund had open interest rate swap agreements as follows:

 

 Counterparty    Termination
Date
   Notional
Amount
(2)
   Fixed
Rate
   Floating Rate   

Payment

Frequency

  

Fair

Value

     Upfront
Premium Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

CENTRALLY CLEARED(d)

 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   12/16/22    700,000    2.25%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      $  15,814        $  1,563        $14,251        $          —  

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   12/20/22    1,900,000    2.25%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      42,966        2,393        40,573         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   10/19/23    100,000    2.66%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      4,495               4,495         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   10/25/23    2,000,000    2.68%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      92,135               92,135         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   11/19/23    1,000,000    2.67%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      46,471               46,471         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   12/12/23    370,000    2.68%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      17,562               17,562         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   7/27/26    3,700,000    2.00%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (88,998      46,583               (135,581

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   12/07/26    3,700,000    2.40%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (154,413      24,582               (178,995

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   3/21/28    400,000NZD    3.25%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (39,105      1,223               (40,328

London Clearing House#

   6/20/28    900,000    2.25%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (50,425      49,659               (100,084

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   7/18/28    750,000    2.72%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (70,913                    (70,913

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   7/18/28    480,000    2.77%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (47,160                    (47,160

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   9/12/29    600,000    1.75%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      (883      1,405               (2,288

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   6/19/48    100,000    2.15%    3-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (8,271                    (8,271

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   12/11/49    300,000    2.25%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      (33,009      (1,104             (31,905

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   1/16/50    100,000    1.63%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      3,993        (1,423      5,416         

Chicago Mercantile Exchange#

   2/03/50    160,000    1.63%    3-Month LIBOR    Quarter      6,372        (10      6,382         

London Clearing House#

   3/20/29    28,820,000JPY    0.45%    6-Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual      (11,875      (1,671             (10,204

London Clearing House*

   5/15/28    200,000EUR    1.62%    Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      14,230        13        14,217         

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      44  

      Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 Counterparty    Termination
Date
   Notional
Amount
(2)
   Fixed
Rate
   Floating Rate   

Payment

Frequency

  

Fair

Value

     Upfront
Premium Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

London Clearing House*

   8/15/39    80,000EUR    1.24%    Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      $    (697      $    —        $        —        $  (697

London Clearing House*

   11/15/48    60,000EUR    1.95%    Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      16,633               16,633         

London Clearing House*

   8/15/49    40,000EUR    1.39%    Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      (68                    (68

London Clearing House*

   4/15/20    30,000EUR    1.00%    France CPI Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      (72                    (72

London Clearing House*

   8/15/20    10,000EUR    1.16%    France CPI Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      (90      7               (97

London Clearing House*

   6/15/21    200,000EUR    1.35%    France CPI Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      (2,988                    (2,988

London Clearing House*

   3/15/24    410,000EUR    1.03%    France CPI Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      (3,387      (209             (3,178

London Clearing House*

   7/15/28    330,000EUR    1.62%    France CPI Ex-Tobacco    At Term(1)      25,239               25,239         

London Clearing House*

   11/23/20    700,000    2.03%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (2,336                    (2,336

London Clearing House*

   11/25/20    700,000    2.02%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (2,245                    (2,245

London Clearing House*

   3/14/21    400,000    1.88%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (1,061                    (1,061

London Clearing House*

   3/18/21    600,000    1.93%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (2,206                    (2,206

London Clearing House*

   5/13/21    300,000    1.82%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (905                    (905

London Clearing House*

   7/25/21    400,000    1.43%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      196               196         

London Clearing House*

   7/26/21    500,000    1.55%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      8,670        16,923               (8,253

London Clearing House*

   8/06/21    200,000    1.43%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      120               120         

London Clearing House*

   9/09/21    500,000    1.44%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      622               622         

London Clearing House*

   9/12/21    460,000    1.60%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      6,039        13,855               (7,816

London Clearing House*

   10/01/21    700,000    1.49%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (142                    (142

London Clearing House*

   7/15/22    100,000    2.07%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (1,342                    (1,342

London Clearing House*

   2/05/23    640,000    2.21%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (16,801                    (16,801

London Clearing House*

   4/13/23    1,020,000    2.22%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (31,080                    (31,080

London Clearing House*

   4/27/23    390,000    2.26%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (12,977      (40             (12,937

London Clearing House*

   5/09/23    100,000    2.26%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (3,288                    (3,288

London Clearing House*

   5/10/23    160,000    2.28%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      (5,406                    (5,406

London Clearing House*

   9/25/27    100,000    2.15%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      3,507               3,507         

London Clearing House*

   6/03/29    250,000    1.95%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      4,789               4,789         

London Clearing House*

   7/25/29    1,500,000    2.00%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      37,817               37,817         

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

45

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)
 Counterparty    Termination
Date
   Notional
Amount
(2)
   Fixed
Rate
   Floating Rate   

Payment

Frequency

  

Fair

Value

     Upfront
Premium Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

London Clearing House#

   12/15/47    260,000    2.00%    U.S. Fed Fund Effective Rate    Annual      $  (27,442      $    (486      $          —        $  (26,956

London Clearing House#

   12/20/47    90,000    2.50%    U.S. Fed Fund Effective Rate    Annual      (20,106      225               (20,331

London Clearing House#

   12/20/47    55,000    2.48%    U.S. Fed Fund Effective Rate    Annual      (12,128      246               (12,374

London Clearing House*

   9/15/24    400,000GBP    3.85%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      10,897        (56      10,953         

London Clearing House*

   10/15/24    400,000GBP    3.66%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      (6,313                    (6,313

London Clearing House*

   6/15/31    460,000GBP    3.10%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      (41,930      (53,440      11,510         

London Clearing House*

   10/15/31    640,000GBP    3.53%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      20,186        1,654        18,532         

London Clearing House*

   9/15/32    100,000GBP    3.47%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      2,618        (775      3,393         

London Clearing House*

   9/15/33    10,000GBP    3.50%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      362        8        354         

London Clearing House*

   10/15/33    130,000GBP    3.58%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      8,536               8,536         

London Clearing House*

   9/15/34    420,000GBP    3.60%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      (23,982      265               (24,247

London Clearing House*

   6/15/39    200,000GBP    3.60%    United Kingdom RPI All Items NSA    At Term(1)      24,020        (185      24,205         
                                $(309,755      $101,205        $407,908        $(818,868

 OVER THE COUNTER(d)

 

Bank of America NA*

   2/16/20    830,000ILS    0.97%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      (918      (1             (917

Bank of America NA*

   6/20/20    510,000ILS    0.37%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      (370                    (370

Barclays Bank PLC*

   6/20/20    440,000ILS    0.37%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      (323                    (323

Deutsche Bank AG*

   6/20/20    420,000ILS    0.41%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      (357                    (357

Goldman Sachs Bank USA*

   6/20/20    340,000ILS    0.37%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      (246      26               (272

Bank of America NA#

   2/16/28    180,000ILS    1.96%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      5,782        (11      5,793         

Bank of America NA#

   6/20/28    110,000ILS    2.00%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      3,460               3,460         

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.#

   6/20/28    90,000ILS    2.08%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      3,011               3,011         

Barclays Bank PLC#

   6/20/28    90,000ILS    1.95%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      2,724               2,724         

Goldman Sachs Bank USA#

   6/20/28    70,000ILS    2.00%    3-Month TELBOR    Annual      2,202               2,202         

Bank of America NA*

   11/23/20    2,400,000    1.57%    U.S. CPI NSA    At Term(1)      32,105               32,105         
                                $   47,070        $          14        $  49,295        $     (2,239

NET UNREALIZED (DEPRECIATION) ON INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

                         $(262,685      $101,219        $457,203        $(821,107

At October 31, 2019, the Real Asset Fund had open credit default swap agreements as follows:

 

 Counterparty    Termination
Date  
     Notional
Amount
(a)
    Fixed
Rate
    Reference Equity
/Obligation
     Payment
Frequency
    

 

Implied

Credit

Spread at
October 31, 2019
(b)

   

Fair

Value(c)

    Upfront
Premium Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

CENTRALLY CLEARED(d)

 

Intercontinental Exchange###

     12/20/24        1,900,000       5.00%      
CDX.NA.HY.33
5Y
 
 
     Quarter        3.40%       $(136,072     $(122,071     $—        $(14,001

Intercontinental Exchange###

     12/20/20        20,000EUR       1.00%       Daimler AG        Quarter        0.15%       221       332              (111
                                                          $(135,851     $(121,739     $—        $(14,112

 


 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      46  

    Wilmington Real Asset Fund (concluded)

 Counterparty    Termination
Date  
    

Notional

Amount(a)

     Fixed
Rate
  Reference Equity
/Obligation
     Payment
Frequency
    

 

Implied

Credit

Spread at
October 31, 2019
(b)

   

Fair

Value(c)

    Upfront
Premium Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

OVER THE COUNTER(e)

 

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.##

     03/20/20        400,000      1.00%     Brazil LA SP        Quarter        0.33%       $     1,536       $     1,062       $     474        $        —  

Goldman Sachs International##

     10/17/57        400,000      0.50%     CMBX.NA.AAA.8        Monthly        0.25%       4,839       (26,117     30,956         

Deutsche Bank AG##

     10/17/57        400,000      0.50%     CMBX.NA.AAA.8        Monthly        0.25%       4,839       (20,855     25,694         

Barclays Bank PLC###

     12/20/23        200,000      1.00%     Mexico LA BP        Quarter        0.70%       (2,645     1,709              (4,354

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.###

     12/20/23        200,000      1.00%     Mexico LA BP        Quarter        0.70%       (2,645     1,791              (4,436
                                                       $      5,924       $  (42,410     $57,124        $  (8,790

NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS

 

                                            $(129,927     $(164,149     $57,124        $(22,902

(1) Termination date or maturity date.

(2) Notional Amount denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

* Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

# Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

## The Portfolio is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

### The Portfolio is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(a) “Notional amount” represents the maximum potential amount the Portfolio could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Notional amount denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.

(b) “Implied credit spreads”, represented in absolute terms, are utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of the reporting date. Implied credit spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(c) “Fair value” of credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, represents a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(d) The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for centrally cleared swap agreements. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open until October 31, 2019.

(e) The value shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for over the counter swap agreements is based upon the value presented in the table above. Over the counter swap agreements for which the fair value is a positive number, and the upfront premiums paid (received) associated with them, are presented as assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Over the counter swap agreements for which the fair value is a negative number, and the upfront premiums paid (received), are presented as liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 


 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

    

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Investment Companies:

    

Exchange-Traded Funds

       29.7 %

Inflation-Protected Securities Fund

       3.9 %

Common Stocks

       38.1 %

Corporate Bonds

       9.9 %

U.S. Treasury

       9.3 %

Mortgage-Backed Securities

       5.8 %

Commercial Paper

       0.6 %

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       0.3 %

Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates

       0.2 %

Government Agencies

       0.1 %

Cash Equivalents1

       15.8 %

Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2

       (13.7 )%
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

    

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 33.6%

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 29.7%

 

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF#

     29,000      $ 2,517,490  

iShares International Select Dividend ETF#

     200,100        6,381,189  

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF#

     42,625        1,747,199  

Vanguard REIT ETF

     10,700        1,009,010  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

 

   $ 11,654,888  

INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND – 3.9%

 

Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund, Admiral Shares

     58,910        1,532,838  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

(COST $13,349,359)

      $     13,187,726  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.3%

 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.3%

 

Series 2012-114, Class VM,
3.50%, 10/25/25

   $ 101,768      $ 105,725  

WHOLE LOAN – 0.0%**

     

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

Series 2004-A, Class 2A1, 4.80%, 2/25/34D

     12,537        12,365  

IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust,

Series 2005-AR1, Class 2A1, 4.44%, 11/25/35D

     2,749        2,670  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $ 15,035  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(COST $128,948)

 

 

   $     120,760  

COMMERCIAL PAPER – 0.6%¨

     

Campbell Soup Co.,

2.05%, 11/12/19Ω

     250,000        249,829  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

(COST $249,843)

      $ 249,829  
 

 


 

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      Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (continued)

                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

CORPORATE BONDS – 9.9%

     

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 0.1%

     

Rockwell Collins, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 3/15/27

   $ 25,000      $ 26,893  

AUTOMOTIVE – 0.2%

     

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 3.20%, 7/06/21

     40,000        40,491  

PACCAR Financial Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.65%, 5/10/22

     55,000        56,092  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE

      $ 96,583  

BEVERAGES – 0.2%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.90%, 2/01/46

     20,000        23,786  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 2.00%, 1/15/20#

     10,000        10,000  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 2.70%, 11/15/22

     40,000        40,489  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BEVERAGES

      $ 74,275  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.3%

     

Amgen, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 5/01/45

     25,000        28,190  

Celgene Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.75%, 2/15/23

     25,000        25,534  

Celgene Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.55%, 2/20/48

     45,000        55,042  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

      $ 108,766  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 0.3%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 3.27%, 9/29/25D

     55,000        57,079  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.51%), 3.69%, 6/05/28D

     35,000        36,983  

Morgan Stanley,
Subordinated, GMTN, 4.35%, 9/08/26

     10,000        10,904  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 4/01/22

     18,000        18,408  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

      $ 123,374  

CHEMICALS – 0.0%**

     

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.77%, 11/15/20

     15,000        15,277  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 0.7%

     

BB&T Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.45%, 1/15/20

     30,000        30,025  

Fifth Third Bancorp,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 3/15/22

     100,000        103,229  

Fifth Third Bancorp,
Subordinated, 4.30%, 1/16/24

     20,000        21,620  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.63%, 8/06/24

   $ 25,000      $ 25,325  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.90%, 3/03/21

     30,000        30,367  

U.S. Bancorp,

Series V, Sr. Unsecured, MTN,
2.63%, 1/24/22

     45,000        45,729  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

      $ 256,295  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.1%

 

  

Global Payments, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.75%, 6/01/23

     50,000        52,170  

COMPUTERS – 0.3%

     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 10/05/21

     50,000        51,261  

International Business Machines Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 5/13/21

     60,000        60,860  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPUTERS

      $ 112,121  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.1%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.40%, 10/30/20

     25,000        25,104  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.25%, 10/21/27

     20,000        20,802  

BlackRock, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 6/01/22

     38,000        39,571  

Citigroup, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 2.88%, 7/24/23D

     35,000        35,601  

FMR LLC,

Sr. Unsecured, 6.45%, 11/15/39Ω

     100,000        141,930  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.30%, 8/15/21

     100,000        100,193  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

Subordinated, MTN, 4.40%, 6/14/46

     40,000        45,292  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

Series M, Subordinated, MTN,
3.45%, 2/13/23

     35,000        36,260  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

   $ 419,649  

ELECTRIC – 0.6%

     

DTE Energy Co.,

Series F, Sr. Unsecured, 3.85%, 12/01/23

     10,000        10,524  

Entergy Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 5.13%, 9/15/20

     90,000        91,764  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 6/15/21

     70,000        71,523  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.10%, 3/08/22

     45,000        45,931  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

      $ 219,742  
 

 


 

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   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (continued)
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.2%

 

Waste Management, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 3.50%, 5/15/24

   $ 35,000      $ 37,092  

Waste Management, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.10%, 3/01/45

     25,000        28,887  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

      $ 65,979  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 0.4%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.60%, 11/01/25

     40,000        44,542  

Kroger Co. (The),
Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 8/01/22#

     35,000        35,701  

Kroger Co. (The),
Sr. Unsecured, 5.40%, 1/15/49

     50,000        59,069  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

 

   $ 139,312  

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.2%

 

International Paper Co.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.75%, 2/15/22

     15,000        15,785  

International Paper Co.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 8/15/47

     50,000        51,780  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER

 

   $ 67,565  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 0.3%

 

DH Europe Finance II Sarl,

Company Guaranteed, 2.20%, 11/15/24

     45,000        45,318  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 4/01/20

     55,000        55,119  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

 

   $ 100,437  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 0.3%

 

Anthem, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 12/01/27

     30,000        31,785  

CVS Health Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 5.05%, 3/25/48

     30,000        34,435  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.75%, 2/15/23

     25,000        25,593  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 10/15/27

     25,000        25,927  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

 

   $     117,740  

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.2%

     

Whirlpool Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.70%, 6/01/22

     65,000        69,077  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 0.0%**

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 8/01/47

     15,000        16,290  

INSURANCE – 0.7%

     

American International Group, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.30%, 3/01/21

     60,000        60,993  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

Aon PLC,

Company Guaranteed, 4.00%, 11/27/23

   $ 40,000      $ 42,664  

CNA Financial Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 5/15/24

     35,000        37,567  

Lincoln National Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 12/12/26

     25,000        26,556  

WR Berkley Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.63%, 3/15/22

     60,000        63,559  

WR Berkley Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.75%, 8/01/44

     45,000        52,068  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

      $ 283,407  

MEDIA – 0.3%

     

CBS Corp.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.60%, 1/15/45

     75,000        81,706  

Comcast Corp.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.70%, 10/15/48

     35,000        43,127  

Walt Disney Co. (The) / TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., Company Guaranteed, GMTN, 4.13%, 6/01/44#

     10,000        11,985  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

      $ 136,818  

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING – 0.3%

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 3/01/24

     45,000        47,793  

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance SA,

Company Guaranteed, 3.50%, 3/21/26

     55,000        57,732  

Textron, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 3/01/21

     20,000        20,363  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

 

   $     125,888  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 0.1%

     

Sempra Energy,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.85%, 11/15/20

     55,000        55,325  

OIL & GAS – 0.7%

     

BP Capital Markets PLC,

Company Guaranteed, 2.50%, 11/06/22

     50,000        50,866  

Marathon Oil Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 7/15/27

     70,000        75,173  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 9/15/24

     20,000        21,219  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 8/15/22

     35,000        35,379  

Phillips 66,

Company Guaranteed, 4.30%, 4/01/22

     20,000        21,198  

Shell International Finance BV,

Company Guaranteed, 3.25%, 5/11/25

     25,000        26,559  

Valero Energy Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 4/01/29

     30,000        32,111  

Valero Energy Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.90%, 3/15/45

     10,000        11,271  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL & GAS

      $ 273,776  
 

 


 

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     Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (continued)

                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.3%

     

AbbVie, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.50%, 5/14/20

   $ 30,000      $ 30,047  

AbbVie, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.25%, 11/14/28

     25,000        27,204  

AbbVie, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 11/06/42

     20,000        20,730  

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.13%, 9/15/20

     20,000        20,363  

Zoetis, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 9/12/47

     20,000        21,998  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

      $ 120,342  

PIPELINES – 0.6%

     

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

Company Guaranteed, 3.60%, 2/01/23

     35,000        36,093  

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

Company Guaranteed, 4.20%, 4/15/27

     40,000        42,171  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

Company Guaranteed, 5.20%, 3/01/48

     40,000        45,488  

MPLX LP,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 3/15/28

     30,000        31,279  

ONEOK Partners LP,

Company Guaranteed, 6.20%, 9/15/43

     45,000        55,150  

Spectra Energy Partners LP,

Company Guaranteed, 4.50%, 3/15/45

     25,000        27,451  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

      $ 237,632  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.4%

 

  

American Tower Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 5.00%, 2/15/24

     15,000        16,612  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.35%, 5/15/27

     25,000        26,510  

HCP, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 3/01/24

     15,000        16,209  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.75%, 4/15/23

     40,000        41,354  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.88%, 5/01/25

     15,000        15,781  

Welltower, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 3/15/24

     55,000        58,121  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

      $     174,587  

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.1%

     

Intel Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 12/15/22

     35,000        36,017  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 0.1%

     

AT&T, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.50%, 5/15/35

     15,000        16,693  

AT&T, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, 4.85%, 7/15/45

     25,000        28,401  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

      $ 45,094  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.5%

     

FedEx Corp.,

Company Guaranteed, 3.88%, 8/01/42

   $ 30,000      $ 29,544  

FedEx Corp.,

Company Guaranteed, 4.10%, 2/01/45

     15,000        14,989  

Ryder System, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.65%, 3/02/20

     100,000        100,161  

Ryder System, Inc.,

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.50%, 9/01/22

     10,000        10,085  

Union Pacific Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 3.15%, 3/01/24

     45,000        47,077  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 201,856  

TRUCKING & LEASING – 0.2%

     

GATX Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 2.60%, 3/30/20

     60,000        60,124  

GATX Corp.,

Sr. Unsecured, 5.20%, 3/15/44

     20,000        23,631  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRUCKING & LEASING

      $ 83,755  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(COST $3,652,168)
      $ 3,881,146  
     Number of
Shares
        

COMMON STOCKS – 38.1%

     

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.1%

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.1%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     13,850      $ 533,087  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     4,800        290,256  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

      $ 823,343  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 2.0%

 

AUTOMOBILES – 0.4%

     

General Motors Co.

     4,425        164,433  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 0.7%

 

  

Extended Stay America, Inc.

     7,925        112,614  

McDonald’s Corp.

     875        172,113  
     

 

 

 
      $ 284,727  

MULTILINE RETAIL – 0.9%

     

Target Corp.

     3,075        328,748  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

      $     777,908  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.1%

     

BEVERAGES – 1.3%

     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     4,300        234,049  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     2,026        277,906  
     

 

 

 
      $ 511,955  
 

 


 

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  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.0%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     3,175      $ 395,319  

TOBACCO – 0.8%

     

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,700        301,328  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

      $ 1,208,602  

ENERGY – 3.1%

     

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 3.1%

 

BP PLC ADR

     6,375        241,676  

Chevron Corp.

     3,625        421,008  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2,600        175,682  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     7,275        215,995  

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,790        173,594  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      $ 1,227,955  

FINANCIALS – 8.5%

     

CAPITAL MARKETS – 0.9%

     

BlackRock, Inc.

     375        173,138  

Main Street Capital Corp.#

     3,863        166,302  
     

 

 

 
      $ 339,440  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 2.7%

     

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     6,500        177,645  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)#

     5,050        288,203  

U.S. Bancorp

     5,650        322,163  

United Bankshares, Inc.#

     7,125        281,722  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,069,733  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.0%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     3,750        269,475  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4,750        593,370  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     5,800        299,454  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,162,299  

INSURANCE – 1.9%

     

MetLife, Inc.

     6,275        293,607  

Old Republic International Corp.

     13,300        297,122  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,650        150,381  
     

 

 

 
      $ 741,110  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

      $ 3,312,582  

HEALTH CARE – 5.8%

     

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 1.1%

     

Amgen, Inc.

     825        175,931  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     4,250        270,768  
     

 

 

 
      $ 446,699  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 0.8%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     4,800        318,672  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 3.9%

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     4,675        268,205  
                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Johnson & Johnson

     3,075      $ 406,023  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     5,150        446,299  

Pfizer, Inc.

     10,150        389,456  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,509,983  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

      $ 2,275,354  

INDUSTRIALS – 3.9%

     

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.1%

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,100        414,348  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.8%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     2,750        316,717  

AIRLINES – 0.5%

     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     3,600        198,288  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.7%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC

     6,350        275,145  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.8%

     

Emerson Electric Co.

     4,500        315,675  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

      $ 1,520,173  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 3.6%

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 1.2%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     9,700        460,847  

IT SERVICES – 0.5%

     

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,450        193,909  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 1.9%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     1,125        329,456  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     5,400        434,376  
     

 

 

 
      $ 763,832  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

      $ 1,418,588  

MATERIALS – 0.8%

     

CHEMICALS – 0.8%

     

Dow, Inc.

     6,475        326,923  

REAL ESTATE – 2.1%

     

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.1%

 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

     7,800        283,140  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     1,160        160,996  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     6,375        148,219  

Ventas, Inc.

     3,750        244,125  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

      $ 836,480  

UTILITIES – 3.1%

     

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 3.1%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,050        287,890  

Duke Energy Corp.

     2,325        219,155  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     6,900        333,408  
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      52  

     Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (continued)

                                         
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,600      $ 381,344  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

      $ 1,221,797  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(COST $13,144,429)

      $ 14,949,705  
    

    

Par Value

        

ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES – 0.2%

 

AIRLINES – 0.2%

     

Continental Airlines 2009-2,

     

Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 7.25%, 11/10/19

   $ 45,421      $ 45,474  

Delta Air Lines, 2007-1,

     

Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 6.82%, 8/10/22

     32,963        36,268  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES

(COST $77,399)

      $ 81,742  

GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 0.1%

     

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 0.1%

 

  

3.25%, 11/16/28

     35,000        38,990  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

(COST $34,652)

      $ 38,990  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 5.8%

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(FHLMC) – 2.0%

 

 

Pool C00478, 8.50%, 9/01/26

     982        1,102  

Pool A15865, 5.50%, 11/01/33

     26,628        29,525  

Pool A19412, 5.00%, 3/01/34

     64,688        72,363  

Pool G05774, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     142,296        154,885  

Pool C03517, 4.50%, 9/01/40

     19,322        20,978  

Pool C03849, 3.50%, 4/01/42

     36,803        38,110  

Pool C04305, 3.00%, 11/01/42

     131,444        135,968  

Pool C09020, 3.50%, 11/01/42

     114,399        120,545  

Pool G07889, 3.50%, 8/01/43

     25,295        26,153  

Pool Q23891, 4.00%, 12/01/43

     27,820        29,614  

Pool G60038, 3.50%, 1/01/44

     89,751        94,565  

Pool SD8000, 3.00%, 7/01/49

     78,068        79,215  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
  CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 803,023  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 3.7%

 

Pool AB4089, 3.00%, 12/01/26

     16,527        16,965  

Pool 533246, 7.50%, 4/01/30

     2,789        2,825  

Pool AJ4050, 4.00%, 10/01/41

     59,601        63,723  

Pool AX5302, 4.00%, 1/01/42

     19,683        21,044  

Pool AT7899, 3.50%, 7/01/43

     48,991        50,327  

Pool AS0302, 3.00%, 8/01/43

     56,356        57,976  

Pool AL6325, 3.00%, 10/01/44

     50,846        52,301  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

Pool BC0830, 3.00%, 4/01/46

   $ 63,919      $ 65,567  

Pool BC9468, 3.00%, 6/01/46

     18,440        18,916  

Pool BE1899, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     93,896        96,085  

Pool BD7166, 4.50%, 4/01/47

     61,887        65,445  

Pool BE3625, 3.50%, 5/01/47

     125,182        129,789  

Pool BE3702, 4.00%, 6/01/47

     168,463        176,436  

Pool BE3767, 3.50%, 7/01/47

     13,281        13,771  

Pool BH9215, 3.50%, 1/01/48

     33,809        35,057  

Pool BJ0650, 3.50%, 3/01/48

     208,183        216,062  

Pool BJ9169, 4.00%, 5/01/48

     93,920        97,755  

Pool BK4764, 4.00%, 8/01/48

     79,356        82,596  

Pool MA3444, 4.50%, 8/01/48

     48,216        50,888  

Pool BN1628, 4.50%, 11/01/48

     25,023        26,452  

Pool BN3956, 4.00%, 1/01/49

     42,333        44,021  

Pool BN6683, 3.50%, 6/01/49

     83,945        86,509  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
    ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 1,470,510  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(GNMA) – 0.1%

 

Pool 354677, 7.50%, 10/15/23

     5,326        5,752  

Pool 354765, 7.00%, 2/15/24

     7,839        8,427  

Pool 354827, 7.00%, 5/15/24

     5,925        6,266  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
    ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 20,445  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(COST $2,256,270)

 

 

   $ 2,293,978  

U.S. TREASURY – 9.3%

     

U.S. TREASURY BONDS – 2.0%

     

2.50%, 2/15/46

     65,000        69,130  

2.75%, 8/15/47

     70,000        78,244  

3.00%, 11/15/44

     53,000        61,502  

3.00%, 11/15/45

     8,000        9,321  

3.00%, 2/15/47

     21,000        24,579  

3.00%, 5/15/47

     30,000        35,104  

3.13%, 8/15/44

     11,000        13,024  

3.38%, 5/15/44

     139,000        171,094  

3.63%, 2/15/44

     87,000        111,112  

4.38%, 5/15/40

     120,000        166,849  

4.75%, 2/15/37

     21,000        29,864  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS

      $ 769,823  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 7.3%

     

1.13%, 2/28/21

     250,000        248,493  

1.50%, 11/30/19

     40,000        39,985  

1.50%, 8/15/26

     90,000        89,424  

1.63%, 11/15/22

     96,000        96,341  

1.63%, 5/15/26

     195,000        195,365  

1.75%, 5/15/23

     405,000        408,153  

1.75%, 7/31/24

     30,000        30,313  
 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

53

   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
   Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (continued)
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

2.00%, 10/31/21

   $ 165,000      $ 166,456  

2.00%, 4/30/24

     170,000        173,445  

2.00%, 2/15/25

     115,000        117,638  

2.00%, 8/15/25

     35,000        35,825  

2.13%, 8/31/20

     115,000        115,508  

2.13%, 6/30/22

     175,000        177,779  

2.13%, 11/30/23

     215,000        220,094  

2.13%, 5/15/25

     140,000        144,131  

2.25%, 11/15/24

     80,000        82,735  

2.25%, 11/15/25

     5,000        5,191  

2.25%, 8/15/27

     200,000        209,225  

2.38%, 8/15/24

     140,000        145,420  

2.38%, 5/15/29

     150,000        159,104  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 2,860,625  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY

(COST $3,451,265)

      $ 3,630,448  
     Number of
Shares
        

MONEY MARKET FUND – 2.2%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     848,765      $ 848,765  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $848,765)

      $ 848,765  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 100.1%

 

(COST $37,193,098)       $ 39,283,089  
    

    

Par Value

        
CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – 13.6%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 13.6%

 

  

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $392,612, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $400,445.

   $ 392,593      $ 392,593  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $986,646, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $1,006,331.

     986,599        986,599  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $986,647, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $1,006,331.

     986,599        986,599  
                                         

    

  Description

   Par Value      Value  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $986,646, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 5.00%, maturing 12/20/32 to 6/20/69; total market value of $1,006,331.

   $ 986,599      $ 986,599  

Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $986,647, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/05/19 to 9/20/69; total market value of $1,006,332.

     986,599        986,599  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $986,647, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $1,006,331.

     986,599        986,599  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

   $     5,325,588  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $5,325,588)

 

 

   $ 5,325,588  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 113.7%      
(COST $42,518,686)       $ 44,608,677  

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON

LOAN – (13.6%)

 

 

     (5,325,588
OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (0.1%)

 

     (31,459
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $       39,251,630  
     

 

 

 
 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS      54  

     Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (concluded)

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $42,521,849. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $2,086,828. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,710,719 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(623,891).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Investment Companies

   $ 13,187,726      $      $             —      $ 13,187,726  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            120,760               120,760  

Commercial Paper

            249,829               249,829  

Corporate Bonds

            3,881,146               3,881,146  

Common Stocks

     14,949,705                      14,949,705  

Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates

            81,742               81,742  

Government Agency

            38,990               38,990  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

            2,293,978               2,293,978  

U.S. Treasury

            3,630,448               3,630,448  

Money Market Fund

     848,765                      848,765  

Repurchase Agreements

            5,325,588               5,325,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 28,986,196      $ 15,622,481      $      $ 44,608,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

Δ

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

Ω

Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2019, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $391,759 representing 1.00% of total net assets.

 

¨

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:   

MTN

   Medium Term Note   

ADR

   American Depositary Receipt      

PLC

   Public Limited Company   

ETF

   Exchange-Traded Fund      

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

GMTN

   Global Medium Term Note          Standard & Poor’s Depository

LIBOR

   London Interbank Offered Rate   

SPDR

   Receipts   

LLC

   Limited Liability Corporation   

USD

   United States Dollar   

LP

   Limited Partnership            

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

55

  

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
International
Fund
   

Wilmington
Global Alpha
Equities

Fund

              

ASSETS:

         

Investments, at identified cost

      $ 527,971,631     $ 173,675,276    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Investments in securities, at value (Including $18,390,036 and $0 of securities

on loan, respectively) (Note 2)

      $ 587,403,577     $ 191,191,559    

Cash

              548,272    

Deposits for financial futures contracts

        1,675,841       5,013,534    

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

        21,101,347  (a)      51,558  (a)    

Income receivable

        2,044,646       385,970    

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

        1,425,748       173,101    

Receivable for shares sold

        221,179       109,092    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

        269       35,315    

Receivable for investments sold

        9,496,178       379,488    

Prepaid assets

        25,091       15,596    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL ASSETS

        623,393,876       197,903,485    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

LIABILITIES:

         

Overdraft due to custodian

        395,284          

Overdraft due to custodian denominated in foreign currencies

        2,619,083  (b)       263,696  (b)    

Payable for investments purchased

        24,543,756       796,498    

Collateral for securities on loan

        21,528,887          

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

        3,597       160,659    

Payable for shares redeemed

        204,043       48,032    

Payable to sub-advisors

        174,230       90,446    

Payable for Trustees’ fees

        6,363       4,401    

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

        14,500       5,042    

Payable for distribution services fees

        743       37    

Payable for shareholder services fees

        56,397          

Payable for investment advisory fees

        82,702       63,965    

Other accrued expenses

        287,758       144,587    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL LIABILITIES

        49,917,343       1,577,363    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS

      $ 573,476,533     $ 196,326,122    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

 

         

Paid-in capital

      $ 533,089,598     $ 185,039,233    

Distributable earnings (loss)

        40,386,935       11,286,889    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS

      $ 573,476,533     $ 196,326,122    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

         

Class A

         

Net Assets

      $ 3,586,560     $ 149,163    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        425,755       12,848    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

      $ 8.42     $ 11.61    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Offering price per share*

      $ 8.91 **    $ 12.29 **   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class I

         

Net Assets

      $ 569,889,973     $ 196,176,959    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        67,127,646       16,697,521    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

      $ 8.49     $ 11.75    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a)

Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $20,942,748 and $50,675, respectively.

(b)

Cost of overdraft due to custodian was $2,615,767 and $262,806, respectively.

 

*

See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus.

 

**

Computation of offering price per share: 100/94.50 of net asset value.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (concluded)

 

     56  
 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
Real Asset
Fund
    Wilmington
Diversified
Income
Fund
       

ASSETS:

                      

Investments, at identified cost

      $ 318,180,713     $ 42,518,686    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Investments in securities, at value (Including $3,150,016 and $5,182,648 of securities

on loan, respectively) (Note 2)

      $ 351,899,523     $ 44,608,677    

Cash

              2,129    

Deposits for financial futures contracts

        274,283  (a)         

Deposits for swaps

        522,925  (b)         

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

        319,662  (c)         

Variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swap agreements

        47,609          

Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts

        33,776          

Income receivable

        483,240       91,164    

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

        209,121          

Due from advisor

              17,289    

Receivable for shares sold

        72,775       106    

Over the counter swap agreements, at value (Net upfront payments received of $45,921 and $0, respectively)

        60,498          

Written options, at value

        22,022 (d)(e)         

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

        109,787          

Receivable for investments sold

        13,264,185          

Prepaid assets

        10,658       16,260    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL ASSETS

        367,330,064       44,735,625    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

LIABILITIES:

         

Overdraft due to custodian

        682          

Written options, at value

        106,137 (d)(e)         

Variation margin payable for centrally cleared swap agreements

        128,163          

Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts

        69,099          

Payable for investments purchased

        41,279,387       45,007    

Collateral for securities on loan

        3,222,013       5,325,588    

Due to broker for swap agreements

        40,000          

Over the counter swap agreements, at value (Net upfront payments paid of $3,525 and $0, respectively)

        7,504          

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

        339,904          

Payable for shares redeemed

        592,739       27,033    

Payable to sub-advisors

        30,047          

Payable for Trustees’ fees

        5,592       6,339    

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

        8,310       1,011    

Payable for distribution services fees

        244       8,103    

Payable for investment advisory fees

        100,339          

Other accrued expenses

        169,898       70,914    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL LIABILITIES

        46,100,058       5,483,995    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS

      $ 321,230,006     $ 39,251,630    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

 

         

Paid-in capital

      $ 313,268,640     $ 37,242,135    

Distributable earnings (loss)

        7,961,366       2,009,495    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL NET ASSETS

      $ 321,230,006     $ 39,251,630    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

         

Class A

         

Net Assets

      $ 1,145,109     $ 38,576,847    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        77,156       3,568,457    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

      $ 14.84     $ 10.81    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Offering price per share*

      $ 15.70 **    $ 11.44 **   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Class I

         

Net Assets

      $ 320,084,897     $ 674,783    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        21,322,422       62,374    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

      $ 15.01     $ 10.82    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a)

Includes cash denominated in foreign currencies with a value of $57,245 and a cost of $56,907.

(b)

Includes cash denominated in foreign currencies with a value of $32,934 and a cost of $32,838.

(c)

Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $319,121.

(d)

Net written options, at value is $(84,115)

(e)

Premiums received for options written were $208,046.

 

*

See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus.

**

Computation of offering price per share: 100/94.50 of net asset value.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

57

  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
International
Fund
    Wilmington
Global Alpha
Equities
Fund
       

INVESTMENT INCOME:

                      

Dividends

      $ 8,368,261  (a)    $ 2,033,823  (a)   

Interest

        6,580       33,350  (b)   

Securities lending income

        181,451          
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

        8,556,292       2,067,173    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

EXPENSES:

         

Investment advisory fees

        2,293,948       1,362,226    

Administrative personnel and services fees

        87,736       28,347    

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

        114,595       43,297    

Custodian fees

        87,744       31,778    

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

        55,628       43,391    

Trustees’ fees

        27,158       27,784    

Professional fees

        79,633       71,654    

Distribution services fee—Class A

        4,744       180    

Shareholder services fee—Class A

        4,744       180    

Shareholder services fee— Class I

        697,563       226,858    

Share registration costs

        17,091       19,519    

Printing and postage

        11,912       9,220    

Miscellaneous

        39,046       21,973    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL EXPENSES

        3,521,542       1,886,407    

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

         

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor/subadvisors

        (763,756     (533,082  

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

        (4,744     (180  

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class I

        (371,556     (226,858  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

        (1,140,056     (760,120  

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net expenses

        2,381,486       1,126,287    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net investment income (loss)

        6,174,806       940,886    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

        (9,692,431     3,733,982    

Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts

        (101,086     267,041    

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

        48,011       19,050    

Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts

        (274,469     (3,376,747  

Litigation proceeds

        1,368  (c)         

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

        5,951,343       2,803,947    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts

        (2,132     (226,067  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions

        34,090       4,739    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts

        44,794       1,161,264    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

        (3,990,512     4,387,209    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ 2,184,294     $ 5,328,095    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a)

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $906,790 and $144,992, respectively.

(b)

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $72.

(c)

The Litigation proceeds represent a class action settlement received by the Fund.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (concluded)

 

     58  
 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)         Wilmington
Real Asset
Fund
  Wilmington
Diversified
Income
Fund
   

INVESTMENT INCOME:

                            

Dividends

          $ 3,561,291  (a)      $     638,399  (a)     

Interest

            1,284,501  (b)        145,769    

Securities lending income

            82,456       18,611    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

            4,928,248       802,779    

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

     

EXPENSES:

                 

Investment advisory fees

            887,584       78,437    

Administrative personnel and services fees

            49,470       6,125    

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

            81,253       18,863    

Custodian fees

            55,990       1,051    

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

            44,890       23,739    

Trustees’ fees

            27,405       27,165    

Professional fees

            79,947       52,526    

Distribution services fee—Class A

            1,438       48,219    

Shareholder services fee—Class A

            1,438       48,219    

Shareholder services fee— Class I

            394,589       804    

Share registration costs

            19,400       10,917    

Printing and postage

            14,593       6,255    

Miscellaneous

            26,835       13,914    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

TOTAL EXPENSES

            1,684,832       336,234    

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

     

WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

                 

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor/subadvisors

            (162,651 )       (171,692 )    

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

            (1,438 )       (48,219 )    

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class I

            (394,589 )       (804 )    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

            (558,678 )       (220,715 )    

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net expenses

            1,126,154       115,519    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net investment income (loss)

            3,802,094       687,260    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

                 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

            617,024       51,966    

Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts

            538,857          

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

            (48,555 )          

Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts

            (679,742 )          

Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements

            (150,452 )          

Net realized gain (loss) on purchased options

            242,625          

Net realized gain (loss) on written options

            (94,193 )          

Net realized gain (loss) on securities sold short

            (3,604 )          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

            11,618,723       940,005    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts

            (272,847 )          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions

            1,930          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts

            232,557          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements

            (353,629 )          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options

            (31,596 )          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

            20,989          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on TBA Sales Commitments

            (398 )          
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

            11,637,689       991,971    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

          $ 15,439,783     $ 1,679,231    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

(a)

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $149,175 and $2,270, respectively.

(b)

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $528,189.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


 

59

   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Wilmington
International
Fund
  Wilmington
Global  Alpha
Equities Fund
    

 

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

  Year Ended  
  April 30,  

  2019  

 

 

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

  Year Ended  

  April 30,  

  2019  

OPERATIONS:                     

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 6,174,806     $ 11,572,244     $ 940,886     $ 1,552,008

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       (10,018,607 )(a)       (8,855,386 )(a)       643,326       7,085,522

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       6,028,095       (34,360,384 )       3,743,883       (2,290,177 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       2,184,294       (31,643,526 )       5,328,095       6,347,353
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                     

Class A

       (54,446 )       (128,833 )             (1,370 )

Class I

       (8,678,115 )       (15,513,143 )             (1,792,762 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       

Total distributions to shareholders

       (8,732,561 )       (15,641,976 )             (1,794,132 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                     

Proceeds from sale of shares

                    

Class A

       7,250       4,104,757       51,070       31,867

Class I

       35,343,668       97,827,356       39,969,523       36,618,293

Distributions reinvested

                    

Class A

       47,272       116,719             1,369

Class I

       2,146,971       9,005,482             908,620

Cost of shares redeemed

                    

Class A

       (1,226,525 )       (4,391,015 )       (30,310 )       (43,932 )

Class I

       (31,913,993 )       (145,040,239 )       (17,316,104 )       (30,246,425 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       4,404,643       (38,376,940 )       22,674,179       7,269,792
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

       (2,143,624 )       (85,662,442 )       28,002,274       11,823,013
NET ASSETS:                     

Beginning of period

       575,620,157       661,282,599       168,323,848       156,500,835
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 573,476,533     $ 575,620,157     $ 196,326,122     $ 168,323,848
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                        .

Shares sold

                    

Class A

       885       468,542       4,418       2,887

Class I

       4,271,911       11,729,961       3,450,979       3,291,770

Distributions reinvested

                    

Class A

       5,681       14,101             131

Class I

       256,249       1,105,103             85,800

Shares redeemed

                    

Class A

       (152,493 )       (511,897 )       (2,622 )       (4,003 )

Class I

       (3,880,036 )       (17,804,419 )       (1,505,772 )       (2,732,033 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change resulting from share transactions

       502,197       (4,998,609 )       1,947,003       644,552
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(a) Includes Litigation settlement.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)      60  

 

 

     Wilmington
Real Asset
Fund
  Wilmington
Diversified Income
Fund
    

 

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

  Year Ended  
  April 30,  

  2019

 

 

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

    Year Ended  
  April 30,  
  2019  
OPERATIONS:                     

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 3,802,094     $ 8,185,949     $ 687,260     $ 1,395,222

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       421,960       589,320       51,966       (196,436 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       11,215,729       (2,015,552 )       940,005       576,437
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       15,439,783       6,759,717       1,679,231       1,775,223
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                     

Class A

       (19,525 )       (26,933 )       (670,188 )       (1,493,560 )

Class I

       (5,829,784 )       (7,962,044 )       (12,065 )       (41,768 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

       (5,849,309 )       (7,988,977 )       (682,253 )       (1,535,328 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                     

Proceeds from sale of shares

                    

Class A

       92,823       145,265       187,518       514,241

Class I

       14,447,802       46,788,531       29,029       181,372

Distributions reinvested

                    

Class A

       13,160       17,826       621,350       1,390,842

Class I

       2,813,125       3,897,423       5,580       10,364

Cost of shares redeemed

                    

Class A

       (168,832 )       (285,091 )       (2,154,500 )       (4,202,605 )

Class I

       (16,385,478 )       (47,538,762 )       (14,500 )       (656,037 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       812,600       3,025,192       (1,325,523 )       (2,761,823 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

       10,403,074       1,795,932       (328,545 )       (2,521,928 )
NET ASSETS:                     

Beginning of period

       310,826,932       309,031,000       39,580,175       42,102,103
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 321,230,006     $ 310,826,932     $ 39,251,630     $ 39,580,175
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                     

Shares sold

                    

Class A

       6,429       10,277       17,778       49,657

Class I

       984,952       3,289,145       2,749       17,119

Distributions reinvested

                    

Class A

       902       1,317       58,555       137,475

Class I

       190,685       284,472       526       1,034

Shares redeemed

                    

Class A

       (11,614 )       (19,747 )       (204,251 )       (405,265 )

Class I

       (1,114,929 )       (3,348,357 )       (1,376 )       (63,484 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change resulting from share transactions

       56,425       217,107       (126,019 )       (263,464 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


61

   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

 WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND    
                                 
  CLASS A         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period             $8.52       $9.11       $7.86       $7.08       $8.04       $7.90        
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.09       0.14       0.08       0.08       0.08       0.09    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            (0.07 )(b)       (0.51 )(b)       1.26 (b)       0.79 (c)       (0.95 )       0.17    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.02       (0.37 )       1.34       0.87       (0.87 )       0.26    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

            (0.12 )       (0.14 )       (0.09 )       (0.09 )       (0.09 )       (0.12 )    

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.08 )                            
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions             (0.12 )       (0.22 )       (0.09 )       (0.09 )       (0.09 )       (0.12 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $8.42       $8.52       $9.11       $7.86       $7.08       $8.04    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(d)             0.30 %       (4.07 )%       17.18 %       12.52 %       (10.82 )%       3.29 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $3,587       $4,871       $5,473       $4,913       $4,810       $5,909    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense

            1.50 %(e)       1.50 %       1.48 %       1.79 %       1.87 %       1.84 %    

Net Expenses(f)

            0.98 %(e)       1.00 %       1.04 %       1.22 %       1.31 %       1.42 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            2.27 %(e)       1.69 %       0.93 %       1.16 %       1.15 %       1.20 %    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             31 %       70 %       75 %       177 %       71 %       78 %    
                                 
  CLASS I         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period             $8.59       $9.18       $7.92       $7.13       $8.09       $7.94    
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.09       0.17       0.09       0.09       0.09       0.10    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            (0.06 )(b)       (0.53 )(b)       1.27 (b)       0.80 (c)       (0.95 )       0.18    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.03       (0.36 )       1.36       0.89       (0.86 )       0.28    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )       (0.15 )       (0.10 )       (0.10 )       (0.10 )       (0.13 )    

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.08 )                            
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions             (0.13 )       (0.23 )       (0.10 )       (0.10 )       (0.10 )       (0.13 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $8.49       $8.59       $9.18       $7.92       $7.13       $8.09    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(d)             0.36 %       (3.91 )%       17.29 %       12.69 %       (10.70 )%       3.46 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $569,890       $570,749       $655,810       $438,974       $411,357       $535,446    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense

            1.25 %(e)       1.26 %       1.23 %       1.54 %       1.62 %       1.59 %    

Net Expenses(f)

            0.85 %(e)       0.87 %       0.91 %       1.09 %       1.18 %       1.29 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            2.20 %(e)       1.95 %       1.06 %       1.28 %       1.28 %       1.32 %    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             31 %       70 %       75 %       177 %       71 %       78 %    

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount includes a non-recurring payment for Litigation proceeds which represents proceeds from securities litigation by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impacted the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.00 and $0.00 for Class A and Class I, respectively.

(c)

Amount includes a non-recurring payment for Litigation proceeds which represents a class action settlement received by the Fund related to best execution of foreign exchange transactions. The litigation proceeds impacted the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and $0.01 for Class A and Class I, respectively.

(d)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(f)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)      62  

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND     
  CLASS A         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period             $11.28       $10.99       $10.54       $9.82       $10.86       $10.74        
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.05       0.09       0.05       (0.01 )       (0.05 )       (0.06 )    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            0.28       0.33       0.52 (b)       0.75       (0.75 )       0.35    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.33       0.42       0.57       0.74       (0.80 )       0.29    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

                  (0.13 )       (0.12 )       (0.02 )       (0.24 )          

Net Realized Gains

                                          (0.17 )    
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions                   (0.13 )       (0.12 )       (0.02 )       (0.24 )       (0.17 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $11.61       $11.28       $10.99       $10.54       $9.82       $10.86    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(c)             2.93 %       3.87 %       5.41 %       7.59 %       (7.48 )%       2.73 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $149       $125       $132       $180       $1,290       $2,723    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense

            2.33 %(d)       2.36 %       2.46 %       3.06 %       2.89 %       3.04 %    

Net Expenses(e)

            1.49 %(d)       1.49 %       1.50 %       2.48 %(f)       2.46 %(f)       2.68 %(f)    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            0.79 %(d)       0.78 %       0.42 %       (0.06 )%       (0.44 )%       (0.52 )%    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             29 %       61 %       58 %(g)       367 %       387 %       434 %    
  CLASS I         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period             $11.40       $11.08       $10.61       $9.86       $10.88       $10.74    
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.06       0.11       0.11       0.03       (0.02 )       (0.03 )    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            0.29       0.34       0.49 (b)       0.75       (0.76 )       0.34    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.35       0.45       0.60       0.78       (0.78 )       0.31    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

                  (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.03 )       (0.24 )          

Net Realized Gains

                                          (0.17 )    
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions                   (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.03 )       (0.24 )       (0.17 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $11.75       $11.40       $11.08       $10.61       $9.86       $10.88    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(c)             3.07 %       4.18 %       5.63 %       7.93 %       (7.22 )%       2.91 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $196,177       $168,199       $156,369       $103,768       $158,200       $193,639    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense

            2.08 %(d)       2.11 %       2.21 %       2.82 %       2.64 %       2.78 %    

Net Expenses(e)

            1.24 %(d)       1.24 %       1.25 %       2.12 %(f)       2.21 %(f)       2.41 %(f)    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            1.04 %(d)       1.02 %       1.03 %       0.32 %       (0.16 )%       (0.27 )%    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             29 %       61 %       58 %(g)       367 %       387 %       434 %    

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount includes a non-recurring payment for Litigation proceeds which represents proceeds from securities litigation by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impacted the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.00 and $0.00 for Class A and Class I, respectively.

(c)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

(f)

Expense ratio includes dividend and interest expense related to securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and interest expense, the ratio of expenses to average net assets for the years and the periods presented would be:

 

      Class A      Class I     

April 30, 2017

     2.06%      1.77%   

April 30, 2016

     2.15%      1.90%   

April 30, 2015

     2.19%      1.95%   
(g)

In January 2017, the Fund transitioned to a single sub-advisor strategy. As a result, the portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 was significantly lower than that of previous fiscal years.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


63

   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

 WILMINGTON REAL ASSET FUND

 

                   
  CLASS A         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

            $14.40       $14.48       $13.87       $13.63       $14.77       $14.81    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                                     

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

                0.16       0.34       0.35       0.23       0.21       0.13    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            0.53       (0.07 )       0.63       0.01       (0.68 )       0.04    
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

            0.69       0.27       0.98       0.24       (0.47 )       0.17    
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                                 

Net Investment Income

            (0.25 )       (0.35 )       (0.37 )             (0.67 )       (0.21 )    
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

            (0.25 )       (0.35 )       (0.37 )             (0.67 )       (0.21 )    
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

            $14.84       $14.40       $14.48       $13.87       $13.63       $14.77    
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

            4.86 %       2.05 %       7.11 %       1.76 %       (3.09 )%       1.14 %    

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

            $1,145       $1,173       $1,297       $1,643       $1,762       $2,242    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                 

Gross Expense

            1.31 %(c)       1.32 %       1.32 %       1.45 %       1.48 %       1.49 %    

Net Expenses(d)(e)

            0.96 %(c)       0.96 %       0.99 %       1.20 %       1.23 %       1.23 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            2.15 %(c)       2.44 %       2.46 %       1.68 %       1.53 %       0.89 %    

Portfolio Turnover Rate

            209 %       347 %       438 %       593 %       418 %       242 %    
                                 
  CLASS I         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

            $14.56       $14.63       $14.01       $13.73       $14.86       $14.88    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.18       0.38       0.40       0.27       0.24       0.17    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

            0.54       (0.07 )       0.62       0.01       (0.67 )       0.03    
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

            0.72       0.31       1.02       0.28       (0.43 )       0.20    
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                                 

Net Investment Income

            (0.27 )       (0.38 )       (0.40 )             (0.70 )       (0.22 )    
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

            (0.27 )       (0.38 )       (0.40 )             (0.70 )       (0.22 )    
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

            $15.01       $14.56       $14.63       $14.01       $13.73       $14.86    
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

            5.01 %       2.29 %       7.31 %       2.11 %       (2.89 )%       1.40 %    

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

            $320,085       $309,654       $307,734       $345,787       $453,171       $463,375    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                                 

Gross Expense

            1.06 %(c)       1.07 %       1.07 %       1.20 %       1.23 %       1.24 %    

Net Expenses(d)(e)

            0.71 %(c)       0.71 %       0.74 %       0.95 %       0.98 %       0.98 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            2.40 %(c)       2.69 %       2.74 %       1.97 %       1.75 %       1.13 %    

Portfolio Turnover Rate

            209 %       347 %       438 %       593 %       418 %       242 %    

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

(e)

Expense ratio includes interest expense related to securities sold short, reverse repurchase agreements and/or TBA sale commitments. Interest expense related to securities sold short, reverse repurchase agreements and/or TBA sale commitments had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average net assets for the years ended April 30, 2019, April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)      64  

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

 WILMINGTON DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND

 

                   
  CLASS A         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period                 $10.54       $10.47       $11.24       $10.40       $10.98       $10.47    
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.19       0.36       0.26       0.12       0.12       0.10    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

            0.27       0.11       0.52       0.85       (0.53 )       0.53    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.46       0.47       0.78       0.97       (0.41 )       0.63    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

            (0.19 )       (0.36 )       (0.23 )       (0.13 )       (0.15 )       (0.12 )    

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.04 )       (1.32 )             (0.02 )          
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions             (0.19 )       (0.40 )       (1.55 )       (0.13 )       (0.17 )       (0.12 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $10.81       $10.54       $10.47       $11.24       $10.40       $10.98    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(b)             4.36 %       4.66 %       6.99 %       9.38 %       (3.70 )%       6.09 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $38,577       $38,943       $40,993       $42,878       $44,607       $52,860    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense(c)

            1.72 %(d)       1.67 %       1.72 %       1.59 %       1.52 %       1.46 %    

Net Expenses(c)(e)

            0.59 %(d)       0.60 %       0.66 %       0.74 %       0.74 %       0.80 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            3.50 %(d)       3.45 %       2.30 %       1.16 %       1.14 %       0.90 %    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             6 %       14 %       85 %       9 %       52 %       23 %    
                                 
  CLASS I         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
  Year Ended
April 30, 2018
  Year Ended
April 30, 2017
  Year Ended
April 30, 2016
  Year Ended
April 30, 2015
   
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period             $10.54       $10.48       $11.25       $10.41       $10.98       $10.47    
Income (Loss) From Operations:                                  

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

            0.20       0.39       0.29       0.15       0.15       0.12    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

            0.28       0.10       0.52       0.85       (0.53 )       0.54    
    

 

 

 
Total Income (Loss) From Operations             0.48       0.49       0.81       1.00       (0.38 )       0.66    
    

 

 

 
Less Distributions From:                                  

Net Investment Income

            (0.20 )       (0.39 )       (0.26 )       (0.16 )       (0.17 )       (0.15 )    

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.04 )       (1.32 )             (0.02 )          
    

 

 

 
Total Distributions             (0.20 )       (0.43 )       (1.58 )       (0.16 )       (0.19 )       (0.15 )    
    

 

 

 
Net Asset Value, End of Period             $10.82       $10.54       $10.48       $11.25       $10.41       $10.98    
    

 

 

 
Total Return(b)             4.58 %       4.82 %       7.24 %       9.64 %       (3.42 )%       6.35 %    
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)             $675       $637       $1,109       $725       $1,129       $1,323    
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

Gross Expense(c)

            1.47 %(d)       1.40 %       1.48 %       1.34 %       1.27 %       1.21 %    

Net Expenses(c)(e)

            0.34 %(d)       0.35 %       0.41 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.55 %    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

            3.74 %(d)       3.72 %       2.62 %       1.44 %       1.39 %       1.16 %    
Portfolio Turnover Rate             6 %       14 %       85 %       9 %       52 %       23 %    

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(c)

The Fund invests in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


65

   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 12 portfolios, 4 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 8 funds are presented in separate reports.

 

    Fund    Investment Goal
  Wilmington International Fund (“International Fund”)(d)    The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation primarily through a diversified portfolio of non-U.S. equity securities.
  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (“Global Alpha Equities Fund”)(d)    The Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than broader equity markets.
  Wilmington Real Asset Fund (“Real Asset Fund”)(d)    The Fund seeks to achieve long-term preservation of capital with current income.
  Wilmington Diversified Income Fund (“Diversified Income Fund“)(d)    The Fund seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderate level of risk.

(d)   Diversified

The Trust offers 6 classes of shares: Class A, Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class, Class I and Institutional Class. Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class and Institutional Class are not available for the Funds. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Investment Valuation – The Funds utilize a Fair Value approach. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:

 

   

for equity securities, according to the last sale price or official closing price reported in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the over-the-counter market), if available;

 

   

in the absence of recorded sales for equity securities, according to the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices;

 

   

financial futures contracts and options are generally valued at market values established by the exchanges on which they are traded at the close of trading on such exchanges. Options traded in the over-the-counter market are generally valued according to the mean between the last bid and the last asked price for the option as provided by an investment dealer or other financial institution that deals in the option. The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) may determine in good faith that another method of valuing such investments is necessary to appraise their fair value;

 

   

forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices;

 

   

investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at net asset value (“NAV”);

 

   

for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost provided such amount approximates fair value;

 

   

price information on listed securities, including underlying Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”), is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded;

 

   

swap agreements are valued daily based upon the terms specific to each agreement with its counterparty; and

 

   

for all other securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)      66  

 

 

Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In computing their NAV, the Funds value foreign securities using the latest closing price on the primary exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Certain foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the latest rate prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. Events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others. An event is considered material if there is both an affirmative expectation that the security’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value.

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and other open-end regulated investment companies) and exchange traded derivatives are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. The Wilmington International Fund, the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities and the Wilmington Real Asset Fund may utilize International Fair Value Pricing (“IFVP”) which could result in certain equity securities being categorized as level 2. Fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.

At October 31, 2019, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

     
Fund/Counterparty    Repurchase  
Agreements  
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral  
Received
(1)
      Cash Collateral  
Received
(1)
   

Net Amount(2)

 

International Fund

            

Bank of Montreal

   $ 1,075,497       $ 1,075,497       $
 


   
  $  

BNP Paribas SA

     4,090,678       4,090,678              

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     4,090,678       4,090,678              

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     4,090,678       4,090,678              

ING Financial Markets LLC

     4,090,678       4,090,678              

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     4,090,678       4,090,678              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ 21,528,887     $ 21,528,887     $     $  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 



67

   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

     
  Fund/Counterparty    Repurchase
Agreements
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
(1)
    Cash Collateral
Received
(1)
   

Net Amount(2)

 

  Real Asset Fund

              

  Bank of Montreal

   $ 237,473       $ 237,473       $       $  

  BNP Paribas SA

     596,908       596,908              

  Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     596,908       596,908              

  HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     596,908       596,908              

  Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     596,908       596,908              

  RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     596,908       596,908              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
   $ 3,222,013     $ 3,222,013     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Diversified Income Fund

              

  Bank of Montreal

   $ 392,593     $ 392,593     $     $  

  BNP Paribas SA

     986,599       986,599              

  Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     986,599       986,599              

  HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     986,599       986,599              

  Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     986,599       986,599              

  RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     986,599       986,599              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
   $ 5,325,588     $ 5,325,588     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

(2)Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.

All Funds offer multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Funds, with the exception of the Global Alpha Equities Fund, which is paid annually.

Real Estate Investment Trusts – The Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that involve risks not associated with investing in stocks. Risks include declines in the value of real estate, general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property and defaults by borrowers. The value of assets in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative underperformance and outperformance in comparison to equity securities markets in general. Dividend income is recorded using management’s estimate of the income included in distributions received from REIT investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amount. Estimates of income are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined.

Federal Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of their income. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income tax or excise tax are necessary.

Withholding taxes and where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes, on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended October 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Warrants and Rights – Certain Funds hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, including as part of private placement, or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Funds until exercised, sold or expired.

 


 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)      68  

 

 

 

Equity-linked warrants are purchased in order to own local exposure to certain countries in which the Funds are not locally registered. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Trustees’ approved fair value procedures.

Foreign Currency Translation – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies (“FCs”) are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rates of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Funds do not isolate that portion of results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of FCs, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.

Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. A Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

Securities Sold Short – Certain Funds may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in market price. To sell a security short, the Fund must borrow the security. The Fund’s obligation to replace the security borrowed and sold short will be fully collateralized at all times by the proceeds from the short sale retained by the broker and by cash and securities deposited in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will realize a loss, and if the price declines during the period, the Fund will realize a gain. Any realized gain will be decreased, and any realized loss increased, by the amount of transaction costs. The Funds are required to pay the lender any dividends declared on short positions. Such amounts are recorded on the ex-dividend date as dividends expense on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations.

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreement, the Funds may be charged a fee on borrowed securities. Such fees are calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. The Funds are required to maintain margin cash balances at the prime broker sufficiently to satisfy their short sales positions on a daily basis. The Funds are charged interest expense at the Fed Funds open rate plus 50 basis points on the amount of any shortfall in the required cash margin. The Funds record these prime broker charges on a net basis as Prime Broker interest expense on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations.

Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Funds. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities owned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day.

Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the portfolios of investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”

The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.

 

 


 

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At October 31, 2019, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

   
  Fund   

Value of
Securities

on Loan

    Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
    Net Amount(2)    

  International Fund

   $ 18,390,036         $ 18,390,036         $—  

  Real Asset Fund

     3,150,016       3,150,016    

  Diversified Income Fund

     5,182,648       5,182,648    

(1)Collateral with a value of $21,528,887, $3,222,013 and $5,325,588, respectively, has been received in connection with securities lending transactions.

(2)Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

TBA Commitments – “TBA” (to be announced) commitments are commitments to purchase or sell mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price at a future date, typically not exceeding 45 days. TBAs may be considered securities in themselves and involve a risk of loss if the value of the TBA changes relative to our “basis” in the position prior to the settlement date. Unsettled TBAs are valued according to the procedures described in the section entitled “Investment Valuation.”

 

3.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect and entity’s results of operations and financial position. Risk of loss on derivatives, including written options, forward foreign currency contracts, financial futures contracts and swaps, may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Options – Certain Funds may either purchase or write options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign exchange rates, with respect to securities which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. A Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When a Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, a Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether a Fund has realized a gain or loss. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on purchased options is included in net realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as net realized gain or loss on options written. A Fund, as writer of options, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, a Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. A Fund, as purchaser of over-the-counter options, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

The Real Asset Fund used interest rate options and options on swaps to enhance returns, and manage interest rate risk, inflation risk, credit risk and volatility exposures. The Real Asset Fund used foreign currency options as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or as a means to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – Certain Funds may enter into foreign currency commitments or foreign currency exchange transactions. A Fund may enter into foreign currency contract transactions to protect assets against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. Purchased contracts are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies; whereas, contracts to sell are used to hedge a Fund’s securities against currency fluctuations. Risks may arise upon entering into these transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments and from unanticipated movements in security prices or foreign exchange rates. The foreign currency transactions are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until the settlement date. The International Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities. The Real Asset Fund and the Global Alpha Equities Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the portfolio’s securities or as a means to express a view on the direction of a currency’s value as a part of the broader investment strategy.

Financial Futures Contracts – The Funds may invest in financial futures contracts to hedge their existing portfolios, manage cash flows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, and prior to computing its NAV, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. The Global Alpha Equities Fund used foreign exchange futures contracts to gain exposure to the

 


 

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foreign currency markets both on a long and short strategy. The Global Alpha Equities Fund also used equity index futures contracts to manage equity market net and gross exposure. The Real Asset Fund used futures contracts to manage interest rate exposure, adjust duration and curve exposure and to gain exposure to foreign interest rates. The Real Asset Fund also used money market futures during the period in order to adjust the portfolio’s interest rate exposure on the front-end of the yield curve and to adjust the overall duration positioning of the portfolio.

Swap Agreements – Certain Funds may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and other forms of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. The swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses upon termination or maturity of the swap. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments.

Centrally cleared swap agreements are agreements executed through a broker but are cleared through a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and a Fund’s counterparty on the swap becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker and upon entering into a centrally cleared swap is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of a particular swap. Centrally cleared swaps are subject to general market risks and to liquidity risk. Pursuant to the swap agreement, the Fund agrees to pay to or receive from the counterparty an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the swap (“variation margin”). Such payments are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed or settled at which point the gain or loss is realized.

The Fund may utilize swap agreements in an attempt to gain exposure to the securities in a market without actually purchasing those securities, or to hedge a position.

Interest rate swap agreements – Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use interest rate swaps to either maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments using interest rate swap contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty which may permit the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund, to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. The Real Asset Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the portfolio holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the portfolio entered into interest rate swap agreements. Additionally, the portfolio invested in interest rate swaps as a risk-neutral substitute for physical securities, to obtain exposure in markets where no physical securities were available, and to refine the risk exposure in the portfolio (i.e. duration, inflation, credit, maturity mix, etc.).

Credit default swap agreements – Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are estimated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues, sovereign issues of an emerging country or U.S. municipal issues involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). A Fund may use credit default swaps on corporate

 


 

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issues, sovereign issues of an emerging country or U.S. municipal issues to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default.

Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality. Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues, sovereign issues of an emerging country or U.S. municipal issues as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Portfolios of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. The Real Asset Fund uses credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues to take an active long position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. The Real Asset Fund also used credit default swaps on credit indices to adjust the portfolio’s overall credit exposure.

The following is a summary of the location of derivatives on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2019.

 

         Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
    Derivative Type    Asset Derivatives    Liability Derivatives
  Equity contracts    Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts*    Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts*
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts**    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts**
  Interest rate contracts    Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts*    Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts*
     Investments in securities, at value    Written options, at value
     Variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swap agreements*    Variation margin payable for centrally cleared swap agreements*
     Over the counter swap agreements, at value**    Over the counter swap agreements, at value**
  Credit Contracts    Variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swap agreements*    Variation margin payable for centrally cleared swap agreements*
     Over the counter swap agreements, at value**    Over the counter swap agreements, at value**
        Written options, at value

*The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for centrally cleared swap agreements and financial futures contracts. The amount presented on the next pages is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was opened until October 31, 2019.

**The amounts shown represent the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open.

 


 

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Asset Derivative Fair Value

    Fund    Total Value   Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest Rate
Contracts
  Credit    
Contracts    
 

International Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 487,194          $ 487,194          $          $          $     
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       269             269            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ 487,463     $ 487,194     $ 269     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 129,941     $ 129,941     $     $     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       35,315             35,315            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ 165,256     $ 129,941       $35,315       $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Real Asset Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 163,376     $     $     $ 163,376     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       109,787             109,787            
 

Purchased Options

       50,633                   50,633      
 

Written Options

       22,022                   22,022      
 

Swap Agreements

       514,327                   457,203       57,124
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ 860,145     $       $109,787       $ 693,234     $ 57,124
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                      
        

Liability Derivative Fair Value

    Fund    Total Value   Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest Rate
Contracts
  Credit    
Contracts    
  International Fund                         
  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      $ 3,597     $     $ 3,597     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  Totals      $ 3,597     $     $ 3,597     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  Global Alpha Equities Fund                         
  Financial Futures Contracts      $ 2,429,694     $ 2,429,694     $     $     $
  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts        160,659             160,659            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  Totals      $ 2,590,353     $ 2,429,694     $ 160,659     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  Real Asset Fund                         
  Financial Futures Contracts      $ 51,848     $     $     $ 51,848     $
  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts        339,904             339,904            
  Written Options        106,137                   106,137      
  Swap Agreements        844,009                   821,107       22,902
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  Totals      $ 1,341,898     $     $ 339,904     $ 979,092     $ 22,902
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

  The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended October 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

    Derivative Type    Location on the Statements of Operations
 

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts.
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts.
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts and written options.
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts, purchased options, written options and swap agreements.
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts, purchased options, written options and swap agreements.
 

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on written options and swap agreements.
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options and swap agreements.

 


 

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         Total Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Results from
Operations
     Fund        Total       Equity
    Contracts    
 

Foreign

Exchange

Contracts

 

Interest Rate

Contracts

 

Credit    

Contracts    

 

International Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ (274,469 )     $ (274,469 )     $     $     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       (101,086 )             (101,086 )            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ (375,555 )     $ (274,469 )     $ (101,086 )     $          $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
 

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ (3,376,747 )     $ (3,376,747 )     $     $     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       267,041                       267,041                           
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ (3,109,706 )     $ (3,376,747 )     $ 267,041     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
 

Real Asset Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ (679,742 )     $     $          $ (679,742 )     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       538,857             538,857            
 

Purchased Options

       242,625                   242,795       (170 )
 

Written Options

       (94,193 )                   (98,758 )       4,565
 

Swap Agreements

       (150,452 )                   (127,669 )       (22,783 )
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ (142,905 )     $     $ 538,857     $ (663,374 )     $ (18,388 )
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                      
        

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives

Recognized in Results from Operations

     Fund            Total            
Equity
    Contracts    
 
 
     

Foreign

    Exchange    

Contracts

 

 

 

     

Interest Rate

Contracts

 

 

     

Credit    

Contracts    

 

 

 

International Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 44,794     $ 44,794     $     $     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       (2,132 )             (2,132 )            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ 42,662     $ 44,794     $ (2,132 )     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
 

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 1,161,264     $ 1,161,264     $     $     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       (226,067 )             (226,067 )            
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ 935,197     $ 1,161,264     $ (226,067 )     $     $
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
 

Real Asset Fund

                        
 

Financial Futures Contracts

     $ 232,557     $     $     $ 232,557     $
 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       (272,847 )             (272,847 )            
 

Purchased Options

       (31,596 )                   (31,596 )      
 

Written Options

       20,989                   3,553       17,436
 

Swap Agreements

       (353,629 )                   (349,013 )       (4,616 )
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Totals

     $ (404,526 )     $     $ (272,847 )     $ (144,499 )     $ 12,820
      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The average volume of derivative activities for the six months ended October 31, 2019 are as follows.

 

    
              

 

Asset Derivative Volume

    
   Fund    Purchased
Options
1
  

Financial

Futures

Contracts1

  

Forward        

Foreign        

Currency        

Contracts1         

   

   International Fund

     $ —          $ 5,264,355          $ 134,236    

   Global Alpha Equities Fund

       —            —            328,093    

   Real Asset Fund

           60,631                11,052,513                9,396,838    

 


 

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Liability Derivative Volume

 

 
     Fund    Written
Options
2
   

Financial

Futures

Contracts1

   

Forward        

Foreign        

Currency        
Contracts
1        

 
   
  

International Fund

   $         $ 2,687,990         $ 468,674  
  

Global Alpha Equities Fund

           92,102,780       14,348,508      
  

Real Asset Fund

     176,653       27,129,692       17,075,123  
         
               

 

Swap Volume

Credit Default

Swap

    Credit Default
Swap
 
     Fund   

Interest Rate

Swap
Agreements
3

    Agreements
(purchase
protection)
3
    Agreements
(sell
protection)
3
 
   
  

Real Asset Fund

   $     67,398,333         $ 1,514,667         $ 933,333      

1Cost.

2Premiums Received.

3Notional Amount.

Certain Funds are parties to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“MA”) with various counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The ISDA MA may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the ISDA MA, collateral posted to each Fund is held in a segregated account by each Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s portfolio or Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

At October 31, 2019, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) held by the Funds are as follows:

 

    Fund    Assets                Liabilities                   
 

International Fund

           

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

           
      Forward foreign currency contracts    $ 269          $ 3,597    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
  Total derivative assets and liabilities in the            
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities      269            3,597    
  Derivatives not subject to a MA or similar agreement                    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
   
  Total assets and liabilities subject to a MA    $ 269          $ 3,597    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
  Global Alpha Equities Fund            
  Derivative Financial Instruments:            
      Forward foreign currency contracts    $ 35,315          $ 160,659    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
  Total derivative assets and liabilities in the            
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities      35,315            160,659    
  Derivatives not subject to a MA or similar agreement                    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
   
  Total assets and liabilities subject to a MA    $ 35,315          $ 160,659    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
  Real Asset Fund            
  Derivative Financial Instruments:            
      Financial futures contracts    $ 33,776          $ 69,099    
      Forward foreign currency contracts      109,787            339,904    
      Options      72,655            106,137    
      Swap Agreements      108,107            135,667    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
  Total derivative assets and liabilities in the            
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities      324,325            650,807    
  Derivatives not subject to a MA or similar agreement      82,534            243,512    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   
   
  Total assets and liabilities subject to a MA    $ 241,791          $ 407,295    
    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 


 

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At October 31, 2019, derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MA and net of the related collateral received by each Fund are as follows:

 

  Fund/Counterparty   

 

Derivative

Assets Subject to

a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(2)
 

  International Fund

                    
       

Bank of New York Mellon

     $          269                  $        (269)            $         —            $        —            $            —       
       

Total Derivative Assets

     $          269                  $        (269)            $         —            $        —            $            —       
                    
    

Derivative
Liabilities Subject to

a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(3)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged(3)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(4)
 
       

Bank of New York Mellon

     $    (3,597)                  $          269             $         —            $        —            $    (3,328)      
       

Total Derivative Liabilities

     $    (3,597)                  $          269             $         —            $        —            $    (3,328)      
                    
  Fund/Counterparty   

Derivative
Assets Subject to

a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(2)
 

  Global Alpha Equities Fund

                    
       

Bank of New York Mellon

     $              1                  $            (1)            $         —            $        —            $            —       

Credit Suisse International

     77                  —             —            —            77       

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     8,542                  (3)             —            —            8,539       

Standard Chartered Bank

     26,330                  —             —            —            26,330       

State Street Corp.

                 365                               —                        —                      —                         365       
       

Total Derivative Assets

     $     35,315                  $             (4)            $         —            $        —            $     35,311       
                    
    

Derivative

Liabilities Subject to
a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(3)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged(3)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(4)
 
       

Bank of New York Mellon

     $          (42)                  $              1             $         —            $        —            $          (41)      

Barclays Bank PLC

     (131,274)                  —             —            —            (131,274)      

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     (3)                  3             —            —            —       

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

         (29,340)                               —                       —                     —                 (29,340)      
       

Total Derivative Liabilities

     $ (160,659)                  $              4             $         —            $        —            $  (160,655)      
                    
  Fund/Counterparty   

Derivative
Assets Subject to

a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(1)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(2)
 

  Real Asset Fund

                    
       

Bank of America NA

     $      52,943                  $    (52,943)            $         —            $        —            $             —       

Barclays Bank PLC

     6,896                  (5,393)            —            —            1,503       

Citigroup Global Markets

     47,524                  (23,151)            —            —            24,373       

Credit Suisse International

     13,880                  (123)            —            —            13,757       

Deutsche Bank AG

     16,685                  (15,378)            —            —            1,307       

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     18,510                  (18,510)            —            —            —       

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     12,667                  (12,667)            —            —            —       

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     64,081                  (64,081)            —            —            —       

Natwest Securities

     7,488                  —             —            —            7,488       

Royal Bank of Canada

              1,117                                  —                        —                      —                     1,117       
       

Total Derivative Assets

     $    241,791                  $  (192,246)            $         —            $        —            $     49,545       

 


 

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  Fund/Counterparty   

 

Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
a MA

     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(3)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(3)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(4)
 

  Real Asset Fund

                      
       

Bank of America NA

         $ (245,037)                  $  52,943            $       —            $      —            $ (192,094)    

Barclays Bank PLC

     (5,393)                  5,393            —            —            —     

Citigroup Global Markets

     (23,151)                  23,151            —            —            —     

Credit Suisse International

     (123)                  123            —            —            —     

Deutsche Bank AG

     (15,378)                  15,378            —            —            —     

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     (24,123)                  18,510            —            —            (5,613)    

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     (21,482)                  12,667            —            —            (8,815)    

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     (71,942)                  64,081            —            —            (7,861)    

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

              (666)                               —                      —                      —                       (666)    
       

Total Derivative Liabilities

     $ (407,295)                  $  192,246            $        —            $        —            $  (215,049)    

(1)Excess of collateral received is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(2)Net amount represents the net amount receivable in the event of default.

(3)Excess of collateral pledged is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(4)Net amount represents the net amount payable due in the event of default.

4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

As of April 30, 2019, there were no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosure. The Funds’ federal tax returns filed for the years ended 2018, 2017 and 2016, as well as the current tax year, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The tax character of distributions for the corresponding fiscal year ends were as follows:

 

    

 

2019

     2018  
  Fund    Ordinary
Income*
            Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income*
            Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
  International Fund      $10,380,986             $5,260,990              $6,083,161           $          —    
  Global Alpha Equities Fund      1,794,132             —              1,747,469           —    
  Real Asset Fund      7,988,977             —              8,841,494           —    
  Diversified Income Fund      1,481,925             53,403              928,171           4,885,048    

 

*

For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

     As of April 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

  Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  

 

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   Other
Timing
Differences
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Capital Loss
Carryforwards
   Late Year
Deferrals
  International Fund        $3,435,070          $ —          $ —             $49,961,158            $ (6,461,026)            $           —   
  Global Alpha Equities Fund        798,835            —            2             13,629,223            (8,469,266)            —   
  Real Asset Fund        3,164,583            —            (533,927)            16,028,070            (20,287,834)            —   
  Diversified Income Fund        148,028            —            1             1,146,823            —             (282,335)  

At April 30, 2019, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards which will reduce each Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the (“Code”) and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax.

 

  Fund    Short-Term
No Expiration
     Long-Term
No Expiration
    

 

Total Capital
Loss

Carryforwards

 
  International Fund      $6,461,026            $              —            $ 6,461,026    
  Global Alpha Equities Fund      8,323,767            145,499            8,469,266      
  Real Asset Fund      6,811,813            13,476,021            20,287,834      

 


 

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5.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”) serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.

 

    Fund    Advisory Fee  
Annual Rate  
International Fund    0.45%
Global Alpha Equities Fund    0.95%
Real Asset Fund    0.45%
Diversified Income Fund    0.40%

The International Fund, Global Alpha Equities Fund and Real Asset Fund, utilize a sub-advisor strategy, whereby WFMC allocates all or a portion of the Funds’ assets among one or more sub-advisors and strategies. For their services, the Funds pay each sub-advisor fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, as described below.

 

    Fund      Gross Fees       

 

Fees Waived/
Reimbursed

     Current Fee as a % of average net asset of the
Fund/ Allocated Net Assets for Sub-advisors
 

International Fund

          
 

WFMC

     $1,264,155        $(763,756)      0.45%
 

Sub-advisors:

          
 

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC

     143,332        —       0.38% on assets allocated to the Europe Equity Growth Select Strategy;
       66,848        —       0.25% on assets allocated to the High Dividend Europe Strategy.
 

AXA Investment Managers, Inc.

     188,716        —       0.43% on the first $150 million; and
                 0.41% on assets in excess of $150 million
 

Berenberg Asset Management LLC

     95,655        —       0.27%
 

Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.

     167,064        —       0.32%
 

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

          368,178       

              — 

                  

 

 

   0.50%
   
 

Total(a)

     $2,293,948        $(763,756)     
   
  Global Alpha Equities Fund           
  WFMC      $ 862,743        $(533,082)      0.95%
  Sub-advisor:           
 

Wellington Management Company LLP

          499,483                      —       0.55%
   
 

Total(b)

     $1,362,226        $(533,082)     
   
 

Real Asset Fund

          
 

WFMC

     $   712,849        $(162,651)      0.45% on all Assets except assets allocated to the inflation-protected and fixed-income securities (“TIPS”) strategy or the Enhanced Cash Strategy. The fee for assets allocated to the TIPS strategy: 0.52% of the first $25 million; 0.49% of the next $25 million; and 0.47% of Assets over $50 million. The fee for assets allocated to the Enhanced Cash strategy is 0.53% on the assets.
 

Sub-advisors:

          
 

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

     87,446        —       0.25%
 

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

     87,289        —       0.25% on the first $20 million in assets;
             0.20% of the next $20 million in assets; and
                                                        0.15% of assets in excess of $40 million
   
 

Total(c)

     $   887,584        $(162,651)     
   
 

Diversified Income Fund

          
 

WFMC

     $     78,437        $(171,692)      0.40%

(a)The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.82% for the International Fund.

(b)The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 1.50% for the Global Alpha Equities Fund.

(c)The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.56% for the Real Asset Fund.

 


 

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WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2020, so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, or other extraordinary expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.

The contractual expense limitations are as follows:

 

         Current Contractual
Expense Limitations
    Fund    Class A   Class I
   
 

International Fund

   0.98%   0.85%
 

Global Alpha Equities Fund

   1.49%   1.24%
 

Real Asset Fund

   0.96%   0.71%
 

Diversified Income Fund*

   0.60%   0.35%

 

  *

Prior to August 31, 2019, the Diversified Income Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.59% and 0.34% for Class A and Class I, respectively.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. The fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. The fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administrative personnel and services fees.”

 

         Maximum    Average Aggregate Daily Net
    Administrator    Fee    Assets of the Trust
   
  WFMC    0.040%    on the first $5 billion
   
     0.030%    on the next $2 billion
   
     0.025%    on the next $3 billion
   
     0.018%    on assets in excess of $10 billion
   
  BNYM    0.0175%    on the first $15 billion
   
     0.0150%    on the next $10 billion
   
     0.0125%    on assets in excess of $25 billion

WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.

Distribution Services Fee –The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.

The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates), may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received a portion of the fees paid by the Funds which are listed below:

 

    Fund    Distribution
Fees
from Class A
 
 
  International Fund      $  2,231        
  Global Alpha Equities Fund      80        
  Real Asset Fund      961        
  Diversified Income Fund      44,498        

 


 

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Sales Charges – The Class A shares of all the Funds bear front-end sales charges.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T received the amounts listed below from sales charges on the sale of Class A shares.

 

    Fund   Sales Charges    
from Class A    

International Fund

    $ 67

Global Alpha Equities Fund

      1,003

Real Asset Fund

      1,137

Diversified Income Fund

      6,775

Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Class A and Class I shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&T has entered into a Shareholders Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s shares for whom M&T provides shareholder services. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T received a portion of the fees paid by the following Fund which is listed below:

 

    Fund   Shareholder    
Services    
Fee    

International Fund

    $ 320,270

Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.

BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.

General – Certain Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.

 

6.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities for the six months ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

    Investments  
    Fund   Purchases     Sales  

    International Fund

  $ 159,798,874     $ 166,012,372  

    Global Alpha Equities Fund

    76,244,419       47,320,140  

    Real Asset Fund

    99,954,069       95,506,628  

    Diversified Income Fund

    1,922,659       3,270,605  

Purchases and sales of investments of U.S. Government Securities for the six months ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

    U.S.  
    Government  
    Securities  
    Fund   Purchases     Sales  

    Real Asset Fund

  $ 606,153,152     $ 604,255,412  

    Diversified Income Fund

    388,892       101,277  

 

7.

RISK

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Overnight Rates (“LIBOR”), has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. The transition process away from LIBOR may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition process may also result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. Volatility, the potential reduction in value, and/or the hedge

 


 

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effectiveness of financial instruments may be heightened for financial instruments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on any of the Funds or on financial instruments in which a Fund invests, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to a Fund.

 

8.

LINE OF CREDIT

The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the greater of the Federal Funds Rate or the overnight LIBOR. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion. The termination date of the current LOC is April 2, 2020.

The Trust did not utilize the LOC for the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

9.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (the “ASU”) which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement are to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by facilitating clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of each Fund’s financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU No. 2018-13 and has elected to early adopt all aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures.

 

10.

OTHER FUND INFORMATION

At a meeting held on June 5, 2019, the Trustees, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) audit reports on the financial statements of each Fund in the Trust did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Trust and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Trust nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the each Fund’s financial statements.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no additional material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 


 

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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND APPROVAL OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 4–5, 2019 (the “September Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into three Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On July 19, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (together, the “Adviser”) and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”) concerning the Advisory Agreements between the three multi-manager Funds (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). The Adviser provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each such Advisory Agreement and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

On August 21, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel, after which the Independent Trustees met in executive session with Counsel, to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser and to continue the evaluation of the Advisory Agreements with the Sub-Advisers, as appropriate. The Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:

 

 

Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund;

 

 

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data;

 

 

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data;

 

 

Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and custom peer groups, as applicable;

 

 

Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund;

 

 

The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser;

 

 

For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs of those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and

 

 

The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant.

During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements and concluded that, for each Fund, the level of profitability did not appear unreasonably high.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:

 

 

The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements;

 


 

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The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and

 

 

Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

Wilmington International Fund

The Fund is sub-advised by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC; AXA Investment Managers, Inc.; Berenberg Asset Management LLC; Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.; and Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate was below the Fund’s expense group median and that the Fund’s net total expense ratio was above the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered the performance of each Sub-Adviser against an appropriate benchmark and that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the three-year period and below the peer group average for the one- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board also considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that recent underperformance could be attributed to country exposures, specifically the Fund’s overweight to China and Japan and the Fund’s generally strong performance since its strategy change in 2016.

The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

The Fund is sub-advised by Wellington Management Company LLP.

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019.

The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

The Fund is sub-advised by Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019.

The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement.

 


 

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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

For periods prior to the quarter ending July 31, 2019, the Funds have filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Electronic Delivery

Wilmington Funds encourages you to sign up for electronic delivery of investor materials. By doing so you will receive information faster, help lower shareholder costs, and reduce the impact to the environment. To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

  1.)

Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com and select “Individual Investors”

 

  2.)

Click on the link “Sign up for Electronic Delivery”

 

  3.)

Login to your account or create new user ID

 

  4.)

Select E-Delivery Consent from the available options, and

 

  5.)

Complete the information requested, including providing the email address where you would like to receive notification for electronic documents.

* If you hold your account through a financial intermediary, please contact your advisor to request electronic delivery of investor materials.

Householding

In an effort to reduce volume of mail you receive, only one copy of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report, SAI and proxy statements will be sent to shareholders who are part of the same family and share the same address.

If you would like to request additional copies of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report or SAI, or wish to opt out of householding mailings, please contact Shareholder Services at 1-800-836-2211, or write to Wilmington Funds, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940-8025.

 


 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

June 8, 2012

The Wilmington Funds, their distributor and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.

Information The Funds Collect:

The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

 

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income.

 

 

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances.

 

 

We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers.

Information Sharing Policy

The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:

 

 

We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders.

 

 

We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney.

 

 

We may disclose some or all of the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes.

Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

Information Security:

When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.

The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.

Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

Employee Access to Information:

Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.

Visiting The Funds’ Website:

The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.

 


 

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Information or data entered into a website will be retained.

 

 

Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website.

 

 

We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party.

E-mail:

If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.

Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836-2211.

Surveys/Aggregate Data:

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement:

The effective date of this policy is June 8, 2012. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. When it is revised or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.

Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement

 


 

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Investment Advisor

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Sub-Advisor

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Additional Sub-Advisors to the

Wilmington International Fund

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, New York 10019

 

AXA Investment Managers, Inc.

100 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

 

Berenberg Asset Management LLC

330 N. Wabash Avenue, 39th floor

Chicago, Illinois 60611

 

Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.

535 Madison Avenue, Suite 2500

New York, New York 10022

 

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

875 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

 

Additional Sub-Advisors to the

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

Wellington Management Company LLP

280 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

 

Additional Sub-Advisors to the

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC

(“PIMCO”)

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100

Seattle, WA 98101

 

Co-Administrator

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

 

Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent

and Dividend Disbursing Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street, Suite 1800

Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Wilmington Funds | 1-800-836-2211 | www.wilmingtonfunds.com

 

We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.

 

 


 

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND

 

Semi-Annual

Report

WILMINGTON FUNDS

Fixed Income Funds

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

 

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

 

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

 

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

 

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

Beginning on or about June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker/dealer, bank, or insurance company. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and provided with a link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Wilmington Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-836-2211.

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are a direct investor you can inform the Wilmington Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 1-800-836-2211. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held directly with the Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

 


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Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (“Broad Market Bond Fund”)

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (“Intermediate-Term Bond Fund”)

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund (“Short-Term Bond Fund”)

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond Fund”)

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (“New York Municipal Bond Fund”)


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CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

        

President’s Message

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WILMINGTON FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

        

Shareholder Expense Example

     1  

Portfolios of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     36  

Statements of Operations

     38  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     40  

Financial Highlights

     43  

Notes to Financial Statements

     48  
Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreements      55  


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Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”), covering the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period of May 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Trust’s holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Trust’s investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period.

The economy

The U.S. economy continued to expand, albeit at a more modest pace than in 2018, as robust consumer spending and a strong labor market offset weakness in the manufacturing sector and business investment. After an upbeat start to the year, growth in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) maintained a positive trajectory, but decelerated, posting quarter-over-quarter annualized growth rates of 2.0% and 1.9% in the second and third quarters, respectively. An escalating trade war with China and fears that a global slowdown might spread contagion to the United States, led the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) to cut interest rates three times this year to a range of 1.50%-1.75%. The U.S. labor market tightened further, dropping to a 3.6% unemployment rate, a near five-decade low. Although wage growth began to show signs of life, inflation drifted below the Fed’s 2% target with the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index1 (excludes the volatile components of food and energy) dropping to 1.7%. The Fed has signaled that they are on hold for now, and the market is not expecting cuts or hikes in the near term.

Economic activity outside of the U.S. was less encouraging, but downside risks appear to be receding. Growth in Europe was sluggish, while China expanded at its slowest pace in three decades. Heightened uncertainty and a decline in business investment—both byproducts of the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit—hit international economies the hardest, particularly in export-dependent countries such as Germany. Over the past month, the balance of risks has improved markedly with the U.S. and China moving toward a trade pact and a no-deal Brexit looking less likely. Synchronized easing across global central banks strengthens the case for a future recovery in economic activity, in our view.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets generated strong returns between May and October, as interest rates plummeted. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to an all-time low and the benchmark 10-year yield dropped by nearly a third alongside a flurry of dovish central bank activity. Global economic weakness, escalating trade tensions, and the inversion of the yield curve triggered a flight to quality that benefited taxable investment-grade credit over high yield. Tax-exempt bonds performed well as strong inflows outpaced new supply, which was below historical levels.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain Bloomberg Barclays indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
    Treasury Bond    

Index3

 

Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond

Index4

  Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
Credit Bond
Index5
  Bloomberg
Barclays
Municipal Bond
Index6
 

Bloomberg    

Barclays U.S.    
Corporate High Yield    
Bond Index7     

5.85%   5.71%   7.46%   3.54%   2.69%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

    

 

 

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Equity markets

After a solid start to the year, U.S. large-cap equities retained leadership during this period as better-than-feared corporate earnings, supportive monetary policy, and trade optimism contributed to strong returns. Equity markets were particularly volatile. The CBOE Volatility Index8 (VIX) hit its highest level of the year in early August, while three major pullbacks impacted the key regions. International equity markets, which are more leveraged to global trade, struggled to keep pace with the U.S. emerging markets, as a strong U.S. dollar and investors’ preference for safe-haven assets served as critical headwinds. A retrenchment in economic activity throughout the period hurt U.S. small-cap stocks, which are more cyclical than large-cap peers. The strongest leg of performance for all segments came with a recent easing of geopolitical tensions as renewed risk appetite supported outperformance of international and U.S. small-cap equities later in the period.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

            S&P 500®            
Index9
  Russell
2000®
Index10
  MSCI EAFE
(Net) Index11
 

            MSCI Emerging             
Markets (Net)

Index12

4.16%   -1.09%   3.35%   -1.67%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Dominick J. D’Eramo, CFA

President

November 19, 2019

 

 

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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.

All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity Securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.

1. The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, also known as the core PCE price index, is released as part of the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report. The core index makes it easier to see the underlying inflation trend by excluding two categories – food and energy – where prices tend to swing up and down more dramatically and more often than other prices. The core PCE price index is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it conducts monetary policy.

2. Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices.

3. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

4. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Barclays Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

5. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

6. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

7. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg Barclays EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

8. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a real-time market index that represents the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility. Derived from the price inputs of the S&P 500 index options, it provides a measure of U.S. stock market risk and investors’ sentiments.

9. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

10. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $128 million to $1.3 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

11. MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

12. MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 26 emerging market country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to 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. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

Actual Expenses

This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
5/01/19
   Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
   Expenses Paid
During Period
1
   Annualized Net 
Expense Ratio

WILMINGTON BROAD MARKET BOND FUND                    

Actual

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,051.80      $ 4.28        0.83 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,053.20      $ 2.53        0.49 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.96      $ 4.22        0.83 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.67      $ 2.49        0.49 %
WILMINGTON INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND                    

Actual

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,037.60      $ 4.10        0.80 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,040.20      $ 2.51        0.49 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.11      $ 4.06        0.80 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.67      $ 2.49        0.49 %
WILMINGTON SHORT-TERM BOND FUND                    

Actual

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.50      $ 3.71        0.73 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.80      $ 2.44        0.48 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.47      $ 3.71        0.73 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.72      $ 2.44        0.48 %
 

 

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     Beginning
Account Value
5/01/19
   Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
   Expenses Paid
During Period
1
   Annualized Net 
Expense Ratio
 

WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                   

Actual

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,033.50      $ 3.78        0.74 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,034.80      $ 2.51        0.49 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.42      $ 3.76        0.74 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.67      $ 2.49        0.49 %
WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND                    

Actual

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.50      $ 4.23        0.83 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,030.70      $ 2.96        0.58 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expense)

                   

Class A

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.96      $ 4.22        0.83 %

Class I

     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.22      $ 2.95        0.58 %

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period).

 

(2)

Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Corporate Bonds        42.1 %
U.S. Treasury        28.4 %
Mortgage-Backed Securities        21.8 %
Commercial Paper        7.6 %
Government Agencies        0.7 %
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations        0.3 %
Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates        0.1 %
Asset-Backed Security        0.1 %
Cash Equivalents1        4.1 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (5.2 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

Credit Quality Diversification3    Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Securities        22.8 %
U.S. Treasury        28.4 %
AA / Aa        0.1 %
A / A        7.7 %
BBB / Baa        32.3 %
BB / Ba        2.2 %
Not Rated        11.7 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (5.2 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITY – 0.1%

 

  

FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.1%

 

LA Arena Funding LLC,
Series 1999-1, Class A, 7.66%, 12/15/26W

   $ 309,429      $     324,374  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITY
(COST $309,429)

 

   $ 324,374  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.3%

 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 0.3%

 

Series 2005-29, Class WC, 4.75%, 4/25/35

     16,848        17,950  

Series 2012-114, Class VM, 3.50%, 10/25/25

     1,373,861        1,427,283  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 1,445,233  

WHOLE LOAN – 0.0%**

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-A, Class 2A1, 4.80%, 2/25/34D

     62,239        61,383  
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 2A1, 4.44%, 11/25/35D

   $ 54,978      $ 53,402  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $ 114,785  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (COST $1,668,190)

 

   $   1,560,018  

COMMERCIAL PAPER – 7.6%

 

  

Campbell Soup Co.,
2.05%, 11/12/19W

     10,000,000        9,993,167  

Duke Energy Corp.,
1.72%, 11/01/19W

     10,000,000        9,999,522  

McCormick & Co., Inc.,
1.95%, 11/05/19W

     7,080,000        7,078,083  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.00%, 11/01/19W

     12,610,000        12,609,299  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
(COST $39,682,202)

 

   $ 39,680,071  
 

 

 

 

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Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS – 42.1%

 

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.1%

 

  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.93%, 1/15/25

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,035,988  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 4.03%, 10/15/47

     1,765,000        1,984,117  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 3/15/27

     1,600,000        1,721,137  

United Technologies Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 2.82%, 8/16/21D

     1,175,000        1,175,409  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

      $ 5,916,651  

AUTOMOTIVE – 2.0%

 

  

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Company Guaranteed, 2.30%, 1/06/20W

     2,000,000        2,001,112  

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Company Guaranteed, 3.88%, 9/15/21W

     250,000        258,194  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.75%, 2/01/21

     500,000        517,518  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsecured, 4.25%, 9/20/22

     450,000        463,231  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.58%, 3/18/24

     1,000,000        1,065,562  

General Motors Co.,
Sr. Unsecured, 6.25%, 10/02/43

     1,000,000        1,119,465  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 11/06/21

     1,650,000        1,706,116  

PACCAR Financial Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.65%, 5/10/22

     3,045,000        3,105,475  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE

 

   $     10,236,673  

BEVERAGES – 0.6%

 

  

Anheuser-Busch Cos., LLC, Company Guaranteed, 4.90%, 2/01/46

     1,125,000        1,344,879  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,
Company Guaranteed, 2.53%, 11/15/21#

     1,000,000        1,006,743  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,
Company Guaranteed, 5.09%, 5/25/48

     700,000        843,866  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL BEVERAGES

 

   $ 3,195,488  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.6%

 

  

Amgen, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.13%, 5/01/20

     2,000,000        2,001,749  

Celgene Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.75%, 2/15/23

     1,305,000        1,332,855  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

   $ 3,334,604  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.0%**

 

  

Johnson Controls International PLC, (Current rate until maturity), Sr. Unsecured, 4.63%, 7/02/44

     100,000        108,742  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 1.9%

 

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Subordinated, MTN, 3.00%, 10/30/28

     775,000        803,956  
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.16%), 3.09%, 4/23/20D

   $ 425,000      $ 426,606  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 3.32%, 9/15/20D

     1,425,000        1,436,773  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, 3.00%, 4/26/22

     915,000        927,260  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 3.27%, 9/29/25D

     800,000        830,246  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.51%), 3.69%, 6/05/28D

     2,080,000        2,197,865  

Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 2.73%, 2/10/21D

     1,625,000        1,626,218  

Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.13%, 7/27/26

     340,000        352,839  

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated, GMTN, 4.35%, 9/08/26

     505,000        550,663  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 4/01/22

     847,000        866,195  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

 

   $     10,018,621  

CHEMICALS – 0.1%

 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.77%, 11/15/20

     735,000        748,579  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 3.1%

 

BB&T Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.45%, 1/15/20

     1,640,000        1,641,378  

BB&T Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 2.75%, 4/01/22D

     2,000,000        2,019,149  

Branch Banking & Trust Co., Subordinated, BKNT, 3.80%, 10/30/26

     1,000,000        1,084,259  

Fifth Third Bancorp,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 3/15/22

     1,250,000        1,290,368  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Subordinated, 4.30%, 1/16/24

     530,000        572,941  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.63%, 8/06/24

     1,325,000        1,342,203  

KeyBank NA,
Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 3.30%, 2/01/22

     615,000        633,830  

KeyCorp,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.90%, 9/15/20

     750,000        756,317  

PNC Bank NA,
Subordinated, BKNT, 2.95%, 1/30/23

     350,000        359,097  

PNC Bank NA,
Subordinated, BKNT, 2.70%, 10/22/29

     1,125,000        1,128,877  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Subordinated, 3.90%, 4/29/24

     1,500,000        1,592,111  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


5   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

 

       Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

   

Value

 

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.90%, 3/03/21

  $      1,475,000     $ 1,493,061  

U.S. Bancorp,

   

Subordinated, MTN,

2.95%, 7/15/22

    2,000,000       2,052,255  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

    $     15,965,846  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.5%

 

Global Payments, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.75%, 6/01/23

    2,570,000       2,681,564  

COMPUTERS – 1.1%

   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.60%, 10/15/20

    2,350,000       2,382,209  

International Business Machines Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 5/13/21

    3,300,000       3,347,291  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPUTERS

    $ 5,729,500  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.7%

   

American Express Credit Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN,

2.20%, 3/03/20

    1,000,000       1,000,912  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.40%, 10/30/20

    1,365,000       1,370,653  

Capital One NA,

   

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT,

2.35%, 1/31/20

    1,000,000       1,000,650  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER FINANCE

    $ 3,372,215  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.0%

 

 

Bank of America Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN,

3.25%, 10/21/27

    1,095,000       1,138,903  

Bank of America Corp.,

   

Subordinated, MTN,

4.25%, 10/22/26

    1,000,000       1,089,571  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,

   

Company Guaranteed,

4.30%, 5/15/43

    425,000       500,612  

BlackRock, Inc.,

   

Series 2, Sr. Unsecured,

5.00%, 12/10/19

    250,000       250,665  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.45%, 7/22/20

    250,000       254,661  

Citibank NA,

   

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT,

3.40%, 7/23/21

    1,400,000       1,435,379  

Citigroup, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 2.88%, 7/24/23D

    2,060,000       2,095,344  

Citigroup, Inc.,

   

Subordinated, 4.13%, 7/25/28

    1,650,000       1,788,136  

Comerica, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.70%, 7/31/23

    1,000,000       1,056,345  

FMR LLC,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 6.45%, 11/15/39W

    1,000,000       1,419,298  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.63%, 5/10/21

    100,000       104,013  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN,

2.30%, 8/15/21

    700,000       701,348  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

   

Series W, Jr. Subordinated, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 3.16%, 5/15/47D

    1,000,000       833,736  

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

   

Value

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.10%, 7/26/21

  $       2,000,000     $ 2,004,537  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

   

Subordinated, MTN,

4.40%, 6/14/46

    1,000,000       1,132,305  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

  $     15,804,853  

ELECTRIC – 2.7%

   

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 8/15/46

    1,550,000       1,619,390  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

   

1st Mortgage, 3.80%, 10/01/42

    1,000,000       1,102,225  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.00%, 5/15/21

    750,000       750,251  

DTE Energy Co.,

   

Series F, Sr. Unsecured,

3.85%, 12/01/23

    305,000       320,969  

Entergy Arkansas LLC,

   

1st Mortgage, 4.95%, 12/15/44

    1,000,000       1,085,671  

Entergy Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 5.13%, 9/15/20

    1,300,000       1,325,475  

FirstEnergy Corp.,

   

Series B, Sr. Unsecured,

3.90%, 7/15/27

    800,000       854,114  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.35%, 1/15/25W

    2,250,000       2,419,414  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

Company Guaranteed,

4.50%, 6/01/21

    3,000,000       3,099,645  

System Energy Resources, Inc.,

   

1st Mortgage, 4.10%, 4/01/23

    500,000       526,064  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 6/15/21

    1,000,000       1,021,751  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

    $ 14,124,969  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING – 0.1%

 

General Electric Co.,

   

Subordinated, 5.30%, 2/11/21

    250,000       259,044  

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.6%

 

 

Waste Management, Inc.,

   

Company Guaranteed,

3.50%, 5/15/24

    1,255,000       1,330,018  

Waste Management, Inc.,

   

Company Guaranteed,

4.10%, 3/01/45

    1,520,000       1,756,304  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

 

  $ 3,086,322  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 1.3%

 

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 5.40%, 11/01/48

    665,000       786,221  

Kroger Co. (The),

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 11/01/21

    1,750,000       1,777,359  

Kroger Co. (The),

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 8/01/22

    2,060,000       2,101,246  

Kroger Co. (The),

   

Sr. Unsecured, 5.40%, 1/15/49

    1,640,000       1,937,471  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

    $ 6,602,297  

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.5%

 

 

International Paper Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.75%, 2/15/22

    765,000       805,057  

 

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   6

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

International Paper Co.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 8/15/47

  $     1,500,000      $ 1,553,401  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER

 

   $ 2,358,458  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 2.0%

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.40%, 6/05/20

    4,500,000        4,511,972  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl,

    

Company Guaranteed,

2.20%, 11/15/24

    2,330,000        2,346,454  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 4/01/20

    2,650,000        2,655,757  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 2.91%, 3/19/21D

    1,000,000        999,566  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

 

   $     10,513,749  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 2.9%

 

Anthem, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 12/01/27

    1,650,000        1,748,170  

Cardinal Health, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.50%, 11/15/44

    650,000        639,715  

Cigna Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 4.13%, 9/15/20W

    940,000        957,095  

Cigna Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 3.20%, 9/17/20

    2,000,000        2,020,501  

Cigna Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 3.75%, 7/15/23

    500,000        524,114  

Cigna Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 4.80%, 7/15/46W

    1,000,000        1,118,797  

CommonSpirit Health,

    

Sr. Secured, 2.76%, 10/01/24

    3,140,000        3,190,224  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.27%, 8/28/23

    1,000,000        1,050,441  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.90%, 8/28/28

    2,000,000        2,166,162  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 10/15/27

    1,350,000        1,400,066  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 10/15/42

    290,000        317,760  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

 

   $     15,133,045  

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.3%

 

  

Whirlpool Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.70%, 6/01/22

    1,500,000        1,594,094  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 0.2%

 

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 8/01/47

    870,000        944,815  

INSURANCE – 2.6%

    

American International Group, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsecured, 3.30%, 3/01/21

    3,000,000        3,049,668  

American International Group, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 4/01/28

    1,000,000        1,100,043  

Aon PLC,

    

Company Guaranteed, 4.00%, 11/27/23

    1,450,000        1,546,577  

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

CNA Financial Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 5.75%, 8/15/21

  $      1,000,000      $ 1,063,658  

CNA Financial Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 5/15/24

    950,000        1,019,675  

Lincoln National Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 3/15/22

    1,000,000        1,045,781  

Lincoln National Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 12/12/26

    1,380,000        1,465,904  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.,

    

Company Guaranteed,

3.30%, 9/15/22

    250,000        258,032  

WR Berkley Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.63%, 3/15/22

    1,000,000        1,059,318  

WR Berkley Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.75%, 8/01/44

    1,715,000        1,984,385  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

     $     13,593,041  

MEDIA – 1.1%

    

CBS Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 4.60%, 1/15/45

    1,100,000        1,198,348  

Charter Communications Operating LLC,

    

Sr. Secured, 3.58%, 7/23/20

    1,500,000        1,513,098  

Comcast Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 4.95%, 10/15/58

    1,500,000        1,938,518  

Discovery Communications LLC,

    

Company Guaranteed, 3.95%, 3/20/28

    1,000,000        1,057,274  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

     $ 5,707,238  

METALS & MINING – 0.2%

    

Barrick Gold Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 5.25%, 4/01/42

    1,000,000        1,222,742  

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING – 0.5%

 

  

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance SA,

    

Company Guaranteed, 2.63%, 5/01/20

    1,135,000        1,133,789  

Textron, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 3/01/21

    480,000        488,720  

Textron, Inc.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.88%, 3/01/25

    750,000        792,655  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

     $ 2,415,164  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 1.0%

    

Sempra Energy,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.85%, 11/15/20

    2,870,000        2,886,963  

Sempra Energy,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.90%, 2/01/23

    760,000        770,234  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.,

    

Company Guaranteed, 3.95%, 10/01/46

    1,425,000        1,495,762  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTI-UTILITIES

     $ 5,152,959  

OIL & GAS – 1.6%

    

Marathon Oil Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 7/15/27

    2,000,000        2,147,794  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 9/15/24

    745,000        790,406  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

    

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 8/15/22

    1,690,000        1,708,293  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


7   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

   

Value

 

 

Phillips 66,

   

Company Guaranteed,

4.30%, 4/01/22

  $      1,450,000     $     1,536,830  

Valero Energy Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 4/01/29

    1,580,000       1,691,180  

Valero Energy Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.90%, 3/15/45

    563,000       634,549  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL & GAS

    $ 8,509,052  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.4%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.50%, 5/14/20

    1,485,000       1,487,316  

AbbVie, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.25%, 11/14/28

    1,235,000       1,343,873  

AbbVie, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 11/06/42

    460,000       476,781  

AbbVie, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.88%, 11/14/48

    1,000,000       1,103,727  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 2.55%, 5/16/22D,W

    665,000       665,308  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.40%, 7/26/29W

    1,000,000       1,078,025  

Zoetis, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.95%, 9/12/47

    1,005,000       1,105,390  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

    $ 7,260,420  

PIPELINES – 2.3%

 

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 3.60%, 2/01/23

    870,000       897,166  

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 5.30%, 4/15/47

    1,250,000       1,326,434  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

   

Company Guaranteed, 2.80%, 2/15/21

    1,075,000       1,086,199  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

   

Company Guaranteed, 4.20%, 1/31/50

    1,120,000       1,185,818  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

   

Company Guaranteed, 4.95%, 10/15/54

    500,000       583,807  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 5.40%, 9/01/44

    1,000,000       1,124,485  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

   

Company Guaranteed, 5.20%, 3/01/48

    2,040,000       2,319,867  

MPLX LP,

   

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 3.20%, 9/09/22D

    470,000       470,908  

MPLX LP,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.70%, 4/15/48

    1,000,000       1,021,329  

ONEOK Partners LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 6.20%, 9/15/43

    1,000,000       1,225,564  

Spectra Energy Partners LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 3.50%, 3/15/25

    670,000       697,585  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

    $ 11,939,162  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.7%

 

American Tower Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.45%, 9/15/21

    500,000       511,938  

 Description

 

 

 

Par Value

 

   

Value

 

 

American Tower Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 5.00%, 2/15/24

  $ 415,000     $ 459,586  

American Tower Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.13%, 1/15/27

        1,000,000           1,028,601  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, 3.63%, 10/01/20

    1,145,000       1,158,348  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.35%, 5/15/27

    1,420,000       1,505,786  

Digital Realty Trust LP,

   

Company Guaranteed, 3.63%, 10/01/22

    1,100,000       1,139,953  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.75%, 4/15/23

    695,000       718,522  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.88%, 5/01/25

    915,000       962,624  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 1/15/28

    800,000       836,904  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 12/01/22

    665,000       700,482  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 3/01/24

    450,000       486,258  

Welltower, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 6/01/25

    3,000,000       3,234,466  

Welltower, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.95%, 9/01/48

    1,000,000       1,224,782  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

  $ 13,968,250  

RETAIL – 0.2%

 

Nordstrom, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 5.00%, 1/15/44

    1,000,000       965,283  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 0.9%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.50%, 5/15/35

    845,000       940,384  

AT&T, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.85%, 7/15/45

    1,190,000       1,351,905  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.86%, 8/21/46

    2,000,000       2,485,260  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

  $ 4,777,549  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.3%

 

Ryder System, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.50%, 6/01/21

    500,000       511,177  

Ryder System, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.50%, 9/01/22

    980,000       988,304  

Ryder System, Inc.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.65%, 3/18/24

    1,670,000       1,763,178  

Union Pacific Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 3.15%, 3/01/24

    2,565,000       2,683,373  

Union Pacific Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 4.30%, 3/01/49

    675,000       782,508  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

    $ 6,728,540  

TRUCKING & LEASING – 1.0%

 

GATX Corp.,

   

Sr. Unsecured, 2.60%, 3/30/20

    2,000,000       2,004,128  
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

GATX Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.25%, 9/15/26

   $ 1,065,000      $ 1,081,908  

GATX Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.85%, 3/30/27

     1,500,000        1,575,491  

GATX Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.20%, 3/15/44

     640,000        756,185  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL TRUCKING & LEASING

      $ 5,417,712  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

 

  

(COST $208,808,400)

 

   $ 219,387,241  

ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES – 0.1%

 

AIRLINES – 0.1%

 

  

American Airlines 2011-1,
Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 5.25%, 1/31/21

     180,107        185,553  

Continental Airlines 2009-2, Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 7.25%, 11/10/19

     141,941        142,105  

Delta Air Lines, 2007-1,
Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 6.82%, 8/10/22

     206,021        226,674  

Delta Air Lines, 2009-1, Series A, Pass-Through Certificates, 7.75%, 12/17/19

     98,295        98,913  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRLINES

      $ 653,245  
  

 

 

 
TOTAL ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES

 

  

(COST $626,364)

 

   $ 653,245  

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 0.7%

 

  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 0.4%

 

3.25%, 11/16/28

     1,960,000        2,183,429  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(FHLMC) – 0.0%**

 

2.38%, 1/13/22

     125,000        127,192  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 0.3%

 

6.25%, 5/15/29

     750,000        1,035,890  

7.25%, 5/15/30

     400,000        602,245  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 1,638,135  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

(COST $3,391,744)

 

 

   $ 3,948,756  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 21.8%

 

  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(FHLMC) – 7.2%

 

Pool B17616, 5.50%, 1/01/20

     1,119        1,122  

Pool G12709, 5.00%, 7/01/22

     16,226        16,667  

Pool C00478, 8.50%, 9/01/26

     8,834        9,917  

Pool E09010, 2.50%, 9/01/27

     642,176        650,648  

Pool G18497, 3.00%, 1/01/29

     82,716        85,146  

Pool C01272, 6.00%, 12/01/31

     17,412        20,063  

Pool A13990, 4.50%, 10/01/33

     10,405        11,010  

Pool G01625, 5.00%, 11/01/33

     24,316        27,126  

Pool G08097, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     11,788        13,715  
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

Pool G02296, 5.00%, 6/01/36

   $ 127,268      $ 141,188  

Pool G02390, 6.00%, 9/01/36

     4,259        4,913  

Pool G05317, 5.00%, 4/01/37

     506,181        563,774  

Pool G03703, 5.50%, 12/01/37

     13,597        15,231  

Pool G04776, 5.50%, 7/01/38

     44,139        49,359  

Pool G05500, 5.00%, 5/01/39

     442,510        490,821  

Pool A93415, 4.00%, 8/01/40

     1,253,622        1,343,715  

Pool A93505, 4.50%, 8/01/40

     907,392        985,130  

Pool A93996, 4.50%, 9/01/40

     713,068        774,203  

Pool G06222, 4.00%, 1/01/41

     1,305,993        1,396,950  

Pool A97047, 4.50%, 2/01/41

     704,670        762,620  

Pool G06956, 4.50%, 8/01/41

     697,979        755,368  

Pool C03750, 3.50%, 2/01/42

     311,609        328,367  

Pool C03849, 3.50%, 4/01/42

     147,212        152,440  

Pool Q08305, 3.50%, 5/01/42

     824,854        870,269  

Pool C04305, 3.00%, 11/01/42

     2,315,863        2,395,578  

Pool C09020, 3.50%, 11/01/42

     2,163,698        2,279,943  

Pool G07266, 4.00%, 12/01/42

     1,824,062        1,948,222  

Pool C04444, 3.00%, 1/01/43

     84,754        86,830  

Pool C09029, 3.00%, 3/01/43

     387,586        399,820  

Pool G08534, 3.00%, 6/01/43

     483,804        499,079  

Pool Q19476, 3.50%, 6/01/43

     860,866        902,160  

Pool C09044, 3.50%, 7/01/43

     1,010,542        1,059,106  

Pool G07889, 3.50%, 8/01/43

     872,378        901,973  

Pool G07624, 4.00%, 12/01/43

     835,699        876,075  

Pool G60038, 3.50%, 1/01/44

     4,564,078        4,808,895  

Pool G07680, 4.00%, 4/01/44

     1,347,001        1,412,179  

Pool G07943, 4.50%, 8/01/44

     95,172        102,371  

Pool G08607, 4.50%, 9/01/44

     607,861        650,540  

Pool Q33547, 3.50%, 5/01/45

     856,103        883,188  

Pool Q36970, 4.00%, 10/01/45

     418,484        442,021  

Pool G60384, 4.50%, 12/01/45

     65,840        71,017  

Pool Q39644, 3.50%, 3/01/46

     4,109,335        4,285,859  

Pool Q39438, 4.00%, 3/01/46

     3,056,970        3,224,567  

Pool G08705, 3.00%, 5/01/46

     283,557        290,598  

Pool G08708, 4.50%, 5/01/46

     503,617        531,167  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $   37,520,950  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 14.6%

 

Pool 975207, 5.00%, 3/01/23

     17,276        17,782  

Pool AE2520, 3.00%, 1/01/26

     263,043        269,768  

Pool 329794, 7.00%, 2/01/26

     14,227        16,167  

Pool 256639, 5.00%, 2/01/27

     8,761        9,371  

Pool 256752, 6.00%, 6/01/27

     15,344        17,199  

Pool 402255, 6.50%, 12/01/27

     1,031        1,116  

Pool AB8997, 2.50%, 4/01/28

     141,671        144,043  
 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


9   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

Pool AS4480, 2.50%, 2/01/30

   $ 932,125      $ 947,188  

Pool AS7462, 2.50%, 6/01/31

     366,134        371,866  

Pool 254007, 6.50%, 10/01/31

     9,575        11,173  

Pool 638023, 6.50%, 4/01/32

     47,843        52,554  

Pool 642345, 6.50%, 5/01/32

     38,243        42,009  

Pool 651292, 6.50%, 7/01/32

     60,275        66,211  

Pool 686398, 6.00%, 3/01/33

     137,249        155,008  

Pool 745412, 5.50%, 12/01/35

     17,197        19,282  

Pool 888789, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     192,302        214,859  

Pool 256515, 6.50%, 12/01/36

     11,327        13,147  

Pool AE0217, 4.50%, 8/01/40

     112,191        122,471  

Pool AB1796, 3.50%, 11/01/40

     752,600        789,018  

Pool AH5583, 4.50%, 2/01/41

     324,660        352,803  

Pool 890551, 4.50%, 8/01/41

     69,098        74,950  

Pool AL0658, 4.50%, 8/01/41

     401,535        435,791  

Pool AL1319, 4.50%, 10/01/41

     713,032        772,749  

Pool AL6302, 4.50%, 10/01/41

     703,823        765,101  

Pool AX5302, 4.00%, 1/01/42

     1,190,749        1,273,091  

Pool AK4523, 4.00%, 3/01/42

     1,420,795        1,518,929  

Pool AL2034, 4.50%, 4/01/42

     167,410        179,301  

Pool AB7936, 3.00%, 2/01/43

     1,457,663        1,481,768  

Pool AL3761, 4.50%, 2/01/43

     242,836        259,432  

Pool MA1458, 3.00%, 6/01/43

     435,164        447,654  

Pool AT7899, 3.50%, 7/01/43

     2,536,529        2,605,723  

Pool AS0302, 3.00%, 8/01/43

     4,054,146        4,170,704  

Pool AU4279, 3.00%, 9/01/43

     771,595        793,764  

Pool AL5537, 4.50%, 4/01/44

     322,357        350,463  

Pool AS3155, 4.00%, 8/01/44

     84,725        88,865  

Pool AX0833, 3.50%, 9/01/44

     805,998        845,585  

Pool AL6325, 3.00%, 10/01/44

     2,576,967        2,650,702  

Pool AS5136, 4.00%, 6/01/45

     358,137        377,764  

Pool AZ7362, 4.00%, 11/01/45

     959,857        1,008,274  

Pool AZ9565, 3.50%, 12/01/45

     1,687,214        1,758,270  

Pool BC0326, 3.50%, 12/01/45

     1,308,410        1,363,503  

Pool BC0245, 3.00%, 2/01/46

     721,997        740,656  

Pool BC0830, 3.00%, 4/01/46

     1,065,321        1,092,790  

Pool AS7568, 4.50%, 7/01/46

     179,466        188,949  

Pool BC4764, 3.00%, 10/01/46

     1,253,738        1,286,112  

Pool MA2771, 3.00%, 10/01/46

     436,615        447,881  

Pool AS8276, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     1,495,319        1,530,243  

Pool BC9003, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     1,335,896        1,367,100  

Pool BE1899, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     4,834,509        4,947,247  

Pool BE3767, 3.50%, 7/01/47

     1,880,162        1,949,515  

Pool BH2618, 3.50%, 8/01/47

     530,427        550,001  

Pool MA3088, 4.00%, 8/01/47

     1,842,083        1,929,179  

Pool BH4010, 4.50%, 9/01/47

     1,562,987        1,648,490  

Pool BH9215, 3.50%, 1/01/48

     2,423,833        2,513,314  

Pool BJ0650, 3.50%, 3/01/48

     10,309,867        10,700,075  
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

Pool BJ0639, 4.00%, 3/01/48

   $ 693,596      $ 721,914  

Pool BJ9169, 4.00%, 5/01/48

     3,886,347        4,045,018  

Pool BK4764, 4.00%, 8/01/48

     4,135,925        4,304,789  

Pool BN1628, 4.50%, 11/01/48

     1,974,466        2,087,223  

Pool TBA, 5.00%, 12/15/49

     6,700,000        7,167,430  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 76,073,344  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(GNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Pool 354677, 7.50%, 10/15/23

     8,471        9,149  

Pool 354713, 7.50%, 12/15/23

     5,067        5,365  

Pool 354765, 7.00%, 2/15/24

     13,736        14,767  

Pool 354827, 7.00%, 5/15/24

     9,875        10,443  

Pool 385623, 7.00%, 5/15/24

     16,191        17,939  

Pool 360869, 7.50%, 5/15/24

     13,861        14,476  

Pool 2077, 7.00%, 9/20/25

     5,010        5,413  

Pool 503405, 6.50%, 4/15/29

     15,989        16,484  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 94,036  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(COST $112,087,958)

 

   $ 113,688,330  

U.S. TREASURY – 28.4%

 

  

U.S. TREASURY BONDS – 7.1%

 

  

2.50%, 2/15/45

     2,135,000        2,268,974  

2.50%, 2/15/46

     280,000        297,791  

2.75%, 11/15/47

     4,470,000        5,000,667  

2.88%, 8/15/45

     300,000        341,564  

3.00%, 5/15/42

     500,000        577,153  

3.00%, 11/15/44

     2,000,000        2,320,840  

3.00%, 5/15/45

     2,000,000        2,326,474  

3.00%, 11/15/45

     765,000        891,314  

3.00%, 2/15/47

     1,098,000        1,285,142  

3.00%, 5/15/47

     1,695,000        1,983,367  

3.00%, 2/15/48

     4,000,000        4,689,912  

3.13%, 8/15/44

     6,637,000        7,858,309  

3.63%, 8/15/43

     881,000        1,122,274  

3.63%, 2/15/44

     2,106,000        2,689,677  

3.75%, 11/15/43

     365,000        474,201  

5.25%, 2/15/29

     500,000        653,641  

5.38%, 2/15/31

     600,000        824,435  

6.25%, 5/15/30

     500,000        719,056  

6.38%, 8/15/27#

     450,000        605,770  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS

 

   $ 36,930,561  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 21.3%

 

1.38%, 3/31/20

     1,300,000        1,298,808  

1.50%, 11/30/19#

     1,145,000        1,144,565  

1.63%, 11/30/20

     1,710,000        1,710,358  
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   10

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

1.63%, 8/15/22

   $ 6,000,000      $ 6,019,363  

1.63%, 11/15/22

     1,928,000        1,934,842  

1.63%, 5/31/23#

     12,400,000        12,448,118  

1.63%, 2/15/26

     3,000,000        3,006,073  

1.63%, 5/15/26

     4,695,000        4,703,796  

1.63%, 8/15/29#

     5,000,000        4,971,432  

1.75%, 3/31/22

     5,000,000        5,027,007  

1.75%, 5/15/22

     380,000        382,173  

1.75%, 5/15/23

     2,000,000        2,015,571  

1.75%, 7/31/24

     1,900,000        1,919,812  

2.00%, 11/15/21

     1,000,000        1,009,138  

2.00%, 4/30/24

           10,195,000              10,401,609  

2.00%, 2/15/25

     4,655,000        4,761,789  

2.00%, 8/15/25

     295,000        301,955  

2.00%, 11/15/26

     4,180,000        4,291,735  

2.13%, 8/15/21

     3,750,000        3,786,074  

2.13%, 6/30/22

     6,615,000        6,720,044  

2.13%, 5/15/25

     2,500,000        2,573,773  

2.25%, 7/31/21

     6,600,000        6,676,884  

2.25%, 11/15/25

     230,000        238,802  

2.38%, 8/15/24

     5,600,000        5,816,783  

2.38%, 5/15/29

     2,500,000        2,651,739  

2.50%, 3/31/23

     7,000,000        7,228,386  

2.50%, 8/15/23

     200,000        207,184  

2.63%, 11/15/20

     500,000        505,182  

2.75%, 2/15/28

     6,000,000        6,514,025  

3.63%, 2/15/20

     750,000        754,230  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

   $ 111,021,250  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY

(COST $140,087,953)

 

 

   $     147,951,811  
          
     Number of
Shares
        

MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.4%

 

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     1,946,388      $ 1,946,388  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $1,946,388)

 

 

   $ 1,946,388  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 101.5%

(COST $508,608,628)

 

 

   $   529,140,234  
     

 

 

 
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  
CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – 3.7%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.7%

 

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $947,466, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $966,370.

   $ 947,421      $ 947,421  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $3,681,211, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $3,754,655.

           3,681,034              3,681,034  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $3,681,212, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $3,754,655.

     3,681,034        3,681,034  

Daiwa Capital Markets America, 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $3,681,213, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/21/19 to 10/20/49; total market value of $3,754,655.

     3,681,034        3,681,034  

ING Financial Markets LLC, 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $3,681,212, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.32% to 6.00%, maturing 2/01/26 to 5/01/58; total market value of $3,754,655.

     3,681,034        3,681,034  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $3,681,212, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $3,754,655.

     3,681,034        3,681,034  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $19,352,591)

      $ 19,352,591  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $19,352,591)

 

 

   $ 19,352,591  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 105.2%

(COST $527,961,219)

 

 

   $ 548,492,825  
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – (3.7%)

 

     (19,352,591

OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (1.5%)

 

     (7,671,520
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $ 521,468,714  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $527,961,219. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $20,531,606. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $21,445,467 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(913,861).

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


11   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (concluded)

    

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1                Level 2                Level 3                Total  

Investments in Securities

                    

Asset-Backed Security

   $         $ 324,374         $         $ 324,374  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

               1,560,018                     1,560,018  

Commercial Paper

               39,680,071                     39,680,071  

Corporate Bonds

               219,387,241                     219,387,241  

Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates

               653,245                     653,245  

Government Agencies

               3,948,756                     3,948,756  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

               113,688,330                     113,688,330  

U.S. Treasury

               147,951,811                     147,951,811  

Money Market Fund

     1,946,388                               1,946,388  

Repurchase Agreements

               19,352,591                     19,352,591  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,946,388         $ 546,546,437         $             —         $ 548,492,825  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

W

Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2019, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $49,921,688 representing 9.57% of total net assets.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

    BKNT    Bank Note
    GMTN    Global Medium Term Note
         LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
    LLC    Limited Liability Corporation
    LP    Limited Partnership
    MTN    Medium Term Note
    NA    National Association
    PLC    Public Limited Company
    TBA    To Be Announced Security
    USD    United States Dollar
 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Corporate Bonds        57.2 %
U.S. Treasury        40.4 %
Mortgage-Backed Securities        1.3 %
Government Agencies        0.4 %
Adjustable Rate Mortgage4        0.0 %
Cash Equivalents1        2.5 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (1.8 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 

(4)

Represent less than 0.05%.

Credit Quality Diversification3    Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Securities        1.7 %
U.S. Treasury        40.4 %
AAA / Aaa        0.3 %
AA / Aa        1.2 %
A / A        12.7 %
BBB / Baa        41.1 %
BB / Ba        1.9 %
Not Rated        2.5 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (1.8 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE – 0.0%**

 

  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Pool 612514, (12 Month USD LIBOR + 1.72%, Cap 8.82%, Floor 1.72%), 4.59%, 5/01/33D

   $ 13,763      $       14,463  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE

(COST $13,744)

 

 

   $      14,463  

CORPORATE BONDS – 57.2%

 

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.0%

 

  

Boeing Co. (The),
Sr. Unsecured, 3.20%, 3/01/29

     300,000        314,082  

Lockheed Martin Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.10%, 1/15/23

     250,000        259,269  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

 

   $ 573,351  

AUTOMOTIVE – 1.6%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.58%, 3/18/24

     250,000        266,391  
 Description   

    

Par Value

     Value  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 11/06/21

   $         375,000      $ 387,754  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 2.50%, 3/12/20D

     250,000        250,371  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE

      $       904,516  

BEVERAGES – 0.5%

     

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,
Company Guaranteed, 3.55%, 5/25/21

     300,000        307,033  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 1.3%

     

Amgen, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.20%, 5/11/20

     270,000        270,348  

Amgen, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.25%, 8/19/23

     225,000        226,349  

Celgene Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.75%, 2/15/23

     260,000        265,550  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

      $ 762,247  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


13   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (continued)
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.7%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC,

 

  

(Current rate until maturity), Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 7/02/24ÿ

   $         373,000      $ 389,955  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 3.0%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.60%, 8/17/20#

     475,000        477,924  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.16%), 3.09%, 4/23/20D

     500,000        501,890  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 3.27%, 9/29/25D

     210,000        217,940  

Morgan Stanley,

     

Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 2.73%, 2/10/21D

     240,000        240,180  

State Street Corp.,

     

Subordinated, 3.10%, 5/15/23

     250,000        258,540  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

      $     1,696,474  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 4.9%

 

BB&T Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 2.75%, 4/01/22D

     345,000        348,303  

Branch Banking & Trust Co.,

     

Subordinated, BKNT, 3.63%, 9/16/25

     250,000        267,396  

Fifth Third Bancorp,

     

Subordinated, 4.30%, 1/16/24

     250,000        270,255  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.63%, 8/06/24

     120,000        121,558  

KeyCorp,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.90%, 9/15/20

     250,000        252,106  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

     

Subordinated, 3.90%, 4/29/24

     200,000        212,281  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.45%, 4/23/29

     100,000        107,762  

SunTrust Bank,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 3.20%, 4/01/24

     175,000        182,740  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 1/27/22

     250,000        253,358  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, 3.25%, 3/11/24

     275,000        288,199  

U.S. Bancorp,

     

Subordinated, 3.00%, 7/30/29

     500,000        518,344  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

 

   $ 2,822,302  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.8%

 

Global Payments, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.80%, 4/01/21

     300,000        306,577  

Global Payments, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.65%, 2/15/25

     175,000        177,327  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES

      $ 483,904  

COMPUTERS – 1.3%

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

 

  

Sr. Unsecured, 4.40%, 10/15/22

     250,000        265,075  
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

International Business Machines Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.85%, 5/13/22

   $         480,000      $ 490,906  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPUTERS

 

   $ 755,981  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 1.5%

 

American Express Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.53%), 2.65%, 5/17/21#,D

     165,000        165,616  

American Express Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.13%, 5/20/26

     150,000        158,111  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 3.05%, 3/09/22D

     250,000        252,024  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.90%, 1/29/24

     250,000        265,217  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER FINANCE

 

   $ 840,968  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 6.4%

 

Bank of America Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.50%, 10/21/22

     415,000        418,829  

Bank of Montreal,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.34%), 2.34%, 7/13/20D

     125,000        125,191  

Bank of Montreal,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 1.90%, 8/27/21

     180,000        180,208  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.75%, 3/15/23

     175,000        180,416  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 2.10%, 10/05/20

     255,000        255,608  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 2.47%, 5/21/21D

     155,000        155,250  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.20%, 3/02/27

     315,000        331,467  

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.45%, 1/10/20

     450,000        450,256  

Comerica, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.70%, 7/31/23

     200,000        211,269  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.55%, 10/29/20

     250,000        251,533  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

Subordinated, 3.88%, 9/10/24

     300,000        320,481  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Collateral Trust,
3.70%, 3/15/29

     260,000        287,591  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 4/01/22

     250,000        255,666  

Westpac Banking Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.88%, 11/19/19

     250,000        250,317  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

   $     3,674,082  

ELECTRIC – 5.5%

 

DTE Energy Co.,

     

Series C, Sr. Unsecured, 3.50%, 6/01/24

     250,000        260,581  
 

 

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Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (continued)

 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC,

     

1st Mortgage, 2.45%, 8/15/29#

   $       500,000      $ 505,169  

Entergy Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 9/01/26

     255,000        260,447  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 1/15/20

     350,000        350,080  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.35%, 1/15/25W

     400,000        430,118  

Southern Co. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.35%, 7/01/21

     500,000        502,721  

Union Electric Co.,

     

1st Mortgage, 3.50%, 3/15/29

     220,000        239,931  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.45%, 6/15/20

     300,000        300,763  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 6/15/21

     290,000        296,308  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

      $     3,146,118  

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.3%

 

  

Waste Management, Inc.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 2.40%, 5/15/23

     160,000        162,203  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 1.2%

 

  

Campbell Soup Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.30%, 3/19/25

     200,000        205,802  

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.80%, 10/22/21

     200,000        206,560  

Kroger Co. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 11/01/21

     250,000        253,908  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

 

   $ 666,270  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 0.7%

 

  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl,

     

Company Guaranteed, 2.60%, 11/15/29

     65,000        65,499  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 4/01/20

     360,000        360,782  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

      $ 426,281  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 4.4%

 

  

Anthem, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 12/01/27

     235,000        248,982  

Cardinal Health, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.20%, 3/15/23

     350,000        359,134  

Cigna Corp.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.13%, 9/15/20W

     250,000        254,547  

CommonSpirit Health,

     

Sr. Secured, 2.76%, 10/01/24

     110,000        111,759  

CommonSpirit Health,

     

Sr. Secured, 3.35%, 10/01/29

     150,000        151,355  

CVS Health Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.63%), 2.73%, 3/09/20D

     50,000        50,103  

CVS Health Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.70%, 3/09/23

     250,000        260,622  
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.91%, 8/27/21

   $         250,000      $ 256,743  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.27%, 8/28/23

     500,000        525,220  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.38%, 10/15/22

     300,000        304,515  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

      $     2,522,980  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 0.4%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.45%, 8/01/22

     225,000        226,822  

INSURANCE – 1.3%

     

American International Group, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.30%, 3/01/21

     250,000        254,139  

Aon PLC,

     

Company Guaranteed, 2.80%, 3/15/21

     240,000        243,964  

Aon PLC,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.00%, 11/27/23

     250,000        266,651  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

      $ 764,754  

MACHINERY – 0.6%

     

Roper Technologies, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.80%, 12/15/26

     300,000        322,784  

MEDIA – 1.7%

     

CBS Corp.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 3.38%, 3/01/22

     350,000        358,580  

Discovery Communications LLC,

     

Company Guaranteed, 3.30%, 5/15/22

     250,000        256,828  

Discovery Communications LLC,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.13%, 5/15/29

     350,000        372,322  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

      $ 987,730  

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING – 1.8%

 

  

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.25%, 6/15/23

     330,000        349,953  

Textron, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 3/01/21

     125,000        127,271  

Textron, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.30%, 3/01/24

     500,000        536,140  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

      $ 1,013,364  

OIL & GAS – 2.8%

     

Apache Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.38%, 10/15/28

     275,000        272,996  

Marathon Oil Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 11/01/22

     450,000        458,095  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 9/15/24

     125,000        132,618  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.60%, 8/13/21

     140,000        140,922  

Phillips 66,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.30%, 4/01/22

     400,000        423,953  

Valero Energy Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.00%, 4/01/29

     150,000        160,555  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL & GAS

      $ 1,589,139  
 

 

    

 

 

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       Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (continued)
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 2.0%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured,
3.75%, 11/14/23

   $       150,000      $ 158,011  

AbbVie, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.60%, 5/14/25

     350,000        367,093  

Allergan Funding SCS,

     

Company Guaranteed, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.26%), 3.39%, 3/12/20D

     500,000        501,915  

Zoetis, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.00%, 9/12/27

     125,000        128,951  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

      $       1,155,970  

PIPELINES – 2.1%

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Company Guaranteed, 2.80%, 2/15/21

     225,000        227,344  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 6.50%, 9/15/20#

     300,000        307,735  

MPLX LP,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.00%, 9/09/21D

     500,000        502,100  

MPLX LP,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 3/15/23

     50,000        51,388  

ONEOK Partners LP,

     

Company Guaranteed, 3.38%, 10/01/22

     125,000        128,061  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

      $ 1,216,628  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 4.3%

 

American Tower Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.45%, 9/15/21

     250,000        255,969  

American Tower Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 5.00%, 2/15/24

     250,000        276,859  

Digital Realty Trust LP,

     

Company Guaranteed, 3.60%, 7/01/29

     100,000        105,063  

HCP, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.20%, 3/01/24

     540,000        583,509  

HCP, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.25%, 7/15/26

     110,000        114,849  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.88%, 5/01/25

     300,000        315,615  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 1/15/28#

     300,000        313,839  

Ventas Realty LP,

     

Company Guaranteed, 4.00%, 3/01/28

     250,000        270,088  

Welltower, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.63%, 3/15/24

     250,000        264,188  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

      $ 2,499,979  

RETAIL – 0.4%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.13%, 9/15/26

     225,000        225,226  

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.3%

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.25%, 5/20/27

     150,000        158,139  

SOFTWARE – 0.7%

 

Microsoft Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 1.55%, 8/08/21

     175,000        174,838  
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

Oracle Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 1.90%, 9/15/21

   $       250,000      $ 250,658  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOFTWARE

      $     425,496  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.4%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 3.03%, 6/30/20D

     500,000        502,636  

Cisco Systems, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.20%, 9/20/23

     295,000        299,280  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

   $ 801,916  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.4%

 

Ryder System, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.50%, 9/01/22

     265,000        267,245  

Ryder System, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.40%, 3/01/23

     500,000        518,031  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 785,276  

TRUCKING & LEASING – 0.9%

 

GATX Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.25%, 9/15/26

     505,000        513,017  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS      
(COST $31,931,873)       $       32,820,905  

GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 0.4%

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(FHLMC) – 0.4%

 

 

2.38%, 1/13/22

     200,000        203,507  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

 

  
(COST $200,090)       $ 203,507  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.3%

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(FHLMC) – 0.2%

 

 

Pool B19228, 4.50%, 4/01/20

     601        606  

Pool C90504, 6.50%, 12/01/21

     4,904        5,042  

Pool G01625, 5.00%, 11/01/33

     24,316        27,126  

Pool A18401, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     34,480        38,809  

Pool G08097, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     19,077        22,194  

Pool G02390, 6.00%, 9/01/36

     7,453        8,598  

Pool G08193, 6.00%, 4/01/37

     21,675        24,953  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 127,328  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 0.8%

 

Pool 839291, 5.00%, 9/01/20

     82        84  

Pool AE2520, 3.00%, 1/01/26

     333,669        342,201  

Pool 256639, 5.00%, 2/01/27

     17,521        18,743  

Pool 256752, 6.00%, 6/01/27

     19,180        21,499  

Pool 257007, 6.00%, 12/01/27

     30,574        34,280  
 

 

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Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (continued)

 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

Pool 254240, 7.00%, 3/01/32

   $       27,481      $ 30,859  

Pool 745412, 5.50%, 12/01/35

     17,335        19,437  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $       467,103  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA) – 0.3%

 

  

Pool 780825, 6.50%, 7/15/28

     43,145        48,714  

Pool 2616, 7.00%, 7/20/28

     27,324        32,260  

Pool 2701, 6.50%, 1/20/29

     53,901        61,683  

Pool 426727, 7.00%, 2/15/29

     5,123        5,720  

Pool 781231, 7.00%, 12/15/30

     24,842        29,334  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 177,711  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES      
(COST $715,667)       $ 772,142  

U.S. TREASURY – 40.4%

     

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 40.4%

 

  

1.38%, 5/31/21

     110,000        109,648  

1.50%, 8/15/22

     150,000        149,992  

1.63%, 5/31/23#

     500,000        501,940  

1.63%, 10/31/23

     490,000        492,038  

1.63%, 2/15/26

     1,450,000        1,452,935  

1.63%, 5/15/26

     775,000        776,452  

1.75%, 5/15/23

     1,000,000        1,007,786  

1.88%, 7/31/22

     450,000        454,335  

2.00%, 11/15/21

     225,000        227,056  

2.00%, 2/15/22

     250,000        252,677  

2.00%, 7/31/22

     250,000        253,307  

2.00%, 2/15/23

     500,000        507,639  

2.00%, 2/15/25

     1,003,000        1,026,009  

2.00%, 8/15/25

     1,000,000        1,023,577  

2.00%, 11/15/26

     500,000        513,365  

2.13%, 6/30/21

     175,000        176,600  

2.13%, 8/15/21

     125,000        126,202  

2.13%, 5/15/25

     1,250,000        1,286,887  

2.25%, 1/31/24

     900,000        926,813  

2.25%, 11/15/25

     1,500,000        1,557,407  

2.25%, 2/15/27

     30,000        31,337  

2.25%, 11/15/27

     500,000        523,299  

2.38%, 8/15/24

     750,000        779,033  

2.38%, 5/15/29

     500,000        530,348  

2.50%, 3/31/23

     1,075,000        1,110,074  

2.50%, 8/15/23

     500,000        517,961  

2.50%, 5/15/24

     500,000        521,306  

2.75%, 5/31/23

     1,200,000        1,251,160  

2.75%, 11/15/23

     1,000,000        1,047,913  

2.75%, 2/15/28

     750,000        814,253  

2.88%, 11/30/25

     800,000        859,620  
 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

2.88%, 5/15/28

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,097,084  

3.13%, 5/15/21

     150,000        153,504  

3.13%, 11/15/28

     1,000,000        1,121,786  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

   $       23,181,343  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY      
(COST $22,317,750)       $ 23,181,343  
     
     Number of
Shares
        

MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.3%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     199,048      $ 199,048  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND      
(COST $199,048)       $ 199,048  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.6%      
(COST $55,378,172)       $ 57,191,408  
     

 

 

 
     
    

 

Par Value

        

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – 2.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 2.2%

 

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $62,515, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $63,762.

   $       62,512      $ 62,512  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $241,134, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $245,944.

     241,122        241,122  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $241,134, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $245,945.

     241,122        241,122  

Daiwa Capital Markets America, 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $241,134, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/21/19 to 10/20/49; total market value of $245,944.

     241,122        241,122  

ING Financial Markets LLC, 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $241,134, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.32% to 6.00%, maturing 2/01/26 to 5/01/58; total market value of $245,944.

     241,122        241,122  
 

 

    

 

 

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       Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (continued)
 Description    Par Value      Value  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $241,134, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $245,944.

   $         241,122      $         241,122  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

      $ 1,268,122  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $1,268,122)

 

 

   $ 1,268,122  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.8%

(COST $56,646,294)

 

 

   $ 58,459,530  
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (2.2%)

 

     (1,268,122
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.4%

 

     218,867  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 57,410,275  
     

 

 

 
 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $56,662,547. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $1,796,983. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $1,820,308 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(23,325).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1                Level 2             Level 3                Total  

Investments in Securities

                    

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

   $         $ 14,463         $         $ 14,463  

Corporate Bonds

               32,820,905                     32,820,905  

Government Agency

               203,507                     203,507  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

               772,142                     772,142  

U.S. Treasury

               23,181,343                     23,181,343  

Money Market Fund

     199,048                               199,048  

Repurchase Agreements

               1,268,122                     1,268,122  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 199,048         $ 58,260,482         $             —         $ 58,459,530  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  #

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  ^

7-Day net yield.

 

  D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

  W

Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2019, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $684,665 representing 1.19% of total net assets.

 

  ÿ

Step coupon security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date.

 

  **

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (concluded)

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

  BKNT      Bank Note
  GMTN      Global Medium Term Note
  LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate
  LLC      Limited Liability Corporation
  LP      Limited Partnership
  MTN      Medium Term Note
  PLC      Public Limited Company
  USD      United States Dollar

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Notes        36.5 %
Commercial paper        11.4 %
Diversified Financial Services        8.4 %
Health Care Providers & Services        7.4 %
Pipelines        5.0 %
Electric        4.9 %
Oil & Gas        4.8 %
Commercial Banks        4.1 %
Food & Staples Retailing        3.8 %
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)        3.6 %
Transportation        2.8 %
Automotive        2.3 %
Real Estate Investment Trusts        2.2 %
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)        2.2 %
Computers        2.1 %
Consumer Finance        2.0 %
Biotechnology        2.0 %
Telecommunications        1.8 %
Media        1.0 %
Health Care Equipment & Supplies        1.0 %
Pharmaceuticals        0.9 %
Semiconductors        0.6 %
Capital Markets        0.6 %
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)        0.4 %
Whole Loan        0.3 %

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Cash Equivalents1        2.3 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (14.4 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
Credit Quality Diversification3    Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Securities        6.2 %
U.S. Treasury        36.5 %
AA / Aa        1.3 %
A / A        14.8 %
BBB / Baa        38.3 %
BB / Ba        3.4 %
Not Rated        13.9 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        (14.4 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund and repurchase agreements.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value  

ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE – 0.0%**

 

  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Pool 399251, (UST Yield Curve CMT 1 Year +2.07%, Cap 11.19%, Floor 2.07%), 4.07%, 9/01/27D

   $                 37      $                 38  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE
(COST $37)

 

   $ 38  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 2.2%

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(FHLMC) – 0.1%

 

 

Series 1990-136, Class E,
6.00%, 4/15/21

     37        37  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

Series 1990-141, Class D,
5.00%, 5/15/21

   $ 8      $ 8  

Series 1993-1577, Class PK,
6.50%, 9/15/23

     7,353        7,809  

Series 1993-1644, Class K,
6.75%, 12/15/23

     5,694        6,017  

Series 1994-1686, Class PJ,
5.00%, 2/15/24

     615        637  

Series 2011-3799, Class GK,
2.75%, 1/15/21

                 13,306        13,342  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE     CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $         27,850  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FNMA) – 1.8%

 

Series 1993-113, Class PK,
6.50%, 7/25/23

     9,344        9,934  
 
 

 

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Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund (continued)

 Description    Par Value      Value  

Series 1993-127, Class H,
6.50%, 7/25/23

   $ 8,765      $ 9,245  

Series 1993-202, Class J,
6.50%, 11/25/23

     5,702        6,090  

Series 1994-3, Class PL,
5.50%, 1/25/24

     9,685        10,177  

Series 1994-55, Class H,
7.00%, 3/25/24

     10,511        11,220  

Series 2011-66, Class QE,
2.00%, 7/25/21

     70,883        70,803  

Series 2011-81, Class PA,
3.50%, 8/25/26

     768,408        791,658  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE     ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $       909,127  

WHOLE LOAN – 0.3%

 

  

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

     

Series 2004-A, Class 2A1,
4.80%, 2/25/34D

     66,717        65,799  

IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 2A1,
4.44%, 11/25/35D

     91,631        89,002  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $ 154,801  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(COST $1,112,142)

 

 

   $ 1,091,778  

COMMERCIAL PAPER – 11.4%

 

Campbell Soup Co., 2.05%, 11/12/19W

     1,000,000        999,317  

Dominion Res, Inc., 2.22%, 11/06/19W

     410,000        409,848  

Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co., 2.10%, 11/18/19W

     2,490,000        2,487,385  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.00%, 11/01/19W

     1,780,000        1,779,901  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

(COST $5,676,779)

 

 

   $ 5,676,451  

CORPORATE BONDS – 57.7%

 

  

AUTOMOTIVE – 2.3%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecured, 5.58%, 3/18/24

     250,000        266,390  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Company Guaranteed, 3.20%, 7/13/20

     500,000        503,173  

PACCAR Financial Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.65%, 5/10/22

     340,000        346,753  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE

      $ 1,116,316  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 2.0%

     

Amgen, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.20%, 5/11/20

     1,000,000        1,001,288  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 0.6%

     

Morgan Stanley,

     

Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, 5.50%, 7/24/20

     265,000        271,981  

COMMERCIAL BANKS – 4.1%

 

  

SunTrust Bank,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 2.25%, 1/31/20

     1,000,000        1,000,349  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 2.65%, 6/12/24

     1,000,000        1,024,252  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

 

   $ 2,024,601  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

COMPUTERS – 2.1%

     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.60%, 10/15/20

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,013,706  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 2.0%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.76%), 2.94%, 5/12/20D

     1,000,000        1,002,483  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 8.4%

 

Citibank NA,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, (SOFRRATE + 0.60%), 2.42%, 3/13/21D

     1,000,000        1,000,964  

Comerica Bank,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 2.50%, 7/23/24

     500,000        507,957  

Huntington National Bank (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, 2.38%, 3/10/20

     1,000,000        1,000,495  

Royal Bank of Canada,

     

Sr. Unsecured, GMTN, 2.13%, 3/02/20

     665,000        665,572  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, MTN, 3.00%, 1/22/21

     500,000        506,312  

Wells Fargo Bank NA,

     

Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.66%), 2.80%, 9/09/22D

     500,000        502,332  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

   $       4,183,632  

ELECTRIC – 4.9%

 

Ameren Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.70%, 11/15/20

     300,000        302,084  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 4.45%, 6/15/20

     500,000        507,563  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.95%, 1/15/20

     638,000        638,145  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.45%, 6/15/20

     1,000,000        1,002,545  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

 

   $ 2,450,337  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 3.8%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 2.70%, 10/22/20D

     360,000        360,111  

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.80%, 10/22/21

     500,000        516,399  

Kroger Co. (The),

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 8/01/22

     1,000,000        1,020,022  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

 

   $ 1,896,532  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 1.0%

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.40%, 6/05/20

     500,000        501,330  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 7.4%

 

Cigna Corp.,

     

Company Guaranteed, 3.20%, 9/17/20

     700,000        707,175  

CVS Health Corp.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 7/20/20

     500,000        502,749  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsecured, 3.91%, 8/27/21

     500,000        513,486  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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       Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund (continued)
 Description    Par Value      Value  

McKesson Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.65%, 11/30/20

   $ 445,000      $ 453,527  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 1.95%, 10/15/20

       1,500,000        1,502,578  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

 

   $ 3,679,515  

MEDIA – 1.0%

 

  

Discovery Communications LLC, Company Guaranteed, 3.30%, 5/15/22

     500,000        513,656  

OIL & GAS – 4.8%

 

  

Marathon Oil Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.80%, 11/01/22

     1,000,000        1,017,990  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 4.85%, 3/15/21

     822,000        848,348  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.45%, 1/15/21

     500,000        509,539  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL & GAS

      $ 2,375,877  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.9%

 

  

AbbVie, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.38%, 11/14/21

     350,000        359,315  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 2.55%, 5/16/22D,W

     85,000        85,039  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

      $ 444,354  

PIPELINES – 5.0%

 

  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Company Guaranteed, 4.38%, 10/15/20

     500,000        510,107  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Company Guaranteed, 4.20%, 9/15/23

     250,000        262,955  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Company Guaranteed,
3.35%, 3/15/23

     500,000        520,108  

MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.10%),
3.20%, 9/09/22D

     250,000        250,483  

ONEOK Partners LP, Company Guaranteed, 5.00%, 9/15/23#

     500,000        544,085  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Sr. Unsecured, 3.60%, 11/01/24

     375,000        386,663  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

      $      2,474,401  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.2%

 

American Tower Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 5.00%, 2/15/24

     500,000        553,718  

Welltower, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 4.50%, 1/15/24

     500,000        540,745  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

   $ 1,094,463  

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.6%

 

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, 2.90%, 5/20/24

     275,000        283,369  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.8%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.,
Sr. Unsecured, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 3.03%, 6/30/20D

     900,000        904,744  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

TRANSPORTATION – 2.8%

 

  

Union Pacific Corp.,
Sr. Unsecured, 3.20%, 6/08/21

   $     1,375,000      $ 1,404,439  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $28,377,916)

 

   $ 28,637,024  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 4.3%

 

  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(FHLMC) – 2.1%

 

Pool G12709, 5.00%, 7/01/22

     24,757        25,431  

Pool C80328, 7.50%, 7/01/25

     10,466        11,426  

Pool G14695, 4.50%, 6/01/26

     100,958        104,010  

Pool G01425, 7.50%, 5/01/32

     35,432        40,317  

Pool C78010, 5.50%, 4/01/33

     417,197        465,986  

Pool A18401, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     284,153        319,836  

Pool G01831, 6.00%, 5/01/35

     59,803        67,568  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 1,034,574  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 1.8%

 

Pool MA0909, 3.00%, 11/01/21

     97,008        97,892  

Pool 334593, 7.00%, 5/01/24

     24,592        28,398  

Pool AE2520, 3.00%, 1/01/26

     111,223        114,067  

Pool 436746, 6.50%, 8/01/28

     19,136        19,540  

Pool 440401, 6.50%, 8/01/28

     56,275        62,479  

Pool 323419, 6.00%, 12/01/28

     23,722        27,060  

Pool 485678, 6.50%, 3/01/29

     12,425        14,021  

Pool 252439, 6.50%, 5/01/29

     10,734        12,253  

Pool 545051, 6.00%, 9/01/29

     23,975        26,984  

Pool 725418, 6.50%, 5/01/34

     64,512        75,417  

Pool 833143, 5.50%, 9/01/35

     287,631        326,841  

Pool 843323, 5.50%, 10/01/35

     14,825        16,778  

Pool 255933, 5.50%, 11/01/35

     54,128        60,898  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 882,628  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(GNMA) – 0.4%

 

Pool 306066, 8.50%, 7/15/21

     720        764  

Pool 1061, 9.00%, 4/20/23

     5,191        5,390  

Pool 346572, 7.00%, 5/15/23

     2,388        2,547  

Pool 484269, 7.00%, 9/15/28

     18,510        19,776  

Pool 592505, 6.00%, 4/15/33

     123,281        143,916  

Pool 581522, 6.00%, 5/15/33

     53,139        61,906  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 234,299  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

(COST $1,996,002)

 

 

   $      2,151,501  

U.S. TREASURY – 36.5%

 

  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 36.5%

 

  

1.13%, 8/31/21

     495,000        491,100  
 

 

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Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund (continued)

 Description    Par Value      Value  

1.50%, 6/15/20#

   $ 540,000      $ 539,679  

1.50%, 10/31/24

     6,300,000        6,294,848  

1.63%, 6/30/21

     515,000        515,444  

1.75%, 6/30/22

     1,150,000        1,157,480  

1.75%, 7/15/22

     3,000,000        3,018,111  

1.88%, 7/31/22

     1,000,000        1,009,632  

2.50%, 1/15/22

     1,000,000        1,020,707  

2.75%, 9/15/21

     4,000,000        4,088,498  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 18,135,499  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY

(COST $17,960,079)

 

 

 

   $

 

    18,135,499

 

 

 

     Number of
Shares
        

MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.1%

 

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     41,156      $ 41,156  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $41,156)

 

 

   $ 41,156  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 112.2%
(COST $55,164,111)

 

 

   $

 

55,733,447

 

 

 

     Par Value         

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 2.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 2.2%

 

  

Bank of Montreal, 1.70%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $53,416, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 3.88%, maturing 12/05/19 to 5/15/46; total market value of $54,481.

   $ 53,413      $ 53,413  

BNP Paribas SA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $204,171, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.88%, maturing 12/31/19 to 2/15/48; total market value of $208,244.

     204,161        204,161  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $204,171, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.50% to 8.00%, maturing 12/01/20 to 1/01/59; total market value of $208,244.

     204,161        204,161  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

Daiwa Capital Markets America, 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $204,171, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/21/19 to 10/20/49; total market value of $208,244.

   $         204,161      $ 204,161  

ING Financial Markets LLC, 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $204,171, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.32% to 6.00%, maturing 2/01/26 to 5/01/58; total market value of $208,244.

     204,161        204,161  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 1.74%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $204,171, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 1/02/20 to 9/01/49; total market value of $208,244.

     204,161        204,161  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(COST $1,074,218)

 

   $ 1,074,218  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $1,074,218)

 

 

   $ 1,074,218  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 114.4%
(COST $56,238,329)

 

   $ 56,807,665  
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (2.2%)

 

     (1,074,218
OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (12.2%)

 

     (6,080,428
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $     49,653,019  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $56,241,417. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $566,248. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $610,538 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(44,290).

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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       Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund (concluded)

    

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

   $      $ 38      $      $ 38  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            1,091,778               1,091,778  

Commercial Paper

            5,676,451               5,676,451  

Corporate Bonds

            28,637,024               28,637,024  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

            2,151,501               2,151,501  

U.S. Treasury

            18,135,499               18,135,499  

Money Market Fund

     41,156                      41,156  

Repurchase Agreements

            1,074,218               1,074,218  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 41,156      $ 56,766,509      $      $ 56,807,665  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

#

Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

W

Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2019, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $5,761,490 representing 11.60% of total net assets.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

t

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

  

LP

  

Limited Partnership

 

BKNT

  

Bank Note

  

MTN

  

Medium Term Note

 

CMT

  

Constant Maturity Treasury

  

NA

  

National Association

 

GMTN

  

Global Medium Term Note

  

SOFRRATE

  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

LIBOR

  

London Interbank Offered Rate

  

USD

  

United States Dollar

 

LLC

  

Limited Liability Corporation

  

UST

  

U.S. Treasury

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

                                     
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
General Obligations        18.2 %
Housing        16.8 %
Higher Education        12.0 %
Dedicated Tax        8.0 %
Medical        7.5 %
Airport        7.4 %
Water        6.7 %
Development        5.6 %
Hospital        5.5 %
Lease        3.4 %
Transportation        2.6 %
Education        1.9 %
Student Loan        1.3 %
School District        0.4 %
Facilities        0.4 %
Power        0.3 %
Cash Equivalents1        1.3 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        0.7 %
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

Credit Quality Diversification3    Percentage of
Total Net Assets
AAA / Aaa        11.9 %
AA / Aa        35.1 %
A / A        30.4 %
BBB / Baa        19.8 %
Not Rated        2.1 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        0.7 %
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS – 98.0%

     

ALABAMA – 1.1%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.4%

 

University of South Alabama, AL, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/31

   $      1,000,000      $ 1,199,220  

WATER – 0.7%

     

Huntsville Water Revenue Warrants, AL, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/34

     1,840,000        2,157,363  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ALABAMA

      $       3,356,583  

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

ALASKA – 0.7%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7%

 

University of Alaska, AK, Revenue Bonds, (Series T), 5.00%, 10/01/29

   $     1,810,000      $ 2,110,876  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ALASKA

      $       2,110,876  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


25   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

ARIZONA – 2.4%

     

EDUCATION – 1.7%

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Equitable School Revolving Fund) 5.00%, 11/01/26

     1,000,000        1,214,760  

5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000,000        1,237,360  

5.00%, 11/01/32

     865,000        1,063,630  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Charter School Solutions - Harmony Public Schools Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 2/15/28

     1,300,000        1,488,669  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EDUCATION

      $     5,004,419  

HOUSING – 0.7%

     

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The), AZ, Revenue Bonds, 8.20%, 9/01/21

     1,985,000        2,149,001  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ARIZONA

      $ 7,153,420  

ARKANSAS – 0.9%

     

DEDICATED TAX – 0.9%

     

Fayetteville City, AR, Revenue Bonds, (Sales and Use Tax), (Series A), 2.00%, 11/01/29

     2,565,000        2,575,593  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ARKANSAS

      $ 2,575,593  

CALIFORNIA – 3.0%

     

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.0%

     

State of California, CA, GO Unlimited Current Refunding, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     2,250,000        3,053,948  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.5%

 

  

California Educational Facilities Authority, CA, Revenue Bonds, (Pooled College and University Projects), (1999 Series B), 5.25%, 4/01/24

     15,000        16,434  

California Municipal Finance Authority, CA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (California Lutheran University)

     

5.00%, 10/01/26

     300,000        363,612  

5.00%, 10/01/32

     225,000        276,921  

5.00%, 10/01/33

     675,000        829,494  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 1,486,461  

MEDICAL – 1.2%

     

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CA, Revenue Bonds, (Series D), (Insured Health Facility-Dignity Health), (AGM), 1.67%, 7/01/41D

     1,150,000        1,150,000  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CA, Revenue Bonds, (Series E), (Insured Health Facility-Dignity Health), (AGM), 1.75%, 7/01/40D

     1,175,000        1,175,000  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CA, Revenue Bonds, (Series F), (Insured Health Facility-Dignity Health), (AGM), 1.67%, 7/01/40D

     1,150,000        1,150,000  

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

Mount Diablo Hospital District, CA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (AMBAC), 5.13%, 12/01/23

   $ 5,000      $ 5,384  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 3,480,384  

POWER – 0.3%

     

M-S-R Public Power Agency, CA, Revenue Bonds, (Series E), (NATL), 6.00%, 7/01/22

     90,000        97,712  

Redding City Electric System Revenue, CA, Revenue Bonds, (NATL), 6.37%, 7/01/22

     770,000        826,603  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL POWER

      $ 924,315  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CALIFORNIA

      $ 8,945,108  

COLORADO – 3.5%

     

AIRPORT – 1.9%

     

City & County of Denver, CO, Airport System, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series F1), (AGC), 1.30%, 11/15/25D

     1,425,000        1,425,000  

City & County of Denver, CO, Airport System, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series F2), (AGC), 1.41%, 11/15/25D

     925,000        925,000  

City & County of Denver, CO, Airport System, Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series A), 5.00%, 12/01/31

     2,500,000        3,074,575  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 5,424,575  

MEDICAL – 1.6%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CO, Revenue Bonds, (CommonSpirit Health), (Series B-2), 5.00%, 8/01/49D

     4,000,000        4,725,800  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLORADO

      $     10,150,375  

CONNECTICUT – 3.4%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.6%

 

  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, CT, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series R), Fairfield University, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,385,000        1,675,753  

University of Connecticut, CT, Revenue Bonds, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 3/15/31

     1,480,000        1,755,221  

5.00%, 1/15/33

     1,000,000        1,201,580  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 4,632,554  

HOUSING – 1.8%

     

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CT, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Home Mortgage Finance Program), (Sub-Series D-1), 4.00%, 11/15/49

     3,000,000        3,351,180  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CT, Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series A-2),
4.00%, 11/15/41

     1,900,000        2,036,192  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 5,387,372  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONNECTICUT

      $ 10,019,926  
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

FLORIDA – 5.8%

     

AIRPORT – 1.2%

     

Broward County, FL, Airport System Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 10/01/27

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,843,785  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Seaport Department, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 6.00%, 10/01/24

     1,500,000        1,737,675  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 3,581,460  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%**

 

  

Miami-Dade County, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Sports Franchise Facilities), (NATL), 5.25%, 10/01/30

     35,000        46,129  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.9%

     

Davie Florida Education Facilities, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Nova Southeastern University Project)

     

5.00%, 4/01/28

     750,000        924,338  

5.00%, 4/01/30

     750,000        908,633  

5.00%, 4/01/31

     750,000        904,845  

5.00%, 4/01/33

     750,000        899,768  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Educational Facilities Ringling College Project), 5.00%, 3/01/28

     1,600,000        1,925,456  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 5,563,040  

HOUSING – 1.6%

     

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., FL, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Mission Springs Apartments Project), 5.38%, 12/01/52

     360,000        418,475  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., FL, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Mission Springs Apartments Project), (Series A), 3.25%, 12/01/27

     500,000        548,940  

Pinellas County Housing Finance Authority, FL, Single Family Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 4.00%, 3/01/50

     3,400,000        3,736,872  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 4,704,287  

WATER – 1.1%

     

Miami-Dade County, FL, Water & Sewer System Revenue, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 10/01/30

     2,645,000        3,149,296  

Village of Royal Palm Beach Utility System Revenue, FL, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (NATL), 4.50%, 10/01/22

     35,000        36,902  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER

      $ 3,186,198  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FLORIDA

      $ 17,081,114  

 

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

GEORGIA – 0.7%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7%

     

Development Authority of Bulloch County, GA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Georgia Southern University Housing Foundation Four, LLC Project), 5.00%, 7/01/31

   $ 1,575,000      $ 1,916,870  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GEORGIA

      $ 1,916,870  

ILLINOIS – 15.2%

     

AIRPORT – 0.9%

     

Chicago Midway International Airport, IL, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series A), 5.00%, 1/01/29

     2,250,000        2,535,908  

DEDICATED TAX – 0.6%

     

Regional Transportation Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 6/01/33

     1,450,000        1,771,813  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 13.4%

 

  

Chicago Park District, IL, GO Unlimited Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series D)

     

5.00%, 1/01/26

     1,250,000        1,403,950  

5.00%, 1/01/27

     3,455,000        3,864,728  

City of Chester, IL, GO Unlimited Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (BAM), 2.10%, 5/01/21

     195,000        195,546  

Cook County, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/26

     2,050,000        2,475,601  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (McCormick Place Convention), 7.00%, 7/01/26

     11,750,000        14,247,697  

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL, GO Limited, (Water Utility & Sewer Improvements), AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C-Green Bond), 5.00%, 12/01/28

     7,040,000        8,157,459  

State of Illinois, IL, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, (Series B), 5.00%, 12/01/25

     7,935,000        8,998,290  

Village of Matteson, IL, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Capital Appreciation Debt Certificates), 8.00%, 12/01/29

     40,000        44,326  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 39,387,597  

HOUSING – 0.3%

     

Illinois Housing Development Authority, IL, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, 7.00%, 7/01/23

     105,000        113,026  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, IL, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes), 2.12%, 5/15/50D

     925,000        931,706  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 1,044,732  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


27   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

MEDICAL – 0.0%**

     

Illinois Health Facilities Authority, IL, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Franciscan Sisters Health Care), (NATL), 6.25%, 9/01/21

   $ 20,000      $ 21,271  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ILLINOIS

      $ 44,761,321  

INDIANA – 3.6%

     

DEVELOPMENT – 2.6%

     

Whiting City, IN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (BP Products North America Inc. Project), 5.00%, 12/01/44D

     6,500,000        7,684,040  

HOUSING – 1.0%

     

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, IN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C-2), 4.00%, 1/01/37

     1,670,000        1,747,154  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, IN, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 3.90%, 7/01/43

     1,170,000        1,251,034  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 2,998,188  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIANA

      $ 10,682,228  

IOWA – 1.3%

     

HOUSING – 1.3%

     

Iowa Finance Authority, IA, Revenue Bonds, (Series D), 3.50%, 1/01/49

     3,500,000        3,830,610  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IOWA

      $ 3,830,610  

KENTUCKY – 0.8%

     

LEASE – 0.8%

     

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, KY, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Project No. 119), 5.00%, 5/01/25

     2,000,000        2,353,760  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL KENTUCKY

      $ 2,353,760  

LOUISIANA – 2.0%

     

DEVELOPMENT – 2.0%

     

Parish of St. John the Baptist, LA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Marathon Oil Corporation Project), 2.00%, 6/01/37D

     6,000,000        6,003,120  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LOUISIANA

      $ 6,003,120  

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.8%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.7%

     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Emerson College), 5.00%, 1/01/32

     2,000,000        2,395,120  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series L), (Simmons University)

     

5.00%, 10/01/30

     1,180,000        1,458,362  

5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,000,000        1,228,460  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 5,081,942  

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value   

HOSPITAL – 1.1%

     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Partners Healthcare System), 5.00%, 7/01/33

   $     2,455,000      $ 3,045,599  

HOUSING – 0.1%

     

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, MA, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, 7.00%, 4/01/21

     15,000        15,849  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, MA, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 3.95%, 12/01/26

     195,000        201,817  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 217,666  

MEDICAL – 2.0%

     

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, MA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Partners Healthcare System), (Series F1), (AGM), 1.47%, 7/01/40D

     2,750,000        2,750,000  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, MA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Partners Healthcare System), (Series F2), (AGM), 1.35%, 7/01/40D

     460,000        460,000  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, MA, Revenue Bonds, (Partners Healthcare System), (Series G-2), (AGM), 1.47%, 7/01/42D

     2,755,000        2,755,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 5,965,000  

STUDENT LOAN – 0.9%

     

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, MA, Revenue Bonds, (Issue K), (Series A), 5.00%, 7/01/25

     2,200,000        2,588,036  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS

      $ 16,898,243  

MICHIGAN – 5.6%

     

DEDICATED TAX – 2.1%

     

Michigan Finance Authority, MI, Revenue Bonds, (Series H-1), 5.00%, 10/01/25

     5,215,000        6,050,234  

HOSPITAL – 1.5%

     

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, MI, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Bronson Healthcare Group), 5.00%, 5/15/30

     2,055,000        2,439,429  

Michigan Finance Authority, MI, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Beaumont Health Credit Group), 5.00%, 8/01/31

     1,655,000        1,899,526  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOSPITAL

      $ 4,338,955  

HOUSING – 0.2%

     

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MI, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 3.80%, 10/01/38

     300,000        322,110  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MI, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Series A-1), 2.88%, 10/01/34

     375,000        384,214  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 706,324  
 

 

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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

WATER – 1.8%

     

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, MI, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien Series B), 5.00%, 7/01/25

   $     1,500,000      $ 1,793,175  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue, MI, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien Bonds Series A), 5.00%, 7/01/25

     1,500,000        1,785,975  

Michigan Finance Authority, MI, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C), (Local Government Loan Program), 5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,450,000        1,682,754  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER

      $ 5,261,904  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MICHIGAN

      $     16,357,417  

MINNESOTA – 2.3%

     

HOUSING – 2.3%

 

  

Coon Rapids City, MN, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Galway Place Community Plaza Projects), (Series A), 2.70%, 8/01/35

     2,750,000        2,850,045  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MN, Revenue Bonds, (Series F), 3.75%, 1/01/50

     3,500,000        3,820,355  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 6,670,400  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MINNESOTA

      $ 6,670,400  

MISSOURI – 2.2%

     

HOSPITAL – 2.2%

     

Health & Educational Facilities Authority, MI, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Saint Luke’s Health Systems, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/15/30

     5,425,000        6,441,428  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MISSOURI

      $ 6,441,428  

NEBRASKA – 1.1%

     

HOUSING – 1.1%

     

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, NE, Revenue Bonds, (Series E), 3.75%, 9/01/49

     3,000,000        3,211,710  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEBRASKA

      $ 3,211,710  

NEW JERSEY – 5.2%

     

HIGHER EDUCATION – 2.0%

 

  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, NJ, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), (Rowan University Project), 5.00%, 7/01/27

     2,000,000        2,359,860  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Rowan University Project), 5.00%, 7/01/28

     1,030,000        1,211,671  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), (Montclair State University), 5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,000,000        1,203,680  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Stevens Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,000,000        1,216,260  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

 

   $ 5,991,471  

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

HOUSING – 0.2%

     

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 3.60%, 11/01/33

   $     400,000      $ 427,392  

LEASE – 2.1%

     

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, NJ, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/23

     3,805,000        4,280,016  

New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 9/01/24

     1,685,000        1,927,050  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LEASE

      $ 6,207,066  

MEDICAL – 0.0%**

     

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Kennedy Health System), 3.75%, 7/01/27

     25,000        27,962  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.9%

     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Transportation System), 5.00%, 12/15/28

     2,135,000        2,568,896  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW JERSEY

      $     15,222,787  

NEW MEXICO – 1.2%

     

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.2%

 

  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, NM, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 11/01/39D

     3,065,000        3,587,184  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.0%**

 

  

University of New Mexico (The), NM, Revenue Bonds, 6.50%, 6/01/21

     25,000        25,768  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW MEXICO

      $ 3,612,952  

NEW YORK – 7.6%

     

AIRPORT – 1.1%

     

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (207th Series), 5.00%, 9/15/31

     2,500,000        3,091,325  

DEDICATED TAX – 2.1%

     

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series A-1), 5.00%, 5/01/34

     1,000,000        1,194,510  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series C-2), (AGM), 1.39%, 11/01/27D

     3,500,000        3,500,000  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series C-3), (AGM), 1.84%, 11/01/27D

     1,350,000        1,350,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DEDICATED TAX

      $ 6,044,510  
 

 

    

 

 

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       Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS –2.0%

     

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C-4), (AGC), 1.77%, 10/01/27D

   $     600,000      $ 600,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series J), (Sub-Series J-2), (AGM), 1.74%, 6/01/36D

     1,825,000        1,825,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series J), (Sub-Series J-3), (AGM), 1.77%, 6/01/36D

     500,000        500,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series C-3), (AGC), 1.81%, 10/01/21D

     975,000        975,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series C-4), (AGM), 1.70%, 1/01/32D

     300,000        300,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-3), (AGM), 1.40%, 8/01/26D

     500,000        500,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-4), (AGM), 1.69%, 8/01/26D

     1,075,000        1,075,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-5), (AGM), 1.55%, 8/01/26D

     225,000        225,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 6,000,000  

HOUSING – 2.4%

     

Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.), (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/32

     1,660,000        2,034,712  

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds), 1.75%, 5/01/59D

     5,000,000        5,019,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 7,053,712  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW YORK

      $     22,189,547  

NORTH CAROLINA – 0.6%

     

MEDICAL – 0.0%**

     

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, NC, Revenue Bonds, (First Mortgage), (Whitestone Project), (Series A), 6.25%, 3/01/21

     25,000        26,004  

POWER – 0.0%**

     

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, NC, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 6.40%, 1/01/21

     70,000        72,269  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.6%

     

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, NC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,250,000        1,559,187  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NORTH CAROLINA

      $ 1,657,460  

    

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

OHIO – 4.1%

     

HOUSING – 1.5%

     

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, OH, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 4.50%, 3/01/50

   $     4,000,000      $ 4,487,800  

MEDICAL – 2.6%

     

Montgomery County, OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Premier Health Partners Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/28

     6,000,000        7,459,560  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OHIO

      $     11,947,360  

PENNSYLVANIA – 7.3%

     

DEDICATED TAX – 0.8%

     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (2nd Series), Motor License Fund Enhanced, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,000,000        2,435,840  

DEVELOPMENT – 1.0%

     

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Waste Management Inc., Project), 1.75%, 8/01/38D

     3,000,000        2,968,800  

EDUCATION – 0.2%

     

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (George School Project)

 

5.00%, 9/15/32

     180,000        230,924  

5.00%, 9/15/33

     125,000        159,959  

5.00%, 9/15/34

     130,000        166,048  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EDUCATION

      $ 556,931  

FACILITIES – 0.4%

     

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Series C), 1.65%, 9/01/48D

     1,000,000        1,000,990  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%**

 

  

Bethlehem Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds), (Series A), (AGM), 5.13%, 12/01/21

     20,000        20,858  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.3%

 

  

Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Scranton University), 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000,000        1,205,750  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (University of Sciences, Philadelphia), 5.00%, 11/01/28

     2,330,000        2,640,589  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

 

   $ 3,846,339  

LEASE – 0.4%

     

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Tobacco Master Settlement Payment), 5.00%, 6/01/34

     1,000,000        1,220,040  
 

 

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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

 Description    Par Value       Value  

MEDICAL – 0.1%

     

Dauphin County General Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (HAPSCO Group, Inc. Tax Loan Program-Western PA Hospital Project), (Series A), (NATL), 5.50%, 7/01/23

   $     165,000      $ 179,061  

WATER – 3.1%

     

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 6/01/27

     1,500,000        1,626,960  

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/31

     5,655,000        6,968,317  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series B), (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/33

     340,000        456,851  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER

      $ 9,052,128  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PENNSYLVANIA

      $        21,280,987  

RHODE ISLAND – 0.4%

     

STUDENT LOAN – 0.4%

     

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RI, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 12/01/23

     1,000,000        1,127,670  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RHODE ISLAND

      $ 1,127,670  

SOUTH CAROLINA – 0.7%

     

HOUSING – 0.6%

     

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority, SC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B-2), 4.00%, 7/01/43

     1,625,000        1,721,525  

LEASE – 0.1%

     

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, SC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 6.38%, 5/15/30

     300,000        421,257  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA

      $ 2,142,782  

TENNESSEE – 0.6%

     

HOUSING – 0.6%

     

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facility Board, TN, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Collateralized Multifamily Housing Bonds Hermitage Flats Apartments Project), 1.50%, 7/01/20

     1,750,000        1,752,398  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TENNESSEE

      $ 1,752,398  

TEXAS – 4.3%

     

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.6%

 

  

Dallas County Hospital District, TX, GO Limited Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, 4.00%, 8/15/33

     1,500,000        1,725,120  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.2%

     

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Idea Public Schools)

     

5.00%, 8/15/27

     1,000,000        1,245,180  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

5.00%, 8/15/29

   $     1,000,000      $ 1,259,600  

5.00%, 8/15/31

     835,000        983,496  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 3,488,276  

HOUSING – 1.0%

     

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 4.00%, 3/01/50

     2,735,000        3,054,339  

MEDICAL – 0.0%**

     

Coastal Bend Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Christus Health), (Sub-Series B-2), (AGM), 1.39%, 7/01/31D

     50,000        50,000  

North Central Texas Health Facility Development Corp., TX, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Presbyterian Healthcare System), (Series B), (NATL), 5.50%, 6/01/21

     40,000        41,815  

Tarrant County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Harris Methodist Health System), (AMBAC), 6.00%, 9/01/24

     10,000        11,361  

Tarrant County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Harris Methodist Health System), (FGIC), 6.00%, 9/01/24

     10,000        11,361  

Tarrant County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Harris Methodist Health System), (NATL-IBC), 6.00%, 9/01/24

     30,000        34,084  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 148,621  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.4%

     

Beaumont Independent School District, TX, GO Unlimited Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, 4.00%, 2/15/31

     1,000,000        1,143,450  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.1%

 

  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TX, Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), 5.00%, 1/01/33

     1,470,000        1,775,892  

Central Texas Turnpike System, TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series C), 5.00%, 8/15/32

     1,225,000        1,391,416  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 3,167,308  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TEXAS

      $        12,727,114  

UTAH – 2.3%

     

AIRPORT – 2.3%

     

Salt Lake City Corp., UT, Revenue Bonds, (Series A)

 

5.00%, 7/01/32

     3,000,000        3,672,240  

5.00%, 7/01/33

     2,500,000        3,052,575  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 6,724,815  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTAH

      $ 6,724,815  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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       Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (concluded)

    

 

 Description   

 

Par Value

    

Value

 

VERMONT – 0.1%

 

HOUSING – 0.1%

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, VT, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series F), 4.00%, 11/01/45

   $     410,000      $ 427,860  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL VERMONT

 

   $ 427,860  

WASHINGTON – 2.2%

 

DEDICATED TAX – 1.5%

 

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Revenue Bonds, (NATL), 4.75%, 2/01/28

     3,720,000        4,261,930  

HOSPITAL – 0.7%

 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, WA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,750,000        2,132,445  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WASHINGTON

 

   $ 6,394,375  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(COST $278,686,309)

 

 

   $   287,728,209  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.3%

 

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     3,973,482      $ 3,973,482  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $3,973,482)

 

 

   $ 3,973,482  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.3%
(COST $282,659,791)

 

   $ 291,701,691  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.7%

 

     2,002,979  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $   293,704,670  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $282,659,791. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $9,041,900. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $9,449,420 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(407,520).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

       Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total

Investments in Securities

                   

Municipal Bonds

     $        $ 287,728,209        $        $287,728,209

Money Market Fund

       3,973,482                          3,973,482
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

Total

     $ 3,973,482        $ 287,728,209        $              —        $291,701,691
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

        AGC   

Assured Guaranty Corporation

    AGM   

Assured Guaranty Municipal

    AMBAC   

American Bond Assurance Corporation

    BAM   

Build America Mutual Assurance Company

    FGIC   

Financial Guarantee Insurance Company

    GO   

General Obligation

    IBC    International Bancshares Corporation
    LLC   

Limited Liability Corporation

    NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
 

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Dedicated Tax        23.4 %
Higher Education        22.5 %
Housing        12.4 %
Airport        7.5 %
Lease        6.8 %
General Obligations        6.0 %
Medical        5.9 %
Transportation        4.5 %
Development        2.3 %
Water & Sewer        2.2 %
Student Housing        2.0 %
Power        1.9 %
Facilities        0.2 %
Cash Equivalents1        1.9 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        0.5 %
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
Credit Quality Diversification3    Percentage of
Total Net Assets
AAA / Aaa        0.2 %
AA / Aa        65.2 %
A / A        17.8 %
BBB / Baa        14.4 %
Not Rated        1.9 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net2        0.5 %
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

(1)

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(2)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(3)

For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS – 97.6%

     

NEW YORK – 97.6%

 

AIRPORT – 7.5%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Port, Airport & Marina Improvements, (205th Series), 5.00%, 11/15/32

   $     1,000,000      $     1,249,650  

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Port, Airport & Marina Improvements, (207th Series), 5.00%, 9/15/23

   $     3,000,000      $       3,400,380  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 4,650,030  

DEDICATED TAX – 23.4%

 

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 2/15/33

     1,175,000        1,436,461  
 

 

 

    

 

 

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Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

 

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series-C-2), (AGM), 1.39%, 11/01/27D

   $       550,000      $ 550,000  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series-C-3), (AGM), 1.84%, 11/01/27D

     750,000        750,000  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series A-1), 5.00%, 5/01/34

     1,300,000        1,552,863  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series B), 5.00%, 2/15/33

     1,000,000        1,226,190  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, School Improvements, (Series C), 5.00%, 3/15/33

     2,000,000        2,481,600  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (NATL-IBC), 5.25%, 5/15/21

     10,000        10,415  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series A), 5.00%, 3/15/32

     2,000,000        2,419,180  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

     2,000,000        2,366,560  

5.00%, 10/15/31

     1,500,000        1,762,290  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DEDICATED TAX

      $ 14,555,559  

DEVELOPMENT – 2.3%

 

  

New York Liberty Development Corp., NY,, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

     1,045,000        1,426,352  

FACILITIES – 0.2%

 

  

United Nations Development Corp.,, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, 5.90%, 5/01/23

     110,000        119,634  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 6.0%

 

  

Monroe County, NY, GO, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (AGM), 5.00%, 6/01/22

     1,070,000        1,173,309  

Nassau County, NY, GO, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C), (BAM-TCRS), 5.00%, 4/01/26

     1,000,000        1,218,230  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C-4), (AGC), 1.77%, 10/01/27D

     250,000        250,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series J), (Sub-Series J-3), (AGM), 1.77%, 6/01/36D

     150,000        150,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series C-3), (AGC), 1.81%, 10/01/21D

     50,000        50,000  

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series J), (Sub-Series J-2), (AGM), 1.74%, 6/01/36D

   $       450,000      $ 450,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series C-4), (AGM), 1.70%, 1/01/32D

     200,000              200,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-3), (AGM), 1.40%, 8/01/26D

     50,000        50,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-4), (AGM), 1.69%, 8/01/26D

     125,000        125,000  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sub-Series A-5), (AGM), 1.55%, 8/01/26D

     25,000        25,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

 

   $ 3,691,539  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 22.5%

 

  

City of Albany Capital Resource Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Albany Law School of Union University Project

     

4.00%, 7/01/22

     600,000        637,422  

4.00%, 7/01/23

     725,000        785,153  

4.00%, 7/01/25

     865,000        965,176  

4.00%, 7/01/26

     800,000        903,400  

5.00%, 7/01/29

     1,195,000        1,442,473  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, The Culinary Institute of America,
5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,040,000        1,268,457  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, The Juilliard School, (Series A), 5.00%, 1/01/33

     1,025,000        1,311,785  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Brooklyn Law School, (Series A), 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,200,000        1,495,140  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Notes, 3rd General Resolution, (Series E), 5.00%, 5/15/27

     1,740,000        1,904,291  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Series A), (NATL), 5.75%, 7/01/27

     2,700,000        3,247,695  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 13,960,992  

HOUSING – 12.4%

 

  

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Multi Family Revenue Bonds, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, 1.75%, 5/01/59D

     2,000,000        2,007,600  
 

 

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   34

    

 

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

 

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, (Series C-1A), 3.50%, 11/01/33

   $       2,000,000      $ 2,128,560  

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds

     

2.45%, 5/01/31

     500,000        507,050  

3.10%, 11/01/34

     890,000        930,548  

New York State Mortgage Agency, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (221th Series), 3.50%, 10/01/32

     2,000,000        2,153,320  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $       7,727,078  

LEASE – 6.8%

 

  

Erie County, NY, IDA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, City School District of Buffalo Project, (State Aid Withholding), 5.00%, 5/01/30

     2,000,000        2,474,400  

Syracuse, NY, IDA, Revenue Bonds, Syracuse City School District Project, School Improvements, (Series B), (State Aid Withholding), 5.00%, 5/01/32

     1,435,000        1,747,356  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LEASE

      $ 4,221,756  

MEDICAL – 5.9%

 

  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, Health, Hospital, Nursing Home Revenue (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 7/01/27

     2,000,000        2,318,240  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Health, Hospital, Nursing Home Revenue (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), (Series A), 5.00%, 5/01/24

     1,160,000        1,342,143  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 3,660,383  

POWER – 1.9%

 

  

Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric, Light and Power Improvements, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 9/01/25

     1,000,000        1,202,540  

STUDENT HOUSING – 2.0%

 

  

Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, UBF Facility Student Housing Corp., (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,000,000        1,231,070  

TRANSPORTATION – 4.5%

 

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, (Series D-1), 5.00%, 9/01/22

     1,500,000        1,645,605  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Revenue Green Bonds, (Series C-1), 5.00%, 11/15/24

     1,000,000        1,174,920  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 2,820,525  

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

WATER & SEWER – 2.2%

 

  

New York City Water & Sewer System, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2nd General Resolution, (Series HH), 5.00%, 6/15/28

   $       1,150,000      $ 1,379,275  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW YORK

      $     60,646,733  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(COST $58,584,927)

 

      $

 

60,646,733

 

 

 

    

Number of
Shares

 

        

MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.9%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     1,181,606      $ 1,181,606  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (COST $1,181,606)       $ 1,181,606  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5% (COST $59,766,533)       $ 61,828,339  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.5%         333,912  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $ 62,162,251  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


35   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

    

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (concluded)

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is $59,802,002. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was $2,026,337. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investment for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,101,419 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $(75,082).

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total  

Investments in Securities

                    

Municipal Bonds

   $         $ 60,646,733         $         $ 60,646,733  

Money Market Fund

     1,181,606                               1,181,606  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,181,606         $ 60,646,733         $             —         $ 61,828,339  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

    AGC    Assured Guaranty Corporation
    AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal
    BAM-TCRS    Build America Mutual-Tax Credit Reporting Service
    GO    General Obligation
    IBC    International Bancshares Corporation
    IDA    Industrial Development Authority/Agency
    NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   36

    

 

   
 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
Broad Market
Bond Fund
    Wilmington
Intermediate-Term
Bond Fund
     Wilmington
Short-Term
Bond Fund
 
ASSETS:                    

Investments, at identified cost

        $ 527,961,219               $ 56,646,294               $ 56,238,329  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (Including $18,943,623, $1,237,435, and $1,043,009 of securities on loan, respectively) (Note 2)

        $ 548,492,825        $ 58,459,530          $ 56,807,665  

Income receivable

          3,089,986          412,836            283,509  

Due from advisor

                   1,133            4,584  

Receivable for shares sold

          829,644          44,024            63,236  

Receivable for investments sold

          7,178,174                     17  

Prepaid assets

          27,222          18,102            20,085  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 
     

TOTAL ASSETS

          559,617,851          58,935,625            57,179,096  

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

                   

Payable for investments purchased

          17,189,098          64,937            6,283,142  

Collateral for securities on loan

          19,352,591          1,268,122            1,074,218  

Income distribution payable

          1,079,168          106,848            86,929  

Payable for shares redeemed

          224,485          592            1,298  

Payable for Trustees’ fees

          6,339          6,337            6,337  

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

          13,469          1,501            1,288  

Payable for distribution services fees

          599          358            1,164  

Payable for shareholder services fees

          239          143             

Payable for investment advisory fees

          159,471                      

Other accrued expenses

          123,678          76,512            71,701  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

          38,149,137          1,525,350            7,526,077  

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

        $ 521,468,714        $ 57,410,275          $ 49,653,019  

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                   

 

                   

Paid-in capital

        $ 502,231,108        $ 55,284,321          $ 50,365,894  

Distributable earnings (loss)

          19,237,606          2,125,954            (712,875
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

        $ 521,468,714        $ 57,410,275          $ 49,653,019  

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

                   

Class A

                   

Net Assets

        $ 3,040,466        $ 1,688,076          $ 5,411,008  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          301,038          167,401            537,227  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

        $ 10.10        $ 10.08          $ 10.07  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Offering price per share*

        $ 10.58 **       $ 10.55 **         $ 10.25 *** 
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

                   

Net Assets

        $ 518,428,248        $ 55,722,199          $ 44,242,011  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          52,210,797          5,522,193            4,391,821  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

        $ 9.93        $ 10.09          $ 10.07  
       

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus.

**

Computation of offering price per share: 100/95.50 of net asset value.

***

Computation of offering price per share: 100/98.25 of net asset value.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


37   STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (concluded)

    

 

    

 

 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
Municipal
Bond
Fund
    Wilmington
New York
Municipal Bond
Fund
 
ASSETS:               

Investments, at identified cost

        $ 282,659,791          $ 59,766,533  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at value

        $ 291,701,691          $ 61,828,339  

Cash

          3,207,120             

Income receivable

          3,076,837            661,215  

Receivable for shares sold

          352,700            78,772  

Receivable for investments sold

                     1,185,469  

Prepaid assets

          22,167            8,947  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

          298,360,515            63,762,742  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 
LIABILITIES:               

Payable for investments purchased

          3,865,551            1,423,562  

Income distribution payable

          521,245            87,230  

Payable for shares redeemed

          77,561            3,667  

Payable for Trustees’ fees

          6,339            6,339  

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

          7,613            1,619  

Payable for distribution services fees

          5,420            1,749  

Payable for investment advisory fees

          85,142            7,362  

Other accrued expenses

          86,974            68,963  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

          4,655,845            1,600,491  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

        $ 293,704,670          $ 62,162,251  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

              

Paid-in capital

        $ 279,971,382          $ 59,711,928  

Distributable earnings (loss)

          13,733,288            2,450,323  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

        $ 293,704,670          $ 62,162,251  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:               

Class A

              

Net Assets

        $ 25,507,995          $ 8,092,916  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          1,885,321            759,877  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

        $ 13.53          $ 10.65  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Offering price per share*

        $ 14.17 **         $ 11.15 ** 
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Class I

              

Net Assets

        $ 268,196,675          $ 54,069,335  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          19,814,892            5,073,512  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

        $ 13.54          $ 10.66  
       

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus.

**

Computation of offering price per share: 100/95.50 of net asset value.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   38

    

 

   
 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)           Wilmington
Broad Market
Bond Fund
     Wilmington
Intermediate-Term
Bond Fund
     Wilmington
Short-Term
Bond Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                                                    

Dividends

           $ 62,952           $ 1,756          $ 3,190  

Interest

             7,617,544             862,988            626,231  

Securities lending income

             5,311             1,075            1,844  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

             7,685,807             865,819            631,265  

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 
EXPENSES:                          

Investment advisory fees

             1,175,362             142,444            100,285  

Administrative personnel and services fees

             81,593             9,898            7,831  

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

             64,079             23,108            20,945  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

             42,592             1,588            3,084  

Trustees’ fees

             27,165             27,163            27,163  

Professional fees

             46,381             47,957            45,021  

Distribution services fee—Class A

             3,638             2,201            6,982  

Shareholder services fee—Class A

             3,638             2,201            6,982  

Shareholder services fee— Class I

             649,340             76,934            55,696  

Share registration costs

             19,520             17,282            17,394  

Printing and postage

             11,346             2,880            3,159  

Custodian fees

             6,993             2,683            2,524  

Miscellaneous

             34,238             15,328            14,202  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

             2,165,885             371,667            311,268  

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 
WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:                          

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

             (229,433           (135,225          (121,267

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

             (2,344           (1,698          (6,982

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class I

             (649,340           (76,934          (55,696
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

             (881,117           (213,857          (183,945

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net expenses

             1,284,768             157,810            127,323  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net investment income

             6,401,039             708,009            503,942  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:                          

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

             1,572,158             448,057            187,975  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

             18,961,408             1,442,297            443,925  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

             20,533,566             1,890,354            631,900  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

           $ 26,934,605           $ 2,598,363          $ 1,135,842  
          

 

 

         

 

 

        

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


39   STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (concluded)

    

 

    

   
 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)         Wilmington
Municipal Bond
Fund
        Wilmington
New York
Municipal Bond  
Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME:                      

Dividends

           $ 114,268            $ 22,300

Interest

             3,850,770              693,173
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

             3,965,038              715,473

 

          

 

 

            

 

 

 
EXPENSES:                      

Investment advisory fees

             662,323              142,257

Administrative personnel and services fees

             45,970              9,874

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

             42,714              19,481

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

             8,075              5,545

Trustees’ fees

             27,165              27,165

Professional fees

             43,867              43,617

Distribution services fee—Class A

             33,247              10,585

Shareholder services fee—Class A

             33,247              10,585

Shareholder services fee— Class I

             334,709              68,446

Share registration costs

             18,380              6,584

Printing and postage

             4,264              3,575

Custodian fees

             2,253              649

Miscellaneous

             24,139              14,780
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

             1,280,353              363,143

 

          

 

 

            

 

 

 
WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:                      

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

             (157,955 )              (91,179 )

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

             (33,247 )              (10,585 )

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class I

             (334,709 )              (68,446 )
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

             (525,911 )              (170,210 )

 

          

 

 

            

 

 

 

Net expenses

             754,442              192,933
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

Net investment income

             3,210,596              522,540
          

 

 

            

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:                      

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

             6,479,178              555,317

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

             248,730              774,130
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

             6,727,908              1,329,447
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

           $ 9,938,504            $ 1,851,987
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   40

    

 

    Wilmington
Broad Market Bond Fund
     Wilmington
Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
       
     
   

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

    

     Year Ended     
April  30,

2019

    

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

    

    
     Year Ended     
April 30,

2019

       
OPERATIONS:                                                                   

Net investment income

     $ 6,401,039          $ 13,175,485           $ 708,009             $ 1,811,963      

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       1,572,158            (210,718           448,057               (117,168    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       18,961,408            12,270,089             1,442,297               1,969,325      
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       26,934,605            25,234,856             2,598,363               3,664,120      
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                  

Class A

       (32,434          (87,962           (17,075             (36,299    

Class I

       (6,667,622          (13,596,859           (691,590             (1,809,742    
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     
Total distributions to shareholders        (6,700,056          (13,684,821           (708,665             (1,846,041    
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                  

Proceeds from sale of shares

                                 

Class A

       307,403            15,826                           359      

Class I

       59,008,785            111,038,909             3,747,707               12,729,774      

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

       22,334            69,504             13,164               28,655      

Class I

       3,658,162            8,173,357             262,525               616,863      

Cost of shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

       (908,238          (731,398           (137,232             (219,873    

Class I

       (108,447,597          (93,536,419           (26,599,653             (20,953,089    
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       (46,359,151          25,029,779             (22,713,489             (7,797,311    
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     

Change in net assets

       (26,124,602          36,579,814             (20,823,791             (5,979,232    
NET ASSETS:                                  

Beginning of period

       547,593,316            511,013,502             78,234,066               84,213,298      
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     

End of period

     $ 521,468,714          $ 547,593,316           $ 57,410,275             $ 78,234,066      
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                                  

Shares sold

                                 

Class A

       30,620            1,685                           37      

Class I

       6,047,425            11,871,262             376,360               1,322,236      

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

       2,231            7,288             1,313               2,972      

Class I

       371,842            871,124             26,180               63,957      

Shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

       (92,207          (76,924           (13,696             (22,837    

Class I

       (11,172,743          (9,994,150           (2,673,353             (2,178,321    
    

 

 

        

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

     

Net change in shares outstanding

       (4,812,832          2,680,285             (2,283,196             (811,956    
    

 

 

        

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

     

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


41   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

    

 

    

    Wilmington
Short-Term Bond Fund
     Wilmington
Municipal Bond Fund
       
     
   

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

    

Year Ended
April 30,

2019

    

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019
(unaudited)

    

Year Ended
April 30,

2019

 
OPERATIONS:                                                                        

Net investment income

     $ 503,942            $ 952,231           $ 3,210,596             $ 6,416,840    

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       187,975              (38,585           6,479,178               (1,107,171  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       443,925              597,429             248,730               10,793,163    
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       1,135,842              1,511,075             9,938,504               16,102,832    
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                  

Class A

       (51,655            (99,944           (259,805             (563,006  

Class I

       (467,751            (895,616           (2,950,673             (5,853,785  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   
Total distributions to shareholders        (519,406            (995,560           (3,210,478             (6,416,791  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                  

Proceeds from sale of shares

                                 

Class A

       208,930              74,892             587,028               1,699,985    

Class I

       2,471,772              5,708,451             26,287,643               63,656,782    

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

       29,093              58,683             165,934               388,942    

Class I

       346,006              670,649             588,590               1,213,440    

Cost of shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

       (389,682            (669,577           (4,933,458             (3,105,599  

Class I

       (3,819,639            (8,450,775           (25,569,433             (72,732,636  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       (1,153,520            (2,607,677           (2,873,696             (8,879,086  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   

Change in net assets

       (537,084            (2,092,162           3,854,330               806,955    
NET ASSETS:                                  

Beginning of period

       50,190,103              52,282,265             289,850,340               289,043,385    
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   

End of period

     $ 49,653,019            $ 50,190,103           $ 293,704,670             $ 289,850,340    
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                                  

Shares sold

                                 

Class A

       20,811              7,559             43,874               130,470    

Class I

       246,218              578,127             1,952,373               4,924,521    

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

       2,899              5,942             12,275               30,050    

Class I

       34,480              67,894             43,517               93,733    

Shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

       (38,816            (67,813           (367,767             (240,855  

Class I

       (381,142            (856,513           (1,896,565             (5,629,723  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   

Net change in shares outstanding

       (115,550            (264,804           (212,293             (691,804  
    

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

   
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)   42

    

 

 
     Wilmington
New York
Municipal Bond Fund
   
 
    

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30,

2019

OPERATIONS:               

Net investment income

     $ 522,540     $ 1,137,338    

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       555,317       (111,847 )    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       774,130       2,335,071    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       1,851,987       3,360,562    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:               

Class A

       (60,787 )       (299,755 )    

Class I

       (461,736 )       (1,557,516 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     
Total distributions to shareholders        (522,523 )       (1,857,271 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:               

Proceeds from sale of shares

              

Class A

       56,403       9,751    

Class I

       4,077,705       9,899,212    

Distributions reinvested

              

Class A

       41,308       214,690    

Class I

       307,137       1,113,821    

Cost of shares redeemed

              

Class A

       (815,117 )       (6,678,046 )    

Class I

       (4,844,110 )       (15,542,310 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       (1,176,674 )       (10,982,882 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets

       152,790       (9,479,591 )    
NET ASSETS:               

Beginning of period

       62,009,461       71,489,052    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

End of period

     $ 62,162,251     $ 62,009,461    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:               

Shares sold

              

Class A

       5,355       951    

Class I

       383,637       963,442    

Distributions reinvested

              

Class A

       3,878       21,050    

Class I

       28,807       109,095    

Shares redeemed

              

Class A

       (77,002 )       (654,431 )    

Class I

       (454,753 )       (1,516,450 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net change in shares outstanding

       (110,078 )       (1,076,343 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


43   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

WILMINGTON BROAD MARKET BOND FUND

 

 CLASS A    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.71       $9.51       $9.78       $9.94       $9.95       $9.80
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.11       0.21       0.18       0.16       0.18       0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.39       0.21       (0.26 )       (0.14 )       0.02       0.19
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.50       0.42       (0.08 )       0.02       0.20       0.36
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.11 )       (0.22 )       (0.19 )       (0.18 )       (0.20 )       (0.19 )

Net Realized Gains

                               (0.01 )       (0.02 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.11 )       (0.22 )       (0.19 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (0.21 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.10       $9.71       $9.51       $9.78       $9.94       $9.95
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       5.18 %       4.45 %       (0.81 )%       0.22 %       2.03 %       3.69 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $3,041       $3,501       $4,074       $4,503       $5,206       $5,726
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.08 %(c)       1.08 %       1.09 %       1.09 %       1.10 %       1.12 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.83 %(c)       0.83 %       0.87 %       0.89 %       0.88 %       0.94 %

Net Investment Income

       2.11 %(c)       2.18 %       1.82 %       1.62 %       1.85 %       1.74 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

      

 

17

 

%

 

     

 

36

 

%

 

     

 

34

 

%

 

     

 

32

 

%

 

     

 

44

 

%

 

     

 

45

 

%

 

 CLASS I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.55       $9.35       $9.62       $9.78       $9.79       $9.63
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.12       0.24       0.21       0.19       0.21       0.20

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.39       0.21       (0.26 )       (0.14 )       0.02       0.20
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.51       0.45       (0.05 )       0.05       0.23       0.40
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.13 )       (0.25 )       (0.22 )       (0.21 )       (0.23 )       (0.22 )

Net Realized Gains

                               (0.01 )       (0.02 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.13 )       (0.25 )       (0.22 )       (0.21 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $9.93       $9.55       $9.35       $9.62       $9.78       $9.79
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       5.32 %       4.84 %       (0.52 )%       0.54 %       2.38 %       4.19 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $518,428       $544,092       $506,940       $503,184       $409,975       $413,310
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.83 %(c)       0.83 %       0.84 %       0.84 %       0.85 %       0.88 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.49 %(c)       0.49 %       0.53 %       0.55 %       0.55 %       0.60 %

Net Investment Income

       2.45 %(c)       2.52 %       2.18 %       1.96 %       2.15 %       2.07 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate        17 %       36 %       34 %       32 %       44 %       45 %

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)   44

    

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND

 

 CLASS A   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.81       $9.58       $9.88       $10.01       $10.02       $10.10
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.10       0.19       0.16       0.13       0.13       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.27       0.23       (0.27 )       (0.12 )       0.03       0.09
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.37       0.42       (0.11 )       0.01       0.16       0.22
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.10 )       (0.19 )       (0.16 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

             0.00 (b)       (0.03 )       (0.01 )       (0.04 )       (0.17 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.10 )       (0.19 )       (0.19 )       (0.14 )       (0.17 )       (0.30 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.08       $9.81       $9.58       $9.88       $10.01       $10.02
    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       3.76 %       4.47 %       (1.14 )%       0.16 %       1.62 %       2.14 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $1,688       $1,763       $1,912       $2,765       $3,509       $4,389
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.42 %(d)       1.32 %       1.26 %       1.18 %       1.18 %       1.15 %

Net Expenses(e)

       0.80 %(d)       0.80 %       0.83 %       0.86 %       0.85 %       0.89 %

Net Investment Income

       1.94 %(d)       1.96 %       1.65 %       1.32 %       1.34 %       1.25 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

      

 

16

 

%

 

     

 

25

 

%

 

     

 

30

 

%

 

     

 

39

 

%

 

     

 

32

 

%

 

     

 

45

 

%

 

 CLASS I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.81       $9.59       $9.88       $10.02       $10.03       $10.10
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.11       0.22       0.19       0.17       0.17       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.28       0.22       (0.26 )       (0.13 )       0.03       0.10
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.39       0.44       (0.07 )       0.04       0.20       0.26
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.11 )       (0.22 )       (0.19 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )       (0.16 )

Net Realized Gains

             0.00 (b)       (0.03 )       (0.01 )       (0.04 )       (0.17 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.11 )       (0.22 )       (0.22 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (0.33 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.09       $9.81       $9.59       $9.88       $10.02       $10.03
    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       4.02 %       4.68 %       (0.72 )%       0.40 %       1.94 %       2.57 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $55,722       $76,471       $82,301       $127,103       $120,406       $126,574
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.17 %(d)       1.07 %       1.01 %       0.93 %       0.93 %       0.93 %

Net Expenses(e)

       0.49 %(d)       0.49 %       0.52 %       0.53 %       0.53 %       0.57 %

Net Investment Income

       2.25 %(d)       2.26 %       1.96 %       1.66 %       1.66 %       1.57 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate        16 %       25 %       30 %       39 %       32 %       45 %

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


45   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 

 CLASS A    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.95       $9.85       $9.99       $10.07       $10.10       $10.23
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.09       0.16       0.12       0.10       0.07       0.07

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.12       0.11       (0.12 )       (0.06 )       0.02       (0.02 )
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.21       0.27       0.00 (b)       0.04       0.09       0.05
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.09 )       (0.17 )       (0.14 )       (0.12 )       (0.10 )       (0.06 )

Net Realized Gains

                               (0.02 )       (0.12 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.09 )       (0.17 )       (0.14 )       (0.12 )       (0.12 )       (0.18 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.07       $9.95       $9.85       $9.99       $10.07       $10.10
    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       2.15 %       2.79 %       (0.03 )%       0.43 %       0.87 %       0.51 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $5,411       $5,494       $5,973       $6,628       $7,796       $10,495
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.46 %(d)       1.42 %       1.37 %       1.23 %       1.11 %       1.17 %

Net Expenses(e)

       0.73 %(d)       0.73 %       0.73 %       0.73 %       0.73 %       0.78 %

Net Investment Income

       1.79 %(d)       1.65 %       1.22 %       0.96 %       0.71 %       0.71 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

      

 

94

 

%

 

     

 

67

 

%

 

     

 

42

 

%

 

     

 

72

 

%

 

     

 

104

 

%

 

     

 

138

 

%

 

 CLASS I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $9.95       $9.85       $9.99       $10.07       $10.10       $10.23
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.10       0.19       0.15       0.12       0.10       0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.13       0.11       (0.13 )       (0.05 )       0.01       0.00 (b)
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.23       0.30       0.02       0.07       0.11       0.08
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.11 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )       (0.15 )       (0.12 )       (0.09 )

Net Realized Gains

                               (0.02 )       (0.12 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.11 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )       (0.15 )       (0.14 )       (0.21 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.07       $9.95       $9.85       $9.99       $10.07       $10.10
    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       2.28 %       3.04 %       0.22 %       0.68 %       1.12 %       0.76 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $44,242       $44,696       $46,309       $64,706       $160,541       $166,939
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.21 %(d)       1.17 %       1.11 %       0.98 %       0.86 %       0.96 %

Net Expenses(e)

       0.48 %(d)       0.48 %       0.48 %       0.48 %       0.48 %       0.56 %

Net Investment Income

       2.04 %(d)       1.90 %       1.46 %       1.19 %       0.97 %       0.81 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate        94 %       67 %       42 %       72 %       104 %       138 %

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)   46

    

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

CLASS A    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $13.22       $12.78       $13.14       $13.54       $13.41       $13.40
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.13       0.26       0.22       0.22       0.23       0.25

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.31       0.44       (0.26 )       (0.31 )       0.37       0.13
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.44       0.70       (0.04 )       (0.09 )       0.60       0.38
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.13 )       (0.26 )       (0.22 )       (0.22 )       (0.23 )       (0.25 )

Net Realized Gains

                   (0.10 )       (0.09 )       (0.24 )       (0.12 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.13 )       (0.26 )       (0.32 )       (0.31 )       (0.47 )       (0.37 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $13.53       $13.22       $12.78       $13.14       $13.54       $13.41
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       3.35 %       5.52 %       (0.29 )%       (0.65 )%       4.55 %       2.83 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $25,508       $29,050       $29,109       $31,951       $38,182       $41,607
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       1.10 %(c)       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.09 %       1.09 %       1.12 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.74 %(c)       0.74 %       0.74 %       0.74 %       0.74 %       0.79 %

Net Investment Income

       1.95 %(c)       1.99 %       1.70 %       1.62 %       1.69 %       1.84 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

      

 

59

 

%

 

     

 

83

 

%

 

     

 

79

 

%

 

     

 

40

 

%

 

     

 

32

 

%

 

     

 

50

 

%

 

CLASS I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2019  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2018  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2017  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2016  
  Year Ended
  April 30, 2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $13.23       $12.79       $13.15       $13.55       $13.42       $13.40
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.15       0.29       0.26       0.25       0.26       0.28

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.31       0.44       (0.26 )       (0.31 )       0.37       0.15
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.46       0.73       0.00 (e)       (0.06 )       0.63       0.43
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.15 )       (0.29 )       (0.26 )       (0.25 )       (0.26 )       (0.29 )

Net Realized Gains

                   (0.10 )       (0.09 )       (0.24 )       (0.12 )
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.15 )       (0.29 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.50 )       (0.41 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $13.54       $13.23       $12.79       $13.15       $13.55       $13.42
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       3.48 %       5.78 %       (0.03 )%       (0.39 )%       4.81 %       3.17 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $268,197       $260,800       $259,934       $263,825       $267,864       $259,904
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.85 %(c)       0.85 %       0.85 %       0.84 %       0.84 %       0.88 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.49 %(c)       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.55 %

Net Investment Income

       2.20 %(c)       2.24 %       1.95 %       1.87 %       1.94 %       2.11 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate        59 %       83 %       79 %       40 %       32 %       50 %

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

(e)

Represents less than $0.005.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


47   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

 CLASS A   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
   Year Ended
April 30, 2018
   Year Ended
April 30, 2017
   Year Ended
April 30, 2016
   Year Ended  
April 30, 2015  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.43       $10.18        $10.56        $10.91        $10.66        $10.56   

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                            

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.08       0.15        0.15        0.16        0.19        0.21

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

                            

on Investments

       0.22       0.36        (0.22 )        (0.25 )        0.27        0.10
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.30       0.51        (0.07 )        (0.09 )        0.46        0.31
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                            

Net Investment Income

       (0.08 )       (0.15 )        (0.15 )        (0.16 )        (0.19 )        (0.21 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.11 )        (0.16 )        (0.10 )        (0.02 )       
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.08 )       (0.26 )        (0.31 )        (0.26 )        (0.21 )        (0.21 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

                 $10.65       $10.43        $10.18        $10.56        $10.91        $10.66
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       2.85 %       5.16 %        (0.75 )%        (0.81 )%        4.32 %        2.91 %

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

       $8,093       $8,630        $14,863        $17,554        $20,197        $22,691

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                            

Gross Expense

       1.37 %(c)       1.33 %        1.28 %        1.24 %        1.22 %        1.22 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.83 %(c)       0.83 %        0.84 %        0.84 %        0.84 %        0.84 %

Net Investment Income

       1.44 %(c)       1.50 %        1.43 %        1.50 %        1.76 %        1.93 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       35 %       45 %        64 %        32 %        24 %        31 %
                            
 CLASS I    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2019
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
   Year Ended
April 30, 2018
   Year Ended
April 30, 2017
   Year Ended
April 30, 2016
   Year Ended
April 30, 2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.43       $10.19        $10.57        $10.92        $10.67        $10.57

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                            

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.09       0.18        0.18        0.19        0.22        0.23

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

                            

on Investments

       0.23       0.35        (0.22 )        (0.25 )        0.27        0.10
    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.32       0.53        (0.04 )        (0.06 )        0.49        0.33
    

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                            

Net Investment Income

       (0.09 )       (0.18 )        (0.18 )        (0.19 )        (0.22 )        (0.23 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.11 )        (0.16 )        (0.10 )        (0.02 )       
    

 

 

 

Total Distributions        (0.09 )       (0.29 )        (0.34 )        (0.29 )        (0.24 )        (0.23 )
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $10.66       $10.43        $10.19        $10.57        $10.92        $10.67
    

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       3.07 %       5.32 %        (0.50 )%        (0.55 )%        4.58 %        3.17 %

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

       $54,069       $53,379        $56,626        $67,991        $63,704        $63,702

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                            

Gross Expense

       1.12 %(c)       1.09 %        1.03 %        0.99 %        0.98 %        0.97 %

Net Expenses(d)

       0.58 %(c)       0.58 %        0.59 %        0.59 %        0.59 %        0.59 %

Net Investment Income

       1.69 %(c)       1.76 %        1.68 %        1.75 %        2.01 %        2.18 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       35 %       45 %        64 %        32 %        24 %        31 %

 

(a)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

The investment advisor and other service providers waived or reimbursed a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   48

    

 

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 12 portfolios, 5 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 7 funds are presented in separate reports.

 

     Fund    Investment Goal

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund
(“Broad Market Bond Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks to provide current income and secondarily, capital growth.

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
(“Intermediate-Term Bond Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks to provide current income and secondarily, capital growth.

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund
(“Short-Term Bond Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks to provide current income.

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund
(“Municipal Bond Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund
(“New York Municipal Bond Fund”)(n)

   The Fund seeks to provide current income that is exempt from both federal and New York personal income taxes.

(d)   Diversified

  

(n)   Non-diversified

  

The Trust offers 6 classes of shares: Class A, Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class, Class I and Institutional Class. Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class and Institutional Class are not available for the Funds. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Investment Valuation – The Funds utilize a Fair Value approach. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:

 

   

investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at net asset value (“NAV”);

 

   

for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost provided such amount approximates fair value; and

 

   

for all other securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”).

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, investments in open-end regulated investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

 

    

 

 

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49   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    

 

    

Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.

At October 31, 2019, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

       
  Fund/Counterparty    Repurchase
Agreements
            Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
(1)
            Cash Collateral
Received
(1)
            Net Amount(2)         

Broad Market Bond Fund

                           

Bank of Montreal

   $ 947,421           $ 947,421         $           $     

BNP Paribas SA

     3,681,034             3,681,034                           

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     3,681,034             3,681,034                           

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     3,681,034             3,681,034                           

ING Financial Markets LLC

     3,681,034             3,681,034                           

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

    

 

3,681,034

 

 

 

         

 

3,681,034

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

  
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    
       
   $         19,352,591           $         19,352,591         $                     —           $                     —     
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    

Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

                           

Bank of Montreal

     62,512             62,512                           

BNP Paribas SA

     241,122             241,122                           

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     241,122             241,122                           

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     241,122             241,122                           

ING Financial Markets LLC

     241,122             241,122                           

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

    

 

241,122

 

 

 

         

 

241,122

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

  
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    
       
   $         1,268,122           $         1,268,122         $                     —           $                     —     
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    

Short-Term Bond Fund

                           

Bank of Montreal

     53,413             53,413                           

BNP Paribas SA

     204,161             204,161                           

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

     204,161             204,161                           

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     204,161             204,161                           

ING Financial Markets LLC

     204,161             204,161                           

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

    

 

204,161

 

 

 

         

 

204,161

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

  
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    
       
   $         1,074,218           $         1,074,218         $                     —           $                     —     
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

  (1) 

The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

  (2) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   50

    

 

Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.

All Funds offer multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly.

Federal Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of their income. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income tax or excise tax are necessary.

Withholding taxes and where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes, on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended October 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions – The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. A Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

Dollar Roll Transactions – The Intermediate-Term Bond Fund and Broad Market Bond Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, with respect to mortgage securities issued by GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC, in which the Funds sell mortgage securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agree to accept substantially similar (same type, coupon, maturity) securities at a later date at an agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions, which are treated as purchases and sales, will not exceed 12 months. There were no dollar roll transactions outstanding during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Funds. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities owned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day.

Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the portfolios of investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”

The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


51   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    

 

    

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.

At October 31, 2019, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

     
  Fund    Value of
      Securities      
on Loan
 

Cash

Collateral
      Received
(1)      

        Net Amount(2)       
  Broad Market Bond Fund      $ 18,943,623     $ 18,943,623     $
   
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund        1,237,435       1,237,435      
   
  Short-Term Bond Fund        1,043,009              1,043,009                    

 

  (1) 

Collateral with a value of $19,352,591, $1,268,122 and $1,074,218, respectively, has been received in connection with securities lending transactions.

  (2) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

3.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

As of April 30, 2019, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosure. The Funds’ federal tax returns filed for the years ended 2018, 2017 and 2016, as well as the current tax year, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The tax character of distributions for the corresponding fiscal year ends were as follows:

 

             
  Fund        Ordinary    
Income*
           

2019

Tax Exempt
Income

     Long-Term
  Capital Gains  
       Ordinary  
Income*
    

2018

Tax Exempt
Income

     Long-Term
  Capital Gains  
 
  Broad Market Bond Fund    $ 13,684,821         $         $         $ 11,690,654         $         $ —      
           
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund      1,814,403                     31,638           1,865,232                     238,806      
           
  Short-Term Bond Fund      995,560                               1,020,572                     —      
           
  Municipal Bond Fund      105,114           6,311,677                     72,377           5,581,748           2,297,416      
           
  New York Municipal Bond Fund      40,199           1,097,326           719,746           86,820           1,270,962           1,114,523      

 

   *

For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

As of April 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

             
  Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    

Other

Timing
Differences

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Late Year  
Loss
Deferrals  
  Broad Market                                    
  Bond Fund      $1,229,259         $         $—         $(1,204,572)          $1,570,198           $(2,591,828)        $— 
             
  Intermediate-Term                                    
  Bond Fund      149,204                          (148,660        354,686           (118,974     
             
  Short-Term                                    
  Bond Fund      88,521                          (83,834        122,323           (1,456,321     
             
  Municipal Bond Fund                535,913                (537,419        8,793,170           (1,786,402     
             
  New York Municipal                                    
  Bond Fund                85,827                (86,077        1,252,207           (131,098     

At April 30, 2019, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards which will reduce each Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the (“Code”) and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax.

 

     
  Fund    Short-Term
No Expiration
   Long-Term
No Expiration
   Total Capital
Loss
Carryforwards 
  Broad Market Bond Fund      $ 740,581      $ 1,851,247      $ 2,591,828
     
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund        6,390        112,584        118,974
     
  Short-Term Bond Fund        595,448        860,873        1,456,321
     
  Municipal Bond Fund        1,786,402               1,786,402
     
  New York Municipal Bond               
     
  Fund        125,109        5,989        131,098
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   52

    

 

4.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”) serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.

 

 
  Fund     Advisory Fee  
Annual Rate
  Broad Market Bond Fund       0.45 %
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund       0.45 %
  Short-Term Bond Fund       0.40 %
  Municipal Bond Fund       0.45 %
  New York Municipal Bond Fund       0.45 %

WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2020, so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, or other extraordinary expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.

The contractual expense limitations are as follows:

 

 
     Contractual
  Expense Limitations  
 
 
  Fund    Class A      Class I  
  Broad Market Bond Fund      0.84%            0.49%    
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund      0.84%            0.49%    
  Short-Term Bond Fund      0.73%            0.48%    
  Municipal Bond Fund      0.74%            0.49%    
  New York Municipal Bond Fund*      0.82%            0.57%    

 

  *

Prior to August 31, 2019, the New York Municipal Bond Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.83% and 0.58% for Class A and Class I, respectively.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. The fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. The fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administrative personnel and services fees.”

 

   
  Administrator    Maximum
Fee
     Average Aggregate Daily Net 
Assets of the Trust

  WFMC

     0.040%       

on the first $5 billion

     0.030%       

on the next $2 billion

     0.025%       

on the next $3 billion

     0.018%       

on assets in excess of $10 billion

   

  BNYM

     0.0175%       

on the first $15 billion

     0.0150%       

on the next $10 billion

     0.0125%       

on assets in excess of $25 billion

WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.

Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.

The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates), may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

 

    

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


53   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    

 

    

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received a portion of the fees paid by the Funds which are listed below:

 

 
  Fund   

Distribution  
Fees  

from Class A  

  Broad Market Bond Fund    $   2,835      
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund    1,132      
  Short-Term Bond Fund    4,946      
  Municipal Bond Fund    27,744      
  New York Municipal Bond Fund    8,998      

Sales Charges – The Class A shares of all the Funds bear front-end sales charges.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T received the amounts listed below from sales charges on the sale of Class A shares.

 

 
  Fund    Sales Charges  
from Class A  
  Broad Market Bond Fund    $347          
  Short-Term Bond Fund    67          
  Municipal Bond Fund    718          
  New York Municipal Bond Fund    302          

Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Class A and Class I shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&T has entered into a Shareholders Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s shares for whom M&T provides shareholder services. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T received a portion of the fees paid by the following Funds which are listed below:

 

 
  Fund    Shareholder Services  
Fee  
  Broad Market Bond Fund    $1,034
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund         375

Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.

BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.

General – Certain Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.

 

5.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities, for the six months ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

     Investments  
  Fund    Purchases      Sales  
  Broad Market Bond Fund    $ 74,988,941      $ 124,696,128  
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund      7,417,799        22,392,793  
  Short-Term Bond Fund      14,482,199        12,312,048  
  Municipal Bond Fund      168,863,351        170,420,644  
  New York Municipal Bond Fund      22,487,906        21,196,910  

Purchases and sales of investments of U.S. Government Securities for the six months ended October 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

 

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  Fund

  U.S. Government Securities    
  Purchases     Sales  
  Broad Market Bond Fund   $ 9,598,682         $14,797,708  
  Intermediate-Term Bond Fund     2,689,551         10,256,590  
  Short-Term Bond Fund     27,235,377         30,484,341  

 

6.

CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Since New York Municipal Bond Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at October 31, 2019, 15.3% of New York Municipal Bond Fund’s total market value of the securities in the portfolio of investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Overnight Rates (“LIBOR”), has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. The transition process away from LIBOR may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition process may also result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. Volatility, the potential reduction in value, and/or the hedge effectiveness of financial instruments may be heightened for financial instruments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on any of the Funds or on financial instruments in which a Fund invests, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to a Fund.

 

7.

LINE OF CREDIT

The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the greater of the Federal Funds Rate or the overnight LIBOR. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion. The termination date of the current LOC is April 2, 2020.

The Trust did not utilize the LOC for the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

8.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (the “ASU”) which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement are to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by facilitating clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of each Fund’s financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU No. 2018-13 and has elected to early adopt all aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures.

 

9.

OTHER FUND INFORMATION

At a meeting held on June 5, 2019, the Trustees, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) audit reports on the financial statements of each Fund in the Trust did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Trust and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Trust nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the each Fund’s financial statements.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no additional material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

    

 

 

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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND APPROVAL OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 4–5, 2019 (the “September Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into three Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On July 19, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (together, the “Adviser”) and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”) concerning the Advisory Agreements between the three multi-manager Funds (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). The Adviser provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each such Advisory Agreement and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

On August 21, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel, after which the Independent Trustees met in executive session with Counsel, to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser and to continue the evaluation of the Advisory Agreements with the Sub-Advisers, as appropriate. The Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:

 

   

Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund;

 

   

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data;

 

   

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data;

 

   

Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and custom peer groups, as applicable;

 

   

Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund;

 

   

The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser;

 

   

For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs of those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and;

 

   

The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant.

During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements and concluded that, for each Fund, the level of profitability did not appear unreasonably high.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:

 

   

The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements;

 

 

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The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and

   

Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate was above the Fund’s expense group median and that the Fund’s total expense ratio was below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board considered management’s views concerning the markets for fixed income securities and that the Fund’s underperformance could be attributed to the Fund’s strategy of maintaining a shorter duration than the index; and its conservative management relative to its peers, including its overweight to the very short end of the yield curve, which underperformed on a duration-neutral basis. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one- and five-year periods and below the peer group average for the three-year period ended June 30, 2019. The Board considered management’s views concerning the markets for fixed income securities and that the Fund’s underperformance could be attributed to the Fund’s conservative management relative to its peers, including its strategy of maintaining a shorter duration than its benchmark and that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board considered management’s views concerning the markets for fixed income securities and that the Fund’s underperformance could be attributed to the Fund’s conservative management relative to its peers, including its shorter duration when compared to that of its benchmark as interest rates decreased. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

 

    

 

 

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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

For periods prior to the quarter ending July 31, 2019, the Funds have filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Electronic Delivery

Wilmington Funds encourages you to sign up for electronic delivery of investor materials. By doing so you will receive information faster, help lower shareholder costs, and reduce the impact to the environment. To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

  1.)

Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com and select “Individual Investors”

  2.)

Click on the link “Sign up for Electronic Delivery”

  3.)

Login to your account or create new user ID

  4.)

Select E-Delivery Consent from the available options, and

  5.)

Complete the information requested, including providing the email address where you would like to receive notification for electronic documents.

* If you hold your account through a financial intermediary, please contact your advisor to request electronic delivery of investor materials.

Householding

In an effort to reduce volume of mail you receive, only one copy of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report, SAI and proxy statements will be sent to shareholders who are part of the same family and share the same address.

If you would like to request additional copies of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report or SAI, or wish to opt out of householding mailings, please contact Shareholder Services at 1-800-836-2211, or write to Wilmington Funds, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940-8025.

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

June 8, 2012

The Wilmington Funds, their distributor and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.

Information The Funds Collect:

The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

   

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income.

 

   

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances.

 

   

We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers.

Information Sharing Policy

The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:

 

   

We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders.

 

   

We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney.

 

   

We may disclose some or all of the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes.

Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

Information Security:

When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.

The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.

Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

Employee Access to Information:

Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.

Visiting The Funds’ Website:

The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.

 

    

 

 

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Information or data entered into a website will be retained.

 

   

Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website.

 

   

We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party.

E-mail:

If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.

Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836-2211.

Surveys/Aggregate Data:

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement:

The effective date of this policy is June 8, 2012. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. When it is revised or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.

Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement

 

 

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   Investment Advisor    Distributor
  

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Sub-Advisor

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Co-Administrator

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

  

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

 

Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street, Suite 1800

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WT-SAR-FI-1019

 

Wilmington Funds | 1-800-836-2211 | www.wilmingtonfunds.com

We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.


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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (“U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund”)


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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

  

 

 

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WILMINGTON FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

  

 

 

Shareholder Expense Example

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Portfolios of Investments

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

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Statements of Operations

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreements      20  


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Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”), covering the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period of May 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Trust’s holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Trust’s investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Trust’s semi-annual fiscal year period.

The economy

The U.S. economy continued to expand, albeit at a more modest pace than in 2018, as robust consumer spending and a strong labor market offset weakness in the manufacturing sector and business investment. After an upbeat start to the year, growth in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) maintained a positive trajectory, but decelerated, posting quarter-over-quarter annualized growth rates of 2.0% and 1.9% in the second and third quarters, respectively. An escalating trade war with China and fears that a global slowdown might spread contagion to the United States, led the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) to cut interest rates three times this year to a range of 1.50%-1.75%. The U.S. labor market tightened further, dropping to a 3.6% unemployment rate, a near five-decade low. Although wage growth began to show signs of life, inflation drifted below the Fed’s 2% target with the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index1 (excludes the volatile components of food and energy) dropping to 1.7%. The Fed has signaled that they are on hold for now, and the market is not expecting cuts or hikes in the near term.

Economic activity outside of the U.S. was less encouraging, but downside risks appear to be receding. Growth in Europe was sluggish, while China expanded at its slowest pace in three decades. Heightened uncertainty and a decline in business investment—both byproducts of the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit—hit international economies the hardest, particularly in export-dependent countries such as Germany. Over the past month, the balance of risks has improved markedly with the U.S. and China moving toward a trade pact and a no-deal Brexit looking less likely. Synchronized easing across global central banks strengthens the case for a future recovery in economic activity, in our view.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets generated strong returns between May and October, as interest rates plummeted. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to an all-time low and the benchmark 10-year yield dropped by nearly a third alongside a flurry of dovish central bank activity. Global economic weakness, escalating trade tensions, and the inversion of the yield curve triggered a flight to quality that benefited taxable investment-grade credit over high yield. Tax-exempt bonds performed well as strong inflows outpaced new supply, which was below historical levels.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain Bloomberg Barclays indices performed as follows:2

 

      Bloomberg

      Barclays  U.S.

      Treasury  Bond

      Index3

  

Bloomberg

Barclays U.S.

Aggregate Bond

Index4

  

 

Bloomberg

Barclays U.S.

Credit Bond

Index5

  

Bloomberg

Barclays

Municipal Bond

Index6

  

Bloomberg    

Barclays U.S.    

Corporate High Yield    

Bond Index7     

      5.85%

   5.71%    7.46%    3.54%    2.69%    

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

    

 

 

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Equity markets

After a solid start to the year, U.S. large-cap equities retained leadership during this period as better-than-feared corporate earnings, supportive monetary policy, and trade optimism contributed to strong returns. Equity markets were particularly volatile. The CBOE Volatility Index8 (VIX) hit its highest level of the year in early August, while three major pullbacks impacted the key regions. International equity markets, which are more leveraged to global trade, struggled to keep pace with the U.S. emerging markets, as a strong U.S. dollar and investors’ preference for safe-haven assets served as critical headwinds. A retrenchment in economic activity throughout the period hurt U.S. small-cap stocks, which are more cyclical than large-cap peers. The strongest leg of performance for all segments came with a recent easing of geopolitical tensions as renewed risk appetite supported outperformance of international and U.S. small-cap equities later in the period.

For the six-month period May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

    

 

Russell

        MSCI Emerging            
            S&P 500®    2000®    MSCI EAFE    Markets (Net)            
            Index9    Index10    (Net) Index11    Index12             

            4.16%

   -1.09%    3.35%    -1.67%            

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Dominick J. D’Eramo, CFA

President

November 19, 2019

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE


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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.

All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity Securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.

You could lose money by investing in the money market funds. Although the money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in money market funds is not a deposit of M&T Bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The investment advisor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the investment advisor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

1. The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, also known as the core PCE price index, is released as part of the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report. The core index makes it easier to see the underlying inflation trend by excluding two categories – food and energy – where prices tend to swing up and down more dramatically and more often than other prices. The core PCE price index is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it conducts monetary policy.

2. Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices.

3. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

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6. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

7. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg Barclays EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

8. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a real-time market index that represents the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility. Derived from the price inputs of the S&P 500 index options, it provides a measure of U.S. stock market risk and investors’ sentiments.

9. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

10. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $128 million to $1.3 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

11. MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

12. MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 26 emerging market country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index.

    

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to 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. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

Actual Expenses

This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

5/01/19

 

Ending

Account Value

10/31/19

 

Expenses Paid

During
Period
1

 

Annualized Net

Expense Ratio2

WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

       

Actual

               

Administrative Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.30     $ 3.13       0.62 %

Institutional Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.10     $ 1.36       0.27 %

Select Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.60     $ 1.87       0.37 %

Service Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.60     $ 3.89       0.77 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

               

Administrative Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.02     $ 3.15       0.62 %

Institutional Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.78     $ 1.37       0.27 %

Select Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.28     $ 1.88       0.37 %

Service Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.27     $ 3.91       0.77 %
WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND                

Actual

               

Administrative Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.20     $ 3.03       0.60 %

Institutional Class3

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.70     $ 0.11       0.25 %

Select Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.50     $ 1.77       0.35 %

Service Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.50     $ 3.78       0.75 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

               

Administrative Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.12     $ 3.05       0.60 %

Institutional Class3

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.88     $ 1.27       0.25 %

Select Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.38     $ 1.78       0.35 %

Service Class

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.37     $ 3.81       0.75 %

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period).

 

(2)

Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

 

(3)

The class commenced operations on October 16, 2019. The ending account value for Actual uses the performance since inception and is not annualized and the expenses paid during the period for Actual are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 16/366 (to reflect the actual days since inception).

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

    

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

U.S. Government Agency Obligations        51.8 %
Repurchase Agreements        38.6 %
U.S. Treasury Obligations        9.0 %
Money Market Funds        0.7 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net1        (0.1 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

    

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 51.8%

 

FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB) – 6.7%

 

2.19%, 12/09/19

   $    47,000,000      $ 46,893,832  

1.99%, 1/02/20

     15,000,000        14,949,625  

2.07%, 1/23/20

     22,000,000        21,897,541  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.06%), 1.68%, 1/27/20D

     50,000,000        49,989,805  

2.02%, 2/03/20

     25,000,000        24,871,403  

1.68%, 2/20/20

     64,000,000        63,674,400  

(1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.05%), 1.89%, 2/21/20D

     20,000,000        20,005,500  

(1 Month USD LIBOR - 0.04%), 1.89%, 3/11/20D

     35,000,000        34,999,513  

1.87%, 4/16/20

     50,000,000        49,577,861  

(1 Month USD LIBOR - 0.01%), 1.90%, 9/15/20D

     50,000,000        49,998,290  

1.65%, 10/13/20

     22,300,000        22,305,781  

(3 Month USD LIBOR - 0.13%), 2.04%, 11/16/20D

     50,000,000        49,996,091  

(1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.01%), 1.93%, 1/12/21D

     50,000,000        49,997,031  

(SOFRRATE + 0.11%), 1.93%, 1/15/21D

     20,000,000        20,000,000  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.23%), 1.86%, 5/26/21D

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.30%), 1.93%, 8/02/21D

     25,000,000        25,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB)

      $ 569,156,673  

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

     Value   

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 25.8%

 

(3 Month USD LIBOR - 0.13%), 2.13%, 11/01/19D

   $   100,000,000      $ 100,000,000  

2.06%, 11/06/19

     150,000,000        149,957,917  

1.96%, 11/20/19

     433,000,000        432,560,405  

(1 Month USD LIBOR - 0.05%), 1.80%, 11/21/19D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

1.76%, 11/22/19

     69,000,000        68,930,247  

(SOFRRATE + 0.02%), 1.84%, 11/27/19D

     36,500,000        36,500,000  

2.01%, 11/27/19

     39,000,000        38,944,568  

(SOFRRATE + 0.03%), 1.85%, 12/06/19D

     60,000,000        60,000,000  

1.73%, 12/10/19

     100,000,000        99,815,834  

1.98%, 12/11/19

     74,400,000        74,239,544  

1.98%, 12/13/19

     49,500,000        49,387,676  

1.73%, 1/03/20

     50,000,000        49,851,250  

1.71%, 1/08/20

     85,615,000        85,343,315  

1.68%, 1/10/20

     88,431,000        88,147,284  

1.67%, 1/17/20

     50,000,000        49,824,076  

(SOFRRATE + 0.01%), 1.83%, 1/17/20D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.05%), 1.87%, 1/17/20D

     45,000,000        45,000,000  

1.69%, 1/21/20

     100,000,000        99,627,625  

1.66%, 1/29/20

     50,000,000        49,798,885  

1.65%, 2/25/20

     100,000,000        99,478,000  

(1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.05%), 1.87%, 3/23/20D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.03%), 1.85%, 3/27/20D

     19,000,000        19,000,000  

1.66%, 4/22/20

     79,000,000        78,385,744  
 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (continued)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value   

(SOFRRATE + 0.03%), 1.85%, 4/22/20D

   $ 30,000,000      $ 30,000,000  

1.65%, 4/29/20

     26,000,000        25,790,700  

(SOFRRATE + 0.02%), 1.84%, 5/22/20D

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.10%), 1.92%, 7/17/20D

     30,000,000        30,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.04%), 1.86%, 8/25/20D

     26,000,000        26,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.10%), 1.92%, 12/23/20D

     90,400,000        90,400,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.04%), 1.86%, 2/09/21D

     30,000,000        30,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB)

      $ 2,181,983,070  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 17.1%

 

  

2.19%, 11/13/19

     150,000,000        149,893,000  

2.19%, 11/19/19

     64,731,000        64,661,738  

1.96%, 12/12/19

     50,000,000        49,890,667  

2.08%, 12/18/19

     75,000,000        74,801,229  

1.88%, 1/02/20

     50,000,000        49,841,556  

1.91%, 1/17/20

     150,000,000        149,400,042  

1.94%, 1/21/20

     126,294,000        125,754,093  

1.67%, 1/22/20

     133,334,000        132,834,709  

1.87%, 1/24/20

     100,000,000        99,573,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.00%), 1.82%, 2/12/20D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

1.71%, 3/05/20

     165,000,000        164,043,576  

1.65%, 3/27/20

     35,244,000        35,012,300  

(SOFRRATE + 0.00%), 1.82%, 4/16/20D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.01%), 1.83%, 5/13/20D

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.01%), 1.83%, 7/22/20D

     100,000,000        100,000,000  

(SOFRRATE + 0.03%), 1.85%, 8/21/20D

     100,000,000        100,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 1,445,705,910  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 2.2%

 

1.99%, 11/20/19

     74,944,000        74,866,870  

1.87%, 12/13/19

     50,000,000        49,892,667  

1.78%, 1/02/20

     30,000,000        29,909,583  

(3 Month USD LIBOR - 0.15%), 1.98%, 3/13/20D

     37,400,000        37,396,215  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 192,065,335  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $4,388,910,988)

 

 

   $ 4,388,910,988  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 9.0%

 

  

U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 3.8%

 

1.96%, 12/12/19

     75,000,000        74,836,000  

2.09%, 1/30/20

     50,000,000        49,745,500  

1.88%, 2/27/20

     75,000,000        74,547,667  

1.87%, 3/12/20

     125,000,000        124,163,083  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS

      $ 323,292,250  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 5.2%

     

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.00%), 1.64%, 1/31/20D

     25,000,000        24,999,746  
 Description    Par Value      Value   

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.03%), 1.67%, 4/30/20D

   $ 50,000,000      $ 50,001,654  

1.38%, 5/31/20

     50,000,000        49,922,481  

1.50%, 7/15/20

     75,000,000        74,931,552  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.05%), 1.68%, 10/31/20D

     60,570,000        60,570,000  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 1.78%, 4/30/21D

     125,000,000        124,990,200  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.22%), 1.86%, 7/31/21D

     49,934,000        49,946,823  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 435,362,456  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $758,654,706)

 

 

   $ 758,654,706  
     
    

Number of

Shares

        
MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.7%      

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.73%^

     63,754,975      $ 63,754,975  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $63,754,975)

      $ 63,754,975  
     
     Par Value         
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 38.6%

 

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $370,017,781, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities and cash collateral, 0.00% to 7.50%, maturing 4/23/20 to 2/15/48; total market value of $374,907,356.

   $ 370,000,000      $ 370,000,000  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.72%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $420,020,067, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.25%, maturing 11/07/19 to 2/15/43; total market value of $428,400,000.

     420,000,000        420,000,000  

Mizuho Securities USA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $450,021,625, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency, 2.89% to 3.50%, maturing 2/01/27 to 9/01/49; total market value of $459,000,001.

     450,000,000        450,000,000  

Mizuho Securities USA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $475,022,826, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 3.13%, maturing 11/15/28; total market value of $484,500,000.

     475,000,000        475,000,000  

RBC Capital Markets LLC, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $1,000,048,056, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 5.00%, maturing 1/15/20 to 6/01/51; total market value of $1,020,000,000.

     1,000,000,000        1,000,000,000  
 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (concluded)

 

Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  

TD Securities, Inc., 1.75%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/01/19, repurchase price $550,026,736, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency, 3.00% to 4.50%, maturing 8/01/46 to 10/01/49; total market value of $566,500,001.

   $  550,000,000      $ 550,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $3,265,000,000)

 

 

   $ 3,265,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%

(COST $8,476,320,669)

 

 

   $ 8,476,320,669  
OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (0.1)%

 

     (8,839,972
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 8,467,480,697  
     

 

 

 
 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is the same as for financial statement purposes.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    

 

Level 1

      

 

Level 2

      

 

Level 3

      

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

                 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

   $        $ 4,388,910,988        $                 —        $ 4,388,910,988  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              758,654,706                   758,654,706  

Money Market Fund

     63,754,975                            63,754,975  

Repurchase Agreements

              3,265,000,000                   3,265,000,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 63,754,975        $ 8,412,565,694        $        $ 8,476,320,669  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

^

7-Day net yield.

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date, and the date shown is the final maturity date, not the next reset or put date. Information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floors and caps.

 

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

The following acronyms are used throughout this Fund:

 

LIBOR

  

London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

  

Limited Liability Corporation

SOFRRATE

  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD

  

United States Dollar

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


5

 

    

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

At October 31, 2019, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Obligations        53.5 %
Repurchase Agreements        47.9 %
Other Assets and Liabilities – Net1        (1.4 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %

 

(1)

Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

                                                                      

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 Description   

 

Par Value

     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 53.5%

 

  

U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 38.7%

 

  

2.03%, 11/07/19

   $ 47,300,000      $ 47,284,312  

1.98%, 11/19/19

     100,000,000        99,902,500  

1.96%, 12/12/19

     25,000,000        24,945,333  

1.69%, 12/17/19

     50,000,000        49,893,625  

2.10%, 12/26/19

     75,000,000        74,764,799  

2.09%, 1/02/20

     14,795,000        14,743,020  

1.91%, 1/16/20

     125,000,000        124,507,583  

1.90%, 2/06/20

     50,000,000        49,749,417  

1.88%, 2/27/20

     25,000,000        24,849,222  

1.88%, 3/12/20

     50,000,000        49,664,958  

1.73%, 4/09/20

     50,000,000        49,624,444  

1.66%, 4/16/20

     50,000,000        49,624,250  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS

 

   $  659,553,463  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 14.8%

 

  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.00%), 1.64%, 1/31/20D

     25,000,000        24,997,999  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.03%), 1.67%, 4/30/20D

     50,000,000        50,001,654  

1.50%, 7/15/20

     20,130,000        20,111,629  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.04%), 1.68%, 7/31/20D

     50,000,000        49,964,468  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.05%), 1.68%, 10/31/20D

     6,000,000        6,000,000  

 

 

 Description

   Par Value      Value  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 1.78%, 4/30/21D

   $ 100,000,000      $ 99,962,952  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 251,038,702  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $910,592,165)

 

 

   $  910,592,165  
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 47.9%

 

  

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19, repurchase price $155,007,449, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 1.50% to 2.88%, maturing 10/31/23 to 11/15/46; total market value of $158,107,640.

   $ 155,000,000      $ 155,000,000  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.72%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19, repurchase price $85,004,061, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 1.63% to 7.88%, maturing 2/15/21 to 5/15/46; total market value of $86,700,014.

     85,000,000        85,000,000  

Mizuho Securities USA, 1.73%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19, repurchase price $125,006,007, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 3.13%, maturing 11/15/28; total market value of $127,500,000.

     125,000,000        125,000,000  

RBC Capital Markets LLC, 1.72%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19, repurchase price $450,021,500, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 1.75% to 3.88%, maturing 8/15/21 to 4/15/29; total market value of $459,000,014.

     450,000,000        450,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $815,000,000)

 

 

   $ 815,000,000  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS          6

 

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (concluded)

 

 

Description

   Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.4%

(COST $1,725,592,165)

   $ 1,725,592,165  
OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS – (1.4%)      (23,398,264
  

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 1,702,193,901  
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

Cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes is the same as for financial statement purposes.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments in Securities

                

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  $        $ 910,592,165        $        $ 910,592,165  

Repurchase Agreements

             815,000,000                   815,000,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $                    —        $ 1,725,592,165        $                    —        $ 1,725,592,165  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date, and the date shown in the final maturity date, not the next reset or put date. Information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floors and caps.

 

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

The following acronym is used throughout this Fund:

LLC                    Limited Liability Corporation

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


7          STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

    

 
 October 31, 2019 (unaudited)       

Wilmington

U.S. Government

Money Market

Fund

      

Wilmington

U.S. Treasury

Money Market

Fund

 
ASSETS:            

Investments, at identified cost

     $ 8,476,320,669            $ 1,725,592,165      
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments in repurchase agreements, at value

     $ 3,265,000,000        $ 815,000,000  

Investments in securities, at value

       5,211,320,669          910,592,165  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS        8,476,320,669          1,725,592,165  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income receivable

       4,219,742          172,443  

Receivable for shares sold

       874,450          137,078  

Prepaid assets

       40,399          38,712  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
TOTAL ASSETS        8,481,455,260          1,725,940,398  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
LIABILITIES:            

Payable to custodian

                20,885,514  

Payable for investments purchased

       523,655           

Income distribution payable

       9,899,104          2,109,000  

Payable for shares redeemed

                96,588  

Payable for Trustees’ fees

       6,240          6,240  

Payable for administrative personnel and services fees

       207,142          43,084  

Payable for distribution services fees

       510,426          64,891  

Payable for shareholder services fees

       738,198          140,727  

Payable for investment advisory fees

       1,419,009          248,697  

Other accrued expenses

       670,789          151,756  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
TOTAL LIABILITIES        13,974,563          23,746,497  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
NET ASSETS      $ 8,467,480,697        $ 1,702,193,901  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:            

Paid-in capital

     $ 8,467,449,670        $ 1,702,187,473  

Distributable earnings (loss)

       31,027          6,428  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS      $ 8,467,480,697        $ 1,702,193,901  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:            

Administrative Class

           

Net Assets

     $ 1,476,526,424        $ 315,885,586  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

       1,476,767,844          315,923,154  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

     $ 1.000        $ 1.000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class

           

Net Assets

     $ 1,064,530,843        $ 50,000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

       1,064,592,915          50,000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

     $ 1.000        $ 1.000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Select Class

           

Net Assets

     $ 4,756,668,030        $ 1,386,172,462  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

       4,757,111,619          1,386,183,350  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

     $ 1.000        $ 1.000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Service Class

           

Net Assets

     $ 1,169,755,400        $ 85,853  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

       1,169,709,687          85,851  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per share

     $ 1.000        $ 1.000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS           8

 

   
  Six Months Ended October 31, 2019 (unaudited)       

Wilmington

U.S. Government

    Money Market Fund    

 

Wilmington

U.S. Treasury

    Money Market Fund    

INVESTMENT INCOME:           

Dividends

       $ 570,920     $ 156,560

Interest

         85,362,101       17,369,377
      

 

 

     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME          85,933,021       17,525,937
      

 

 

     

 

 

 
EXPENSES:           

Investment advisory fees

         9,494,251       1,969,741

Administrative personnel and services fees

         1,186,095       246,178

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

         671,785       144,875

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

         33,321       6,697

Custodian fees

         71,821       21,808

Trustees’ fees

         27,166       27,166

Professional fees

         49,312       45,298

Distribution services fee—Administrative Class

         1,589,751       347,930

Distribution services fee—Service Class

         1,417,444       135

Shareholder services fee— Administrative Class

         1,589,751       347,930

Shareholder services fee— Select Class

         5,380,087       1,621,669

Shareholder services fee— Service Class

         1,417,444       135

Share registration costs

         35,874       25,405

Printing and postage

         86,757       8,836

Miscellaneous

         185,939       61,331
      

 

 

     

 

 

 
TOTAL EXPENSES          23,236,798       4,875,134
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

         (1,588,528 )       (587,592 )

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Administrative Class

         (952,279 )       (208,471 )

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Select Class

         (3,223,327 )       (973,587 )

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Service Class

         (454 )      
      

 

 

     

 

 

 
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS          (5,764,588 )       (1,769,650 )
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses

         17,472,210       3,105,484
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

         68,460,811       14,420,453
      

 

 

     

 

 

 
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:           

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         26,362       7,002
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

         26,362       7,002
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

    Change in net assets resulting from operations

       $ 68,487,173     $ 14,427,455
      

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


9          STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

   
     Wilmington
U.S.  Government
Money Market Fund
   Wilmington
U.S.  Treasury
Money Market Fund
   
       
    

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30,

2019

  

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30,

2019

   
OPERATIONS:                      

Net investment income

     $ 68,460,811          $ 112,042,656               $ 14,420,453          $ 22,930,187         

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       26,362       6,231        7,002       6,288    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       68,487,173       112,048,887        14,427,455       22,936,475    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                      

Administrative Class

       (10,526,752 )       (22,569,370 )        (2,257,561 )       (4,975,018 )    

Institutional Class

       (8,710,790 )       (10,428,860 )        (36 )          

Select Class

       (40,737,452 )       (61,807,693 )        (12,162,045 )       (17,954,316 )    

Service Class

       (8,485,817 )       (17,236,747 )        (811 )       (854 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
       
Total distributions to shareholders        (68,460,811 )       (112,042,670 )        (14,420,453 )       (22,930,188 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                      

Proceeds from sale of shares

                     

Administrative Class

       2,559,459,373       5,088,350,602        446,896,251       1,131,372,451    

Institutional Class

       1,899,186,086       1,585,136,902        50,000          

Select Class

       5,051,324,465       9,292,845,289        1,477,788,238       3,897,796,606    

Service Class

       1,660,464,976       3,125,890,676        101,000       151,887    

Distributions reinvested

                     

Administrative Class

       481       1,085        25,856       24,993    

Institutional Class

       130,125       399,301                 

Select Class

       3,579,132       5,136,312        873,959       1,891,396    

Service Class

       2,681,773       4,965,924        811       842    

Cost of shares redeemed

                     

Administrative Class

       (2,380,223,167 )       (4,987,743,339 )        (414,361,363 )       (1,188,864,124 )    

Institutional Class

       (1,261,903,314 )       (1,862,857,258 )                 

Select Class

       (4,708,365,719 )       (8,161,827,482 )        (1,296,134,049 )       (3,486,260,690 )    

Service Class

       (1,684,605,587 )       (3,189,828,167 )        (101,000 )       (111,035 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       1,141,728,624       900,469,845        215,139,703       356,002,326    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

Change in net assets

       1,141,754,986       900,476,062        215,146,705       356,008,613    
NET ASSETS:                      

Beginning of period

       7,325,725,711       6,425,249,649        1,487,047,196       1,131,038,583    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

End of period

     $ 8,467,480,697     $ 7,325,725,711      $ 1,702,193,901     $ 1,487,047,196    
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)          10

 

   
     Wilmington
U.S.  Government
Money Market Fund
  Wilmington
U.S.  Treasury
Money Market Fund
   
       
    

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30,

2019

 

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30,

2019

   
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                     

Shares sold

                    

Administrative Class

       2,559,459,373            5,088,350,602                446,896,251            1,131,372,451         

Institutional Class

       1,899,186,086       1,585,136,902       50,000          

Select Class

       5,051,324,465       9,292,845,289       1,477,788,238       3,897,796,606    

Service Class

       1,660,464,976       3,125,890,676       101,000       151,887    

Distributions reinvested

                    

Administrative Class

       481       1,085       25,856       24,993    

Institutional Class

       130,125       399,301                

Select Class

       3,579,132       5,136,312       873,959       1,891,396    

Service Class

       2,681,773       4,965,924       811       842    

Shares redeemed

                    

Administrative Class

       (2,380,223,167 )       (4,987,743,339 )       (414,361,363 )       (1,188,864,124 )    

Institutional Class

       (1,261,903,314 )       (1,862,857,258 )                

Select Class

       (4,708,365,719 )       (8,161,827,482 )       (1,296,134,049 )       (3,486,260,690 )    

Service Class

       (1,684,605,587 )       (3,189,828,167 )       (101,000 )       (111,035 )    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net change in shares outstanding

       1,141,728,624       900,469,845       215,139,703       356,002,326    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


11          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    

    For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

  WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

        

 

  ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS   

Six Months    

Ended    

October 31,

2019    

(unaudited)    

  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2018    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2017    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2016    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2015    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income

       0.008       0.016       0.006       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       (0.000 )(a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)
Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.008       0.016       0.006       0.000       0.000       0.000
Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.008 )       (0.016 )       (0.006 )       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)
Net Asset Value, End of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
                                                            
Total Return        0.83 %       1.57 %       0.56 %       0.04 %       0.02 %       0.01 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $1,476,527       $1,297,285       $1,196,676       $1,516,147       $1,619,679       $1,556,286
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.81 %(b)       0.82 %       0.82 %       0.89 %       0.97 %       0.97 %

Net Expenses(c)

       0.62 %(b)       0.62 %       0.62 %       0.42 %       0.18 %       0.07 %

Net Investment Income

       1.66 %(b)       1.57 %       0.54 %       0.04 %       0.02 %       0.01 %
  INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   

 

Six Months    

Ended    

October 31,    

2019    

(unaudited)    

  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2018    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2017    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2016    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2015    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income

       0.010       0.019       0.009       0.001       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       (0.000 )(a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)
Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.010       0.019       0.009       0.001       0.000       0.000
Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.010 )       (0.019 )       (0.009 )       (0.001 )       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)
Net Asset Value, End of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
                                                            
Total Return        1.01 %       1.92 %       0.91 %       0.17 %       0.02 %       0.01 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $1,064,531       $427,114       $704,435       $359,524       $12,840       $26,079
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.31 %(b)       0.32 %       0.32 %       0.34 %       0.47 %       0.47 %

Net Expenses(c)

       0.27 %(b)       0.27 %       0.27 %       0.27 %       0.13 %       0.07 %

Net Investment Income

       1.97 %(b)       1.92 %       0.97 %       0.21 %       0.01 %       0.01 %
  SELECT CLASS   

 

Six Months    

Ended    

October 31,    

2019    

(unaudited)    

  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2018    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2017    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2016    
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2015    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income

       0.010       0.018       0.008       0.001       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       (0.000 )(a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)
Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.010       0.018       0.008       0.001       0.000       0.000
Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.010 )       (0.018 )       (0.008 )       (0.001 )       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)
Net Asset Value, End of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
                                                            
Total Return        0.96 %       1.82 %       0.81 %       0.13 %       0.02 %       0.01 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $4,756,668       $4,410,116       $3,273,958       $3,671,694       $976,287       $1,005,503
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.56 %(b)       0.57 %       0.57 %       0.61 %       0.72 %       0.72 %

Net Expenses(c)

       0.37 %(b)       0.37 %       0.37 %       0.33 %       0.18 %       0.07 %

Net Investment Income

       1.89 %(b)       1.82 %       0.80 %       0.15 %       0.02 %       0.01 %
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS          12

 

  SERVICE CLASS   

 

Six Months    

Ended    

October 31,    

2019    

(unaudited)    

 

Year Ended    

April 30, 2019    

 

Year Ended    

April 30, 2018    

 

Year Ended    

April 30, 2017    

 

Year Ended

    April 30, 2016    

  Year Ended    
April 30, 2015    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
Income (Loss) From Operations:                         

Net Investment Income

       0.008       0.014       0.004       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       (0.000 )(a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)
Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.008       0.014       0.004       0.000       0.000       0.000
Less Distributions From:                         

Net Investment Income

       (0.008 )       (0.014 )       (0.004 )       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)
Net Asset Value, End of Period        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000
                                                            
Total Return        0.76 %       1.42 %       0.41 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)        $1,169,755       $1,191,211       $1,250,181       $1,364,106       $794,950       $1,352,274
Ratios to Average Net Assets                         

Gross Expense

       0.81 %(b)       0.82 %       0.82 %       0.88 %       0.97 %       0.97 %

Net Expenses(c)

       0.77 %(b)       0.77 %       0.77 %       0.46 %       0.18 %       0.07 %

Net Investment Income

       1.50 %(b)       1.41 %       0.41 %       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.001.

(b)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(c)

The investment manager and other service providers voluntarily waived a portion of their fees.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


13          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND

 

    

 

 ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

  

Year Ended

April 30, 2018

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2017

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Year Ended

    April 30, 2015     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $1.000     $1.000        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  

Income (Loss) From Operations:

             

Net Investment Income

     0.008       0.016        0.006       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.008       0.016        0.006       0.000       0.000       0.000  

Less Distributions From:

             

Net Investment Income

     (0.008     (0.016      (0.006 )       (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period      $1.000       $1.000        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  
                                                 
Total Return      0.82     1.58      0.57 %       0.03     0.01     0.00 %(b) 
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $315,886       $283,323        $340,788       $479,284       $646,349       $631,472  
Ratios to Average Net Assets              

Gross Expense

     0.82 %(c)      0.83      0.84 %       0.91     0.99     0.98

Net Expenses(d)

     0.60 %(c)      0.60      0.60 %       0.39     0.15     0.06

Net Investment Income

 

    

 

1.62

 

%(c) 

 

   

 

1.54

 

 

    

 

0.53

 

%  

 

   

 

0.03

 

 

   

 

0.01

 

 

   

 

0.00

 

%(b) 

 

 INSTITUTIONAL CLASS            

 

For the Period

October 16, 2019*

through

October 31, 2019

(Unaudited) 

           

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

          $1.000        

Income (Loss) From Operations:

             

Net Investment Income

          0.001        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

          0.000 (a)       

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

                      0.001                        

Less Distributions From:

             

Net Investment Income

                      (0.001                        
Net Asset Value, End of Period           $1.000        
                                                 
Total Return           0.07      
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)           $50        
Ratios to Average Net Assets              

Gross Expense

          0.32 %(c)       

Net Expenses(d)

          0.25 %(c)       

Net Investment Income

 

          1.60 %(c)       
 SELECT CLASS   

 

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

  

Year Ended

April 30, 2018

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2017

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $1.000       $1.000        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  

Income (Loss) From Operations:

             

Net Investment Income

     0.009       0.018        0.008       0.001       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.009       0.018        0.008       0.001       0.000       0.000  

Less Distributions From:

             

Net Investment Income

     (0.009     (0.018      (0.008     (0.001     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period      $1.000       $1.000        $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  
                                                 
Total Return      0.95     1.83      0.82     0.12     0.01     0.00 %(b) 
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $1,386,172       $1,203,639        $790,207       $311,815       $242,597       $264,955  
Ratios to Average Net Assets              

Gross Expense

     0.57 %(c)      0.58      0.59     0.66     0.74     0.74

Net Expenses(d)

     0.35 %(c)      0.35      0.35     0.31     0.15     0.06

Net Investment Income

     1.87 %(c)      1.85      0.89     0.13     0.01     0.00 %(b) 
 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)          14

 

 SERVICE CLASS   

 

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2019

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2018

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2017

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Year Ended

    April 30, 2015    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  

Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income

     0.007       0.014       0.004       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a) 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.007       0.014       0.004       0.000       0.000       0.000  

Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.007     (0.014     (0.004     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period      $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000       $1.000  
                                                
Total Return      0.75     1.43     0.42     0.01     0.01     0.00 %(b) 
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $86       $85       $44       $31       $26       $18  
Ratios to Average Net Assets             

Gross Expense

     0.82 %(c)      0.83     0.84     0.90     0.97     0.99

Net Expenses(d)

     0.75 %(c)      0.75     0.74     0.42     0.17     0.06

Net Investment Income

     1.50 %(c)      1.40     0.44     0.01     0.01     0.00 %(b) 

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.001.

(b)

Represents less than 0.01%.

(c)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d)

The investment manager and other service providers voluntarily waived a portion of their fees.

*

Commencement of operations.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


15          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 12 portfolios, 2 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 10 funds are presented in separate reports.

 

 

      Fund

    

 

Investment Goal

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

(“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)(d)

     The Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and stability of principal.

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

(“U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund”)(d)

     The Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and stability of principal.

(d)   Diversified

The Trust offers 6 classes of shares: Class A, Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class, Class I, and Institutional Class. Class A and Class I are not available for the Funds. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Computation of Net Asset Value – It is each Fund’s policy to maintain a continuous net asset value of $1.00 per share for each class. Each Fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so. There is no assurance, however, that each Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each of the Funds is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of a Fund, less its liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding at the time of such computation. Each Fund’s NAV per share is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the ‘‘Fed’’) is open. In addition, the Funds may elect, in their discretion if it is determined to be in shareholders’ best interests, to be open on days when the NYSE is open but the Fed is closed or to be open on days when the Fed is open but the NYSE is closed, except for Good Friday.

Investment Valuation – The Funds use the amortized cost method to value their portfolio securities, when it represents the best estimate of fair value in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, open-end regulated investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)          16

 

the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.

At October 31, 2019, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:

 

    Fund/Counterparty    Repurchase
    Agreements    
   

 

Fair Value of

Non-Cash Collateral

Received(1)

   

    Cash Collateral    

Received(1)

        Net Amount(2)       

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

              

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

   $ 370,000,000     $ 370,000,000     $     $  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     420,000,000       420,000,000              

Mizuho Securities USA

     475,000,000       475,000,000              

Mizuho Securities USA

     450,000,000       450,000,000              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000              

TD Securities, Inc.

    

 

550,000,000

 

 

 

   

 

550,000,000

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
   $ 3,265,000,000     $ 3,265,000,000     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

              

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

     155,000,000       155,000,000              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     85,000,000       85,000,000              

Mizuho Securities USA

     125,000,000       125,000,000                      

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    

 

450,000,000

 

 

 

   

 

450,000,000

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
   $ 815,000,000             $ 815,000,000             $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)   The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

(2)   Net amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.

Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.

All Funds offer multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly.

Federal Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of their income. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income tax or excise tax are necessary.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended October 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

3.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

As of April 30, 2019, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosure. The Funds’ federal tax returns filed for the years ended 2018, 2017 and 2016, as well as the current tax year, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to the tax treatment of expiring capital loss carryforwards.

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


17          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

    

The tax character of distributions for the corresponding fiscal year ends were as follows:

 

   

 

2019

  2018
    Fund   Ordinary
        Income*        
 

Long-Term
     Capital Gains    

          Ordinary        
Income*
 

Long-Term
     Capital Gains    

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  $112,042,670   $—   $48,707,704   $—

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

  22,930,188     6,980,169  

*       For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

As of April 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Fund  

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
    Income    

  Undistributed
Long-Term
    Capital Gains    
 

Other

Timing
    Differences    

  Unrealized
Appreciation/
    (Depreciation)    
  Capital Loss
    Carryforwards    
  Late Year
Loss
    Deferrals    

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  $11,706,352   $—   $(11,701,687)   $—   $ —   $—

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

  2,586,530     (2,586,542)     (562)  

At April 30, 2019, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards which will reduce each Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the (“Code”) and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax.

 

    Fund  

 

Short-Term
    No Expiration    

  Long-Term
    No  Expiration    
 

Total Capital

Loss
    Carryforwards    

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

  $562   $—   $562

 

4.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”) serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.

 

    Fund   

 

Advisory Fee
    Annual Rate     

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

   0.25%

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

   0.25%

During the six months ended October 31, 2019, WFMC has agreed to reduce its advisory fee and/or reimburse certain of the Funds’ operating expenses, and/or certain class-specific fees and expenses, in an effort to maintain the current yield of each share class at or above zero. The fee waiver does not take into consideration acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes or extraordinary items. Any such waiver or expense reimbursement may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.

WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service providers have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2020, so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, or other extraordinary expenses expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Fund’s distributor will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.

 

   

 

Contractual Current Expense

    Limitations
        Administrative           Institutional           Select           Service    
    Fund                                            Class   Class   Class   Class

U.S. Government Money

Market Fund

  0.62%   0.27%   0.37%   0.77%

U.S. Treasury Money

Market Fund*

  0.60%   0.25%   0.35%   0.75%

*      Effective October 16, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund launched a new Institutional Class.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. The fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. The

 

 

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fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administrative personnel and services fees.”

 

         Maximum       

 

    Average Aggregate Daily  Net    

    Administrator    Fee    Assets of the Trust
 

WFMC

   0.040%    on the first $5 billion
 
   0.030%    on the next $2 billion
 
   0.025%    on the next $3 billion
 
   0.018%    on assets in excess of $10 billion
 

BNYM

   0.0175%    on the first $15 billion
 
   0.0150%    on the next $10 billion
 
   0.0125%    on assets in excess of $25 billion

WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.

Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Administrative Class and Service Class shares for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.

The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates), may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received a portion of the fees paid by the following Funds which are listed below:

 

    

 

    Distribution    

Fund   Fees
U.S. Government Money Market Fund   $3,002,218    
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund   345,058    

Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Administrative Class, Select Class and Service Class shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&T has entered into a Shareholders Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s shares for whom M&T provides shareholder services. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2019, M&T received a portion of the fees paid by the following Funds which are listed below:

 

   

 

    Shareholder Services     

    Fund   Fee

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  $4,199,932        

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

  770,347        

Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.

BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.

General – Certain Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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5.

RISK

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Overnight Rates (“LIBOR”), has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. The transition process away from LIBOR may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition process may also result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. Volatility, the potential reduction in value, and/or the hedge effectiveness of financial instruments may be heightened for financial instruments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on any of the Funds or on financial instruments in which a Fund invests, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to a Fund.

 

6.

LINE OF CREDIT

The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the greater of the Federal Funds Rate or the overnight LIBOR. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion. The termination date of the current LOC is April 2, 2020.

The Trust did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

7.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (the “ASU”) which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement are to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by facilitating clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of each Fund’s financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of ASU No. 2018-13 and has elected to early adopt all aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures.

 

8.

OTHER FUND INFORMATION

At a meeting held on June 5, 2019, the Trustees, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) audit reports on the financial statements of each Fund in the Trust did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Trust and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Trust nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the each Fund’s financial statements.

 

9.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no additional material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND APPROVAL OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 4–5, 2019 (the “September Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into three Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On July 19, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (together, the “Adviser”) and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”) concerning the Advisory Agreements between the three multi-manager Funds (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). The Adviser provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each such Advisory Agreement and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

On August 21, 2019, the Board held a special telephonic meeting with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel, after which the Independent Trustees met in executive session with Counsel, to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser and to continue the evaluation of the Advisory Agreements with the Sub-Advisers, as appropriate. The Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:

 

   

Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund;

 

   

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data;

 

   

Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data;

 

   

Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and custom peer groups, as applicable;

 

   

Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund;

 

   

The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser;

 

   

For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs of those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and

 

   

The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant.

During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements and concluded that, for each Fund, the level of profitability did not appear unreasonably high.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:

 

   

The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser, and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements;

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and

   

Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were above the Fund’s expense group median and considered the fee waivers in place for the Fund and management’s discussion of the Fund’s profitability relative to the money market fund marketplace. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board considered management’s views concerning the markets for the fixed income securities in which the Fund invests and that the Fund is managed conservatively relative to its peers. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were above the Fund’s expense group median and considered the fee waivers in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2019. The Board considered management’s views concerning the markets for the fixed income securities in which the Fund invests and that the Fund is managed conservatively relative to its peers. The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

 

 

October 31, 2019 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

For periods prior to the quarter ending July 31, 2019, the Funds have filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Electronic Delivery

Wilmington Funds encourages you to sign up for electronic delivery of investor materials. By doing so you will receive information faster, help lower shareholder costs, and reduce the impact to the environment. To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

  1.)

Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com and select “Individual Investors”

  2.)

Click on the link “Sign up for Electronic Delivery”

  3.)

Login to your account or create new user ID

  4.)

Select E-Delivery Consent from the available options, and

  5.)

Complete the information requested, including providing the email address where you would like to receive notification for electronic documents.

* If you hold your account through a financial intermediary, please contact your advisor to request electronic delivery of investor materials.

Householding

In an effort to reduce volume of mail you receive, only one copy of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report, SAI and proxy statements will be sent to shareholders who are part of the same family and share the same address.

If you would like to request additional copies of the prospectus, annual/semi-annual report or SAI, or wish to opt out of householding mailings, please contact Shareholder Services at 1-800-836-2211, or write to Wilmington Funds, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940-8025.

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2019 (unaudited)


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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

June 8, 2012

The Wilmington Funds, their distributor and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.

Information The Funds Collect:

The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

   

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income.

   

We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances.

   

We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers.

Information Sharing Policy

The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:

 

   

We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders.

   

We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney.

   

We may disclose some or all of the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes.

Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

Information Security:

When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.

The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.

Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

Employee Access to Information:

Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.

Visiting The Funds’ Website:

The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.

 

 

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Information or data entered into a website will be retained.

   

Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website.

   

We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party.

E-mail:

If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.

Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836-2211.

Surveys/Aggregate Data:

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement:

The effective date of this policy is June 8, 2012. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. When it is revised or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.

Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement.

    

 

 

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         Wilmington, DE 19890     
    Co-Administrator    Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  
         Wilmington Funds Management Corp.         PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  
         1100 North Market Street         Two Commerce Square  
         9th Floor         2001 Market Street, Suite 1800  
                Wilmington, DE 19890         Philadelphia, PA 19103  
   

 

Custodian

    
         The Bank of New York Mellon     
         225 Liberty Street     
         New York, NY 10286     
        
        

    

 

WT-SAR-MM-1019

 
  Wilmington Funds  |  1-800-836-2211  |  www.wilmingtonfunds.com  
 

We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.

 

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the 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.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures


 

required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter 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.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)(i)

Change in Auditor Disclosure

 
  (a)(4)(ii)

Ernst & Young LLP Letter

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)     Wilmington Funds                                                           

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

      /s/ Richard J. Berthy

 
 

      Richard J. Berthy

 
 

      (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date

 

January 9, 2020

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/ Richard J. Berthy

  
 

    Richard J. Berthy

  
 

    (Principal Executive Officer)

  

Date

 

January 9, 2020

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

    /s/ Christopher W. Roleke

  
 

     Christopher W. Roleke

  
 

    (Principal Financial Officer)

  

Date

 

January 9, 2020

  

 

* 

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