N-CSRS 1 d683748dncsrs.htm WILMINGTON FUNDS Wilmington Funds

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, 2023

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.

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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FUNDS October 31, 2023 (unaudited) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND Semi-Annual Report WILMINGTON FUNDS Equity Funds Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund


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Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (“Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund”)

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


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CONTENTS

 

 

 

President’s Message

     i  

Shareholder Expense Example

     1  

Portfolios of Investments

     2  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     19  

Statements of Operations

     20  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     21  

Financial Highlights

     22  

Notes to Financial Statements

     24  

Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     30  

Other Information.

     32  


 

 

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)

Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund and Large-Cap Strategy Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

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

The economy

The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 ½ years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.

The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.

Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.

In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.

 

    

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg

U.S. Treasury

Bond Index3

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index4

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Credit

Bond Index5

  

Bloomberg

Municipal Bond

Index6

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Corporate

High Yield Bond

Index7

-6.05%

   -6.13%    -5.77%    -4.65%    0.02%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Equity markets

Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.

For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

S&P 500®

Index8

  

Russell

2000®

Index9

  

MSCI EAFE

(Net) Index10

  

MSCI Emerging

Markets (Net)

Index11

1.39%

   -5.29%    -7.88%    -4.78%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Sincerely,

 

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Eric Taylor,

President

November 17, 2023

 

 

October 31, 2023 (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.

 

1.

Basis Points (“BPS”) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indices and the yield of a fixed-income security.

 

2.

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

 

3.

Bloomberg 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 U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg 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 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 Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the 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 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 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 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.

 

9.

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 $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

 

10.

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 MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the 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.

 

11.

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 (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The 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, 2023 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may 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, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

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  

05/01/23

 

Ending

  Account Value  
10/31/23

 

Expenses

Paid

  During Period(1)  

 

Annualized

Net

  Expense Ratio  

WILMINGTON ENHANCED DIVIDEND INCOME STRATEGY FUND

       

Actual

       

Class A

  $1,000.00   $  937.30   $3.65   0.75%

Class I

  $1,000.00   $  937.40   $2.43   0.50%

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

Class A

  $1,000.00   $1,021.37   $3.81   0.75%

Class I

  $1,000.00   $1,022.62   $2.54   0.50%

WILMINGTON LARGE-CAP STRATEGY FUND

       

Actual

       

Class I

  $1,000.00   $1,012.60   $1.26   0.25%

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

Class I

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

 

(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).

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications were as follows (unaudited):

 

    

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

Financials

       16.0 %

Health Care

       14.8 %

Information Technology

       12.7 %

Industrials

       10.7 %

Consumer Staples

       10.3 %

Energy

       8.8 %

Materials

       5.6 %

Consumer Discretionary

       4.7 %

Utilities

       4.4 %

Real Estate

       4.2 %

Communication Services

       1.8 %

Cash Equivalents(1)

       1.0 %

Repurchase Agreements

       0.0 %(2)

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3)

       5.0 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(2) 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 94.0%

     

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.8%

 

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.0%**

 

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

     1      $ 10  

MEDIA – 1.8%

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     15,700        1,176,087  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $ 1,176,097  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 4.7%

 

  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 3.0%

 

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,350        878,270  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     1        67  

Starbucks Corp.

     12,150        1,120,716  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,999,053  

SPECIALTY RETAIL – 1.7%

     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     3,850        1,096,056  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

   $     3,095,109  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 10.3%

     

BEVERAGES – 2.0%

     

PepsiCo., Inc.

     7,775        1,269,502  
  Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

FOOD PRODUCTS – 1.6%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     38,025      $ 1,040,364  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 2.8%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     12,150        1,822,865  

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 2.0%

 

Unilever PLC, ADR

     28,175        1,334,086  

TOBACCO – 1.9%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     14,175        1,263,843  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

      $ 6,730,660  

ENERGY – 8.8%

     

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 8.8%

 

Chevron Corp.

     13,900        2,025,647  

ConocoPhillips

     7,699        914,641  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     14,200        1,503,070  

Valero Energy Corp.

     10,200        1,295,400  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      $     5,738,758  

FINANCIALS – 16.0%

     

BANKS – 8.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     58,052        1,529,089  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     19,000        2,642,140  
 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     19,400      $ 1,083,296  
     

 

 

 
   $ 5,254,525  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 4.0%

 

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,960        1,200,069  

Morgan Stanley

     20,100        1,423,482  
     

 

 

 
   $ 2,623,551  

INSURANCE – 3.9%

 

MetLife, Inc.

     24,100        1,446,241  

Old Republic International Corp.

     39,539        1,082,578  
     

 

 

 
      $     2,528,819  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

   $ 10,406,895  

HEALTH CARE – 14.8%

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 3.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     9,525        1,344,739  

Amgen, Inc.

     4,525        1,157,043  
     

 

 

 
   $ 2,501,782  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 1.5%

 

Medtronic PLC

     13,600        959,616  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 1.9%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     18,450        1,273,235  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 7.6%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     17,875        921,099  

Johnson & Johnson

     11,825        1,754,120  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     13,850        1,422,395  

Pfizer, Inc.

     27,175        830,468  
     

 

 

 
      $ 4,928,082  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

   $ 9,662,715  

INDUSTRIALS – 10.7%

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 3.1%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     4,410        2,004,962  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 1.7%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

     8,050        1,137,062  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 1.8%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC

     24,400        1,196,088  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 2.4%

 

nVent Electric PLC

     32,100        1,544,973  

MACHINERY – 1.7%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     4,850        1,096,343  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

   $ 6,979,428  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 12.7%

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 2.9%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     36,650        1,910,565  

IT SERVICES – 2.0%

 

International Business Machines Corp.

     8,875        1,283,680  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 7.8%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     4,025        3,386,514  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     15,500      $ 1,689,345  
     

 

 

 
   $ 5,075,859  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

   $ 8,270,104  

MATERIALS – 5.6%

 

CHEMICALS – 5.6%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     4,958        1,400,337  

Dow, Inc.

     28,100        1,358,354  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     13,225        903,929  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

      $ 3,662,620  

REAL ESTATE – 4.2%

 

RESIDENTIAL REITS – 1.4%

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     5,500        911,570  

SPECIALIZED REITS – 2.8%

 

Crown Castle, Inc.

     8,050        748,489  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     37,524        1,046,920  
     

 

 

 
   $ 1,795,409  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

   $     2,706,979  

UTILITIES – 4.4%

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 4.4%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     14,550        1,099,107  

Duke Energy Corp.

     10,700        951,123  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     14,175        826,403  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

   $ 2,876,633  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $58,948,288)

 

   $ 61,305,998  

MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.0%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     670,825        670,825  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
(COST $670,825)

 

   $ 670,825  
      
    

    

Par Value

        

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.0%**

 

Bank of America Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/01/48 to 10/01/53; total market value of $517.

   $ 507        507  

BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $139, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $142.

     139        139  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.00% to 7.00%, maturing 9/01/28 to 1/01/61; total market value of $517.

     507        507  
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   4

    

 

Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (concluded)

 

  Description   

Par Value

     Value  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $497, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $507.

   $         497      $ 497  

National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $517.

     507        507  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/07/23 to 8/20/53; total market value of $517.

     507        507  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(COST $2,664)

 

   $ 2,664  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 95.0%
(COST $59,621,777)

 

   $ 61,979,487  
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – (0.0%)**

 

     (2,664
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 5.0%

 

     3,241,848  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $   65,218,671  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    

 

Level 1

 

    

 

Level 2

 

    

 

Level 3

 

    

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

                         

Common Stocks

     $ 61,305,998        $          $ —          $ 61,305,998

Money Market Fund

       670,825                   —            670,825

Repurchase Agreements

                2,664          —            2,664
    

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total

     $ 61,976,823        $ 2,664          $ —          $ 61,979,487
    

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

ADR

  

American Depositary Receipt

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications were as follows (unaudited):

 

    

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Common Stocks     

Information Technology

       27.0 %

Financials

       13.0 %

Health Care

       12.8 %

Consumer Discretionary

       10.6 %

Industrials

       9.4 %

Communication Services

       8.4 %

Consumer Staples

       6.2 %

Energy

       4.4 %

Real Estate

       2.7 %

Materials

       2.6 %

Utilities

       2.3 %
Investment Companies        0.5 %
Warrants        0.0 %(1)
Preferred Stock        0.0 %(1)
Rights        0.0 %(1)
Cash Equivalents(2)        0.2 %

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(3)

       0.4 %
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4)        (0.5 )%
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(2) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(3) 

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements.

 

(4) 

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

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 99.4%

     

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 8.4%

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.7%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     90,712      $ 1,396,965  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*

     2,500        44,800  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

     1,150        42,608  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.*

     4,885        7,132  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     53,270        1,871,375  
     

 

 

 
      $     3,362,880  

ENTERTAINMENT – 1.2%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     1,787        19,085  

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C*

     80        2,782  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     3,410        422,124  

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

     2,585        167,224  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

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

     105      $ 6,043  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C*

     535        17,050  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A*

     314        9,809  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     1,870        149,637  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*

     229        38,504  

Netflix, Inc.*

     5,450        2,243,711  

Playtika Holding Corp.*

     100        840  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A*

     5,600        178,136  

Roku, Inc.*

     1,600        95,312  

Spotify Technology SA*

     1,720        283,387  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     2,018        269,908  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     23,033        1,879,262  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

     28,124        279,553  
     

 

 

 
      $     6,062,367  
 
 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   6

    

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 5.4%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     74,550      $ 9,250,164  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     63,830        7,997,899  

IAC, Inc.*

     950        40,423  

Match Group, Inc.*

     3,392        117,363  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

     27,755        8,361,749  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

     7,693        229,867  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     1,100        16,236  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.*

     3,500        45,360  
     

 

 

 
   $     26,059,061  

MEDIA – 0.9%

 

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

     2,700        7,803  

Cable One, Inc.

     90        49,488  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     1,302        524,446  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     51,950        2,145,016  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*,#

     1,246        6,105  

Fox Corp., Class A

     3,526        107,155  

Fox Corp., Class B

     1,550        43,261  

GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Shares*,(1)

     1,461         

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,768        135,411  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

     185        15,414  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

     1,518        126,465  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM*

     1,686        41,391  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*,#

     1,243        30,441  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

     1,800        72,558  

News Corp., Class A

     5,007        103,545  

News Corp., Class B#

     898        19,253  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

     450        63,036  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     2,490        186,526  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.#

     7,240        30,987  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*

     5,450        386,732  

Paramount Global, Class B#

     7,146        77,748  
     

 

 

 
   $ 4,172,781  

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.2%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     6,719        966,595  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $ 40,623,684  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.6%

 

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS – 0.1%

 

  

Aptiv PLC*

     3,350        292,120  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     3,080        113,652  

Gentex Corp.

     2,830        81,164  

Lear Corp.

     700        90,832  

QuantumScape Corp.*,#

     3,450        18,009  
     

 

 

 
   $ 595,777  

AUTOMOBILES – 1.7%

 

Ford Motor Co.

     49,550        483,112  

General Motors Co.

     17,600        496,320  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     1,820        48,867  

Lucid Group, Inc.*,#

     8,850        36,462  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A*

     7,400        120,028  

Tesla, Inc.*

     35,245        7,078,606  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     700        61,551  
     

 

 

 
   $     8,324,946  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

BROADLINE RETAIL – 3.3%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     115,150      $ 15,325,314  

Coupang, Inc.*

     13,400        227,800  

eBay, Inc.

     6,640        260,487  

Etsy, Inc.*

     1,600        99,680  

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,660        37,433  

Macy’s, Inc.

     3,550        43,239  

Nordstrom, Inc.#

     1,380        19,292  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

     673        51,983  
     

 

 

 
   $     16,065,228  

DISTRIBUTORS – 0.1%

 

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,720        221,639  

LKQ Corp.

     3,268        143,531  

Pool Corp.

     500        157,885  
     

 

 

 
   $ 523,055  

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.0%**

 

ADT, Inc.#

     2,560        14,490  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

     783        57,989  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     400        47,332  

H&R Block, Inc.

     1,800        73,890  

Mister Car Wash, Inc.*,#

     750        3,900  

Service Corp. International

     1,970        107,207  
     

 

 

 
   $ 304,808  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 2.2%

 

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

     5,000        591,450  

Aramark

     2,983        80,332  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     480        1,338,989  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     1,000        55,250  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     2,660        106,107  

Carnival Corp.*

     12,950        148,407  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     350        679,770  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.#

     360        39,780  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

     900        98,856  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     1,450        211,018  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     450        152,546  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

     3,720        278,814  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*

     5,120        141,414  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     1,902        181,242  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     3,203        485,351  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

     650        66,586  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     4,320        205,027  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     3,086        581,896  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     500        44,930  

McDonald’s Corp.

     9,249        2,424,810  

MGM Resorts International

     3,710        129,553  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*,#

     5,600        76,160  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.*

     2,050        40,447  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

     1,028        56,818  

Restaurant Brands International LP

     47        3,214  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

     2,880        244,022  

Starbucks Corp.

     14,290        1,318,110  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     600        60,924  

Travel + Leisure Co.

     810        27,564  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     528        112,068  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     2,065        39,276  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Wingstop, Inc.

     350      $ 63,970  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     1,160        83,984  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     1,368        120,083  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     3,700        447,182  
     

 

 

 
      $     10,735,950  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 0.4%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

     4,020        419,688  

Garmin Ltd.

     1,840        188,655  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     1,770        41,471  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     3,260        347,777  

Lennar Corp., Class B

     76        7,494  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     655        52,649  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     5,269        35,408  

NVR, Inc.*

     45        243,568  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2,840        208,996  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

     2,100        83,853  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

     1,450        102,529  

TopBuild Corp.*

     400        91,504  

Whirlpool Corp.

     685        71,624  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,895,216  

LEISURE PRODUCTS – 0.1%

 

Brunswick Corp.

     950        65,997  

Hasbro, Inc.

     1,690        76,303  

Mattel, Inc.*

     4,600        87,768  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*

     3,650        17,374  

Polaris, Inc.

     700        60,494  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

     1,050        44,646  
     

 

 

 
      $ 352,582  

SPECIALTY RETAIL – 2.1%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     800        41,624  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     330        42,926  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     240        594,511  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     2,960        87,764  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     2,430        162,373  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     850        102,876  

CarMax, Inc.*

     2,000        122,180  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     700        74,865  

Five Below, Inc.*

     628        109,259  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     1,360        112,064  

GameStop Corp., Class A*,#

     3,500        48,195  

Gap, Inc. (The)#

     2,800        35,840  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     12,770        3,635,491  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

     350        84,774  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     7,350        1,400,689  

Murphy USA, Inc.

     300        108,807  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     750        697,830  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     200        28,616  

Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.*

     1,150        3,979  

RH*

     190        41,412  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     4,190        485,914  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     14,430        1,270,850  

Tractor Supply Co.

     1,350        259,956  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     650        247,852  

Valvoline, Inc.

     2,250        66,758  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

     1,003        17,934  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*,#

     1,048      $ 44,655  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     760        114,182  
     

 

 

 
      $ 10,044,176  

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.6%

 

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

     1,400        71,652  

Carter’s, Inc.

     450        30,222  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     468        34,538  

Crocs, Inc.*

     650        58,058  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     350        208,971  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     2,000        8,380  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     1,400        550,872  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     14,940        1,535,384  

PVH Corp.

     820        60,967  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     535        60,204  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*

     1,793        86,458  

Tapestry, Inc.

     3,230        89,019  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

     2,678        18,344  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     2,150        13,825  

VF Corp.

     4,300        63,339  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,890,233  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

   $     51,731,971  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.2%

 

BEVERAGES – 1.5%

 

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*

     100        33,395  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A#

     550        31,581  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     2,525        141,804  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

     550        83,650  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     48,450        2,736,940  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     1,950        456,592  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

     12,200        370,026  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     2,300        132,871  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     9,600        490,560  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     17,150        2,800,252  
     

 

 

 
      $ 7,277,671  

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL – 1.8%

 

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

     4,950        107,415  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

     1,700        115,804  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     485        131,876  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     5,550        3,066,042  

Dollar General Corp.

     2,800        333,312  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     2,712        301,276  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

     1,350        37,355  

Kroger Co. (The)

     8,050        365,229  

Performance Food Group Co.*

     1,800        103,968  

Sysco Corp.

     6,250        415,563  

Target Corp.

     5,860        649,229  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.*

     2,950        114,873  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     9,050        190,774  

Walmart, Inc.

     17,750        2,900,527  
     

 

 

 
      $ 8,833,243  

FOOD PRODUCTS – 0.9%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     6,700        479,519  

Bunge Ltd.

     1,945        206,131  

Campbell Soup Co.

     2,500        101,025  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   8

    

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     5,950      $ 162,792  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     2,050        90,795  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     2,300        50,439  

Freshpet, Inc.*

     550        31,570  

General Mills, Inc.

     7,350        479,514  

Hershey Co. (The)

     1,850        346,597  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     3,400        110,670  

Ingredion, Inc.

     800        74,864  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     1,300        147,992  

Kellanova

     3,150        158,980  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     9,750        306,735  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     1,900        170,620  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     3,000        191,700  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     16,800        1,112,328  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

     550        14,025  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

     738        59,247  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     3,500        162,225  

WK Kellogg Co.*

     787        7,886  
     

 

 

 
      $ 4,465,654  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.3%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     3,150        286,461  

Clorox Co. (The)

     1,600        188,320  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     10,150        762,468  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     4,150        496,506  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     29,600        4,440,888  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

     350        8,900  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     400        30,128  
     

 

 

 
      $ 6,213,671  

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 0.2%

 

Coty, Inc., Class A*

     4,890        45,819  

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

     2,950        380,167  

Kenvue, Inc.

     21,100        392,460  

Olaplex Holdings, Inc.*

     1,700        2,414  
     

 

 

 
      $ 820,860  

TOBACCO – 0.5%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     22,050        885,749  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     19,250        1,716,330  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,602,079  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

   $     30,213,178  

ENERGY – 4.4%

 

  

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.4%

 

Baker Hughes Co.

     12,600        433,692  

Halliburton Co.

     11,263        443,087  

NOV, Inc.

     4,398        87,784  

Schlumberger NV

     17,596        979,393  

TechnipFMC PLC

     5,000        107,600  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,051,556  

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 4.0%

 

Antero Midstream Corp.

     3,300        40,722  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     3,200        94,208  

APA Corp.

     3,940        156,497  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     3,030        504,253  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.#

     1,550        133,424  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Chevron Corp.

     21,470      $ 3,128,823  

ConocoPhillips

     15,028        1,785,326  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     9,274        255,035  

Devon Energy Corp.

     7,836        364,923  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     2,297        368,255  

DT Midstream, Inc.

     1,075        58,018  

Enviva, Inc.

     450        1,629  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     7,430        938,037  

EQT Corp.

     4,350        184,353  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     48,693        5,154,154  

Hess Corp.

     3,540        511,176  

HF Sinclair Corp.

     1,640        90,823  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     24,405        395,361  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     7,450        203,459  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     5,400        816,750  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.#

     400        12,120  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     8,760        541,456  

ONEOK, Inc.

     5,510        359,252  

Ovintiv, Inc.

     2,850        136,800  

Phillips 66

     5,640        643,355  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     2,926        699,314  

Range Resources Corp.

     3,050        109,312  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     12,050        85,917  

Targa Resources Corp.

     2,750        229,927  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

     100        184,595  

Valero Energy Corp.

     4,520        574,040  

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

     299        7,083  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     14,770        508,088  
     

 

 

 
      $ 19,276,485  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      $     21,328,041  

FINANCIALS – 13.0%

 

  

BANKS – 2.9%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     85,700        2,257,338  

Bank OZK

     1,450        51,925  

BOK Financial Corp.

     270        17,690  

Citigroup, Inc.

     23,782        939,151  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     5,550        130,036  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     2,348        46,185  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,730        68,162  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     1,358        59,562  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     490        44,585  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     1,473        78,982  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     8,350        197,978  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     150        207,111  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     1,750        31,378  

First Horizon Corp.

     6,450        69,337  

First Republic Bank

     2,400        42  

FNB Corp.

     4,250        45,433  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     17,646        170,284  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     35,720        4,967,223  

KeyCorp.

     11,794        120,535  

M&T Bank Corp.§

     2,323        261,918  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     9,633        91,321  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A*

     27,600        226,320  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     1,000        62,360  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     4,860        556,324  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


9   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Popular, Inc.

     938      $ 61,008  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     923        50,340  

Regions Financial Corp.

     11,806        171,541  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     1,744        45,466  

Truist Financial Corp.

     16,257        461,049  

U.S. Bancorp

     19,420        619,110  

Webster Financial Corp.

     2,012        76,396  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     45,075        1,792,633  

Western Alliance Bancorp

     1,150        47,265  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     800        59,752  

Zions Bancorp NA

     1,840        56,764  
     

 

 

 
      $     14,142,504  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.9%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     570        69,973  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     1,340        421,524  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

     2,100        207,039  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     9,670        410,975  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,860        1,138,841  

Blackstone, Inc.

     8,920        823,762  

Blue Owl Capital, Inc.#

     6,000        73,980  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

     2,700        74,358  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     1,350        221,251  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     18,505        963,000  

CME Group, Inc.

     4,400        939,224  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*

     2,100        161,952  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

     450        58,581  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     490        211,626  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     3,770        85,918  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,990        1,211,404  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     600        60,312  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

     1,198        95,924  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     7,290        783,238  

Invesco Ltd.

     4,620        59,921  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

     1,800        41,526  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     2,548        81,995  

KKR & Co., Inc.

     8,234        456,164  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

     1,250        34,713  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     950        213,294  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     500        106,875  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,990        612,920  

Morgan Stanley

     14,726        1,042,895  

Morningstar, Inc.

     300        75,972  

MSCI, Inc.

     970        457,403  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     4,340        215,264  

Northern Trust Corp.

     2,480        163,457  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     2,415        230,488  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A*

     8,000        73,120  

S&P Global, Inc.

     4,039        1,410,863  

SEI Investments Co.

     1,340        71,904  

State Street Corp.

     3,970        256,581  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     1,300        74,100  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     2,830        256,115  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

     1,400        126,014  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

     1,350        24,962  

XP, Inc., Class A

     4,300        86,000  
     

 

 

 
      $ 14,185,428  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.5%

 

  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     3,913      $ 94,655  

American Express Co.

     7,340        1,071,860  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     4,700        476,063  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     100        40,243  

Discover Financial Services

     3,030        248,702  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

     1,550        55,692  

SLM Corp.

     3,510        45,630  

SoFi Technologies, Inc.*

     12,250        92,488  

Synchrony Financial

     5,500        154,275  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,279,608  

FINANCIAL SERVICES – 4.2%

     

Affirm Holdings, Inc.*,#

     2,650        46,666  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

     6,576        509,245  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     22,696        7,746,826  

Block, Inc.*

     6,800        273,700  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     4,443        118,051  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

     665        51,099  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     7,400        363,414  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     7,660        871,325  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     950        213,911  

Global Payments, Inc.

     3,263        346,596  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     950        133,940  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     10,420        3,921,567  

MGIC Investment Corp.

     3,600        60,624  

NCR Atleos Corp.*

     810        17,869  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     14,165        733,747  

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A*

     1,500        11,085  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*

     750        33,390  

Toast, Inc., Class A*

     4,600        73,554  

UWM Holdings Corp.

     1,900        9,215  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     20,070        4,718,457  

Voya Financial, Inc.

     1,330        88,804  

Western Union Co. (The)

     5,990        67,627  

WEX, Inc.*

     565        94,061  
     

 

 

 
      $     20,504,773  

INSURANCE – 2.4%

     

Aflac, Inc.

     7,450        581,919  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     3,230        413,860  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     950        103,892  

American International Group, Inc.

     8,830        541,367  

Aon PLC, Class A

     2,500        773,500  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

     4,620        400,462  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     2,680        631,113  

Assurant, Inc.

     730        108,697  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     750        46,800  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     930        53,103  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     950        43,035  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     2,940        204,095  

Chubb Ltd.

     5,097        1,093,918  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     2,006        199,938  

CNA Financial Corp.

     150        6,060  

Everest Group Ltd.

     370        146,379  

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.

     237        7,274  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     3,191        124,736  

First American Financial Corp.

     1,328        68,312  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   10

    

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Globe Life, Inc.

     1,043      $ 121,363  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     500        58,605  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     3,740        274,703  

Kemper Corp.

     778        31,027  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     250        83,478  

Lincoln National Corp.

     2,458        53,511  

Loews Corp.

     2,300        147,223  

Markel Group, Inc.*

     180        264,694  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     6,140        1,164,451  

MetLife, Inc.

     8,101        486,141  

Old Republic International Corp.

     3,468        94,954  

Primerica, Inc.

     473        90,419  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     2,840        192,211  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     7,280        1,150,895  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     4,480        409,651  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     790        118,081  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     678        148,882  

RLI Corp.

     350        46,634  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.*

     1,200        51,840  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,780        465,483  

Unum Group

     2,360        115,404  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     2,480        167,202  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

     30        42,923  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,350        318,451  
     

 

 

 
      $ 11,646,686  

MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
(REITS) – 0.1%

 

AGNC Investment Corp.#

     8,385        61,881  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     6,082        94,940  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.#

     3,768        66,882  
     

 

 

 
      $ 223,703  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

   $     62,982,702  

HEALTH CARE – 12.8%

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 2.2%

 

2seventy bio, Inc.*,#

     16        39  

AbbVie, Inc.

     21,711        3,065,159  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,550        235,290  

Amgen, Inc.

     6,614        1,691,200  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,#

     1,250        60,825  

Biogen, Inc.*

     1,750        415,695  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     2,400        195,480  

Exact Sciences Corp.*

     2,300        141,657  

Exelixis, Inc.*

     4,200        86,478  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     15,294        1,201,191  

Incyte Corp.*

     2,410        129,971  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,800        79,686  

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*

     450        74,974  

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

     550        30,542  

Moderna, Inc.*

     4,150        315,234  

Natera, Inc.*

     1,350        53,285  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

     1,250        138,675  

Novavax, Inc.*,#

     880        5,861  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,300        1,013,857  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,115        75,051  

Seagen, Inc.*

     1,750        372,417  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     950        33,630  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     540      $ 120,344  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,193        1,156,217  
     

 

 

 
      $ 10,692,758  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 2.4%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     21,295        2,013,442  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     960        177,206  

Baxter International, Inc.

     6,330        205,282  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     3,534        893,325  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     18,400        941,896  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     650        202,637  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     2,729        82,989  

DexCom, Inc.*

     4,950        439,708  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     7,566        482,106  

Enovis Corp.*

     650        29,835  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

     2,250        52,358  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

     4,850        322,864  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     1,100        50,281  

Hologic, Inc.*

     3,190        211,082  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     250        24,515  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     1,030        411,454  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

     400        58,864  

Insulet Corp.*

     900        119,313  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     848        30,494  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     4,400        1,153,768  

Masimo Corp.*

     550        44,622  

Medtronic PLC

     16,226        1,144,907  

Novocure Ltd.*

     1,350        17,955  

Penumbra, Inc.*

     450        86,018  

QuidelOrtho Corp.*

     668        40,801  

ResMed, Inc.

     1,870        264,081  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

     450        92,817  

STERIS PLC

     1,300        272,974  

Stryker Corp.

     4,450        1,202,479  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*

     900        15,570  

Teleflex, Inc.

     610        112,698  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     2,660        277,731  
     

 

 

 
      $     11,476,072  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 2.9%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     1,150        84,536  

agilon health, Inc.*,#

     3,400        61,200  

Amedisys, Inc.*

     400        36,596  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     3,020        274,820  

Cencora, Inc.

     2,120        392,518  

Centene Corp.*

     6,680        460,786  

Chemed Corp.

     200        112,530  

Cigna Group (The)

     3,592        1,110,646  

CVS Health Corp.

     15,771        1,088,357  

DaVita, Inc.*

     738        56,996  

Elevance Health, Inc.

     2,910        1,309,762  

Encompass Health Corp.

     1,230        76,949  

Enhabit, Inc.*

     740        5,454  

Guardant Health, Inc.*

     135        3,494  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     2,600        587,964  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     1,720        111,765  

Humana, Inc.

     1,530        801,246  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

     1,157        231,088  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


11   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

McKesson Corp.

     1,700      $ 774,112  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     750        249,712  

Premier, Inc., Class A

     1,150        22,103  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     1,400        182,140  

R1 RCM, Inc.*

     1,200        14,148  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     1,250        67,125  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     11,470        6,142,873  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     830        104,489  
     

 

 

 
      $     14,363,409  

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.1%

 

Certara, Inc.*

     1,450        17,676  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.*

     450        2,592  

Doximity, Inc., Class A*

     1,550        31,666  

Teladoc Health, Inc.*

     2,087        34,519  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

     1,820        350,732  
     

 

 

 
      $ 437,185  

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 1.4%

 

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*

     1,240        43,747  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     3,740        386,604  

Avantor, Inc.*

     8,395        146,325  

Azenta, Inc.*

     950        43,178  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     290        79,831  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     2,000        109,260  

Bruker Corp.

     1,400        79,800  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     670        112,801  

Danaher Corp.

     8,330        1,599,527  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.*

     657        18,659  

ICON PLC*

     1,000        243,960  

Illumina, Inc.*

     2,040        223,217  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     2,230        403,251  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     1,500        10,290  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     250        60,667  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     270        266,004  

QIAGEN NV*

     3,000        112,290  

Repligen Corp.*

     650        87,464  

Revvity, Inc.

     1,520        125,932  

Sotera Health Co.*

     1,100        13,926  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     4,820        2,143,791  

Waters Corp.*

     760        181,283  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     950        302,375  
     

 

 

 
      $ 6,794,182  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 3.8%

 

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

     51        3,225  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     25,776        1,328,237  

Catalent, Inc.*

     2,400        82,536  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

     5,800        51,098  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     10,430        5,777,490  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

     810        102,886  

Johnson & Johnson

     29,700        4,405,698  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     31,266        3,211,018  

Organon & Co.

     3,266        48,304  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     1,458        40,299  

Pfizer, Inc.

     69,403        2,120,956  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

     4,600        123,602  

Viatris, Inc.

     13,455        119,750  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Zoetis, Inc.

     5,731      $ 899,767  
     

 

 

 
      $ 18,314,866  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

      $     62,078,472  

INDUSTRIALS – 9.4%

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.7%

 

  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

     850        173,816  

Boeing Co. (The)*

     6,990        1,305,872  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     1,105        82,079  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     465        92,447  

General Dynamics Corp.

     3,130        755,300  

HEICO Corp.#

     550        87,125  

HEICO Corp., Class A

     1,052        133,741  

Hexcel Corp.

     1,000        61,920  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     4,916        216,796  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     495        108,811  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     2,432        436,325  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     2,840        1,291,178  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     650        23,387  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,820        858,003  

RTX Corp.

     18,554        1,510,110  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*,#

     1,240        28,024  

Textron, Inc.

     2,603        197,828  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     690        571,382  

Woodward, Inc.

     775        96,642  
     

 

 

 
      $ 8,030,786  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.5%

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     1,384        113,253  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,980        216,315  

FedEx Corp.

     2,960        710,696  

GXO Logistics, Inc.*

     1,500        75,765  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     9,230        1,303,737  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,419,766  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.6%

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     1,700        118,592  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     700        74,781  

Allegion PLC

     1,133        111,442  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     428        32,481  

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*

     1,350        35,370  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

     1,600        173,632  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     640        162,617  

Carrier Global Corp.

     10,600        505,196  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

     1,510        84,258  

Hayward Holdings, Inc.*

     1,350        14,175  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     8,731        427,994  

Lennox International, Inc.

     400        148,216  

Masco Corp.

     2,730        142,206  

Masterbrand, Inc.*

     160        1,778  

Owens Corning

     1,098        124,480  

Trane Technologies PLC

     2,850        542,383  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     1,494        83,978  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,783,579  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.6%

 

Cintas Corp.

     1,120        567,975  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     650        99,886  
 

 

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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Copart, Inc.*

     11,200      $ 487,424  

Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     750        8,535  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     450        71,046  

RB Global, Inc.

     2,226        145,580  

Rentokil Initial PLC, ADR

     35        896  

Republic Services, Inc.

     2,590        384,589  

Rollins, Inc.

     3,050        114,711  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     1,235        50,931  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     700        105,637  

Veralto Corp.*

     2,793        192,717  

Vestis Corp.*

     1,491        22,797  

Waste Management, Inc.

     5,140        844,656  
     

 

 

 
      $     3,097,380  

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.2%

 

AECOM

     1,725        132,049  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     550        113,657  

MasTec, Inc.*

     700        41,608  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     2,500        46,525  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     1,788        298,810  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     260        51,197  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*

     2,700        106,407  
     

 

 

 
      $ 790,253  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.7%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     400        64,788  

AMETEK, Inc.

     2,810        395,564  

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.*

     3,350        8,509  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     5,028        1,045,371  

Emerson Electric Co.

     7,290        648,591  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     697        58,597  

Hubbell, Inc.

     690        186,369  

nVent Electric PLC

     2,216        106,656  

Plug Power, Inc.*,#

     6,950        40,936  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     800        94,728  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     1,470        386,331  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

     2,098        66,884  

Sunrun, Inc.*

     2,400        23,160  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     4,400        172,788  
     

 

 

 
      $ 3,299,272  

GROUND TRANSPORTATION – 1.1%

 

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     250        40,700  

CSX Corp.

     25,900        773,115  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*

     1,900        16,017  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     980        168,433  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     2,035        99,491  

Landstar System, Inc.

     390        64,264  

Lyft, Inc., Class A*

     4,300        39,431  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,960        564,738  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     1,250        470,825  

Ryder System, Inc.

     540        52,672  

Saia, Inc.*

     340        121,887  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

     623        15,781  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

     24,400        1,056,032  

U-Haul Holding Co.*

     213        10,462  

U-Haul Holding Co.*

     17        802  

Union Pacific Corp.

     7,770        1,613,130  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

XPO, Inc.*

     1,450      $ 109,924  
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,217,704  

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 0.8%

 

3M Co.

     6,930        630,284  

General Electric Co.

     13,615        1,478,997  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     8,450        1,548,547  
     

 

 

 
      $     3,657,828  

MACHINERY – 1.8%

 

AGCO Corp.

     845        96,888  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     1,200        60,504  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     6,500        1,469,325  

CNH Industrial NV

     11,800        129,564  

Crane Co.

     500        48,665  

Cummins, Inc.

     1,780        385,014  

Deere & Co.

     3,390        1,238,570  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     1,410        81,301  

Dover Corp.

     1,710        222,215  

Esab Corp.

     649        41,082  

Flowserve Corp.

     1,798        66,023  

Fortive Corp.

     4,390        286,579  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*

     1,200        13,104  

Graco, Inc.

     2,020        150,187  

IDEX Corp.

     920        176,097  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     3,800        851,656  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     4,944        300,002  

ITT, Inc.

     985        91,950  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     650        113,620  

Middleby Corp. (The)*

     700        79,009  

Nordson Corp.

     700        148,813  

Oshkosh Corp.

     790        69,307  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     5,425        418,864  

PACCAR, Inc.

     6,710        553,776  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     1,610        593,945  

Pentair PLC

     2,064        119,960  

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     350        76,944  

Snap-on, Inc.

     680        175,399  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     1,920        163,296  

Timken Co. (The)

     800        55,296  

Toro Co. (The)

     1,380        111,559  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     2,315        245,436  

Xylem, Inc.

     2,910        272,201  
     

 

 

 
      $ 8,906,151  

MARINE TRANSPORTATION – 0.0%**

 

Kirby Corp.*

     800        59,760  

PASSENGER AIRLINES – 0.1%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     1,625        51,399  

American Airlines Group, Inc.*,#

     8,943        99,714  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     8,340        260,625  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     7,680        170,726  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     4,283        149,948  
     

 

 

 
      $ 732,412  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 0.9%

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     5,230        1,141,291  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     1,750        209,877  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     1,530      $ 261,079  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     303        98,402  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

     1,875        120,019  

Clarivate PLC*,#

     6,400        40,832  

Concentrix Corp.

     543        41,382  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

     3,100        27,156  

Equifax, Inc.

     1,610        273,008  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

     450        95,517  

Genpact Ltd.

     2,245        75,297  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

     1,550        206,615  

KBR, Inc.

     1,900        110,485  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     1,800        178,416  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     510        35,685  

Paychex, Inc.

     4,120        457,526  

Paycom Software, Inc.

     650        159,231  

Paycor HCM, Inc.*

     450        9,711  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     525        94,185  

Robert Half, Inc.

     1,398        104,528  

Science Applications International Corp.

     700        76,468  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     2,800        140,700  

TransUnion

     2,600        114,088  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     1,800        409,248  
     

 

 

 
      $ 4,480,746  

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 0.4%

 

Air Lease Corp.

     1,450        50,214  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A*

     1,000        30,080  

Fastenal Co.

     7,090        413,631  

Ferguson PLC

     2,550        383,010  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     590        55,902  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

     550        75,773  

United Rentals, Inc.

     870        353,455  

Watsco, Inc.#

     400        139,556  

WESCO International, Inc.

     600        76,920  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     590        430,600  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,009,141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

   $     45,484,778  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 27.0%

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 0.9%

 

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     3,100        621,147  

Ciena Corp.*

     1,973        83,261  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     51,150        2,666,449  

F5, Inc.*

     763        115,663  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     4,240        114,141  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

     900        35,289  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     2,080        579,197  

Ubiquiti, Inc.

     50        6,072  

Viasat, Inc.*,#

     950        17,518  
     

 

 

 
      $ 4,238,737  

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS &
COMPONENTS – 0.5%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     7,300        588,015  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     685        77,686  

Avnet, Inc.

     1,100        50,963  

CDW Corp.

     1,690        338,676  

Cognex Corp.

     2,250        80,978  

Coherent Corp.*

     1,418        41,973  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Corning, Inc.

     9,620      $ 257,431  

Crane NXT Co.

     400        20,800  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     400        34,360  

Jabil, Inc.

     1,608        197,462  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     2,250        274,612  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     293        63,484  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

     543        49,782  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     593        222,132  

Trimble, Inc.*

     2,930        138,091  

Vontier Corp.

     1,956        57,819  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     650        136,130  
     

 

 

 
      $     2,630,394  

IT SERVICES – 1.5%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     8,000        2,376,720  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     1,900        196,327  

Amdocs Ltd.

     1,470        117,835  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

     3,650        206,918  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     6,510        419,700  

DXC Technology Co.*

     2,826        57,000  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     700        152,299  

Gartner, Inc.*

     950        315,438  

Globant SA*

     500        85,145  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

     1,900        139,137  

International Business Machines Corp.

     11,460        1,657,574  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*

     2,412        35,288  

MongoDB, Inc.*

     815        280,841  

Okta, Inc.*

     1,950        131,450  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

     3,830        555,848  

Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.*

     1,150        3,899  

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

     2,100        107,646  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     1,100        219,626  

Wix.com Ltd.*

     40        3,196  
     

 

 

 
      $ 7,061,887  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 6.5%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     19,918        1,961,923  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*

     750        19,470  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     6,342        997,787  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     10,480        1,387,028  

Broadcom, Inc.

     5,108        4,297,718  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

     700        46,851  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     1,700        135,286  

Entegris, Inc.

     1,800        158,472  

First Solar, Inc.*

     1,300        185,185  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*,#

     800        39,696  

Intel Corp.

     52,070        1,900,555  

KLA Corp.

     1,700        798,490  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,680        988,210  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

     1,650        91,757  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     10,611        501,051  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     6,678        476,075  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     13,650        912,775  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     733        48,129  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     580        256,209  

NVIDIA Corp.

     29,845        12,170,791  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     5,378        336,878  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     1,250        109,275  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     13,930      $ 1,518,231  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     2,000        173,480  

Teradyne, Inc.

     1,900        158,213  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     11,350        1,611,813  

Universal Display Corp.

     500        69,590  

Wolfspeed, Inc.*,#

     1,575        53,298  
     

 

 

 
      $     31,404,236  

SOFTWARE – 10.8%

 

Adobe, Inc.*

     5,710        3,038,063  

Alteryx, Inc., Class A*

     850        27,209  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     1,080        300,521  

AppLovin Corp., Class A*

     2,600        94,744  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     317        56,347  

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

     1,800        325,152  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     2,680        529,648  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

     2,300        111,872  

BILL Holdings, Inc.*,#

     1,300        118,677  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     3,360        805,896  

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*

     2,300        24,771  

Confluent, Inc., Class A*

     2,300        66,493  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     2,569        454,122  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

     3,348        272,762  

DocuSign, Inc.*

     2,550        99,144  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     640        51,802  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*

     1,350        37,570  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

     3,100        81,530  

Dynatrace, Inc.*

     2,723        121,745  

Elastic NV*

     1,050        78,792  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     300        253,761  

Five9, Inc.*

     893        51,678  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     8,150        465,935  

Gen Digital, Inc.

     6,920        115,287  

Gitlab, Inc., Class A*

     100        4,328  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     950        85,623  

HubSpot, Inc.*

     553        234,345  

Informatica, Inc., Class A*

     500        9,590  

Intuit, Inc.

     3,400        1,682,830  

Jamf Holding Corp.*

     100        1,606  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     773        150,720  

Microsoft Corp.

     93,769        31,704,237  

N-Able, Inc.*

     436        5,651  

nCino, Inc.*

     800        22,480  

NCR Voyix Corp.*

     1,620        24,770  

New Relic, Inc.*

     750        65,002  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

     2,950        106,760  

Oracle Corp.

     18,960        1,960,464  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

     23,220        343,656  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     3,770        916,185  

Pegasystems, Inc.

     320        13,677  

Procore Technologies, Inc.*

     1,000        61,090  

PTC, Inc.*

     1,350        189,567  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

     1,050        27,909  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     1,300        635,141  

Salesforce, Inc.*

     11,766        2,362,966  

SentinelOne, Inc., Class A*

     2,350        36,731  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     2,550        1,483,717  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A*

     1,705        67,416  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Splunk, Inc.*

     1,900      $ 279,604  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     1,900        891,936  

Teradata Corp.*

     1,370        58,526  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     500        186,450  

UiPath, Inc., Class A*

     4,700        72,991  

Unity Software, Inc.*,#

     3,610        91,586  

VMware, Inc., Class A*,#

     2,719        396,022  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

     2,500        529,275  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*

     3,128        187,617  

Zscaler, Inc.*

     1,100        174,559  
     

 

 

 
      $     52,648,548  

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 6.8%

 

Apple, Inc.

     188,190        32,137,206  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     16,090        247,464  

HP, Inc.

     11,140        293,316  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,703        196,724  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

     3,495        118,166  

Western Digital Corp.*

     3,983        159,918  
     

 

 

 
      $ 33,152,794  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

   $ 131,136,596  

MATERIALS – 2.6%

 

CHEMICALS – 1.7%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     2,800        790,832  

Albemarle Corp.

     1,500        190,170  

Ashland, Inc.

     600        45,978  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

     2,710        71,083  

Celanese Corp.

     1,400        160,314  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     2,500        199,450  

Chemours Co. (The)

     1,850        44,604  

Corteva, Inc.

     9,112        438,652  

Dow, Inc.

     9,029        436,462  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     5,912        430,867  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,500        112,095  

Ecolab, Inc.

     3,200        536,768  

Element Solutions, Inc.

     2,550        46,487  

FMC Corp.

     1,450        77,140  

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*,#

     15,500        21,235  

Huntsman Corp.

     2,150        50,159  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     3,190        218,036  

Linde PLC

     6,130        2,342,641  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     3,200        288,768  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     4,165        135,279  

NewMarket Corp.

     100        48,215  

Olin Corp.

     1,450        61,944  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     2,900        356,033  

RPM International, Inc.

     1,500        136,905  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     495        21,998  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     2,950        702,719  

Westlake Corp.

     400        46,144  
     

 

 

 
      $ 8,010,978  

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.1%

 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     400        61,564  

Knife River Corp.*

     62        3,120  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     750        306,705  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


15   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     1,650      $ 324,208  
     

 

 

 
      $ 695,597  

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.3%

 

Amcor PLC

     17,851        158,695  

AptarGroup, Inc.

     815        99,650  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA

     1,850        6,235  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     1,000        174,070  

Ball Corp.

     3,700        178,155  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

     1,393        76,615  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

     1,218        98,171  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     4,055        87,223  

International Paper Co.

     4,350        146,725  

Packaging Corp. of America

     1,100        168,355  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,750        53,883  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     805        32,248  

Sonoco Products Co.

     1,030        53,364  

Westrock Co.

     3,050        109,587  
     

 

 

 
      $     1,442,976  

METALS & MINING – 0.5%

 

Alcoa Corp.

     2,250        57,690  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

     6,700        112,426  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     18,000        608,040  

MP Materials Corp.*,#

     1,150        18,860  

Newmont Corp.

     13,250        496,477  

Nucor Corp.

     3,200        472,928  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     750        190,785  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     758        79,082  

Southern Copper Corp.

     950        67,355  

SSR Mining, Inc.

     2,450        34,006  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     1,950        207,695  

United States Steel Corp.

     2,850        96,587  
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,441,931  

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.0%**

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     650        33,332  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

   $ 12,624,814  

REAL ESTATE – 2.7%

 

DIVERSIFIED REITS – 0.0%**

     

WP Carey, Inc.

     2,700        144,855  

HEALTH CARE REITS – 0.2%

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     5,030        72,180  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     7,130        110,871  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.#

     7,200        34,416  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     3,200        105,920  

Ventas, Inc.

     4,936        209,583  

Welltower, Inc.

     6,270        524,235  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,057,205  

HOTEL & RESORT REITS – 0.1%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     9,730        150,620  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3,150        36,320  
     

 

 

 
      $ 186,940  

INDUSTRIAL REITS – 0.3%

 

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,440        90,197  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     500        81,625  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,750      $ 74,025  

Prologis, Inc.

     11,578        1,166,483  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     2,600        112,424  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     2,150        71,423  
     

 

 

 
      $     1,596,177  

OFFICE REITS – 0.1%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     2,165        201,626  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,900        101,783  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     1,833        32,756  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     1,290        23,078  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     1,525        43,585  

Vornado Realty Trust

     2,176        41,779  
     

 

 

 
      $ 444,607  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.2%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     3,860        267,652  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     5,150        378,062  

Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.*

     508        33,696  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

     628        80,334  

Opendoor Technologies, Inc.*

     1,600        3,040  

WeWork, Inc., Class A*

     41        93  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*

     500        17,765  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*

     2,295        83,194  
     

 

 

 
      $ 863,836  

RESIDENTIAL REITS – 0.4%

 

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     4,140        135,544  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

     1,904        55,616  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A*

     2,854        16,724  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     1,772        293,691  

Camden Property Trust

     1,320        112,042  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     2,500        164,500  

Equity Residential

     4,700        260,051  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     823        176,056  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     8,050        239,004  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     1,471        173,799  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     1,600        177,984  

UDR, Inc.

     4,280        136,147  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,941,158  

RETAIL REITS – 0.3%

 

Agree Realty Corp.

     1,050        58,737  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     4,200        87,318  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,048        95,567  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     7,456        133,761  

NNN REIT, Inc.

     2,315        84,104  

Realty Income Corp.

     8,640        409,363  

Regency Centers Corp.

     2,233        134,561  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     4,043        444,285  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     1,850        66,581  
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,514,277  

SPECIALIZED REITS – 1.1%

 

American Tower Corp.

     5,860        1,044,193  

Crown Castle, Inc.

     5,440        505,811  

CubeSmart

     2,933        99,986  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,660        455,158  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   16

    

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

EPR Properties

     1,000      $ 42,700  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,161        847,112  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     2,712        280,936  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     3,209        145,657  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     3,656        215,960  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     1,150        94,611  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     1,100        31,372  

Public Storage

     1,960        467,872  

Rayonier, Inc.

     1,965        49,597  

SBA Communications Corp.

     1,350        281,650  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     12,688        353,995  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     9,392        269,456  
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,186,066  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

   $     12,935,121  

UTILITIES – 2.3%

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.5%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     3,000        146,370  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     6,300        475,902  

Avangrid, Inc.

     550        16,429  

Constellation Energy Corp.

     4,033        455,406  

Duke Energy Corp.

     9,350        831,121  

Edison International

     4,550        286,923  

Entergy Corp.

     2,650        253,313  

Evergy, Inc.

     2,700        132,678  

Eversource Energy

     4,350        233,986  

Exelon Corp.

     12,050        469,227  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     6,750        240,300  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     1,100        14,278  

IDACORP, Inc.

     550        52,091  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     25,200        1,469,160  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,750        116,545  

OGE Energy Corp.

     2,213        75,685  

PG&E Corp.*

     22,900        373,270  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     1,300        96,434  

PPL Corp.

     8,950        219,902  

Southern Co. (The)

     13,150        884,995  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     6,850        405,999  
     

 

 

 
      $ 7,250,014  

GAS UTILITIES – 0.1%

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

     1,800        193,788  

National Fuel Gas Co.

     1,150        58,593  

UGI Corp.

     2,650        55,120  
     

 

 

 
      $ 307,501  

INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS – 0.0%**

 

AES Corp. (The)

     8,100        120,690  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

     1,250        28,450  

Vistra Corp.

     4,400        143,968  
     

 

 

 
      $ 293,108  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 0.6%

 

Ameren Corp.

     3,250        246,058  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     7,650        205,632  

CMS Energy Corp.

     3,550        192,907  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     4,250        373,107  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     10,343        417,030  
  Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

DTE Energy Co.

     2,600      $ 250,588  

NiSource, Inc.

     4,800        120,768  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     6,150        379,147  

Sempra

     7,600        532,228  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     3,800        309,282  
     

 

 

 
      $ 3,026,747  

WATER UTILITIES – 0.1%

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     2,450        288,243  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

     2,900        97,034  
     

 

 

 
      $ 385,277  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

      $ 11,262,647  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(COST $155,949,565)

 

 

   $     482,402,004  

PREFERRED STOCK – 0.0%**

 

  

REAL ESTATE – 0.0%**

     

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.0%**

 

Brookfield Property Preferred LP 6.25%*

     400        4,800  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

      $ 4,800  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(COST $9,880)

 

 

   $ 4,800  

RIGHTS – 0.0%**

     

ABIOMED, Inc. CVR, Expire 12/31/49*,(1)

     150         

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Expire 12/31/30*

     89        10  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(COST $0)

 

 

   $ 10  

WARRANTS – 0.0%**

     

Occidental Petroleum Corp. CW27, Expire 08/03/27*

     1,645        65,570  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(COST $0)

      $ 65,570  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.5%

 

EQUITY FUNDS – 0.5%

     

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

     5,010        1,148,843  

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

     2,170        568,778  

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

     3,940        576,895  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS

      $ 2,294,516  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

(COST $2,283,701)

 

 

   $ 2,294,516  

MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.2%

 

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     990,618        990,618  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $990,618)

      $ 990,618  
    

 

Par Value

 

        

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON
LOAN – 0.4%

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


17   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description

 

  

 

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.4%

 

Bank of Montreal, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $130,494, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 4.50% to 6.50%, maturing 9/01/52 to 10/01/53; total market value of $133,085.

   $ 130,475      $           130,475  

BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $427,910.

     419,520        419,520  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $411,190, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $419,352.

     411,129        411,129  

National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $427,912.

     419,520        419,520  

Nomura Securities International, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/30/25 to 10/15/58; total market value of $427,911.

     419,520        419,520  

  Description

 

  

 

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

TD Securities, Inc., 5.32%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 7.50%, maturing 2/20/38 to 10/20/53; total market value of $427,910.

   $ 419,520      $ 419,520  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $2,219,684)

 

 

   $ 2,219,684  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN
(COST $2,219,684)

 

   $ 2,219,684  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%

(COST $161,453,448)

 

 

   $ 487,977,202  

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON

LOAN – (0.5%)

 

 

     (2,219,684

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.0%**

 

     (380,278
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $   485,377,240  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    

 

Level 1

 

  

 

Level 2

 

  

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

                  

Common Stocks

     $ 482,402,004      $        $ (a)      $ 482,402,004

Preferred Stock

       4,800                     4,800

Rights

       10               (a)        10

Warrants

       65,570                     65,570

Investment Companies

       2,294,516                     2,294,516

Money Market Fund

       990,618                     990,618

Repurchase Agreements

              2,219,684              2,219,684
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

     $ 485,757,518      $ 2,219,684        $     $ 487,977,202
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0).

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

# 

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

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

§ 

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

 

^ 

7-Day net yield.

 

(1) 

The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   18

    

 

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (concluded)

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

ADR

  

American Depositary Receipt

CVR

  

Contingent Value Rights

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, 2023 (unaudited)


19   STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    

 

    

   
    October 31, 2023 (unaudited)      

Wilmington
Enhanced Dividend
Income Strategy

Fund

            Wilmington
Large–Cap Strategy
Fund
   
  ASSETS:                   
 

Investments, at identified cost

      $ 59,621,777            $   161,453,448 (a)   
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Investments in securities, at value

      $ 61,979,487            $ 487,977,202 (b),(c)   
 

Cash

        31,578,922               
 

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

        5,884 (d)                
 

Income receivable

        47,027              345,188  
 

Due from advisor

        10,886               
 

Receivable for shares sold

        900,736              803,780  
 

Receivable for investments sold

        505,665               
 

Prepaid assets

        23,314              23,626  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
   
  TOTAL ASSETS         95,051,921              489,149,796  
 

 

     

 

 

            

 

 

   
  LIABILITIES:                   
 

Collateral for securities on loan

                     2,219,684  
 

Due to custodian

        —26             
 

Payable for investments purchased

        29,740,845              1,179,355  
 

Payable for shares redeemed

        8,731              150,402  
 

Payable for Trustees’ fees

        2,799              2,799  
 

Payable for administration fees

        838              12,108  
 

Payable for distribution services fees

        6,417               
 

Payable for investment advisory fees

                     56,674  
 

Other accrued expenses

        73,620              151,508  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
   
    TOTAL LIABILITIES         29,833,250              3,772,556  
 

 

     

 

 

            

 

 

   
   
    NET ASSETS       $ 65,218,671            $ 485,377,240  
 

 

     

 

 

            

 

 

   
   
    NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                   
 

 

                  
 

Paid–in capital

      $ 63,382,120            $ 140,036,489  
 

Distributable earnings (loss)

        1,836,551              345,340,751  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
   
    TOTAL NET ASSETS       $ 65,218,671            $ 485,377,240  
 

 

     

 

 

            

 

 

   
  COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:                   
 

Class A

                  
 

Net Assets

      $ 29,360,940            $  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        2,765,364               
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Net Asset Value per share

      $ 10.62            $  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Offering Price per share*

      $ 11.24 **            $  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Class I

                  
 

Net Assets

      $ 35,857,731            $ 485,377,240  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        3,366,568              19,131,025  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   
 

Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

      $ 10.65            $ 25.37  
       

 

 

            

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Includes $197,846 of investments in affiliated issuers.

(b) 

Includes $261,918 of investments in affiliated issuers.

(c) 

Including $2,180,340 of securities on loan (Note 2).

(d) 

Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $5,903.

*

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, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   20

    

 

 

   
    Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)       Wilmington
Enhanced Dividend
Income Strategy
Fund
           Wilmington
Large–Cap Strategy
Fund
   
  INVESTMENT INCOME:                    
 

Dividends

      $ 607,714 (a)            $ 4,028,847 (a),(b)     
 

Securities lending income, net

        1,286             21,983    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
  TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME         609,000             4,050,830    
 

 

     

 

 

           

 

 

     
 

EXPENSES:

                   
 

Investment advisory fees

        70,847             655,847    
 

Administration fees

        5,088             75,359    
 

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

        13,046             67,098    
 

Custodian fees

        573             11,912    
 

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

        16,443             12,886    
 

Trustees’ fees

        31,346             31,346    
 

Professional fees

        52,589             50,444    
 

Distribution services fee—Class A

        40,360                
 

Shareholder services fee—Class A

        40,360                
 

Share registration costs

        11,781             11,371    
 

Printing and postage

        5,997             8,637    
 

Miscellaneous

        15,729             31,563    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
  TOTAL EXPENSES         304,159             956,463    
 

 

     

 

 

           

 

 

     
 

WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

                   
 

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

        (134,880 )             (300,616 )    
 

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

        (40,360 )                
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

        (175,240 )             (300,616 )    
 

 

     

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Net expenses

        128,919             655,847    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Net investment income

        480,081             3,394,983    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
  REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):                    
 

Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments

        (690,552 )             17,684,903    
 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

        1,104                
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Net realized gain (loss)

        (689,448 )             17,684,903    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unaffiliated investments

        (1,680,449 )             (13,012,514 )    
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated investments

                    (30,316 )    
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions

        26                
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        (1,680,423 )             (13,042,830 )    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

        (2,369,871 )             4,642,073    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     
   
 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ (1,889,790 )           $ 8,037,056    
       

 

 

           

 

 

     

 

(a) 

Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $1,070 and $287, respectively.

(b) 

Includes $6,040 received from affiliated issuers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


21   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    

 

    

 
        Wilmington
Enhanced  Dividend
Income Strategy
Fund
  Wilmington
Large–Cap  Strategy
Fund
       
           
       

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

             

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

           

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

           

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

 
  OPERATIONS:                        
 

Net investment income

  $ 480,081           $ 937,514         $ 3,394,983         $ 7,095,938    
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (689,448           49,973           17,684,903           31,396,351    
 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,680,423           (393,821         (13,042,830         (30,364,437  
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,889,790           593,666           8,037,056           8,127,852    
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
       
 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                       
 

Class A

    (455,800           (1,080,484                      
 

Class I

    (45,819           (66,758         (3,512,282         (54,830,455  
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (501,619           (1,147,242         (3,512,282         (54,830,455  
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
       
  SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                        
 

Proceeds from sale of shares

                       
 

Class A

    194,833             304,275                        
 

Class I

    33,056,773             2,726,284           18,249,476           51,269,312    
 

Distributions reinvested

                       
 

Class A

    451,904             1,067,482                        
 

Class I

    17,720             34,696           1,106,523           41,005,261    
 

Cost of shares redeemed

                       
 

Class A

    (1,992,277           (2,865,099                      
 

Class I

    (214,545           (375,061         (49,470,148         (88,254,437  
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

    31,514,408             892,577           (30,114,149         4,020,136    
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

Change in net assets

    29,122,999             339,001           (25,589,375         (42,682,467  
       
  NET ASSETS:                        
 

Beginning of period

    36,095,672             35,756,671           510,966,615           553,649,082    
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

End of period

  $ 65,218,671           $ 36,095,672         $ 485,377,240         $ 510,966,615    
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
       
  SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                        
 

Shares sold

                       
 

Class A

    17,158             26,182                        
 

Class I

    3,128,363             230,262           694,020           2,044,488    
 

Distributions reinvested

                       
 

Class A

    39,261             94,571                        
 

Class I

    1,535             3,023           41,246           1,689,136    
 

Shares redeemed

                       
 

Class A

    (175,169           (247,041                      
 

Class I

    (18,801           (31,967         (1,863,485         (3,361,913  
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
 

Net change resulting from share transactions

    2,992,347             75,030           (1,128,219         371,711    
   

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   22

    

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 

WILMINGTON ENHANCED DIVIDEND INCOME STRATEGY FUND

 

    CLASS A   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2023

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2021

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2020

 

 

Year Ended
    April 30, 2019    

 

  Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period              $ 11.49     $ 11.67     $ 11.55     $ 9.54     $ 10.54     $ 10.47
 

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                        
 

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.15       0.30       0.31       0.29       0.40       0.36
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       (0.86 )       (0.12 )       0.15       2.04       (1.02 )       0.11
      

 

 

 

  Total Income (Loss) From Operations        (0.71 )       0.18       0.46       2.33       (0.62 )       0.47
      

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                        
 

Net Investment Income

       (0.16 )       (0.29 )       (0.34 )       (0.32 )       (0.38 )       (0.36 )
 

Net Realized Gains

             (0.07 )                         (0.04 )
      

 

 

 

  Total Distributions        (0.16 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.32 )       (0.38 )       (0.40 )
      

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

             $ 10.62     $ 11.49     $ 11.67     $ 11.55     $ 9.54     $ 10.54
      

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (6.27 )%       1.69 %       3.99 %       24.86 %       (6.17 )%       4.66 %
 

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

             $ 29,361     $ 33,151     $ 35,124     $ 37,388     $ 32,708     $ 38,943
 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                        
 

Gross Expense(c)

       1.76 %(d)       1.76 %       1.85 %       1.69 %       1.68 %       1.67 %
 

Net Expense(c),(e)

       0.75 %(d)       0.75 %       0.67 %       0.60 %       0.60 %       0.60 %
 

Net Investment Income

       2.68 %(d)       2.58 %       2.61 %       2.81 %       3.86 %       3.45 %
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       9 %       10 %       66 %(f)       12 %       14 %       14 %
 

    

                        
    CLASS I   

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2023

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2021

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2020

 

 

Year Ended
    April 30, 2019    

 

  Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period              $ 11.53     $ 11.69     $ 11.56     $ 9.55     $ 10.54     $ 10.48
 

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                        
 

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.16       0.32       0.34       0.32       0.44       0.39
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       (0.87 )       (0.10 )       0.15       2.03       (1.02 )       0.10
      

 

 

 

  Total Income (Loss) From Operations        (0.71 )       0.22       0.49       2.35       (0.58 )       0.49
      

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                        
 

Net Investment Income

       (0.17 )       (0.31 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.41 )       (0.39 )
 

Net Realized Gains

             (0.07 )                         (0.04 )
      

 

 

 

  Total Distributions        (0.17 )       (0.38 )       (0.36 )       (0.34 )       (0.41 )       (0.43 )
      

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

             $ 10.65     $ 11.53     $ 11.69     $ 11.56     $ 9.55     $ 10.54
      

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (6.26 )%       2.03 %       4.25 %       25.09 %       (5.83 )%       4.82 %
 

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

             $ 35,858     $ 2,945     $ 633     $ 629     $ 498     $ 637
 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                        
 

Gross Expense(c)

       1.28 %(d)       1.25 %       1.37 %       1.38 %       1.44 %       1.40 %
 

Net Expense(c),(e)

       0.50 %(d)       0.50 %       0.42 %       0.35 %       0.35 %       0.35 %
 

Net Investment Income

       3.01 %(d)       2.78 %       2.82 %       3.06 %       4.20 %       3.72 %
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       9 %       10 %       66 %(f)       12 %       14 %       14 %

 

(a) 

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

 

(b) 

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c) 

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d) 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) 

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

 

(f) 

In November 2021, the Fund transitioned to the equity focused Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund from the Wilmington Diversified Income Fund. As a result, the portfolio turnover rate for the year ended April 30, 2022 was significantly higher than that of previous fiscal years.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


23   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 

WILMINGTON LARGE–CAP STRATEGY FUND

 

    CLASS I   

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2023

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2022

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2021

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2020

 

 

Year Ended
    April 30, 2019    

 

  Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period              $ 25.22     $ 27.84     $ 30.08     $ 22.08     $ 23.36     $ 21.98
 

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                        
 

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.17       0.36       0.33       0.35       0.39       0.37
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       0.16       (0.04 )       (0.80 )       10.11       (0.32 )       2.32
      

 

 

 

  Total Income (Loss) From Operations        0.33       0.32       (0.47 )       10.46       0.07       2.69
      

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                        
 

Net Investment Income

       (0.18 )       (0.34 )       (0.33 )       (0.37 )       (0.41 )       (0.38 )
 

Net Realized Gains

             (2.60 )       (1.44 )       (2.09 )       (0.94 )       (0.93 )
      

 

 

 

  Total Distributions        (0.18 )       (2.94 )       (1.77 )       (2.46 )       (1.35 )       (1.31 )
      

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

             $ 25.37     $ 25.22     $ 27.84     $ 30.08     $ 22.08     $ 23.36
      

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Total Return

       1.26 %(b)       1.72 %       (2.24 )%       49.12 %       0.09 %       12.93 %
 

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

             $ 485,377     $ 510,967     $ 553,649     $ 623,538     $ 467,392     $ 527,818
 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                        
 

Gross Expense(c)

       0.36 %(d)       0.37 %       0.53 %       0.80 %       0.86 %       0.89 %
 

Net Expense(c), (e)

       0.25 %(d)       0.25 %       0.25 %       0.25 %       0.25 %       0.25 %
 

Net Investment Income

       1.29 %(d)       1.42 %       1.07 %       1.34 %       1.69 %       1.65 %
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       5 %       13 %       9 %       14 %       26 %       13 %

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(c) 

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d) 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) 

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   24

    

 

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2023 (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 10 funds, 2 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 Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (“Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund”)(d)

   The Fund seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderate level of risk.

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

   The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

(d) Diversified

The Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund offers Class A and Class I shares, and the Large-Cap Strategy Fund offers Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

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

 

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 and the differences could be material.

Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.

Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. 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;

 

   

investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at 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 Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”), is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded; and

 

   

for all other securities, at fair value as determined by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the 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. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a

 

    

 

 

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security. Each Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00pm Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, each Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (Systematic International Fair Value Pricing (“SIFVP”)).

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 Funds may utilize SIFVP 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 the Valuation Procedures. 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, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)

 

 
       

    Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

           

    Bank of America Securities, Inc.

   $ 507        $ 507      $      $  

    BNP Paribas SA

     139        139                

    Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     507        507                

    HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     497        497                

    National Bank Financial

     507        507                

    RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     507        507                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,664        $ 2,664      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       

    Large-Cap Strategy Fund

           

    Bank of Montreal

   $ 130,475        $ 130,475      $      $  

    BNP Paribas SA

     419,520        419,520                

    HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     411,129        411,129                

    National Bank Financial

     419,520        419,520                

    Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     419,520        419,520                

    TD Securities, Inc.

     419,520        419,520                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     2,219,684        $       2,219,684      $                     —      $                     —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

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

 

  (2) 

Net exposure represents the 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 reporting purposes. 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

 

 

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recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) are recorded as dividend income, capital gain, or return of capital as reported by such REITs, or based on management’s estimates to the extent actual information has not been reported. Estimates are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined. 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 and includes proceeds from litigation, if any. 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.

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.

The Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund offers 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, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for the Funds.

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 loaned. 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.

Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. 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.

At October 31, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)        

 

 
     
    Large-Cap Strategy Fund              $2,180,340                        $2,180,340                        $—                  
        

 

  (1) 

Collateral with a value of $2,219,684 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

 

  (2) 

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

 

3.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.

Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.

The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.

 

    

 

 

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As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

    Fund          Tax Cost               

    Tax Unrealized        

    Appreciation        

         Tax Unrealized      
Depreciation
   Net Tax            
Unrealized            
Appreciation/            
(Depreciation)            
       

Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

         $  59,633,331                    $    4,315,869              $  (1,969,713)    $    2,346,156                

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

      171,136,632                  336,622,639                    (19,782,069)               316,840,570                      

 

4.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – WFMC 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  
 

    Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

  0.40%

    Large-Cap Strategy Fund

  0.25%

WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024 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, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest 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 and shareholder service provider 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  
   

Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

    0.75%     0.50%

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

    —       0.25%

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM 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. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration 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, 2023, 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, as applicable, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.

 

 

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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, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:

 

    Fund  

  Distribution    

Fees    

 

    Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

  $388

Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable, bear front-end sales charges.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:

 

    Fund     Sales Charges    
 

    Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund

  $8

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 the Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable, 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 Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their 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, 2023, M&T did not receive any shareholder service fees from the Funds.

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 Trustees and 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.

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, 2023 are as follows:

 

                 

  Fund/

  Affiliated Investment

  Name

 

Value

4/30/23

      Purchases         Sales      

Net

Realized

  Gain/(Loss)  

   

Net Change

in Unrealized
Appreciation/

  Depreciation  

 

Value

  10/31/23  

   

  Number of  
Shares

10/31/23

      Dividend  
Income
   

Capital

Gain
  Distributions  

 
                 

Large-Cap Strategy Fund

                 
                 

Common Stock - 0.0%*

                 

M&T Bank Corp.

    $292,234           $—               $—               $—           $(30,316)       $261,918           2,323             $6,040             $—      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

As a percentage of Net Assets as of October 31, 2023.

The Funds 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, 2023 were as follows:

 

 
  Fund     Commissions        
 
  Large-Cap Strategy Fund   $4,300  

 

    

 

 

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5.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities, for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

    Fund   Purchases     Sales  
 
Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund       $ 31,682,393           $     3,480,594  
Large-Cap Strategy Fund     24,509,366         53,530,046  

 

6.

MARKET RISK IN GENERAL

There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Market risk includes the risk that a particular style of investing, such as growth or value, may underperform the market generally.

The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.

 

7.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

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.

 

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 highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.

The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

 

9.

NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENT

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed on or after July 24, 2024.

 

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 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

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board 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 two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the “August Meeting”) with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers 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 Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

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 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 to the Sub-Adviser of providing 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 performance, 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. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each 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;

   

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, 2023.

 

    

 

 

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The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income 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 achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to higher-paying dividend stocks, which significantly lagged lower- and non-dividend paying stocks during the period. The Board considered that the Fund maintains a greater allocation to higher-paying dividend stocks versus its peers and tends to underperform when lower-yielding and lower quality stocks are favored.

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

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.

Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports

Beginning on 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. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.

If you have 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 other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, 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 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 paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

    

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

March 1, 2023

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. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.

Information Collected by the Funds

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 or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity.

   

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 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. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do.

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, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties 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.

 

 

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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 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.

 

 

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 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 the Funds’ website, 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 information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail 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-mails 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 the Funds or its agents. 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.

What You Can Do

The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.

Surveys/Aggregate Data

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information 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 Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed 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 Notice.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


 

 

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Investment Advisor

  

Distributor

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

  

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1100 North Market Street

  

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

9th Floor

  

Denver, CO 80203

Wilmington, DE 19890

  

 

Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent

Sub-Advisor

   and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.

  

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

1100 North Market Street

  

301 Bellevue Parkway

9th Floor

  

Wilmington, DE 19809

Wilmington, DE 19890

  

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Co-Administrator

  

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Wilmington Funds Management Corp.

  

Two Commerce Square

1100 North Market Street

  

2001 Market Street, Suite 1800

9th Floor

  

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Wilmington, DE 19890

 

  

Custodian

  

The Bank of New York Mellon

  

240 Greenwich Street

  

New York, NY 10286

  

 

 

 

 

WT-SAR-EQ-1023

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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October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND
Semi-Annual Report
WILMINGTON FUNDS
Equity Fund
Wilmington International Fund
Alternatives Fund
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund
Asset Allocation Fund
Wilmington Real Asset Fund


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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”)


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President’s Message

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Shareholder Expense Example

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Portfolios of Investments

     2  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     30  

Statements of Operations

     31  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     32  

Financial Highlights

     34  

Notes to Financial Statements

     37  

Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     47  

Other Information

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)

Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the International Fund, Global Alpha Equities Fund, and Real Asset Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’’ holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

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

The economy

The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 12 years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.

The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.

Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.

In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.

 

    

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg

U.S. Treasury

Bond Index3

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index4

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Credit

Bond Index5

  

Bloomberg

Municipal Bond

Index6

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Corporate

High Yield Bond

Index7

-6.05%    -6.13%    -5.77%    -4.65%    0.02%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Equity markets

Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.

For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

S&P 500®

Index8

  

Russell

2000®

Index9

  

MSCI EAFE

(Net) Index10

  

MSCI Emerging

Markets (Net)

Index11

1.39%    -5.29%    -7.88%    -4.78%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Sincerely,

 

 

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Eric Taylor,

President

November 17, 2023

 

 

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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.

Basis Points (“BPS”) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indices and the yield of a fixed-income security.

 

 

2.

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

 

 

3.

Bloomberg 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 U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg 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 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 Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the 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 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 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 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.

 

 

9.

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 $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

 

 

10.

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 MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the 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.

 

 

11.

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 (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The 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, 2023 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may 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, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

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

05/01/23

  

Ending

Account Value

10/31/23

  

Expenses

Paid

During Period(1)

  

Annualized

Net

Expense Ratio(2)

WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND

                   

Actual

                   

Class A

       $1,000.00        $   924.60        $5.22        1.08 %

Class I

       $1,000.00        $   926.20        $4.02        0.83 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

                   

Class A

       $1,000.00        $1,019.71        $5.48        1.08 %

Class I

       $1,000.00        $1,020.96        $4.22        0.83 %

WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND

                   

Actual

                   

Class A

       $1,000.00        $   999.10        $7.49        1.49 %

Class I

       $1,000.00        $1,000.00        $6.23        1.24 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

                   

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        $   951.30        $4.02        0.82 %

Class I

       $1,000.00        $   952.10        $2.80        0.57 %

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

                   

Class A

       $1,000.00        $1,021.01        $4.17        0.82 %

Class I

       $1,000.00        $1,022.27        $2.90        0.57 %

 

(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 the Funds invest.

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington International Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications and country allocations were as follows (unaudited):

 

    

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

Financials

       21.4 %

Industrials

       14.7 %

Consumer Discretionary

       10.9 %

Information Technology

       9.9 %

Health Care

       9.5 %

Consumer Staples

       6.3 %

Materials

       5.9 %

Energy

       5.7 %

Communication Services

       5.4 %

Utilities

       3.0 %

Real Estate

       1.1 %

Exchange-Traded Funds

       3.3 %

Preferred Stock

       0.2 %

Rights

       0.0 %(1)

Cash Equivalents(2)

       2.2 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3)

       0.5 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 
Country Allocation   

Percentage of

Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

Japan

       12.9 %

United Kingdom

       10.3 %

China

       8.1 %

France

       7.5 %

Canada

       6.0 %

United States

       5.0 %

Germany

       4.4 %

Taiwan

       4.3 %

Switzerland

       3.9 %

South Korea

       3.3 %

Australia

       3.3 %

Netherlands

       2.2 %

Spain

       2.0 %

Brazil

       2.0 %

Hong Kong

       1.8 %

South Africa

       1.7 %

United Arab Emirates

       1.6 %

Norway

       1.4 %

Thailand

       1.3 %

Austria

       1.2 %

All other countries less than 1.0%

       9.6 %

Exchange-Traded Funds

       3.3 %

Preferred Stocks

       0.2 %

Rights

       0.0 %(1)

Cash Equivalents(2)

       2.2 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3)

       0.5 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

(1) 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(2) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(3) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS¢

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 93.8%

     

AUSTRALIA – 3.3%

     

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

     41,010      $ 646,686  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     10,792        265,269  

BHP Group Ltd.

     67,128        1,900,224  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     9,929        119,023  

Brambles Ltd.

     27,196        226,971  

Coles Group Ltd.

     21,584        209,488  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     21,153            1,301,246  

Flutter Entertainment PLC*

     2,480        389,502  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     25,901        368,463  
 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Goodman Group

     30,866      $         408,416  

IGO Ltd.

     13,598        82,341  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     51,155        184,544  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     6,044        621,263  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

     3,454        127,305  

Mirvac Group

     147,422        171,047  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     40,795        730,812  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     31,945        233,926  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

     39,931        93,798  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     4,317        133,672  

REA Group Ltd.

     2,806        257,604  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     6,259        467,535  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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  Wilmington International Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description   

    Number of

Shares

               Value  

Rio Tinto PLC

     60,120        $ 3,835,687  

SEEK Ltd.

     17,483          230,648  

Stockland

     78,352          176,836  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     29,571          251,698  

Telstra Group Ltd.

     74,035          179,526  

Transurban Group

     47,702          359,124  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     14,893          479,165  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     48,133          632,072  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     17,699          396,188  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

        $     15,480,079  

AUSTRIA – 1.2%

       

BAWAG Group AG*

     54,776          2,439,746  

Erste Group Bank AG

     52,599          1,883,531  

Wienerberger AG

     48,252          1,168,999  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRIA

        $ 5,492,276  

BELGIUM – 0.6%

       

KBC Group NV

     26,151          1,439,216  

UCB SA

     21,551          1,576,241  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL BELGIUM

        $ 3,015,457  

BRAZIL – 2.0%

       

Atacadao SA

     363,100          646,727  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

     235,000          1,385,273  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

     283,900          1,013,014  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

     131,100          1,325,887  

Magazine Luiza SA*

     1,257,200          334,139  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA

     159,000          682,769  

Vale SA

     142,700          1,953,802  

Vibra Energia SA

     327,000          1,285,494  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

     14,462          610,809  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL BRAZIL

        $ 9,237,914  

CANADA – 6.0%

       

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     2,590          121,474  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

     12,519          681,492  

AltaGas Ltd.

     9,497          176,414  

ARC Resources Ltd.

     21,800          350,718  

Bank of Montreal

     10,361          782,931  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     78,552          3,180,598  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

     7,770          222,720  

CAE, Inc.*

     6,691          139,731  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     14,030          494,831  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     7,986          844,987  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     19,858          1,261,003  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

     11,871          842,847  

CGI, Inc.*

     3,669          354,214  

Constellation Software, Inc.

     216          433,014  

Dollarama, Inc.

     4,964          338,987  

Enbridge, Inc.

     102,138          3,273,130  

Fortis, Inc.

     12,303          488,483  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     2,590          315,077  

GFL Environmental, Inc.

     4,317          124,366  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     5,396          153,271  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

     3,022          175,839  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     4,749          270,642  
 Description   

    Number of

Shares

               Value  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A*

     19,642        $ 144,757  

Keyera Corp.

     8,634          200,791  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

     3,238          264,831  

Magna International, Inc.

     5,828          280,063  

Manulife Financial Corp.

     33,888          589,909  

National Bank of Canada

     3,885          241,547  

Onex Corp.

     5,828          326,629  

Open Text Corp.

     6,907          230,607  

Parex Resources, Inc.

     74,889          1,435,406  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     15,541          478,305  

Power Corp. of Canada

     6,259          150,794  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     4,749          318,997  

RioCan REIT

     16,836          204,569  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     6,044          223,934  

Royal Bank of Canada

     48,420          3,867,315  

Saputo, Inc.

     5,828          117,674  

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

     16,836          795,089  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

     9,281          423,911  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     3,022          97,868  

TC Energy Corp.

     16,620          572,397  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     2,374          284,366  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     23,095          1,290,022  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

     7,986          422,292  

WSP Global, Inc.

     1,511          197,751  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

        $     28,186,593  

CAYMAN ISLANDS – 0.3%

       

Patria Investments Ltd.

     104,060          1,341,333  

CHINA – 8.1%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

     48,028          494,452  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

     41,031          3,386,699  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     341,400          840,995  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H

     134,500          121,115  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

     132,400          436,392  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     241,200          1,827,125  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     254,400          1,290,141  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     136,400          517,230  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

     37,200          338,262  

JD.com, Inc., ADR

     17,771          451,739  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

     13,741          174,692  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR*

     60,590          896,732  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

     708,000          589,838  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

     3,900          895,213  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

     161,500          494,901  

Meituan, Class B*

     190,860          2,705,443  

Midea Group Co. Ltd.*

     239,200          1,724,655  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

     14,473          1,547,453  

NetEase, Inc.

     15,000          321,023  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

     2,934,000          3,350,497  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

     993,200          921,880  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

     232,300          570,451  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

     40,000          1,558,221  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   4

    

 
Wilmington International Fund (continued)  

 

 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd.*

     18,100      $ 192,875  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     149,017        5,514,934  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

     86,000        652,183  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai*

     66,640        1,002,097  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

     109,433        125,741  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     864,000        1,599,117  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     16,818        883,954  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     17,800        932,757  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

     48,823        1,150,758  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.

     28,800        674,570  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CHINA

      $     38,184,135  

DENMARK – 0.9%

     

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     32,217        3,108,175  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S

     64,012        950,481  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DENMARK

      $ 4,058,656  

FINLAND – 0.5%

     

Nordea Bank Abp

     55,195        581,326  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     158,008        1,885,588  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINLAND

      $ 2,466,914  

FRANCE – 7.5%

     

AXA SA

     173,744        5,148,108  

Bureau Veritas SA

     182,085        4,147,491  

Capgemini SE

     6,987        1,234,804  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

     30,817        1,677,497  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     49,939        1,483,610  

Elis SA

     86,599        1,420,222  

Engie SA

     222,457        3,538,154  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     2,723        1,949,479  

Publicis Groupe SA

     22,359        1,702,489  

Technip Energies NV

     74,488        1,632,013  

Thales SA

     11,236        1,658,182  

TotalEnergies SE

     83,177        5,561,005  

Veolia Environnement SA

     62,007        1,699,017  

Vinci SA

     20,892        2,310,120  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

      $ 35,162,191  

GERMANY – 4.4%

     

Bayer AG

     30,432        1,314,923  

Brenntag SE

     75,127        5,586,566  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

     40,644        1,277,044  

Hensoldt AG

     36,142        1,070,967  

Jenoptik AG

     31,148        739,864  

Rheinmetall AG

     6,978        2,003,338  

SAP SE

     10,505        1,409,060  

Siemens AG

     12,022        1,595,306  

Talanx AG

     64,070        4,037,645  

United Internet AG

     79,371        1,652,778  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GERMANY

      $ 20,687,491  

GREECE – 0.4%

     

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     86,232        1,208,661  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA*

     305,191        904,630  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GREECE

      $ 2,113,291  
 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

HONG KONG – 1.8%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     536,184      $ 4,656,119  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     50,939        254,610  

Hong Kong &China Gas Co. Ltd.

     356,143        247,914  

Hong Kong Exchanges &Clearing Ltd.

     17,699        619,158  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     3,454        139,960  

Link REIT

     49,644        227,823  

Prudential PLC

     148,155        1,549,166  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     22,880        234,948  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     27,628        252,231  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

     33,240        116,275  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG

      $     8,298,204  

HUNGARY – 0.5%

     

MOL Hungarian Oil &Gas PLC

     125,415        998,320  

OTP Bank Nyrt

     38,765        1,442,834  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HUNGARY

      $ 2,441,154  

INDIA – 1.0%

     

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     40,652        2,298,871  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

     90,082        1,998,920  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

     29,268        480,580  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIA

      $ 4,778,371  

INDONESIA – 0.7%

     

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     2,772,900        1,527,648  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     2,525,900        902,383  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     3,746,000        821,182  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDONESIA

      $ 3,251,213  

IRELAND – 0.6%

     

AIB Group PLC

     295,185        1,281,552  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

     46,303        1,509,290  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IRELAND

      $ 2,790,842  

ISRAEL – 0.2%

     

Bank Hapoalim BM

     23,743        169,833  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     41,442        266,925  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

     2,158        289,711  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

     43,385        190,692  

Nice Ltd.*

     1,079        165,406  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ISRAEL

      $ 1,082,567  

ITALY – 0.6%

     

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     243,671        2,874,501  

JAPAN – 12.9%

     

ABC-Mart, Inc.

     1,600        24,782  

ADEKA Corp.

     26,600        444,705  

ARE Holdings, Inc.

     33,300        421,572  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     12,400        448,513  

ASKUL Corp.

     48,500        633,138  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     197,356        2,496,529  

BIPROGY Inc

     22,800        568,684  

BML, Inc.

     13,200        249,801  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

     16,800        402,873  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

     32,700        262,025  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     29,200        865,972  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     41,000        866,126  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


5   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington International Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     30,300      $ 781,261  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     5,100        547,059  

Ebara Corp.

     8,300        367,554  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

     6,900        78,237  

en Japan, Inc.

     28,400        423,609  

Fuji Corp.

     35,300        531,542  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

     20,800        565,178  

Future Corp.

     71,200        812,604  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     4,075        587,912  

Hitachi Ltd.

     10,751        681,470  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     121,659        1,246,855  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     321,500            3,584,934  

ITOCHU Corp.

     19,300        695,206  

JGC Holdings Corp.

     33,208        409,022  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

     15,400        312,413  

KDDI Corp.

     135,170        4,043,576  

Keyence Corp.

     2,232        864,049  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

     28,674        434,346  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

     54,500        765,906  

Koa Corp.

     18,500        178,274  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

     17,900        277,450  

Kyocera Corp.

     5,246        258,583  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

     34,800        545,813  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     629        616,874  

Lintec Corp.

     20,200        333,891  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

     35,900        567,692  

Maruwa Co. Ltd.

     1,533        268,986  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

     109,000        329,966  

MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc.

     21,700        381,922  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     21,776        1,015,100  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     65,300        835,861  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     47,100        636,597  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     536,000        4,496,583  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     10,403        381,172  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

     26,500        404,467  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

     9,400        275,346  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

     13,700        555,618  

Nippon Telegraph &Telephone Corp.

     780,700        918,709  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

     23,100        224,730  

NS Solutions Corp.

     9,900        287,491  

OKUMA Corp.

     6,000        247,023  

Open Up Group, Inc.

     36,200        449,020  

OSG Corp.

     23,800        271,572  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

     30,000        480,659  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

     62,100        427,730  

Sankyu, Inc.

     7,500        225,826  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     33,299        652,086  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     4,100        404,628  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

     48,884        1,461,797  

Shionogi &Co. Ltd.

     13,500        628,623  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     9,000        389,880  

Sony Group Corp.

     30,163        2,507,718  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

     11,600        385,373  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     14,566        702,197  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     20,700        776,184  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     16,800        652,042  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     19,800        353,217  
 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

THK Co. Ltd.

     21,600      $ 386,027  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     121,500        2,718,227  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     15,007        1,982,990  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     11,000        507,440  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     121,513        2,125,718  

Ushio, Inc.

     59,000        719,530  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

     62,700        1,532,191  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

     16,800        279,821  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     6,000        287,465  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

      $     60,763,562  

KAZAKHSTAN – 0.1%

     

Kaspi.KZ JSC

     6,860        619,919  

MACAO – 0.4%

     

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     53,529        300,911  

Sands China Ltd.*

     546,800        1,472,013  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MACAO

      $ 1,772,924  

MALAYSIA – 0.3%

     

Malayan Banking Bhd

     783,500        1,483,603  

MEXICO – 0.2%

     

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

     129,400        1,048,248  

NETHERLANDS – 2.2%

     

ASML Holding NV

     4,003        2,406,285  

Heineken NV

     18,570        1,668,393  

ING Groep NV

     143,464        1,839,284  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     582,640        1,958,358  

Koninklijke Philips NV*

     58,744        1,117,456  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     10,213        1,310,389  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

      $ 10,300,165  

NEW ZEALAND – 0.1%

     

Fisher &Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

     16,620        201,594  

Xero Ltd.*

     3,885        265,607  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW ZEALAND

      $ 467,201  

NORWAY – 1.4%

     

DNB Bank ASA

     110,463        1,992,958  

Equinor ASA

     140,680        4,716,046  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NORWAY

      $ 6,709,004  

PERU – 0.3%

     

Credicorp Ltd.

     10,416        1,301,583  

SINGAPORE – 0.5%

     

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

     184,763        351,058  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     28,276        679,284  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

     50,292        228,293  

Keppel REIT

     10,058        5,840  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

     59,789        554,311  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     191,454        332,685  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SINGAPORE

      $ 2,151,471  

SOUTH AFRICA – 1.7%

     

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

     7,670        256,267  

Anglo American PLC

     154,233        3,929,797  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   6

    

 
Wilmington International Fund (continued)  

 

 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

     23,604      $ 3,690,225  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA

      $ 7,876,289  

SOUTH KOREA – 3.3%

     

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

     5,462        558,553  

Coupang, Inc.*

     128,071        2,177,207  

Hanon Systems

     162,606        829,734  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     146,671        7,300,531  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

     34,178        602,375  

SK Hynix, Inc.

     34,098        2,961,143  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

     31,886        1,162,785  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH KOREA

      $ 15,592,328  

SPAIN – 2.0%

     

Bankinter SA

     222,478        1,406,831  

Iberdrola SA

     230,343        2,561,879  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     124,359        4,292,621  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

     19,573        1,046,748  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPAIN

      $ 9,308,079  

SWEDEN – 1.2%

     

AAK AB

     61,043        1,160,882  

Alfa Laval AB

     47,580        1,541,915  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

     46,552        1,177,258  

Volvo AB, Class B

     79,899        1,583,214  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SWEDEN

      $ 5,463,269  

SWITZERLAND – 3.9%

     

ABB Ltd.

     45,436        1,526,546  

DSM-Firmenich AG

     16,800        1,523,017  

Novartis AG

     113,494        10,625,259  

UBS Group AG

     197,907        4,650,111  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

      $ 18,324,933  

TAIWAN – 4.3%

     

Advantech Co. Ltd.

     140,000        1,437,764  

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

     17,000        1,358,601  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.*

     2,188,000        764,835  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     208,000        2,592,278  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     660,000        10,779,462  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     25,079        2,164,568  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

     317,000        1,413,793  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TAIWAN

      $     20,511,301  

THAILAND – 1.3%

     

Airports of Thailand PCL*

     410,900        762,884  

Central Pattana PCL

     632,300        1,099,976  

Kasikornbank PCL

     721,200        2,638,349  

PTT Exploration &Production PCL

     394,400        1,801,158  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL THAILAND

      $ 6,302,367  

TURKEY – 0.2%

     

KOC Holding AS

     183,551        887,851  

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 1.6%

     

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

     1,502,593        4,210,473  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

     245,576        224,670  
 Description   

    Number of

Shares

             Value  

ADNOC Drilling Co. PJSC

     745,065      $ 738,499  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

     1,788,613        1,800,513  

Salik Co. PJSC

     444,407        386,180  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

      $ 7,360,335  

UNITED KINGDOM – 10.3%

     

Abcam PLC, ADR*

     36,293        831,836  

AstraZeneca PLC

     19,407        2,429,829  

Babcock International Group PLC*

     423,844        2,016,662  

BAE Systems PLC

     394,073        5,298,856  

Beazley PLC

     189,689        1,188,282  

British American Tobacco PLC

     56,790        1,696,456  

Bunzl PLC

     53,325        1,902,434  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     54,825        277,540  

CNH Industrial NV

     26,797        296,964  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     299,769        2,164,460  

John Wood Group PLC*

     933,313        1,616,292  

National Grid PLC

     264,847        3,157,765  

Next PLC

     21,270        1,783,329  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC*

     293,880        727,411  

QinetiQ Group PLC

     386,806        1,559,351  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     57,290        3,833,100  

Rotork PLC

     501,227        1,792,351  

RS Group PLC

     306,556        2,529,832  

Smith &Nephew PLC

     155,411        1,739,225  

Smiths Group PLC

     79,847        1,566,250  

Standard Chartered PLC

     23,145        177,460  

Standard Chartered PLC

     325,250        2,449,386  

Tate &Lyle PLC

     210,208        1,612,969  

Tesco PLC

     443,639        1,455,829  

Unilever PLC

     60,013        2,842,257  

WPP PLC

     203,571        1,752,997  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

      $ 48,699,123  

UNITED STATES – 5.0%

     

CRH PLC

     29,337        1,574,425  

CRH PLC

     30,629        1,640,795  

CSL Ltd.

     5,828        861,332  

Ferrovial SE

     15,376        462,757  

GSK PLC

     156,938        2,797,698  

Haleon PLC

     436,976        1,751,440  

James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI*

     9,065        226,167  

Nestle SA

     26,613        2,869,913  

Newmont Corp.*

     8,116        310,999  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     40,292        3,592,435  

QIAGEN NV*

     37,818        1,409,406  

Roche Holding AG

     12,781        3,293,787  

Roche Holding AG

     317        86,386  

Sanofi SA

     11,209        1,017,847  

Schlumberger NV

     24,575        1,367,844  

Stellantis NV

     21,208        396,215  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

      $ 23,659,446  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $418,744,906)

      $     441,546,183  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 3.3%

     

iShares MSCI India ETF

     357,600        15,462,624  
     

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


7   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

 

    

Wilmington International Fund (continued)

 

 Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $15,954,373)

      $     15,462,624  

PREFERRED STOCK – 0.2%

     

CHILE – 0.2%

     

Embotelladora Andina SA, 7.18%

     595,309      $ 1,210,572  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

(Cost $1,299,697)

      $ 1,210,572  

RIGHTS – 0.0%**

     

BRAZIL – 0.0%**

     

Localiza Rent a Car SA, Expire 11/17/23*

     962        1,043  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Cost $0)

      $ 1,043  
 Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND – 2.2%      

Dreyfus Government Cash Management
Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     10,354,379      $ 10,354,379  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(Cost $10,354,379)

      $ 10,354,379  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%

(Cost $446,353,355)

      $ 468,574,801  

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.5%

 

     2,288,138  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $   470,862,939  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3   Total  

 Assets

          

 Investments in Securities

          

  Common Stocks

          

Australia

   $      $  15,480,079        $—     $  15,480,079  

Austria

            5,492,276               5,492,276  

Belgium

            3,015,457              3,015,457  

Brazil

     9,237,914                     9,237,914  

Canada

      28,186,593                     28,186,593  

Cayman Islands

     1,341,333                     1,341,333  

China

     8,317,335        29,866,800              38,184,135  

Denmark

            4,058,656              4,058,656  

Finland

            2,466,914              2,466,914  

France

            35,162,191              35,162,191  

Germany

            20,687,491              20,687,491  

Greece

            2,113,291              2,113,291  

Hong Kong

            8,298,204              8,298,204  

Hungary

            2,441,154              2,441,154  

India

     4,778,371                     4,778,371  

Indonesia

            3,251,213              3,251,213  

Ireland

            2,790,842              2,790,842  

Israel

     289,711        792,856              1,082,567  

Italy

            2,874,501              2,874,501  

Japan

            60,763,562              60,763,562  

Kazakhstan

            619,919              619,919  

Macao

            1,772,924              1,772,924  

Malaysia

            1,483,603              1,483,603  

Mexico

     1,048,248                     1,048,248  

Netherlands

            10,300,165              10,300,165  

New Zealand

            467,201              467,201  

Norway

            6,709,004              6,709,004  

Peru

     1,301,583                     1,301,583  

Singapore

            2,151,471              2,151,471  

South Africa

            7,876,289              7,876,289  

South Korea

     2,177,207        13,415,121              15,592,328  

Spain

            9,308,079              9,308,079  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   8

 

Wilmington International Fund (concluded)

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3   Total  

Sweden

   $     $ 5,463,269        $—     $ 5,463,269  

Switzerland

           18,324,933               18,324,933  

Taiwan

     2,164,568       18,346,733              20,511,301  

Thailand

           6,302,367              6,302,367  

Turkey

           887,851              887,851  

United Arab Emirates

           7,360,335              7,360,335  

United Kingdom

     831,836       47,867,287              48,699,123  

United States

     6,912,073       16,747,373              23,659,446  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     15,462,624                    15,462,624  

Preferred Stock

         

Chile

     1,210,572                    1,210,572  

Rights

         

Brazil

     1,043                    1,043  

Money Market Fund

     10,354,379                    10,354,379  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 93,615,390     $ 374,959,411        $—     $ 468,574,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Other Financial Instruments!

         

Financial Futures Contracts

   $ (278,965   $        $—     $ (278,965
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments

   $ (278,965   $        $—     $ (278,965
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! 

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

 

 

 

¢ 

Country classifications are based on primary country of risk.

 

* 

Non-income producing security.

 

** 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

^ 

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

CDI

CREST Depository Interest

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

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

  At October 31, 2023, the International Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:

 

  Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell   

Expiration

Date

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

LONG POSITIONS:

                                                     

EXCHANGE-TRADED:

                                                     

SPI 200 Index DEC23

     December 2023        64      $ 7,163,439      $ 6,884,474        $—        $(278,965)  

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)

ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

                                         $—        $(278,965)  

 

(a) 

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open through October 31, 2023. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


9       
 

    

 

 

    

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

Common Stocks   Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 

Insurance

    7.7 %     

Pharmaceuticals

    6.4

Banks

    5.5

Software

    4.0

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    3.8

Interactive Media & Services

    3.0

Health Care Providers & Services

    3.0

Aerospace & Defense

    2.7

Machinery

    2.5

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    2.4

Capital Markets

    2.4

Professional Services

    2.2

Financial Services

    1.9

Specialty Retail

    1.8

Broadline Retail

    1.7

Chemicals

    1.7

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.7

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.7

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    1.6

Beverages

    1.6

Commercial Services & Supplies

    1.5

IT Services

    1.4

Household Products

    1.3

Ground Transportation

    1.3

Food Products

    1.2

Specialized REITs

    1.2

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    1.2

Multi-Utilities

    1.2

Automobiles

    1.2

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

    1.1

Electric Utilities

    1.0

Media

    1.0

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.0

Tobacco

    0.9

Household Durables

    0.9

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.9

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.8

Metals & Mining

    0.8

Communications Equipment

    0.8

Building Products

    0.8

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.7

Entertainment

    0.7

Gas Utilities

    0.7

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.6

Automobile Components

    0.6

Construction & Engineering

    0.6

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.5

Distributors

    0.5

Personal Care Products

    0.5

Consumer Finance

    0.4

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.4
Common Stocks   Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 

Biotechnology

    0.4

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.3

Construction Materials

    0.3

Passenger Airlines

    0.3

Containers & Packaging

    0.2

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.2

Electrical Equipment

    0.2

Health Care Technology

    0.1

Paper & Forest Products

    0.1

Diversified REITs

    0.1

Industrial REITs

    0.1

Water Utilities

    0.1

Leisure Products

    0.1

Office REITs

    0.0 %(1) 

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.0 %(1) 

Retail REITs

    0.0 %(1) 

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.0 %(1) 

Marine Transportation

    0.0 %(1) 

Preferred Stock

    0.3

Exchange-Traded Funds

    0.1

Warrants

    0.0 %(1) 

Cash Equivalents(2)

    7.5

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3)

    2.6
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.0
 

 

 

 
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   10

    

 
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)  

 

Country Allocation    Percentage of
Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

    

United States

       45.6 %

Japan

       10.0 %

France

       5.9 %

United Kingdom

       5.7 %

Canada

       3.8 %

China

       3.4 %

Germany

       2.4 %

Switzerland

       2.3 %

Netherlands

       1.6 %

Hong Kong

       1.1 %

Italy

       1.0 %

All other countries less than 1.0%

       6.7 %

Preferred Stocks

       0.3 %

Exchange-Traded Funds

       0.1 %

Warrants

       0.0 %(1)

Cash Equivalents(2)

       7.5 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3)

       2.6 %
    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

(1) 

Represents less than 0.05%.

(2) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

(3) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 89.5%

     

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.7%

     

Airbus SE

     3,736      $ 500,909   

Austal Ltd.

     43,562        47,039  

Babcock International Group PLC*

     18,281        86,981  

BAE Systems PLC

     119,634        1,608,644  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     11,607        862,168  

General Dynamics Corp.

     419        101,109  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,187        539,658  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,110        523,287  

Rheinmetall AG

     2,187        627,873  

RTX Corp.

     5,943        483,701  

Thales SA

     2,134        314,931  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

      $ 5,696,300  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.8%

     

Bpost SA

     6,361        34,492  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     200        16,366  

DSV A/S

     2,152        321,597  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     4,085        446,286  

Sankyu, Inc.

     1,651        49,712  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,037        28,874  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     3,057        431,801  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

     12,897        214,813  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

     4,426        104,321  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.

     4,728        110,742  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

      $       1,759,004  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS – 0.6%

     

Continental AG

     1,476      $ 96,366  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     41,988               191,427  

Hankook Tire &Technology Co. Ltd.

     3,677        104,322  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

     964        149,290  

NOK Corp.

     2,563        30,381  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

     7,309        55,275  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

     6,637        106,156  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     12,307        129,202  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     9,561        96,993  

Tachi-S Co. Ltd.

     4,551        49,932  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

     5,050        79,246  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

     2,080        36,173  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

     7,136        79,925  

Unipres Corp.

     6,981        49,205  

Valeo SE

     7,986        105,520  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

      $ 1,359,413  

AUTOMOBILES – 1.2%

     

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     159,344        70,147  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     33,784        346,245  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     82,950        924,947  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

     3,756        220,981  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     41,618        160,145  

Renault SA

     3,236        113,532  

Subaru Corp.

     6,599        114,231  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     3,714        144,148  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


11   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Tesla, Inc.*

     2,180      $ 437,831   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

     2,518        61,532  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOBILES

      $       2,593,739  

BANKS – 5.5%

     

ABN AMRO Bank NV

     13,156        177,193  

AIB Group PLC

     28,061        121,827  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR

     6,660        388,101  

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR

     61,657        172,023  

Bank of America Corp.

     19,305        508,494  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

     13,476        120,768  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     13,362        541,032  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     15,414        623,805  

BNP Paribas SA

     4,068        233,926  

BPER Banca

     39,122        127,309  

CaixaBank SA

     12,780        51,958  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

     96,301        115,378  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

     16,488        37,321  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

     11,894        69,273  

DNB Bank ASA

     29,207        526,949  

Erste Group Bank AG

     5,105        182,806  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     90,517        1,067,797  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     219        302,382  

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     11,960        676,338  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     66,909        483,111  

ING Groep NV

     15,390        197,308  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3,298        458,620  

Kasikornbank PCL

     29,784        108,958  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

     20,214        73,928  

KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR

     5,228        199,500  

KBC Group NV

     1,880        103,466  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

     24,143        73,086  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     115,420        968,275  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     6,435        109,256  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     2,246        257,100  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     25,931        138,558  

Royal Bank of Canada

     5,855        467,640  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

     13,763        94,796  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR*,(1)

     3,982         

Security Bank Corp.

     37,728        51,219  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., ADR

     7,587        193,393  

Societe Generale SA

     8,138        182,875  

Standard Chartered PLC

     72,944        559,286  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     9,908        371,518  

Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The)

     9,980        23,414  

U.S. Bancorp

     3,244        103,419  

Unicaja Banco SA

     73,950        77,050  

UniCredit SpA

     16,737        419,590  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BANKS

      $ 11,760,046  

BEVERAGES – 1.6%

     

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,763        99,939  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

     4,806        27,322  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     6,897        389,612  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

     5,292        68,845  

Diageo PLC

     16,718        632,208  

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, ADR

     6,176        75,471  

Heineken NV

     7,081        636,181  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

     26,981      $ 379,173   

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     6,980        356,678  

PepsiCo., Inc.

     3,012        491,799  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     1,286        38,700  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

     14,313        108,543  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BEVERAGES

      $       3,304,471  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.4%

     

Genmab A/S*

     144        40,706  

Keymed Biosciences, Inc.*

     5,322        39,540  

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd.*

     1,400        14,919  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     1,167        260,078  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,122        406,287  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

      $ 761,530  

BROADLINE RETAIL – 1.7%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

     30,282        311,755  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

     7,455        615,336  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     17,043        2,268,253  

ASKUL Corp.

     17,156        223,961  

JD.com, Inc., ADR

     3,240        82,361  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

     4,024        51,158  

Seria Co. Ltd.

     5,560        77,064  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BROADLINE RETAIL

      $ 3,629,888  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.8%

     

AGC, Inc.

     945        32,148  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     17,837        380,197  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

     2,344        254,371  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

     3,525        191,880  

Geberit AG

     30        13,968  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     6,226        305,199  

Lennox International, Inc.

     1,144        423,898  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS

      $ 1,601,661  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.4%

     

Ares Management Corp., Class A

     9,897        975,745  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     235        38,514  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     4,663        242,663  

CME Group, Inc.

     806        172,049  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H

     261,779        235,728  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     672        110,609  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     586        5,047  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     5,517        192,999  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     3,620        363,882  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     1,313        141,069  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     695        13,743  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     3,392        342,236  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     81        17,314  

Moody’s Corp.

     419        129,052  

Morgan Stanley

     4,307        305,022  

MSCI, Inc.

     660        311,223  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     20,919        80,819  

S&P Global, Inc.

     1,411        492,876  

Schroders PLC

     4,093        18,431  

SEI Investments Co.

     259        13,898  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   12

    

 
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)  

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

UBS Group AG

     39,687      $ 932,503   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

      $ 5,135,422  

CHEMICALS – 1.7%

     

ADEKA Corp.

     5,916        98,905  

Air Liquide SA

     568        97,328  

BASF SE

     4,326        199,892  

Celanese Corp.

     2,876        329,331  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

     131,112        30,683  

Croda International PLC

     706        37,627  

Element Solutions, Inc.

     10,928        199,218  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

     37        25,310  

Evonik Industries AG

     7,445        137,024  

FMC Corp.

     5,089        270,735  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

     4,620        125,535  

Givaudan SA

     24        79,885  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

     10,499        159,036  

Linde PLC

     2,065        789,160  

Lintec Corp.

     4,483        74,101  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     450        40,608  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     19,151        258,842  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

     274        11,175  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     1,125        267,986  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

     9,649        288,538  

Symrise AG

     704        71,941  

Tosoh Corp.

     831        10,175  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CHEMICALS

      $ 3,603,035  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 1.5%

 

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

     2,994        66,017  

Cintas Corp.

     856        434,095  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     3,797        583,485  

Copart, Inc.*

     28,770        1,252,070  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

     3,969        61,519  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

     28,150        42,092  

Rollins, Inc.

     527        19,821  

Secom Co. Ltd.

     1,012        70,288  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     5,769        747,086  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES

 

   $       3,276,473  

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 0.8%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     330        66,122  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     14,436        752,549  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     2,141        596,183  

Nokia OYJ

     36,914        122,949  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     29,099        130,355  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

      $ 1,668,158  

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.6%

     

Bouygues SA

     1,097        38,591  

Chiyoda Corp.*

     9,211        21,654  

Fugro NV*

     4,229        69,850  

Implenia AG

     588        18,290  

JGC Holdings Corp.

     16,070        197,934  

Obayashi Corp.

     609        5,217  

Vinci SA

     7,561        836,053  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

      $ 1,187,589  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.3%

     

Heidelberg Materials AG

     3,152      $ 228,814   

Holcim AG*

     2,134        131,941  

Imerys SA

     1,943        51,519  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     154,878        59,512  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     4,006        68,654  

Vicat SACA

     1,702        52,257  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

      $ 592,697  

CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.4%

     

American Express Co.

     2,393        349,450  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     869        349,712  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

     7,928        125,366  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

     18,114        25,464  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER FINANCE

      $ 849,992  

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL – 1.1%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

     12,627        687,371  

Atacadao SA

     53,557        95,392  

Carrefour SA

     9,137        160,185  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     149        82,314  

J Sainsbury PLC

     31,163        97,503  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     1,454        33,522  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     3,863        114,390  

Performance Food Group Co.*

     13,154        759,775  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

     1,259        34,235  

Tesco PLC

     2,579        8,463  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     1,722        126,492  

Walmart, Inc.

     1,055        172,398  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL

 

   $ 2,372,040  

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.2%

     

Ball Corp.

     3,498        168,429  

Nampak Ltd.*

     731        6,889  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     7,575        303,454  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING

      $ 478,772  

DISTRIBUTORS – 0.5%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     320        41,235  

LKQ Corp.

     24,710        1,085,263  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DISTRIBUTORS

      $       1,126,498  

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.0%**

 

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     592        6,999  

DIVERSIFIED REITS – 0.1%

     

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     14,231        51,592  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     20        35,395  

Land Securities Group PLC

     9,751        67,591  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     39        43,035  
     

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED REITS

      $ 197,613  

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.0%

 

BT Group PLC

     87,783        120,564  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     3,274        71,058  

Elisa OYJ

     754        31,989  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     122,703        412,427  

KT Corp., ADR

     11,882        143,534  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


13   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC, ADR

     6,004      $ 47,311   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     247,400        291,134  

Orange Polska SA

     48,512        89,985  

Orange SA

     27,181        319,704  

Proximus SADP

     13,863        114,904  

Swisscom AG

     138        82,688  

Telefonica Brasil SA

     16,978        152,075  

Telia Co. AB

     13,345        28,291  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,777        132,686  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $       2,038,350  

ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.0%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,346        252,757  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     301        3,637  

Duke Energy Corp.

     7,297        648,630  

Edison International

     7,017        442,492  

Exelon Corp.

     14,841        577,909  

Iberdrola SA

     11,801        131,251  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     1,180        15,109  

Redeia Corp. SA

     2,044        31,876  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES

      $ 2,103,661  

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.2%

     

AMETEK, Inc.

     163        22,945  

Cosel Co. Ltd.

     5,774        42,999  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

     2,094        61,338  

Ushio, Inc.

     16,988        207,176  

Zumtobel Group AG

     2,522        15,379  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

      $ 349,837  

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS – 0.9%

 

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

     8,175        67,086  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     1,367        110,112  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

     3,712        89,016  

CDW Corp.

     310        62,124  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

     37,581        60,976  

Halma PLC

     1,888        42,458  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

     29,136        86,963  

Jabil, Inc.

     7,448        914,614  

Keyence Corp.

     129        49,938  

Koa Corp.

     4,100        39,509  

Kyocera Corp.

     1,167        57,523  

Maruwa Co. Ltd.

     399        70,010  

Maxell Ltd.

     6,351        67,929  

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.*

     4,751        40,282  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

     43,334        29,911  

Shimadzu Corp.

     1,675        39,608  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS

 

   $ 1,828,059  

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.4%

 

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

     320,500        378,933  

Schlumberger NV

     6,838        380,603  

Trican Well Service Ltd.

     13,737        46,459  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

 

   $ 805,995  

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.7%

     

Capcom Co. Ltd.

     514        16,545  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

     6,468      $ 63,187   

NetEase, Inc., ADR

     4,869        520,594  

NetEase, Inc.

     13,323        285,133  

Netflix, Inc.*

     1,050        432,275  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     1,728        71,391  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,592        86,111  

Universal Music Group NV

     1,733        42,439  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT

      $       1,517,675  

FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.9%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     2,061        703,481  

Edenred SE

     17,509        932,030  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     2,085        469,480  

Investor AB, Class B

     2,134        39,174  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     166        23,404  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     2,141        805,766  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

     6,106        40,252  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     4,570        1,074,407  

Worldline SA*

     2,833        36,024  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES

      $ 4,124,018  

FOOD PRODUCTS – 1.2%

     

Astral Foods Ltd.

     6,601        51,777  

Barry Callebaut AG

     19        28,808  

Campbell Soup Co.

     437        17,659  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     5        55,356  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     1,077        29,467  

Danone SA

     513        30,519  

General Mills, Inc.

     1,327        86,573  

Hershey Co. (The)

     336        62,950  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     678        22,069  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     236        26,866  

JDE Peet’s NV

     431        11,970  

Kellanova

     6,732        339,764  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     416        32,133  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     1,186        37,312  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     573        36,615  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,482        36,478  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     1,569        103,883  

Nestle SA

     6,111        659,003  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     1,804        27,211  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

     575        50,030  

Nomad Foods Ltd.*

     9,567        132,216  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

     366,830        21,130  

Thai Union Group PCL, Class F

     190,433        71,526  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     2,427        111,960  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     5,972        276,802  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS*

     31,482        80,668  

WH Group Ltd.

     235,038        140,372  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

     39,229        71,393  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS

      $ 2,652,510  

GAS UTILITIES – 0.7%

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     8,572        922,861  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

     39,259        35,294  

Enagas SA

     1,244        20,810  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     32,269        244,442  
 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   14

    

 
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)  

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

     140,000      $ 116,635   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

     3,498        65,965  

Snam SpA

     10,214        46,837  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GAS UTILITIES

      $       1,452,844  

GROUND TRANSPORTATION – 1.3%

     

ALD SA

     9,258        62,272  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     13,658        1,445,133  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     3,280        73,828  

East Japan Railway Co.

     488        25,345  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     7,805        381,586  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

     158        3,803  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

     10,852        469,675  

U-Haul Holding Co.*

     4,713        222,501  

West Japan Railway Co.

     128        4,879  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION

      $ 2,689,022  

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 1.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     6,283        594,058  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

     179        3,008  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     146        36,906  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     619        64,552  

DiaSorin SpA

     129        11,561  

Hologic, Inc.*

     3,060        202,480  

Hoya Corp.

     479        46,113  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     3,259        319,577  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     234        93,476  

Koninklijke Philips NV*

     11,155        212,196  

Medtronic PLC

     11,532        813,698  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,831        48,234  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

     139,991        129,938  

Siemens Healthineers AG

     907        44,621  

Stryker Corp.

     2,907        785,529  

Sysmex Corp.

     385        18,443  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

 

   $ 3,424,390  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 3.0%

 

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     6,385        101,142  

BML, Inc.

     2,916        55,183  

Cencora, Inc.

     185        34,253  

Chemed Corp.

     1,091        613,851  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     6,209        159,716  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     2,831        640,202  

Humana, Inc.

     281        147,157  

McKesson Corp.

     1,546        703,987  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     4,253        1,416,037  

Netcare Ltd.

     113,036        78,343  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

     61,500        89,470  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     4,455        2,385,920  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES

 

   $ 6,425,261  

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.1%

     

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

     1,546        297,930  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 1.7%

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     2,464        272,272  

Compass Group PLC

     22,202        559,743  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     2,880      $ 419,126   

Evolution AB

     40        3,564  

Flutter Entertainment PLC*

     2,112        332,145  

H World Group Ltd., ADR*

     4,595        173,048  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM

     569        18,354  

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,611        946,696  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

     806        31,360  

Meituan, Class B*

     41,291        585,301  

Sands China Ltd.*

     66,200        178,214  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     611        73,845  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE

 

   $       3,593,668  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 0.9%

     

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

     7,268        58,239  

Coway Co. Ltd.

     2,568        82,178  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

     24,269        47,237  

De’ Longhi SpA

     3,481        77,888  

Garmin Ltd.

     352        36,091  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     2,146        228,935  

Nikon Corp.

     5,865        55,685  

NVR, Inc.*

     117        633,276  

Persimmon PLC

     1,655        20,495  

Rinnai Corp.

     5,420        99,562  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

     3,073        42,090  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     11,209        219,503  

Sony Group Corp.

     3,468        288,326  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES

      $ 1,889,505  

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.3%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     375        34,102  

Clorox Co. (The)

     167        19,656  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     5,957        447,490  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     1,498        94,674  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     5,861        879,326  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     17,795        1,190,609  

Unicharm Corp.

     969        32,926  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

      $ 2,698,783  

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 0.2%

     

3M Co.

     1,245        113,233  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     26,040        131,822  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     906        130,711  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     378        69,272  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES

      $ 445,038  

INDUSTRIAL REITS – 0.1%

     

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     140        137,301  

INSURANCE – 7.7%

     

Admiral Group PLC

     916        27,217  

Ageas SA

     4,304        165,329  

AIA Group Ltd.

     199,209        1,729,893  

Allianz SE

     226        52,939  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

     4,222        365,963  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     6,223        1,465,454  

AXA SA

     47,178        1,397,904  

Baloise Holding AG

     205        29,435  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     555        38,528  

Caixa Seguridade Participacoes S/A

     49,265        105,824  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


15   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     103,606      $ 255,220  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

     966,716        54,423  

Chubb Ltd.

     5,154        1,106,152  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     18,103        382,426  

Enstar Group Ltd.*

     1,623        384,602  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     596        8,938  

Globe Life, Inc.

     6,293        732,254  

Intact Financial Corp.

     11,262        1,582,324  

Markel Group, Inc.*

     407        598,502  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     3,503        664,344  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     9,953        364,683  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     19        7,625  

NN Group NV

     4,658        149,393  

Old Mutual Ltd.

     171,843        109,286  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

     751        4,148  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

     517,039        590,435  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     5,609        379,617  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     2,887        456,406  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

     2,235        87,900  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     1,751        75,853  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     31        19,911  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     72,228        1,288,492  

Talanx AG

     11,712        738,082  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     30,527        682,957  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.*

     7,848        25,530  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     436        73,004  

Tryg A/S

     1,932        37,727  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     243        57,321  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     279        132,523  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

   $       16,428,564   

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 3.0%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     22,963        2,849,249  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     4,050        507,465  

Baidu, Inc., Class A*

     1,342        17,619  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR*

     11,150        165,020  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

     5,472        1,648,549  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     34,112        1,262,443  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES

 

   $ 6,450,345  

IT SERVICES – 1.4%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     2,535        753,123  

BIPROGY Inc

     5,047        125,884  

Capgemini SE

     3,021        533,898  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     6,187        398,876  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     68        14,795  

Future Corp.

     15,234        173,865  

Gartner, Inc.*

     1,700        564,468  

International Business Machines Corp.

     662        95,752  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

     185        5,306  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

     5,874        89,654  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     454        11,918  

NS Solutions Corp.

     2,197        63,800  

Obic Co. Ltd.

     358        52,918  

Otsuka Corp.

     401        16,078  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IT SERVICES

 

   $ 2,900,335  
 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

LEISURE PRODUCTS – 0.1%

 

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     2,538      $ 52,583  

Hasbro, Inc.

     304        13,726  

Shimano, Inc.

     247        35,545  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LEISURE PRODUCTS

 

   $ 101,854  

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 0.6%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     672        69,465  

CMIC Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,030        34,355  

Danaher Corp.

     3,102        595,646  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H

     15,158        85,177  

ICON PLC*

     1,694        413,268  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     96        94,579  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     182        80,948  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES

 

   $ 1,373,438  

MACHINERY – 2.5%

 

Amada Co. Ltd.

     8,850        85,849  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

     5,717        179,629  

Duerr AG

     2,953        60,760  

Ebara Corp.

     1,840        81,482  

Fortive Corp.

     11,696        763,515  

Fuji Corp.

     7,803        117,496  

Graco, Inc.

     2,803        208,403  

Hino Motors Ltd.*

     16,572        48,235  

Hisaka Works Ltd.

     3,030        18,972  

IDEX Corp.

     1,822        348,749  

Kone OYJ, Class B

     14,941        646,996  

Kubota Corp.

     10,620        142,831  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

     1,124        46,903  

Makita Corp.

     4,821        124,608  

Nordson Corp.

     117        24,873  

OKUMA Corp.

     2,483        102,226  

OSG Corp.

     12,008        137,018  

PACCAR, Inc.

     6,705        553,364  

Schindler Holding AG

     201        40,667  

SKF AB, Class B

     12,344        200,127  

SMC Corp.

     133        61,414  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

     384        38,328  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     4,160        95,221  

Tadano Ltd.

     5,100        38,342  

THK Co. Ltd.

     11,728        209,599  

Volvo AB, Class B

     16,646        329,844  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     4,394        52,436  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     5,697        603,996  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MACHINERY

 

   $       5,361,883   

MARINE TRANSPORTATION – 0.0%**

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     20        5,393  

MEDIA – 1.0%

 

Cable One, Inc.

     287        157,813  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     9,320        75,634  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV

     33,780        66,233  

Metropole Television SA

     5,265        65,991  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

     15,878        154,470  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,521        413,578  

Publicis Groupe SA

     4,033        307,086  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   16

    

 
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)  

 

 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

RTL Group SA

     2,577      $ 90,133  

Television Francaise 1 SA

     12,138        85,633  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

     7,929        85,475  

WPP PLC

     62,572        538,822  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

 

   $       2,040,868   

METALS & MINING – 0.8%

 

Anglo American PLC

     4,733        120,595  

ARE Holdings, Inc.

     7,386        93,506  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     9,217        147,220  

Centamin PLC

     59,062        59,196  

Centerra Gold, Inc.

     11,571        58,825  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,990        91,405  

Endeavour Mining PLC

     3,728        76,267  

Fresnillo PLC

     10,481        70,543  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

     1,856        23,544  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

     3,577        88,768  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

     5,815        38,667  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     4,017        22,908  

OceanaGold Corp.

     29,938        50,086  

Rio Tinto PLC

     11,696        746,211  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     1,332        63,817  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL METALS & MINING

 

   $ 1,751,558  

MULTI-UTILITIES – 1.2%

 

Engie SA

     122,214        1,943,800  

National Grid PLC

     58,579        698,436  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTI-UTILITIES

 

   $ 2,642,236  

OFFICE REITS – 0.0%**

 

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     12        44,572  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     12        48,215  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OFFICE REITS

 

   $ 92,787  

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 3.8%

 

ARC Resources Ltd.

     5,140        82,692  

BP PLC

     66,824        408,029  

Chevron Corp.

     4,711        686,534  

ConocoPhillips

     4,167        495,040  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     20,485        563,337  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     2,644        423,886  

Enbridge, Inc.

     17,246        552,668  

Eni SpA

     28,951        473,281  

Equinor ASA

     25,290        847,802  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,847        195,505  

Shell PLC

     21,486        692,426  

TotalEnergies SE

     30,595        2,045,505  

TotalEnergies SE, ADR

     8,881        591,475  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

     16,756        67,765  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS

 

   $ 8,125,945  

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.1%

 

Mondi PLC

     8,278        133,901  

Oji Holdings Corp.

     1,550        6,629  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     1,816        61,156  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS

 

   $ 201,686  
 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

PASSENGER AIRLINES – 0.3%

 

easyJet PLC*

     23,389      $ 104,338  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     4,917        90,393  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     17,408        386,980  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PASSENGER AIRLINES

 

   $ 581,711  

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 0.5%

 

Beiersdorf AG

     335        44,059  

Kenvue, Inc.

     18,593        345,830  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     473        19,527  

Unilever PLC

     13,129        621,798  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

 

   $ 1,031,214  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 6.4%

 

Almirall SA

     9,120        83,033  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     13,334        168,673  

AstraZeneca PLC

     10,353        1,296,234  

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

     12,862        813,264  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2,128        109,656  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     6,500        192,768  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     6,728        173,476  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

     1,089        57,693  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1,277        707,369  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B

     112,785        83,952  

GSK PLC

     23,737        423,154  

Johnson & Johnson

     9,462        1,403,593  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     1,663        35,174  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

     7,737        121,349  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     13,234        1,359,132  

Merck KGaA

     3,686        556,728  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

     3,032        122,966  

Novartis AG

     32,358        3,029,342  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     974        93,968  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     6,412        110,732  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,138        71,935  

Pfizer, Inc.

     34,837        1,064,619  

Roche Holding AG

     1,964        506,142  

Roche Holding AG

     176        47,962  

Sandoz Group AG*

     1,012        26,311  

Sanofi SA

     1,637        148,650  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     2,993        139,368  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     8,334        226,224  

UCB SA

     1,630        119,218  

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,969        309,133  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

 

   $       13,601,818   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 2.2%

 

Adecco Group AG

     4,179        158,148  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     2,686        586,139  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

     7,900        198,343  

Bureau Veritas SA

     42,609        970,538  

en Japan, Inc.

     6,339        94,551  

Experian PLC

     15,706        476,501  

Hays PLC

     71,574        83,874  

MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc.

     4,830        85,008  

Open Up Group, Inc.

     7,999        99,219  

Pagegroup PLC

     14,477        66,344  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


17   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Paychex, Inc.

     742      $ 82,399  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,336        38,307  

RELX PLC

     2,993        104,539  

Science Applications International Corp.

     6,400        699,136  

SGS SA

     771        62,968  

SThree PLC

     7,836        33,453  

TransUnion

     2,137        93,772  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     5,196        666,678  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

 

   $ 4,599,917  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.3%

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     24,387        121,894  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     1,274        136,657  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     863        23,737  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     25,531        326,805  

Swiss Prime Site AG

     384        35,692  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     28,387        72,031  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

 

   $ 716,816  

RETAIL REITS – 0.0%**

 

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

     16        10,326  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 2.4%

 

ams-OSRAM AG*

     11,700        41,750  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     10,105        85,585  

Broadcom, Inc.

     655        551,097  

Disco Corp.

     486        85,827  

Intel Corp.

     13,453        491,034  

KLA Corp.

     869        408,169  

Miraial Co. Ltd.

     2,160        19,592  

NVIDIA Corp.

     3,165        1,290,687  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,921        318,360  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

     6,672        106,899  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     27,000        440,978  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     4,426        382,008  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     6,486        921,077  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT

 

   $ 5,143,063  

SOFTWARE – 4.0%

 

ANSYS, Inc.*

     196        54,539  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     269        64,520  

Constellation Software, Inc.

     905        1,814,248  

Dassault Systemes SE

     2,658        109,492  

Intuit, Inc.

     167        82,657  

Lumine Group, Inc.*

     1,068        13,431  

Microsoft Corp.

     15,040        5,085,174  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     242        118,234  

Sage Group PLC (The)

     730        8,624  

Salesforce, Inc.*

     3,153        633,217  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     349        163,835  

Topicus.com, Inc.*

     515        33,910  

Trend Micro, Inc.

     537        20,237  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     96        35,798  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

     1,673        354,191  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOFTWARE

 

   $       8,592,107   
 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

SPECIALIZED REITS – 1.2%

 

American Tower Corp.

     5,242      $ 934,072  

Crown Castle, Inc.

     5,034        468,062  

Public Storage

     2,344        559,536  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     24,697        689,046  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIALIZED REITS

 

   $ 2,650,716  

SPECIALTY RETAIL – 1.8%

 

AutoZone, Inc.*

     161        398,818  

CarMax, Inc.*

     2,587        158,040  

CECONOMY AG*

     14,050        26,733  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

     102,315        54,871  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     2,449        697,206  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     15,086        520,738  

Kingfisher PLC

     40,546        103,535  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     553        59,887  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     549        510,811  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     3,505        406,475  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     905        89,314  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     7,084        623,888  

USS Co. Ltd.

     1,918        33,524  

Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd.

     7,098        45,683  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL

 

   $ 3,729,523  

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 1.2%

 

Apple, Inc.

     14,039        2,397,440  

Canon, Inc.

     3,347        79,125  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

     15,497        86,937  

Quadient SA

     3,911        81,768  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS

 

   $ 2,645,270  

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.5%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     60        35,824  

Hermes International SCA

     69        128,742  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

     19,207        58,858  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     214        84,205  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     5,843        600,485  

Sanyo Shokai Ltd.

     1,400        25,269  

Swatch Group AG - BR (The)

     625        159,985  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     36,351        42,501  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS

 

   $ 1,135,869  

TOBACCO – 0.9%

 

British American Tobacco PLC

     12,862        384,219  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     4,108        95,630  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     16,912        1,507,874  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TOBACCO

 

   $       1,987,723   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 1.7%

 

AerCap Holdings NV*

     14,755        916,581  

Brenntag SE

     17,309        1,287,125  

Fastenal Co.

     4,314        251,679  

ITOCHU Corp.

     5,697        205,212  

Marubeni Corp.

     2,025        29,609  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     4,421        206,087  

RS Group PLC

     53,768        443,717  

Sumitomo Corp.

     4,163        81,835  

Travis Perkins PLC

     8,779        79,100  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   18

 

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     76      $ 55,467  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS

 

   $ 3,556,412  

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE – 0.0%**

 

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

     3,418        69,339  

WATER UTILITIES – 0.1%

 

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao

     

Paulo SABESP

     8,097        93,709  

Severn Trent PLC

     902        29,142  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER UTILITIES

 

   $ 122,851  

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.7%

 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

     17,644        59,445  

KDDI Corp.

     42,815        1,280,800  

MTN Group Ltd.

     12,643        61,773  

SoftBank Corp.

     8,701        98,381  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     204        29,347  

VEON Ltd., ADR*

     2,051        32,242  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

   $ 1,561,988  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $ 163,400,402)
      $ 190,648,742  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 0.1%

     

EQUITY FUNDS – 0.1%

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

     1,969        122,787  

Next Funds Topix ETF

     190        2,990  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $ 119,799)
      $ 125,777  

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.3%

     

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.1%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 8.84%

     1,208        102,716  
 Description   

Number of

Shares

     Value  

Volkswagen AG 8.76%

     1,860      $ 197,254  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

   $ 299,970  

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.1%

 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 2.64%

     1,935        139,582  

ENERGY – 0.1%

 

Raizen SA 6.01%

     167,800        120,148  

MATERIALS – 0.0%**

 

Fuchs SE 3.05%

     2,275        92,399  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $ 653,119)
      $ 652,099  

WARRANTS – 0.0%

     

Constellation Software, Inc., Expire 03/31/40*

     905         
     

 

 

 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $ —)
      $  

MONEY MARKET FUND – 7.5%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares 5.23%^

     16,045,841        16,045,841  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
(Cost $ 16,045,841)
      $ 16,045,841  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.4%
(COST $ 180,219,161)
      $ 207,472,459  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 2.6%         5,618,465  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $   213,090,924  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 Assets

           

 Investments in Securities

           

  Common Stocks

           

     Aerospace & Defense

   $     2,509,923      $  3,186,377        $—      $     5,696,300  

     Air Freight & Logistics

     998,774        760,230               1,759,004  

     Automobile Components

            1,359,413               1,359,413  

     Automobiles

     437,831        2,155,908               2,593,739  

     Banks

     4,503,746        7,256,300        (a)        11,760,046  

     Beverages

     1,340,882        1,963,589               3,304,471  

     Biotechnology

     666,365        95,165               761,530  

     Broadline Retail

     2,965,950        663,938               3,629,888  

     Building Products

     983,468        618,193               1,601,661  

     Capital Markets

     3,203,307        1,932,115               5,135,422  

     Chemicals

     1,897,038        1,705,997               3,603,035  

     Commercial Services & Supplies

     3,036,557        239,916               3,276,473  

     Communications Equipment

     1,414,854        253,304               1,668,158  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


19   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)

 

    

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Construction & Engineering

   $      $  1,187,589        $—      $     1,187,589  

Construction Materials

            592,697               592,697  

Consumer Finance

     699,162        150,830               849,992  

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

         1,797,250        574,790               2,372,040  

Containers & Packaging

     471,883        6,889               478,772  

Distributors

     1,126,498                      1,126,498  

Diversified Consumer Services

            6,999               6,999  

Diversified REITs

            197,613               197,613  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     475,606        1,562,744               2,038,350  

Electric Utilities

     1,921,788        181,873               2,103,661  

Electrical Equipment

     22,945        326,892               349,837  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,086,850        741,209               1,828,059  

Energy Equipment & Services

     427,062        378,933               805,995  

Entertainment

     952,869        564,806               1,517,675  

Financial Services

     3,076,538        1,047,480               4,124,018  

Food Products

     1,172,176        1,480,334               2,652,510  

Gas Utilities

     922,861        529,983               1,452,844  

Ground Transportation

     2,518,895        170,127               2,689,022  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2,845,724        578,666               3,424,390  

Health Care Providers & Services

     5,941,407        483,854               6,425,261  

Health Care Technology

     297,930                      297,930  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1,884,987        1,708,681               3,593,668  

Household Durables

     898,302        991,203               1,889,505  

Household Products

     1,380,574        1,318,209               2,698,783  

Industrial Conglomerates

     182,505        262,533               445,038  

Industrial REITs

            137,301               137,301  

Insurance

     8,010,295        8,418,269               16,428,564  

Interactive Media & Services

     5,170,283        1,280,062               6,450,345  

IT Services

     1,827,014        1,073,321               2,900,335  

Leisure Products

     13,726        88,128               101,854  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1,253,906        119,532               1,373,438  

Machinery

     2,502,900        2,858,983               5,361,883  

Marine Transportation

            5,393               5,393  

Media

     637,624        1,403,244               2,040,868  

Metals & Mining

     332,398        1,419,160               1,751,558  

Multi-Utilities

            2,642,236               2,642,236  

Office REITs

            92,787               92,787  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3,658,902        4,467,043               8,125,945  

Paper & Forest Products

            201,686               201,686  

Passenger Airlines

     386,980        194,731               581,711  

Personal Care Products

     345,830        685,384               1,031,214  

Pharmaceuticals

     5,877,029        7,724,789               13,601,818  

Professional Services

     1,461,446        3,138,471               4,599,917  

Real Estate Management & Development

            716,816               716,816  

Retail REITs

            10,326               10,326  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,362,432        780,631               5,143,063  

Software

     8,453,754        138,353               8,592,107  

Specialized REITs

     2,650,716                      2,650,716  

Specialty Retail

     2,795,238        934,285               3,729,523  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2,397,440        247,830               2,645,270  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     720,514        415,355               1,135,869  

Tobacco

     1,507,874        479,849               1,987,723  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     1,223,727        2,332,685               3,556,412  

Transportation Infrastructure

            69,339               69,339  

Water Utilities

     93,709        29,142               122,851  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     121,034        1,440,954               1,561,988  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   20

    

 
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)  

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 122,787      $ 2,990        $—        $ 125,777  

Preferred Stocks

     120,148        531,951        —          652,099  

Warrants

                   —           

Money Market Fund

     16,045,841               —          16,045,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 126,156,054      $ 81,316,405        $—        $ 207,472,459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ 683,443        $—        $ 683,443  

Financial Futures Contracts

     6,034,704               —          6,034,704  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets - Other Financial Instruments

   $ 6,034,704      $ 683,443        $—        $ 6,718,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Other Financial Instruments!

           

Financial Futures Contracts

   $ (19,628    $        $—        $ (19,628
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments

   $ (19,628    $        $—        $ (19,628
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0).

! 

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.

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

^

7-Day net yield.

(1) 

The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

ADR

  American Depositary Receipt

CAD

  Canadian Dollar

ETF

  Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR

  Euro

GBP

  British Pound Sterling

GDR

  Global Depositary Receipt

JPY

  Japanese Yen

MSCI

  Morgan Stanley Capital International

NVDR

  Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

OYJ

  Public Limited Company

PCL

  Public Company Limited

PLC

  Public Limited Company

REIT

  Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P

  Standards & Poor’s

SCA

  Limited Partnership With Share Capital

SpA

  Societa per Azioni

At October 31, 2023, 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 SOLD

                                                     

12/20/2023

     Morgan Stanley        8,975,000 CAD      $ 6,618,439      $ 6,477,740        $140,699        $—    

12/20/2023

     Deutsche Bank AG        7,066,000 EUR        7,600,166        7,494,401        105,765        —    

12/20/2023

     UBS AG        938,700,000 JPY        6,507,727        6,246,627        261,100        —    

12/20/2023

     Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank        42,695,000 HKD        5,464,065        5,460,472        3,593        —    

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


21   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (concluded)

 

    

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

CONTRACTS SOLD

                                                     

12/20/2023

     Morgan Stanley        5,445,000 GBP      $ 6,793,127      $ 6,620,841        $172,286        $—    

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

                                         $683,443        $—    

    At October 31, 2023, the Global Alpha Equities Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:

 

  Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell   

Expiration

Date

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

SHORT POSITIONS:

                                                 

EXCHANGE-TRADED:

                                                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     December 2023        67      $ 6,287,274      $ 5,589,140      $ 698,134     

$—  

E-Mini S&P 500 Index

     December 2023        94        21,202,206        19,797,575        1,404,631     

—  

E-Mini S&P Mid 400 Index

     December 2023        37        9,625,160        8,787,870        837,290     

—  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     December 2023        56        2,531,200        2,411,622        119,578     

—  

FTSE 100 Index

     December 2023        41        3,784,041        3,651,795        132,246     

—  

HSCE Index

     November 2023        147        5,511,716        5,531,344            

(19,628) 

MSCI EAFE Index

     December 2023        324        34,219,772        31,980,420        2,239,352     

—  

S&P TSX 60 Index

     December 2023        28        4,875,642        4,583,378        292,264     

—  

TOPIX Index

     December 2023        57        8,787,409        8,476,200        311,209     

—  

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

                                       $ 6,034,704     

$(19,628) 

 

(a) 

The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open through October 31, 2023. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets

Commodity Related Securities:

  

Investment Companies

       49.5%

Exchange-Traded Funds

         1.6%

Real Estate Related Securities:

  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       28.2%

Exchange-Traded Funds

       11.0%

Common Stocks

         6.4%

Investment Companies

         2.1%

Cash Equivalents(1)

         1.2%

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(2)

         3.9%

Other Assets and Liabilities -Net(3)

         (3.9)%

TOTAL

     100.0%

 

(1) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(2) 

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements.

 

(3) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

  Description        Number of
Shares
                    Value  

REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES – 47.7%

 

  

COMMON STOCKS – 6.4%

 

  

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.0%**

 

  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.0

          $ 1  

DIVERSIFIED – 0.0%**

     

Argosy Property Ltd.

     78,356        48,432  

Centuria Capital Group

     52,289        38,255  

Star Holdings*

     1,373        15,721  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

      $ 102,408  

DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES – 2.9%

 

  

Airport City Ltd.*

     6,600        86,910  

Allreal Holding AG

     1,360        218,233  

City Developments Ltd.

     45,500        210,019  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     6,100        654,325  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     58,600        1,611,833  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

     4,300        110,075  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

     124        20,971  

JINUSHI Co. Ltd.

     1,900        25,170  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     65,000        109,381  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

     60,928        241,305  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

     119,600        1,530,918  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

     84,000        1,820,688  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

     124,000        227,580  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     11,500        268,595  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.*

     345        10,594  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

     3,100        50,975  
  Description        Number of
Shares
                   Value  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.*

     224,000      $ 29,217  

St. Joe Co. (The)

     3,145        146,683  

Starts Corp., Inc.

     3,100        58,877  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

     42,100        1,056,455  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

     3,900        37,842  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     133,000        1,365,738  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

     17,900        237,682  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     53,600        312,291  

UOL Group Ltd.

     40,500        174,427  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     122,000        309,569  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.

     637        34,208  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES

 

   $ 10,960,561  

OFFICE – 0.0%**

     

Precinct Properties Group

     110,972        71,835  

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT – 0.6%

     

Aedas Homes SA

     1,862        29,719  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     172,000        859,712  

DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A

     3,356        40,971  

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     2,103        49,946  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

     1,500        21,391  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

     114,735        300,200  

Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.*

     3,529        234,079  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

     4,800        64,068  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

     11,047        109,898  

Mirarth Holdings, Inc.

     11,700        34,105  

Nexity SA

     4,592        64,162  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

     274,000        273,542  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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  Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

Tosei Corp.

     2,300      $ 27,178  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

      $ 2,108,971  

REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 2.9%

 

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

     10,600        120,536  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

     15,256        74,422  

Amot Investments Ltd.

     22,738        95,223  

Aroundtown SA*

     64,736        146,292  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

     6,191        95,204  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     3,773        162,455  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.*

     1,300        91,120  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

     878        43,024  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     4,455        150,638  

Capitaland India Trust

     86,834        60,866  

Capitaland Investment Ltd.

     232,400        499,005  

Castellum AB

     37,419        358,615  

Catena AB

     3,309        109,615  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB publ

     6,754        63,386  

Citycon OYJ*

     7,281        38,513  

CTP NV

     9,505        138,577  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     5,914        127,260  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     12,599        199,694  

Dios Fastigheter AB

     11,065        59,900  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.

     5,139        41,437  

Entra ASA

     13,038        101,901  

Fabege AB

     23,153        172,746  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

     43,542        185,001  

FRP Holdings, Inc.*

     573        30,822  

G City, Ltd.

     15,860        38,414  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

     5,012        28,353  

Grainger PLC

     65,116        180,223  

Grand City Properties SA*

     8,002        71,555  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

     79,000        105,223  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     157,000        206,370  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     99,700        316,221  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

     11,486        122,457  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

     52,200        478,577  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     56,001        103,084  

Ichigo, Inc.

     19,800        43,328  

Intershop Holding AG

     171        113,464  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.

     21,299        44,816  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

     4,900        44,960  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     10,343        133,114  

Kojamo OYJ

     15,835        135,276  

LEG Immobilien SE*

     6,546        409,201  

Leopalace21 Corp.*

     25,000        53,777  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.

     1,802        24,723  

Melisron Ltd.

     2,063        111,822  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

     54,842        118,333  

Mobimo Holding AG

     620        171,252  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

     3,830        51,181  

Nyfosa AB

     13,690        66,249  

Pandox AB

     7,952        78,272  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

     8,600        45,159  

PSP Swiss Property AG

     3,995        491,542  

Sagax AB, Class D

     19,966        44,949  

Sagax AB, Class B

     19,108        345,911  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

     80,598        78,313  
  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

StorageVault Canada, Inc.

     20,835      $ 64,605  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

     2,479        23,761  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     93,400        180,842  

Swiss Prime Site AG

     6,660        619,033  

TAG Immobilien AG*

     15,501        169,488  

TKP Corp.*

     1,700        23,134  

TOC Co. Ltd.

     5,500        23,197  

Tricon Residential, Inc.

     24,106        159,751  

VGP NV

     1,230        100,130  

Vonovia SE

     73,297        1,687,450  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

     29,894        101,109  

WeWork, Inc., Class A*,#

     725        1,653  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

     140,000        489,726  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     24,243        157,144  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES

 

   $ 11,223,394  

RETAIL – 0.0%**

     

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

     181,673        82,063  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $31,154,158)

      $ 24,549,233  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 11.0%

     

REAL ESTATE – 11.0%

     

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

     64,435        49,540  

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF#

     1,423,000        24,489,830  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

     480,700        17,973,373  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

      $ 42,512,743  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(COST $48,797,260)

      $ 42,512,743  

INVESTMENT COMPANY – 2.1%

     

EQUITY FUNDS – 2.1%

     

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Institutional Class

     600,533        8,209,288  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANY
(COST $7,285,652)

      $ 8,209,288  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 28.2%

 

DATA CENTER – 2.5%

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     26,872        3,341,802  

Equinix, Inc.

     8,265        6,030,475  

Keppel DC REIT

     117,495        145,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DATA CENTER

 

   $ 9,517,277  

DIVERSIFIED – 2.2%

 

ABRDN Property Income Trust Ltd.

     30,168        17,109  

Activia Properties, Inc.

     64        173,151  

AEW UK REIT PLC

     21,753        24,809  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     7,229        114,218  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     4,901        86,993  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     5,648        56,254  

Artis REIT

     9,473        42,079  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     91,984        333,468  

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

     16,554        234,239  

Charter Hall Group

     44,505        246,557  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

     60,658        116,532  

Cromwell European REIT

     48,300        58,755  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

     1,616        26,163  
 

 

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Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)  

 

  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC

     42,620      $ 42,616   

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     186        329,173  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

     16,562        133,987  

ESCON Japan REIT Investment Corp.

     25        19,585  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     13,843        303,854  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

     4,528        54,110  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

     22,056        175,125  

GPT Group (The)

     166,819        384,990  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

     26,398        33,143  

H&R REIT

     12,857        79,084  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT, Inc.

     53        49,795  

Heiwa REIT, Inc.

     110        102,830  

Hulic REIT, Inc.

     120        122,411  

ICADE

     3,089        100,934  

Land Securities Group PLC

     66,809        463,100  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA

     4,971        28,859  

LXI REIT PLC

     162,828        170,174  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     28,879        240,787  

Mirvac Group

     349,883        405,953  

Mori Trust REIT, Inc.

     256        124,804  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

     49        113,206  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     412        454,625  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

     141        116,235  

One Liberty Properties, Inc.

     890        16,376  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

     63,920        50,578  

REIT 1 Ltd.

     18,315        66,238  

Schroder REIT Ltd.

     45,679        22,518  

Sekisui House REIT, Inc.

     383        201,717  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

     19,590        34,814  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

     162        61,038  

Stockland

     211,405        477,129  

Sunlight REIT

     139,000        38,445  

Suntec REIT

     186,000        149,471  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

     43        28,159  

Tokyu REIT, Inc.

     96        114,556  

Tosei REIT Investment Corp.

     34        30,641  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

     66,143        42,428  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     276        278,255  

WP Carey, Inc.

     18,985        1,018,545  

Yuexiu REIT

     325,000        46,524  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

      $   8,257,139  

HEALTH CARE – 2.5%

     

Aedifica SA

     4,276        233,280  

Assura PLC

     251,668        125,359  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     8,743        188,149  

Cofinimmo SA

     3,001        186,619  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     2,215        63,504  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

     35,676        73,849  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

     6,614        57,277  

Health Care & Medical Investment Corp.

     33        30,901  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     33,984        487,670  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     48,382        752,340  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC

     38,181        38,505  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     4,111        129,949  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.#

     53,254        254,554  

National Health Investors, Inc.

     3,914        195,857  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

     12,608        36,458  
  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     21,729      $ 719,230   

Parkway Life REIT

     42,700        104,754  

Physicians Realty Trust

     20,954        227,560  

Primary Health Properties PLC

     117,554        128,442  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     20,424        278,583  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

     77,461        67,969  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     1,459        56,084  

Ventas, Inc.

     35,705        1,516,034  

Welltower, Inc.

     45,508        3,804,924  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

      $ 9,757,851  

HOTEL & RESORT – 1.0%

     

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     18,758        294,125  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.*,#

     14,238        30,042  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     15,550        40,741  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

     186,749        122,789  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

     59,214        41,867  

Chatham Lodging Trust

     5,931        54,862  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     18,163        140,400  

Far East Hospitality Trust

     94,900        40,977  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A

     6,231        61,812  

Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc.

     27        106,229  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     62,856        973,011  

Hotel Property Investments Ltd., REIT

     17,262        28,040  

Invincible Investment Corp.

     578        222,299  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     382        173,670  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     20,186        232,745  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     10,735        128,069  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     14,219        133,659  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     5,274        451,454  

Service Properties Trust

     15,958        115,696  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     11,188        63,100  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     18,168        168,962  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     9,642        112,136  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOTEL & RESORT

      $   3,736,685  

INDUSTRIAL – 5.1%

     

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

     45        36,657  

AIMS APAC REIT

     43,700        38,296  

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

     22,771        597,056  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

     314,500        597,564  

Centuria Industrial REIT

     60,763        109,971  

CRE Logistics REIT, Inc.

     77        80,908  

Dexus Industria REIT

     20,663        31,232  

Dream Industrial REIT

     12,380        104,539  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     3,904        637,328  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

     212,393        42,602  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     11,753        497,152  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

     286,420        217,567  

GLP J-REIT

     420        376,176  

Goodman Group

     152,560        2,018,660  

Goodman Property Trust

     90,440        105,927  

Granite REIT

     2,802        127,598  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     187        168,076  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     2,496        179,288  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

     2,822        59,919  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

     83        153,740  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


25   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 

    

  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

     161      $ 157,896   

LondonMetric Property PLC

     87,894        177,120  

LXP Industrial Trust

     25,717        203,421  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

     188,570        296,414  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     273,250        293,430  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

     46        115,769  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.

     49        148,138  

Montea NV

     1,482        104,744  

Nexus Industrial REIT

     3,140        14,718  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     242        430,609  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

     3,225        64,306  

Prologis, Inc.

     81,727        8,233,995  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     18,235        788,481  

Segro PLC

     108,176        940,282  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc.

     61        48,328  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     15,691        521,255  

Terreno Realty Corp.

     6,445        343,390  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     170,697        284,197  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

     57,207        72,544  

Warehouses De Pauw

     13,501        334,049  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

      $   19,753,342  

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 2.9%

     

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

     123        267,427  

Altarea SCA

     322        22,926  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

     13,631        398,162  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A*

     16,412        96,174  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     12,437        2,061,308  

Boardwalk REIT

     2,414        112,732  

BRT Apartments Corp.

     1,574        25,546  

Camden Property Trust

     9,650        819,092  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

     7,253        213,497  

Care Property Invest NV

     2,766        34,182  

Centerspace

     1,616        78,505  

Clipper Realty, Inc.

     9,929        47,163  

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.

     60        127,336  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

     192        141,967  

Elme Communities

     8,533        108,881  

Empiric Student Property PLC

     51,684        53,113  

Equity Residential

     30,156        1,668,532  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     5,669        1,212,712  

Home REIT PLC(1)

     42,087        15,551  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     19,494        241,531  

Ingenia Communities Group

     45,700        113,747  

InterRent REIT

     6,334        53,714  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

     33,709        32,468  

Killam Apartment REIT

     4,993        56,420  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     10,317        1,218,954  

Minto Apartment REIT

     1,676        15,712  

Morguard North American Residential REIT

     1,808        17,105  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     2,726        73,575  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.

     43        173,238  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

     61        45,545  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

     19        26,100  

Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC

     36,682        24,214  

UDR, Inc.

     27,362        870,385  
  Description        Number of
Shares
             Value  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     34,895      $ 369,277   

Veris Residential, Inc.

     9,191        123,068  

Xior Student Housing NV

     2,488        71,587  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

      $   11,031,446  

OFFICE – 2.3%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     13,922        1,296,556  

Allied Properties REIT

     6,285        71,835  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     13,394        717,517  

Centuria Office REIT

     38,286        26,655  

Champion REIT

     160,000        50,542  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     9,220        35,128  

CLS Holdings PLC

     25,558        26,999  

COPT Defense Properties

     9,985        227,658  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     15,320        273,768  

Covivio SA

     4,282        183,502  

Cromwell Property Group

     136,773        27,893  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     30        131,234  

Derwent London PLC

     9,890        219,795  

Dexus

     93,667        386,862  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     15,127        169,574  

Dream Office REIT

     5,053        27,693  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     8,883        95,581  

Equity Commonwealth

     9,699        183,699  

GDI Property Group Partnership

     37,938        12,427  

Gecina SA

     4,735        464,934  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

     81        61,445  

Great Portland Estates PLC

     24,043        114,146  

Helical PLC

     17,407        40,659  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     9,851        176,234  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     10,581        47,191  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

     168        94,254  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

     26,612        149,301  

Japan Excellent, Inc.

     143        125,514  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     89        208,464  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     125        464,290  

JBG SMITH Properties

     9,549        122,896  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

     381        397,879  

Keppel REIT

     160,800        93,371  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     10,577        302,291  

Mirai Corp.

     131        39,557  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

     139        130,097  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     150        602,690  

NSI NV

     1,341        24,223  

One REIT, Inc.

     24        41,581  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

     244        280,420  

Paramount Group, Inc.

     17,642        75,508  

Peakstone Realty Trust

     4,798        61,990  

Prosperity REIT

     87,000        15,031  

Sankei Real Estate, Inc.

     41        24,838  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     7,490        219,382  

Vornado Realty Trust

     11,182        214,694  

Workspace Group PLC

     21,828        128,292  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OFFICE

      $   8,886,090  

OTHER SPECIALIZED – 1.5%

     

Arena REIT

     35,122        71,052  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

     35,768        54,200  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   26

    

 
Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)  

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

EPR Properties

     6,617      $ 282,546  

Farmland Partners, Inc.

     3,836        39,971  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     7,695        163,903  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     23,087        1,047,919  

Gladstone Land Corp.

     3,854        52,646  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     25,796        1,523,770  

Rural Funds Group

     32,605        37,167  

Safehold, Inc.

     4,115        66,951  

Uniti Group, Inc.

     24,080        110,768  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     88,268        2,462,677  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER SPECIALIZED

      $ 5,913,570  

REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 0.0%**

 

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A*,#

     5,575        40,363  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

     2,600        97,304  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES

 

   $ 137,667  

RETAIL – 5.2%

     

Acadia Realty Trust

     8,750        125,300  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

     157        149,463  

Agree Realty Corp.

     8,192        458,261  

Alexander’s, Inc.

     134        25,191  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     26,404        548,939  

BWP Trust

     49,254        101,858  

CapitaLand China Trust

     120,900        69,749  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

     447,347        574,940  

Carmila SA*

     7,784        109,073  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.#

     2,691        55,785  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

     49,743        96,657  

Choice Properties REIT

     15,157        131,596  

Crombie REIT

     4,825        42,379  

CT REIT

     6,101        55,654  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     4,984        106,998  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     6,499        592,644  

First Capital REIT

     10,254        96,421  

Fortune REIT

     131,000        73,293  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

     104,623        158,269  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

     44        131,632  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

     64        68,906  

Getty Realty Corp.

     4,149        110,446  

Hamborner REIT AG

     9,415        62,291  

Hammerson PLC

     292,015        78,355  

HMC Capital Ltd.

     32,361        87,912  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

     152,785        104,190  

InvenTrust Properties Corp.

     6,157        154,541  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

     610        393,662  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     55,027        987,184  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     19,182        408,960  

Klepierre SA

     17,223        418,239  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT

     145,125        54,053  

Link REIT

     224,800        1,031,639  

Macerich Co. (The)

     18,914        183,844  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

     187,123        181,866  

Mercialys SA

     4,343        36,995  

NETSTREIT Corp.

     5,918        84,332  

NewRiver REIT PLC

     17,295        16,437  

NNN REIT, Inc.

     15,976        580,408  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

     10,352        365,529  
 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

Primaris REIT

     2,451      $ 21,969  

Realty Income Corp.

     62,290        2,951,300  

Regency Centers Corp.

     14,717        886,846  

Region RE Ltd.

     98,776        123,509  

Retail Estates NV

     1,199        73,003  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     10,776        126,510  

RioCan REIT

     12,827        155,857  

RPT Realty

     7,659        82,641  

Sasseur REIT

     61,100        27,897  

Saul Centers, Inc.

     944        32,823  

Scentre Group

     454,429        703,998  

Shaftesbury Capital PLC

     175,036        221,893  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     29,033        3,190,436  

SITE Centers Corp.

     16,242        189,382  

Slate Grocery REIT, Class U

     2,915        20,705  

SmartCentres REIT

     7,835        121,416  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     12,494        449,659  

Starhill Global REIT

     158,600        51,597  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

     106,288        93,843  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     9,484        213,864  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*

     9,347        463,136  

Urban Edge Properties

     10,097        160,138  

Vastned Retail NV

     2,088        41,836  

Vicinity Ltd.

     330,292        357,750  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

     71,780        96,942  

Wereldhave NV

     2,996        45,178  

Whitestone REIT

     4,055        40,347  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RETAIL

      $ 20,058,366  

SELF-STORAGE – 1.7%

     

Abacus Storage King*

     34,498        21,818  

Big Yellow Group PLC

     15,433        179,487  

CubeSmart

     19,878        677,641  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     18,802        1,947,699  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     7,434        212,018  

National Storage REIT

     108,509        138,347  

Public Storage

     13,908        3,319,979  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     19,154        159,390  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SELF-STORAGE

      $ 6,656,379  

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 1.3%

     

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     27,617        904,181  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     16,007        1,053,261  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     52,446        1,557,122  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

     46,884        41,151  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     11,002        1,223,862  

UMH Properties, Inc.

     5,237        72,323  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

      $ 4,851,900  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
(COST $129,942,412)

      $ 108,557,712  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES

(COST $217,179,482)

 

 

   $ 183,828,976  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


27   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 

    

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES – 51.1%

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 1.6%

     

COMMODITY – 1.6%

     

SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF#

     119,300      $ 6,349,146  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(COST $5,102,946)

      $ 6,349,146  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 49.5%

     

COMMODITY – 49.5%

     

Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund, Admiral Shares

     2,385,740        62,076,961  

DFA Commodity Strategy Portfolio, Institutional Class

     25,627,731        119,681,503  

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund, Institutional Class

     495,132        3,129,233  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund, Class I

     252,514        5,886,101  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMODITY

      $ 190,773,798  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(COST $203,274,280)

 

   $ 190,773,798  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES

(COST $208,377,226)

 

 

   $ 197,122,944  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.2%

     

MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.2%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     4,675,534        4,675,534  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
(COST $4,675,534)
      $ 4,675,534  

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 3.9%

 

    

Par Value

        

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.9%

     

Bank of Montreal, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23,
repurchase price $884,799, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 4.50% to 6.50%, maturing 9/01/52 to 10/01/53; total market value of $902,362.

   $ 884,669        884,669  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,957, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $2,901,429.

   $   2,844,538      $ 2,844,538  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,788,059, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $2,843,401.

     2,787,648        2,787,648  

National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,960, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $2,901,439.

     2,844,538        2,844,538  

Nomura Securities International, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,957, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/30/25 to 10/15/58; total market value of $2,901,432.

     2,844,538        2,844,538  

TD Securities, Inc., 5.32%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,958, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 7.50%, maturing 2/20/38 to 10/20/53; total market value of $2,901,429.

     2,844,538        2,844,538  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(COST $15,050,469)

 

   $ 15,050,469  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $15,050,469)

 

 

   $ 15,050,469  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS –103.9%

 

  

(Cost $445,282,711)

 

   $ 400,677,923  

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (3.9%)

 

     (15,050,469

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.0%**

 

     (3,680
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $ 385,623,774  
     

 

 

 
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   28

    

 
Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)  

 

  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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

  Assets

           

  Investments in Securities

           

  Real Estate Related Securities

           

  Common Stocks

           

  Construction & Engineering

   $      $ 1      $      $ 1  

  Diversified

     15,721        86,687               102,408  

  Diversified Real Estate Activities

     146,683        10,813,878               10,960,561  

  Office

            71,835               71,835  

  Real Estate Development

     324,996        1,783,975               2,108,971  

  Real Estate Operating Companies

     589,639        10,633,755               11,223,394  

  Retail

            82,063               82,063  

  Exchange-Traded Funds

     42,463,203        49,540               42,512,743  

  Investment Company

     8,209,288                      8,209,288  

  Real Estate Investment Trusts

           

  Data Center

     9,372,277        145,000               9,517,277  

  Diversified

     2,341,027        5,916,112               8,257,139  

  Health Care

     8,842,022        915,829               9,757,851  

  Hotel & Resort

     3,000,814        735,871               3,736,685  

  Industrial

     12,312,527        7,440,815               19,753,342  

  Multi-Family Residential

     9,512,768        1,503,127        15,551        11,031,446  

  Office

     4,319,195        4,566,895               8,886,090  

  Other Specialized

     5,751,151        162,419               5,913,570  

  Real Estate Operating Companies

     40,363        97,304               137,667  

  Retail

     13,651,307        6,407,059               20,058,366  

  Self-Storage

     6,157,337        499,042               6,656,379  

  Single-Family Residential

     4,810,749        41,151               4,851,900  

  Commodity Related Securities

           

  Exchange-Traded Funds

     6,349,146                      6,349,146  

  Investment Companies

     190,773,798                      190,773,798  

  Money Market Fund

     4,675,534                      4,675,534  

  Repurchase Agreements

            15,050,469               15,050,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Total Investments in Securities

   $ 333,659,545      $ 67,002,827      $ 15,551      $ 400,677,923  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

0 

Rounds to less than 1 share.

*

Non-income producing security.

# 

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

^

7-Day net yield.

(1) 

The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


29   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
 

    

  Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued)

 

    

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

ETF

  Exchange-Traded Fund

J-REIT

  Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust

OYJ

  Public Limited Company

PLC

  Public Limited Company

RE

  Reinsurance

REIT

  Real Estate Investment Trust

SCA

  Limited Partnership With Share Capital

SPDR

  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   30

    

 

 

 
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)                 Wilmington
International
Fund
                  Wilmington
Global Alpha
Equities Fund
                  Wilmington
Real Asset
Fund
 
       

ASSETS:

                       

Investments, at identified cost

        $ 446,353,355           $ 180,219,161           $ 445,282,711  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at value

        $ 468,574,801           $ 207,472,459           $ 400,677,923 (a) 

Cash

                      181              

Deposits for financial futures contracts

          650,000             4,739,207              

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

                      395,117 (b)            48,966 (b) 

Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts

          2,089                          

Income receivable

          1,173,402             382,148             320,277  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

          2,038,839             389,433             201,367  

Due from broker

                      60             167  

Receivable for shares sold

          431,917             100,442             147,685  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                      683,443              

Receivable for investments sold

          22,879             1,026,281              

Prepaid and other assets

          30,768             22,960             20,930  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL ASSETS

          472,924,695             215,211,731             401,417,315  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

LIABILITIES:

                       

Collateral for securities on loan

                                  15,050,469  

Due to custodian

          1,131,622                          

Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable

          26,903             2,516              

Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts

                      336,673              

Payable for investments purchased

          197,706             914,636              

Payable for shares redeemed

          106,419             456,837             344,680  

Payable to sub-advisors

          132,815             100,092             19,891  

Payable for Trustees’ fees

          2,889             2,888             2,382  

Payable for administration fees

          11,540             5,210             9,482  

Payable for distribution services fees

          616             64             181  

Payable for investment advisory fees

          108,203             73,240             123,644  

Other accrued expenses

          343,043             228,651             242,812  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL LIABILITIES

          2,061,756             2,120,807             15,793,541  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

NET ASSETS

        $ 470,862,939           $ 213,090,924           $ 385,623,774  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

 

                       
       

Paid-in capital

        $ 482,207,734           $ 199,156,330           $ 450,834,492  

Distributable earnings (loss)

          (11,344,795           13,934,594             (65,210,718
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS

        $ 470,862,939           $ 213,090,924           $ 385,623,774  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

                       

Class A

                       

Net Assets

        $ 2,863,632           $ 302,182           $ 849,113  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          375,302             25,726             67,533  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net Asset Value per share

        $ 7.63           $ 11.75           $ 12.57  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Offering Price per share*

        $ 8.07 **          $ 12.43 **          $ 13.30 ** 
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class I

                       

Net Assets

        $ 467,999,307           $ 212,788,742           $ 384,774,661  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

          60,596,841             17,746,117             30,098,591  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

        $ 7.72           $ 11.99           $ 12.78  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Including $14,772,824 of securities on loan (Note 2).

(b) 

Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $398,472 and $55,057, 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

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


31   STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 

    

 

 

    

 
Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)                 Wilmington
International
Fund
                  Wilmington
Global Alpha
Equities Fund
                  Wilmington
Real Asset
Fund
 
       

INVESTMENT INCOME:

                       

Dividends

        $ 7,388,442 (a)          $ 2,514,672 (a)          $ 4,256,228 (a) 

Interest

          9,870             95,821             195  

Securities lending income, net

          31,715                         22,588  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

          7,430,027             2,610,493             4,279,011  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

EXPENSES:

                       

Investment advisory fees

          1,858,723             1,246,956             1,035,151  

Administration fees

          72,358             31,135             58,108  

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

          111,375             49,074             62,729  

Custodian fees

          139,002             57,697             35,065  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

          29,613             11,834             11,930  

Trustees’ fees

          31,346             31,346             31,346  

Professional fees

          100,861             88,606             76,943  

Distribution services fee—Class A

          3,684             383             1,132  

Shareholder services fee—Class A

          3,684             383             1,132  

Share registration costs

          18,516             16,195             18,264  

Printing and postage

          9,591             7,130             8,173  

Miscellaneous

          28,968             21,324             24,928  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL EXPENSES

          2,407,721             1,562,063             1,364,901  

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

                       

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

          (289,279           (217,153           (190,752

Waiver by sub-advisor

          (20,360                       (18,711

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

          (3,684           (383           (1,132
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

          (313,323           (217,536           (210,595

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net expenses

          2,094,398             1,344,527             1,154,306  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net investment income

          5,335,629             1,265,966             3,124,705  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

          18,639,291             2,134,966             (3,115,760

Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts

          (706           324,106              

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

          (386,965           (108,356           (19,515

Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts

          1,435,210             (4,342,155            
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net realized gain (loss)

          19,686,830             (1,991,439           (3,135,275
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

          (59,743,241 )(b)            (10,803,383 )(b)            (19,578,824

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts

                      1,364,380              

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions

          (34,565           (9,067           (14,336

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts

          (755,602           10,071,556              
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          (60,533,408           623,486             (19,593,160
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

          (40,846,578           (1,367,953           (22,728,435
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 
       

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        $ (35,510,949         $ (101,987         $ (19,603,730
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Net of foreign withholding taxes of $752,621, $229,859 and $120,189, respectively.

(b) 

Net of change in deferred foreign capital gains tax accrued of $(9,435) and $(464), respectively.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   32

    

 

 

   
                

Wilmington

International

Fund

           

Wilmington

Global Alpha

Equities Fund

       
       
                

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

                 

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

                 

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

                 

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

       
       

OPERATIONS:

                                 

Net investment income

        $ 5,335,629           $ 11,339,216           $ 1,265,966           $ 2,327,010    

Net realized gain (loss)

          19,686,830             (46,448,998           (1,991,439           3,508,935    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          (60,533,408           45,978,600             623,486             1,667,356    
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

Change in net assets resulting from operations

          (35,510,949           10,868,818             (101,987           7,503,301    
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                                 

Class A

          (51,868           (101,891                       (8,022  

Class I

          (9,641,288           (20,772,925                       (5,525,066  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (9,693,156           (20,874,816                       (5,533,088  
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                                 

Proceeds from sale of shares

                                 

Class A

          367,230             25,393             673             850    

Class I

          24,627,806             125,541,950             15,568,749             58,243,535    

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

          47,385             94,660                         8,022    

Class I

          1,701,407             8,676,649                         2,030,500    

Cost of shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

          (104,035           (210,821           (1,010           (3,418  

Class I

          (28,440,869           (223,549,803           (15,705,908           (61,171,203  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

          (1,801,076           (89,421,972           (137,496           (891,714  
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   

Change in net assets

          (47,005,181           (99,427,970           (239,483           1,078,499    
       

NET ASSETS:

                                 

Beginning of period

          517,868,120             617,296,090             213,330,407             212,251,908    
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

End of period

        $ 470,862,939           $ 517,868,120           $ 213,090,924           $ 213,330,407    
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:

                                 

Shares sold

                                 

Class A

          43,518             3,105             57             73    

Class I

          3,000,813             15,579,933             1,288,139             4,928,523    

Distributions reinvested

                                 

Class A

          5,684             12,174                         706    

Class I

          201,778             1,098,909                         175,194    

Shares redeemed

                                 

Class A

          (12,783           (26,747           (86           (304  

Class I

          (3,449,025           (27,904,440           (1,302,877           (5,189,505  
         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
       

Net change resulting from share transactions

          (210,015           (11,237,066           (14,767           (85,313  
         

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


33   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)
 

    

 

 

    

 
           

Wilmington

Real Asset

Fund

 
   
           

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

                 

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

 
   

 OPERATIONS:

             

 Net investment income

      $ 3,124,705           $ 22,098,301  

 Net realized gain (loss)

        (3,135,275           (6,208,975

 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        (19,593,160           (85,159,972
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
   

 Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (19,603,730           (69,270,646
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

             

 Net investment income and net realized gains

             

 Class A

        (3,189           (48,529

 Class I

        (1,749,562           (21,016,869

 Tax return of capital

             

 Class A

                    (211

 Class I

                    (89,490
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
   

 Total distributions to shareholders

        (1,752,751           (21,155,099
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

             

 Proceeds from sale of shares

             

 Class A

        15,594             138,429  

 Class I

        31,478,378             82,657,040  

 Distributions reinvested

             

 Class A

        3,119             47,127  

 Class I

        722,014             8,786,738  

 Cost of shares redeemed

             

 Class A

        (64,200           (194,392

 Class I

        (35,450,527           (78,861,084
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
   

 Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

        (3,295,622           12,573,858  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 Change in net assets

        (24,652,103           (77,851,887

 NET ASSETS:

             

 Beginning of period

        410,275,877             488,127,764  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
   

 End of period

      $ 385,623,774           $ 410,275,877  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:

             

 Shares sold

             

 Class A

        1,179             9,154  

 Class I

        2,360,410             5,724,533  

 Distributions reinvested

             

 Class A

        234             3,487  

 Class I

        53,337             639,668  

 Shares redeemed

             

 Class A

        (4,853           (13,389

 Class I

        (2,683,719           (5,437,549
     

 

 

         

 

 

 
   

 Net change resulting from share transactions

        (273,412           925,904  
     

 

 

         

 

 

 

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   34

    

 

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND

 

         

    

                
 CLASS A       

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2021

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2020

 

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

 

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 8.37     $ 8.44     $ 10.47     $ 7.35     $ 8.52     $ 9.11    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.07       0.15       0.10       0.10       0.13       0.14    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       (0.66     0.08       (1.75     3.16       (1.17     (0.51  
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

       (0.59     0.23       (1.65     3.26       (1.04     (0.37  
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                

Net Investment Income

       (0.15     (0.13     (0.16     (0.14     (0.13     (0.14  

Net Realized Gains

             (0.17     (0.22                 (0.08  
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

       (0.15     (0.30     (0.38     (0.14     (0.13     (0.22  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 7.63     $ 8.37     $ 8.44     $ 10.47     $ 7.35     $ 8.52    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (7.17 )%      3.01     (16.31 )%      44.67     (12.35 )%      (4.07 )%   

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 2,864     $ 2,836     $ 2,957     $ 4,015     $ 3,036     $ 4,871    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                

Gross Expense(c)

       1.45 %(d)      1.48     1.48     1.48     1.50     1.50  

Net Expense(c),(e)

       1.08 %(d)      1.09     1.10     1.06     0.98     1.00  

Net Investment Income

       1.82 %(d)      1.87     1.00     1.10     1.57     1.69  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       90     76     71     74     79     70  
                
 CLASS I       

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2020

 

 

Year Ended
April 30, 2019

 

   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 8.46     $ 8.52     $ 10.56     $ 7.41     $ 8.59     $ 9.18    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                

Net Investment Income(a)

       0.09       0.17       0.13       0.12       0.13       0.17    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       (0.67     0.08       (1.77     3.18       (1.17     (0.53  
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

       (0.58     0.25       (1.64     3.30       (1.04     (0.36  
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                

Net Investment Income

       (0.16     (0.14     (0.18     (0.15     (0.14     (0.15  

Net Realized Gains

             (0.17     (0.22                 (0.08  
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

       (0.16     (0.31     (0.40     (0.15     (0.14     (0.23  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 7.72     $ 8.46     $ 8.52     $ 10.56     $ 7.41     $ 8.59    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (7.02 )%      3.23     (16.10 )%      44.92     (12.28 )%      (3.91 )%   

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 467,999     $ 515,032     $ 614,339     $ 713,463     $ 513,640     $ 570,749    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                

Gross Expense(c)

       0.95 %(d)      0.98     0.99     1.16     1.25     1.26  

Net Expense(c),(e)

       0.83 %(d)      0.84     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.87  

Net Investment Income

       2.12 %(d)      2.12     1.27     1.32     1.58     1.95  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       90     76     71     74     79     70  

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


35   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
 

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND

 

         
                 
         

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

   
 CLASS A         (Unaudited)                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $ 11.76     $ 11.68     $ 11.97     $ 10.87     $ 11.28     $ 10.99    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income(a)

        0.05       0.10       0.01       0.02       0.07       0.09    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        (0.06     0.30       (0.24     1.31       (0.35     0.33    
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

        (0.01     0.40       (0.23     1.33       (0.28     0.42    
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                 

Net Investment Income

              (0.32     (0.06     (0.06     (0.13     (0.13  

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.17              
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

              (0.32     (0.06     (0.23     (0.13     (0.13  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

      $ 11.75     $ 11.76     $ 11.68     $ 11.97     $ 10.87     $ 11.28    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

        (0.09 )%      3.51     (1.97 )%      12.27     (2.57 )%      3.87  

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

      $ 302     $ 303     $ 295     $ 324     $ 208     $ 125    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Gross Expense(c)

        1.94 %(d)      2.19     2.30     2.30     2.29     2.36  

Net Expense(c),(e)

        1.49 %(d)      1.49     1.49     1.49     1.49     1.49  

Net Investment Income

        0.92 %(d)      0.87     0.12     0.19     0.63     0.78  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

        18     68     44     58     84     61  
                 
         

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2019

   
 CLASS I         (Unaudited)                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $ 11.99     $ 11.88     $ 12.14     $ 11.01     $ 11.40     $ 11.08    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income(a)

        0.07       0.13       0.05       0.05       0.09       0.11    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        (0.07     0.30       (0.25     1.31       (0.34     0.34    
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

              0.43       (0.20     1.36       (0.25     0.45    
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                 

Net Investment Income

              (0.32     (0.06     (0.06     (0.14     (0.13  

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.17              
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

              (0.32     (0.06     (0.23     (0.14     (0.13  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

      $ 11.99     $ 11.99     $ 11.88     $ 12.14     $ 11.01     $ 11.40    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

        0.00     3.75     (1.63 )%      12.46     (2.31 )%      4.18  

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

      $ 212,789     $ 213,027     $ 211,957     $ 206,232     $ 211,911     $ 168,199    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Gross Expense(c)

        1.44 %(d)      1.69     1.80     1.99     2.04     2.11  

Net Expense(c),(e)

        1.24 %(d)      1.24     1.24     1.24     1.24     1.24  

Net Investment Income

        1.17 %(d)      1.12     0.38     0.44     0.82     1.02  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

        18     68     44     58     84     61  

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)   36

    

 

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON REAL ASSET FUND

 

         
                 
            Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
    Year Ended
April 30, 2023
    Year Ended
April 30, 2022
    Year Ended
April 30, 2021
    Year Ended
April 30, 2020
    Year Ended
April 30, 2019
       
 CLASS A           (Unaudited)                                      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $ 13.26     $ 16.30     $ 15.58     $ 12.33     $ 14.40     $ 14.48    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income(a)

        0.09       0.69       1.64 (b)      0.17       0.45       0.34    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        (0.73     (3.04     0.82       3.32       (2.03     (0.07  
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

        (0.64     (2.35     2.46       3.49       (1.58     0.27    
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                 

Net Investment Income

        (0.05     (0.69 )(c)      (1.74     (0.24     (0.49     (0.35  
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

        (0.05     (0.69     (1.74     (0.24     (0.49     (0.35  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

      $ 12.57     $ 13.26     $ 16.30     $ 15.58     $ 12.33     $ 14.40    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

        (4.87 )%      (14.44 )%      16.34     28.65     (11.35 )%      2.05  

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

      $ 849     $ 941     $ 1,169     $ 995     $ 932     $ 1,173    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Gross Expense(e)

        1.17 %(f)      1.17     1.17     1.30     1.30     1.32  

Net Expense(e),(g)

        0.82 %(f)      0.85     0.89     0.96     0.96     0.96  

Net Investment Income

        1.30 %(f)      4.78     10.04 %(b)      1.25     3.16     2.44  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

        0 %(h)      20     32     40 %(i)      411     347  
                 
            Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
    Year Ended
April 30, 2023
    Year Ended
April 30, 2022
    Year Ended
April 30, 2021
    Year Ended
April 30, 2020
    Year Ended
April 30, 2019
       
 CLASS I           (Unaudited)                                      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $ 13.48     $ 16.54     $ 15.77     $ 12.47     $ 14.56     $ 14.63    

Income (Loss) From Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income(a)

        0.10       0.74       1.65 (b)      0.17       0.49       0.38    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        (0.74     (3.09     0.89       3.40       (2.06     (0.07  
  

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Operations

        (0.64     (2.35     2.54       3.57       (1.57     0.31    
  

 

 

 

Less Distributions From:

                 

Net Investment Income

        (0.06     (0.71 )(c)      (1.77     (0.27     (0.52     (0.38  
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

        (0.06     (0.71     (1.77     (0.27     (0.52     (0.38  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

      $ 12.78     $ 13.48     $ 16.54     $ 15.77     $ 12.47     $ 14.56    
  

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

        (4.79 )%      (14.21 )%      16.66     29.00     (11.13 )%      2.29  

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

      $ 384,775     $ 409,335     $ 486,959     $ 463,203     $ 199,115     $ 309,654    

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Gross Expense(e)

        0.67 %(f)      0.67     0.67     0.93     1.05     1.07  

Net Expense(e),(g)

        0.57 %(f)      0.60     0.64     0.71     0.71     0.71  

Net Investment Income

        1.55 %(f)      5.10     9.98 %(b)      1.18     3.41     2.69  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

        0 %(h)      20     32     40 %(i)      411     347  

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

The net investment income earned by the Fund increased significantly during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022 due to larger than usual net investment income distributions from the commodity-related investments in its portfolio.

 

(c)

A portion of this distribution amounting to less than $0.005 per share was a tax return of capital.

 

(d)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(e)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(f)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

 

(h)

Represents less than 0.5%.

 

(i)

In 2020, the Fund transitioned to a single sub-advisor strategy. As a result, the portfolio turnover rate for the year ended April 30, 2021 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, 2023 (unaudited)


37   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

    

 

    

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2023 (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 10 funds, 3 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 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.  
  (d) Diversified     

The Funds offer Class A and Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

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

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 and the differences could be material.

Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.

Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. 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 Advisor 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 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 Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”), is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded; and

 

   

for all other securities, at fair value as determined by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   38

    

 

 

Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the 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. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Each Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00pm Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, each Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (Systematic International Fair Value Pricing (“SIFVP”)).

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 Funds may utilize SIFVP 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 the Valuation Procedures. 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, 2023, 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  Exposure(2)        
       

Real Asset Fund

                             

Bank of Montreal

             $ 884,669                             $ 884,669                           $                           $             

BNP Paribas SA

      2,844,538             2,844,538                            

HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

      2,787,648             2,787,648                            

National Bank Financial

      2,844,538             2,844,538                            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

      2,844,538             2,844,538                            

TD Securities, Inc.

      2,844,538             2,844,538                            
   

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
    $ 15,050,469             $ 15,050,469           $           $    
   

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

(1) 

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

(2) 

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

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


39   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

    

 

    

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 reporting 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 share-holders 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. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are recorded as dividend income, capital gain, or return of capital as reported by such REITs, or based on management’s estimates to the extent actual information has not been reported. Estimates are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined. 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 and includes proceeds from litigation, if any. 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.

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.

Each Fund offers 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.

Foreign Currency Translation – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies 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 foreign currencies, 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 the Valuation Procedures.

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 loaned. 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.

Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. 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.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   40

    

 

 

At October 31, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)      
     

Real Asset Fund

 

             $14,772,824

 

                        $14,772,824

 

                        $—

 

          

 

  (1) 

Collateral with a value of $15,050,469 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

 

  (2) 

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

3. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. Risk of loss on derivatives, including written options, forward foreign currency contracts, and financial futures contracts, may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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 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.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the International Fund and Global Alpha Equities Fund used equity index futures contracts to manage equity market exposure.

The following is a summary of the location of derivatives on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the fair value of the Funds’ derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure as of October 31, 2023.

 

     Location on the Statements 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**   

 

  *

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 amount presented below is the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was opened until October 31, 2023.

  **

The amounts shown represent the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open.

 

            Asset Derivatives Fair Value         
    Fund           Total Value                    Equity
Contracts
                   Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
        
     

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                              

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ 6,034,704              $ 6,034,704              $     

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

        683,443                               683,443     
     

 

 

            

 

 

            

 

 

    

Totals

      $ 6,718,147              $ 6,034,704              $    683,443     
     

 

 

            

 

 

            

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


41   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

    

 

    

            Liability Derivatives Fair Value         
    Fund           Total Value                   Equity
Contracts
                  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
        
     

International Fund

                            

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ (278,965           $ (278,965           $     
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

    

Totals

      $ (278,965           $ (278,965           $     
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

    
     

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                            

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ (19,628           $ (19,628           $     
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

    

Totals

      $ (19,628           $ (19,628           $     
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

    

The following is a summary of the location of realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Funds’ Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the six months ended October 31, 2023.

 

    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.
   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

 

            Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Results
from  Operations
       
    Fund           Total                   Equity
Contracts
                  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
       
     

International Fund

                           

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ 1,435,210             $ 1,435,210             $    

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

        (706                           (706  
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

   

Totals

      $ 1,434,504             $ 1,435,210             $ (706  
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

   
     

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                           

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ (4,342,155           $ (4,342,155           $    

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

        324,106                             324,106    
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

   

Totals

      $ (4,018,049           $ (4,342,155           $ 324,106    
     

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

   

 

            Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in Results from Operations
        
    Fund           Total                  Equity
Contracts
                 Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
        

International Fund

                          

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ (755,602          $ (755,602          $     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Totals

      $ (755,602          $ (755,602          $     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    
     

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                          

Financial Futures Contracts

      $ 10,071,556            $ 10,071,556            $     

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

        1,364,380                           1,364,380     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Totals

      $ 11,435,936            $ 10,071,556            $ 1,364,380     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

The average quarterly volume of derivative activities for the six months ended October 31, 2023 are as follows.

 

           Asset Derivative Volume        
    Fund             Financial
Futures
Contracts
(1)
                 Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
(2)
       
   

International Fund

     $     8,543,879                            $             

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                        29,500,612    
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   42

    

 

 

    Fund        

Liability Derivative  Volume
Financial

Futures

Contracts(1)

     
 

Global Alpha Equities Fund

             $    95,572,827           

 

  (1)

Notional Amount.

  (2)

Contract Amount.

The International Fund had forward foreign currency activity during the period but did not have open positions at any quarter-end.

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 of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

At October 31, 2023, 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 Exposure
of Derivative
Assets
(2)
       
         

Global Alpha Equities Fund

                                     

Deutsche Bank AG

             $ 105,765           $           $           $           $ 105,765    

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank

      3,593                                                                                                                 3,593             

Morgan Stanley

      312,985                                                 312,985    

UBS AG

      261,100                                                 261,100    
   

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total Derivative Assets

    $ 683,443           $           $           $           $ 683,443    
   

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
         
                                     

 

  (1)

  Excess of collateral received is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

  (2)

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

 

4.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.

Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.

The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.

As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments and derivatives for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments and derivatives for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments and derivatives for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

  Fund         Tax Cost                   Tax Unrealized
Appreciation
                  Tax Unrealized
Depreciation
                  

 

Net Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

    
       

    International Fund

           $455,060,503                         $39,154,157                          $(25,918,824)                       $13,235,333         

    Global Alpha Equities Fund

      185,482,634               43,852,874               (15,164,531)                28,688,343   

    Real Asset Fund

      452,249,834               6,583,680               (58,155,591)                (51,571,911)    
                                                   

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


43   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

    

 

    

Capital loss carryforwards represent realized losses that may be carried forward for an unlimited period and applied against future capital gains for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, character of capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

  Fund           Short-Term
No Expiration
                  Long-Term
No Expiration
                  

 

Total Capital
Loss
Carryforwards

        

    International Fund

        $(35,791,619)             $(9,311,401)              $(45,103,020)     

    Global Alpha Equities Fund

        (11,689,760)             (6,205,310)              (17,895,070)     

    Real Asset Fund

        (1,242,447           (10,681,253)              (11,923,700)     
                         

Late year loss deferrals represent (1) net specified losses realized between November 1 and April 30 of each year and (2) ordinary losses realized between January 1 and April 30 of each year that the Fund has elected for U.S. federal income tax purposes to treat as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. As of April 30, 2023, late year loss deferrals were as follows:

 

  Fund        Ordinary
Losses
            

 

Short-Term
Capital
Losses

            

 

Long-Term
Capital
Losses

        

    Global Alpha Equities Fund

     $

 

(464,295)

 

 

 

        

 

$—

 

 

 

        

 

$—

 

 

 

  
                     

 

5.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – WFMC 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.

Each of the Funds utilizes 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 assets
of the Fund/Allocated Net Assets for Sub-advisors

    International Fund

                       

    WFMC

       $1,133,520               $(289,279)            0.45%

    Sub-advisors:

                       

        Wellington Management Company LP (effective 10/01/2023)

       132,815                          0.33%

        AXA Investment Managers, Inc. (terminated 9/15/23)

       70,595                          0.43% on the first $150 million; and 0.41% on assets in excess of $150 million.

        Berenberg Asset Management LLC (terminated 9/15/23)

       40,308                          0.27%

        Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. (terminated 9/15/23)

       115,685                          0.32%

        Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (terminated 9/15/23)

       100,238               (20,360)            0.25% of the first $20 million in assets; 0.20% of the next $20 million in assets; and 0.15% of assets in excess of $110 million; and 0.10% of assets in excess of $150 million.

        Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

              (terminated 9/15/23)

       265,562                          0.50%
    

 

 

           

 

 

          

         Total(a)

       $1,858,723               $(309,639)           
    

 

 

           

 

 

          

    Global Alpha Equities Fund

                       

    WFMC

       $   650,387               $(217,153)            0.60%

    Sub-advisors:

                       

        Wellington Management Company LP

          596,569                          0.55%

         Total(b)

                       
    

 

 

           

 

 

          
       $1,246,956               $(217,153)           
    

 

 

           

 

 

          

    Real Asset Fund

                       

    WFMC

       $   910,395               $(190,752)            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.
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   44

    

 

 

  Fund         

 

Gross Fees

               

 

Fees Waived/
Reimbursed

            

 

Current Fee as a % of average net assets
of the Fund/Allocated Net Assets for Sub-advisors

    Sub-advisors:

                       

        Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

       $   124,756               $  (18,711)            0.25% of the first $20 million in assets; 0.20% of the next $20 million in assets; and 0.15% of assets in excess of $110 million; and 0.10% of assets in excess of $150 million.
    

 

 

           

 

 

          

         Total(c)

       $1,035,151               $(209,463)           
    

 

 

           

 

 

          
                       

 

  (a)

The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.74% for the International Fund.

 

  (b)

The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 1.15% for the Global Alpha Equities Fund.

 

  (c)

The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.51% for the Real Asset Fund.

WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024 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, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest 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 and shareholder service provider 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   1.08%        0.83%
Global Alpha Equities Fund   1.49%        1.24%
Real Asset Fund   0.82%        0.57%

Administrative Fees –The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM 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. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration 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, 2023, 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, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:

 

 
Fund   

Distribution  

Fees  

 
 
International Fund      $454             
Global Alpha Equities Fund      3             
Real Asset Fund      1             

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


45   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

    

 

    

Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares bear front-end sales charges.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:

 

 
  Fund    Sales Charges  
 
  Global Alpha Equities Fund    $27

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 the Funds’ Class A 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 Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their 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, 2023, M&T did not receive any shareholder service fees from the Funds.

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 Trustees and 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, 2023 were as follows:

 

   
Fund    Purchases       Sales    
   
  International Fund      $444,948,969        $ 424,988,269    
  Global Alpha Equities Fund      38,398,212          35,880,984    
  Real Asset Fund      5,564,314          1,698,072    

 

7.

MARKET RISK IN GENERAL

There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Market risk includes the risk that a particular style of investing, such as growth or value, may underperform the market generally.

The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.

 

8.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

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.

 

 

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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 highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.

The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

 

10.

NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed with the SEC on or after July 24, 2024.

 

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 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

Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Wilmington International Fund

At a meeting held on August 24, 2023 (the “August Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, discussed and approved, for the Wilmington International Fund (the “Fund”), a new investment sub-advisory agreement (the “New Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wellington Management Company LLP (the “New Sub-Adviser”). The Trustees were provided with detailed materials relating to the New Sub-Adviser in advance of and at the meeting. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the approval are discussed below.

At the August Meeting, the Trustees met in person with personnel from the New Sub-Adviser, Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC”) and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA,” and together with WFMC, the “Adviser”), independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”), and others. The Independent Trustees met with and were advised by Counsel in executive session.

In evaluating the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees took into account management style, investment strategy, and prevailing market conditions as well as the New Sub-Adviser’s investment philosophy and process, past performance, and personnel. The Trustees also took into account the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the New Sub-Adviser and the Trustees’ general familiarity with the New Sub-Adviser in light of its role as a sub-adviser to the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund. The Trustees also reviewed information concerning, among other things: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the New Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the New Sub-Adviser’s expected ongoing profitability as an investment advisory firm; (iii) possible fall-out benefits to the New Sub-Adviser due to its position with the Fund; (iv) whether the Fund may benefit from possible economies of scale realized by the Adviser in the event of growth of assets of the Fund; (v) the proposed fee of the New Sub-Adviser; and (vi) the Adviser’s recommendation that the Independent Trustees approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Adviser’s view that the fee payable to the New Sub-Adviser was fair and reasonable.

After discussion and consideration among themselves, and with Counsel and the Adviser, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the fee to be paid by the Fund to the New Sub-Adviser under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement appeared to be fair and reasonable in light of the information provided. Based on all relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board 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 two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

At the August Meeting, the Board met with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers 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 Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

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 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;

 

 

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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 to the Sub-Adviser of providing 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 performance, 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. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreements, with the exception of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement which had been approved at the August Meeting, 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;

   

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

Prior to September 29, 2023, the Fund was sub-advised by AXA Investment Managers, Inc.; Berenberg Asset Management LLC; Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.; Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC; and Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (the “Former Sub-Advisers”).

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 the performance of each Sub-Adviser against an appropriate benchmark and that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by sector allocation, with some additional underperformance attributed to style positioning. The Fund’s overexposure to emerging markets, particularly China, drove performance down as emerging markets trailed developed markets. Long-term performance was impacted by the war in Ukraine coupled with the rising interest rate environment, which put pressure on the Fund’s longer-duration growth holdings.

The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements with WFMC and WTIA and the approval of the Fund’s Sub-Advisory agreements with the Former Sub-Advisers. The Board acknowledged the pending replacement of the Former Sub-Advisers with the New Sub-Adviser (see the discussion above under “Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Wilmington International Fund”), and agreed to renew the Fund’s Sub-Advisory agreements in order to allow for an appropriate transition to the New Sub-Adviser, which would be complete on or about September 29, 2023.

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 (which included both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser fees) 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, 2023.

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 Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate (which included both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser fees) 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, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and, in addition, its view that peer group comparisons are difficult due to differences in asset allocations among the funds in the peer group. The Board noted that the Fund had significantly lower exposure to non-real estate equities than its peers during a time period when non-real estate equities outperformed the asset classes in which the Fund invests over the relevant time periods, which led to the Fund’s underperformance as compared to its peers.

 

    

 

 

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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

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.

Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports

Beginning on 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. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.

If you have 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 other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, 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 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 paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

    

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

March 1, 2023

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. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.

Information Collected by the Funds

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 or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity.

   

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 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. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do.

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, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties 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.

 

 

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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 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.

 

 

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 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 the Funds’ website, 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 information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail 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-mails 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 the Funds or its agents. 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.

What You Can Do

The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.

Surveys/Aggregate Data

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information 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 Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed 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 Notice.

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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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
AXA Investment Managers, Inc.
100 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Berenberg Asset Management LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 53rd Floor
New York, NY 10020
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.
605 3rd Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, New York 10158
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800
Seattle, WA 98104
Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.
7 Bryant Park
New York, New York 10018
Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
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
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800
Seattle, WA 98104
Co-Administrator
Wilmington Funds Management Corp.
1100 North Market Street
9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19890
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich 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-MMgr-1023
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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WILLMINGTON FUNDS October 31, 2023 (unaudited) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND Semi-Annual Report WILMINGTON FUNDS Money Market Funds Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund


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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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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

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Other Information

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)

Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund and U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

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

The economy

The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 ½ years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.

The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.

Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.

In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.

 

        

 

 

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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2

 

       Bloomberg

      U.S. Treasury

      Bond Index3

  

Bloomberg

U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index4

  

 

Bloomberg

U.S. Credit

Bond Index5

  

Bloomberg

Municipal Bond

Index6

  

 

Bloomberg    

U.S. Corporate    

High Yield Bond    

Index7    

        -6.05%

   -6.13%    -5.77%    -4.65%    0.02%        

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Equity markets

Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.

For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

             S&P 500®

            Index8

  

 

Russell

2000®

Index9

  

MSCI EAFE

(Net)  Index10

  

MSCI Emerging             

Markets (Net)            

Index11            

                         1.39%

   -5.29%    -7.88%    -4.78%                        

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Eric Taylor,

President

November 17, 2023

 

 

October 31, 2023 (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, they cannot guarantee they 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 money market funds, and you should not expect that the investment advisor will provide financial support to the money market funds at any time.

 

1.

Basis Points (“BPS”) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indices and the yield of a fixed-income security.

 

2.

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

 

3.

Bloomberg 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 U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg 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 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 Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the 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 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 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 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.

 

9.

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 $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

 

10.

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 MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the 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.

 

11.

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 (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The 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, 2023 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may 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, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

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
05/01/23
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/23
    

Expenses

Paid
During  Period
(1)

    

Annualized

Net
  Expense Ratio  

 
WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND            

Actual

           

Administrative Class

     $1,000.00        $1,023.80        $3.05        0.60%  

Institutional Class

     $1,000.00        $1,025.60        $1.27        0.25%  

Select Class

     $1,000.00        $1,025.10        $1.78        0.35%  

Service Class

     $1,000.00        $1,023.00        $3.81        0.75%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

           

Administrative Class

     $1,000.00        $1,022.12        $3.05        0.60%  

Institutional Class

     $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%  
WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND            

Actual

           

Administrative Class

     $1,000.00        $1,023.80        $3.05        0.60%  

Institutional Class

     $1,000.00        $1,025.60        $1.27        0.25%  

Select Class

     $1,000.00        $1,025.00        $1.78        0.35%  

Service Class

     $1,000.00        $1,023.00        $3.81        0.75%  

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

           

Administrative Class

     $1,000.00        $1,022.12        $3.05        0.60%  

Institutional Class

     $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).

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Obligations        53.6 %
Repurchase Agreements        31.7 %    
U.S. Government Agency Obligations        21.3 %
Money Market Funds        0.5 %
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(1)        (7.1 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 
(1) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

  Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 21.3%

 

FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB) – 1.4%

 

(SOFR + 0.05%), 5.36%, 04/12/24Δ

   $ 15,000,000      $ 15,000,000  

(Prime - 3.13%), 5.37%, 05/24/24Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.13%), 5.44%, 11/01/24Δ

     80,000,000        80,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB)

 

   $ 145,000,000  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 18.9%

 

5.40%, 12/11/23

     100,000,000        99,405,555  

5.43%, 01/17/24

     76,000,000        75,133,579  

5.00%, 11/01/23

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 11/10/23Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 11/16/23Δ

     75,000,000        75,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 11/17/23Δ

     200,000,000        200,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.06%), 5.37%, 11/28/23Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 12/18/23Δ

     100,000,000        100,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.09%), 5.40%, 12/27/23Δ

     75,000,000        75,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 12/29/23 Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 01/05/24Δ

     100,000,000        100,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 01/12/24Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/23/24Δ

     80,000,000        80,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/26/24Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/26/24Δ

     100,000,000        100,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/01/24Δ

     75,000,000        75,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/05/24Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/16/24Δ

     100,000,000        100,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.08%), 5.39%, 02/26/24Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/27/24Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.05%), 5.36%, 03/08/24Δ

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

5.35%, 05/03/24

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

5.28%, 05/10/24

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

5.30%, 05/17/24

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

5.25%, 05/17/24

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

5.37%, 05/21/24

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

5.40%, 05/30/24

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

5.62%, 08/26/24

     50,000,000        50,000,000  

  Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

5.71%, 11/15/24

   $ 25,000,000      $ 25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 09/02/25Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 09/11/25Δ

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 10/16/25Δ

     100,000,000        100,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB)

 

   $ 1,929,539,134  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 1.0%

 

0.25%, 11/06/23

     52,000,000        51,963,477  

5.42%, 06/17/24

     25,000,000        25,000,000  

5.50%, 06/18/24

     25,000,000        25,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 101,963,477  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (COST $2,176,502,611)

 

   $ 2,176,502,611  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 53.6%

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 47.7%

 

5.29%, 11/02/23

     450,000,000        449,934,472  

5.34%, 11/07/23

     125,000,000        124,889,771  

5.32%, 11/09/23

     327,000,000        326,615,593  

5.34%, 11/14/23

     160,000,000        159,694,067  

5.36%, 11/21/23

     100,000,000        99,707,222  

5.37%, 11/24/23

     315,000,000        313,926,986  

5.38%, 11/28/23

     80,000,000        79,680,200  

5.36%, 11/30/23

     480,000,000        477,941,471  

5.40%, 12/05/23

     160,000,000        159,199,111  

5.33%, 12/07/23

     263,000,000        261,606,100  

5.39%, 12/12/23

     150,000,000        149,087,322  

5.33%, 12/14/23

     380,000,000        377,652,550  

5.37%, 12/19/23

     320,000,000        317,728,001  

5.40%, 12/28/23

     160,000,000        158,649,733  

5.41%, 01/11/24

     155,000,000        153,367,592  

5.43%, 01/16/24

     160,000,000        158,199,645  

5.47%, 02/01/24

     160,000,000        157,846,333  

5.45%, 02/13/24

     240,000,000        236,287,200  

5.45%, 02/20/24

     240,000,000        236,037,300  
 

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (continued)

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

5.43%, 02/27/24

   $ 320,000,000      $ 314,404,178  

5.56%, 05/02/24

     160,000,000        155,696,711  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS

 

   $ 4,868,151,558  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 5.9%

 

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield - 0.02%), 5.37%, 01/31/24Δ

     120,000,000        120,000,000  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield - 0.08%), 5.31%, 04/30/24Δ

     75,000,000        74,985,064  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.04%), 5.42%, 07/31/24Δ

     150,000,000        149,970,482  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 5.52%, 10/31/24Δ

     129,950,000        130,025,354  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.13%), 5.51%, 07/31/25Δ

     120,000,000        119,911,877  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

   $ 594,892,777  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $5,463,044,335)

 

 

   $     5,463,044,335  
    

Number of
Shares

 

        
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.5%

 

Blackrock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.24%^

     10,992,805        10,992,805  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.26%^

     40,487,678        40,487,678  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(COST $51,480,483)

 

 

   $     51,480,483  
    

Par Value

 

        
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 31.7%

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $165,024,292, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 3.13% to 4.88%, maturing 10/31/27 to 10/31/30; total market value $168,300,031.

   $     165,000,000        165,000,000  

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value 

 

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,575,379,097, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.25% to 4.00%, maturing 08/31/24 to 05/15/47; total market value $2,575,379,177.

   $     2,575,000,000      $ 2,575,000,000  

FICC Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $200,029,444, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 4.00%, maturing 11/15/42; total market value $204,000,008.

     200,000,000        200,000,000  

TD Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $290,042,694, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 1.13% to 1.38%, maturing 05/31/28 to 12/31/28; total market value $295,800,030.

     290,000,000        290,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $3,230,000,000)

 

 

   $ 3,230,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 107.1%

(COST $10,921,027,429)

 

 

   $   10,921,027,429  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (7.1)%

 

     (719,941,238
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 10,201,086,191  
     

 

 

 
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market 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, 2023 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

   $      $ 2,176,502,611        $—        $ 2,176,502,611  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            5,463,044,335        —          5,463,044,335  

Money Market Funds

     51,480,483               —          51,480,483  

Repurchase Agreements

            3,230,000,000        —          3,230,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 51,480,483      $ 10,869,546,946        $—        $ 10,921,027,429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Δ

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.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

SOFR

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Obligations        83.0 %
Repurchase Agreements        25.4 %
Money Market Funds        2.0 %    
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(1)        (10.4 )%
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
 

 

(1) 

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

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 83.0%

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 74.6%

 

5.17%, 11/02/23

   $ 200,000,000      $ 199,971,708  

5.34%, 11/07/23

     115,000,000        114,898,589  

5.33%, 11/09/23

     103,780,000        103,658,001  

5.34%, 11/14/23

     40,000,000        39,923,517  

5.36%, 11/21/23

     31,240,000        31,148,536  

5.37%, 11/24/23

     85,000,000        84,710,583  

5.38%, 11/28/23

     20,000,000        19,920,050  

5.36%, 11/30/23

     120,000,000        119,485,368  

5.40%, 12/05/23

     40,000,000        39,799,778  

5.33%, 12/07/23

     90,000,000        89,523,000  

5.39%, 12/12/23

     50,000,000        49,695,774  

5.33%, 12/14/23

     120,000,000        119,258,700  

5.37%, 12/19/23

     80,000,000        79,432,000  

5.40%, 12/28/23

     40,000,000        39,662,433  

5.41%, 01/11/24

     41,320,000        40,884,832  

5.43%, 01/16/24

     40,000,000        39,549,911  

5.47%, 02/01/24

     40,000,000        39,461,583  

5.45%, 02/13/24

     60,000,000        59,071,800  

5.45%, 02/20/24

     60,000,000        59,009,325  

5.43%, 02/27/24

     80,000,000        78,601,045  

5.56%, 05/02/24

     39,580,000        38,515,474  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS

 

   $ 1,486,182,007  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 8.4%

 

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield -0.02%), 5.37%, 01/31/24Δ

     22,975,000        22,975,000  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield -0.08%), 5.31%, 04/30/24Δ

     25,000,000        24,995,021  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.04%), 5.42%, 07/31/24Δ

     50,000,000        49,990,161  

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 5.52%, 10/31/24Δ

     40,000,000        40,018,839  

 Description

 

  

Par Value

 

    

Value

 

 

(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market
Yield + 0.13%), 5.51%, 07/31/25Δ

   $ 30,000,000      $ 29,977,969  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 167,956,990  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $1,654,138,997)

 

 

   $ 1,654,138,997  
     
    

Number of
Shares  

 

        
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.0%

 

Blackrock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.24%^

     23,328,049        23,328,049  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.26%^

     16,565,558        16,565,558  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(COST $39,893,607)

 

 

   $ 39,893,607  
     
    

Par Value

 

        
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 25.4%

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $55,008,097, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 3.00% to 4.25%, maturing 11/15/40 to 11/15/52; total market value $56,100,027.

   $ 55,000,000        55,000,000  

FICC Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $200,029,444, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 4.00%, maturing 11/15/42; total market value $204,000,008.

     200,000,000        200,000,000  
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS        6

 

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (concluded)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value   

Mizuho Securities USA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $100,014,722, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.25% to 4.63%, maturing 11/15/23 to 09/30/30; total market value $102,000,024.

   $ 100,000,000      $ 100,000,000  

TD Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $150,022,083, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 4.00%, maturing 11/15/24 to 2/28/30; total market value $153,000,097.

     150,000,000        150,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

(COST $505,000,000)

 

 

   $ 505,000,000  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 110.4%

(COST $2,199,032,604)

 

 

   $   2,199,032,604  
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (10.4)%

 

     (206,776,420
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $   1,992,256,184  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    

 

Level 1

      

 

Level 2

      

 

Level 3

      

 

Total

 

  Investments in Securities

                 

  U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $        $ 1,654,138,997          $—          $ 1,654,138,997  

  Money Market Funds

     39,893,607                   —            39,893,607  

  Repurchase Agreements

              505,000,000          —            505,000,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

  Total

   $ 39,893,607        $ 2,159,138,997          $—          $ 2,199,032,604  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date.

 

Δ 

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.

 

^

7-Day net yield.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


7        STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

        

   
 October 31, 2023 (unaudited)      

Wilmington
U.S. Government
Money Market

Fund

      

Wilmington
U.S. Treasury
Money Market

Fund

   
 ASSETS:                

 Investments, at identified cost

      $ 10,921,027,429         $ 2,199,032,604  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Investments in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $ 3,230,000,000 and $ 505,000,000, respectively)

      $ 10,921,027,429         $ 2,199,032,604  

 Income receivable

        16,026,488           241,972  

 Receivable for shares sold

        1,694,307           7,767  

 Prepaid assets

        85,846           46,440  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 TOTAL ASSETS         10,938,834,070           2,199,328,783  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 LIABILITIES:                

 Payable for investments purchased

        691,195,594           197,235,757  

 Income distribution payable

        42,381,493           8,873,447  

 Payable for shares redeemed

        312,046           22,109  

 Payable for Trustees’ fees

        2,984           2,984  

 Payable for administration fees

        242,748           51,760  

 Payable for distribution services fees

        290,508           90,203  

 Payable for shareholder services fees

        690,675           128,388  

 Payable for investment advisory fees

        1,630,983           326,334  

 Other accrued expenses

        1,000,848           341,617  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 TOTAL LIABILITIES         737,747,879           207,072,599  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 NET ASSETS       $ 10,201,086,191         $ 1,992,256,184  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                

 Paid-in capital

      $ 10,201,254,103         $ 1,992,260,181  

 Distributable earnings (loss)

        (167,912 )           (3,997 )  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 TOTAL NET ASSETS       $ 10,201,086,191         $ 1,992,256,184  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   
 COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:                

 Administrative Class

               

 Net Assets

      $ 933,476,364         $ 266,836,780  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        933,741,130           266,873,151  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

      $ 1.000         $ 1.000  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Institutional Class

               

 Net Assets

      $ 2,692,341,532         $ 612,074,964  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        2,692,456,885           612,077,242  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

      $ 1.000         $ 1.000  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Select Class

               

 Net Assets

      $ 5,986,525,466         $ 1,113,150,383  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        5,987,072,868           1,113,170,619  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

      $ 1.000         $ 1.000  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Service Class

               

 Net Assets

      $ 588,742,829         $ 194,057  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

        588,715,614           194,051  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

      $ 1.000         $ 1.000  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS        8

 

 Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)   Wilmington
 U.S. Government 
Money Market
Fund
 

Wilmington

 U.S. Treasury
 Money Market 
Fund

 INVESTMENT INCOME:                

 Dividends

      $ 3,438,617       $ 942,202    

 Interest

        257,928,229         55,262,572    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     
 TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME         261,366,846         56,204,774    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     
 EXPENSES:                

 Investment advisory fees

        12,358,528         2,663,780    

 Administration fees

        1,421,600         306,489    

 Portfolio accounting and administration fees

        873,130         191,855    

 Custodian fees

        68,460         37,745    

 Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

        83,901         16,445    

 Trustees’ fees

        31,346         31,346    

 Professional fees

        88,475         60,303    

 Distribution services fee—Administrative Class

        1,044,218         426,236    

 Distribution services fee—Service Class

        712,155         230    

 Shareholder services fee—Administrative Class

        1,044,218         426,236    

 Shareholder services fee—Select Class

        7,504,964         1,530,978    

 Shareholder services fee—Service Class

        712,155         230    

 Share registration costs

        25,419         23,224    

 Printing and postage

        18,031         6,466    

 Miscellaneous

        189,308         57,881    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     
 TOTAL EXPENSES         26,175,908         5,779,444    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:

               

 Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

        (2,799,671 )         (731,754 )    

 Waiver of shareholder services fee—Administrative Class

        (626,531 )         (255,741 )    

 Waiver of shareholder services fee—Select Class

        (4,502,979 )         (918,587 )    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     
 TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS         (7,929,181 )         (1,906,082 )    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 Net expenses

        18,246,727         3,873,362    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 Net investment income

        243,120,119         52,331,412    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     
 REALIZED GAIN (LOSS):                

 Net realized gain (loss) on investments

                (1 )    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 Net realized gain (loss)

                (1 )    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ 243,120,119       $ 52,331,411    
     

 

 

       

 

 

     

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (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,

2023

(Unaudited)

          

Year Ended

April 30,

2023

       

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

         

Year Ended

April 30,

2023

 
 OPERATIONS:                 

 Net investment income

  $ 243,120,119        $ 237,470,507       $ 52,331,412       $ 50,061,916    

 Net realized gain (loss)

             (143,767       (1       4,134    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 Change in net assets resulting from operations

    243,120,119          237,326,740         52,331,411         50,066,050    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                 

 Administrative Class

    (19,624,464        (23,684,619       (8,015,921       (7,575,585  

 Institutional Class

    (62,431,083        (67,361,005       (14,211,314       (13,181,142  

 Select Class

    (148,149,160        (133,401,248       (30,159,043       (29,245,861  

 Service Class

    (12,914,912        (13,029,293       (4,171       (5,385  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 Total distributions to shareholders

    (243,119,619        (237,476,165       (52,390,449       (50,007,973  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
 SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                 

 Proceeds from sale of shares

                

 Administrative Class

    2,781,872,695          4,327,979,078         689,855,655         1,037,004,831    

 Institutional Class

    3,415,966,129          4,860,190,455         1,133,913,882         1,529,792,034    

 Select Class

    6,015,812,875          11,030,810,421         1,155,028,096         3,092,875,204    

 Service Class

    989,417,795          1,807,227,793         24,000         22,000    

 Distributions reinvested

                

 Administrative Class

    2,372          2,486         9,113         11,321    

 Institutional Class

    334,996          393,739                 27    

 Select Class

    1,275,045          1,275,369         950,371         1,113,247    

 Service Class

    264,619          396,269         4,171         5,095    

 Cost of shares redeemed

                

 Administrative Class

    (2,621,734,458        (4,718,367,228       (661,392,720       (1,134,788,568  

 Institutional Class

    (3,193,622,286        (4,147,644,156       (1,033,647,453       (1,360,810,004  

 Select Class

    (6,093,288,690        (8,966,460,438       (1,165,470,607       (2,587,200,392  

 Service Class

    (1,046,913,197        (1,662,638,272               (151,512  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

    249,387,895          2,533,165,516         119,274,508         577,873,283    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 Change in net assets

    249,388,395          2,533,016,091         119,215,470         577,931,360    
 NET ASSETS:                 

 Beginning of period

    9,951,697,796          7,418,681,705         1,873,040,714         1,295,109,354    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 End of period

  $ 10,201,086,191        $ 9,951,697,796       $ 1,992,256,184       $ 1,873,040,714    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
 SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                 

 Shares sold

                

 Administrative Class

    2,781,872,695          4,327,979,078         689,855,655         1,037,004,831    

 Institutional Class

    3,415,966,129          4,860,190,455         1,133,913,882         1,529,792,034    

 Select Class

    6,015,812,875          11,030,810,421         1,155,028,096         3,092,875,204    

 Service Class

    989,417,795          1,807,227,793         24,000         22,000    

 Distributions reinvested

                

 Administrative Class

    2,372          2,486         9,113         11,321    

 Institutional Class

    334,996          393,739                 27    

 Select Class

    1,275,045          1,275,369         950,371         1,113,247    

 Service Class

    264,619          396,269         4,171         5,095    

 Shares redeemed

                

 Administrative Class

    (2,621,734,458        (4,718,367,228       (661,392,720       (1,134,788,568  

 Institutional Class

    (3,193,622,286        (4,147,644,156       (1,033,647,453       (1,360,810,004  

 Select Class

    (6,093,288,690        (8,966,460,438       (1,165,470,607       (2,587,200,392  

 Service Class

    (1,046,913,197        (1,662,638,272               (151,512  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 Net change resulting from share transactions

    249,387,895          2,533,165,516         119,274,508         577,873,283    
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS        10

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

  WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

    

 

    

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended     

April 30, 2019     

 ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS    (Unaudited)                    

 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

     0.024       0.026       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.013       0.016  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)      

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.024       0.026       0.000       0.000       0.013       0.016  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.024     (0.026     (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)       (0.013     (0.016

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.38 %(b)       2.59     0.02     0.01     1.21     1.57

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 933,476       $ 773,332       $ 1,163,736       $ 1,728,081       $ 1,509,322           $ 1,297,285  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.81 %(d)       0.81     0.81     0.81     0.81     0.82

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.60 %(d)       0.54     0.08     0.15     0.61     0.62

 Net Investment Income

 

    

 

4.70

 

%(d)  

 

   

 

2.42

 

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.01

 

 

   

 

1.18

 

 

   

 

1.57

 

 

    

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended     

April 30, 2019     

 INSTITUTIONAL CLASS    (Unaudited)                    

 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

     0.025       0.029       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.016       0.019  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.025       0.029       0.000       0.000       0.016       0.019  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.025     (0.029     (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)       (0.016     (0.019

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.56 %(b)       2.90     0.02     0.02     1.56     1.92

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 2,692,342       $ 2,469,665       $ 1,756,769       $ 1,735,456       $ 1,745,742           $ 427,114  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.31 %(d)       0.31     0.31     0.31     0.31     0.32

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.25 %(d)       0.25     0.08     0.14     0.27     0.27

 Net Investment Income

 

    

 

5.04

 

%(d)  

 

   

 

2.96

 

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.01

 

 

   

 

1.39

 

 

   

 

1.92

 

 

    

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended     

April 30, 2019     

 SELECT CLASS    (Unaudited)                    

 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

     0.025       0.028       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.015       0.018  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.025       0.028       0.000       0.000       0.015       0.018  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.025     (0.028     (0.000 )(a)       (0.000 )(a)       (0.015     (0.018

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000     $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.51 %(b)       2.81     0.02     0.02     1.46     1.82

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 5,986,525       $ 6,062,727       $ 3,997,179     $ 4,168,651       $ 4,912,640           $ 4,410,116  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.56 %(d)       0.56     0.56     0.56     0.56     0.57

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.35 %(d)       0.34     0.08     0.15     0.37     0.37

 Net Investment Income

     4.94 %(d)       2.91     0.02     0.01     1.42     1.82

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


11                    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

        

    

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended    

April 30, 2019    

 SERVICE CLASS    (Unaudited)                    

 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

     0.023       0.024       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.011       0.014  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)      

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     0.023       0.024       0.000       0.000       0.011       0.014  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.023     (0.024     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)       (0.011     (0.014
 Net Asset Value, End of Period      $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.30 %(b)       2.43     0.01     0.01     1.08     1.42

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 588,743       $ 645,974     $ 500,998     $ 1,190,711       $ 1,168,185           $ 1,191,211  
 Ratios to Average Net Assets             

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.81 %(d)      0.81     0.81     0.81     0.81     0.82

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.75 %(d)      0.72     0.08     0.15     0.74     0.77

 Net Investment Income

     4.53 %(d)      2.49     0.01     0.01     1.07     1.41

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.001.

 

(b)

Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)                    12

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND

 

    

 

     Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS    (Unaudited)                    
 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 

     0.024       0.026       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.013       0.016  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)      
 Total Income (Loss) From Operations      0.024       0.026       0.000       0.000       0.013       0.016  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.024     (0.026     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.013     (0.016
 Net Asset Value, End of Period      $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.38 %(b)       2.59     0.02     0.01     1.20     1.58
 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $ 266,837       $ 238,372       $ 336,133       $ 361,438       $ 360,463           $ 283,323  
 Ratios to Average Net Assets             

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.82 %(d)      0.83     0.82     0.82     0.83     0.83

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.60 %(d)      0.54     0.07     0.14     0.59     0.60

 Net Investment Income

     4.70 %(d)      2.40     0.02     0.01     1.15     1.54

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
 

For the Period
October 16, 2019*

through

April 30, 2020

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS    (Unaudited)                
 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period      $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
 Income (Loss) From Operations:           

 Net Investment Income

     0.025       0.029       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.007  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)  
 Total Income (Loss) From Operations      0.025       0.029       0.000       0.000       0.007  
 Less Distributions From:           

 Net Investment Income

     (0.025     (0.029     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.007
 Net Asset Value, End of Period      $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                        
 Total Return      2.56 %(b)       2.90     0.02     0.02     0.61 %(b)  
 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $ 612,075       $ 511,825       $ 342,827       $ 201,157           $ 50,788  
 Ratios to Average Net Assets           

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.32 %(d)      0.33     0.32     0.32     0.32 %(d)  

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.25 %(d     0.25     0.09     0.12     0.25 %(d)  

 Net Investment Income

     5.02 %(d)      3.04     0.02     0.01     1.18 %(d)  

 

     Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended
April 30, 2019
SELECT CLASS    (Unaudited)                    
 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

     0.025       0.028       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.015       0.018  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)       0.000 (a)  
 Total Income (Loss) From Operations      0.025       0.028       0.000       0.000       0.015       0.018  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.025     (0.028     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.015     (0.018
 Net Asset Value, End of Period      $ 1.000           $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                
 Total Return      2.50 %(b)       2.81     0.02     0.02     1.44     1.83
 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $ 1,113,150       $ 1,122,678       $ 615,858       $ 816,980       $ 992,205           $ 1,203,639  
 Ratios to Average Net Assets             

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.57 %(d)       0.58     0.57     0.57     0.58     0.58

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.35 %(d)       0.34     0.08     0.15     0.35     0.35

 Net Investment Income

     4.92 %(d)       2.95     0.02     0.02     1.45     1.85

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


13                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

 

        

    

Six Months

Ended

October 31,

2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2021

 

Year Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Year Ended    

April 30, 2019    

 SERVICE CLASS    (Unaudited)                    
 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

     0.023       0.024       0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.011       0.014  

 Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)      0.000 (a)     
 Total Income (Loss) From Operations      0.023       0.024       0.000       0.000       0.011       0.014  
 Less Distributions From:             

 Net Investment Income

     (0.023     (0.024     (0.000 )(a)      (0.000 )(a)      (0.011     (0.014
 Net Asset Value, End of Period      $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000       $ 1.000           $ 1.000  
                                                  
 Total Return      2.30 %(b)      2.43     0.01     0.01     1.07     1.43
 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)      $ 194       $ 166       $ 290       $ 111       $ 188           $ 85  
 Ratios to Average Net Assets             

 Gross Expense(c)

     0.82 %(d)      0.83     0.82     0.83     0.84     0.83

 Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.75 %(d)      0.71     0.09     0.17     0.70     0.75

 Net Investment Income

     4.53 %(d)      2.16     0.01     0.01     0.97     1.40

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.001.

 

(b)

Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

 

*

Commencement of operations.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS         14

 

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2023 (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 10 funds, 2 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 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 Funds offers Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class and Institutional Class shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

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

 

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 and the differences could be material.

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 class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares of the class outstanding at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund 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, investments in 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 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.

 

        

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


15        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

        

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, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)
       

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

                                                         

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

   $ 165,000,000                 $ 165,000,000             $           $  

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

     2,575,000,000             2,575,000,000                                

FICC Bank of New York

     200,000,000             200,000,000                            

TD Securities, Inc.

     290,000,000             290,000,000                            
  

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

   $ 3,230,000,000               $ 3,230,000,000             $           $  
  

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

                                

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

   $ 55,000,000                $ 55,000,000             $                 —           $                 —  

FICC Bank of New York

     200,000,000             200,000,000                            

Mizuho Securities USA

     100,000,000             100,000,000                            

TD Securities, Inc.

     150,000,000             150,000,000                            
  

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

   $ 505,000,000               $ 505,000,000             $           $  
  

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

(2) Net exposure represents the 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 reporting 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.

Each Fund offers 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.

 

3.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.

Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.

The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.

Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is the same as for financial statement purposes.

 

 

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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%

WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024, so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest 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 and shareholder service provider will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.

 

   

 

Current Contractual

    Expense Limitations
  Fund   Administrative Class   Institutional Class   Select Class   Service Class  
     

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

  0.60%   0.25%   0.35%   0.75%

U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

  0.60%   0.25%   0.35%   0.75%

In addition, WFMC has voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse sufficient expenses of any class of the Funds to the extent necessary to maintain a yield of not less than zero. There is no guarantee that any class of the Funds will maintain such a yield. WFMC may amend or terminate this voluntary waiver and/or reimbursement at any time without prior notice to shareholders.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM 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. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration 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, 2023, 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.

 

        

 

 

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For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:

 

    

 

    Distribution    

Fund   Fees
 
U.S. Government Money Market Fund   $1,748,260
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund   427,192

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 Shareholder 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 voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received shareholder service fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:

 

    

 

    Shareholder    

     Services
Fund   Fees
 
U.S. Government Money Market Fund   $4,107,486
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund   766,028

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 Trustees and 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.

MARKET RISK IN GENERAL

Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which a Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments.

The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.

 

6.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

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.

 

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 highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.

The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

 

 

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8.

NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENT

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed on or after July 24, 2024.

 

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 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

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board 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 two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the "August Meeting") with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers 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 Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

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 perfor- mance 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 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 rec- ommendation 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 to the Sub-Adviser of providing 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 performance, 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. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each 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;

 

   

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. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed the Lipper Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Funds peer group average for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also

 

 

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considered that the Fund outperformed the iMoneyNet, Inc. Government and Agency Institutional Average for each of the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed by one basis point in the five-year period.

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 outperformed the Lipper Institutional U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds peer group average for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed the iMoneyNet, Inc. Treasury and Repo Institutional Average for each of the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and matched the performance in the five-year period.

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.

PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The Funds’ Form N-MFPs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports

Beginning on 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. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.

If you have 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 other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, 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 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 paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

March 1, 2023

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. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.

Information Collected by the Funds

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 or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity.

   

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 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. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do.

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, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties 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.

 

        

 

 

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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 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.

 

 

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 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 the Funds’ website, 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 information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail 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-mails 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 the Funds or its agents. 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.

What You Can Do

The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.

Surveys/Aggregate Data

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information 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 Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed 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 Notice.

 

 

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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 Broad Market Bond Fund (“Broad Market 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

     i  

Shareholder Expense Example

     1  

Portfolios of Investments

     2  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     23  

Statements of Operations

     24  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     25  

Financial Highlights

     27  

Notes to Financial Statements

     30  

Discussion of Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     36  

Other Information

     38  


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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)

 

 

Esteemed Shareholder:

I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Broad Market Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund and New York Municipal Bond Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.

The economy and financial markets in review

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

The economy

The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 412 years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.

The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.

Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.

In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.

Bond markets

Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.

 

    

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2

 

Bloomberg
    U.S. Treasury    
Bond Index3

 

 

Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index4

 

 

Bloomberg
U.S. Credit
Bond Index5

 

 

Bloomberg
Municipal Bond
Index6

 

 

Bloomberg    
U.S. Corporate    
High Yield Bond     
Index7     

 

-6.05%   -6.13%   -5.77%   -4.65%   0.02%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Equity markets

Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.

For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:

 

            S&P 500®            
Index8

 

 

Russell
2000®
Index9

 

 

MSCI EAFE
(Net) Index10

 

 

                MSCI Emerging             
Markets (Net)
Index11

 

1.39%   -5.29%   -7.88%   -4.78%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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

Sincerely,

 

 

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Eric Taylor,

President

November 17, 2023

 

 

October 31, 2023 (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.

 

1.

Basis Points (“BPS”) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indices and the yield of a fixed-income security.

 

 

2.

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

 

 

3.

Bloomberg 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 U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg 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 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 Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the 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 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 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 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.

 

 

9.

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 $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index.

 

 

10.

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 MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the 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.

 

 

11.

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 (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The 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, 2023 (unaudited)


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may 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, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

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
05/01/23
          Ending
Account Value
10/31/23
         

Expenses

Paid
During  Period
(1)

          Annualized Net
Expense Ratio
(2)
   

WILMINGTON BROAD MARKET BOND FUND

                   
    Actual                    
    Class A    $1,000.00      $   941.50      $3.71      0.76%  
    Class I    $1,000.00      $   943.00      $2.10      0.43%  
    Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)                    
    Class A    $1,000.00      $1,021.32      $3.86      0.76%  
    Class I    $1,000.00      $1,022.97      $2.19      0.43%  

WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                   
    Actual                    

    Class A

   $1,000.00      $   957.00      $3.59      0.73%  

    Class I

   $1,000.00      $   958.30      $2.36      0.48%  

    Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

                   

    Class A

   $1,000.00      $1,021.47      $3.71      0.73%  

    Class I

   $1,000.00      $1,022.72      $2.44      0.48%  

WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                   

    Actual

                   

    Class A

   $1,000.00      $   954.40      $4.03      0.82%  

    Class I

   $1,000.00      $   954.70      $2.80      0.57%  

    Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

                   

    Class A

   $1,000.00      $1,021.01      $4.17      0.82%  

    Class I

   $1,000.00      $1,022.27      $2.90      0.57%  

 

(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 the Fund invests.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

  Percentage of
Total Net Assets

Corporate Bonds

  39.0 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  32.6 %

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  22.8 %

Government Agencies

  3.0 %

Municipal Bond

  0.3 %

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  0.0 %(1)

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

  0.0 %(1)    

Cash Equivalents(2)

  1.5 %

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(3)

  3.3 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4)

  (2.5 )%

 

 

 

TOTAL

  100.0 %

 

 

 
Credit Quality Diversification(5) Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 

U.S. Government Agency Securities

  22.8 %

U.S. Treasury

  32.6 %

AA / Aa

  3.1 %

A / A

  7.9 %

BBB / Baa

  30.0 %

BB / Ba

  0.9 %

B / B

  0.4 %

Not Rated

  4.8 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4)

  (2.5 )%           

 

 

 

TOTAL

  100.0 %

 

 

 
 

 

(1) 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(2) 

Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund.

 

(3) 

Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

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, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value  

ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE – 0.0%**

 

  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Pool 612514, (RFUCCT1Y + 1.72%, Cap 9.04%, Floor 1.72%), 5.47%, 05/01/33Δ

   $       5,306      $ 5,371  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE

(COST $5,298)

 

 

   $ 5,371  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%**

 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Series 2005-29, Class WC, 4.75%, 04/25/35

     5,211        5,113  

WHOLE LOAN – 0.0%**

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-A, Class 2A1, 4.17%, 02/25/34Δ

     23,767        22,663  

IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 2A1, 4.81%, 11/25/35Δ

     14,649        14,884  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WHOLE LOAN

      $ 37,547  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(COST $43,426)

 

 

   $     42,660  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

CORPORATE BONDS – 39.0%

 

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.9%

 

Boeing Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured

1.95%, 02/01/24

   $   3,050,000      $ 3,020,008  

1.43%, 02/04/24

     2,500,000        2,470,627  

2.75%, 02/01/26

     2,000,000        1,864,088  

3.20%, 03/01/29

     150,000        129,795  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.90%, 12/15/29

     835,000        701,990  

Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.93%, 01/15/25

     1,000,000        966,110  

4.03%, 10/15/47

     1,765,000        1,283,346  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

      $   10,435,964  

AUTOMOTIVE – 2.1%

 

  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecured 3.37%, 11/17/23

     1,000,000        998,932  

5.58%, 03/18/24

     1,250,000        1,244,230  

5.13%, 06/16/25

     1,500,000        1,461,137  

2.90%, 02/16/28

     250,000        213,497  

General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecured,

6.25%, 10/02/43

     1,000,000        858,095  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


3   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr.

     

Unsecured

     

1.05%, 03/08/24

   $ 100,000      $ 98,152  

2.90%, 02/26/25

     230,000        219,625  

1.25%, 01/08/26

     1,000,000        895,521  

1.50%, 06/10/26

     3,000,000        2,646,220  

Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, Company Guaranteed,

     

0.75%, 03/01/24W

       3,000,000        2,950,228  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE

      $      11,585,637  

BEVERAGES – 0.6%

 

  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

4.90%, 02/01/46

     1,125,000        934,506  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., Company Guaranteed

     

0.75%, 03/15/24

     1,490,000        1,461,195  

3.20%, 05/01/30

     775,000        654,037  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BEVERAGES

      $ 3,049,738  

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.2%

 

  

Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

5.65%, 03/02/53

     1,280,000        1,129,788  

BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.2%

 

  

Carrier Global Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.24%, 02/15/25

     418,000        397,856  

2.49%, 02/15/27

     56,000        50,093  

Johnson Controls International PLC, Sr.

     

Unsecured

     

3.63%, 07/02/24ÿ

     373,000        366,787  

4.63%, 07/02/44

     100,000        77,106  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS

      $ 891,842  

CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.9%

 

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The),

     

Subordinated, MTN,

     

3.00%, 10/30/28

     775,000        668,841  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr.

     

Unsecured

     

(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.46%), 3.27%, 09/29/25Δ

     1,010,000        980,546  

(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.77%), 3.69%, 06/05/28Δ

     2,080,000        1,899,292  

(SOFR + 1.25%), 2.38%, 07/21/32Δ

     1,115,000        832,570  

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 0.72%),

     

0.99%, 12/10/26Δ

     175,000        155,036  

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecured, MTN

     

(SOFR + 0.46%), 5.80%, 01/25/24Δ

     3,000,000        2,996,563  

3.13%, 07/27/26

     340,000        313,852  

(SOFR + 3.12%), 3.62%, 04/01/31Δ

     890,000        756,787  

Morgan Stanley, Subordinated, GMTN,

     

4.35%, 09/08/26

     505,000        477,740  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 1.32%),

     

5.81%, 06/12/26Δ

     1,125,000        1,108,665  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Sr.

     

Unsecured, GMTN,

     

3.25%, 03/11/24#

     275,000        272,282  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (SOFR + 2.36%),

     

5.87%, 06/08/34Δ

   $   1,500,000      $ 1,367,588  

U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR +

     

2.09%),

     

5.85%, 10/21/33Δ

     4,400,000        4,050,420  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS

      $      15,880,182  

CHEMICALS – 0.2%

 

  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.20%, 03/15/32#

     1,480,000        1,101,297  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.2%

 

  

Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.65%, 02/15/25

     275,000        262,350  

2.90%, 05/15/30

     1,000,000        803,515  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES

 

   $ 1,065,865  

COMPUTERS – 1.0%

 

  

Apple, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.70%, 02/08/26

     110,000        99,457  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr.

     

Unsecured

     

1.45%, 04/01/24

     150,000        147,198  

6.10%, 04/01/26

     5,000,000        4,993,487  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPUTERS

      $ 5,240,142  

COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE – 0.2%

 

  

Haleon U.S. Capital LLC, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

3.02%, 03/24/24

     1,000,000        989,028  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 5.9%

 

  

American Express Co., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.13%, 05/20/26

     150,000        140,628  

Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN

     

(SOFR + 1.15%), 1.32%, 06/19/26Δ

     250,000        230,002  

3.25%, 10/21/27

     1,095,000        988,872  

(SOFR + 1.88%), 2.83%, 10/24/51Δ

     250,000        137,261  

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated, MTN,

     

4.25%, 10/22/26

     1,000,000        944,311  

Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.90%, 01/29/24

     250,000        248,506  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.20%, 03/02/27

     2,894,000        2,620,107  

Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 0.77%),

     

1.12%, 01/28/27Δ

     2,750,000        2,436,507  

Citigroup, Inc., Subordinated,

     

4.13%, 07/25/28

     1,900,000        1,705,254  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.55%, 05/05/27

     780,000        672,745  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Subordinated,

     

4.30%, 01/16/24

     780,000        775,460  

FMR LLC, Sr. Unsecured,

     

6.45%, 11/15/39W

     1,000,000        944,989  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.63%, 08/06/24

     4,325,000        4,202,432  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series W, Jr.

     

Subordinated, (3 Month Term SOFR +

1.26%),

     

6.63%, 05/15/47Δ

     1,000,000        851,488  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   4

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

  Description    Par Value      Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecured

     

(SOFR + 0.92%), 2.60%, 02/24/26Δ

   $   6,000,000      $ 5,715,651  

(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.59%), 2.01%,

     

03/13/26Δ

     150,000        141,300  

KeyCorp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (SOFR +

     

1.25%),

     

3.88%, 05/23/25Δ

     1,980,000        1,900,986  

PNC Bank NA, Subordinated, BKNT,

     

2.70%, 10/22/29

     1,125,000        894,146  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.45%, 04/23/29

     100,000        86,453  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

     

Subordinated,

     

3.90%, 04/29/24

     1,700,000        1,678,698  

Truist Bank, Sr. Unsecured, BKNT,

     

3.20%, 04/01/24

     175,000        172,842  

Truist Bank, Subordinated, BKNT

     

3.63%, 09/16/25

     250,000        235,719  

3.80%, 10/30/26

     1,000,000        913,407  

2.25%, 03/11/30

     1,850,000        1,361,890  

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR +

     

2.00%),

     

2.19%, 04/30/26Δ

     1,170,000        1,102,224  

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecured, MTN,

     

(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.01%),

     

2.16%, 02/11/26Δ

     140,000        132,451  

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated, MTN,

     

4.40%, 06/14/46

     1,000,000        701,102  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

   $      31,935,431  

ELECTRIC – 1.7%

 

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series M,

     

Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.75%, 11/01/23

     1,870,000        1,871,169  

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series A, Sr.

     

Unsecured,

     

1.45%, 04/15/26

     1,950,000        1,757,085  

Entergy Arkansas LLC, 1st Mortgage,

     

4.95%, 12/15/44

     1,000,000        802,237  

Entergy Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.90%, 09/15/25

     1,000,000        911,768  

Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

4.70%, 04/15/50

     2,000,000        1,513,135  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, Sr. Unsecured,

     

4.15%, 07/15/27

     800,000        740,707  

Southern Co. (The), Series 21-B, Sr.

     

Unsecured,

     

1.75%, 03/15/28#

     40,000        33,690  

Union Electric Co., 1st Mortgage,

     

3.50%, 03/15/29

     220,000        197,217  

WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

1.38%, 10/15/27

     750,000        634,043  

1.80%, 10/15/30

     1,150,000        863,622  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

      $ 9,324,673  

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.7%

 

  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

5.14%, 03/15/52

     5,000,000        3,539,725  
  Description    Par Value      Value  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 1.3%

 

  

Campbell Soup Co., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.30%, 03/19/25

   $   2,050,000      $ 1,971,220  

Conagra Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

1.38%, 11/01/27

     200,000        166,660  

5.40%, 11/01/48

     665,000        533,185  

Kroger Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.95%, 01/15/50#

     1,000,000        676,790  

McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.90%, 02/15/26

     3,050,000        2,732,115  

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands

     

BV, Company Guaranteed,

     

0.75%, 09/24/24W

     860,000        821,082  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING

      $ 6,901,052  

GAS – 0.2%

 

  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

3.95%, 10/01/46

     1,425,000        934,764  

HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS – 0.7%

 

  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

2.20%, 11/15/24

     2,330,000        2,245,363  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Sr.

     

Unsecured,

     

1.45%, 11/22/24

     1,480,000        1,410,182  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS

      $ 3,655,545  

HEALTHCARE-SERVICES – 2.5%

 

  

Cardinal Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

4.50%, 11/15/44

     650,000        473,203  

Cigna Group (The), Company Guaranteed,

     

4.80%, 07/15/46

     1,000,000        799,709  

Cigna Group (The), Sr. Unsecured

     

5.69%, 03/15/26

     2,740,000        2,726,461  

2.38%, 03/15/31

     250,000        195,413  

CommonSpirit Health, Sr. Secured

     

2.76%, 10/01/24

     3,140,000        3,046,202  

3.35%, 10/01/29

     150,000        128,725  

Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.65%, 12/01/27

     1,650,000        1,520,091  

McKesson Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

5.25%, 02/15/26

     2,745,000        2,713,132  

NYU Langone Hospitals, Series 2020,

     

Secured,

     

3.38%, 07/01/55

     1,000,000        598,110  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.95%, 10/15/27

     1,350,000        1,228,704  

3.95%, 10/15/42

     290,000        215,968  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTHCARE-SERVICES

      $      13,645,718  

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.2%

 

  

Whirlpool Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

4.60%, 05/15/50#

     1,405,000        1,011,707  

INSURANCE – 1.3%

 

  

Aon Global Ltd., Company Guaranteed,

     

4.00%, 11/27/23

     1,700,000        1,692,545  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,

     

Company Guaranteed,

     

4.30%, 05/15/43

     425,000        342,029  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


5   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

7.25%, 11/15/23

   $ 200,000      $ 200,000  

3.95%, 05/15/24

     950,000        937,031  

Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.63%, 12/12/26#

     1,380,000        1,255,621  

Principal Life Global Funding II, Secured,

     

1.63%, 11/19/30W

     250,000        183,960  

W.R. Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

4.75%, 08/01/44

     1,715,000        1,315,585  

4.00%, 05/12/50

       1,425,000        958,604  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

      $        6,885,375  

MEDIA – 1.0%

 

  

CCO Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecured,

     

4.25%, 02/01/31W

     3,000,000        2,340,000  

Discovery Communications LLC, Company

     

Guaranteed

     

3.95%, 03/20/28

     1,000,000        902,778  

3.63%, 05/15/30

     1,000,000        833,208  

Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecured

     

4.60%, 01/15/45

     1,100,000        661,358  

4.95%, 05/19/50

     1,185,000        749,587  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

      $ 5,486,931  

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING – 0.4%

 

  

Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

3.88%, 03/01/25

     750,000        729,252  

2.45%, 03/15/31#

     2,000,000        1,557,161  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

 

   $ 2,286,413  

OIL & GAS – 1.4%

 

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.63%, 09/15/24

     745,000        729,571  

Phillips 66, Company Guaranteed

     

0.90%, 02/15/24

     1,065,000        1,049,293  

3.85%, 04/09/25

     575,000        559,378  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Sr.

     

Unsecured

     

1.13%, 01/15/26

     1,000,000        908,623  

1.90%, 08/15/30

     1,940,000        1,511,251  

2.15%, 01/15/31

     1,000,000        786,672  

Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.15%, 09/15/27

     1,800,000        1,575,811  

4.90%, 03/15/45#

     563,000        441,654  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL & GAS

      $ 7,562,253  

ONLINE RETAILER – 0.1%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

1.20%, 06/03/27

     100,000        86,789  

3.25%, 05/12/61

     1,000,000        600,367  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ONLINE RETAILER

      $ 687,156  

PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.8%

 

  

AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

3.75%, 11/14/23

     150,000        149,813  

2.95%, 11/21/26

     1,875,000        1,737,231  

4.25%, 11/14/28

     1,235,000        1,162,709  

4.40%, 11/06/42

     460,000        364,452  

4.88%, 11/14/48

     1,000,000        826,707  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

4.25%, 11/21/49

   $   1,000,000      $ 752,797  

AstraZeneca Finance LLC, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

1.75%, 05/28/28

     500,000        425,672  

AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecured,

     

0.70%, 04/08/26

     100,000        89,509  

Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecured,

     

1.96%, 02/11/31

     100,000        76,060  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.40%, 07/26/29

     310,000        278,528  

CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

1.30%, 08/21/27

     145,000        122,481  

5.13%, 02/21/30

     910,000        858,686  

1.88%, 02/28/31

     2,000,000        1,491,371  

Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.63%, 04/01/30

     650,000        543,141  

Zoetis, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

3.00%, 09/12/27

     125,000        113,613  

3.95%, 09/12/47

     1,005,000        718,640  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS

      $        9,711,410  

PIPELINES – 3.2%

 

  

Enbridge, Inc., Company Guaranteed, (SOFR

     

+0.63%),

     

5.97%, 02/16/24Δ

     3,000,000        3,001,369  

Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecured

     

3.75%, 05/15/30

     715,000        613,409  

5.30%, 04/15/47

     1,250,000        970,112  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

     

Company Guaranteed

     

4.20%, 01/31/50

     1,120,000        823,374  

4.95%, 10/15/54

     500,000        405,812  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

5.40%, 09/01/44

     1,000,000        802,555  

Kinder Morgan, Inc., Company Guaranteed

     

5.20%, 03/01/48

     2,040,000        1,589,488  

3.60%, 02/15/51

     1,315,000        790,865  

MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecured

     

4.70%, 04/15/48

     1,000,000        724,221  

4.95%, 03/14/52

     1,000,000        742,426  

ONEOK Partners LP, Company Guaranteed,

     

6.20%, 09/15/43

     1,000,000        896,112  

ONEOK, Inc., Company Guaranteed,

     

6.10%, 11/15/32

     335,000        325,159  

Spectra Energy Partners LP, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

3.50%, 03/15/25

     670,000        646,349  

Targa Resources Corp., Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

6.13%, 03/15/33

     2,900,000        2,778,306  

Targa Resources Partners LP, Company

     

Guaranteed,

     

4.88%, 02/01/31

     1,245,000        1,100,269  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.50%, 10/15/51

     1,485,000        898,176  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

      $ 17,108,002  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.4%

 

  

American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

5.00%, 02/15/24

     665,000        662,621  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   6

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

3.13%, 01/15/27

   $   1,000,000      $ 908,052  

4.05%, 03/15/32

     1,000,000        839,216  

3.10%, 06/15/50

     1,500,000        827,257  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, MTN,

     

3.35%, 05/15/27

     1,420,000        1,309,476  

Healthcare Realty Holdings LP, Company

     

Guaranteed

     

3.88%, 05/01/25

     1,215,000        1,146,982  

3.63%, 01/15/28

     1,100,000        973,309  

Healthpeak OP LLC, Company Guaranteed

     

3.25%, 07/15/26

     110,000        103,060  

2.88%, 01/15/31

     2,350,000        1,854,746  

Ventas Realty LP, Company Guaranteed,

     

4.00%, 03/01/28

     250,000        227,301  

Welltower OP LLC, Company Guaranteed

     

3.63%, 03/15/24

     250,000        247,197  

4.00%, 06/01/25

     3,000,000        2,905,497  

4.95%, 09/01/48

     1,000,000        779,287  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

   $      12,784,001  

RETAIL – 0.1%

 

  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.65%, 04/05/29

     200,000        179,432  

Nordstrom, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

5.00%, 01/15/44

     1,000,000        597,500  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RETAIL

      $ 776,932  

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.2%

 

  

Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.70%, 04/15/32

     1,500,000        1,115,704  

SOFTWARE – 0.4%

 

  

Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

2.00%, 06/30/30

     1,345,000        1,042,091  

Workday, Inc., Sr. Unsecured,

     

3.50%, 04/01/27

     1,385,000        1,287,122  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOFTWARE

      $ 2,329,213  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.5%

 

  

AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

0.90%, 03/25/24

     2,125,000        2,077,893  

4.50%, 05/15/35

     845,000        700,734  

3.55%, 09/15/55

     1,423,000        826,549  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Company Guaranteed,

     

5.75%, 01/15/34

     1,275,000        1,207,195  

Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecured

     

2.10%, 03/22/28

     50,000        42,789  

1.75%, 01/20/31

     2,310,000        1,712,677  

2.36%, 03/15/32

     305,000        228,710  

3.40%, 03/22/41

     1,515,000        1,022,436  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

      $ 7,818,983  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.7%

 

  

FedEx Corp., Company Guaranteed,

     

2.40%, 05/15/31#

     2,500,000        1,955,026  

Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, MTN

     

3.65%, 03/18/24

     1,670,000        1,654,522  

2.85%, 03/01/27

     2,645,000        2,390,256  

Union Pacific Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

3.15%, 03/01/24

     2,565,000        2,542,955  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

4.30%, 03/01/49

   $ 675,000      $ 506,017  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 9,048,776  

TRUCKING & LEASING – 0.8%

 

  

GATX Corp., Sr. Unsecured

     

3.25%, 09/15/26

       1,570,000        1,452,758  

3.85%, 03/30/27

     1,500,000        1,385,272  

4.00%, 06/30/30

     1,000,000        861,341  

5.20%, 03/15/44

     640,000        507,153  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRUCKING & LEASING

      $ 4,206,524  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(COST $240,006,399)

      $   210,125,771  

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 3.0%

     

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 1.2%

 

3.25%, 11/16/28#

     6,960,000        6,445,360  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 1.6%

 

0.38%, 07/21/25#

     9,250,000        8,522,057  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.2%

 

6.25%, 05/15/29#

     750,000        794,117  

7.25%, 05/15/30

     400,000        445,953  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 1,240,070  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

(COST $18,057,843)

      $ 16,207,487  

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 22.8%

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 8.6%

 

Pool C00478, 8.50%, 09/01/26

     2,750        2,813  

Pool E09010, 2.50%, 09/01/27

     153,861        143,850  

Pool G18497, 3.00%, 01/01/29

     23,723        21,900  

Pool C01272, 6.00%, 12/01/31

     6,653        6,555  

Pool A13990, 4.50%, 10/01/33

     4,338        3,958  

Pool G01625, 5.00%, 11/01/33

     19,395        18,191  

Pool A18401, 6.00%, 02/01/34

     7,689        7,822  

Pool QN1900, 3.00%, 04/01/35

     657,958        598,493  

Pool G08097, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     12,068        12,826  

Pool G02296, 5.00%, 06/01/36

     49,235        47,579  

Pool G02390, 6.00%, 09/01/36

     4,594        4,712  

Pool G05317, 5.00%, 04/01/37

     195,900        188,581  

Pool G08193, 6.00%, 04/01/37

     9,034        9,136  

Pool G03703, 5.50%, 12/01/37

     5,522        5,512  

Pool G04776, 5.50%, 07/01/38

     18,320        17,622  

Pool G05500, 5.00%, 05/01/39

     184,351        177,123  

Pool A93415, 4.00%, 08/01/40

     239,349        212,759  

Pool A93505, 4.50%, 08/01/40

     306,849        282,954  

Pool A93996, 4.50%, 09/01/40

     231,533        213,502  

Pool G06222, 4.00%, 01/01/41

     365,462        329,836  

Pool A97047, 4.50%, 02/01/41

     233,507        209,588  

Pool G06956, 4.50%, 08/01/41

     233,025        209,157  

Pool C03750, 3.50%, 02/01/42

     101,259        86,947  

Pool C03849, 3.50%, 04/01/42

     55,144        49,336  

Pool Q08305, 3.50%, 05/01/42

     411,061        353,323  

Pool C04305, 3.00%, 11/01/42

     1,111,589        963,723  

Pool C09020, 3.50%, 11/01/42

     796,521        684,101  

Pool G07266, 4.00%, 12/01/42

     684,673        609,039  

Pool C04444, 3.00%, 01/01/43

     35,333        29,363  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


7   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

Pool C09029, 3.00%, 03/01/43

   $ 150,093      $          123,473  

Pool G08534, 3.00%, 06/01/43

     184,995        152,187  

Pool Q19476, 3.50%, 06/01/43

     299,354        256,370  

Pool C09044, 3.50%, 07/01/43

     355,194        304,192  

Pool G07889, 3.50%, 08/01/43

     323,559        279,608  

Pool G07624, 4.00%, 12/01/43

     324,221        293,849  

Pool G60038, 3.50%, 01/01/44

     1,725,063        1,491,150  

Pool G07680, 4.00%, 04/01/44

     580,644        516,524  

Pool G07943, 4.50%, 08/01/44

     31,230        28,902  

Pool G08607, 4.50%, 09/01/44

     201,707        187,749  

Pool Q33547, 3.50%, 05/01/45

     272,005        228,481  

Pool Q36970, 4.00%, 10/01/45

     129,904        114,802  

Pool G60384, 4.50%, 12/01/45

     20,157        18,604  

Pool Q39644, 3.50%, 03/01/46

     842,562        714,787  

Pool Q39438, 4.00%, 03/01/46

     839,324        739,145  

Pool G08705, 3.00%, 05/01/46

     75,621        61,690  

Pool G08708, 4.50%, 05/01/46

     129,366        118,147  

Pool ZS4671, 3.00%, 08/01/46

     489,310        398,714  

Pool Q44452, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     711,972        580,792  

Pool ZS4693, 3.00%, 12/01/46

     1,355,458        1,104,454  

Pool SD8037, 2.50%, 01/01/50

     2,705,380        2,092,753  

Pool RA2341, 2.50%, 04/01/50

     2,338,350        1,800,707  

Pool SD8104, 1.50%, 11/01/50

     2,389,683        1,665,749  

Pool RA4349, 2.50%, 01/01/51

     1,204,233        939,636  

Pool SD8141, 2.50%, 04/01/51

     1,108,915        853,553  

Pool SD8190, 3.00%, 01/01/52

     2,154,395        1,736,974  

Pool QE2363, 3.50%, 05/01/52

     3,748,212        3,124,982  

Pool RA7777, 4.50%, 08/01/52

     3,217,801        2,879,289  

Pool SD2066, 4.00%, 12/01/52

     635,213        549,967  

Pool SD3238, 5.50%, 12/01/52

     2,067,055        1,962,428  

Pool SD2617, 5.00%, 03/01/53

     5,937,875        5,475,180  

Pool RA8647, 4.50%, 05/01/53

     2,345,322        2,096,515  

Pool SD3786, 5.00%, 05/01/53

     1,294,101        1,196,021  

Pool RA9431, 5.50%, 07/01/53

     3,437,611        3,271,922  

Pool SD3745, 6.00%, 09/01/53

     3,711,278        3,611,576  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC)

 

   $ 46,471,173  

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 14.2%

 

Pool AE2520, 3.00%, 01/01/26

     86,360        79,751  

Pool 329794, 7.00%, 02/01/26

     1,286        1,295  

Pool 256639, 5.00%, 02/01/27

     8,018        8,050  

Pool 256752, 6.00%, 06/01/27

     9,599        9,558  

Pool 257007, 6.00%, 12/01/27

     8,933        8,894  

Pool 402255, 6.50%, 12/01/27

     152        152  

Pool AB8997, 2.50%, 04/01/28

     44,644        41,331  

Pool AS4480, 2.50%, 02/01/30

     258,538        233,329  

Pool AS7462, 2.50%, 06/01/31

     125,897        110,813  

Pool 254007, 6.50%, 10/01/31

     3,266        3,355  

Pool 254240, 7.00%, 03/01/32

     10,381        10,274  

Pool 638023, 6.50%, 04/01/32

     29,833        30,569  

Pool 642345, 6.50%, 05/01/32

     18,794        19,265  

Pool 651292, 6.50%, 07/01/32

     41,032        41,937  

Pool 686398, 6.00%, 03/01/33

     47,792        48,794  

Pool BP6496, 2.00%, 07/01/35

     751,505        641,698  

Pool MA4095, 2.00%, 08/01/35

     946,479        808,162  

Pool 745412, 5.50%, 12/01/35

     14,529        14,562  

Pool 888789, 5.00%, 07/01/36

     78,971        75,703  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

Pool 256515, 6.50%, 12/01/36

   $ 5,427      $ 5,618  

Pool AE0217, 4.50%, 08/01/40

     37,563        34,493  

Pool AB1796, 3.50%, 11/01/40

     229,268        198,184  

Pool AH5583, 4.50%, 02/01/41

     100,525        92,571  

Pool 890551, 4.50%, 08/01/41

     23,728        22,005  

Pool AL0658, 4.50%, 08/01/41

     137,885        128,427  

Pool AL1319, 4.50%, 10/01/41

     167,170        153,998  

Pool AL6302, 4.50%, 10/01/41

     248,371        228,718  

Pool AX5302, 4.00%, 01/01/42

     421,475        373,206  

Pool AK4523, 4.00%, 03/01/42

     480,647        427,529  

Pool AL2034, 4.50%, 04/01/42

     63,085        58,758  

Pool AB7936, 3.00%, 02/01/43

     666,005        548,455  

Pool AL3761, 4.50%, 02/01/43

     69,332        64,534  

Pool MA1458, 3.00%, 06/01/43

     147,938        121,426  

Pool AT7899, 3.50%, 07/01/43

     1,022,949        881,071  

Pool AS0302, 3.00%, 08/01/43

     1,590,729              1,305,641  

Pool AU4279, 3.00%, 09/01/43

     330,343        271,133  

Pool AL5537, 4.50%, 04/01/44

     113,108        104,827  

Pool AS3155, 4.00%, 08/01/44

     16,173        14,361  

Pool AX0833, 3.50%, 09/01/44

     279,763        240,985  

Pool AL6325, 3.00%, 10/01/44

     1,018,096        835,489  

Pool AS5136, 4.00%, 06/01/45

     93,760        82,585  

Pool AZ7362, 4.00%, 11/01/45

     277,173        244,951  

Pool AZ9565, 3.50%, 12/01/45

     373,111        317,447  

Pool BC0326, 3.50%, 12/01/45

     329,342        280,198  

Pool BC0245, 3.00%, 02/01/46

     202,110        164,691  

Pool BC0830, 3.00%, 04/01/46

     305,621        249,037  

Pool AS7568, 4.50%, 07/01/46

     42,806        39,847  

Pool BC4764, 3.00%, 10/01/46

     418,338        340,869  

Pool MA2771, 3.00%, 10/01/46

     124,399        101,363  

Pool AS8276, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     423,643        345,185  

Pool BC9003, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     436,178        355,412  

Pool BE1899, 3.00%, 11/01/46

     1,680,206        1,369,054  

Pool BE3767, 3.50%, 07/01/47

     381,120        322,714  

Pool BH2618, 3.50%, 08/01/47

     110,970        93,964  

Pool MA3088, 4.00%, 08/01/47

     335,046        293,877  

Pool BH4010, 4.50%, 09/01/47

     328,455        300,532  

Pool BH9215, 3.50%, 01/01/48

     545,351        461,605  

Pool BJ0650, 3.50%, 03/01/48

     2,257,657        1,906,017  

Pool BJ0639, 4.00%, 03/01/48

     128,483        112,600  

Pool BJ9169, 4.00%, 05/01/48

     608,056        532,848  

Pool BK4764, 4.00%, 08/01/48

     557,622        488,646  

Pool BN1628, 4.50%, 11/01/48

     282,021        255,526  

Pool BM5334, 3.50%, 01/01/49

     527,474        448,537  

Pool MA3871, 3.00%, 12/01/49

     1,384,127        1,116,854  

Pool CA5306, 3.00%, 03/01/50

     1,185,613        956,397  

Pool CA5353, 3.50%, 03/01/50

     1,044,922        877,523  

Pool MA4100, 2.00%, 08/01/50

     1,286,444        948,150  

Pool FM3989, 2.50%, 08/01/50

     836,710        647,700  

Pool CA6983, 2.00%, 09/01/50

     2,280,344        1,697,303  

Pool CA7106, 2.00%, 09/01/50

     1,465,881        1,091,101  

Pool MA4119, 2.00%, 09/01/50

     964,496        710,800  

Pool BQ2999, 2.50%, 10/01/50

     1,953,982        1,518,414  

Pool CA7383, 3.00%, 10/01/50

     1,272,313        1,020,205  

Pool CA7734, 2.50%, 11/01/50

     1,383,954        1,072,032  

Pool FM5297, 3.00%, 11/01/50

     1,763,998        1,442,856  

Pool MA4208, 2.00%, 12/01/50

     995,028        733,324  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   8

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

Pool CA8021, 2.50%, 12/01/50

   $ 3,918,419      $       3,027,483  

Pool FM5166, 3.00%, 12/01/50

     898,041        720,910  

Pool BQ4495, 2.00%, 02/01/51

     5,441,868        4,015,106  

Pool CA8929, 2.00%, 02/01/51

     2,568,733        1,899,662  

Pool FM6426, 2.00%, 03/01/51

     2,238,605        1,668,615  

Pool BR7857, 2.50%, 05/01/51

     3,436,332        2,645,190  

Pool FM7188, 2.50%, 05/01/51

     2,417,209        1,895,619  

Pool CB0727, 2.50%, 06/01/51

     6,103,240        4,746,697  

Pool FM8440, 2.50%, 08/01/51

     1,381,873        1,074,330  

Pool FM9949, 2.00%, 12/01/51

     901,354        672,041  

Pool FM9871, 2.50%, 12/01/51

     6,171,869        4,800,218  

Pool BU1416, 3.00%, 01/01/52

     2,205,132        1,772,511  

Pool FS0982, 3.00%, 03/01/52

     1,836,663        1,478,934  

Pool FS1571, 2.00%, 04/01/52

     3,776,592        2,775,242  

Pool CB3334, 3.50%, 04/01/52

     5,641,421        4,724,079  

Pool BV7245, 4.00%, 05/01/52

     6,505,677        5,663,488  

Pool MA4644, 4.00%, 05/01/52

     1,302,126        1,127,263  

Pool FS5113, 5.50%, 07/01/53

     683,015        648,230  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA)

 

   $ 76,594,703  

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA) – 0.0%**

 

Pool 354765, 7.00%, 02/15/24

     296        296  

Pool 354827, 7.00%, 05/15/24

     156        155  

Pool 385623, 7.00%, 05/15/24

     741        741  

Pool 2077, 7.00%, 09/20/25

     868        870  

Pool 780825, 6.50%, 07/15/28

     14,590        14,598  

Pool 2616, 7.00%, 07/20/28

     8,563        8,744  

Pool 2701, 6.50%, 01/20/29

     17,833        18,149  

Pool 426727, 7.00%, 02/15/29

     2,199        2,184  

Pool 503405, 6.50%, 04/15/29

     6,852        6,751  

Pool 781231, 7.00%, 12/15/30

     9,203        9,309  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA)

 

   $ 61,797  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(COST $151,245,564)

 

   $ 123,127,673  

MUNICIPAL BOND – 0.3%

     

GENERAL – 0.3%

     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 4.13%, 06/15/42

     2,500,000        1,908,086  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND

(COST $2,500,000)

      $ 1,908,086  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 32.6%

 

U.S. TREASURY BONDS – 8.6%

 

  

6.38%, 08/15/27

     450,000        471,494  

5.25%, 02/15/29

     12,500,000        12,666,382  

6.25%, 05/15/30

     500,000        535,868  

5.38%, 02/15/31#

     600,000        616,611  

2.00%, 11/15/41

     985,000        610,231  

2.38%, 02/15/42

     2,000,000        1,321,619  

3.00%, 05/15/42#

     500,000        366,449  

3.63%, 08/15/43

     881,000        702,600  

3.75%, 11/15/43

     365,000        296,293  

3.63%, 02/15/44

     2,106,000        1,671,718  

3.13%, 08/15/44

     6,637,000        4,830,564  

3.00%, 11/15/44

     2,000,000        1,420,636  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

2.50%, 02/15/45

   $ 2,135,000      $       1,377,686  

3.00%, 05/15/45

     2,000,000        1,413,772  

2.88%, 08/15/45

     300,000        206,626  

3.00%, 11/15/45

     765,000        538,022  

2.50%, 02/15/46

     280,000        178,101  

3.00%, 02/15/47

     1,098,000        763,141  

3.00%, 05/15/47

     1,695,000        1,176,223  

2.75%, 11/15/47

     2,235,000        1,470,946  

1.25%, 05/15/50

     3,300,000        1,451,000  

1.38%, 08/15/50

     3,000,000        1,365,049  

1.63%, 11/15/50

     2,500,000        1,223,906  

2.00%, 08/15/51

     13,255,000        7,168,798  

3.63%, 05/15/53

     3,035,000        2,365,703  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS

      $ 46,209,438  

U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 24.0%

 

2.38%, 08/15/24

     600,000        585,674  

0.38%, 04/30/25

     250,000        232,682  

2.13%, 05/15/25

     2,800,000        2,673,422  

2.00%, 08/15/25

     945,000        894,765  

2.25%, 11/15/25

     730,000        690,635  

1.63%, 02/15/26

     8,000,000        7,418,724  

1.63%, 05/15/26

     5,470,000        5,038,448  

4.75%, 07/15/26

     3,000,000        2,967,278  

2.00%, 11/15/26

     4,180,000        3,841,860  

2.25%, 02/15/27

     5,030,000        4,633,396  

1.13%, 02/28/27

     250,000        221,616  

0.50%, 06/30/27

     450,000        384,712  

3.13%, 08/31/27

     15,000,000        14,092,029  

2.25%, 11/15/27

     300,000        271,343  

2.75%, 02/15/28

     6,750,000        6,202,301  

4.00%, 02/29/28

     10,000,000        9,671,449  

1.25%, 06/30/28

     500,000        425,213  

2.88%, 08/15/28

     5,000,000        4,576,383  

4.38%, 08/31/28

     5,500,000        5,394,993  

1.38%, 10/31/28

     8,000,000        6,768,776  

3.13%, 11/15/28

     350,000        322,770  

2.38%, 05/15/29

     7,900,000        6,943,534  

1.63%, 08/15/29

     5,000,000        4,193,091  

1.50%, 02/15/30

     5,000,000        4,088,217  

3.50%, 04/30/30

     3,500,000        3,225,473  

0.63%, 05/15/30

     550,000        419,282  

1.13%, 02/15/31

     4,000,000        3,098,133  

1.63%, 05/15/31

     10,000,000        7,964,147  

1.38%, 11/15/31

     1,880,000        1,443,220  

1.88%, 02/15/32

     6,000,000        4,769,190  

2.75%, 08/15/32

     7,000,000        5,922,909  

4.13%, 11/15/32

     4,000,000        3,768,683  

3.38%, 05/15/33

     7,000,000        6,190,514  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES

      $ 129,334,862  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(COST $204,462,506)

 

 

   $ 175,544,300  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


9   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description

 

  

Number of
Shares

 

    

Value

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.5%

 

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     7,840,384      $ 7,840,384  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(COST $7,840,384)

 

 

   $     7,840,384  

    

     
     Par Value         

CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 3.3%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.3%

 

Bank of America Securities, Inc., 5. 31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/01/48 to 10/01/53; total market value of $3,405,865.

   $   3,339,083        3,339,083  

BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $1,420,676, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $1,448,876.

     1,420,467        1,420,467  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.00% to 7.00%, maturing 9/01/28 to 1/01/61; total market value of $3,405,865.

     3,339,083        3,339,083  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,272,784, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $3,337,747.

   $   3,272,301      $ 3,272,301  

National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,578, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $3,405,877.

     3,339,083        3,339,083  

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/07/23 to 8/20/53; total market value of $3,405,865.

     3,339,083        3,339,083  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

  (COST $18,049,100)

 

 

   $ 18,049,100  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

(COST $18,049,100)

 

 

   $ 18,049,100  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.5%

(COST $642,210,520)

 

 

   $   552,850,832  

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (3.3%)

 

     (18,049,100

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.8%

 

     4,312,027  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 539,113,759  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1             Level 2            Level 3             Total  

Investments in Securities

                   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

   $                $ 5,371                 $ —                  $ 5,371  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

               42,660            —             42,660  

Corporate Bonds

               210,125,771            —             210,125,771  

Government Agencies

               16,207,487            —             16,207,487  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

               123,127,673            —             123,127,673  

Municipal Bond

               1,908,086            —             1,908,086  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               175,544,300            —             175,544,300  

Money Market Fund

     7,840,384                      —             7,840,384  

Repurchase Agreements

               18,049,100            —             18,049,100  
  

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,840,384         $ 545,010,448          $ —           $ 552,850,832  
  

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   10

    

 

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (concluded)

 

 

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, 2023, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $7,240,259, representing 1.34% of total net assets.

 

ÿ 

Step coupon security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date.

 

# 

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

 

^ 

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

BKNT

  

Bank Notes

GMTN

  

Global Medium Term Note

LLC

  

Limited Liability Corporation

LP

  

Limited Partnership

MTN

  

Medium Term Note

NA

  

National Association

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

RFUCCT1Y

  

Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year

SOFR

  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 

General

  20.8 %

General Obligations

  12.8 %

Medical

  10.4 %

Higher Education

  9.6 %

Airport

  7.9 %

Transportation

  5.2 %

Water

  4.8 %

Development

  4.3 %

Multifamily Hsg

  4.3 %

Power

  3.9 %

Education

  3.2 %

School District

  2.6 %             

Student Loan

  2.4 %

Tobacco Settlement

  2.1 %

Utilities

  1.4 %

Housing

  0.8 %

Pollution

  0.8 %

Exchange-Traded Funds

  1.7 %

Cash Equivalents(1)

  1.2 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2)

  (0.2 )%

 

 

 

TOTAL

  100.0 %

 

 

 
Credit Quality Diversification(3) Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 

AAA / Aaa

  11.8 %

AA / Aa

  28.0 %

A / A

  41.2 %       

BBB / Baa

  11.7 %

Not Rated

  7.5 %

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2)

  (0.2 )%             

 

 

 

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, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description    Number of
Shares
     Value  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 1.7%

 

  

SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

        235,500      $     5,444,760  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $5,994,679)

 

 

   $ 5,444,760  
     
     Par Value         

MUNICIPAL BONDS – 97.3%

 

ALABAMA – 0.3%

 

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.3%

 

University of South Alabama, AL, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/31

   $ 1,000,000        1,017,740  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ALABAMA

      $ 1,017,740  

 

 Description    Par Value      Value  

ALASKA – 0.6%

 

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.6%

 

University of Alaska, AK, Revenue Bonds,
(Series T), 5.00%, 10/01/29

   $ 1,810,000      $     1,821,429  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ALASKA

      $ 1,821,429  

ARIZONA – 3.4%

 

DEVELOPMENT – 0.4%

 

Chandler Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Intel Corp. Project), 4.10%, 12/01/37

     1,000,000        972,816  
 
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   12

    

 

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona, IDA, Stadium Revenue Bonds, (Bank One Ballpark Project), (AMBAC), Prerefunded/ETM, 6.85%, 12/01/25

   $      90,000      $ 90,426  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT

      $     1,063,242  

EDUCATION – 1.3%

 

  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Equitable School Revolving Fund), (Series A)
5.00%, 11/01/26

     1,000,000        1,015,778  

5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000,000        1,027,548  

5.00%, 11/01/32

     865,000        886,112  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, IDA, Revenue Bonds, (Charter School Solutions - Harmony Public Schools Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/28

     1,300,000        1,293,775  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EDUCATION

      $ 4,223,213  

MEDICAL – 0.7%

 

  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, IDA, Revenue Bonds, (Honor Health), (Series A)

     

5.00%, 09/01/34

     1,000,000        1,023,655  

5.00%, 09/01/35

     725,000        738,067  

5.00%, 09/01/36

     500,000        504,767  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 2,266,489  

UTILITIES – 1.0%

 

  

Mesa, AZ, Utility System Revenue, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C),
5.00%, 07/01/36

     3,000,000        3,199,751  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ARIZONA

      $ 10,752,695  

CALIFORNIA – 0.8%

 

  

AIRPORT – 0.8%

 

  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 05/15/32

     800,000        812,334  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, Revenue Bonds
4.00%, 05/15/35

     600,000        562,761  

4.00%, 05/15/36

     800,000        735,046  

4.00%, 05/15/37

     500,000        450,492  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CALIFORNIA

      $ 2,560,633  

COLORADO – 4.7%

 

  

AIRPORT – 0.8%

 

  

City & County of Denver, CO, Airport System Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series A),
5.00%, 12/01/31

     2,500,000        2,531,426  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7%

 

  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, CO, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (University of Denver Project), (NATL),
5.00%, 03/01/35

     2,000,000        2,090,942  

MEDICAL – 1.6%

 

  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CO, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare, 5.00%, 05/15/62

     3,000,000        3,124,574  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CO, Revenue Bonds, (CommonSpirit Health), (Series B-2), 5.00%, 08/01/49

   $ 2,000,000      $     2,018,707  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 5,143,281  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3%

 

  

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, CO, Revenue Bonds, (Wintergreen Ridge Apartments Project), 4.00%, 05/01/41

     1,000,000        984,621  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.8%

 

  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A)
5.00%, 09/01/27

     1,000,000        1,041,476  

5.00%, 09/01/34

     1,300,000        1,379,757  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 2,421,233  

WATER – 0.5%

 

  

City & County of Denver, CO, Board of Water Commissioners, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 4.00%, 09/15/33

     1,750,000        1,749,141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLORADO

      $ 14,920,644  

CONNECTICUT – 2.1%

 

  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.8%

 

  

State of Connecticut, CT, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series 2021 A), 3.00%, 01/15/35

     2,900,000        2,445,211  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.8%

 

  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, CT, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Fairfield University), (Series R), 5.00%, 07/01/31

     1,385,000        1,424,302  

University of Connecticut, CT, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 01/15/33

     1,000,000        1,022,888  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 2,447,190  

MEDICAL – 0.5%

 

  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, CT, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Stamford Hospital), (Series L-1)

     

4.00%, 07/01/28

        685,000        663,471  

4.00%, 07/01/29

     500,000        480,444  

4.00%, 07/01/30

     600,000        571,549  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 1,715,464  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONNECTICUT

      $ 6,607,865  

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 1.1%

 

  

GENERAL – 0.6%

 

  

Washington Convention & Sports Authority, DC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 10/01/30

     610,000        649,930  

5.00%, 10/01/31

     875,000        930,281  

5.00%, 10/01/32

     500,000        529,365  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $ 2,109,576  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


13   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.5%

 

  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, DC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B),
5.00%, 07/01/30

   $ 1,500,000      $     1,538,126  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

      $ 3,647,702  

FLORIDA – 3.8%

 

  

AIRPORT – 0.3%

 

  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, Airport System Revenue Bonds, (Series A),
5.00%, 10/01/26

     1,000,000        1,016,235  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.9%

 

  

Miami-Dade County, FL, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, 5.00%, 07/01/33

     1,000,000        1,020,759  

State of Florida, FL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series D), 4.00%, 06/01/34

     1,975,000        1,961,698  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 2,982,457  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.5%

 

  

Davie Florida Education Facilities, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Nova Southeastern University Project)
5.00%, 04/01/28

        750,000        767,891  

5.00%, 04/01/30

     750,000        765,737  

5.00%, 04/01/31

     750,000        765,857  

5.00%, 04/01/33

     750,000        766,556  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Educational Facilities Ringling College Project), 5.00%, 03/01/28

     1,600,000        1,611,527  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 4,677,568  

HOUSING – 0.3%

 

  

Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corp., FL, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Housing Project), (Series A)
5.00%, 02/01/25

     500,000        504,114  

5.00%, 02/01/26

     500,000        506,489  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HOUSING

      $ 1,010,603  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.8%

 

  

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority, FL, Revenue Bonds, (HUD SECT 8),
5.00%, 10/01/26

     2,500,000        2,531,427  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FLORIDA

      $ 12,218,290  

GEORGIA – 3.1%

 

  

GENERAL – 3.1%

 

  

Georgia Local Government, GA, Certificates of Participation, (Grantor Trust), (Series A), (NATL), 4.75%, 06/01/28

     3,085,000        3,054,538  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/53

     1,000,000        993,968  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series A)
4.00%, 07/01/52

     3,000,000        2,887,382  

5.00%, 06/01/53

     3,000,000        2,951,814  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GEORGIA

      $ 9,887,702  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

IDAHO – 0.9%

 

  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.9%

 

  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, ID, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The College of Idaho Project), 5.38%, 11/01/38

   $ 3,000,000      $     2,894,387  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IDAHO

      $ 2,894,387  

ILLINOIS – 8.1%

 

  

GENERAL – 3.1%

 

  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (McCormick Place Convention), Prerefunded/ETM, 7.00%, 07/01/26

     4,875,000        5,082,055  

Regional Transportation Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (BHAC-CR FGIC), 6.00%, 07/01/31

     1,450,000        1,619,908  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., IL, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/26

     2,000,000        2,036,344  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., IL, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series A),
5.00%, 01/01/28

     1,000,000        1,035,351  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $ 9,773,658  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 4.2%

 

  

Chicago Park District, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series D), 5.00%, 01/01/26

     1,250,000        1,246,094  

Chicago, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A)
5.00%, 01/01/25

     3,000,000        3,015,965  

5.00%, 01/01/32

     3,000,000        3,050,485  

State of Illinois, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series A)
5.00%, 10/01/29

     2,000,000        2,053,459  

5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,000,000        1,012,933  

State of Illinois, IL, GO Unlimited, (Series D),
5.00%, 11/01/28

     3,000,000        3,067,975  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 13,446,911  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3%

 

  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, Ogden Commons,
4.00%, 07/01/43

     1,000,000        983,266  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.5%

 

  

Regional Transportation Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 06/01/33

     1,450,000        1,521,001  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ILLINOIS

      $ 25,724,836  

INDIANA – 2.0%

 

  

DEVELOPMENT – 2.0%

 

  

Whiting, IN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (BP Products North America Inc., Project),
5.00%, 12/01/44

     6,500,000        6,491,893  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIANA

      $ 6,491,893  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   14

    

 

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

IOWA – 0.9%

 

  

EDUCATION – 0.9%

 

  

Waterloo Community School District Infrastructure Sales Services & Use Tax, IA, Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/29

   $ 3,000,000      $     2,970,418  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL IOWA

      $ 2,970,418  

KENTUCKY – 1.5%

 

  

GENERAL – 1.5%

 

  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, KY, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series A), 4.00%, 08/01/52

     3,000,000        2,773,035  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, KY, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series C), 4.00%, 02/01/50

     2,000,000        1,898,174  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL KENTUCKY

      $ 4,671,209  

MARYLAND – 0.8%

 

  

AIRPORT – 0.8%

 

  

Maryland State Department of Transportation, MD, Revenue Bonds, (Baltimore Washington International), (Series B)
5.00%, 08/01/28

        730,000        743,922  

5.00%, 08/01/29

     500,000        511,011  

5.00%, 08/01/30

     515,000        526,528  

5.00%, 08/01/31

     650,000        666,061  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MARYLAND

      $ 2,447,522  

MASSACHUSETTS – 2.8%

 

  

GENERAL – 1.0%

 

  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (BHAC-CR FGIC), 5.50%, 01/01/34

     2,790,000        3,120,126  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7%

 

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Simmons University), (Series L)
5.00%, 10/01/30

     1,180,000        1,186,082  

5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,000,000        1,003,534  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 2,189,616  

MEDICAL – 0.3%

 

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Care Group), (Series I), 5.00%, 07/01/33

     1,000,000        1,007,107  

STUDENT LOAN – 0.8%

 

  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, MA, Revenue Bonds, (Series B)
5.00%, 07/01/33

     1,800,000        1,804,391  

4.25%, 07/01/44

     1,000,000        915,237  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL STUDENT LOAN

      $ 2,719,628  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS

      $ 9,036,477  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

MICHIGAN – 4.0%

 

  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 1.4%

 

  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MI, Revenue Bonds, (Clark Road Senior Apartment Project), 4.50%, 12/01/42

   $ 4,300,000      $     4,268,840  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 1.0%

 

  

Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax
4.00%, 05/01/33

     1,330,000        1,304,199  

4.00%, 05/01/34

     1,000,000        964,119  

Saginaw City School District, MI, GO Unlimited, School Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Qualified School Bond Loan Fund),
4.00%, 05/01/35

     1,000,000        952,972  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

      $ 3,221,290  

WATER – 1.6%

 

  

Detroit Sewage Disposal System, MI, Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series B), (AGC-ICC FGIC) AGC, 5.50%, 07/01/29

        145,000        147,806  

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, MI, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/30

     3,500,000        3,581,320  

Michigan Finance Authority, MI, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Local Government Loan Program), (Series C),
5.00%, 07/01/34

     1,450,000        1,460,676  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER

      $ 5,189,802  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MICHIGAN

      $ 12,679,932  

MINNESOTA – 2.1%

 

  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.6%

 

  

State of Minnesota, MN, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A),
4.00%, 09/01/38

     2,000,000        1,874,973  

MEDICAL – 0.8%

 

  

Rochester, MN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Mayo Clinic), 4.00%, 11/15/39

     3,000,000        2,699,946  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.7%

 

  

Coon Rapids, MN, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Galway Place Community Plaza Projects), (Series A), 2.70%, 08/01/35

     2,583,378        2,146,457  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MINNESOTA

      $ 6,721,376  

NEVADA – 1.2%

 

  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.2%

 

  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, NV, GO Limited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A),
4.00%, 06/01/46

     1,250,000        1,071,789  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, NV, GO Limited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C), 4.00%, 06/01/37

     3,000,000        2,827,875  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEVADA

      $ 3,899,664  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

NEW HAMPSHIRE – 0.8%

 

  

POLLUTION – 0.8%

 

  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, NH, Revenue Bonds, (Waste Management), 3.13%, 08/01/24

   $ 2,750,000      $     2,711,323  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE

      $ 2,711,323  

NEW JERSEY – 5.1%

 

  

GENERAL – 2.9%

 

  

Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (2005 Series A), (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/28

     3,000,000        3,131,687  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 06/15/24

        225,000        226,344  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Transportation System)

     

5.00%, 12/15/28

     2,135,000        2,231,448  

5.00%, 12/15/34

     3,000,000        3,076,705  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Transportation System), 5.00%, 12/15/32

     500,000        520,577  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $ 9,186,761  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.0%

 

  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, NJ, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Rowan University Project), (Series B), ETM, 5.00%, 07/01/27

     2,000,000        2,020,128  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Stevens Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 07/01/31

     1,000,000        1,013,107  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 3,033,235  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.1%

 

  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 3.60%, 11/01/33

     400,000        360,142  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.2%

 

  

Newark Board of Education, NJ, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sustainability Bonds), (BAM)

     

5.00%, 07/15/28

     250,000        259,643  

5.00%, 07/15/29

     250,000        260,451  

5.00%, 07/15/30

     250,000        261,880  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

      $ 781,974  

STUDENT LOAN – 0.9%

 

  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B)

     

5.00%, 12/01/26

     2,000,000        2,014,880  

4.00%, 12/01/44

     1,000,000        886,690  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL STUDENT LOAN

      $ 2,901,570  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW JERSEY

      $ 16,263,682  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

NEW YORK – 7.6%

 

  

AIRPORT – 1.1%

 

  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (207th Series)

     

4.00%, 03/15/30

   $ 1,000,000      $        960,114  

5.00%, 09/15/31

     2,500,000        2,535,399  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 3,495,513  

DEVELOPMENT – 1.0%

 

  

New York Liberty Development Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), 5.25%, 10/01/35

     3,000,000        3,147,432  

GENERAL – 2.9%

 

  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, NY, Revenue Bonds, (Series D), 4.00%, 11/01/46

        990,000        846,952  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series E-1), 4.00%, 02/01/38

     2,500,000        2,285,484  

New York State Thruway Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 03/15/33

     4,000,000        4,347,740  

New York State Urban Development Corp., NY, Revenue Bonds, Personal Income Tax, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/15/38

     2,005,000        1,839,605  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $ 9,319,781  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.0%

 

  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 09/01/36

     1,600,000        1,694,006  

4.00%, 08/01/37

     1,500,000        1,394,020  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 3,088,026  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7%

 

  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C), (NATL), 5.25%, 07/01/30

     1,040,000        1,083,303  

Tompkins County Development Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Ithaca College Project), 5.00%, 07/01/30

     990,000        1,011,867  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 2,095,170  

HOUSING – 0.5%

 

  

Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.), (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/32

     1,660,000        1,733,006  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.4%

 

  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, NY, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 3.75%, 11/01/62

     1,405,000        1,341,924  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW YORK

      $ 24,220,852  

NORTH CAROLINA – 1.8%

 

  

POWER – 1.4%

 

  

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1, NC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/32

     4,250,000        4,463,770  
 

 

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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.4%

     

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, NC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/32

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,297,793  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NORTH CAROLINA

      $       5,761,563  

OHIO – 3.9%

     

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.7%

     

State of Ohio, OH, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, (Series A)
5.00%, 03/01/34

     1,000,000        1,094,377  

5.00%, 03/01/35

     1,000,000        1,089,788  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 2,184,165  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.9%

     

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (University of Dayton 2020), 5.00%, 02/01/34

     1,000,000        1,036,984  

Ohio State University (The), OH, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Multiyear Debt ISS), 4.00%, 12/01/43

     2,000,000        1,767,401  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 2,804,385  

MEDICAL – 1.3%

     

Montgomery County, OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Premier Health Partners Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/28

     3,035,000        3,083,523  

Montgomery County, OH, Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Unrefunded - Catholic Health Initiatives), Prerefunded/ETM, 5.25%, 05/01/29

     5,000        5,002  

State of Ohio, OH, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group), 4.00%, 01/01/34

     1,250,000        1,184,718  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 4,273,243  

POWER – 1.0%

     

American Municipal Power, Inc., OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Prairie State Energy Campus Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/32

     3,000,000        3,145,677  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OHIO

      $ 12,407,470  

OKLAHOMA – 1.0%

     

GENERAL – 1.0%

     

Canadian County Educational Facilities Authority, OK, Revenue Bonds, (Mustang Public Schools Project), (Series A), 5.25%, 09/01/34

     3,000,000        3,156,671  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OKLAHOMA

      $ 3,156,671  

OREGON – 0.3%

     

GENERAL – 0.3%

     

Oregon State Lottery, OR, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (MORAL OBLG), 5.00%, 04/01/39

     1,000,000        1,046,786  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OREGON

      $ 1,046,786  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

PENNSYLVANIA – 10.9%

     

AIRPORT – 1.4%

     

Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 01/01/28

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,524,281  

4.00%, 01/01/38

     1,500,000              1,321,341  

Philadelphia Airport, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/30

     1,500,000        1,509,444  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 4,355,066  

DEVELOPMENT – 0.9%

     

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, PA, Resource Recovery Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Waste Management Inc., Project), (Series A), 1.75%, 08/01/38

     3,000,000        2,934,397  

GENERAL – 1.8%

     

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/01/35

     3,000,000        2,856,652  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 02/01/26

     2,930,000        2,991,306  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $ 5,847,958  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.5%

     

Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Scranton University), 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000,000        1,023,603  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AICUP Financing Program) , 5.00%, 05/01/35

     1,130,000        1,073,130  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Ursinus College Project), (Series A)

     

5.00%, 11/01/25

     700,000        698,885  

5.00%, 11/01/26

     350,000        349,403  

5.00%, 11/01/27

     600,000        599,081  

5.00%, 11/01/28

     1,100,000        1,097,173  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

      $ 4,841,275  

MEDICAL – 0.8%

     

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/35

     2,500,000        2,559,133  

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT – 0.3%

 

  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Tobacco Master Settlement Payment), 5.00%, 06/01/34

     1,000,000        1,021,823  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.1%

     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (2nd Series), Motor License Fund Enhanced, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,000,000        2,071,310  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series B) 5.00%, 12/01/35

     500,000        535,127  

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

5.00%, 12/01/36

   $ 500,000      $ 525,592  

5.00%, 12/01/37

     500,000        522,320  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $       3,654,349  

UTILITIES – 0.4%

     

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., PA, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (1998 General Ordinance), (15th Series), 5.00%, 08/01/26

     1,100,000        1,125,617  

WATER – 2.7%

     

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/31

     5,655,000        5,849,769  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (First Lien), (Series B), (AGM)

     

5.00%, 09/01/38

     1,250,000        1,305,405  

5.00%, 09/01/39

     1,000,000        1,037,901  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series B), (AGM), 5.00%, 09/01/33

     340,000        365,138  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER

      $ 8,558,213  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PENNSYLVANIA

      $ 34,897,831  

SOUTH CAROLINA – 1.8%

     

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT – 1.8%

     

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, SC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), Prerefunded/ETM, 6.38%, 05/15/30

     5,215,000        5,858,300  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA

      $ 5,858,300  

TENNESSEE – 0.4%

     

AIRPORT – 0.4%

     

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, TN, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/32

     1,100,000        1,123,152  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TENNESSEE

      $ 1,123,152  

TEXAS – 9.5%

     

AIRPORT – 0.6%

     

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds,
(Series A), 4.00%, 11/01/35

     1,000,000        961,812  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds,
(Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/38

     1,000,000        1,029,508  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 1,991,320  

EDUCATION – 1.0%

     

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Trinity Basin Preparatory, Inc.), (PSF-GTD)

     

5.00%, 08/15/39

     500,000        511,329  

5.00%, 08/15/40

     500,000        509,145  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Idea Public Schools)

     

5.00%, 08/15/27

     1,000,000        1,037,344  

5.00%, 08/15/29

     1,000,000        1,042,232  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EDUCATION

      $ 3,100,050  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

GENERAL – 0.6%

     

Dallas, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Hotel Occupancy Tax

     

4.00%, 08/15/31

   $ 1,000,000      $ 944,933  

4.00%, 08/15/32

     1,000,000        933,376  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

      $       1,878,309  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 3.4%

 

  

Dallas, TX, GO Limited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A)

     

5.00%, 02/15/40

     1,250,000        1,281,949  

5.00%, 02/15/41

     1,000,000        1,021,380  

Martin County Hospital District, TX, GO Limited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax

     

4.00%, 04/01/24

     100,000        99,806  

4.00%, 04/01/25

     100,000        99,907  

4.00%, 04/01/26

     100,000        99,231  

4.00%, 04/01/27

     100,000        99,420  

4.00%, 04/01/28

     535,000        530,958  

4.00%, 04/01/29

     100,000        98,847  

4.00%, 04/01/30

     100,000        98,511  

4.00%, 04/01/31

     350,000        338,442  

4.00%, 04/01/32

     100,000        95,481  

4.00%, 04/01/33

     495,000        466,533  

4.00%, 04/01/34

     100,000        93,144  

4.00%, 04/01/35

     100,000        92,020  

4.00%, 04/01/36

     380,000        341,647  

State of Texas, TX, GO Unlimited, (Series A), 4.50%, 08/01/29

     2,125,000        2,147,530  

State of Texas, TX, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series B), 5.00%, 08/01/29

     3,735,000        3,863,042  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

      $ 10,867,848  

MEDICAL – 1.2%

     

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Refunding Revenue Bonds, School Health Care System (Series B)
5.75%, 07/01/27

     1,035,000        1,066,971  

6.25%, 07/01/27

     1,100,000        1,141,784  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Christus Health), (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/32

     1,465,000        1,498,835  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 3,707,590  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3%

     

El Paso Housing Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (HUD SECT 8), 4.50%, 03/01/26

     1,000,000        995,772  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.5%

     

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, TX, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Permanent School Fund - Guaranteed), 4.00%, 02/15/37

     1,000,000        949,320  

Royal Independent School District, TX, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Permanent School Fund - Guaranteed), 4.00%, 02/15/48

     1,000,000        837,316  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

      $ 1,786,636  
 

 

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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

    

 Description    Par Value      Value  

STUDENT LOAN – 0.7%

     

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series 1A), 5.13%, 04/01/43

   $ 2,295,000      $ 2,224,377  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.2%

     

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TX, Highways Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), 5.00%, 01/01/33

     1,470,000              1,514,321  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TX, Highways Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Series F), 5.00%, 01/01/25

     1,000,000        1,003,944  

Central Texas Turnpike System, TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series C), 5.00%, 08/15/32

     1,225,000        1,207,002  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

      $ 3,725,267  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TEXAS

      $ 30,277,169  

UTAH – 4.1%

     

AIRPORT – 1.7%

     

Salt Lake City, UT, Revenue Bonds,
(Series A)

     

5.00%, 07/01/32

     3,000,000        3,028,460  

5.00%, 07/01/33

     2,500,000        2,522,898  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AIRPORT

      $ 5,551,358  

MEDICAL – 2.4%

     

Salt Lake County, UT, Revenue Bonds, (IHC Health Services), (AMBAC), Prerefunded/ETM

     

5.40%, 02/15/28

     2,500,000          2,535,527  

5.13%, 02/15/33

     5,090,000        5,146,601  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 7,682,128  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTAH

      $ 13,233,486  

WASHINGTON – 5.1%

     

GENERAL – 2.0%

     

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Revenue Bonds, (NATL), 4.75%, 02/01/28

     6,245,000        6,241,586  

MEDICAL – 0.5%

     

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, WA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Overlake Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 07/01/33

     1,750,000        1,710,952  

POWER – 1.0%

     

Energy Northwest, WA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Columbia Generating Station, 5.00%, 07/01/33

     3,000,000        3,268,021  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.9%

     

Clark County School District No. 114 Evergreen, WA, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (SCH BD GTY), 4.00%, 12/01/33

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,971,397  

TRANSPORTATION – 0.7%

     

Port of Seattle, WA, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 04/01/29

     2,090,000        2,136,627  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WASHINGTON

      $ 16,328,583  

WISCONSIN – 0.8%

     

MEDICAL – 0.3%

     

Public Finance Authority, WI, Revenue Bonds, (The Obligated Group of National Senior Communities, Inc.)

     

4.00%, 01/01/32

     500,000        467,171  

4.00%, 01/01/33

     500,000        463,515  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

      $ 930,686  

POWER – 0.5%

     

Public Finance Authority, WI, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Duke Energy Progress Project), (Series P), 3.30%, 10/01/46

     1,750,000        1,705,831  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WISCONSIN

      $ 2,636,517  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $339,686,276)
      $ 310,895,799  
          
     Number of
Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.2%      

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     3,833,145              3,833,145  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
(Cost $3,833,145)
      $ 3,833,145  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%
(Cost $349,514,100)
      $ 320,173,704  
     

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (0.2)%         (596,116
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $ 319,577,588  
     

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


19   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

       Wilmington Municipal 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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total

Investments in Securities

                                                 

Exchange-Traded Funds

     $ 5,444,760           $               $—               $ 5,444,760

Municipal Bonds

                   310,895,799               —                 310,895,799

Money Market Fund

       3,833,145                           —                 3,833,145
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total

     $ 9,277,905           $ 310,895,799               $—               $ 320,173,704
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

^

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

AGC

  

Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM

  

Assured Guaranty Municipal

AMBAC

  

American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

BAM

  

Build America Mutual Assurance Company

BHAC

  

Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

CR

  

Custodial Receipts

ETF

  

Exchange-Traded Fund

ETM

  

Escrowed to Maturity

FGIC

  

Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation

GO

  

General Obligation

ICC

  

Insured Custody Certificates

IDA

  

Industrial Development Authority/Agency

NATL

  

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

SCH BD GTY

  

School Bond Guaranty

SPDR

  

Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):

 

     Percentage of
     Total Net Assets
General        22.6 %
Higher Education        18.2 %
General Obligations        9.1 %
Medical        7.7 %
Multifamily Hsg        6.8 %
Transportation        6.2 %
Education        5.6 %
Development        4.1 %    
Utilities        3.8 %
Housing        2.5 %
Power        2.5 %
Airport        2.5 %
School District        2.1 %
Water        2.0 %
Cash Equivalents(1)        3.0 %
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2)        1.3 %
    

 

 

 
TOTAL        100.0 %
    

 

 

 
     Percentage of
Credit Quality Diversification(3)    Total Net Assets
AAA / Aaa        5.2 %
AA / Aa        45.4 %
A / A        29.7 %
BBB / Baa        15.4 %    
Not Rated        3.0 %
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2)        1.3 %
    

 

 

 
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, 2023 (unaudited)

 

 Description    Par Value      Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS – 95.7%

     

NEW YORK – 95.7%

 

AIRPORT – 2.5%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series 231ST), 5.00%, 08/01/31

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,029,305  

DEVELOPMENT – 4.1%

 

Battery Park City Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/41

     500,000        520,888  

New York Liberty Development Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), 5.25%, 10/01/35

     1,095,000            1,148,812  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT

      $ 1,669,700  

EDUCATION – 5.6%

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, (AMG St. Aid Withhldg), 5.00%, 10/01/32

     1,000,000        1,079,802  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Brooklyn Law School), (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/33

     1,200,000        1,197,460  
 Description    Par Value      Value  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Prerefunded Revenue Bonds, School District, School Improvements, (Series A), (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/29

   $ 5,000      $ 5,298  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EDUCATION

      $ 2,282,560  

GENERAL – 22.6%

 

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/33

     1,175,000            1,204,477  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 07/01/31

     565,000        611,822  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Lincoln Center For Performing Arts), (Series A), 4.00%, 12/01/34

     1,600,000        1,542,043  

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series A-1), 5.00%, 05/01/34

     800,000        814,863  
 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


21   PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS

    

 

      

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 E-1), 4.00%, 02/01/38

   $ 655,000      $ 598,797  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series A), 5.00%, 03/15/32

     2,000,000            2,045,587  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/15/37

     1,000,000        933,881  

Syracuse, NY, IDA, Revenue Bonds, Syracuse City School District Project, School Improvements, (Series B), (State Aid Withholding), 5.00%, 05/01/32

     1,435,000        1,472,782  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL

 

   $ 9,224,252  

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 9.1%

 

Binghamton, NY, GO, Public Facilities, AD Valorem Property Tax, (BAM), 4.00%, 04/15/32

     500,000        501,683  

New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series A-1), 5.00%, 08/01/31

     1,000,000        1,066,731  

North Hempstead, NY, GO, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), (BAM), 4.00%, 03/15/42

     650,000        591,458  

Yonkers, NY, GO, Refunding Notes, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), (BAM) 5.00%, 05/01/26

     500,000        513,525  

5.00%, 05/01/30

     1,000,000        1,051,344  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS

 

   $ 3,724,741  

HIGHER EDUCATION – 18.2%

 

Albany Capital Resource Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Albany Law School of Union University Project), (Series A)
4.00%, 07/01/26

     800,000        779,853  

5.00%, 07/01/29

     1,195,000        1,206,201  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 07/01/32

     1,040,000        1,043,826  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Hofstra University Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/33

     725,000        759,382  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The Juilliard School), (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/33

     1,025,000        1,087,972  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Series A), (NATL), 5.75%, 07/01/27

     1,685,000        1,739,159  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (St. John’s University), (Series A) , 5.00%, 07/01/30

     800,000        816,612  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION

 

   $ 7,433,005  

HOUSING – 2.5%

 

Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (UBF Facility Student Housing Corp.), (AGM), (Series A), 5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,000,000        1,043,702  

 Description

  

    

Par Value

    

Value

 

MEDICAL – 7.7%

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Montefiore Obligated Group), (Series A), 5.00%, 09/01/29

   $ 1,000,000      $ 994,894  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), (Series A), 5.00%, 05/01/24

     1,160,000            1,164,999  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 07/01/27

     1,000,000        998,749  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDICAL

 

   $ 3,158,642  

MULTIFAMILY HSG – 6.8%

 

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, (Series C-1A), 3.50%, 11/01/33

     1,890,000        1,688,242  

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, (Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds), (Series B-1A)
2.45%, 05/01/31

     390,000        331,442  

3.10%, 11/01/34

     890,000        758,730  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MULTIFAMILY HSG

 

   $ 2,778,414  

POWER – 2.5%

 

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series TE), 5.00%, 12/15/38

     950,000        1,008,674  

SCHOOL DISTRICT – 2.1%

 

Genesee Valley Central School District, NY, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, 5.00%, 06/15/29

     825,000        878,270  

TRANSPORTATION – 6.2%

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Revenue Green Bonds, (Series C-1), 5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,530,000        1,560,151  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series 242), 5.00%, 12/01/39

     1,000,000        995,861  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

 

   $ 2,556,012  

UTILITIES – 3.8%

 

Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric, Light and Power Improvements, Revenue Bonds, (Series A) 5.00%, 09/01/33

     700,000        747,096  

5.00%, 09/01/34

     750,000        797,708  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

   $ 1,544,804  

WATER – 2.0%

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2nd General Resolution, (Series EE), 5.00%, 06/15/31

     750,000        817,574  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NEW YORK

 

   $ 39,149,655  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Cost $43,052,622)

 

 

   $   39,149,655  
 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS   22

    

 

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (concluded)

 

 

 Description

 

  

Number of
Shares

 

    

Value

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND – 3.0%

     

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^

     1,234,511      $ 1,234,511  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND

(Cost $1,234,511)

     

$

1,234,511

 

     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7%

(Cost $44,287,133)

      $ 40,384,166  

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 1.3%

 

     511,305  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

      $ 40,895,471  
     

 

 

 

    

 

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, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total

Investments in Securities

                                  

Municipal Bonds

     $                $ 39,149,655                    $—                    $ 39,149,655

Money Market Fund

       1,234,511                           —               1,234,511
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,234,511           $ 39,149,655               $—               $ 40,384,166
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

^

7-Day net yield.

The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:

 

AGM

  

Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM

  

Build America Mutual Assurance Company

GO

  

General Obligation

IDA

  

Industrial Development Authority/Agency

NATL

  

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


23   STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    

 

    

 October 31, 2023 (unaudited)          

Wilmington

Broad Market

Bond Fund

    

Wilmington

Municipal Bond

Fund

      

Wilmington

New York

Municipal Bond

Fund

 
  ASSETS:                                

Investments, at identified cost

           $ 642,210,520             $ 349,514,100            $ 44,287,133    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Investments in securities, at value

           $ 552,850,832 (a)            $ 320,173,704            $ 40,384,166    

Income receivable

             3,974,851               4,350,930              603,409    

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

             1,561                               

Due from advisor

                                        2,753    

Receivable for shares sold

             1,914,199               58,965                 

Receivable for investments sold

                           1,093,858                 

Prepaid assets

             42,408               33,081              16,382    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 TOTAL ASSETS

             558,783,851               325,710,538              41,006,710    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   
  LIABILITIES:                                

Collateral for securities on loan

             18,049,100                               

Due to custodian

                           3,765                 

Payable for investments purchased

                           5,200,304                 

Income distribution payable

             817,165               527,727              16,237    

Payable for shares redeemed

             474,647               186,626              24,477    

Payable for Trustees’ fees

             2,697               2,799              2,799    

Payable for administration fees

             13,044               7,880              1,017    

Payable for distribution services fees

             392               3,163              1,034    

Payable for shareholder services fees

             156                               

Payable for investment advisory fees

             141,369               88,763                 

Other accrued expenses

             171,522               111,923              65,675    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 TOTAL LIABILITIES

             19,670,092               6,132,950              111,239    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 NET ASSETS

           $ 539,113,759             $ 319,577,588            $ 40,895,471    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                               

 

                               

Paid-in capital

           $ 633,275,186             $ 355,540,133            $ 45,723,503    

Distributable earnings (loss)

             (94,161,427             (35,962,545            (4,828,032  
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 TOTAL NET ASSETS

           $ 539,113,759             $ 319,577,588            $ 40,895,471    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   
 COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:                                

Class A

                               

Net Assets

           $ 1,837,942             $ 14,454,505            $ 4,849,533    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

             220,882               1,245,636              521,620    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Net Asset Value per share

           $ 8.32             $ 11.60            $ 9.30    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Offering Price per share*

           $ 8.71 **            $ 12.15 **           $ 9.74 **   
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Class I

                               

Net Assets

           $ 537,275,817             $ 305,123,083            $ 36,045,938    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

             65,679,849               26,283,543              3,874,592    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share

           $ 8.18             $ 11.61            $ 9.30    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Including $17,350,310 of securities on loan (Note 2).

*

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, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   24

    

 

 Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)                 

Wilmington

Broad Market

Bond Fund

                  Wilmington
Municipal Bond
Fund
            

Wilmington

New York

Municipal Bond

Fund

 
 INVESTMENT INCOME:                                

Dividends

           $ 128,530             $ 229,921            $ 18,164    

Interest

             9,274,290               4,487,797              550,039    

Securities lending income, net

             27,654                               
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

             9,430,474               4,717,718              568,203    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   
 EXPENSES:                                

Investment advisory fees

             1,235,351               751,390              100,252    

Administration fees

             78,852               47,962              6,400    

Portfolio accounting and administration fees

             77,098               50,452              16,223    

Custodian fees

             8,710               2,172              644    

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses

             14,875               9,351              2,077    

Trustees’ fees

             31,346               31,346              31,346    

Professional fees

             55,646               53,879              52,820    

Distribution services fee—Class A

             2,439               20,082              6,392    

Shareholder services fee—Class A

             2,439               20,082              6,392    

Share registration costs

             18,804               16,672              6,748    

Printing and postage

             7,429               4,865              3,703    

Miscellaneous

             33,348               25,692              15,191    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

TOTAL EXPENSES

             1,566,337               1,033,945              248,188    

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   
 WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS:                                

Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor

             (381,013             (186,561            (109,130  

Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A

             (1,645             (20,082            (6,392  
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

             (382,658             (206,643            (115,522  

 

          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Net expenses

             1,183,679               827,302              132,666    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Net investment income

             8,246,795               3,890,416              435,537    
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   
 REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):                                

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

             (783,894             (1,290,906            (635,310  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

             (39,655,725             (16,655,212            (1,788,384  
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

             (40,439,619             (17,946,118            (2,423,694  
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

           $ (32,192,824           $ (14,055,702          $ (1,988,157  
          

 

 

           

 

 

          

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


25   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    

 

    

          Wilmington
Broad Market
Bond Fund
                 Wilmington
Municipal Bond
Fund
             
             
         

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

         

Year Ended

April 30,

2023

          

Six Months Ended
October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

                

Year Ended

April 30,

2023

             
 OPERATIONS:                              

Net investment income

    $ 8,246,795         $ 13,422,643          $ 3,890,416            $ 6,455,599      

Net realized gain (loss)

      (783,894         (1,389,476          (1,290,906            (3,507,838    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (39,655,725         (13,711,445          (16,655,212            6,174,791      
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (32,192,824         (1,678,278          (14,055,702            9,122,552      
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     
 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                              

Class A

      (26,645         (51,252          (167,794            (307,455    

Class I

      (8,390,819         (13,800,456          (3,722,680            (6,148,073    
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

Total distributions to shareholders

      (8,417,464         (13,851,708          (3,890,474            (6,455,528    
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     
 SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                              

Proceeds from sale of shares

                             

Class A

      48           4,398            65,627              74,402      

Class I

      62,671,469           138,135,255            39,680,650              156,929,028      

Distributions reinvested

                             

Class A

      25,250           48,598            141,253              259,919      

Class I

      3,836,917           6,652,102            725,778              1,292,031      

Cost of shares redeemed

                             

Class A

      (62,445         (644,010          (1,648,985            (1,709,134    

Class I

      (38,852,605         (150,077,210          (40,990,568            (141,612,365    
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

      27,618,634           (5,880,867          (2,026,245            15,233,881      
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

Change in net assets

      (12,991,654         (21,410,853          (19,972,421            17,900,905      
 NET ASSETS:                              

Beginning of period

      552,105,413           573,516,266            339,550,009              321,649,104      
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

End of period

    $ 539,113,759         $ 552,105,413          $ 319,577,588            $ 339,550,009      
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     
 SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:                              

Shares sold

                             

Class A

      6           491            5,374              6,166      

Class I

      7,342,283           15,779,027            3,302,115              12,922,540      

Distributions reinvested

                             

Class A

      2,920           5,450            11,805              21,476      

Class I

      451,482           759,267            60,653              106,705      

Shares redeemed

                             

Class A

      (7,235         (72,183          (138,470            (141,071    

Class I

      (4,547,755         (16,980,125          (3,419,896            (11,735,846    
   

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

          

 

 

     

Net change resulting from share transactions

      3,241,701           (508,073          (178,419            1,179,970      
   

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

     

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)   26

    

 

 
           Wilmington
New York
Municipal Bond Fund
       
   
          

Six Months Ended

October 31,

2023

(Unaudited)

           Year Ended
April 30,
2023
       
 OPERATIONS:            

Net investment income

     $ 435,537        $ 829,574    

Net realized gain (loss)

       (635,310        (280,917  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,788,384        786,657    
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (1,988,157        1,335,314    
    

 

 

      

 

 

   
 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:            

Class A

       (44,353        (81,040  

Class I

       (391,189        (748,542  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total distributions to shareholders

       (435,542        (829,582  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   
 SHARE TRANSACTIONS:            

Proceeds from sale of shares

           

Class A

       1,737          8,739    

Class I

       1,181,329          4,392,474    

Distributions reinvested

           

Class A

       39,701          70,051    

Class I

       298,803          544,724    

Cost of shares redeemed

           

Class A

       (124,613        (467,287  

Class I

       (3,709,380        (12,908,995  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Change in net assets resulting from share transactions

       (2,312,423        (8,360,294  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Change in net assets

       (4,736,122        (7,854,562  
 NET ASSETS:            

Beginning of period

       45,631,593          53,486,155    
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

End of period

     $ 40,895,471        $ 45,631,593    
    

 

 

      

 

 

   
 SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:            

Shares sold

           

Class A

       179          901    

Class I

       121,723          448,846    

Distributions reinvested

           

Class A

       4,141          7,213    

Class I

       31,125          56,051    

Shares redeemed

           

Class A

       (12,931 )             (48,016  

Class I

       (387,654        (1,330,851  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Net change resulting from share transactions

       (243,417        (865,856  
    

 

 

      

 

 

   

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


27   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON BROAD MARKET BOND FUND

 

 

    

            
      Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS A    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $  8.96       $  9.23       $10.25       $10.39       $  9.71       $  9.51  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.12       0.19       0.15       0.15       0.21       0.21  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.64     (0.26     (0.99     (0.10     0.69       0.21  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.52     (0.07     (0.84     0.05       0.90       0.42  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.12     (0.20     (0.18     (0.18     (0.22     (0.22

Net Realized Gains

                       (0.01            

 Total Distributions

     (0.12     (0.20     (0.18     (0.19     (0.22     (0.22

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $  8.32       $  8.96       $  9.23       $10.25       $10.39       $  9.71  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (5.85 )%      (0.71 )%      (8.37 )%      0.51     9.35     4.45 %     

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $1,838       $2,018       $2,691       $2,234       $3,242       $3,501  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     1.07 %(d)      1.07     1.06     1.06     1.07     1.08

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.76 %(d)      0.77     0.77     0.81     0.83     0.83

Net Investment Income

     2.67 %(d)      2.16     1.45     1.46     2.06     2.18

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7     24     26     34     46     36
            
      Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS I    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $      8.81       $      9.08       $    10.08       $    10.22       $      9.55       $      9.35  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.13       0.22       0.18       0.18       0.24       0.24  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.63     (0.26     (0.97     (0.09     0.68       0.21  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.50     (0.04     (0.79     0.09       0.92       0.45  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.13     (0.23     (0.21     (0.22     (0.25     (0.25

Net Realized Gains

                       (0.01            

 Total Distributions

     (0.13     (0.23     (0.21     (0.23     (0.25     (0.25

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $      8.18       $      8.81       $      9.08       $    10.08       $    10.22       $      9.55  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (5.70 )%      (0.42 )%      (8.02 )%      0.83     9.74     4.84

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $537,276       $550,087       $570,825       $623,556       $535,825       $544,092  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     0.57 %(d)      0.57     0.56     0.75     0.82     0.83

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.43 %(d)      0.43     0.43     0.47     0.49     0.49

Net Investment Income

     3.01 %(d)      2.51     1.79     1.79     2.40     2.52

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7     24     26     34     46     36

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)   28

    

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

 

    

            
      Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS A    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $  12.25         $  12.12         $  13.41         $  12.72         $  13.22         $  12.78  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.13       0.22       0.19       0.20       0.25       0.26  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.65     0.13       (1.25     0.70       (0.28     0.44  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.52     0.35       (1.06     0.90       (0.03     0.70  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.13     (0.22     (0.19     (0.21     (0.25     (0.26

Net Realized Gains

                 (0.04           (0.22      

 Total Distributions

     (0.13     (0.22     (0.23     (0.21     (0.47     (0.26

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $  11.60         $  12.25         $  12.12         $  13.41         $  12.72         $  13.22  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (4.30 )%      2.92     (8.08 )%      7.05     (0.36 )%      5.52 %   

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

       $14,455         $16,745         $17,942         $23,716         $24,052         $29,050  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     1.09 %(d)      1.11     1.08     1.10     1.09     1.10

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.73 %(d)      0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74

Net Investment Income

     2.09 %(d)      1.81     1.42     1.53     1.90     1.99

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9     28     23     24     81     83
            
      Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS I    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $    12.26         $    12.13         $    13.42         $    12.73         $    13.23         $    12.79  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.14       0.25       0.22       0.24       0.29       0.29  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.65     0.13       (1.25     0.69       (0.28     0.44  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.51     0.38       (1.03     0.93       0.01       0.73  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.14     (0.25     (0.22     (0.24     (0.29     (0.29

Net Realized Gains

                 (0.04           (0.22      

 Total Distributions

     (0.14     (0.25     (0.26     (0.24     (0.51     (0.29

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $    11.61         $    12.26         $    12.13         $    13.42         $    12.73         $    13.23  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (4.17 )%      3.18 %        (7.83 )%        7.32 %        (0.10 )%        5.78 %   

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

       $305,123         $322,805         $303,707         $338,952         $316,617         $260,800  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     0.60 %(d)        0.61     0.59     0.79     0.84     0.85

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.48 %(d)      0.49     0.49     0.49     0.49     0.49

Net Investment Income

     2.34 %(d)      2.06     1.67     1.78     2.14     2.24

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9     28     23     24     81     83

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


29   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

    

 

    

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

 

    

            
     

Six Months
Ended

October 31,
2023

  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS A    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $  9.83       $  9.71       $10.69       $10.20       $10.43       $10.18  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.08       0.15       0.13       0.14       0.15       0.15  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.53     0.12       (0.95     0.51       (0.16     0.36  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.45     0.27       (0.82     0.65       (0.01     0.51  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.08     (0.15     (0.13     (0.14     (0.15     (0.15

Net Realized Gains

                 (0.03     (0.02     (0.07     (0.11

 Total Distributions

     (0.08     (0.15     (0.16     (0.16     (0.22     (0.26

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $  9.30       $  9.83       $  9.71       $10.69       $10.20       $10.43  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (4.56 )%      2.79     (7.74 )%      6.38     (0.12 )%      5.16 %     

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $4,850       $5,212       $5,536       $6,789       $7,251       $8,630  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     1.56 %(d)      1.53     1.37     1.34     1.34     1.33

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.82 %(d)      0.82     0.82     0.82     0.82     0.83

Net Investment Income

     1.73 %(d)      1.52     1.24     1.31     1.43     1.50

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20     6     7     14     60     45
            
      Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2023
  Year Ended
April 30, 2022
  Year Ended
April 30, 2021
  Year Ended
April 30, 2020
  Year Ended    
April 30, 2019    
 CLASS I    (Unaudited)                         

 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $    9.84       $    9.72       $  10.70       $  10.20       $  10.43       $  10.19  

 Income (Loss) From Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

     0.10       0.17       0.16       0.16       0.18       0.18  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (0.54     0.12       (0.95     0.53       (0.16     0.35  

 Total Income (Loss) From Operations

     (0.44     0.29       (0.79     0.69       0.02       0.53  

 Less Distributions From:

            

Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.17     (0.16     (0.17     (0.18     (0.18

Net Realized Gains

                 (0.03     (0.02     (0.07     (0.11

 Total Distributions

     (0.10     (0.17     (0.19     (0.19     (0.25     (0.29

 Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $    9.30       $    9.84       $    9.72       $  10.70       $  10.20       $  10.43  
                                                

 Total Return(b)

     (4.53 )%      3.04     (7.50 )%      6.74     0.13     5.32 %     

 Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $36,046       $40,420       $47,950       $59,887       $54,979       $53,379  

 Ratios to Average Net Assets

            

Gross Expense(c)

     1.06 %(d)      1.03     0.87     1.03     1.09     1.09

Net Expense(c),(e)

     0.57 %(d)      0.57     0.57     0.57     0.57     0.58

Net Investment Income

     1.98 %(d)      1.77     1.49     1.55     1.68     1.76

 Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20     6     7     14     60     45

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized.

 

(c)

The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   30

    

 

Wilmington Funds

October 31, 2023 (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 10 funds, 3 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 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 Funds offer Class A and Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.

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

 

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 and the differences could be material.

Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.

Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:

 

   

investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at 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 by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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 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 the Valuation Procedures. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

    

 

 

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31   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    

 

    

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, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)         
       

Broad Market Bond Fund

                       

Bank of America Securities, Inc.

   $ 3,339,083         $ 3,339,083         $         $     

BNP Paribas SA

     1,420,467           1,420,467                         

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     3,339,083           3,339,083                         

HSBC Securities USA, Inc.

     3,272,301           3,272,301                         

National Bank Financial

     3,339,083           3,339,083                         

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.

     3,339,083           3,339,083                         
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    
   $         18,049,100         $         18,049,100         $                     —         $                     —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

  (1) 

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

  (2) 

Net exposure represents the 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 reporting 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. 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.

Each Fund offers 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.

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 the Valuation Procedures.

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 loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)   32

    

 

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.

Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. 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.

At October 31, 2023, 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 Exposure(2)      
       Broad Market Bond Fund    $17,350,310    $17,350,310    $—      

 

  (1) 

Collateral with a value of $18,049,100 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.

 

  (2) 

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

 

3.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.

Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the for the six months ended October 31, 2023.

The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.

As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

       
    Fund            Tax Cost                         Tax Unrealized      
Appreciation
           Tax Unrealized        
Depreciation
      

        Net Tax      

        Unrealized       
        Appreciation/      
        (Depreciation)      

     
       
      Broad Market Bond Fund    $642,210,525       $30,694    $(89,390,387)      $(89,359,693)  
      Municipal Bond Fund      349,545,914              —      (29,372,210)        (29,372,210)  
      New York Municipal Bond Fund          44,287,133              —      (3,902,967)        (3,902,967)  

Capital loss carryforwards represent realized losses that may be carried forward for an unlimited period and applied against future capital gains for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, character of capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

  Fund    Short-Term  
  No Expiration    
    Long-Term  
  No Expiration  
 

Total Capital  

Loss  
  Carryforwards     

     
   Broad Market Bond Fund    $(1,755,876)   $(2,236,176)   $(3,992,052)
   Municipal Bond Fund      (1,053,201)     (4,235,363)     (5,288,564)
   New York Municipal Bond Fund                      —         (289,547)        (289,547)

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


33   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

    

 

    

4.

ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Investment Advisor – WFMC 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%
   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, 2024 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, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest 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 and shareholder service provider 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  
 

Broad Market Bond Fund

     0.78%            0.43%      

Municipal Bond Fund*

     0.72%            0.47%      

New York Municipal Bond Fund**

     0.81%            0.56%      

 

  *

Prior to August 31, 2023, the Municipal Bond Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.74% and 0.49% for Class A and Class I, respectively.

 

  **

Prior to August 31, 2023, the New York Municipal Bond Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.82% and 0.57% for Class A and Class I, respectively.

Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM 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. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration 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, 2023, 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.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:

 

  Fund    Distribution  
Fees  
 
    Broad Market Bond Fund    $    25
 
    Municipal Bond Fund    2,178
 
    New York Municipal Bond Fund        28

Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares bear front-end sales charges.

For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:

 

  Fund    Sales  
Charges  
 
    Municipal Bond Fund    $23
 
    New York Municipal Bond Fund    22

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 the Funds’ Class A 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 Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their 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, 2023, M&T received shareholder service fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:

 

  Fund    Shareholder  
Services  
Fees  
 
    Broad Market Bond Fund    $10

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 Trustees and 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, 2023 were as follows:

 

  Fund    Purchases    Sales
 
   Broad Market Bond Fund      $26,473,678          $22,751,047    
   Municipal Bond Fund      35,407,470          29,393,740    
   New York Municipal Bond Fund        8,432,747          10,378,241    

Purchases and sales of investments of U.S. Government Securities for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

 
  Fund    Purchases    Sales
 
   Broad Market Bond Fund      $45,195,514          $13,457,605    

 

    

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)


35   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (concluded)

    

 

    

6.

MARKET RISK IN GENERAL

There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.

The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.

 

7.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

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.

 

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 highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.

The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

 

9.

NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed with the SEC on or after July 24, 2024.

 

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 material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

 

October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally

At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board 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 two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.

On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the “August Meeting”) with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.

At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers 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 Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.

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 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 to the Sub-Adviser of providing 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 performance, 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. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each 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;

   

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 equal to the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was 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 three-year periods, and below the peer group average for the five-year period, ended June 30, 2023.

 

    

 

 

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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 was above the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was equal to 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-year period, and below the peer group average for the three- and five-year periods, ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities, while the Fund’s peers invest in fixed income securities and derivatives that outperformed relative to the Fund’s holdings. In March 2022, to diversify the Fund’s investments, the Board approved an up to 10% investment in high yield municipal securities, generally through ETFs.

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 was below the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was slightly above 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-year period, and below the peer group average for the three- and five-year periods, ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities, while the Fund’s peers invest in fixed income securities and derivatives that outperformed relative to the Fund’s holdings.

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

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.

Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports

Beginning on 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. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.

If you have 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 other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, 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 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 paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

    

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE

OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR

March 1, 2023

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. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.

Information Collected by the Funds

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 or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity.

   

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 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. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do.

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, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties 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.

 

 

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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 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.

 

   

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 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 the Funds’ website, 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 information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail 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-mails 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 the Funds or its agents. 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.

What You Can Do

The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.

Surveys/Aggregate Data

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information 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 Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed 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 Notice.

 

    

 

 

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LOGO

 

     
   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

240 Greenwich 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-1023

  

      

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.

 

 

 

 


(b) Not applicable

 

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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

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

 

 

Not applicable.

 

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.

 

  (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/ Charles S. Todd           
   Charles S. Todd   
   (Principal Executive Officer)               

Date: January 5, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*          /s/ Charles S. Todd      
   Charles S. Todd
   (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: January 5, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title)*      

  

/s/ Arthur W. Jasion                  

  

Arthur W. Jasion

  

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: January 5, 2024

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